Chapter #4
AN: Hello everyone! I'm so sorry for the long wait, I've been writing my other stories I plan on posting and I can't wait to post them here and the other social medias I have as well. Have fun reading this chapter because I sure had fun with this one alright :D.
Warning: Blood/Gore/Death and language
~Friend or Foe?~
~Hiccup~
This was the time is now, not later or months after this is the time now where we see Hiccup stand before the new visitors. These visitors that seemed to only be here for trading wasn't going to fool him at all.
There Fedor walked through the doors with all his men right behind him as he walked down the throne as every eye stares at these guys. Everyone in the room spoke only in whispers seeing they've never had new visitors come into Dunbroch before, only time that had happened was with Berk clan and that was it.
Hiccup sat at his chair as he waited for Fedor to walk up to the stairs where he stood there staring both at his Wife and him. Their son Eldrid was with Elinor, who was sitting with her in the room waiting for the meeting to be done.
"My is Fedor, I have come here in time of trade for our time being to stay." Fedor introduced himself.
"Fedor, Welcome to Dunbroch. Why is it that you've traveled so far from your home?" Hiccup stood up staring at Fedor.
"We were traveling home till a storm passed us taking us the wrong side of the sea. We only wish for food and supplies to fix our ships so we may go back home." Fedor answered.
Thought Hiccup didn't buy anything Fedor said knowing he saw Nathan from a far talking to Fedor. Though the only question is who is this Nathan?
"Where do you come from?" Hiccup questioned.
You could tell a nerve was hit when Hiccup had asked this question, even though many couldn't tell. Hiccup could see Fedor's eyes shine as if he must share in order for something to happened.
"I will not hide where I'm from. My full name is Fedor Bludvist, my father was Drago Bludvist."
Everyone in the room gasped loudly as Fedor revealed the truth to Hiccup, no one was looking at Fedor's men pleasant anymore.
"Drago Bludvist was a killer. Why should I trust you?" Hiccup spat.
Now this was it, the question that Fedor had to figure out himself. Why is it he came here all the way from his home where his father was and now is here?
"I know that my father did very morbid things to various people-"
"He, Alvin and Dagur killed my father!" Merida stood as she yelled.
"Yes but it's not my fault or my doing. My father left me to die after he invaded Berk, I was left in the cold to rot. No one came after me except one of the dragons that had gotten free when my father fled from Berk." Fedor explained.
"How am I to trust you? Knowing that what your telling is the truth, how can we trust you?" Merida spat at Fedor.
"I only ask little to help fix our boat, in doing so it will let us leave sooner." Fedor looked at Merida.
"That is all I wish. If not, I will leave to see some place else where we can get help."
"With your broken ship?" Hiccup questions.
"Any means to get us home." Fedor spoke.
Hiccup clench his hands together as if he wish he could punish this man right here, Fedor must be hiding something if he were willing to share that knowledge will everyone in Dunbroch. The question why would he?
"I will only trust what you say is true only if our men goes with you towards your ship." Merida crossed her arms.
"Yes your highness. I only ask small things." Fedor bows his head.
"Very well. If you say is true I shall send Lord Hardie with you." Merida spoke out.
Hardie stood in the room nodded at the royal couple as she walked towards Fedor calling his men over to escort him to the ship they've sail here. Leaving everyone from the room everyone started to only talk in whisper as Hiccup stared at Merida, she only had a blank face as if something she wished she didn't remember.
Hiccup called everyone back to their doings as Merida walked out of the room running up the stairs. Hiccup followed right behind her as she caught up, Hiccup stopped Merida grabbing her arm as she stared at him with tears in her eyes.
Hiccup didn't say anything, he pulled his wife into his arms holding her dear as he knows what she is feeling. Merida cried into Hiccups chest as she hold closer onto his armor chest, she didn't want to speak let alone talk in front of anyone that she didn't want to show her emotions out. It's hard for you to talk about events that happened to her father. Even for Hiccup, he understands.
~At Fedors Ship~
Hardie had come with his father along with Lords Marcus father, they need to get all the help in case if these men were to jump. With all the men they brought they were able to watch every eye and very corner to see if anyone was following or anyone was going to jump onto them.
