Mission

Light. Too much light. He squinted against the light shining behind his eyelids. He was warm. It enveloped him, like a silken sheet. And whatever his head was resting on...it was strangely soft and very comfortable. He almost didn't want to open his eyes. He just wanted to remain wherever he was. In this mysterious bright, warm, soft, and nice smelling place.

"I think he's waking up," he heard a voice say.

At a voice he didn't recognize he finally opened his eyes.

Hiccup, a young auburn haired man, suddenly found himself looking into the face and grass green eyes of one of the most beautiful women he'd ever seen. The blonde owner of the eyes gave him a beaming smile, her teeth so white they were blinding.

Suddenly another face came into view. This one had a pair of blue eyes. "He's kinda cute," said yet another beautiful woman with strawberry blonde hair white a platinum blonde streak in it. She cocked her head to the side as Hiccup took note of her freckled face.

"I think he's funny looking," came another voice. Hiccup's eyes shifted to the side where he saw a red head standing back, arms crossed over her chest and face uncaring. She was a beauty too, with blue eyes and hair like flames, and oddly enough, small deer like horns coming out of her head. She looked right at him before huffing and looking away.

"He's somewhat attractive...for a mortal," came another voice. Hiccup shifted his eyes to the other side, taking note of a slim and tall woman with pale skin and platinum blonde hair. She, like the others was beautiful.

"Uh..." Hiccup said, not knowing what was going on, where he was, and who these strange beautiful women were. He was not in his village. He was definitely not in his forge. And why did it seem like these women were emitting a strange glow.

"Hi," said the woman who he had his head in her lap.

"Hi?" Hiccup said back. He suddenly sat up before looking around. He looked to be in a grassy field, full of colorful flowers and bathed in a golden glow. It was the most beautiful place he'd ever seen. He turned his head, looking to the women who were surrounding him.

"Uh...where am I?" he asked. "And who are you?"

The women all suddenly shifted and glanced away for a moment as if unsure how to answer his question. The blonde one cleared her throat and pressed the tips of her fingers together awkwardly. "Well...it's a bit difficult to explain..."

"You died," the red head said bluntly.

Hiccup's eyes widened. "What? No," Hiccup said as if that were ridiculous. "This must be a dream," he concluded. How else could he explain the mysterious women who were more beautful than any he'd ever seen. And this place. Had to be a dream.

"What's the last thing you remember?" the platinum blonde asked.

Hiccup looked to her. He pursed his lips in thought. This dream and the figment of his imagination in it were strange. He'd never had a dream like this before. It felt very real. He looked down and ran a hand over the grass as he tried to remeber. "I was heading out to deliver a sword...then I saw a child about to be hit by a runaway cart. I ran toward it and pushed her out of the way...and then..." he trailed off as after that...everything had gone black.

"You died mortal," the red head reiterated. "You saved the girl's life. But lost your own in the process," she explained.

Hiccup's eyes widened and he felt some heavy settle in his stomach. "No," he said quietly. He jumped up and whirled around as he backed away from them. He shook his head. "No. I can't be dead...I," he began to breath hard as panic began to settle on him.

"I'm sorry," the strawberry blonde said in condolences.

"But it is the truth mortal," the platinum blonde said. "You died," she stated, and her tone carried no playfulness. Just pure and simple truth.

Hiccup swallowed, realization settling in before being replaced by acceptance. He felt his eyes begin to water. But with a nisff he wiped them away. "Well at least I did a good thing," he said quietly. He dried his eyes and looked up. "So. Is this the land of the dead?" he asked. "Are you going to take me there?"

The women all looked at each other before the blonde stood up. "This is not the land of the dead. This," she said as she spread her arms grandly to gesture all around them. "Is the realm of the gods," she revealed.

"Well part of it," the strawberry blonde corrected.

"Realm of the gods?" Hiccup said as he arched a brow. "Ok," he said as he ran a hand through his hair. "So what am I doing here?"

