WARNING: NOT MY BEST WORK. Lots of ellipses and bad wordings. I'm not trying to head you guys off from telling me. I'm just letting you know that I am aware of them.

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This is shorter than most of my other chapters. This will not be a complete rip-off. I do plan to do something different with how this plays out, so bear with me on this. Like I said before, I'm not completely happy with how this turned out but it's what I got. With that, I own nothing, let me know what you think and here we go.

Hiccup POV

Johann had finally arrived. Hiccup was standing on the cliff overlooking the bay to watch Johann sail his vessel into the calm waters. He would have to get down to the docks to greet the trader shortly, but he wanted to take a moment and reflect on the past couple weeks. A lot of things happened: He proposed to his girlfriend, Heather was back for the moment and a mystery in the form of a little girl was gnawing at him to no end. Hiccup stopped posturing and made his way to the docks.

As he stepped onto the walkway, he reflected on the days after he rescued her. They had been less than ideal. He honestly believed that once Elsa made friends with Siggy, she would stabilize. Instead, she became even moodier if that was even possible. One moment, she would be okay, playing and laughing; another moment, she was withdrawn, scared, hiding in a corner.

All the credit in the world for Siggy, she didn't let faze her, but it clearly frustrated her as it did Hiccup. For all that he theorized, the only possible answer that made sense to Hiccup was that Elsa was just scared and wanted to get home, couldn't blame a child for that. He felt bad as well because he tried to make time for her, but his timetable got filled. Between preparing for seeding, forging, being the chief, and building the house that he and Astrid would live in once they got married (like that wasn't stressful enough on its own) he couldn't find time for Astrid, never mind Elsa.

Which was why he started whispering silent prayers that Johann would know where this Arendelle was. Hiccup was never a religious sort, the closest he got were when his father died and when he was looking for Elsa, but he wasn't above looking for any help available; divine or not. Hiccup liked Elsa, but the sooner she got home, the better, for everyone. He arrived at the dock around the same time that Johann was tossing ropes to men on the docks. With the boat tied to the deck, he set out the loading plank.

"Chief Haddock," He called out, upon spying the young chief, "Permission to come ashore."

"Permission granted," Hiccup called back the traditional reply as he walked up to the plank, "What news do you bring us on this beautiful day."

"Only rumors with no substance." Johann answered as he disembarked, "Except for hearing that a young chief is now betrothed. Congratulations." He held out his hand which Hiccup shook.

"I didn't think that word would have reached you." Hiccup spied a young man on Johann's boat, one he did not recognize, "Did you go and hire someone behind my back?" Hiccup grilled.

Johann chuckled, "The third son of one of my brethren. They figured he would learn more from me. Great business sense, better than I ever was," Johann admitted but then started shaking his head, "Terrible sea legs. He's good in a bay, but him in the open ocean. Uh-uh. Good news is that now I can relax for a couple of hours while he deals with the customers." As he spoke, Hiccup observed the bags of seeds that would be planted soon.

"Excellent." Hiccup commented, "As it happens, I was hoping to borrow you for a little bit."

Johann's face paled slightly, "This doesn't involve… you know, adventuring and riding dragons and that sort of thing."

Hiccup laughed, "No worries Johann. I just want some information."

"Right!" Johan replied sarcastically as the two of them made their way to the great hall.

Elsa POV

It wasn't fair. Why was it that every time something started to get better, something else got worse? The nightmares were coming in full force. She would get a few minutes of sleep at best and then he would show up. It always the same: the destruction of her home and or Berk by her hands. It would show her the same people, over and over, people that she cared about on some level: Mama, Papa, Anna, Astrid, Hiccup, Siggy and even Toothless. They were all statues of ice, all in horrifying poses. Why must this be fate? She cried out to the world in silence. Why must I be this creature? This… This monster?

She was standing beside a small stream in the woods; Siggy had shown her this spot a couple of days ago, it was a quiet and peaceful place, one that was isolated from the village and the dragons. Siggy was training, and Hiccup and Astrid were both busy, leaving Elsa to her own devices, which suited her purpose just fine.

