Chapter 2
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A/N: Heres the Second chapter, im going to be starting college soon so my updates may be 1 or 2 updates per month, for the next few months, so just to let you know I haven't forgotten about all of you! Anyway search for 'Toothless killer', read his stories show him support. His story is great and awesome, go read them!
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Later that same night.
I walked up the stairs into my house, a nice 2 story classic looking house. A decent front yard, big backyard. On the edge of the side of town, it's a quiet neirborhood.
Pushing through my door, I was greeted by my closest friend, James.
"Meow!" James purred with joy, running in between my legs as I walked.
"Meow." I responded. James was my cat of nearly 40 years. Its quiet amazing being able to put some of your life force into others. As long as I live, he lives. Still spry and playful as ever, just like when he was a kitten.
I wish I could do for more him, let him be able to change into a human, so not to spend all his days cooped up in a cats body that should ohavedied decades ago if it weren't for me. But because I had already used up my choices for being able to change the soul, body, and mind, but I can still give others prolonged life, but its limited to my own lifespan.
"Meow, mmmmmrrrooowwww!" James jumped into my lap as I sat down in my living room pulling my laptop closer to me.
"I know your happy, and you missed me, I missed you too buddy." I smiled looking down into the hazel green eyes close with pleasure from the scratching I gave him in between his ears.
"Mrrow." 'right there.' Having a bit of my soul in James allows me to hear his thoughts, and understand what he is saying/thinking.
Most would think that my life is quiet sad that the only person I talk to is a cat. But it's much more than that, like deeper than a regular relationship with a pet, but to me James isn't a pet he's my friend.
Pulling out my phone I read the text that Odin sent me again. It has been a few years since my last service for him, taking out the "Great leader" as he wanted himself called, not going much farther into that.
Going back to my computer, hitting play on my itunes, and searching for the address of the diner I was going to meet Odin at.
The song that played caught my attention, it fit the mood I was in.
Alestorm: Back through time.
The song reminded me of the few times I was a pirate, though I never pillaged or stole from the weak, or killed the weak, I will admit it was fun.
'You put your faith in Odin and Thor
We put ours in cannons and whores'
And when I was a pirate, we never saw any vikings, pirates like to sail in warm waters, not nearly freezing.
'We came across a strange device
A mystic portal into another time
Where vikings ruled the land and sea'
And when I was a viking we never saw pirates near Burk, but we did rarely when we had to sail down south for supplies for the village.
I was born into this world as a viking, but I guess you can say that I didn't 'die' as one. I never liked the idea when I was a kid, but now it's kinda my job to kill things, who would have guessed.
'Back through time
To fight the viking foe
Back through time'
I finished up with my web browsing, closing my laptop as I stood up to walk to my room.
"Goodnight, James. I'm going to bed." I yawned scratching him on his head.
"Mrrow - Goodnight Hiccup." James purred.
Closing the door to my room, I changed cloths and collapsed onto the bed. Sleep crawled up from the deepest depts. of my body taking a hold of me and dragging me into the darkness of restful sleep.
The next day.
I decided to drive to the diner instead of walk, I over slept. Luckily not to late for the meeting with Odin. Parking on the side of the road, locking up the car I began my small walk to the doors of the diner.
Pushing the door open I stood by the help desk, looking at every table searching for Odin.
Odin had many forms, young, small, big, old, female, male, but he always has the same presents. I stood quiet until I found the one i was looking for. Odin this time chose a form that fit him, or one would think of how he looked. White hair, white beard. Old and wrinkly, but still with a strong body, but he also had glasses.
"What's up old man?" I said standing by his table with a smirk.
"Old man? You young wipper-snappers don't know a thing about respect." Odin took his glasses off looking me right in the eyes with disappointment.
"Hahahaha." We both started laughing, Odin put his glasses in his shirt pocket, and took a sip from his cup, it smelled of coffee.
"All right so lets get down to business, shall we?" I said pouring myself some coffee.
"Yes, lets." Odin took another sip from his cup. "Hiccup." Odin's face was stone cold serious, "Hiccup, do you remember the woman who Astrid told you about, before her death?"
All happiness had disappeared from my face and body from remembering that moment. "Yes, how could I forget?" The memories of that night, of what I've been trying to find for the past 200 years. My face was plane as stone, if you looked at my face and said there was happiness, you would be a mad man.
"It's time."
"What do you mean 'it's time'?" I said somewhat irritated.
"I feel that you are ready." Odin never took his eyes off of mine.
"... What? What do you feel that I'm ready for this 'time'?" I asked raising an eyebrow towards Odin.
"I feel that you are ready to deal with ... 'her'." Odin sipped at his coffee.
"What! You found her! Where?! Where is she?!" I clenched my fists so I wouldn't break the table.
