Hey everyone! I'm back for another chapter! Sorry for the cliffhanger. I could've started writing this sooner but first I had to try to rap Guns and Ships from Hamilton…I did not succeed…damnit Lafayette…I think Lafayette doesn't need oxygen. Imagine someone with a Dutch accent rapping the song of someone with a French accent…just imagine it… -_-

Anyways, I really loved all the positive reactions on the first chapter. I am so glad people are sending reviews because they keep me motivated and give me the feeling that I'm actually writing this for other people instead of just myself. Before I go back into the story I want to announce that I will write a short One-Shot right after I finish this chapter which will be about Hiccup joining his very first council meeting with his father when he is around 6 or something. Also, I want to give a shout out to the following fanfics which I am reading right now. Just giving some respect to these amazing writers:

-My Hiccup, by Jettara1

This is actually the second time I am reading this story. It is about 104 chapters long and it follows Hiccup throughout his life from Birth to somewhere during Race to the Edge. It will cost you some free time but it's great.

-If, by harrypanther

Absolutely loving this fanfic already. I started reading it today since it showed up in my inbox and it has definitely helped me get through a day of boring school.

I will give a shout out to fanfic authors from now on every time I find a new story that I'm enjoying. So, now that's done. Let's get back into the story.

Chapter 2: A minor setback

Hiccup opened his eyes and immediately closed them again for two reasons. One, the light change was cruel. The last time he was conscious it was much darker due to the weather but now it was sunny. Two, the world was spinning like crazy. He started to become more aware of his surroundings and with that came the excruciating pain in his head.

He tried to ignore the pain and noticed he was laying on sand. More specifically, a beach. He heard the sea close to him. He tried to get up but got pushed back the second he did.

''Woah, easy. You took quite a blow. How do you feel?'' said a very familiar female voice. He slowly brought up the courage to open his eyes again and saw Katla sitting next to him, with her hands on his shoulders to keep him from getting up too quickly.

''What happened?'' he asked. He rubbed the back of his head and felt fabric wrapped around it.

''We were falling through the storm when something hit you on the head. I have no idea what it was but it sure left some damage. They looked like claw marks.''

Hiccup frowned. ''Claw marks? That could have been a dragon, but why would a dragon just randomly attack someone?''

''I have no idea'' ,said Katla, ''But I'd rather not find out.''

Katla got her hands off his shoulders and allowed him to sit up slowly. He saw his surroundings for the first time. They were on a beach, as he already guessed. At the end of the beach started the forest, which didn't look very welcoming. Judging by the length of the beach, the island was pretty big.

Katla continued talking.''We landed in the water. If we had landed here instead of in the water near the beach we would have been dead. I don't know where our dragons are but I'm sure they will be fine.''

A feeling of panic instantly filled Hiccup and he got to his feet. ''We're stranded here without having any idea where our dragons are?!''

Of course he had been stranded before. But every time he had Toothless with him. Now it was just him and Katla here and Toothless could possibly be hurt.

''Don't worry Hiccup, I'm sure we will be fine. Atali will find us eventually.'' She said, smiling.

Hiccup rolled his eyes at her positive attitude. ''Alright, last time I was stranded I had Toothless. Maybe if we can find a dragon somewhere we can use it to search for our dragons and get out of here.''

''Wait, you've been stranded before?''

Hiccup nodded. ''Yes, at least three times or more if you include the time Toothless ate an eel and got all crazy.''

Katla snickered. ''How do you keep getting in those kind of situations?''

Hiccup shrugged. ''Hmm, nineteen years and I still don't know.''

They continued talking as they walked further into the forest.

The forest reminded Hiccup a lot of a ghost town, but without any buildings. It was quite creepy. There wasn't any sound of animals, many trees were damaged or blown over and there was no sign of any kind of dragon even though it looked like some species could perfectly live there.

A few hours passed and they were giving up hope of finding any dragons on this island. The last place they had to check was the mountain that was in the middle of the island. If only his companion could be quiet.

''Are we there yet?''

''No''

''Can't we take a break?''

''No, we need to keep going.''

It was quiet for a while and Hiccup was almost starting to get hopeful until…

''When do we get there? I'm tired.''

''We have been walking for only twenty minutes!''

Hiccup resisted the urge to scream. They really had been walking for twenty minutes now but Katla couldn't stay quiet and didn't seem to take their situation very seriously. Not to mention he still had the huge headache to deal with.

''Hiccup, are we there yet?'' asked Katla for the fifth time.

''Can you be quiet for once please?!''

Katla finally stayed quiet. Until they heard a big roar behind them. They both froze instantly.

''What was that?''

''I have no idea but it didn't sound friendly…'' said Hiccup quietly.

They turned around very slowly to face whatever was stalking them. They stared right in the face of the weirdest dragon they had ever seen.

The dragon looked like a huge snake but had big wings, similar to the ones bats had. Its scales were black and gray and the tip of its tail was the shape of a fork. It only had front legs but that didn't make it any less scary, since there were giant claws attached to them. The dragon roared a second time and clouds started to form above it. Hiccup and Katla both stared in horror.

Hiccup snapped out of it first and immediately grabbed Katla's wrist. He started running and pulled her along with him. In the meantime it started raining and the wind pulled trees out of the ground.

''Do you have a plan?'' screamed Katla, barely hearable over the sound of the wind.

''Yes, as a matter of fact I have.'' Screamed Hiccup.

''A good one?''

''I have a plan'' he screamed back.

He kept pulling her wrist as they kept running until they reached a crack in the mountain. Hiccup was just about to run past it but Katla pushed herself through the crack and pulled Hiccup with her.

Outside they could hear the dragon roar as it flew right past the crack. Now they noticed they were in a cave.

''Great, now we're stuck.'' Said Hiccup.

Katla smiled. ''Hey, atleast we're alive right? I'm positive Atali or the other dragon riders will find us. We will be fine. You just gotta think of a plan.''

Hiccup rolled his eyes. ''Do you know how hard it is to just make up a plan? We have no dragons here and that dragon could track us any second.''

''I suppose that's a minor setback.'' Said Katla, shrugging.

''A minor setback?! Are you kidding me?! Do you take anything seriously?!'' snapped Hiccup.

''Fine, you want me to take something seriously?!'',yelled Katla,''I will take this seriously. You'll see, I will fix this on my own!'' Katla pushed herself through the crack in the wall again and ran out into the storm.

''No, wait! I'm sorry!'' yelled Hiccup. But she was already gone.

Katla raced through the forest. She was freezing and completely soaked but she didn't care. Atleast this way nobody saw she was crying. Not like anyone was there to see it anyway.

Her muscles felt like they were on fire from all the running, so she forced herself to stop and sit down under a tree.

While she was trying to catch her breath she didn't notice the big dragon landing right in front of her.

Haha, another cliffhanger! I'm so cruel! I hope this chapter didn't disappoint. Let me know what you thought!