"Now let's see…There should be a junction right around-Oh."

Gobber and Boneknapper look at the two separate paths. One the left leads to a dark, murky forest filled with an eerie presence and dead trees and on the right leads to the continuous line of soft autumn trees and beautiful bird chirping with a warm, safe presence.

"Well, don't cha' worry! We just need to find the sign and-For the love of Thor!"

Gobber and Boneknapper look at the signs, smudged from various things with words erased.

"Now let's see…" Gobber takes out his map and tries to read it whilst looking at the two paths. Boneknapper looks at the eerie forest, then the autumn one before facing the eerie forest.

It's an obvious choice for a horse like him. He turned right.

Only to have Gobber tug on his reins to the left.

"I think we should go this way, Boneknapper." But Boneknapper wouldn't go there. He tried to head to the left but that made Gobber pull harder. "Come on, Boneknapper! I know my way around this! You should trust my direction more."

Boneknapper only look at the branches of the dead trees. Crows and beady red eyes look down on them as they enter the forbidden road.

At the sign that were smudged, if they look closely, they can see the lines on it form a warning.

Beware the Beast!

The deeper they went into the forest, the colder it feels. The forest is dark, inactive…and dead. The sky grows darker and gloomier, with the sounds being accompanied by crows cawing and something growling in the distance.

Sometimes, Boneknapper wonders why he's good friends with Gobber.

Oh yeah. He gave him a bone to play tug of war with. That was fun.

"Well, would ya look at that?"

Boneknapper looks at where Gobber is staring at and almost fled.

In front of the two beings is a large, black gate with a symbol of a dragon and large, gray walls threatening to break. Beyond the gate is a large, horror-like castle with gargoyles watching over whatever is beyond the area, a storm surrounds the sky above it and the building looks like it hasn't been lived in for a few centuries. At the highest tower is a flag of an open mouth of a red jaw.

Boneknapper, feeling a dangerous presence here, turns away to go but he suddenly notices.

Where the hell is Gobber?!

The sound of a creaking gate made Boneknapper turn to the black gate, noticing Gobber entering the property.

Boneknapper neighs with alarm, trying to get Gobber back. The man, however, looks at him and makes a 'calm down' motion. "Don't cha' worry! I'll only be gone for a few moments!" Gobber enters the castle cautiously with Boneknapper stomping his feet out of frustration that he didn't protect his master well enough.

What will Stoick say to this?

~In the Castle~

"Barf, I told you, the curtain should be mint green!" A female voice complains.

"Na uh! That's way too bright, Belch! We're picking forest green!" A male voice nags.

A two-headed dragon bicker with each other, glaring daggers like no tomorrow in the living room. Next to it is another dragon, sleeping softly on the round carpet, with scales as blue as the Aurora Lights and spikes as sharp as needles. Its eyes open halfway and growls.

"Will the two of you shut UP!? I'm trying to get my beauty sleep!"

"Trust me, there ain't nothing beautiful on you, sis." A red, monstrous dragon said, blowing fire into the fireplace. The blue dragon glares at her brother.

"I swear, Hookfang, I'll-"

"Lady Stormfly, Lady Stormfly! I have newwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwssssssssss!" Something runs past the blue dragon and hit the side of the fireplace, making a mess of things there. A bright blue dragon with frightening eyes flies towards the fallen being and sighs.

"Speedy, what have I told you about running too fast?" The light blue dragon chides with his 10 year old boy voice, making the green dragon with no wings and a red-tipped tail scratch the back of its head.

"Haha…S-Sorry, Flighty." She said in a young girl's voice. Her look turns into realization. "Ah! Wait, Lady Stormy, we have big news!"

The blue dragon, Stormfly, raises a brow. "It better not be a false alarm."

Speedy shakes her head. "It's not! We saw a human entering this castle!"

For a moment, everyone went quiet. The room is as quiet as an empty house. A human, in their castle…What could this mean?

"Speedy, tell us the truth. Is it a girl or a boy?" The red dragon asks, intrigued by the sudden news of an arrival.

Speedy shakes her head sadly. "Neither. He's a weird old man with a funny beard and one of his hands has a hook."

"Aweeesome…A pirate!" One of the two-headed dragon's head, Barf, said before the other one glares at it.

"No, stupid Barf. We need a young person who's good enough for him." Belch explains before facing Stormfly. "So, what are we going to do with the visitor? Scare him away?"

"God no. We're trying to get help. Not scaring it away!" Hookfang glares at the twins and releases a huff of his breath. He turns to his sister with a concern look. "What do we do with the stranger?"

Stormfly taps her chin for a moment. The sound in the room is only filled with patience and the 'tick tock' sound from a clock. Suddenly, Stormfly grins.

"I got it. We should let him feel comfortable and maybe he'll tell us about his family. Who knows? He might have a daughter!"

"You know we're hooking our little bro up, not you, right?"

Stormfly glares at Hookfang but keeps silent. Flightmare's eyes widen with shock and he waves his claws.

"No no no! We are not allowed to have strangers around here! His highness would not be pleased!"

"Come on! He's asleep now and he wouldn't know! We just squeeze out some info from the man, get him to our side, bring his child and BOOM! No harm, no foul!" Speedy grins at the light blue dragon.

"But-"

"Excellent idea, Speedy! Come on, we need to hurry!"

"Hang on a moment, Lady Stormfly!" Flightmare shouts, narrowing his eyes a bit. "How are WE-" He gestures to their forms. "-going to speak to him WITHOUT scaring the man?!"

No one have an answer to his question.

~With Gobber~

"By Thor's Hammer…Hiccup sure would love this place."

