Dragon City Politics
It was the week after all the leaders had done their last monthly meet and greet their district people before the school year would begin. So two things would be happening simultaneously this week.
One the men of the houses would be spending their week at Dragon Edge City Hall talking about the problems they'd learned from their districts and overall how to seek improvements and eventual solutions to the problems.
Their wives and children and their friends? They'd be spending time in Dragon Edge getting the things they needed for back to school.
There might need to explain partly the geography of what Dragon City looked like. If you want to do a comparison to another city try New York City. Each of the Five District was akin to the Five Burrows of New Year on large enough islands to support both those district people, basic needs, and their personal responsibility.
So yes each district had its own emergency system, schools, hospital, grocery stores etc. So all the basic things everyone needs for day to day living. Dragon Edge was what the called the center or the peninsula part of the city that was connected to the mainland that leads into the forest that leads to the outside world.
Now what connected all the districts and Dragon Edge together was monorail train that ran on both electromagnet and solar power called the "Screaming Death Speedway." Five trains all looking exactly like that insane dragon of their past and going pretty darn as fast too.
And Dragon Edge as the peninsula was called had several buildings of historic importance and culture, while they also couldn't fit some of the things anywhere else.
Like Dragon Edge City Hall, for example, looked like a modernized version of the Dragon Riders Clubhouse. Which was in the very heart of it all and on the left side of City Hall was Asgard Bunkers in case of a citywide emergency and to the right was Odin's Palace which is where the City hosted all the grand parties for Dragon City.
Now if you went to the left of the train station getting off the train you find go to the culture half of the Edge. You'd find the Dragon City Museum where you'd find a beautiful woman with a gentle spirit named Ms. Sjofn who was the head of the museum as well as the curator.
Next to the Dragon City Museum was the Death Song Opera House which was the performing arts theater for all performing arts were done in Dragon City.
To the right of the of the train station was more of the entertainment as there was the Dragon Den Mall and Snow Wraith Ice Ring.
If you headed south towards the boardwalk and beach you'd find not only the harbor and docks, you'd also find the Dragon City Zoo/Aquarium and Dragon Island Amusement Park.
In the northeast corner of the Edge were Dragon City College and the Dragon Racers Stadium where all the sporting events of the City were held and northwest was the Valhalla's Gardens the city cemetery.
The local bar the Slitherwing was run by Mist who was the youngest of the triplet Wings sisters. She was pretty with her lavender whitish hair and also was willing to let Alvin lay his troubles on her.
Anyone who was anyone knew that Mist, Rota, and Eir were triplets sisters and their eldest sister Kara Wings was, in fact, the Berk High School Principal and they all lived in the house right next door to the Haddocks themselves.
Also, anyone who was anyone also knew that the Dean of city's college Ms. Freya was one of two roommates who lived in some very nice apartments Shardas District. Her roommates where Ms. Sjofn and Mr. Heimdall who was in charge of campus security at the college.
Also, the Principal Reena Sprite and Luriel Seed who ran the group home in the Berserk District also lived together as well and actually they lived across the street from the Agreeables.
Likewise, everyone knew about the Mr. and Mrs. Wise the owners of the Asgardian Breeders Farm who lived five miles outside the city on large 40 acres of land were they bred all of Dragon City's unique dog breeds.
So pretty much everyone was well acquainted with all of those people and how they always seemed to look out for everyone and just being very warm, kind and caring to everyone and all the dogs and never let anyone fall on hard times.
Right now pretty much for many people of Dragon City were having their normal routine.
For the District Leaders and the members of Valka's Brunch Club had a very consistent routine that didn't very much at all. As Stoick had mentioned he may have to do his job but he still heard a 'gaggle of women enjoying his wife hot chocolate'
The Dragon City Brunch Club was made up of what had used to be the Berk Brunch Club in the past with the added members of the other districts wives and Valka's best friend Frigha who hadn't killed herself in this lifetime.
And it was still very much the same thing it was in their past lives. Wives and mothers who got together to have brunch and chat about things in their lives like any normal young women would do.
They just get together once a week at one member household whoever could manage to host it and just do what typical wives and moms did when they got together. And part of what their morning routine that didn't vary from had come out of these Club meetings.
Given both what Dragon City did and what each member of the Brunch Club did they, of course, did what they could to help everyone's family live a clean and healthy lifestyle.
