Author's Note: Hi there, i'm sorry for making you wait an additional week. I had trouble with this chapter and I had to rewrite it completely, so that took time. Well I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint as I had to put a lot of thought into it. Hopefully it meets your expectations. Also on a side note i'm sorry i'm taking long with my last chapter of Family Ties, it's proving harder than I thought but i'm working on it. For now Enjoy.
Chapter 12: Reunion
Hiccup couldn't contain the elated feelings that are surging within him as both eyes were glued to the approaching silhouettes in the distance. For a brief moment the teen thought he may have been hallucinating due to all the mental stress plaguing him, but the more he stared out into the sky, the more real they became. Soon enough he could see the dragons appearing along with their riders on their backs, which he knew had to be his friends. He couldn't believe it, they were back, they were here and what timing they had. M-Maybe things will be ok from here on out, maybe they had a chance to save Berk and everyone else, "Hey!"
He kept on calling out and waving his arms frantically, but that didn't seem to work. Inhaling more air he shouted louder than before, but his voice didn't echo like he hoped, and they kept flying. He kept going and going until his throat started to burn from exertion, yet the sad realization came to mind. They couldn't hear him, nor could they see him at this distance. This isn't good, they must be still high up in the air so they can't hear him, not even their dragons. They would surely fly over him soon enough and head towards the-
Suddenly his heart started to fall as a sudden realization came to mind, and a mild, increasing, panic started to set in. If they kept on flying, they would end up landing in town, right where everyone else is! Meaning they will be walking into the enemies hands!
"No, no, no, they can't do that!" Hiccup suddenly said to himself frantically. They can't get captured, no not them, not when he has hope within him, not when someone could finally help him. Who knows what would be done to them if Dagur got them in his grasps, chances are their lives could be in danger as well as their dragons. He needed to do something, intervene in some way to prevent that from happening. He needed to do something but what? They can't hear nor see him.
Just then a thought came to mind just as they were about to fly over him. He quickly thought back to his initial days of studying Toothless and remembered how dragons are attracted to light. Looking up he could see that the sun is facing to his left and is in perfect view. Acting quick, he then reached for his shield and repositioned himself and angled his shield right where the sun's rays shined down upon it. The shiny metal caught the light and casted a bright glare up at anyone who could see it. The teen had to hope this would attract their attention or else his only hope is gone.
Meanwhile up in the air the rest of the Dragon Riders kept their eyes forward as Berk is in sight. All of them relieved to see home and were anxious to finally land. Astrid herself seemed pleased with herself as things went smoothly, well as smoothly as it was in her books. The others were grumbling at all they had to endure during their excursing out off island. Their mission was successful as somehow Johann's ship got marooned on land, and the riders needed help getting it back into the water. He was so happy for their assistance as they had to use many lengths of rope to wrap around the boat and lift it up. It took a while as the Twins goofed off, trying to mess around, nor did it help that Snotlout fed the flames. Thankfully, they knocked it off as they were all corrected by Astrid. All of them knowing how she would make good on her threats.
By the time they finished the sun was nearly setting and they camped out there for the night. Thankfully for them Johann allowed them some food from his own personal storage as a thank you. That, and he decided to camp out with them, telling them many of his stories of his adventures out on the sea. Safe to say that none of the Riders didn't like it and decided it was alright to head to bed early. They decided to head out first thing in the morning, mainly so Johann wouldn't tell them more of his tales, so they parted ways quickly, much to their relief. Thankfully how they were just about home and were glad to be arrive before sunset, as it was a couple hours away.
"Finally, home, I can't wait to just kick back and do nothing like Hiccup," Snotlout called, being loud enough for everyone to hear.
"I don't think Hiccup would do nothing, he likes to keep himself busy," Fishlegs spoke up on his leader's defense, knowing the one-legged teen well enough.
"I kind of agree with Snotlout," Tuffnut spoke up, adding in his two cents. "I'm still down he got some time off; I wish I had gotten sick so I could do the same."
"You know bro if you want, I can help you with that," Ruffnut smiled, already getting some ideas on what to do.
Astrid then looked back at the team, not believing what she heard. Part of her was glad that during the trip they didn't complain and all but now they were close to home they were letting loose. It was best she try and defuse it before touching down. "Either way, save it for when we get back home, because so far you all did-"
It was then Stormfly blinked as something bright hit her eye, causing her head to shake as she then looked down. Both eyes raising upon seeing some kind of small glinting light shining down at the ground below. Her attention is caught on this and all of a suddenly she then dives down sharply towards that light, startling her rider. "Whoa! Stormfly what's going on!?"