Although, he knows the child would be slightly frighten. The walls are black in gloom with cobwebs and old stairs, red, ripped carpets and curtains in the large room. It's only when Gobber enter the entrance door did he find such a state in this castle.

"Such a sad state, is it?"

"Mm…'fraid so…Eh?" Gobber turns around to find the mysterious voice. It was a female, young and child-like.

"Who are you, mister?" This time, a male voice speaks in a way a 10 year old would sound like.

"I should be the one askin' that!"

"Relax…We're here to help you." Gobber hears another voice. He sees something at the corner of his eyes. A lit candle. "Follow us. Our Lady would like to speak to you."

And so he did. He found himself in the living room, seeing the fireplace lit with fire and a soft, large chair in front of it.

"Have a seat." A very mature, female voice say and something pushes him to the chair. Not wanting to anger the host, he took a seat.

"Now this is strange…Just who are you all?" He asks before noticing the cup of fresh, hot tea next to the chair and he takes a sniff of it.

"We're the residence of this place and we're pretty much alone. We're glad you came to visit us. Do you like Oolong Tea? It's been pretty cold here."

"Well, winter is coming 'round now. So…can I have a name and see what you all look like?"

"My name is Stormfly. I'm sorry but we're not allowed to show ourselves to strangers. For now, you're our guest and we appreciate it if you respect us being hidden."

He takes a sip at the tea and raises a brow. They seem nice and the tea isn't spiked. But it is suspicious to not show yourself.

"So, Mr-"

"Please, call me Gobber."

"Alright. So, Gobber, do you have any children?"

Gobber lets out a guffaw. "By Thor, no. I'm not married yet."

"Oh…" The voice sounds disappointed. Maybe she's interested in marriage topic?

"Well, I know someone who's married. He's my best friend. His name is Stoick."

"Oh? What about his wife?"

Gobber shows a sad expression. "Well…she died long ago…Poor man didn't even manage to say goodbye to her…"

"O-Oh…I'm sorry to hear that…" The sound of a cup clicking a small plate fills the room. Gobber chuckles softly and smiles sadly.

"Yes…But he does have a son, a young lad named Hiccup."

The woman laughs softly. "That's a peculiar name."

"It was the name his late mother picked. But the poor lad is…unpopular."

"How so?" Gobber can imagine the woman lifting a brow. "Is he problematic?"

"No no! It's more like he sticks his nose in every book and always wanting to do something exciting. Our little town has very little excitement. Stoick is the chief but I think Hiccup takes up his appearance and personality from his mother. The only thing he inherited from his father is possibly the stubbornness."

"But I'm sure he's a catch in this village of yours."

"Nope. He did attract a deranged suitor though. But he and Stoick don't find him…um…marriage suitable." Gobber suddenly has a look of interest. "Are you plannin' to meet him for a date?"

"God, no." Her laugh fills the room before she continues. "I'm only interested in girls."

Well, that's an unexpected turn of events.

Before Gobber can ask though, something slams open the door and he hears something running.

"L-Lady S-Stormfly! He's coming! He's coming!"

"Speedy, calm down. Who's coming?"

"Y-Your brother! It's his Highness! Prince-"

But the voice stops and Gobber sees a shadow casting over him. He turns around and looks above the chair, finding a pair of silted, angry eyes.

It was like staring at the Devil himself.

"Who are you?" A growling voice said, making Gobber almost thought he's part animal. "WHY have you come here!? Strangers are not supposed to be here in daylight hours! Now I'll ask again…who are you!?" He speaks in an angry voice, practically roaring with anger.

"My name is Gobber a-and…I just got lost and…and…" That's when he notices. From the light of the fire from the fireplace, he looks at the little features.

Claws gripping the chair.

Teeth as sharp as razors.

Eyes silted and dangerous.

And black wings. Black draconic wings.

"WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?!" The being roars out his discomfort, throwing the chair to the other side of the room and walks in what looks like all fours.

"I-I wasn't staring!" Gobber denies but he knew he's lying to himself. The being seems to know too, for he bares his teeth.

"You came here to mock me at my misery, are you? ARE YOU!?"

"N-NO! I didn't mean to-" Something sharp grabs the collar of his shirt. "Oi, let go! Let go!"

"I won't let you mock me anymore…Maybe a time in the dungeon shall teach you to never mess with the Beast!"

"No! Let me go! I have a home to get to! No! NOO!"

The being leaves the living room with Gobber in tow and drags him down the stairs to the dungeon, the sounds of shackles and screams filling the air…

The sound of Gobber's screams and the angry roar made Boneknapper knew his master is in trouble. But with the gates closed tight, he decided to find help. He turns around and gallops through the forest, heading for the village.

He needs to find someone who can help with this situation. Someone who can be smart enough to get into the castle, get Gobber and leave with him unseen.

Hiccup. He needs to find Hiccup!

Well, here's the next chapter, folks! I'm sorry for the OOCness on Gobber's part but I just can't find anything else to find this. ^^" Besides, I know how anxious you all are for the next chapter.

And before anyone of you ask about HTTYV, I'll update it when I can. Besides that, holiday just started! Woot! :D So I might update a bit faster...or not. Whatever fits my mood.

Mii-kun: or your laziness.

Me: Okay, that is a good point.

Kuro: and your game addiction.

Me: Fine, that too.

Mii-kun: and that novel you're working on in Wattpad.

Me: OK2, WE GET IT! I'M A LAZY PERSON! == GOD DAMN YOU TWO!

Mii-kun: Hahaha! }:3 Lu-chan does not own HTTYD or Beauty and the Beast.

Kuro: She does, however, own the stories she makes on Wattpad. Read and review!