Cast Out Part 1

One morning it Berk, Gobber and some other Vikings were at the forest with catapults

"Nothing like starting the Morning with a good ambush" Gobber said before hearing a roar, so he looked up and saw the teens on their dragons "Catapult fire!"

All of the Vikings activated the catapults shotting boulders at the teens

"Ambush!" Fishlegs yelled

"Plasma blast, bud" Hiccup ordered

Toothless fired a plasma blast destroying one boulder, Meatlug caught in her mouth a second boulder and ate it

Another boulder was about to hit the twins but Barf and Belch pun out of its way

"That thing nearly took my head off" Rufnut said

"It did?" Tuffnut said before looking down "Gobber, do it again!"

"There's too many of them" Blake said just before Thunder had to fly higher in order to avoid a boulder

"Fall back, everyone!" Hiccup ordered

All of the teens began to retreat except for Snotlout

"You fall back, I'm going in to finish this" he said before diving down

"Snotlout, that's not the exercise! Retreat!"

"I've got your retreat" Snotlout said as he flew towards the catapults "Right here!"

Hookfang shot a fireball at one of the catapults before flying back with the others. However, the fireball also triggered the catapult making it shot a boulder

The boulder flew past Snotlout who didn't even notice, the boulder was about to hit Hiccup and Toothless but he moved out of the way in time but it hit Astrid, making fall from Stormfly's back

"Astrid!" Hiccup yelled before diving down after her

Astrid screamed as she was falling towards the ground hitting some branches in the process and she passed out

Minutes later, Astrid began to wake up and she saw Hiccup, Fishlegs and Stormfly looking at her

"What… what happened?" Astrid asked

Then, Snotlout landed near them as he cheered

"That's right, that's how Snotlout retreats… he doesn't, boom!" he yelled but the other teens just glared at him

"You seriously don't know what you did?" Blake asked as he help Astrid up

"What? Hiccup's stupid exercise?" Snotlout asked "Or you're talking about Hookfang and me making the coolest trick shot ever?"

"You almost got Astrid killed!" Hiccup yelled

"Come one, she's fine, look at her" Snotlout said

"No thanks to you" Astrid said before trying to run towards Snotlout angrily, but Hiccup managed to hold her back

"Okay, easy there, Astrid" Hiccup said

"I want to kill him!" Astrid said

"Alright, let's take you with Gothi to see if you're completely fine" Blake said as he walked away with Astrid who was muttering angrily to herself, definitely planning to beat up Snotlout if she had the chance

"I'm tired of this" Hiccup said

"I'm tired of this" Snotlout repeated "What are you tired of?"

"You always have to do things your way" Hiccup said

"Yeah, well guess what? I look out for number one" Snotlout said before he and Hiccup ducked to avoid Hookfang's fire blast "And one A"

"Exactly, how can we rely on you if you don't do what we ask?" Hiccup asked

"So, what are you going to do, Hiccup?" Snotlout asked as he crossed

"I'm saying until further notice you're suspended for the Academy" Hiccup said making everyone gasp

"What?!" Snotlout said

"You're grounded" Hiccup said

"You can't ground me or you're not my dad" Snotlout said as he poked Hiccup's chest

"Yes I can!" Hiccup said as he poked Snotlout's chest

"Oh, really?" Snotlout asked glaring at Hiccup who remained firm "Watch" he walked towards Hookfang and got on his neck "Ground this, dragon boy!" Snotlout yelled before flying off

"Uh… I'm wrong in thinking grounding means staying on the ground because that looks an awful like… uh… skying" Tuffnut said

"You didn't have to do that for me" Astrid said as she walked towards Hiccup

"If we can't count on him during practice, how can we possibly count on him on the next time we run into Dagur?" Hiccup sighed as he turned around


Later that day, Hiccup arrived at the academy and the first thing he noticed was that the pen where Hookfang should be was empty

"So, let me guess. Snotlout is out flying" Hiccup said

"Yeah, I don't really know why you're surprised" Blake said

"You didn't hear it from us" Tuffnut said

"What are you two doing?" Hiccup asked when he noticed how the twins were putting some stuff in the pen

"Well, we figured with Snotlout kicked out of the Academy and our pen is next to his, we'd knocked down a wall to create kinda beater floal some fung shway" Tuffnut said

