I hate water, it reminds me of so many bad thing that I would rather bury. Someone pushed me into the school pool today. I was helping the swim coach for some extra credit and I was shoved right in. I can swim, I use to swim all the time, but when I went under I panicked. I always panic. When the coach pulled me out I was hysteric. Screaming and crying for, him. I hate the water and I hate this world. Since that day, I've been plagued by night terrors. Never being able to sleep more than a few hours. It became troublesome for all my foster parents, so I never stayed in one place for too long. I just want… peace. Thunder had rattled me out of my thoughts and made me flinch. When did it start to storm? Another loud burst of thunder and then a giant bolt of lightning hit my window. I screamed as it shattered and glass flew across the room. Suddenly I heard a voice. It was powerful, yet oddly comforting.

"Remira Thatcher, You have been entrusted with a fate that will change the universe. I, Thor, God of Thunder will grant you key abilities to aid in your quest. Tread lightly and heed my words, I wish you the best of luck."

That was all I remembered before I woke up. I was a bit cold and my head ached, I was so confused but I could still hear that voice. The world felt like it was swaying back and forth. I took in my surrounding and found I wasn't at the foster home, but on a boat. There was a parchment next to me and I picked it up. At first I couldn't read what was on it but it suddenly clicked in my mind. I was reading this foreign language when I didn't even know what it was.

Dear Remira,

You are confused and quite possibly afraid, but fear not as I will be here to guide you in your quest. In the chest to your left are books that with help you on your journey and some extra clothing for you. You will land on an island named Berk where you shall meet a boy. It is your duty to aid him on his quest to end a war that has gone on for far too long. Good Luck my friend, and take care.

Thor

Everything was just as the note said. The chest to my left, the books, the journal, all of it. I decided to read the small blue book and was even more shocked than I already was by the contents inside. It was all insane.

"This is nuts, Thor the God of Thunder sent me to an island of vikings? Why me?!" Wait, if I was on a viking island then I needed to look the part of one. I rummaged through the chest for the clothing given to me. It was a teal green dress that stopped at the knees, it came with a brown leather overall dress to go on top, dark green leggings or pants, and some fur boots. I hid my modern clothing consisting of jeans, sneakers, and a sweater under the books and decided to do something about my hair. I braided six small sections on each side of my hair in the front, including bangs, and then tied three of each back. I let my bangs hang down the sides of my face. They reached past my nose and were easy to keep out of my eyes. Then I took the rest of the braids and hair and put it in a bun. It was the most viking hairstyle I could think of. It was pretty late at night so I decided to get some rest before reaching land. I don't think I'll be ready for that.

A loud bang startled me out of sleep. I jumped up, curious to what made that noise. It was still dark out so I hadn't been asleep for long. Standing, I was shocked to see I hit a wooden dock. Quickly, I anchored myself to the dock before I could drift away. Opening the chest, I grabbed a large satchel that sat inside and put all the books and the note in it. Noticing a holstered dagger, I grabbed that too and strapped it around my hip. From behind me, I heard heavy footsteps running down the dock and I turned to see three large vikings coming towards me.

"Hello? Can you help me?" Really? I show up out of the blue and ask for help? I've read about vikings in history before, they aren't the nicest bunch of people. One of them pointed an axe at me. I was doomed.

"Who goes there?!"

"Uh, I'm Remi, I'm lost. What island is this?" I know it said in the note but I had to make sure.

"Berk." Great. The three vikings huddled and talked amongst each other, probably deciding whether or not to kill me. They finished their little meeting and returned their attention to me.

"Alright lass, you're coming with us."

"Great, just what I was hoping." Sarcasm dripped from my voice. Getting out of the boat, they surrounded me as they lead me into their village. I walked in silence as they took me somewhere. Spotting someone, the leader of this impromptu escort called out to them. They were speaking with someone at what looked like a blacksmiths.

"Chief, we found a girl at the docks." The man I now know was the chief turned towards us and I was pushed forward. Yeah, the guy was giant and terrifying. The man the chief was speaking with earlier came out of his stall and stood next to the chief. He had a peg leg and axe for a hand, a long yet uneven blonde mustache was braided down to his chest.

"Er, I don't know about you Stoick, but she doesn't seem very threatening." No kidding. I was scared out of my wits. This stoic guy was just eyeing me down.

"How did you get here lass?"

"I don't really remember, but I woke up on a boat and drifted to the dock." I left out the part where I was from the future and that Thor sent me here. That would end up pretty bad. I began looking around at the blacksmith and noticed a boy in a leather apron looking out from the stall.

"Who's he?" I asked, pointing to the boy. Everyone seemed surprise by my question, though Stoick seemed a little exasperated as well.

"Hiccup, what are you doing here?"

"I was just finishing up a sword. I'll clean up then head home." Before Stoick could speak again, the man with an axe for a hand spoke up.

"Maybe we can let her stay with Hiccup while we figure what to do with her?" Stoick seemed to consider this. After a moment of silence, he nodded.

"Stay with hiccup lass, Gobber I want you to keep an eye just in case." Gobber, as I now know, waved me over to the stall where Hiccup sat awkwardly. Feeling awkward as well, I sat in front of Hiccup.

"Hi, I'm Remi." I said, holding my hand out. He hesitantly shook my hand, not seemingly very social.

"So," He started. "Interesting eyes." Surprised, I smiled a bit. My left eye is a soft blue while my right is a forest green.

"Thanks. I take you don't have many folks with two different eyes."

"No, I've never seen anything like it before. It's pretty cool." I smiled at him.

"So that Stoick guy, is he always that… intimidating?" Hiccup groaned, clearly well aware of how intimidating that man was.

"Only everyday, but try living with it."

"Wait, he's your dad?!"

"Yep."

"Yikes." We both laughed. I could tell Hiccup was starting to loosen up around me, so I started to ask a question but before I could, an explosion hit and knocked everyone to the ground.

"DRAGONS!"