A/N hey guys! Top of the morning to ya! :) This is the longest chapter I couldn't find any place to split it. Which was...annoying but cool. Yeah I'll stop blabbering. Disclaimer: I own nothing!
thanks for sticking with me this far enjoy!
You know what? That ending felt very cut off, unofficial. Yes, I'm sure the rest of the world agrees with me. Oh, are you threatening me. Snotlout, hold this for a second, HICCUP!
Alvin let out a laugh, "You challenge me to a duel." He says and laughs harder, the still conscious Outcasts laugh nervously along with him. I twirl the axe in my hand, "What you afraid of being beat by a girl?" I asked him. Alvin's laughs died. "No," he said. I placed a hand on my hip and Stormfly squawked in disbelief.
"So, then you accept?" I asked. He drew his sword and stalked toward me, "Yes, I suppose it is." He said and charged. I sidestepped to the left and Alvin slashed the sword where I had been a second before. I tossed my axe to my right hand and raised it to stop Alvin's sword from slashing me in half.
"You're slow," I commented and kicked him in the stomach, Alvin landed on the deck of the ship on his back, the sword was tossed from his hand and he grabbed an ax from a unconscious Outcast and jumped to his feet. He slammed the ax down on mine. I pushed against the pressure Alvin gave a crooked smile, "And you are overconfident." He said and pushed the axe away from my grip. It landed with a clang on the deck a few feet away.
I dodged the axe swings he did and ducked, I swung my legs and unbalanced Alvin. He stumbled for a second before his face twisted into a furious scowl. Stormfly had my axe in her mouth and I nodded to her. She tossed the axe and I caught it and pushed it against Alvin's I whacked the blade against the handle to his and the handle shattered. The broken the blade smashed into the deck stuck in the wood.
I kicked Alvin to the ground and held the ax over his throat, slightly breathless I let an achieved smirk worm it's was onto face. "And you lose. "
Alvin frowned and I pulled the blade away from his neck. Alvin stood and looked around at the Outcasts as if daring them to comment. I looked around at the other Outcasts, all of their were jaws hanging open.
"So, let my friends go." I said my voice commanding. We really needed to get back up in the air and get the bark from Outcast island. Alvin grinned wickedly, "You know what Astrid," he said I frowned, "What?" I asked him. Alvin smiled, "Never trust the word of the treacherous." He said. My grip on my ax faltered. "But I-I won!" I said in disbelief. Alvin shook his head,"Teenagers are so gullible."
"Well what are you waiting for get them!" Alvin shouted I readied my ax as the Outcasts charged the first few tossed bolas at Stormfly. She was caught and I rushed over to her and raised my ax ready to swing and cut her free, when fingers wrapped around my upper arm and dragged me back.
I let go of my axe on that hand and swung the axe backwards with my left hand when it was grabbed mid swing, the Outcast grabbed my left forearm and another Outcast ripped the axe from my grip. The Outcast holding me pulled both of my arms behind my back and wrapped them in rope. I gave both of the men a furious glare and tossed my head backwards into my captors head. There was a clanging sound as my skull made contact with his helmet.
Biting my lip from the pain I twisted out of his grip and raced across the deck of the boat to where Stormfly was being dragged. A Outcast grabbed me and dragged me back. I let out a yell of frustration and Alvin stalked up toward us, he watched as I struggled in the Outcasts grip.
He looked at me as though debating something before he looked at the Outcast holding me."Throw her in with 'iccup, we need someone to look after the hallucinating boy." He said the Outcast holding me chuckled I gasped, "You have Hiccup?" I asked. The Outcast started to dragon me away but I saw Alvin nod, "Practically walked into the trap 'imself." He muttered. Before we reached the entrance to bottom deck I pushed backward and the Outcast stopped in surprise, "If you have done anything to him, the only place you'll be is six feet under." I hissed. Alvin laughed,"Not it the place to make such threats, but none the less if it makes you feel better, go 'ight ahead" Alvin said.
The Outcast re-grabbed me and dragged me below decks, he pushed me along to a cell. At first glance it looked empty, at second glance it looked unpleasant, and at third glance,"Hiccup!" I said in panic, the Outcast opened the cell door and shoved me inside. I stumbled for a second before I raced forward to Hiccup. He was pale and the bruises we're sticking out worse then after the flight with Toothless seven hours ago.
Oh Thor, seven hours. In the five hours I wasn't there he was captured. I fell to my knees and just stared my hands were tied behind my back and I couldn't do anything to see if he was still alive, besides stare at his ragged breathing.
I let my hands fall back in defeat when I heard a snapping sound. My head jerked up in surprise. Of course! I rubbed the rope back and forth along the spikes on my skirt. It was pointy, and apparently could be used like a knife, there was another snapping noise and then the ropes fell of my wrists. I reached out and grabbed Hiccup. He was deathly pale and cold, but he was alive. He was still alive.
I held him in my arms for a few more seconds before I gently laid him on the floor, his wrists were tied together and I didn't want to try the skirt trick with him. Hiccups eyes fluttered open and I stared into them. They looked distant as though he was in another reality.
