Disclaimer: I don't own httyd

AN: Ahh… I love it when it's starts getting cold… It reminds me of shorter days and longer nights which means more time for sleep! Yeah!

Arc: The Retrieval

Days Until Wedding: 25 days

"Do You Really Have To Do This"

"Please let go…"

"No"

"Please? You guys have been at it for half an hour now. My arms hurt" Hiccup whined as Astrid and Cami continued to pull his arms out.

"Not until this fiancé stealer let's go" Astrid grunted as she started pulling hard

"Hah! He's still not yours and I still got a chance to take him away from you!" Cami countered

"Are you sure you weren't dropped on your head when you were born? I mean, why would you force yourself on someone who is already engaged?" Astrid decided enough was enough and let go of Hiccup and stood infront of Cami with her arms crossed.

Cami did the same, giving Hiccup the chance to back away and hide behind Thuggory who was amused by the whole situation.

Cami glared and looked up at Astrid because she was taller than her "Who gave you the idea that I'm forcing myself? I have you know that I wouldn't do this if I knew that I didn't have a chance" she crossed her arms

"You think Hiccup is gonna break up with me, don't you?" Astrid glared at her and put her hand on the handle of her weapon. Camicazi saw this and also put her hands on her two long swords

"Then what if I do?" Camicazi challenged as bother her and Astrid unsheathed their weapons.

"Uhh… Hiccup?" Thuggory said as he looked behind towards Hiccup

"Yeah?"

"Aren't you going to, you know, stop them before something bad happens?" Thuggory asked as the two girls started circling each other.

"Are you kidding me?" Hiccup snorted "I may be reckless but I'm not stupid" he said as he nodded his head

"What if one of them kills the other?" Thuggory asked as he eyed the two combatants uncertainly

Hiccup waved him off "Don't worry. If something bad happens then the two of us would be able to stop it from ever happening."

The first to move was Camicazi as she dashed towards Astrid with her long swords raised above her head. Astrid intercepted the attack and blocked it with her axe. She tried to kick Cami but she saw it and rolled to the side and avoided Astrid's axe swinging towards her.

Cami stood up and had to avoid another attack and used the opportunity to kick Astrid on the side. When the attack connected, Astrid staggered back but because of her armor the damage was just minimal.

For someone wearing full body armor, Astrid was still very fast for most vikings. That was because Astrid used light materials and ores for her armor. Astrid was clearly in an advantage because of her armor.

Cami dashed towards her again and swung her swords downwards just like before. Astrid, on the other hand, had other plans. She feigned in intercepting the sword and just in the last second sidestepped and forced Cami to lose her footing. Astrid used this opportunity to unsheathe a hidden dagger inside her armor and positioned it under Cami's neck.

"Well… that was a short match" Hiccup commented as he approached the panting pair. "I guess that's it then" Hiccup clapped his hands "Does that mean that you two would stop fighting?" For me? He added mentally. He wished that they would stop because he didn't know how long he would last before he'll snap.

Astrid released Cami and gave Hiccup an incredulous look "What are you talking about? That was just our way of greeting each other" she offered her hand and Cami smiled and took it.

"She's right…" she shook Astrid's hand "I gotta say, you're an amazing fighter"

Astrid shrugged "Thanks. Thanks to him" she motioned towards Hiccup.

Hiccup was not happy in the slightest. These girls were monsters. They called what they did a greeting? He wondered what would happen if they actually fought!

"Chief!" a scout shouted towards Thuggory "We are now approaching Trader's Isle."

Hiccup looked towards the direction of the ship and gaped at the sight.

Trader's Isle was surrounded by a giant wall with watchtowers 30 meters apart from each other. Cami was not kidding, if he flew towards here then he would have been a floating target.

When they got near the giant wall, ships were lined up towards the entrance. Hiccup noticed that most ships going in were full of things unknown to him and ships leaving the island were empty.

"Hey Cami, how come the leaving ships don't have anything on them? Aren't they supposed to bring their goods with them?"

"Ahh good question. A few years back that was how things work here but when raiders ambushed ships with valuable supplies in them, people were getting scared in buying anything of value." She said matter-of-factly "That's why instead of being taken by ship, the goods are being sent by dragons"

Hiccup's eyes widened "You mean they actually used dragons to deliver stuff?" Hiccup looked at Astrid "How come we never heard of this?" Astrid answered him with a shrug.

"You can thank Stoick for that" Cami muttered darkly. "Do you know our tribes aren't allies anymore?"

"Dad told me that you keep stealing from other allies and didn't want to cooperate with us" Hiccup said

Cami nodded "That's just part of it. One of the main reasons is because he refused to accept that dragons are of use to us. He insisted that dragons were just mindless killing machines. We tried to show him but he just said that were siding with the beasts" Cami rolled her eyes

Hiccup sighed "That's dad alright"

"How come you know all of this?" Astrid asked curiously

Cami smirked "I'm not only a treasure hunter. I'm also a bounty hunter. Being a bounty hunter means I must always be up to date about everything that is important. That includes tribes, treasures and dragons. I've done my research by blackmail, reading books and overhearing rumors."

