"Please tell me you didn't just say that," Hiccup winced.

That was right about when gravity decided to reassert itself. Another grinding noise, and they were suddenly falling downwards. Thankfully, Toothless and Hiccup had tons of experience with freefall, so it was only a few floors before they were able to pull out of it.

"Okay, now we go to Enviromental Control. No more delays, full speed ahead, bud." Toothless flew, not the awkward swimming of before, but the full speed of a mature Night Fury that didn't particularly care about its passengers' comfort levels at this point.