A/N: Hello my lovely followers! Another chapter for you all to read. Lots of stuff has been happening lately, writer's block, a family accident, and me having to evacuate my house because of the Butte Mountain Fire, but my family and I are safe and the house is still standing. School has been cancelled so I have time to work on the story. I hope you guys enjoy and I'm so sorry for the wait. Warning, some of this content is not for sensitive viewers and I don't own HTTYD.
Chapter 7
Third Person's P.O.V.
"Put them down, Dagur!" Hiccup ordered and Toothless growled.
"Why should I? They would make great play things," Dagur stroked Haleth's cheek and the she Elf bit his hand.
Dagur used his other hand to slap her and she let go.
"Don't touch them!" Astrid yelled.
"I'll make a bargain with you, Hiccup," Dagur ran a finger along the edge of his dagger, "Come with me to the island with your Night Fury and Astrid, and resurrect the Red Death or I'll kill this brat."
Dagur pulled Haleth's blonde hair and she screamed. The others came through the portal and Cuin fell to her knees.
"Haleth!" she screamed as she looked desperately at her daughter.
Alagos pulled out his sword and pointed at the deranged Viking.
"If you harm her-"
"I'll go but Toothless and Astrid stay," Hiccup said.
"Hiccup, no," Astrid said.
"But what if they try to get you back after we leave?" Dagur proposed.
"We'll go Hiccup," Astrid placed a hand on his shoulder.
"We'll go with you. Now give Haleth and Muin back," Hiccup said.
"This is how it'll work, when we hand the girl over, the dragon will walk forward and when we hand the boy over, you two will walk forward."
"Hiccup, we can't let you do this," Stoick said, "We'll find another way."
"No Dad, there is no other way without getting Muin and Haleth killed," Hiccup argued and turned back towards Dagur, "Let's start then, shall we?"
Haleth was shoved forward and Toothless walked towards the Vikings who restrained him when he was in arm's length. Muin was shoved forward and Astrid and Hiccup stepped towards Dagur. Dagur personally restrained Hiccup in the old leather collar with the chains and leather manacles that he had used before.
"I'm gonna break you Dragon Conqueror," Dagur laughed and Toothless growled, "If you try anything, I will slash the blonde's head clean off her shoulders."
Dagur's group headed out of the cave and to the beach where their boat waited. The rest of his crew that had stayed behind on the ship cheered when they saw their captain coming back with the prisoners and hurriedly prepared to leave. They reached the deck and went to the door that led below. Astrid and Toothless were taken to the cells and Hiccup was taken to Dagur's room.
(More Dagcup, if you're uncomfortable, please skip to the next bold)
Dagur pinned him to the wall and placed wet kisses on his neck, which made Hiccup flinch and struggle to get away. Dagur nibbled at his earlobe and ripped Hiccup's shirt off of his body, letting the tattered remains flutter to the floor. Hiccup flinched and whimpered from each touch and nearly started to cry when Dagur began to remove his pants.
"Get off of me!" Hiccup exclaimed and hit and kicked Dagur as hard as he could.
"No, no Hiccup, I will break you and make you mine," Dagur whispered and licked the edge of his ear, slowly as to put him on edge.
The smaller freckled boy kicked and Dagur went down into a fetal position, whimpering and covering his crotch as to protect it from any further damage. Hiccup ran for the door and his shaking hands fumbled with the intricate looking lock as he desperately tried to escape, get his friends, and leave to hopefully find a safe place.
A rough hand yanked his shoulder back and sent the brunette tumbling to the floor. The air whooshed out of him like a balloon. Dagur dragged Hiccup to the bed and attached the chains to the head of the bed so Hiccup's hands were above his head. He took his shirt and pants off and crawled on top of Hiccup, ready to enter.
Hiccup began to cry and pulled roughly at his restraints to the point where his wrists were raw. He felt it down there and Dagur was trailing kisses all over his naked body
"Stop, please," Hiccup's voice cracked.
"Nope," Dagur smirked and Hiccup screamed as he continued struggling and squirming against the rough leather.
(It's over)
The door burst open and Toothless stood in the doorway, his back arched and teeth bared, with Astrid behind him. The Night Fury leapt at the red headed Viking, knocking him to the floor. Dagur raised his hands up and kept Toothless from ripping his face and throat apart while Astrid managed to take Hiccup's restraints off and helped him put his pants on.
