Frost and Fury
The city of Berk. A large city located on the eastern coast of the U.S. It has fishing, a charming view of the sunset, and a booming industry. And located in this great city of Berk was the economic front runner of the science world, Haddock Industries.
One of the world leaders in the fields of science and technology it has been owned and passed down through the prestigious Haddock family. Now in the hands of the current owner and CEO, Henry Harrison Haddock III has led the company into the future with his latest innovations all the way from communications to weapons technology.
Currently the young 24 year old was in a fancy restaurant having a nice dinner with his bombshell of a date. The young man was amazed that he was actually sitting across from a beautiful woman and not tripping over his words. The girl seemed to actually be having a good time with him yet again on what was probably their tenth date.
The woman in question was the famous and fearsome Merida Dunbroch, owner and CEO of Dunbroch Corp. Her company and Haddock Industries had been business rivals for decades. But seeing that Haddock Industries could possibly become the world leader of the science world Merida had proposed a merger of the two companies. A merger of these two powerhouses would shake the foundation of both the economic and scientific world. And both owners were anticipating doing just that.
Merida had come to Berk to discuss the terms of the merger. When she had met Henry, or Hiccup as his friends called him, she hadn't thought much of the young man. He was tall but a little skinny for her taste. Merida generally preferred men with more meat on them than the fishbone that was Hiccup. But then again most men she had dated were lacking in the upper story.
Hiccup however had no problem in the brain department. She'd been astounded by his powerful and brilliant mind. Hiccup was an expert in almost any field of science she could think of. Especially energy and robotics. His left leg being a testament to his expertise. His prosthetic was of his own invention and decades ahead of its time. Able to actually attach to his nervous system it could move and respond like a real limb.
Merida felt herself drawn to him as they discussed the terms of the merger. And on a whim she'd asked him out for drinks. She still remembered how big his eyes went, almost as if he couldn't believe she'd asked him out. She thought it was adorable. So later that night they'd met up and had drinks. They ended up enjoying each other's company so much that they met up again. And again. And again until ten dates later, there they were.
The young pair couldn't believe how similar they were. Both fiery and determined to make the world a better place they tried to use their companies as a way to give back and help the less fortunate. Additionally they could emphasize with each other, for both knew what it was like to have an almost impossible to please parent.
For Hiccup it came in the form of his father Stoick Haddock. Or Stoick the Vast as he was called in his college football days. A star athlete and a brilliant business man he'd never taken his son seriously until years later. Poor Hiccup had never had a natural knack for sports his father did, much to his disappointment. He'd been a scrawny thing as a child. A runt most people would say. But then he got older and hit his growth spurt his father started to see him in a new light. And Hiccup persevered until he showed his father he could be a son he could be proud of. His efforts paid off as his father let him take the reins of the company and lead them into the future.
Merida had a similar problem as a child in the form of her mother. Believing that women should be a little more domestic she'd never encouraged Merida to pursue her own path as her father had. She'd insisted Merida get married to a man of means and let him take over her father's company while she raised a family. But Merida wouldn't have any of that. So she forged her own path and eventually even her mother had to admit what she'd done was amazing. She'd made her mother proud. But she still kept insisting she settle down and find a good man.
The young 23 year old looked up from her glass of wine with a small smile. Maybe she had. Looking at Hiccup she couldn't believe she'd dismissed him so easily at first. The lad was attractive. Standing at 6'1 he had a lean and wiry build with beautiful green eyes that remaindered her of her family's land in Scotland. He had a mess of auburn hair that she found so enticing that she just wanted to tangle her fingers in it. And his strong angled chin with light stubble that made him look boyish yet manly. And then there was that crooked grin he would flash her that would actually make her knees weak.
"Merida?" Hiccup asked his date.
Merida flinched in surprise, realizing she'd dazed out and flushed. "Sorry Hiccup. What was that?"
"I asked if you wanted dessert," Hiccup said again.
Merida shook her head in rejection. Hiccup just smiled and shrugged while taking a sip of his own glass. He looked over at Merida. He couldn't believe she'd asked him out. She was gorgeous. She had a mane of fiery red curls that ran all the way down to her back and matched her personality. Most men would be intimidated by it. And Hiccup was with them. But he also found it very attractive. He liked strong women. Her face was slender and womanly with a lightly freckled face, button nose, pink lips, and sky blue eyes. What this goddess saw in him he'd never know. But he'd learned a long time ago not to question these things.