"I'll show you." She whispered, "I'll show you that I am not a monster." She spun around, looking for any prying eyes. When she was sure that she was alone, she slowly removed her gloves. She started small: A little pile of snow, and then a bigger pile. She then tried to undo it, but nothing happened. She worked harder, mentally trying to will the snow to melt. Come on… Come on… Come on… Nothing.

"WHY WON'T THIS WORK?" She screamed and lashed her hand out.

CRASH!

She had heard the carnage before she looked to see it. The ice carved a path destruction right up to a nearby tree, and even then, large spikes of ice punched through the tree, cleaving it in two as it fell. As she gradually made her way to the fallen tree, she recalled Grandpabbie's words. There is great danger in your magic. As she examined the tree, she saw that not only was it physically destroyed but that it was also freezing from the cold of her magic. Who was I kidding? She wanted to weep, but she had no tears left to spill. This whole nightmare had taken every last one.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Tutted a voice from behind her, a voice she was all too familiar with, "I told you I could help you, but would you listen? Noooo, you wouldn't listen." It can't be? She turned around to reveal her the man from her nightmares: Pitch Black.

"You aren't real." She tried to say, but her throat was dry from terror, "Y-you're just a figment of my imagination. You're from a dream."

Pitch placed a hand on his chest, "Oh, I've been wounded by your savagery Elsa. Come on Elsa; you only know too well that magic exists. Is it such a stretch to think that spirits can't exist?" He chuckled, "Now I admit, even for children it can be… difficult for me to reveal myself but you..."

Pitch wagged his finger at her as he lectured on, moving closer, "A few things are at play: First there is the fact that you believe in such things as magic and the supernatural, hard not to. Second is the sheer amount of power you can tap into is unprecedented. Let's just say that your strength allows for… exceptions to the general rules and regulations. Lastly and of course far from the least, is the amount of fear that radiates from you." He sniggered, "Even without your power, that amount of fear is more than enough to allow you to see me."

Fear? Elsa pondered. What if I don't fear him? "Conceal it, don't feel it." She began chanting, "Don't let it show. Conceal it, don't feel it. Don't let it show."

Pitch scoffed, "That old thing. Come on Elsa. You can do better than that. Show me what you can do. Release the beast."

"NO!" Elsa screamed. "I'm not like you. I'll never be like you."

"You think that you can hide forever?" Pitch criticized, "You think that you can pretend?"

"Yes." Elsa snarled, "I can and I will."

"For how long Elsa?" Pitch appealed to her emotions, "How long before you are alone and lost? How long the world only offers you two options. Your life or theirs. I'm the only alternative where that doesn't happen. Where you don't have to be afraid of hurting anyone."

"Go away." Elsa shrieked.

Pitch sniggered, "Oh, my sweet snowflake. Why deny the truth? You are a monster, and that's all you'll be to them." He shook his head tutted, "The only way to keep them safe is to leave before anyone gets hurt."

"Or I can learn to be brave." Elsa countered weakly.

Pitch chuckled as he apparated behind her and began rubbing her shoulders, a chill crawling up her spine, "Please Elsa. Don't make me laugh. If there are people for you to care about, you will always be afraid of hurting them."

"Get away from ME!" Elsa screamed shooting spikes behind her. She spun around only to find that he was gone.

Don't worry Elsa. Pitch spoke from inside her head. My offer is always available but the sooner, the better. However, for refusing me: if and when they find out and cast you out, I'm going to leave you all alone for a little while, that way you can appreciate me. You'll find I'm a grand host compared to an icy wilderness. Besides, do you want someone to end up like that tree? Sooner or later, you will fail, and someone will die, because of you. Do you want that on your conscience for the rest of your life? And then he was gone.

I need to move.

Move where?

Anywhere but here! With that, she started running as fast as her little legs could carry her back to Berk.

