HICCUPS POV

Toothless and I zoomed threw the clouds, the others behind me on their dragons, I leaned down so my chest was closer to toothless.

"Bud we gotta GO!" I urged him on, he growled with determination and flys faster. The others getting smaller behind me.

I looked ahead, the fog gate was going to end soon. If they got threw and I was in sight there would be no losing them then. The grey of the cloud got lighter by the light of dawn.

"HICCUP!!" I heard a feminine voice call out behind me, I turned and saw the blue nadder getting closer. I looked ahead again to see the near end of the fog gate there's no way to get away now

We zoomed threw the gate, Astrid on our tail, I saw dragons edge. Let's go there "hey bud, let's pay a visit to the edge." I yelled over the strong wind, he cooed and dived down, the others following suit.

All the huts were intact, nothing was gone or broken. Dusty, but mostly intact.

As soon as toothless landed, I jumped off, my own running speed shocking me, regardless of being aware of my knew lupine form.

I looked back to see the gang had landed and were on me, of course I was much faster. So why do they persist?

I ran through the brush, through the shade of trees, and past animals that darted off at the sudden creature dashing past.

I stopped out of breath, I looked and saw them catching up, turning back to the path I was on, I saw it ended on a cliff. No way out, at least not right now.

Astrid got here first, her eyes red, she had been crying. She stopped a little ways away from me and waited for the others, as they slowly approached, I saw they had weapons, growling at the sharp tools as I backed up towards the cliff.

"Hey it's ok, we're not going to hurt you." Astrid spoke softly, I looked back, berk Warriors were on dragons below me. If I jump, they will get me, but if I run, this will never end.

I cautiously stepped toward Astrid, snarling at Snotlout as he reached for his mace. Astrid put her hand out to me. Like I did with toothless so long ago. I sniffed it, I smelled fear, and sorrow, but also guilt.

I stepped closer, placing my nose into her palm, she looked at me, her smile soon faded "I'm so sorry Hiccup." Her voice was laced with guilt for wha-

I was tackled to the ground by warriors, Astrid did nothing. It was fake, fake trust. They put shackles on my wrists, and ankles, And a tight metal collar around my neck as I thrashed.

The metal was gronkle iron, there was no way I could break that. I snapped and growled to no avail. I watched as they laughed and teased me, and as they pressed a button on my collar, releasing metal spikes into my skin, the cold metal meeting warm blood sending shivers down my spine, and pain throughout my body.

They pressed another button, a cold sensation flowed throughout me, I felt my body relaxing, and my wolf form receding.

I could speak now at least, I struggled to look up at Astrid "you- you are n-no better, than the others, y-you bitch!" I slurred, but the venom was very much present. And her sorrow came suit "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." She cried

"I didn't want to do this, I had no choice." She continued "yet you don't even try to save me, you think I wanted this?! You think I wanted to become that?! You deserve what ever I do to you in the end. And trust me, I will get back at you, all of you will pay." I spat at the crying woman I thought I loved, but no, now, now she was prey.

My wolf form had finally receded all the way. Scars, bruises, blood and dirt littered my body.
I snarled at the others starring at me, I sat up so I wasn't lying down on my stomach. Astrid was blushing I little.

I looked down, to notice I was completely naked. "OH FUCK, CMON REALLY YOU COULDN'T AT LEAST GIVE ME SOME PANTS, FUCK!" I yelled at the guards in embarrassment and anger.

"He's huge" Astrid muttered, I pretended not to hear her "what was that Astrid?" I asked her "NOTHING." She snapped back, blushing like crazy. Ruffnut just laughed. I smirked, and I think she knew what that meant cause she turned red, very red, I mean don't get me wrong. I'm P I S S E D But a beautiful girl calling you huge is kinda something you can't just let dust over.

The guard tried to grab me but I bit him, my fangs cutting deep into the man's arm, he howled in pain. I smiled "GET ME SOME PANTS AND I MIGHT COOPERATE!" I yelled at the guard clutching his bleeding forearm. He gave me a nasty look "we don't just have, extra pairs of pants on us, savage." He spat "well you won't get my cooperation." I replied in a cold tone, he smirked "I don't need it, you're the one in chains wolf." He spat back "ok well you might as well give me them because the last thing you want, is a savage wolf man being dragged to his death. With. His. DICK OUT, GIVE ME PANTS!" I yelled as I heard the others laugh.

The guard mumbled something then reached into his saddle bag, pulling out some cloth, and string, I guess he was making shorts. This might take some time.

I shifted uncomfortably as Astrid came closer to me, I snapped at her, she yelped in fear but proceeded after a few seconds. I knew she wasn't going to hurt me, but I wanted her dead, I just can't do it now.

She sat next to me, staying silent, moving closer to me after waiting to see what I'd do, which was nothing. She traced my biceps, I yanked my arm away and growled at her, the others holding their breath to see if I was going to attack her or not.

She sighed "Hiccup you know I love you right?" She asked softly, the others listening intently "it's kind of hard to believe due to present circumstances, but yes, I do know that." I spoke coldly, as my bright green eye pierced her soul, she was clearly slightly disturbed by my newly blind and scarred right eye.

