Alischa Valka Haddock

The smell of blood and a sudden push at my shoulder wake me up and let me look into my father's worried, green eyes. He has his armor on – it's night and I don't get it.

'Dad…? What's wrong?' I ask, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. He looks around, before saying quietly: 'They found us, Liz. Wake up, you and your siblings are going away with the Furies.' He's quiet for a second, probably searching for sounds of safety. 'You can ride with Toothless, right?'

'Yeah…?' He smiles nervously, letting me climb out of bed. 'Good. Stoick and Lunette are already with him and the other Furies. I bring you to them and then, go away and don't look back.' He gives me a bag. 'This is all you need.'

'What's happening? Who found us?' He doesn't answer and pushes me towards the stairs. We run down and out of the house. 'Don't look back!' Dad screams, before stopping in his step. I almost fall down and then, I see his terrified expression.

The towns on fire and before us, a strange man in a cloak has a devilish grin on his scarred face. He has a weird stick, his eyes are full of fire and anger and when he sees my father, his anger only seems to get bigger. I don't really hear what he's saying, because behind us, our house explodes.

I hear my own screams and hold onto Dad's arm, but he has only eye for the man before us. His kind gaze has disappeared and it's scary. 'Bludfist,' he hisses, earning big, surprised eyes from me. 'Dad?'

'Dad?' The man cackles, while Dad whispers: 'Alischa… run to Toothless, now… Berk can't lose you, you're our only hope.'

'No, I stay and fight! It's not fair if only a few survive when it could have been more,' I hiss, earning a "don't" look from my father. 'Alischa, run!'

Another cackle from the man – this is too much. He says: 'Well, special turn of events, Haddock. We give you a choice…' In the split of a second, he pulls me towards him with his stick. I scream, Dad screams and the man – Bludfist? – chuckles – again. 'Your daughter or you. If you choose yourself, your heir will die. If you choose her, you come with us and we leave her be, no harm done.'

My father's face turns pale and before I can say anything, he yells: 'Take me.'

'Dad! No!' I struggle against the hold of the man, but he throws me on the hard ground. Pain goes right through my arm and when I see Dad holding his hands in the air, the man screams something – really loud. The explosions stop and suddenly, everything is normal again – what is this for sorcery?

Dad lies on the ground, onder the man's foot, face full of pain. The man laughs. 'So this is what the Guardians are these days? Helpless, little things with families? Well, Guardian of Autumn, what did you think? You defeated us?'

Dad doesn't response. Instead, he looks in my direction. 'Alischa, find your Mom and tell her to inform the other Guardians. If she's taken too –' His eyes become blank for a second. '- go with Toothless, your siblings and the Furies to the woods. They will find you, I promise.'

I nod, a little in shock, getting up. 'Dad…' I whisper, feeling tears coming in my eyes. 'I am scared…'

'Don't be, Alischa. It's gonna be alright.'

The next thing I remember, is the beating of my heart when I run towards Toothless, trying to find Mom. Maybe she knows what's going on and maybe she can save Dad.

'Toothless!' I scream, getting the attention of Toothless and his mate, Luna the Light Fury. Their kids and eggs are in a cave, safely hidden next to the ginormous mountain where the Great Hall is located.

I see Frea, the oldest of the four litters, walking towards me. I may be her Rider, but she is to young to fight, as my Dad and Toothless would say.

Toothless stands in a fighting pose, trying to protect his family. I'm sure Mom and Dad left him here to care for them. 'Toothless, Dad's captured by a strange man and I need to fight Mom and she knows they answer… oh Thor I am confused!' I let out a sigh, before I feel tears rolling over my cheeks. 'Toothless, they have my Dad…' I whisper, hugging the neck of the Dragon. He growls softly, feeling the loss of his best friend – I don't even know what they're going to do with him…

'Do you know where my siblings and Mom are?' Toothless gets out of my embrace, nodding at Luna. She opens her wings - showing, next two eggs - my scared brother and sister, Stoick and Lunette.

'Guys, I was so worried! Do you know where Mom is?' Eight-year-old Stoick shakes his head, taking the hand of our three-year-old sister. She searches around, her eyes franticly looking around – blind eyes.

'Lupus, can you go search for her?' I ask the second born of the two Furies next to me, a grey Fury named Lupus. He nods, and with his immense speed – he's the fastest one of all the young Dragons – he flies away, while I take my siblings into a hug.

'Lizzie, where were you?' Lunette cries, letting go of Stoick's hand and hugging me, while big tears stream out of her blind eyes. 'I was scared! We heard you scream!' For her age, my sister can talk really well.

I smile at her. 'It's alright, sis, I'm here.'

'Where's Dad?' I feel Lunette stiffen while I make a "don't" face at Stoick. His eyes turn big. 'Are ya saying…?'

'Where's Daddy?! Is something wrong with Daddy?!' Lunette asks, totally in panic. She cries, holding onto my shirt. 'I wanna see Daddy!'

'Lune, Dad's kidnapped… that's why we need to find Mom…' I whisper, being cut of by the sound of Lupus' wings. He has a sad expression. 'No…' Stoick murmurs, while stroking the snout of the Dragon. 'Is Mom also…?'

The Dragon nods, and I sigh, pulling away my tears. 'We need to go to the woods, Dad said…' I set Lunette on Toothless' back, go sit myself and give Stoick a sign to go sit behind me.

'This is bad,' he whispers, 'I don't wanna go…'

'We have to… Dad said someone he knows will find us, so I believe him.' Toothless flies up, Luna following behind, her two eggs in saddlebags and her fourth child – Carina, a Fury with a burst in her wing and deaf – between her paws. Behind her, Frea, Lupus, and the three other Furies – Cetus, Perseus and Ara – follow close.

I feel Lunette's hold getting tighter, and while were looking at the ruins of our village, we don't see anyone – every single villager is killed or captured.

It wakes anger up in me – an anger I haven't felt in many years. In my mind, I make a promise: 'Dad, I promise you, I will find you. Even if it means my own death, I will set all the mistakes made in the past right.'

This was the day whole Berk and its leader – Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III – were being captured, the remaining Night Furies disappeared and the heir of Berk's throne – Alischa Valka Haddock – made a promise.

This was the day a new adventure started.

My God, rough start for my first FanFic! Please, say it if I made mistakes - English is not my own language, I live in the Netherlands, sooooo... well, thanks for reading, see you in a while, when I have the second part done - if school doesn't get in my way.