Hiccup was happy with the news, but the one part he was not looking forward to was facing the others. Alvin had taken the bait, though this was only the beginning, he still had to actually get the others to leave. On top of that, he would still need to find a way to get himself, his father and most likely Toothless out. He doubted the other would let his dragon go with them and at the same time, he doubted he would keep him to close at hand. There had already been far to many times where Hiccup had slipped away from him by flying off on Toothless. No, he had a feeling Alvin would keep the NightFury close enough to keep an eye on, but out of the dragon rider's reach. That was, if they had even managed to get ahold of the dragon in the first place. Toothless was still one hell of a fighter, even without Hiccup to help him fly. He eyed the cliffs as they were walking down to the beach.

Hiccup had told the others to wait down there, they would be better able to protect themselves then in the forest. He sighed, placing a hand to his head for a moment. This had all been a foolish trap, that they had all gotten stuck in. First his father, now him. Maybe stupidity ran in the family. The slight joke earned a very small smile from the teen, he needed it with the weight and pressure that was setting in on his heart. He could barely keep the nerves and the thoughts at bay. His mind wanted to speed off, already trying to pull up worst case scenarios and what could go wrong. He clenched his hands, no, he would not back down and he would not be afraid. They had been in worse situations than this, every time they managed to get out. He had to trust in himself, his friends and the dragons.

To bad thinking all of this didn't make the feelings go away much. As they neared the shore, it was clear that some sort of battle had taken place on the dark shores. Hiccup noticed snapped trees, gouged out trails in the rocks, some of which were still smouldering. He was nudged forward a bit, in a silent gesture of 'get on with it already'. If anything, vikings were not ones for patients. He took a deep breath, and stepped forward.

Cupping his hands a bit to his mouth he called, "Astrid? ... Snotlout? ... Fishlegs? ... Ruffnut, Tuffnut? ... Toothless?"

His calls echoed a bit and he sighed. For a moment, it felt like this was going to be a lot harder then he thought. Slowly however, an answer came.

"Hiccup?!"

The voice was clearly female and one that he recognized well.

"Astrid!" he smiled, moving forward, as from behind a large rock down the beach, a blond head rose.

Astrid smiled as she saw the other, abandoning her place, and running over to him. Slowly the others surfaced, looking out to see what was going on.

Astrid slowed down a bit, as she looked past him. Noticing the other non friendly vikings, her look began to take a more serious turn.

"Hiccup...what are they doing here?" the emphasis she put on 'they', was clearly distasteful.

He sighed a bit, waiting until the others had come over. This was the part he had not been looking forward to, but slowly he explained. Astrid's look darkened, then turned slightly to disbelief. Snotlout only seemed to look angrier, and the twins more clueless. Fishlegs was shaking a bit, looking like he might wet himself under all the stress and pressure.

"No way...Absolutely no way!" Astrid said, her voice building with each word as she crossed her arms.

"You really think we're just gonna hop on our dragons, and be on our merry little way?" Snotlout asked sarcastically, as he got a bit closer to Hiccup.

Hiccup sighed, "you don't understand. I need you guys to get the vikings home safely...you have to."

"We don't have to do anything" Snotlout challenged, "you're not the boss of me or us. I came here to get my father and to kick some tail, not to turn and run home with my tail between my legs like a coward!"

"Don't you get it!" Hiccup shouted.

The others looked at him in a bit of a shocked silence. Hiccup was not one usually to burst like that unless things really got on his nerves or were serious.

He sighed, lowering his voice and calming a bit, "Your dad will be among those released...you have to make sure he and the others get back to Berk safely."

"And what about you?" Astrid asked, still keeping her seriousness. It was like she already predicted the answer.

Hiccup gave a slight laugh to mask the nerves, rubbing the back of his neck.

"My father and I have some business to take care of here" he said, "but we will come back...I promise."

It seemed only Astrid was catching on to what was happening, Snotlout continued to look pissed, while the twins stood there looking at each other as if they wondered if the other even knew what was going on. Fishlegs looked between all in the group, and slowly piped up.

"We...we're really no good here are we?...If we...stay we will...be in the way or leverage right?" he took a breath to try to calm himself, "I say...we do this..."

"I dunknow what's going on, but if it means getting the heck out of here, I'm all for it" Tuffnut smiled.

Ruffnut elbowed her brother, "this is serious you dolt...right?" She looked to Astrid.

Astrid sighed, rolling her eyes a bit, before blowing her bangs out-of-the-way. "Fine...we'll go...but if you're not back in a few days, we are coming to get you" she was serious to.

Snotlout glared a bit, "tch" he turned away from them.

Hiccup shook his head, that could have gone better, but they had gotten the jist of it. The Outcast vikings who had been watching walk over, one grabbing ahold of Hiccup. His friends tensed, though they kept still for now. Hiccup looked at them each for a few seconds, taking a breath.

"Wait here, the vikings will be released" he says.

They nodded, and Hiccup was pulled away back towards the place where Alvin had set up his camp. One by one, he watched the vikings be released, directed towards the beach. He caught a glimpse of Snoutlout's father before he went, the other looking just as mad as his son. Hiccup sighed, hoping things would get a bit easier once the vikings were safe.

"What's the matter boy?" Alvin laughed, coming up to his side, "not 'appy with yer choice?"

"I am happy that they wont be your tools anymore" Hiccup said defiantly, shooting a slight glare in the outcast leader's direction.

He laughed once more, before pointing out in the distance to the ship, "ya can watch them sail from here, but as soon as they break the horizon, we're getting started."

Hiccup watched Alvin turn away and leave him in the company of his guards. With a sigh, he returned to looking at the water. He stayed there until he noticed five objects lift into the air, and one take out to sea. The others were going, the ship as well. He smiled, good, they were safe. He was glad to see that, but something kept nagging at his mind.

"Five dragons...one ship" he crosses his arms, "where's Thornado and Toothless..."

He doubted Alvin would give him an honest answer if he asked him, so for now it would be a mystery and a piece of the puzzle Hiccup would have to treat delicately. He watched the ship and the dragons head for the horizon, becoming smaller and smaller against the sky. Taking a breath, he watched as the last remnants of them vanished beyond the horizon, taking a moment to try to compose himself. The moment didn't last long however, as a large hand roughly grabbed his shoulder and turned him. It was the black-haired viking.

"Time's up boy" he growled, pulling Hiccup away from the edge.

"Such nice company" Hiccup said sarcastically as he was pulled along.

The other said nothing though, as he took him to a large set of black mountains. Pulling him around the side, he noticed it made an arena like circle shape. Alvin and his men stood up on higher parts of the rock. Smiling down at him, Alvin spoke to a viking on his right. This was going to be a long day.

"Ya better be ready Dragon Conqueror, because we're about to get started" Alvin called out, before his laughter filled the ring.