Hiccup blinked against the blinding light before bringing a hand up to his face to block out the light. He exhaled slowly as his mind slowly shook off the fog caused by sleep. He groaned and sat up with a wince. Somehow he had fallen out of bed and ended up on the floor. Taking his hand away from his eyes he looked around, trying to get his eyes to adjust to the darkness further inside the cave. Wait! Cave? His neck strained with the effort of swinging from side to side so rapidly. Hiccup glanced all around him while his memories from the previous day returned to him. 

His eyes widened at the recollection of being carried away from Berk by a massive, flaming monstrous nightmare. "No..." He whispered. "I am dead?" A guttural, growling that sounded almost like a chuckle filled the air. The ground rumbled beneath him and Hiccup was no longer sure if he was trembling out of fear or as a result of the shaking ground. Hiccup yelled and leapt back as the red and black snout of the monstrous nightmare that had snatched him up appeared right in front of his face. He stumbled backwards, terror and adrenaline flooding his veins. 

Desperate to escape he whirled around and began rushing towards the entrance of the cave. However, he did not get very far before tripping over his own foot and face planting onto the cold, hard stone. Groaning as his head throbbed and the world spun dangerously out of control, Hiccup pushed upwards with his scrawny arms before turning himself around so that his spine touched the ground. When he was able to open his eyes he let out a startled scream. Once again, the dragon had its massive snout in front of his face. Its warm breath rushing out of its nostrils and ruffling Hiccups's auburn hair. 

Hiccup sat back on his elbows, his mind painstakingly clear as he realised that he was doomed. His breathing shallowed and his heart began beating at an unhealthy increased rate, crashing furiously against his rib cage as if it wanted to break free. He stared at the large snout of the beast, watching in muted horror as its nostrils flared as it exhaled and shrunk as it inhaled. His entire body trembled and shook. He didn't want to die. 

The dragon chuffed at him before turning away slowly and returning to the dark depths of the cave.  Staring into the opaque void where the dragon had disappeared,  it took Hiccup several minutes to realise that the dragon was out of sight. This revelation did nothing to calm his beating heart. But it did loosen something in his chest. This tightness soon returned however, when he looked outside. A light snow had begun to fall without him noticing. His heart thrashed furiously inside his chest. He was trapped inside a cave with one of the most terrifying and dangerous dragons in the world and it was snowing. This did not bode well at all. The dragon was clearly toying with him- playing with its food - for the time being, but how long would it take before the beast grew hungry and bored?

Thinking quickly, Hiccup considered his options. He could try to escape, but with Winter beginning to set in, it would be freezing outside. The snow would blanket the ground in blinding white layers that would hide ditches and fallen branches and make it almost impossible to navigate the unknown terrain. That was the second issue with his escape plan. He did not know where he was. He had never left Berk before and he had passed out when the dragon had yanked him up into the air, so he had no clue where he could be. He had inspected and memorised all of the maps he could find on Berk, but they were useless when he had no idea what direction he had been taken. The island could also be swarming with other dragons, hungry dragons... 

He could just stay in the cave. Hiccup looked around and shivered. The space was rapidly darkening, wide shadows claiming the entrance of the cave. It was swiftly dropping in temperature as well. Not to mention, staying there would be more suicidal than making a break for it. Staying with the beast surely wasn't an option. 

Staring into the void, Hiccup strained his eyes in hopes of seeing the dragon. Well, more in the hope that he could tell if the dangerous creature could see him. Concluding that he would know if he was being watched, and feeling nothing, Hiccup decided to leave.