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WARNING THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS VILONCE AND STRONG LANGUGE!

Village of Berk

Astrid stopped when she saw her home up close, everything was on fire, and no one was there. Most of the buildings had been burned to the ground, leaving only the blacksmith and the training arena. She didn't care if she got hurt, Astrid just needed to find her family. She ripped off part of her tunic and tied it around her face, covering her mouth and nose from the smoke. She ran to the arena, it was the only place everyone could be hiding.

Hiccup saw the blacksmith, if Gobber was alive he'd be in there. Despite his heart telling him to go with Astrid, he had to see if his old friend was still alive. Hiccup watched her one second more before running to his old refuge. The door was blocked by some fallen debris, but the window was still clear. Hiccup slid through the opening, falling onto the stone floor with a small thump clang. "Gobber, are you in here?"

The sound of his voice could barely be heard over the roar of the fire outside. The forge was illuminated by the red glow and Hiccup noticed the building was empty. He was going to leave when he say the door off to the side with a barrel of weapons blocking it. That was his room, he had to look in there. He pushed aside the barrel and opened the door. Dust filled the air, it was obvious this room had gone unused for years. Hiccup noticed his old journals and some random inventions, out of nostalgia he piled everything into a small bag he carried. When everything was done he'd like to think everyone from Berk would welcome him and his ideas, he knew I was wistful thinking, but one could wonder.

Hiccup was leaving the forge and about to call for the dragons when he heard it, the sound that caused his blood to run cold. "HICCUP!" Astrid was screaming. Hiccup had to get to her, he felt like an idiot for leaving her alone.

Fighting Arena

WARNING VILONCE AND STRONG LANGUGE!

Astrid couldn't see any signs of the others, she was so caught up in trying to find her family she didn't notice the person following her. The arena was empty, and she wanted to scream, but instead she made herself relax and look for signs of others. She gripped the handle of her axe tightly and quickly swung it behind her. The second she'd calmed down her senses screamed at her that someone was behind her. Astrid turned to face her stalker and saw the familiar face of Avor the Ruthless, he was one of Berk's greatest enemies. She'd met him only once before and the scar on her back was the proof of it.

He leered at her and she felt a wave of disgust run through her. "Well what do we have here? The little Hofferson girl is all grown up and my, is she fine." Avor went to touch Astrid but she jumped out of reach. He laughed, "As feisty as before I see, I like my women feisty, it's so much more fun training them that way."

"Get away from me!" Astrid snarled at him and held her axe in front of her, there was no way she'd let Avor touch her ever again. He laughed again and motioned with his hands, before Astrid could blink she was surrounded by a dozen men. "I see you're as 'fair' as usual? What was it last time, you and seven men against me and my friend?" Astrid wouldn't allow the number of men intimidate her. She would be fine, and she'd find out why they were here.

Avor dropped his smile and pulled out his sword, "We'll see how strong you when you're beaten and forced to be my new woman." Astrid ignored his threat and focused on the men closing in on her. There were too many for her to face all at once, she needed to take them on a few at a time. Avor rushed at her, stopping her from planning and forcing her to defend herself. One of his men took advantage of this and flanked her. Astrid was prepared and sent a kick to his torso, effectively backing him off.

Another three men attacked from different sides, Astrid blocked one and dodged another, but the third blow hit her right shoulder, cutting deep and sending her to her knees. "Bastards, I'm not done yet." She swung her axe in a circle around her, giving her enough time to stand.

Avor and his men were smirking, they continued attacking her together until Astrid was using her axe as a crutch and barely blocking the attacks in the last second. Avor stopped his men and grabbed Astrid by her tunic. "Where is your fight now?" She spat at him, bloody saliva hitting his face. "Let's see how you like this, warrior bitch." Avor forced her onto the ground and ripped her tunic exposing her bindings.

He began to feel her up and even went as far as to kiss her. When he pulled away Astrid had tears in her eyes and felt truly frightened. She mustered up her voice and screamed, "HICCUP!" she hoped he heard her.

Avor slapped her across the face, quieting her. He pulled Astrid up onto her feet and pushed her towards his men. "She's not alone, we'll head back to the ship and lay a trap for her companion." His men were rough and manhandled her.

Astrid lost feeling in her right arm and used her left arm to cover her exposed chest. As they walked she made sure to allow blood to touch different plants and drip onto the path. Even if they took her before Hiccup could save her, she'd make sure he'd be able to find her in the end. When they came to the coast she let herself fall and made a small mark in the sand before being hauled to her feet again and dragged onto the awaiting ship.

Back in Berk

Hiccup had made it to the arena and saw them taking Astrid away. He followed behind quietly, he could see her clothing was ripped and that she didn't fight back. Once he freed her Hiccup was going to kill every last one of them for what they've done.

He watched them drag her onto a ship and noticed a few more men take up lookout positions around the shore. A large man walked down the path from the arena and held Astrid's axe, from the way the other men acted Hiccup could tell the large man was the leader. He got closer and could hear the leader talking to his men. "Stay on guard for her companion, it seems like Berk wasn't abandoned like we'd thought. I'm going in to play with my new woman, I do not want to be disturbed."

