Strange Magic C2
The change, a new world
It has been a week since Frieda's return to Berk. Her house has quickly filled up with items of her interest. She spent most of her time in the forest looking for herbs and roots. Every day she would go down to the market, when it first opened and before it closed, to look for more items.
She would spend time at the glass house. Many hours she spent there crafting beautiful bottles from raw materials. The glass blowers loved watching her work, she had made some if the best bottles they had ever seen. they would always ask her what her secret was, she would never tell.
When she wasn't looking in the forest or making bottles or shopping she was taking care of the dragons. She would help the newly hatched babies learn how to fly. Her terrors loved to play with the other dragons, so when they weren't following Frieda they where playing with the other dragons.
Hiccup spent most of the time in Gobber's smithy. Toothless would lay on top of the of the house across from the smithy watching Hiccup. His ears would perk up when he saw Hiccup and the would tuck behind his head when he was out of sight.
Hiccup spent time with Frieda in the afternoons helping her and having magic lessons, in secret. Toothless again just watched Hiccup never letting him out of his sight. Hiccup would help Frieda with her shopping, mostly carried things for her. If she was out to buy a lot Toothless would carry thing in his baskets for them.
Around sundown Frieda heard a knock at her door. She put down her potion book an slipped it into a hidden cubbyhole next to the fireplace. She then over to the door and rested her hand on the door. "vho is it?" she said.
"Frieda is me, Hiccup I have good news!" Hiccup yelled from the other side.
Frieda opened the door with a big smile. She was warring a green dress, which was uncommon in Berk to do with the Vikings almost always warring armor. She hadn't worn armor in almost twenty years. Even when she would go into town she just wore a dress or some sort of suit.
"So vats the news, must be important if you out after sundown" she said letting the boy in.
"Well I've been in a meeting all day" he said as he took a seat by the fireplace. That in it self was different too, because none of the houses in Berk and a fireplace just a hearth. "The good news is you don't have to hide your magic!" he said as Frieda sat down
"Vhat? That's amazing!" she chimed as she lit a few candles, with her fingers. "I can't tell you how good it velt to do that" she laughed. She got up and walked around her house. Out from hiding places she pulled out things like books and other magical trinkets.
"And if you want" Hiccup said getting up. "You have permission to open a potion shop. You know like basic simple potions and enchanted trinkets" he trailed off picking up a necklace that had a gold ring hanging off it.
The ring was light but looked heavy. He slipped his pinky into the ring, as it touched his finger he could feel that he had became lighter, all most weightless. He slipped the ring off and put it back on the table it was originally placed.
Frieda grabbed the book by the fire place and skimmed threw the old yellowed pages. "I know of zings I could zell" she said as she skimmed. Her hand slammed on a page, her eyes pulsed with excitement. "Hiccup, I'll open ze shop, and for your vork... I'll make you something as a zank you"
Hiccup walked over to Frieda. "There's an empty shop next to Gobber's smithy, if you don't mind the smell of burning coal"
"Easily masked" She retorted. She walked over to her door and opened it. The was now set and it was dark out, the only light that could be seen was from inside houses. "Hiccup, if your headed home I'll valk you, I have to talk to your dad any vay" she said leading the boy out.
"Ok thank you Frieda" Hiccip said retching into his pocket. He pulled out a small torch.
"Non of zat Hiccup!" she said waving her arm. "Like you zaid I don't have to hide my magic" Frieda proudly said puffing out her chest. Hiccup put the torch back into his pocket. Frieda put her arm out about a foot away from her, her palm to the sky. She flicked her wrist and a flame appeared over her hand. The flame lit the area around them far better then any torch.
They walk back to Hiccup's house meeting a few people on the way who said "Hi" and went on about their way. As they arrived at Hiccup's house they were met by an over affectionate Toothless who had just about made Hiccup a pancake. Stoick had came out to see what the noise was about.
"Oh Frieda!, what do I owe the pleaser?" Stoick asked trying to sound more nicer then he usually did. He was trying not to come off to mean to the villager.
"Stoick, may I talk to you, ALONE..." she said putting her hand her had to her cheek as she said the last word.
"Um, yeah. Hiccup!" Stoick said making the dragon move off of Hiccup.
"Yes dad?"
"Can you run to the hall, I left a few books behind" Stoick lied to get Hiccup out of the way. Hiccup did as said, he and his dragon were gone like that. "Come in" Stoick said leading Frieda in side.
