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Spoiler Alert: If you have not watched HTTYD2 yet then well...you have a problem. There are some spoilers in this chapter that are important to the movie. Sorry folks who have not seen the movie.

Chapter 7: Timing so perfect

Previously:

"You have a fine little village here Chief Haddock." Havardr said as he put his hands on his hips. "It's nice to see place where dragons and people are at peace." His acid green eyes scanned the village below them until he finally spotted his query; the two night furies. "You have dragons here that I've only ever heard of."

Hiccup knew exactly which dragons Havardr was looking at. "We're very lucky here in Berk."

Silence settled between Hiccup and Havardr for several minutes. As the two men watched the village Star lifted up into the air and beckoned for Toothless to join her. Hiccup had already taught Iona how to fly with Toothless so it was rather easy for the black night fury to fly up after Star with the help of the young Haddock.

"How much?"

Hiccup looked over at Havardr in confusion. The man was watching Star and Toothless and they soared up higher and over the ocean. "How much what?"

Havardr sighed through his nose and crossed his arms over his chest. "How much for the night furies?"

The silence returned, but this time there was a thick tension in Hiccup that could almost be cut with a dagger.

"W-what?" Hiccup stepped away from Havardr in surprise.

Havardr could already tell by Hiccup's reaction that Berk didn't barter for dragons. "How much for the night furies? I can pay whatever you want." He nodded his head towards the ocean where the two night furies were gliding around each other.

Hiccup frowned at Havardr. "Star and Toothless are not for sale." How could anyone even consider buying and selling dragons? Dragons were intelligent creatures that had just as much right to be treated as people as humans did. Selling a dragon would be like selling a human; it was slavery. "We don't buy or sell dragons here."

Havardr frowned back at Hiccup. His arms tightened over his chest. "Just the white one then."

Chief Hiccup shook his head and scowled at Havardr. "I think you should go back to Johann's ship." He motioned for Havardr to go. "I'll escort you." The stranger took the hint and started walking back down the way they'd come. Hiccup followed after Havardr to make sure he didn't do anything. The dragon tamer had seen several examples of how people treated dragons; from hunting down and killing them to capturing and controlling them. This was the first time he'd encountered someone who wanted to buy a dragon.

They were halfway back to the docks when Havardr spoke up. "I apologize if I insulted you," He started to say. "I did not fully understand the relationship the people of Berk share with their dragons."

Hiccup didn't know how to respond. Was Havardr like Drago had been all those years ago? Did he want the dragons for some horrible reason or was he honest in the misunderstanding? "Dragons are our friends and companions here." Hiccup said after sighing. "Selling one would be like selling a loved one."

Havardr nodded. "I understand. Again I apologize." He turned to look at Hiccup who had been walking behind him. "I should have never suggested buying the night furies." He kept his voice low enough that only Hiccup would hear him; there was no point in making any of the villagers upset with him.

"Your apology is accepted, but I think it's best if you stay with Johann until he leaves." There was something about Havardr's apology that didn't sit right with Hiccup. He seemed genuine in the apology, but it felt like Havardr was holding something back; it left Hiccup feeling unsettled. Years of experience told Hiccup that Havardr was keeping something from him.

Havardr nodded as he turned to continue on to the docks. "I shall do as you request Chief Haddock." With that Havardr left Hiccup behind to make it the rest of the way to the docks. He growled softly to himself once he was well out of hearing range of the Chief. Havardr would have the night furies, he had to have them. If not both then he had to have just the white one.

Hiccup rubbed the back of his neck worriedly. 'I'll keep Star away from the docks for now and have someone keeping an eye on both Star and Toothless until Johann leaves.' He thought to himself. It was the best he could do under the circumstances. Even though he had a bad feeling about Havardr he had no evidence that the man was going to do anything.

Johann only stayed for an extra day before he left with Havardr on board. To make sure Havardr did stay with Johann Hiccup flew out with Toothless for a few hours to watch Johann's ship. After he was satisfied Hiccup and Toothless returned to Berk. Other then his talk with Astrid about what had happened Hiccup decided to put Havardr in the back of his mind for the time being. He'd set extra patrols just to be on the safe side though.

Several months passed after Havardr left Berk with Johann and things returned to relative normalcy. Then the day came that Star hated.

"Do you really have to go Toothless?" Star asked one day as she and Toothless lounged in the dragon grass field. "You go every year...and every year you leave me behind."