"Oh gods Hiccup," Astrid said, "I'm so sorry we couldn't come sooner."
"It's okay. How, how did y-you get out?" Hiccup asked and Astrid wiped his tears away.
"Toothless must have heard you screaming and he got so angry that he broke his cage open," Astrid explained and gave him a quick kiss and a hug to comfort him.
Hiccup kissed and hugged back and then looked at his dragon. Dagur was on his feet now and searching frantically for a weapon to hold the dragon back. A plasma blast built up in Toothless' throat and he fired but Dagur rolled out of the way.
"Toothless, let's go," Hiccup said and they ran out of the room and onto the deck.
"You fools! Get them!"
Berserkers were everywhere on the deck when they arrived. Toothless shot many down with a plasma blast and Astrid took down a few that managed to get passed. The Night Fury had a path cleared really quick and roared to the two teens.
Dagur tackled Astrid from behind and sent punches to her face but she raised both of her arms to cover her face.
"Astrid!" Hiccup kicked the side of Dagur's face and shoved him off with all his might.
The chief lunged towards the freckled boy and landed a punch on his cheek. Hiccup blocked the next one so Dagur grabbed him by his hair. Toothless was surrounded by Berserkers with weapons so he couldn't help his rider and two Berserkers had ganged up on Astrid. They needed help. Toothless roared again and ripped one Berserker's arm off before ripping the throat out of another and gained several cuts and a knife in his leg.
Dagur smiled wickedly and pulled out a knife, swinging wildly and letting out a crazed laugh. He was knocked off Hiccup and the knife went flying across the deck. Alonnen let out a loud caw before attacking one of the men holding Astrid. An emerald blur was attacking the men surrounding Toothless and the Night Fury ran to Hiccup and Astrid.
They climbed onto Toothless' back and he dove straight down into the water. The force nearly knocked them off but they managed to stay on and Toothless swam to the best of his ability back to the island where the others were waiting for them on the shore, Alonnen and Valaina following.
The Deadly Nadder took off from the shore and spewed sand everywhere in her hurry to get to her rider and friends. Stormfly helped Hiccup and Astrid onto her back and pulled Toothless out of the water and flew back to shore. Arrows flew past them and one landed in the Nadder's leg. She squawked loudly and faltered in her flight.
"Stormfly!" Astrid exclaimed and looked for the source of pain, "Arrow in her right leg."
"We'll treat it when we find a safe place," Hiccup responded.
They landed on the sand and ran to the king.
"We have agreed to go to Berk," Beren explained, "They know where Lainos is and cannot get to it because of the magical barrier but they may attack Berk. We will help because of your bravery to go with Dagur and save Haleth and Muin."
"Okay," Hiccup said, "Let's go."
They all saw the tear tracks on Hiccup's cheeks and the new bruises forming but decided not to question it until they got to the safety of their home. Everyone got on a dragon and headed to the small island not too far off. Hiccup nearly collapsed from exhaustion and Astrid wrapped her arms tightly around him. Tears raced down his too-pale-to-be-normal skin as he finally let it out again.
"You okay, bud?" Hiccup asked.
Toothless cooed from below Stormfly but Hiccup saw the, thankfully, not major wounds.
"Here, lay down like this."
Astrid adjusted Hiccup so that he was lying across her lap. The new position helped Astrid hold Hiccup in the saddle and comfort him better than hugging from behind.
"He-he was al-almost inside me, Astrid," Hiccup sobbed
"We won't let him do it again Hiccup," Astrid ran her fingers through his hair and wiped his tears away.
They were quiet for a while and Astrid comforted Hiccup while he cried.
"Go to sleep, Hiccup" Astrid said, "I'll wake you when we get there."
Hiccup nodded and cried himself into a light sleep on Stormfly's back.
The flight back to Berk was long and quiet and Astrid nearly cried herself when she remembered what she saw when Toothless broke open that door. Then anger consumed her and she wished she could beat Dagur's head in for what he had done to Hiccup. No one should be raped; no one should be forced into doing something like that. It was so, so wrong but yet, it had happened. They landed in front of the Haddock house and Astrid gently shook his shoulder.
Hiccup woke with a start and tried to smack Astrid away but she managed to calm him down and helped him to his bed. The trek there was long and he collapsed in the bed.
