Keeping our Love a secret chapter 12: The eye of the hurricane
Alvin swallowed hard as he stared at the blond women he had to choose his words carefully, he did not know where the dragon conquer was he knew that Stoick's son lived in Berk with him .But if the boy was not there then he had no idea where to find him. He was not even aware of Merida and I landing in his land the only reason Alvin was left standing, but because Collector had allowed him to keep his land if he stayed out of his business. Alvin was a pretty messed up guy he had left many of his opponents quake in fear even some of the bravest men had fallen before him.
But this woman was terrifying staring in her sky blue eyes were like looking inside the eye of the hurricane you were trapped, parlayed with fear Alvin tried to move his lips to try to tell this woman that he had no knowledge but it was hard to think with her cold stare looking down at him. Alvin hated feeling so weak he was usual so sure of himself But Alvin was no idiot he knew when he was outmatched.
Day looked down at Alvin and looked past his fearful expression to see if he knew anything but it was clear this man was innocent for now she had heard thousands of souls parish with his blade .
Day had the ability to stare at someone once and see what they done, it did not matter if it was good or bad, she could see their memories and experiences with just one look .Day bit her lip at this man's past such violence towards dragons .
She did not blame him it was how he was raised Day on the other hand was raised to respect humans and stay out their affairs most societies have written dragons have mindless killing machines. To them it was justified to kill a dragon without finding out why they attack to Day it was evil and cruel humans are afraid of anything that is different it was a proven fact.
"I see you do not know a damn thing, you are safe from my wrath for now Alvin the treacherous but if you go anywhere near Hiccup or my husband I will not hesitate to kill you where stand"?! She shouted as she removed the axe away from his neck and threw it to the ground with disgust she felt dirty holding a weapon that had slaughtered thousands of her kind with no remorse or sympathy it made her stomach turn just picturing the screams made her feel sick.
When the blade was pulled away Alvin sighed with relieved he was no longer in danger Alvin stood up and stared at Day and Said You fight good lass be careful there are many things out there that would like to have a taste of your blood best keep a weapon by your side".
Day smiled and said "Don't worry about me it is Collector you should be worried about that man is not to be trusted. Let me clear things up for you Alvin, I do not like you but I do not want you to die. So, this is a fair warning we form a temporary truce to defeat a common enemy. We form a massive army with Berk and land our ships near the dragons nest and kill the Red Death. ".
Alvin scowled at her and weighed out the options Day had laid out for him she was right he hated Collector. Alvin had done terrible things in his lifetime but kidnapping people from different time frames with unnatural abilities chaining them up torturing them until they surrender to his will without even second thought was inhumane Alvin knew that he was no saint but even he had spared lives and had second thoughts about how he had done things. But Collector had no more humanity left in him he walked around his dungeon with a blank faraway look on his face
Day stood impatiently awaiting Alvin's response to her inquiry her feet growing stiff and sore with annoyance they were used to moving around every five minutes because Day was energetic and had a hard time containing her energy in even the most serious of times. It was rare to have her stand still for a long time most of the time, she paces back and forth it was usually Toothless that has to remind her that the possibility of them being attacked every five minutes would be a rare occurrence. He always told her that she should stop being so jumpy and enjoy the simplicity of life to indulge in the sweet rhythm of time.
Day respected Toothless and his philosophical beliefs but she lived her life in a very different way to her there was no time like the present. You got a gauge on someone? Fix it. You got a broken heart try and heal it. She was a woman of action that is why she cannot bare to see another dragon get killed. Because of the queen and the impression of her kind, she could no longer sit back and say I wish someone would do something. If the people of Berk want the old Hiccup back they were going to have to fight back and start acting like Vikings.
Alvin scoffed at her and said "Do you think I'm an idiot the Red death is a massive tornado of destruction even with the outcasts and the Hooligan tribe of Berk working together we would still be overpowered by the dragons massive size!"
Day smirked and said "That is true but we are not going to fight it Hiccup and the rest of the gang are we will be on the ground to help distract it from coming towards our lands ". She pointed out logically Day was good at negotiating with people she had even convinced Toothless to do things that he felt uncomfortable doing without saying a single word.