"Uh… what?" Blake asked

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, I didn't kick him out of the academy, he's just on temporary suspension" Hiccup said

"Well, what choice do you have after his flagrant disregard for your leadership? I mean, he deserves to… have his pen merge with another pen" Tuffnut said

"Yeah, the only remaining response is total expulsion or you run the risk of losing the respect of the other riders" Ruffnut said

"Wow, they actually have a point" Astrid said

"That doesn't help" Blake said

"And we're not just saying that because we plan on putting curtains right here" Ruffnut said as she looked at the wall before Tuffnut walked towards her with a curtain

"I'm good with fabrics, who knew?" he said "I also do some needle point"

"No one is knocking down anything" Hiccup said as he took the curtain out of Tuffnut's hands "I will talk to Snotlout when he comes back"

Then, he walked towards Toothless and flew off


Minutes later, Hiccup entered his house just to see Stoick sitting on his chair and pressing an ice block on his forehead

"Tough day, dad?" Hiccup asked

"Yeah, some days it's not easy being leader" Stoick said

"Tell me about it, think I may have a little situation with Snotlout" Hiccup said as Stoick gave him an ice block

"And what's he done with time?" he asked

"He disobeyed a direct order, so I grounded him and now he's refusing to obey that order" Hiccup said as he pressed the ice block on his forehead "I don't know what to do… should I expel him from the academy for good?"

"Is that what you really want?" Stoick asked as he got up

"No! but I also don't want to put the other riders in risk" Hiccup said as he and Stoick placed their ice blocks down

"Tough one. Decisions like this, never easy. I've made more than a few in my day" Stoick said

"Then, how do you do it?" Hiccup asked "How can you be someone's leader and still be their friend?"

"You can't… not always" Stoick said, so Hiccup looked a bit down "Son, someday you will be chief and when that day comes, you'll have to make choices not for your or for yourself, but all of Berk"


Later that evening, Hiccup and Blake were hanging around the plaza

"I still don't know what to do with Snotlout, he's driving me crazy" Hiccup said

"I don't blame you, with the way he's been acting he would drive anyone crazy" Blake said

"You're right but I don't want to expel him from the academy but if he continues like this, I don't think I'll have a choice" Hiccup said "By the way, Snotlout hasn't returned, has he?"

"No, it's kind of weird, he probably put himself and Hookfang in trouble" Blake said just before they noticed a crowd of Vikings, so they went to investigate

Hookfang was in the middle of the crowd but Snotlout wasn't the only one riding him, the second rider jumped off Hookfang's neck and placed Snotlout on the ground who seemed to be unconscious

"Is that Snotlout?" a Viking woman asked

"Is he dead?" a Viking asked

They all looked at each other for a moment before cheering and yelling "Viking funeral"

"No funeral… not yelled" Snotlout said making all of the Vikings sigh with disappointment

"Okay, okay, what's going on here?" Stoick asked as he, Hiccup and Blake pushed through the crowd before gasping when they saw who Hookfang's second rider was

"I captured him" Snotlout said before passing out

Who Snotlout claimed to have captured was none other than Alvin the Treacherous himself

"Alvin?!" Hiccup gasped

"Alvin!" Stoick said glaring at said man

"I-Impossible" Blake said in complete shock as he gave a step backwards


The next morning, the whole village was in the Great Hall for Alvin's trial

"Alvin the Treacherous, you are here by charged with the following crimes: Treachery, Attempted Treachery, Premeditated treachery, conspiracy to commit treachery and… well, your get the idea" Gobber said, so all of the Vikings shouted angrily at Alvin

"Settle down, everyone!" Stoick said, so everyone calmed down "Alvin the Treacherous, you will be remanded in our jail until a proper sentence can be handed down"

"Is this how you treat a man who saved a valuable life?" Alvin asked

"Valuable?" Tuffnut asked

"Snotlout?" Ruffnut asked

"He's obviously planning something if he's willing to safe someone's life" Blake said angrily

"Indeed, you didn't do this for Snotlout, you did it for yourself" Stoick said

"What could I possibly have to gain from coming here? I did it for us both, Stoick. I have a proposition for ya"

"Not interested" Stoick said as some Vikings took Alvin away "That's it, everyone, go home"

