Chapter #7
AN: Alright when writing this chapter, I watch the RTTE TV series before and there is an episode where Heather does have feelings towards someone. Though I don't specifically ship them together, I am pretty much neutral towards these two, I don't mind writing a relationship for these two. However, there is a relationship I do ship that has something to do with Eret and Astrid X3.
Warning: Injuring fixing, violence, blood, language and abuse
~The Magic Spell~
~Heather's Memories~
It was dark, cold and soundless. She couldn't feel anything, it was like I was leaving to go somewhere away from where she was previous at. Then a light came to Heather lighting up the room where she was standing. Her eye's had the adjust to the light, bringing her hand to shade her eye's, Heather check her surroundings.
Her surroundings show herself at Berk, sitting in a seat in the stadium for the Dragon Race. Finally realizing where she is, she quickly gets out of her seat, running out to check the people around her. None of the Berks she passed notice her, as she runs to the finished line where the baskets are.
She sees one person she didn't think she would want to ever see again, Fishlegs. She was smiling joyfully seeing he didn't win, which he didn't mind. Heather eye's wear widen are much as they could as Fishlegs walks towards her.
"Heather, I-I'm glad you came to watch the Dragon Race. Did you come to see me win?" He asks her.
Tears were forming in her eye's seeing where she was, before she could answer fire was burning behind them, catching their attention.
"No..." Heather quickly ran away as quick as her feet could take her.
Laughter was heard from her, something hit her shoulder causing her to fall to the floor. She turns around quickly seeing two people she recognized towering over her.
Drago and her brother Dagur, smiling devilishly at her as she lay helplessly on the floor. Dagur pulls out a sword out and kneels down stabbing her in the stomach, causing her great pain making her scream out.
She screamed and screamed until her eyes open seeing two people she knew holding her down, as an old man she didn't recognize putting a heated metal dagger to her injury, burning the inside. She moved and squirmed to get away from the pain put Astrid and Eret kept holding her down.
"HOLD HER DOWN!" The old man yelled.
"You think it's easy holding her down as you burn her wound?!" Eret yells back.
The pain becomes to make maker her strength weaken letting Astrid and Eret know something is wrong.
"W-whats happening to her?" Astrid questions.
"She lost too much blood, not only that but the pain was too much for her." Aadolf finished.
"W-what do you mean too much? She's not-"
"No she's not. She needs rest." Aadolf finished fixing her wounds and carefully put Heather down as he stands up with blood over his hands and clothing.
"Now could you explain to me why Heather was found with you injured?" Eret questions the old man.
"Before I answer I would like your names first." Aadolf answered.
Astrid and Eret looked at each other than back at the old man.
"Astrid."
"Eret."
"Well Astrid, Eret. I'm Aadolf. And to answer your question she was attacked by the man who attack me the same way." Aadolf spoke.
"Who?" Eret asked.
"Dagur..." "Dagur!?" Both Eret and Astrid said in sync.
"The man who kidnapped the princess, and framed the poor lad Hiccup." Aadolf spoke.
"Hiccup!? No. No, no no no no. You don't mean." Astrid spoke.
"I'm afraid so Astrid."
"Then let's go to the king and have you explain what happened!" Astrid yelled.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple my dear."
"Not simple?"
"Yes. I must have others to help my witness over throw what is said against Hiccup. I am only one old man, trading for Viking goods to the Highlands." Aadolf explained.
"How do you think the king is going to think of me." Astrid opened her mouth to argue but then closed it seeing his point.
"Then we are going to have to get him out, come on Eret."
"Whoa whoa, Astrid!" Eret pulled on Astrid's arm.
"Think about this first. Were just two Viking's coming to a guarded castle, who could easily take down our dragons."
"Yea like Highlanders could-"
"I would listen to him." Aadolf spoke out.
"Even if I told them you are friendly, they would still not trust you." Aadolf explains.
"Astrid look, I know your worried about Hiccup but we need to think this through." Eret spoke out.
"My Deadly Nadder and your Skrill? Are you serious?!"
"Yes..." Astrid grunts in frustration and pulls her arm away from Eret. Astrid walks a couple of feet forwards catching Eret's attention.
