Astrid watches over the people on the docks from the cliff-side perch. It seems like only yesterday that Astrid was trying to comfort Hiccup after he tried to show the village the true nature of dragons. Anticipation runs through her veins for what is to come. Beside her, she notices Fishlegs fidgeting.

"Are you sure that this is a good idea? Stoick won't be happy with us if he finds out." Fishlegs says, looking over at Astrid with a fearful look in his eyes.

Astrid looks over to Fishlegs, determination leaking through every part of her being. "Fishlegs, we have to do this. Dagur knows something that will help us stop the assassin. And whatever he knows seems to be very important." Something deep down is telling Astrid that it is something more than just that, but Astrid can't quite place what it is.

Before Fishlegs can respond, Astrid notices the twins and Snotlout running over to them. The three of them stop in front of her, and the twins look at her wild mild annoyance, yet they look curious.

"What was so important that you had to send Snotface to come get us and drag us all the way up here?" Tuffnut complains. Ruffnut nods, her eyebrows scrunching together.

"Yeah! We were in the middle of digging a boar pit. You can't just not have a boar pit." Ruffnut says exasperated.

Astrid glares at the two of them. She is so not in the mood to deal with their nonsense. She just wishes they could be a little more serious. "Will you two just shut up for just one minute!" She snaps at them. Nobody says anything, as to not angry Astrid anymore than she already is.

Astrid takes a deep breath, composing herself. She looks behind her to Fishlegs and he yelps, startled. "Do you still have the letter?" He nods and starts digging around in his pouch for it. Astrid knows the moment he finds it because he makes an accomplished "Aha!" He hands it over to her and Astrid takes the letter, nodding in thanks.

She turns back to the twins, giving them the letter to read.

The three of them wait for the twins to read over the letter, until Ruffnut blurts out, "Dagur wants to meet with us!?" She looks up to Astrid for confirmation until Tuffnut smacks her upside the head, still face down to the letter.

"Shut up! I'm not done reading it." Tuffnut grumbles.

Snotlout throws his hands up in frustration and glares at Tuffnut. "Are you serious? How long does it take to read a letter!" Astrid elbows him to get him to shut up.

Tuffnut looks up at Snotlout and glares at him. "I'm a slower reader! I bet you took even longer trying to read the letter than I am."

Astrid buts in before either of them can say anything more. "For Thor's sake, Tuffnut just keep reading the letter. Snotlout: You better shut up or it'll be more than just my elbow that will hit you." The two of them awkwardly look away. Tuffnut goes back to reading the letter.

When he finishes it, he gasps in surprise and looks up at Astrid. "Dagur was almost killed and we weren't there to see it?"

Ruffnut groans and crosses her arms over her chest. "Aw man. That would've been so cool."

Astrid can't count how many time she has rolled her eyes today, but she knows it's been too many times to count. She rubs her forehead, feeling an oncoming headache. "You guys are missing the point. Yes, Dagur was almost killed. But he said that he learned something about the assassin. He said that it was very important that we meet with him as soon as possible. And now would be the perfect time to go because Stoick will be off the island for about 2 weeks. Maybe more."

The twins glance at the other, seeming to have a silent conversation. Then they both turn to Astrid with sly grins on there faces. "Dear sister, am I hearing what I think I'm hearing?" Tuffnut asks Ruffnut.

"Oh dear brother, I think you are hearing correctly, because, I too, am also hearing it," Ruffnut says mischievously.

Finally having enough of their shenanigans, Astrid snaps "We don't have time for this! Will you two please just take this seriously?"

The twins groan in unison and Ruffnut grumbles under her breath, "always ruining all of our fun..."

Ignoring Ruffnut, Astrid continues on, "Anyway, we are all going to leave while Stoick and the others are gone. We are going to go and visit Dagur. Whatever he didn't want to mention in the letter has to be important. So, go and pack your things. We are going to leave as soon as possible." The others all nod and they make their way back to the village.

"I know you all are plannin' something. So you might as well come out and tell me now." They all freeze when they hear Gobber speak behind them. Astrid berates herself for not being more sneaky these last few days.

They all turn around to face the blacksmith. They awkwardly look to one another, not sure what to tell the Viking. "Well? Are ye going to tell me or am I gonna have to get the chief?"

Before Astrid can come up with some sort of excuse, Fishlegs beats her to it. "We got a letter from Dagur earlier saying has was attacked by the assassin. He told us to met with him because he found out something important about him and he also told us that we couldn't tell the chief because it will only cause more problems." Briefly, Astrid is impressed that he was able to say all that in one breath. Then she realizes what he just revealed to Gobber.

