Hey guys, katurdi's back! (again…) I'M SO SORRY IF THIS IS GLITCHING, MY INTERNET IS AWFUL.

WLGL has gotten over 3,000 views! (3,363 exactly) WHAAT. That's insane!

ANYWAY, How are you guys liking the twist so far? Yay or nay? (or should I say "neigh?" *snorts*) ANYWAY, SHOUTOUT TIME.

SHOUTOUTS

FanWriter02: I might have hidden your pitchfork so you can't gouge out my eyes…. *Laughs nervously* Oh yeah, I've heard of that! I'll probably add in his name somewhere…

Phieillydinyia: (btw, your name is SUPER hard to spell) Well, he TECHNICALLY didn't help. He just knocked out Ryker with Hiccup's leg, and when he saw he was outnumbered jumped back off the cliff. I don't know if that means he's good or not, but I'm ASSUMING he's still bad. And it's definitely not that… *grins evilly* you'll have to see!

Dimensional Phaser: I KNOW RIGHT?! I have this weird thing for hurting Hiccup… *sniffs* I'M SORRY HICCUP

SailorMew4: *gasp* YOU DID? Awesome! *claps enthusiastically* Yay, I'm glad!

Animalsarepeopletoo: thanks! I try.. it's probably the easiest writing Fishlegs since he's so paranoid all the time!

PKWolf014: You ARE smarticle! *laughs crazily* What does that even mean? I have no idea. Aww, thanks! That means a lot! I'LL JOIN YOU! *cracks knuckles*

Silverwood68: thanks! You'll see!

Thepurplewriter333: YESS I AM A SNEAKY SNAKEE (what even..?) Thanks!

Ugh: (awesome name, BTW) wow, really? Thanks!

*clears throat* Now, ON TO CHAPTER 7! *grins evilly*

"Oh, oh! You mean that cool bounty hunter who flipped off the cliff? That was awesome and scary!" Astrid rolled her eyes at Tuff's words.

"That was not cool, Tuff!" Fishlegs squeaked. "That man was extremely dangerous, and could seriously hurt someone! Don't you remember those bruises Hiccup had on his neck? They didn't fade for over a month." The riders collectively shuddered, remembering the pain their friend was in.

Astrid's mind was racing. "Throk," she said slowly. "Do you know anyone else who uses these? Anyone?" the last part sounded slightly hysterical, but Astrid could care less. If that man has Hiccup, who knows what could happen!

"I'm afraid not, Miss Hofferson," Throk said sadly.

Everyone, including Snotlout, looked worried at this point. "Great, so you're telling me that my cousin has been kidnapped by that crazy bounty hunter, and could be Thor knows where by now?" He said sarcastically.

Ruff elbowed him in the gut. "That's exactly what he said, muttonhead!"

Fishlegs looked like he was about to faint. "Oh gods, what do we do? There's no way we'll be able to find them now, it's been over twenty four hours! They could be literally anywhere."

Astrid took a few deep breaths to calm herself. "I don't know, Fishlegs. We've got to do something! I think we should tell Stoick."

All the riders gasped collectively. "You can't be serious!" Snotlout whisper-yelled. "Who knows what Stoick will do to us for losing his only son!"

Tuff grinned. "Actually, maybe we should tell Stoick. We might get some cool scars!"

Ruff, who was serious for once, elbowed Tuff in the gut. "Tuff, now's not the time for your stupidity! Stoick could leave far worse than a few scars…"

"It's the only option!" Astrid insisted. "We'd have much better luck finding Hiccup if we had a Rumblehorn on our side, they can track almost anything."

"Yeah, but we'd also have an angry Stoick to deal with!" Snotlout said fearfully.

"We have no choice, Snotlout. We're wasting time, the longer we argue the farther away they could get." Astrid almost screamed in frustration.

"Astrid's right," Fishlegs said sadly. "We need to tell Stoick. I would rather keep all of my limbs too, but Hiccup is in serious danger right now."

"Yeah! Stoick can help us," Ruff agreed.

Astrid felt relieved that everyone was agreeing-minus Snotlout, who still seemed nervous. "Let's go to Berk, then. Mount up!"

The riders mounted their dragons and took off. Astrid vaguely heard Mala yell "Thor be with you, dragon riders!" Her thoughts were occupied with something-or rather someone else.

"UGH, I'm bored." Snotlout said for what felt like the thousandth time. "How much longer until we get to Berk?"

