It was raining, again. As water was pouring from the heavens, wetting the streets and the few unlucky people that caught outside at this late hour in this weather, a figure walked down the streets. A hooded figure to be exact, rather tall, wearing a brown leather raincoat. The raincoat was closed using a grey leather belt. The figure walked down the endless streets of Hopeless unnoticed by the few remaining outside. It wasn't uncommon to have strange people walking here, Hopeless was after all, the most sought out place for criminals, as the village was owned by a mayor steel industry. This made sure there were plenty of jobs, and few helpful people to make sure that working hours were humane, it was perfect.
As the figure continues down the street, she stops at a corner building nearby the town center. She looks up to look at the message the sign had to say. The sign was a small round shield, suspended by weather worn ropes, 'The Squeaky cog, Distillery and Inn.' It said with a large painting of a copper gear on the back. As a flash of lightning hit, we see the bottom half of our subjects face, a small grin was plastered and there was a small cut on the chin of this person, next to her face we could see a long brown hair, tied into two braids, sliding down the side of, presumably her, neck.
She walked into the Inn and was greeted by a warm air of sweat, booze, and coal stoked machinery. The tables in this place were worn, just like every other piece of furniture. As she walked down the small Inn she carefully looked around her, she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, there were 4 man playing music to lighten the mood on such a dark rainy day, everywhere she looked she saw, slumped down sailors, probably passed out due to the amount of alcohol, or worn out workers, done with their 6 day week of slaving away in the factory from sunrise to dawn. Two city guards, wearing comfterble steel plate armor were sitting somewhere in the middle, talking about when and where the next dragon raid would be.
She passed through the crowd and ordered a gobbled of ale at the bar, she left some copper coins as payment and sat down in the corner of the Inn, still scanning her surroundings. It was noisy in the Inn, a good sign, when people are quiet something bad is going on, like guards looking for a certain vigilante or said vigilante being spotted by some random worker, so far, everything was perfect.
Her attention what quickly drawn away when she noticed that the band was switching songs, this song she knew all too well, as for she knew that listening to it, would only bring her good. It told her if they were any further with finding her, forcing her back to that forsaken hellhole called Berk.
As the music picked up, she heard the first line roll out of the second man of the small band.
Take to the skies me hearties me hearties
Take to the skies, to the white aboves
Take to the skies me hearties me hearties
Look for her no more her loves
She took to the skies me hearties me hearties
She took to the skies, fled her own fate
She took to the skies, me hearties me hearties
Sadly enough they were trapped by her bait
Take to the skies, me hearties me hearties
Take to the skies, to search for berks heir
Take to the skies me hearties me hearties
The freedom, the glory, nothing compares
She took to the skies me hearties me hearties
She took to the skies in her ship so strong
She took to the skies me hearties me hearties
With her companion she'll never go wrong
They travels the skies, me hearties me hearties,
They travels the sky, some captains their fodder
They travels the skies, me hearties me hearties
The chief of Berk he hunts for his daughter
Take to the skies, me hearties me hearties
Take to the skies, the hunt for berks heir
Take to the skies me hearties me hearties
The freedom, the glory, nothing compares
They fight in the skies me hearties me hearties
They fight in the skies, they blast down those curse
They fight in the skies me hearties me hearties
He looks at an airship, his minds set on her.
Take to the skies me hearties me hearties,
Take to the skies, to this tale ya old hark
Take to the skies, me hearties me hearties
A new fire burns it take but a spark
She looks to the skies, me hearties me hearties
She looks to the skies, her dragon acts odd
She looks to the skies me hearties me hearties
What will she need to fulfill her heart
She roams in the skies me hearties me hearties
She roams in the skies, for a grave price she paid
She roams in the skies me hearties me hearties
She'd did all she could but then he spots her shade.