Hiccup POV

"Alright Hiccup, you are very quiet, and you have a little twitch going on, which means you have something good. What are you holding out on me?" Johann challenged. He had just finished a drink that Hiccup had paid for. Priorities: One never knew when he might get his next free brew. A sentiment that Hiccup heartily agreed with, but he saw Astrid take a seat and that it was time to get to business.

He grabbed a piece of fabric that he had been keeping close by and laid out on the table. "Do you recognize these colors or insignia?"

Johann set his second mug down and examined the cloth. Hiccup watched Johan's fingers trace the flag that he and Astrid had taken from the shipwreck. Hiccup could also hear the trader mumbling under his breath, "Purple and green background… a flower… three leaves, two petals… Is that a… no, it can't be that… It would have four petals... hold a moment… Is it…? I haven't seen this since I was a boy." Johann lifted his head to look at Hiccup and spoke in a tone of disbelief, "I believe this could be an Arendelle flag. Where did you get this?"

"Are you sure?" Astrid pressed, trying her best to keep her excitement in check, "Are you sure you know that it's an Arendelle flag?"

Johann babbled, "Well, I would have to look at my log books and flag registries but if memory serves me as it has always done, then yes I think this is a banner of Arendelle."

Curiosity overtook Hiccup, "What do you know about it."

Johann shrugged, "Not much. The only time I've been there would have been nearly thirty years ago, my father and several other traders made the voyage in efforts to expand our markets. It's a city-state in a land called Norway. We never sailed there again because there wasn't enough income to warrant a voyage."

Astrid was jumping in her seat so Hiccup asked a more relevant question, "So, theoretically, if you wanted to sail to Arendelle, you could do it?"

Johann paused for a moment before answering, "I would need to dig up my father's old charts, but I could do it."

Astrid squealed and tugged on Hiccup's shoulder, pulling him closer, "Can I tell Elsa the good news?"

Hiccup nodded, "Yeah. Go. Go!" With that Astrid sped off to find her ward.

Johann raised his eyebrows, "Okaaaay," he began tentatively, "What am I missing?"

Hiccup smirked, "Let's just say that we have a small guest and were hoping that you might have a way for us to return her."

Johan's eyes widened, but he held his response for a more relevant point of concern, "A voyage like that is not cheap."

Hiccup headed him off at the pass, "We are more than willing to compensate you for your services."

With that Johann relaxed, "So tell me how you happened upon an Arendelle child and flag."

Hiccup stood up, "Well tell you what. Why don't you walk with me and meet your passenger and I'll fill you in."?

Johann considered it, "Works for me." He got up and followed Hiccup out the hall.

Hiccup spoke again as the walked on, "And maybe you can fill in a few gaps of knowledge for me."

Johann beamed, "Ah, well you see, the way my father tells me, the grand fleet of the Lothbroks was-"

"Johann." Hiccup groaned, "Not that one again."

Astrid POV

"ELSA!" Astrid called out at the edge of the woods. She knew about the spot that Siggy had shown Elsa, and when Astrid found that her home was empty, she took to the woods. The news was welcome news indeed. Astrid would miss Elsa when she left, but the fact that Elsa would get to be with her family again was much more heartwarming. "ELSA!" She was about to enter the trees when she saw a flurry of movement to her right. She turned and saw Elsa just booking it back to Berk.

"HEY ELSA," Astrid called out, but Elsa kept running. With little choice, Astrid took off after the little girl. It didn't take for her to catch up. She was running beside her for a moment and then ran ahead and turned around, allowing her to snatch Elsa as the girl ran into her. "He- hey, where you off to in such a hurry?" It was quite a setting to catch the child; they were on a plateau that was between the woods and Berk. It was set on the cliffs of the island, overlooking the ocean, it was a great view.

Elsa wouldn't look at her, "Please, just let me go." The girl sobbed, "let me go."

"Hey. Hey. Hey." Astrid cooed, "It's alright. You're okay. You're safe."

"NO." Elsa cried out. "No one is safe." She looked at Astrid, who could now see that she had been crying for a little while now.

