"Nice of you to join us boy" Alvin spoke with a sarcastic ring to his voice.

Hiccup felt his stomach flip, but he kept his glare, not looking away from the man for even a moment. Alvin was not the smartest, but he was very dangerous. None of the others knew he was here, he wondered if any of them had even noticed he vanished. This day just kept getting worse and worse, but for now, one thing was on his mind.

"Where's my father?"

Alvin laughed, "aye, straight to the point. Well, maybe if you play nice, I'll tell ya."

Hiccup rolled his eyes a bit, "let me guess what your version of 'nice' means...you want me to train your dragons as usual, sorry, not gonna happen."

Alvin glared, stepping forward, and grabbing Hiccup by the front of his vest and shirt. Hiccup swallowed a bit as he was lifted up off the ground effortlessly. It definitely was scary sometimes how strong vikings were. He could feel Alvin's foul breath on his face as he hissed a bit.

"Don't test me boy" he said, moving within an inch of Hiccup's personal space.

It was not one of the most pleasant things, but Hiccup was not about to let the other know he was even remotely worried.

"I am merely being honest" Hiccup shrugged a bit.

Alvin threw him back on the ground, and with his hand bound, Hiccup could do little to brace for or stop the impact. Hitting solid rock jarred him a bit. He blinked, shaking his head slightly, as he turned his focus back on Alvin. It didn't stay there long, as his eyes wandered to a familiar large viking standing off to the side. He had black hair and a large beard. It was the viking Mildew had talked to back on Berk. Well, safe to say the hunch of them all working together fully had just been confirmed, to bad there was little right now he could do about it.

"You have two options here" Alvin said, regaining Hiccup's attention. "One, you can give me what I want, and no one gets hurt...or two...you can resist, and watch everyone ya care about die."

Hiccup's eyes narrowed once more.

"As we speak, yer friends are being rounded up" Alvin went on, sitting on a stone ledge. "And I'm sure ya know by now I 'ave yer father" he laughed.

A few of the other vikings laughed, and slowly Hiccup forced himself up to stand. He glanced around a bit, catching no sight of his father, and the exit was blocked by two large viking.

"I want to see them safe" Hiccup said.

Alvin quirked an eyebrow.

Hiccup took a step forward, "you heard me, either I see them safe, all of them, or you find yourself another dragon trainer."

Hiccup smiled a bit, he knew Alvin had little choice, there was no one else that had the full skill or talent with dragons as him. He had no intention of giving Alvin what he wanted, but at least this way it would buy him some time to think. He hoped the others would put up a fight and hopefully get away. Toothless would probably be attempting to track him by now, but he could not risk Alvin finding out anything. He also needed to make sure his father and the other vikings were ok. Alvin pondered for a moment, tapping his chin. He finally gave a wave of his hand in Hiccup's direction.

"Ya got yerself a deal boy, but don't be tryin no funny business, or things wont go so well for any of ya" he said with a slight smile.

Hiccup really did not want to know the meaning behind that smile. He felt a pair of large hands grab him from behind, and he was dragged away from Alvin who had turned to the black-haired viking. There was something more going on with that guy than Alvin or Mildew were letting on...but what. Hiccup was forced to walk along a narrow path in the rocks. He didn't protest, he needed to think and get his mind cleared. This was going to take some work to get out of. He was soon pulled by a large boulder, where three vikings stood heavily armed. With a nod from Savage, who had accompanied Hiccup and his guards, the three guarding the bolder pushed it aside. A large cave was hidden behind, and within a moment, Hiccup was shoved inside, and the bolder was replaced over the entrance.

It took Hiccup's eyes a few moments to adjust to the sudden pitch black of the cave, only a few slivers of light came in from around the blocked entrance. Hiccup sighed, kicking a rock near his foot.

"Well that could have gone better" he said.

"Hiccup?" a familiar voice cut through the cave's silence.

Hiccup squinted a bit, and looked into the darkness, "...dad?"

A large black shadowy form moved forward from within the cave. For a moment, Hiccup's breath caught and his heart skipped a beat. As the form got closer, the distinct form of his large father came into partial view. His heart immediately rose, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Dad!" he moved forward.

Stoick moved forward as well, leaning down to wrap his arms tightly around his son in an embrace.

"Ah Hiccup...I was afraid it was you, but I am very glad to see you.." his father spoke with a slight warmer tone to his usual strong voice.

