{Hiccup's POV}

Alright, maybe we were miles ahead of my friends and father, but it wouldn't last. I knew they would come for me as soon as they got the chance to catch up. No doubt that one of them would be riding Toothless because my dragon will refuse to stay behind. I wondered when it struck them that I was gone, though. Over the last few days at sea; I had begun to recall my kidnapping. I had stepped away from the celebration to use the bathroom, and went to the one at my dad's house because I wanted the extra time to think. After leaving, I leaned against the home to stare up at the sky, and remember Astrid's words. Why should I worry about Viggo or Ryker? My friends were right; we were home safe, and things were peaceful. I should be enjoying it, but I guess it was just what made me, well, me, to worry about the little things. As I was preparing to re-join the party, I heard someone say; That's him, and then before I could do anything; I was struck in the back of the head with something hard. Everything went black, and the next time I woke up; it was here on the boat in a cell. Thus far; it's been about four days, and I had no idea where we were going, or who wanted me bad enough to put a bounty on my head.

Unfortunately, I couldn't do much to fight back or try and escape as the rougher seas made me sick to my stomach; it's why I prefer walking or flying. I can handle a smooth sail, but a rocking boat? Forget it. I knew right now that there was a storm happening, which was the cause of all the movement. Another wave crashed into the side of the boat as I jerked forward slightly and tried to keep from puking. I had my arms on my stomach, and eyes closed; I suppose I should be grateful that these people finally untied me on day two. Gods, I just wanted this ship to dock so I could figure out my next move. If I was lucky; I could find a dragon to train and then navigate my way home.

I awoke with a start when the boat hit land hard. I groaned with a hand on my head as I looked out the window to see the beach. Thank the Gods; we had docked finally after six days! I tried to listen to the voices above me, but I couldn't make it out. There were soon steps on the stairs and I knew people were coming down. Now, I'd be able to see who wanted me.

"Hello, Hiccup," my eyes widened seeing the face of the man on the other side of the cell door.

"Krogan," the man laughed a bit with his hands behind his back. I glared with my hands at my side, balled into fists.

"You? You're the one who put a bounty on me?!" I demanded.

"I wouldn't waste my money on you. No, it was my boss who wanted you so desperately," Krogan informed.

"You mean Viggo," I spat out.

"Heh, still worried about him?" Krogan chuckled. "You're in for far worse," he said coldly. "Chain him," he ordered his two guards. I couldn't do much right now; I needed to know more because it sounded anything but good. The guards shackled my wrists behind my back tightly as I grunted, then got led out and following behind Krogan. The man gave the nod to the people who had captured me, then another guard placed a chest down on the dock. I quickly looked to see the box opened, revealing it to be full of gold coins. I didn't even want to know how much was in there. At the moment, I was trying to take in as much as I could about where I had been brought. To be honest; it reminded me a lot of the Northern Markets, but set up as a fortress. I had been right; there were tons of dragons here and they were being whipped, forced to work. It broke my heart. I swore I would shut all this down when I got Toothless back. The fight wasn't over, but I would end it. The dragons didn't deserve this, and I would do whatever I could to free as many as possible.

It seemed like hours that I'd been walking, but finally, we came to a stop as I glimpsed at the building before me. Large-scale, wooden-made but it appeared to have some metal enforcements. It was built into a massive rock formation like how the Mead Hall was back on Berk. I hated all the eyes on me; I assume it's because they knew I was the rider of a Night Fury.

"So who is your boss if it isn't, Viggo?" I decided to ask.

"Shut up," Krogan ordered.

"I'm just curious," I mention.

"It's none of your business, kid," the guard smacked him upside the back of the head.

"Well, seeing as this guy paid a chest full of gold coins for me to be captured and taken six friggin' days by to get here; I'd say it's very much my business," I retorted.

"Can't you be quiet!" Krogan glared.

"Why can't you just answer the question?" I remarked with a shrug. Krogan whipped around and punched me in the gut. I grunted and fought through the pain while panting a bit.

"Now, maybe you can be quiet," Krogan scoffed. I jerked away from the guards as I jumped up and brought my arms under myself to get them in front before whacked Krogan in the face with my balled fists. Krogan staggered back, then hit the wall while touching the side of his cheek.

I glared. "Or perhaps you can learn to not hit like a girl,"

"Why you little-," Krogan raged as I smirked.

"Krogan, let's not be hasty with the lad," said a voice as I look to locate where it came from because I absolutely recognized it. Krogan recovered and composed himself. "After all, I'm sure he's a bit frustrated with the situation. I think we can excuse one hit,"

"Hmph. Whatever you say," Krogan crossed his arms over his chest. "What do you want us to do with him?"

"You can stop all the secrecy and show your face!" I demanded angrily. Silence a moment as I saw a foot step out of the shadows, then the full figure when the light from the lantern hit. My eyes slowly widened. "No…" I whispered in disbelief. "No, it can't be,"

"Oh, Master Hiccup; it's so good to see you again, my old friend," came the cheery voice of a man I had grown up knowing. I just couldn't believe it was him.

