Everyone on the beach strained to see anything that moved in the thick clouds above them. Nothing was visible, but they could hear Kullgen growling loudly, possibly searching for Hiccup and Toothless.

Stoick and Astro were the most worried. Their fate rested on Hiccup, whose fate rested on Toothless, who didn't seem large enough to defeat the giant dragon.

"Come on out Zendri." ordered Kullgen, "I see the doubt in your mind. I know you want more than anything to be accepted. If you would just stop this foolishness, I promise I will give you that acceptance you crave."

Right out of the clouds, a blue orb of fire struck the Red Death in the shoulder. Another shot hit his left wing, followed by a blow to the back.

On the ground, everyone could see the flashes of the light from the fire as it repeatedly struck the Red Death. They could even see the outline of the dragon.

"I've given you more than enough second chances, Zendri!" the infuriated dragon yelled, "If you are willing to die with the worthless humans, you will be the first to burn!"

He opened his mouth and let a large cloud of fire erupt from his throat. He tossed and turned in all directions.

Hiccup and Toothless flew away as quickly as they could. Hiccup screamed "Look out!" but it was too late. The fire had caught Toothless' artificial tail, and began to burn it. "Okay!" exclaimed Hiccup, "Time's up! Let's see if this works!"

"Hiccup?" questioned Toothless, "Are you insane? My tail is burning! We'll die!"

"Trust me, Toothless! He wants me! Besides, I remember that time the Terror tried to steal your fish. If I'm right, that will help us get rid of Kullgen!"

Toothless began to dive toward Kullgen.

"I'm setting the tail so that you can control it on your own. And remember!" added Hiccup, "If something goes wrong, I want you to fly away as quickly as possible. Don't try to save me no matter what!"

Kullgen turned and saw the little girl on the Night Fury. He could hear her taunting voice yelling, "C'mon! Is that the best you can do?"

Kullgen snapped his mouth shut, missing the two with great distance.

Toothless began to dive. Kullgen followed.

Hiccup looked up at Kullgen. Her plan was going well... so far. She noticed that the tail was nearly gone. She turned to Toothless and soothed, "We're good, Bud! Just a little bit longer!" She looked back over her shoulder. She could see the evil pleasure in Kullgen's eyes. "Hold Toothless." Kullgen prepared to burn them. "Hiccup, I can't!" replied Toothless, "I'm out of fire! I've barely gone beyond my shot limit!"

Hiccup thought for a moment, then shouted, "Turn around!"

Toothless spun around so he was facing the Red Death. Hiccup quickly shot a blue fire orb right into the dragon's mouth, just like Toothless did with the wild Terror. The gas that was inside Kullgen's mouth lit up, burning the inside of his mouth.

Toothless spun back the other way and spread his wings. The dragon let the Red Death fall passed him.

Kullgen saw the ground. He tried to stopped his descend by spreading his wings. But because of all the blows he took from Toothless, his wings had holes in them that became larger from the wind ripping through them. He couldn't stop in time. The Red Death crashed into the beach, the fire inside his mouth caused his body to explode.

Hiccup let Toothless control what was left of his artificial tail. Toothless quickly flew through and around any obstacles as they tried with everything they had to fly out of the dragon's way. Hiccup looked for the artificial tail. It was gone. She looked back in front of them and saw the giant tail right in their path. They were about to collide with it.

She quickly jumped off of Toothless' back and used her wings to thrust her toward the Night Fury. She pushed the dragon away as hard as she could. She had just pushed Toothless out of the way as she hit the giant tail. Her head hit the tail so hard that it knocked her out.

Toothless saw Hiccup falling toward the sea of lava that grew higher beneath them. "Hiccu-u-u-u-u-up!" Toothless used his wings to pull him closer to her. Both Toothless and Hiccup disappeared in the explosion.

There was a long silence as everyone waited for the fire to disperse.

Once the fire was finally gone, Stoick began to run frantically through the smoke, searching for his daughter, "Hiccup! Hiccup! Where are you?" The chieftain saw a black reptilian body lying on the ground nearby. It was the Night Fury. "Hiccup." Stoick ran to the Night Fury.

Toothless had his wings wrapped around him. Stoick looked around for any sign of Hiccup. There was none. "Oh, Hiccup." he sighed, kneeling next to the dragon, "I did this."

The other Vikings gathered around Stoick. Astro pushed his way through the crowd. When he saw Stoick and Toothless, he began to cry.

Stoick felt the worst out of all of them. He had completely neglected his daughter. He treated her like a monster. He had taken away her best and only friend, and locked her up. Now he would never get the chance to say sorry. In spite of that, he said it anyway, "I'm so sorry, Hiccup."

Toothless heard Stoick. He slowly opened his wings, revealing a slightly bloody girl. The girl had black wings extended from her back.

"Hiccup!" Stoick held the girl in his arms. He removed his helmet and listened for a heartbeat. After a few brief seconds, he began to cry, "She's alive. You brought her back alive!"

The tribe began cheering. Astro began laughing, although tears were running down his cheeks.

Stoick gently placed his hand on Toothless' head, "Thank you, for saving my daughter."

"Well," said Gobber, walking up to them, "You know... most of her."