"I'm sorry," Hiccup whispered.
"It's okay," Astrid laid a light kiss on his forehead and waited for him to fall asleep.
The others were outside but the other teens went to spread the word of Dagur. Stoick, Valka, and the Elves came inside the house and the two Vikings almost went up the stairs but Astrid stopped them.
"He's sleeping," Astrid said, "There's something I need to tell you."
Astrid explained everything that she saw when she got in that room and was shaking by the end. Stoick punched the wall closest to him, Valka and the Elves for once looked murderous, and Alagos took Haleth and Muin outside.
"Did he sustain any injuries?" Arthon asked.
Astrid nodded her head.
"Some bruises and cuts, his wrists are raw, but mentally, it's taken a great toll."
"Dagur will pay for what he did," Rovain growled, "Do you want Cuin to look at him when he wakes to make sure he was not injured too badly?"
"Yes please," Valka said.
"Just let him sleep for now. He freaks out when you try to wake him and he's so exhausted. Stormfly and Toothless need help, though. Stormfly got hit by an arrow in her leg when we escaped and Toothless has several cuts," Astrid said and Arthon followed her to the Nadder.
The Deadly Nadder squawked when the Elf tried to come towards her.
"It's okay, girl," the blond raised her hands in the universal sign of peace, "He's a friend."
The beautiful dragon calmed slightly at the presence of her rider and began to purr when she rubbed the back of her scaly neck in smooth circular motions. Arthon stepped forward with caution and dropped all of his weapons where he had been standing to show her that he meant no harm. Stormfly tilted her head at the peculiarity and stared into deep hazel eyes as his hand rested on her snout. A scent that was mingled of many herbs drifted into her nose and she calmed fully and sat on the ground with a small 'thump'. A rough tongue came out and licked his hand before he went to her side.
"She likes you," Astrid smiled and scratched under her dragon's chin.
The arrow, thankfully, wasn't too deep and easily came out. There was no poison and Arthon cleaned and bandaged it. While they were heading back, they noticed Vikings bustling about, collecting weapons and readying defenses for when Dagur came to attack.
The blonde led Arthon up the stairs into Hiccup's room. Toothless was curled up at the side of the bed so he could guard his rider from any more attacks. The Night Fury growled and stood, holding his back leg off the floor.
"He's going to help you, Toothless," Astrid rubbed the ebony dragon's head to calm him.
"I know you and Hiccup have been through a lot," Arthon kneeled down in front of Toothless, "I am sorry for treating your rider and his love like they were enemies but you three saved my son. You taught me that all humans are not bad. I want to return the favor by helping you."
Toothless blew warm air in the Elf's face and laid down again with his injured leg sticking out.
"This is going to hurt," the Elf grasped the bone handle.
Astrid knew it wasn't the first time Toothless had gotten something sharp in his leg but it was still painful coming out. Toothless whimpered in pain and nearly bit Arthon's hand off.
"Toothless!" Astrid scolded.
"It is alright. He is on edge and exhausted," the med Elf pulled a bag out and scooped some paste onto his fingers, "Eat this, Toothless, it will help you sleep."
The herb paste tasted bitter but he swallowed it and rested his head on Hiccup's stomach before dozing off almost immediately. The two headed back downstairs and Astrid joined Stoick by his chair.
"How many do you think he'll bring?" Astrid asked Stoick while she waited in the Haddock house.
"Probably most of his tribe," Stoick grumbled while he angrily sharpened a sword.
Valka placed a hand on his shoulder and looked worriedly up at Hiccup's room.
"I hope he'll be all right," Valka said, "I say we all get to personally beat Dagur when we get the chance."
"Valka, does rape happen with dragons too?" Astrid asked.
"I've only seen it twice, once shortly after I came to the dragon nest and the second a couple years after the first. With the first, a big brute of a dragon had done it to a small weak female and when the Alpha found out, he let the other dragons rip him apart, and it was the same the second time. From the knowledge that I've gained, most dragons hate it. There are very few though that enjoy it but those are the corrupt dragons that couldn't be saved. The dragons' mating rituals are about gaining respect and love for your future mate and to show that either of the mates will protect the other from harm and raise nestlings. Dragon family bonds are also tightly knit so if one of their family is hurt, they will retaliate and protect the injured," Valka explained, "Toothless will rip Dagur apart."