"What in Thor's name?" Snotlout called out as he looked down, seeing their friend going down, yet he could also see the light as well. Curiosity got the better of him, but managed to put two and two together as he urged his dragon, "Come on Hookfang, follow them!" Surprisingly the Monstrous Nightmare did as he was told and dived down, without talking about it the others followed right behind the Nadder.
Back on the ground a smile grew on Hiccup as he found that it worked, and he could see Stormfly heading towards him. He took another deep breath before letting out another loud call, trying to draw them closer to him, and slowly it was working. He could see them all diving down and heading straight for him. He could thank Odin big time as he kept waving his arms about, and calling, now knowing at this distance he could be seen.
Stormfly landed on the ground, a few yards away, Astrid looked surprised upon seeing Hiccup there and realized he flagged them down. She then dismounted her dragon and watched as he quickly approached, "Hiccup, what's going-"
"Astrid!" Hiccup nearly cried out in relief and fear as he wrapped his arms around her, catching the girl off guard big time with a small jump. For a brief moment he once again thought he was hallucinating but once his arms touched her he knew it was real. So many things swelled up that he wanted to say, yet all that flew out the window as all he wanted to do is hold the embrace and bask in the joy that someone friendly is here.
"H-Hiccup, what's wrong?!" Astrid responded in shock from the immediate action. As well upon hearing distress and some relief in his voice as he spoke her name.
"Hiccup?" Snotlout was the next one to say as the others landed and dismounted their dragon, seeing their leader tightly embracing Astrid almost like his life debated on it. "What's going on, why are you-"
The others stopped in their tracks as they got a better look at their leader, eyes raising, mouths dropped, as they could see his appearance. "Oh Thor…" Fishlegs breathed out.
"What happened?!" Ruffnut ended up asking next.
"What?!" Astrid responded in confusion, looking back and seeing the others looking at Hiccup with horrifying and confused looks. Because of the embrace she couldn't see him well, so she gently had to pull away from the embrace, which he allowed. Taking a few steps back her eyes widened and mirrored her teammates as she saw what they saw, "Hiccup…what happened, are you alright!?"
Hiccup just stood there, looking a little pale, hair disheveled, clothes unkept and littered with dirt and twigs, but most of all blood stained his vest and tunic…as well as his hands with some splotches on his face. Concern filled them all as they thought he might have gotten hurt or something. Hiccup seemed to pick up on that as she looked to the side, not able to look them in the eye, "I….It's not my blood…"
That just shocked them even more and added more questions to the mix. If that wasn't his blood, then who's was it? More importantly, why does he have it staining his clothes? Astrid then moved back over to his side, the concern still on her face, "Hiccup what's going on? Why are you covered in blood? Why are you here most of all?"
Hiccup was silent as all the attention is on him now. The relief of them being here is short lived as now he would have to fill them in on everything that had happened, something he didn't want to do now that he thought of it. He thought about just saying it…but also at the same time he just wanted to cry, and break down…but he can't do that, not now as he's afraid he won't be able to come back from it, and they needed to know everything. His hands trembled as the memory of the attack came back to him and both eyes closed, and shaky hands clenched before relaxing.
Everyone could see distress on Hiccup's face and could tell something terrible must have happen, especially to have him in this state. Fishlegs approached slower, trying to give a gentle approach, "H-Hiccup…a-are you ok?"
"I…I…." Hiccup started out but couldn't bring himself to say anything at all, it was like the horrors of before coming back and preventing him.
"Wait, where's Toothless?" Snotlout then asked, the comment making everyone realize the lack of a Night Fury. It wasn't uncommon that Hiccup would be without his dragon but in the state he's in they knew that Toothless would be by his side, but in this case he's nowhere to be found.
Hiccup cringed at the mere mention of his dragon, looking away once more as it made him struggle more with being able to talk about what happened. Everyone saw this and took it as a bad sign, but knew they were in the dark about something, and were curious as to what happened. Finally, Astrid spoke up, "Lets at least get you back to the village and-'
"N-NO!" Hiccup responded urgently, catching their attention once more, but now alarmed.
