I hope this works. I growl, throwing everything in a stone bowl.

Here! Toothless growls, dropping a rock about the size of a mace head.

That'll work. I growl. Heading upstairs, I throw a shirt and pants on and run to the forge.

"Gobber! You in here?" I call.

"I'm here!" Gobber calls from inside the forge.

"I need an axe," I say.

"Okay, here ya go. So, you think your crazy plan will work?" Gobber says, handing me a steel axe.

"How do you know about it?" I say, taking the mace.

"I know when someone has a plan," Gobber says.

"Oh, I hope so. If not, Stormfly will at least be calmed. Thanks," I say. "I'm back," I say at Hiccup's house.

"Hurry, Toothless can't stand to be near that eel much longer," Hiccup says.

"He doesn't. He can leave, now," I say.

Good. Toothless growls, heading away from the eel.

"Watch yourself!" I say, lifting the axe.

"Woah!" Hiccup says, ducking behind a table.

"There," I say, picking up a chunk of evenly divided rock, half green, half chalk red. Throwing the chunk into the bowl, I blast everything, leaving a chalky, almost charcoal like, dust. Covering the bowl, I glide out to the ocean side. "Well, guess I didn't think this through," I say, running to the get a leaf, and gently pouring the dust info the leaf. Filling the bowl with water, I carefully slide the dust into the water, trying not to think about the smell.

"Need any help?" Hiccup says.

"Yeah. Can you help dig a hole in the sand?" I say.

"No problem!" Hiccup says. Setting the bowl in the hole we dug, I poke a hole in the leaf and cover the hole with it, putting sand on the leaf. Plasma blasting the mixture through the hole, I smell it's ready. Taking the leaf off, careful not to let any sand fall into the baby blue liquid, we hear an explosion out near the hangar. "Stormfly!" Hiccup says.

"I'll meet you there!" I say, covering the bowl.

Carla's POV

"He's been gone for a while," Astrid says.

"Astrid, it's only been like, a couple minutes," I say.

"It feels like forever," Astrid says.

"Outcast ships spotted!" A Viking says.

"What!" Stoick shouts.

"Carla!" Astrid says, throwing me my shield.

"Thanks!" I say, picking up an axe left on the ground. I see Astrid staying by Stormfly. "Need help?" I say.

"No, but it would be appreciated" Astrid says. I see Shawn flying towards the shore, reminding me that I have that vial I still haven't used yet. I was distracted long enough not to see two Berzerkers walk in through a door, armed with bolas. "Carla!" Astrid shouts, bringing me back to the raid, in just enough time to get the vial out of my pocket and into my fist. I get pushed backwards from the force of the bola. Hidden, perfect.

"Let's go!" One says.

"What about the other one?" The other says.

"What other one?" The first Berzerker says. I writhe my hand free and drink the liquid, having an appealing, yet, sour taste. After, I feel a jolt of pain shoot throughout my body. I scream in pain, my screams slowly turning to roars. So this is what Shawn felt? I think to myself. Within minutes, everything calms down. I look and see that the bola has snapped. Looking at my hand, it's now a black paw. I jump from behind my hiding spot, onto the two Berzerkers.

"What! I thought you said the Dragon Master had the only Night Fury!" One says.

"I thought it was!" The other says.

Go! Now! I roar in their faces.

"Let's go!" One says. I'm just standing there until my mind registers everything.

I- I can't believe I just did that! I growl.

"There! Get that Night Fury!" I hear Dagger shout. I turn around, growling. "Don't be intimidated, he won't hurt you. Won't you, Shawn?" Dagger says.

You think I'm Shawn? I growl.

"You wouldn't hurt me, even after I helped you get that scale, now would you?" Dagger says. With that, I fire a plasma blast at his face. He jumps away in time for it to hit a wall. "Fall Back!" Dagger shouts. Why is he giving up this easy? Oh well.

Good. I growl. I look to where the bola was snapped and see a blue liquid spilled in a small puddle by a vial. Wait, what happens if not all of it is drank? I growl to myself.

Carla? That you? Stormfly growls.

Yeah. I growl.

You, you changed yourself, to protect me. Stormfly growls.

Yeah, guess so. I growl.

Shawn's POV

Flying to the hangar, I see a black Night Fury.

"Toothless! Where's Hiccup?" I say, running up to the black Night Fury.

Toothless? You think I'm Toothless, babe? He- well, she, growls.

"Carla?" I say, stepping back at the sight of the familiar, almost white, green eyes.

"Stormfly! Here, drink this," I say, laying the bowl on a post a little under level with her chin.

Thank you, that was refreshing. What was that? Stormfly growls.

"Good. I can tell it's working," I say.

What do you mean? Stormfly growls.

"That was something that would expand your life by a bit. If it doesn't work, the dragon nip should ease your mind. You're no longer taking breaths while growling, that's a good sign," I say.

Oh! You're right! Stormfly growls.

"Just, you can't fly until next week," I say.

Oh. Well, at least I get to stay a while longer. Stormfly growls, standing up to stretch her limbs.

"You're welcome, Stormfly," I say, petting the Nadder.

Shawn. Carla growls.

"Yeah?" I say, turning to face Carla.

I- do you know what would happen if I don't drink all of the vial? Carla growls.

"Oh. I, don't know," I say.

Oh. So, only time will tell? Carla growls.

"Guess so. I still can't believe it," I say.

Believe what? That I'm like you, now? Carla growls.

"Well, yeah," I say.

We should probably get back to your aunt's house. Carla growls.

"Yeah. We should. Well, goodbye everyone," I say.

So, how do you think they'll react? Carla growls on the flight home.

I dunno. It's kinda hard to tell. I growl. Landing, I'm greeted by Peter.

"Shawn! Where's Carla?" Peter says. I tilt my head towards the black Night Fury that just landed.

"She- her too?" Peter says. We nod yes. I run into some bushes.

"Thing is, we don't know if she's like that permanently, if she's now like me, or what," I say.

"Oh," Peter says.

"Hey Shawn. Okay, whose this?" Jordan says.

"It's- it's Carla," I say.

"What?" Jordan says.

"Yeah," I say.

"So, is she like you, now?" Cole says.

"We don't know," I say.

"Oh," Cole says.

I just hope my dad doesn't react badly. Carla growls.

"Yeah. But for now, we should get some rest," I say.

Agreed. Night Shawn. Carla growls, giving me a dragon kiss.

"Night," I say, kissing Carla's head, scratching behind her ear. Well, hasn't this turned around, hopefully temporarily.