AND I'M BACK, YOU GUYS! I know, I know, hold the applause. Try not to cry. I know you're all excited. So, how are you doing? It's been a while. I haven't exactly finished the story yet, but I'm working on it. If you don't know already, I'm a very slow writer. Also, I've been fresh out of ideas recently, which I'm hoping the new movie will cure. Speaking of that, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2! Is anyone as excited as I am? My friend and I are going to see it opening day.

Sorry. Back on track. I honestly don't know how frequently I'm going to be updating, but I'm shooting for once a week. I've learned from my mistakes in the past. I want to have time to write out future chapters before I post the ones I already have. I'm really sorry for waiting this long. For one, I've never seen so much schoolwork in my life. Secondly, my schedule has been changed around so that I have almost no spare time on Saturdays. Enough of my excuses. I'd like to thanks the following reviewers:

star7k: That was the most beautiful thing I've ever read.

RazzlePazzleDooDot: Personally, I suggest running for your life. The leprechauns show NO MERCY! Good luck with survival, and I'm very sorry if you meet your early demise.

Matt: New chapter coming right up! Sorry that it took so long, but I like to think of my fanfiction writing as something I do for pleasure, not for the sake of others.

OrigamiStar: Thank you very much! Your support is appreciated.

Uzumaki Fenix: Thanks! I try to go over everything before posting it but even I make mistakes. I know, it's hard to believe.

Ralyssene118: Thanks!

Average Human: Ah. I should probably go apologize to Pickles because I own a cat.

TheDoubleThreat: P. ! My mind is blown.

NarnianGaurdian: Here ya go!

httydfangirlforever: Ooof course.

I'm sorry if I missed anyone. I hope you forgive me! Also, I know this is a short chapter, but the chapters get longer after this one. I promise. Though I'm a bit scared to make that promise, because longer can be a matter of opinion. Please don't kill me in my sleep.

AND NOW! THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR: CHAPTER EIGHT!

Chapter Eight

"Hookfang?" Snotlout shouted, staring at the dragon in front of him. "What are you doing here? You scared the life out of me!" The dragon just snorted at the startled rider.

"Then, what was that voice?" Snotlout wondered aloud. He'd never heard anything like it. Heck, that was probably the most terrifying thing he'd experienced in his life! He was snapped out of his thoughts by his dragon. He nuzzled Snotlout, making an unidentifiable noise in the process. Snotlout took this as a sign of affection.

"I missed you too." Snotlout climbed onto the dragon's back.

"Now, let's go find the others."

Dragon and rider took off into the sky, which was getting darker by the second. There was a storm looming in the distance.

His viking instinct taking over, Snotlout headed right for the storm, certain that he would find someone in there. Vikings tended to get caught in the middle of things. He was half right. As he zoomed down towards the water, it wasn't someone, but something that he saw.

He whistled as loud as he could, diverting the attention of the two beings in the water towards him. Snotlout smiled as Stormfly and Meatlug flew toward him. There was only one thing missing. Make that two things. Where were their riders?

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"Great. Just great," Gobber exclaimed, snorting water out of his nose. After the storm and the shipwreck, he, Astrid, and Fishlegs had washed up on some island. They'd definitely lost the ships. Gobber hadn't seen a thing except water, rocks and sand for what seemed like miles and miles of ocean. Fishlegs was very glum; kept muttering something about lost notebooks and plants. Astrid, on the other hand, looked as happy as a dragon sitting alone with a bucket full of fish.

"What are you smiling at?" he asked her. She didn't say a word, just pointed to something behind them. Gobber turned around.

He stared. How in the name of Odin could he have missed that? Sitting in front of them was a forest of rocks, extending to Thor knows where. It was pretty obvious, wasn't it?

They were on Outcast Island.

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"Gobber! Gobber!"

"Why is he calling the ocean Gobber?"

"Beats me. Why do we call you Tuffnut?"

Stoick growled in frustration. He was about to bash the twins' heads against each other. They seemed so ignorant to the importance of the situation they were in. His best friend and two children had just gotten stranded somewhere miles away from their home. For all he knew, they could be dead, for Odin's sake! Stoick dropped his head on the side of the boat. Things couldn't get any worse.

"What should we do, Sir?" called a voice in the distance. He lifted his head.

"Set course for Outcast Island! We're going to find my son."

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Hiccup was running. That much was obvious. I mean, he'd just escaped the prison of Berk's most feared enemy, just as they had entered to do who knows what to him! Of course he was running! Hiccup had gotten a head start, but it was small. Very, very small. While he was running, he looked for good places to hide. He ducked behind a tall, smooth boulder as he heard the door slam open.

"I want this island torn apart!" Alvin shouted at his men. "No one comes in, and no one goes out! Understand?" There were a few scared murmurs from the crowd of Outcasts.

Hiccup could hear the Outcasts walking, getting closer and closer to his hiding place. Any moment, they would find him! His only chance was to make a run for it.

"There he is!" came a deep grunt, followed by a horde of angry yells. Hiccup weaved through the maze of stones, his paths getting narrower and narrower. Yes! He did it! He was losing them! Hiccup almost toppled right over the edge of the cliff.

He balanced right on its edge, pinwheeling his arms. Gasping with relief, he stumbled back onto the ground. He'd been this close to toppling into the icy water below. Turning around, he saw the Outcasts. Oh, right. The Outcasts.

"There's nowhere to run, Dragon Conqueror," Alvin sneered, pushing through the masses. "This is the end of the line."

"No, it's not." Crossing his arms, Hiccup's viking stubbornness took over. "My father and my friends will come. Then, you'll be the one with nowhere to go." His heart sank into his stomach as Alvin's sneer turned into a bought of laughter.

"Your friends? Your father? They tried to come, Boy! Believe me, they tried. Our ships shot them down! They're all DEAD, Hiccup!"

"No." Hiccup shook his head. "They can't be dead."

"Oh, but they are."

"No, they're not. Just wait."

"Come on, Boy," Alvin said, getting impatient. We haven't got all day. It's either us, or your death. I think we both know which choice is better for you." Hiccup nodded. There was only one way for him to survive.

He jumped.

Yes, that's it. I'm so sorry. Again, the chapters get longer. Thanks for reading!

-Shadow