It was a cold winter's day, I didn't even want to get out of bed, Snoggletog was around the corner and I haven't even gotten Astrid a gift she had a hard time finding me a betrothal last year and now I can't even think of anything to get her.

It was time to get the day started so I regretfully got out of bed, put on my pants, and brushed my hair. As I walked down stairs Toothless was just waking up, I strapped up Toothless and the day was ours for the taking. All of a sudden a knock came from the other side of my door, "I'm coming" I said as I let out another yawn. I opened the door to see a face I haven't seem in a long time, a face that only a mother could love, "Alvin."

How he got here without raising an alarm I'll never know but that wasn't the part I was worried about, "why are you here" I asked. From the look of things, it seemed like he's seen better days, and that saying something, for a guy like him every day is a possible wrong turn away from meeting your maker. He walked in without any invitation and started to ramble on

"Well you see here Hiccup I got a case, a case that only you can solve, no one can know about this, it's a private matter"

What he said, it didn't sit right with me, a man of his swagger, a man of his talents can't solve his own problems? What is the world coming to these days. "Alright I'll help but what's in it for me"

A grin grew on his face, one that could make any man quiver in his skin, but I was numb to all that, I've seen it many times. But what he said next made me lose all the numbness in my body i thought i was paralyzed by a speed stinger.

"He has my daughter, Hiccup….. Viggo has Jessica"

At first i thought it was a joke, last I saw Viggo he fell into the volcano here at the edge. How could someone have survived that, it was impossible.

I turned away looking out at the blizzard coming closer the empty grey abyss "How could he still be alive, I watched him die"

"Well it's true, so are you gonna help me or not" Alvin cried

I saw he was on his knees crying, I've never seen a man like Alvin or even Alvin himself break down like this it was all too familiar, like the smell of Zippleback gas. I couldn't let this go, not now.

"Alright I'll do it but it's just you and me, no one else GOT IT!"

He thanked me and after he gave me all the details I sat at my desk and thought about the whole situation, it didn't make sense. Why would Viggo use Alvins daughter as leverage? What's he playing at? What's his game?

I decided to go over to Alvin's daughters hut and see if I could pick up any clues…