Astrid's eye twitched. "It hasn't even been ten hours Snotlout. We still have about twenty to go."

"Are you kidding me?" He whined. "Remind me again why we picked an island so far from Berk."

"Snotlout, we needed an outpost for exploring beyond the Archipelago," Fishlegs explained slowly. "The outpost had to be far away! Would you prefer if we flew back and forth from Berk instead?"

Snotlout grumbled under his breath, but didn't reply. Astrid went back to staring at the horizon. The sun was starting to set, and would disappear in less than ten minutes. The sky looked beautiful, but Astrid couldn't enjoy the view. Not with Hiccup missing, and definitely in danger.

Astrid couldn't help but feel like this whole situation was her fault. If she hadn't have told Hiccup to hide behind that rock, maybe he wouldn't have gotten kidnapped. She should have kept a closer eye on him. Thor, she should have left him back at the Edge! What was she thinking, letting him come with her in his condition? I wasn't thinking. She mentally scolded herself. Even if she had left Hiccup back at the Edge, he would've gotten taken anyway.

Her eyes unfocused as the sun finally disappeared behind the horizon. Astrid couldn't think straight. Her thoughts were completely clouded by worry for her friend. She furrowed her eyebrows. What are we, anyway? Astrid wasn't sure if she could call him her friend anymore. The recent events made her realize that he was much more than a friend to her. Would she worry this much if any of the other riders went missing? Probably not. She told herself. Hiccup means much more to me than the other riders.

Does he feel the same way about me? Astrid frowned. She hoped so. Maybe she'd ask him if- no, when they found him. But what if we don't find him in time? The darker part of her mind worried. No, we will find him. She smiled slightly, and drifted off to sleep.

Astrid jerked awake, looking around frantically. What was that?

"Astrid!" Astrid looked up with wide eyes, relaxing when she saw it was only Fishlegs. "We're almost to Berk, just a few more hours." Astrid nodded and rubbed her eye, yawning.

"Did you guys get any sleep?" She asked Fishlegs.

"Yeah. Luckily, Snotlout and the twins are still sleeping." He gestured back, and Astrid saw them lying over their dragons, snoring loudly. Snotlout twitched and scratched his nose, muttering something about Hookfang.

"Thank Thor for that," Astrid muttered just loud enough for Fishlegs to hear. "I don't think I can take much more of his whining.." Fishlegs nodded in agreement.

"Hey, I heard that!" the newly awakened Snotlout yelled. "And for your information, I don't whine that much."

Astrid glanced over and saw the twins were up, glaring at Snotlout. "Right, and Hiccup isn't missing." Tuff quipped, then froze.

"Oh, great! Now we'll have to deal with an angry Stoick and an angry Astrid today." Snotlout yelled, then looked at Astrid.

Astrid was practically shaking with anger and something else. How dare they joke about that?

"Relax, babe. I didn't mean it like that," Snotlout said, but cowered when he noticed Astrid's glare.

Astrid closed her eyes and took a couple deep breaths, trying to calm herself down. She wasn't really angry, she was more scared and worried. "There's no use fighting right now. Right now, we should figure out what we're going to say to Stoick." Everyone collectively sighed in relief.

"I think we should try breaking it to him gently," Fishlegs suggested.

"Oh, great idea Fish-face! If we tell him gently, he'll kill us gently!" Snotlout yelled sarcastically, throwing his hands up in the air.

Fishlegs squeaked and shrunk back. "Just a suggestion."

Astrid glared at Snotlout. "Stoick isn't going to kill us!" Hopefully. "But, I think Fishlegs is right. We should tell him gently."

"Who's going to tell him?" Ruff asked, and the riders at each other.

Astrid scowled and blew her bangs out of her face. "We'll all tell him together."

"Great, so he can kill us together!" Snotlout complained. He was about to say something else, but was cut off by Astrid's glare. He quickly turned his head and stared at the ocean.

"Does anyone else have any complaints?" Astrid was met by silence. She nodded in satisfaction and looked ahead resolutely. I hope Stoick takes this well… She thought. How could he, though? His only son is missing, and on top of that he's blind. Astrid sighed heavily and pursed her lips, letting herself get lost in her thoughts.

"Berk incoming!" Fishlegs yelled. Astrid snapped her head up, eyes wide. Oh gods… She looked down at Berk, searching for the Chief. The villagers waved up at the riders happily, and Astrid waved halfheartedly. She finally spotted Stoick, who was talking to Gobber near the forge. Great, we have to tell Gobber too? This just gets better and better.

