So here is the next chapter. I'm glad that you guys have been following a reviewing. This port town, which was shown in the last chapter, and will be the setting of this chapter, will be the same one that appears at the beginning of "Puss in Boots" (if any of you have seen the movie), I will include several references to Westerns in this chapter, since the setting is in a bar. I hope you like the results, Enjoy.
Chapter 6
Merida, Hiccup, and the other Viking teens stopped at one of the loading docks, and the sight that they saw was amazing. Before them was a small but busy town that was bustling with activity, there were trade merchants, travelers, and others that were trading, conducting businesses, or just going about their daily lives. They looked at the town with amazement, but decided to get back to their job that they were here for.
"Alright, so what do we do first?" Hiccup asked Merida.
"Well, first we should restock our supplies and see if we need anybody to accompany us" Merida said to them.
"Alright, that seems like a plan" Hiccup said to her "Come on guys, let's go" Hiccup's friends looked at them and nodded before following them while Merida told one of the crew members to watch the ship. The teens went down and bought any food or water that was needed, with some of the group not being able to understand English, but Merida helped them. Soon, they went over to a carriage area to get a carriage so that Hiccup's friends won't have to walk on the whole journey since Merida had Angus and Hiccup had Toothless. They went up to the clerk that was sitting in his chair. Hiccup rung the bell, which caught the attention of the owner of the store, who turned to them.
"Ah, hola me amigos" the man said "How may I help you today"
"We need a wagon big enough to carry seven people and some supplies" Hiccup said to him.
"Ah si, I know the perfect one" the man said to them "Come right this way" the man led Merida and Hiccup to the very end of the row, to a wagon that appeared to be carried by two horses, had a covering that provided shade from the sun, and was big enough to stock all of the supplies that the group had. Merida and Hiccup looked around the wagon, and after some consideration, turned over to the man.
"We'll take it" Hiccup said to the man. Soon, the wagon was brought up by two horses that were taken out of a nearby stable and Merida paid the money to the man.
"Thanks a lot" Hiccup said to the man as they left.
"Any time amigos, any time" the man said as he waved goodbye to them. Merida and Hiccup rode the wagon back to the group that was right near the ship, who watched them bring in the wagon over to them.
"Alright, looks like we've got everything we need" Astrid said to them "Now all we need is to hire somebody that can act as protection in case we run into any problem"
"Where can we find some protection exactly?" Snotlout asked the group.
"I know that there are some guys like that in taverns or bars" said Fishlegs.
"Good, I feel like getting a drink anyway" Snotlout said, agreeing to what Fishlegs said.
"Alright, let's see if there is a tavern nearby?" Hiccup said. They looked around, until Merida spotted one that was in the center of the town.
"I see one over there" Merida said.
"Alright guys" Hiccup said "Let's check it out" so the group got up and walked their way through the crowd of people to the entrance to the tavern, hoping to find a good man that would help them. Merida and Hiccup were the first to go in, they swung the doors open to reveal a bar that appeared to be two stories high from the inside, had a bar at the end of the room, and various men were at tables all around, talking, and just going about their usual business, which made it pretty lively. Merida chose a table that was right in a small corner of the room, and they all sat down, Astrid went around finding somebody to hire while Snotlout went over to the bar to get some drinks for the group.
After a while, the group was just hanging around, sipping on their drinks that they had gotten, and they saw Astrid coming back to the group while there was an extra drink in front of her when she sat down
"Any luck Astrid?" Hiccup asked her.
"I went around every table, but none of them will take the job" Astrid said before taking a drink of the mug that was right in front of her.
"Did you tell them where we are going?" Merida asked her.
"Yeah, I told them, but they were either too afraid to do it, or claimed that they had other things to do" Astrid said to them. Merida and Hiccup knew that they had a problem, them they noticed that Fishlegs was looking afraid as if he was trying not to look at something in order to avoid it.
"Uh Fishlegs" Hiccup asked his friend "What's the matter?"
"It's that guy over there" Fishlegs said pointing over to another table that was in another corner "He's just been looking at us ever since we got here and it's making me nervous" They looked over to see a young man that was slightly older than any of them with a unshaven face, a wide-brim type hat that they hadn't seen before, and was dressed in a white, short sleeved shirt with brown wool pants, leather boots, and had two strange shaped items made of wood and metal that were in holsters strapped on both sides of his hip. He was looking at the group mysteriously, not saying a word, with his hat covering some of his face, and his legs crossed on the table. He took a sip of his drink that was on his table while he continued to observe the group.
"Don't worry Fishlegs" Merida said trying to calm him down "He's probably just looking at us like some of the men were because they probably haven't seen people like us before"
"Yeah, I guess it's just nothing" Fishlegs replied. Although Hiccup, Merida, and Astrid were feeling curious and nervous about the man, as they didn't know why he was looking at them.
"Who is that guy" Astrid whispered to Merida.
"I have no Idea" Merida replied. Then, they saw that a group of four men were cornering them around the table that they were sitting at. Merida and Hiccup looked nervous and decided to address the men.
"Can we help you?" Merida asked one of the men.
"As a matter of fact I think you can" one of the men said "We saw you come into the port today and didn't help but notice that fine amount of money that you have, mind if we just take a few" The group slowly realized that these men could be criminals and had to act fast.
"Us, what money" Astrid asked trying to fool them.
"Don't play fool with us Senorita" The man said to Astrid and the others "Give us the money"
"No" Merida simply replied.
