It has been a week since Snotlout apologised to Hiccup, which would mean that two and a half months has passed since Hiccup was rescued.
Astrid has realised that Hiccup has been having more nightmares than before. Most days he wouldn't even come out from his hut at all, which worried Astrid a lot. But Astrid and the gang has been very supportive and has always tried to help him in any way they could.
One day, the gang decided that it was time to tell Stoick what happened two weeks ago, so they sent a terror mail to Stoick, telling him to come to Dragon's Edge. He arrived two days later.
"I came here as soon as I could. Is everything okay?" Stoick asked.
"Um... no. Not really..." Fishlegs replied nervously.
"What do you mean? Is Hiccup okay?" Stoick asked worriedly. The gang stared at him with a sad look. That made Stoick even more worried.
"Will someone just please tell me what's wrong!" Stoick demanded. Astrid sighed and spoke.
"Two weeks ago, Hiccup tried to kill himself. He cut his wrist, and he was bleeding a lot. But we managed to save him in time. Thanks to Toothless, because if it wasn't for him, we would probably be too late." She closed her eyes. She didn't mention about his suicide attempt in the past, because that happened a long time ago, and she felt it was best if Hiccup told him himself in his own time.
Stoick was shocked. His son tried to end his life? Something really bad must have happened to him in that ship that would make him want to do such a thing. Stoick pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed.
"Has he told you guys what happened?" He asked.
"No." Astrid whispered.
"Can I see him?" Stoick asked.
"He actually doesn't know you are here, but I'm sure he would love to see you." Ruffnut said with a smile. Stoick smiled back and left to see Hiccup, while the rest of the gang stayed at the clubhouse.
Stoick arrived at Hiccup's hut, and found him sitting on his bed, petting Toothless' head. When Stoick saw his son, he immediately noticed that he was thinner and paler than before, and that worried him.
Hiccup looked up when he heard someone come in. When he saw his dad, he gave him a thin smile. Stoick walked to him and sat on the edge of Hiccup's bed, but Hiccup didn't look at him in the eye. Stoick let out a sigh and spoke.
"So... how have you been feeling, son?" He asked. After a few minutes of silence, Hiccup answered.
"I... I've been fine." He said softly, still avoiding eye contact.
"That's good." Stoick said. But he knew his son was not fine at all. If he was, then he wouldn't have tried to commit suicide. After a long silence, Stoick spoke again.
"Son, I know what happened two weeks ago." He said. Hiccup still didn't look at him.
"I want you to know that I'm not mad at you. I know you are going through a lot right now, so I understand that it must have been too much for you to handle. But you have me, your friends, and Astrid. So you don't have to do this alone. Just remember that, son." Stoick said. After a moment of silence, a loud sob escaped Hiccup's lips. He covered his face with his hands.
"I... I'm so sorry, dad! I'm sorry!" He sobbed and wiped his wet face. Stoick hugged him tightly and let him cry.
"It's okay, son. It's okay." He said softly.
After awhile, he finally stopped crying and eventually fell asleep. Stoick left his hut to meet with the others, and later that day, he flew back to Berk.