Knife gave Gunner an official tour of the island and took him the beach where her and Brenda like to go when they want to be alone and there they stayed and watched the sunset. Gunner sat down on the sand propped up against Black Wing. Knife sat next to him propped up against Black Wing, Scar and Midnight had gone off somewhere alone.
"You know what I'm glad I decided to come to Berk," Gunner confessed.
Knife smiled," I'm glad you changed your mind and decided to come with us after all."
"Oh you are now?" Gunner teased wiggling his eye brows, Knife shook her head and pushed his face away.
"What made you change you mind," Knife queried as she started drawing pictures in the sand.
"Well you won't believe but there was this pretty girl who got stuck on my island and she happens to live here on Berk."
"Oh really and what is this girl's name?"
"Her name, it's definitely not Knife, that's for sure. It's Blade."
"Oh Blade you mean the woman with 10 kids who lives across from the Gustav's?"
"Uh...sure? Ok well the dragons decided to go and Black Wing kidnapped me."
"Uh huh... sure that's what happened."
"No I lie you'll never get it out of me."
"Is that a challenge?"
"Yea how about this if you can beat me in a race on foot I will tell you why. Though if I win you have to do something for me?"
"Hmm running? Alright where are we running to?"
Gunner points to a path and traced his finger up to the cliff where he stopped and said,"To the top of the cliff"
"Sounds easy enough."
"Ok on go. On your mark, get set,Go!"
Gunner took off in a dash not looking behind he got to the path first. Up he ran along the path when the loud sound of feet came behind him. What the heck is that? He turned around to see a Night Fury leaped over him and continued up the cliff. He quickly turned around to see Knife waving to him from on Black Wing's back. She reached the cliff first leaving Gunner to catch up.
"You..cheated.." Gunner huffed
"No I didn't you said to beat you in a race on foot you didn't specify whose feet it was. Right Black Wing?" She said petting the Night Fury who nodded.
"Glad to see who's side your on buddy. You know Knife your too smart for your own good."
"Yea I know but it comes in handy at times." Gunner sat on the edge of the cliff his feet hanging off the edge, Knife did the same and Black Wing Curled up behind them."So why did you really come back? Weren't you afraid your family would find you?"
"I was afraid because if I came here and they found me who knows what they would do..."
"So you risked that chance why?"
"I'm not entirely sure. Something just told me that I had to be here."
"Why?"
"Close your eyes."
"What?"
"Just do it."
"No."
"Why not?"
"Why should I?"
"Yep to smart for your own good."
"Ok than well we should get back don't want to be late for dinner." Knife stood up brushed herself off and Gunner did the same. He climbed on Black Wing and Knife climbed on in back holding on to him. They took off and headed home, little did they know that something and someone had watched them. Deep in the shadows of the dark forest two pair of eyes watched. One pair yellow and menacing, the other pair small but dark.
"Gunner..."
The eyes disappeared once more into the darkness, a loud gnawing noise of crushing rock marking their exit.
The next morning everything was quiet there was no dragon training at the academy today so it allowed Knife to sleep in a little later than usual. When she did wake up which was about mid afternoon or so, there was a lot of commotion outside. Knife rubbed her eyes and peeked outside everyone was in a hurry to do something. Knife threw off the covers and got dressed quickly and ran downstairs where she met her mother.
"Knife! You need to help me quickly we need to hide all the dragons." She said frantically.
Knife confused asked her,"What? Why?"
"Someone spotted a Berserker ship headed for Berk we have to get all the dragons out now." Astrid admitted.
"A Berserker ship? Where's Gunner?"
"I'm not sure why?"
"I need to find him quick. Don't worry I will round-up any dragons I see I know the drill."
Knife ran out of the house in hopes to find Gunner. She whistled and Scar and Midnight came to her. She sent Midnight to go round-up the dragons she and Scar went to go look for Gunner. She searched the most of the island but so far he was nowhere to be found so she had Scar drop her off at the beach they were at yesterday and then she sent him to go round-up dragons she decided if he was anywhere it would be here. She started on the beach but he wasn't there than a rock fell from the cliff above. The cliff of course! She ran up the path but when she reached the top all she found was that she was out of breath because Gunner wasn't there. Than there was a crack in the forest.
"Gunner? Gunner!" She called out she ran into the forest only to find a large hole in her path.
At the village docks Hiccup waited as the Berserk ship came in. As it anchored at the dock a menacing figure stepped off the figure was tall with war pain on his face making it more fearsome.
"Hello Hiccup I believe you have something that belongs to us,"the fearsome Viking stated.
"Hello Dagur, I'm afraid I have no clue what you're talking about," Hiccup commented.