Hiccup didn't register it was morning, until he found himself staring into the big green eyes of a certain dragon. Tilting his head, Toothless attempted a smile. Hiccup smiled, and lifted a hand to pet the dragon's head. After a moment, Toothless turned and took off, rushing downstairs. Hiccup slowly sat up, stretching his arms above his head. He still felt stiff, but better, the day before felt more like a bad dream however. He sighed, and slowly managed to push himself up to stand. Toothless growled from down below, nudging at his empty fish basket. Hiccup knew Toothless was hungry, his own stomach growled a bit, he had not eaten much the day before. He made his way down the stairs, retrieving some fish for Toothless. He didn't hesitate to begin gobbling them down happily. Hiccup himself grabbed his bag, placing his sketch book, some bread and other food that would not spoil inside, and some charcoal to write with. He made sure to have something to drink as well, slinging the bag over his shoulder.
"Time to go bud" he said.
Toothless lifted his head, the basket on the end of his snout. Hiccup laughed, as the dragon looked cross-eyed at the basket, before flicking it off and sending it rolling across the floor. He opened the door, and didn't even have to tell Toothless twice, before he was bounding out the door followed by the young viking. He was ready to get going, the others were waiting for them, and he was not going to wait around forever to go see if things were alright. He climbed up on to Toothless' saddle, and clicked into the trigger for the tail. Toothless shot into the air, giving a slight roar as they took off. the rush of air on his face was just what he needed, refreshing and waking him up. He looked down at Berk, at his home. He was not going to let Alvin harm the people he cared about, no matter what it took. Toothless shook his head a little, and sped up towards the academy.
Just as expected, the others were arriving as well. He had Toothless spiral down and land. Hopping off, he felt everyone's eyes immediately on him. He forced himself to turn and face them. He could see all their faces, Fishlegs, Astrid, Ruffnut, Tuffnut and...wait...
"Where's Snotlout?" Hiccup asked.
The group exchanged glances.
"None of us have seen him since last night" Astrid said slowly.
"He's probably still steaming...I'd be steaming...If...ya know" Tuffnut rubbed the back of his neck.
His sister hit him in the arm, and he shot her a look. Hiccup looked down a bit, where would Snotlout go...unless. He sighed, turning back to Toothless.
"I'm going to go look for him, stay here" he patted the side of Toothless' head, and they took off.
The skies were clear, so far nothing. He flew over Snotlout's home, and nothing. Sighing, he pulled off over the forest. It was hard to see through all of the trees to good, so soon enough they had to land.
"Snotlout!" Hiccup called, Toothless giving a roar.
He listened for any sound, but the trees and the area were silent. He sighed, shaking his head.
"Where would he go?" he crossed his arms.
Toothless sniffed the air, turning his head from one direction to the other. After a moment, he gave a roar, and moved over, nudging Hiccup with his nose. Hiccup turned, climbing up on his back once more. He was barely on before Toothless took off through the trees. He was making his way towards the beach. Hiccup wondered where he was taking him to. As they broke the treeline, it became clear. Hookfang was standing near the edge of the water, as Snotlout packed up his bag. Well, seemed his hunch had been right. Hiccup hopped down from Toothless, walking over. Once Snotlout caught sight of him, he sighed, rolling his eyes.
"What do you want?" he snapped.
"To know what you plan on doing" Hiccup says, "you were just planning on rushing off after saying I was a fool for wanting to do the same?"
Snotlout stopped, and turned towards him "what does it matter, so you wont be the big hero for once, so what."
Hiccup groaned a bit, "is that what this is about? I'm no hero...your always saying I'm weak, clumsy, an more...I've herd that all my life, and still I'm just...me."
"Yeah well, I'm gonna be me, and I am a winner and a viking, so stay out of my way" Snotlout hopped up on Hookfang.
Hiccup moved in front of the large dragon, spreading his arms to block his way, though he knew the dragon could easily get past him if he really wanted to.
"What do you plan on doing once you get there? Your going to need help, and I'm sure your dad would be a bit angry having his son have to rescue him" Hiccup said.
Snotlout leaned forward in his saddle a bit, "Jorgensons don't need to be rescued...but there is no harm in a little...backup."
Hiccup felt he had little chance of getting through to the other, "then at least let me come with you."
"I don't need you tagging along, I can handle myself" Snotlout glared.
"Yes, but you are the one who just said there was nothing wrong with a little backup" Hiccup smiled.
For once, so did Snotlout. For a moment it was silent, before he shrugged.
"Fine, just don't hold me back" he says.
"Great!" said another voice.
Both look to see the others and their dragons come down the beach. It had been Astrid who spoke.
"When do we leave" she smiled, crossing her arms.
"We?" Hiccup said, raising an eyebrow.
"We will just follow you anyways, so no point in saying no" she shrugged.
"Yeah, cause we're the backup's backup" Tuffnut laughed.
Hiccup looked at him, and he froze.
"What...wasn't like we were eavesdropping" he says.
Hiccup smiles, "I wasn't thinking that...until now."
"Oh...oopse" Tuffnut smiled.
They laughed, and it felt good, Hiccup needed that, and he was sure the others did as well, but there was still a major part of the big picture missing.
"We still don't know what their plan is...if we go flying in there with no idea...we may be walking right into a trap" Hiccup sighed.
They thought for a moment, then Snotlout grabbed Hookfang's reigns.
"We may not know, but we know someone who does" he pulls, Hookfang taking off.
The other's quickly got on their dragons and followed. It was soon clear where they were going. There was an old cranky viking who needed to be paid a visit.