Hiccup and the others were still trying to locate someone that could teach Hiccup Earthbending, but that was easier said than done. They soon came to a town and were discussing the next move, but Snotlout attention was diverted when he looked at the very expensive bag.
"It's pricey, but I do like it," he said scratching his chin.
"Then you should get it," said Fishlegs.
Astrid rolled her eyes. "We don't have time to by unnecessary things, besides its too pricey."
"Too bad because I'm going to get it," said Snotlout.
Hiccup and the others were waiting for the transaction between Snotlout and the merchant. That's when someone approached them with flyers in his hand.
"Hey, you kids like Earthbending? You like throwing rocks?" he asked. "Then checkout Master Ward's Earthbending Academy."
He then handed them a fly before walking off.
Hiccup immediately looked at it with interest. "Look there's a coupon on the back. The first lesson is free."
"Who knows maybe this Master Ward could be the Earthbending teaching you've been looking for," said Heather encouragingly.
"You know we do have an Earthbender in our party," Tuffnut pointed out.
"Yeah, can't Snotlout teach him?" Ruffnut asked.
"Spitelout said that I needed to find someone who waits before striking," Hiccup reminded. "Not saying that Snotlout is a terrible Earthbender, but he does tend to act without thinking."
Ragnar nodded in agreement. "Besides he doesn't passes the teaching type."
Unbeknownst to them Snotlout had been listening to the entire conversation, but he didn't say a word.
Later Hiccup made his way to Ward's Earthbending Academy, removing his boots and standing in front the other students.
Ward then approached them, he was a very stern looking man with a thick beard and he was looking all them.
"Take your stances," he ordered and immediately everyone took up their stances. "Now strike as if you're punching through your opponents head."
The students in front of Hiccup and the others taking part in the free lesson, then immediately lifted the rocks in front of them. Then without warning they sent them flying straight at them sending them flying.
Ward then approached Hiccup who had went straight through the vase. "So are you ready to commit to more lessons? If you pay for the whole year in vans I will bump up to the next belt."
Hiccup narrowed his eyes.
He then immediately joined the others outside brushing the dust off of him.
"He is definitely not the one," he said.
Then they heard a couple of students talking to one another.
"The Boulder is definitely going to be holding the belt at Earth Rumble Six," said one of the students.
"He he's going to fight against the best Earthbenders in the world to maintain his title," said the other student.
Hiccup then immediately approached the students. "Excuse me, but where is this Earthbending tournament exactly?"
"It's on the Island of Non-Ya," said the students smirking. "None of your business!"
They then walked off laughing.
"Jerks," Ragnar glared.
Astrid then immediately stepped forward. "I'll take care of this."
"Hey, you two wait up," Astrid called innocently.
The students smiled one another as they turn round the corner thinking that Astrid was going to chat them up.
Fishlegs then noticed they were one party member short. "Hey, where did Snotlout go?"
The twins just shrugged.
Astrid then returned and looked at Hiccup. "You ready to find an Earthbending teacher? Because we're going to Earth Rumble Six."
"How did you get them to talk?" Ragnar asked curiously.
Astrid just smirked. "A girl has her ways."
The two boys from earlier were covered in bruises were laying down the street barely conscious.
Later that night, Hiccup and the others, minus Snotlout who had somehow disappeared from the party, made their way to the outskirts of town. There buried within the mountain was a stadium that suited perfectly for Earthbenders.
Hiccup and the others immediately took their places at the front seats.
"I wonder why no one has taken the front seats?" Heather frowned as he sat down.
Then suddenly a huge boulder landed directly next to them.
"I've got an inkling," said Ragnar.
They turned and saw the stadiums manager had just emerged from the centre of the arena. He was a very muscular man with long black hair and had a fierce expression. He was also clearly a very powerful Earthbender as he rose himself on a pillar. He then slammed his foot on top of the pillar and found himself back onto the arena floor and the entire crowd cheered.
"Welcome to Earth Rumble Six!" the manager announced. "I am your host, Balder the Devastating!"
However just looked at her fingernails and looked away tiredly. "This is just going to be a bunch of guys chucking rocks at one another."
Astrid nodded as he leaned back. "Believe me if we weren't trying to find Hiccup a teacher, I would even suggest incoming."
"Strange that Snotlout missed this," said Fishlegs looking slightly confused. "He would have loved it."
"We certainly do," said the twins in unison.
"The rules are simple!" Balder announcer the crowd. "Just knock the other guy out of the ring and you win."