"W-What? Why don't you want to go to the village?" Astrid then asked, everyone plenty confused. Yet didn't take them long to realize that something else was terribly wrong.
"S-Something happened…after you guys left," Hiccup finally started to say, the words barely able to come to him, as he looked down. Now everyone realizing it as their eyes widened. Just by the tone of their leader's voice it wasn't good.
Tuffnut took his eyes off his leader and looked around but then spotted something in the distance, "Hey what's that?"
That caused Hiccup's blood to freeze over and heart start to race as he looked over and saw the male twin header over to the-no, they can't see it! "N-No, D-Don't go over there!"
"Is that a person?" Ruffnut then said, spotting the same thing as her brother some yards away, as they started to head over.
"N-N-No!" Hiccup tried to cut them off, but grunted as his stump buckled, causing him to fall down. Luckily Fishlegs was close enough to catch him, but as he looked up, he saw Snotlout and the Twins still walking but then stopped in their tracks.
"Great Odin's ghost!" Snotlout then said, as he and the twin's eyes widened in horror.
"I-Is that a Berserker?" Tuffnut then said in the same shock. "I-Is he dead?" That caught the attention of the others who looked over and could clearly see it.
"His body is littered with stabs…small ones," Ruffnut then said, getting closer and seeing the wounds better. So many questions flooded their minds, why is a Berserker here, why is he dead? What happened to him? It was then it clicked into their minds as they turned and looked over at Hiccup, who slowly got back to his feet, head down casted in shame. The blood on his clothes now making sense to them.
The teen's breathing is increasing as his body trembled as he knew he was found out, knowing their questioning eyes locked on him, wanting answers. What's the use hiding it? "I…I killed him."
A stunned silence filled the area upon hearing that, none of them sure if they heard it right, but upon seeing the body there, it only confirmed it as true. There's no way that could have happened, no, if that was a Berserker and it laid dead, then that meant….
"Oh…Hiccup," Astrid said in a low voice, going over and wrapping her arms around him. This caught the leader off guard, but he returned the embrace, finding it welcoming, but that didn't ease everything that was going on within.
"Cuz, what happened, what's going on?" Snotlout then questioned, everyone wanting to know what happened.
"After you guys left…." Hiccup suddenly spoke up, still in the embrace. His tone somewhat stressed and solemn as he broke off the hug, so he looked at them all. "It happened during the night; I don't know how it happened but…Dagur attacked…"
"What?!" They all responded back in shock and disbelief. Even the dragons seemed to understand as their attention was caught upon seeing that. If that happened then it would mean Hiccup is out here for a reason, one of which couldn't be good.
"They ambushed us, we weren't prepared for it…and they used some kind of…of…mixture that knocked everyone out. The dragons were forcefully put to sleep so they couldn't help us….Berk has been taken over by the Berserkers and the Outcasts, I was the only to have not been captured."
"T-That can't be," Fishlegs said, breathing increasing as negative thoughts came to his mind. "Someone else must have gotten free."
Hiccup shook his head, "W-We were supposed to regroup at the Cove…I was the only one to show up."
"W-What about Toothless?" Tuffnut then asked, making everyone remember the absent Night Fury.
Both of Hiccup's eyes squeezed shut as he looked away once more, automatically telling everyone that something bad must have befell him. They started thinking the worst after not getting a response. "H-He's not….He can't be…." Ruffnut started off, everyone now thinking the worst.
"He's not dead," Hiccup then said, remaining in the same position he is in.
Relief passed through them, yet that didn't mean the worry was gone. Still, this left more questions than answers as things seemed grim from the clues they got. Their leader knowing the answers but seemed to be in a bad state in relying it. Still, all that blood on him, and the state he's in, it only made them wonder. Fishlegs spoke up, a bit hesitant as he wasn't sure if this was the best thing to ask, but it seemed to be important, "H-Hiccup…that Berserker….he wasn't the only one you killed, wasn't it?"
Hiccup trembled again as he was reminded of what he did, mind going back to the state he was in a moment ago…the same state he's in right now. How he wanted to give up and hand himself over, something that is no longer in the books. Yet, there's not much he could do to help them. Not like he could do much anyway. It was best they try and help Berk without him, as he can't help them anymore, he couldn't even help himself.
