I would like to apologize or the umpteenth time for this crack-scifi nonsense. If you want to pretend this isn't canon, I understand. This is the Grand finale, and then its off to the land of confusion and heartbreak – College!

I was cooking pasta and the colander broke while the steaming pasta was still in it. A portion of my dinner literally went down the drain.

I'm feeling thirsty. I could use some lemonade.

Lilo kicked her feet back and forth. "What's the name of your ship?"

"The Gokstad-Aloha. I know, totally rolls off the tongue."

Jack resisted the urge to laugh at that. It looked like Hiccup's dry tone and sarcastic quips had made it through the years of aliens and odyssey.

Hiccup kept his eyes on the endless void of space, fighting the urge to turn tail and go back to earth with Jack and Lilo. That would be selfish. If he could spare his younger self and Stitch those years of searching, fighting, and longing it would be worth it. They were entering the Vengaza quadrant, right on schedule. Stitch confirmed this with his own language, and Hiccup agreed. Any moment now the escape pod of Hamsterviel's ship would come into view and-

A wave of cold pressure pulsed through the ship. "Did you feel that, bud?' Hiccup said. "Someone just slid to this point."

Stitch began pressing controls furiously.

Lilo looked around. "What's happening?"

"We're not the only timetravelers around." Hiccup said. "Someone else just slid."

Stitch pressed a button, sending tiny probes out into the surrounding space of the ship.

They sat in silence until an alarm went off, and Hiccup's screen alerted him of an incoming correspondence. Hiccup accepted it. "Who's there?"

"Thought you saw the last of me, abomination!?" A familiar voice boomed.

" Gantu!?" Lilo was surprised. "But I thought he was taken in by the federation?"

"He was…But then he was demoted a few times." Hiccup explained. "He's had a bone to pick with us ever since we escaped that prison…and stole his ship. And tossed him into a black hole."

Stitch yelled some choice words into his microphone, and Gantu replied.

"Unauthorized use of the TDS is prohibited! I don't know why you slid back to this point, but I'm taking you troglodytes in!"

"Chill." Hiccup responded. "We have some unfinished business. Once we're done, you'll thank us for this. If we still exist. Or not." He looked back at Jumba. "I'm going to raise the stealth cloak. You guys get back to your ship and do the same. Get out of here."

"But what about you?" Jack asked.

Hiccup smiled. "We'll be fine. We can't have Gantu stopping us-or stopping you. Go."

Lilo was reluctant to go. She looked at the older Stitch, then at Jack who also seemed hesitant.

Jack nodded at her. "I know what you're thinking, but he's right... We have to."

Jumba rose from his gel-like seat. "Come along little girl and friend. We have reunion very soon."

Hiccup worked on maintaining their distance while Jumba and the others returned back to the smaller ship. "Are you guys ready yet?" He asked via intercomm.

"Raising cloak now." Jumba replied.

Pleakley worked at his own set of controls. "60%...76%...83%...Pulser now available. Big Hiccup, please open the hatch."

"Copy that." Hiccup swerved the large ship left as Gantu began to attack. "Now or never guys!"

Jumba's ship exited the belly of the Gokstad-Aloha pushing out into the cold void of space.

Lilo rubbed her arms. "I-It's really cold."
Jack had to admit it was getting chilly, even for him. It didn't help that he was practically naked either.

"Raising the cloak takes up good portion of ship's energy." Jumba explained. "Not possible to hold cloak and heat for same time period."
Jack's teeth began to chatter. He shook his head. 'Better keep an eye out for Hiccup and Stitch then.'

The older Hiccup and Stitch had turned tail to keep Gantu locked in combat while they could escape.

"Don't you ever go on vacation?" Hiccup asked Gantu via communicator. "I hear this quadrant's Sun is nice this time of year."
"Ooonaga!" Stitch said, firing the ship's main cannons.

Gantu raised a shield around his ship and Hiccup sped up.
"We're going to warp past him." Hiccup said to his partner. "The force should knock him around."

While it would shake Gantu off, it could possibly bounce Jumba's group around as well. Not that they would be hurt, but it was a risk—just the sort of gamble Stitch loved to take. "Babeesta!"

The propulsion of the ship knocked not only Gantu but Jumba off balance. As Hiccup and Stitch's ship began to disappear, Gantu's did as well, pushing Jumba's ship further out.