Right after seeing the ship they walk towards what edge of the cliff is near the covered forest, near by attack could happen if any were to get inside the forest. Though again, their was a cave of sort near the ship so it's possible for an attack there as well.
"Here is our ship." Fedor turned around.
"So it is true." Hardie spoke.
All three men stared at the ship where Fedors men were standing staring at all of them, than another man stood up from the inside of the ship staring at all of them. This made them all wide eye, they didn't think to see him here. Not here. Not ever.
"H-how?"
A snap of someones fingers and all of the hidden men stood up, pointing their arrow at Hardie, his father and Lord Marcus father as well.
"Hello booooys!"
"B-but you were killed-"
"Off? Ain't that sweet. You guys miss me? Dagur the Deranged, thought to be dead! Oh hahahaha!" Dagur laughed.
"You will not take over Dunbroch again!" Hardies father yelled as he pulled his sword out.
"Father don't!" Hardie pulled his fathers arm down.
"I would listen to your boy Lord Macintosh, as for you Lord Macguffin." Dagur sisterly smiled.
"Your coming with us for a ride, won't that be fun? Bring him to the cave!" Dagur commanded.
Dagurs men pulled Lord Macguffin off his feet forcing him to follow Dagurs men to where they would hold him hostage within the cave.
"Wheres Lord Dingwall? I know his boy Duncan was a little wimp of a son when I first saw him." Dagur questions.
This only brought a smile onto Hardies face as if he had a plan all along. Hardie calls for his dragon, as two more riders come with their dragons. Lord Dingwall and his son Duncan. They two started to attack Dagur's man freeing Hardies dad from Dagurs man hold. All of the men pull their swords out as they all charge Dagur and Fedor towards their ship.
However they've never notice the man that wasn't there that they saw before. Nathan, came with Dagurs men from behind as they brought their crossbows aiming their their dragons wings, shooting at them all. Succeeding in the hit, all dragons screamed in pain, as they had no choice but to land or their would rip any more of their wing.
Nets thrown over their dragons forcing them to stay down as they quickly tie their mouths before they breathe fire burning the ropes. The Lords try their best to help their dragons out, but due to the men they were fighting were preventing them from doing so. This lead all eight men being surrounded with no choice but to stop.
"Come on lads! We continue to fight!" Duncan yelled.
"No son, we must stop." Duncans dad calmed Duncan.
"Though a valiant fighter you men are, you are not match from the three of us." Nathan stood in front of the Lords.
"Nice try." A Mischievous grin appeared onto Dagurs mouth.
"What shall we do with them Daugr?" Fedor cross his arms over his chest.
"What do you think you idiot? Were keeping them here, preventing them to warn the King and Queen. We must initiate the plan to attack Dunbroch, if these men do not return after out meeting. The King and Queen will question about out true intentions." Dagur reminded the two.
"Very well. So what do we do?" Nathan questions Dagur.
Dagur walked up to Duncan, Hardie and Marcus were he called his men forcing them to the ground making stare at Dagur. Then their fathers were next, all eight of them were staring up towards Dagur with hatred at they could only do nothing but watch.
"What do you plan on doing with us than, Dagur?"
"I only intend to do what I wish to do." Dagur spat into Lord Dingwalls face.
This cued his men holding Duncans dad pulling him up as he tried to free himself from the holds he was in. Dagur, pulled his seethed sword plunging it into the mans chest as he laughed manically. Pulling back his sword out, the blood splattered outwards where the Lord Dingwall fel onto his knees placing a hand onto his chest.
"DAD!" Duncan yelled.
All of the men straggled against their holders as they tried to help Duncans dad from his horrors, but there was nothing he could do.
"Oh quick your whining! Your dad is dead! Don't think I'll do more to your mother Lords." Dagur grinned.
But Duncan didn't listen, he headbutt the arms of his holders and ran to his father helping trying his best to help stop the bleeding.
"D-dad." Duncan called.
"Y-you've made me proud son. Live life long with happiness, and do better for your people."
His father eyes rolled backwards as his hand fell off his chest, leaving his body still and dull as if the spirit inside of his body left.
~Heather~
Heather flew with Windshear slowing her breath as if she were scared of the reminding events that happened before. But she is only hopping that she will arrive to warn the castle soon before what is to come is to come.
