Hiccup focused on the ocean below her, as Toothless focused on flying against the wind. Hiccup shivered as a sudden breeze sent a chill down her spine. Over the wind, Hiccup heard Snotlout complaining for the fifteenth time in the past two minutes, "I still don't understand why we're out here in this weather."

Hiccup scoffed, and answered, "We're out here because Johann hasn't arrived at Berk in less than a week. He was supposed to be here five days ago. We're just supposed to make sure he's okay. It's a search and rescue mission."

"Oh really?" asked Snotlout in a mocking tone, "Because I'm seeing a lot of searching, but I'm not seeing any form of rescuing whatsoever!"

Hiccup ignored Snotlout's last comment, "Right. My dad said that the ship should be heading south. So we're checking that direction first."

Snotlout laughed, "That's bogus. I say, we go south."

"Uh-huh." said Astro, "And if Hiccup said to go south?"

Snotlout stared for a moment, "Is that a trick question?"

Hiccup chuckled.

"Look, Hiccup." said Snotlout, "If this relationship is gonna work out, we have to learn to compromise. I say I'm going south, and that's where I'm going!" Snotlout turned Hookfang around, and both flew in the opposite direction.

Tuffnut turned to Ruffnut, "So, we're just gonna leave him?"

Ruffnut shrugged, "Works with me."

Hiccup sighed with relief, and smiled. Snotlout was gone. But then, her moment of joy was ruined by Astro, "Ahem?" Hiccup looked at Astro and read his expression. His expression said, "We both know that you have to go after him."

"Ugh." she groaned, "Fine. You guys search for a few more minutes. Astro will decide when you return to Berk! I'm going after Snotlout. And when I find him, I'm gonna slap him in the face."

Hiccup and Toothless turned and flew after the two.

Hiccup and Toothless quickly caught up with Snotlout and Hookfang. Ahead of them, was a massive waterspout. Hiccup shook her head, This is bad. That muttonhead's gonna get himself killed. "That waterspout is to big! We have to go in another direction!"

Snotlout heard her, and responded, "That's why I'm flying around it! Duh!"

Snotlout and Hookfang veered to the left. But Hiccup noticed that he was risking too much, "You're getting too close!"

But it was too late. Snotlout and Hookfang spiralled out of control, and were pulled into the waterspout. Hiccup saw Snotlout being thrown off his dragon, screaming, "Help me! Hiccup! Help me! Please!"

Hiccup and Toothless flew into the waterspout after him. Toothless' paws found the boy's arms and held on tightly, careful not to lose grip. Toothless tried to escape the powerful wind, but before he could, Hiccup watched in horror as the wind tore the prosthetic tail apart. All three were pulled back into the vortex, and thrown out in an unknown direction. The last thing Hiccup remembered was crashing through barren tree branches the bark scratching her skin, and sliding across the rough, rocky ground.