"Oh, Elsa." Astrid sighed, "Looks like I found you just in time."

Elsa sniffled, "What do you mean?"

"Johann arrived and…" Astrid grinned before announcing, "He knows how to get to Arendelle!"

Silence. No emotion. At least not at first. Her mouth hung open like a guppy fish. Astrid thought maybe she was in shock. Perhaps, Elsa didn't think there was a way home and was just realizing that it was a real possibility.

Elsa finally spoke, and it was in a whisper, "No."

What happened next was… unexpected. And that was for starters.

Elsa POV

"Oh, Elsa." Astrid sighed, "Looks like I found you just in time." Her heart was racing, and she was sweating from the encounter. She was gulping air just to breathe. Fear will be your enemy. Elsa recalled Grandpabbie's father would be so disappointed in her. She tried so hard not to be afraid, but she was terrified. She wasn't strong enough.

Elsa sniffled, "What do you mean?" In truth, Elsa didn't know where she was going when Astrid caught her, but she just had to get away from Pitch. She didn't know why she wanted to run from Astrid. No, Elsa did know, because on some base level Elsa began to realize, Pitch was right. She didn't want to hurt Astrid, a person Elsa had come to care for.

"Johann arrived and…" Astrid grinned before announcing, "He knows how to get to Arendelle!"

Her mind went blank. Her mouth hung open like a guppy fish. I… I can go home? She thought about Anna, Mama, Papa. She could see them again. Then her mind turned to Pitch's words: So long as there are people you care about, you will always be afraid of hurting them. She then recalled Grandpabbie's words: Fear will be your enemy. She couldn't go back.

She whispered a word she didn't think she would use in this scenario, "No."

Astrid frowned, "What did you say?"

"It can't be," Elsa spoke hoarsely. Her breathing started speeding up. She had to get away. If she stayed, Astrid would put on the boat back to Arendelle.

"Wha- Elsa, this is good news." Astrid appealed. "You'll be able to see your Mama, your Papa, and your sister Anna."

Elsa shook her head and screamed as she struggled to get out of Astrid's grasp, "You can't make me. You can't make me go back there!" If she went back, she would destroy everything she loved.

Astrid tightened her grip, "Whoa. Whoa. Easy there. We're just trying to help."

"Let me go!" Elsa screamed. Got to get away.

"Not until you explain what's going on." Astrid persisted, "You get to go home. What's so bad about that."

"Just let me go." Elsa wailed before she bit Astrid's hand. Sorry, Astrid.

"Gah! You little-" Astrid cursed but the bite did its job. She turned to run, but Astrid's reflexes were quick. She grabbed at Elsa's left arm and missed, but she managed to pull the glove off. Oh no. No, no, no.

"Hey. Give it back." Elsa gasped with urgency. She tried to grab at it, but Astrid held it out of her reach. Got to get it back. Got to get it back. Her mind throbbed with panic.

"No way." Astrid declared as she stood, "Not until you explain what in Helheim is going on." Elsa thought about making a demand for glove back but her heart was racing, she was sweating from the panic. She needed to get out of here before she did something that she couldn't undo. She walked away, cradling her ungloved hand so as not to move it wildly.

"Oh, that is it." Astrid vented her frustrations as she paced after Elsa who was about ten feet ahead of her, "I'm not the most patient woman in the world Elsa, but I tried, I did. I did what I could in the hopes that you would at least feel safe."

"Enough." She whimpered. She didn't want to hurt Astrid, but she couldn't go back to Arendelle, no matter how badly she wanted to. Astrid wouldn't understand.

Oh, we are just getting started, missy." Astrid thundered.

"Just… enough," Elsa sobbed again. "I… I can't." Please just leave me alone. Why is that so hard for you, you stubborn lady? What do I have to do to make you back off?

"Can't what, Elsa?" Astrid demanded, "What is it that has you so afraid that you can't tell me about it? WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID?"

Elsa spun around and shouted with all her pain and fear pouring themselves into three words "I SAID ENOUGH!"

Then it all went wrong.