So one thing was everyone's kids got was a breakfast smoothie made from fresh fruits and vegetables from the Moralien District on the Skarpins's farm which Lelane had a standing order to be delivered to all her friends. So everyone in the Club made a huge pitcher of juice from these extra nutritious fruits and veggies and gave their families a huge glass to drink in the morning.
Also, the Anderson from the Berk District gave everyone a huge economy size bottle of super potent gummy vitamins that everyone in the families were required to take two in the morning as well.
Not to mention as Lily Luka was a nurse and lost two people in her family to heart disease she'd given everyone a lot to read about heart health to make sure their families and children could protect their hearts as well other ways to prevent other illness such as diabetes.
So she'd exercises routines which made all the mothers in the group insisted their children do an hour of physical activity as part of what was written up by Lily.
So yeah all the moms stuck together as did the husbands who also helped each other out as need.
So right now everyone was having their morning breakfast smoothie, vitamins and for five kids their medications as well. Then the kids went to make sure their dogs' needs were attended too while the moms finished making a healthy breakfast and the husbands finished getting ready for a week-long headache at City Hall.
"You all gonna be alright today? You know the last meeting of the summer tends to run the longest next to those before the holidays," Stoick was reminding his wife as she was busy making a new pitcher of breakfast smoothie juice for the week and finishing breakfast at the same time.
So their breakfast drinks were made up of healthy fruits and vegetables blended together in their blenders. They'd fresh banana, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, strawberries, and raspberries for fruit. For vegetables, they used asparagus, spinach, carrots, and broccoli.
It was a rather unusual combination as well as flavor but it did have a rather potent amount of important vitamin and nutritious. Even if the color and texture came out a little weird all of it was 100% healthy. More healthy given how it was grown on the Skarpins's farm in fact.
As for their breakfast that morning. Thanks to cooking classes and the internet Valka was no longer as bad a cook as she was in her first life. So Gobber couldn't gripe about that one any longer.
Therefore she was busy making a rather healthy breakfast meal for her family. Which included a quinoa fruit salad, quinoa chocolate breakfast bowl, berry breakfast parfait, and vegan blueberry flax muffins. All which looked good and did taste good.
"Don't fret about us, sweetheart. I and the kids will be just fine. We'll get the shopping done and then we can spend rest of our time enjoying the other pleasures of the Edge."
"You worried about Una skipping straight to first grade as her test scores make her smart enough to go straight there and bypass kindergarten?" he asked his wife and she paused for a moment.
"Una is a special girl just as our sons are special boys. There always been something different and special about them. And despite the fact they all have a mental illness they have a rather high IQ.
You saw that for yourself when they took the placement test, did you not?"
"Of course, I know my kids are capable of getting straight As. Hiccup never so much as gotten an A-. Boden also always gotten A in everything. I'm not surprised by Una's placement test scores."
"Let me guess you're worried about the social and emotional part because she's got Asperger's, aren't you? And it's not well understood? As we've always worried about the kids because of their many mental problems?"
"Yeah, that's part of it. Valka I know they're very special in so many ways but there no getting around a lot of stigma people get for two unforgivable things."
Sighing she hung her head sadly. "I know, Stoick, I know. They are guilty of nothing more than unforgivable sins of being different and mentally ill. And both of them seem to be crimes that the world and kids seek to punish like no tomorrow," she was crying deeply about this.
"Valka I didn't mean to upset you..."
"I'm sorry for getting emotional, it's just Hiccup's 15 years old now. And the high school can be the most brutal time for a kid who different and mentally ill and you know I almost lost my best friend Frigha because of it."
"Yeah, I know, I know. And if Frigha had gone through with it? I don't think Alvin would've turned his own life around the way he has and been half as good a leader for Outcast as he is."
Smiling now she looked at her husband and threw her braids over her shoulder. "Why can't he just ask her out? Did you tell me how many times now he's pining for her? Why can't you guys just say what you feel?
You really make things more complicated than need be. Really what's so hard about going up to a girl and saying, "I like you can we go out to dinner and movie?" Really how hard is it?"
"Not sure, but he just can't get the nerve up."
"Well, he's waste 20 years and he better not waste any more time is all I can say. Now go get your briefcase. I'll see if the kids are done cleaning up after their dogs so we can eat breakfast and then drive the SUV to the train station so we can get this week started.
