Thornado kept to the sky by Hiccup and Toothless. He seemed to be happy to be free of the ropes and the guards who had been watching over him. Toothless looked down at the ground below, even from up here, the fires of the outcast's camp was visible. They were circling from above, from this high up, Toothless' dark coloring and speed were a good cover. Thornado was a bit harder to cover with his coloring, though they did not seem to be too focused on them at the moment. That was good at least. Taking a breath, he focused on the tent where he had seen his father.
"We need a distraction" he said after a moment.
Glancing over to Tornado, the dragon took off into a dive towards the ground. Opening his mouth wide, he sent a roar of sound waves towards one of the tents. It was blown off easily into the distance, Alvin's men instantly put on alert and going after the freed dragon. Hiccup and Toothless took the opportunity to pull towards the sidelines, landing within the trees near the tent. He slipped passed the gap between the tree line and the tent. Toothless followed, pushing up the side of the tent with his nose. Slipping inside, the young Viking noticed the form of his father within the corner tied to the post there.
"Dad!" he hurried over, attempting to undo the ropes with his own hands.
"Hiccup" the larger Viking looked down on his son, "but how?"
"I'll explain later, right now we have to go" the ropes were large and thick, but he refused to give up pulling at them.
The opening to the tent was pulled aside, a guard entering into the tent. Toothless growled, causing Hiccup to look up as the guard began to charge. He swung a large ax and Hiccup ducked, his arms slightly going over his head in defense. It would not have really helped, though it was more of a reflex.
"Hiccup!" his father pulled against the ropes violently to get free for his son.
Toothless dove forward, slamming his front feet into the guard, sending him back. With a growl, he pounced, pinning him to the floor. With a bit of raw effort, the ropes finally gave way, Stoick moving to his son.
"Are you alright son?" he asked.
Hiccup nodded slightly, looking over at Toothless, who glanced his way.
Stoick headed for the entrance, "take your dragon, and go back to Berk."
His voice was so stern and cold, for a moment Hiccup's voice refused to muster a reply.
"I am not leaving you" he took a step forward.
His father rounded on him, "this is not a game Hiccup, you and your dragon will go home...now."
His eyes were hard and angry from all that Alvin had caused. The thought of parting with his father, especially like this was tearing Hiccup apart. The larger Viking took a breath, slowly moving to his son, his eyes softening a bit.
"I will be right behind you son" a smile on his face.
He nodded, he trusted his father. The other was not going to let this end so easily. Besides, Thornado would take care of him and he could take care of himself.
"Toothless" Hiccup turned, the nightfury bounding over to him.
They would circle over head to make sure his father got off the island, which would not change, he was not going to leave his father completely. The two made it out into the night air once more, shooting off into the air. He glanced back, in time to see his father rush out the front. He managed to knock a guard who noticed him out of his way. Thornado quickly noticed and swooped towards him. He takes a breath, things were going to be alright. Toothless gave a roar, suddenly swooping out of the way of a ball of fire that suddenly came their way. Hiccup's eyes moved to what was going on with them now, instead of behind them.
Some of the outcasts had noticed them, lighting balls of cloth and foliage on catapults to fling at them, in an attempt to knock them out of the sky. Taking tight hold of Toothless' saddle, he directed the dragon up. The two weaved, dodging the massive projectiles that were heading for them. He wanted to look back, to make sure his father really was right behind them, but at the moment, that would only put the two of them in even more danger. Toothless opened his mouth, letting loose a bolt of fire at a flamed ball that was right in front of them. It exploded and through the smoke and flame remains, they easily moved. He smiled a bit, patting the side of the dragon's head, the outcasts should know by now, they were no match for the two of them.
They passed the outcasts below, moving closer to the beach. He finally glanced back, scanning the night sky for any signs of his father and Thornado. For a moment there was nothing, and another knot began to form in his throat. It took a moment though, to notice the form moving high against the dark night sky. Squinting a bit to get a good look, a smile formed on his face at the sound of a bellow like roar echoing across the night, and the large form of Berk's chief waving slightly in his direction.
"Yes!" the nerves and apprehension vanished, as relief washed over him.
Once they were out to sea, he slowed Toothless down, in order to allow his father to catch up. The chief smiled at him, giving a laugh as he did so.
"See son, I told you all would be fine" he said, "Alvin needs to learn not to mess with Berk, our men do not give up so easily."
Both Toothless and Thornado gave a slight roar and Stoick laughed once more.
"Nor does its dragons" he added.
"I'm just glad it's over" Hiccup let out a deep breath, glancing back at the island in the distance.
Something was still nagging at him though, but was this really the time to bring it up? He had his father back, the men and his friends were safe though probably worried about them. He looked over to his father, who seemed to be thinking the same thing.
"Let's go home son"