OK, I will apologise in advance for the length but dont worry, the next one will be longer. I'm happy with the response I got from the last chapter.

Astrid watched as the black mist swirled around them again and felt the familiar churn in her stomach as she felt herself grow in size until she could look the woman, who could only be described as a witch, in the eyes. She wanted to hit the woman, but her whole body felt as though it were made of jelly.

"The transformation may leave you a bit lightheaded and weak, but that will soon wear off," the woman said with a grin. "Your friend works on that vessel over there. Pleasure doing business with you!" She smiled as she walked off leaving Astrid bent double feeling sick to her stomach.

She looked over to see Frank lying on the floor with Scott sitting next to him and the twins sitting back to back. It took them a few minutes for the nausea to wear off, and even then they still didn't feel like they could walk straight.

Astrid looked up as it dawned on her that the woman had said 'vessel'. Looking up she suddenly saw the huge ship that rested before them. Her eyes widened as she noticed that the ship seemed to be floating on air, rather than resting in water. Although, they had just been turned into mice. Why was she surprised by a flying boat? There were a few people working on board, but she couldn't see Henry among them.

Looking around, she saw that they were in some sort of port. There were a few shops and stalls around but other than that it was very quiet. Then she noticed a small group of people exiting a building just across from them with a sign on the door that read 'Ferdy's Office'. Her eyes widened as she saw Henry walking with them. She noticed that he looked a little different. He was wearing brown waterproof trousers, that looked a little too big for him, tucked into black boots and a large green, sleeveless, waterproof coat. He had on a green top under the coat and there was a leather strap across his chest that looked like it usually had something attached at his hip. He also had a pair of goggles on his head which she just found odd. They made eye contact and she saw his head droop. He turned to the man beside him and spoke a few words before turning back to her and walking over.

"What are you doing here?" he asked harshly.

"We saw you in the village," Astrid replied a little taken back by his tone. What right did he have to speak to her like that? "We were curious about where you had been so we followed you. And then there was that horrible experience with the woman in the yellow caravan and now we don't know where we are." It dawned on her that they really didn't know where they were. How were they supposed to get back? Henry sighed, his hand moving up to massage his forehead.

"Is there a problem here?" The man who Henry had been walking with approached them and stood by Henry's side. He had dark hair that was greying at the edges and a small moustache above his lip. He wore a blue-grey top and dark blue trousers with brown boots that stopped just below his knees. He also wore a brown sleeveless overcoat that sat open at the front. A leather strap crossed his front with what Astrid assumed was a sword attached at his side.

"Hey boss," Henry turned to look at the man beside him, irritation clear in his voice. "These are some old…friends of mine from back home." The man nodded in understanding. "They seem to have gotten themselves lost."

"Well," the man said looking at the group around him. "I don't see why we can't give them a ride. At least as far as the dock closest to the market at Wall." Henry looked up at the man with a slight glare. "Don't worry. We'll give them the authentic experience that comes with my ship." Then Henry smiled. A little too mischievous for Astrid's liking.

The man, or captain as Astrid assumed he was when he mentioned that it was his ship, started walking off towards the ship. Henry followed swiftly after him, the smirk on his face not faded away. The group shared a worried glance before following after the two.

Henry and the captain walked up the swaying plank between the dock and the boat with practiced ease. The group stood looking at the plank unsure of whether to step onboard or not. Astrid watched as Henry rolled his eyes and looked to something behind them.

"Oi! Sly!" Astrid turned to see a man behind them wearing similar clothes to Henry, except that his goggles were around his neck and an unusually large knife rested on his hip. His arms were crossed and he was glaring at them. He looked up at Henry who tossed him the end of a rope while he held the other. "They're comin' aboard. Cap'ain's orders." Astrid noticed the slight change in his accent to a few minutes before, but didn't think anything of it.

The man, Sly, rolled his eyes and pulled his end of the rope, as did Henry, until it was taunt. They held the rope at the side of the plank so that it acted as a type of handrail. The group slowly made their way on board to see that the whole crew of men, who all had similar clothes to that of Henry and Sly, had been watching them the whole time. Sly stepped on board behind them and he and Henry both went to stand with the rest of the crew.

"Alright boys," the captain said as he stood beside the group in front of his crew. "These are some old friends of Hiccup's from his home village." One of the men beside Henry asked him a question and he nodded. The man's face shifted into one of anger and Astrid was sure she heard him growl. She wondered what he had asked Henry.

"They are going to be traveling with us as far as the dock near the market at Wall," the Captain continued. None of the crew seemed happy about that. "Now, while they're on the ship, I want you to treat them as you would anyone else. I don't want them to feel like they're being treated any differently." The crew seemed to like that. "Understood?"

"Aye, Cap'ain!" The crew all called out simultaneously. The sound was loud and caused Astrid to flinch back slightly from it's volume. Then she thought about the way that they had replied to the Captain. It reminded her of the stories her uncle had told her from when he was at sea. It reminded her of his encounters with pirates. She looked up at the mischievous look on Henry's face and her eyes widened. Henry was a pirate.

So... Let me know what you guys think. Again I'm sorry about the length but the next one is longer.

CajunBear73: We shall see... I hope you like it!

gigidragons85: I won't be quiting this story. It's already pretty mich finished, I'm just posting the chapters. I hope you like it so far!

guest: I think you're going to like what I have in store for Astrid...

So... Please review as reviews are greatly appreciated. I like to know what you guys think about the storyline.

Until next time!