The blonde's smile widened as she took a few steps closer. Hiccup nearly backed away but she closed the distance and grabbed his hands. She looked into his eyes with her radiant smile. "For your noble sacrifice the king of the gods has decreed that you, Hiccup Haddock, shall join us. Hiccup, you are now a god," she said.

Hiccup yanked his hands back to reel back in surprise. "What?" he shouted in shock. He looked down at himself, finding he was clad in some kind of black leather armor, and he too seemed to be emmiting a strange green glow around his body.

"I'm Rapunzel," the blonde said, grabbing his attention. "Goddess of the Sun and patron of healers," she said as she placed her hands on her hips.

"I'm Anna. Goddess of Love," the strawberry blonde said.

"I'm Merida," the red head said proudly. "Goddess of the Hunt and the Wilds. Patron of hunters and explorers."

"And I'm Elsa," the platinum blonde said. "Goddess of Winter and the northern winds," she said with much less enthuisasm as the others.

Hiccup looked to them all, recognizing the names of the common goddesses worshipped throughout the land. But this was all so crazy and hard to believe. His mind was on overdrive as he tried to take it all in.

"Alright ladies," came a voice that came fom nowhere. The goddesses and Hiccup looked up. "I'll take it from here," the voice said as it emanated from everywhere and echoed off of nothing. Suddenly there was a flash of white light and Hiccup had to close his eyes. When it died down he looked up, finding himself in a wooden complex. It was cozy and warm, lit by a fireplace.

"Hello," Hiccup gasped and whirled around, finding a man garbed in heavy red clothes and sporting white hair and a full bear. He smiled at him warmly. "Come, come, sit," he said as he gestured to a chair at his side. Hiccup obeyed, finding himself unable to not do so. He took a seat and looked at the man.

"Good to meet you Hiccup. I'm North. King of the Gods," he revealed. Hiccup's eyes widened. "I take it that this is a lot to take in, yes?" Hiccup nodded. "Well, what the women told you was no lie my friend. You died," North said.

"Oh," Hiccup said. Hearing that from the king of the gods himself only made it all the more real.

"I am sorry my friend. But what you did," he said as he smiled at him. "Giving your life for another. It's not something you see a lot nowadays," he said with a nod. "For your sacfrifice I have made you a god."

"But why me?" Hiccup asked in disbelief. "I was just a blacksmit. There are...heroes...kings...people who've done much greater stuff than me. Don't they-"

"Feh," North said as he waved a hand. "It's all about heroic and mighty deeds nowadays. Everyone forgets the little things," North said as he pinched his fingers together. "Small acts of kindness that you, ordinary people do."

"Ok," Hiccup said, not sure how he could possibly question the king of the heaven's decision. "So what am I the god of?" he inquired.

"Ah yes," North said. He cleared hsi throat and sat up straight. "I hereby dub thee, Hiccup, God of the Forge and patron of craftsman," North said formally. Before Hiccup could really let his new title set in North turned to him and leaned in. "But now to business. There's another reason I brought you here Hiccup," he revealed. Hiccup leaned in to hear him better. "You see, mortals are unique, special, wonderful. They're capable of so much. And they're so much more fascinating and complex than we gods," North said.

"Hiccup. I want you to teach the younger goddess' about what it means to love. To truly love," North revealed.

Hiccup spluttered and turned a red. "Me? But I never married. I've barely had any lovers. How am I-"

"You're a human," North interrupted. "And only you can truly love. Once you've taught them about love I also want you to pick one of them to be your wife," he suddenly added.

Hiccup blinked, at first thinking he'd misheard them. Then he leapt up. "What!?"

North slapped his hand on a knee. "Yes. Humans. So wonderful. You're reactions," he said as he laughed at Hiccup's shocked face. "Now go on and get to know your suitors. Oh, and don't tell them about your mission," he said as he waved his hand. With another flash of white light Hiccup found himself back in the meadow. The goddesses stood before him, staring at him curiously.

Hiccup blinked as he stared at them all. He was supposed to marry one of them? He looked to the cloudy sky above them and threw his hands up.

"WHAT!?"

new story idea. Harem story

or basically my excuse to make Hiccup have sex with everybody! Lots of lemony goodness to come.