Then, Astrid and Fishlegs ran towards Hiccup and Blake

"Guys, Snotlout just woke up and apparently Alvin wasn't the only big nasty creature on that island" Astrid said

"The Screaming Death, it's closing in on Berk" Fishlegs said

"That's just fantastic news, come one" Hiccup said

"You go… I… I've got a lot to think about" Blake said as he walked away


Minutes later, all of the teens but Blake were at the academy training to be ready for when the Screaming Death arrived

"Come on you guys, focus" Hiccup said "We need to figure out a way to stop the Screaming Death from reaching Berk"

Then, Snotlout and Hookfang entered the academy knocking Fishlegs and Meatlug away in the process

"Hey everyone, did you miss me?" Snotlout said as he got off Hookfang's neck "Of course you did"

They all landed and the twins threw their stuff on frustration

"Oh, great. Can we turn this fabric" Tuffnut said as he sat down before a shark skin that was on the wall fell on top of him

"Snotlout, I'm very happy you're okay" Hiccup said

"Oh, me? I'm more than okay" Snotlout said

"You broke the rules… again and you almost got yourself killed in the process" Hiccup said

"So?" Snotlout asked crossing his arms

"So, you're still suspended" Hiccup said

"What?" Snotlout gasped

"All right, back in business" Tuffnut said as he and Ruffnut continued to decorate the pen

"I found the Screaming Death and captured Alvin the Treacherous!" Snotlout protested

"Weren't you unconscious when you captured him?" Astrid asked

"Unconscious like a fox" Snotlout said proudly

"Uh, that doesn't even make sense to me and I am foxy like a badger" Tuffnut said

"Look, nothing's changed, you're still suspended" Hiccup said as he walked towards Hookfang "I'm sorry. Come on, Hookfang"

Hiccup took Hookfang to his pen and closed it with Ruffnut without realizing Tuffnut was still inside… well, at least Hiccup didn't notice

"You can't do this, Hiccup! You can't take away my dragon!" Snotlout yelled but Hiccup just pulled a lever and locked the cage

"Uh… hello? Viking in the dragon pen… guys?" Tuffnut said

Something that none of them new was that Dagur was on a cliff spying on them

"Perfect, the dragons are locked up in the arena" Dagur said looking at Savage and some Berserkers "By the time Hiccup and his dragon dunderheads get to them, it'll be too late"


Later that evening, Hiccup went to the forge to see Blake

"Blake, are you here?" Hiccup asked as he entered the forge

"Yeah, I'm here" Blake said as he banged an axe with a hammer

"What are you doing?" Hiccup asked

"Taking away my frustration" Blake said as he dived the axe in a barrel full of water

"Hey, Astrid told me Alvin wants to see us" Hiccup said

"I won't go" Blake said without hesitation as he sharpened the axe "And you shouldn't go either, one thing I know about that man is that as long as you're useful for him, he'll try to stay in your good side"

"I know, but I want to listen what he has to say" Hiccup said

"Hiccup are you serious?! You know you can't trust anything he says!" Blake yelled "Sorry… it's just that… I… I don't know what's wrong with me… I'm angry, I'm frustrated… I don't know what I'm feeling anymore"

"Don't worry, I understand" Hiccup said before Blake threw the axe to a pile of weapons he made

"I'll be in my room if you need me… I thought banging stuff with a hammer would help me but it didn't… I'll see you later" Blake said before walking away


A few minutes later, Hiccup landed at the jail where some Vikings were shouting angrily

Hiccup was able to make his way through the crowd in order to enter the jail and walked towards Alvin's cell

"Astrid said you wanted to see me" Hiccup said looking at Alvin who was sitting on the floor "What do you want, Alvin?"