"He considers Hiccup as part of his family," Beren said, "I have never seen a human and dragon have such a close, intricate bond."
"How did Hiccup and Toothless meet?" Aran asked.
"Hiccup was trying to prove to me, to everyone, that he could be a Viking so he shot down Toothless, but I didn't believe him because we all used to think of him as useless. After dragon training, which I put him in, he would see Toothless every day in the forest and they got closer. Everyone, except Astrid, didn't know about Toothless until Hiccup was nearly killed in the arena after completing his training," Stoick answered.
"What did you do afterwards?" Valka asked.
"Hiccup let it slip that only dragons can find the nest and so I used Toothless to find the nest and nearly got everyone killed in the process," Stoick ran his hand down his face, "I regret everything I did back then, how I always treated him, or when he was picked on by everyone in the village."
"We all regret how we treated Hiccup," Astrid wiped a tear away, "I still can't forgive myself for what I did to him."
"Everyone makes mistakes," Valka placed a hand on her love's and Astrid's shoulders, "It is part of who we are."
"Even Elves have their mistakes," Queen Rovain mentioned.
The door creaked open and Aran came walking in with Arvellas in his arms. Everyone was instantly alert and Valka laid down some blankets for the prince to set the she Elf on.
"What happened?" Beren asked as Mireth looked her over.
"We were helping the Vikings prepare for war and were near the forest when Arvellas' head began to hurt and she was seeing things," Aran explained, his tattoos glowing in the firelight.
"What did she see?" Rovain questioned as she kneeled down by the blond Elf.
"Lots of blood on a rocky, grey island with a volcano, a huge dragon with missing flesh, and a hero's empty funeral boat," Aran moved some hair from Arvellas' sweaty face, "There was more but Arvellas passed out before she could tell me."
"What does it mean?" Stoick asked, "Why does she see things?"
"There will be lots of death in this battle with the Red Death and a great hero will die but we do not know who," Rovain explained and dabbed at the young Elf's face with a damp cloth.
"Arvellas got her powers from her mother who was part of a special bloodline of Elves that we call Seers because they have visions of the future when something big is about to happen, like this prophecy. Sadly, she is the last of this bloodline because her mother died in childbirth and her father died when we were last raided by humans. He was a great friend of mine so I took her in after I promised him that I would take care of her and protect her for she is like my own daughter," the king sighed at the memory.
The blonde Viking disappeared up the stairs and sat by Hiccup, running her callused fingers through his hair.
"Why do bad things happen to good people?" Astrid whispered.
Toothless stirred awake and cooed as a way to say he didn't know. He was wondering the same thing while he was in a light sleep. None of it would've happened if Toothless never met Hiccup. The Night Fury tensed at the thought and looked at his boy with even sadder eyes. It pained him with what he was about to do but it might keep him safe. The dragon sped down the stairs and out the door towards the forest while pushing people and Elves out of the way.
"Toothless!" Astrid exclaimed as she rushed after him but couldn't keep up.
Aran sprinted faster than was humanly possible after the dragon and was nearly upon him when Toothless whirled around and shot a warning shot at the prince's feet and roared.
"Toothless! What are you doing?" Astrid called, but the dragon just gave her a look that was mixed with sadness and determination like a clear river that someone stepped in and riled up the mud, before rushing off into the woods.
"What is he doin'?" Stoick huffed as he watched Toothless' tail disappear.
"I don't know. Toothless just gave Hiccup a sad look before running out," Astrid furrowed her brows in thought before her eyes widened, "I think if he leaves Hiccup, he could lure Dagur away from Hiccup."
"If Dagur gets him, he'll use him as bait to get Hiccup because he needs them both to get the Red Death," Valka said.
A roar drew their attentions away from the forest and to the sky where a large dragon was diving down towards them. Stoick gripped the handle of his axe but Valka gasped in surprise when she saw who it was.
"Cloudjumper!"
The Stormcutter landed with a large 'boom' and rubbed his large head against Valka as he purred and whined.
"I told you to stay behind," Valka said.
Cloudjumper shook his head and glared at her with his big, yellow, intelligent eyes as if to say 'I would never leave you with danger around'.
"Alright, but I need you so we can find Hiccup's Night Fury, Toothless. He ran off into the forest," Valka climbed onto his back with the help of her staff.
