Chapter two Alone

Astrid and the other dragon riders made their way back to the cell where they had last left Hiccup. However, when they returned they where shocked to find his cell abandoned and the lock broken.

All eyes fell on Astrid. "If he's out he's defiantly not on the island anymore, more impotently I feel the same for the dragon eye."

"I new Hiccup was a traitor! You didn't listen to us…no you left a crazy person all on his own!" Tuffnut grumbled crossing his arms.

Astrid kicked Tuffnut in the head sending him flying back into a few crates.

"Hiccup is not a traitor! Don't you ever call him that! It wasn't his choice he was forced. Now take it back!" Astrid snapped grabbing a nearby axe and squeezing the wooden handle so tightly that it hurt her hands.

"Astrid you need to relax we have to go about this rationally. Fighting with one another is what they want, Hiccup has always kept the peace…you know in most cases. We're still a team, and Hiccup is depending on us to rescue him from the Hunters." Fishlegs said resting his hand onto her shoulder. Astrid let the weapon drop to her side and sighed in defat. "Your right Fishlegs, as second in command I have to lead you guys like Hiccup would. If Hiccup did make it to the Hunters our only hope is that he doesn't blow Heather's cover, and that Heather can let us know if he is okay." Astrid said looking outside at the setting sun.

"Were ever you are Hiccup, I now your all alone…we'll find you and we will save you; I promise." Astrid thought.

(elsewhere with Hiccup)

Hiccup dodged an incoming attack from Dagur by leaning back and then preforming a back handspring hitting Dagur square in the jaw with his prostatic.

Dagur laughed hysterically as he wiped away the little trickle of blood from the simple cut. "Not bad Hiccup, not bad at all."

"Ha, and you're not to bad…but…it could use some work. You've yet to hit me." Hiccup said tauntingly.

Heather approached quietly from behind Hiccup moaning for her brother to keep the rider's attention on him.

Hiccup laughed as he preformed a flip and pinned the raven-haired girl to the earth. "Nice try Heather you almost got me that time." He let her go and helped her to her feet. "Just try and not move so quickly, your medal armor makes noise when you move to quickly, well and in my case I can hear really well. As for you Dagur you've gone soft, honestly I thought you would run me threw, after all I did get you locked up for three years, I would assume I was on your revenge list so why not attack me like you mean it."

Dagur gave him a sour look. "Well if you didn't move so quickly I could, that and if I had some throwing daggers."

"Well you don't this is hand to hand Dagur…However," Hiccup gave him a sweet smile. "I could make an exception. Hand to hand with draggers." Hiccup walked over to the weapon's stand and grabbed two daggers and hiccup threw one right above Dagur's head just cutting some hair as it imbedded in the mast of Ryker's ship.

Both Heather and Dagur gave Hiccup a stare. "When did you get so good at throwing dagger's?" Dagur asked.

"When did you forget that you used me as a throwing target when we where kids? How does it feel to be the target?" Hiccup retorted in a sour tone.

"I-Never mind let's get this over with." Dagur said.

Hiccup nodded and dropped his guard on perpous.

"So Heather, how's Windsher? Hiccup asked as it confused both brother and sister.

"Good, but why aren't you focused on the fight?" Heather asked.

Hiccup simply shrugged. As Dagur drew closer.

Heather chuckled when she realized Hiccup's plan and her brother's stupidly at not realizing that Hiccup was bating him into a trap.

Hiccup winked at her when he realized that she had caught onto the game he was playing. Dagur ran at Hiccup with his dagger outstretched however Hiccup simply grabbed his arm and twisted it making Dagur lose his grip on his dagger and Hiccup held his own to his throat. "That's game, I win." Hiccup said removing the dagger but not without giving Dagur a close shave.

Dagur growled as he held his cheek in his hand. "What did you do that for?!"

"Your actions would have gotten you killed, you and your dragon." Hiccup growled. Dagur frowned. Hiccup had promised that he would teach Dagur how to train the Skrill. Hiccup turned away. "Are you coming Heather?"

