To Guest: Don't worry, it's not. Just some playful infatuation. Hiccup is set on Astrid, and no one else. Besides, someone might come in later on and woo Elsa.
I do not own Frozen or How To Train Your Dragon, they belong to their rightful owners.
Chapter Six
The next morning was similar. They went to the beach and hung out after training a little bit.
"So, trolls are real?" Hiccup said after Anna finished explaining meeting the trolls. They were telling of their summer, and they were halfway done already.
"Very much. And have magical powers." Elsa added. "Just wait until you meet the talking snowman." Hiccup laughed. If they'd explained this to his dad or to someone else, they wouldn't have believed them. But Hiccup believed every single word of it. Hiccup leaned back against Toothless and looked into the sky.
"Well, I would love to meet your boyfriend, his reindeer and the snowman." He pointed his finger at Elsa. "And I want to see this ice castle of yours. It sounds amazing."
"It is!" Anna said excitedly. "It's gorgeous! Cold, but gorgeous." Hiccup chuckled, and they told the rest of the story.
After they finished, he was laughing.
"Hans sounds like a real jerk."
"He was." Anna said. "And I punched him. Man, that felt good." Hiccup chuckled.
"I'm sure it did. I deal with Snotlout and at one point I punched him hard. Apparently that shocked a lot of people." He gestured to himself. "Guess that they weren't expecting that from me."
"I have to admit, I didn't think you would be the chief of Berk-"
"Thanks for summing that up."
"-But after seeing you tame that dragon, your manners, your politeness, it really struck me that you are really the chief." Hiccup laughed a bit, and looked into the sky. It was such a warm day, not a cloud in the sky, the sun was shining… The sky reminded him of Astrid's eyes, the way they shone in the light… How he missed her. And her sun golden hair…
"So… Do you have a girlfriend?" Elsa asked suddenly, snapping him out of his thoughts. He blushed bright and straightened his body.
"U-Uh… Why do you ask?"
"Just wondering. You got a dreamy look on your face."
"W-Well… I do, in fact…" He replied. "Her name's Astrid."
"She's the one with the Nadder right?" Elsa asked, stroking Shard's chin. She purred in response.
"Yup. Astrid and Stormfly, a perfect pair to be honest." Hiccup sighed happily and dreamily.
"What's she like?" Anna asked.
"Beautiful, inside and out. Kind, compassionate, but fierce and battle ready. She's smart, quick, agile… Her voice is gorgeous. Her eyes are like the ocean and sky mixed. Her hair shines like gold in the sun… And her skin is fair but clear as crystal…" He sighed dreamily and the girls looked at each other with raised eyebrows. Toothless gave them an unimpressed look, and their dragons looked at each other.
"So, you're going to marry Astrid?" Elsa asked, slowly scooting over to him. Anna followed. Hiccup shook out of his stupor, and turned red.
"W-What?"
"Are you betrothed?"
"Well… Yeah…"
"So, you are going to marry her?"
"O-Of course! I love her!" The two laughed, patting his shoulders.
"We're playing with you." Anna said.
"I-I know, but it's still weird…" Hiccup said. "You guys want to play a-" A rock was thrown into the brushes and he looked at Elsa, who smiled, another rock in her hand.
"We'll get it!" Anna said, hopping on Wisp and they both took off into the brush. Hiccup and Elsa laughed.
"Your sister is quite weird." Hiccup said.
"A little bit, yes." Elsa replied. Hiccup laughed before something pierced his neck.
"Ow!"
"Hiccup!" He swayed, hearing Toothless roar before he fell onto his side, his body convulsing. He saw Shard and Elsa fall down too, before blackness enveloped him.
Anna hopped out from the brush, holding the rock in hand.
"I got it!" She froze when she saw no one around. Wisp sniffed and growled. "Guys?" She hopped down, dropping the stone and looking around. "Is this a joke…? Please tell me it's a joke." Her foot hit something and she looked down, a cylinder like thing on the sand. Her breath hitched. She picked it up.
It was Hiccup's Dragon Blade.
Anna looked around, spotted some kind of dart, going over and picking it up, sniffing it, then gagging. She looked up, seeing footprints in the sand before she saw a boat retreating behind a tall mountain.
