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Chapter 6
(What happened the 3 years Hiccup was gone) Berk:
(Val's Pov)
After loosing my Hiccup I was sad and heartbroken. I was taught not to show feelings ,because many thought to show feelings in a viking village showed weakness. The truth is I am not from Berk or the vikings. I was a merchant's daughter ,so I sailed the seas most of the time with my dad. I was actually more of a sea person then land ,but as I grew up I clung more to the land then anything else.
Anyway, getting off topic, my son is gone and I might never see him again, so life as it was seemed over. My husband helped me get by day by day. I try not to cry when the topic comes up but its to hard. Its to hard to forget something one had truly grown to love ,and now everything we never got to tell will never happen. My son is gone ,and there is a big possibility he's dead. I know I am surrounded by friends and family, but that will never fill the void. The only thing that will is my son ,and know truly he is somewhere out there.
"Oh hello Gobber I didn't see you there," I said.
"It's okay...well anyway, there is a trading ship coming in and some of the men are going to be in the mead hall before they set off again," replied Gobber hastily before walking/hobbling off.
'Hmm something tells I should go to the meeting,' I thought. I ran to catch up to Gobber.
(Inside the Mead Hall with the men from the trading ship)
"We were on a trading stop in Tortuga when a fight broke out between this ship of pirates called The Almanac's Revenge and a group of gladiators," said a seaman.
"The fight we focused most on was a boy about 13 years old fighting back to back with a female about 25. These two were amazing the boy took down 5 gladiators without drawing a single drop of blood ,and the girl could take down 5 but she spilled a few drops of blood. These two fought together as if they were bent on nothing ,but each others survival," said another seafaring man.
"The girl would sometimes take a miss step and the boy would counter with great accuracy," said a trader.
"We surely thought these two would end the battle in victory ,but a larger group of gladiators joined their boy was tooking hostage kicking, screaming, and trying to stab at anyone that got close enought ,and the girl was stabbed in the leg. She was lying on the ground gripping her leg and crying out the boy's name when we got to her she was trying to stand up and hobble to the place where they took the boy," said the seaman.
"Why would she try to fight when she clearly couldn't walk? Why was she so bent on saving that boy instead of herself, I mean she is a pirate after all?" said the other seafaring man.
"She was trying to save him ,because she clearly cared about that boy," said Val wistfully.
"Actually that is sort of what we found out. Apparently that kid reminded her so much of the brother she had lost when she was about 19," said the trader in such a sad tone.
"She cared for that boy as if he was her brother ,that sort of reminds me of the son I lost," Said Val.
"My deepest apologies," said the seaman.
"Thank You," said Val.
"Anyway we must be off," said the trader.
(Hiccup's POV)
I was taken to the gladiator's home and put in a colloseum where I would stay for months. When I looked up into the stands and looked into the eyes of the crowd, I would see vikings cheering for the sheer excitement of killing. This sickened me here I was the bait running away from the hungry lions day after day , there it would be the dragons as bait and the vikings the lions. Here I met hundreds of scared victims taken from their homes to be a victim of sheer excitement of killing. Everytime I went to sleep I would fear I would die in my sleep of exhastion. These 3 months hit me hard reality was that if I didn't keep running I would be ripped apart by hungry lions that had just eaten my fellow prisoners.
A few rules I learned were: If you don't keep moving you die. Trust no one. In a world where everything is against you throw tradition to the wind and just go with it. If the daughter of the ruler looks at you with lust filled eyes...run ,because that road will lead straight to pain. I learned quite a bit; mostly how to survive and treat deep fatal gashes that could kill some of the strongest vikings. Actually I really learned how to empravise in the strangest situations.
I have been stuck here for at least 3 months at bes, and since the beginning I have had thoughts/dreams of my friends which I have no idea what happened to. The last I saw of Alder, he was upside down dangling by his ankles by theives. The last I saw of Saber ,he was going to the bathroom while he was gone gladiators showed up and attacked the Almanac's Revenge. Emily and I were fighting gladiators ,and she got stabbed in the leg; I was taken captive kicking and screaming. The last I saw of Emily was her lying on the ground pressing her hand over the wound and the other hand outstretched to me; she was crying,bleeding, and screaming my name, and that is the last I saw of her before I woke up in a brig the next morning. I miss Emilly ,probably, most of all, because I thought of her as my sister which I reminded her of her brother that was sold into slavery when she was 19.(A/N: Please ignore the age screw up. Okay Emily is now 22 and her brother would be 19 now. she was 19 and he was 16 when he was taken. That happened 3 years ago. Hiccup was 11 when they met a year after her brother was taken. So Hiccup is 13 now, Emily is 22, and missing brother is 19) Sometimes when I go to sleep,I am not on edge ,because I dream I am back on the Almanac sailing with my friend.
While I have been here I have learned to trust no one and how to run as fast as a cheetah. The technique for learning to run really fast is if you are trying to escape hungry claws of lions. Now I can outrun lions and guys on chariots, I also have a extended knowledge of how to treat wounds fast to insure less blood loss. I guess one could say life here is a little dangerous ;okay alot dangerous,but I get by...with a lot of is not always the safest time of day,because sometime a guard gets a little lever happy ,and lets the lions lose while the surviving prisoners sleep. Basically saying so far I have learned to adapt to being a lite,lite sleeper.
Since I have been here, I have started dreaming only of all my mates back on the boat. I have started dreaming of what everyone might look like now ,because I have forgotten mostly what everyone has looked like but I have never forgotten any detail of Gobber or my mother or even Camicazi. I missed them when I was first captured ,but then I slowly began to stop thinking of them. Since I have came here I have thought only of my friends or sometimes I dream of mom, maybe dad, or Gobber.I hate to say it ,but I have completely forgotten about my family as the days go by ,and more of getting away from here or surviving at least. I hope that doesn't make me seem oblivious or selfish or uncaring ,but if I ever want to get back to Berk I have to survive. To keep moving is the way to survival. Anyways I best get moving before the lions are out of there cages.
Here they give you a sword and tell you to run for your life.I have been a gladiator/lion bait for 3 months. Sometimes I have a match maybe once a week against a Roman gladiator or me and my fellow prisoners have to run away from hungry lions. Why these monsters find this entertaining I will never know ,so I have been coming up with a few plans of escape but it isn't a one person job ,and only a few of the prisoners I had origanally asked got killed by gladiator or lions; that only leaves Gaman and Gail these two came in about 2 months ago and they have been alive ever since fighting along side me for survival. We have each told our stories and have each told our request if we were to die and the other to have escaped. Gail wishes for one of us ,which ever one escapes, to tell her brother that he was an amazing boy ,and it was not his fault she got captured ,and to stop blaming himself. She said that her getting captured was the inevitiable; the Gladiators had been in her town hunting down Indians for the colloseum ,her brother had snuck out to go to exploring in a near by cave,so she went to go find him and when they were not even a block away a few drunk gladiators walked up the street. She immediatly pushed her brother into a darken alley way. She was taken hostage by the gladiators ,and her brother, Alec, had to watch as his sister was drug away to never be seen again.
