Has anyone else noticed how much I love premonitions and foreshadowing, especially with Jarik? Sometimes making references to future events is something I love doing, and I'm starting to wonder whether or not I'm focusing too much on the future instead of the present. :P

Ah well.


Outcast Island; Ahch-To

3rd person POV...

"Alvin, they're coming back!" someone yelled.

Said Viking turned away from the burning scene of the island and looked up, where several more dragons soared upwards in an arc, turning for another strafing run at the island. Monstrous Nightmare's and Deadly Nadder's all shot long bursts of flame at the Outcasts, leaving a trail of fire and smoke in their wake. Most of the rocky island was in flames, and Alvin scowled angrily. Looking over, he saw two of his men trying to flip over an overturned catapult, failing miserably.

Now Alvin the Treacherous was a big husk of a man, rivaling even Stoick the Vast in size and strength, with a massive, unruly beard and bad temper. He stormed over to the men manning the catapult.

"Out of me way!" he yelled, throwing one to the side and punching the other away. He grabbed the catapult and started pulling it up, groaning in anger.

"You can't find good marauders anywhere theses days!" he exclaimed with a grunt, flipping the catapult over and onto its feet. He picked up a large boulder and slammed it into the holder, looking up and spotting an approaching Nightmare. He pulled the catapult to aim in its direction, and just as the dragon lit itself on fire, he kicked the lever. The boulder flew off the catapult, striking the Nightmare head on and sending it tumbling to the ground with a pained cry. He watched it fall with contempt, the island burning around him.

"Alvin, there are too many of them!" Savage, his second in command yelled. "We need to get inside!"

Alvin looked around at all the swirling dragons in the air, his anger building even more. Finally, when two Monstrous Nightmare's made a strafing run of fire towards him, he turned around and strode into their underground hideout, not caring for the explosive flames behind him. As soon as he walked through the door, Savage slammed the door closed and threw a wooden beam up to lock it, covering his head and scampering away when the fire hit it.

Underneath the island in their caverns were the rest of the Outcast Tribe, those who have been exiled and deemed to dangerous from other Viking Tribes, even by their standards. Alvin marched up to a dimly lit brazier, where a map of Berk lay.

"Oh, I've had it with these dragons! Is the ship ready?" Alving demanded.

"We still have a little more work to do." Savage admitted.

"That's not my problem, is it? We sail for Berk immediately! We'll land here," he says, pointing towards a more hidden cove on Berk's island. "Under the cover of night."

Savage frowns and looks up at Alvin in confusion. "Why aren't we taking the whole army?" he asks.

"We're not there to fight Stoick!" Alvin retorts. "We're there for one man: The Dragon Conqueror!"

"Oh, and you'll have him!" Savage exclaims. "We hear he's ten feet tall with the strength of a dozen men."

Alvin chuckled in amusement. "Well, he shouldn't be too hard to find then, should he?" he asked with a grin.

"Well, finding him won't be the hard part." Savage added.

"And what could you mean by that?" Alving demanded.

"Well, you see, there are rumors that Berk is guarded by witches with unnatural powers, claiming to be Jedi," he says.

Alvin stares at him before laughing mockingly in amusement. "Hahahaha! Jedi? Oh please, just an old fairy's tale!" he scoffed.

"But what if it is true?" Savage questioned.

"It's not!" he retorted with a scowl. "Whoever is trying to act like a god would be frauds! I never thought Stoick would fall so low as to use old myths to protect himself! We'll kill them too!" he declares.


Jarik POV...

It's been about a day since we left the Rebellion in order to head back to Ahch-To, and I was currently sitting in the Jedi Temple, in deep meditation. We had let the the Spectres, Rex and Boil know that we would be leaving again, to search for more clues about the Sith. Well, it was a sort of half truth, but we didn't want to worry them over some things that were out of their control. They had to focus more on the Empire, and Ezra's training.

Mara was excited to be back, probably due to possibly being able to meet Zenna again. R5 was grumpy as usual, but there's nothing really that'll change about that aspect of him.

