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Chapter 10: Under siege
(A few hours later)
Berk, early morning, 266 ADF
It was only very early morning when Hiccup was rudely awakened by screaming Vikings and blaring alarm horns. Something was up.
He quickly got out of bed, put his cloak on and rushed outside to see what was going on. 'Damn, I hope that strike they were talking about didn't happen yet.' He thought when he stepped outside.
The sight before him was unlike anything he had ever seen, it was like the entire village had turned into a nest of ants that was disturbed. Vikings were hollering everywhere, carrying swords, axes, wooden barricades, war hammers, everything you can imagine. He just stood there having no idea what was going on. Then he saw a flash of blonde, braided hair and he immediately knew who that was and sprinted after her.
"Astrid!" Hiccup shouted to which she turned around. "What the hell is going on?"
"Ryder! Berk's under attack! Lookout's spotted multiple outcast and berserker ships approaching! They'll be here within the hour, go to the forge and whip up some armour! We need every capable man and woman on the breach!" Astrid shouted over all the noise.
'Shit, this is bad. This on top of that conspiracy? This really is too convenient. Time to suit up.' Hiccup thought. "I'm on it Astrid, but I don't need armour. I've got my own." Hiccup shouted back.
Astrid briefly got a surprised look on her face. She hadn't expected that answer seeing that he didn't wear any during his fight with Snotlout the day before. But before she could ask Hiccup had already run of.
Hiccup dashed back into his inn-room. He needed to empty it of his materials, if this turned bad he needed to make sure nothing could lead to his true identity in the military. Once he got everything packed up he didn't bother to use the door and figuratively flew out of the window in the direction of the forest. To Toothless.
It didn't take long before he arrived at the cove. Toothless had heard the commotion and immediately came hopping to Hiccup when he arrived in the cove.
"Hey bud." Hiccup greeted. He was greeted back by several licks in the face. "Yeah alright, I missed you too bud. Listen, something is happening today and the village is now under attack on top of that. Way to convenient if you ask me."
Toothless nodded, this was connected in some way.
"Indeed, so let's suit up." Hiccup declared.
Hiccup and Toothless made quick work of putting Hiccup's Draconian trooper armour on and securing all extra gear he didn't need on Toothless' saddle.
"Ah, it feels good being back in normal uniform. That Viking-like disguise was starting to bother me." Hiccup said.
"But it suited you. Hiccup the Viking. Oh hear his name and tremble." Toothless crooned jokingly.
Hiccup deadpanned at Toothless. "Shut up you useless lizard." Hiccup said back.
"Just telling the truth." Toothless responded.
"Alright moving on." Hiccup continued. "You know what the plan is Toothless, you wait on the forest edge until I give the signal. And don't get spotted, if that happens we're both dead."
"Please, I am known as the 'unholy offspring of lightning and death' remember." Toothless breezed.
"Right…" Hiccup deadpanned. "Still, be ready."
Toothless nodded and they both silently left the cove and made their way to the forest edge. During their preparations almost an hour had passed so the attack would commence any minute.
"Alright Toothless, this is it. Wish me luck." Hiccup said. He then put his helmet back on and locked it in place. He rolled his head back and forth a few times to make sure everything was in the right place. Then he walked forward out of the forest and into the village. He left it as a traveller, now he was back a trooper.
'Showtime…' Hiccup thought.
Berk village centre, early morning, 266 ADF
"Is everyone ready?" Astrid asked the gang around her. It consisted of her, Fishlegs and the twins.
"Yeah, we're good. Snotlout is back at the hall, he can't fight yet." Fishlegs answered. He was nervous, he had fought dragons a few years ago but fighting outcasts and berserkers was a whole different level. And they were people.
"Yeah, I heard his wrist and nose were broken. He would be really stupid to fight with that. And that means a lot when I'm saying that." Tuffnut laughed.
"Ryder really did a number on him didn't he?" Ruffnut said.
"Yes he did. Speaking of Ryder, where is he at?" Fishlegs asked.
"Well, I saw him little under an hour ago. He asked me what was going on and I told him we were under attack and told him to get some armour in the forge because we need every fighter present. But then he just ran off shouting he had his own armour." Astrid mused.
