The charge through the corridor, made necessary by the fact that the hallway was too small for Toothless' full wingspan, wasn't entirely unlike riding a horse. Things changed a bit when they hit the entryway. Toothless leapt and took flight, Hiccup working the tailfin in tandem. The dragon's wings flapped once, twice, and-

-suddenly a noise echoed through the shaft, and gravity cut out. The trio, with Toothless' coordination thrown off by the sudden lack of weight, went tumbling through the air on downbeat of his wings.

"What the- Oh Thor." Hiccup swore, "WALL! WALL!"

Toothless let out a panicked roar, but, whether by instinct or sheer luck, flapped his wings just enough at the right time to slow them down. They hit the wall with a soft thud. Toothless dug his claws into a gap in the panels, and held on for dear life.

"What the Hel was that?!"