Okay, this may be a short chapter, but it's the last one! And don't worry. Toothless and Hailey's adventures don't stop here. There will be a follow up story coming soon. I just have to thank you all one more time for all of your support! I would never have been able to finish this story without you. I mean, over 50 reviews, 41 followers, and 37 favorites! That is just amazing! You guys have made a really positive effect on my writing. I hope you all will read my next story of HTTYD. Now without further ado, I present the last chapter of The Dragon's Mark!

The Talent Show

Hailey was standing outside of the stage, waiting for her name to be called. She rubbed her hands together in nervousness. She had her song ready, but she wasn't sure about how the whole school would think. She practiced in front of her friends (Toothless, Silvia, Robin, Travis, Frank, Adam, Dylan, Autumn, uncle Gordon, and her father who had come back once he heard about the battle).

They really liked it, but they weren't the entire school. She had Toothless standing right next to her and how he managed to fit inside the school she would never know. She was glad nonetheless that Toothless was with her. Though even with her mate by her side, the horrible memory kept coming back.

Hailey was 7-years-old and was at Berk elementary school. She was performing in a play that was about fairies. It wasn't particularly her favorite thing to do, but she agreed anyway. It was about her turn to come up, front and center. When it was her turn, she twirled around until she made it up there just the way her teacher taught it to her. Just as she was ready to say her line,she heard a creaking noise.

She looked up to see the stage lights holding on by a thread. Then, there was a snap and the stage lights fell which caused the whole stage to catch on fire. They all screamed as the jumped off of the stage. Hailey had the worst of luck. Her costume had caught on fire and it was still threatening to burn completely off. The curtains fell off, the audience was screaming, and Hailey was rolling around on the ground in an attempt to put out her costume.

It was by far one of the worst things that could've happened to her. She shivered at the memory. But it couldn't possibly happen here. She had triple checked all of the stage lights and curtains to make sure they were secure. Her dad even screwed the lights and curtains in tightly. It relieved her slightly, but she was still wary about the stage. Toothless must've sensed her uneasiness because he nudged her back. She looked at him to see worry in his eyes.

"Nervous?" he asked, stepping closer to Hailey. She nodded, the shaking feeling coming back to her. "Don't worry. You've practiced so many times that I can't even count how many. You're ready for this. And from what I remember, there's no 1st, 2nd, or 3rd places are there?" Hailey shook her head and Toothless smiled at her. "See? You have nothing to worry about. You're an amazing singer. They're sure to like it. If they don't, then they have no idea what true talent is." This caused Hailey to laugh. She bent down and hugged his neck, feeling the comfort of his warm scales.

"Thank you, Toothless," she said, pulling away from the hug. "You really do know what makes me feel better. I love you."

"I love you too." Toothless brushed up against her. He placed his paw on her hand. "You have my full support." Hailey smiled. She then heard her father call her name. "Good luck." Toothless nudged her forward. She breathed in deeply before walking onto the stage. She eyed the lights carefully.

"Hailey, tell us what you will be doing and what you are performing." her father told her.

She swallowed nervously. "Um, I will be singing Fly by Hillary Duff." She announced into the microphone. Her father nodded and the school clapped. She took a deep breath. Then, nodded showing that she was ready. Her father started the music.

All your worries, leave them somewhere else,
Find a dream you can follow,
Reach for something, when there's nothing left,
And the world's feeling hollow.

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing?
And take control,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, 'cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

And when you're down and feel alone,
Just wanna run away,
Trust yourself and don't give up,
You know you better than anyone else,

In a moment, everything can change,
Feel the wind on your shoulder,
For a minute, all the world can wait,
Let go of your yesterday.

Can you hear it calling?
Can you feel it in your soul?
Can you trust this longing?
And take control,

Fly
Open up the part of you that wants to hide away
You can shine,
Forget about the reasons why you can't in life,
And start to try, 'cause it's your time,
Time to fly.

When she finished, she was smiling widely. She had sung in front of the entire school. Everyone was standing up, clapping and cheering wildly. She waved to them and walked off the stage. She went up to Toothless who was smiling.

"I knew you could do it!" he exclaimed. Hailey laughed as he wrapped his wing around her. She had conquered her greatest fear. She had everyone's support. There was no way that anything could ruin her life on Berk. At least, that's what she thought. What she didn't know was that there were tons of problems heading her way and they weren't going to leave so lightly.

Probably not my longest chapter, but hopefully you guys would like to read my next story. Keep watch for it. It's called Toothless' Past Comes Back. And again, thank you all so much! Thanks for sticking with my story and putting up with all of the long breaks that I've had. Y'all are awesome. My next story will probably be up sometime around next week. See you guys!