"Well that's weird. Because I saw him run into the forest with almost all of his stuff packed not too long ago." Tuffnut said. "Wait, did he say he had his own armour?"
"Then why didn't he wear any yesterday?" Fishlegs asked.
"I don't know! And you say you saw him run off into the forest with all his stuff packed?!" Astrid exclaimed.
"Would he have abandoned us?" Ruffnut asked.
"Or maybe he was a spy and he knew what was going to happen and made himself clear." Tuffnut jokingly exclaimed.
"No, he wouldn't do that. Would he?" Astrid silently said to herself.
"Guys…" Fishlegs tried.
"Well who would have thought? A traitor in our midst all along." Tuffnut continued.
"Guys…" Fishlegs tried again.
"No, he can't be a traitor knucklehead. He's way too cute for that." Ruffnut said dreamily.
"GUYS!" Fishlegs screamed. Suddenly all of them shut up and looked at Fishlegs who was clearly staring at something.
"Look…" Fishlegs said while pointing at something behind them. They all turned around and their jaws dropped in astonishment.
Running over the rooftops was a tall man clad in a brownish armour with different kinds of green splattered over it. The armour the man wore was exotic to say the least, they had never seen anything like it. Heavy steel and leather boots reaching to just below his knees and armour patches covered the knees while the rest of his legs were covered with a brown material. The man had utility belt containing various tools and weapons. They recognised things such as throwing knives, daggers, something that looked like crossbow bolts, several pouches and cylindrical boxes. It was impossible to guess their purpose by looking at it. He also had a weird looking skirt hanging from the back of his legs.
The man's chest was covered by some sort of chestplate made of an unknown material protecting his front and back. On his shoulders and arm were shoulder guards, upper arm protection and elbow guards. All made from the unknown material and painted in some sort of camouflage pattern. Then there was his helmet.
The helmet was simply put, terrifying. It looked like some sort of brown-green metal and leather helmet that covered his entire head and face. There was some sort of filter where his mouth should be, a rim above the eyes and a green tinted glass visor underneath the rim. All in all this man looked dangerous. But then they spotted several details on him. Most noticeably the Draconian emblem and the collapsible sword sheath that could only belong to one person.
"Is that… Ryder?" Tuffnut asked flabbergasted.
"It has to be. There is no one else no this island who carries that sword or has any affiliation to Draconia. You can see the emblem on the shoulder pads." Fishlegs concluded.
"But where did the armour come from? Why wouldn't he wear it during the fight? Why hide this?" Astrid questioned.
"I believe the only way to know is to ask him." Fishlegs mused.
Hiccup had now stopped to a standstill on one of the roofs and crouched down slightly for better balance. He had a pretty good view of the Berk bay and could see the ships approaching, but a better look never hurt. He pulled his binoculars from his belt and brought them to his visor to take a better look.
The binoculars were made with the same material and colour scheme as his armour. Brown with green tinted lenses, they helped viewing in dark areas. He saw that they had siege weapons mounted on their ship and would be in firing range any moment. Signing he put away his binoculars and stood up again.
He saw the teen come in his direction. 'Probably want answers about my attire.' Hiccup thought. Then he saw a flaming projectile being launched from one of the ships. 'Too late though…'
The boulder impacted to Hiccup's left casting a fiery glow over his features. Astrid and the rest of the teens who were approaching from the other side saw this and stopped in their tracks. The light produced by the impacting fireball illuminated Ryder on the building perfectly. Casting a dark shadow on a fiery background. Hiccup turned his head towards the teens to his left, a sight that send chills through anyone looking at it.
Outcasts and Berserkers started landing on Berk's shores and quickly spread into the village. Shouts and battle cries were heard all around. The fight had begun.
Hiccup drew his sword and extended it to full length, then he leaped of the roof and into the fray. He jumped in the middle of a group of outcasts and sliced them to pieces before they even knew what happened. He then began moving his way through the village, he still had to keep an eye on Stoick
He moved towards the position he last saw Stoick as fast as he could. However suddenly he saw two young children being backed into a corner by a Berserker with clear bloodlust.
