The boulder that had blocked the entrance of the cave before slid back into place. The moon above blocked out by it now, leaving Hiccup in the darkness and alone. The ache in his muscles was now becoming more apparent that he was on his own. His body sank to the floor, with a deep breath. The dragons he had been forced to face for Alvin's amusement were probably back in their cells by now. A sigh escaped him, as he pressed his hands to the cold stone floor by him.

It felt good against his heated skin, he wanted nothing more than to lay back and let sleep take him, but with the situation, that was something he could not do. He forced himself up, glancing at the boulder blocking the entrance once more, before moving back in the cave. He had to see if there was a way out once more. It would give him something active to do to stay awake, as his mind processed all this. Come on, he was smarter than this, smarter than Alvin. The wall was the same as it had been, and he slammed a first down on it. The sharp contact sending a wave of feeling up his arm and he hissed lightly in pain.

"Great" he sighed, "now what?"

His voice echoed a bit in the open and silent cave. He shook his head, moving to go towards the front of the cave, his hair blowing into his eyes. Annoyed, he pushed it away and moved to continue, before pausing. Wait, his hair just blew into his eyes. He glanced up, moving back to where he had been moments before. Reaching a hand up, he felt it again, a slight breeze every once in a while was being pushed into the cave. That had to mean there was an opening somewhere above, even if just a small one. That was great, but from down here, useless. There had to be a way up there right? He moved to the wall, running his hands over it once more. Great, where was Astrid or the twins when n you needed them, they were great at climbing.

"Oh that's right, you sent them away for their own protection" he mocked himself, kicking himself mentally, even if he knew given the chance, he would have done the same again.

His father would have been against this if he could see him now, but there was little choice. Hiccup placed his metal leg on the wall. Finding a small nook that would hold. Thank goodness for being small and light now right? He pushed up off from the ground and began to attempt to go up. Not easy or safe in the dark.

"At least if I fall, I won't see the ground coming" a dry joke, but in the silence, hearing his own voice helped.

He had to focus on climbing, pushing the protesting of his body from his mind, or he would fall. He had no way of knowing how tall or steep the wall would get in the darkness, but he refused to give up so easily. A low rumble echoed down below. Glancing down, the boulder was moving.

"Oh you have got to be kidding, now?"

As the light flooded in, he realized actually how high he was. His hands tightened on the rock as he nearly slipped. Riding a dragon he could handle, he felt safe, climbing a rock wall with no way of saving himself if he fell...not so much. Two guards entered, glancing around. Hiccup's heart raced. If they did not see him, they would think he escaped and his father would be in danger. If they did see him, especially up here, he would be caught attempting to escape and his father would potentially be used to punish him...plus he might never get this opportunity again. What would his father do in this situation? There was little time to make a choice, as the guards looked around the seemingly empty cave, before rushing out to tell Alvin.

A small smile formed on Hiccup's face, they had left the entrance open and now unguarded. He had to act fast though, get down and out before Alvin came to see for himself. He would probably not be as foolish as the guards. He began his slow decent, focusing on his feet a bit. Voices made him glance towards the entrance. Unfortunately doing so caused his metal foot to slip. He fell the last bit of the way, landing hard on his already sore back. Alvin and his guards were coming back, he had little time to linger on it, forcing himself up and over to the boulder that had blocked the entrance. Seconds later, four shadows were casted inside, soon followed by the two guards, Alvin, and the dark haired Viking. Hiccup tensed, watching them.

He felt like any moment, the dark Viking would turn and see him. That guy gave him a bad feeling. Alvin was yelling at the guards, so Hiccup took the chance to inch towards the entrance. He focused on trying not to make a sound, moving around the large mass of rock. He glanced back, tensing a bit at the sight of his own shadow. It was getting bigger and closer to the others. Taking a breath, he had to chance it. He turned, bolting out and immediately towards anywhere to hide for the moment. As soon as he reached a large stone, dropping down behind it, he heard Alvin's furious voice echo in the air.

"Rrrrggahhhh, find him!" the outcast leader's voice bellowed.

Hiccup did not dare chance a glance out, his heart racing. He closed his eyes, his mind racing from the danger, to his father, to Toothless. To say he was not afraid would be a major lie, but bravery was doing what had to be done despite that fear, following your heart, and Hiccup was good at that. He glanced out from behind his hiding spot, "alright Alvin, my turn." With that, he ran off into the night and the dark trees. The silence of the night was making his footfalls echo a bit. He could hear the sounds of Alvin's men around him, though he remained careful to avoid them. All of them were out looking for him. He needed to find where his father and Toothless were being held. He circled in towards the camp Alvin and his men had made, keeping to the shadows. He glanced out from the trees, to see the outcast leader directing the others.

Conveniently, Stoick was brought out for Alvin to yell at, at least reassuring the young Viking that his father was alright. He kept silent as his father was forced off, following them to a tent not far from Alvin's. Guards stood outside of it, as well as inside of it he was sure. There was no way Hiccup could physically overpower them on his own. He had to think of something. A twig snapped behind him and Hiccup jumped, turning to face the sound. A pair of large green eyes stared at him from the trees, eyes he would know anywhere.

"Toothless!" He gave an excited whisper, moving to the dragon as it moved forward.

He could hear the happy growl rise within the dragon through the hug, tugging him into the dark trees away from the camp.

"You're ok, I'm so glad" he hugged the dragon once more.

Toothless had been keeping his distance, looking for Hiccup. The young Viking was glad his friend had managed to stay under the outcast's radar. Glancing back towards the camp, he now had a fighting chance. One thing would make it better though. He turned to the Nightfury.

"Toothless, find Thornado" he commanded.

The dragon turned, bounding off with his rider in suit. If anyone could find his father's dragon, it was another dragon. With both Toothless and Thornado, he would easily be able to rescue his father, and get them both out of here safely. Toothless took him to a cliff, the black rocks he had become used to here as well. Roars and bellows echoed around them, Thornado was definitely here. Looking out from behind a rock wall, quite a few outcasts were attempting to keep the large dragon in control as it thrashed about, tied down.

"You know what to do buddy" Hiccup said, watching his dragon take off into the sky.

He opened his mouth, letting loose a blast of fire near the outcasts, who immediately took notice and to arms in an attempt to capture the dragon. Hiccup took the cover to move to Thornado, who looked at him as his breath came in pants.

"Easy, it's ok...I'll get you out of here, my father needs you, then we can go home" he began undoing the ropes.

Unfortunately, a guard noticed, alerting the others, who turned towards him. He managed to get one rope done, and Thornado turned in the way as a guard rushed Hiccup. Opening his large mouth, Hiccup covered his ears at the bellowing waves of sound that followed, sending the guards flying back. The power so great, one could literally see the waves of sound moving through the air.

Hiccup smiled, patting the dragon's side, "good work, now let's get you out of here, and save my father."