The dragons landed in unison near Stoick, Stormfly in the front. Stoick waved merrily at the riders. "Hello, riders! What brings you here?" He frowned, eyebrows furrowing. "And where's Hiccup?"

Astrid and the other riders dismounted their dragons, and walked up to the Chief and Gobber. Astrid gulped, smiling nervously. "Hello, Chief." Fishlegs squeaked somewhere behind her.

Stoick narrowed his eyes. "Alright, out with it. Where's my boy?"

Astrid took a deep breath and was about to answer, when Tuff cut in. "We have no idea!" Ruff slammed a hand over his mouth, but it was too late.

Gobber frowned. "What? Did he say you have no idea where he is?"

Astrid sighed and slumped her shoulders forwards. "That's exactly what he said. He's been missing for about three days." The riders collectively cringed, waiting for Stoick's outburst.

"WHAT?" He bellowed, and Astrid was sure the Outcasts probably could've heard it. Gobber's mouth hung open in disbelief, but he didn't voice anything.

"And there's one more thing-" Astrid was cut off by Snotlout.

"He's blind!" he yelled, then slapped his hand over his mouth.

"WHAT?" This time, Astrid was pretty sure the entire Archipelago heard it.

Fishlegs timidly stepped forward. "He was blinded in a thunderstorm by a lightning bolt."

"And, we're pretty sure that awesome masked bounty hunter guy took him!" Tuff helpfully put in. (sarcasm so included)

Stoick rubbed his face and sighed. "So, you're telling me my son has been kidnapped by a bounty hunter, while blind?" The riders nodded. "Oh gods…" he plopped down on a crate in front of the forge, putting his head in his hands.

"Is this one of your pranks?" Gobber said disbelievingly.

"Sadly, no." Astrid lowered her head.

Stoick stood suddenly, jaw set. "Then let's go after them!"

Hiccup's eyes widened. "Wait, you're the masked bounty hunter? The guy who tried to buy Toothless at the auction?"

"That's me," Hiccup assumed the man grinned, according to his tone of voice.

Hiccup narrowed his eyes and scowled. "What do you want with me? I thought Ryker made it pretty clear he wasn't paying the bounty."

He chuckled. "Oh, it's not what I want. It's Viggo who has a bone to pick with you."

Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Tell him to join the club. I could name at least ten people who have an issue with me."

"Why should I tell him, when you can tell him yourself?" Hiccup could feel the man scowl at him. "You should be able to have a nice long chat with him."

"You mean you're taking me to Viggo?" Hiccup felt fear bubble up inside of him.

When the man didn't reply, Hiccup assumed that was a yes. "Well, do you mind telling me exactly why you're doing this? Do you really think Viggo is going to pay the gold this time?"

The man chuckled. "That was not Viggo. That was Ryker acting of his own accord. I had a little…chat with Viggo. He said if I could bring you to him this time, he'd pay double the price of the bounty."

Hiccup scowled in the darkness and blew his bangs out of his eyes. So that's how Viggo wants to play? "If gold is what you want, I'm sure Berk would be more than willing to pay that price." He couldn't help but smile slightly. That was almost the same thing he said to Savage a few months ago.

The man trudged back in front of Hiccup, and he heard him kneel directly in front of him. Hiccup tried to make his face neutral. Don't let your fear show… "Listen here, runt. I have no love for you either. I'd love the chance to get revenge myself, but Viggo wants you in top condition. You should stop talking now, unless if you want me to go back on my word."

The fear magnified, until it felt like butterflies were swirling in his stomach. Hiccup covered it up with a wry grin, and glared at what he assumed was the man's face. "Talking is what I do best."

Hiccup felt the man lean forwards, then suddenly felt his hot breath on his face. Hiccup couldn't stop himself from flinching backwards. Gods, this guy's breath stinks! "Would you like me to make you stop?"

"Nope, I'm fine. Carry on with whatever you were doing." He answered. The man grunted and stood, and Hiccup sighed quietly in relief.

"No funny business. We're a few hours away from Dragon Hunter island." The footsteps trudged upwards, and disappeared.

Hiccup listened to the masked man's footsteps, and decided he was above deck. He grinned wryly to himself. Since when has he let anything stop him from escaping?

PHEW, done with chapter 7! *wipes sweat off forehead* If anyone has any requests or suggestions, REVIEW! Until next time!