Gaman wanted one of us to find his mom and dad and see to it they knew how much he cared about them. He also wanted one of us to tell his younger sister Shona, that she was the best sister in the whole world. He didn't have much and apparently him getting taken was the inevitable. The saddest part was that before he got captured he got into a verbal argument with his dad ,and his mom had watched him walk out the door and did not try any effort to stop him. Not that she could ,but she could have tried to reason with her husband about not kicking him out after one little blow ,okay it was sort of a big family disput about him not finding a woman ,yet. Oh well ,his parents probably felt regrettful or sorrowful when they had gotten word that a Roman ship attacked the eastern part of the town and took their only son with them when they left.
I didn't have any request ,because the only request I had they could possibly never fulfill. My request was for them to find The Almanac's Revenge ,talk to Emily, Saber, Alder, or Sam,the cook, about how much they all ment to a young boy like me. To find Camicazi and Big Boobied Bertha tell them how much they helped me. Go to Berk and tell my mom about my whole life ,tell Gobber that his mug is behind the cabinet and that it was an honor to work with him in the forge, tell my dad I knew I was a huge disappointment ,but I was still his son and he didn't care about me ,but I didn't think of him as my dad either. Tell him that Snotlout will be an amazingly pig-brained leader even if I don't believe it myself ,but I would not have any prejudice against him for taking the position as leader considering I never wanted the position myself in the first place. Tell Snotlout I forgive him ,to tell him that he didn't ruin most life ,but I forgave him and forgot along time ago. I never thought about how much he would beat me up or make fun of me just the fact that he would never change so why try to help him when I knew he would never change the way he acted towards me. He acted like I was some pathetic rat and I was so vial that he couldn't be seen or eat in the same room with me. I wanted them all to know that I forgave them ,and to me that being angry with them did not matter considering I would be dead.
Chapter 7
(Back at Berk a little bit after the traders came)
(Stoick's POV)
A boat was on the horizon ,because today the Bog-Burglers are coming to visit are town for the first time in 16 years. Hiccup was born two years after the last Bog Burgler visit. Hiccup would be about 14,today. I always thought from the moment Hiccup was first born that we would share his 14th birthday killing dragons ,but fate didn't see it happening. Today, the younger portion of the tribe will be meeting the Bog-Burglers for the first time. Well the boat is just a little ways off shore so it is my duty as chief to be there to greet them.
As soon as the boat docked Big Boobied Bertha ,chief of the Bog Bogular Tribe, came walking down the plank to greet Stoick the Vast. She had a young blonde tiny girl with green eyes following her looking anxiouser with each step. "Hello Stoick the Vast, oh hear his name and tremble,ugh ugh. It is good to see you ,my old friend,"said Bertha.
"To you as well Big Boobied Bertha,"said I.
"This is my daughter, heir to the throne, Camicazi. She is here with me as she will be next in line to chiefdom I wanted her to personally greet the Chief,"said Bertha.
"Oh well it is an honor to greet the heir,"said Stoick,"although it is sad because my own heir Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is not around to meet you."
"if Hiccup isn't here ;is he in the forge crafting something or has he gone cliff diving again,"said Camicazi.
"No he was...wait minute ,how do you know Hiccup?,"said Stoick.
"We are friends; and actually I have actually met up with him in alot of different places since we first met when we were 6 years old,"said Camicazi.
"Wait a minute you the girl who's name was carved into the log with Hiccup's,"shouted Astrid with the whole tribes eyes falling upon her.
"Wait...I knew that name sounded familiar. I can't believe I didn't realise it before,"said Fishlegs by this time the whole gang made it to the front of the circle surrounded by the tribes.
"What didn't you realise before,"asked Snotlout.
"A few months before Hiccup got taken I found a messenger hawk stuck in some rope,"said Fishlegs.
"So,"said Ruff.
"So the message the hawk was caring was not red it was white which meant it was not a tribe to tribe letter ,so I took the message and read it,"said Fishlegs.
"What did it say,"asked Tuff.
"it read 'Camicazi ,I need you to come meet me in Berk. I want you to take me back with you ;things have gotten worse ,and I can not take it anymore. Please come soon.' then at the bottom..."he was cut off.
"was a picture of a sun,"said Camicazi.
"Yeah,"said Fishlegs.
"That was meant for me from...Hiccup,"said Camicazi at the Hooligan tribe gasped.
"Hey it was anybody's guess that Hiccup would hate it here.I mean from the way he said things were ;death would seem alot more appetizing,"said Cami.
"What do you know,"said Tuff.
"I know that Hiccup was teased, bullied, and beat up for screwing up or just not fitting in. I know that Hiccup only ever found peace in the woods. I know that his mom was always off on raids; his dad was always ignoring and neglecting him because he was not the viking son he wanted; and i know that Hiccup hated it here because he was different and most of the village hated his guts ,so I know alot,"said Camicazi stepping up to stand infront of Tuffnut.
"Hey back off weakling,"said Ruffnut stepping infront of Tuffnut to come face to face with Camicazi. To anyone this was a bad move to get tangled up with Camicazi especially if you started telling her what to do ,because the last time someone did that he ended up in an inpharmary for weeks with broken bones and internal bleeding.
"Don't tell me what to do and I think you should be the one to take your own advice,"said Cami. Ruff drew her axe and charged at Cami only to get knocked back to the ground with Cami ontop of her with a dagger to her neck.
"Like I said, you really shouldn't be running your mouth,"said Cami. She got off of Ruff and walked away back to standing next to her mother. Everyone crowded around Ruff and pulled her to her feet.
"She..She just..that pipsqueak...just...what just happened. I got beat by a weakling as herself,"said Ruff being held up by her twin.
"I might take her advice,Ruff ;she looks like she didn't even break a sweat from taking you down and look at you. I think she is alot more dangerous than she appears,"said Astrid. Everyone took a mental note of not to get in a fight with someone before really knowing who they are.
"Alright let's get back to you knowing Hiccup. Okay why didn't Hiccup come to me with his problems,"said Stoick.
"As I said before you weren't there,"said Cami.
"I see,"said Stoick.
"Um..The Hooligan Tribe and Bog Burgler Clan please situate yourselves in the Mead Hall for further discussions,"commanded Stoick.
"Bertha did you know about this,"asked Stoick.
"Yes I knew about Hiccup; but I did not know he had been sneaking away to visit us or come find us I just thought he was one of the kind that did things on their own, independently sort of like Cami. I did not know he did not tell you, where he always went. I am sorry ,but if it is any consolation Hiccup was a great kid and he fought well with the sword. He helped me save a few lives during a raid a few years back,"said Bertha.
"Apparently, I don't know my son at all. Strangers knew my son better than I did. I am a failure at parenting,"said Stoick.
"No, you are a good man ,but you ignored your son because he was not strong like you or Val. In a way, Hiccup was stronger than any of us; he was strong willed and a fighter that kept his spirit high ,and could never be broken. You are not a bad parent your just not the best,"said Bertha. Stoick sighed.
After the two chiefs went to discuss everything about Hiccup, Snotlout;Fishlegs;Astrid;Ruff and Tuff;Gobber;and Cami were left.
"Oi, those were nice skill ye shown back there!," said Gobber.
"Thanks, Gobber. You know Gobber Hiccup always said that you were the father he always wanted besides the one that was never there and cared more about chiefly duties then him ,and always had a disappointed scowl and treated him as an outcast. Well anyway maybe I should introduce myself. I am Camicazi heir of the Bog Burglar Clan. I am skilled in sword fighting, burglering, and I have quite the experience dealing with thugs,pirates, or thieves;but enough about me which one are you," said Camicazi.