Now no one dared to say anything as they saw Hiccup turn around and crouch on the ground, hands gripping at his head, seeming to be facing his own torment right now. This isn't the Hiccup they all knew but someone who went through something big, which is still unknown to them. They knew he killed but, this is something different. They don't know the full scope of things, and needed to get the full story, but their leader isn't doing anything right now, which is truly concerning to them, and it only confirmed that he must have killed more, and it's getting to him. Yet, it was best to do it somewhere else. After turning away from their leader Astrid looked back at the others, "We have to help Hiccup, he's the priority right now."
"Yeah…I agree," Snotlout nodded, as everyone started to thin the same thing.
"Best not go into anything else blind," Ruffnut then said.
"Well….what do we do now?" Tuffnut asked for everyone. "If Hiccup needs help, and Berk is apparently out of the question, where do we go from here?"
"I think the most logical thing is to try and find a place to camp out. If the village is taken over then wouldn't it mean Outcasts or Beserkers are out and about?" Fishlegs said next, looking around, as did the dragons.
Astrid then turned back to Hiccup, going back and kneeling down next to him, "Hiccup….where were you going before we arrived?"
There was no response at first, but then he remembered that he wanted to head back to the village to give himself up. He wanted to say that but for some reason held his tongue, he's at the end of his rope and didn't want to reveal that piece of information. He didn't want them to know what a quitter he was, so he put it to the side and just told the partial truth, "I…I was heading for the cave by the beach."
"Of course," she said before getting up and addressing the others. "We're going to the beachside cave, it's nearby. But first gather a couple of things."
"Right," they all responded, knowing what they are going to do.
"Snotlout go scout the cave, and make sure it's clear, Ruff, Tuff go and refill our water pouches, Fishlegs gather some wood," the blond gave out the others, and they all nodded and went to comply. Snotlout going to get on Hookfang to take off, but gave over is water pouch first, as did Fishlegs before going to his task.
Astrid on the other hand turned back to Hiccup, kneeling down, gently laying a hand on his shoulder. "Hiccup…come on, lets get out of here, best we don't be out here anymore than we have to." He didn't say anything, he wasn't sure what to think more or less do right now since his friends were here. He wasn't sure why he didn't move at first, but Astrid helped him along, "Come on, lets get you onto Stormfly's back."
For some reason Hiccup got up when ushered, not saying anything as his feet took him where Astrid took him. Stormfly squawked when he approached, nuzzling him some. That made Hiccup smile as he reached up to pet her, finding the comfort of a dragon welcoming right now. Maybe…maybe they could do this…but it would have to be without him. For now, he was glad they were here so he wouldn't be alone.
The crackle of the fire was a welcoming relief to Hiccup as he sat near and allowed its warmth to heat his body up. Back against a rock that is sticking out of the ground as both eyes looked at the dancing flames. After making sure the cave was secured, they all headed for it, and thankfully managed to get in, the dragons being able to slip in as well. There was a tunnel that led into a wide open area with a high ceiling with several large rocks sticking out of the ground with a few logs. Thankfully they found a good ventilation within the top of the rock, which allowed them to build a fire, so the smoke would exit out and not be trapped within. They quickly built the fire in the center of the cave and lit it up. Hiccup sitting himself near it and was glad for the warmth, being away from fire for the last day was so uncomfortable and he wouldn't take something as simple as that for granted.
The others were settling down around it as well, minus Snotlout, along with the dragons as they tried to make themselves comfortable. Yet the dragons all seemed to settle down near Hiccup, looking on at him with concerning eyes. The silence within the cave was unnerving as they weren't sure how to go about this part next. They needed to help Hiccup but weren't sure how to even start. Partially worrying that they would say something wrong and make things even worse, making them know they had to tread carefully. Soon enough Snotlout came back in along with Hookfang, both of them taking a seat near the fire, "I checked all around, the smoke can't be seen."
"That's good, we're truly hidden then," Astrid responded back.
"That's one worry off our backs," Fishlegs blew out a sigh of relief, as the conversation ended for the moment, all the attention returning back to their leader's silence. They weren't comfortable with it and needed to get him to talk, something that may be tougher than it looked. For the first few moments of settling in the cave they focused on setting up their camp the best they could. It was a good thing that the Riders had some supplies on them, like some bed rolls and a bit of left-over food. Still, despite keeping themselves busy, they knew they had to address things soon enough, like now.
"You…feeling betteer Hiccup?" Astrid asked, hoping that would get him to open up. Sadly, it did nothing as he kept looking into the flame. Either way this basically said everything as he wasn't ok, mostly as a shudder shot through him as he shifted in his seat.
