Life on the Edge lately had been rough. With Dagur dead and Viggo still out on the waters as a threat, Hiccup had slowly been getting more and more frustrated. Viggo hadn't reared his head in months and he was getting sick of this waiting game. The riders had scouted for days and he was nowhere to be found. But more and more dragons have been disappearing, almost out of thin air. He was about to scream out in frustration as he stood outside his hut, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Astrid's baby blue eyes met his emerald green eyes.

"You seem tense…" She felt his hand slide up his shoulder to hold hers.

"Yeah...I am...I don't know what he's planning out there...but we need to find out. More and more dragons are being taken, and if we don't do something our own dragons could disappear."

She squeezed his hand. "You'll figure something out. You always do. We just need to come up with a plan." But that was the problem. It was hard to create a plan when all you had to go on was nothing. "I don't know if there's even enough to make a plan, Astrid." He let go of her hand and walked into his hut, looking back at her. "Get some sleep, Astrid, you've been up twice this week with night patrol."

The blonde shook her head. "I'll be fine, you're the one who needs rest. Your eyes are bloodshot. I don't think you've been sleeping either, tough guy." He couldn't help but smile. She always knew how to bring his spirits up. "Well then...goodnight, m'lady." He closed the door to his hut and got into bed for the night.

After watching his door close, Astrid walked to her own hut and went to grab her axe, before looking outside. It was a calm, cool night and there had been no sign of Viggo for weeks. Maybe just once, she shouldn't take it. She instead grabbed Stormfly's saddle and shut the door to her hut before walking down the steps of the Edge and seeing Stormfly happily waiting for her.

"Hey, girl, nice to see you too." She smiled and saddled up her dragon before taking off. "Just around the sea stacks tonight. There's nobody around. And I think I might be overworking you. This is the last night for patrol, okay girl?" The dragon chirped in agreement and flew her rider off over the sea.

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Astrid spent nearly half an hour watching for suspicious behavior, but after finding nothing she was about ready to head back. With a yawn, she scratched Stormfly's head. "Come on girl...let's get out of here." But as she turned to fly away, she heard a creak. Like wood. Her ears perked and she decided to take a closer look near the sea stacks. She went to grab her axe but realized she had left it at the Edge. "Now you've done it Astrid...what if it's something dangerous?" She slowly approached, noticing a fishing boat. Bad memories filled her head. Memories of finding a cargo of green dead bodies and being scratched. But then the chitter of a dragon roared from the boat. Stormfly chirped warningly and tried to fly away, but Astrid calmed her dragon.

"Easy, girl. We can't leave that little guy down there...come on. There's not a single light and it's a small fishing boat. We could happen?" She guided Stormfly down to the ship, landing on the wood. The ship looked old...with cobwebs and trash littered everywhere. It was only then she noticed the ship was stuck in-between two sea stacks. Was it possible for a fishing boat to get float into a place like this? She didn't know, but she followed the sound of the dragon, lighting a torch on her way inside. A slight fear crept into her heart. What if it was more bodies? Or something worse? She carefully walked inside…

Nothing...just old cells...she walked down the row of iron gates, hearing a thunk. She turned around to see Stormfly, caught in the doorway. She laughed slightly. "Sorry girl, I guess you're too big to fit." But as she laughed she realized the dragon was getting desperate and agitated...but before she could turn around her arms were suddenly pinned behind her back and she dropped the torch to the ground, the light burning out instantly. She couldn't see anything now.

She struggled and tried to fight, but they were holding her too tight. Stormfly tried to get inside the boat but it was impossible. She felt a hand grab her hair and pull her braid back, showing a clear view of her neck. For once, she was frightened. She couldn't even see her enemy.

"We did it, boys" A familiarly gruff voice rose. "My younger brother will be very happy."

Ryker.

Astrid struggled even more, desperate to get away, nearly cracking her own neck in the process. She heard a loud chittering noise and gasped as she looked through the doorway and saw a soldier shoot a dragon root arrow at her, the dragon collapsing. "Let us go!"

"Not on your life. My brother has plans for you, my girl. Now toss her in the cell. We need her good and ready when Viggo arrives." An older voice resonated. "But sir, we can't see." Ryker groaned, annoyed, and grabbed Astrid's torch, that was still embering. He softly blew on it until the flames rekindled, and grinned menacingly at Astrid's pale and thin neck. The soldier who had her hair released his grip and tied up her hands, tight. Ryker opened up a cell with his key and watched the two other soldiers toss her in, locking the cell as soon as she hit the floor.

"Get some sleep, princess. Tomorrow is a big day for you." He walked to the far side of the cells to open a small cage with a Terrible Terror in it. He wrote down a note before tying it to the fella's leg, letting it fly off. "Viggo should be here in a few hours. I would suggest you get comfy." he laughed darkly and shut the door, leaving Astrid in the dark.

Once left alone, Astrid began to slightly panic. She couldn't get off the floor, Stormfly was immobilized, and in a few short hours she would be on Viggo's mothership, far away from the Edge...and far away from Hiccup...all she could really do at this point was pray for a miracle.

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Hey guys, and welcome to the wild ride of Torn Apart, my first RttE fic! Now this is just a filler for right now (but a good one) as in Spring of 2017 after Season 4 I will be releasing a whole new HTTYD fic that has been in the works for a LONG time. Don't forget to review and follow! Bye!

- Carla ;)