DISCLAIMER: All How to Train your Dragon characters and all Yu-Gi-Oh characters are NOT mine. All rights belong to their respective companies. The only thing that's mine is my OCs and any twists and turns I throw into the cannon plotline.
That being said, this story is an AU of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime.
Jackie crouched on the branch willing her skin to blend into the surrounding foliage. She watched as two dragon hunters strode underneath her perch. Although armed, they walked casually and murmured jokes to each other. Jackie huffed. They wouldn't be enjoying themselves for long. She shifted her emerald eyes up and left at a faraway outcropping of rock. She could only move at the signal. The pipe that lay in her clenched hand shifted downward at the two hunters. A flash of light pulsed from the rocks. Jackie brought the pipe to her mouth and blew in two short bursts. Darts filled with a natural sedative sliced through the air hitting the two hunters. The dragon hunters dropped within seconds.
Nice shot Sister chimed in the recesses of Jackie's mind.
Jackie smirked, Nice shot indeed.
Jackie swung down from the tree and landed with a soft thud as her metal prosthesis made contact with the soft dirt. Two figures emerged from the surrounding shadows. Hiccup Haddock gave her a congratulatory two-fingered salute as Astrid Hofferson lightly punched her shoulder.
"Nice work, now let's go." Hiccup ordered in a low voice.
The women nodded and the group started running toward the outpost. Their footfalls fell silent on the forest floor as the trees sped past them. Jackie let out a low trill that was answered from the nearby riders waiting for the second part of their plan to be put into play. Jackie felt relieved as she thought back to the weeks of training at Dragon's Edge. All their efforts to drive a wedge between Viggo and Victor rode on this mission. The muttonheads actually listened to me for once. Jackie thought.
Yes, they have learned well to be silent and decisive in their actions. They might make fine Keepers someday. Sister agreed as the trio leaped over debris sitting at the edge of the forest.
Jackie rolled her eyes, Yeah right, sis, I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Then again, Jackie, we might not have a choice in the matter. Victor may seal off our only way home if we are not successful. Jackie felt a tear roll down her cheek as she stopped behind Hiccup and Astrid as they observed a multitude of dragons trapped in coral cages.
I am ready to make this our home even if that means making our friends Keepers. The Keepers must survive somewhere since that bastard destroyed our people.
That's why we need Victor. If we can go back in time before this whole mess started, then our people would still be alive. Sister appeared at Jackie's side and squeezed her shoulder in comfort. Have faith my sister. Jackie sent her a mental hug.
I don't know what I'd do without you.
Jackie held out her hand to a trapped gronckle using her aura to calm the dragon. The gronckle's rough snout brushed her palm and stepped away from the cage opening as Jackie knelt down and unlatched the lock. Nearby the other riders freed the rest of the trapped dragons. With a burst of air, the freed reptiles soared away from the island. Hiccup grinned at the sight and patted Toothless as Toothless warbled a happy sound.
"Ok, gang, let's go home." He said hoping on Toothless' back.
The riders cheered and took off. Jackie furrowed her brow and called upon the dragon merged within her spirit. The transformation process was always unpleasant, but she relished flying free in the air with her friends. Something Hiccup always envied her for. Stretching her wings, she took off using her metal tailfin to propel her away from the island. The group flew past a lone mountain riddled with caves. Jackie paused as she glanced at it. It was only a year ago that she had to banish her sister Sarah to a thousand years in the ice. A year since she discovered the powers beyond Princess of the Keepers. Her sacrifice that caused her to bear the Queen's Rage. The gold cuffs on Jackie's wrists glowed briefly as she heard Sarah's voice echo around her.
"Jackie….."
Jackie watch out! Sister cried.
Jackie let out a roar as pain shot through her right shoulder. She twisted and searched the island for the culprit. A man stood at the mouth of one of the caves smirking triumphantly. He wielded a large crossbow and was dressed in the finest furs. His crimson hair stood out as it was blown about in the wind. Jackie glared and bared her teeth as the other riders surrounded to protect her. Victor. This whole trip was a set up. Astrid hopped from Stormfly's back onto Jackie's and inspected the arrow lodged within Jackie's flesh. "Hiccup, it's a dragon root arrow!" Astrid yelled. Hiccup and Heather paled as the others gulped nervously. The Queen's Rage combined with dragon root while Jackie was in her dragon form meant certain disaster. Not a good sign as they had only rescued Jackie from the hunters a month beforehand.
Jackie shook her head as she felt deep anger rise from the darkest corners of her mind. She wanted to burn the man that had caused her so much grief. She wanted burning, murderous revenge. She wanted all perverted people who would dare harm her love ones to burn; drowning in an unending sea of fire and fury. She wanted it badly, and the Queen's Rage promised fulfillment of her desires.
