A/N: I know! I'm actually updating this on Sunday like I'm supposed to! Haha, sorry guys about the last few weeks. My computer has since been temporarily replaced as mines hard drive went out. Luckily, I don't keep important things on just my computer. I take full use of Google Drive and flash drives.
The trio walked into Gothi's hut to find her stirring something in a large cauldron. "Gothi," Hiccup called, getting the attention of the old lady. She turned, narrowing her eyes as she spotted Hicks.
Gothi hobbled over to him and used the end of her staff to pull Hicks down to eye level. He cried out in surprise, but made no move to try and pull away.
She eventually let him go and started writing in a dirt patch nearby. "Who is this?" Fishlegs translated.
"Well, he believes himself to be me. And frankly, I believe him. Only difference is he thinks that the dragon war is still going on. Almost like he is what I would have been if I didn't befriend Toothless and kill the Red Death," Hiccup explained.
Fishlegs laughed, "Oh Hiccup! Now that's just crazy talk."
"I know a thing or two about crazy talk. He hasn't reached that point yet," Hicks commented.
Gothi looked thoughtful for a moment and cast some runes, frowning at the results. She then wrote something new. "I think Hiccup might be right," Fishlegs translated, shock in his voice.
"What!" Both Hicks and Hiccup shouted before looking at each other.
"B-but that's impossible," Hicks stuttered out before suddenly grabbing onto the back of a nearby chair, whispering, "Oh no." The world was starting to spin around him and his vision was starting to fade.
"Hicks!" Hiccup cried out, grabbing the boy as he suddenly began to drop, ignoring the shock that began going through him.
Gothi reached out her arms in an attempt to stop them, but she was too late. In another second, the two boys were gone.
Ruff was staring out the door of Hiccup's house when Astrid caught up to her. She looked over the silent girl's shoulder to see Tuffnut, Snotlout, and her Ruffnut talking and laughing. SHe smiled and said, "Well, what are you waiting for?" pushing past Ruff, yet snatching up her wrist to drag her out.
"Hey guys!" Astrid called out."I got a little surprise for you."
Tuffnut turned towards Astrid, "What, my sister? Sorry Astrid, but I kinda knew I had one."
"Uh, that's not me bro," Ruffnut stepped forward into Tuffnut's line of sight.
Tuffnut looked at her and then back at Ruff and scratched his head with one hand in confusion, "Wait a second, I have TWO sisters?"
"That's awesome!" Ruffnut said, excitedly, "Now there is more of us to blow stuff up!"
At this moment, Ruff stepped forward to pull Tuffnut into a hug, then she stepped back and punched him square in the nose. "Ow!" He cried out while Ruff crossed her arms, a smug smile on her face.
Astrid gave a small smile before she heard her name being bellowed out. She turned to see Stoick marching up with Skullcrusher close behind.
Astrid scurried to meet him while he was still a ways from the others. "What can I do for you chief?" She asked.
"I thought you said you would stay with Hiccup and that other boy. That I didn't have to worry as long as you stayed with them," Stoick growled, pulling himself up to full height.
"I know chief," Astrid explained, "But Toothless is with Hiccup and the two are at Gothi's. They will be fine. Plus, I'm pretty sure that Hicks is terrified of dragons so that should keep him in place."
"Hicks?" Stoick asked.
"Hiccup decided to call the boy that seeing as he is insisting his name is Hiccup," Astrid explained.
Stoick nodded, but before he could speak again, a cry came up from behind them. Astrid whipped around to see Ruff and Ruffnut each holding their torsos like they were in pain. "What happened?" She asked.
"I don't know. I went to give our new sister-in-crime a hug and I felt like I was being hit by lightning," Ruffnut said.
"But there was nothing when she hugged Tuffnut," Astrid wondered as she walked closer to the group. She reached up and put a hand on Ruffnut's shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Ruffnut asked, but Astrid ignored her as she lifted her other hand and placed it on Ruff's shoulder. Instantly, what felt like a bolt of lightning went through her and she dropped to the ground.
"Lass! Are you ok?" Stoick asked, worriedly.
"I-I'm fine," Astrid managed to get out, slowly picking herself up off the ground.
"I think you have been hanging around my son too much. You're becoming reckless like him," he commented.
Astrid managed to get to her feet with Ruff's help, but let out a sudden gasp, "Hiccup!" She took off through the village towards Gothi's hut. After a quick glance at each other, Ruff and Ruffnut ran after her, followed quickly by Tuffnut and Snotlout.
The group was suddenly stopped, however, when Astrid ran into a panicking Fishlegs while turning a corner.
"Fishlegs! What is wrong?" Astrid asked, trying to calm down the hysterical boy.
"H-H-Hiccup a-and the b-boy he w-was w-with," Fishlegs stuttered. "Th-th-they…"
"They what, Fishlegs?" Astrid asked, starting to get irritated with the boy. "Th-they're GONE!" He cried out.
"What do you mean gone?" Snotlout demanded.
"I mean poof. Vanished. Disappeared into thin air. The boy passed out and Hiccup caught him and then they were gone," Fishlegs explained, panic still in his voice.
Astrid gasped in shock, "Oh no…"