Okay, I know. I'm terrible. Please don't kill me. I'm going to try to start updating again, though maybe not as fast as you'd like. I'm sorry for taking so long, but I feel that my creative side has come back, now. So… many… reviews… O_o

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Thank you SO MUCH to all my favorites, followers, and reviewers. And now! The one you've all been waiting for… Chapter 7!

-Shadow

Chapter Seven

Snotlout was officially freaking out. This was NOT normal. And this was coming from a viking that lived with dragons. Boom! Boom! Heavy footsteps were making their way towards the frightened boy. Snotlout backed up, praying to Thor that this was just some nightmare and he would wake up any moment. Maybe he would teach Hookfang some new tricks. Or hit on Astrid some more. Who was he kidding? Snotlout ran for it. After bumping into no less than ten stone cold walls, he found himself outside of the cave. Snotlout raced back across the blue sand… and the golden sand for that matter, only to stop when he felt cold water lapping at his ankles. He heard a faint sound behind him. That thing had followed him! Snotlout closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly turned around.

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Boom! And there was the thunder. You couldn't have lightning without thunder now could you? Of course not. Astrid gripped her battle axe as another bolt struck across the sky. She could already feel the boat rocking, dangerously, and they weren't even in the storm yet. This just wasn't her week.

"Hang on tight!" she heard Stoik call. "And may Thor have mercy on you." Astrid looked around. Bucket was moaning and Mulch was trying to help him, Fishlegs was panicking, Gobber was bustling about, looking grim, and Ruff and Tuff were grinning for who knows why. So, pretty much the same as any day. She ran to the side of the boat and held on tight, just they entered the swirling mass of dust and cloud.

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Toothless ran around the village, a prosthetic tail in his mouth, practically begging people to help them. But, as usual, no one could understand him. Just the usual greetings of "Hello Toothless!" and "Get out of the way, Pesky Dragon!" After a few hours, a lot of begging, and, eventually, a whole lot of wrestling, the dragon was somehow able to slip the contraption on. In one great leap, Toothless was soaring.

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Hiccup was digging. The one thing Alvin had overlooked was the soft, dirt floors. The Outcast might be tough, but he wasn't very smart. Not caring if his fingernails got dirty or not, he got to work. If he had a few hours, Hiccup was going to use every second of them. He dug. And dug and dug and dug. Fifteen minutes, thirty minutes, Hiccup lost track of how long he had been digging. He was under the wall. He was passed the wall! Hiccup started to dig upwards. He kept digging and digging as more precious time floated away. Up and up and up and up and… was that sunlight? It was! Hiccup broke the surface of the Earth, just in time to hear his cell doors clanking loudly open. He heard angry shouts, and not knowing what else to do, he ran as fast as he could in the opposite direction.

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Fishlegs was hanging on for dear life. He heard shouts as the small boat they were in was tossed and jostled by the ferocious waves. In a moment of pure terror, he felt himself being yanked from the boat. Yells from the others told him that it wasn't just him. Fishlegs held his breath as he hit the icy water. Gasping for air, he shoved his feet down, and surprisingly felt ground beneath them. He stood, panting, and saw Astrid and Gobber swimming next to him. That was the good news. The bad news: it was still storming, and there was no sign of the boat or the others.

I know, pretty short, but I'm hoping to make them longer in the future. Thanks for hanging in there!

-Shadow