"You do know if you need anything, we can get it for you," Fishlegs then went next, trying his luck. He was rewarded with the same thing, yet no movement came. Things were seeming like a wasted effort for the moment, as nothing is getting him to speak. It was starting to seem like a lost cause to get answers for him, but they couldn't give up.
Snotlout then decided to give it a try, yet his question was…different, "H-How many was it? T-That you killed?" he asked in a low, yet curious tone.
"Are you serious?" Astrid looked over and glared at the burly Viking. "You honestly think that's a good idea?"
"Hey anything helps with getting him speaking wouldn't it?" Snotlout argued back.
"Hiccup seems traumatized by what he had to do and bringing back up seems like a good idea to you?" She kept arguing, not believing the audacity of him.
"I'm doing what I can-"
"Eight," Hiccup cut off Snotlout, quieting everyone as they looked over at him in disbelief. Hiccup kept his eyes on the fire, hands outstretched as he tried to keep them warm. "I killed eight of them."
Everyone was stunned at what they heard and couldn't believe the fact that Hiccup spoke to them, nor that it was Snotlout that got him to open up. Either way this was a good sign to say the least, but they had to keep him going. Luckily they didn't need to as Hiccup continued on in a low tone.
"I…I didn't want to do it, most of them were accidental, if you could call them that. Yet the others…I did intentionally. Three of them I did on reaction, I would have been caught or killed if I didn't kill them when I did…Four of them….I….I did what I had wanted to do on Dragon island….I killed them while they were defenseless…they were knocked out and one of them knew some of the locations of hiding spots on Berk. I didn't know which one it was, and I couldn't leave that one alive…so I killed them all, to ensure that secret stayed safe."
Everyone grew quiet as Hiccup talked, not believing what they heard, but knew their leader wouldn't lie, especially abouts something like this. How could their leader have killed eight people? The thought wasn't fathomable, but then remembering back on Dragon Island as they witnessed him do it only made them believe it. Yet, also hearing how he spoke of told them it heavily affected him. Hearing him talking about killing those defenseless people only made them feel more troubled. They could remember how he wanted to kill the Berserkers they had detained, and how he was going to do it regardless of what they wanted. It was a group effort trying to stop him from doing it, but now he went and did just that. No wonder the blood on his clothes, nor his demeaner right now.
"A-And the last one?" Tuffnut then asked, all of them remembering the one body they found.
"He was dead not too long before you guys came," Hiccup responded back, body trembling at remember what he did…and how he could have prevented the encounter. "I made a mistake…earlier on I had a chance to kill him, but I didn't. I didn't want to do it, and that turned out to be a big mistake. He ended up finding me and tried to kill me…I fought him as I couldn't run, my stump was hurting from all the strain I put on it. I was over my head, but I managed to turn things around thanks to an item I took from them. He was distracted so I had thoughts of running…but knowing that he attacked me there because I allowed him to live came back. I didn't want that to happen again as I got lucky in the fight and knew it wouldn't happen again. So, I stabbed him over and over again…until…he died…it was because of this is when….then…you all came."
They all listened, still stunned after listening to all their leader explained to them and it shocked. They had no idea things were that bad and what lengths Hiccup went through, even though they could tell there is more to it. It made them not sure how to go about things from here, or even If they should. Still, it made them understand why he's acting the way he is and to be honest they didn't blame him. Killing so many at a young age would get to anyone…yet it happened to Hiccup, and that made it a worse experience.
"W-What happened to Toothless?" Fishlegs then asked, garnering another tremble from their leader. Yet thankfully he didn't shut down like before. They didn't want to pry but they needed this information.
"H-He was captured as well…he sacrificed himself so I could escape the village. I have no idea where he is or if he's ok…I've been out here for over day, trying to survive…and…and…"
"Hiccup, please stop, you don't have to go on," Astrid then said, hearing the stress in his voice increasing. She gently grabbed onto his arms, but that didn't do anything except causing Hiccup to hug her again.
"You just don't know how happy I am you all came," Hiccup said, voice nearly breaking as he spoke.
Everyone else was silent after that, still in disbelief on how their leader is acting. They haven't seen him in this kind of state of mind ever since he took his first life… He seemed so….fragile and looks as if he's going to lose it. This prompted them to try and choose their next words carefully, as they weren't sure if their next words could set him off.