"I am Tuffnut,"
"I am Ruffnut,"
"I am Astrid,"
"I am Fishlegs,"
"I am Gobber,"
"I am...,"said Snotlout.
"Oh I know who you are. You are Snotlout Jorgenson, cousin of the chief's son Hiccup. You treated Hiccup like some outcast and looked down upon him even though he should be looking down upon you. I know that you force Hiccup into socialization ,and you took away the only friend he had. You were the dunder-headed, son of a half witted troll, eye of gronkle, toad of a pixie that manipulated the village population to torture Hiccup so much that he ran away at least like twice and when he did come back no one knew he was missing," said Camicazi so mad that anyone that caught her gaze would turn to stone. At the mention that Hiccup had ran away because of the bullying the group became silent. Some caught in a tug of war of emotions and thoughts, mainly of who Hiccup truly was without the bullying, guilt ,or respect or something else.
"I didn't know Hiccup could feel so hurt that he would run away,"said Snotlout clearly in a battle of tug a war.
"Oh you don't even know the half of it,"said Cami shaking her head as if she could not believe the picture before her.
"Hiccup was the bravest, honorable, and cunningest person even if he was a boy. It was a true pleasure to get to know the real him," said Cami.
"I have a question Astrid found a letter at the site were Hiccup was last before he was taken; there was an inscription at the bottom of the log; it read 'Camicazi & Hiccup - Friends Forever?" asked Tuffnut and Ruffnut in unison.
"at a site; was this place did it have a long strip of sand that led into the sea?"asked Cami.
"Yeah,"said Astrid.
"Hmm, that is the place where me and Hiccup said goodbye after our first adventure; we carved our name into the bottom of that log as a memory...I guess you could say. Yah know things back then were so much simpler,"said Cami
"Wait a minute taken. What do you mean by taken; you said he was dead,"said Cami.
"No we said he was gone not dead. Although it is a big possibility," said Astrid.
"Who was he takin by,"asked Cami.
"Why does it matter, I mean he's gone ,and I doubt he will be coming back anytime soon," said Snotlout.
"You didn't answer my question ,who?"repeated Cami.
"He was taken during a pirate raid,"Fishlegs piped in.
"Thanks, I'm out ,see ya in another life,"said Cami walking off into the direction of the woods with the gang scurrying to catch up.
"Wait where are you going?"asked Fishlegs.
"I am looking for something Hiccup left ,and after that I am setting out to look around for him,"said Cami.
"How do you know you will ever find Hiccup,"said Astrid.
"I know I will find Hiccup ,for the same reason he always managed to find me,"said Cami while ducking under a tree a over a root.
"What's the reason,"asked Fishlegs.
"How do you know your way around here so well,"asked Astrid.
"One: I actually know the real Hiccup enough to know that he would not die that easily ,especially by pirates or Roman Fort Sinisters for that matter. Two: Hiccup and I explored the island for a month before he came back to find that no one cared he had been gone for almost 3 months. Three: Hiccup and I know our way around; because when we ever got captured we would escape in the dead of night and make our way to our homes. There are only four reasons why Hiccup would not have been back by now. A: Hiccup has been held hostage all this time by someone. B: Hiccup is as free as a bird ,but has taken aliking to his freedom and has decided not to come back until he is ready. C: Hiccup has been alive and free all this time ,but found this as his only chance of escape and has planned on never coming back. D: the worst and unlikiest case scenerio is Hiccup is dead. My guess its both the second and third answers ,because Hiccup always had a way of disappearing and reappearing when he's ready. Once when we were being followed Hiccup cut a corner ,and I didn't see him again for a week ;the reason for three is because Hiccup has always said that if things never got better he would be out of here by 16,"said Cami making her way to a small clearing with a shed in the center. She went up to the shed with us at her heels.
"Yahno I never knew any of those things about Hiccup. Heck I don't think anyone of us knew about his double life,"said Snotlout.
"Yeah I know what you mean it feels as though some of these things you are telling us ;sound like a completely different person then our nerdy Hiccup,"said Tuffnut.
"Well are you going to open the shed or not,"said Ruffnut.
"Hiccup always said that if anything ever happened to him to come back here and open the shed with this," she said holding up a key in the shape of a mini sword.
"What did you think was inside it,"asked Fishlegs.
"I never had the reason to find out ,because I had always found him in the strangest moments; it was like he had a thing for popping up out of the blue when you least expected it. Every time we went to explore a new place Hiccup always said he took a memory with him maybe this is where he stored them,"said Cami.
"Well let's open it up and see,"said Astrid.
"By the way, whatever we might find in Hiccup's shed stays in Hiccup's shed,"said Cami. Cami had the sword key in hand and she was just about to turn the key. The door slowly opened ,and inside it was something that is very surprising.
"Wow" we all said in unison. In the right corner was a basket of scrolls, maps, and a compass; In the left corner was a box with small swords probably collected from all over; In the back was a desk with a candle on the middle of the desktop; on the desk there was a journal filled with all of Hiccups adventures leading up to when he was taken; in the left drawer of the desk, inside was letters for the gang,Gobber, his parents, Cami, and Bertha each written for us incase something was to happen to him; In the right was a small lantern Hiccup had gotten from the Inuit; Hiccup had a basket of furs from Spain; A bookshelf with books from places Hiccup had been all translated by Hiccup into Norse; Hiccup had a huge map in the back of the room with dots on countries he had visited; the wierdest thing was that in the far back were 6 shields specifically designed for each member of the gang and Cami.
"Hey I remember this,"said Cami picking up the shield that deifinetly belonged to her,"We were in China and Hiccup took the chinese art of forge and Hiccup flair to make me a shield; I thought I had left it behind in the battle,but it has apparently been here the whole time."
She went over to another shelf and picked up an old, dusty arrown,"Hey this was a posoin arrow that was shot into Hiccup's left sholder when we were making our hastiy escape from the Outcast Island. We ended up having to go back to get the berries to stop the posion from killing Hiccup good times,good times." While holding up a ship in a bottle she said," Hey and this is the ship in the bottle that we got while raiding the Poseidon's Voyages' fleet." (Holding the noose) "Hey and this is the exact same noose Hiccup cut in half to save our pirate friend Warren from taking the drop in the galloes." (Holding a seashell) "And this is one of the shells Hiccup got from off the shore of Greece. I can't believe he kept something from almost every place we had visited ,it so like him to keep something to treasure the memories we made. Those were the good old days when he would stow away on a trading ship when his mom was on a voyage and his dad was on a nest hunt. When we ran into each other he would always show me what he had came across from the places he visited until he found me. He was more then just another heir ;he was a happy go lucky kind of guy what with his sarcasm and dry humor. He was amazingly intelligent and could pull off alot of surprising things," said Cami finally fnishing a long lecture.
"I just wish you all had known Hiccup,"said Cami.
"What are you talking about,"said Snotlout ,"We knew Hiccup,"
"Yeah you knew who he was, you knew a few things about him,but you did not know him,the real Hiccup,"said Cami wistfully.
"Yep and i guess we never will,"said Astrid.