Upon seeing this Hiccup got a quick vision of burned villages and dead people he had witnessed in Norn-occupied villages in Draconia. He would rather die than let something like that happen again. So he rushed towards the Berserker and jumped in-between him and the kids.
Astrid heard the Berserker laugh and turned around to see what was going on. During the fight she had lost track of Ryder and had been too preoccupied with defending her village. When she turned around she saw him again, shielding two young ones from a mad Berserker as he closed in on them.
"Do you really think you can stop me wimp?! I'll make a nice trophy out of your and their heads!" He laughed while pointing at Hiccup and the kids. Hiccup didn't move at all.
The Berserker swung his battle-axe, clearly intending to cleave Hiccup in half. Hiccup raised his sword and to the Berserker's great surprise blocked the axe. He then acted quickly and kicked his opponent's legs from under him, sending him face first into the ground.
He then quickly turned around and looked at the young children. "GO! GET OUT OF HERE!" Hiccup ordered. The kids quickly nodded and ran towards the great hall as fast as they could.
The fallen Berserker had meanwhile got back up and charged Hiccup again. The two locked their weapons together with a vicious clang. The Berserker was calling to all his strength to push Hiccup back. Hiccup held fast and kept his opponent busy. Another Berserker decided to step in and began charging Hiccup.
Astrid saw what the second one was doing and felt like she needed to help Ryder at once and began to move towards them as well.
Hiccup however saw him coming and switched his sword to his right hand while still keeping the weapons locked and aimed his left arm towards the second one that was approaching. He flicked his wrist upwards and in a split second a small but sturdy crossbow-bolt shot out of his arm mounted crossbow. The bolt flew right through the eyehole of the Berserker's helmet and pierced his skull. Killing him instantly. Hiccup then jumped backwards to break the lock him and the first Berserker. Without giving his opponent any time to think he launched forward again and batted the battle-axe away with the flat side of his sword. He leaped by his opponent's right side and flicked his left wrist downwards, extending his wrist-blades. He spun around and sliced the Berserker's neck with them, leaving him dead on the ground and Hiccup right in front of a stunned Astrid.
"Hey Astrid." Hiccup said.
Astrid didn't know what to say. She had just seen him kill two Berserkers like it was nothing. She now realised that when she said to her dad that she could take him, she was dead wrong. Before she could say anything to him he was already moving again. Running through the carnage of battle while striking down Outcasts and Berserkers in his path.
'Foreign armour, extensive battle skills, deadly weapons? We really don't know anything about this guy do we?" Astrid thought.
Hiccup move through the village looking for only one thing, or person to be more precise. Stoick Haddock.
"Come on, where is he." Hiccup said to himself. He then turned the corner and saw him, flanked by Angus Hofferson and Gobber. "Ah, there he is. And Angus and Gobber are with him. He's safe." Hiccup signed relieved.
"Alright then, with Stoick safe I can focus on other things. Like defending the village for instance…" Hiccup grinned beneath his helmet.
He then took off into the village to help out any Berkian in the fight and drive out the raiding Outcasts and Berserkers.
Berk village, late morning, 266 ADF
The battle had been raging on for several hours now and Hiccup had been fighting non-stop. Right now there were three opponents trying to overwhelm him. Since during the battle he had proved to be a very dangerous opponent.
The middle one of the three charged Hiccup, he acted accordingly and blocked the blow with his sword and immediately hit his opponent on the fingers by extending his wrist-blades again. The outcast stumbled back and held his fingers to stop the bleeding. Then the other two moved in as well.
Hiccup blocked their swing by rapidly swinging his sword and pushed them back just as quickly as the first one. Speaking of him.
The first one had recovered from the finger slice and moved back onto Hiccup. Hiccup by now had had enough of these slow minded brutes and decided to do something that would definitely scare them of. He ducked under the Outcast's axe and kneed him in the stomach. The outcast doubled over and Hiccup took this opportunity to take one of the cylindrical devices from his belt, activate it and cram it in the Outcast's mouth. Then he threw the stunned Outcast back into his two friends, toppling all three over. The middle one's eyes were as wide as plates as he heard the strange object in his mouth ticking.