Hiccup POV

"So, can you explain how the Arendelle language and Trader's Tongue are so similar?" Hiccup asked Johann as the pair strolled through the village.

"Ooh, It's actually quite simple." Johann explained, "You see, two hundred years ago, my people were originally from Norway."

Hiccup cocked his head, "Really?"

Johann nodded, "Technically, your people did too."

Hiccup snorted, "Come on."

"No, really. My father told me." Johann insisted, "Three hundred years ago, after the fall of the Lothbroks, several nations banded together and forced the Vikings out of Norway. The Vikings fled Northeast to what we now know as the Archipelago."

They had reached the edge of the village where they saw the team, Eret and Heather working on a plow. "The invasion force left settlers to repopulate the country, and they became the Norwegians. My ancestors eventually left as an expedition group for exploration and trade. Instead, they made a new home in these islands and never looked back."

Hiccup chuckled, "And here I've been mapping the archipelago while you've had charts to the great beyond."

"You told me you didn't want them." Johann protested, "You said you wanted to map it yourself."

Hiccup laughed hard before he saw his goal, "Ah, there they are." He pointed Astrid and Elsa to Johann before looking at them closely.

Wha-

It wasn't what he expected to see. Elsa was walking away from Astrid who was shouting something. It wasn't happy shouting either. Astrid seemed angry.

Hiccup mused, "Now what is that all about…?" He froze in shock.

That can't be real.

It looked real to me.

He wasn't sure what he saw but that all faded away as fear took hold of him.

"ASTRID!"

Elsa POV

It's over. The secret's out. Everyone will know now. The spikes of ice shooting out of the ground made sure of that. It was an accident but- how many times have we heard that before?

Elsa could hear Astrid making some noises, but she couldn't make them out. Elsa swallowed before trusting herself to speak, and when she did, it was a little croak. "Astrid?" Elsa had to see if she was okay and moved around the ice wall

"ASTRID!" She looked to see where the shout had come from and saw Hiccup running over, along with many others. They're going to hate you. Elsa could hear Pitch's whispering in her ear.

You should run.

Not before I see her. She had to see what happened. She got around the wall. "Astrid?" She asked again, not seeing enough of her. She needed to see that Astrid was at least okay, and then Elsa saw her.

Oh, God. The ice struck her. Blood spurted out of the wound in her torso. I am a monster. She only ever helped me.

"A- A- Astrid." Elsa spoke hoarsely, "I'm… I'm sorry."

"Astrid!" She could hear Hiccup call out again. "Elsa!"

I have to leave. Elsa spun around and ran. She ran right to the top of a cliff. She looked over her shoulder to see Hiccup at Astrid's side and that Eret and Snotlout were coming after her.

I'm trapped. Elsa thought. Only if you don't commit to this course of action. She looked at hands with despair. Cat's out of the bag anyway. She realized miserably. She stamped her foot and willed a staircase to form to the bottom. She sped her way down the steps, quick as a bee. The bottom had ended over the water, so she had to slow her steps. Thus, she hesitated. She looked behind her to see figures overlooking her and then looked forward to the open ocean.

Now or never. Elsa lowered her foot and made to step on the water. She placed her foot down and hit something solid. She glanced down to see the water solidifying to ice; soon it was spreading, allowing her a route of escape.

I need to move fast. My legs will never outrun a dragon. She looked to her hands. One gloved and one ungloved. She took a deep breath before slowly removing the missing glove's mate. She now had all her power to utilize. She formed ice skates around her feet and took a stance. She had used this when playing with Anna and now she would use it to escape.

She took a final glance back to clifftop and shed a single tear. I'm sorry. With that, she faced forward and held hands behind her. She took a deep breath and with her power spewing out of her hands, propelled across the icy ocean. She had no clear destination in mind but only that it wasn't Berk. She didn't need to ruin any more lives.

