Midterms are over and I'm back! I decided to give an early update so let's see what we have missed in the story.

Chapter 9

That night after a long travel through the village, Windshear had finally made it to the castle exhausted, only to be discovered by Drago.

"Hmm, why it's our missing little feline," Drago said as B. Wilder came from behind and caught Windshear by the neck as she started hissing and wailing, trying to get free.

"With an attitude. Oh yes, I never liked cats," Drago sneered before noticing the horn and a note on Windshear's collar. "The princess's horn, that's odd. 'Sir Savage's Forge of War.' "

He took a moment to think before coming up with a plan saying, "Maybe this will be the answer to this mystery."

At the village, Drago arrived on his horse outside of the forge and recognized Alvin outside before going to the store.

Not noticing behind him, Alvin quietly went to Drago's bag on the horse where he has been hearing meows from Windshear. As he opened the bag, Windshear came out with relieve.

"Thank you Alvin," Windshear thanked before realizing, "My mistress!" She cried, jumping out of the bag and running to the back with Drago following her when he noticed her running, not bothering to question how she got out.

Heather noticed the back door juggling, before Drago opened the door shocked to see Heather. "Drago, you found my horn. Good girl, Windshear." She told her cat, petting her while Windshear meowed to her after she climbed up the table.

"Princess," Drago smiled and heading to her, causing Windshear hiss at him.

"Windshear, what has gotten into you?" Heather asked shocked by her behavior.

Not wanting to waste his opportunity, "Come quick, you can tell me on the way to the castle, my lady," Drago quickly said before dragging her outside.

"First, let me-" Heather started.

"Na- No! No time," he quickly cutting her off before they left with Windshear running after them, worried about her mistress.

Not a moment later, the three workers came back with more rusty metals to work on, noticed the door open and the princess missing. "Lady Heather? Lady Heather?"

Outside, Drago took Heather to the cart attached to Alvin and driving away fast.

They soon arrived at the mines leaving Heather confused with what's going on, unknown of what is about to happen.

"What are we doing here?" she questioned.

"Taking a little side trip, Lady Heather," Drago replied, after replaying what had been happening the past few days Heather realized what's going on.

"You were the one behind this!" She shouted at him.

"Very clever," he sneered at her, "enough to fool the Chief, but not quite clever enough. Check Mate! I win." Drago grabbed her before pulling Heather inside the mines.

"Windshear!" Heather cried to her cat, causing Windshear to follow quickly. Alvin was left to himself outside trying to convince himself he's not worried and wondering what is going to happen after getting to know Windshear when he was taking her and Heather to the castle and to the village.

Heather was then tossed to the floor where Viggo and Ryker were.

"Nice to see you again, your ladyship. Watch your step," Ryker said laughing a little to Viggo.

"I don't understand, why would you do this?" Heather questioned.

"To be Chief," Ryker replied, before yelping as he was got hit by the head from Viggo.

"And how would you become Chief?" She asked turning to Drago, who was glaring at Ryker.

"Still underestimating me," Drago said turning his attention to Heather. "Isn't that just like a royal?"

"He was going to marry you," Viggo commented while pointing at her, making her gasp in shock, "but now he's got a new idea in mind."

"Your new friend that is currently taking your place, might be a good of use to me. She will be the perfect use of removing your brother from the throne with me taking his place while putting that pauper to death for 'murdering' the Chief," Drago said laughing, causing Heather gasp again afraid for her brother and her new friend. Drago and Viggo grabbed and took her to another room.

As she was tossed to another room without falling this time, she was shocked to find someone else who was already there tied up. "Fishlegs!"

"Heather?" she quickly came behind Fishlegs to untie him.

"How sad would they be, when they find that you died by a tragic accident," Drago said coming up to the door.

"They'll never give up looking for the princess. Not with Dagur's determination," Fishlegs retorted.

"Oh I think they will," Drago replied, "Once I show them this." Drago showed them Heather's horn before leaving the room laughing and locking the door behind him. "Ugh that's funny."

After being set free, Fishlegs went to the door and tried to open it. When it didn't work, he tried ramming into it. "It's no good."

"We have to stop him," Heather replied, before looking up when a noise of rumbling was heard from above.

Outside of the mines, Viggo and Ryker were digging at the entrance, with Drago shouting at them on the cart with Alvin looking. "Put a little muscle into it!" Alvin then couldn't deny that he is upset as he was now losing the only friend he had in a long time.

Then the mines started falling in, making Drago smile and turn to Alvin whipping at him to walk away. "Move it!"

"What's that?" Heather questioned as the mines shook around them.

With a sad expression on his face, Alvin reluctantly walked the cart away carrying Viggo and Ryker on the cart, as the mine collapse on itself trapping, Heather, Fishlegs and Windshear inside.

"Everything looks like it's in order. Thank you Ambassador Gobber!" Chief Dagur said as the Ambassador Gobber nodded to the Chief.

"The kingdoms will officially be joined together after the wedding tomorrow," Dagur said as he turn to Heather, "Are you ready, Heather?"

"Ready," She answered nervously before clearing her throat.

Hiccup then came up to her. "For my bride to be." He gives her a small black box.

Astrid opened it to find a shiny blue-green diamond ring, making her gasp and look up at Hiccup.

When it look like they were about to kiss, "Ahh, just who I was looking for!"

Everyone turned to see Drago heading straight for Astrid, "I'm so very sorry for interrupting, Chief Dagur and Chief Hiccup, but I can have a word with Lady Heather for a moment?"

The way he said 'Heather' made Astrid realize that he knew what was going on, she had to agree so he can't expose her.

Reluctantly, Astrid nodded as she started walking to Drago, who offered his arm to her. He then dragged her off to another room, leaving everyone in the room confused while Chief Hiccup had noticed Astrid scared.

Drago shoved Astrid into a room and turning the lights on as well as locking the door.

"Alright Lady Heather, ya know why we are here? Don't ya?" Drago smiled wickedly making Astrid slowly grab the two knives Hiccup gave her, she had hid behind her dress.

"What you want?" Astrid said not wanting to delay this any longer, at the background Stormfly had snuck in when she noticed her owner being taken away from the throne room.

"I know ya're stalling for Lady Heather, but its all fa not," Drago replied while beginning to walk around Astrid in a circle.

"What are you talking about?" Astrid questioned more nervous making sure not to let her expression is stern.

"Yar two buddies, the princess and that book-worm tutor are no more," Drago laughed as Astrid gasped not wanting to believe it.

"Then what do you want with me? Why haven't you exposed my secret yet?"

"Yer a good of use to me, keep up with this charade and ya'll be on yer way home. After aye take my rightful place as Chief," Drago told her.

"What?! No, I won't go through with this!" Astrid shouted.

"Well then, I'm gonna have ta call the guards, because there is an imposter here. Can ya guess who it is?" Drago sneered as he watched Astrid gasped when she realized that she's trapped.

With no other choice, she took her hands away from the daggers as she put her head down and nodded reluctantly. Drago laughed gleefully as his plan was going according to plan with Stormfly watching sadly from the window, since there was nothing she could do.

Uh oh, Astrid and Heather are in real trouble. Can they get out it time with some help? Will Hiccup figure out what's going on?

Thank you guys for waiting, midterms are over and finals are soon coming but that's for another time. Thanks again for following and reviewing, and continue to do so to see what happens next with Astrid and Heather. Until next time!