Author's Note: This is my first story so while constructive critics are appreciated, no flames please. This is the first in a series I am working on. This fanfic will be a ROTBTD but there will be other characters who appear from other movies.
I don't own any of the characters.
"Bye mom! Bye dad!" Hiccup calls between people as he hurries to the train. Hopping aboard, he continues to holler even as the train pulls out of platform 9 ¾, waving at the large red headed man and a slim woman with reddish brown hair. Eventually he starts to look for a place to sit, preferably an empty car so that he could talk to Toothless without people thinking he was crazy but he had little hope of that.
As he walks through the cars, he slowly resigns himself to the fact that being called crazy is inevitable. He finally settles in a car with three other people around his age. He slides into the seat closest to the door, brushing a few strands of what looked like hair before sitting down. Two of the three people glancing up at him as he enters.
The first girl had flaming curly red hair that billowed around her head. She huffed a piece out of her face as she shifted, seeming uncomfortable in the pale blue and lace dress sundress she wore. The thin white sweater completed the the ridiculous outfit.
Next to her sat a thin boy with short dark brown hair that matched his deep brown eyes. A long brown cloak covered a dark brown top and pants. He had a small smile on his face, lighting up his eyes.
Finally the girl right next to Hiccup looked like she had come right out of a fairytale. Her hair was golden blonde and unnaturally long. It was everywhere, hanging from the racks, lying on the floor and even in the laps of the other two passengers, who glanced down at it occasionally. Her dress was pink and purple and her shoes lay on the floor, forgotten as she curled up on the seat with her face pressed against the window.
"Uhhh, hi." Hiccup said, slowly waving his hand at the two looking at him. The blonde glanced at him for a second before once more watching the world pass by in wonder.
"Hi. My name is Jack. What's your name?" the brown haired boy says, a big grin on his face.
"Hiccup. What about you?" He answered, directing his question to the flaming haired girl. Jack snorted quietly at the sound of his name, wondering what he had done to deserve what he assumed was a nickname.
"That can't be your real name. Come on, what is it?" Jack asked, leaning forward. Hiccup rubbed a hand on the back of his head, messing up his already messy hair.
"Nope, that's my name. Hiccup Horrendous the Third." Jack's jaw dropped and even the girl with red hair stopped looking at Jack in annoyance at his interruption to stare at Hiccup, trying to see if he was lying.
"There are three of you?" the girl asked, obviously not believing him.
"I live on an island where vikings settled and we kept up with tradition. Weird names are supposed to keep away ghosts. Obviously not true but…" Hiccup trailed off with a shrug of his shoulders. Jack leaned back, satisfied with the answered. The girl in blue decided to answer the previous question.
"Me name is Merida. Merida Dunbroch. Do any of ye know when we can change into the uniforms?" She responded with a question of her own. Her heavy accent had Hiccup geographically placing her.
"You could probably change now if you really wanted to." He answered.
"If you don't like what you're wearing, why put it on in the first place?" Jack quickly interrupted before Hiccup could give her directions to the bathrooms he had seen earlier on. He had also noticed the awkward fidgeting as she tugged and pulled at her dress.
"If ye must know, me mom forced me to wear this dress. According to her " a lady must always look her best". I'd rather be practicing me flying." Merida explains curtly, giving her mother a ridiculously prissy voice. Before either of the boys could respond, she grabbed the uniform and quickly left to change.
"So, what house do you think you'll be in? I'm don't really care, I still can't believe magic is real." Jack exclaimed.
"Uhh, not sure. I know what house my dad wants me to be in though." Hiccup respond sadly.
The door slammed open again, revealing Merida wearing the grey Hogwarts uniform. She strode in and plopped down next to Jack. Everyone was quiet for a bit before the girl at the window squealed, causing the other three 11 year olds to wince.
"Look Pascal, there's a butterfly! Look at the beautiful colors." The blonde said, talking to her shoulder. She raced to reach the small paint splattered case above the seats, almost hitting Hiccup along the way. She pulled out a thick pad of paper and a pack of colored pencils. She flipped through the book, passing pages covered in color. She stopped on a page with a design in the corner and quickly started drawing the purple butterfly that rested next to the window.
"Umm hello. My name is Hiccup. And you are….?" Hiccup asked tentatively. A small green creature poked its head out between strands of hair. It brought a foot up to its mouth, almost like it was telling Hiccup to be quiet. Hiccup sent a look down to his black friend, his head peaking out just enough for the boy to see, who tilted his head in equal confusion.
"It's okay Pascal, I have the outline done so I can color it later. My name is Rapunzel. Rapunzel Corona." the girl said, turning her eyes to the green creature before responding to Hiccup.
A knock on the door stopped the other two from introducing themselves. Hiccup opened the door to reveal a tall ginger.
"Just to remind all first years, you should get changed into your school uniforms soon." The girl said, giving a grin before before closing the door, leaving the four to stare at where the girl had been two seconds earlier. They glanced at each other, shrugged and parted ways to change with the exception of Merida. A few minutes later they were once more seated in the car, Rapunzel having the most difficulty getting back as people kept stepping on her hair.
"You know, you really should get that cut." Jack suggested. Rapunzel turned away from the window she had settled next too and stared at him shocked.
"I can't. If I cut it, it won't heal anymore!" She cried out. Everyone froze for a second before she gasped loudly. They all would have laughed at how theatrical it was if it weren't for what she had said.
"I'm sorry, what was that? I swear I misheard you" the fire haired girl said.
"Welllllll…" Rapunzel started, apparently debating whether she should tell these strangers. Her decision was made for her when pain filled her head.