Alvin frowned there was no arguing with her logic they did all the help they can get but what would Mildew say about this surely he would not be into helping out the dragons especial with Hiccup's little outburst before his girlfriend left. Mildew had come to outcast island with a bad cut over his chest he should have been dead Alvin was surprised with the elderly man's reliance but was getting slightly annoyance by Mildew's problem with authority he had often quested Alvin's decisions he knew it was going to be tricky but he had to talk the man.
Alvin smirked and said, "What is in it for me"? As he crossed his large arms and looked at Day.
Day frowned and said "You get to live and your island won't be torn to bits by a gigantic dragon "
Alvin glared at her and said "If you think that I Am going to do all that work for free you are sadly mistaken".
Day frowned and said "Fine if you want to have Collector possess the strongest dragon to his will be my guest but don't come crying to me when you are tortured and your blood is dripping on the floor"!
Alvin flinched just imagining it swallowing his pride Alvin takes out his hand says "Fine I will do it"
Day smiled and shook his hand firmly after all a good hand shake says something about the person.
Meanwhile I was following the burn marks on the forest trails until it lead to the darkest and barren part of outcast island where the outcast themselves live I held out my hand trying to tell everyone to stop I held up my axe and darted my eyes back and forth to find out of there was any sign of danger I put my axe down and sighed with relief we were safe for now it was unusually quiet the burn marks lead to where the dark rocky terrain of the island was.
Hiccup was behind me looking as suspicious as I was there were burn marks everywhere as if someone had taken explosives to the place in a week and had not taken a break their were huge creators a dragon had done this there was no question but the dragons usually head for Berk where there are more people meaning this dragon was looking for us. Before I could investigate further Jack flew in front of me and said,
"Be Careful I saw Alvin's ship near peer we passed by a couple minutes ago ". I looked at him with shock Alvin was here already I expected him to take two weeks to get his ship repaired. He must have had a small life boat aboard I thought. Alvin was not who I was worried about at the moment I was worried at whatever did this had incredible power what if it tried to hurt Hiccup I could not stand the idea of losing him again.
Hiccup turned towards Toothless with shock and said,
"Bud who could have done this"?
Toothless looked around the area he recognized the blast he touched the ground and winched still hot only one dragon makes this potent of fire his wife was here Day I forgot to tell her where I was going and judging by the state of this place she is mad.
"It is Day she must be here looking for me" Toothless said seriously as he got up from his crouched position and looked at me I looked over at the creators and then thought We have no choice we got to head towards Day and tell her that Toothless is safe or she might destroy the whole island..
Merida gasped and said "You think she killed Alvin then? "
Everyone looked over at her with fear most of the gang were kidnapped by Collector and used as Outcasts like pawns in a chess board they were weapons used to distract the people of Berk from finding the true mastermind Collector. Alvin is not really the one in charge all this time we have been going after the wrong guy I wondered how Stoick would think of this news.
Toothless shrugged and said" I don't' know".
I looked at him with shock and said "What you mean you don't know".
Toothless sighed and said "My wife is very unpredictable one minute she is laughing and having fun the next she is pinning you to the wall with her blade pointed at your neck and trust me you do not want that to be you she is really powerful."
Hiccup rolled his eyes and muttered "I know how that feels".
I turn towards him and say "What was that"? With my axe pointed near him He gulped and sweated nervously afraid to repeat what he just said in fear of being stuck in the medical tent at Berk again. He takes a deep breath and says "Nothing I didn't hear anything did you Jack"? he looking over at Jack for support
Jack held his staff over his right shoulder and smirked "Yeah I think I did it sounds like you are in big trouble".
I rolled my eyes and said " Whatever we do not have time for games I'm sure whatever Hiccup said wasn't all that important anyway Ruf Tuf take Barf and Belig fly around the sky up high and scan the area for any signals of outcasts Jack you fly low your ice powers could be some use to us you create a avalanche to distract the outcasts from finding our location".
"What do I do"? Merida asks
I smile at her and said "You are a front line men you are one of the people that we need in case of an attack, Toothless, Naruto, Sakura snotlout Hiccup and I are the front line men".
"What about me and Ralph"? Fix it sadly
I frowned What could Ralph and fix it do Ralph had gotten his wrecking arms back but he was still severely injured from Merida and I attacking him before. Ralph is very big I do not see any use for him unless all the rest of us are severely injured sort of like a last resort a secret weapon .
