Did I ever tell y'all this entire fic series started with me spacing out while listening to Chasing Pavements? Yup…The first scene I thought up was Jack visiting Hiccup in the hospital and then reminiscing about everything they had been through in the past year. The first chapter was going to start that way but working with Hiccup was more interesting. Writing Hiccup is fun. I want to write another AU fic for these dorks.
Sitting in the containment section of alien spaceship with an illegal genetically modified life-form, Hiccup found himself hugging his knees in the darkness. Swimsuit trunks were not appropriate attire for the dark recesses of space, Hiccup thought, stifling a laugh. He shivered and closed his eyes. Maybe he was going insane. Maybe he was asleep. He opened his eyes and stared ahead. Glowing green bars that burned to the touch, (Stitch had already tried) kept him confined. He looked up to see Stitch trying to find a way to disable the bars. Stitch appeared to have grown an extra set or arms and had antenna coming out of his head.
Stitch was not a dog. Hiccup knew that the first time he had seen Stitch stand up. He had known when he saw Stitch drinking a can of Pitt cola, he was sure something was up. Stitch did not look like a dog. Or a cat. Or anything on the planet, really. The truth was there-but Hiccup ignored it with all his being. He liked mythology, but the existence of the supernatural was a different story. There was a unseen line he always felt he shouldn't cross. He figured it had something to do his upbringing. Don't tempt the fates. Keep your eyes on the mortal world.
But that wasn't a choice right now. It wasn't that he had taken his eyes off the mortal world. He had been taken from it by force. Hiccup watched Stitch gnaw at the casing above the glowing bars. Hiccup went over all the information Lilo had given him about her family. Everything Lilo had told him was true. And since the truth was right in front of his eyes, he would have to accept it.
"Okay." Hiccup unfolded his legs. There was a numb sensation as if his foot had fallen asleep. Hiccup glared at the missing foot. He wasn't in the mood for phantom pain right now. He was headed halfway across the galaxy for Odin's sake. He squeezed his eyes shut and tried to think of a happier time—a practice he found helped eased the pain.
It was their second date. Or at least Hiccup counted it as such. Jack counted each time they were alone as a date, and claimed he needed to take photos to commemorate each occasion. This time they were at Bella Notte's, the high end Italian restaurant, with (gasp!) a dress code of all things.
And for that reasons Hiccup found himself stuffed into another pantsuit, and glaring at his boyfriend from their tiny candlelit table. He tugged at his collar in irritation, with caused Jack to frown at him. He had ditched the bowtie his mother had picked out. That had been his mark of rebellion.
Jack strummed the table with his fingertips. His frown dissolved and a mischievous grin replaced it as he put his plan in motion. " Hey." He smirked.
"What?" Hiccup replied, leaving his now wrinkled collar alone.
"Is there a mirror in your pocket?" Jack whispered.
"What?" Hiccup blinked. "No-"
"Because I keep seeing myself in your pants."
Hiccup snickered and quickly stopped. There was very little noise or talking, and he didn't want to attract attention to himself. However, that's exactly what Jack wanted.
Jack suddenly leaned back in his chair. "Hm…I must be dead."
Hiccup decided to play along. "Why?"
"Because I'm looking at an angel!" He said, speaking slightly louder this time.
Hiccup rolled his eyes at him. "No, Jack. No." He chuckled. They had done this once before.
"What?" Jack shrugged. "Okay, so maybe I'm not in heaven…But then, are you okay? 'Cause heaven's a long fall from here."
Hiccup bit his lip. Jack was getting what he wanted. He knew his pickup lines didn't work on Hiccup, they made him nervous…which made him laugh.
"You look like the type of guy that's heard every line in the book." Jack continued, "So what's one more?"
Hiccup shook his head. "N-No p-p-lease…"
"Were you always this cute, or did you have to work at it?"
Hiccup looked away.
Jack wasn't going to give up that easily. 'I'm sorry, were you talking to me?"
"No…"
"Great! Then let's start. But don't worry. I'm not drunk. I'm just…" He paused for dramatic effect, leaning over the table. "Intoxicated by you."
"I hope you know CPR, 'cause you've taken my breath away."
"Are you a overdue book? Because you've got FINE written all over you!"
It had only taken a few more to get Hiccup to laugh—and loudly. And he hated Jack for that. Several heads had turned to stare at him. Hiccup felt himself turn red. He took a sip from his water and excused himself from the table. As embarrassing as that had been, he wasn't about to let stop him from having a good time. Now in the bathroom, he washed off his face, and I wiped it with a warm towel. His breath hitched when he felt Jack come up behind him, wrapping an arm around him.
"You're such a jerk." Hiccup said, looking at him in the mirror.
"Mmhm." Jack pressed a kiss against Hiccup's neck. "You know why I brought you here?"
Hiccup tilted his head. "So I would embarrass myself. Good job."
Jack squeezed him. "No, I wanted to see you smile. Well, I brought you here for that, and so we could make out on that couch over there." He laughed and kissed Hiccup's neck again. "Not many bathrooms have a couch that fancy."
