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Hiccup's P.O.V.
"Shh, Toothless. If we ever want to get out of here, we have to be as quiet as possible bud." I whispered to my dragon, who was at the time, searching for fish.
Toothless merely warbled quietly in reply. I had every tail fin, every spare metal leg, every piece of armor Toothless might need, and all the food I could carry. I was going on a trip, with absolutely no plan of return. I was the only sentry on duty on the south side of the edge tonight, so it would be a perfect escape. Plus Viggo and his hunters were last seen over near the West, over two hundred miles away. Even if I was abandoning the edge, I'd never leave in trouble. Plus, my team had Heather and Windsheer. They no longer needed a Night Fury, and a Hiccup.
I had been planning this for weeks; looking for the right moment to steal away into the night. During that time, I would make new tail fins for Toothless, casually bringing them into the open to test them, til I had over twenty different ones, plus three of our normal ones. They were pure black instead of red. I'd make a new leg here, a new leg there, no seemed to notice the metal supply slowly dwindling. Toothless already had armor, and the food was easy. Two fish a day from Toothless' breakfast and dinner, wasn't hard at all. Plus I'd been making two fishing poles, nets, and weaving baskets to carry everything. The flight suit was almost done. Only a few tweaks were all it needed. Soon this island would be gone from us forever. And Toothless and I didn't regret a thing.
I knew the other riders would come after me. That's just who they are. And I made sure I left an explanation on, well, everything! I never wanted to see them again, unless I came back. If I did come back, that would mean I had completed my mission. If I didn't, I was either dead, or still working on winning a battle. It was a battle I never even wanted to fight. But that's not how life works. You just have to take the good and the bad.
Hooking the baskets to Toothless' saddle, I climbed on, and took one long, last look a the edge. "Bye guys. I'm ganna miss you all."
Turning towards the south, I smiled my last smile. "To the sky Toothless! To the sky!"
I flew straight into a future filled with mistakes, surprises, guilt, and shame. None of it would ever touch me again. The more I look at this the more, I think I may have been making a mistake. I was the only one who had ever been to any of these places. I had already known that our world goes further outside of the Articpeligo. But as Toothless and I flew down, alongside the water's rim, sporting a yellow and black Gronkle Iron tail, I knew that this was better for everyone.
Astrid's P.O.V.
We woke up, and he was just... Gone. No trace of a kidnapping, every single tail fin gone, and the baskets that had seemily multipled had vanished too. I was never expecting this. We searched the entire edge twice, but there was nothing. He wasn't at the south or east watch towers, the two he had assigned himself to for the night. Fishlegs had been at the north and west. And if Hiccup had ran away, east had the most uncharted waters. He would've gone that way. South practically leads back to Berk.
"Could he have gone on another recon mission? It wouldn't be unknown of him to do it by himself." Heather was the first to voice my thoughts.
"Yes, but the Viggo was last seen towards the west. And Fishlegs would've seen him. I think may have headed east. He was assigned to that post." I reasoned. "It would be easy for him to head that way, and circle back behind Viggo."
Everyone nodded. It would make perfect sense for Hiccup to do that. But once again, my mind wander to the fact that he might have gone exploring. East had the most uncharted waters. He and Toothless could've easily fallen of the edge of the world by now. Snotlout came running in, panting and holding a piece of paper.
"I found this in my hut! I believe it's from Hiccup!" he panted.
I snatched it from him, and started to read out loud.
"Riders," it started. "Sorry to be leaving you in this mess. But I have a quest I must at least try to complete. I know you guys would be more than willing to come help, but this is something I must do myself. I mean no offense. You would all be a tremendous help. But someone has to protect the dragons and the edge. Toothless and I will be back... Maybe. But for now, Astrid is team leader. Listen to her, obey her rules, follow her orders. Put the same trust you put in me in her. I trust her with my team, so trust her with your life. I know you'll do this anyway, but I'm still going to say it. Do not come after me! Once my quest is complete, I will return to Berk. But I may never finish, so I may be back. I'm going to miss you guys. Thanks for having faith and trust in me. Your friend, Hiccup."
I finished in a weak voice. He really thought that way of me? Of all of us? Even after the awful childhood we gave him? We were still his team, his, his friend? None of us deserved it. And where was he going? What was this quest of his?
"So?" Tuffnut asked. "Are we going to go find him?"
I knew Hiccup had said not to. To guard the dragons and the edge. But he was out there alone. I couldn't just leave him! But at the same time I could. And I would... For now.
"No. Not yet. Let's give him a few months." I answered. "If he's not back by then, we'll go search."
And looking up towards the sky, I whispered a prayer of protection.
And there's the first chapter! Hope you enjoy, and I'll be back with more soon. See ya and please review!
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