As for me, I was searching for answers of what could possibly be the deal with what else was on Ahch-To that I missed. It had to be something, but so far the Force wasn't telling me what. My meditation was interrupted as Ahsoka entered the Temple, and I glanced up at her.

"Mara's just about ready to head back to Berk," she told me. "Do you wish to come, or are you to deep in figuring out what else is on the island?"

"You can go on without me, I just can't get my mind off of this mystery," I told her. She shrugged.

"Alright, well, good luck on your meditation," she says, heading back towards the Jedi village. "Say hi to Satele for me if you have a conversation with her ghost again!"

"Oh don't worry, I will if I do," I called back, watching her go with a small smile. It was late in the afternoon, but that wasn't to big of a deal.

Once she was gone, I glanced around the Temple with a frown, wondering what else could be in here. I moved towards the center of the cave, looking at the mosaic of the Prime Jedi. A small layer of water covered its surface, giving the mosaic a glistening and shimmering effect. I felt along the art for any sort of hidden button or... something, but there was nothing, just a regular tile picture. then I felt around its rocky ledge, but just like the tile, there was nothing else.

I stood back up, and after a few moments glanced over at Satele's lightsaber again. Thinking, I walked over to it and held out an arm, using the Force to open the compartment where Satele kept her journal. Pulling out the journal and placing it carefully next to her lightsaber, I felt along the inside for anything, even stretching out with the Force, but after a minute, I had to conclude there wasn't anything else behind that either. Placing Satele's journal back inside, I closed the compartment and stood back with a frown, crossing my arms.

What did the Force want to show me?


Hiccup POV...

After failing to convince my dad about Mildew's fraud that evening, I was walking with Astrid along one of the cliffs outside of the village. "Astrid, we'll prove Mildew did it. We have to if we ever want to see our dragons again!" I said determinedly.

"I just hope they're okay," she says sadly. "Zenna looked pretty upset when she realized we were leaving them."

I sighed. "Yeah, Zenna is certainly something," I agreed. "If only the others were here right now."

"It's easy to tell that she misses Mara at least. I've found her looking up at the sky during the night a lot," Astrid added. She then frowned and brushed passed me, looking out at the ocean near the sea stacks.

"Why would one of our ships be anchoring there?" she asks in confusion.

I pull out my spy glass and head forwards, looking in the direction of the ship.

"Is it possibly Mara and the others?" Astrid asks curiously.

Once I get a look at the symbol on the sails, and the design of their ships, my heart fills with dread. "No. It's not one of our ships either!" I said in alarm. "I gotta tell Dad. Come on!"

We run back towards the village, going to warn the others that the Outcasts were invading.


Ahsoka POV...

We were almost to Berk, traveling on our speeder. The suns were close to setting, touching the horizon at this point and turning it a mixture of colors, navy blue, purple and pink. Winter season was ending, and Spring was coming around for the year, meaning less snow.

"So, what are you planning on doing once we reach Berk?" I ask Mara, glancing at her while piloting the speeder.

She shrugged. "Eh, say hello to Zenna again, catch up with Hiccup and Astrid, see if they've done any crazy things recently," she says.

"I honestly expected a little more than that considering how eager you were for this," I admitted.

"Well, Zenna is quite a handful. I wonder how much she's grown?" she wondered out loud.

I didn't answer, but was instead glancing at the sky. High overhead, I could see Morai flying around, flapping her wings just barely out of sight. It's the first time I've seen her in a while, and usually her presence meant something was going on. Our return to Ahch-To, Jarik's visions, along with the realization of who Vader really was happening so close together couldn't be a coincidence.

Something was going to happen.


Jarik POV...

Finding nothing inside the Jedi Temple was admittedly surprising, and also disappointing. Considering this was what I saw in my vision, it had to be in there, right?

Althought the Force worked in mysterious ways, which honestly was quite frustrating. Why show me all these things through visions, when I don't have any hope of understanding them? That's why I was now currently headed for the Jedi Library, in the tree constantly shrouded in mist no matter the time of day, season, or weather. It's kind of like Dragon Island with its constant mist, until the Red Death died that is.

