Some people have a system of sorts. They post every week or few days. I, on the other hand, do not. It'll come when I finish it.
Oh and this chapter contains a (tiny) bit of swearing (Oh somebody think of the children!). Which shouldn't be a problem, the subjectanery is dark enough on its own.
Wanna get the right feel for the chapter? Listen to The Cranberries' Zombie while you read!
"What?" Anna turned to him, confused.
"Did you have a sister?" Hiccup asked.
He was so suddenly feeling hungry, he hadn't eaten since yesterday.
"I did. She disappeared when I was little." Anna stated almost emotionlessly. "Barely remember her."
Hiccup swallowed. "I know where she is."
Anna gapped. The man sitting with her raised a brow.
"She was kidnapped. So was I."
"She's been pronounced dead for-" Anna was struggling to keep herself together. "Years."
"She's not." Hiccup said blankly.
Anna grabbed his arm with a grip almost as strong as Elsa's.
"Take me to her." There was no question in her voice, she was ordering him.
They ran out of the library, Anna giving a quick salute to the blonde.
"We need a ride or something." Hiccup mumbled.
He caught a glimpse of Astrid's truck at a diner, and her in the window.
Anna didn't question him when they ran through the road and into the diner.
Astrid was tearing through a hamburger when they came up to her. She cocked a brow at them.
"Can you take us somewhere?" Anna said before Hiccup could.
"Why should I do that?" Astrid barked.
"Because it's a matter of life and death." Anna chuckled awkwardly.
"Whatever." She picked up her jacket and they walked to her truck.
Hiccup was stuck in the middle seat in between the two girls.
He directed Astrid back to the road where he'd picked her up.
The ride felt like forever.
When they finally got there Anna and Hiccup got out of the truck.
Hiccup turned to Astrid. "Thank you."
She looked down. "Whatever."
Anna and Hiccup ran into the forest, Hiccup leading the way. He remembered the grass beneath his feet, that turned to pavement.
They came up to the building, stopping short.
Anna started to run faster than ever towards the door, full of determination.
She pushed at the door. Hiccup trailed behind her.
The door wouldn't open. "What do we do know?"
Hiccup looked around he saw a pile of rocks back in the forest, he ran back and grabbed three.
He handed Anna a rock, she threw it at the door. It shattered the bottom half of the door. They crawled through, doing the same for the second door.
Anna needed no guidance from Hiccup as she searched each room.
They hid from staff by ducking into rooms.
They encountered Emilie, who was in the children's ward.
Anna dropped to her knees at the sight of her. "Why are you here?"
"I'm sick, Miss." The girl explained. "But I'm going to get better."
Hiccup gulped. "You're not sick." He interjected. "We'll get you and your friends out of here as soon as we can."
They continued to search, turning up on nothing.
They came up to a single door. "authorized personnel only" it said.
"Let's go in there," Anna smirked.
"What why?" But she was already gone.
Anna pushed open the door and stepped inside.
Hiccup had no choice but to follow.
It was a large room full of metal filing cabinets.
Anna moved along, searching for something.
She came to a drawer labeled "W" and opened it.
She searched through a tightly packed amount of names.
"What are you looking for?" Hiccup asked.
"The same thing you are." She mumbled. "My sister."
She pulled out a thick file on the tab it said "Wynters, Elsa". This was her file.
Hiccup wonder what was in his.
She opened the page and saw a picture of the five-year-old version of Elsa.
• Openly hostile to facility staff
• delusional
• Approval for level 10 therapies and prolonged isolation in order
She wasn't insane, they made her that way.
Hiccup strolled along the cabinets, looking for H.
He found his file, but the door opened before he could open it.
It was Dr. Phillip. He was angry.
Anna stood up, fuming.
"What the fuck did you do to my sister?" She screamed. "You ruined her! Took her away from her family! She barely remembers me!"
"We did what we were told to do." Dr. Phillip simply said.
"Don't give me that shit! WHERE IS SHE?"
"You want to see her? Fine."
Men flooded into the room, grabbing the two kids.
They were helpless now.
But maybe he always was.
He never had any choice.
It would always end like this.
