Sorry,haven't written for quite a while. I just didn't have many inspiration or motivation to write a new I've got the new chapter ready though.

I DO NOT OWN HTTYD OR BRAVE!

Chapter 5: A helpless situation

Hiccup and Merida followed the hunters that were supposed to bring them to their ''cells''. Where those cells were was a mystery though because this was an island without seemingly any buildings. They reached a cave and were almost carried inside.

The inside of the cave was unlike any cave they had ever seen. There were stairs carved in the stone floor and it went down so it almost looked like a real dungeon inside an old stone building. The walls were lit with torches.

They got pulled down the stone stairs. They ended up in a small,stone corridor which was also lit with torches. On the sides of the corridor were doors which had multiple locks on were made of what Hiccup recognized as Gronckle Iron.

Merida got taken to one of the cells by another guard while Hiccup got taken to the one next to hers. They looked at eachother quickly before getting pushed into the cells. Merida looked panicked and she struggled quite a bit to get out of the hunter's hold.

The door slammed shut behind him and Hiccup heard the locks being put into was no way out of here. He took in his surroundings. The cell was nothing special except for the fact that it was completely unescapable and obviously made for him to get into. It was, as he heard one of the hunters outside call it, ''Hiccup proof''.

There was no window,no light except for the light that came from the torch on the wall, there was a little blanket on the floor for him to sleep on and a bucket in the corner if he had to do his ''business''. And ofcourse:There were no dragons close to help him escape or atleast make the cell a little more enjoyable.

In the cell next to him he heard Merida try her best to escape. She was probably trying to break down the door.

One of the hunters came in and immediately closed the door behind him in case he tried escaping. ''Just one more thing,before I forget it.'' He said. He pulled off Hiccup's metal leg. ''Just in case you try escaping.''

The hunter left the cell with an evil smirk on his face. Hiccup could hear the other hunters in the hallway mocking him and quite possibly Merida while they left the stone dungeon. He heard another door closing behind them and heard the locks getting put into place. This really was a prison made specially for him and probably also for Merida. There was no way out of here.

Meanwhile,many miles away in the middle of the ocean…

Astrid and the others were in a row,on their knees with their arms bound. They had been forced to sit like that while the leader of the small group of hunters was standing in front of them,smiling like it was his birthday. He was holding his sword,ready to get each of them out of the way for good.

But they were close to the edge of the boat,and Astrid had a plan. Not a very good plan but it was all she had and it was their only hope of survival at the moment. She just needed to sign the others without the hunters noticing.

When the hunters started talking to eachother about who they were going to kill first Astrid took her chance. She whispered,trying to keep herself from looking at them so she would seem less suspicious.

''Okay,listen up.I'm not going to repeat this. When I say Go we all jump into the water,got it?'' Immediately the others started whispering silent complaints. Fishlegs was the first to really say something worth listening to. ''Astrid,how are we supposed to swim with our hands tied?''

She whispered back. ''Use your legs. But I might have another plan. I've got a knife,in case of emergencies, under my armwraps. You need to get it out,now. We can cut the ropes with it.''

That's how their plan got hunters talked with eachother for quite a while,arguing a lot. Meanwhile Fishlegs managed to get the knife out of Astrid's armwraps and he started trying to cut Astrid's binds first. Eventually they managed it. Astrid then cut the binds of the others and when the hunters turned around to do their job they were all sitting on the exact same spot with their hands behind their back,just like earlier. But what they didn't know was that their hands were free behind their backs.

The leader raised his sword,ready to cut Astrid's head off when Astrid suddenly screamed ''GO!''

Each of them jumped off the boat into the water and the moment they reached the water they started swimming away. Even Fishlegs was swimming faster than ever and for once the twins were completely serious and focused. The hunters,who were in shock for the first few minutes, now got out of their shock and started firing arrows at them.

They swam away from the arrows,avoiding them at all costs, and that worked out fine. Untill Astrid felt a stinging pain in her shoulder. She knew she had been hit by an arrow but didn't even bother to look at it. She was a Viking. She had bigger problems now than a little arrow in her shoulder and with any luck she got a scar out of it.

They started losing the hunters and about an hour later they reached land. Fishlegs whimpered,panting in the process ''We- we need to get back for my 's ou-out there all on her own and who knows what those hunters are doing to her.''

Snotlout shot back.''Yes,ofcourse whining about Meatlug but in case you haven't noticed: Hookfang's not here either. Neither of us have our dragons.

The twins were bickering with eachother,fighting about who knows what. Snotlout and Fishlegs were fighting too. Astrid was completely done with this and her shoulder was hurting like crazy so she did the first thing that came into her mind. ''BE QUIET!'' she screamed.

Everyone was quiet at once. She started speaking again. ''I know this is looking bad. We're stranded. Our dragons are on a ship to who knows where and Hiccup and Merida are still on that island. In the meantime Berk and Dunbroch could be declaring war too eachother. But at the moment our first priority is survival.''

That was when Fishlegs noticed the dragonroot arrow that was sticking out of the back of Astrid's had already noticed she looked ready to pass out. ''Astrid,you're hurt.'' Astrid talked back immediately. ''Fishlegs,I'm perfectly fi-'' suddenly she felt dizzy. She heard people call her name but it all sounded distance. The world was spinning but then it all went black.

Okay people,that was it!I'm quite satisfied with this chapter. I really like how this worked out. I try to write more but for some reason I write very little in the weekends because I've got too much time to spare as crazy as it sounds. So,I'll write the next chapter tomorrow or if I've got no inspiration the day after tomorrow.