I looked over at them and said, " There will be a lot of people under Collector's spell so we will be vastly outnumbered even with Naruto's cloning ability since he has captured people with incredible strength and abilities there has to be a couple of them that can outpower Naruto when that time comes Ralph will be our secret weapon".
"Astrid what about us". Ruffnut Tuffnut and Fishlegs. said in union
I smiled and said "I thought you knew already that is why I did not say anything you guys are the second wave in case something bad happens to either of us".
I said as I gesture to Toothless Sakura Naruto Jack Hiccup Merida and Myself
They nodded I looked around the area once more to make sure the circumstances have changed it did not appear to be the case I rolled over towards the clearing and then gestured for the others to follow everyone but Hiccup and Jack had copied my moments and followed towards the wreckage.
Jack and Hiccup looked at each other for a brief moment they did not utter a word Jack watched as Hiccup bent down and looked down at the scorch marks with suspicion trying to come up with a deep analysis of the burned stone. Jack noticed the marks on the ground with equal suspicion someone or something else was here and whatever it was made them felt uneasy. Hiccup stood up as he picked up a bit of soot from the ground and raised it to his nose and then winched with disgust it almost made Jack laugh his expression was almost comical.
Hiccup stared off into space in deep thought not really looking at anything in particular as he pursed his lips with wonder and fear he missed the confident sly Hiccup he was when he lost his memories. He knew what he was doing and could come up with a plan at the drop of a hat but once again he was the shy,insecure, award teen boy he was before. He was too panicked to think about anything but how much of a mess he caused this was all his fault he should not have roped Astrid in the deal and now she is danger because of him and his stupid promises.
He looked back at his rival and frowned when he noticed his blue eyes narrowed near him with sympathy and understanding his lips drawn into a light hearted smile as he said, "You alright Dragon tamer"? In a playful tone trying to make Hiccup feel better in attempt to ease the boy's troubled mind he was overthinking it the situation was easier to solve then he realized he did not blame the boy for losing his cool though after all that has happened between him and Astrid.
Hiccup rolled his eyes and then smiled and said" I think I know where Day is headed".
Jack gasped and said "That's great can you lead us to where she might be headed I can scout head in case anyone tries anything". He said as he raised his staff near his chest with determination flaring in his eyes Hiccup was shocked at the boys confidence the boy's eye gaze was so intense and focused he felt a chill running down his spine.
Hiccup frowned and said, "No you can't go head alone it is too dangerous you need someone there in case Collector comes back". He said as he looked over towards Toothless direction .Toothless nodded and then bit his thumb and spread some of his blood on his night fury tattoo causing him to turn into a magnificent night fury once more. I watched as Hiccup leapt onto Toothless and said,
"I am going with you Jack".
I looked at him with shock and said "You can't go head we need you for the battle what if we can't handle it alone"!
Hiccup smiled and said "Astrid I think I know you better than that, I know you can do it Astrid I believe in you. You are a lot better fighter than I can and I Am confident that you will be able to make it out safe and sound"
I smirked and said "Thanks Hiccup don't screw this up okay I want you to make out alive can I trust you to do that"?
Hiccup paused to think about it and then said,"To be honest I don't know but I will try for you ".
He smiled down at me sadly, I could tell he was starting to regret his decision already. But before he could get any second thoughts on the matter Merida step in front me and then said,
"Don't ya worry I will make sure she is safe you just worry about finding out anything unusual or strange Jack knows these lands well I Am brave enough are you?"
Everyone nodded all I could do was watch as Jack and Hiccup took flight suddenly I felt like something was wrong .Since when does Hiccup leave without telling me what is going on? I just hope they know what they are doing.
Meanwhile the cold dugon could not satisfy their needs they were hungry and had not gotten a full meal in a while most of the stuff that Collector feeds them were not even solid often they were given this weird liquid they had to drink it if they didn't they would get tortured or worse.
There were thousands of cells as far as the eye could see and inside them was Collector's collection of people with a special talents, skills, or abilities. Forever trapped some have been inside their cells some had been taken from different universes and galaxies as powerful or talented these people were they were no match for Collector.
