It has been three months since Hiccup was rescued.
It was past midnight. Everyone was sleeping peacefully in their huts, except for one dragon rider...
"Stop! P-please!" He couldn't stop the tears running down his face. He squeezed his eyes shut. The pain was too much. He has never been so humiliated in his entire life. He tried his best to hold in the tears, but he just couldn't do it.
"Please... please just stop!" He sobbed. But he didn't listen. He just kept hurting him. The pain was excruciating, and he felt so weak and useless because he couldn't even fight back.
"Look at you. So weak. Crying like a baby. Your girlfriend will not want you now. She is going to leave you, and she will find someone much better than you. And you are not going to be rescued because your friends don't even care about you. You have to accept that you will be stuck here with us for the rest of your life." The leader whispered in Hiccup's ear.
Hiccup believed him. He believed everything he said. He closed his eyes. He was never going to see Astrid, Toothless, his friends, or his dad ever again.
Hiccup woke up, heart pounding and sweating profusely. He sat up and started to cry. He wishes the nightmares would stop. He has been trying so hard to forget the torturing he suffered, but the horrible memories just kept coming back to him.
After awhile, he decided he wanted to see Astrid, because seeing Astrid always makes him feel a little better. He got out of bed and rushed to Astrid's hut with Toothless following behind.
He knocked on Astrid's door.
"Astrid?" He called softly. He knocked again.
"Astrid? Please, I need you." He said with a quavering voice. He rest his forehead on her door and started to whimper. And then the door opened.
"Hiccup?" She gasped.
Hiccup immediately hugged her and started to sob loudly. Astrid hugged him back tightly and tried comforting him by rubbing his back. After awhile, they ended up sitting on the floor with Hiccup resting his head on Astrid's chest while she held him tightly. His tears wouldn't stop falling, but he was happy that Astrid was here with him right now. When he finally stopped crying, Astrid brought him to her bed and they fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning, Hiccup was still asleep when Astrid woke up. She decided to let him rest longer while she went to the clubhouse to get breakfast with the others.
They were almost done with breakfast when Hiccup suddenly walked in. They all looked at him. They could tell he had a rough night.
"I... I think I'm ready to tell you guys what happened while I was captured." He said softly. Everyone looked at each other with wide eyes.