Walking from four-star kitchen to the dining room where a sliding glass door was Valka walked onto a very large wooden patio. From her vantage point she could see the pool and the jungle gym and beyond that the acre-large yard for the family dogs.
She could see playing three kids playing tag with four dogs. Two were jet black dogs that resembled huskies, one was a silver dog that looked a lot like a greyhound and the youngest dog looked like a rainbow-colored Golden Retriever.
A teenage boy with short auburn hair with an open brown shirt with a green t-shirt with a Night Fury Dragon insignia on it underneath it and matching jeans was chasing a ten-year-old boy who looked just like him only with a short ponytail.
The young boy was wearing a long-sleeved teal shirt with a Silver Phantom dragon plastered on the front with blue jeans and silver and teal sneakers as he tried to not be caught by his older brother as he kept jumping outreach when his brother's dark-brown short boots nearly caught up to him.
And shrieking with delight around the both of them was a five-year-old girl with long bright blond and lilac hair dressed in a bright pink hoodie and jeans that had a special lily on the right leg and purple ankle boots. The sun was sparkling on her pink headband and matching earrings.
She almost couldn't bring herself to interrupt her children joy but as they had to keep on a schedule she called out. "Hiccup! Boden! Una! Time to reign in the fun and get you and Toothless, Moon Shadow, Stardust and Nightrainbow inside and have breakfast so your father can get to work!"
"Coming, Mom/Mommy!" as they all raced to see who get there first to the door and Una exclaimed happily "I win! I beat you both, BBBFF! I win! Yes!"
"Okay, Okay! Sis! Let's get inside and have our smoothies and get the day started so Dad can get to making Dragon City better for everyone, okay?" Hiccup suggested to his little sister who nodded.
Shortly after the family had finished their meal they got into the family car which was was Valka's Honda SUV to get to the train station and followed all the rules as they got inside the station.
Like all members of Dragon City they had a boarding pass for riding the Screaming Death Speedway, but to make sure your dog could ride they'd to be leashed and housebroken so no accident. And no barking at all so makes sure they well-trained too.
That wasn't ever a problem for the Haddocks who could train even the most unruly dog into proper behavior in no time flat. It was a gift of theirs.
"So remember you three are to listen to your mother and not to wander off and not misbehaving," their father was reminding them as they got to their seats on the train.
"Dad, please don't lecture us. I told you before I can handle my responsibilities as a big brother. I mean I've taken care of Boden and Una since they're born. And all we are doing is going to the mall to shop for back to school stuff!" Hiccup said in exasperation to his father.
"Yeah, Daddy! Don't worry I won't wander away from Hiccup or Mommy. I'm always by my brother side."
"I just don't want a repeat of those incidents with those kids again. If I ever get my hands on them."
"Stoick not here. Not in public. Look we all are still appalled by those three kids playing those 'pranks' on our kids. I know it still boils your blood as it does mine. But trust me. No-one gonna hurt our babies and Hiccup does his job well.
Just focus on your job today and not on a couple of stupid kids who we can't control. It's up to their parents to discipline them. It's not like we can do any more than we already did after both incidents."
"Alright. See you all back at the station at six."
"Promise you won't go slip off to the Slitherwing?"
"No drinking during a week like this. It's too important and our minds need to be strong and clear as ever. We can't afford to be hungover."
Valka kissed him passionately and smiled. "Good luck at work and see you back here at six. I'll go meet up with the rest of my Club now. We promise to meet at the entrance of the mall at 10:00. And that's half an hour away. Gotta get walking."
"Okay, kids give me my hugs and kiss please," which his kids gave him his hugs and kisses and turned and left with their mother to head to the mall.
"You are so lucky, Stoick. How I wish I had a woman of my own to see me off to work." called out a gruff voice coming out of one of the station exits.
"Alvin," Stoick said without turning around at first only smiled then turning to look at his work colleague. "My wife and I were just talking about you this morning. She like it's a very straightforward manner. You care for her best friend. Just go tell her and be done and over with it. She can't understand why you're making it so complicated."
"I wish it felt as straightforward as it sounds. But every time I see Frigha I just find my tongue locked to the top of my mouth and it's like I've Locked-In Syndrome. Like I'm trapped in my own body."