"The thing ,Snotlout, is that Hiccup stood up for you on more then one occasion. He defended you everytime someone would say something like your a jerk, you could get hit by a brick and not feel it, ya know stuff like that and Hiccup would stand up and fight for you even though he knew most of what they said was true. He almost got into a sword fight with a guy named Arsol ,because Arsol had heard all the stories of what you all did to Hiccup ,and so he started coming up with ideas on how to get you all back ;then Hiccup came in and told him that if he wanted to get to any of you he would have to go through him. Hiccup was dead set on protecting you and Berk; I never could understand why, I mean it was clear that Berk didn't like him and would have banished him if it weren't for the fact he was the chief's only child. Why Hiccup could stand up and fight for a village is beyond me,but Hiccup always had high standards and care for every living creature and thought that every thing deserved a chance to survive,"said Cami.
"If you find Hiccup can you tell him I'm sorry,"said Snotlout.
"Sure Hiccup was always the forgiving type,"said Cami exiting the shed with her shield, a sword, and one of Hiccup's sketching Journals that included all kinds of sketches of her and nature. When she turned she saw the group heading out with nothing that Hiccup wanted them to have except the letters addressed to them she asked,"Why aren't you taking the shields Hiccup made for you."
"We do not deserve those shields,"said Snotlout.
"Perhaps not ,but maybe someday when you see Hiccup again maybe you might,"said Cami as she walked in the opposite direction of the village.
"Hold on a minute, where are you going this time,"said Astrid.
"I'm going to look for Hiccup. My first guess is that someone probably has seen him in a pirate port if he was taken by pirates. There are about 70 different ports Hiccup could have been seen around ,but I have all the time in the world when it comes to finding Hiccup. Oh and tell my mom I'll be headed to the nearest pirat port if she comes looking for me,"said Cami as she disappeared behind a bush.
"Wow that was interesting ,and also informative at the same time," said Fishlegs.
"Yep ,but we all need to talk about today later okay,"said Snotlout. That night they all met in the mead hall after dark to discuss the matter at hand. What they needed to talk about was mainly Hiccup ,so that night they all met to talk about everything that was said about Hiccup from Cami ;all they could do was draw a few conclusions ,but nothing solid.
Cami on the other hand had spent a month looking around for him when she got a lead from came across news of a boy named Hiccup that had been taken hostage by Romans nearly three months ago. She did not stick around long enough to hear otherwise.
(Hiccup's Pov)
One day I was in the middle of a lion match when something told me to look up into the stands. There in the stands was a girl from my past with wild blond hair, piercing green eyes, a sword at her hip, legging torn from all the battles,armor that was scratched, skinny, and short. This girl was the best wish that came true in the last 3 months. Camicazi, she is the girl I had so many adventures with when I was like six years old;she was/is my bestfriend ,because she stuck by me and never could be persuaded to leave my side; she was sort of my secret ,because when I was little I met her outside of Berk when I had been trying to run away home and as you can tell she got me to go back. No one ever knew of what I really was capable of doing when I had snuck away from Berk momentarily ,of course. She was (maybe still is) the most thrilling ,action packed, adventurous warrior ;I ever had the pleasure to get know ,because when we were in danger we would work back to back to get out.
Now I looked into the eyes of a girl I thought I would never see again. Saddness crept into her eyes as she scanned me over. I bet I looked horrible considering I had to ditch my fur coat and boots, my tunic was thin, faded, looked like rags, the sleeves were missing; my leggings became a pair of torn up shorts, I had a claw like gash on my upper arm over my now muscles, my cheek was slashed up, I had a thin layer of dusty dirt covering my face giving it a dingy coloring, you could see the outline of my ribs but I still had a good bit of muscles, and my hair had grown quite shaggy. I would have kept my gaze longer had it not been for the lion that started on my tail. I picked up the pace and was able to outrun the lions although at least 3 of the prisoners had been taken by their grimy claws. When the sky became dark ,the crowd left and they locked the prisoners in the colloseum with a bit of food.
I ran up to the gate to see if I could spot my blond friend. I waited for an hour and she didn't show. I started thinking that I was hallucinating...again ,but Gaman said he spoted the girl ,too. So now I waited with Gail and Gaman to see if my friend would be my hero and come and rescue me.
I had been waiting for an hour and a half ,so I stepped away from the gate bars and was about to turn my back and walk away ,when I heard someone 'sps'. I staggered around to see piercing green eyes illuminated by a firelight. I grappled to the gate my hands clung tightly to the gate as if I was about to be blown away. Her hand reached out and touched my cheek while her eyes were tearing up.
"Hiccup, It's great to see you; your parents are so sad; you're mom starts sobbing when she hears your name ,and you're dad has thrown himself into being a chief in order to keep the pain at bay,"said Cami.
"Cami, I could never imagine another person I would rather see right now," Hiccup said joyously but then his expression turned serious,"if you know what has been going on with my parents;then Snotlout and them and the whole village know about the life I had been keeping from them."
"No, they don't know that much they know about you had a life outside of Berk ,but they don't know everything about your life and adventures. They have seen the shed though," said Cami.
"Then they will know everything leading all the way up to the last week I had been on Berk,"said Hiccup sadily.
"No they don't know I took the journal with me and a few other stuff ,but they didn't take anything with them not even the shields you made them ;they said 'they did not deserve those shields ,but maybe someday they might' ,"said Cami.
"Okay then anyway. Are you going to get me out of this steel dungeon,"said Hiccup lightling up.
"Of course, I think you have spent to much time in said dungeon,"said Cami grinning.
"Okay then how do we do this,"said Hiccup mulling over a plan.
"Alright why don't tomorrow night we ,all of us in this prison, go over the plan and start making things ready here on the inside while you take care of the deeds on the outside. For example we will try to loosen the bolts on the door while you take out the guards and take a few keys while your at it and we can steal weapons that way if they try anything they won't have any defenses. You will open the door ;we will have all the weapons ,so we need to find a way to get a boat to get us all out of here and we need to find a new place to hide til we all find our way home," said Hiccup.
"I can take out the guards,get the keys, open the door, get out quietly; if we can work together and stay quiet, I will map the best passageways where you will most likely not be seen or heard; I can 'borrow' a boat with the privisions and stuff ,and we can sail for the Bog Burgler Tribe. Sound Okay,"said Cami.
"Yeah ,but we will all need to plan this out perfectly ,so we need to plan this in 2 days to give us time to prepare,"said Hiccup ," I'll talk things over with everyone in here, and Cami I'm glad to see you." Cami smiled sweetly and looked hiccup over befor taking off.
The next day they were talking it over and preparing. Hiccup had been given the honor as leader over the rebeling prisoners. By the end of the day, everyone had been ready to go ,but a guard brought in a new prisoner ,so it was put off for the next day. The new prisoner was a slave that had been come upon by the Romans; he was about 19 with familliar blonde locks and his name is Cameron. He looks so familliar ,but we have never met until this point. We took the liberty of asking him to join us in the jailbreak tommorow night. He quickly agreed and was set with the task of collecting armor from the door that held all the weapons for the battles ;it was not anything special it was just 30 swords they weren't sharpened and if you had just arrived before a battle you might not have a sword; the only way you would get one is if another person got killed basically all these swords were handedown from the person that got killed. How lucky...to have a dead person's sword.
Chapter 8
(Cami's POV)
The next day came around and I was out scouting for the perfect boat to 'borrow' right before the jailbreak. When Hiccup and I put our heads together, we could come up with the most wickedest plans ,but this time we just went for something short and simple considering the size of our 'companions'. I was becoming anxious,nervous, and a little scared this really aren't the emotions I usually go through since I have been going out all on my own.
