Hi everyone! So, this was inspired when I first saw the trailers for season 6. Who else is excited? But I will be gone on the release date, so I want to do this now while I still can. So, without further ado,
On with the Fic!
She tried to get out of there as fast as she could to defend Berk. But she saw them coming at her into the Great Hall. Three of them. Astrid jumped behind the chair behind her, and kicked it violently at one of the Hunters coming at her.
But it wasn't enough. She and one of them began fighting, violently, both striking blows, and only one of them hitting their target. The other came behind her and grabbed her waist, pinning her to him. The other hunter approached her, nose bloodied and eye bruised, and said in a chilling tone, "Not so confi'ent now, a'e ya?" she just stared him down and kicked him violently in his most vulnerable area, causing him to bend over.
"Oops… Hope you didn't want kids," She smarted off. Geez, Astrid. Hiccup is really rubbing off on you, isn't he?
He stood up even before he gathered his bearings, knees slightly bent. He violently grabbed her face, forcing her to look at him. "You won't be so darin' as to kick a man by the time Krogan's done wich you."
She stared at him, eyes glaring daggers, and kicked again, hitting the same target, then threw her head back, dazing the man behind her, causing him to release his hold.
She ran out of the great hall, heading to the armory to get some sort of weapon. She got an axe, that felt weird to her, but what can you do in less than 3 minutes? Astrid ran out of the armory, to fight against hunters on the ground. But she made the biggest mistake any warrior can make in the midst of battle.
She turned her back on an enemy that wasn't one hundred percent dead.
He grabbed her leg, and pulled, causing her to lose balance and fall. Two other hunters picked up the (literally) fallen shieldmaiden by the arms, and began dragging her away.
She struggled as hard as she possibly could, but they only tightened their grasp and yanked her back. They dragged her over in the direction of the docks, trying to contain her. From above, she saw Krogan atop a titan wing Singetail. She yelled at him, now filled with adrenaline, "You'll never take Berk!" and began struggling again.
He shouted back to her. "From the looks of things, we already have."
Anger overwhelmed her and she struggled again, but the hunters holding her captive only tightened their hold and kept dragging her along as if they would a kitten.
She didn't stop struggling until they got to the docks. Then she realized what was happening.
She was losing. She…was a prisoner. They were taking her to get information to kill Hiccup and most likely Stoick and everyone else.
"No, no, no, no!" she cried in desperation. And in one final attempt to find hope, she called out.
"Hiccup!"
Hiccup was in the air fighting against the fliers, along with Heather and Dagur, the twins, Stoick, Gobber, and most of the A-Team. Everyone else was on the ground, fighting the invading hunters on the ground. For him, everything was a blur, but clear. Everything happened quickly, but clearly. Vividly. And he hated that.
After blowing through a couple dozen fliers, he and Krogan were face to face.
"Let's finish this." He growled.
Krogan smiled at his opponent. She looked at something in the corner of his eye and said, "Until next time, Hiccup Haddock," Then he flew off in the opposite direction, all his fliers and the hunters retreating after him.
Hiccup was relieved, and confused at the same time. Krogan was not one to give up that easily.
Then he heard a voice. "Hiccup!"
He looked down to see Astrid in between two hunters who were trying to get her into a ship, Viggo's ship, desperately struggling to escape. They got on the ship, literally dragging her with them, and then one of the hunters gave a violent blow to her head. She immediately fell limp in their arms.
"Astrid!"
Stoick and Snotlout came to join Hiccup while they watched Viggo came out from the shadows of the cargo hold below deck, staking menacingly toward the young woman and her captors. Viggo grabbed her by her waist and took her from the hunters. He held her firmly against his body facing outwards. Her head rested on Viggo's shoulder, knocked out from the blow to the head the hunters gave her.
Hiccup was not happy at this point in time.
Oh, he knew that she was limp, not purposefully doing this, but it was Viggo.
He touched her.
He touched Astrid.
He touched his Astrid.
Viggo grabbed a knife from his belt and pressed it against Astrid's throat.
"No!" Hiccup screamed.
"Those who fight and run away live to fight another day, Hiccup." Viggo said in his smart way. "I suggest you take this advice or else she will never see another day," he smirked.
Toothless almost lunged forward, and when he made that sudden movement, Viggo pressed the knife harder into Astrid's neck.
"No, Toothless," Hiccup said gently, placing a hand on his dragon's head.
He looked up at Viggo and Astrid, glaring daggers at Viggo. "You won't get away with this, Viggo," he said to himself. He began to fly in the other direction.
"Oh, and Hiccup," Viggo continued. Hiccup stopped his flying. "If any of my men see any dragon, rider or no, following us, she will die." He paused but said nothing before he and his father and cousin began flying towards the Great Hall where everyone gathered.
"Hiccup! What are we going to do?" Snotlout was also worried for Astrid's life.
"We will wait."
"What?!"
"I have a plan."
Stoick came over and placed a firm hand on his son's shoulder.
"Why don't' ya fill us in?"
So, there is the first chapter. I promise you, that is not the end, there will be at least one more chapter, I am working full time I promise, I just needed to get this part done, and my brain is, as I say, typed out, for right now. But I will get on it ASAP, and before Thursday afternoon.
Sorry if Hiccup seemed a bit OOC when it comes to Astrid, you know, getting captured and all that, I swear I thought of the scene in DOB where Hiccup began freaking out when his dad was captured by Dagur, but I decided not to in this case. You'll see why next time.
Please tell me what you thought of this, NO FLAMES PLEASE! Kind constructive criticism is obviously welcome though. I am very interested in what you thought about this. I personally thought it went by a little fast, but that is really up to you.
Also, I am sorry for any grammar mistakes, I tried to run through it the best I could. Thanks again and remember,
'Always do right. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.'
~Lightning
