A/n: movielover48's request - a fun idea to revisit. I haven't had many suggestions lately - I only have two left. So... ideas, anyone?

After the success of the dragon swap (for all but Toothless), Hiccup decided to hold another one. He waited a month to do so - he was busy enough without a massive event to organise every week - and spent most of that time thinking of improvements to make.

He decided that, for a bit of variety, the Vikings would have the say this time. That meant that Toothless was the one who needed to go to someone before an argument broke out, so he ended up with Valka.

Hiccup, as chief, was sure that he'd end up with whichever dragon he chose first, though he wasn't sure who that should be.

Maybe Cloudjumper again, he mused. The dragon had been fun to spend time with, but he wanted to spend time with someone new.

'Why don't you just go with Cloudjumper?' Toothless suggested. 'Then it'll be a proper swap.'

'Yeah.' Hiccup decided. 'I'll go with Cloudjumper.'

The day of the swap soon approached, and the Vikings all walked up to their chosen dragons. After a few minor skirmishes - two Vikings went for the same zippleback, and it took them a while to realise that they could just take a head each - they were ready.

"Does everyone have a dragon?" Hiccup checked. The crowd murmured a confirmation, and he nodded. "Then the second dragon swap can begin!"

The Vikings cheered, and mounted their new dragons. There was a brief moment of uncoordinated confusion as everyone tried to work out how to stay on a different dragon - or how to fly with a different rider - and then they were off.

'You and me again, huh.' Hiccup said to Cloudjumper, rubbing the four-winged dragon's head.

'Yep,' Cloudjumper agreed. 'What should we do?'

'I'm not sure this is a good idea.'

'Oh, you sound just like Toothless!' Hiccup shook his head. 'Relax! It'll be fine; I've done it loads of times before.'

'Really?' Cloudjumper asked sceptically. He glanced around at the latest of Hiccup's inventions; the Viking had briefly explained what it was supposed to do, and it didn't sound safe even if it were to work.

'Well, stuff like it,' Hiccup admitted. He looked over at his latest creation - something he hoped would allow him to come even closer to the sensation of flight - and smiled. 'Don't know what it'll do 'till we try it.'

'I suppose so...' Cloudjumper said cautiously. He allowed Hiccup to attach the straps and buckles to him, frowning while the Viking worked. 'What does it do, really?'

'I already said!' Hiccup pointed out. 'It's a harness - it's supposed to keep me in the air while you fly, only below you instead of on your back.'

'And what about this bit?' Cloudjumper prodded a loose bit of fabric with his wing.

'It was a prototype, of sorts, for something else.' Hiccup told him. 'It looks a bit weird, doesn't it?'

'It' was a small diamond shape, attached to some rope. It didn't look particularly sturdy to Cloudjumper, which didn't give him hope for the upcoming trial.

'Does it work?'

'Ah, no,' Hiccup admitted. 'It... I'll show you,' he decided. He grabbed the rope and the fabric, tossing the latter out into the wind. A few second of free fall later, it jerked upward with the wind, kept mostly in place by the rope holding it back.

'Can I try?' Cloudjumper asked, looking at the invention giddily. Hiccup nodded and passed it over, knowing from the look on the dragon's face that he wouldn't be resuming his test for some time.

Ah well, I'm sure I'll convince Toothless eventually.

'Ah, this is much better than last time.' Toothless sighed, stretching out. Valka had asked him what he wanted to do, and he'd responded by creating a small circle of flame in the grass, which he promptly put out and fell asleep on. He had only just woken up, and Valka was still staring at him in her typical I'm-looking-at-a-dragon awe.

'What? Do you not like spending time with Astrid?' Valka was confused. Then again, she thought she remembered Astrid describing her dragon swap experience, and Toothless had never been mentioned.

'Oh, spending time with Astrid is great,' Toothless sulked. 'I had to spend time with the twins, though.'

Valka winced in sympathy. 'At least you got me this time.'

Toothless nodded. 'Yeah. So, anything you want to do?'

Valka nodded enthusiastically. 'Flying!'

Two hours.

Two whole hours of messing around with the strange object.

'Can we do something else now?' Hiccup asked petulantly, bored out of his mind.

'But... But this thing!' Cloudjumper argued, equally childish.

Hiccup sighed. Practically all he'd done for the last half hour was sigh, actually, and he was getting desperate to do something else.

He sighed again. Only one thing for it... he thought.

'Oh no,' he said theatrically. 'Look at this cliff edge. What a shame it would be if I were to fall off it.'

'Hmm?' Cloudjumper hummed, not taking his eyes off the fabric flapping in the wind. Hiccup sighed.

'Aaah.' he screamed halfheartedly, stepping off the cliff edge. This better work.

Some part of him was a bit concerned that he was bored enough to risk such a stunt. That part was overshadowed by the rational part of his mind, which knew that he had his flight suit on, so he could easily swoop down to sea level and get a sea dragon to help him.

Or not; Cloudjumper had finally taken his gaze away from the failed-invention turned toy.

Or - in an (admittedly confusing) turn of events - he wasn't being picked up by the four-winged dragon. It was Toothless who saved him, grabbing him up in a familiar grip as he soared past, Valka whooping all the while.

The night fury deposited him back on the cliffside.

'What was that for?' the night furydemanded.

'Bored.' Hiccup explained. 'I was trying to get Cloudjumper,' he gestured to the dragon, still staring at the flapping fabric - he really needed to name that - 'to stop playing around with that.'

'Why don't we fly for a while?' Toothless suggested. Valka nodded and hopped off, walking over to where Cloudjumper sat.

'So much for dragon swap...' Hiccup said, slightly disappointed. He smiled when Cloudjumper passed the rope on - quite reluctantly - to Valka.

Oh well; there'd be other dragon swaps.