After awhile the village started to notice how much impact the teens departure had on them. At first it was just replacing them in their jobs, but as time went on, they seriously missed the teens. There wasn't a day when the topic didn't came up anymore. Their parents were the worst, of course, they just couldn't believe this happened and that they didn't even let their kids explain things.

It didn't help when the teens were proven right, since the defeat of the Red Death, there were no dragon raids anymore. They sometimes saw dragons around the island but not close to the village. The beasts didn't attack anyone if a human got close they flew off before anything could happen.

After half a year the village agreed the teens were serious and they won't come back by themselves for sure. So they decided to search for the island they spoke of and visit the allied tribes to see if they knew anything.

The searches all ended up empty handed. When they visited the other tribes they heard about a group of masked dragon riders, who went to the islands and demanded that, they let the dragons from their ring go, because the dragons were not at fault for the raids and they deserve their freedom because they mean no danger if they aren't forced to attack or defend.

Of course the chiefs refused to believe them, and the riders surprisingly left the village. Only to reappear a few days later at night and take the dragons with the help of people who believed them, with force or more often with the combination of those two.

Hearing these stories they were sure it was Hiccup and the others. Stoick and the other parents didn't know if they should be proud or not. They were just a group of teenagers and a few dragons and they managed to do as they pleased in other villages and escape without serious injury after all. That was something. Then they remembered what Snotlout said: ' If we work as a team with dragons there is not a chance anyone could beat us especially if we have plans of defense too.'

Of course they never told the villages, who the riders most likely were. They told them the riders were on their island too and Stoick's son and other kids went missing after that night so they wanted to find the riders.

The last tribe they visited was the Bashem-Oiks, when they got there, they learned that this tribe did not meet the riders yet. They decided to spend a day there and go home after breakfast the next day. However their plan changed that afternoon, when the riders got there. Stoick and the others were more than a little surprised.

Those riders and dragons did looked like their teens and the dragons they left on, all but the dark rider. There was no way that guy was Hiccup. Two years or not. The dragon didn't seemed to be missing a tailfin like Hiccup's.

However what caught Stoic attention was that, in the formation they were in the sky. The Night Fury was upper in the middle. He concentrated on the dark rider and noticed he paid no attention to the conversation he was doing something in front of him then stopped and just looked at the people down. The other riders were carefull to stay out of range while they give their reasons and tried to get the villagers to listen to them. As they were about to leave Stoick saw the dark rider showing up a paper nodding then holds up four finger.

That's when Stoick understood. The riders were successful because of this, it seemed stupid to show up and destroy your changes in a totally surprise attack just to tell people what you wanted. But it was not that simple, the night fury's rider was maping the island so they could fight on a place they knew enough and the number he showed after... could it mean the number of people they managed to win over? He didn't do anything else besides watching the people below so there is a chance...

Of course the Berkians stayed on the island but the Chief wouldn't allow them to help in the fight. So when 2 days after the visit the riders came back they stayed hidden to get information about the riders, it wasn't their style but it wasn't their island, they had no choice.

And Stoic was proven right when the 4 orpans of the village ran up to the dark rider when he called out:
"Those who believe in us and are willing to join us come here."
Some adults tried to stop the children but the riders and dragons made sure not one of them got hurt.

Then the fight started the kids were on the dragons of the riders, while the dark rider manged to break into the ring and free the dragons. To be honest the berkians were amazed by the fight. It wasn't just that the riders were winning but the perfect harmony they moved in, they always had each others back and the dragons moved in line with them too. The fight was one sided because the place they landed and their fighting style together made them stronger until they had to escape. And it didn't take long for them to fly off with the kids and the dragons from the ring.

The Berkians tried to follow them but lost them fast. Their hope of getting them back was disappearing. They didn't have a clue where to search and after what they saw they weren't sure those riders were them after all. If they were they didn't seemed to mind the life they had and were sure not to give it up and go back to Berk easily.

Even with all the negative feelings about success, they still had to try, they really missed them and their power would help Berk a lot too. The one thing that bothered them was Hiccup. Where was he? Shouldn't he be with the others? And who the heck was that guy on the Night Fury?

That guy seemed to be the leader and he was good at it too. His fighting style and weapon was something else too. Most of the riders weapons seemed normal but his sword was in flames.

In the end they were back to sending out searches and prayed for a chance to be able to at least find them and speak with them.
It was a few months later, when Trader Johann arrived that they seemed to get their chance. When the trader arrived at first everything went as normal, until Gobber found some weapons and asked Johann:
"Where did you get these?"
They didn't understood why it was so important and tried to stop Gobber when he wouldn't let the question go unanswered but they changed sides when Gobber told them his reason:
"These were made by Hiccup. Years or not I will always know when I see one of the lad's work. I'm sure he made these."

Johann knew he had no choice, now all the vikings wanted to know where the weapons came from so he sighed and said:
"Alright. I'll tell you where I got those and how but you can't tell anyone I was the one who told you."

The Berkians agreed to this and went to the Meade Hall, where Johann began to tell them his story:
"I got them from an island named Scalon. I never got ones like those because I found the island and agreed to trade with them regularly not long ago. You see last time I got into a big storm, my ship was damaged, I thought I won't make it when I heard a noice behind me, as I turned around there was a black dragon on my ship and a man stood besides him. Before I could spoke he said:

Calm down he won't hurt you, we're here to help. We live on a island close to here. I can help you get there and make sure your ship'll be repaired...
But for me to be able to help you, I'll need you to promise me you are not going to attack the dragons there or here. If you won't attack they won't either, they are going to help us.
You have nothing to worry about I'll make sure of that as I'm the Chief of the island.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, so I just noded, it wasn't as if I had any other choice at the moment, than trust him. The next thing I know the man and his dragon were putting ropes to my ship I was about to ask what they are for, when he throw them to the sea. Then he shouted out: Grab those and take us to port guys, this man means no harm, we need to help him!

When I looked at who he was speaking to there were 4 dragons in the water if I remember correctly 2 Scauldrons and 2 Seashockers. The dragons looked at us then noded, grabbed the ropes and pulled us in one direction. The black dragon laid down the man sat next to it and the dragon opened one wing to shield him from the rain. I was watching spreechless. I couldn't believe my eyes.

But when we got to the island, and he lead me to the Meade Hall, that was a truly amazing sight. The building is huge, when we went in I saw people and dragons together having their dinner. The man asked everyone to treat me like a guest and give me one of the guest-houses then he left.

I was really intrested in the village by what I saw ... and while my ship was repaired I got a very good insight of things. I don't think I ever saw a village so peaceful, organized, happy and strong at the same time.
Of course they had and must have their enemies but their defense is build up completly I heard that in the last 3 years no enemy ship managed to get to the island. Even thought most of the villagers are young, they are still pretty much capatable of doing everything they need to. If they need help the dragons are happy to jump in to help them too. And those weapons too, they are made frome Gronckle Iron if I remember right, it is stronger than iron but lighter too. It 's simply amazing. I'm so happy the Chief give me those."

And so Johann went on and on telling them what he saw and knew. The berkians were amazed by his stories. And they understood one thing if they wanted to stand a chance in getting the kids back, they were not to harm any dragon and try to get to the Chief's good side. If he had as much respect as Johann was telling them then the teens were most likely ready to hear his opinion on this too.

For now they decided to set sail next morning and then they could reach Scalon by noon. They couldn't believe the island was so close...how did they missed it for three years? But it didn't matter anymore since they knew where to go now.