Hiccup's Pov

Toothless and I had just finished our turn of patrolling Dragons Edge and were on our way back to our hut, when suddenly he was trying to fly in another direction. "What is it, bud?" I asked. I let him take the lead, which was speeding forwards about a hundred yards, diving, then leveling out and gently dropping something on the sand. We landed a few feet away when I hopped off and stumbled over to the small mass lying in the sand.

Once over there, I found that it was a girl, and she was unconscious. Toothless was sniffing at her hand, then looked at me. "She's fine bud. Unconscious, but alive." I carefully picked her up, got on Toothless, and got the other riders. We all went to the clubhouse where we waited for her to wake up.

Dawn's Pov

I couldn't hold onto consciousness for more than a few moments before being swallowed by sleep again. Every now and then, I could hear voices of people around me. They didn't mean anything to me. I couldn't even make out words, but I found the voices of these people soothing. I wasn't awake enough to have my own thought over half the time.

One time I did get to the point where I could think and even open my eyes. Everything was blurred to the point where they were almost one thing. I remembered fighting, then pain in the back of my head. "He took her. HE TOOK HER. What can I do about it? Nothing. Absolutely nothing all because I failed at protecting someone important to me." I thought to myself before blacking out again.

When I woke up completely, it was slowly, so I was able to keep my eyes shut and eavesdrop on the conversation of the people surrounding me. "People don't just fall out of the sky, Hiccup. She had to have gotten there somehow." One said.

"I'm just telling you what happened, Astrid. I don't really know if something else happened. We're lucky Toothless saw and caught her when he did." Hiccup replied.

"Open your eyes, girl." A dragon whispered in my ear.

I opened my eyes only to see a black dragon with green eyes taking up most of my vision. "Hey." I mumbled, reaching out to pet him.

"I take it you've been around dragons before?" Astrid asked.

"Maybe." I answered, voice filled with sleep.

"So who are you?" She questioned further.

"Dawn."

"Full name, please." She demanded in a slightly threatening tone.

"Dawn Crimson of the Warden tribe on Amberwood Island." I replied in an exasperated tone.

"How is it that you fell from the sky?" Another asked.

"What?" I asked confused.

"When Toothless found you," Hiccup began. "he caught you mid-air. Like Snotlout asked, we just want to know how."

"I was riding my dragon." I answered slowly and cautiously. "So if you don't mind, I'd like to go get her."

I stood up a little too quickly, wobbling a little as a result. I easily found the exit to the building and went to find a way of leaving.

When they found me later, I was filling a small rowboat with food and other supplies. "Where do you think you're going?" Hiccup asked.

"To find my dragon."

"You know we can help with that?"

"I doubt it." I scoffed. "You have no idea what you'd be dealing with."

"Oh really, now?" Astrid asked skeptically.

Both Hiccup and I ignored that comment. "You won't get very far in a boat. We can look for your dragon. Besides, you should be resting. You've been out for a while." Hiccup reasoned.

I sighed and dropped everything. In all honesty, before they had even come, I had almost completely talked myself out of leaving on a boat. Besides, it wouldn't've done much considering I was trying to follow someone on a very fast dragon.

Over the course of the next few days, they didn't so much as ask about my dragon. I was sitting on the beach when Meatlug came over and told me they were looking for Amberwood Island. They were trying to take me "home". I stood up from my spot on the sand and quietly snuck over to where they were standing.

"So Amberwood Island should be in this general area. We'll get there, make sure it's the right place, then get out."

"Okay, okay, so... why can't we tell Dawn that we're trying to find her home island?" Tuffnut asked.

Hiccup facepalmed. "Because, Tuffnut. For all we know, she couldn't be all she says she is." He was right about that. "Besides, it would avoid making things-"

"Awkward?" I cut him off. They all jumped.

"Hey~, you! We were just talking about you!" Hiccup said awkwardly.

"I heard." I told him before looking at the rest of them. "So, not only are you not going to look for my dragon, but you plan on going to Amberwood and asking if they're missing a viking? Good luck with that. The winds above the island are so rough, even with the right kind of dragon it's difficult. The water has a lot of waves and the occasional whirlpool, so it's basically unapproachable. I was lucky I was able to leave." I turned to walk away.

"Why did they let you leave? Wouldn't your family not let you leave? Or at the very least follow you?" Astrid asked me.

I stopped walking, and after a while I replied to her. "What family?" I asked quietly, only loud enough so they could make out the words.