A/N this story is not a part of the Noble Series
Chapter One: Ghost Stories
'This is Berk. Were known for our leadership and strength. But what some people don't know is that greatness can't be great without the struggle. The same goes for both physical and mental struggle.'
" And when he opened the door he saw massive shadows race out of the room. He began ta hear voices drift out of the now empty room. Suddenly the shadows started surrounding him. He screamed as loud as he could, but the shadows were mufflin' his voice. Before long, he was swallowed whole!" Luna watched as the pre-teens around the fire recoiled farther onto their seats. Dianca sat at the end of the row. To her, the story wasn't that scary. But it was having an affect on her. Every now and then she glanced at the deep, dark shadowy forest.
'Please….find...me'
Dianca gasped and looked in the direction that the voice came from. Her eyes widened with terror when she saw a shadow dart from tree to tree. She turned back to the group with her heart pounding in her chest. Hiccup, who had been sitting quietly, was now telling a ghost story. It was about a viking that was lost at sea during a terrible thunderstorm. He was pretty good at telling ghost story.
'He was a man of the people.'
Dianca glanced back into the forest when she heard the echoing voice. Stoick? she thought. A large shadow blocked out the base of a tree. She felt a hand brush her arm and she jumped back, falling out of her seat. Everyone stared at her.
"Ya okay Dianca?" Luna asked," Ya seem a little jumpy."
Dianca climbed back into her seat," Uh, y-yeah. I'm just tired."
"You know, since it seems like we're all tired. How about we turn it in?" Hiccup suggested. Dianca quickly climbed under her blanket and laid her head on her pillow. As the others drifted off into sleep Dianca tossed and turned. Voices slithered out of the darkening forest and into her ears. How could they possibly be sleeping when these voices were coming out of thin air?
'Dianca...what...a...beautiful girl.'
A pair of yellow eyes poked through the darkness. A slight squeal escaped her throat as Dianca turned away and pulled the blanket over her head. She peered out just as a shadow rushed over the fire, putting it out. Dianca rose up and reached out her hand to wake up Hiccup. Her heart dropped when she felt nobody sleeping next to her. He was gone! Dianca bolted up and ran over to Luna. She shook her awake," Luna! Luna! Mr. Haddock is missing! The shadows got him!" Tears feel down her face as fear began to set in. The others arose. The other teens started to panic when they saw that their chief was nowhere to be seen.
"Alright, alright," Luna said reassuringly," nobody freak out. I'll go find him while you guys stay here."None of them wanted to be left alone, but Hiccup had to be found. And to be honest, they were too terrified to help look for him anyways. They sat down on the fallen tree huddled together as Luna took off into the starless night.
Dianca tried to not look around, for fear that she'll see another shadow. She gulped. A shiver ran down her spine as a cold breeze drifted in. "What do you think happened to him?" the girl next to her asked.
"The shadows got him," Dianca told the others," I know. I saw them out there in the forest. A-And I heard voices too. It just like Luna's story."
" Oh please Dianca, it was just a story," Iggy said. The older girl tried not to quake in her boots," B-Besides, those voices were obviously just in your head." A twig snapped a few feet in front of them and they all jumped at least ten feet into the air. When they squinted their eyes they saw a shadowy mist appear from the darkness. The yellow eyes from before appeared in the mist, a slight growl come from the same direction. Dianca jumped out of her seat when the boys and girls next to her screamed. Then she heard then turn and run into the forest," Wait! We're suppose to stay here!" Dianca tried to stay put like she was told to, but she found herself swinging her legs over the log and taking off in the same direction as the others went.
Dianca ran blindly through the forest with her heart beating out her chest and tears running down her face. She didn't hear any voices or saw any shadows she kept running. Dianca busted through the bushes and somehow found herself back with her friends.
A bush rustled behind her and Dianca threw herself into her friend's arms. They saw a large figure stand up. It had no eyes from what they saw. And three long spikes stuck out above and below it's face. It got down on it's four and crept closer to them. The young vikings heard it growl and they stepped back. Then it lunged towards them," Raa!" The teens let out a loud scream. But then Dianca realized that she knew that voice. "Chief?" she asked. The beast before them stopped and sat back on it's heels. Then it removed it's spiked head. It was Hiccup!The teens stood there in a stunned silence.
Hiccup chuckled," We got you guys."
"We?" Iggy wondered.
"Raa!" The teens screamed and jumped forward. When they looked back they saw Luna standing there laughing her head off.
"What the heck?" Dianca breathed in hard.
Luna walked up and sat next to Hiccup," Aww come on Dianca, it was just a prank."
"Wait, how did you even do all that stuff in the forest? The shadows. The voices." one of the boys asked.
"I'm gettin' pretty good with my psychic abilities huh?" Luna asked with a bit of pridefulness.
"Pretty good," Hiccup admitted. The teens glared at the two friends," Oh come on. It wasn't that bad."
"Yeah, it only stopped our hearts for five minutes," Iggy said sarcastically.
"Are you wearing your mom's old dragon suit?" one of the other girls asked.
"Yeah," Hiccup said, "it was Luna's idea." After Hiccup and Luna were able to get the teens to smile again the returned to the village.