OMG! I have not updated in two weeks! Please don'e hate me for this, but it is a very short chapter this time. The plot is building up.
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Okay that last line was a little lame. Anyways be sure to enjoy this really short chapter and vote in Antari's poll!
(On the secrect island, 547 miles away from Berk)
A man lay in a tent clutching stomach from where he had been stabbed. The man's hand, rested on the handle of the sharp dagger that was inserted into him. Snotlout opened his eyes and looked around. It had been over thirty minutes since the Boss left and the sun was beggining to rise in the eastern skies. Snotlout was angry at the boss for trying to kill him and taking off for Berk with out him. Over the past thirty minutes of laying there and almost dying, Snotlout had time to think about his life. It used to be perfect. He was young and strong, hanging out with the other cool kids. Picking on Hiccup the Useless. Fighting Dragons. Going into Dragon Training. He thought about how Hiccup changed all of that. He changed the way all the vikings seen Dragons. He showed them that they weren't a threat and were harmless as long as you don't harm them. After Hiccup defeated the Green Death with his Night Fury, Toothless, every thing changed.
Snotlout thought of all the good times they had over the time from the defeat of the Green Death to the time Hiccup and Astrid disappeared. Everyone was happy. Snotlout was happy too. He wasn't mad or an outcast. He had friends and a family. As Snotlout thought this, he closed his eyes and clenched his fists. He used to have all that, but he ruined it. He pushed away his friends and family because he did not get Astrid. The mother of the child he kidnapped and the child that is on that ship heading towards Berk to be killed. As he thought about Austin, his stomach churned and felt some weird emotion come over him. Guilt. Snotlout thought. That child did not deserve to be on that ship. It was inocent and helpless. A three almost four year old boy did not deserve all of this punishment and treatment. It was all his fault. Snotlout thought. If he had just controlled his temper and not let his fights with Hiccup and Astrid occur, he could still be in Berk and Austin would be safe. Austin. The name wrung out in his head. Austin was his family. His second cousin. His cousin's son. Snotlout closed his eyes as he thought about this. Hiccup and Astrid are probably worried sick. The more he thought about what he had done, the more guilty he felt. And he did not push away the guilt. He had kidnapped Austin and took him away from his family all so he could be chief of Berk. That's not what he wanted anymore. Almost dying right there on the spot made him think about his life and the way he chose to live it. He got himself banished and almost killed an unborn child. Snotlout regretted this and started to accept that he had made a lot of mistakes in his life. He set his house on fire and did not know if his parents were alive or not.
Snotlout felt guilt and regret wash over him in huge tides. He never ment for all this to happen. Snotlout knew he had to make things right. Whatever he felt before was gone and he was going to do the right thing for once. Snotlout closed his eyes, hand resting on the handle of the dagger, inserted in his stomach. It was a miracle that he was still alive. Though, he could still bleed to death. He took a deep breath and griped the handle. He closed his eyes and jerked the dagger out, grunting in pain. Blood flowed from the wound the dagger left. Snotlout sat up, holding his stomach in pain. He looked around for anything that would stop the bleeding. He quickly spooted a long piece of cloth laying across the table the Boss always used. He got up and shakily walked over. He grabbed the cloth and wrapped in around his adebeom. Snotlout tied the cloth in place tight so the bleeding would stop. He walked away from the table, wincing in pain every step. But as he was leaving out of the tent flap, he did not notice that the Vorpent's cage was open and the Vorpent was no where to be found.
(on a roman boat, 346 miles away from Berk)
The Boss man sat in the captain's cabin at a desk, thinking of battle tactics that they would use if they had to take Berk and DragonBone by force. The Boss had all the plans laid out and planned thanks to his assistant who was now laying in the corner of his cabin with a knife in his chest. The Boss man scowled as he looked at the dead body. That man refused to recooperate so he payed the price. The Boss licked his lips as he looked at the blood running onto the floor from the man's chest. The Boss was hungry for battle and blood. The Boss was board so he thought he would pay his prisoner in the hold a little visit.
Back on the island)
Snotlout walked around, still clutching his stomach. The valley was completely deserted. The only life that existed was him and Fireworm, who was asleep under a tree at the far side of the valley. Snotlout was surprised to see that they left all their stuff here and did not take it with them. Tents were still there and various weapons littered the ground. Judging by the sun, Snotlout could tell that the Boss could have made it only a few hundred miles by now on his boat. Snotlout knew he had to warn Berk that they had no chance and to surrender so no one would get hurt. But as Snotlout thought this, the less he liked the idea. Berk was full of stubborn, bull headed vikings that wouldn't give up. But, The Boss had Hiccup's son who was Stoik's grandson. The note perfectly stated if they wanted the boy alive, they would have to surrender.
Snotlout sighed and sat down on a rock. If they surrendered, they all were doomed. Either way they were doomed. Snotlout wracked his brain for an answer. A roman fleet along with pirates was headed straight for Berk. If Austin just wasn't with Boss and back home they would fight. That's it! He was going to have to rescue Austin! Then he could take him back home and then go and get help from neighboring tribes! Snotlout smiled and was proud of his idea. The first smart idea he had ever had.
Snotlout got up and walked over to Fireworm. Fireworm saw him and growled slightly. Snolout held up his hands and walked around her. That's when he noticed all the old and new scars that littered her body. He let a hand rub over then, following the scars that were old and new. Snotlout looked up at Fireworm and he touched her face. She looked at him and he sighed. "They did this to you. Didn't they?" Snotlout asked and as if a Dragon could talk back, Fireworm gave a nod. Snotlout rubbed her head. "I'm so sorry I let this happen." he whispered. Fireworm crooned and Snotlout smiled and got the saddle. "Come on girl. We have family to rescue."
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