'Thunder rumbles, lightning cracks, vicious waves roll over the ocean. The wind howled harshly in the storm, affecting the rider's and their dragons flight.
The new Berk Chief - Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III - lead his close friends atop the Alpha Dragon - his faithful night fury Toothless. Snotlout, Hiccup's second in command flew beside his cousin, somehow blissfully unaware of the slowly expanding fire on his back, as Hookfang heated up in the cold. The rain beat ferociously down upon them, hindering their vision.
The dragons began to grow tired against the strong winds, each flap of their wings becoming weaker by the second.
"Hiccup! Don't you think we should go back to Berk now - We aint gonna find Drago in this storm" Snotlout called over the roaring ocean and howling winds.
Hiccup thought about it - He could continue trying to search for Drago, and possibly save anyone else from him, at the risk of his fellow riders...or he could return to Berk, and abandon the search, ensuring he and the rider's were safe - but then other's would be in danger of Drago. He made up his mind, his friends were the most important thing right now - especially Astrid. "Yea, yea! This storms getting really dangerous now... We should go back!" Hiccup responds.
"WHICH WAY?" the twins yell in unison.
"AWAY FROM THAT WATERSPOUT!" Astrid cries out, spotting a large waterspout heading directly towards them at a very alarming rate. Toothless yelped in surprise he felt his body being forcefully pulled into the waterspout, and he desperately tried to escape it, exhausting all of his energy with violent frequent desperate flaps, all of which were proving futile against the waterspouts power. Hiccup cries were drowned out as he and his night fury were absorbed in the water - hidden from eye sight.
"ASTRID! WE HAVE TO GO!" Fishleg's cries out, beginning to feel himself and Meatlug being pulled towards it.
"NO! WE AREN'T LEAVING WITHOUT HICCUP!" the blonde shouted back.
"Astrid... If we don't go now. We'll all join Hiccup and Toothless in there... There's nothing we can do! I wanna help my cousin as much as you. But you know we cant do it without putting ourselves in great danger... WE HAVE TO GO!" Snotlout reasons, finally getting through to her.
Astrid nodded - she knew Snotlout was right, there was nothing they could do to help Hiccup, as much as she wished he was wrong... he was right. Tears began to flow freely down her face as they were forced to turn away, and abandon Hiccup and Toothless. The rider's turned around when they were a safe distance, hearing a heart-breaking cry faintly over the sound of the storm. The rider's couldn't see it clearly in the dull light, however the dragons keen eyesight spotted something been flung out of the waterspout.
"Oh no!" Stormfly cried out, realising what that object was - Toothless riding gear.
"If that's his gear... that means... Oh Draco... he and Hiccup are separated in there" Hookfang realises.
The rider's flew down to the nearest island they could find... Digging deep into a cave to wait out the storm, frightened of what they may uncover when it settled.
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Hiccup could feel his body armour and flight suit beginning to weaken at the pressure acting on it - coupled with the speed's he was been thrown about at. He had lost sight of Toothless long ago, and he was honestly terrified. 'What if they were caught in it as well? What if? What if?' So many questions and thoughts rushed around his mind. All to suddenly he was thrown out of the waterspout, landing near to Toothless' riding gear, that floated in a small puddle of dragon scales - and blood. His weakened body refused to stay surfaced, and he found himself clutching desperately to the remains, struggling to keep his head above water level.
After many more long agonizing minutes the storm began to settle, the waterspout dissipating. Hiccup used all of his remaining strength to scan the dissipating waterspout, hoping to spot the black mass that would symbolise as his closest friend, but his emerald eyes failed to spot it. His strength failed, and he fell unconscious, hanging loosely off the floating remains.
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The teens wasted no time, mounting their respective dragon and rushing out of the cave, hoping to locate the missing duo. As they went airborne, Stormfly's keen Nadder eye's spotted a small form resting on the water. The young dragoness wasted no time, chirping before flying off at full speed towards the object.
As the rider's arrived, their fears turned to reality, as they saw Hiccup, unmoving and laying in a puddle of dragon blood. Astrid and Stormfly flew down, the and viking girl grabbed him out of the water, pulling him up and holding him against her chest, removing her thick fur coat and covering him in it.
"Hiccup's gonna die if we don't get him back to Berk... We haven't got good enough resources to look after him anywhere else." Astrid pointed out, aware of how it meant they would not be able to search for Toothless.
"Astrid, you and Fishleg's take Hiccup back, we'll catch up. We're gonna look for Toothless" Snotlout told her.
The viking girl nodded, turning around and flying back in Berk's direction with Fishleg's following close behind, while Snotlout and the twins seperated to find the dragon's alpha.
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As the two dragons flew back to Berk, Hiccup began coughing up large amount's of water as he came to - albeit temporarily.
"Tooth...less?" He choaked out.
"Shush... Hiccup it's alright. Snotlout and the twin's are gonna get Toothless back home safe..." Astrid consoles him as drops back into unconsciousness. "...I hope..." She finished off.