Hiccup couldn't believe what he had just done. He had finally told Stoick what he had felt for years. He felt a new sense of freedom: he didn't have to constantly put up with being the runt. Maybe he could finally live with people who understood the plight of the likes of him. For once, he felt in control of his own destiny as he landed on a small island. He pulled out a piece of wood and had Toothless light it. He then curled under his wings and drifted off to sleep.

Gobber the Belch may not have been the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he was not as foolish as one may have believed. So when he heard the wailing from Stoick, he knew that something was terribly off. Even when Valka died, his wailing had not been this severe. He could only pray to the Gods that nothing too terrible had happened.

Come early morning, Gobber dragged himself to the Stoick's house, praying that Hiccup was there in one piece. So he was genuinely concerned when he found that he was not there. He then checked Hiccup's roo,, but he could never imagined what he saw next.

Stoick had never looked so disheveled: his helmet was crooked, his hair and beard were gnarled, and tears streamed down his face.

"Stoick?"

Silence.

"What happened?" Gobber ventured as half of his monobrow wandered up his head.

"Hiccup... ran off."

"What?!"

"That's not the worst part... On Night Fury... The very one he shot down..."

"Stoick, that's crazy!" Gobber raggedly whispered as his eyes grew to the size of saucers.

"We drove him away, Gobber," Stoick continued as he ignored Gobber. "I have to find him."

"What?! How?!"

"I sent a letter by carrier pigeon to some important allies of ours. They should have it in a day or two."

"Well good morning, Mr. Bossy," said Hiccup as Toothless nudged him awake. "Want some breakfast?" He then pulled some raw fish out for Toothless and cooked his own fish. The two ate their breakfast as silence loomed over them. "Oh, crap," lamented Hiccup. "Where are we gonna go? Oh crap, where are we-" Toothless cut him off as he slapped Hiccup with his tailfin. Toothless warbled and straightened up in response. "Seriously bud, where on this map?" He laughed. Toothless then whacked his nose against a large island. "DunBroch? Nice choice, bud. I actually know a girl there who might help me..."

"No, no, NO!" Merida screamed as she slammed the door to her room. How could her mother just... just sell her off into marriage? She unsheathed her sword and swung at her bedpost pretending it was those gammy lords, not caring if her fiery mane tangled as it cascaded down her back. She finally looked up and let her sword clatter to the floor as she stared in disbelief at what she saw.

Yep, folks, I'm ending it here. I wanted to write a longer chapter, but I couldn't. I've been taking a summer course at my new school and just finished it yesterday. And to top it off, I had my first day of high school today. I'm a freshman... Don't judge my pathetic story writing skills! I'm actually in mostly honors classes. We have a TON of homework, so I probably won't update for a while... But this is NOT discontinued. It just might be Christmas before I update. Wish me luck at my new school! And as a good luck present,

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