He then immediately used his Earthbending to catapult himself onto a podium overlooking the entire stadium.
"Round one, the current champion, the Boulder versus, the big bad, Hippo!" Balder announced.
Suddenly a very muscular man with his blonde hair in a ponytail and emerge onto the arena flexing his muscles at the crowd, he was clearly the champ considering the metal belt around his waist. He was soon followed by a massive man, who was missing all his teeth but his two top and bottom teeth, and apparently had more fat than muscle.
The Boulder made his way to the centre of the arena. "Listen up, Hippo! You may be big, but you ain't bad! The Boulder is going to win this in a landslide!"
"Hippo, mad!" Hippo roared.
And then the match started.
The Boulder immediately raised several rocks into the air and send them straight towards the Hippo. However, when they struck him he didn't move an inch and one of the rocks landed on his mouth, though he chewed to pieces. The Hippo then jumped into the air and the arena sank, he then kept on doing it to make the arena uneven.
Balder was giving commentary the fight started. "Unbelievable, ladies and gentlemen! The Hippo is rocking the arena!"
The Boulder was about to tip over the edge, but at the last second he created a platform that the edge to prevent him from falling over. He then grabbed it and tossed it at the Hippo while his back was turned.
The Hippo had turned his back for a brief second to take in the cheers from the crowd. The moment the platform his and he immediately turned to find the Boulder had regained his balance and began lifting the ground beneath the Hippo, considering the Hippo's weight was quite impressive, he then launched the Hippo directly out of the ring.
"The Boulder wins!" Balder announced.
The entire crowd then cheered for the champ.
"How about the Boulder?" Astrid asked looking at Hiccup. "He's got some good moves."
Hiccup folded his arms. "I don't know. Spitelout told me that I needed a teacher that listens to the earth, he just listens to his big muscles."
The twins apparently were very excited as they were cheering like mad.
Soon the second match was beginning.
"Next match, the Boulder versus Fire Empire Man!" Balder announced.
Immediately walking off a platform of Earth was a man dressed in Fire Empire clothing. He was waving a flag symbolising the Fire Empire. Unsurprisingly everyone in the stadium began booing at him.
"He's on exactly Mr popular is he," said Ragnar.
"Please to rise, but Fire Empire national anthem!" Fire Empire Man called. "Fire Emperor, my flame burns for thee!"
Immediately everyone began pelting him with rocks and Hiccup and Astrid immediately looked away feeling immensely embarrassed.
The Boulder then immediately sank into the ground before he had a chance to make a move. He then raised his arms upwards creating a column of earth. Fire Empire Man clearly knew what was about to happen as he was panicking.
"No! No, please!" he begged.
The Boulder then jumped and began falling to the ground with his knees first. The moment he hit the arena, shot out beneath Fire Empire Man and he was sent flying straight out of the arena and onto the Boulder next to Hiccup and the others.
After each and every match they sent in Gronckles so that they could eat the chunks of rock that were littering the arena.
The Boulder was definitely showing everyone why he was the champ as he took down opponent after opponent. His next opponent was someone called The Gopher, who was a bald headed man who specialised in burrowing underground. He tried to perform a sneak attack on the Boulder, but he saw that coming a mile away and pinned him against two boulders before sending him out of the arena.
His next opponent was The Gecko, a skinny and athletic opponent. He tried jumping into the air to get the jump on the Boulder, but he ended up being struck in the chest by a massive pile of Earth and was not out of the arena.
He was closely followed by the Headhunter, who was wearing colourful paint over his face. He had a boulder in each hand and tossed them at the Boulder. However easily knocked them aside and slammed his foot into the ground sending him flying out of the arena.
"And now the late entry," said Balder. "He's young and mysterious and no one knows where he is from. May I present the Bandit!"
Then stepping onto the arena was a boy of 15 years old, but a muscular one at that. His face was completely hidden by a mask making it impossible for anyone to determine who he was. However, he clearly loved the crowd as he took in their cheers.
Boulder smirked. "The Boulder feels conflicted about fighting a young boy."
The Bandit stood his ground. "Sounds to me you're scared."
Boulder narrowed his eyes. "The Boulder is over his conflicted feelings and now he's ready to bury you in an avalanche!"
"Whenever you're ready, Pebble" said the Bandit as he took on a fighting position.
Hiccup frowned of the Bandit. "Is it me or is there something familiar with his posturing?"
Ragnar nodded. "Now that you mention it I do get a familiar feel to."
"You say that you've met before?" Astrid asked.