"Tastes like nom?" Hiccup sarcastically asked. Then the bomb exploded killing the three instantly with gruesome results. "Tastes like nom…" Hiccup concluded.
The surrounding attackers who saw this took this as a signal to run the hell away. All fled but one.
"You're going to pay for that mate." A gruff voice nearby said.
Hiccup turned to the sound of the voice and saw a giant of a man with a giant unkept beard and moustache, a Viking helmet with some really large horns and shoulder pads with spikes which looked like dragons teeth.
"You have been causing my men a lot of trouble today and killed a lot of them. I will not let that stand." The man said threatening.
Hiccup mulled over what he had said. He wasn't the Berserkers' leader because he was too old. That would make him Alvin the Treacherous, the leader of the Outcasts. If his intelligence was correct.
"Alvin the Treacherous I presume?" Hiccup asked.
"You got that right boyo. And now who would you be? You don't look like you're from around here, do you?" Alvin asked while stepping forward.
"Well you're right about that. And my name is on a need to know basis only." Hiccup shot back.
"Well then, I'll be having a nameless head as a trophy then." Alvin said, then he bellowed a loud battle-cry and charged Hiccup with all his might.
Hiccup ducked away from the swing and turned around, only to block another strike right away. Hiccup had been fighting for a long time now without any trained allies or Toothless, so he was getting tired and this wasn't going to be easy.
Hiccup tried to get in some blows but Alvin wasn't giving him any room to breathe. Their fight went on with blocked and parried slashes with no clear superiority on both sides. Hiccup had fought a lot of battles and opponents in his military career but due to the exhaustion and the lack of allies he wasn't sure if he was going to be able to win. He could however call in Toothless when it was absolutely necessary.
"You can't win boyo. Even if you defeat me, we've already won." Alvin smirked when their swords locked again.
"Don't credit yourself Alvin. The village still hasn't fallen and Stoick is still alive." Hiccup shot back, making another swing.
"Stoick?! Ha, you've got it all wrong boyo. You can't kill Stoick, even I couldn't at my prime age. But we can get the heir." Alvin taunted.
Hiccup's eyes widened under his helmet. 'They wouldn't…' He thought. "You didn't…" Hiccup asked.
"Ah don't worry boyo. She's still alive for the moment. Unlike you in a minute." Alvin laughed.
This got Hiccup's blood boiling, that girl had been through so much during her life. Being captured by these brutes was something she never should have experienced. Not on his watch.
"You are a dead man." Hiccup seethed to Alvin.
They clashed their sword together and Hiccup locked them with one hand and shot out with his other extending his wrist-blades and giving Alvin a cut across his dominant arm. Alvin didn't expect sharp blades to extend out of his opponents arm gauntlets. He backed away.
This was exactly what Hiccup needed, an opening. He jumped forward and head-butted Alvin onto the chin making him stagger backwards. Hiccup then delivered a powerful kick on Alvin's fingers holding the sword. Alvin was now defenceless.
Hiccup stabbed his sword in the ground and proceeded to punch the living daylights out of Alvin. And wit armoured gloves one punch hurt a lot. A punch from an angry Draconian trooper was just living hell.
Hiccup kept punching Alvin in the face and stomach, driving the once proud Outcast chief onto the ground. When he finally stopped and got his sword back out of the ground Alvin didn't groan or get up, he laughed.
"Haha, you still won't accomplish anything." Alvin laughed while sitting up onto his knees. His face was bloodied and bruised. He was likely missing some teeth and had some broken ribs as well. "You won't get that girl back you know. We've had her since the very beginning. She's very far away by now."
This did it for Hiccup, Alvin just signed his own death warrant. Hiccup stepped forward and hit Alvin in the face again with the hilt of his sword. Then he ducked under Alvin's arm, pointed his sword backwards… and struck.
Hiccup's sword punctured Alvin's back and erupted on the other side in his chest. Alvin coughed and gagged. He knew he was done for, beaten by someone he had no idea about what or who he was.