~Hiccup First POV~
I sat onto my chair in mine and Merida's shared room as Eldrid was playing with Shadow, Merida was watching their son play with Shadow. As I stared at the window, Merida stood from the floor placing her hands rubbing my back only to calm him down. I sighed, letting his breath steady as if I've been stressed through the time waiting.
I couldn't stop thinking about this whole ordeal since Fedor has arrived to our land, the memories of what happened in the past was coming by through my mind as if to remind me why the horrors that may come.
"Hiccup." Mer spoke softly.
"Yeah." I answered back.
"Your alright?"
I know shes worried about me seeing me like this, but I have to focus onto the problem that coming in. I must do this for her and our son, Eldrid.
"I'm... fine."
"Your not." Merida spoke.
I know, but I need to focus.
"I'm fine Mer, you don't need to worry about me." I assure her.
"Hiccup." She softly spoke my name.
Mer...
"I hate seeing you like this Hiccup, please tell me what's going on in your mind." Merida hugged me.
"I'm just worried Mer."
"About Fedor?" She asks me.
"Yes, I only want to protect you and Eldrid." I let her know.
I feel her kissing my neck only to assure me that she understand what I want to do, though at the same time she only wants to help me as well.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Me and Mer turn around seeing Eldrid holding a paper up with a drawing on it.
Eldrid was only holding a paper with a drawing of stick figures holding each other hands together. One of the person was sub post to be Hiccup, Merida and Eldrid together with Toothless and Shadow.
Hiccup stood up from his chair as he sat next to his son smiling at him. He rubbed his head as he place a kissed onto Eldrids forehead loving his son bringing happiness to their lives since the moment he was born. He remembers how he was when he first became a father.
~Couple years before~
Hiccup was happy about the news when Merida first told him he was going to be a father though, there was times he didn't think he could. But after finding how to take care of their son he was able to find the happy times with their son.
Hiccup woke up hearing their son crying once again in the night, he looked over to his right seeing if Merida was still asleep. But she wasn't there, Hiccup sat up rubbing his eyes as he looked over to the baby crib seeing Merida trying her best to calm their son down from waking anyone else up.
Hiccup stood from his side of the bed rubbing his eyes walking over to Merida, he only saw Merida holding Eldrid swaying him back and forth trying to calm him down. Eldrid cooed as Merida calmed their son down from crying again.
"What's wrong?" Hiccup asked Merida.
"I-I'm not sure..." Merida stutters.
Both of them being new parents was something they have to get use to, Merida will understand at times their son wants food, attention or just her because it how child needs goes.
"He finally calmed dow-"
"Waaaaa!" Eldrid cried again.
"Shhhh, I'm here little one. Shhhh." Merida calmed Eldrid.
"Is he hungry?" Hiccup asks.
"No, I tried feeding him but he's not hungry." Merida spats as she tries her best to calm Eldrid down.
"Here give him to me." Hiccup pulls his arms around Eldrid taking their son away from Merida.
Hiccup then sways their son in his arm as tries to calm Eldrid down and get him to all back to sleep. Though it at first may have work Eldrid only cries again as if he wants something else to put him back to sleep.
"Let the wind carry us
To the clouds, hurry up, alright"
Eldrid crying stopped as Hiccup continued to sing the song his mother would sing to him as a child.
"We can travel so far
As our eyes can see
We go where no one goes
We slow for no one
Get out of our way
Awake in the sky
We break up so high, alright
Let's make it our own,
Let's savor it
We go where no one goes
We slow for no one
Get out of our way
We slow for no one
We go where no one goes
We slow for no one
We go where no one goes
We go where no one goes."
Eldrid had fallen asleep on Hiccups arms bringing a smile onto the couples faces seeing their son finally asleep, not going to bring anymore trouble.
"Well, maybe you should sing to him at night." Merida joked as she patted Hiccups shoulder.
She turned around walking towards their shared bed as she climb into her side laying down wanting to go back to sleep.
"Yeah I should." Hiccup smiled as she stared at Eldrids sleeping face.
"Your going to a big trouble maker when your older, aren't you?" Hiccup kissed his sons forehead as he gently place Eldrid back into his crib.
