Hello HTTYD readers. I guess I finished writing this on time. I'm starting to get the hang of this. Well, here it is. The next chapter that you guys wanted. Please enjoy.

Previously on Different Path:

"Yeah, he is considered the best among the Acceptians. But he's known to be a show-off once in a while. He's is a good person though."

"You must be proud of him then."

"N-not really… But he was the reason why I wanted Sky as my dragon. He matched me up to my perfect dragon." Scarlet blushed.

Chapter 6: Hiccup Is Missing

Stoick the Vast was tapping his fingers against his wooden chair. It was his favorite chair too. Unfortunately, the scratch markings lost its' appeal to the Viking Chief. He was irritated. For the past two days, his son Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is gone. He did say that he was going away with his new friend for a while but didn't come back. And it was making Stoick feel a bit uneasy. His non-Viking-like son is prone to get into situations that are considered dangerous. Dangerous enough that only a Viking like himself could handle. Well, Hiccup is smart enough to get out of some. But physical strength wasn't his strong point when he needs it.

"Maybe he'll come home tomorrow. He can't be in danger all the time right?" He asked himself.

Thornado looked at his rider as if he was insane. Stoick leans back on his chair even further. He is resorting to talking to himself again. And his dragon pities him. He's probably losing it like he did before. The blue dragon grumbled lowly in order to reassure his master that it'll be okay. The Viking Chief smiled a bit. He never really thought that a dragon would be there to aid him during his time of need. He could remember the times where he was killing dragons than befriending them. It was a dark age. Thornado rubbed his head against Stoick's leg. Maybe Hiccup is fine. He may not appear like it, but he is a Viking after. He's the only son of the Viking Chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe. He doesn't need to worry as much… Or does he?

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"I said trainer! Not tamer!" Hiccup cried.

"Then train like you never trained a dragon before." Matthew shouted back.

"Matthew, this is insane! You get him out this instant!" Scarlet yelled at her brother.

Hiccup was in a ring full of Brimstone dragons. He was practically running for his life. Brimstone dragons are yellow and brown in color. They're muscular enough to fit in their natural habitat: volcanic areas. They're known for their horrid smell and bad personality. It even looks hostile too to boost its' appearance and characteristic. And they were chasing after the brunet like an angry bull. Before all of this was happening, Matthew wanted to know where Hiccup was from. Scarlet tried her best to lie but Hiccup said a few things that got him into this situation in the first place. Matthew somehow managed to think that Hiccup was a dragon tamer in the Acceptians' side. It ended up being a misunderstanding on the brunette's brother side.

"He'll be fine. He's a trainer so it'll be easy. Acceptians know their stuff Scarlet."

"A trainer and tamer are two different subjects! He'll be lunch for those Brimstone dragons!"

"Relax Scarlet. Acceptians are natural born tamers and trainers. It won't be any different for him."

"You're not listening to me! Hiccup is not well experienced yet. And you insulting them early will make it harder!" Scarlet shouted.

"That's how you normally get them to move." Matthew stated.

"Insulting a dragon is a terrible way!"

While the two siblings were arguing, Hiccup was still running for his life. Unfortunately, Toothless was not around to assist him out of it. The only dragons around is Night Crawler and Sky. That is, if you don't count the Brimstone dragons chasing him sure. Sky was making low pitch trilling at Scarlet. She was worried about Hiccup's safety at this point. Night Crawler was just resting and watching as if it was a new entertainment. Matthew later sighed and called Night Crawler to get his sister's friend. Hiccup was overjoyed now that his life is not in danger. But he is not a fan of getting picked up by the back of his shirt. The Brimstone dragons growled at him lowly. But it didn't fly after them.

"Hiccup, are you all right? You're not hurt anywhere, are you?" Scarlet asked.

"No, I'm fine. I just need to rest for a bit." Hiccup answered.

"That was some sight you put out there. Are you sure you're a dragon trainer, kid?" Matthew asked.

"How can anyone train a dragon when it is chasing them? That's just insane." Scarlet argued.

"Aw c'mon, give me some credit here. That happens to me all the time. How did you think I got Night Crawler?"