The sat down next to the hearth. "Now what did you want to talk about?"
"Stoick, now bear vith me here. I've been talking vith hiccup, and it has become clear he is interested vith magic. Now vhen he was on my island I did show him zome magic. Now I vas vishing to be able to train your boy in the vay in magic. He already is very in tune to magic" she said.
"That wouldn't surprise me" Stoick chuckled. "When he was born, the midwife said that she could see some thing different in that babe. That has been proven more then once!" Stoick laughed. "Frieda, if I give you permission to train my boy do you promise to not teach him any sort of black magic?" Stoick asked in his stern tone.
"I swear on Odin's Eye that I vill not teach you boy any Black Magic" she said putting her hand to her breast. She looked at Stoick who had not given a clear answer. "So... Your answer?"
"I give you permission, Frieda" Stoick said. Frieda jumped up and swung her arm in happens. Her joy was stoped by a loud crash, her arm had hit a sword stand.
Frieda looked down at the mess of swords on the ground. "I'll fix that!" she said snapping her fingers, the sword stand stood upright and the swords flew back to there places. "Sorry..."
LALALALALALALALALALA, LATER
The next morning was eventful for Frieda. She spent the better part cleaning out the old shop, it was an old food market. Old floorboards were needed to be replaced, the door to the back room was missing. Every thing was coated in a think layer of dust.
Frieda wanted to be up and brewing by tomorrow but with all that had to be done she wouldn't be able to until the next full moon, which was three weeks away. She was mad at that fact, but happy that she had a shop. Her magic would only go so far, she was going to have to hire some Vikings to help her.
She had to extend the back-room so she would had space to work. At lest she had money for the repairs, she was an extremely good haggler when it came to money.
It was around noon, she was at the market place looking for helpful items. Thats when she found it, a standing mirror. It had a crack on the bottom. She walked over to the salesman.
"How much for ze mirror?" Frieda queried.
"It's from china, was traded not that long ago. Its from solid oak... 87" The man said pulling his body apron down to remove the winkles.
Frieda's face smiled. "There's a crack down ze bottom, ze oak is torn apart. The original price vas about, 110, zis right here vould barley be vorth, 57" she retorted to the man.
The man was dumb founded, he knew the price too well. He had never been out witted before. "70 and thats the final price!" he said, his hands began to shake sweat rolled down his brow.
Frieda frowned. 'I need zis for Hiccup's training'. "60, or I can just valk, not to many people vanting to buy a cracked mirror any vay" she said turning away from the man an began to walk away.
The man clenched his arm, he was beat. "I'll go to 65, I need to make a profit ma'am!" he yelled. Frieda turned around and walked over to the man and droped a bag of coins on the table next to him.
"Lucky you, I only brought 65 vith me!" she winked. Snapping her fingers the mirror began to fallow her. "You know vhat, because you vere so nice to me" she trailed "If you ever come to my shop, ze first time you buy, it will be in ze house!" she said walking back to her shop. The man just stood there
LALALALALALALALALALA, LATER
It was about two o'clock when Hiccup had finished his chores at Gobber's. He pushed open Frieda's shop door, he was greeted by a chime of a hanging bell. 'Thats cute' Hiccup thought to him self.
The shop was lit from the windows, there was still an unsettling amount of dust in the room.
"Vho ever it is vere not open yet" said Frieda from her back room
"Frieda it's me Hiccup!" Hiccup yelled looking to see where her vioce came from.
Frieda poked her head out from the back room. Her face was covered in dust. "Oh, Hiccup dear come in!" Frieda said walking over to Hiccup. "Vould you be a dear an open the vindows an door, and tell ze people out side to sand back?" she said opening a few shutters.
"Um, yeah why not" Hiccup the proceeded too as told. When he was out side there was know one around. "Frieda theres no one around!" he yeld taking a step forward.
"Good zen step back! She yeld. Fridea clapped her hands above her head. "Vinds I comand thy!" she said as she pulled her hands away wind began to shoot out of the shop, along with a crap ton of dust. As the dust settled out side Hiccup walked back into the shop. The shop was now brighter now the dust was gone the carved details of the wood now stood out.