"You can keep walking if you want to get yourself killed."
"I'm only throwing axes!" Astrid yelled back.
Eret sighs seeing her walk away.
"Feelings towards her?" Eret turns his attention to Aadolf who was carefully making Heather more comfortable in her sleep.
"Yea, you could say that."
"However?" Eret took a breath in.
"However, she wants to get her old boyfriend back." Eret spoke softly.
"Is that the only reason why you came with her?"
"You seem to ask a lot of questions that would get yourself killed" Aadolf laughed at Eret's comment, only to have him grin.
"I haven't smiled since I was left to die."
"Geez, and your still breathing."
"More or less."
"Wonderful." Eret commented.
"There are times our life will take a toll, make unexpected turns and until we can find a way to solve the problem we will be awarded." Aadolf explained.
"And how does that help me?" Eret questions.
"If you could understand it lad, it means tell her your feelings. Don't allow these obstacles to power over your goal." Aadolf spoke out.
"Mmmhmm. Yes, you do know she still have feelings towards the Chief's son? Even after they've split." Eret informed Aadolf.
"It seems you don't really see with your eyes."
"For the love of- Gods! Old man, you speak many riddles."
"You think it's riddles, but I only speak the truth with my own eyes. You are a very bright man Eret, but you over look things." Aadolf spoke out.
"Why do I have a feeling you said something like this to Hiccup." Eret commented.
"If I said yes, what would you say?"
"I'd like to know who he likes now." Eret spoke out.
"A highlander."
"A highlander?!"
"What is the problem? Nothing wrong with people who are from different worlds having feeling for one and other."
"Old man, how do you think like you do?"
"I asked you a question." Eret laughed at his comment.
"Alright, there's nothing wrong it's just... Surprising." Answered.
"Then you should know that, Astrid doesn't have feelings for Hiccup anymore, she only cares for his well-being."
"Fine, alright I'll think about that."
"Don't think, just know." Aadolf finished. Eret rolled his eyes towards Aadolf's comment, he then notice Aadolf clutching his right side.
"You alright?" Eret asks.
"I-I'm fine... I'm alive aren't I? I just haven't rested since I've gotten my injuries." Aadolf answered.
"Windshear..." The two stop hearing Heather spoke out softly in her sleep.
"No... D-don't hurt her..." She spoke again.
"Heather..." Eret spoke softly. Aadolf took his time to sit down as he clutch his side, he sat down looking towards Eret.
"You and Astrid were friends with this woman?"
"Me? No. I didn't know Heather that well, Heather were close friends with Hiccup, Astrid and Fishlegs. But she was very close with Fishlegs."
"I see..."
"I think you need to get some rest, you manage to rescue her with your injuries, it's very impressive."
"Thank you Eret." Aadolf spoke out.
Eret nodded his head in acknowledgment to Aadolf's comment, he than walked towards where he thought where Astrid was. He heard something hitting against a tree, knowing that he knew where Astrid was. As he walked closer and closer to the sound, he saw Astrid just pull her axe out of the tree she just pulled out.
"Feeling better?" Eret spoke out as he crossed his arms.
"Huh, yea throwing axe's at a tree tells you that." Astrid barked out.
"Listen, I know you want to help out Hiccup but-"
"Yea, but?"
"But we can't just crash in getting him out of prison."
"Then what do we have to do!" She yelled towards Eret.
"Save the princess.."
"What!? Why? Can't we just go talk Stoick about this situation?"
"If you think about it, telling Stoick about this will only make this situation worse. If I were him and someone told me that my son was framed for something he didn't do, I would come and talk to the king. Or try to get him out by force." Eret commented.
Astrid stared at Eret for the moment taking in what he commented, only to have her look down towards the ground sighing out.
"Well..." She looks up to Eret.
"how are we going to find her? We don't know anything about her."
"You don't have to..." Startled by the voice behind them, the two turn around seeing Heather with an arm around Aadolf's neck helping her walk towards the two.
"Heather!" Astrid spoke out.
"Hey hey, you shouldn't be walking." Eret spoke next.
"Don't!" Everyone didn't speak. "I'm tired..."
"Heather..."