"Who the hell are you?" Alvin asked with a croaking and dying voice.
Hiccup pulled his sword back out and moved to stand right in front of Alvin with his sword in his left hand and his right hand raised to his left shoulder. He balled his right fist and flicked his wrist causing the blades to erupt again. Then he looked down at Alvin.
Hiccup leaned his head closer to Alvin's face and spoke quietly. "For the empire…"
Then he stood back up and struck his right arm over Alvin's neck, decapitating him.
Astrid, who was nearby saw everything. From the moment Ryder blew up three outcasts, to the duel with Alvin, to eventually Ryder beating Alvin and taking his head off. She was stunned, this man had a serious past. Because no person had ever beaten Alvin, not even Stoick much less beheaded him in a single swipe.
Hiccup breathed out. He had never been so wrong, the target wasn't Stoick. No, it was Hicca who was the target all along. And he didn't see it. He felt so stupid, he would slap himself if possible. But he needed to get her back at all costs. Nothing else mattered.
He turned around to see Astrid standing there mouth agar and dare he say it a slightly frightened expression. Hiccup didn't care however, he needed to call his best-friend and give chase to some kidnappers. So he did his trademark whistle.
The sound vibrated over the village, people stopped fighting immediately when they recognised the high, piercing whistle. They all knew the sound but hadn't heard it in a long time.
When the whistle ended their hung a silence over the village. Everyone dreaded that sound and they hoped and prayed to Odin that it wasn't what they thought it was. They were proven wrong when the same sound was heard from the forest as an answer and a jet-black blur shot into the sky. It made a loop and began heading straight for the village emitting its signature shriek.
"NIGHTFURY!" A random Viking shouted.
"GET DOWN!" Another continued and the entire village and the attackers ducked for cover. All but one.
Hiccup sheathed his sword and took off running. He jumped onto the rooftops and ran parallel with the path Toothless was going to follow. When Toothless flew very low through the village and was almost at Hiccup's position Hiccup jumped sideways of the roof doing a barrel roll right into Toothless' path. He had timed it so that he landed exactly into Toothless' saddle and when he was locked into place not a second later they both shot up again doing another loop and lining up one of the invaders' ships. A well place plasma blast was fired and the ship was smashed to pieces. Then they took off away from the island in pursuit of Hicca and her kidnappers.
Astrid and the village didn't even comprehend what just had happened. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion, one moment there was a Nightfury flying towards the village, the next Ryder was running alongside it over the rooftops instead of hiding like he was going to catch it, then they saw him jump on top of it like it was the most normal thing in the world and flew off onto it like a mount.
What most didn't catch but Astrid did however was that the dragon was carrying a saddle and several packs. Many of which had the Draconian symbol stamped on it.
Sea just outside Outcast Island, around noon, 266 ADF
Hiccup and Toothless had been flying for a while now. He know the most likely place to look for Hicca was Outcast Island, it was close by and it was much more defensible then Berserker Island. At least according to Imperial intelligence.
When they reached the island they saw that it was mostly abandoned, likely because everyone was back on Berk fighting. He did however see a Berserker ship docked at the port.
"Looks like somebody is home Toothless. Let's go say hello." Hiccup said.
Toothless looked back at him and nodded. Then they took a steep dive down towards the island and blasted the only manned guard tower they could find. When they touched down there was no resistance. The island seemed to be totally empty.
"Stay close Toothless…" Hiccup ordered and drew his sword.
The pair moved up the island and quickly reached the entrance to the underground caverns, where Hiccup thought was the most likely place they would keep Hicca. It was dark at first but soon they entered a more lit up area, and they didn't like what they saw.
Cages, dozens of them. All containing trapped dragons of some kind, all restrained by muzzles and chains. Each and every one of them looked miserable and Hiccup was confronted with the cruelty Vikings treated dragons.
Hiccup looked at all the different species, Nadders, Nightmares, Gronkles, Whispering Deaths, he even thought he saw a glimpse of a Changewing in one of the cages. He knew he couldn't leave them behind, it went against his training.
