Hello everyone and Happy late Easter! I was going to post this chapter yesterday but I didn't want to ruin such a nice day. All I can say about this chapter is please don't kill me. This chapter is a good example as to why this story is rated T. Please no flames, I don't like writing these kinds of chapters but I needed a down fall for Hiccup (In a manner of speaking). So please review and leave your comments on the chapter.


The two boys started their work nervously. They looked out over the field and saw the other slaves starting their everyday work. Hiccup looked back the way they had come.

"Well that's comforting." He muttered.

"What is it?" Fin asked. He looked to where Hiccup was looking and saw Maldrigard standing there with a deadly stare plastered on his face. Fin looked to Hiccup. "Well be better get to work then." He said with a shrug.

The two started by picking the carrots that seemed to be ready for harvesting. They stacked them in a wicker basket before moving on to the corn. Before Hiccup could even touch a stalk, a passing slaved whispered to him.

"Hey!" He whispered to Hiccup. Hiccup turned and looked at him. He had a basket full of corn in his arms. His clothes were old and worn like everyone else's and his hair was short with a few grains of wheat stuck in it. "Take the carrots to the stock house." He said. Hiccup looked at him confused.

"What?" He asked.

"The carrots. Take them to the stock house." He said more desperately. Hiccup looked to the baskets. He looked back at the slave.

"Where is it?" He asked.

"Behind the house. Hurry." The boy said. Hiccup nodded and called fin over. Fin ran over and Hiccup told him what they had to do. Fin picked up a basket as well as Hiccup and started toward the stock house but as soon as they left the field, Maldrigard stopped them. The two looked at Maldrigard with worry and fear in their eyes. Maldrigard pulled a dagger out of his belt and held it to point at Hiccup. Hiccup swallowed hard as he eyed the blade. Slowly he lowered the blade to the basket slipping the tip under the lid, he whipped it open. Peering inside, a fire ignited in his eyes but his face held back the rage. Turning to Fin, he did the same thing. And he found the same only less.

Inside Hiccup's basket was four dozen carrots far from ready to be picked. Fin had a few un-ready carrots but not nearly as many as Hiccup.

"You destroyed my field. You picked what wasn't ready to be picked." Maldrigard said in a low voice. Hiccup's eyes went wide in horror.

"Master... I didn't know. I never harvested these before. I swear I didn't know." Hiccup pleaded. Maldrigard struck him across the face for the second time that day.

"How dare you talk back to me after ruining my crops! Both of you will face the consequences! You will be punished for this!" He declared before dragging the two away.

Hiccup sat alone in a dark, cold room. The only light that shone inside was the thin rays of sun peeking through the cracks and holes in the old wooden door in front of him. But on the other side of that door was not happiness or light. No freedom or hope. On the other side came only two sounds. One was the sound of Maldrigards bare, rough, powerful hand harshly slamming against the naked back of his new friend, Fin. The second sound was one that made Hiccup's stomach turn in pain and guilt. It was the sound of Fin whaling out in pain filled screams and tear welling shouts of agony and anguish. With every shout, slap and scream, Hiccup cringed as guilt flooded his eyes to the brim. He pulled his knees closer to his chest and hugged them tight.

Soon the door opened and Fin was thrown to the floor of the cell beside Hiccup. Hiccup looked down at his friend in horror. He was breathing heavy and the color of the skin on Fin's back was far from human. It wasn't reddish pink like it should be after a hard slap. It was a deep crimson red with deep blue and purple showing through the red.

"Come here, runt." Maldrigard growled. Hiccup looked up at him and saw the mans eyes staring daggers of fire into him. His heart skipped a beat before it started to race. Out of instinct, Hiccup shook his head and scooted back away from the man. Fear clear in his eyes. Maldrigard narrowed his eyes at Hiccup. Fin looked to Hiccup.

"Hiccup go. He'll only do worst if you resist. Go." He gasped out in a whisper. Maldrigard stalked toward Hiccup. The boy scurried back until his back hit the wall and he was trapped. Maldrigard grabbed him harshly by the front of his shirt and yanked him up.

"You'll regret that, runt." He hissed. Fin gripped Maldrigards pant leg.

"Please master. He's just scared. He's never been a slave before. Please forgive him." He begged. Maldrigard kicked him away.

"But you have." He said to Fin. "You should have told him what to expect." He added before dragging Hiccup off.

"No! No please Master! Please!" Hiccup shouted as tears streamed down his cheeks in terror as he was dragged off. The door slammed shut and it was soon Fin's turn to hear his new friends pain filled shouts.


I know it's sort and like I said, Please don't kill me! And please Review.