Today was the day the Hairy Hooligan tribe would sail off to bring home their hero. It was a similar day to the one two days ago where Vikings were loading the boats with weapons, supplies and catapults. Just that this time, they were to bring someone special home instead of fighting. It may involve fighting, but every Viking in the village was capable to do so if it meant their leader would be happy, and some of them even did it for themselves. The teens strapped saddles that were to use on animals like horses, but it worked fine on dragons too. It just needed some adjusting, but they don't have time for that now. The important thing was that they could fly without falling off. Stoick led the way on the biggest ship which the chief's ship always had belonged to. It was tradition that the leader of an armada would have the biggest ship.
The teens of the village were so far the only ones being able to ride dragons. They tried to teach the villagers, but they were too scared for the lesson. That led them to only have four riders who would be flying the whole way to also make sure it was a safe travel. The last thing they wanted was a storm hitting them in a rescue mission. Most of the Vikings who stayed behind was amazed to see Vikings riding dragons, but their mind changed fast as they heard about the kidnapping. Everything seemed to have darkened in the world for the people of Berk. It looks like none of them could live in a world without Hiccup after all.
The armada of hundreds of Berkians was sailing for hours until they came over an old friend. It turns out Trader Johann had set sail from Outcast Island to Berk immediately after what he saw. Stoick was surprised along with the rest of his people. Trader Johann wasn't supposed to come back before another two weeks.
"What brings you in this direction old friend?" Stoick asked curious. The dragon riders flew down to listen to the conversation between the two of them.
"Aaaah DRAG- wait, what?" Trader Johann was shocked to see teens riding dragons. He actually screamed like a little girl. Stoick had to throw a potato on the man to get his attention again. "Oh, it's Hiccup. I just came back from Outcast Island and spotted him being dragged somewhere by Alvin's guards!" Trader Johann explained. Stoick felt anger rush over him, hearing that his son was being dragged around by dirty douche bags.
"We know he's there Johann! Did you get a good look at him?" Stoick asked, hoping the answer would be yes.
"H-his leg, it was bleeding badly and he had some bruises on his body. When he called me for help he almost got knocked out by one of the guards. I think they led him to the arena. But why do they have him?" Johann didn't know anything about what had happened since it only happened a few days ago. By hearing the word arena, both Stoick and Gobber knew what could happen there.
"He has this gift with the beasts. We will tell you once you come back to Berk. Right now, we have to save my son," Johann nodded and thought about what Stoick had said about Hiccup. From what Johann knew, Stoick didn't really treat Hiccup well, but what did he exactly mean about 'He has this gift with the beasts'?
"Let's get moving, we need to get there before midnight." With that they kept sailing, leaving Johann behind them.