Astrid let out a roar and Stormfly, Thornado, and the other teens on their dragons landed next to her a minute later. The blonde climbed on and explained what happened before turning to Aran.
"Stay here, Aran," Astrid said, "Arvellas needs you and I need you to watch over Hiccup. Keep them safe."
"I will," Aran ran back to the Haddock house as they took off.
"Everyone split up," Stoick ordered, "The Elves are on foot in the forest so don't shoot them."
He looked pointedly at Snotlout and the twins before flying away in search of his son's dragon.
Astrid searched the cove first and had Stormfly sniff around and he had been there recently so they flew about.
"He couldn't have gotten far," Astrid said to her dragon and she replied with a squawk.
They searched for hours but there was no trace of the Night Fury. Stoick found Astrid near one of the beaches and flew Thornado next to Stormfly.
"We have to head back, Astrid," Stoick said.
"He could still be out here," Astrid said, a look of determination in her eyes.
"I know but the sun is setting and storm clouds are moving in. We'll have no chance of finding him in the dark and the rain and none of the dragons have picked up his scent," Stoick said, "We will find him, Astrid, but right now we need to head back and protect the village."
The clouds broke then and fat rain drops had Astrid soaked in seconds. She looked down at her clenched fists as she thought of what to do. Toothless' tracks and scent would be washed away from the storm and it would be hard to see anything. The blonde was about to reply with a no when they heard the roar not too far off.
"Go Stormfly!" Astrid ordered and the dragon complied.
Stoick followed and they came to a beach. Toothless was wrapped in two pairs of bolas and Berserkers swarmed over him in the storm. Thornado roared at some that were running towards the downed dragon and sent them flying into the water while Stormfly launched spikes at the ones on top of him. The impaled ones fell to the sand but more came from the ship. Thornado sent more flying with a sound wave and Stormfly sent fire towards the ones that were missed.
"Grab Toothless!"
Stormfly dove and grabbed the captured dragon in her claws before flying back. Bolas whipped through the air and caught the Nadder mid-flight and sent her spiraling towards the ground. The impact sent Astrid tumbling from her dragon's back and her head hit a rock. Her vision blurred and went from dark to light like a dimming candle that was struggling in the wind. Someone called her name and there was squawking and roaring and a blast of a blueish purple light near her along with lots of something landing near her but her head hurt too much to register what was going on. All she knew was that it was dark now but she saw slips of pale light now and then. Then there was a large crash that sent her struggling to sit up and trying to get her brain to concentrate and the roars were quieting.
Astrid managed to reach out and touch the barrier that was built around her and saw it was Stormfly's spikes that protected her. She pulled the ones that were stuck in the sand and made a hole large enough for her to crawl out of.
The Berserkers' boat was far off the shore, Stormfly was still struggling to get the bolas off of her body, and Stoick and Thornado were doing the same.
"Stoick!" Astrid stumbled over as her vision swam from her sudden movement but she made it over and cut the ropes off.
"Sit here Astrid," Stoick put Astrid in Thornado's saddle and went to set Stormfly.
"Where's Toothless?" Astrid asked as Stoick climbed on behind her.
"The Berserkers got him but you need medical help and we're outnumbered," Stoick pointed to the blood running down the side of her face, "You hit that rock pretty hard when they shot you down."
"Where are the others?" Astrid asked, "They could go after them."
"They already are," Stoick pointed out to the ship and Astrid finally noticed the others attacking the ship.
They landed outside the house and Stoick helped Astrid inside so Mireth could attend to her head wound.
"What happened?" Aran asked.
"We found Toothless but he was being attacked by the Berserkers so we tried to help but they shot us down with bolas and Astrid hit a rock when they shot her and Stormfly down," Stoick explained, "The others are going after them. How's Hiccup?"
"Still sleeping," Mireth reported and wrapped bandages around Astrid's head, "You may still be dizzy for a couple hours so just sit and rest."
"Can I sit with Hiccup upstairs?" she asked.
Mireth nodded and helped her up to the stairs to sit on the edge of Hiccup's bed before heading back downstairs. Astrid ran her fingers through Hiccup's reddish brown hair and hoped they would get Toothless back before Hiccup woke. It wouldn't help his health at all to know that his dragon had been taken. Sadly, Astrid's hope were smashed when Hiccup began to stir and his moss green eyes fluttered open.
