Grin widening I turned the wheel and yanked the handbrake up, laughing as I drifted sideways around the bend, the squeal of tires mixing with the shrieking of the police sirens. The chaotic symphony of sound making my heart pound and my mouth go dry. Straightening up I downshifted to get a boost in revs before rocketing round the corner and turning right, the crackle of the police radio in the front seat followed by the jubilant shouts told me the police thought they had a chance of catching me as the road lead to the mountain, which had one way up and one way down. Dirt and dust flew as I roared down the unpaved road, drifting round every steep switchback turn.
A large outcropping of rock provided the perfect cover, sweeping round a wide handbrake turn I killed the engine and waited. Four police car with blaring sirens shot past, and as soon as they were out of site I started the engine back up and made my way back down the mountain.
Tearing through the town I managed to pick up another two police cars and with my new entourage I took off again, leading them on another merry old chase through the small town of Berk. Ahh yes Berk my home, cheerful little place, if you didn't count the pests. They go by 'The Dragons' and I am their leader, yes me, Hiccup horrendous haddock III but they don't know me by that name, no they know me as 'The NightFury'.
Loud and obnoxious horns made me look to the left and I spotted a red sports car pull along side me, huge flames decorated the wheel arches and sides. Smirking at Snotlout and Hookfang I turned to the right and tried not to grin when I spotted Astrid and Stormfly, a sleek blue car with an iridescent finish and yellow spikes dotted here and there. Easing up I waited and sure enough minutes later a humongous 4x4 painted a rather dull looking brown pulling in behind me, that was Fishlegs and Meatlug and announcing themselves with their usual flair, the twins in their twin engine monstrosity called Barf and Belch, swerved in front of me.
Grinning I started accelerating and with a bit of shuffling rearranged the line up so the twins fell in the middle and I led the pack, the police cars numbers slowly increased and after five minutes of driving along the longest road on Berk I flipped my lights off and pulled away from the group. That was the signal to split up and disappear.
At this time of night with the lights off it was impossible for the police to find me, my car who I affectionately called Toothless is a sleek black thing, low to the ground and a little wider than most cars it was aerodynamics personified. Which is why I love this part of the night, pushing the little blue button with an 'S' on it, most would expect a speed boost as some kind of 'sport' mode. However what did happen was the engine went almost silent barely hum to give us away, and that was the wonder of 'stealth mode'.
Spotting the huge lit up sign that said 'Thank you for visiting Berk, please drive safely!' I slowed and turned left off the road just after the sign, there was a large dirt lay-by and then a sheer cliff face, accelerating towards the cliff I ignored the small part of me that screamed every time I did this. The thick vines covering the cliff parted as I drove through them and I flicked the lights back on as I navigated the pitch black tunnel, eventually down shifting and accelerating up the steep ramp that led into a stunning little cove.
Steep stone walls encircled the space and there was a small lake on the far side, slowing down I drove Toothless over to the natural stone overhang that I had reinforced with metal and now used as a garage. Parking and jumping out I stretched and lifted my helmet off, raking my fingers through my sweaty hair I sighed and approached the small and mostly standard car I normally drove. While it would be better for my cover if I drove a piece of junk I just couldn't bare it, Toothless was my car, I built him almost from scratch, so going from driving this work of art to a beaten up piece of junk would be hell, and driving was my joy I don't think I could live driving a car like that more than my baby so my everyday car was a small thing painted a nice shade of green that I called Sharpshot, and was what I drove when I couldn't drive Toothless. Sharpshot was a lot faster the he looked as I had essentially rebuilt his engine to make him go faster, he was by no means even close to Toothless for speed but he was fast enough to surprise people when I pushed it.
Grabbing my bag I changed out of the sleek black leather I would wear when I drove Toothless, and pulled on the battered jeans and green t-shirt I had been wearing this morning. Sliding into the drivers seat I inserted the key into the ignition and the engine purred to life, smiling slightly I drove the small car out of a secondary exit to the cove which lead to a small cave near the main road leading to the garage.
Searching the road I was relieved when I saw it empty, I could still hear sirens in the distance which suggested the others hadn't been able to shake the cops yet. Mentally shrugging I pulled out onto the road, driving away from the garage and back towards town. As I turned onto the main high street I noted the silence, thinking that must mean they guys managed to shake the cops I relaxed a little. Only to wince when I rounded the bend passing the police station and saw Hookfang parked in front of the short building.
Snotlout was not going to be happy tomorrow, not at all. He particularly liked that car and whenever he got caught, his dad always sold the car and bought him something else, but it would never be as good until he brought it down to the garage and asked Gobber to trick it out. Course as soon as he left Gobber would then leave me in charge, yeah I worked at the garage, which was a pretty awesome job actually.
Shaking off the random thoughts I finished the drive back home and then parked in the driveway, sliding out of the seat and slamming the door shut, I shuffled over to the door and unlocked it before almost falling inside. Yawning as I shut and relocked the door, I barely managed to get up the stairs to the bedroom before I flopped face first on my bed and passed out.
AN: Okay so its been a while since I posted anything but here you go, I watched a movie the other day and it gave me the idea for this AU so I hope you all love this, its just a little taster, if I get good feedback i'll write longer chapters but this first one is just a trial I guess. Reviews are very welcome and if you have some ideas for how you want this story to go then let me know.
-SL xx