Both young couple really liked each other. And soon, they might even become something official. But unbeknownst to the other they were both hiding a secret from each other.
"So Hiccup," Merida piped in. Hiccup looked up at her inquisitively.
"How come you don't have a lass in your life," Merida asked.
Hiccup blushed. He began to rub the back of his neck awkwardly. "Well…it's just that most women are just after my money. They think that if they throw themselves at me they can get a shopping spree and an all expenses paid trip to the Bahamas. You know," he said.
Merida nodded knowingly. She'd met men trying to court her for the same reasons. Usually it was a chance to take over the company. But Hiccup was different. He didn't want her money. He had his own. And she didn't want his either. This was another reason why they seemed so compatible.
"So you never had a girlfriend then?" she asked.
"Well there was one," Hiccup said fondly. "Astrid was her name."
"What happened?"
"Well we dated throughout high school. Started in freshman year. She liked me even when I was twig and we dated throughout high school and into college," he explained. "But then we went to schools on different sides of the country. We made the long distance thing work for a year or two…but then she met someone," he said with a sad sigh.
Merida couldn't help but feel a little bad for him. She could tell how much he cared for this girl.
"Met this guy named Eret. They just ended up clicking so instead of leading me on and going behind my back she broke up with me," he said with a shrug.
"Well I bet he's hideous," Merida said with a smile.
Hiccup chuckled. "If by hideous you mean buff, chiseled, and manly then yes he's a monster," he said sarcastically.
"Well he must be a bastard then," she offered.
"Nah, I've met him. He's actually ok," Hiccup admitted.
"I bet he's an idiot."
"Well he's got nothing on this but he's a good guy," Hiccup said. "I'm happy for them. They're going strong and Astrid a big hot shot lawyer now. We still keep in touch and she's still one of my best friends," he said with a fond smile.
Merida smiled. Glad he wasn't hung up on Astrid still. It meant she had a chance.
"What about you?" Hiccup asked returning her question.
"Well I've had two real boyfriends but they never lasted long. Just want a chance to put their hands in my company," she said with a shrug. Hiccup nodded in understanding. So done with their meal Hiccup paid for the check before escorting Merida to his car. A modified black Camaro that Merida loved and insisted in driving one day.
Opening her door like the gentlemen he was Hiccup allowed Merida to get in first before getting in the driver's seat starting the car and driving her home.
Hiccup didn't know how they'd gotten to this point. He'd driven Merida home to her condo, walked her up to her front door. And being a gentleman and wanting to show how much he respected her he didn't ask to come in and was content on a good night and maybe a kiss. But Merida had invited him in for a night cap, which he politely accepted, and now he was sitting on her couch with Merida in his lap straddling his legs and making out with him as if she were trying to devour him.
Merida simply hadn't wanted the night to be over. So she invited Hiccup in for a drink. And then she kicked off her shoes removed his leather jacket and dragged him over to her couch before she started snogging him. She couldn't help it. She was just so attracted to him.
"I just want to let you know," Hiccup breathed out as he pulled his lips away from hers. He shivered as Merida began trailing kisses down his jawline. "I respect the hell out of you," he finished before pulling her lips back to his.
Merida smiled against his lips. She knew Hiccup respected her. Even when they started kissing he'd kept his hands to his sides until she moved them to the small of her back. She shivered at the feeling of his strong hands holding her and pressing her to him. Hiccup was a lot stronger than his small body let on.
Merida broke the kiss to start planting hot kisses on his neck. Kisses that made him groan and gasp every time he felt her lips meet his flesh. Hiccup was kind of wondering where this was leading. And he'd be lying if he said he hoped it wasn't leading to sex. He hadn't had any in five years. And his masculine core was very eager to end his dry spell.
Merida moaned as she felt Hiccup's bulge pressing against her sex. It had been some time since Merida had been with a man. Not that she had ever been promiscuous. She'd only had sex with two men. But as she started to press herself down on Hiccup and grind against his hips she was hoping Hiccup would be the third. Tonight even.
She wanted to make Hiccup forget about Astrid. She wanted him to think and want only her. She wanted to drive him crazy and see him lose control.
Hiccup, sensing the mood was right, began hiking up Merida's green dress. But then an unwanted interruption came in the form of his cell phone ringing. With a groan of annoyance he reached into his jacket next to him and pulled it out. He growled in irritation when he saw the caller ID.