Heather joined him by his side.

Hiccup walked through the woods on the island that the crew had set camp up on. Hiccup slowly blinked his eyes and they returned to their normal emerald green.

"Are you alright Hiccup?" Heather asked softly. Hiccup shook his head sadly. "No I'm not okay and neither are you, I now your secret Heather, I could betray you and rat you out to Ryker and Dagur if given the order to, or if you do something without orders like you've done in the past. I betrayed the riders and look where it got me, I'm not a killer like they are, they kill dragons. How could I watch them hunt dragons? Why can't my body move to protect them? Why does all of a sudden I enjoy hurting people and dragons alike? All of those answers are out of my reach and it hurts not understanding why. I now as long as I don't fully embrace this I can return to this state of mind but not for good."

Heather frowned. "I remember when Ryker first found the Black crystals."

Hiccup stopped abruptly. "You now about the Black Crystals?! You now what's inside me?!"

Heather shrugged. "I guess but not all of it, the formula is extremely complicated but Ryker tested it on some dragons a while back. Every dragon lost control of what they were, that they where out of control but obeyed orders. However, it's only been used on dragons never on a human being, I'm surprised Toothless is as obedient as he is and not taring things to shreds. As for you, all of this is new to everyone including me."

Hiccup looked down. "So I'm the first human to test it? Is that why I still have this side of me still, because the experiment isn't right?"

"I would assume." Heather muttered. "However you're in luck, the antidote grows once a month, so in a week's time the flower will bloom and you'll be okay."

"If your right then you need to tell the others about it, if they can get it I'll be able to be myself again and so will Toothless." Hiccup said with a soft smile.

"Hiccup Haddock?"

Hiccup's eyes turned black as he slowly looked at the man that called his name. the guard cowered away from the icy stare Hiccup gave him. "This had better be good because if not I'll make sure that the dragons have some entertainment tonight."

The man quivered in fear. "R-Ryker wants to s-see you sir."

Hiccup growled. "Then why send you? Why not come himself?"

"I-I don't now sir…p-please forgive me." He staggered.

Hiccup spat. "Pitiful, if you cower before me you are of no use to our cause, you are expendable, you can be replaced."

Hiccup drew his sword as he approached the man. Hiccup drew back his sword. His eye's flashed normal. "Forgive me, as forgiveness is worthless." Hiccup said as he brought down the sword swift and cleanly. Blood splattered Hiccup's armor and sword. Heather's shout mixed with the cry of the man that know ley dead at Hiccup's feet. Hiccup reached down and picked up the man's severed head. His face frozen in fear. Hiccup grinned at his work.

"Why would you do that!?" Heather snapped holding back the vile in the back of her throat.

"Why you ask? Well that's simple my dear Heather, there is no room for error, no room for the weak links, so it's best to remove them before they get you killed; or in this case before they become heavy weight. I believe Viggo is a smart man, he would have done the same. As for you, I should kill you where you stand…Traitor." Hiccup said holding his sword out towards her. "But I won't do that, unless you make me…I have faith in you Heather, make the right choice for all of us and join us before you end up like him."

Hiccup turned on his heels. "I'll leave you to decide, if you need me I'll be with Ryker."

Hiccup sheathed his sword and carried the head away with him leaving Heather to stare at the decapitated man.

She waited until Hiccup was gone before throwing up into a bush.

She wiped he mouth. "What have they done to you Hiccup? This isn't you."

Heather blew her horn and Windsher came to her side. She hissed when she caught a glimpse of the dead man.

"Hiccup killed him girl, I need to send the riders a message right away." Heather said writing a message on a sheet of paper and attached it onto a terrible terror's leg and sent it off to Dragon's edge before heading back to the camp site by dragon back. The image of Hiccup's actions still fresh in her mind. "I have faith in you Heather, make the right choice for all of us and join us before you end up like him." Heather shivered. She had to follow orders or else Hiccup would reveal her cover and worst of all kill her.