He approached one of the cages containing a Nadder and broke the lock with his sword. The Nadder backed away in fear, Hiccup just put down his sword and raised his arms to show the Nadder that he meant no harm. "Shhh, don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you." Hiccup said with a comforting tone.
The Nadder stopped and looked at the strange man, then she noticed he was accompanied by a Nightfury. One of the most feared of her kind. Her eyes dilated slightly as the man approached slowly and kept repeating he meant no harm to her. 'Who are you and why would a human help us?' She thought.
As if able to read her thoughts Hiccup responded. "Don't worry, I'm going to help you. I'm going to set you free."
The Nadder looked at Toothless who gave a nod as encouragement. Hiccup was now right in front of her with his palm outstretched. Taking a leap of faith the Nadder pushed her nose into his open palm and purred in the touch. Her eyes were now fully dilated, Hiccup then removed the muzzle allowing the Nadder to move more freely. Then he moved to the chains on her legs and tail.
"Alright, give me a moment while I unlock these chains." Hiccup said. The Nadder bobbed her head up and down enthusiastically but otherwise remained still.
Hiccup pulled a knife out of his boot and started working on the locks on her feet and tail. Soon after they all popped open and the Nadder was free. As a means of gratitude Hiccup received a massive lick in the face.
"Yeah yeah, you're welcome girl." Hiccup said. "Could you do me a favour?" He asked. The Nadder nodded in response. "Can you help Toothless to free the other dragons? Breaking the locks will be much easier with your tail spikes."
The Nadder nodded again and wen to Toothless. Hiccup walked out of the cell as well and picked his sword back up on the way. "Alright Toothless, you two get the rest of these dragons out. I'll go find Hicca." Hiccup said.
Toothless and the Nadder nodded and immediately went to work.
Hiccup proceeded to search every cell for any indication of the Hooligan heir. He kept searching for about 20 minutes until he came at a door which he heard several voices behind. He kneeled at the door and listened.
"I must say master Dagur, it was a brilliant plan." A voice said.
"Yes, and now we've got ourselves a fortune. Letting the girl disappear is one thing but keeping the Hooligans busy while doing so was just brilliant of me wasn't it Savage?" Dagur glowered.
"Yes it was sir, but do you think it was a good idea to dispatch the girl the way we did?" Savage asked.
Hiccup growled, what had they done to Hicca were his thoughts.
"Of course, and they made me stupid rich for it. who cares about her, we were paid to let her disappear and we did. I don't care what happens to her now, only that I get my reward." Dagur said.
This did it for Hiccup, he had had enough. He stood up and violently kicked the door sending it flying into the room and smashing to pieces against the wall.
"HEY WHA…." Savage began but he was interrupted when Hiccup punched him hard in the face, sending him flying unconscious over the table in the room.
Hiccup stood in the door opening with his right fist still outstretched and his sword in his left hand. "Where is she?!" He demanded.
Dagur was taken aback and instinctively reached for his sword. A very big mistake. Hiccup saw what he was doing and launched forward smashing Dagur's hand making him drop the sword. Hiccup then hit him in the face with the hilt of his sword sprawling him over the table. Hiccup then sheathed his weapon and picked Dagur back up holding him right in his face by his collar.
"Where. Is. She?" Hiccup demanded again.
"Ha, you won't get anything from me!" Dagur snapped back. In response Hiccup hit him in the face several times.
"Where is she?!" Hiccup asked yet again.
Dagur spit out some blood and responded. "Screw you!"
Hiccup already thin patience had run dry at this point. He head-butted Dagur with the top of his helmet and then extended one pair of his wrist-blades. "Alright you fucker, you are going to tell me where she is or I swear to Thor I will rip you head off right here like I did with Alvin!" Hiccup said enraged.
Dagur's glare faltered under the threat and the proclamation that he beheaded Alvin the Treacherous. "Fine fine, I'll tell you." Dagur said quickly. "I sold her to some foreigners who looked like very big Vikings. They said they were called corn or something like that. That's all I know." Dagur rambled putting up a feeble smile.
This answer did however not lessen Hiccup's anger. "YOU SOLD HER TO THE NORN?!" He shouted. Dagur's smile vanished. It was clear to him this guy had some history with those guys and he was not happy.