Walking slowly up the stone steps to enter the tree, I listened as the usual whispers echoed around it through the Force. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but it was once again another reminder how strongly the Force revolved around this place. Entering the tree, I approached the shelf containing the books and looked through them, deciding which book to choose first. The language on them was old, but luckily lived through the Order after millennia, being taught to us in the Temple.

I picked out one book, which wrote about different places and beings the Prime Jedi and his followers traveled to or met. This would be most likely to shed some light about this. Opening up the pages, I skimmed through it, searching for any key words like the Yuuzhan Vong. The giant metal beings were already written about in the Prime Jedi's personal journal, as well as Satele's so they weren't my biggest concern at the moment, considering I haven't had any visions of them... at least I don't think I did.

Leaning against the wall, I read through the book, hoping to find answers.


3rd person POV...

After Hiccup had relayed the news of Outcasts invading, everyone was gathered in the Great Hall in deep discussion, some panicking about what could possibly happening, others wondering why they were here now, and some even hoping that Jarik, Ahsoka and Mara were with them right now. Stoick and Gobber surveyed the villagers, and the chief had finally had enough.

"This is no time to panic! That's what the Outcasts are counting on!" Stoick exclaimed.

"Stoick!" Sven yelled, rushing up to him.

"Sven, did you get a count?" he asked.

"I saw thirty men at least, all armed to the teeth." Sven reported gravely.

"Without any weapons, we'll never be able to fight them head on," Gobber added in concern.

an old, cranky voice drew their attention, as well as their annoyance. "No weapons! And Outcasts on our shores! All thanks to your boy and his dragons!" he exclaimed irritably. "Whose to say the gods aren't also punishing us with the Outcasts by allowing witches into our midst?"

Hiccup, Astrid and the rest of the gang all glared at him, and Stoick gave him a hard stare. "I don't have time for your garbage right now, Milde," he retorted, and Mildew grumbled in irritation. Stoick turned to a few others. "Mulch! You and Bucket gather the elders and the children. Get them to Thor's beach. They'll be safe in the caves there."

Mulch nodded, and he and Bucket rushed off while Astrid and Snotlout moved forwards. "We can help fight! We've been trained as warriors," she said confidently.

"She may have been trained, but I was born a warrior." Snotlout boasted.

"Take this." Stoick says, handing out an axe. Snotlout prepares to take it with an excited grin, before his face fell as the axe went to Astrid. "It was Alvin's. But go with the others. You can help protect them."

Astrid nods in understanding, and she, Snotlout and the rest of the gang head with the villagers. Hiccup walks forwards.

"Let me go get the dragons. At least if we have them, Dad, we can defend ourselves," Hiccup asks.

Stoick sighed, but nodded in agreement. "Go. But be careful. You don't know what Alvin is capable of."

Once Hiccup was gone, Stoick turned towards the others who still remained. Gobber, Spitelout, and Phlegma.

"The rest of you! We'll head to the woods. Nobody knows that forest like we do!" he announces, heading for the door as they follow after him. Spitelout cracks his knuckles with a grin, while Gobber raises a fist.

"And when Alvin comes to looking for us there, he'll walk right into our trap!" Gobber declares confidently.


Meanwhile...

Out in the middle of the night, Fishlegs was seated on a ledge overlooking the ocean, staring up at the full moon. He was busy mourning the loss of Meatlug. "Oh, Meatlug, I miss you. The moon is full, my heart is empty. What rhymes with empty?" he wonders.

Unfortunately for him, during his attempts at poetry he didn't notice the figure of Alvin and several Outcats march up behind him. The Outcast Chief smirked wickedly. "Don't waste your time."

Fishlegs widened his eyes in fear and slowly turned around, spotting Alvin leering over him.

"Nothing rhymes with empty," he said, reaching down. He grabbed Fishlegs by the shirt and lifted him up, while the boy gasped in terror. "Who's the Dragon Conqueror? Or the Jedi frauds?" Alving demanded.