He focused on me for a few seconds then shrieked and backed away. I looked at him in surprise, "Hiccup what's wrong?" I asked him. Hiccup didn't say anything just stared at me in horror. I was starting to panic now, what did I do to make him not trust me anymore?
"Sn-snake." Hiccup whispered and sat up pushing himself against the wall as much as he could. I reached out to him, "Hiccup, I'm not a snake." I told him. He shook his head back and forth slowly and I touched his shoulder.
His head rolled back and he fell against the wall limply. I grabbed him and stared at his lax face trying really really hard not to cry. Had we been too late? Had Hiccup already gone insane? About two hours passed and I was to my thoughts of worry before Hiccup's eyes opened again and this time there was no glaze over he looked focused.
"Astrid?" He whispered. I nodded, "I'm here." I promised and Hiccup gave me a tired smile. "Looking for a cure and got caught?" He guessed. I nodded and Hiccup closed his eyes,"Thought so," he mumbled. "Hiccup?" I whispered trying to see if he was still conscious he cracked open an eye. "Yes," he asked. I laid a hand of his forehead, and frowned he was hot, really, really hot.
"Are you really here?" Hiccup asked softly I met his eyes and gently laid him against the wall before I punched him hard in the arm. Hiccup let out a cry of alarm and he hit the floor of the prison cell. His head snapped up to mine and he sat up slowly. "Answer your question?" I asked and folded my arms across my chest. Hiccup nodded and rolled his shoulder, "Yup, you are definitely real." He said and I heard a popping noise and Hiccup let his tied hand fall limp onto his lap. I cringed, "Did I really pop it out of place?" I asked him feeling guilty. Hiccup nodded,"Don't stress." He muttered, "It's happened a lot before." He added quietly and groaned.
"Head hurting?" I asked, he nodded and his sighed. The door to the prison then slammed open and I jumped but whirled around. Savage stood in front surrounded by seven Outcast none of which we're wearing their helmets. I smirked at this. My attack had probably given them all large goosebumps.
"Get up." Savage commanded. I stood and looked at Hiccup. His eyes were closed and his face was twisted with concentration and pain. I put a hand on his shoulder, he didn't open his eyes but raised his head in my direction. I grabbed his arm and pulled him to his foot and prosthetic. Hiccups eyes snapped open and once he saw it was me his shoulders sagged in relief. I lead him forward to the open door where Savage and the other Outcasts we're waiting.
Savage shoved me forward and pointed his bone at my back. I walked forward one hand firmly on Hiccup's arm. Hiccup closed his eyes and let me lead him blindly through the hallways. We reached to top of the deck where the sun was at it's high peak in the sky as though purposely defying my mood. Savage shoved down the plank and Hiccup's prosthetic sunk into the sand. I kept a firm grip on his arm.
Alvin was waiting for us a wicked smile on his face. "Welcome back to Outcast island." Alvin said. Hiccups eyes opened and he gave a tired smile, "Got a slogan yet?" Hiccup asked. I stared at him is disbelief he was cracking jokes, now? "No? Well I got one for you, if Alvin doesn't get you then his brainless Outcast soldiers will." He said I smiled softly at that, "Or, Where the dragons are un-trainable, and good weather unattainable." He laughed softly at this,"Or, or Where tempers are set free and soon dead you will be." Alvin looked un-amused and I heard the sound of the twins laughter I whipped my head around and saw the twins, Fishlegs and Snotlout waiting at across the beach from us.
Hiccup's head whirled around and saw the rest of the dragon riders a second after I had. Alvin and the rest of his crew shoved us forward and we met up with the group that had taken the other riders. Snotlout eyes analyzed Hiccup and then he fell into pace alongside us. The twins walked behind us and Fishlegs on the other side of Hiccup. We had just formed a protective circle around Hiccup without even thinking about it I realized.
Hiccups movements gradually became slower and I was practically dragging him across Outcast island. Hiccups eyes opened and he stared down at his tied wrists as though it was bothering him. I bit my lip and I looked around us, "Where are the dragons?" I murmured. I hadn't seen Stormfly taken off the ship and I had hoped the rest of the other dragons we're all counted for. Snotlout frowned and whispered, "Weren't taken off the ship with us, so not sure." He said. I pulled Hiccup up and kept walking. Okay so that complicated things.
I looked around us and then at the other riders the only one with tied hands was Hiccup. I stared at the Outcasts around us, were they really that stupid? I let Hiccup go and he sunk to the ground I jumped forward and attacked the nearest Outcast which happened to be Savage. The other riders minus Hiccup seeing my reaction jumped on other Outcasts. I stood on top of Savages back and jumped of taking an axe from a soldiers hand I turned back to where Hiccup was.
"Hiccup run!" I yelled. Hiccups head snapped up and he stumbled to his feet and raced away. "Do not let him escape!" Alvin yelled the Outcasts tried to take off after him but they we're a little preoccupied, with us. Ruffnut punched the soldier in the face, "Astrid find Hiccup! We got this!" She shouted. I parried with a Outcasts sword, "You sure?" I asked. "Yeah, we're sure go!" Tuffnut said I nodded and tossed my axe to Ruffnut who caught it before I took of in the direction Hiccup had gone.