Okay, here goes nothing.
Hey! It's been a while! Although I feel like I shouldn't apologize so often, I'm back at it again. First, I'm sorry (really sorry) for not updating for so long! Second, I really want to update regularly, but I don't really know how. I've got the plot figured out and I know where I want to go, I just don't know how to get there! But I'll try, I will. And all the comments and feedback and all the reads really make me happy, even though I didn't work on it for a while. Please feel free to give feedback (but don't demolish me please)
I also feel like I've grown a bit due to the time in between the chapters, so my writing style may or may not be different. But I'm gonna try to do this, to finish what I've started. Just, thank you all so much for staying with me in this, you don't know how much I appreciate it.

But then I think it's time to go on, isn't it?

CHAPTER 12

Hiccup's POV

The air around me seemed full of moisture, and even though I was wearing a blindfold I could notice that the place I was in was only dimly lit. I tried to think about what happened to me, what did I do to be taken to such a weird place?

But by feeling the ground and analyzing all of the other information I'd gathered the possibility which seemed most likely would be that I was locked somewhere in a cave. I wondered where on berk I would be, although I couldn't drop the possibility of me being on another island already. Gods know how long I've been out for.

I remember being knocked out, the bump on my forehead being the proof of that. Mother of Thor that hurts.
After digging a little deeper into my mind I remembered Snotlout's ~very girly if I may add~ scream. I stifled a laugh. But that must mean that Snotlout should be around somewhere. He didn't look like he knew our kidnappers, or maybe he knew them but was shocked by their appearance?

Lost in my thoughts I didn't notice a door being opened until I heard a loud bang of it closing again. "Imagine how disappointed Toothless would be." I think I looked up, realizing the stupidity of my action only after it. I think the person who entered, probably one of my kidnappers, realized it too because I heard a sigh coming out of it's mouth.

"I have to look more manly if I want to impress the kidnapper," I thought to myself. "Stupid blindfold."

I already knew Inferno wasn't hanging at my side anymore, the lack of weight was there to prove that. I could really use it right now though, because the footsteps were getting closer and closer. I knew I had to figure something out, being defenseless like this wasn't my style, at least not anymore. Having a dragon at your side could be really helpful in moments like these, I quietly prayed for him to
Show: "Toothless where are you, come here, I've got dragon snacks?"

But to no avail, he didn't show. I was alone in this dark cavelike room. No sword, no dragon, no plan. Situations like these are the absolute worst. I shivered when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I got distracted way to easily. ~again~

"I've heard rumors about you, Dragon Conquerer," the mysterious person behind me said. The voice sounded like it belonged to a male, his hand didn't feel feminine either. I decided to go with male.
He stood behind me, his hand on my shoulder. I tried to estimate his height with the position of his hand, he's probably taller than me. One head? I'll go with that. Feeling like I had one of my more confident moments I turned around, raising my head so I'd probably look him in his eyes.
Shaking his hand off my shoulder I spoke: "Why does everyone call me a dragon conquerer when I don't even conquer the dragons! Even a child could observe and notice I'm only training them! Geez, did I get you wrong? Should I look down instead of up?"

Judging by the fist I received he didn't really like that comment, even though I happened to like it. My philosophy of dragons being easier to get along with than humans (Vikings if I were to be specific) was starting to become more realistic with the second.

After I felt myself smile I could almost feel the irritation from the person opposite of me. "Good"
"So, are we going to do something about my current situation or do you plan to keep me here for all of eternity? I've got a child waiting at home, although I don't think he'd like to hear me say that."

If Toothless were here I definitely wouldn't make it out of here alive.

He grabbed my arm and dragged me away, I had no clue about where we were headed, but it wasn't like I had anything better to do, right?

I felt a wave of air hit my face, I assumed the door had been opened. As I got dragged further I noticed the temperature dropping, it wasn't that I didn't dress for the occasion, my clothing was nifty and good with cold temperatures. But this got through the clothes into the bone. This kind of cold really sucks the most.

As I was about to complain to my companion about the terrible temperature we came to a halt. I'd never admit that I almost tripped or anything, because that would be stupid.

A second door was opened and I could feel the warmth from it hitting me like a rock, although a rock would hurt more.(experience)

I was now in the warm room, I'm certain that there was a fire burning in a hearth somewhere, because I could hear the wood crackling.

The blindfold I had been wearing the whole time was suddenly ripped off, probably by the one who'd dragged me here. I looked at him, really hoping I'd got his height right when I scolded him about my title. I saw someone wearing a dark robe with a dragon mask on, I couldn't see his face but he resembled one of the kidnappers. And thank the gods I guessed his height right. That's a relief.

I heard a cough coming from the side I wasn't facing anymore because I'd turned around, as I turned around I was a little shocked, because right in front of me stood about a dozen of people wearing the same robes and masks resembling all different kinds of dragons. If I wasn't as baffled as I was now I would have complimented their craftsmanship on the masks. They really looked amazing.

"Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the third," spoke the one closest to me, their leader I'd presume, "we've been waiting for your arrival."

"Well", I thought to myself, "that's not good."

~hiyaaa!~
Damn, I wrote it! Another step towards completion, and hopefully me updating a little more regularly than I'm doing now. Although doing better than what I did isn't hard because damn I messed up with my updating schedule!

I feel like I must thank you again for all the kind words, comments about the plot and the corrections I got! Reading it all really got me over my writer's block and onto working on this again. Thank you✨

~To be continued~

—soon