Toothless cooed softly and scooted close to Star so he could curl around her comfortingly. "It's the anniversary of Chief Stoick's death. It's important to Hiccup that we go to where everything happened." Toothless went not just because Hiccup needed to fly to the island, but because he wanted to apologize and mourn what had happened. He knew it hadn't been his fault for killing the great chief, but in his heart there would always be a part of him that would regret what had happened. Going to where the battle with Drago had happened was his form of atonement.

Star put her head on the ground and whimpered softly. She hated being left behind each year. She'd asked to go with them, but Toothless had always told her no. This was one thing that Toothless would not let Star do with him.

Toothless nuzzled Star comfortingly. "It's just for a few days Star. We'll be back before you know it!"

The white night fury nodded miserably. It wasn't just Toothless and Hiccup going though; Valka and Cloudjumper went as well as Astrid, Gobber, and their dragons. Iona went to stay with her cousin and uncle while the Haddock family was gone and that left Star all alone in the house. Usually she would leave the village to go to the lake for the few days that everyone was gone so that she wouldn't be staying in an empty house.

"Come on Star. We go through this every year and I always come back." Toothless pointed out to the miserable white night fury. "I promised you I would be here for you and I will."

Star huffed softly. There was nothing she could do to change Toothless's mind. They really did go through this every year and Star doubted things would ever change.

"Toothless buddy! Ready to go?" Both night furies looked up at the approaching form of Hiccup in his black riding gear. His helmet was under one arm and he was waving with his free hand.

Star stood up and went over to Hiccup. She pressed her forehead against Hiccup's hand when he lowered it. "I'll miss you to Star. It's just for a couple days though." Hiccup smiled and rubbed the side of Star's head comfortingly. "I can count on you to take care of the hatchlings though right?"

Star made her eyes as big as possible as she looked up at Hiccup. Maybe Toothless had told her no, but there was still a chance that Hiccup would give in.

Hiccup laughed and pushed Star away. "Don't give me that look Star. We need you here in Berk while we're gone." He knelt down carefully so he could look Star in the eye. "You're the fastest dragon here Star and if anything happens you'll be able to get to us first."

Star hated how Hiccup was able to use logic to turn her down each and every time. Instead of just telling her no the way Toothless did Hiccup always pointed out why it was important for her to remain in the village. She turned her head away from Hiccup so she could sulk for a moment.

"Awe come on Star! You know I'm right." He chuckled as Star sulked in the way only night furies could. After a minute though she gave up and licked Hiccup's hand. "Hey now! That doesn't come out!" Hiccup laughed as he shook his gloved hand to try and get some of Star's saliva off of it.

Toothless nuzzled at Star's neck one last time to comfort her. "We'll be back in a couple days." he told her as Valka and Cloudjumper arrived. Astrid was probably making sure Iona was with Snotlout and his sons while Gobber was probably having trouble with his Grump.

Star stepped back so that Hiccup could climb up into Toothless's saddle. "You better." She grumbled as Toothless opened up his wings. With one last look he jumped into the air and Cloudjumper followed after him quickly.

The lone white night fury sat in the Dragon grass watching as two other dragons rose up into the air from the village to follow after Hiccup and Valka. Star watched as slowly the group of dragons flew off into the distance. Even after they were gone from her line of sight Star continued to watched the horizon where they'd vanished. She was half tempted to just jump up into the air and chase after them; what was stopping her? She didn't have or need a rider like the other dragons so she could just go where she wanted. And yet something held her back.

With a long sigh Star stood up and wandered into the forest. She'd spend the night in the glade and catch some fish in the lake. If she was going to be left alone she would at least go someplace she liked. She'd head back to the village in the morning to make sure everything was alright with the dragon babies. She wasn't actually needed for anything so she would have a lot of time on her paws.

"My Lord we've almost reached the island." Many miles to the south of Berk several large and strangely ships were sailing north. Aboard the lead ship stood a single man with a telescope in hand. It'd taken almost a month for Johann to get Havardr back to his homeland, a month to get the ships and crew together, and a month to sail back. He would have that white night fury no matter what.

Havardr collapsed the telescope in his hands and turned back to his crew. "I don't know why, but I just spotted a group of dragons flying away from Berk. From the looks of things the black night fury was with them while the white was not." He didn't know where they had gone or how long the group of dragons would be gone, but he wouldn't miss this opportunity. "Prepare the lifeboats. We'll go to the island under the cover of night and scout out the white night furies location."

