I'm so sorry it took so long to get this chapter out. I was planning on getting it out on Sunday but I was too busy. And the last two days were really stressful. But just so you all know this will be the last chapter for a while. I am most definitely going to continue thanks to all of my wonderful reviewers. Also so responses to my reviewers.

midnightsky0612: I'm glad I got you hooked on with this. Here's what happens next. Sorry for the late update.

Jesusfreak: Sorry, but I had to. He couldn't be sold without one. You know he always finds a way around things. He's Hiccup, and for him if there's a will there's a way. ;D

Snowflake: The island is actually in the middle of the ocean. It's kind of in the middle of no where. There's no island within hundreds of miles around it.

Luna Julien: Don't worry, he won't get hurt too bad ;)

Breyannia: Hiccup's always got something up his sleeve.

Risuchan0224: Very true. Alvin is not one to give up so easily. He'll get what he want's one way or another.

little miss BANANNA HEAD: Thank you for the suggestion. I'll take it into consideration. I've been having a bit of a hard time thinking of what dragons should be on the island. Thank you for the idea.

dragonlover: Glade you like it so far. Alvin is unpredictable. But there's one thing we all know. He's after Hiccup and he will get him if it cost Alvin his life.

DoomsdayBeamXD: Yes I did mean that and I still mean that. Thank you for the title too. That means a lot to me. Don't worry, I won't hurt Hiccup too much ;D

Hiccup and Astrid: That's what I'm planning on happening. When though, I'm not too sure.

DragonDreamRider: Here's the next chapter for you. Hope you like it!

Thank you to all of my reviewers and please keep up the reviews. I love hearing from all of you. It makes writing this so much more fun.

Alvin watched as Maldrigard's ship sailed off. Hiccup looked back at him with what almost looked like fear in his eyes. To say that Alvin was mad was a complete understatement. He was furious beyond measure.

"Alvin? What do we do now?" Savage asked standing behind his leader.

"What do you think we do?" Alvin said as he turned to face his men. "If we can't bribe the boy off that man's hands, we're gonna steal him." He said with a wicked. His men let the same grin come over their lips before they went off to their ship.

Hiccup and Fin stayed below deck in the brig until the end of the trip. Why? They had no idea. They were put in separate cells. They were right next to each other but the metal bars kept them separated.

"What do you think is gonna happen to us when we get there?" Fin asked. He's been thinking about what was going to happen since they were sold.

"I don't know. But, we'll think of something." Hiccup said hoping to encourage him.

"Hiccup, we're going to a stranded island with a psycho freak viking. What can we possibly do to get out of this?"

"I told you. I'll think of something."

"Stop saying that! You are never gonna come up with an idea that will get us out of this! Even if you did we would never make it out alive. We'll be weak by tonight. If he works us as hard as they say he works all of his slaves we'll be dead by sundown tomorrow." Fin said before turning his back to Hiccup. Hiccup felt a little hurt. Then anger filled him along with determination.

"Fin, what are you." He demanded.

"What?" He asked looking back at Hiccup as if the boy had grown two heads.

"What are you?" He asked again a bit slower.

"I'm a person just like you. And a slave."

"No, you're a runt just like me. We're runts, Fin." Hiccup said.

"Yeah I know. We wouldn't be here if we weren't."

"Don't you get it?" Hiccup asked. "What's so different about us from regular vikings?"

"We're weak?" Fin asked.

"Exactly. We're weak and small. But we're not helpless." Hiccup said.

"What do you mean? You just said it. Heck I just said it. We aren't strong enough to fight."

"Who ever said we have to fight?" Hiccup asked with a smile. Fin looked at him confused. "We have one thing others don't. We have ideas. We have a strength different from others. Our minds." Hiccup said. Fin turned to him becoming intrigued by the boys words.

"What are you getting at, Hiccup?" Fin asked.

"We don't need weapons to get through this. We only need our minds." Hiccup said. Fin was about to say something until the ship hit land. Maldrigard came down the stairs from the deck. He walked over to Fin's cell which was closest to the stairs. He unlocked the gate before stepping in and pulling him out. He then went to Hiccup's and did the same. He practically dragged the two up on deck. The boys didn't know it had taken so long to get to the island. It was already sunset. He dragged them off the boat and onto his island which was surprisingly full of different plants. Flocks of sheep, yaks and chicken walked around feeding on grass and seeds. Hiccup and Fin were amazed.

They were shoved farther into the island. The boys looked around in astonishment. Everything was so beautiful and full of life. How is it that this man - beast - thing lives here? Once they got to the center, they couldn't believe their eyes. Maldrigard's cot was huge. It was like Hiccup;s house time five.

"You two will be staying in the barn until morning." Maldrigard said without looking at the boys pointing to the barn. It was a little run down but it wasn't bad. Smaller of course than Malrdigard's house. The wood was starting to rot on the sides and shingles were falling off the roof but at least it was something. Hiccup was fine sleeping in the barn. Fin however was in a state of shock but kept any signs off his face. His eyes told every emotion he felt though. He could wear the best mask to cover his emotions and feelings but his eyes always gave him away. That's one thing Hiccup had learned about him in the short time he's known him.

"Now get to sleep. Tomorrow the real work starts." Maldrigard said. Fin gulped. The two boys walked to the barn as Maldrigard walked to his cot.

"Fin? Are you okay?" Hiccup asked.

"I think I'm gonna pass out." He said in a shaky voice.

"Why?"

"Why? Did you just miss everything that just happened? Maldrigard, the toughest, meanest, most merciless slave owner just told us to sleep when he's said to make his slaves work day and night!" Fin said, his eyes wide in shock and slight fear.

"Fin calm down. Maybe all of those rumors are fake." Hiccup said in a calm voice.

