Alright, so when we last left off, Hiccup, his dad, Toothless, and Hiccup's friends are arriving to Castle Dunbroch for a little family visit with Merida's family. I hope you guys have liked the story so far, it may seem slow at first but in the next couple of chapters, it will start to kick up a notch. Please review, and enjoy.
Chapter 2
Merida, her brothers, and the rest of the family had made it out to the docks where they saw a small Viking ship coming into the docks. Merida was all in all excited as her cousin Hiccup was on that ship. Once the boat was at the docks, the gate plank was placed onto the ship, and Stoick was the first to get off the docks, Elinor went up to her brother with a smile on her face. The siblings went up to each other, and a hug was exchanged between them.
"Stoick, it's absolutely wonderful to see you again" Elinor said to his brother.
"Same to you Elinor" Stoick said "It's been a long time" Hiccup came off the gate plank and saw his uncle Fergus as he just finished hugging Stoick.
"Hey Aunt Elinor" Hiccup said with a smile.
"Ah Hiccup" Elinor said "I do say you have grown since we last saw you"
"Well, I'm still that little guy like I was before" Hiccup said to his aunt. Then, Fergus came and gave a greeting to Stoick before turning to Hiccup.
"Hey uncle Fergus" Hiccup said.
"Hiccup, good to see you lad" Fergus said giving him a man hug, which Hiccup felt like he was being crushed. As Hiccup was trying to gasp for a little bit of air, Fergus let go of his nephew and saw that he may have squeezed him a little too hard.
"Sorry there lad" Fergus said to him.
"No it's fine" Hiccup said to him "You always were strong like my dad is". Finally, Merida and her brothers came down the docks and looked at Hiccup. Merida smiled, happy to see her cousin again.
"Hiccup" Merida called out to her cousin. Hiccup saw her coming and got up; she walked over to him, and hugged each other.
"Hey Merida" Hiccup said to her.
"It's so good to see you again" Merida said.
"Same to you" Hiccup replied. The triplets came over and tackled him, Hiccup laughed as the triplets were fooling around to him.
"Alright boys that's enough" Merida said as she nudged them off of Hiccup and allow him to get back on his feet. Then, Hiccup's friends came coming off the gate plank and walked out onto the docks to where Hiccup was "So, are these your friends?" Merida asked him.
"Yep" Hiccup said to her before turning to his friends "Guy's this is my cousin Merida"
"Nice to meet you all" Merida said to them. First Astrid introduced herself to her, saying how it was nice to meet her, then Fishlegs who was trying to make a proper introduction in front of the princess, but Merida didn't mind. Then it was Snotlout who tried (unsuccessfully) to make an impression and hit on her, but she just ignored it. Finally, the twins introduced themselves, and Merida knew that judging by their behavior, they sometimes get into usual fights and squabbles like brothers and sisters always do. The other people on the ship came off, and were greeted by the family and inhabitants of the castle. Suddenly, a loud growl and purr came from the bottom deck of the Viking ship, Hiccup, his friends, his dad, and the royal family knew that it was Toothless, while everybody else was wondering where this noise was coming from.
"You think you should show us your friend in their?" Merida said with a smirk, knowing who it is.
"Yeah, I think It's about time" Hiccup said with a smile. They all turned around to the large group of people that were beyond the entrance to the docks "Everybody, I have brought a special friend of my here with us"
"Indeed" Elinor said "As you all know my family has been receiving letters from Hiccup that revealed something extraordinary. He said that the dragons that they have been fighting for years have stopped after he learned that dragons can be trained"
"That's right" Hiccup said "So I have brought the dragon that help me made that discovery. Everybody, I would like to present to you, my best friend, Toothless" he then turned around to where the boat was, put his hands up to his mouth, and made a night fury dragon call towards the ship knowing that he would answer to that. Suddenly, a black creature came soaring out of the ship and did a few flip up in the sky, causing so of the scots from outside of the dock area to take a few steps back, before coming back down to the docks, revealing a black night fury with a saddle on his back and a prosthetic piece on his tail. Merida and her family were amazed by the creature while the villagers and guards looked at Toothless in awe, as they had probably never seen a real dragon before (even though they might have heard of one) murmuring amongst themselves about what they thought about the dragon. The maid Maude was breathing heavily, worried that the dragon would pounce and looked like she was going to faint, while Merida was comforting her telling her that she has nothing to worry about. The dragon just looked around his surroundings, then back to Hiccup who was beside him.
"Hey bud" Hiccup said to his friend "Don't worry, they'll understand" he turned to the crowd, whom some seemed a little nervous of the dragon "Its ok, he's not as wild as most dragons, he means no harm to anybody here" some of the villagers soon let out a brief sigh as what Hiccup said was true.
"Alright then everybody" Elinor said to the crowds "Now that our guests are here, I believe it's time we show them the way to the castle" The other villagers complied and all headed up the hill back to the castle. Merida and her brothers walked alongside Hiccup, his friends, and Toothless and knew that they were going to have a great time here. When they made it to the castle, Astrid and the others looked at it in amazement and admiration, as the huts back on Berk weren't as big as this one.
"Wow, look at this place" Astrid said to Merida "It's amazing that you live here"
"Yes, it's nothing" said Merida "It may be a castle but it's always been our home, now come on then, there is a lot to show you" They walked across the stone bridge towards the gates of the castle. They entered the large doors and made their way through the small village that was around the group. Once they made it to the great hall, the young Vikings looked inside the great room in awe and interest. They saw that it had a lot of history to it and that this really was a grand place.