The captain nodded and went to give commands to his crew. The message was passed to the other ships to drop anchor and prepare. They would find and capture the white night fury.

"It's time to sound the horn." Havardr said softly as he looked at the distant island of Berk. He tapped the side of his telescope for a moment. "Send a lone boat to the far shore. I want someone scouting ahead so that we know where to go tonight."

Star sighed as she finished her third fish from the lake. It just wasn't the same eating alone and Star hated it. She could go back to the village and spend the night with the dragon babies, but honestly she didn't want to deal with them at the moment. Even though they obeyed her the young dragons were still hyper and had a tendency to get into things when she wasn't paying attention.

"I still don't get why I couldn't go with them." Star grumbled as she poked at her fourth and final fish. When she'd been young Toothless had told her she couldn't go because she wouldn't be able to fly the distance. As she'd gotten older Toothless had stopped giving her reasons and had just told her a flat no. One year she'd pestered him so much that he had pulled his Alpha status on her. That had not been a fun experience.

Seeing as how the fish was already dead and not eating it would be a waste Star swallowed the slippery scaled beast whole. She contemplated for a moment going into the lake and swimming around for a little while, but she changed her mind and decided to do some sunbathing while the sun was still high in the sky.

Star pulled up her fire and blasted the ground before her with her blue fire. Once the ground was nice and charred she stretched out and relaxed. With heat coming from beneath her and above her Star was able to relax and fall into a light nap.

High above her on the outcropping of rock crouched a single man dressed in muted greens and browns. He hid behind some brush as he watched the white night fury as she ate and then slept. The second he'd arrived on the far shore he'd started tracking. The white night fury wasn't particularly difficult to find since she'd not been trying to hide her trail. The second he'd found the white night fury he'd backtracked and left subtle markers for the others when they arrived that night. Now all he had to do was keep an eye on the white night fury to make sure she didn't go back to the village.

The stranger sat down and crossed his legs as he watched Star. His dark green eyes didn't even blink as he kept them riveted on the sleeping night fury. He knew and understood just how important this night fury was to the mission and he would do everything in his power to make sure that they captured her. After awhile of sitting and watching the man closed his eyes so he could focus on his other senses. He was an expert tracker so if she were to stir he would know.

After a couple hours of sleeping Star finally did start to stir. She yawned and stretched out. The nap had done her a world of good and her mood had improved dramatically. She yawned again and pranced over to the lake. She jumped in for a moment to make sure any dirt she'd gotten on herself while sleeping was washed off. Having white scales meant she had an easier time looking dirty and Star didn't like it.

Once she was sure she'd cleaned off the dirt she climbed out of the water and launched herself up into the air to dry off. She gracefully twisted in the air so she could go to the cliffs to watch the sunset. She loved watching the sky as the sun set and the moon rose. Watching the stars as they slowly started to shimmer in the sky was always enchanting for her.

Subtly the human tracker followed after her. He was careful to keep line of sight with Star, but to stay behind her just far enough that she wouldn't be able to catch his scent or see him. She didn't fly far which surprised him. He could have sworn she would have flown back to the village, but instead she simply landed near the cliffs looking to the east.

Star took a deep breath and savored the salty taste in the air. The wind was coming in from the ocean so all she could smell was the ocean itself. She looked up at the sky and watched as the blues changed to reds and oranges as the sun slowly made its way down. She let out a content sigh as the first stars of the night started to shine in the slowly darkening sky.

The white night fury was more then content to keep her eyes tilted up so she could watch the night sky. Her two ear like appendages swiveled slightly as the sound of the oceans waves were disturbed. She glanced down to see several small boats not to far away on one of the beaches that lined the island. Star tilted her head and her eyes widened a bit to suck in more light so she could see better. They looked like perfectly average boats, the kinds that the fishermen would use when fishing close to the island. Star shrugged and turned back to watch the stars. The fishermen were probably just doing some late night work; this wasn't the first time.

Her opinion changed though when she heard a twig snap several feet behind her. It was all the warning she got when a bola suddenly came out of the forest at her. Star ducked and dodged to the right to avoid a second. She roared at whoever was in the forest and quickly dove off of the cliff to get away from the surprise attack.

