"Trader Johann is missing?"Brenda asked shocked.

"Well were not sure. There will be a meeting on if we should go out to look for him."Astrid answered. Brenda had already walked away and ran to the Great hall. Missing what her mother had said she opened the doors to where her father and grandfather were sitting and talking.

Stoick looked down and greeted,"Hello my little viking." Brenda stopped at her grandfather's and father's feet and looked up at them.

"Is there something on your mind Brenda?"Hiccup inquired.

"Is it true that trader Johann is missing?" Brenda questioned them taking a deep breath.

Stoick looked at Hiccup and laughed," Where did you here that from?"

"My mother,"Brenda answered.

Hiccup clinched the bridge of his nose and forehead and sighed,"Of course she did... So yes it's true he's late but we think that's all it is."

"But what if he is lost or something. We have to send someone out there to look,"Brenda argued.

"There's no point he's been late before I'm sure he just left late that's all,"Hiccup explained.

Brenda announced," I can do it."

"What? No." Hiccup replied.

"Why not?" Brenda interrogated him.

"I don't see the need for you to go. Trader Johann is fine and either way you don't have a dragon"

"I do now. Remember I had my first day of class and I now ride a Nightmare."

"A Nightmare? Really? Well that's unexpected either way I'm not going to send you out by yourself. Dad back me up on this."

Stoick stroked his beard and said,"I think you should let her go."

Hiccup's mouth dropped and he asked," Are you serious Dad she's just a kid. I'm not gonna let her go off on her own."

"Well she isn't any ordinary child. Though if I remember correctly someone used to go off on his own all the time." Stoick laughed.

"Well...I suppose your right,"Hiccup looked at Brenda her eyes shining Hiccup let out a sigh and scratched his head,"Fine but I don't want you to go alone. Also you have to run this by your mother if she says yes than alright."

Brenda hugged her father and exclaimed,"Thank you! I promise I will not let you regret this." Brenda squeezed her dad tightly forgetting her strength.

"Ok alright but your squeezing to tight I might break,"Hiccup whispered.

Brenda let go and ran outside to find her mother. Astrid was inside the house preparing dinner for the family Brenda ran in slamming the door. Astrid looked up from the kitchen were she was roasting a chicken on the fire.

"Well you were in a hurry," Astrid joked rotating the chicken, Brenda stopped in front of her waiting for her mother to notice. "Oh alright what do you want?"

"So I asked Dad and Grandpa and they both said I could go out to look for Trader Johann. Though I need to run this by you just so you know." Brenda answered.

Astrid stopped rotating the chicken and asked,"Are you going all by yourself?"

"No I'm supposed to take someone with me I was going to ask Eira and maybe her brother Garth."

"Well alright than. I will make sure to have Stormfly ready for you to take tomorrow."

"Wait why Stormfly? I have Ash now."

"Ash? Is that what you named him? Well it's just I believe that Nadders are more reliable than Nightmare's since one left your Uncle and Father stranded on outcast island once."

"But didn't a Nightmare save you from Outcast Island too?"

"Well yes... I still think you should take Stormfly since she has more experience with riders."

"But I don't want to take Stormfly. Why can't I just take Ash?"

"Because I said so."

"That's not fair. You can't force me on a dragon, I'm taking Ash whether you like it or not heck if he leaves me on Outcast Island than so be it."

"Well than that is your choice if you want to risk that with a dragon fine."

"Fine I will."

Brenda stormed away to her room. Astrid began to mutter under her breath not realizing that her two youngest were in the room with her. She finished cooking and saw them there staring at her wide-eyed.

"Don't worry your sister and I aren't angry at each other,"Astrid explained with an unconvincing smile.

"Um... sure if you say so. Is the food done?"her second eldest asked.

"Yes Knife it is. You and Arve can eat." Astrid said and the two children grabbed plates.


The next day Brenda got ready to leave along with Eira and her brother Garth. They readied their dragons and said there good byes and set off to the east from the island. The three were flying on their own the wind brushing their faces.

"So were off to go find Trader Johann isn't this exciting," joked Garth.

"Oh quite Garth. It's better than staying on Berk isn't it?" Brenda replied.

"I suppose if it wasn't to go after Trader Johann seriously the guy needs to stop getting lost." Garth commented.

"What if he isn't lost," Eira mumbled.

"Well whatever the case it's out job to find out. So if you see anything definitely give a shout." Brenda stated to the pair of Gronkle riders when Eira suddenly shrieked. Causing the dragons and their riders to jump.

Garth turned to his sister and yelled,"What was that for?"

Eira calmly answered,"She said if we saw something to shout."

"Yes I said shout not shriek. What did you see?" Brenda shouted. Eira pointed down below at the water where a few objects floated and a boy on a large piece of wood floated. "Oh how did we miss that?" Garth shrugged and they all flew down and hovered over the water to the boy, he was unconscious. Brenda reached down and yanked him up on to Ash. "Alright let's find a place to land and see if we can wake him." Garth peered around placing a hand over his eyes to block the suns rays and in the distance a small island was found.

"Let's go there!" Garth commanded and they all flew to the island.


Hours passed and the boy remained unconscious. Noise of the ocean and seagulls and...talking? Flooded his ears slowly the boy opened his eyes. Where am I? He looked around and a few feet away there were three viking. A huge brute, a frail girl, and...Who is that? The boy studied the girl from a distance her beautiful gold hair tied back in a braid resting on her back. When the large viking nudged the girl and they all sat staring at him until the gold haired female viking stood up and they all walked over to him. Great they are coming over...Don't do something stupid. Brenda stood over him brushing her bangs away from her face.

"So your awake? Are you ok? Can you sit up?" Brenda questioned him. The boy just stood at her for a long time. "Umm are you ok?"

He shook his head quickly and answered,"Yea I'm fine um just shaken up a little. Where am I?" He slowly pulled himself up placing his hands on the sand behind him for support.

"Your on an island not to far from where we found you which was in the middle of the ocean."Brenda replied.

"Yea on a piece of wood, just drifting away your lucky we got to you before you fell in." Garth added, Eira covered her face and Brenda shook her head.

"So do you remember how you got in the middle of the ocean?" Brenda asked sincerely.

The boy thought for a moment recalling what happened and finally spoke," I was out with my father taking a trip on one of his usual stops. We were only supposed to make a stop at the island of Berk when they gained on us..." The vikings stared at each other and turned back to the boy.

"Wait your Trader Johann's son?" Garth asked him.

Eira added" I didn't know he had a son?"

Brenda ignored them and focused on the boy and interrogated," Who gained on you?"

The boy stared into her storm blue eyes and answered," The Outcasts."