Frank dreamed he was home.

Not his grandmother's place in Vancouver (when had he stopped thinking of it as his home?) but Camp Jupiter.

He and Hazel were laughing and eating ice cream as they walked down the main street of New Rome, holding hands.

Vaguely, he knew they weren't at home that summer but on a quest. And that he wasn't sure he'd still have a girlfriend by the end of it with Leo around. Though that kiss Hazel gave him the other day was a step in the right direction.

As if she knew he was thinking of her, she turned her head and in that Southern drawl he always found so appealing said

Brother, wake up

Frank's eyes shot open to a dimly lit stable filled with hay and half a dozen dragons looking at him in concern.

A small one was nestled on his chest. He gently put it on the hay without waking it up.

The old Nadder he had since learned was nicknamed All-Father approached him.

"You mustn't let them catch you asleep, brother." he warned. "When you are supposed to be, ah, taking care of us."

The dragon's eyes gleamed with mirth.

Frank smirked. "We wouldn't want that would we?"

"I hope it was a good dream." All-Father said as Frank got up.

"Uh...yeah...yeah it was."

"You called your mate's name in your sleep, the one who came here to rescue you."

Frank blushed. "Oh...well, anyway..." he coughed. "Um..."

The Nadder growled and turned his head just as the front door burst open and Alvin walked in.

"Hello, laddie." he greeted Frank. "Enjoying your new home away from home, are ye?"

Frank glared.

Alvin chuckled.

"Tha's allrigh', boyo. You take yer time. Meanwhile, I got a job for ya."

"I'm not going to do anything you want." Frank snarled defiantly. He knew his plan hinged on Alvin thinking he was cooperating, but he couldn't help it.

Alvin kicked him in the stomach and he reeled.

"As I was sayin'" Alvin continued calmly "A scoutin' detail from Berk's knocking on our Odin lovin' door. I want you to knock them out of the sky."

Frank paled "Wh-what?"

What was going on? He had told them to lay low!

Alvin put some chains on his wrists and marched him out of the stables.

Down the dirt paths the inhabitants of Outcast island were all looking up into the sky. A small dark shape circled high above, high enough Frank was sure the person thought they couldn't be seen.

Alvin unshackled him and pushed him forward.

"Do your stuff, boyo." he said quietly.

Frank gave him a dirty look and made sure to knock him over as he turned into a large, green dragon and kicked off.

He soared higher and higher until he could make out the shapes...a brown haired boy on a black dragon.

Hiccup!

Hiccup looked at Frank and started but when Frank didn't blast him out of the sky, he blinked and whispered

"Frank?"

Frank nodded.

"Oh man, we have to talk, can you..."

Frank was way ahead of him. He glided above Toothless and changed back falling onto the saddle behind him.

"Oh! Okay! That works. Great to see you!"

"Yeah, you too." Frank exclaimed.

"Now that your here, there's something I gotta..."

A cannon blast cut Hiccup off and the next thing Frank knew they were falling, falling and he was crashing into trees and thudding against the ground.

He moaned in pain as he got up. They were on a small island just off Outcast. Frank thanked the gods it had been forested, cushioning their fall but then he turned over.

Hiccup was lying on his back, teeth clenched and hands over a gaping wound on his chest.

The cannon fire must have had shrapnel Frank thought wildly as he scrambled to his side.

"Hang on, I got some gauze, oh man, oh man..." Frank murmured as he fumbled with a strip of bandages from him pocket. "Oh man, why'd you ever come here, Hiccup?"

"That's...what I was...trying to tell you..." Hiccup wheezed weakly. "Your friends...we're training them...riding dragons...we're ready for Alvin...volunteered to scout out how ready he is...tell you if I could..."

"Don't try to talk." Frank said firmly. He lifted Hiccup fireman style and put him on Toothless' back, who had been frantically licking Hiccup's wounds.

"Take him home, boy." He said and Toothless flew into the sky.

So they were ready, huh? Maybe his plan was ready to be put into action.

A few minutes later he made his way to Outcast Island. He slowly approached Alvin and his cronies still waiting for him.

"Well?" Alvin snarled.

"I—I couldn't catch him." Frank lied.

Alvin glared, obviously not bying it. But he grinned.

"Tha's fine, lad. Because your gonna have yerself a nodder chance real soon."

"Um...what?"

Alvin grinned wider.

"Berk sendin' a dragon rider here's an act o' aggression. Act o' war. No reason to hold back now."

He gave a hearty, ugly laugh.

"Yer goin' ta Berk, lad."

A/N: Wow, these chapters seem to always take me forever, don't they? Anyway, here's a good sized chapter to make up for the short one last time. Hope you enjoyed it and thank you for all the reviews/favs/ect.!