So here we are, sitting on the end of yet another story. Yeah, yeah, I know this isn't last week. A bunch of stuff came at me all at once, so I wasn't able to get anything written. Yeah, all of these chapters are written in the space of about an hour or two.

Anyhow, let's not delay any further. Let us begin.

Act One

Chapter One

Section One

'I stayed up late on the night before it all came to an end.'

Crap! That's an early brainstorm of my next fic! Er… What about this?

"But Desmond… you are the alien."

And Desmond was an alien.

Nope, that's the script for Assassin's Creed III. Ah, here we go.

Chapter Twenty

New Beginnings

So much had occurred in the time between Her defeat and then.

After Hiccup was found alive, there was some celebration. However, the humans soon turned their attention to returning home. Most of their boats had been destroyed, and they were still weary to ride on the backs of their newfound allies. Salvaging what they could from their boats, the humans were able to rebuild about half of their fleet. Manageable, but only barely. The journey back was nearly twice as long as the journey here, and now the boats were crammed full, and many were still on the brink of sinking.

And Hiccup was still unconscious.

After limping back to Berk, Hiccup was hurried away. Though several humans, including Astrid, attempted to restrain me, I still broke free and gave chase. I found him in the structure looking over the rest of the settlement. When I arrived, I was greeted by the all too familiar stench of human blood.

A platform on which Hiccup rested was brought down to the ground level, which I would call my world for what seemed to me like the longest wait in my life. I sat in the small room, day and night, doing nothing but watch Hiccup. Hiccup's father, whose name I learned was Stoick, visited regularly, often accompanied by the two limbed human, Gobber. Occasionally, Astrid, the fat human child, Fishlegs, the burly one, Snotlout, and the identical ones, Ruffnut and Tuffnut, would visit. Astrid would often come alone, sometimes with a basket of fish, and we would watch Hiccup in silence.

I lost track of how long it had been. Sleep and waking blurred together. Sometimes I'd dream of Hiccup waking up, only to wake up myself to Hiccup's still form.

After what seemed like an eternity, Hiccup finally stirred. He seemed dimly aware of his surroundings. I gave him a soft nudge on the chin, hoping to bring him to.

It worked.

"Hey, Toothless," he said quietly, opening his eyes.

My friend was alive! I began to excitedly lick and nudge at him, inching forward p the platform all the time.

"Okay, okay!" he groggily protested. "I'm glad to see you too, bud. Now just— AGH!"

I quickly backed off. Humans were squishy all over, I it appeared that I'd stepped on the softest bit.

Hiccup shot up, now fully alert. He took a look around the room. "I'm… in my house," he stammered. He quickly looked at me, shocked. "Y- You're in my house!" he exclaimed.

I, who had been brimming with excitement, could contain myself no longer. I tore around the tiny space, knocking items every which way. Hiccup might have said something in protest, but I didn't care. When I finally came to a rest on a wooden beam near the ceiling, the room was destroyed.

"So many interesting things you have here!" I said, fascinated. "Well, had. They're mostly broken now. Sorry about that."

Hiccup simply sighed, and lifted the rest of the animal fur covering him. His face suddenly fell.

I leaped down, equally shocked at what I saw. I hadn't even known. Was this my fault?

Hiccup's covered foot hit the floor with a soft thud.

His artificial foot hit the ground with a metallic clack.

I recalled being caught in the tangle of rope in midair, so long ago. Then discovering that my tail fin had been sheared off and my fruitless attempts to escape. That had all been fixed by Hiccup, who gave me a new tail fin and restored my flight. Now hiccup was in the same spot.

I sniffed at the strange extension on Hiccup's leg, and then gave him an understanding look. He stared back in disbelief.

Bracing himself on one of the supports of his platform, he attempted to hoist himself up. He winced in pain, but stayed standing. When he tried to take a step, however, the prosthetic gave way, and he began to topple to the floor. I was there in less than a second to catch him.

"You and me both, buddy," I whispered.

"Thanks, bud," he said to me, and we began to make our way to the door. Hiccup grabbed the handle, pulled the door open, and— was greeted by a Nightmare. He slammed the door shut.

"Toothless," he said." Stay here." He proceeded through the doorway, and I peered around the slightly ajar door.

"Come on, guys, get ready!" Snotlout called from atop his Nightmare. "Get ready! Here we go!"

He sped off, a class of adults on dragons following.

Suddenly, I saw the full view of the human settlement.

Dragons were sitting peacefully on and around human structures, eating fish from what had been the torches that lit the sky during raids, and meandering through the village.

"I knew it," Hiccup said, as much in disbelief as I was. "I'm dead."

Hearty laughter filled the air, and my field of view was blocked off by a massive shape. "No, but you gave it your best shot," chuckled Stoick, who placed his hand on Hiccup's shoulder. "So, what do you think?"

Hiccup shrugged. He couldn't find the words.

"Look! It's Hiccup!" a voice shouted. Suddenly, Hiccup and Stoick were surrounded by dozens of other humans, all praising Hiccup. I could still see Hiccup pretty well, though.

"Turns out all we needed was a little more of…" Stoick waved his had at Hiccup. "This."

"You just gestured to all of me," Hiccup replied, smiling. Stoick returned the favor.

I didn't get why this was so significant. Guess I must have missed a few things.

"Well, most of ye'" said Gobber. He gestured to Hiccup's new leg. "Tha' bit's my handiwork. With a little Hiccup flair thrown in, ye think it'll do?"

Hiccup looked over the leg for a moment. "I might make a few tweaks," he replied.

This brought on a chorus of laughter, which was cut off by the arrival of Astrid. She promptly punched Hiccup in the arm. "That's for scaring me!" she said. Some things never changed.

"What, is it always going to be like this?"iccup protested. "'Cause I—"

Astrid grabbed Hiccup and pulled him in. Their lips met in some strange human mating ritual.

"I could get used to this," Hiccup finished.

Gobber handed Hiccup a familiar looking bundle. "Welcome home," he said.

That was my queue to break up this little party. I burst from the house. "NIGHT FURY!" somebody shouted. "GET DOWN!" Never got old.

I pounced over, and in multiple cases on, the heads of the humans. Once the crowd had dispersed, I eyed the bundle with growing excitement.

HtTYD: T

Hiccup pulled himself onto the repaired saddle and clicked the prosthetic leg into a modified stirrup. He spread out the new tail, which was crimson with a horned skull design.

"You ready?" he asked me.

"Hell yeah!" I said, snorting to make myself clear to him. Hiccup took a moment to survey the new beginning of out races, and then we took to the air.

Alongside us, Astrid raced with her Nadder. Through the village we went, weaving over and around structures. We passed a human drinking something, and the sudden rush of two dragons caused him to choke. We swept through the harbor, weaving through the masts of the newly reconstructed fleet. We passed under the bridge that led into the ring that had nearly destroyed both me and Hiccup. We were joined by Fish legs and his Gronckle, and then by Snotlout, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut, forming a flying 'V'.

Suddenly, Hiccup and I broke formation, racing into the clouds.

'Well,' my older self butted in. 'She's dead. Where does that leave me?'

'Wherever you need to be,' I replied. 'Besides, now the humans have got something thay never could have dreamed of.'

'Oh? And what's that?"

'Us.'

And so we come to a close. Oh, now don't cry. I'll write more stories again. I'm just gonna take a break from this particular archive. You'll most likely see me in the anime archives sometime in the future. Until then, this is, ah what am I saying? Who the Hell do you think I am?

'I stayed up late on the night before it all came to an end.'