"Johann?" I asked finally.

{Normal POV}

[Berk]

One full week of endless searching the skies and seas, but Hiccup could not be found. Stoick was a maniac, but who could blame him? Hiccup had been taken from Berk right under their noses, and nobody realized it until it was too late to stop. The worst part; there were no leads to follow. All they knew was that Hiccup had been kidnapped, and Thor only knew for what reason. Moreso; who knew if he was even okay. Everyone felt that if Stoick at least knew that much information; he would lighten up a little. Such was not the case, so everything continued.

"I don't understand it," Astrid looked down. "How did we not notice that Hiccup hadn't come back?"

"We'd been drinking, and got to talking," Dagur informed.

"And now, Hiccup is missing. Stoick is a mess; he's called a Chieftain meeting to see if they would all be willing to help," Heather sighed.

"Which I have to attend, so I'll catch up with you after," Dagur gave his sister a quick hug, then made his way to the Mead Hall on Berk.

"There's gotta be something we can do," Fishlegs frowned.

"Like what, Fishlegs. We've been all over Berk, and inside the Archipelago islands. There is nothing that points to Hiccup," Snotlout snapped at him.

"Snotlout, relax. We're all worried about Hiccup, but we've gotta stick and work together to find him," Astrid reminded. Snotlout sighed.

"I know; I'm sorry okay," Snotlout looked down.

"It's kind'a weird when you think about it honestly," Ruffnut mentioned.

"What do you mean?" Heather inquired.

"Well, Hiccup walked away to use the bathroom, which should only take ten minutes at best depending on-," Tuffnut began.

"We get it! Make your point," Astrid cut him off quickly.

"Right before he left; he was mentioning Viggo being alive still. I mean the guy survived an active volcanic eruption," Ruffnut shrugged.

"You think Viggo is behind this?" Fishlegs asked.

"V-Man wasn't too happy when Hiccup threw the Dragon Eye into the volcano to destroy it. Viggo is alive, so maybe it's revenge. The Berk celebration was the perfect place for kidnapping because anyone could have snuck in and played along until Hiccup was alone; like when he went to use the bathroom," Tuffnut stated.

"Sadly, they're right. So many people came out last week, and no one would notice a couple outsiders," Snotlout muttered.

"Does Stoick know about Viggo being alive?" Heather wondered.

"I don't think so," Fishlegs remarked. "Hiccup only told Stoick we came back because of the lava problems,"

"I think it's worth mentioning to Stoick now!" Astrid got up quickly and ran to the Mead Hall. The others stood and followed her.

-Mead Hall-

Stoick gathered all the Chieftains to explain the situation, and hoped they'd be willing to at least keep an eye out for his son.

"Let me get this straight," began the Visithug Chief, Ander Ostberg. "Your son, Hiccup, the dragon rider on a NIGHT FURY, got kidnapped from Berk last week during the celebration?"

"That's right," Stoick nodded.

"And you want us to put out extra manpower to find him?" Mogadon, Chief of Meathead Island, arched a brow.

"No, just try to watch for him, or anything that might look off about a passing ship for supplies. I don't know, alright! I do know that my son is missing, was kidnapped from his home, and I have no idea if he's even okay! And I'm asking, just this once if you'd be willing to help out any way you can," Stoick pleaded. "I've already lost my wife," he lowered his head. "I can't lose my boy too,"

"Let us also not forget that Hiccup is responsible for ending the war between Dragons and Vikings; he put his life on the line, and lost his leg to make that happen. You may not agree with the lifestyle, but you can't all deny that having this peace is better for all," Dagur reminded with his arms over his chest. "You'd want all the help you can get too if it were one of your kids," he shrugged. The Chieftains looked at one another, Heirs too, and they seemed to all agree silently with one another.

"We'll do what we can, Stoick. Do you have anything for us to be on the lookout for?" Alvin, the leader of the Outcast Tribe, asked.

"All we've been able to gather is it happened around 10 the night of the celebration. Hiccup walked off, and without Toothless, then never came back. Whoever took him must have been in the crowd, waiting for Hiccup to be alone, then broke away to capture him," Stoick sighed.

"And it looks like they made their escape from the beach under Raven Point. Skullcrusher was able to track Hiccup that far, and we found drag marks from where the ship was pushed off," Dagur added. The door burst open as Astrid came in panting, then the other right behind.

"Stoick!" Snotlout said quickly.

"You kids aren't supposed to be in here during meetings," Stoick stood.

"No, listen to us. We might have something about Hiccup being taken," Heather interjected.

"I'm listening," Stoick invited.

"Viggo Grimborn," Astrid informed.

"I thought he was dead," Stoick arched a brow.

"No, apparently he survived the volcano on The Edge," Dagur enlightened. "Wait, you didn't know about this?" Stoick shook his head.

"Right before Hiccup walked away, he was talking about his concerns with Viggo being alive," Fishlegs said.