All I have been dreaming of is Hiccup and me exploring deserted islands and hijacking boats like we used to. I have been missing Hiccup ,for quite a while. I knew it was weird that Hiccup had not shown back up after 2 years. I mean I started to put it away ,because right around the last time we saw each other when we were 10 (A/N: not but 2 months before he was Hiccupnapped) ;he said that it was getting harder and harder to even disappear for a month without Gobber noticing. We agreed that if we did not see each other until we both turned 13(A/N: Cami was a bit younger then Hiccup) that she should come to Berk; she was only a few months from being 13 when she arrived. Hiccup and I had some wild adventures ,and for the past 3 years he has been all on his own and I was not there to help him through the hardships.
(that night)
It was time and I had to be by the gate while taking out a few guards without sound(easy peasy). When I got the keys, I had opened the gate and it did not budge. It was jammed by one bad hinge. Thankfully Hiccup and the others had gotten all their swords ,and they sliced open the door. We all made our exit by keeping to the back walls of houses. We were almost to the dock when an alarm had sounded. Out popped from every barrel a soldier ready to fight. The battle carried on for a while ,and soon we were about to claim our victory with little casualties. Before the fight had officially broken up with all the captives retreating to their freedom, the boss came out and pointed a gun straight at Cami. He fired and to Cami everything was happening in slow blur as she saw Hiccup push her away. He took the fall for her yet again.
The shot rang through the fight. Everyone formed a neat circle in the middle was the boss with his hand stretched out with the gun clapsed in his hand, Cami on the ground,and Hiccup lying on the ground infront of her with a big red blotch forming on his right shoulder. It was the inevitable; Hiccup would have always thrown himself infront of a bullet for Cami even when they were kids. He cared about her so much and he would act like she was the only person in his universe. To him she was ,in fact, the center of his universe. Love really was never spoken of in any viking dictionary I mean anywhere ,so Hiccup nor Cami never understood what love was and they still couldn't say they related to what that feeling they had for each other was.
Cami stood up pulled her sword from her holder. The boss through the gun on the ground and pulled out his own sword. There war went on until daybreak when both their lungs were screaming for breathe except Cami had found strength with each gasping breath that told her to keep moving. Hiccup was still breathing and his wound had been cleaned up a little by a healer from the Roman's side. Her name was Abigail and she believed just like Hiccup that every living thing deserved a chance at life ,but she thought it be medical wise instead of hero wise. Still she was a good person ,but she was far from being as heroic, courageous, or as good hearted as Hiccup.
The battle still went on with the chief/boss of the Romans getting angrier and clumsier with each passing minute until he misstepped and Cami took it to her advantage by stabbing him with her sword in a place that would hurt him but not necessarily kill him. With his failling cry cheers roared up from the audience of prisoners held captive at the collesuem. A soft realization ,settled over the warriors and villagers, that they had been taken down by the very people they had imprisoned and tortured; the despair of all the prisoners from the beginning of the colloseum had been avenged by this moment of success.
Cami rose looked down at the fallen leader ,and then up at the Roman villager audience and said,"This is over. We ,all of us, are leaving and don't try and stop us. The prisoners have fought for generations trying to stay alive and this generation has finally defeated the very fiens that inslaved us upon this land ,so we have the right to get the heck out of here with our lives. Now get out of our way before we do something you will regret later," said Cami in a deathly glare so icy you would get frostbite. Ironically the stubborness carried by vikings had not rubbed off on other tribes or such ,because all the Roman people and warriors stepped aside for the marching band of prisoners walking away with their freedom.
All the prisoners made their way on the boat and all the seamen and women set to work on sailing this deathtrap while our old friend Hiccup lied all bandaged up in captain's quarters. Cami was at the wheel steering the ship in the best wind currents. She is very experieced with sailing a boat. Her and Hiccup could sail a boat blindfolded all the way from Canada to Greenland although no person from Hiccup's village knew a spectacle of what went on with Hiccup outside of the island of Berk. In fact, she bet none of them even knew a thing of what Hiccup really was like or anything to do with the left swordfighting, courageous, intelligent, mischieve maker, and cunning Hiccup she knew...and sort of liked.
(Hiccup's Pov)
Ow, I felt an excruitiatig pain in my right shoulder and I was sore all over. I dared to open my eyes and sit up for all the pain was pushing down on me like Thor's hammer.I slowly opened my eyes and every shape and color blended together to create one big blur. My vision cleared and I looked into the eyes of my dear friend ,Cami.
"Ca..mi..Cami iis ," choked out Hiccup.
"Yeah ,it's me Hiccup. Gods Hiccup I thought I had lost you. Hiccup do you know how upset I was when I found out that you had been missing for 3 years and I didn't know where you were,"said Cami clearly upset.
"Hiccup please don't die; please don't leave me,"said Cami choking down sobs with a tear rolling down her cheek.
"Hey I'm not going anywhere ,Sunshine,"said Hiccup sitting up when everything was telling him to lie back down.
"Thank you ,but lie back down Hiccup you don't want to reopen your stitches do you,"said Cami. My hand rushed to my bandaged up left shoulder ,and then to the side of my arm where there were blood stains coming out of the fresh bandages.
"Did we win,"I asked.
"Gods you wake up after all that and ask did we win, you're such a boy ;and yes we won,"said Cami rolling her eyes annoyance clearly visible ,but melting away at Hiccup's goofy smile.
"Great ,but do they know where I am or do they even know I'm alive,"asked Hiccup with a unreadable expression plastered across his face. (refering to everyone back at Berk)
"No they don't know you're alive and they probably think you are dead and I am just in denial at your death; the last I spoke to them was 2 months ago when I had found out that you had been missing for 3 years and 7 months,"said Cami.
"Yeah about that...,"started Hiccup ,but he was cut off.
"I mean Hiccup ,I know you, don't deny it I have known you for years and trust me when I say that I know you did not come back because you were held captive and tortured for three years at best. The longest you allowed yourself to stay in jail tortured was for three months ,and even then you were already putting your plans of escape in motion, so that only leaves one thing: you were staying away from Berk at your own will ,and by that I mean you could possibly come back to Berk at any moment you wished,so what was it Hiccup?"asked Cami clearly she knew him more then any other person in the world.
"You're right I didn't go back to Berk ,because I was not ready to go back to the life of the weakling,outcast, useless, mistake of Cheif's son that everyone was hoping something would happen that way my cousin would take the position of chief after my father dies ,and ironically he would probably lead them straight to their deaths.I wanted to get away from that place and I guess you could say I wanted to go on a right of passage where I could adapt and become true with my surroundings. I know back then I would leave and always go back because of my mom ,but those times were simpler and as I got older the bullying and disappointment became greater with each day ,so when I was taken I realized that before if it got to the point where I would rather die then stay on that icy wasteland that if I up and disappeared it would look mighty strange ,and they would come looking ,but that time I had a cover for if they came looking. So I took it and I got out ,please don't judge I know you will start thinking 'how could he do this to his family'; 'how could he think this was the way out'; 'did he plan to get taken on the next raid or did it just happen'? I know you probably going to yell at me and start in about all the mistakes I have made or caused ,and this being just tip of the iceberg ,but think about my side of this whole thing,"finished Hiccup.