"NO!... I'm tired of being pity on, mislead, abused... Injured... Used..." No one spoke out, silence kept going on.
"I've been a two faced friend to all of you... All I get is nightmares of... Death..." Heather stared to shake rapidly.
"It's hard for me to face all of you... After all I did..." Fresh tears were falling down her checks, as the painful memories replayed in her mind. She felt one hand go onto her shoulder, she looked up only seeing the eye's of one of her old friends she didn't want to ever see, Astrid.
"I know what you did Heather, you can't change that. But... We can help each other now. That's what we are going to do." Heather nodded her head in response to Astrid's comment.
"I know, how we can get Hiccup out." Heather spoke softly.
"What!? How!?" Astrid exclaimed out.
"I've... Talked to these guy's before Dagur found me here." Heather.
"Who?" Eret asked next.
"Merida's brother."
~Moments after Merida surrender~
Savage pushed/pulled Merida to where they've found the Witch, making their way to her they finally got to where the Witch was. The four-man Dagur took with him surrounded the Witch with their crossbows aimed towards her head. "Now now, no need for the arrows now." Her crow started to yell at Dagur.
The Witch tapped her friend on his wing only to calm him down. "Ivan! Shush, such language you have." She spoke out. Everyone stared at the Witch wide eyed seeing she could only understand what her crow pet said?
"That bird..." Merida spoke softly.
"Oh, my apologize your highness." The Witch bowed her respects to Merida, she than stood back up to smile at Merida. You couldn't see the Witch's face, since she had a hood on her head with a shadow casting over her face. You could only tell she was a young woman? She sounded much older than Merida, but how old?
"Ivan, what would you like to say?" Her crow cawed at Merida with a joyful delight.
"Good." The Witch turns her attention to Merida.
"Ivan say's thank you for caring for him."
"Your thei bird from before?" Merida asks. Ivan cawed as he hopped up and down onto the Witches shoulder, this lead Merida to smile a little.
Dagur was growing imputation and forcefully tugged Merida toward him. His grip tight so much onto Merida's arm, he was hurting her this cause her to try her best to pull away from Dagur. "Now, such violence is not need towards her highness." The Witch barked at Dagur. Dagur stopped what he was doing and only stared at the Witch.
A smirked appeared upon his face, he than slapped his hand across Merida's face with such force making fall to the ground. Ivan was cawing so much and jumping around the Witch had to force him to remain onto her shoulder.
"Now you know, I mean business." Dagur spoke out. The Witch petted her friend and stared to where Merida fell down, she was sitting up with tear treating to come down her eyes.
"Shush Ivan. Now... What can I do for a... Brutal Viking as yourself?" The Witch asked.
Dagur quirk an eyebrow at her, not knowing what she would do next seeing she knows various things he doesn't know.
"What do you think!? A spell!" Dagur yelled towards the Witch. The Witch didn't move an inch, neither did she flinch at Dagur. She only stood there with a when it seems like a straight face?
No one spoke at all, Merida got the courage to get herself to stand up as nothing was occurring.
"I'm sorry, your incompetent Viking brain must know that you must be specific on what spell you need." The Witch insulted Daugr.
"WHAT! Did you say!?"
"Your Viking incompetent brain must know-" Dagur quickly pulled and sword out putting it onto the Witch's throat.
Nothing happened, the Witch didn't flinch at to what Dagur did, she only stood there as Dagur smirked evilly at her. The Witch pulled her hand up and snapped her fingers together. This caused a Magic spell to occur, this spell cause her crow friend to change into a small lion like beast as he jumped off her Shoulder. This beast started to growl at Dagur and all of his men pointing their weapons at the Witch.
"You may Ivan." That was it and Ivan attack all of Dagur's men around her, killing them one by one as they all try to shoot him down. Blood came out, as Ivan chomped onto the throats to each of Daugr's men, killing them off. Last one to be kill off has Savage, Ivan jumped towards Savage pinning him down as he was about to chomp onto his throat.
"Ivan, stop. For now." The Witch spoke out.
Dagur's arm was down as he stared wide eye at what just occurred.
"D-DAUGR! Pl-please!" Savage screamed out.
"Now you know, I mean business." The Witch smirked at Dagur. Dagur didn't move at all, he was staring wide eye along with Merida.