Fishlegs whimpered, glancing around before his fear got the better of him. He opened his mouth and let out a shrill, terrified scream. Alvin winced at the sound before scowling, throwing Fishlegs off the cliff and into the water. He watched the splash created by Fishlegs before turning around, continuing on towards the village.


Ahsoka POV...

We were close to the island when we heard a shrieking scream echoing in the distance, much to our surprise and alarm.

"That was Fishlegs!" Mara said. "I knew he got scared of things easily, but I've never heard him scream like that before," she said worriedly.

"I don't believe so either," I said in agreement. I then noticed a wooden ship anchored near a sea stack and slowed the speeder down, eventually coming to a complete stop and narrowing my eyes.

"What is it mom?" Mara asked.

I observed the ship, noticing some red lights coming from it as well as the distant sound of talking. However I didn't recognize that ship from any of Berk's armada, and based on Fishlegs scream, and the strange area to anchor a ship, these must be invaders.

"I believe Berk has been invaded," I told her quietly.

"What?" she exclaimed in alarm.

"Shh," I told her harshly, observing the boat a little bit more.

"Well, where are the dragons then?" Mara asked quietly. "If Berk was invaded we would be seeing them all bombarding these guys from the air," she pointed out.

"Yes we would," I said in agreement. "Something happened while we've been gone."

"So, what do we do?" she asked me.

"First, we need to find Stoick," I decided, starting up the speeder again and slowly heading towards a nearby beach, out of view of the ship and anywhere else.


Hiccup POV...

I rushed down towards the docks as quickly as possible, looking for a small boat that I'd be able to take to Dragon Island. However, when I was halfway down, I noticed some red torchlight near the water. Taking a closer look, I realized with alarm that it was from an Outcast boat docking. Another glance at the bay showed their ship just out of sight around a sea stack.

I backed up quietly, rushing back up the docks and into the village. I'd have to find another way off the island. However, before I could get too far, I saw more red torchlight rounding the corner, revealing a few burly Outcasts. I backed up, turning the other way again before seeing that I was trapped between two search patrols. With no other option available, I slid underneath the porch of a nearby house and warily watched them walk by.

"Keep looking!" I heard one of them tell the rest.

I exhaled nervously. "Where's Mara and the others when you need them?" I muttered to myself. I then heard a small rustling sound behind me and tensed up, turning my head around. I gave a small cry of alarm upon seeing someone behind me, only to relax when it was just Fishlegs.

"Ah! Fishlegs!" I exclaimed.

"Alvin's looking for you," he whimpered. "He's looking for, the Dragon conquerer, and Mara and the others," he told me.

I widened my eyes in surprise before looking down in thought.


Me and Fishlegs quietly followed the Outcasts up towards the armory, where we found none other than Alvin himself, looking through the destroyed weapons with a chuckle. He picks up a mangled sword and looks around.

"Looks like Stoick isn't as armed as we'd anticipated," he said.

"From the looks of the armory, he's not armed at all!" his right hand exclaimed eagerly. Oh boy. The two then walked up to my house, and I gestured to Fishlegs to follow me along the side of it. He whimpered nervously, but complied, staying behind me. i glanced around the corner, watching as they stopped before the door.

"Hmm... Should I knock? I mean, what's the etiquette in these situations?" he asked rhetorically in amusement. A moment later, he kicked the door down with a yell, and marched inside. "I think that seems about right," I heard him say. "Stoick! Show your face!"

There was silence as his right hand and another Outcast entered the house after him. "The old coward's turned and run," I heard behind the walls.

"I spotted fresh tracks leading into the forest. And I heard reports of a big guy with a bucket on his head heading down to the beach!" I heard the Outcast say, and widened my eyes in alarm.

"Ehh, we'll split up. All of you, go into the woods," he says to the search party outside of the house.

"Where are we going?" his right hand asked.

"We'll go to the beach! How many hostages do you think a Dragon Conqueror and a Jedi fraud is worth?" Alvin questions as they walk away

"Seven! No! Eight!" I hear the others exclaim eagerly. I turned back with a look of worry on my face, thinking fast about the situation.

