Chapter 8

Hiccup frowned at the woods before him. They seemed normal enough to him. Trees tall and green, a sky that's bright blue, nothing ominous came from them.

He looked at Zahra, shuddering at her way of leading them to their current location...

Flashback

"Okay," Zahra said, taking a deep breath, "we go. But we need to get to our house first. We have no idea how long this will take."

"Can I come?!" Jamie asked, wanting to see the new dragons in person. His face fell when Zahra shook her head.

"You could get hurt," Kura told him. "You could even die."

"I'll stay with you," Jack told the crestfallen boy, who perked up and nodded his okay.

"I'm bringing Toothless," Hiccup said, making no room for argument. Zahra sighed, but nodded. After all, Toothless COULD be useful to them.

Making their way over to the Night Fury by the window, Kura took hold of Zahra's hand with her left hand, and Rapunzel's with her right.

"Grab on to each other, Hiccup, you hold on to Toothless. Take a deep breath and hold it."

Rapunzel took Merida's hand in her free hand, and Merida grabbed hold of Hiccup, who was leaning on Toothless.

"What do you mea-"

But they had already been consumed by the shadows, melting into them.

"-n...ugh"

Hiccup groaned and nearly collapsed. He thought they were in the woods, but he didn't expect to see...purple walls?


Meanwhile...

Jack and Jamie gawked at the spot where the others had stood before looking at each other.

"So," Jamie said, rubbing his arm, "wanna go sledding again?"

Jack nodded enthusiastically, "Get your sled!"

He jumped out the open window, getting a laugh from Jamie as he yelled:

"WAIT FOR ME!"


Hiccup could only stare at the room im awe. He took in a wall, which held a cork board full of pictures and drawings. And while some contained the same people, they all looked...different.

In one, he saw two males, one with dark hair, one with light hair, four children with them. They all smiled and waved to him. Literally smiled and waved.*

In another, he was shocked to see a giant, human like, turtle, wearing a purple mask, with what he assumed to be a female lizard with pale blond hair and the palest gray eyes he's ever seen.*

And in one, he saw a pair of nearly identical blonds, both with insane gleams in their arms as they held up fake skulls.*

Kura walked over, "Ryo* gives me these. It's from her travels. She works with us sometimes."

She points to a picture containing a group of several girls and single boy.

Hiccup looks at it and takes in everyone. He can pick out Kura and Zahra right away.

One of the girls and the only boy looked alike. Both with tanned skin, brown eyes, and white hair half dyed purple. Both wore the same camo shirt and cropped jacket, but the girl wore shorts and knee socks with her boots, while the boy wore jeans that went over his boots. Goggles sat on their heads, and Hiccup saw they both had fingerless gloves on.*

Another girl had dark green hair held in pigtails. She was the palest of the group, and also the messiest looking one. Her purple dress covered in an apron covered in paint, and her blue eyes bright with joy.*

He looked over to the girl who had a gleam of mischief in her dark brown eyes. Her long, dark, hair was pushed back behind her pastel dress. She was leaning against what he assumed was a broomstick, but it looked more like a paintbrush. He hoped the red on it was actually paint...*

The last...girl, if he could call her that, was the oddest looking. He glanced at the turtle and "lizard." The girl was clearly a lizard, maybe, with purple skin, markings, hair and eyes.*

"Who are they?" Hiccup heard Rapunzel ask as she joined them.

Zahra replied as she made her way over, tossing Kura a backpack.

"The "twins," are Ryoko and Ry63-"

"Ry63?"

"He's technically Ryo from another dimension. He likes popping in and has become an older brother of sorts for her."

"Ah."

"The one with pigtails is Chibi, she's very quiet, but she usually talks with pictures."*

Kura nodded, "That's Witchy, it's not her real name, she's...well, a witch. Who likes to torment people and use their blood to paint with. She only shows up around October and November. Sometimes you can see her on the odd night here and there. And finally, the newest addition to our little circle, Amethyst. We don't know much about her yet, but she's in our good books for now."

Hiccup nodded slowly, but didn't bother to ask anything else about them.

"Let's go." Zahra said, leading the group back outside, where they set off on foot to Death Woods

End Flashback

And now they were standing before the very woods they had first met. The woods seemed very welcoming. And the trio of seasons could see why people would want to go in. There seemed to be nothing wrong with them. No sense of danger. No signs telling people to keep out.

Nothing.

So why was it called Death Woods?

They looked over to Zahra and Kura, both of whom still held each others hand. The duo seemed oddly calm, but the again, they must have been in these woods several times. Zahra looked over and waved to them to follow as they went in.

The group slowly made their way in, Rapunzel sitting on Toothless, while the others walked close by.

All they could do now, was wait until they found one or both dragons.


*This will explain all the "*" but I have several other personas aside from Kura and Zahra. Ryoko and Ry63 are part of the Shipverse, an AU a friend on DA created. Chibi is my artsona, Witchy, still need to give her a name, is my Witchsona, and Amethyst is my only nonhuman persona. They will all appear at some point in this story or in another. ^_^

Anyways, next chapter will cover more of the search. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I'll try and update this one more time this month. ^o^