8east: First chapter/prologue! I don't see the difference. Just read and enjoy, and tell me what you think.
LOVE ALL YOU HIJACKERS/FROSTCUPPERS OUT THERE!
Flushed for Winter
Chapter One. WOOT.
"FASTER! C'mon, Toothless, we can do this!"
Thunder roared as the battle raged on. The Vikings of Berk were definitely winning, with the advantage of pure manpower and dragons on their side. Alvin's army was slowly crushed, most of his remaining men choosing to flee the battle.
So Alvin had decided to play dirty.
As Stoick neared him, eyes narrowed and ready to strike, he grabbed the nearest person by the wrist.
"IF I GO DOWN, SHE'LL BE COMING WITH ME!" He roared; spit flying from his lips, his eyes bloodshot. The one he grabbed had been a beautiful teenaged blonde, her eyes wide with terror as Alvin neared the edge of the cliff.
Astrid. Alvin had taken Astrid. They were so close to the edge, they were going to fall−
Hiccup needed no further notion; he stepped down hard on the pedal, urging Toothless towards the two. He couldn't let Astrid fall! It was a straight drop into the ocean, and though the water was deep enough to save someone from dying…
Those rocks would kill them. Sharp, jagged and sticking out of the water like middle-fingers Snotlout and Tuffnut flashed at him when they got annoyed by his lectures.
"Astrid! Hold out your hand!"
And finally, they neared them, Toothless in a diving position as they followed Alvin and Astrid over the cliff.
She gasped, her hand stretched out, like his. He grit his teeth and grasped the tip of her fingers, yanking her into his arms.
Yes!
But his victory was short-lived.
Alvin, with a final cry of rage, flung his chain towards the trio, the sharp edge snagging Hiccup's prosthetic foot. He gasped as he was jerked off the saddle, releasing Astrid immediately and flipping over so his back was facing Alvin, staring at his two closest friends.
"HICCUP! HOLD ON, WE'LL SAVE YOU!"
The blonde gripped Toothless' saddle tightly and she leaned her body forwards, urging the Night Fury to go faster.
But Hiccup shook his head.
As they fell, the bottom was nearing. There wouldn't be enough time.
He looked his best friend in the eyes.
"Go."
Toothless and Astrid looked back at him fearfully. Then without warning, Toothless flew off into the air straight ahead, a heart-breaking roar filling his ears accompanied by Astrid's cries of his name.
He closed his eyes, trying to block out gruesome images as he felt Alvin jerk to a stop, releasing his chain.
Hiccup opened them again as he fell deeper in-between the rocks.
The last thing he saw was the moon.
It all went black.
North looked up from the jigsaw puzzle he had been working on, pushing an annoying little elf away from his masterpiece (the little runt had been trying to solve it, but he was only messing it up more apparently).
This feeling… he neared the window of his personal workshop, pushing it open with a finger.
The moon's rays beamed down onto his face, his white beard gleaming brightly in the night.
His eyes widened.
"A new spirit is born."
North blinked. What? A new… spirit? He knew it was a rare occurrence... spirits being born. He remembered his birth, it was a day into the winter season .
His lips twitched upwards as he thought of winter, and coincidentally, Jack Frost. That boy was like a son to him. It had been a while since he had seen the spirit, after the whole fiasco with Pitch−
No, no, North. Stay focused.
"The a new spirit... Now I wonder what his title is." He murmured, eye-balling the Man in the Moon, and then heaving a sigh.
"Be patient. He will come to you. For like Jack, he serves a great purpose."
North rubbed his temples. "I hope this young one will be able to find his way… from what young Jack Frost has said, it doesn't sound easy waking up alone… without memories…" He trailed off, an unamused look on his face as he flicked away the elf that had been poking him with a hammer.
The moon simply shone back at him. It seemed that the Man in the Moon was done talking for the moment.
"New spirit… I hope you find your way."