And not happy he was indeed. Hiccup retracted his blades again, grabbed Dagur and swung him over his head into the table smashing it why a loud cry of rage.
"DAMMIT! WHY DID THEY HAVE TO GET INVOLVED?!" Hiccup shouted, further frightening an already battered Dagur. Then Hiccup turned to him again and grabbed his collar with his left hand. "You're lucky I'm needed elsewhere." He said. Then he leaned in closer and spoke in a threatening low voice. "Pray we do not meet again."
Then Hiccup punched him for the last time and released him. He ran outside the door and quickly found Toothless who had finished freeing all the dragons. "Come on Toothless! We need to move!" Hiccup said to Toothless in a hurry. Toothless nodded and quickly followed his rider. Before exiting the underground prison he looked back towards the dragons he freed, he already explained who he was and who his rider was and what they did. He explained that they were free now and could leave whenever they wanted. He gave them one last nod which they returned and shot off after Hiccup.
When the two were back on the surface of the island they quickly took off and made one last lap around the island.
Dagur was crawling his way towards the door to escape to his ship. If that guy was right and Alvin was really dead, Stoick and the rest of Berk were bound to come soon too. He crawled through the hole which was once the door to the room he was in and into the corridor. There he was met with a large group of very angry dragons who used to be imprisoned on the island and whom he usually taunted behind bars. His eyes widened and he knew he was done for.
Hiccup finished his lap around the island and watched with satisfaction when the island erupted in explosions and smoke from a pack of angry dragons. Many buildings were destroyed and the iconic cage from the kill-ring collapsed. Satisfied with his work he shot of with Toothless towards the west. Where he knew the Norn were most likely to be sailing. He knew they couldn't be far away.
Phew, finished at last. It took me a while and I'm not kidding I've been writing pieces of this chapter every day since the last one. But it is finished now.
I do believe I took most of you by surprise with this chapter since I mislead you all into thinking something would happen to Stoick. Ha, plot twist everyone. Now really I've been planning this chapter for a very long time and I think it came out pretty well. Now for the next chapter I have an announcement. I am unsure when the next one will be published. I'll be leaving to work on a summer camp in about a week and when I'm back I'll be buried in work and I'm not sure if I'll be able to write during that time. If not then I hope I can finish one before I leave, but don't count on it too much. Otherwise I'll hopefully be writing again by the end of August. I'm terribly sorry but no worries, I'll finish it without a doubt.
Reviews:
KittyWithAKnife: Wow, that's a lot of compliments thank you. I'm not trying to make you explode, that would mean I'd lose fans. And I know you have a DP fanfic, I hate Mondays. I've been following that one since chapter 1. I also believe it was one of the first I started following. You awesome too girl.
CartoonLoverBecky: yeah I know, and he'll get what's coming for him. Soon, definitely. At least after Hiccup found Hicca again and they realise who they truly are. HINT
Grima: indeed but in some stories things first need to turn bad before they can turn good. And he'll be seen as an enemy by Berk. But about succeeding Stoick I don't know yet, food for thought!
assasins death: well, they are shocked alright. But in a different way you suspected I believe.
mc arno: no, Hiccup will not be succeeding his adoptive father as emperor, and for several reasons. One, he is adopted and so can make no claim to the throne. Two, Meary is older than him and laws of succession say the oldest child is the heir to the throne. And three, Hiccup doesn't want to lead an empire. His legion is more than enough for him.
Secret: can I get back from under my desk now?
Guest: yes…pity he hasn't got them… yet… HINT.
JHawkins: thank you, and also thank you for advertising. Yes, I saw.
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Guest: you're welcome.
AkaDeca: well, if you like cliff-hangers… here's another one.
Makenna: Hicca will be the first to figure it out. The rest will follow when back on Berk.
Zidankingdomkeeper: YES, and I'm so glad someone noticed that detail before next chapter. I will say he still has it but not on his wrist. He has if hanging on a chain around his neck together with a metal pendant of the imperial insignia. I'll play a part in the next chapter.
So I hope you've all enjoyed. I've been .
Dismissed.