"What do we do now?" Fishlegs asks worriedly.

"Go to the woods and warn my father. I need to get ahead of Alvin and warn Mulch and the others," I told him, and he nodded his head in understanding.


3rd person POV...

"When they come looking for us in the forest, they'll have to come through here," Gobber says.

"Alright, what do we have?" Stoick asks.

They all look at the ground, where the stuff they gathered was laid out. "Two frying pans, a rolling pin, and a kitchen knife," Gobber replies.

"Are you serious Gobber?" Spitelout asks in disbelief.

"And what are we gonna do when we find Alvin? Bake him a cake?!" he demands sarcastically.

Gobber shrugs, leaning down and picking up the kitchen knife. "Eh, pie would be nice too. Who doesn't like pie?" he asks. He flips the knife in his hand before throwing it at a tree. The knife blade stabs into the tree, and a moment later, the entire tree trunk splits in half, from head to toe, and falls to the ground.

The others all stare in bewilderment and shock, while Gobber grins happily. "That, could be useful!" he declares.

"It is also, one of the most outrageous things I've seen," a voice calls out.

The Vikings all look around in alarm before a figure drops down from the tree several feet away from them, landing in a crouch. They all relax once they recognize it as Ahsoka. Mara drops down beside her as well.

"Ahsoka! Mara, thank Thor," Stoick says in relief.

"Thought you two would never show up," Gobber adds with a grin.

"I have to admit, I never thought we'd come back to see you being invaded," Ahsoka commented.

"Tell me about it," Gobber muttered.

"What happened to the dragons?" Mara asks in confusion with a frown.

Stoick sighs. "It's complicated. What about Jarik? Where's he?" he questions.

"He's back at the Temple. He has his own things to attend to," Ahsoka informs him. "So, what is your plan so far?"

Stoick and Gobber glance at each other, and the rest of the Vikings all shrug. Ahsoka and Mara share a look before staring at them with raised eyebrows.

"That bad huh?" Ahsoka deadpans.


Later...

Several minutes later, Gobber ran through the trees, attracting the attention of the Outcasts searching for them.

"There he is! Get em!" one yelled, and the others all charged after Gobber with war cries.

"Oh you lousy Outcasts!" Gobber yelled over his shoulder. "You'll never take me alive!"

He jumped off of a small ledge, hobbling on rather quickly for a peg-legged Viking, and the Outcasts followed, cornering him against a rock wall. Gobber turned around, breathing quickly, a grin on his face.

"Looks like you got me boys," he admitted.

"Come on, get him!" one yelled, and they all charged forwards, weapons raised and screaming.

Stoick then appeared out of a bush and caught one Outcast completely unawares, punching him in the face and knocking him out cold. Phlegma threw a pair of bolas at another Outcast, tripping up his feet. Gobber took down another with his stone hammer, while Stoick and Spitelout easily took care of the rest. Stoick knocked one out from behind and then grabbed the handle of his axe, slamming it into the face of an Outcast behind him. he dropped the weapon with contempt, while Gobber approached with a grin.

"Or maybe its we who got you," he corrected.

Five more Outcasts then appeared out of the bushes, all charging for the Vikings with weapons raised and screaming war cries. Stoick scowled and readied for a fight, but before they could get close, Ahsoka jumped down from the top of the cliff, flipping through the air. Her foot slammed into one Outcast on the way down, and she kicked off of his face to another, swinging her foot out and knocking him to the ground.

Mara leapt out of the bushes and leapt forwards, kicking another Outcast in the the face, and then using the Force to throw another against a rock wall. The last one tried charging at Ahsoka, swinging his axe, but Ahsoka easily sidestepped and grabbed his arm, elbowing him in the face before kneeing him in the gut, easily knocking him out.

The Vikings watched, admittedly impressed by the skill the two showed in that short fight. The only other time they had really saw them in battle was in the Kill Ring, and against the Hssiss dragons, but they were in too much adrenaline or rage to recognize their skill, which could rival even Stoick's.