Ragnar shrugged. "I don't know."
"It's on," said Boulder now looking angry.
The two of them just stood there watching one another and the Boulder made the first move. However, the Bandit stood there and then instantly moved his foot gently and the Boulder raised his foot prepared to strike. The Bandit then skidded his foot across the ground sending a force of rocks across the arena directly where the Boulder was about to places foot.
Hiccup had seen everything and watched as the Boulder skidded and performed an untimely split. Ragnar winced as the Boulder cringed from the pain in his crotch and then while he otherwise preoccupied the Bandit made his move. He moved his hands forward shooting three pillars of rock directly at the back of the Boulder sending him flying and out of the arena.
Everyone immediately went quiet and then broke into a massive cheer.
"We have a new champion! Present to you our new champion, the Bandit!" Balder announced.
"That was amazing," said Astrid stunned.
"He waited and listened," said Hiccup with his eyes widened.
"I think it's safe to say that we found your teacher," said Ragnar.
Balder then immediately jumped into the arena and looked at the crowd. "To make things a little more interesting. I'm offering up this sack of gold pieces to anyone, who can defeat a new champion."
Unsurprisingly no one volunteered.
"You really have to be stupid to volunteer," said Ragnar to the others.
"It's too bad, because I wanted to meet him," Hiccup nodded.
"He'll do it!" Tuffnut yelled suddenly pointing to Hiccup.
Everyone's eyes widened as they turn towards Tuffnut slowly.
"What are you doing?" Fishlegs yelled in a whisper.
"He just said that he wanted to meet him," said Tuffnut.
"Did you perhaps forget that I can't Earthbend?" said Hiccup through gritted teeth.
"So? You can ask him to teach you," said Ruffnut.
"You really think that the Bandit is going to teach the person who challenged him Earthbending while they are in an arena surrounded by countless people?" said Ragnar dryly.
The twins looked at one another. "Oh…" they said.
"Then come on up!" Balder yelled gesturing to Hiccup.
Hiccup reluctantly got to his feet and started to make his way to the arena.
Astrid then glared at the twins. "If anything happens to him, I'll turn you inside out."
The twins cringed knowing that Astrid would very well made good on her threat.
When Hiccup made his way onto the arena he could definitely sense something familiar about the Bandit. He also noticed the Bandit was acting a bit different, a bit anxious for some reason.
"I'm only giving you this one chance, get out of the arena shrimp," said Bandit.
"Believe me it's not my idea," said Hiccup. "Besides honour dictates that I must fight even if I don't want to."
"Well, don't blame me when you land in a healing hut," said the bandit as he took on a fighting position.
Bandit then immediately slammed his foot forward and raise the earth beneath Hiccup's feet. Fortunately Hiccup was quite nimble managed to avoid the attack.
"Someone is quite nimble," Bandit noted.
"Look now that we have the opportunity to talk, is something I want to ask you," said Hiccup.
"If you're asking that I will surrender you've got another thing coming!" said Bandit.
He then immediately raised a boulder made it head straight towards Hiccup, but he quickly uses Airbending to push back the rock and the Bandit at the same time and was not out of the arena. Everyone was completely stunned by that display and immediately everyone cheered.
"Well, that when well," said Hiccup rubbing the back of his head.
Hiccup tried to go after the Bandit, but he had already left the arena.
Balder then reluctantly handed the championship belt and the purse of gold coins to Hiccup.
The next morning, Hiccup and the others were still trying to locate Snotlout, who apparently had vanished into thin air.
"Where do you think you went?" Fishlegs asked. "This isn't like him at all."
"You don't think that he overheard our conversation earlier?" Heather asked looking at the others.
Hiccup groaned. "He must have."
"Snotlout can look after himself, we should be more focused on trying to find the Bandit," said Astrid folding her arms.
"Besides he's coming right now!" Tuffnut pointed.
Immediately they turned and found Snotlout approaching them.
"Snotlout? Where have you been?" Astrid asked with her hands-on tips.
"Trying to find you guys, you totally ditched me," said Snotlout with his hands folded.
"We searched for yesterday afternoon," said Fishlegs.
"I did know you guys cared."
"You totally missed and then for evening," said Ruffnut.
"Yeah, we saw an entire tournament of Earthbenders and Hiccup defeated the champion," said Tuffnut.
"Not really, I didn't exactly Earthbend," Hiccup reminded.
"So what? A win is a win," said Tuffnut.
"Somehow I don't think the Bandit would agree with you," said Astrid folding her arms.