"Astrid?" Hiccup croaked and rubbed at his throat.
"I'm here," Astrid grabbed his hand and rubbed her fingers over his knuckles.
"Where's Toothless?"
Astrid tensed at the question and Hiccup felt dread grow in his stomach like weeds.
"T-the Berserkers have him," Astrid whispered, "We tried to save him but-"
"Dagur has him?" Hiccup's eyes widened, "No, no, no."
"Don't worry. The others are trying to save him right now."
"Is that how this happened?"
Hiccup's nimble fingers gently brushed over the bandage wrapped around the blonde's head and she nodded.
"They shot me and Stormfly down and I fell off and hit a rock."
Hiccup swung his legs over the edge of the bed and stood but swayed a little. Astrid grabbed his elbow and steadied him before standing up herself. They went down the steps slowly.
"What are you doin'?" Stoick helped the two down, "You're supposed to be restin'."
"Why did he leave?" Hiccup asked.
Stoick sighed and sat Hiccup down in a chair and Astrid sat next to him.
"He thought he was the reason you were hurt so he left to lead Dagur away," Stoick explained.
"Why would he think that?" Hiccup whispered and brought his knees up to his chest.
"Because he's scared," Rovain stated, "Sometimes when you are scared, you think or do crazy things."
Arvellas groaned and sat up, her palm flat against her forehead and her eyes squeezed shut.
"How are you feeling?" Aran placed his hand on her back to support her.
"A bit exhausted but fine," Arvellas' eyes widened and she turned to Hiccup, "Toothless has left already, has he not?"
The freckled Viking nodded with downcast eyes and Astrid placed a hand on his shoulder. The door burst open and Snotlout stood there.
"He's here."
Hiccup and Astrid froze at the news.
"We're coming," Stoick said and his nephew jogged back outside, "Astrid and Hiccup, round up the elderly and children and get them to safety and Hiccup, you'll join them."
"No, Dagur still has Toothless," Hiccup said and stood from the chair, "As long as Dagur has him, I will fight to save him."
"Hiccup-"
"No Dad! I will not hide!" Hiccup interrupted and glared at his father.
Stoick took a few steps towards his son and lifted him over his shoulder.
"Hey!" Hiccup struggled and hit the chief's back with clenched fists.
"I'm sorry, Hiccup," Stoick said as he walked outside, "but I will not lose my son to a madman."
Arthon sprinkled some kind of dust in Hiccup's face and the boy drifted off. Stoick draped him across Stormfly's saddle then turned to Astrid.
"Get him, Haleth, Muin, and the others to safety," Stoick ordered the blonde.
"Okay," Astrid took off with Hiccup and the two Elf children.
"You can't just knock him unconscious!" Valka exclaimed as she glared at the chief.
"But Valka-"
"I want to keep him safe too, Stoick, because he's also my son but doing that will not help," Valka poked his chest, "He won't be happy with you at all."
"What did you want me to do?" Stoick asked, "He's as stubborn as you and me combined and tryin' to talk to him won't work."
"Telling him you were scared would've worked."
Stoick was speechless and rubbed a hand down his face. A scream drove him back to the problem at hand and he mounted Thornado.
"We have to go. I'll make it up to him after," Stoick turned to everyone, "Beren, can you sneak onto the ships and get Toothless?"
"We can," the king replied, "Aran and Arvellas, go with the elderly and children."
"But Father-" Aran started.
"Arvellas is still too weak to go on her own, and if anything happens to me…" Beren started but couldn't continue.
"Alright Father," the silver haired Elf went back in to help Arvellas.
The Elves ran towards the docks and Aran left to the safe place in the forest with Arvellas on his back. Stoick turned towards his love as she climbed onto Cloudjumper, a glare still set on her face.
"I'm sorry, Valka," Stoick said.
"Don't apologize," Valka sighed, "I know that you did what you thought was right."
Their dragons took to the air and towards the battle. Berserkers ran everywhere down at the docks and Berkians and dragons stopped them from going any further into the village; their battle cries, roars, and the clang of metal against metal filling the air.
"You ready?" Stoick called.
Valka nodded and Stoick released a battle cry, Thornado following.
A/N: And now the battle begins! Again, I'm sorry this took so long. Please comment about what you thought and/or favorite or follow!