"Can you give me a sec Merida," he said apologetically. Merida gave an annoyed huff but complied. Hiccup brought his phone to his ear and hit the answer button. "Hello," he grumbled.
"Hey Hiccup old buddy. It's me…Jack," came the voice of Hiccup's 'best friend'.
"Now isn't a good time Jack," he growled out.
"Oh yeah. Today was your date with the Marie chick right?"
"Merida," he corrected. Merida smiled at being mentioned. And feeling frisky she began planting kisses on his neck as he spoke. Hiccup released a shaky breath and suppressed a whimper.
"Right right. So anyway, I could use some help here. Got this problem uptown that could use some of your expertise," Jack said.
Hiccup sighed. "Jack really. Can't you handle this alone?" he whined. He prayed that it was something small. He prayed harder as Merida began fumbling with his belt buckle.
"Hiccup…it's our old friend Drago," Jack said seriously.
That snapped Hiccup out of the mood. "I'll be right there," he said before hanging up. With a sigh he looked at Merida and gave her an apologetic smile. "Sorry Merida. But I have to go," he said with a sigh. Merida looked a little hurt but got off him. "I'm really sorry. Buts it's my best friend, you know?" he said sheepishly and hoped she would understand.
Merida smiled. "It's ok Hiccup. I know something about best friends," she said knowingly. Hiccup smiled at her gratefully and placed his jacket on. Merida stepped forward and planted a kiss on his lips.
"Goodnight princess," he said with a warm smile.
"Goodnight Henry," she said playfully. Hiccup chuckled before making his way out the door. He was happy he'd met Merida. She was amazing. And hopefully they could pick up where they left off another night.
But then he shook his head of Merida as he focused on the task at hand. Drago had pooped up again. It was time to get serious.
It was time for Night Fury.
Uptown the citizens of Berk were in a panic as five mechanical flying robots were going on a rampage. The robots were 9 feet tall and in the shape of bipedal dragons. Armed with machine guns and missiles they fired and flew in random directions, blowing up cars and damaging buildings. Luckily no one had been seriously injured just yet. But at the rate they were going someone would get hurt, or worse.
A little girl was crying in the middle of a panicking crowd. She'd lost track of her mother and was too scared to move. She was frightened as she watched police try and fight back against the bad dragon robots. But their weapons didn't seem to be doing anything.
Suddenly one of the robots hit a street light, sending it tumbling and careening to the ground to land before the little girl. The little girl sniffled and stared wide eyed as the robot pulled itself out of the ground before turning to look at her. She watched as the robot just gazed at her before it lifted and pointed its arm at her.
"Terminate," the thing said in a metallic voice. The little girl squeaked in fear but remained frozen like a deer in head lights. Her mother, who finally spotted her from a distance, cried out in agony for her daughter as she saw her about to be gunned down.
Then suddenly from behind the little girl six shards of ice suddenly flew by her before piercing the body of the robot. It gave a screech and she saw it spark and spasm violently. Then she felt an arm wrap around her middle before the wind picked up and in a second they were in the air. The little girl kept her eyes on the dragon robot as it exploded. The fireball from the explosion roared up at them and threatened to sear them but an icy wind blew down at it and extinguished it.
Peering behind her, the little girl gasped as she recognized her savior.
"Frost!" she cried in glee. The character in question was a young man and one of Berk's two superheros.
He called himself Frost and as his name hinted he possessed powers of ice and snow. He could do things ranging from calling forth a gentle flurry to summoning a fearsome and powerful blizzard. And his powers over the wind also allowed him to fly. He stood at 5'9 with a slender build that hid an impressive strength and agility. He had a mop of spiky white hair, pale skin, and blue eyes hidden beneath a mask that covered his eyes and nose. He wore a blue hoodie with snowflake on the front and white designs on his shoulders that was longer in the back and flowed down to his feet in a cape like fashion. The material of his hoodie was actually a special material made by his partner that was almost indestructible and capable of withstanding his icy powers. On his legs he wore a pair of brown pants and thick white snow boots. In his right hand was his staff cane that served as a conduit for his powers and his weapon of choice.
Smiling at the little girl in his arms the hero flew over to her mother before gently landing in front of her. The little girl reached her arms out and was snatched up by her mother.
"Thank you Frost," the woman said with a teary smile.
"My pleasure ma'am. But you should get to safety," he advised. The woman nodded and ran off with her child who waved a goodbye to him. He smiled after them before turning to face the four remaining robots wreaking havoc. Narrowing his eyes he summoned the winds and took to the sky.