"Where is my son? I told to that girl I wanted to see you and him" Alvin said as he got up

"Blake is not going to come" Hiccup said

"Too bad, I really wanted to see him after all of this time" Alvin said

"Well, after what you made him go through, I don't think he wants to see you and if I remember correctly, you disowned him" Hiccup said

Alvin didn't say anything for a second, he just let escape a sigh "I have a proposal for you" Alvin said

"Oh, this should be good" Hiccup said sarcastically

"That Dagur, he's a bit of a loose catapult, wouldn't you say?" Alvin asked

"That's one way of putting it" Hiccup said

"Well, he fought me off my own island and I want it back!" Alvin said

"What? so you can get back of the business of destroying our island?" Hiccup asked

"Oh, I was upset" Alvin said

"For Twenty years?" Hiccup asked

"Very upset" Alvin said

"To the point of wanting to use your own son as weapon?" Hiccup asked

"Okay, that was too much… I've lost everything… my island, my people… my son… losing everything tends to make a man see things differently" Alvin said

"So you're saying you changed?" Hiccup asked not believing what he was hearing

"I'm saying I'm trying to" Alvin said

Hiccup didn't know what to think, so he was about to leave but he stopped and looked back at Alvin

"Alright, let's say we accept his proposal what's in it for Berk?" Hiccup asked

"The Berserkers gone and the Outcasts your allies" Alvin said

Hiccup definitely heard enough, so he walked away


A few minutes later, Hiccup returned to the forge and knocked on Blake's room, so he opened the door

"Hiccup, is something wrong?" Blake said as he walked out of his room

"I just returned from talking with Alvin and he said he wanted to change" Hiccup said

"What?! please tell me you didn't believe him!" Blake said as he grabbed Hiccup by the shoulders

"Of course I didn't believe him… but… he really sounded like he's sorry for everything" Hiccup said

That really took Blake by surprise, so he began to walk away

"Thunder, come here, please" Blake said, so Thunder began to follow his rider

"Where are you going?" Hiccup asked

"I'm going to have a word with Alvin… even though it could be another of his tricks… him changing is something I really need to hear by myself" Blake said as he got on Thunder's back

"Wait, before you go… did Alvin ever told you why did he got casted out?" Hiccup asked

Blake thought for a moment before talking "Well… I don't think he ever told me how it happened… I'm pretty sure I never asked him and if I did my amnesia must have made me forget it" Blake said before flying off with Thunder


Later that night, Hiccup was taking dinner at his house with Stoick

"Alright, spit it out, son. You've been staring at me all night" Stoick said

"What exactly did Alvind do to get cast out?" Hiccup asked

Stoick was expecting everything but that, so he looked away "I don't want to discuss it" he said before continuing to eat

"But where did it all start?" Hiccup asked "I mean-"

"It doesn't matter where it started" Stoick interrupted by slamming his fist on the table "Just where it ended"

"Yes, but I just want to know… I need to know" Hiccup said

"All you need to know is that Alvin is out enemy! And that'll never chance" Stoick said before getting up and walked away


Back at the jail, Alvin was at his cell but he heard someone walking towards his cell, it was Blake

"So you really came, son. I was starting to think you wouldn't" Alvin said

"Don't call me that, you disowned me, so I'm not your son anymore" Blake said

"That was a mistake, I know that now" Alvin said

"Oh really? You needed to almost get killed by a Skrill's lighting blast to realize" Blake said angrily "You're really the father of the year"

"Speaking of which, where's that Skrill of yours? I thought he never left your side" Alvin said, so Thunder revealed himself and growled angrily at Alvin

"Easy there, Thunder. don't worry, if he tries something I'll let you shot him a lightning" Blake said as he placed his hand on Thunder's head

"Huh, you have really tamed that dragon to obey you, I'm impressed" Alvin said

"Just tell me why you wanted to see me and Hiccup earlier" Blake demanded

"Listen, I've made a lot of mistakes but after everything that happened… I feel like I have the chance to make things right" Alvin said "And maybe we'll be able to be father and son again"

"You're lying!" Blake said as he slammed his fist against a wall "Are you seriously expecting me to believe that? I can see right through you… you're just a grumpy man who only cares about himself"

"You don't have a reason to believe me, but I'm still trying my best" Alvin said

"It doesn't look like it" Blake said before letting escape a small cold laughter "Can you seriously be standing there and tell me that you want to be my father again? Do you have the slightest idea of what I went through for your fault?"