"Well, that was admitted impressive," Spitelout muttered.

"Thanks," Mara grinned, before she frowned.

"Someone else is approaching," Ahsoka said, and none of them bothered questioning how they knew, as a moment later they could hear rustling in the bushes.

"That way, over there," Stoick whispered, and they all split up.

Stoick managed to catch a glimpse of someone running through the forest, while Ahsoka and Mara both listened. he then charged after the running figure, when Ahsoka widened her eyes.

"Wait," she called out, but Stoick was already leaping through the air. He slammed into the figure, rolling over top of them before raising his fist. Fishlegs widened his eyes and flinched away.

"Stoick! No!" he shrieked.

Stoick widened his eyes before lowering his fist. "For the love of Thor Fishlegs I could have killed you!" he exclaimed.

"Thank you, for not killing me," he said sheepishly, and Stoick let him up.

"What are you doing here?" he demanded.

"Alvin the Treacherous grabbed me. He looked really treacherous!" he exclaimed in fright.

"I know they're here Fishlegs," Stoick said in exasperation.

"Yeah! They're here for Hiccup, and Mara's family!" he exclaimed.

Stoick widened his eyes. "Hiccup?" he whispered worriedly.

"Wait, who's after us and Hiccup?" Mara asked, jumping down beside them, along with Ahsoka. Fishlegs widened his eyes.

"Mara?! You're here?! Oh thank Odin!" he cried out happily.


Meanwhile...

Out on Thor's beach, the rest of the Outcasts had all surrounded the villagers of Berk, closing them in with weapons and preventing escape. Most of Berk's warriors were scattered throughout the woods fighting other Outcast patrols aside from Stoick's group, so they weren't as well equipped to fight off their captors. Alvin stood before the crowd, a grin on his face.

"For those of you who haven't figured it out... I am the one and only Alvin the Treacherous. And let me be clear, that name was earned!" he declared proudly.

The gang all glared at him, while Tuffnut just scoffed. "Alvin? Pfft, how'd he earn that?" he asked sarcastically, and Ruffnut snickered.

"Your leader has abandoned ya. But Stoick doesn't concern me. I'm not here for him. I want the Dragon Conqueror, and your pathetic Jedi frauds!" Alvin declares.

Mildew perks up eagerly. Say goodbye to Hiccup and your witch friends!" he whispers excitedly to Astrid, who widens her eyes in alarm. He raises his hand with a grin. "Alvin!"

Before he could say any more, Astrid elbowed him in the face, knocking the old man out and caught him in her arms. Alvin looked over with a frown, and she smiled at him. "My grandfather's frail. He needs his nap," she said sheepishly.

Alvin rolled his eyes and turned away, thinking nothing of it. Immediately Astrid dropped Mildew on the ground without a care, brushing her hands off.

"Well, like I said... tell me who the Dragon Conqueror is and who the Jedi frauds are, and you can all go free!" Alvin promised.

Conqueror? Fraud?" Snotlout scoffed. "Come on! I'll show Alvin who the real fraud is and who really is a conquerer," he says confidently, pulling out his baby bludgeon. Tuffnut and Ruffnut both smirked eagerly, silently cheering him on. Snotlout climbed up onto the rock ledge Alvin was standing on, and charged at him with his bludgeon raised. Just as he was about to attack, Alvin turned around to face him with a glare.

Snotlout stopped nervously and held the bludgeon in his direction as an offering. "For you, sir," he said.

"Well, you'd better check your trousers, son." Alvin remarks, taking the bludgeon and shoving Snotlout aside. "I think you've soiled yourself."

Astrid then threw the axe directly at Alvin. It went soaring through the air, but the Outcast leader simply caught it without looking, and then glanced at the weapon with surprise. "Will you look at that! My old hatchet. I was wondering when I'd get that back," he said casually.

Savage then shoved Astrid up to face him, and he turned towards her with a grin.