Astrid POV

Astrid would forever claim that it was her quick reflexes that saved her and no one would be stupid enough to deny that claim. The truth was that the only reason that she was alive was that of pure luck. She saw something shoot out of Elsa's hand that hit the ground, next thing she saw were spikes ice coming at her. All she could do was lean back as far as she could, as fast as she could. Even then, she didn't get away unscathed. The spike in her shoulder was more than proof enough. As much as Astrid would have loved to figure out what in Helheim was going on, she couldn't afford to yet. Not in her present circumstances.

It took Astrid a moment to regain her footing, but once she did, it became easier to make an assessment. The spike was a narrow affair that punctured just below the collar bone. She was lucky, a few inches lower and it would have been bye-bye, Astrid.

"Astrid." She heard Hiccup say from not too far away.

"Hiccup. Son of a half troll." She groaned out, having moved the wrong way, "I'm okay. I'm okay." It wasn't long before Hiccup was beside her, a look of worry plastered all over his face. She hated that look, particularly when it was directed at her.

"Where's Elsa?" Astrid asked. In the background, she saw Ruffnut and Tuffnut looking at her while FIshlegs and Heather were observing the recent phenomenon.

"Don't worry about Elsa." Hiccup soothed, I'm sure she's fine. Let's just worry about you."

Well, Astrid was going to have none of that as she commanded. "Help me get this thing out."

"Astrid, just calm down." Hiccup tried to reason with her, but her mind was already made up.

She placed her hands on the icy spike and leaned back as fast as she could. "Gah!" She yelled out from the pain, "Damnit!" However, it was enough to get her off the spike and throw her onto the ground.

"Ah jeez, Astrid," Hiccup berated as he grabbed some spare fabric from Tuffnut who had torn it off from his shirt to bandage her up. "Why do you have to go and do things like that?"

"You're one to talk." Astrid snorted, "Thanks, Johann." She directed the comment at the senior trader.

"Oh, my pleasure." Johann nodded.

With that Astrid turned her attention to Hiccup. "Where's Elsa?" She asked again.

"Astrid, I'm sure she's fine." Hiccup tried to reason with her, "We saw her running away. Eret and Snotlout are going to catch up with her. Poor kid. If I saw a bunch of ice sprout out of the ground like that, I'd be scared out of my mind."

"Especially when you made them," Astrid commented begrudgingly. She held up her hand for him to grab.

Hiccup frowned as he pulled her up, "What are you talking about?"

Astrid sighed before answering, "I don't know how, when, who, where, what, and why, but I do know what I saw."

She relayed her version of events to which Hiccup turned to the wall of spikes. "I did see her wave her arm now that I recall it and the spikes are pointed away from where she was standing," he admitted before he cocked his head in disbelief, "but to think that she could actually do that is little beyond the realm of reality."

Astrid huffed, "You want to get skewered by a spear of ice. Be my guest."

"I do not doubt you." Hiccup defended his position, "I'm just saying. Besides, why would Elsa want to hurt you?"

To this Astrid shook her head. "I don't think she meant to hurt. I believe she was just upset."

Hiccup raised his eyebrows, "Then why haven't we seen her do this before?"

Astrid growled, "Hiccup do I look like I have the slightest clue as to what's going on around here. Let's just find her, and we can figure this out later."

Hiccup rolled his eyes and looked beyond Astrid, and the carnage and a deep frown appeared on his face, "What are they doing?" She followed his gaze to where Eret and Snotlout were standing on top of the nearby cliff.

"Hey." Hiccup bellowed, "I thought you two were following Elsa. What are you doing? Enjoying the view?"

Eret turned around first and tried to answer, "It's… Well, you see… I've never…"

Snotlout butted in, "Oh, for Odin's sake Hiccup, you need to come see this for yourself." They both looked like they had seen a ghost. It was a long drop. Oh Elsa, please don't let it be that. I don't want to see your body. With Hiccup beside her and the rest of team following up, they made their way to the cliff to see what Eret and Snotlout saw. It didn't take one long to see it either.

"Beard of Thor," Heather whispered.

"The ocean." Fishlegs croaked, "It's frozen over.

