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"Oh Thor, oh my Thor, this is bad!" Fishlegs wailed while clawing at his face. "First Hiccup goes blind, and now he goes missing? How are we going to explain this to Stoick?"

Snotlout rolled his eyes. "That's why we're not, Fish-face. I'm sure Princess Outpost just wandered off or something."

"Oh, really Snotlout?" Ruff placed her hands on her hips. "Well then, oh wise one, explain why this dart is now in the place of our friend!" She snatched the white blow dart from Astrid's fingers and held it out towards Snotlout.

"That one's easy." He took the dart from Ruff and examined it. "He probably left to use the bathroom or something, and this fell out of his pocket. Problem solved! Let's just wait here for him to finish his business."

"Then explain why we've never seen Hiccup use these before!" Ruff said accusingly.

Astrid's eye twitched, watching her friends argue. She was already extremely worried and anxious, and her friends' antics were not helping to ease her nerves. "GUYS!" she yelled, and instantly everyone quieted. Everyone knew that when Astrid raised her voice, you should probably listen to avoid a broken arm.

Astrid stalked over to Snotlout and snatched the dart from his fingers, holding it up. "Has anyone seen this before?"

Everyone shook their heads. Toothless, who was sniffing the ground where the blow dart was found, warbled worriedly. He ambled up to Astrid and sniffed the dart, recoiling almost instantly. His pupils contracted into slits and he growled.

"Woah, what's gotten into him?" Tuff said.

Astrid examined the dart with narrowed eyes. "Whatever this is, it can't be good. We need to find Hiccup. Now."

"I second that," Fishlegs squeaked timidly.

Tuff raised a finger. "I… what comes after second?"

Everyone face-palmed. "Can I see that?" Ruff snatched the dart from Astrid, not waiting for her response. She poked Tuff's arm with the sharp end, scowling. "Muttonhead!" Ruff yelled.

Tuff's eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fell face-first onto the ground. Everyone froze and stared at Tuff with wide eyes. "Woah.." Ruff muttered, then sheepishly handed the dart back to Astrid.

Astrid barely noticed. Her mind was racing a hundred miles per hour. "Guys.." she said slowly. "Where have we seen something like this before?"

Fishlegs' eyes widened. "Don't the Defenders of the Wing use those darts? They knocked us out with them before."

"Woah.. you don't mean.." Snotlout eyed the dart warily.

"No way, the Defenders would never take Hiccup." Astrid said. "But whoever did must still be on the Edge. Let's go search for them."

Thunder rumbled somewhere behind Astrid. She turned and looked up, seeing the sky nearly covered in dark clouds. She cursed under her breath. "And fast."

"Did everyone forget what I said?" Snotlout said. "He probably just went to the bathroom! There's no need to get all worked up."

The riders and dragons- minus Tuffnut- glared at Snotlout. He held up his hands. "Fine! Waste your time searching for Princess Outpost! See if I care."

Everyone rolled their eyes and walked to their dragons-minus Tuffnut, who was still lying on the ground. "Um.. what about Tuff?" Ruff asked and eyed her brother warily. Belch hissed and lowered his head next to his rider, picking him up by the back of his vest. He tossed Tuff up, and he landed in the saddle. Tuff, who was still dozing, laid there limply muttering nonsense.

"Well that solves that problem." Ruff said, then mounted her Zippleback head. The other riders walked to their dragons and mounted. The dragons voiced their respective roars and flew off in different directions.

Astrid, who was about to go South, stopped when she heard Toothless' warble. She looked back and saw the dragon looking at her, his head tilted. "Toothless, you can't come. I can't fly you." He growled and lowered his head. "Could you run back to the Edge and wait for us?" The black dragon warbled and nodded, then took off towards the Edge. Astrid watched him go, then patted Stormfly. Her dragon took off with a squawk, and flew over the forest.

In their haste to look for Hiccup, none of the riders or dragons noticed the figure in the woods. He sneered and adjusted the unconscious boy on his shoulder, then began trudging through the woods towards the water, where a lone ship bobbed in the waves.

"Did anyone find anything?" Astrid closed the doors to the clubhouse, walking over to the assembled riders. They all shook their heads, and Astrid scowled.

"Nothing. I think whoever took Hiccup is long gone by now. Besides, we can't see anything in this weather. It's raining far too hard!" Fishlegs frowned.

"We've got to do something!" Astrid pounded her fist into the table. "It's been hours, and we haven't found anything other than this bloody dart!" She dropped it onto the table and glared at it.

Snotlout crossed his arms. "Didn't you say the Defenders used those? Why don't we just go ask them?"

Astrid opened and closed her mouth. "You know, that's not a bad idea." Astrid grinned. Finally, they had a lead! "As soon as this weather clears, we'll go see the Defenders." Everyone nodded, including the newly awakened Tuffnut. "Until then, let's get some sleep. We'll need it if we're flying to the Defenders of the Wing tomorrow."