~Present Day~
Even that was years ago when he was just a baby, I was still happy seeing this little man sleep away in my arms.
"Daddy you like my drawing?" Eldrid smiled.
"Yes I do son." I smile at him.
"Mommy look!" Eldrid showed Merida his drawing as well.
"I see, you did very well Eldrid." Merida smiled.
"I'm going to draw just like dad." Eldrid smiled as she continued his drawings on the paper.
Both Merida and I laughed in joy as our son started to draw, though people say he will be just like me. Some say Eldrid will have the looks of his father and act like his mother.
"Here, Eldrid. Let me show you a trick." I sat next to Eldrid taking the charcoal pencil from his left hand.
I place my left hand onto Eldrid's drawing making a swerving line of a face showing him how to draw heads. Eldrid watches my hand with a careful eye making sure to pay close attention so he could also do what I can do. After finishing the head structure I turn over to him letting him see I drew a drawing of his head.
He was smiling at me as he hugged my chest thanking me for teaching him about how to draw faces of others. I pull away, patting our sons head smiling at him with love. I love our son so much, and want him to grow up in a better place.
"Daddy?" Eldrid calls.
"Yes son?" I answered.
"How did you and mommy meet?" Eldrid questions.
I was a little taken back, though I probably don't remember telling him the story of how Merida and I meet before I left for a couple of years.
"Well, when I was a boy. Grandpa Stoick wanted to take me here to Dunbroch to introduce me to the family here that we trade goods with." I told Eldrid.
"I was... Young, not as tall. But that is where I met your mother, she was young as well at the time. But she was very beautiful even when she was younger."
I look over to the bed seeing Merida blushing as she rolls her eyes over trying to hide her face. I know shes blushing, but in truth I still thought she was beautiful back than and now as well. I look at my our son waiting for me to continue the story.
"So your mother and Grandma Elinor waited for me and Grandpa Stoick for our to arrive at the docks as we first greeted each other. Though at the time Merida didn't know I brought Toothless in secret."
"Aye, but I found out later." Merida spoke out.
"Whose telling the story?" I joke at her.
Merida smiles at me as a slight shake of her head back and forth seeing she could only tell more of her part of the story.
"How did mommy find out about toothless?" Eldrid stares at me.
"Look you ruined it." I joked.
"Daddy!" Eldrid whined.
"Alright. I hanged with your mother, riding my first horse and got to learn about her more and more. Than one day, I thought I was alone bringing fish that I caught earlier to feed Toothless. Your mother found me out-"
"I scared ya." Merida interrupted.
"Mer." I smiled.
"It's true." She smirked at me.
"Mommy! Let daddy finished!"
We both laughed as our son was getting impatient with the two of our interrupting the story.
"Alright Eldrid. No more interruptions. As I was saying, your mother found out I brought Toothless all along and had him here for the time being because I didn't want to leave him alone at Berk. Grandpa Stoick understood about my concern and only wanted me to hide him in fear of scaring the families living here.
I showed your mother about Toothless and taught her about dragons and how friendly they are, she helped me with Archery and that's how I was able to better my skills later in the years. That is how I meet your mother Eldrid." I finished.
"What happened after?" Eldrid asks next.
"I had to go back home, and-..." I chocked up.
"What daddy?"
"Eldrid! Come here let me tell the story of how Grandpa Fergus lost his leg." Merida quickly tried to change the subject.
"But mommy. Grandma Elinor already told me that story." Eldrid smiled.
"Something else you like to hear?" Merida again changes the subject.
"But-"
"Eldrid... Listen."
"Yes mommy?" Eldrid anwsered.
"There are some stories... We can tell you, but some you are not ready to hear. We only want to tell you when were ready understand?" Merida stares at her son.
Eldrid nods his head as he looks over to me, I know he can tell I was troubled. As if I had a flash of memories of my past coming into my mind what happened in the past. I still don't say anything, since the memories still trouble me till this very day. But I mustn't show fear, I must be strong for our son.
"Daddy. I'm sorry..."
"No son... (Sigh) I will tell you when I can, understand?"
"Yes daddy." Eldrid hugs me.