"Well, pray you don't actually get that kind of stroke in real life, Alvin. Since most doctors don't figure it out in time and people are treated too late," called out Oswald as he got off his train.
"Hello, Oswald. How are the kids and Odyis?" Alvin and Stoick asked their friend and he looked a little tired. "Oh, you know how it is when you have a teenage daughter. Trying to tell not to dress like she's a hooker. Odyis is taking her and Dagur to the mall whether they like or not to buy a little more appropriate clothes for school."
"My daughter is five years old. We just talk about tea parties and cookies, Oswald."
"And I'm still not married or even been on a date sadly."
"And I'm married and no children. Though Thora is very intent to take the advice of your wives and friends about adoption. Sorry I couldn't help but overhear. Nice to see you all gentlemen." Kustaa spoke as he joined everyone as he got off the train.
"Nice to see you Kustaa. What is Thora up today if she's got no children to shop for back to school supplies?" Oswald wanted to know.
"She, of course, helping the rest of our wives and their friends with crowd control. Lelane told me that was the plan as we argued over me getting a haircut again last night. Really is my hair that bad?" Leontes wondered as the last leader got off his train and joined the others.
"Well, you do look like rats have taken up residence on your head, no offense, Leontes," Alvin admit truthfully as the leaders all laughed and began to walk the rest of the way to City Hall all with their dogs by their side.
City Hall was a bustling hive of activity for sure as there were other people, of course, working there. They may be the head honchos but of course, there were other people who helped run the city of course.
So all of them would be needed as they met in the center room of city hall to begin what would become a week-long debate of trying to take care of their own and deal with the outside world and all its messed up ways.
The room was set up much like how the old gathering rooms had been when they'd gotten together as chiefs in their past lives. There were several flags and other historical icons all around the room.
Treasures saved from 1018 years ago. In fact, there was even more proof that any disbeliever couldn't deny if they tried in this room. Since each district leaders, a personal seat in the room was adorned with the flag of their tribe above it, the traditional family portrait was done on the front and their helmets had been fashioned as a decorative part of their chair.
When Loki's doomsday device had gone off over two millennia ago it was true they had lost pretty much everything except the clothes on their back. Though thanks to special powers of the Valkyries and their speed, they'd been able to at summoning to them at least a handful of mementos of the survivor.
They along with the dragons had carried would they'd been able to save and that's how most ended up in either the museum or as different parts of Dragon City itself. And if you used modern day equipment it would prove it was a bonafide artifact and really that old.
So take that you non-believers! More proof to everyone knowing they'd been given a second chance to live and knowing they'd been reborn for more than one reason. Though they couldn't truly ponder all the reasons right now why they'd been reincarnated.
Right now they'd to deal with the same evil problem that the rest of the damn world dealt with in this day and age. The necessary evil that is money. That the whole damn world now revolved around the sin of greed.
So instead of doing what was simple right and helping others out because it what humans should do which is give love and be kind to others the whole stupid world cared about meaningless pieces of paper and round pieces of metal. As if that was more important than what was the right thing of helping your fellow man and saving your planet.
But no the Seven Deadly Sins were what matters to man these days and the world revolved around them and sick twisted rules and laws that did nothing to truly benefit mankind only doom it.
Everyone in the room again was saying as they're talking about the budget problems was whatever happened to the day when you simply lent a helping hand and didn't expect anything more than a "thank you?" that you just did what was right because it was the right thing to do?
When did everything have to become about meaningless plastic cards, paper, and coins? That people cared more about stupid things like looking 20 years old forever or how many songs they could download on an I pod?
Instead, start remembering they only had one planet to live on? And if the Earth died the planet not gonna care if you have acne or bald or you had the latest Smartphone? When would they get that across their tiny little brains?
When would people finally get their heads on straight and realize what actually mattered? And when would people stop killing each other for no reason as there never a good reason to kill. Humans have the ability to kill but never the right.
After all religion, in the end, is the same. May have different names or different ways of doing it but in a nutshell its all the same things. It's meant to give you hope and faith. That there is someone watching over you. A belief that there is life after death and that your soul either goes to a good place or death. So why argue over the names or how its done when its water and rain?