They were then interrupted by a messenger, who immediately approached Hiccup with a letter in his hand.
"Excuse me, sir," he said. "But would you be the Avatar by any chance?"
"I am," said Hiccup.
"Then Lord Icarus would like me to give this to you," he said handing the letter over to Hiccup.
Then before they could reply the messenger walked off.
Hiccup opened the letter and looked at it. "It would seem as if the local Lord wants to invite us to dinner."
"Lord Icarus?" said Snotlout.
Fishlegs looked at Snotlout. "Heard of him?"
"He's a minor Lord, but a very rich one," said Snotlout. "In fact he's trying to get me to marry his younger daughter."
"He must have heard that you were in there and used Hiccup as a third party," Ragnar concluded.
Snotlout nodded. "Yeah, I hear he's ambitious and wishes to be acknowledged. Though with my home now under Empire control, I don't know whether he would continue with the marriage."
"Do you think you might try and get Hiccup hitched?" Tuffnut asked.
Heather frowned. "His daughter marrying the Avatar would certainly bring credibility to his household."
"Then he's going to be very disappointed," said Hiccup, but he sighed. "But we can't deny his invite. He might be able to point us the direction of the Bandit."
Meanwhile unbeknownst to them, the Boulder was talking to the stadium's manager about the last fight.
"I'm telling you, the Boulder was standing right there," said the Boulder. "I saw the kids strike, but there was no Earthbending. Nothing made contact, the Bandit just fell out of the ring. He must've took on a dive and split the money with the kid."
Balder slammed his fist against the wall causing a chunk of rock to land on his foot and he cringed in pain.
"Nobody cheats Balder the Devastating," he said through gritted teeth.
Hiccup and the others soon managed to locate Lord Icarus' house and were immediately ushered in and sat around a dinner table with Lord Icarus and his family, also attending was Ward, though apparently he didn't recognise Hiccup.
Lord Icarus was a black haired man with a moustache and he had a very pompous feel to him. His wife was a beautiful black haired woman and she had a very timid feel about. Their daughter, Ida was a few years younger than they were in judging from the look in her eyes she shared none of her parents' personalities.
"I'm grateful that you and your companions accepted my invitation," said Lord Icarus.
"How could I possibly deny a request form the local Lord?" said Hiccup respectfully.
"I suppose you couldn't," said Icarus of a small laugh. "May I introduce you to my daughter, Ida my pride and joy."
"It's very nice to meet you," said Hiccup.
"And you," said Ida without looking at Hiccup.
Icarus then looked at Hiccup. "In your opinion how long do you think the war will last?"
"Ideally I wish to defeat the Emperor by the end of summer," said Hiccup honestly. "Unfortunately I can't do that without mastering all four elements. I've already mastered Airbending and I'm still working on Waterbending, but I'm still yet to find an Earthbending teacher?"
"I would have for that with Snotlout Jorgenson in your company that he would teach you?" said Icarus rather surprised.
"I'm looking for a very specific teacher," Hiccup explained.
"In that case may I suggest Master Ward, he is the finest teacher in the land," said Icarus with a small smile.
Hiccup narrowed his eyes. "I already tried that."
Ward blinked. "When?"
"Yesterday when you had when your students toss a rock at me," said Hiccup.
Icarus immediately narrowed his eyes at Ward, who was feeling uneasy.
Hiccup then looked back at Icarus. "Besides I have already decided on my teacher, but the problem is locating him. All I know is that he goes by the name of the Bandit, I was hoping that you might help me locate him."
"Anything for you Master Avatar," said Icarus graciously. "Though I must admit this is the first I've heard of."
"If you find any information I would be most grateful," said Hiccup.
After dinner Lord Icarus of them to their rooms for the night and that's when they began discussing their next move.
"Do you think that Icarus will be able to locate the Bandit?" Fishlegs asked.
Snotlout snorted. "Doubt it."
"I find it strange that you're trying to locate the Bandit, when you already know him quite well," said a voice.
They immediately turned and found Ida leaning against the doorway.
"I beg your pardon?" Hiccup frowned.
Ida just stared at him. "You mean you haven't figured out yet."
"Will you just tell us," said Astrid starting to get annoyed.
"The Bandit is part of your company and he's over there," said Ida and pointed towards Snotlout.
Snotlout immediately stood up and looked defiant. "Don't be ridiculous. What makes you think that I'm the Bandit?"
"Let's say that I have a six sense about these sort of things," she said fully arms. "I was there at the Tournament and produce the same vibrations as the Bandit."
