NEW UPDATE AGAIN
I just have to thank you again for the reviews, once again they are really supportive and thanks so many ideas so without any more interruption, here's the new chapter, enjoy ;)
Millions of thoughts were swimming through Hiccup's mind as he laid there with a small headache that somehow didn't affect his thoughts but it made the stories Stoick was telling go unheard. All he could remember before he went blank was the pain running through his body and the illness but despite the pain no longer in his system, he still felt a little weak. However he couldn't bother to be concern about his condition because when he somehow woke up, the first thing he heard was Heather asking Stoick the questions he was meaning to gain answers to and he did get them but now he truly felt lost.
Luckily for him, he managed to look like he was still unconscious as he looked at the exit of this cave to see soft snowflakes of snow slowly make their way down as his mind was on full on debate with itself. Dagur just admitted to manipulating Berk to kick you and Heather so just disown him as a brother! But he did it for a good reason, to get you and Heather back! But it's because of the pain the one you used to call father has caused! You heard what Stoick told them about the past, the answers to your questions! However he was still the one who lied to you your whole life, he has no right to be called father. You must forgive them!
The negative and positive parts of himself were restless, practically on a screaming match to find a compromising decision but for it to only backfire on him. How about you just run away, leave everything behind, find a tribe that accepts dragons, or an isolated island that's far away from here and start over from scratch! You can't run away from your problems, you know that first hand! So what do you suggest you do now, there is no other option but to run away! You have no idea what to do and who to choose to consider a family! Just go with your real family by blood, it's the blood that makes the family. No, it's the bond! Oh yeah like that bond hasn't been torn enough with those lies Stoick has feed you, all the fake love and only out of his rage to you!
Lies. It seems like lies are the only thing that seems to follow him his whole life, in fact, three years ago he did take part of lying to the people he trusts but those lies ended up with the war between Vikings and dragons to end, this time, was different. He felt his options grow smaller every second his thoughts were continuing to debate because this wasn't a war where he can find an answer to by shooting fire at it, this war was more by making the right choice. However he was absolutely lost so he couldn't even find some way out of this, it was those decisions he had to make that will have a disaster for the results.
It seems like he was stuck thinking for a long time while making sure no one saw that he was awake and before he knew it, he could hear everyone sleeping soundly after a long night of laughter and some shed tears. The dragons were sleeping around him, the fire was put out and the night was still around with no more snow falling so it didn't take a genius to know that he was the only one awake. Hiccup thought some real silence could maybe help him think a little more clear but unfortunately, that wasn't the case for him. You should just go with your brother and sister, unleash your inner berserker because you know deep inside that it an't be contained for long. But what about Berk, you know that the moment you go with Dagur he will make you help him in attacking and claiming Berk. Berk almost killed you. Hiccup was about to agree with the negative side until the positive side argued. You don't hear Dagur or Heather attack Stoick and taking you back, that must mean something! That doesn't mean anything, they could be forced to work together! Yes it does, and this doesn't seem like a situation where they need to be forced to work together.
Hiccup shut his eyes, starting to realize that there wasn't fighting happening at all right now, the fact that they're sleeping in the same cave is proof enough-But remember that the moment you were born Stoick's birth son died that very minute and that's when everything happened. War was declared and the only way to stop it was giving you up. So really ask yourself Hiccup, who's the real problem? Who was responsible for started this mess? Who really is the real problem? Now that made him open his eyes with realization as he felt some tears sting his eyes, that feeling he wished to never feel again, the realization that he only felt just three years ago or anytime something horrible happened under his watch. ...I am...
The night wasn't easy for anyone on Berk, in fact it was a restless night despite the moon being full of light but that light didn't spark any hope or a sign of happiness. The sun that morning did not show off its warmth and shine, instead it was covered up by the clouds as it was for the past few days and all was quiet that morning.
Gobber was at the cove where Hiccup hid and became friends with Toothless as he laid a small bouquet of flowers underneath where an old shield that seemed to be stuck between two stones for quite a while. It seemed like a good place to keep Hiccup's memories for now until they do the viking funeral and make a proper item to remember the young dragon master. His eyes were dark with heavy bags and bloodshot eyes as he looked up at the sky, another tear streaming down. "Oh Hiccup, I'm so sorry... We should have come back sooner, then maybe we could have saved you..." He remembered the last thing he saw Hiccup do was discover the truth hidden and run out the Great Hall. "If only you knew sooner, then maybe all this could have never happened. Maybe you would have had more time to think, and not worry about Dagur forcing you and Heather to join him."
Tears stung his eyes as memories of him practically being a part of Hiccup's life, those moments of laughter, sadness, remorse, relief, excitement, fright, all those moments came washing through his mind. "Hiccup, lad...I hope you're doing well up in Valhalla, with your birth mother and Valka, even though she was only your adoptive mother, she still loved you as her own. Oh almost forgot about Oswald the Agreeable; I just hope you reunite with both your birth parents and maybe include Valka in the small family circle... I just hope they are both showering you with the love they missed out of, with the love that any parent would give their child."
He had to roughly wipe his tears as he continued, "I know you felt hurt, you felt lost but I swear on my grave that Stoick loved you as his own son, nothing was fake and Berk is terribly sorry for causing you so much pain in the end. I would give my other hand or foot just for you to see for yourself how sorry the village is, just how many people really truly care about you lad." He sniffled but kept his tears on bay. "Stoick doesn't know yet, he's still out there trying to find you and your sister to bring you home...Your friends and I are just about ready to head out to find him so we can give you a proper funeral."