"What is going on?" Star wondered at loud as she sped away from the attackers. The direction they'd attacked her prevented her from going straight to Berk so she would have to take the long way to get back. Her training with Toothless told her to avoid going over the ocean. The ocean had very few places for her to duck and hide so she made a beeline for the forest. Her white scales made her an easy target at night.

Just as she was trying to gain altitude to avoid any more airborne attacks from the forest a bola came flying and clipped her wing. With a screech of pain Star dropped through the trees and barely had time to close her wings and tail fins to avoid any damage from the trees branches. She landed heavily and rolled so she could at least continue her momentum.

Another bola came out at her from the opposite direction as the last and Star realized what was going on. Whoever was attacking her was herding her. Star opened her mouth to let out a bellow of fury. Before she got the chance something heavy came down from above her and hit her head. It wasn't enough to knock her out, but it was enough to disorient her.

Star shook her head and stumbled forward and away from what had hit her. "Leave me alone!" She yelled into the night as she shakily tried running. With her vision unfocused she failed to see the net trap that she ran head long into.

The chain net sprang up the second Star had stepped into it, successfully entangling her within.

Star screeched and tried to bite and claw against the chains, but it was fruitless. "I'm sorry for the discomfort you are experiencing little one." Star's eyes narrowed and she turned as best she could to growl at the man that walked into her sight. "It's been a very long time Morning Star."

Star glared and growled at the man as he walked towards her. She built up the fire in her gut and was about to blast him when she heard the strangest sound. She stopped and closed her mouth as the command of an Alpha overwhelmed her. She looked around in confusion expecting to see Toothless, but all she saw were the men coming out of their hiding places to surround her.

"We've been searching for you for a long time Morning Star. We lost you twice now, but it won't happen a third time." The man reached into the bag he was carrying and pulled out a strangely shaped horn. The horn was long, black, and curved upwards as Havardr put it to his lips. When blown into the horn released a very low tone that made Star's ears shiver and twitch.

The sound seemed to get louder in Star's head the longer the man blew into it and after a minute Star was clutching her head hard. Recognition struck her as she was forced to listen to the strange tone.

Star's eyes went wide and ferocious as her mind worked quickly. "It was YOU!" She screamed weakly at the man as she held her head in her paws. "You're the one who attacked us! You're the reason my mother and sister are gone!"

The man took another breath and continued blowing into the horn. It took another two long breaths before Star finally passed out from the vibrations the horn created. The horn had been specifically designed to knock out a night fury by overwhelming their echo location.

Havardr looked at Star as she slumped into unconsciousness and he put the horn away. His expression, which had been calm and determined up to this point, saddened. "Get her out of there and tie her up. We need to get going before anyone starts looking for her." He ran a hand through his black hair with a sigh. If there had been another way to get his hands on the white night fury he would have done so, but he doubted the people of Berk would have been willing to give her up.

"Let's get moving." Havardr commanded as the chain net was lowered and metal clamps were attached to Star's back and sides to keep her wings closed. A similar clamp was locked onto her tail to keep her tail fins from opening up. One last clamp was locked around her snout while her legs were tied together with chains. With that done the unconscious female night fury was lifted onto a makeshift gurney.

Getting her down to the beach where the boats were was a hassle, but the kidnappers were able to get her down. With a silent heave the boats were launched from the shore and were sent out to sea to meet up with the main fleet.

It wasn't until the next night that the village of Berk began to wonder where Star was. Having gotten used to Star leaving the village while Toothless was gone they didn't question her disappearance to much. Iona was the one who discovered the broken tree branches and the signs of the attack two days later. A search party was sent out, but by then the fleet of ships that had come to steal Star away was already long gone. The fastest dragon Berk had was sent out to try and get to Hiccup to relay the news.

The messenger and his dragon met up with Toothless and the other dragons as they were making their way back to Berk.

"What's going on?" Hiccup asked as the messenger and his dragon flew in close to him and Toothless.

"It's Star, Chief Hiccup," The messenger said quickly. "She's missing."

That simple statement was enough to send Toothless instantly hurtling through the sky. Hiccup pressed himself close to Toothless's back as the night fury pushed himself to his fastest speeds to get to Berk as quickly as possible. The gravity of the situation was revealed to Toothless and Hiccup when they finally touched down in the village.

Star had been kidnapped.

A/N:

In all honesty I'd had this chapter planned out in my head for months. So enjoy this fast update everyone! I'll start on the next chapter and I think you're all going to be rather surprised as to what happens next.

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