Flying at the robot he picked one out before focusing his powers though his cane. With a shout he thrust his cane forward while covering it in incredibly hard ice and pierced the chest of one of the robots. With a grunt he focused his powers through his cane and filled the robot with ice.
Ice shards suddenly burst from all over the robot's body before Frost pulled his cane free and got clear of the explosion. The remaining robots suddenly turned their attention to him. He narrowed his eyes and held his staff at the ready. From the shoulders of the robots popped out missile launchers. Taking aim they fired, Frost remained at the ready but was surprised to see them fly passed him. Glancing over his shoulder he saw that they were headed straight for the line of policemen attempting to protect the people.
"Shit," he muttered. With a sweep of his hand he shot ice shards at the missiles. His aim was true and he hit every one before they got to the policemen, saving them. Facing forward he created a wall of ice in front of him as the robots began firing at him. He growled in irritation as he peered through his ice shield at them. He needed to end this.
Then from above the robots several small missiles suddenly flew down and took out the one in the back with a powerful explosion. Frost smiled and looked up to see his partner. In the sky was a person dressed in black robotic armor. On his head was a spiked helmet with three ridges and glowing green eye holes. On his back were black metallic wings with thrusters on them and his feet keeping him in the air. At his chest was a glowing purple light that was the power source of his suit. The perpetual energy battery known as the plasma core. This was Night Fury. The first of Berk's superheroes and one of Frost's best friend's both in and out of costume.
Fury suddenly dived at one of the remaining robots. Swerving a little to the side one of his wings made contact and sliced through the robot's body. Within a second it exploded in a great fireball as he flew past it to hover besides Frost.
"Hey buddy, about time you got here," Frost said with a smirk.
"Shut it icicle," Fury said in a deep altered voice. Frost just chuckled as they both turned their attention to the last remaining robot. Then suddenly its thrusters increased power and it took to the sky in retreat. After a second of shock both Fury and Frost took off after it. And thus began a chase through the sky and the streets of Berk as the robot did its best to outrun the duo.
As they flew Frost shot shards of ice at its boosters to try and bring it down but it kept swerving and changing direction. Fury tried to shoot it with his gauntlets that fired off blasts of his plasma energy but it did the same. Finally it flew upwards making a steep climb and Fury smiled. Locking on through his helmet he fired a homing missile at it.
The duo watched as the missile chased the robot down before colliding with it. Then the robot fell to the ground in a smoky mess before impacting on a building. Both Frost and Fury descended and landed near it. As it was getting up Fury raised a hand a fired at its head, blowing it off and disabling it.
"And that takes care of that," Frost said proudly as he slung his staff over his shoulder.
"Yes it does," Fury said as he approached it. His helmet's sensors began scanning it for clues.
"So how was the date man?" Frost asked with a smile.
"Fine Frost," Fury responded curtly.
"Oh yeah. You get any?" he said playfully. When Fury didn't respond Frost's mouth fell open. "You did didn't you? OH MY GOD YOU FINALLY GOT LAID!" Frost shouted.
Fury sputtered in embarrassment. "No, no, no we didn't do anything. We were in the PROGESS of doing something when you called," he grumbled.
"Oh dude I'm so sorry man," Frost said in earnest. "Oh and she was a red head, you know what they say about red heads," he added. He knew his friend hadn't been with a girl in a long time. "But still man, you're rich. You could be getting laid like every night."
Fury rolled his eyes underneath his helmet. "I like being in a relationship Frost. And besides this one is just…different," he admitted.
Frost smiled. "Well I am sorry man. I just thought you'd want to know about this," he said gesturing to the robot.
"And you were right," Fury said firmly. Walking to the dragon's head he picked it up and placed it under his arm. "Let's get this home and see if we can find a clue," he said to Frost. Frost nodded and in a moment they were both in the air and headed for their base.
"So hey man why you don't bring Merida to my game tomorrow?" he offered.
Fury remained silent as he thought about it.
"Oh come on man, it'll be fun. And I really want to meet this girl."
With a sigh Fury relented. "All right, why not. Might as well have you chase her off now before things get serious," he said sarcastically.
Frost chuckled and smirked. He was happy for Hiccup. He hoped he and Merida could be something. The guy seriously needed to get laid.
First Big Four story. Hope you find it interesting. Feel free to review and tell me what you think. Merricup an slight Jackunzel