Alvin didn't say anything, he just looked down. He looked like he wanted to say something but he didn't… he couldn't

"That's what I thought, let me give you the idea" Blake said angrily "After I began to get some of my memories back… a second personality woke up in me… I got so many nightmares about it that I lost the count of how many of them I had"

"You're right, there's no way I'll understand what you've been through… but please… let me make it up to you… son" Alvin said

"You already got your chance… when you kidnaped me and made me think my life here was a dream… for a moment… I thought you cared for me… but I heard you talking with Savage… that's when I realized you'll never care for me" Blake said as he dropped some tears but he cleaned them

That was something Alvin didn't expect, the last time he saw Blake cry was when he was four years old

"Is it true what Hiccup said? You're trying to change?" Blake asked

"It's true, like I said, I now have to chance to make things right" Alvin said, so Blake began to laugh… but it was a sad laughter

"You know… a few months ago… I would've given anything to hear you say that… but now… that doesn't mean anything for me" Blake said as he cleaned his tears once again "You know… I don't have any memories of my mother… but I'm sure that if she could see she you now… she'd be really disappointed"

Suddenly a horn was heard

"What's that?" Alvin asked

"The alarm" Blake said just before Astrid entered

"Blake, there you are" Astrid said

"Astrid, what's going on?" Blake asked

"It's Dagur, he's been spotted by the academy and the dragons are in trouble" Astrid explained

"What?! let's go right away!" Blake said as he was about to ran off

"Wait, son, I can help!" Alvin yelled "Dagur hasn't come alone you need me!"

"In your dreams!" Blake yelled back


Minutes later, Hiccup, Fishlegs, Astrid and Blake were flying towards the academy. Also, Hiccup had his shield and Blake his spear, since Stormfly was at the academy, she had to ride with Blake

They quickly got to the academy just to find Stormfly, Hookfang, Barf and Belch attacking each other, the other teens were at the outside of the academy

"Dragon root!" Hiccup gasped when he saw something in the middle of the academy, so they quickly landed "Dagur put dragon root in the arena, so the dragons will attack each other"

"What can we do?" Blake asked

"Fishlegs, this is all to you. Toothless and Thunder can't go in there because they'll be affected by the root, you have to fly in and get that root out of there while the others distract their dragons" Hiccup said

"You hear that girl? It's up to you and me" Fishlegs said looking at Meatlug

Hiccup opened the gate and the teens entered the academy in order to stop their dragons

"Stormfly, so!" Astrid yelled jumping in front of her dragon

Stormfly did stop but she shot a stream of fire. Luckily, Astrid dodged it

Snotlout was also having some trouble with Hookfang, he was being chased by him creating a trail of fire in the process

"This was a bad idea!" Snotlout yelled

The twins also had to run away from Barf and Belch because they were trying to hit them with their gas explosions

Fishlegs and Meatlug took advantage that the dragons were distracted to enter the academy

"Got it!" Fishlegs yelled when Meatlug grabbed the dragon root and fly towards the exit "Come on, girl, we're going to make it!"

Suddenly the gate slammed shut in their faces locking them in the academy, two Berserkers were the ones who did it, since they began to laugh

Hiccup and Blake landed behind them "Open that door right now or-" Hiccup began before getting interrupted by a voice

"Or what?" the voice asked, it was Dagur who had some Berserkers pointing their crossbows at them

"Dagur, what to you want?" Hiccup asked

"What I always wanted, the Night Fury" Dagur said before looking at Thunder "And that Skrill, you're not his master anymore, I'm his master now, so hand them over and we'll leave peacefully, your dragons or your friends, your choice"

Hiccup and Blake looked at each other not sure of what to do before looking inside of the academy where the other teens were having a rough time

"Can't keep this up much longer" Fishlegs said

Astrid had to avoid Stormfly's tail by ducking but she also had to grab a shield to protect herself from Stormfly's spikes

"Neither can we" Astrid said

"So… what's your answer?" Dagur said

"The answer it we run you through and open the gate ourselves" a voice said, it was Stoick who arrived with some of Berk's Vikings ready to attack

Berk's Vikings and the Berserkers gave a war cry and charged at each other and began to fight. Or course, Stoick was the one who took down more Berserkers with a little of Gobber's help

Hiccup and Blake looked relieved but they quickly realized that some Berserkers fired their crossbows at them

Hiccup blocked the arrows with his shield but Blake and Thunder had to jump out of the way, so Toothless shot a plasma blast at the Berserkers with the crossbows to knock them back

Not too far away, Stoick was trying to open the academy's gate but what he didn't know was that Savage was about to stab him

"Stoick!" a voice yelled, it was Alvin how was running towards Stoick "Down!"