He was powerful godlike and almost .Impossible to break he has defeated many and broke thousands when you first see collector he does not look like much of a threat .People do not know how old Collector is mentally but his physical age is said to be late teen or early twenties but do not let that fool you Collector has been around for centuries taken on many forms and names.
But what was underneath? No One really knows but Collector himself Collector laid unconscious from the battle that took place two days ago drenched from the rain that had fallen on outcast island .
In deep sleep he had not told his minions his weakness in fear they will use it to go against him. Whenever he uses the stolen powers for a long period of time it makes him incredibly tired he has a hard time seeing clearly and sometimes when he pushes himself too hard he coughs up blood.
But there was something that he hadn't even told anyone he yearns to learn his past. When Collector woke up centuries ago,he had somehow lost his memories, he walked aimlessly for sixty years ,before being driven mad and power hungry. He used to be an innocent young spirit looking for someone to talk too much like Jack .He lived a long time unseen until he found a way around being believed in and now everyone can see him and fear him even the mighty Pitch black and fallen by his hands.
Suddenly a tall figure wearing a black robe with his hood up a long scythe in his hand glowing red eyes boring down at Collector with disgust and sadness. He had never seen him so beat up before he fired some of his power into Collector and then tapped on his shoulder.
Collector jolted awake and breathed heavily his eyes wide with shock and fear as he looked around the area and then scowled and said,
"What are you doing here"?
"I have come to tell you your time has come".
Collector rolled his eyes and said "Give up Reaper you and I both know I Am immortal and always have been".
The man frowned and said, "You do not remember me I guess it was really true then ". He said as he took a moment to pause he did not want to break down in front of the emotionless shell of a man in front of him. And then shook off and then muttered under his breath.
"What's past is past if he does not remember it will make things easier for me."
Collector looked over at him as he pulled down his hood,Collector smirked the boy looked a little odd. But he was not ugly he had spiky black hair like collector except he had deep red eyes he had a strong jaw line and had small whiskers around his chin and a very thin mustache Collector had to winch to see it he wore a very long robe with a hood a simple black shirt and pants .
The man pulled Collector up and then pointed his scythe near Collector's throat and said, " Immortal or not you can still get your head cut off from the Grim reaper so do not test me".
Collector frowned and then looked away and said"
"Why did you come here I could have woke up on my own".
Collector and the Grim reaper have a complicated relationship they were reborn at the same time .Reaper had tried many times to reach out to him but he did not want his sympathy, however no matter how hard he tried to push the boy away from him he always comes back. No matter what he said or did but why? Collector had no idea the boy did not speak all that much he was almost as quiet and withdrawn as he was. He was smart he knew what he was doing while he didn't. He can't even remember his own name let alone remember if he had ever had a friend or a shoulder to cry on in his past life. The world had turned his back on him so he turned his back on the world...
"I wanted to come to make sure you don't kill yourself you of all people should know not to understate an opponent based on age and size". Reaper said as he put his hand on Collector's chest and healed his wounds .
Many did not know this but the Grim reaper did not always kill the people if they gave him a good reason to stay alive he would let them as long as he let them know that they're end will come someday and that they will be ready when it does.
Collector smiled and said "Thanks Z but why did you really come you usually do not come unless something bad has happened". The boy did not tell Collector his full name he just told him to call him Z .Because that is what all his friends call him Collector had argued time and time again he was not the boy's friend but he did not seem to care.
Z sighed as he put his scythe and said "Long story short a large of fleet of Viking ships are coming towards you in search of the dragon conqueror and on top of that the outcasts have betrayed you so your end may come sooner than you think".
Collector at looked scared for a brief moment but then scoffed and said,
"I will just use my collection to defeat those Vikings have rock for brains".
Collector frowned and said "You did not leave any burn marks this time did you"? He recalled that the last time the boy appeared out of nowhere he had left a strange material on the ground. he was worried that the dragon conqueror and his friends will find it and try to track him down.
Z gasped and then face palmed and said "Oh god I'm such an idiot I forgot to mask my heat signature"!
Collector frowned and said "What does your heat signature have done with anything"?
Z frowned and said "You mean you do not know, dragons have keen eyesight they can pick up a person's smell and heat signature".
Collector looked at Z with shock and said "Even if they are dead"?
Z frowned "Yes".
Collector frowned and thought I Am doomed...
End of chapter 12