The call of the skies me hearties me hearties
The call of the skies to there shall he rise
The call of the skies me hearties me hearties
To chase down their heir they take to the skies
Follow them to the skies me hearties me hearties
Follow them to the skies her cruel fate have they heard
Follow them to the skies, me hearties me hearties
The devil at her side, she'll see them burn
Take to the skies for king or for country
Take to the skies for passion fame
Take to the skies for freedom or glory
No matter the reason it amounts to the same
Take to the skies me hearties me hearties
Take to the skies the hunt for berks heir
Take to the skies me hearties me hearties
The freedom the glory nothing compares
As the story was finished she had all her machines working up in that grey mass of her. "She'd did all she could but then he spots her shade." It couldn't be, did they find her? Did they take to the skies as well? 'Shit' She thought. 'Now we'll be on the run again. Time to inform the crew.' She quickly stood up and Hurried out of the Inn, pushing the drunk sailors out of her way. She had no time for them. The song must have been updated a few days ago, they had only anchored near Hopeless for a few hours, so it couldn't be about that. As fast and quietly as she could she ran towards the docks, not the water based ones, no. Those were called the port in this age, the docks were for the newer version of transport, based on a high cliff she found them, together with the bay. All around her were ships, ranging from small spotting balloons, to humorous flouting fortresses capable of taking out entire fleets, she glanced through the dimly lit industrial area, she knew she'd spotted her ride as she saw a pair of Emerald green eyes looking back at her. Sadly enough they were on the top of a large hangar. She grabbed a grappling hook from her satchel and threw it onto the roof of the hanger, the metal made a loud noise as it hit the steel armored roof of the warehouse. She quickly scaled the wall as she heard staff coming out off the hangar, when she reached the top she pulled the last part of rope after her quickly, before stuffing it, and the hook, back in her satchel.
"Why won't you ever make it easy on me?" She silently scolded the dragon. The beast looked at her with an amused smirk before bowing down to let her on its back, she pulled off one of her boots revealing a strange contraption consisting of wood and stone, which was replacing the lower part of her left leg. She turned a wooden ring that was at the base of the contraption 180 degrees, making the metal leg slide in and a metal hook come out, She then attached this hook to some other metal mechanism build into the creatures saddle. "Okay bud, ready to go." She told the dragon silently. The beast crouched and spread his wings, he jumped into the air with all its force and quickly maneuvered out off the industrial area.
"Hurry back to the ship Toothless, they're on our track." She told the dragon.
Toothless responded with a approving grumble as he quickened their pace. Together they disappeared into the night sky, like they had done many times before.
AN:
Hello everyone, this is just the beginning of what I hope will be a awesome story. The shanty is made by Jacob Burgess , a great voice actor, I found this at the muse games YouTube channel, it's called 'Take to the skies (A Guns of Icarus Shanty)' I hope you like it, I altered it a bit to fit the story I'm thinking about.
To clear a them things up here are some facts about the story:
Hiccup will be female, I don't know if I'll call her Hiccup, Hicca, or something else, if you have suggestions, I'd love to hear them. She will be somewhere between 18 and 21 in this story.;
As you may have guessed this is going to be a steam-/ diesel-punk AU, so It'll contain thing like airships, FLAK cannons, rifled firearms and some other advances in technology, if this isn't your interest, I'm sorry. ;
I haven't decided if I'll gender bend other characters, if you have suggestions, please do tell, like if Fem!Hiccup's lover should be a OC or something. If you want your own OC in this story please send it in the reviews and I will try to add it, she will need her own crew, and I'm planning on making this story really detailed. ;
If you want to add your OC please list the following things:
Name, Gender, Occupation(I.E. : Engineer, Merchant, Gunner Etc.), Appearance (Really important please be as descriptive as you grey mass called brain will let you be :D ), Background, Relation towards other already excising people or other OC's, Dragon (This probably be reserved for Hicca/cups crew only, because this will take place in a time in a place where the war with dragons is still going on!), Any extra's maybe something like, likes or dislike, clothing, Special tools.
If you want to find my main source of inspiration for the whole steam-/dieselpunk things check out the Guns Of Icarus Wikia. Some equipment will be findable there. Also some of the weapons that will be mounted on the ship! You can also visit it to fuel you imagination, if you have ideas for the story please send it to me, I'll hope to be updating this every week but I'm not sure if I'm going to make that seeing as I'll be also busy with my other story.
Happy readings for future chapters and I'll see y'all around.
R4y