Hiccup POV

Well… I look a moron. Hiccup thought to himself.

"I guessed she had powers," He could hear Astrid speak, "but nothing like this."

"Wait, wait, wait, what? Are you saying Elsa did that?" Hiccup craned his head to see that it was Ruffnut who had spoken.

"That's exactly what I'm saying," Astrid confirmed.

"I can vouch for that." Eret piped up. "Snotlout and I saw her go down the steps and ice over the ocean. Next thing we knew, she was shooting across the ice as fast as a night fury. You can't even see her now."

"What is she? A pint-sized Bewilderbeast?" Snotlout marveled.

"Unlikely." Fishlegs observed, "A Bewilderbeast's powers are based on-"

"Oh, Fishlegs shut up." Snotlout growled, "I wasn't serious."

"Like you ever are," Heather commented.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Snotlout accused.

"Enough!" Hiccup shouted before turning to Eret. "Which way did she go?"

"Due north," Eret answered quickly. "No change in course when we could see her."

"That doesn't make sense." Hiccup muttered, "Home's the other way."

"She doesn't want to go back," Astrid commented. "At least. That's what she said before she started shooting ice out of her hands. We should follow her on the dragons. Bring her home."

"You sure you want to do that?" Snotlout queried. When everyone looked at him, he continued, "I mean if she really can do all that when she's upset, shouldn't we let her calm down first?"

"She's a child who's scared and alone." Astrid snarled, "You expect us to leave her out there."

"A child who can freeze oceans," Heather observed. "We might want to send scouting parties out to help fishermen and any dragons caught in the ice."

"All the more reason to find her." Astrid insisted, "She could freeze the water. Surely, she can do the reverse."

"Astrid does have a point." Fishlegs interjected.

"Thank you Fishlegs." At this point, everyone, but Tuff, who was still observing the ice, had moved the conversation and or argument away from the cliff, with everyone trying to get their two bits into the fray.

"I'm just saying that if you weren't such a hard head-"

"You're blaming me?"

"Guys?" Hiccup could hear Tuff trying to say something, but he was too busy trying to get everyone to calm down.

"I say we go bring the villagers in until the kid calms down and then we go get her."

"And what if a wild animal attacks her?"

"Really Fish? After what we saw, I think we should be more worried about the animal."

"We should go back to the village and at least fill people in on what's going on." At this point, several conversations were going on that Hiccup couldn't keep track of them all.

"Guys."

"Oh? And say what? That we have a girl on our island that can shoot ice out of her fingers? That will go over well."

"Oh, okay Mister Tracker, what's your master pain? I'd love to hear it."

"Listen to me Pipsqueak."

"Pipsqueak? Why you overgrown moose, I ought-"

"GUYS!" Tuffnut bellowed for all that he was worth.

Everyone turned to look at him, "WHAT?"

Tuffnut looked peeved, "Go after the kid or don't go after the kid, but you better figure it out quickly."

"What do you mean?" Hiccup asked, breaking off from the group.

"Call me crazy all you want," Tuffnut prefaced before pointing over the ocean, "but those storm clouds aren't forming by themselves."

"What are talking…?" Hiccup had started to ask before he paused. "Oh." On the horizon, dark storm clouds were forming right in front of them at a rapid pace.

"Ummm…. Guys." Heather spoke with hesitation. Hiccup looked at her and saw that she was gazing upwards.

Hiccup, along with everyone else, looked up and was struck dumb at the little white specks that were slowly falling.

"Huh, snow in spring. Who knew?" Eret quipped at last.

"Is that that kid's doing?" Ruff asked no one in particular.

That galvanized Astrid into speaking, "We need to move fast. If that storm is as bad as it looks, we'll have a hard time trying to find her."

Fishlegs interjected, "That's the least of our problems. If that snow sets in, we're going to lose our crop growing time and we may not get a harvest." With that everyone started babbling and arguing. All Hiccup could do was just stare at the incoming storm.

Odin, help us, Hiccup pleaded to the King of Asgard. What have we walked into?