Right now, all she could think about was the pain she was in, and knowing she had to loose the horses behind her. Her feet pounded against the slippery mud as she ran through bushes, passed tree limbs, tearing her dress all to hell. One wrong step, and she's caught.
"She ran this way!" A voice shouted behind her. "Over there!"
There were torches lit off in the distance. She saw the glare of the flames from the shiny bark on the trees as the rain pelted her skin like bullets, managing to reach every open skin crevice on her body. Every wound, every bloody form...
"I can hear her panting! We're getting close!"
She then lost her footing, sliding down the muddy hill that lay in front of the path. She tumbled down, cringing her cries with every rock that pierced her. She slammed onto a large rock formation and something slapped against its side... She looked over and saw the water... She can hide! Without thinking, only focused on the shouting behind her, she jumped in the water.
It hit her like a thousand tiny knives! She gasped and then covered her mouth. Her breath came out in short, quiet breaths... And then, there was the bang of horse hooves on the rock. She nearly screamed but kept her mouth covered, waiting for them to disappear... "So what, we swim after her now?"
She hated that voice... Please, go back!
"Sir, there's a path this way!" Came a loud voice. The bang of the horse shoes signaled that they followed the words of the other soldier.
She moved slightly... They were gone. Nothing remained. She brought herself back up on the rock and started to shiver. The cold night air... It was terrible to her! But she had to keep going! They'll reach a dead end soon and turn around... She climbed back up the muddy hill, falling back down twice before she continued down a different path. The white dress was stained with mud and blood, soaking wet. Her skin was covered in mud and blood as well, but it looked more violent...
She looked up and saw a clearing... But it was another hill after that. She fell down that hill and this time without something to stop her, tumbled into the freezing water. She didn't scream... She was numb. I hope someone finds me... Before I die...
~That Morning~
It was just after their daily ride. Hiccup and Toothless were tired. They were headed back to Berk before Toothless started acting jittery. "Toothless... Toothless, what's going on, bud?" Hiccup put his palm on his neck. The dragon snorted and looked down at the shore lines of the beach... He couldn't see it very well. But Toothless could. And he dove down.
"Toothless!" Hiccup yanked back on his saddle straps but he refused to pull up. He dove down towards the figure and the closer he got, the more Hiccup could make it out... It was a girl. Covered in mud and blood. Her own, he believes. He got scared and jumped off Toothless. But the dragon was first to the girl... He waddled over to her, his ears flat and his wings spread, sorrow struck. Hiccup dropped to his knees in front of her and lifted her up... He took off his helmet and put it over her left breast, listening for a heartbeat... There was one, but it was faint. Toothless walked up to her and pushed his nose against her muddy leg. He felt bad. Very bad. "Toothless, do you know her?" Hiccup asked the dragon. He purred slightly and pushed her arm up, wrist flipped up. Hiccup gasped... On her arm was a tattoo... But not just any tattoo. A tattoo of Toothless' wings, wrapped around her wrist and down her forearm. How'd he know it was Toothless' wings? They are distinguishable...
How'd he know her?
"Look, we can't leave her. We've gotta take her back to Berk!" Hiccup said. He stood up and picked the girl up. Her muscle made her slightly heavy but not so much that he couldn't pick her up. Toothless lifted her up, holding the girl to his warm stomach as an attempt to raise her body heat. Hiccup climbed on his back and the dragon rose into the sky, still holding onto the unconscious girl... The more Hiccup thought about it, the more he realized... She's wearing a wedding dress.
~Back At Berk~
"Guys I need your help!" Hiccup jumped off of Toothless' back carefully, knowing the dragon was still holding onto the girl from the beach. Every one of his friends ran up to him. Fishlegs, Snotlout, Ruff, Tuff, and Astrid... "Hiccup, what's wrong?" Astrid asked first. "Your not gonna believe what I found..." He looked at Toothless who landed on his hind legs, still holding onto the girl. "Whoa!" They all ran up at once.
"She's unconscious. Toothless found her on the shore." He told them. "Wait, Toothless found her?" Snotlout asked, completely confused. "Yeah, he hasn't let go of her since... He must've known her. Look," He held out her wrist and they saw the wings... "Did she used to ride him?" Fishlegs wondered out loud. When Snotlout tried to reach out and touch her face, Toothless growled, bearing his teeth, holding her closer to him.
"He's very protective of her, I see... You should take this to you dad." Astrid said. "Right. C'mon Toothless." The dragon walked, still on it's hind legs, into the house. "Dad!" Hiccup called out. "Hiccup, what is it?" Stoick looked up from his work to look at his son... "I uh... I need some help."