"Okay I'm not going to lecture you and I completely understand from you're point of view ,but really I never will understand because of well I have not yet been in the position that is your life ,so I am going to support your decision and not take you back home; Under on condition,"said Cami.
"Okay,"said Hiccup.
"You have to take me with you,"said Cami gleeful. Hiccup smiled his goofy grin and said,"Can you keep up?"
"Oh definetly,"said Cami. At that moment they stared into each others eyes and said,"Take what you can ,"said Cami. "Give nothing back," said Hiccup ;then they bumped each others fists.
A month went by and most of the prisoners had found their way home either by they stopped at a town near where that prisoner/prisoners lived or they found a boat making a stop near their homeland. Gaman and Gail were some of the few Hiccup got to see home safely.
Gaman went home to his mom and dad. His sister was brought to her knees in happiness at the sight of her brother. After he was reunited with his family, he convinced Gail and her brother Alec to move to the island ,seeing as how the war was over and the land was safe ,again.
After a while, Gaman & Gail began to date. They soon were married and lived close by to both their remaining families
All most all the prisoners except Hiccup, Cameron, and 3 female warriors were still there. The three female warriors were sisters and they agreed to become members of the Bog Burgler Clan ,because their family and tribe had all been wiped out by the Romans and all they had was each other ,so there was nothing left for them. Cameron had decided on sticking with us until he figured out where to go. He said he had a sister ,but he had to find her first although he had not told anyone any information like what his last name is, where he was before he was taken, what was his sisters name, and if there was any family for him besides this faceless sister. He was very secretive and who could blame him is all we could say. With everything we have all been through in these past months its a wonder we even trust each other enough not to break down into a mutiny.
We finally broke free of all the harsh stormes and was on our way to the the Bog Clan ,but we had to dock at a pirate port first.I stepped on deck and felt everything shake.
"You don't have your land legs ,yet,"said Cami walking up beside me.
"I kno' ;but it is a long time since I have set foot on land...that I am not forced to be a slave upon,"said Hiccup.
"Yeah well I may not have been able to be there in the past ,but there is no way you are going to be able to get rid of me that easily,"said Cami. I could have sworn I was becoming intranced by her eyes if it had not been for the very familiar blonde locks I had been taken away from.
"Emily,"I screamed and took off into a sprint past Cami who looked completely turned around and then took off into a stride to meet my embrace.
"Hiccup, you're alive and your here. What happened? When did you get out?" said Emily. She looked a bit thinner then I remembered and she had her right leg heavily bandaged ,and overall she looked sleep deprived.
"I got away a month ago and I am heading to the Bog Burgler Clan right now to live with my childhood friend who just so happens to be the same one that helped me escape...well me and all the other prisoners held captive in their colloseum. Emily it is great to see you ,but I do have to ask what happened after I left?"said Hiccup.
"My dear young friend ,we have so much to talk about. perhaps we may speak in the tavern,"said Emily. Hiccup nodded and followed her limping form inside.
(Inside the tavern)
"It has been a long 3 months ,Hiccup; this I believe you are aware of. Look at you ,you have scars left and right and another bullet hole wound. Anyway, what happened after you were taken was. I was taken to the town's inpharmary and Alder and Saber came by to say the ship was coming back here at the first sign of Early Spring. They really did not want to part with leaving me behind especially considering we were a four person group. With the youngest is taken away and then the female of the group is injured ,so it just leaves the two of them now...well at least until I get better and if I even decide to go back to the life of a pirate. There are so many different things that can happen while they are gone. The most I feared up to this point were that those 2 were going to die at sea or I would never see you,again or not even see you at all but just to know that you are okay. Hiccup I have been living a pretty peaceful life up over that hill in a little cabin all my own. I don't even know if I do infact want to go back to being a pirate although I love the sea and the adventure ,but the pain you must endure might be a little too much,"said Emily. She looked out the window to the open sea and then back to me.
"So enough about what happened while you were gone. What happened to you,"said Emily.
"Um...well..uh...I was taken to a collesuem where I had been fighting for my life for the first 3 months and then right around the end my bestfriend came and helped me and all the other survivng prisoners escape. We fought the guards and gladiators off and made our escape. But you know what I always took back a souveiner everytime I went someplace new. Just let me tell you I took with me from that place a bullet wound,a thousand scars, and gruesome memories. That place could turn a 12 year old into a man. I am never going to forget the prisoners I had been fighting with all that time, yah know the ones I escaped with. Most of them have cleared out
and got to return home alive ,but their are 3 girls that have nothing ot go back to; and a 19 boy named Cameron who is looking for his sister. We are taking the girls to live with the Bog burglers and the boy Cameron we don't know much about him and he refuses to talk. In the end, all we might be able to do for him is take him to the place where his sister once lived and find her on his own,"said Hiccup, then he looked at Emily and her mouth was hanging slightly open,"what."
"A boy named Cameron, 19 years old, looking for his sister. Did he have blond locks and sapphire eyes?"asked Emily.
"Yeah. How did you...wait a minute. He might be your brother; is this what you think, because if it is then follow me and I'll take you to him."said Hiccup while standing up with Emily hot on his heels.
"Do you think it might be really him,"said Emily clearly in distress as we ran for the boat.
"Have no clue ,but gods I hope so,"said Hiccup as he arrived at the boat. They ran up the plank and to the shipmates quarter. Hiccup looked at Emily; she nodded; and Hiccup pulled open the door to reveal the crew all snoring in their hammocks. In the far wall their lay a boy no older than 20 years old and blond locks fast asleep. Emily gasped and ran to the boys side stiffling sobs to try not to wake the young man which failed miserably and he stirred awake into a sitting position. He started crying and clinging to Emily.
"Emily ,you found me. Emily I miss you so much,"said Cameron. He hugged his big sister and cried. My dad always said vikings or boys don't cry ;well as for vikings everyone her is either a pirate or a former slave ,and as for boys don't cry this is a special exception.
"Well I guess we will all be saying goodbye soon, Huh Ems. It trully is a pity I mean i just got back to the pirate world and you just got out so it is a big shame we will be parting here,"said hiccup.
"Well you don't have to say goodbye yet. I mean i just got my long lost brother back thanks to you ,and now I am losing my good young friend which I also just found,"she said looking down for she knew that she had gained on but lost the other sort of like before,"Wait a minute you could stay here with us."
"Oh Emily, as much as I wish I could. I am going ot have to say no ,because you know me I can't; I have to get out there figure out what I am going to do next, whether I am going to hang up the swords and pistol and go home to the place where I have never ever fit in ,or keep up my swashbukling adventures with Cami until I have to go home. I have to figure this out ,but you...you already figured out were you need to be and that place is here reconnecting with your brother. I will only say I'm not dying yet ,so in all likeness you are going to see me again someday hopefully. So I guess a short goodbye will wait til tomorrow huh,"said Hiccup. He turned his back and walked back to the captain's quaters. Were him and Cami were staying. He came in and Cami was fast asleep in the hammock ,so Hiccup sighed and grabbed a scrap of cloth and slept on the floor ,but before he fell into a peacfull sleep he pulled the covers fully over Cami and kissed her cheek.
