Chapter 5

Stoick wasted no time making his way up to Mildew's and banging the door in. Toothless wasted no time dragging the old man out of his house.

"You see what this beast has done Stoick? These dragons are wild unpredictable beasts." Mildew said getting up and dusting himself off.

"I asked him to bring you out here. You are charged with high treason, Mildew. You sold my daughter out to the Outcasts, didn't you?" Stoick said dark and deadly.

"I have no idea what you're talking about. All I told Gobber was that there was a problem down at the beach and he said he would send Hiccup to help you." Mildew said trying to sound innocent.

Toothless started to growl. "You did this. You almost got Hiccup killed on countless occasions, but this time you have gone too far. If Hiccup dies, you'll be the one who will need Father Thor's mercy." Though he knew neither man could understand him, he just wanted to speak his mind even if no one could tell what he was saying.

"What is he doing?" Mildew asked starting to sound a little shaky.

"He doesn't like that you lost him my daughter. I'm sure he is deciding whether or not to kill you. If I were you, I'd tell the truth, cause I'm not sure I can hold him back forever." Stoick warned.

"You'd let that beast kill me?" Mildew said outraged.

"At least you would pay for your crimes." Stoick replied darkly. "Why'd you do it Mildew? You know what you have done is high treason and you know the punishment for high treason."

"As long she was here, that dragon sympathizer, nothing would be the way it should be. Dragons and humans were never meant to be together. Suddenly she befriends a Night Fury, the deadliest dragon of all, and everything falls apart. She betrayed us and you know it."

"You're wrong. I once thought she had betrayed us because neither I nor anyone else understood why the dragons did what they did. But Hiccup took risks that none of us ever would have. She ended a war that no one could win, saved us all from a dark future that we could avoid. She is a true Viking. You are not fit to even be called a man." Stoick said clinching his fists. It took all his focus and attention to not lose his temper at that moment. "You will be held in jail for the time being, but as soon as we get Hiccup back, you will face trial for your crimes." He then turned to Toothless. "Toothless, head back to the forge. Gobber has something for you."

Toothless looked at Hiccup's father puzzled, and disappointed. He wanted to stay and watch the old man pay for what he had done. But he didn't argue, he turned and ran back to the forge. 'What could Hiccup's mentor have for me that could help me get my hatchling back?' thought as he ran through the village.

When he got there, he saw Gobber holding something with a familiar scent. When Gobber turned around, Toothless saw what it was. It was the tail that Hiccup had given to him on their winter holiday, Snoggletog, he thought she called it, the tail that allowed him to fly on his own. He didn't know whether to stand still and let Gobber put the tail on so he could immediately take off for Outcast Island or tackle Gobber and thank him for doing this for him.

Ultimately he decided to stay still and expressed his gratitude through his expressions, even though Gobber wasn't as good reading emotions as Hiccup. Once the tail was on, Toothless turned to look at Gobber and then took off for Outcast Island.

"Just hang on Hiccup. I'm on my way." Toothless called as he got farther and farther away from Berk. "I will not stop until you are safe at home with me."

Toothless kept on flying, with the determination that nothing was going to stop him from getting the human he had call his hatchling for so long back from the hands of the Outcasts. Even when he began to feel himself tire, he kept going pushing himself even further than he ever had before, because this time he had a reason to. Hiccup needed him and nothing was going to stop him.

(Back on Berk)

Stoick arrived at the forge just as Toothless had taken off for Outcast Island.

"Gobber what happened?" He asked as watched Toothless get farther and farther away from the island.

"I just attached the new tail to him and he took off like Loki was at his heels." Gobber said shrugging his shoulders. "That dragon will do anything to get Hiccup back won't he?"

"That's a pretty safe bet. He has risked so much for my daughter and this village. He may not be a Viking, but he has the makings of a great chief." Stoick said turning and heading back to his house to saddle up Thornado with Gobber close behind.

"We'll get her back Stoick, nothing to worry about." Gobber comforted when he noticed how silent Stoick had been on the way to the house.

"I'm not afraid that we won't get her back. I'm afraid of what Alvin may do to her. She may not have the physical strength of a Viking, but she does have the stubbornness of one. Whatever Alvin wants out of her she's not going to give so easily. And while I am proud of her for that, I also worry about how far Alvin will go to break her. Hiccup is very strong willed, just like her mother, but even the strongest wills can be broken. It's only a matter of time." Stoick said gravely.