"Quiet down Hiccup, before you make a scene." I looked around to see if anyone was looking at me, if they were, I didn't care.
"Where is she?" I tried my best to hide my anger and angst. "Please, tell me where she is?"
"It's not where she is, it's when." Odin took another sip from his cup.
I sat up straight in my chair, my hands spread out flat on the table. "When? What do you mean when?" I asked more confused than ever.
"Listen Hiccup, I know she is somewhere in this world at this present time, but I don't know where, she has hidden herself." Odin sipped down his last bit of coffee. "At this moment in time I don't know her whereabouts, but I do know where she is at a certain place of time."
"You're not making any sense Odin." I said shaking my head, running my hand through my hair, "How do you know but not know where she is, but you know where she is at some point in time?"
"Hiccup. If you accept this mission, you're going back." Odin placed his elbows on the table with a small thud.
"Going back? Going back where? You still aren't making any sense." I said gesturing with my hands about the nonsense he was speaking.
"To Burk." Odins' expression was blank, meaning he wasn't joking.
"To Burk? But Burk was swallowed up by the sea over 600 years ago, there's nothing left of it, believe me, I've checked." I swung my hand out in some random area of the diner.
"Not to that Burk, your Burk." He pointed a finger at me.
"My Burk? You mean like when I was a kid?"
"Yes, that Burk."
"Wait, 'it's not where, it's when', 'at a certain place in time', 'going back', Burk." Hiccups eyes widened with surprise when all the pieces fell into place. "Odin, are you sending me back in time?"
"And there's the kicker." Odin smiled.
"Wait, your sending me back in time, back to Burk, to deal with the bitc-lady that killed my family." Hiccups eyes darted back and forth in confusion, anger, and realization. "So if you're sending me back to deal with 'her', that means she has been around for as long as I have?"
"Longer." Odin stated.
"Longer?" Hiccup questioned.
"She has been around for much longer than you have." Odin got his coffee refilled.
"So if she has been around why didn't you have me just take care of her when you first made me immortal?" Hiccup questioned again. "Why didn't you just have me deal with her then, instead of me being miserable and alone now?"
"She would have killed you within seconds. You were not ready." Odin sipped again from his freshly refilled coffee.
"But you made me immortal! I can't die!" Hiccup raised his voice a little bit.
"She was and is stronger than you think, you were not ready, you needed to learn, to become stronger, smarter, and to be pushed past your boundaries." Odin put his cup down.
"To be pushed?" Hiccup raised an eyebrow.
"To help show you your true potential. When Astrid and Toothless died in front of you, it pushed you over the edge, how much harder did you train, how much stronger have you gotten, perfecting all of your skills in every area, to become the perfect hunter, detective, tracker, everything."
Hiccup stayed silent looking through his memories, at all of the things he has done sense the death of Astrid and Toothless. I have pushed myself for the day when I would ever see her, I would be ready.
"Sigh' So if you give me the wish that everyone in the world wants, to go back to their childhood days, what would I have to do? And if I did go back, wouldn't there be two of me, the current me and the child me?" Hiccup asked.
"If you went back, you would have to use your skills to try and find 'her'. She is in or around the island of Berk, you'll have to find her on your own, look for anything out of the ordinary." Odin drank from his cup. "Yes there will be 2 of you."
"Wont there being two of me cause like . . . a rip in time and space or something like that?" Hiccup circled his hands gesturing a black hole.
"No, it won't, trust me, just don't kill anyone who wasn't meant to die too soon. But if you feel it is right, then go ahead, but only if necessary." Odin put his spoon in his cup swirling is coffee around.
"All right, but what about the dragon queen? Will she be back?"
"Yes, she will be back."
"Hmm, and what if I take her out . . . early?" Hiccup smirked.
"It wouldn't be recommended. But if you see fit then go ahead. But keep in mind, doing anything big, you might change your present life, and how the world has turned out." Odin drank from his cup once more.
"Will I be able to take anything with me, like weapons or technology?" Hiccup pulled out his phone.
"No, no weapons or technology, only the clothes on your back." Odin gestured with his hand.
"Damn... All right, when do I have to go?" Hiccup smile went away, think about how he would live without the internet or his phone.
"Whenever you are ready, but as soon as possible would be more pleasant." Odin finished his coffee again.
Hiccup thought of going back to his childhood home, and reliving his past. "Hmph at least I get to see Astrid and Toothless again." A smile formed on his face.
"But remember, Hiccup, it's a different time, place, and world." Odin trying to show support.
Hiccups smile faded. "I know, but it will still be good to see them again." Hiccup took a deep breath. "I'm ready when you are." Hiccups face was bold, and ready for whatever may happen.
Another note: The song I used is real, Alestorm: Back through time. There a folk, metal, pirate band, they have good songs.