Hiccup frowned. "Now that you mention it, there was something familiar about the Bandit. Plus he was looking a bit anxious when I showed up on the arena."
Snotlout bit his lip. "Okay, fine! I'm the Bandit! We can discuss this outside."
"I'm coming with," said Ida.
Hiccup soon followed Snotlout and Ida outside and began wondering around the estate.
"Explain," said Hiccup.
Snotlout sighed. "I heard the conversation you guys had a few days ago. Then it got me thinking that I always jump headfirst into battle rather than thinking it out. So, I spent the whole day trying to commune with the earth and I succeeded. I then heard about the tournament and I decided to take part, I put on a disguise just in case you guys would show up."
"You're fighting style was so different that I had no idea it was really you down there," Hiccup admitted.
"Yeah," Snotlout nodded. He then looked at Ida. "Though I'm surprised that you were in the stands. I doubt your parents would approve such a thing."
Ida scoffed. "My parents want to bring the others a proper lady so that I could marry off to a Lord which has more influence than this entire town. Leave you and me are completely sick of it and I want out of here."
"Then why do you stay here?" Hiccup asked.
"Because they're my parents and I don't have anywhere else to go," said Ida.
Snotlout and Ida then immediately sensed something in the ground.
"We're being ambushed," said Snotlout.
Immediately they began running back towards the buildings as quickly as they could, but then suddenly jumping out of the ground was the Gopher, who blocked their path. Then before any of them could make a move metal cages landed on top of them trapping them in place. Then landing on top of them was the Hippo slamming his feet on top of them.
Then jumping down from the wall was Balder and the other Earthbending gladiators.
"I think you kids owe me some money," he said.
Astrid and the others, along with Lord Icarus, his wife and Master Ward found the markings on the ground and there was no sign of Hiccup, Snotlout or Ida. Astrid then found a dagger on the ground with a note attached to it.
"Whoever took them left this," she said as she began unravelling the note. "If you want to see your daughter again bring 500 gold pieces to the arena. It signed Balder the Devastating and the Boulder."
"I don't believe it," said Tuffnut. He then immediately took the note from Astrid and held it to Ruffnut excitedly. "We've got the Boulder's autograph!"
Everyone roll their eyes and Lord Icarus his wife immediately left in tears.
Icarus then looked at Ward. "Master Ward, I need your help to get my daughter back."
Astrid looked at him. "We're going with you."
Icarus his wife fell to her knees looking at the printing the earth. "Poor Ida, she must be so scared."
Astrid looked at the others and decided not to mention the fact that their daughter was braver than anyone in the entire town.
Hiccup and the others were suspended in the arena in their metal cages looking down at Balder and the other gladiators.
"You think you're so tough why don't you come up here so that I can smack that grin off your face!" Ida roared.
"I'm not smiling," said Balder, who indeed was not smiling one bit.
"Ida!" Icarus roared.
They immediately turned and found Astrid and the others along with Lord Icarus and Ward.
"Here's your money," said Ragnar holding out the bag gold pieces. He then dropped into the ground. "Now let them go."
Ward then used his Earthbending to push the bag of gold pieces to Balder. Balder picked it up and signalled to the other gladiators in the immediately lower the cage containing Ida and Snotlout. They then open the cages and the two of them immediately dashed over towards Astrid and the others.
Icarus who had now retrieved his daughter left with Wade, but Astrid narrowed her eyes at Balder.
"What about Hiccup?" Astrid demanded.
Balder then held out the wanted poster for Hiccup. "I think the Empire will pay a hefty price for the Avatar. Now get out of my ring!"
Astrid and the others held their ground and immediately appearing on the field were the gladiators.
Snotlout stepped forward. "We can take them."
Ida saw that Astrid and the others will be in surrounded by the gladiators and immediately pulled away from my father.
"I'm going to help them," she said.
Icarus looked down at his daughter. "You will do no such thing! It's far too dangerous!"
"Unlike you are no coward," she said and asked over towards Astrid and the others.
"Thought you guys could use a hand," she said.
"The more the merrier," said Astrid as she drew her axe.
The gladiators and Balder then charged towards them as quickly as they could, but Snotlout and Ida slammed their feedforward creating a dust cloud so powerful that it blew them away and hid them from view.
Fire Emperor Man began moving the dust away and then you found Ragnar standing right in front of him. He immediately sent a burst of dust directly at him, but Ragnar skilfully dodged it and then thrusted his hand forward unleashing a powerful air palm sending him flying out of the arena.