He had to bite his tongue to keep from lashing out at the man. He couldn't take them all on alone, he needed Toothless. Hiccup backed away and pulled out a wooden horn, the second he used this the men on guard would be on to him. He'd have to hold them off until the dragon arrived, luckily toothless could fly without him now. He took a deep breath and blew into the horn, the noise emitted was loud and could be heard for miles.

Hiccup didn't waste any time, as soon as he made the signal he left his hiding spot and pulled out his special sword. As the men drew near he pressed the button on the side and it coated the blade in flammable gas then lit a spark, he truly was wielding fire. The men were shocked and backed away at first, but soon attacked.

He dodged and blocked attacks left and right, though one or two managed to scratch him. Hiccup was a great fighter, and wouldn't let the men who hurt Astrid go easily. One man lunged at him while he was blocking another's attack and Hiccup fell to the ground. Before any of the men could do any damage the distinct sound of his best friend could be heard and caused men to duck for cover. "NIGHTFURY!" someone cried.

The dragon landed next to Hiccup sending a warning blast at the attackers. "They have Astrid bud, we need to save her." Toothless could feel his rider's anger, whatever these men did had caused the usually level headed rider to become vengeful. The dragon knew human lives would end if his rider's mate was harmed. "I'm going after her, you and Stormfly take care of the men here."

The blue dragon had landed in time to hear the last part and looked around for her rider, when she didn't see her she understood the vengeful aura coming from the male rider. The female dragon grew angry, and you never want to be on the bad side of a Nadder.

Inside the Ship

Astrid was locked in a room shortly after being dragged onto the ship. She was too injured to fight off the men and now she was trapped. She did a quick look of the room and found only bedding and chains on the wall, it wasn't hard to figure out what this room was for. There was a small table next to the bedding with healing materials, she helped herself and bandaged the worst of her wounds.

There was a loud horn outside, Astrid felt relief wash over her. "Hiccup." She knew he was close by and would soon save her. The door to the room opened and Avor walked in, the door was then closed and locked behind him.

The wicked man didn't seem the least bit concerned with the noises from outside, instead he focused his attention on Astrid. "Now my pet, what shall I do first, break your mind or your body?" He purred. Astrid felt bile rise up and forced herself to swallow it.

"I'll die before you break me." She looked him dead in the eyes, and that was exactly what he wanted of her. Avor forced her against the wall and chained her arms above her head to the point where she was dangling from them. Blood stained her right arm, seeping through the bandage and rolling down her neck.

"I love the way crimson contrasts your pale skin." He pulled out a dagger and cut away the rest of her tunic, leaving only her chest bindings, leggings, and her skirt. He licked the blade then grabbed her hair, "I wonder what it looks like when your hair is loose? Let's find out my pet." She flinched as he yanked the tie from her hair, the golden waves flowed around her beaten body and seemed out of place. Avor then cut her bindings and watched the fabric fall to the floor. "Much better, I prefer my bitches without clothing covering the goods. Speaking of which." He traced his dagger up her leggings and made small cuts here and there. I wonder if you're a virgin, let's find out." Before he could continue the door to the room burst open and the silhouette of a man stood in the doorframe.

The man came closer and Astrid knew it was Hiccup, "Let her go." His tone was threatening and caused a cold shiver up her spine, she'd never seen him this way before.

Avor laughed at him and pointed the dagger at Hiccup's chest, "What is a puny boy like you going to do to stop me?" Avor's eyes grew wide as the hilt of his own dagger was sticking out of his side. The large man fell to his knees, and watched as the so called 'puny boy' pulled the dagger out.

Everything had gone by too fast for Astrid to comprehend, one minute Avor held a dagger on Hiccup and the next Hiccup was pulling that very dagger out of Avor. "You deserve death, but getting her to safety is more important, so be grateful." The young man looked up at Astrid, his first thoughts were how he was glad she was alive, than he realized she was in very little clothing. "I-I'll get you down right away." His face was red as he kept his eyes on the chains and tried very hard to not look at the rest of her.

Once she was free Astrid fell to her knees, she no longer had the strength to stand and was glad to have a moment to rest. Hiccup took off his tunic and offered it to her before turning away to give her some privacy. Astrid was too exhausted to feel embarrassed about being seen half naked. She sluggishly slipped on the tunic which was large on her and placed a hand on Hiccup's arm.

He turned around cautiously before looking down at her, he noticed blood was already staining the tunic and there were a number of cuts both old and new. Hiccup also noticed how weak she seemed and knew she needed healing. "Hold on a little while longer Astrid, We just have to get somewhere safe." She nodded and allowed him to pick her up. When her head began to rest against his bare shoulder he felt her blood ooze unto his skin, staining it a dark red.

"Men, get him, get the bastard!" Avor yelled, stilling holding his side and kneeling on the floor. Hiccup didn't wait a second longer, he carried Astrid off the boat to where Toothless and Stormfly were waiting. The dragons had scared off the most of the men, though a few stayed on the beach watching them. Hiccup hopped onto his faithful dragon and before long they were up in the sky well away from the bloodied beach.

Sorry for the violence, but if you liked it there will be worse things to come before we end this story.