"Trying to kill Alvin the Treacherous? Ooh hoo!" he exclaimed gleefully, moving behind her. "You're not as smart as you look. Tell me, who's your Dragon Conqueror, eh?"

He then grabbed her hair and pulled, causing her to cry out in pain.

"Tell me!" he yelled. "Or better yet, how about the names of those pathetic Jedi frauds?"

"Leave her alone!" a voice suddenly yelled, and they looked over to see Hiccup pop out from behind the rocks, a stern look on his face.

"Hiccup! What are you doing?" Astrid asked angrily, although with a hint of worry.

Hiccup stood up confidently before everyone, and gestured to himself. "I'm the Dragon Conqueror," he stated.

Alvin gaped at him before chuckling, soon laughing mockingly in amusement. Savage and the other Outcasts all joined in, pointing mocking fingers at Hiccup. "You? Stoick's little embarrassment?" Alvin questioned in astonishment.

"I drove the dragons from Berk. Look around. You don't see any on this island, do you?" Hiccup asked rhetorically.

Alvin glanced around with narrowed eyes, still not fully believing it. Hiccup glanced at Astrid and gave her a nod.

"I-It's true! All the dragons are afraid of him. He also conquered a Night Fury, even an entire Hssiss dragon pack!" Astrid exclaimed, going along with it.

Alvin furrowed his brow and strode up to Hiccup, looming over him intimidatingly with a scowl. "You're bluffing," he accused. "Even if I were to believe you, Hssiss dragons are impossible to conquer. They might as well be the spawn of Fenrir," he challenged.

Hiccup stood his ground. "Am I? Well, there's only one way to find out. Take me to Dragon Island."

Alvin stared at him with narrowed eyes, considering.


Later...

About ten minutes later, Alvin had taken off with Savage and several of his men, bringing Hiccup with them. the rest of the Outcasts stayed with the villagers, keeping them captive. They were keeping watch, when a nearby tree branch shifted, moving across the ground. They all glanced at it with confusion, before returning to observing the villagers, paying it no mind.

However, the tree branch moved again, this time skidding across the beach without any help, in a way that got everyone's attention. The gang all widened their eyes in realization, while the Outcasts muttered to each other nervously. One finally decided to approach the branch cautiously, and moved to pick it up. The branch then skidded back again towards the trees, and he followed after it. When it disappeared behind the bushes, the Outcast rushed to catch it, everyone watching. He disappeared into the bushes as well.

Moments later, some sort of glowing white sword appeared, and the Outcast could only cry out in shock and alarm before his weapon was sliced apart, and the blade vanished, as well as the Outcast's cries.

"Woah..." Tuffnut muttered in wonder.

"Awesome," Ruffnut whispered.

astrid grinned to herself, eager to see what happened next, having only seen them briefly in action.

The Outcasts all looked around in a panic, raising their weapons. "Who's there?! Show yourself!" one yelled out warningly.

The white sword then appeared again, and everyone looked over at it, the Outcasts widening their eyes in terror at the sight of Ahsoka who approached, holding her lightsaber in front of her, casting her face in an eerie glow. "Hello boys," she said with a grin.

Some Outcasts yelled in terror, and another pointed at her. "Get that witch!" he cried.

Just then, Stoick, Gobber and the rest of the group charged out of the bushes. Gobber jabbed one Outcast in the back with his hook, and Stoick grabbed another, throwing him against the wall. Spitelout and Phlegma battled against three other Outcasts, and then Mara jumped out of a tree, kicking an Outcast in the head knocking him out.

Ahsoka leaped into the fray, rolling underneath the swipe of a weapon before swinging her lightsaber, cutting it in half. The Outcast had only a second to look at his axe handle in shock before being kicked in the face. She then elbowed another in the gut, and cut apart the weapons of two more before slamming them into the rocks with the Force.

Stoick punched one in the back, knocking him off of the cliff ledge, and he fell to the ground with a cry. As he moved to get up, Stoick landed on top of him, foot on his chest. "Where's Alvin?!" he demanded.

The Outcast merely spit at his feet. "You and your witch can burn in Hel!" he yelled angrily.