"Wow, look at this place" Astrid said in amazement.
"Yeah, look at all this culture to it" Fishlegs said, fascinated by the castle as well.
"I told you that the castle would be amazing" Hiccup said to her. As they all gathered to the center of the room right next to the royal family, Elinor turned to the crowd of people in front of them.
"Now that we're all here" Elinor said to the crowd "Let the festivities begin" the crowd then let out a series of cheers as the party was about to start.
About 30 minutes later, the party was already in full swing. People were talking amongst themselves and having a good time, Stoick was having some conversations with Elinor, Fergus, and some of the others, The boys were up to their mischief as usual sneaking for the tray filled with pastries, and Merida was showing Hiccup and his friends the forest that she usually rides through, her horse, and everything else that she is found of. Merida was currently doing an archery lesson with Astrid, and the female Viking was impressed by her marksman skills.
"Wow, you're very good at this" Astrid said while competing in an archery contest against Merida "Even I can't shoot as good as you"
"What can I say" Merida said to Astrid "I've been into this since I was wee little, so it takes practice" Suddenly, they heard Fishlegs come over.
"Hey guys" Fishlegs said to them "Hiccup's gonna show off his riding, wanna watch?"
"Definitely" said Merida "I would love to see the dragon in action". They put the bows down and started walking across the fields back into the castle walls.
"I knew that he would do something like this" Astrid said to Merida.
"What'd you expect?" Merida said "We've never seen how fast a real dragon can fly"
"Yeah, I guess you're right" Astrid said back to her "I promise you, when we do our best trick competitions at home, they're always the best"
"Really?" Merida said. Astrid looked back to her newfound friend.
"Really" she said to her with a smirk. They walked back into the castle grounds, where people were gathering around a spot on the castle wall where Hiccup was getting the saddle ready on Toothless and getting ready for flight.
"Alright guys" Hiccup said to the people "I saw that the best place to do this is the loch so prepare to be amazed, you'll all see just how fast Toothless can go and the few tricks that I have in store for all of you"
"Good luck out there" said Astrid. Hiccup smiled at her and his cousin as he positioned Toothless into flying position with everybody watching.
"Alright bud, you ready?" Hiccup asked his friend. Toothless looked up to his rider and snorted in reply "Alright, let's show them what you've got" the dragon took a pounce position and then dashed up into the sky.
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Everybody ran towards the castle walls so they can see what they were doing as they were flying in the sky. Merida smiled and her brothers were just as amazed by this as she and the other villagers were. In the sky, they saw Hiccup soar through the air on Toothless as they quickly maneuvered their way through some rocks and above the water. Then, to really make things better, Toothless flew up higher into the sky
"Okay bud you ready" Hiccup said to his friend. Then, on cue, he let his prosthetic leg out of the heel lever, and the two started to drop from the air, both of them right next to each other during the fall. Everybody down below looked worried, as if something had gone wrong and that something bad was going to happen, but then, just as they were about to reach the water, Hiccup quickly got back on the saddle, reattached his prosthetic to the connecting rod, and swooped back up into the air before Toothless delivered a few plasma blasts into the sky for a little dazzle for the people.
"Wow" Merida said in awe.
"Like I said" Astrid said to her "They're still the best" As soon as the grand tricks were over, Toothless landed in the middle of the courtyard where the two of them were met with cheers and clapping from the villagers, as well as Merida and her family as they were all amazed. Hiccup looked down to Toothless and smiled to him.
"Nice work bud" Hiccup said to the dragon "It looks like we've got our work cut out for us" the dragon purred in reply as the people were coming over to them to shake his hand and comment on his performance. Merida ran over to him with a smile on her face.
"Hiccup, that was amazing" Merida said to him "I bet another time you could give some of us a ride"
"Maybe next time" Hiccup said to her. Then, after Hiccup and Toothless got the attention, the villagers went off to their homes and Stoick, Hiccup Toothless, and the rest of the Vikings went inside the castle with the royal family. They were invited to stay in the castle with the family for the entire visit, and they were very grateful for their offer. As they were walking through the castle to where their guest rooms were, Astrid walked next to Hiccup with a smirk on her face.
"Hiccup, you were right" she said to him "This place is nice, and your cousin is real fun"
"I told you" Hiccup said to her "And we'll be able to enjoy this for the rest of the stay"
"Yeah" Astrid said "Looks like we will and I bet Toothless will also" she saw the dragon was sleeping out in the great hall which Merida and her father gave permission for since Toothless was one of their guests. "So I'll see you tomorrow then"
"See you tomorrow" Hiccup said to her before she went off to find her room. Hiccup accommodated himself to his room, reminiscing on the perfection of the past day, and didn't know what the next days of their stay would be like, but he figured that they would be a fun time.
Alright, so I hope you guys liked the chapter. I wanted to show some of the time spent during the visit, then in the next chapter, something will be revealed and another thing will be found that will set the rest of the story in motion. I added in some interaction between Merida and Astrid because I thought that they would make good friends, and as the story goes on, more characters will be introduced (some will be OC's, and some from each of the films that this story crosses over). Please review and I will update as soon as possible, so until next time.