Stoick duked, allowing Alvin to kick Savage in the chest just before he could stab Stoick

"You!" Dagur said glaring at Alvin

"Me!" he said "And don't look so surprised, I don't go down to easily"

"Alvin!" Stoick yelled before tossing a sword to Alvin who caught it but he wasn't sure what Stoick meant "Well, don't just stand there!"

Alvin smiled and elbowed a Berserker in the face, he was about to join the fight but he heard a roar, so he looked where the roar came and saw how Thunder was trapped by some bolas and Blake was trying to fight five Berserkers in order to protect him

When Alvin saw that, his fatherly instincts kicked in and gave a battle cry before running towards the Berserkers

Blake was having big trouble with the Berserkers, he could fight multiple enemies at once but five at a time was still too much for him

Three of the Berserkers tried to attack Blake with their weapons but he blocked them with his spear and tried to push them back. However, the strength of a fifteen-year-old teenager was nothing compared to the strength of three adult men, so Blake was the one who got pushed back

On the ground, Blake tried to grab his spear but a Berserker stepped on it and the other was about to stab Blake, the only thing he could do was protect himself with his arms and wait for the hit… but it never came

Confused, Blake opened his eyes and realized that Alvin what the one who saved him

"Stay away… FROM MY SON!" Alvin yelled furiously as he kicked the Berserker away

The other four Berserkers charged at Alvin but he grabbed one of them by the shoulder and threw him into another Berserker, he also punched another Berserker in the gut and the last one ran off completely afraid

"Are you okay, son?" Alvin asked as he offered his hand to Blake who pushed it away and got up

"I'm not… your… son" Blake panted in order to take some breath before trying to release Thunder

Back with Stoick, he finally managed to open the academy's gate, so Hiccup and Toothless got in

"Fishlegs, this way! We'll cover you!" Hiccup said

"Come on, girl, you can do this!" Fishlegs said as Meatlug flew towards the exit as fast as she could

The other dragons ran after them but a plasma blast from Toothless was enough to stop them

Fishlegs and Meatlug managed to exit the academy but they also rammed into Stoick who was fighting with a Berserker knocking them to the ground

"Sorry, chief!" Fishlegs apologized as he and Meatlug flew away

Then, the teens came out of their hiding spots and walked towards their dragons

Astrid didn't say anything, she just gave Stormfly a hug

"Come here, you stupid dragon, I love you" Snotlout said as he hugged Hookfang

"Aw… you guys, thanks for not killing us" Tuffnut said as he and Ruffnut hugged Barf and Belch just before Hiccup and Blake entered the academy

"Thanks Thor it's over" Blake groaned in pain as he massaged his shoulder

"Are you okay?" Hiccup asked

"Yeah… nothing a good night sleep can't fix" Blake said

"Hiccup!" Gobber yelled, so Hiccup and Blake flew outside and saw how Dagur and Savage held Stoick as hostage

"Dad!" Hiccup yelled

"Nobody, make a move" Dagur demanded

"Dagur!" Alvin said angrily

"We'll be leaving now and if I see one dragon following us with rider or not, you're going to be looking for a new chief" Dagur laughed before walking away "We'll be in touch, bye"

Hiccup quickly looked at the other teens "Okay, we'll take the south pass, cut them off at the beach and smash their boats before they-" Hiccup began

"Don't do it, boy. You back a man like that into a corner you may not like the outcome" Alvin interrupted

"But I have to save my father!" Hiccup said

"Dagur is not going to hurt your father… yet. Stoick is not what he wants" Alvin said

"I can't believe I'm going to say this but… he's right" Blake said

"Blake, are you serious? You of everyone want me to trust Alvin?!" Hiccup asked

"If there's one thing Alvin knows, it's treachery" Gobber said


A few moments later, Hiccup as at the edge of a cliff watching how the Berserker ships were sailing off with Stoick

"Don't worry, dad, we're going to get you back… no matter what it takes" Hiccup said

It looks the final battle is about to arrive, it'll be a battle that will decide everyone's fate

A/n: Hi, I'm back with another chapter, just one more until the end

See you in next and final chapter!