Hiccup sat at the edge of the water, his knees to his chest as he let the ocean lap at his toes. He sat there all night, not able to sleep and a depression weighing on him. He thought about Berk, his father, his friends, and Astrid… how he missed all of them. A fear settled in his heart, fear that he would never see any of them again, that his family would be gone forever and he would die on this island.

His stomach growled with hunger and his mouth dry with thirst. He watched the sun rise above the horizon and sighed deeply and stood up. Lightheadedness made his head all fuzzy and standing was slightly difficult. He regained his senses and ambled over to Toothless, the dragon opened one eye and saw his rider standing over him. His ears perked up and sand fell off his head and stuck in his scales. The dragon grumbled and moaned as he got up. Sand fell from his scales as he adjusted his wings and swished his tail. Toothless smacked his lips a few times and lazily ambled out of the shade, then proceeded to nudge Hiccup and lick his face.

"Thanks, Bud." Hiccup chuckled and rubbed Toothless' flat head.

Hiccup strapped the saddle back on Toothless and detached the shredded tailfin and tossed it to the side.

"C'mon Toothless, might as well see what we've gotten ourselves into…" Hiccup sighed and took a few steps back as he peered into the dense trees; the forest had a cacophony of noises like birds coming from deep within the trees. He gathered his courage and ventured into the forest, and Toothless follow close behind. The birds seemed to quiet down as he hiked through the forest

The forest was cool and shady, trees towered higher than buildings and vines snaked along the ground, along with the sound of water trickling in the distance. Hiccup followed the sound of water, as his thirst grew stronger.

A small stream flowed through the forest, the water tumbled over smooth rocks and the sun hit it, making the small rapids sparkle. Hiccup bent down, cupped his hands, and scooped up the fresh water. The water was so refreshing and perfect, and it was clearer than glass. As he and Toothless drank there was a rustle in the bushes behind them. Toothless stopped lapping the water and listened intently… the sound happened again and he nudged his rider. Hiccup looked up at his dragon quizzically, the bushes rustled again and they both jumped around and observed the tangle of leaves and branches. The rustling quieted down but no one moved, no one breathed… it rustled again and a creature jumped out!

Hiccup had tensed then looked down at his feet, he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and bent down to a little Terrible Terror. Its scales a pale green and maroon color. It cocked its head up at the boy and Night Fury and chirped. Hiccup held out his hand towards the Terror and came off as friendly as possible.

"Hey there little guy…" that earned him a squawk and Hiccup revised, "uh sorry, girl; what're you doing out here? Are there more of you?" he asked rhetorically. The lizard like dragon rubbed it's head against Hiccup's hand and purred like a friendly cat. A rumble grew in Toothless' throat out of jealousy, "Hey Bud, it's ok, no dragon could top you," he reassured his Night Fury and gave him some attention too. "Alright little Terror, see ya later, I gotta get a sense of where I am…"

Hiccup bid farewell to the small dragon and carried on investigating the island. The Terror trilled and scurried after him, Hiccup turned and stared down at her and sighed.

"No-no, you go on," Hiccup shoed the dragon away and started to walk away again.

The Terror squawked and scrambled to his feet again and walked along side Hiccup, earning a glare from Toothless.

"You're just gonna follow me, huh?" the Terror cocked her head and warbled and licked her eye, "Oh… fine."

She was perched on his shoulder as they maneuvered through the forest, happy as ever and feeling like dragon royalty. She had warmed up to Hiccup quite nicely and he accepted her as another companion to keep him company. Hiccup had been thinking of names to give to the Terror but so far, nothing seemed right.

Hours passed as they ventured around the island, discovering new things, startling things, beautiful things, and very strange things. The three of them spotted the largest tree in the forest, it wasn't far from the beach and wasn't too far inland. Also made a good landmark. Hiccup managed to climb up the tree, it had massive branches that were serpentine and twisted, it was easy to climb with the way they swerved and didn't go straight up. There was a clearing in the branches and the setting sun could be seen through them, Hiccup crawled along the branch and out towards the light, he grabbed hold of a thin branch above him and stood up. He could see most of the island from up there, the canopy of the trees and mountainous boulders, silhouettes of a flock of birds flew out of one tree and into another, and the ocean shimmered when sunlight hit the water. The Terror climbed up onto Hiccup's shoulder and spread her wings, the breeze caught under them and she floated beside him. Toothless had followed him up as well and murmured from lower down the branch. Hiccup cast his gaze down at the Night Fury and managed a smile; he took one last glance at the view and headed back down to the cradle of the tree.

They crawled back down the tree and made a makeshift camp under the tree, Toothless and the Terror, who was yet to be named, helped gather firewood. Toothless had found large branches and she had found twigs… but they were still good and she was very proud of them. Hiccup made a campfire with the branches, and twigs, with a circle of rocks to control the flames. Toothless was ready to ignite it when the Terror stepped up, she held her nose up high and her chest puffed out ready to light the fire. Toothless grumbled and sat on his haunches as the little dragon readied herself. She took a deep breath and forced her mighty flames out… Toothless started "laughing" in his own dragon way as the Terror only blew out a lick of a flame and a puff of smoke. Hiccup chuckled and picked up the little dragon.

"Not a real fire breather, huh?" Hiccup placed her on his shoulder and allowed Toothless to light the fire, which he did effortlessly and with a slight smug expression. "I know what to call you now, Fira. Sounds good, right Bud?" Toothless huffed and lay next to the heat, and the newly named dragon, Fira, scurried down his arm and into his lap and curled up.

Hiccup's body filled with dread at the thought of staying here a day longer, he had hope that someone would find them, it was hard to believe because he didn't even know where they were. His eyes grew heavy and he was exhausted, he had paid the price of not sleeping all night and he drifted off to sleep.

…

That night people were gathered in the Great Hall, Stoick stood at the head of the group. Fire illuminated the dark room and dragons rested in the shadows.

"Thank you for coming tonight… as you all know Hiccup is gone…" he croaked and Astrid's eyes drifted down, "We have searched the whole archipelago and there has been no sign of him or Toothless… but that doesn't mean he isn't out there!" he said determinedly. "We must keep searching for ma boy. Tomorrow we go out again, with dragons and boats, we scour the islands, twice if you have to! He could be anywhere and we just need to look harder. We are VIKINGS! We never give in!" that got a lot of people shouting back 'NEVER!' and Stoick started to feel some hope in his heart. Astrid had perked up a bit and believed she was the most determined than anyone, except for Stoick.

After the meeting was over and everyone was ready for the hunt, Astrid went back to her house with Stormfly trailing behind her, she pulled the heavy door open and bolted up the stairs. She started rummaging through all her things, pulling out clothes and belongings and packing them up in a large woven rucksack, she was going to find Hiccup, even if the others give up. She'd even dare to go past the Archipelago's edge if she had to. She readied herself for sleep, she was going to have a long day tomorrow.