Stoick growled and grabbed his shirt, lifting him up while pulling his fist back. Before he could deliver the punch, Astrid rushed up beside him.

"Alvin took Hiccup!" she exclaimed.

"What?" Stoick asked in alarm.

"He gave himself up! They're on their way to dragon island!" she told him.

He widened his eyes and the glanced down at the Outcast, who was scowling at him. He quickly knocked him unconscious with a quick punch to the face before standing up. "Oh Hiccup, what are you planning," he muttered angrily, although the worry in his tone was obvious.

Meanwhile, Spitelout, Phlegma, Mara and Ahsoka had all finished up taking down the rest of the Outcasts holding the villagers hostage. Ahsoka kicked one away before landing back on the ground, deactivating her lightsaber with a thoughtful expression.

"Well that went well," she commented.

"I thought it was fun," Mara added with a grin.

"That, was, AWESOME!" Tuffnut suddenly yelled, and Ahsoka flinched at the loudness of his voice before turning around the face him. "The whole moving the log thing, and then making him scream in terror like a yak! It was glorious!" he said excitedly.

"Not to mention terrifying when you revealed yourself to them," Ruffnut added with a grin.

"Yeah, even gave me the willies despite knowing your plan." Gobber remarked with a shiver.

"Well, I suppose it worked then," she replied with a shrug. "When I was a teenager I had a few encounters with someone named Ventress, who's species are literally referred to as witches. Guess I channeled some of that."

"What was she like?" Ruffnut asked eagerly.

"Ok, that's enough witch talk." Mara said with a frown, shoving the twins away.

Stoick and Astrid then rushed up to them, concern on their faces. "We have a serious problem. Do we have any ships ready?" he asked.

"I believe so, why?" Gobber questioned.

"Alvin took Hiccup to Dragon Island." Astrid explained.

Mara widened her eyes. "What?" she asked in alarm.

"Where the rest of the dragons are..." Ahsoka said slowly in thought.

"Umm, you know what happened? But you've been gone," Fishlegs said.

"Stoick and the others explained it to us," Ahsoka told him. "If Hiccup had Alvin bring him to Dragon Island, then it's obvious that he plans to get the help of Toothless and the dragons there," she said.

"That's what I was thinking," Astrid said in agreement.

"Well then what are we waiting for?" Mara asked rhetorically.


Jarik POV...

I sighed in exasperation, putting the book back onto the shelf and holding my head in my hands. I didn't have to read everything to know that I wasn't going to find anything related to what I was looking for in that book, and definitely not in the other books. Maybe somewhere in the Prime Jedi's journal, but I'd have to read through that again, and I'm certain that I would've remembered anything relating to what I was seeing in my visions.

I glancing at the exit to the tree, noticing it was bright outside again. I've been sitting inside this tree for the whole night, no wonder I was exhausted. Heading back outside, I looked out at the suns rising above the horizon and exhaled, trying to calm my mind. Sitting down cross legged, I tried thinking of focusing myself in the Force again, like Obi-Wan taught me, and closed my eyes. Breathing in and out, I relaxed a little bit more and tried to clear my head of all the stress I was feeling from this mystery.

After a few moments, or maybe a few minutes I was unsure, I started to sense the Force around me, using the living Force within the tree to help focus my senses. I felt through it, furrowing my brow and feeling for anything important on the island, anything the FOrce was trying to tell me.

Then I felt something guide me along the island, sensing the caretakers village, the stone huts where me, Ahsoka and Mara slept, the place where the Knight Hawk was parked... and then the Kyber Crystal caves. I felt something flowing strongly around the caves, and opened my eyes, sensing that was where I needed to go.

What better place to learn about some dark, chaotic being with three eyes than on the place where there was literally natural darkness?


I have a new side story called Adventures on Ahch-To. It'll be detailing the events of the HTTYD TV series if anyone is interest in reading it.

Thank you guys again for your continued support for my story, and I'll continue to make more (hopefully) enjoyable content for you guys! :D