"You know I had no choice right?" She asked softer, the question pissed me off, I grabbed her jaw tight, making her gaze stare directly into my infuriated gaze "NO ASTRID YOU DID HAVE A CHOICE, YOU COULD'VE SAID NO, TO LET ME LEAVE, I WAS GOING TO STAY AWAY FOREVER, BUT YOU ALL WANTED ME DEAD IT SEEMS!" I spoke sternly, throwing her out of my grasp into the grass.

"I wanted to stop hurting people, but you're making it hard not to, by chasing me, your bringing your own downfall closer." I spoke again coldly. It was completely silent, until the guard broke it

"Your shorts are done wolf boy." The guard said holding up some cloth shorts, sloppily sewn together. I sighed and grabbed them, slipping them on, good fit, yet very uncomfortable.

The guards yanked my chains, dragging me to a small metal cell, on top of a nadder. They threw me into the cage, my head hitting the metal bars as I cursed.

I watched as the gang got on their dragons, I felt that the nadder took off, it was an inclosed cell, I couldn't see out except a small slit in the metal, it was cold, yet I liked it.

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We landed on berk, or at least I think so, where else would we be landing. I heard guards talking, then the chief "you got him? He's in the cage? It was that easy?" I heard him say if I weren't chained I'd slaughter him as soon as he opens that damned door.

I heard the latch move, and the sound of rattling chains from the several locks on the cell door. The door creaked open, a saw eyes peek in, I snapped at the guards peering in and they quickly shut the door.

I heard Astrid, her voice was quite, she sounded unnerved, I listened closer "can't we just give him what we promised?" She asked "I never promised, he murdered several guards, plus his original charges, the penalty is death, lycanwolf or not." A deep voice responds "he attacked those guards because you lied to him, you brought that upon yourself and you know it." She snapped back at the man "doesn't change the fact it happened." He said coldly "it was self defense!" She yelled at the man "I don't want this either Astrid, but there's a lot of things I don't want to do but the law requires it. He's my son, he's only 21 years old, he's got a good life ahead of him and I have to take that away, and you think I'm fine?!" The man who I found was Stoick yelled at Astrid. I heard her sigh "can't I just by with him a bit longer?" She asked quietly, clearly defeated.

After a few seconds I heard the cell door creak open, the beautiful blue eyes I knew peeking in, I shifted to the side, looking back at her with my torch green eyes. She jumped up into the cell, he back hitting the cage wall with a thunk.

"I heard you out there y'know." I told her matter of factly "well I couldn't win, so it doesn't matter." She responded softly, laced with shame, I met her eyes, my eye's green light illuminating her delicate features "no it does matter, it shows me you tried, sure ive still get debts to settle with you and berk but it's one less." I responded calmly.

She sighed "I can try and help you out, but I don't know what I can do." She spoke softly "you can grab the keys off the guard and get me the hel out of here." I suggested as she chuckled "I'd be marked a traitor of a did that." She said looking down, I thought of a reply.

"So what? In the end you die with enemies and friends, doesn't matter who's on what side. Only that in life, you did what you thought was right." I said meeting her gaze.

She smiled a small, yet warm smile "you always were a man of wisdom Haddock." She chuckled, I leaned forward, my lips meeting hers in a soft passionate kiss. I just then got an idea.

"So you getting those keys or what?" I asked quietly after we pulled apart. She smiled then nodded "I'll try." Was all she said before exciting the cell. Gods I hope this goes well

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It's been about an hour in reality, but it's felt like it's been ages since Astrid was here. Then again it did give me more time to plan my escape.

Suddenly the cell door shot open, and Stoick yanked me out by the throat, throwing me to the hard ground in front of everyone. "So I heard you tried to persuade Astrid to get you out of here?! Am I right?" He yelled at me as I lied on the ground in pain.

Just act like I don't understand , if I denied it, maybe he'd leave Astrid out of this. "What do you mean?" I lied, I spotted Astrid in the crowd, a look of guilt plastered on her face, I was going to say something but I was cut off by my own father kicking me in the jaw, sending back to the ground.

"BULLSHIT YOU DON'T KNOW! ASTRID HERSELF TOLD ME ABOUT THE WHOLE ENCOUNTER!" He roared in fury, it took a few seconds but I processed it through the throbbing pain in my jaw. Astrid, betrayed me again, the fucking NERVE! I jumped up, running at the bitch at full speed "YOU BITCH!" I yelled at her as she panicked

I was just about to tackle her to ground but Stoick cut me off, grabbing my throat and holding me up for the crowd to see. "YOU GOT AWAY ONCE! NEVER AGAIN! I WONT EXECUTE YOU! BUT WORSE! I WILL KILL YOU ONE DROP OF BLOOD AT A TIME!!" He roared along with the crowd.

He threw me down again, I yelled in pain as my shoulder cracked on impact. Tears clouding my vision as I groaned and rolled over in pain. But he wouldn't leave it at that now would he? No.

He came to me grabbing me by my shoulder, then pummeling me to the ground with his other fist. Numbing all my sense with each blow, my blood bursting out and spraying all over the infuriated man.

I heard the crowd yell at him, probably because they did know I was his son, or maybe they did want me to be tortured instead of being killed on the spot, how would I know.

Astrid was the one to pull him off finally, maybe, I can't see, it's just red, and I can't hear, he beat the sense out of me. I felt arms around me, the sounds of men and women yelling insults at me as I was rushed away to either safety or hel. Do I know? No, but I did know both led to the same thing.

That was death.