"Hiccup come here I have zomething to show you" Frieda said walking into the back room. As Hiccup entered the room Frieda was standing next to the mirror. "Hiccup, zis vill be your first lesson!" She chimed
"What? But my dad-"
"Gave me ze ok!" she retorted. "Hiccup ve need a place to practice your magic, but before zhat zhis Mirror needs to be fixed..." She said gesturing to the crack in the mirror.
"What dose this mirror have to do-"
"Hiccup, just trust me ok. Now pick up zhat book an use it to fix ze mirror" she said pointing to a green leathered book on a working desk.
Hiccup picked up the book an flipped the pages. "Theres nothing written in here"
"Its not vas vitten in ze book its vant in the book... Think of fixing ze mirror and vave your hand over ze page" Frieda said closing her eyes with a smile.
'I want to fix that mirror, the crack in the glass. The wood is dull, needs color' Hiccup thought as he waved his hand over the book. Symbols began to appear on the page. "Frieda I can't read this"
"You don't vead, blow ze vords at the mirror" she said moving away from the mirror.
Hiccup walked over so he was facing the mirror. He took a deep breath and blowed. The
Symbols were lifted off the page and began to spin around the mirror. Green smoke covered the mirror the disappeared, the crack was gone and the wood was painted in beautiful designs.
" Very good Hiccup!" Frieda said putting her hand on Hiccups shoulder. "Are you veady for ze next part?"
"Ok, yeah, I think so.." Hiccup said closing the book.
"Ok take zhis bag" she said handing Hiccup a small leather bag the size of his palm. "Repeat after me.."
"Ok"
"A land in glass, framed in brass, from my heart plays ze role, vith in ze looking glass crate a land from my soul"
"A land in glass, framed in brass, from my heart plays the role, with in the looking glass crate a land from my soul"
"Now pour ze contents of ze bag on ze mirror" Frieda said pointing to the bag in Hiccup's hand.
Hiccup opened the bag and poured a thick dust onto the mirror. As it hit the glass rippled like water an turned a green tin. "Why is all the magic I cast green?" Hiccup asked.
"Its just your hearts color, mines a light blue. Now step into the mirror" She said walking over to the Mirror.
"Is it safe?" he said putting his finger on the glass. It rippled as it swallowed him. Frieda then fallowed into the looking glass.
When Hiccup opened his eyes he saw the cove where he had bonded with Toothless. The sky was blocked with leaves, the ground was covered in a thin layer of fog.
"So, vat dose zis place mean to you Hiccup?" Frieda asked walking up from behind Hiccup.
"What do you mean?"
Frieda chuckled. "'From my heart plays a role' Zis place means a great deal to you. If ze spell made zis vorld then you care for zis place more zen any other. So I ask again vat dose zis place mean to you?"
Hiccup looked around and walked over to a scribble in the dirt, it was the only thing that wasn't covered in fog. It was the drawing of Toothless'. "This place..." he said putting his hand on one of the lines.
A familiar growl rang in the air. Hiccup looked up to see a transparent version of him stepping over the lines like he had that one day. As he reached Toothless they turned to fog with Toothless' breath.
"Zis is vere you bonded vith Toothless isn't it?" Frieda asked Hiccup as he stood up.
Hiccup wiped the tear from his eye. "Yeah, it was because of me he almost died down here. It was also because of me that he got out off here" he said wiping another tear away. "A downed dragon is a dead dragon" He whispered to him self.
"Hiccup, I zink ve've done enough for today ok, I'll take you home" she said wrapping her arm around the boy.
LALALALALALALALALALA, LATER
The room was lit by a candle on the dresser. Toothless was watching Hiccup from the foot of Hiccup's bed. In Hiccup's Hand was the vile.
"Toothless if I drink this I will be able to under stand you" hiccup said looking at Toothless. Toothless walked over to the boy and sniffed the vile. He tilted his head with w slight wine. "Smells weird doesn't it?"
Hiccup popped the cap off the vile. A whisper could be herd from the vile. "One last night, for each other they will care, for a barrier to make no grounds" Hiccup gulped he began to rise the vile to his lips
BOOOOOOOM! a crash of thunder.
With that Hiccup dropped the vile it landed in toothless' open mouth the contents quickly darted from the vile down the dragons throughout. The dragon fell to the ground and began to have a seizer.
"OH GODS, TOOTHLESS! DAD HELP, DAD. OH GODS NO! TOOTHLESS!"
To be continued...