Jackie, calm your thoughts! Sister warned wincing from the onslaught of Jackie's thoughts. Jackie ignored Sister's warning and let the rage burn an uncontrollable fire. Panic rose within Sister as Jackie teetered on the edge of insanity. She could not allow this to happen again. Jackie's rage had affected Sister in her core while they were captured by the hunters. Sure she had better control than Jackie did, but her own self-control was the most she could do. Shielding herself from Jackie's anger unable to help. In her dragon form, blinded by hate, Jackie would be destructive on the hunters and on her friends. Anger would make her actions seem justified, but Sister knew Jackie was terrified by the Queen's Rage.
Evil or not, life is still life. I cannot allow her to take it while blinded like this. Sister heaved a heavy sigh and set her jaw in determination. I am sorry sister. Sister gathered her aura and lashed out at Jackie's mind causing Jackie to shriek in pain before falling unconscious.
Heather watched with trepidation was Jackie's dragon eyes turned from emerald to ruby. Windshear shifted underneath her growling a small warning to Heather. Jackie strained her wings against Windshear's grip as she snarled at the hunters standing in the cave. The other riders were providing cover trying to make an escape from the flying arrows and blasts from the hunters' dragons. With a loud screech, Jackie ripped herself from Windshear's claws driving deep gashes into her belly. Heather urged Windshear after Jackie as she yelled, "ASTRID, RUBY!" Her call was echoed by the other riders as they strained to catch Jackie before she did something she regretted.
All Jackie could see was a haze of red that obscured her vision and muddled her thoughts. She could sense a voice calling out to her but she could not recognize the voice. The rage flowing in her veins urged her to focus on her gold cuffs on her scaly legs gave off a faint glow as a stab of pain shot through Jackie's mind. She screeched as her body convulsed. Darkness overtook her as she fell to the ocean.
An image of pyramids and burning sand flashed before her eyes.
Exotic spices filled her senses.
She saw a fuzzy image of a boy with spiky hair.
Multitude of sounds surrounded Jackie. She couldn't see anything nor could she move. Why couldn't she move? Everything was a bright blur. Jackie let out a fitful cry and she felt a soft hand brush her cheek. A woman's voice made gentle shushing noises as Jackie was rocked back and forth. Another cry sounded nearby. The cry resonated with Jackie. She knew that cry, but who did it belong to?
"Everything is alright…..Ashira…..Ashira…...Ashie…..Jackie….."
"Jackie!"
Jackie's eyes shot open as she sat up gasping for air. Astrid sighed in relief and sat back into her position. The gang was sitting on the deck of a ship chained to the mast. Their dragons crouched in a large cage. Dragon hunters circled them armed with dragon root tipped spears. Jackie growled and attempted to get up, but she was stopped by chains around her ankles and waist. She turned her head towards the others, "Are you guys alright?"
"Yeah, we're fine." Hiccup replied.
"Of course they're fine." Victor's deep voice sounded by Jackie's ear, " I always keep my promises do I not?"
Jackie jerked away from Victor, but hissed as the chains rubbed against her bleeding abdomen.
"Do be careful my dear. I'd hate for you to bleed out on me especially since we have so much to catch up on." Victor purred as he stepped in front of Jackie.
"You know we would rather die than be taken to Viggo." Jackie spat venomously.
Victor smirked and ran his dagger down her cheek making a shallow cut. Jackie stared back unflinching determined to not show how much she was trembling. "Who said I was taking you to Viggo?"
Everyone stared at Victor dumbfounded.
"Then what do you want with us?" Snotlout said rather annoyed.
"I don't want anything to do you you lot." Victor said dismissing the larger group, "Jackie and I have some unfinished business, and I don't want you interfering again."
Victor heaved Jackie to her feet who winced as her injuries were agitated. Sister supplied Jackie with a bit of her strength to soothe her pain. Jackie sent a silent thanks to her friend. Victor tapped his foot against the deck. A chorus of cranks and groans sounded beneath them. Alarmed, Jackie was about to utter a question when Sister gave a cry of pain. The golden cuffs faintly glowed beneath the fur bracers covering Jackie's forearms. Victor turned Jackie around as a dark dimensional portal opened up in front of them. Jackie grimaced. Fate had decided to throw her into another loop. Sister's painful cry usually indicated another portal jump. Nonetheless no matter how hard Victor tried to ruin her life, Jackie would fight with every fibre of her being to put a stop to his mad schemes.
"Time to take you home." Victor said as the pair stepped through the black hole. The screams of her friends died away as they fell through a dark abyss.
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