(Chapter 9)
(Cami's POV)
Morning came early and I sat up and looked around and found Hiccup's bed on the floor empty. I sat up and pulled my clean tunic over my head and went to the door. I grabbed my sword befor I turned the knob and stepped out. The sun was beaming overhead and the dock was crowded with people making ready to sail. I looked around and spotted Sharol the oldest of the 3 sisters (the three sisters are: 1. Sharol, 2. Marol, 3. Carol) ;she was talking to a crew men. I walked up to her and said,"Sharol do you know where Hiccup is?"
"No ,but I think he may have went into town,"said Sharoll
"Thanks I'll go look for him at the tavern," I carried on my way and came along the path to the tavern. I came inside and found a booth with a girl, Hiccup, and Cameron in it.
"Hey Hiccup what are you doing here?"I asked.
"I came to talk with Emily and Cameron. Cami meet Emily. Emily meet Cami,"said Hiccup.
"Nice to meet you. I always heard all kinds of tales about you while me and Hiccup were sailing on the Almanac's Revenge,"she said ,and then it hit me this girl was the same one that had Hiccup's back during those pirate years.
"You're the one that had Hiccup's back for those 2 years,"said I
"Indeed I am,"said Emily.
"Thank you for taking care of my Hiccup,"said I. Hiccup looked away really fast at the mention of 'My' Hiccup ;I wonder why.
"Anyway I came to say that we will be leaving out at the time when the sun is at its hightest point so say you're good bye's while you can. By the way, we will not be coming back for a pottybreak,"I said.
"so Camicazi, can you tell me a little about yourself,"asked Emily.
"sure,"I began,"I am Camcazi heir of the Bog Burgler Tribe, I am a swordsman,I have sailed the seven seas, fought monsters and men twice my size,and I have stolen from the Meathead's library."
"Fascinating, so what do you and Hiccup plan to go next,"asked Emily.
"I think we are going to stay at in the Bog Burgler Tribe for a few months then start off somewhere else ,truth is I don't know where we're headed after that,"said Cami.
"Okay so are you guys sticking together the whole way there and to the next few places too,"asked Emily.
"Yes, if Hiccup is okay with that and doesn't go back on his word,"I said giving a warning glare that had him scooting away.
"Hmm, what was Hiccup's word?"asked Emily.
"I gave him a choice either he takes me with him or I force him home; he took the first one as our deal,"I said.
"Well then I have asked all the answers I need and the sun is about at its highest point in the sky so you will be leaving out soon,"said Emily letting out a sad sigh and she stepped back withdrawing from the hug she envalloped Hiccup in. We stepped onto the deck of the boat and hung on the railing and waved goodbye to the fair people on shore. I am always going ot remember those people I had met upon this little journey of mine. We are off and on our way to the Bog Burgler Island.
(Astrid's POV from the 3 years and about10 months after Hiccup had disappeared.)
Hiccup being gone actually seemed a little bit of a blessing in disguise ,because without him here to screw up things even further; work had been getting done a lot faster, the forge had been working slightly slower ,but we could deal, and everyone had become a little more content in not having to put forth extra work to clean up the messes Hiccup caused. As for me, I have been working hard in my training to become the perfect viking ,and ever since I had my 12 birthday I had been getting looks from teenage guys too; I am not interested in any of those boys at all. I have been called pretty, gorgeous, babe, the perfect viking, and other compliments from the villagers. I am not perfect although Ruffnut could disagree.
After Hiccup died or just disappeared although I doubt he was actually able to survive pirates; the chief through himself into his work and most of the villagers except for maybe Gothi, Vallhallarma, Fishlegs, and Gobber forgot all about Hiccup. The village began to start thinking of a new heir to take his place almost immediatly after he 'died'. I am not worried about who Hiccup was or what happened to him for that matter; I am only thinking of getting to the top of the pedastel when we start dragon training in 3 or 4 months from now.
I can't wait to fight dragons ;I heard that the first time you put a gronckle head on a stick or spill a nadders guts for the first time is the most rememoriable. I have not yet officialy killed a dragon per say ,but I have fought in a few raides,and the gang and i are still on the still hits on me to no avail, Ruff and Tuff still argue over the stupidest of things, Fishlegs still spits off the most useless of facts about dragons every time we go to the Kill Ring, and I still train the hardest to get to the top. Although concerning Snotlout, he has a new line he plays,'ye know I'm goin' te be chief after uncle Stoick passes.' Me I don't think he is what I might be looking for and he is to much of a dunderbrain; plus he always said 'that he was going to be chief because there was no way they would let a shrimp like Hiccup lead them ;not when there was a macho viking like him around' again his words not mine ,but it does not matter considering if my parents want me to marry Snotlout I won't be givin a choice.
I didn't care about that pathetic excuse for a viking named Hiccup until Camicazi showed up about 3 months ago. She opened us all up to what Hiccup could have been like if we gave him that crucial chance,but we didn't and now he is probably dead. If's and when's are very different things. If he returns; gives the illusion he will not possibly ever return. When he returns is meaning that he will return but you don't know when. The if's and when's mean nothing to me ,because frankly I don't exactly care if Hiccup comes back or not ;and I think we are better off without that troublemaker. I need to go train for my upcoming future. I am a Valkier and here me roar.
(at the Bog Burglar Clan)
(No one's Pov)
To say Bertha was astonished was an understatment. Hiccup and Camicazi just arrived at the island. Sharol, Marol, and Carol had been positioned to live with a warrior. Hiccup and Cami would live in the chief's house for awhile. Hiccup and Cami had actually grown closer over their journey ,and now where able to communicate without talking. The biggest surprise was that as soon as Hiccup got to the island he started training and fighting with the most experienced warriors ,and he worked his way up to being number one in defense training ;he even surpassed Cami.
The elder listened to one of Hiccup and Cami squabbling over something and said,"You two remind me of those mindless couples except happy." Cami and Hiccup looked at each other and just shook their heads.
(One day their was word sent that there was a terrible raid on Berk that lots of dragons had been injured or slaughtered and alot of casualties too)
"Hey Hiccup, how are you taking the news; I know that anyone can leave the place they grew up and not look back ,but there are still ties there. So I wanted to know how bad the tol has taken upon you,"said Bertha.
"To tell you the truth: I don't know. I mean I have no way of knowing who is or isn't dead that I knew. I don't know if mom or dad or Gobber are alive and I feel next to nothing its just empty and I'm scared of that,"said Hiccup.
"Hiccup maybe you have an empty feeling ,because you don't know what to feel. Maybe it is not because you don't care ,but because you have know idea what to feel ;you see that sometimes happens to people ,but you will get through this,"said Bertha.
"Yeah; even if things are that bad over there I still have you and Cami here ,so as long as I have Cami I will be fine,"said Hiccup and he got up to go work at the forge with Blair the Hiccup was out of earshot Bertha muttered under her breathe,"He is so in love with her."
(A month after the raid on Berk)
"So Hiccup when do you guys think you might be off on your next adventure,"asked Bertha.
"Oh I don't know ;not for a few months maybe if I can stay;please,"said Hiccup pleafully.
"Sure Hiccup you can stay here for as long as you need to ,but my question is what is keeping you here I mean it has been atleast a month since that awful raid in Berk and you have been a little more distant and spending way to much time in that forge. It seems to me that you are getting ready for something my question is what?"asked Bertha.
"I am not preparing for anything ;why I haven't been around that much I can not tell you ,for you will not like it and call me a traitor,"said Hiccup fear clear in his eyes.