Just as the warp began to take hold of the ship, Hiccup looked down at his hands. They looked somewhat transparent, as did the rest of the ship. It was an odd, tingly feeling. He looked back at Stitch who seemed to be suffering from the same 'transparency' problem. Fear lurched in his stomach and Hiccup began to wonder if they were disappearing, or perhaps Gantu had hit them with some sort of vaporizer or maybe—

Twenty year old Hiccup found himself staring at the ceiling, half awake, and somewhat afraid. His chest rose and fell quickly, as if he had just run a marathon. Closing his eyes, he sighed. A cold hand touched his face. It was startling yet familiar, and he opened his eyes again. Jack was standing over him, behind the couch, holding a cup of hot chocolate. "Are you okay?"
"I…" Hiccup blinked. Something had been wrong, but he wasn't sure what it was. "I had a nightmare, I guess." He couldn't tell what had frightened him, but whatever it was it had been important.

"Oh, yeah?" Jack sipped his Hot Chocolate. "What was it about?"

Hiccup frowned and sat up. "I can't remember..."

Jack took a seat next to him, and Hiccup rubbed his arm. Jack watched the gesture and sipped his Hot Chocolate again. Hiccup had done that as long as he had known him. He could remember when that arm was as skinny as a twig, and those cheeks he puffed out in frustration were smooth and not covered in whiskers. He ruffled Hiccup's hair, causing Hiccup to lose his train of thought.

"Must you do that?"

"Hair that fluffy demands to be messed up."
"And drinks that hot should be saved for the winter." Hiccup rubbed his arms. "Not that it isn't cold in here…Cold…Like space."

"Space?"

"Outer space." Hiccup said, rising from the couch.

"You sound like you know what you're talking about." He paused. "Let me guess, has inspiration struck again?"

Hiccup smiled. "Yeah."

Back in the past, Jumba's ship band into something else hidden, causing both shields to drop. Lilo, Jack and co. found themselves face to face with a smaller ship. Stitch had successfully commandeered the second level of Hamsterviel's ship, and now had a small working vessel. Hiccup was along for the ride. He was not quite sure what to do besides watching the beeping machinery, so when the ship suddenly hit something his first instinct was to panic.

But when the transmission came through and the shock wore off, Hiccup wasn't sure he had ever been happier to see Jack. The two ships came to a halt and Stitch and Hiccup quickly boarded Jumba's ship (as Hiccup was human, and transporting him between the ships required bringing both gates open as quickly as possible) and was back in Jack's arms again. Jack was cold, living up to his nickname a usual. The only thing out of place was the heavy heaving of Jack's chest and the way he held on to Hiccup like he would disappear if he let go.

And Hiccup understood that. He had felt that same fear when he and Stitch were just kidnapped—that feeling that he may never see Jack again. And it was terrifying. So he could understand why Jack felt the need to cling to him. Hiccup had only felt that fear for a few hours. Jack had once held on to it for several months. He couldn't imagine being without Jack for that long. It was like his mother had told him before:

'When yer in a relationship, yer not just you. You become to halves of a whole. You don't belong to yerself anymore.'

Jack held his hand all the way back to earth, his thumb constantly rubbing circles into the back of Hiccup's hand. His constant attention pulled Hiccup back from Jumba's techno jargon, Lilo's questions, and Pleakley's rambling on the consequences for bringing them back. They had found Hiccup and Stitch so quickly. One minute they were leaving earth's orbit, the next minute they were...Well, Jack honestly couldn't remember how or when they had come so far from the Milky Way, he was sure he had been too busy worrying about Hiccup to notice.

They reached Hawaii without any hassle, the entire day already spent. The spaceship landed and parked in the Pelekai garage. "It would be best to be telling Nani we are back, little girl." Jumba said. "And to be getting ready in case little rodent comes back."

Back at the hotel, Nani was having a hard time keeping up a calm facade. David acted as her support, retrieving their things from the beach and making sure Hiccup's parents were occupied all day. As the dinner party began, Valka and Stoick spoke.

"Can you believe they're going to do this every night this week?" Valka said. "I wonder where the children are..." She spotted Nani checking on the table arrangements and waved her over. "Have you seen the boys? They haven't been at the hotel all day."

Nani began to lose what little composure she had left. "I-They're-It's-Not—"

As if on cue Hiccup and Jack appeared, still holding hands and warding off the chill from space. Hawaii was nice and warm, and they were more than happy to be on planet earth.

"Right there!" Nani cried, relieved. "They're right there." Judging by the fact Hiccup was present, she assumed Stitch was safe as well.

