A/N It really, really bothered me (SPOILERS) that Dagur died. I mean I actually like him! I cried a river and so, that's what, "what ifs" were made for right? And so, what if Dagur hadn't beaten them to the boats?

This starts a little after they lock him in the cell. :)

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"Trap! ITS A TRAP!" Dagur screeches slamming his hands down on the bars. Hiccup gives him a half glance before he turns to the other riders.

"Mount up." He commands.

"I AM WARNING YOU!" Dagur shouts, voice hystaric.

Hiccup shakes his head firmly as if trying to shake what Dagur is saying from his head and thought process. Toothless huffs at the Berserker chief before following Hiccup and the other riders out of the stable.

Dagur takes in heavy breaths, panting and whacks the bars of the door again. He looks back at Shadowmaster and holds out his wrists, "I can't let them get killed." He says and Shadowmaster gets off the ground and snaps the ropes. "Come on Shadowmaster were going to stop them."

...

Hiccup and the other riders fly through air to the base, ready for action. Hiccup is needless to say, on edge. Everything that Dagur had told him replying.

Is this all a trap?

The riders flew in silence for a while, Heather silently fuming, hand gripping her axe tightly, furious, focused scowl on her face. Astrid looks anxious but calm, Fishlegs like he's bound to pass out from the stress in a few seconds, the twins amused and Snotlout baring a face of determination.

Hiccup releases a slow breath as the ships come into view a few almost half an hour later."Remember: We only have one shot to get this right." Hiccup says looking back at the other riders.

"We know. Can we og already?" Snotlout whines.

Hiccup looks forward at the twelve ships before he leans down on Toothless. The Night Fury dives forward past all the dragons to the ships, wings whistling. He releases a plasma blast Thad explodes the middle ship's outer wall the rest of the wood caving in on itself.

As soon as Toothless has fired, the other riders and their dragons dive forward to the boats firing. "Oh yeah!" Tuffnut yells and throws his arms up into the air, victorious.

"FIRE!" Arrows, bolas, nets and chains all fly into the air like rain. Barf and Belch are hit by a net and Tuffnut looks at Ruffnut.

"Scratch that, oh no!" He yells as he and his sisters Zippleback tumble downwards. They hit the deck of a ship bard and both Thorsten's are thrown from off the dragon rolling.

"Guys! The twins are hit!" Fishlegs yells then lets out a high squeel as Meatlug is wrapped in a well aimed bola. "I've lost power on the Gronckle!" Fishlegs shouts before he and Meatlug hit a deck. Fishlegs release a breath, "Im okay!" He yells up at the other riders. Dragon Hunters draw their swords aiming it at his throat, "Less okay!"

Hiccup dodges an arrow that would have been a perfect shot to his chest had Toothless not dived. "It was a trap! Dagur was right!" Hiccup yells mostly at himself, and Toothless also the other riders a little bit.

"Dagur tried to warn us!" Astrid says as she and Stormfly pull up to Hiccup.

"It doesn't matter what he did, right now we need to save the other riders." Heather says grabbing her axe from off her back. She swings it and the blade expands to the double-sided axe they've all grown used to. Heather smacks an arrow away and looks at Hiccup.

"Try to free the riders, me and Toothless will head for the commanding ship." Hiccup says. Heather and Astird nod pulling away.

"Snotlout! Snotlout!" Snotlout chants Hookfang diving past Hiccup and Toothless. A Dragon Hunter from the deck of a outer ship lifts up his crossbow and fires.

The arrow sails through the air and Snotlout completely unaware of its existence doesn't do anything to dodge. It would have hit him square in the forehead but Hookfang pulls up the arrow lodging into his scales. "Oi! Oi! Oi..?" Hookfang imminently starts fo fall from the deck causing Snotlouts victorious shout to die in his throat.

Astrid looks down at the twins who are now outside the bola of their dragon, arms tied behind their backs. Heather had gone for Fishlegs, she going for the twins. Once they got out of this mess, Astrid would never doubt Dagur again. The deranged man knew what is going on.

"Hey Astrid!" Tuffnut yells cheerily. Unintentionally giving away his fellow riders position.

The Dragon Hunters snap their heads up looking at her. Astrid curses under her breath softly before she lifts up her axe a arrow bouncing off it.

Viggo has clearly saved his best men for this fleet, it was a little less than a minute later Astrid and Stormfly were netted on the boat with the twins. "Well that rescue went well." Tuffnut says dryly nudging Ruffnut's arm.

Hiccup grips Toothless's saddle tighter eyes narrowed with determination. A trap. Dagur had been right. Why couldn't he have used his brain? None of the riders or Toothless would be in such a drastic position if he had.

So caught up in his thoughts Hiccup completely misses when a dragon proof chain sails through the air wrapping around his torso. Hiccup gives a startled and pained yelp as he's ripped from the saddle, sailing down towards the boats.

Toothless roars angrily turning around in nose dive after the Haddock when a chain wraps around him dragging him to a completely different boat. Thr Night Fury struggles and growls but it does nothing. A Dragon Hunter walks forward, arrow in hand, he fingers the end of it before he stabs the dragon root covered blade into Toothless's neck.

Hiccup lands with a thud on the deck of the commanding ship, every part of him aching. Just lying there he realizes he cant hear thr sound of dragon fire anymore, meaning, everyone was captured. Why was he so blind!?

Rough hands grab his upper arms and haul him to his feet. "You're supposed to be a genius. I hardly see why Viggo dubs you a worthy appoint." The commanding Dragon Hunter says striding up to Hiccup.

Hiccup gives him a dirty, angry look and glances left as Toothless gives a roar of pain. "Stop! What did you do to him?" Hiccup commands struggling against the chain still wrapped around his middle and the Dragon Hunters holding him. The leader watches him for a second before he looks at his men.

"Take him below deck, in the cell. Everyone else, MOVE OUT!" He yells. Hiccup struggles harder as he's dragged back looking desperately over at the boat is with Toothless.

"Toothless! TOOTHLESS!"

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Several hours later Shadowmaster thoroughly worn through reaches and open stretch of water. Worn through to the point his wings are bound to fall off soon he looks up at his rider.

"What?" Dagur says in confusion looking at the empty ocean, "The boats were right here! Right here!" He yells and gives a angry shout of frustration. Heather, and the rest of the riders had left much sooner than he had planned and now every single one is captured in the hands of Viggo Grimborne.

A/N Short chapter I know. Not entirely sure where I'm going, beyond the whole Dagur not dying thing. :) but it will be a multi chapter fic. :)

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