"Hiccup, I am not your father ;it does not matter what you do; you will always be welcome here unless you hurt Cami or kill of the entire village. Hiccup to me you are family and if you were my son ,well you would not even be around here ,because I am chief of a female tribe so...the truth being I have no idea what was wrong with the Hooligans for not seeing you and excepting things but we are not them so what is the problem,"said Bertha laying her hands on his shoulders.
"Fine ,but you have to promise not to freak out,"said Hiccup,"and by the way Cami already knows."
"I don't know what is going on ,but I will try,"said Bertha.
"By the way leave all weapons here...for you own safety,"said Hiccup. Bertha reluctantly put down her sword followed by a bomb in her left vest pocket and dagger in her right shoe.
"Alright can we go now,"asked Bertha.
"Yeah ,but you need to know before you get there that only Cami ,me, and now you know of this and if you don't mind I would like to keep it that way...at least until I can convince a small group of people at a time,"stated Hiccup. They ducked under branches and stepped over roots; then they came to two large bolders which appeared to be by the naked eye crushed together leaving a dead end ,but Hiccup walked all the way around ,followed by Bertha, to a wide space between the bolders for someone even bigger then Big Boobied Bertha could fit through. They entered and they were led to a covelike area including a cave off to the side and a lake.
"Ohh Toothless, I brought a friend,"said Hiccup looking around for something. There was a recogntion growl sounding through the cove; Bertha could have sworn she saw a shadow move behind the tree.
"WHAT THE...NIGHTFURY ,get down,"said Bertha flattning herself on the ground covering her head with her hands. Hiccup looked at her like she had grown a second head. The black dragon came bounding up to Hiccup and stopped nussling the skinny teen in the stomach.
"What the heck is going on,"asked Bertha looking straight at him incredulously.
"Um...this is my bestfriend ,Toothless-Bertha; Bertha-Toothless,"said Hiccup gesturing to the night dragon's eyes became slits and he rose up to sitting on his hind legs spreading out his wings wide and growling giving the appearance exactly like the son of lightning and death itself. Bertha was lying spread out on the ground with her lip quivering slightly until she took a deep breathe, eyes never leaving the dragon, she stood up, and said,"so this is what you have been hiding ,because I must say this is definetly what I did not expect; but I do trust you and if you say that he is not dangerous or he is dangerous unless you cause him harm then he is not dangerous,maybe. But that does not mean you can go around playing with dangerous creatures...you have to tell me first. And as for you Toothess I expect you to protect my..."she was cut off by Cami finallying making her appearance.
"Our Hiccup,"said Cami. Toothless growled in reply as to say,'duh.'
"Hey that means you two have been hiding a dragon on my island without my permission and behind my back. Not just any dragon but a nightfury ,a dragon so fierce that it is said in the dragon guide book that if you see it hide pray it does not find you ,yet you were able to tame this creature of the dark. My only question is how?"said Bertha. Hiccup pondered this for a little bit ;for Bertha did not seem angry or like she was going to attack or banish them because to him this was very confusing ,because if he had done this back home he would have been banished for all eternity and Toothless would have been killed. Hiccup knew that Stoick may have been his father ,but he would never had thought twice about banishing him ;he even thought that if it weren't for his mother he would have already been banished.
"Sure. Um, lets camp out here tonight so we can talk about how all this happened,"said Hiccup. Toothless shot a bolt of a bluish fire ball into a stack of firewood surrounded by sitting logs. Bertha came and sat on the log across from Hiccup and Cami sat on the log between the two. Hiccup got up and went behind a tree and came back a little bit later with a basked of fish and three sticks.
"Here we can eat this cod while we talk,"said Hiccup handing them each a stick while kicking over the basket for his faithfull dragon.
"Well it all started..."began Hiccup.
(Chapter 10)
(Back at the campfire)
**Flashback**
'Okay this is too much; this news is eating me alive and I don't know why; I can't feel anything but emptyness yet the news is nagging at me. I can't find any reasons why I should be so...the way I am and right now I sound like a whining little child. I just have to get away for a little while just me and nature. yeah that sounds good that will get my mind away from the craziness.' thought Hiccup.
Hiccup got up a told Blair that he would be out for today ,because of what is going on; Blair grunted and took over the sharpening of the axes and swords. Blair a big woman with two blonde braids falling out of her helm ,with a light blue tunic and brown leggins she had big brown eyes and was missing a front tooth. She was the typical Bog Burgler ;because like every Bog Burgler they thought men were low scum that were only good for bearing kids. Although my time here has been short ,but I have been said to be the one of the few males that The Bog Burgler Clan has allowed to stay here let alone join ,and they also have come to think of me ,a male, as an equal to everyone else. That is really miraculous because the bog burglers never let men in because they are not worth the time or space but me they except completely not to brag.
Anyway back to reality, I need to get to the forest to contemplate on what to do next. I came around a bolder and got slapped by a broken tree limb.
"Ouch, oh man the gods hate me,"I said looking up to see broken trees and skid marks all leading to a collision crash.
"What the..."I started as I took out my dagger and walking cautiously to were the tracks stopped. I peared down and saw a black dragon I thought to be a nightfury trapped in a boa unmoving.
"Oh my gods,"I said coming closer to the nightfury. I poked the nightfury with a stick and then jumped back when he heard a slight wimper escape the beast.
I looked into his eyes and saw an old me looking back with fear. I had to do something, I don't know why? Probably just an impulse I have to help other creatures without any reason too. 'This impulse will probably get me killed someday,' I thought.
I cut the last rope when it pounced and pinned me to the rock. my eye's probably took on the size of dinner plates. Oh man I knew it this was the end. Oh man everything I ever wanted to do was never going to be. I awaited the fatal blow that would take my life ,but all their was ,was a large flow of wind and a roar that sent my ears ringing. then the dragon raced off into a cove. After that I followed the thing and started observing it and found that it was missing one of it's tailfins which reminded me of the fact that 'it's the tails and wings you really want ;a downed dragon is a dead one.' I started working to gain the dragons trust and help him fly again which means I am going to be his rider. Toothless and I formed a bond in that little amount of time we spent flying we have our flaws but we are best friends. Then Cami found out and she wanted in so we let her stay ,and now you are in this duet ,too,"said Hiccup.
"Actually Hiccup ;I think we should start training the whole tribe to tame dragons ;I mean we don't really have any dragon attacks ,because we live so far off and we can have you show them the joy of having a loyal dragon by yourside ;is a good thing, what do you say?"said Bertha.
"Well I think I might somewhat regret this but what the heck? I mean you are chief so they will listen to you and I am well liked even if I am a guy ,so what do you think Cami,"said Hiccup.
"If you guys are in then so am I,"said Cami. Toothless growled in reply as to say 'Me too.'
"Oh and Toothless is in this ,too,"said Hiccup.
"Okay what are we going to do,"said Cami.
"Oh man what are we going to do? I didn't even think about how we will explain this all. Oh crud what if they banish us,"said Hiccup.
"Okay, For starters ,the villagers will not kick you out ,because they like you and Hiccup ,imagine that, way to much. So we will be fine either way,"said Bertha.
"I got it,"said Hiccup getting the two females attention as they leaned forward to listen better,"this is what we are going to do..."
An: Okay, I would like to know, if there is anyone out there reading this, if they think I should continue this story or just delete it. Please anyone review to tell me what you think. Okay, I guess that's all I have to say.
-MKS
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