"Viggo's alive, and he was working with some guy named Krogan. We believe Ryker, Viggo's older brother; is dead. We watched him down during the Submaripper and Shellfire fight. I mean its possible he might have survived, but he's not a huge problem. Viggo would want revenge on Hiccup," Astrid stared at Stoick.

"Why?" the Hysterics Chief, Norbert Heift wondered.

"Before the eruption, Hiccup had the Dragon Eye, and then Viggo threatened to kill me. Viggo taunted Hiccup about giving up his future with me over the Dragon Eye. Hiccup threw it into the volcano and Viggo went after it, then the ground gave way and Viggo fell in. That's why we thought he died, but we can confirm he's not gone," Astrid explained.

"Why didn't he tell me!" Stoick yelled.

"We thought he did, Chief. But if he didn't then maybe he didn't want you to worry. I don't know, but finding Viggo or Krogan is the only lead we have," Fishlegs responded.

"Then we need to expand the search outside the Archipelago," Dagur reminded. "I do have to get back to Berserker Island, Stoick. You know as Chiefs that we can't be gone long,"

"I'll go with the Berk riders, Stoick," Heather offered.

"And we'll take the Auxiliary team too, cover more ground with the islands," Astrid suggested.

"We'll split off and check islands in every direction. Hiccup has it all marked off on a map and any of these places could be reached by boat in the timeframe we've got," Snotlout nodded.

"Do it, and I want updates by Terror Mail," Stoick confirmed. With a nod of agreement, the plan to expand the search was approved to start. Even if they didn't find Hiccup; they could still try to locate Krogan or Viggo, maybe even Ryker if he was alive, and use that to try and get information. Stoick wouldn't give up; he couldn't.

{Hiccup's POV}

[Fortress]

I felt myself freeze in shock of who was standing before me. Trader Johann. A man I'd known all my life, who worked very closely with Berk, and my father. This male is someone who was always friendly, cheerful, brought just what we needed, and had stories for days about his travels and acquiring certain things. And now he was standing not even a foot away with a calm smirk on his face. Krogan talked to Johann as if were the boss mentioned to me earlier. Had Johann had me captured? I just couldn't believe it, and so, I forced myself to make sure I wasn't losing it.

"Jo-Johann?"

"I know! Shocking, isn't it?" Johann replied with his hands together and the traditional smile. No, I wasn't losing my mind. It really was him. "You never would have guessed that I was behind everything, would you?"

"But I-I don't understand," I stammered.

"Worry not, my boy. I'm not the leader of this operation, but everyone does listen to me while he's handling other business," Johann informed.

"Unfortunately," Krogan rolled his eyes.

"Shut it, you," Johann hissed as Krogan turned his head. "Anyway, my dear, Hiccup. The man in charge needs a bit of help in his plans, and you're just the Viking for the job. You cooperate and we're happy to release you,"

"What do you want from me?" I inquired.

"Ah! Always knew you were a smart one," Johann remarked cheerfully.

"I didn't say I was helping yet. I want to know what it is you want my assistance with," I stated again.

"Training dragons for his army," Johann informed. I remained still, staring at the man that I had trusted; that Berk had believed for years.

"What army? And for what purpose would he need one?" I questioned.

"To conquer the world! Gods, how stupid are you!?" Krogan snapped.

"Clearly not as idiotic as you to think I would ever help you train dragons to take over the world," I huffed as Krogan neared me again but Johann stopped him with a hand out.

"Easy now. We knew he'd be resilient to the idea," Johann reminded as Krogan grumbled a bit and stepped back. "It's been a long trip. I'm sure you're tired, and could use some food? Maybe a bath to freshen up?" Johann offered. I didn't move, or speak; just continued to glare and try to ignore the sting of pain from this betrayal. "Come now. Wouldn't you like to go back home?"

"Not at the cost of you using those dragons to hurt others," I said.

"Hiccup, lad; we're trying to make this as easy as possible. There's no need to be difficult. If you refuse to help, then we're going to find ways to make you," Johann enlightened.

"You're planning to train dragons to make them conquer people, and you want me to help in that? I will be as difficult as necessary, but I won't do it, Johann. So go ahead; do your worst, but my answer is no." I stated firmly. Johann sighed heavily.

"I had hoped you it wouldn't come down to this," Johann looked at me with emotionless eyes. "Lock him up. Drago will be back tomorrow to deal with it," Drago? Who the in the name of Odin was Drago?! I felt the guards grab me again as I struggled.

"Wait! Hang on; who is Drago!" I demanded while being pulled away. Johann only smiled at me as I got a little nervous.

"Your worst nightmare," Johann replied. "Keep the boy shackled, and chained to the wall; heavily guarded too. We don't need any escape attempts," Johann ordered coldly. I was dragged away hard by the guards and Krogan only smirked at me. I was taken to the underground prison hold, then thrown in a cell and chained up as told to do. I saw three guards take their place in front of the door, and keep their backs to me. I didn't know what was going to happen to me, but I knew that until my friends and father arrived to save me; I was a prisoner for now.