"I know, you told me to stay home but...I couldn't after all that's happened...I knew you were in danger and I-"

"Hiccup...Hiccup" his father cut him off with a smile in the dark, "it's ok son...I'm glad to see you would come to the aid of a fellow viking and your father...but right now, we have to find a way to get out of here."

Hiccup nodded, "true, but I'm not much use, especially cuffed."

He pulled against the restraints a bit, and his father turned him to inspect them a bit, though without light, it was hard to see anything. Hiccup's eyes went back to the cave, as he scanned along it.

"Do you know how far this goes?" he asked.

"It's about a good house size, but there are no other exits...I've checked a few times" Stoick sighed.

Hiccup looked back towards the entrance then paused, "wait...are you the only one in here?"

"Aye" his father responded, meaning yes.

"Where are the others then? Snotlout's dad?" a slight worry formed inside of him.

"Last I saw of them, they were being led off around the mountain, and I was forced in here"

Hiccup sighed, "he knew...he knew all along that eventually I would come." Hiccup turned to his father, "that's why he kept you close, he knew I would come to rescue you, and if caught, demand to see you safe...but he couldn't afford to keep all of you together, to dangerous."

Stoick nodded a bit, placing a large hand on the smaller viking's shoulder, "we will save them, and we will get out of here."

Hiccup forced a smile, his father was confident, and he knew he was trying to make him feel better. It was plain to see though that they had walked right into Alvin's hand. Worst part was he had expected this and did it anyways. He hadn't even been smart enough to have a plan. He shook his head, he felt a bit foolish. He knew his father wouldn't say it, but he had let his emotions cloud his judgement a bit. He would make this right. Problem was, now Alvin had him, plus a lot of hostages. Getting out with just his team half the time was hard enough, now he had to worry about a group of headstrong muscled vikings. Hiccup smiled a bit, that wasn't always a bad thing though..if you knew how to use it.

Stoick sat on a bolder not far away, "now, how are we going to get us and them out.."

"Like this" hiccup smiled, moving to the entrance. "Hey! I want to see Alvin again...tell him I have something to discuss with him."

For a moment, no response came, "why should we? You can talk to him when he's good an ready."

Hiccup leaned against the rock wall near the entrance, "ok, but don't blame me if he gets mad at you for him missing out on something important from the dragon trainer, I'll make sure to tell him how you ignored my reaching out."

He waited, and smiled at the sound of the bolder being pushed aside. His father gave him a slight look in the growing light.

"I hope you know what you're doing" he chided.

Hiccup nodded, "trust me.."

One of the guards grabbed him, pulling him out as Stoick stood. They pointed their swords at him, to keep him at bay as the bolder was pushed back into place. Hiccup was dragged back along the path he had been a bit before, and back towards the area where Alvin and his men were. The viking gave a slight look as Hiccup was pushed before him.

"Aye...what's this?" he snarled.

"He...said he..needed to see you" the guard said.

Alvin looked over at Hiccup, "I thought ya wanted to see yer father boy."

"Oh I do, and I am glad he is safe, but there is more that we need to discuss" Hiccup smiled.

Alvin narrowed his eyes a bit, "if this is some kind of trick, yer friends will pay the price."

"Oh no, it's not a trick, merely a...buisiness proposition" Hiccup shrugged.

Alvin raised an eyebrow, "go on..."

"Prisoners are a pain, especially a bunch of kids and dragons, and big burly vikings..." Hiccup said.

"Then perhaps I should just kill em" Alvin smiled.

"No...no no...that would be bad" Hiccup said quickly.

Alvin glared a bit, "why is that?"

"You kill them, I wont train dragons...you would lose your leverage, and I would have nothing to lose" Hiccup said.

Even Alvin could see the logic in this, "then what did ya have in mind eh?"

"Let them go...all of them...you can keep me and my father, but let the vikings and my friends with their dragons go" Hiccup explained.

Alvin laughed, "what do ya take me for boy? As soon as I let em go, they'll be right back tryin to rescue ya."

"What if I can give you their word and mine they wond come back to save me or my father" Hiccup countered.

Alvin went silent. Hiccup swallowed, this was a risky move, but it would at least mean the others were safe. If it was just him and his father, the two could work together and would have a better time of slipping out then a large group. Alvin took a moment to ponder all this, before rising from his seat. He stepped down from the slight ledge, and walked right up to Hiccup, who stood his ground. He almost felt like looking away or throwing up, as Alvin's breath hit him when he leaned in to his face and gave a large, toothy, smile.

"Ya got yerself a deal dragon trainer" Alvin laughed.