Hiccup laughed out loud then and stood up. The pain was long gone, replaced with new determination. He didn't have time for this. After all, there would be no more make out sessions on 'fancy bathroom couches' If he sat around moping. "Okay, Stitch. What do we need to get out of here?"
After leaving the earth behind, Jack and co. were doing their best to keep up with the mad doctor's ship. Hämsterviel used warp drive to leave Jumba behind, but the tag Jumba's shot left behind still gave off a weak signal.
"We can use warp drive to follow but..." Jumba began. "Signal is weak. We may not find ship on other end. Hämsterviel may jump again, and we could lose him."
Lilo looked at Jumba, uncertain. She glanced at Jack. Stitch was family. So was Hiccup at this point. "We have to try." She pointed ahead. "Hit it!"
As Jumba began to set the war in motion, their ship was suddenly pulled backward.
Jack held onto his chair. "What is that!?"
"We're caught in some sort of magnetic field." Pleakley clarified. "Not a planet…Must be—"
"Other ship is pulling on us." Jumba looked back. "Readings picking up other life forms nearby. We will try warping to lose them. Thrust should help us break free."
"Hurry!" Lilo yelled, looking back.
Aboard the other ship, the two 'life forms' discussed the situation.
"Alright! We caught them just in time! Reel them in!"
"Ooongika Ohana!"
"Right pal. Just as soon as we get 'em."
Despite Jumba's efforts, the ship began to move backward and suddenly, into pure darkness.
The ship shook and rattled as it was pulled into the hangar of a much larger vessel. After what felt like an eternity in darkness, there was movement outside of Jumba's ship. A dim glow filled the control room. Jack could see the shadows on everyone's faces as Jumba handed out weapons. "If necessary, we take big ship." Jumba said.
"What if its bounty hunters?" Pleakley asked.
"No bounty for us." Jumba shook his head. "No longer registered in database."
"Maybe it's the Galactic Federation." Lilo said, hopeful. "They can help us find them!"
They could hear muffled voices coming from the hangar.
"Okay, let's just be cool about this and explain the situation."
"Boogata kwiituta!"
"Yeah, but we don't look the same. So I'm thinking, no blasters. Blasters might freak 'em out." The taller figure cleared his throat and politely knocked on the entrance to Jumba's ship.
"U-Uh…Hello?"
The hatch opened and its inhabitants all came out, blasters raised.
Instead of invaders they found two individuals dressed from head to toe in alien garb, one humanoid and the other short and squat, both wearing masks.
"Whoa! Whoa!" The humanoid one raised his arms into the air. "Chill out!"
The other made a beeline for Lilo, who after a split second of realization, dropped her blaster and flung her arms open. "Stitch? Stitch!"
"Stitch! Stop!" The humanoid commanded. "Not yet."
Jumba and Pleakley looked back as she stopped before the small alien. His appearance hadn't changed much—his fur was a shade darker, his physique hidden under armor made from the hide of different species.
"626." Jumba stared at the slightly aged experiment with curiosity. "Where have you been?"
"Ignaba Dooban."
Whatever Stitch said made Jumba take a step back.
"Where's Hiccup?" Jack asked. He was happy Lilo and Stitch were reunited, a little puzzled by Stitch's wardrobe change, but all the more concerned for his missing boyfriend.
"Here." Said the humanoid one and Jack looked around in confusion. The humanoid one stepped forward, closing the remaining space between them. It took a deep breath, removing the long skull like mask that hid its face. "I'm right here."
The 'humanoid' was indeed Hiccup. He was taller, as Jack predicted, and more filled out as his Haddock genes had finally worked their magic. His eyes were the same, and the scar on his chin was still present if not nearly hidden by stubble. He was dressed in the hide of some mysterious animal, complete with armor, and a belt of various gadgets. His metal prosthetic had also received an upgrade, now made of a chrome-like material with interchangeable parts. His hair was decorated with tiny braids and a stand of cloth interwoven into his hair.
"Hey." Hiccup's voice was the basically the same, but now with years of experience, searching and loneliness tacked on. The only thing that kept him from running and hugging his now younger boyfriend was the mission at hand. "I'm back…Kinda."He took another breath. They were so close now. "Okay. Long story short…You don't save us. No one does. We break out, roam the galaxy. Stuff goes wrong. Bad stuff. People are left behind…" He rubbed his arm. "But we've found our way back. And now we, can help you find us—" He scratched his head. "Well, younger us…Your 'us'. So that 'we'…" He gestured to himself and the older Stitch. "Don't happen." Older Hiccup looked away. "Let's get going." He looked at Older Stitch. 'Let's go get our happy ending.'
EXCUSE ME WHILE I IGNORE THE LAWS OF TIME AND SPACE BECAUSE DISNEY/DREAMWORKS CRACK FIC THAT'S WHY
Pitt cola= Gravity Falls reference because yes
Did anyone notice the chapters have no names this time around?
That's because the chapters are on vacation too
I am not losing my mind...The new HTTYD tv show come to Netflix in 4 days~