Astrid, Heather, Fishlegs and the twins managed to get behind the dust cloud and sliced the chain on Hiccup's container. They then began to try and break free, but the metal apparently was quite sturdy.
"This could take a while," said Astrid as she kept on slamming her axe onto the container.
"Keep trying!" Hiccup yelled.
The Gecko was calling on the ground trying to search for an opponent and then felt a rocketing his head. He turned and found Ida standing there with a smug look on her face, the gecko then jumped into the air grabbing two boulders as he did and tossed them directly at her. However, she grabbed them and tossed them aside and then lifted her sole and a calm of Earth erupted beneath the Gecko striking him in the chest. She then fired another one as he fell hitting him in the back and then another in the chest sending him flying out of the arena and right on top of Fire Empire Man, just as he got back onto his feet.
The Gopher was trying to get a sneak attack on Snotlout, but he could sense him digging through the ground. He slid his foot to the side just as the Gopher emerged from the ground and fired a boulder at the back of his head. However, he quickly turned grabbed it and then tossed it right back at him. The boulder struck him and he went straight through the arena floor and crashed into both Fire Empire Man and the Gecko just as they got up.
Astrid finally was able to break the seal on Hiccup's container immediately got out. He was going to assist Ragnar the others, but Astrid shook her head and pointed.
Then exiting the dust cloud was the Hippo and the Boulder was launched out of the well. Then stepping out of the dust were Snotlout and Ida and Boulder and Hippo flexed their muscles ready to do battle, Icarus was practically eating through his fingernails.
Boulder and Hippo immediately charged at them and Headhunter swung on a cable with a boulder in his hand directly behind them. However, Ragnar appeared at the dust out of nowhere and sent a massive air current from his staff striking Headhunter and he was sent flying towards the arena.
Ida then began to rotate the circle of the Earth Kingdom symbol around so that Headhunter was now falling towards Boulder and Hippo. They immediately collided and were not to the ground and then Snotlout flexed his fists forward sending the three of them flying out of the arena and they landed on the other gladiators just as they got up.
Ward looked at Icarus. "I never knew, your daughter is amazing."
The gladiators now gone Snotlout dispel the dust cloud surrounding the arena revealing that only Balder was the only one still standing. Balder then began to creak his neck and took up a fighting position clearly wanting to finish this once and for all.
Snotlout looked at Ragnar and Ida. "Leave him to me."
Ragnar and Ida nodded and made their way over to Hiccup and the others. They then watched as Balder and Snotlout began to circle one another each one waiting for the right moment to attack. Balder then lifted his fist into the air causing a boulder to rise and then kicked it towards Snotlout and that was followed by two more boulders which he kicked and then a fourth one, which was then followed by three more and finally one giant one.
Snotlout just stood there and began moving his hands, he then raised them creating a barrier around him. The barrier withstood the attacks and Snotlout then launched one of the shield directly towards Balder, who jumped out of the way and struck his hand into the ground.
He then fired a boulder directly at Snotlout, but he immediately sidestepped and avoided it. He then slammed his hand to the ground sending a burst of earth directly at Balder and he was sent flying out of the ruling a classed into the stand where Icarus and Ward were watching.
Ida smiled as she looked at Hiccup. "I think you found your Earthbending teacher."
Hiccup nodded in agreement. "Guess I need to look around the world for a teacher."
Later that night, Hiccup and the others were prepping their dragons to leave and Ida was seen them off. She was no longer wearing her fancy clothing, was wearing travelling clothes and had a rucksack over her shoulder.
"I'm surprised your father said it was okay for you to leave?" said Snotlout looking at her.
"He had no… objections," she said. "Personally I want to go as far away from this place is possible and I might actually to do some good with my Earthbending."
"Well, good luck," said Hiccup.
Ida waved them goodbye as they took off, she then looked back at the town that used to be a home.
"Sorry, Dad," she said before she wandered off.
Icarus was looking directly at Ward and surprisingly at Balder.
"I know you two are very different," said Icarus as his servant approached them with a casket. "But I believe you have a common interest."
The servant and opened the casket revealing tons of gold pieces inside and their eyes widened. Immediately they looked at one another, realising that there will be working together.
"The Avatar and Lord Snotlout have abducted with my daughter," he said with a forceful look. "I have a feeling that she is no longer with them. I need you two capture one of them no matter what it takes and bring them to me so I can question the whereabouts of my daughter."
Balder and Ward bowed indicating they were accepting the job.