"I said give it to us" the man said before starting to grab for the bag, but the teens struggled against the group of men trying to get them to leave. When Snotlout resorted to punching one of the men in the face that got on their last nerves. The man pulled out a knife, and held it straight at Hiccup.
"Give me the money you have in that bag, and I promise that you will walk out of this place unharmed" the man said to them, still pointing the knife at them.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" The young man in the corner said to the men. The group of muggers slowly turned to the man's direction and faced him dead on.
"And why should I not?" The man asked him sarcastically.
"Because I'm not sure you should be messing with people like them" the man replied "Or people like me" The group of men looked at each other and then at the young man at the table.
"Watch your toungue boy" the man said to the stranger "From the way you're talking I'd say that you're asking us for a challenge"
"Could be" the stranger said. The men moved away from Hiccup and Merida's group and moved to where the stranger was sitting. The teens were watching this and were waiting to see what was about to unfold.
"I think you've picked the wrong day to challenge me and my boys" the man said to the stranger.
"No, I don't think I've picked the wrong day" the stranger said "I think it's you and your boys that have picked the wrong day to face me" the stranger slowly got up and faced the four men, who saw that he was lowering his hand to his weapon that was at the side of his right hip. Silence filled the room as the men faced the stranger and Merida, Hiccup and the other teens were watching in curiosity. Suddenly, the four men reached for their hips to pull out their knives and the stranger pulled out the weapon and quickly pointed it at the men before a spark of light came from the weapon, and the first man immediately collapsed to the floor, the other men decided to advance on the stranger for killing their leader, but the stranger was faster, and slammed on the hammer on the back of the weapon, allowing to rapidly shoot the attackers, causing them all to fall to the floor dead. Smoke came from out of the weapon that he was holding, and the people in the room, except Merida and Hiccup's group, just turned away from the scene and went back to their usual thing. The stranger then twirled the weapon around in his hand before he placed it back in his holster; he slowly started to walk away from his area, and turned to the bar tender.
"Sorry about the mess" the stranger said to the man before tossing a coin in his direction as a way of paying for the mess made, which he caught in his hands. As the stranger was walking away, Merida, Hiccup, and the rest of the teens were both surprised and shocked by what had just happened. Seeing how well that stranger could fight, they felt that he could provide good protection for the group.
"Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" Hiccup asked the group.
"I think we are" Astrid replied to him. They all got up from out of their seats and followed the stranger who was already walking out of the doors. Unknown to them however, an Outcast Viking was watching the whole thing unfold, and even caught a glimpse of the map that was in the bag during the rustle, and ran off through the back door, to rush back to tell his boss, Alvin the Treacherous. Also, there were two cats, one orange haired wearing a Clavier hat and boots, and the other a female tuxedo cat, were looking at the scene in interest, who looked at each other, thinking of what to do next.
Meanwhile outside, Merida and Hiccup, along with the other Viking teens, had gotten outside and were looking for the stranger that they could hire.
"Where did he go?" Astrid asked to the group.
"Hey, is that him over there" Tuffnut said pointing to the stranger riding on a horse. They decided that now was their chance and walked fast to catch up to the stranger.
"Hey wait a minute" Hiccup called out to the young man. The stranger heard this and turned around to see the group that he was standing up for earlier in the bar.
"Oh, it's you guys" the stranger said to them "What do you want?"
"Well, we have been looking for somebody to hire for protection for a little journey that we are taking, and when we saw you take on that group, we thought that you would be perfect" Merida said to him. The stranger looked at them and thought for a minute.
"I appreciate your offer" the stranger said to them "But I'm not sure if a little teenage road trip is worth any protection" he was about to ride off until Merida stopped him.
"Wait, our trip is going deep into the desert, in Madrid" Merida said to him. After he heard the name of their location, he slowly turned around to face the, questioned by where they were going.
"Madrid is a god forsaken area of the country" the stranger said to them "Whatever you are all looking for down there it better be important"
"It is" Hiccup replied "Something that's buried that we need to find" After the stranger exchanged a few looks with each of the group, he decided that if going into a dangerous territory to find something valuable is important to them, he might as well take the job so that they won't end up getting killed.
"Alright, I'll take the job" the stranger said to them "We'll discuss the rest when we find a hotel to stay at for the night, what are your names"
"I'm Hiccup" Hiccup answered him "This is my cousin Merida and our friends Astrid, Fishlegs, Snotlout, Ruffnut, and Tuffnut"
"So what's your name?" Astrid asked the stranger.
"Django" the stranger replied to them.
"Alright Django" Merida said "We have some things we need to take off our ship, do you mind"
"Not at all" Django said to her "One of you will go with me to find a hotel; the rest of you will get your things"
"Thank you" Hiccup said.
"And also, when we get to the hotel, tell me more about what you're after and why" Django added to them.
"We will" Hiccup said "I'll go with you" Django nodded and the two went off looking for a hotel.
"Alright then, let's get our things off the ship and onto the carriage" Merida said to the group. They all nodded and headed off to get their things off the ship while Hiccup and Django went to look for a hotel to stay for the night.
So that's the end, the two cats I won't reveal until a little bit later in the story (several more chapters) and that Outcast Viking that appeared and Alvin the Treacherous being mentioned was part of the TV series "Dreamworks Dragons: Riders of Berk" (for those who don't know) the character will appear a little bit in the next chapter, as well as another character from the series. Anyway, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please review, since I haven't gotten any at all and I need more. I will update as soon as I can, so until next time.