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Back at Berk, the dragon training group formed in the academy. They were discussing about their missing leader and friend. Fishlegs was looking around nervously. After encountering the new girl a few days ago, he wasn't feeling like himself. Meatlug knew how her rider was feeling. The brunette's dark glare wasn't something you could forget so easily. Astrid was asking if anyone had seen Hiccup before he went missing. Fishlegs said nothing nor did anyone else. There's a possibility that he knew but it was only a hunch. He is not really sure if he should speak up about it.

"Come on you guys… Hiccup couldn't just disappear like this. One of us has to know." Astrid said.

"Even so, what do you expect us to do? We don't even know where to look." Tuffnut said, bored.

"If Hiccup is missing then that means we need a new leader. I nominate myself!" Snotlout said happily.

"Who would pick you as a leader? I rather have Fishlegs take over than you honestly." Ruffnut sighed.

"Stop it already! No one is going to be leader except for Hiccup. Just because he's not here doesn't mean it'll change." Astrid fumed.

The group fell silent. No one would disagree with Astrid. She was considered the best Viking among them. And she is the right-hand woman to Hiccup when he needs help. The rest of the dragons are having their own discussion about Hiccup as well. They were curious as to the missing brunet. It was only for two days but knowing him, anything could happen in a few hours. Hookfang, Snotlout's Monstrous Nightmare, have been asking about the new arrivers in town. Apparently the other dragons didn't meet them. Meatlug kept quiet. She was hoping that if she was quiet long enough, they wouldn't ask her about it. It was working perfectly till Astrid notice Fishlegs keeping to himself as well.

"Fishlegs, you've been quiet lately. Do you know where Hiccup could be?" Astrid asked.

"No, yes, I mean no. No I do not." Fishlegs stuttered.

"You're acting a bit strange. There's something going on."

"I just feel hungry. I haven't had anything to eat all day. That's all." Fishlegs defended.

"I think you need to lay low on the fish for a while. It might do you some good." Tuffnut joked.

Fishlegs then complained that he has a big appetite. Tuffnut only rolled his eyes. Astrid furrowed her brows. She then walks closer to the blond male and asked him again. This time, Fishlegs was walking back, say nothing. The rest was doing the same thing. They somehow had a feeling that their meaty friend knew something. He just refuses to answer. Stormfly looks at Fishlegs and back at Meatlug. The Gronkle didn't look so great either. So, the Deadly Nadder does what her rider is doing to Fishlegs. The Gronkle does the same as her rider. The rest of the dragons followed as well.

"Meatlug, do you know what's going on?" Stormfly asked in dragonese.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Maybe she does know something. Her owner is acting strange." Hookfang suggested.

"There's a reason to that. It's because…" Meatlug started.

"Because what exactly, Meatlug? I heard that you and Fishlegs did meet someone new in the village. But we thought it was just rumors." Barf and Belch said in unison.

"Okay, I admit that I know something. But it's not that much…" Fishlegs said.

The group stopped what they were doing to look at Fishlegs. He then explained that he met the new arrivers. It was a girl not around here before. Hiccup was talking to Gobber at the time to see if he could help her. She and a new looking dragon were injured for reasons unknown to him. The girl was not happy during the time but that was the pain speaking for her. She was a bit on the cautious side if he were to guess. She was mostly glaring at him that makes him still feel uneasy up until now. Later, Hiccup came on time to stop the new girl from possibly going wild on Fishlegs. She was also protective of her dragon too. When Fishlegs left, he went to look for the Book of Dragons. He looked carefully five times but couldn't find a dragon similar to what he saw the girl had. After that, he didn't see her or Hiccup around.

"Did you find out her name at least?" Astrid asked.

"No, I was too busy being afraid of her."

"Come to think of it, I think I did see Hiccup." Snotlout said without thinking.

"What was he doing?" Ruffnut asked.

"He was in a hurry. He was getting Toothless' saddle and was heading to the beach."

"Maybe he went flying and got lost…" Tuffnut suggested.

"I don't think so. I think he went off somewhere with that new girl." Astrid said.

"Okay, now we know. What do we do now?" Ruffnut asked.

"We're going to look for him." Astrid suggested.

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