Aylius North
Description: After Hiccup is declared chief of Berk he is extremely busy with incoming threats from a slaver tribe called the Legion. With what's going on everyone is on edge, and it doesn't help when a mysterious stranger washes up on shore.
Since Hiccup was declared chief he has had barely enough time to relax let alone sleep. Because Hiccup is running around doing… well chiefly things he let Astrid take over at the academy teaching the young ones how to properly train dragons.
Hiccup was in bed stealing as much sleep as possible until he heard a loud bang at the front door of his now quite… well quieter house. Which was followed by Astrid's voice, "Hiccup you're late! Again!" "Ugh five more minutes!" yelled Hiccup as he put the pillow over his head. There was another load bang and then a door opening, followed by footsteps coming up the stairs and lastly a door kicked open. Hiccup jumped up and immediately lost his balance and fell off the bed flat on his face. "Hiccup you have a long day today. Another you're supposed to commission another fishing ship in about half an hour, naming of the Reinker's new born, and then the sheep got out again because of a certain pair of twins." Hiccup moaned and appeared from the other side of his bed to look at a certain blonde twenty-year-old girl, with squinted eyes. "Fine I'll be out in ten" Astrid gave a smug look, laughed, and then walked out with the last words "Better hurry!"
Hiccup stumbled out of his house in a long plain black shirt, pants, and boots. It was the beginning of spring and the weather was wonderful, sun is out and the flowers are blooming. He saw Astrid standing under a tree sniffing a flower. "Mountain Avens huh?" Astrid jumped and looked at Hiccup, turning red, "So what if I was, I can't enjoy spring is that it?!" Hiccup chuckled and that only made Astrid madder. He received a swift punch to the arm. "Owww jeez" "That's for irritating me," blurted Astrid. The punch was quickly followed by a quick kiss on the cheek. "So what's first on the agenda milady" questioned Hiccup, "The fishing ship commissioning first" explained Astrid.
A crowd was already gathered at the docks. The villagers cheered as their chief stepped onto the makeshift stage next to the ship. Hiccup walked up to the podium and cleared his throat and announced, "As chief of Berk I hear by commission the fishing ship, Angler into service. After the ceremony Hiccup strolled through town looking for his best friend, Toothless. Toothless was over at a feeding station practically inhaling fish. "Hey there bud you gonna save some for the rest of the dragons?" asked Hiccup. Toothless growled in response continuing to scarf down fish. Hiccup chuckled, walked over and leaned against the feeding station. "This is so surreal peace throughout the land and everyone is happy, yep this is awesome" He heard a dragon land next to him and look up to see Astrid running up to him. "We got a problem," warned Astrid. "What's wrong Astrid?" questioned Hiccup. Astride turned and pointed at the smoke emanating in the direction of the docks.
The two landed at the docks, a large crowd was in the field of view. Hiccup ordered the crowd to move aside; when they reached the edge of the docks they saw where the pillow of smoke was coming from. Not far from Berk was a fleet of burning ships. The fire was causing a very large pillow of smoke that reached far above the clouds.
There were murmurs among the crowd and people were starting to get worried. Hiccup turned to face the crowd and spoke up, "Now don't worry they aren't ours and they aren't merchant ships whoever they were they'll sink into the deep blue soon. Now go on with your day Astrid and I will investigate" After the crowd dispersed Astrid and Hiccup mounted up and were soon in the air. "Any idea who those ships belong to?!", shouted Astrid. "No idea I just hope its nothing big!" replied Hiccup. Now they were over the inferno, "Look for survivors!" ordered Hiccup. Astrid nodded and they both went in for a closer look. There wasn't much of anything left smoldering supplies and wood floated in the ocean. "See anybody!?" Astrid looked a Hiccup and shook her head. "We should head back to Berk and assemble the war council!" suggested Hiccup. Astrid nodded and both of them turned around. They were close to the shore now and about to land until Hiccup saw some debris and a black figure washed up on shore. Hiccup pointed down below and asked "Do you see that?!" Astrid looked and replied "What is it?!" "I don't know lets check it out!" They landed and dismounted their dragons and slowly walked up to the figure, with weapons in hand and dragons closely behind ready to strike. At closer inspection it was a man wrapped in facial bandages only exposing his left eye. He was wearing a long black coat that went down past his knees, black pants and boots. He also had dual wielding swords strapped to his back. Hiccup knelt down to get a better look at him. "Be careful Hiccup", warned Astrid. Hiccup gave her a quick nod and turned back to the man. He wasn't all that different from Hiccup, physically; although he doesn't have an impressive bulkiness build he isn't a lanky twig. He even looks around Hiccup's age. Hiccup put his hand on the man's neck to feel for a pulse. When he felt for the man's pulse; the man's only showing eyes shot open and in an instant gets a choking hand around Hiccup's neck and pins him to the ground. "Hiccup!" shrieked Astrid. The man stood up and looked at Astrid and the dragons while still not letting go of Hiccup. Astrid readied her weapon and the dragons got into attack stance ready to strike. Hiccup was trying to get out of the man's strong grip but it was no use with every struggle he was deprived of more oxygen. He kept trying to scream or say something but I came out as struggling murmurs. Soon he started to feel light headed and then his vision blurred. He looked at what he thought was Astrid and reached out his hand and then unconsciousness took him over.
The man was staring at the young man he had in his chokehold. He heard a young woman scream out "Hiccup" guessing that's his name. He turned his attention to the young woman with her weapon ready to strike, but that wasn't what surprised him it was the fearsome dragons behind her, a Deadly Nadder and… Night Fury? He just stood there staring at the three of them. The young woman was about to attack but the man held out his hand to her and croaked out with his weak voice "Stay back or I'll snap his neck" The dragons didn't take that well and roared. But Astrid stood there fear now in her eyes, fear of losing her "Hiccup". The young man in his grasp soon stopped struggling and tried reaching out to the young woman before passing out from lack of oxygen. The woman thought the worse had happened and immediately strikes with the dragons not far behind. The bandaged stranger flung the unconscious man at the woman and made a bolt for the forest behind them. He pulled out both his swords and disappeared into the forest.