And in fact, people are like water and rain? Look at what's the same. We all live on the same planet under the same sun and moon, breath the same air and drink and eat the same food and water provided by the planet.
As Hiccup, Boden and Una realized with their dragons Toothless, Stardust and Nightrainbow in their first lives although those memories were now lost to their minds, but not their hearts and souls. Pretty much almost anything in life is a lot like water and rain.
At the end of the day when you really look at life and its many components and things you think are different are really the same. And in the end, you'll find the same clarity that would lead you to the Transformation and Enlightenment they brought about the first time around.
But at the moment if that's what Hiccup and his siblings were meant to do it a second time they weren't going to do it today.
For what was going on right now was their father was busy along with the other four members simply talking about math figures. About how could they improve their budget and talking about what they did have right now?
They went over three times the city taxes for the last decade, then factor in their trading which was overseen by a man named Audun Arjas. He'd actually helped Dragon City authorities capture his own son Johann who was a criminal involved in highly illegal dealings
While Audun Arjas was an honorable and respectful man his son was the exact opposite. He gave the first impression of being like his father but was just pure evil. He'd done everything from insider trading to smuggling and was even hinted at being part of human trafficking.
When Johann had finally been caught by the law some 15 years ago he was hit with the maximum sentence which was life in prison without parole. Following his conviction, they'd spent a lot of time in the following years rounding up the rest of his gang.
So that was another thing to be concerned about as they talked about things this week at the meeting. While they're concerned about taking care of Dragon City's needs with what each of the five districts was duties were, they did again wonder how they could increase the budget and still worry about these unusual crimes.
Audun who was present at the meeting at least spoke about the economic factor and how he felt things were at least going on that front. He shuffled his papers nervously as he was very good at his job, but tended to get a little nervous at public speaking.
However, he also felt more confident with his dog a Rumblehorn named Safeguard with him. Rumblehorns who looked like a Boxer was tough as they came and had some of the best noses in the world for smelling things out. But also were very good friends when you needed a friend. So standing loyally by him and with a quick pat on the head he began to speak.
"I can at least tell you that we've been doing well with the trading of many goods that come from both the Shardas and Moralien Districts. The profit margin has gone up actually in the last 10 years by 37%.
I can also say because we run this city on the green tech of the Dragon Life Force System it saves us a great deal more money.
It's my personal opinion also the valuable medical treatments and research of the Berserk District and the conservation efforts of the Berk District also highly benefit the city."
"What about my district? Outcast?"
"Well, we have people coming here to live I think is good. And we do have some tourism and people who come for the dog shows. I think if we did increase the tourist attractions you might be able to make more money for the budget.
Plus our unique dogs are worth millions of dollars to outsiders as we are the only ones to have them." Audun finished calmly from his seat.
"Well, we do like it we are making a profit and we can attempt to increase the income for Dragon City by upping the commercial enterprise if it can improve the budgets. We do try to offer as numerous job opportunities as we can. Isn't that why a lot of people have come to Dragon City more than other cites?" Kustaa asked the room at large.
"Yeah, because we are more fair-minded and make sure everyone is fed and clothed and is treated fairly and equally and never thrown on the street. We have little to no homeless people.
But we also truly are fair-minded and equal opportunity for others. We don't judge here as we pretty open-minded or at least try and teach each generation to be open-minded and to see what actually matters and what doesn't," Oswald pointed out sensibly part of Dragon City fundamental teachings and philosophies.
"Maybe something from the pages of the old books saved from our previous incarnation states is true. That we are still holding strong to the bonds of what brought our people originally together to form the Dragon Harmony Alliance in the first place. That we seek once again to find this Transformation and Enlightenment?" suggested Leontes referring to the old books kept at the Dragon City Museum in a special room with more security then the Declaration of Independence had.
"Well, it be one lesson history would actually need repeat as history only learned to repeat stupid and ignorance If there anything my kids have taught me is to have a future you must learn from the past to do better in the present to shape a better future," Stoick proclaimed wisely.
"Why is it kids say the darn-est things that make the most sense? Your three kids always say the most outstanding things ever, Stoick," Alvin pointed out with a chuckle to which everyone had a good laugh and smiled at that happy thought.
Smiling proudly about his kids Stoick again brought forth the issues, " The point still is if we are to have a future that was stolen from us in the past we must make better right now in the present.