The Nightfury that was with Dagur soon jump at the beast Ivan was turned into, and leaped at him. Before the Nightfury could even attack Ivan, the Nightfury mysteriously had fallen asleep allowing Ivan to get back onto his four paws.
Dagur's grin grew onto his face, this would only scare those who wouldn't know Dagur. He turned around to face the Witch staring at her.
"Wonderful." He spoke out. The smirk remained on the Witch's face as Dagur stared at her.
"Now to business, the spell I want-"
"For power?"
"No"
"Greed?"
"Hmm sounds nice but no."
"Control?"
Nothing came out of Dagur, he only continue to grin towards the Witch. "I see." The Witch turns her attention to Merida was was standing not to far from the two. This was the only chance Merida could run, she looked around seeing no one around her in the forest and started to change her direction away from Dagur so she could escape only to be yanked back by Dagur.
Savage was up on his feet since Ivan was pushed off of him. Savage grabbed Merida by her arms, making sure she wouldn't escape. Merida struggled and struggled, but to no avail since the two men that were holding on to her were too strong.
"I need a spell to control this lovely lady right here." Dagur stroke the side of Merida's cheek, only to have her pull away from his hand.
"Yes very well." Merida eyes widen in fear, seeing this Witch is not going to help her to repay for helping her bird, then again way wouldn't she? She can turn her crow into a beast at anytime.
"P-please dun't..." Merida spoke softly.
"SHUT IT! Stupid bitch." Dagur scream at Merida.
"Know, would it matter to you to know this woman will die by my hands since you didn't give me the spell I wanted."
"You shall receive."
"What?"
"NU!" Merida tried to get out of the grip of the two men holding her captive but to no avail.
"Only if..." Merida stop struggling hearing these words from the Witch.
"Only if what!?" Dagur screamed.
"You must know I don't do these out of kind heart. (Scuffs) In order for me to give you the spell you need, you must give me something that is just as same." The Witch spoke out.
"Just as same?"
"Something I see that will interest me as... Same price." The Witch spoke out.
"Easy, ship perhaps."
"No."
"Many weapons?"
"No"
"Metal!?"
"Hmm, I've had that offered before." The Witch slowly walked around the three.
"Then what!?" Dagur screamed.
"A promise, is just as powerful as a spell. One must keep on in order to kept it's powerful secrets."
"So? What do you wish for me to keep?"
The Witch pulled out a small vial with some sort of liquid inside it, must be the spell of some sort.
"Listen carefully Dagur the Deranged." She spoke out loudly.
"Once using this spell, no need for violence, for the one you chose will follow your every command. Nothing shall come upon her form, she shall remain intact. For these words you break you shall feel the wrath upon those you've made suffered!" Her voice got darker and darker as she spoke more and more.
"Great! Fine, it's a deal!" Dagur extended his arm outward to express himself.
"Very well, here." The Witch extended her arm out giving the small vial to Dagur, only to have Ivan fly by and snatch it out of her hand.
"Ivan! Naughty boy! We must give the spell to the man." Ivan screamed to the Witch as he lightly pecks the vial.
With what it looks like a stare, the crow gives up and flies back and drops the vial into Dagur's hand giving him the controlling spell he needs.
"Nice doing business." Dagur turns around about to walk away only to be stopped by the sound of the Witch's voice.
"Heed these words Daugr the Deranged."
"I know! No need for violence, for the one you chose will follow your every command. Nothing shall come upon her form blah blah blah!"
"For this spell shall remain for an eternity, there is a way to break the spell." Dagur stopped in his tracks hearing these words, he than slowly turns his attention to the Witch.
"For those who seek may think this spell will break with love, though the suns burns lovely, something will blossom in the east. With one to sacrifice, will this spell be broken upon grievance and anger." The Witch spoke out.
Dagur, looked towards his second hand man Savage only to have him shrug seeing he couldn't understand what she said either. As he looked back the Witch was gone along with her crow.
"(Scuff) Come on, help me." Dagur spoke out.
"Whut! N-NO!" Savage went behind Merida and held her arms so she couldn't fit back.