Astrid thought about this. Being a bounty hunter sounded fun

"Hey Hiccup" Astrid started but Hiccup cut her off

"Astrid, I know what you're thinking and no" Hiccup said matter-of-factly

"But-"

"No. I don't care if you think it's fun. It's dangerous and you know it."

Astrid groaned "Fine."

Cami blinked at them "Wow… You knew what she was thinking even before she could say it"

Astrid smirked "That's because I know him like the back of my axe"

Hiccup quirked an eyebrow "Don't you mean hand?"

"Nope"

"It looks like were in the clear to enter. I didn't know it wasn't that easy to enter this place" Thuggory said as he approached the trio. He had to leave them alone earlier because he was called to answer some questions from the vikings guarding the gate.

"Of course. That's the reason why most traders set their shop here. They feel protected and many people come here just looking for things not found in their area. This is a trader's paradise!" Cami shouted as she raised her arms up in the air to emphasize her point.

When the ship finally entered the island, Hiccup thought that he would see random stalls scattered around and people pushing and pulling each other just to get a good bargain.

He was completely wrong.

Hiccup was speechless and his mouth was wide open.

Stalls were lined up according to the kind of goods they were selling. Merchants were not forcing themselves at the customers and were just in their stall waiting for a customer to enter. The customers were more fascinating since it looked like most of them were taking their time in buying things.

It was like a whole different place.

"Amazing huh?" Cami asked and got Hiccup's attention. "You thought that everything would be a mess and there would be chaos. You didn't it to be this peaceful and orderly, didn't you?"

Hiccup nodded.

"That's because we're on the legal side of the island" she said sadly and Hiccup noticed this

"Legal side?" Astrid asked

"There is also what we call the Yin Market."

"Yin? What does that mean?"

"It means dark or black. That means that Yin Market also means Black Market." Cami said as her eyes glazed "The term Yin was already used for so long that people already forgot where it originated."

"You said something about this being the Legal Side, what about the Yin Market?" Astrid asked curiously

"In the Yin Market, anything can be traded" she looked at Hiccup darkly "From dragon meat to small children, anything."

"That's… that's too cruel" Astrid commented as she hugged Hiccup's arm.

Cami nodded sadly "You can say that again. I even witness once where a child was forcibly sold by his father infront of his mother. It was terrible. Nobody did anything to stop it from happening" she clenched her teeth and hands "They said that it was all business and nothing else."

Stormfly approached Cami and nudged her. Cami started rubbing her on the head

"That was where I found Stormfly, bounded in a too small cage. I looked into her eyes and all I could see was fear." She hugged Stormfly and Astrid couldn't help but shed a tear

"That is so wrong. Why isn't anyone doing anything about that?" Thuggory asked as his anger started to rise.

"Because they're the reason why there are no thieves and smugglers here" she said with a scowl. "Like I said, anything can be traded" she looked towards the small children playing near the docks "Even dead bodies"

Astrid and Hiccup gasped. That was so sick. Why would someone do that to a person who was already dead?

"Before you ask, they sell the bodies for two reasons, sacrifice and food."

"Cannibals" Thuggory said with gritted teeth

"These people… are they aware of what's happening in the Yin Market?" Astrid asked

Cami shook her head "No. First rule of the Yin Market, it doesn't exist." She said matter-of-factly "If someone hears you talking about it, you'll be apprehended and never be heard of again. Even now I'm already risking it by telling you guys about it"

"Oh you're here! How wonderful!" said an overly chipper voice walking towards them

"Oh no" Hiccup groaned

"What? Who is that?" Astrid asked as an average looking guy stood infront of them with an ever plastered smile on his face

"He didn't tell you?" the guy feigned being hurt "We met just a few hours ago, out at sea."

"I'm sorry, I must've forgotten since I was busy blocking off loud noises from entering my ears" he said so dryly that Astrid even thought that he wasn't being sarcastic.

Astrid noticed that Cami was being rather quiet. She chanced a glance at her and saw that she was purposely keeping herself busy by stroking Stormfly's scales.

"Well, I must be off then. Got things to do, got places to go! Bye!" said the man and left them

"He was weird" Astrid commented when he was out of ear shot

"Nope, he's worse" Cami said as she once again faced Hiccup and the others

"What do you mean?" Thuggory asked as he also thought the guy to be out of loop.

"He's owns one of the most dangerous stalls in the Yin Market."

"You're kidding, right?" Hiccup asked incredulously "That guy? I don't believe you" Hiccup snorted

"Believe what you want but if I was you then I'd stay away from him" Cami ignored Hiccup's last statement "He doesn't sell anything. What he does is worse. He forces both humans and dragons to fight each other to the death."

"He's the reason why there's no more thieves and others like that in here anymore. He captures them and puts them in his prison to suffer. After he loses interest in them he forces them in a stadium to fight for their lives." Cami hugged herself "Even his name fits him well…"

She stared off the distance

"They call him Dagur the Deranged"

AN: Well? Is everyone ok with this? I need votes, people! Enjoy and Review!