So based on what we do know right now and what was saved in the Dragon City Museum what can we deduce?"
"Well, we can deduce quite about how we used to live that for sure. Ms. Sjofn is a wonderful keeper of history. She's beautiful, kind and wise and does her best to educate one and all about the past so again we can do better in the present and hopeful shape a better, future," Kustaa recalled with great pride in his voice.
"Yes, she's a very important figure in the City and so are her roommates who live in your districts apartment complex, the Reaping Mare Stables?" Leontes said after thinking a moment.
"Yes, they are the best apartments in our part of the city. The rent is based on income, spacious room, great maintenance, all handicap needs are met, and no-one has to pay to do laundry and great community room."
"And from what I heard utility are included in rent, but you don't boil people alive in the winter and will shovel them out in the winter and provide air conditioner units for all tents and not make them go buy and install their own," Oswald spoke up in genuine appreciation of this behavior.
"Well, again we should be kind to our fellow man and simply do what is right and not be so greedy. And if someone has a problem do something about it. Not just do nothing," Kustaa began and took a sip of his drink and they all refilled their dogs' water bowls at that moment.
Continuing he went on, "Far too long has the planet stood by and done nothing to help itself for stupid reasons. Saying it's not its place to be involved, or 'these people are not our kind" or 'it is not my problem" or "no money" Just more and more B.S of that nature."
He then gazed everyone in the room straight in the eye with his pale blue eyes dead eye. "What affects one person's life affects everyone else lives. Thus you're always involved. There are no 'these or those' we are all human beings and all life is the same. So we are all one race, so in fact, they are always your people. So what is one person problem will become your problem.
And as for money? That's the problem in and of itself. It became a problem when people put the sin of greed over what was doing what was right and simply had to be done that they wanted to be paid over simply doing your duties as a human being."
"Yes, if someone is starving why make them pay for food and water? Why not be human and give them what is needed?" Oswald spoke up. "If you see a person bleeding why do they have to pay a hospital a bill for saving their life?"
"It does feel wrong again and again people are expected to be paid for what should be done because it needs to be done. Like saving a life cost money to do. Or feeding someone starving to death cost money.
Why do people worship these pieces of paper and coins? Why do people get killed over something so meaningless?" Stoick wanted to know.
"Yes, when you look at history in general and then look at the mysterious crimes we are facing it all seeming so meaningless in it all. Such a waste of life in so many ways. From the pettiness of shoplifting to the unforgivable sin of murder.
Neither one makes sense and either way your throw away your life and wastes the potential to make better the human condition and try and leave a worth-wild legacy of love," Alvin astonishingly said with this epiphany.
It would seem to be in love with Valka's best friend Frigha; who was a pacifist. had changed him in many ways. Even if he still hadn't worked up the nerve to ask her out.
"Well, now you're the one saying some profound words, Alvin. Ms. Freya would be impressed, I'll tell you that."
"Nice of you to say that, Stoick. I don't think she was ever truly impressed with me."
"That was because she felt you weren't trying hard enough in your classes, Alvin. Didn't she once take you out of class and talk about it in her office?" Oswald reminded him.
"Did the whole college know I was sent to the Dean office?"
"Well seeing you being walked there personally by a lady with pinkish red hair is kinda unforgettable," Leontes chuckled at that distinct feature of Ms. Freya her trademark pinkish-red hair.
"I wouldn't make fun of the Dean of Dragon City College appearance," Kustaa chided Leontes looking at his hair, "Your one to talk with that unhealthy and gross rat nest on your head."
Everyone both human and a dog barked out with laughter at that comment and it took awhile to calm down and get back to business.
"Alright, now that we've argued about the principals of humanity and worked out a few details of the budget how about we truly talk about these strange crimes that been plaguing our city for the last 15 years?" suggested Leontes to which everyone agreed.
Going over all the police reports of the last 15 years from all their police departments and the thickest file was from the Darryms, of course, they reviewed it all with a fine tooth comb.
"It seems to start with simple things such as unexplained vandalism and over the years has gotten worse. Each time the crime has no witness and no explanation how it was pulled off," Kustaa read aloud from his police chief's report.
"And again the crime rate and its intensity increase dramatically during the week leading up to three dates in particular. February 28 or 29 depending again if its a leap year. September 18th and June 14th. And on those four dates, all hell breaks loose in the city," Leontes was reading the reports from his police that also noted the dates.