"Lilo and Stitch are back at home." Hiccup said, mentally adding; 'So you can stop clutching that spoon for dear life.' He wondered if this happened to Nani often. 'Maybe that's why she was happy in Burgess.'

"Did you two have a good day?" Valka asked.

Hiccup blinked. "What? Oh, yeah! Like the best day ever!" Jack was quiet, and Hiccup continued. "But uh, it was a little too eventful, so we're headed back to the hotel."

Jack's eyes shifted from Hiccup's hand to Hiccup's parents. Both Stoick and Valka noticed the boy was uncharacteristically quiet, but didn't voice any concern.

"We'll see you later then, son." Stoick said.

Nani ran off to contact Lilo as Hiccup and Jack took their exit, and returned to the hotel. Jack was quiet the whole way back. It wasn't until they were alone I the suite that he reacted both vocally and physically.

Jack wrapped his arms around Hiccup from behind. "I thought I was going to lose you. Again."

"I know." Hiccup said, leaning back into Jack's arms. "I'm sorry. I just—"

"You wanted to protect him." Jack said, his voiced slightly muffled by Hiccup's hair. "I get that. That's what you do. It was the same thing when we went to get Rapunzel. You don't put yourself first. And that's good but…"

"I have to be more considerate…since I'm not just me anymore…"

"What?"

Hiccup slipped out of Jack's arms, turning to face him. "It's something I…Nevermind." He headed for their room, his breath catching when Jack caught him again. Hiccup let himself relax. Jack wasn't going to eat him. He continued on his way to the room, Jack molded to him like stone. A warm breeze fluttered in through the open window.

"Tired." Hiccup said, his steps heavy.

"Same." Jack murmured.

Hiccup slipped towards the bed and they both crashed onto the mattress, laughing. Hiccup rolled onto his back, covering his face with his hands. "Odin almighty…We went to space today, didn't we?"

Jack stayed on top of him, one arm on either side of Hiccup's torso. "I hope so…Or that was a serious shared acid trip."

Hiccup stared at Jack for a moment and then started laughing again, causing the other teen to do the same. He laughed until he winced and Jack froze. "Are you okay, Hic?"

"I think I have to take it off." Hiccup said, looking down.

Jack rolled off of him, understanding. "Do you help?"

Hiccup sat up. "I guess. I think it was the whole, hot-to-cold thing."

Hiccup removed the prosthetic slowly and they both inspected it.

"Does it hurt if I do this?" Jack asked, rubbing slightly above the area.

"No. That's uh...helpful."

Hiccup was aware of the skin to skin contact, and the serious lack of clothing they were suffering from, as they were both only in swimming trunks but he wasn't bothered by it at all. It was a quiet private moment, free of tension as it had all been drained away from the day's earlier events.

Once it was clear that Hiccup was in no pain, Jack's hands began to travel. Simple touches gave way to kisses and tasting. There was a short battle for dominance followed by kissing, biting, and few awkward compromises. Jack was more attentive than assertive, which made things more comfortable.

Hiccup woke up to the sound of waves, tucked tight into Jack's arms and feeling slightly sore. Jack was still fast asleep, and the amount of sunlight streaming in told him it was early morning. He turned so he could see Jack's face. The heat had wilted Jack's hair, and the sun had given his pale skin an olive tan. What Hiccup noticed first however, were the angry red marks on Jack's neck. Hiccup remembered doing that. Hiccup could remember a lot…Like the fact that he had been kidnapped.

By an alien. Along with Stitch. Who was also an alien. Not a science experiment gone wrong. And they had gone to space. Hiccup pried himself from Jack's arms and sat up in bed—Jack's bed to be specific. His prosthetic was off…and he was naked. He could feel his cheeks burning. Jack mumbled something and began to shift as Hiccup wrapped the top sheet around his body and slipped falling to the floor. Hiccup found himself tangled in sheets and reaching for the detached foot.

Jack opened his eyes and stretched. Finding his bed devoid of baby squirrels he pulled himself towards the edge of the bed and looked down. "What're y'doing?" He slurred.

Hiccup looked up at him and resisted smiling. Jack's air was a total mess, and it was obvious that he wasn't completely awake. He was beyond charming, and he blinked down at him, awaiting a response. "Hiccup?"

"Just putting on my leg…and some clothes…Y'know, like people do."

Jack's face scrunched itself up into a frown. "Why?" He yawned. "Come back to bed n'…stuff."