Dagur pulled the cork out of the vial with a evil grin growing on his face. Merida eye's were filling with fear an tear's as the vial was forced into her mouth, she could feel the powerful magic inside her mouth forcing herself to keep it inside her mouth only to fail into drinking the spell.
Afterwards it seems nothing has happened, but soon Merida starts to cough more and more with her head spinning as well. She fell unconscious, only to have Dagur and Savage confused with what has happened.
"S-she ain't dead is she?" Savage asked. Dagur punch the side of his face.
"Look stupid!" Dagur point out that Merida was still breathing.
"She's still breathing. Now come on!"
"Y-yes sure..."
~With Toothless~
Toothless was trying his hardest to shake off the Nightfury behind him, flying as fast as he could only to have the other Nightfury coming in faster. Soon Toothless say Berk coming closer and closer into his view, soon he saw a familiar rider flying in the skies, Valka with Cloudjumper.
The other Nightfury attack his tail, making Toothless spiral downwards towards the ground landed on a harsh landing. The other Nightfury started to chomp and attack Toothless as they both landed in the village of Berk around the people scaring them.
Toothless as unable to fend off for himself, until Cloudjumper jumped in stopping the other Nightfury to kill off Toothless.
"Another Nightfury..." Valka spoke softly.
Valka jumped from Cloudjumper extending her arm out to the other Nightfury only to have it hand to attack her, Skull crusher blasted his fire at the other Nightfury. Stoick ran to his wife helping her up to her feet.
"You alright?"
"Yes but... That's not just any Nightfury... It's a female..." Valka spoke softly.
"How?"
"An instinct I know." Valka spoke out. They both saw no one ridding Toothless, as they both look back at the Female Nightfury growling at all the dragons around her as they do the same to her.
Soon a net caught the Female Nightfury, causing her to struggle against it.
"Hopefully that will keep her down." Gobber spoke out as he hopped off of Grump.
"Where's Hiccup?" Stoick spoke out. Toothless limped looking at Stoick as he looked back at the way he came from, Dunbroch. Stoick and his wife looked at the direction where Toothless came back from, he knew what Toothless was telling him.
"Gobber, prepare to go."
"Alright what for?"
"Something happened to Hiccup, he's stuck at Dunbroch."
"The Highlanders!?" One of the villagers yelled out.
"Aye, I hope he didn't do anything rash while he was there." "Stoick wait!" He saw his wife running towards him.
"Valka take care of Toothless, and watch that other Nightfury."
"But-"
"Don't worry. If anything happens, I'll wack them with my ax." Stoick kissed the side of his wife's cheek as he hopes onto Skullcrusher.
"Let us come with you chief." Fishlegs, Snotlout and the Twins were behind him ready to fly out with him.
"Fine, but you will do everything I say. You got that?"
"Yes sir!" Snotlout spoke out.
~With Elinor~
"Yur Highness!" A guard yelled as he was running to Elinor.
"Whut is it?"
"A-a letter from thei king."
"It's urgent!" Elinor quickly took the letter into her own hand, opened and slowly took the paper out. She read the words of what events occurred and fell to her knees.
"Yur highness."
"Get thei lords now! We must return home! I fear my daughter's fate is at stake..."
Tears falling down her cheeks as the guard nods and runs outside. Only then and only then, her hands cover her face allowing more and more tears along with sobbing come out, knowing that her daughter has been capture, by what barbarians she knew. And it was her, that failed at protecting her daughter from these beasts to harm her daughter.
Soon she fall to the ground allowing all of her sorrows out.
AN: OMG, I'm so sorry... Not so sorry... This chapter makes me cringed XD. I feel so bad for Merida OMG. Anyway hope you enjoyed this chapter, I sure did, and if your confused Heather just got thrown into the water as Dagur took Merida to the Witch. Anyway's I've thought about Eret's dragon and haven't gotten a name for it so here are a couple of names I looked up online. Please tell me which one you like the most and I'll see which one is picked out the most and use that :D. Darkstriker, Thundertail, Terrorhunter, Thunderfang, Thunderclaw, Thunder, Stormhunter, Shockflight, Shockbreath, Shocktongue, Stormtooth, Stormwing, Deathclaw, Shockjumper, Thunderroar