"And from what's been determined again there no particular quark or pattern to any of these crimes we can see or any of our profiler can figure out. They are random, wild, totally unpredictable.
Sometimes they are very childish in nature other times of a far more devious mind. You can't seem to tell what state of mind whoever is calling the shots for these crimes is in. Nor again are we able to determine how they're pulled off with such a lack of physical and forensic evidence," Oswald read off his police departments papers.
"It's just one disturbing case and the rumor going around it almost like dark magic or something inhuman may be at the root of it. Due to the lack of evidence and the way all of this is going on and well how it doesn't fit the way most crime goes down in the 21st century." Alvin turned to Stoick who had lived up to his name all time this had been going on.
He'd been shocked into silence just by hearing the dates of when crime increased and looked pale.
"You okay, Stoick? Do we need to call a doctor?" they all asked urgently and he shook his head and after a moment collected himself and spoke softly and as calmly as he could.
"Those dates you mentioned? The weeks and dates that crime in Dragon City goes up? I know them well. Too well."
"How come?" everyone asked feeling a slightly sick feeling of trepidation.
"Because of those are my children's birthdays. Hiccup's a leap year child but when it is not leap year we celebrate on the 28th. Boden's birthday is September 18th and Una was born June 14th. "
Everyone was quiet and pale for a few moments then all asked Stoick the obvious question. "You think your children's birthdays are connected in some way? To the increase of crime?"
"I'm not sure if they are or not. But I don't believe its a coincidence either. Nothing in this world happens without a reason. I know that. Everything is connected to everything else one way or another."
"Should we check with the prisons? Are all the criminals accounted for? In prison, checked in with their parole officer and all that?" Alvin wanted to know.
"Already had Ender and Unna do that for me last night, Alvin. Everyone is present and accounted for. No escaped cons, No parole violations, and everyone who should be locked up is locked up tight." Kustaa assured everyone.
"What about the juvenile lockup? Are those who are minors with criminal past accounted for as well? Just to be on the safe side?" Oswald pressed the Shardas leader who nodded a second time.
"Yes, I can assure you all, that we covered all the bases. No stone was left unturned. Everyone was checked out top to bottom."
"Well, that is good news," Stoick said and took a deep breath before summing up what he could of this meeting.
"My friends we've been able to determine a great deal today. We know we've enough money and goods within Dragon City to support ourselves, but it would seem to hopefully increase the budget we must look for outside sources if we are to help our people."
"So that means increasing what Leontes and my own districts do for agricultural and industrial needs. So we can increase the trading profits."
"And if more people come through my District I can hopefully find them good jobs and we can have more workforce to help with that." Alvin offered up his place.
"I think between Stoick and my own district with our medical advancement and conservation efforts those bring in their own kind of money to our city," Oswald supplied.
"I still agree with Audun that we need to do more to draw people hear for tourism and maybe play the dangerous game of playing the stock market. It's a risk but life is full of it."
"Well, we are one family and we will do what we have to do to protect our own," everyone agreed.
"Now, we will continue to look deeper into these crimes and studied them from every angle till we figure out who is behind them and we need to find out if whoever the mastermind of these crimes has something against my family in particular.
Again I highly doubt they choose to really stir up trouble on my children's birthdays by mere chance. Something is going on and we need to find out who this is and how what and why and quickly."
"Understood, Stoick. Now, why don't we adjourn for the day and pick up this up tomorrow? Our families will be at the train station waiting for us and we don't want to make them wait."
"No, we don't. But double the security as we lock up City Hall."
So they left work and headed back the train station to meet up with their families to go home. Knowing the rest of the week wouldn't be easy still trying to figure a way out of these messy problems.
However, having a loving family to come home to make everything worth wild.
Odin: James Garrett- Avatar Roku ATLA
Kara: Nicole Oliver- Princess Celestia MLP
Reena: Lucy Hale: Periwinkle Tinkerbell's Twin Sister
Luriel: Christina Hendricks: Zarina the Pirate Fairy and Inventor of Pixie Dust Alchemy.
Heimdall-John Dye-Andrew- Touched By an Angel
Merchant Audun Arjas: Jim Meskimen- Baatar- Su Beifong's husband LOK