He comforts me, knowing I'm troubled. He's very smart for his age, though I hope he's not too smart for things I do not wish to let him to know about.
"Eldrid, come here." Merida calls our son.
Eldrid listens to his mother as he sits next to Merida onto our shared bed sitting in front of her.
"let me tell you a story you will love." Merida smiles.
Eldrid excitedly sits down waiting and staring at he waits for Mer to start another story she loves to share.
"You know your father an I share different beliefs?" Merida asks our son.
"Yes." Eldrid answers.
"Well, I've never fully told you about how Jesus shared his love with the people." Merida smiled.
"We was born from Virgin Mary. She was chosen by God as to be a vessel to birth Jesus, Mary agreed upon with an angel that came to her. When Jesus grew older and became a man, he healed the sick, cleansed those with demons and freely gave. It was his way giving and showing how to love others even if sinned.
Even showing his gift to love, many feared the power he possesses in his hands. Judas betrayed Jesus leading to his death. Though he lost his faith in God, Jesus found himself in Hell where he fought the devil and came back to the land of living. For all those who betrayed them, he loved and accepted them. Even sinners who sinned." Merida finished her story.
"Wow mommy!" Eldrid yelled.
"Yes, so the reasoning why I tell you this story is to show how to love others. Even in the time of grief learn to love others." Merida smiled.
"Yes mommy." Eldrid answered.
"Perhaps one day you will love someone as I do with your mother." I walk over to where Merida was sitting.
I then sit next to the two, kissing Merida on the cheek.
"Ewww!" Eldrid sticks his tongue out.
Merida and I laugh at our son seeing his childish disgust we kiss together. They both love their son very much showing how much they wish to teach their son with meaning in stories. Stories that teach your young ones to grow to love, be strong and love happily through their time being.
"Eldrid, you know one day you will do the same as us too." I smile at our son.
Our son shakes his head as if saying 'No I won't.' though I know some day when he is older he will understand what we are talking about in the later future.
"Come now Eldrid." Merida calls.
Eldrid hopped off the bed standing up as he grabbed the wooden sword I made for him to play with.
"I will not!" Eldrid yelled as he took a stance to fight.
"Oh, is this a challenge?" I stand up finding another wooden sword to play with Eldrid.
I kneel down making it fair for Eldrid's height, then he charges at me hitting only my swords as I play along. Three hits later, I play as though he is stronger and winning the fight against me. He hits the sword away from my hand leaving me defenseless from the mighty Eldrid.
"Oh no! Have mercy Eldrid!" I play.
Eldrid pretends to stab me in the chest with his sword and I fall to the ground attacking though as if I died. I lay onto the floor as Eldrid steps onto my stomach making me sit up in pain.
"Gaw! Hey! Don't step there." I gasp.
"Sorry. But, your sub post to be dead daddy!" Eldrid whines as he crosses his arms.
"Never mind your father. What about your next challenger!" Merida stood up picking my the wooden sword I was playing with.
"You won't win this time!" Merida called out.
Eldrid did the same as he did with his father hitting only the other sword playing with his mother. He then hit the sword three more times as Eldrid instead of taking the sword away from Merida, he playfully stabs Merida as she fakes her death laying onto the floor.
"YAY! I won!" Eldrid jumps.
"Yes you did Eldrid." Sat up as she pulled her son into her arms.
Eldrid scream in joy as Merida attacked Eldrid with kisses onto his face, she than hugs her son as her son hugs her back.
"I love you mommy."
"love you too little Bear." Merida smiles.
"Hey what about me?" I open my arms wide.
Eldrid come running into my arms as he hugs me dearly as I do to him too.
"I love you too daddy."
"Love you too son."
AN: Oh gosh what is going to happen? :3 oh sly me! Yes and Dagur is back, coming with more force than anyone has imagine and I plan on making this story more darker than the first book. So yes, there will be more death coming in then the last book. Characters will die. I'm not saying who. But any who, I wrote the story of Jesus as a way to show my love for the Christianity stories. Though I don't believe in Christianity anymore, I find the various stories about Jesus and others very interesting and I love hearing about them. :D Oh and the song Hiccup sings is call We go where no one goes . Yeah I imagine that would be a song that Valka would sing to Hiccup when he was a baby.