"Oh no."
"Hey, Val, I understand that you sent the message the other day, but did we really have to leave so soon?" Fishlegs asked. Valka looked ahead, gripping the saddle. Cloudjumper crooned softly.
Valka had sent Hiccup an A-mail the day after he probably arrived, asking if he got there okay and he was doing okay. But something was curling in her stomach. She didn't know if it was anxiety or nervousness, but she really didn't like the idea of Hiccup being alone on foreign land. She knew Toothless was with him, but what if they got separated?
"I-I'm not sure." Valka replied. "I just have a weird feeling."
"I'm sure it's just a mother's instinct. You just got Hiccup back and now you're probably feeling the motherly nature, Valka. I'm worried too, but I know Hiccup can handle himself." Astrid said. Valka nervously fingered the saddle.
"I-I know." She replied quietly. They had left last night, and they were so close, too. She released a sigh. There was no point in going back now though. They had come this far, so why not just go?
"We might as well just keep going. Arendelle can't be that far anyway." Valka said.
"I wonder what the place is like." Eret said. "It seems like it'd be a big town."
"Probably is." Snotlout replied. "I bet the queen is stuck up."
"Snotlout." Astrid hissed.
"Hey… Uh… Guys?" Tuffnut tried.
"Shut up, Astrid. Don't tell me what to do." Astrid threw her hand in the air. What was that supposed to mean? She didn't even say anything.
"Guys!" Tuffnut said. They all looked at him. He was pointing at something up ahead. "What's that?" Valka pulled out her spyglass, looking through it.
A Monstrous Nightmare was hurdling toward them at a very high speed.
"Snotlout, catch!" Valka patted Cloudjumper's head and he and Hookfang spread open their wings. The Nightmare slowed and managed to slam into their wings, then the dragons slowly carried it to a nice sized sea stack.
Valka's eyes as a girl sat up from almost being thrown off. Her hair was red, her eyes blue like the sea and freckles all over her face.
"Ow…" She said, then patted her dragon's head. "You okay, Wisp?" The others landed and Astrid and Valka hopped down from their dragons. The girl shook her head and slid down.
"Who are you?" Astrid asked. The girl perked up, looking around and then running up to Astrid.
"Are you Astrid?" She asked.
"Uh… Yes." She released a relieved sigh.
"M-My name is Anna, I'm princess of Arendelle. My sister and Hiccup have been captured." Valka gave the others a knowing smile before turning her attention back to her.
"By who?" She asked.
"I don't know." Anna replied, pulling out a dart. "But I think they were hit with these. I don't know what it is, but I think it's something bad." Valka took the dart.
"Those are the same darts they hit the dragons with when we were captured by Drago." Astrid whispered to Valka. Valka gripped the dart tightly.
"Did you see the ships?" Fishlegs asked.
"Yes. Please, help me."
Hiccup sat up, gripping his head.
"Ow, man, I got a headache…"
"Same." He turned his head to see Elsa, leaning against the wall, a bored look on her face. Her hands were bound in dark gray chains.
"What are those for?"
"Apparently to conceal my powers." She replied, shifting. "Quite uncomfortable, I must say." Hiccup stood and went over.
"We'll get them off, don't worry." Hiccup looked over and froze, his green eyes searching carefully.
"What's wrong?" Elsa asked.
"I've been in these cages before… I've seen them before…" He gulped. "This is a dragon hunter ship." There was a low grumble from the stall next door.
"Toothless?" He asked. The answer was a croon, making Hiccup sigh in relief. "Shard?" There was a squawk from the stall to his right. "Good, our dragons are here." Elsa nodded, looking at him as he paced.
"Have a plan…?"
"No… Not really." Hiccup said. There was laughing from Toothless's stall. "Toothless, shush."
Hiccup sat down from across Elsa, smiling softly.
"Anna will find my mom and they will come for us. Anna obviously wasn't captured so she must be searching for them." That gave him a bit of relief. He really hoped they were coming.
So they sat and waited.
About an hour later, a man stepped into view, the door opening.
The man smiled.
"Hello, Chief Haddock, Queen Elsa. Welcome to the Reaper. We have been awaiting your arrival."
To Be Continued...