"Is…is there anything we can do to help you at least?" Astrid asked, hoping that since he's talking, he'll answer to something else.
"Nothing can help…nothing at all, I'm just done, that's all," Hiccup responded back simply, almost as if nothing else mattered to him as he ended the embrace.
"Don't think like that," Astrid tried to assure him. "We're here now, you're not alone anymore."
"Yeah, you can rely on us right now," Fishlegs said next, knowing what the plan is.
"Yeah, after what you went through, I don't believe you're done yet," Tuffnut responded back.
"Try….try feeling what I feel…and you'll understand," Hiccup responded back, adverting his gave and looking down at the ground. "Can you hear voices whispering at you…telling you that you're a murderer? Can you see the dead faces of the lives you have taken? Are you haunted by their presence and cannot stop hearing them every single second of your day?" Hiccup explained, his voice raising up the more he kept talking about this.
This surprised everyone as they weren't sure how to take things from here. Astrid being the closest ended up speaking, "Hiccup, we had no idea."
"I'm haunted by all I saw as it went down. No one stood a chance when Dagur invaded, I've been running all this time, putting stress on my leg to the point of near exhaustion. Like I said, I had to kill eight times in order to stay alive, putting more mental stress on me," Hiccup had to keep his emotions in check before he lost control.
"Still can't believe it," Snotlout said for them all, never thinking that something like this would happen.
"T-There's only, so much I can take. I can still hear their voices…they are stronger than ever and…and…and their faces….I can see multiple of them, their eyes dead and they keep staring at me. They are haunting me more than they have before and it's only pushing me more and more to the edge. I'm at the end of my rope…I can't take it…I'm…I'm done…I'm done completely…."
Everyone is surprised at hearing all this, and figured that Hiccup had all this bottled up and it's finally coming out. No one knew what to do as their leader is venting like this, yet the way he said he was done wasn't a good thing to them for some reason. Thankfully, Astrid tried reassuring and calming him down, "H-Hiccup…it's alright, you're done running for today, I know we all can-"
"No Astrid…that's not what I mean," Hiccup responded, close to sobbing at this point as he turned and looked back at her with glistening eyes. Everyone saw it, but made no comment on it. "I'm done…I can't do any of this anymore…I can run anymore, I can't lead, I can't save Berk, I can't do anything."
Everyone is shocked upon hearing this, but yet not fully understanding what he truly meant. "H-Hiccup you need to calm down," Fishlegs tried to say. "We can save Berk all of us."
"I can't," Hiccup responded back dejectedly, placing a hand on Astrid's shoulder. "You have to lead them…you're the only one that can from this day forth….Astrid, you're the head of the Dragon Riders from this point forward…you need to lead them in saving Berk, and to defend it from anyone who wish it harm."
Both of Astrid's eyes opened wide, not believing what she heard, as well as the others. Flabbergasted for a moment as she couldn't believe this as the words were robbed from her. Hiccup just handed complete control over to her? W-Why? This has to be a mistake, "Hiccup we can't rescue all of Berk without you."
"Aren't you listening to me?" Hiccup responded, a bit of irritation coming to him. "I can't do anything anymore! You guys weren't here for me, you have no the full scope of all I have been through these last few days…I'm worn down, I'm tired, can't think properly…All the running…the killing….I needed someone here for me, but I was all alone. All the voices, the dead faces….it…it…." Hiccup's body started to tremble as he turned back to look at the fire, knees to his chest, as it felt as if he reached his lower point. His voice grave and full of sorrow. "I…I'm the same anymore…Hiccup is broken….and I'm afraid to kill again…I can't…."
Now silence filled the cave as everyone soaked in what was told to them, leaving them all stunned and robbed of their words. Hiccup is shutting down and now feels as if he isn't reliable and let loose all that he had been kept inside of him, and it wasn't pretty. They all watched as Hiccup huddled up again, with his back against the rock, no longer giving his teammates his attention. No one were sure how to help him.
In all truth, they weren't sure if he could be helped.
A/N: Hope you like. When thinking of this story this is a scene that I envisioned, Hiccup breaking down because of all the kills. He's worn down and he feels as if he can't do anything anymore. Right now he has to be helped, yet how it happens i'm not going to say. Once more i'm sorry for the wait and will try not to take as long as the last. I look forward to hearing from you all about this, as feedback is welcomed. Till next time.