Everyone got out their blankets and settled down, falling asleep instantly. Astrid leaned against the wall, hugging her knees. She couldn't just go to sleep like everyone else, she was far too worried about Hiccup. What if Viggo and Ryker took him? She thought. What if it's another bounty hunter? The bounty was never dissolved, after all. Astrid sighed and rubbed her eye. Right now, she needed to go to sleep. She wouldn't be much help to Hiccup if she was exhausted tomorrow.

Astrid laid on her side and closed her eyes. Her last thoughts before she drifted off to sleep were of Hiccup. I hope you're okay, dragon boy.

"How do we know that the Defenders will know whose this is?" Fishlegs shouted to Astrid atop Meatlug. The weather had finally cleared, and the riders set off at first light. They left Toothless back at the Edge, since no one could fly him.

"We don't." Astrid replied. "We'll just hope they know something. If not, then I don't know what we'll do." Astrid bit her lip and stared ahead resolutely at the vast ocean. She didn't voice it, but she was extremely worried for her friend. First off, he was blind, so if he was kidnapped he'd have a lot more trouble escaping. We don't know for sure if he's been kidnapped or not. Astrid mentally scolded herself. But what if he has been? She couldn't help but worry.

Fishlegs seemed to read her mind. "Don't worry Astrid, we'll find him!" he yelled. Astrid only nodded, and gnawed at her lip even more. What if we don't? The darker part of her mind whispered. Shut up. She told herself.

"Defenders of the Wing up ahead!" Astrid instantly perked up at Snotlout's words. Finally, maybe we'll get some answers!

The dragons landed in the center of the courtyard. The Defenders in the area ran up and cheered. Mala and Throk ran forward, smiling. "Hello, dragon riders!" she greeted. "What brings you here?" she frowned. "And where is Hiccup Haddock?"

Astrid jumped off Stormfly and walked towards Mala. "He went missing yesterday during a thunderstorm."

Mala and the rest of the Defenders gasped, and started whispering amongst each other. "Again?" Mala asked disbelievingly.

Astrid nodded and frowned. "The only thing we could find was this." She took out the white blow dart and held it up. "Don't you guys use these?"

Mala frowned and took the dart, examining it. "Yes, we do. Although, we would never take Hiccup Haddock. The dragon riders are our allies."

Astrid nodded. "We thought so too. Do you know of anyone else who uses these darts?"

Throk frowned and took the dart from Mala. "As a matter of fact, I do."

Astrid and the other riders gasped. "You do?" she asked, feeling hopeful.

He nodded. "Does anyone recall the masked bounty hunter I told you about?"

Hiccup groaned. For some reason, his head was throbbing. He blinked his eyes open, although he still couldn't see. He was lying on his side on something hard. Wood? Now that he thought about it, the ground seemed to be moving. Am I on a ship?

He attempted to sit up, but noticed he couldn't move his arms. What the- he tugged, realizing his wrists were tied behind his back. He scowled. Great. I suppose I've been kidnapped again?

Hiccup winced and shoved himself upwards with his elbow. Ow, bad idea. The movement just made his head throb worse. He gritted his teeth and sat up fully. He wished he could clutch at his head, it hurt so bad. What happened? Hiccup leaned backwards, against a curved wooden surface. The wall creaked, and the floor moved again. Yep, definitely on a ship.

He tried standing up, but noticed his feet were also tied together. Well, foot and prosthetic. Really? Hiccup felt a strange sense of deja-vu. The last time this happened was on Amos and Berthel's ship, and the rest of the day consisted of attempting-and failing- to escape from various bounty hunters. At least last time I could actually see. He thought angrily, and tugged at the ropes. Now I can't even see an inch in front of me!

Hiccup froze when he heard a thump from above deck. Uh oh… The thumps were getting closer-he assumed the person was walking down the stairs. Should I pretend I'm still asleep? The footsteps stopped in front of him. Well, too late for that. He thought wryly. "You're awake." A deep voice rumbled.

Hiccup barely resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "No, I'm pretty sure I'm still asleep. Don't mind me!"

The man growled and kneeled in front of him. "You're more talkative than I remember."

Hiccup frowned. "We've met before?"

He grunted and grabbed Hiccup's chin, wrenching it upwards. "Don't I look familiar?"

Hiccup scowled and tugged at the ropes. "Oh, yeah. Sure. Definitely."

He could practically feel the man's frown. "Hmm.. you're blind?"

This time, Hiccup did roll his eyes. "Obviously, or I'd probably have escaped by now."

The man started chuckling. The sound was so frightening, Hiccup barely resisted the urge to hide in a corner. The man released his chin and stood, walking away from Hiccup. "This will be easier than I thought."

Hiccup narrowed his eyes. "Who are you?"

"My name is not important. Just know, I don't appreciate being kicked off of cliffs."

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS? *grins evilly* Raise your hand if you remember the masked man! *raises two hands and waves them around* SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO PKWolf014, who guessed it in the reviews! Give yourself a pat on the back. Until next chapter! *cackles and disappears in a puff of green smoke*