When nothing else can come to his mind, Gobber got up from his knees to head out to the village before stating one last thing without looking back. "Ah, I almost forgot, Snoggletog is almost here... Don't worry Hiccup, I won't forget to visit you on the holidays..." And he walked away to the academy.
The first thing Gobber noticed as he hobbled over to the academy was how the usual Snoggletog cheer everyone would have was instantly a gloomy state and really he wasn't surprised at all. He didn't feel like celebrating, not after knowing that Hiccup, his apprentice, his closest friend and somewhat like a son, is probably out there either dead or dying painfully because of the poison.
The village decided to wait for their chief to return to do the viking funeral in honor of their heir that they have done so much more wrong that it brought past guilt to slowly devour their hope piece by piece. Astrid locked herself in her room to cry every tear out until she just stays laying in bed doing nothing, the last thing she ever said to her father was that she needed time to forgive him but deep down she knew she could never forgive him. The twins and their dragon were stone silent for the past two days, not even trying to do anything stupid at all! Fishlegs tried to bury his sorrow in books but he just ended up laying on the ground of his house with books on top of him until Meatlug got him out but even with that, both rider ad dragon did not show a sign of a smile.
Other than Astrid who was affected by this, was Snotlout. The moment he was finished screaming at the village he ran to the academy, grabbed a sword, shut himself in one of the dragon cages and went on a rampage in there while Hookfang was waiting from out the cage feeling very concerned for his rider. It took him all day and night to finally finish his rampage with the results of scarred calls inside the cage, broken plates chairs, weapons, and tables.
Gobber could remember himself crying a river that night, but now he had to be a man, he had to be strong. He went inside the academy to see four teens with their dragons saddled up, he could see dark bags under their bloodshot eyes even on the dragons. Of course, who wouldn't get that kind of appearance for crying and not getting enough sleep. "All we're missing now is Astrid am I right?" He sighed, seeing Snotlout, Fishlegs, and the twins nod their heads in silence, as he noticed how dark and cloudy the sky was; just waiting to release another shower of snow.
Before Gobber could say anything else, he heard a familiar deadly nadder squawk as he turned around to see Astrid and Stormfly fly in the academy, all saddled up and ready to go. "We're ready Gobber, let's just go find Stoick and bring him back...And somehow tell him..." She resisted the urge to cry again, she had to remain strong not for her own sake but for her friends sakes, for Hiccup's sake. "We have to get him to face the truth..."
With a heavy sigh, Gobber mounted on top of Hookfang behind Snotlout and without any other word they were off into the sky in search for their missing chief while the rest of Berk mourn over the death that they themselves have caused... Again.
As the riders and villagers were off to do what they can, they could see the snow start to fall once again, like there was no end to this weather pattern of sadness.
The first thing Dagur, Heather, and Stoick noticed was how quiet the cave was despite the dragons snoring. Usually they would hear the soft snores and rhythm of breathes that would come from Hiccup, but this time they heard none of that.
Stoick got up to look over at where Hiccup should be resting but something was off when he saw the boy completely covering himself with the blanket. Did he wake up in the middle of the night while we were sleeping and just completely covered himself? No that doesn't sound like Hiccup at all...Then why-
"Did brother wake up?" Dagur asked out of nowhere, nearly causing Stoick to jump when he saw that the deranged chief and Heather were right next to him. When he saw that Stoick shook his head slowly he could see through his expression that the chief wasn't even sure, so Dagur got up and marched straight to where Hiccup was resting as the dragons began to to wake up. Hiccup's there, Hiccup's there, Hiccup's there... Dagur repeated in his thoughts as he reached his hand out to gently shake his brother to wake up. He just probably woke up and was too cold so he wrapped himself up like that...He's there. He's just going to wake up or be asleep because he's too exhausted... The moment he gently shook Hiccup's shoulders something felt completely off.
His shoulders felt odd, a little uneven when Dagur's palm pressed down on one of them, it just sank in. It didn't take more than five second for Dagur's eyes to widen in horror as he tore the blanket off and the moment he did, a whole chorus of shocked, and horrified gasps could be heard.
Hiccup was not there.
In his place was some moss wrapped in string that surprising made a good human figure under a blanket! Stoick, Dagur, and Heather could have been impressed by some craftsmanship if they have not began to panic and become incredible terrified since the master mind behind this kind of trick is missing! Toothless was at first confused at their expressions until he looked over at where his rider should be and once he realized, he was in all out panic like the rest.
"HICCUP!?"
Come on, just a little farther... Hiccup didn't dare look back to see if he was being followed, or how far he was out in this island, all that mattered to him was getting as far away from Stoick, his brother, and his twin sister. The wood were deep and full of paths and caves, but he just kept running the moment he left that fake replica of a human on his sleeping mat, and that was when the sun wasn't even rising!
He didn't care if his head still hurt or if his left leg was beginning to pinch, he just wanted to get away from everything. Problems that he felt that he might make worse if he stayed any longer. Hiccup had to find some hiding spot so he can be alone where no one can ever find him or even find a clue of his whereabouts.
No one, especially Toothless, his friends, and his messed up family.
End of that chapter see ya next time