Snotlout slaps Fishlegs's arm. "Nice going Fishface! You have any other secrets you want to tell him while you are at it?"

Gobber narrows his eyes at them, considering what Fishlegs told him. "And you guys are all going?" They all reluctantly nod. "And when are you leaving?"

"We were going to leave as soon as we were all packed and ready to go. We thought to leave while the search party was gone was the best time to leave." Astrid tells him, knowing that not telling him wasn't going to help anything.

"Hmm... Well, I was just on my way to the Forge. I have a lot of orders to complete. And it recently has been keeping me busy. So I suppose that if I were to spend most of my time in the Forge, I would forget to mention this to the chief. Don't ye agree?" Gobber smirks and walks off. Shocked, the teens all turn to watch Gobber leave.

Tuffnut is the first to speak, "Did that really just happen?"

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"I'm sure you know that Dagur the Deranged wasn't killed when I sent you to kill him. And that is obviously why we had to punish you. You had failed your mission. But now, I am giving you the chance to redeem yourself. With Dagur still alive, he is a huge threat to our mission. Which is why he must be taken out. Do you understand?" The chief sternly asks the man in front of him.

"Understood, sir." He responds. He was hoping for this. He needs to learn more. And Dagur could tell him what he wants to know. But he can't tell the chief this. He would be punished for this. He would be wiped. And he doesn't like getting wiped. It makes remembering things more difficult.

"Good. You are to set out immediately. He will be most vulnerable at this moment. And I am very aware that he will most likely have more guards around him. But he will be weak if you go after him. You have already wounded him. But don't let your guard down. He will most definitely fight back. Is your mission clear?"

"Yes, sir."

The chief nods, satisfied. "Good. Dismissed."

He is escorted out of the room and to his chambers. He is to pack his things and make his way to kill Dagur when he is most vulnerable. And he is expected to not fail again. However, he obviously has a different agenda. And if everything goes his way, no one will have to die.

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He arrived at the island around noon. He knows that heading into town now will make him stand out too much and then his mission would fail. And he can't risk that. He is getting too close to the truth to lose his chance now.

He silently makes his way through the trees until he has a clear view of the Great Hall. And he waits. Waits for his moment.

It isn't until a while later that he finally spots Dagur. But he isn't alone. He is making his way to the Great Hall. And following him are five other people. A stocky and short black-haired man, a taller but bigger built blonde-haired man, a slimmer blonde-haired man and what Hiccup assumes is a woman who looks a lot like the other, and another woman with muscular but slender a physic with blonde hair in a braid. And behind them all, there are four dragons following behind them: A Deadly Nadder, a Gronkle, a Hideous Zippleback, and a Monstrous Nightmare.

He focuses on the group again when the taller blonde one starts talking. "So what exactly was it that you wanted to tell us? You said so yourself, you were pretty cryptic in that letter."

Dagur smiles and leads them to the door of the Great Hall. "I will tell you shortly. Just not out here where anyone could walk by and hear what I have to say. I'd rather this be kept secret. Now, please go ahead of me. I will come inside shortly." He opens the door and gestures them all inside and closes the door when the last of them are inside. Dagur remains outside, speaking to one of his guards. Dagur speaks too quietly, so Hiccup can't hear what is being said.

The guard nods and leaves, leaving Dagur alone. Taking this as his chance to move, Hiccup advances towards Dagur quietly. He grabs Dagur in a headlock, his dagger against his throat. He briefly thinks it strange how Dagur doesn't fight back. But with more important things concerning him, he pushes it to the back of his mind.

He tightens his holds and speaks quietly into his ear.

"How in Thor's name do you know who I am?"

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FIVE YEARS AGO

Hiccup pats Toothless's side and guides him back down to the ground. It's around noon time and Hiccup is hungry for lunch. They start making their way back to the village, that is until Hiccup feels a prick in his neck. He stops in his tracks and Toothless looks back at him with concern in his eyes. Hiccup reaches his hand up to the spot on his neck and he finds that there is tranquilizer dart in his neck. He looks over at Toothless, they seem to get the same message.

They obviously aren't safe and they have to get to the village.

"Run Toothless!" Hiccup yells. Toothless is quick to pick Hiccup and put him on his back. The effects of the dart will start taking effect any time, making Hiccup incapable of running on his own. He also hasn't mastered running with a prosthetic yet but frankly, that is the least of his worries.

They make it what seems to be a decent amount of distance and through Hiccup's quickly fading mind, he hears Toothless growl and he is thrown from the dragons back.

His body doesn't register the pain as he is quickly losing consciousnesses. He vaguely remembers his arms being bound and him being lifted off his feet before he finally blacks out.