Hiccup didn't comply, slowly putting the prosthetic on. Jack watched at first before closing his eyes again and going back to sleep. Hiccup looked back at the bed. The idea of going to bed sounded great…really great. He shook his head. Clothes first, then more sleep.

Jack felt the bed dip and woke up again, this time to find hiccup next to him, sporting a Munster's University t-shirt. "Hiccup."

Hiccup opened his eyes again. "Yeah?"

"I was just thinking."

"That's dangerous."

"Ha ha."

"What were you thinking about?"

"Everything that happened yesterday..." He smirked. "And last night."

That was typical. They had just become privy to the fact that there was life out there across the universe, and that Stitch really was an alien life form, but Jack wanted to gloat about his sexual prowess. Hiccup looked up at the ceiling. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Hic-"

"Shh." Hiccup closed his eyes. "I'm trying to sleep."

Jack propped himself up by his elbows. "Hiccup."

Hiccup turned away from him. "Shhhh. It's sleepytime. That's the time people sleep."

"You don't sound too sleepy." He grinned, poking him in the back. "But I can fix that."

Hiccup didn't reply. He shivered when he felt Jack lifting up his shirt form behind. "Let me count those freckles for awhile."

"..."

Jack wrapped his arms around Hiccup, craving more attention. He pressed several kisses against Hiccup's neck. "Hiccup~" He whined. "Talk to me." When he received no reply, he started nibbling on an earlobe. "Please?" He whispered.

Hiccup shivered at that. "You don't want to just talk."

"I do." Jack mumbled into his neck. "I really, really do."

"..."

"I'm not joking." Jack was serious.

"..."
"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Does it...Does anything hurt?"

"I'm okay." The tone of Hiccup's voice dipped slightly, and he felt Jack's grip loosen.

"I..." Jack began to speak but couldn't find the right words. "I didn't mean to...hurt you..."

"You didn't. Not really. I was tired already."

"I lost control...twice."

"You didn't do anything wrong. Then again, even if you did, I wouldn't have noticed anyway."

Jack had felt greedy that night...even desperate. He supposed it was the kidnapping that caused him to do it.

They stayed silent for a few minutes.

"I want to come back here. Maybe for spring break."

"Spring Break?"

"Yeah. You know...That break they give right after the semester ends. All that stress, and that pent up tension. I wanna release it... all riiiiight here."

"Why do I feel as if I'm in for a lifetime or dirty jokes?"

Jack laughed, and Hiccup twisted back around to face him.

"When we come back, let's come with the others."

"Red, Jim, and Punzie?"

"I don't want Rapunzel to feel alone though..."
"Maybe she'll have a boyfriend by then."

"Yeah. Maybe a lot of things will be different then."

"Some stuff." Jack shrugged. "But some stuff wont."

"Like what?" Hiccup asked.

"Like...I'm still going to be in love with you. For a long, long time."

Hiccup froze then. A little taken aback and then suddenly annoyed. It wasn't fair that Jack could rattle him like that. He would've laid there forever, with his mouth half open, if he hadn't heard his mother's voice.

"Boys! Are y'awake? We're going to order breakfast!"

Hiccup turned his head quickly and remembered exactly where he was. Jack turned Hiccup's head back and kissed him fiercely then, before slipping out of bed to put on a pair of shorts. Jack looked back at Hiccup, standing proud in his unclothed glory. "Like what you see?"

Hiccup rolled his eyes, groaned, and fell back towards the bed. 'I don't think I can take any more of this. I'm gonna get emotional whiplash.'

Valka's voice came form the common area. "Boys! Come quick! There's a strange report on the television! Something about a mysterious object crashing on the beach!"

"I bet that's that creep's ship." Jack said, tugging on his shorts. "Hic? Come on, we gotta call Lilo."

"For Odin's sake." Hiccup squeezed his eyes shut. Dealing with Jack was hard enough, but now aliens? "What kind of vacation is this?"

Cliffhanger for all the weird reasons. Unless you feel you need some sort of bonus scene. Just let me know.

I'm working on my second book, Reese and Reeves 2, so I wont have regular updates. Expect the next fic as soon as possible...It's set in the fall, but I promise to start it before then.

Space bounty-hunter Hiccup became 20 year old artist/? Hiccup, who also appeared at the end of 'Senior year with Hiccup Haddock' Does that mean bounty hunter Hiccup is no longer out there? Was the timeline fixed? Yes. yes it was.

Or was it?

Next stop, college!