"Yeah? I wish I could be that sure. I'm not gonna stop believing the rumors are true until I can have proof that they're false." Fin said before walking ahead of Hiccup. Hiccup watched Fin walk ahead with worried eyes. If he keeps freaking out over the rumors, he'll never sleep and then he'll be lost of energy tomorrow.

They made it to the doors of the barn before they both opened the heavy doors. Stepping in, they could see one thing. Darkness.

"Oh great. It's like the cage all over again." Fin said in mock enthusiasm. They heard rustling in the hay somewhere in there.

"Fin, calm down. If you keep freaking out, you'll never sleep." Hiccup said. The two walked a little farther into the dark barn. As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, they could make out several hay beds with a blanket in each. There had to be at least twelve.

"Well that's calming. The abandoned beds of the lost slaves." Fin said in a dramatic voice. Hiccup rolled his eyes.

"Will you stop it?" He said getting irritated with the boy.

"Keep it down!" A voice hissed from the darkness. It sounded like a girl.

"What was that?" Hiccup asked.

"I don't know, a slaves ghost or something?' Fin suggested. Hiccup raised an eyebrow at him. "What?" Fin asked. HIccup just rolled his eyes.

"Is someone in here?" HIccup called into the darkness.

"Yes and we're trying to sleep so keep it down, will ya?" Another voice said. This one sounded like a boy. Hiccup looked around until his eyes fell on an old lantern on the floor that had matches scattered around it. Hiccup picked up the lantern and one of the matches. Striking the match, he lite the lantern and held it up in the direction of the voices. His eyes went wide at what he saw. All through the barn were hay bed. There had to be nearly forty. But what shocked him even more was that they were all occupied by a boy or girl. And they were all like Hiccup and Fin. Runts.

"What in the name of Thor..." Fin said as he looked around. All over the barn, a head poked over the side of each bed. Eyes boring into the two as they looked around.

"I don't believe it." Hiccup said in shock.

"Hey put that light out." A boy said. Hiccup looked to a lower bed closer to the ground. A boy sat up shielding his eyes from the light. Hiccup put the light down so it wasn't shining in his face. The boy put his hand down and looked Hiccup and Fin up and down. "You two new?" He asked.

"Y-yeah." Fin answered. The boy got out of his bed and stepped up the Hiccup and Fin.

"What are you're names?" He asked.

"I'm Hiccup."

"Fin."

"Hm. Well, welcome to your new home." The boy said. "My name's Winston. I've been here the longest. I was one of Maldrigard's first slaves." He said. Looking at the boy, you could tell he was a slave for a long time. The boy had to be nearly twenty. He had the beginning of a beard on his chin and lip. His hair was black and cut short. It stuck out in odd angles. His skin was covered in dirt and grim. His clothes were in no better shape. They were beginning to tear and fall apart. His shirt looked a little too small for him. He wore a grayish green shirt with a skin-tight brown jacket over it. His pants were a bit loose and fell to his mid-thigh were they were torn at the bottom. If you had seen the boy in a forest, your first thought was he was attacked my some kind of wild animal the way his clothes were torn and dirty.

"But, I thought everyone says Maldrigard is known to work his slaves so hard that they die within the first week of work." Hiccup said. Winston laughed.

"Oh he works us hard alright, but never that much. But let me tell you this, you will surely feel dead by the end of a days worth of work. He demands a lot done in a day." He said.

Hiccup and Fin looked at each other. Finally Fin spoke.

"So... None of his slaves died?" He asked.

"A few did but that was from the dragons." Winston said.

"Dragons?" Hiccup questioned.

"Yeah, they only come here once a month and at night. The night of the full moon." Winston explained.

"Do you know why?" Hiccup asked.

"No idea. None of us know. All we know is that we can barely sleep that night because they're out there making so much noise."

Hiccup thought for a moment. "Do you know what they do when they're here. Besides make so much noise."

"Yeah they interrupt our sleep just like you're doing now. You two better get some sleep before morning or you'll be weak. And Maldrigard hates weak slaves." Winston said as he walked back to his make-shift bed. He laid back down in the hay and pulled the blanket over him. "And believe me when I say, you do not want to get on his bad side. It's not pretty." He said before turning over and going back to sleep.

Fin had a terrified look in his eyes. Hiccup was still curiously thinking about the dragons. He shook his head. There was a lot of time left before the night of the full moon. He could think of it more later. If he wanted to keep the rest of his working limbs attached to his body he better do what Winston had said and get some sleep.

"Come on, Fin. We better get some sleep." Hiccup said as he carried the lantern over to a hay stack and sat down leaning his back against the pile. He set the lantern down and looked to Fin. "Fin come on."

"Hiccup, I can't sleep. I... I'm too scared." Fin admitted. Hiccup was a little surprised. Fin always managed to keep up a strong barrier around him and a hard mask to hide his emotions. Now he was showing his emotions with no wall to hide them.

"Nothing will happen. Come on. We need to sleep or tomorrow won't be easy to get through. You heard Winston." Hiccup said. Fin took a shaky breath before walking over to Hiccup and sitting beside him. Hiccup blew out the lantern and pushed it aside.

"Hiccup?" Fin whispered. Hiccup looked over at him. "Do you still think you can come up with a plan?" Hiccup gave him a small smile.

"I'm positive." He answered before resting his head on the pile of hay and letting sleep take over and pull him into unconsciousness. Fin took a little longer to fall asleep. But the night was all but calming. A ship far off on the horizon slowly sailed to the secluded island. A man with a hunger for power standing at the front. A devious and cruel plan forming in his head. A sly and almost devilish grin pulled at his lips as he looked out over the sea at his destination.

Alvin had found Maldrigard's island.