Here's another chapter for the month. It may be shorter than the last one, but this was really hard to write considering I'm writing other things too. Not only do I have to shift tones, but I have to get past all the writer's block I piled onto this story so I could work on my other things by putting the writer's blocks back on the other stories. It will be hard getting back to writing those. Anyway, I digress. Go, read the chapter, oh, and I hope you enjoy it.
Everyone was pacing around the arena. We were trying to figure out the 'missing Jenna' problem.
"You have no idea where she is?" clarified Hiccup.
"None," I restated.
"Really?" asked Fishlegs. "Your…didn't tell you anything?" He probably didn't want to say visions because it was still too weird.
"If they did, I would've had an answer for the first question." I huffed and crossed my arms, leaning against the wall. "It's like fate doesn't want me to know where she is; it's like it wants us to spend some time apart."
"Of course," said Hiccup. "If that's true, Jenna's got to come back. You guys are sisters; you probably fight all the time, so she's probably just letting off some steam."
"That's true," I smiled, but then it disappeared as quickly as it came. "Of course we never fought over anything this big before. I have no idea when she'll be back, or if she'll do anything risky or not."
"My sis and I fight all the time," piped up Tuffnut, "and we always do things that are risky."
"Not helping Tuff," snapped Astrid. I looked to the floor.
"My vision made this seem like such a big deal. I'm really worried about her." I hugged myself in anxiety.
"Well, don't worry," said Hiccup, putting a hand on my shoulder in comfort. "I'm pretty sure that if something goes wrong then…whatever gives you your visions will tell you; in the meantime, Jenna can take care of herself."
I wasn't sure about that. I still remembered we weren't actually Vikings. Still, Jenna did have good dragon riding skills. Of course on the other hand, there was the end of my vision to be concerned about. Still, there was a chance that Jenna would be okay; it was only me in the vision at that part.
"Maybe I'm not worried about Jenna in particular, maybe I'm more worried about the both of us together and what's going to happen to us."
"Why would you be worried about that?" asked Snotlout, who sounded kind of annoyed.
"Snotlout please," said Hiccup.
"It's okay," I said. "You should know that in my vision I saw more than my sister leaving me. I also saw something else after that, which now I'm not sure what it means."
"Well, maybe if you tell us what you saw, we can help you interpret it," said Hiccup.
"Okay," I said after taking a deep breath. Everyone got closer to hear what I had to say next.
"The vision started with me all alone in a vale of fog, and I had no idea where my sister was."
"Duh," said Ruffnut. Everyone turned to her. "I mean, she was alone in fog, who would know where anyone was?" I continued.
"Anyway, I made my way through the fog, calling out for Jenna. When I found her, I was so happy, but she turned around and she wasn't, she was furious with me. She called me a jerk, and asked how I expected her to forgive me. I didn't know what she was upset about, but I backed up and ran into my dragon, so I figured that's why she was upset, so I hid my dragon from Jenna, and in the end that's what made Jenna upset."
"Yeah, you said that already," said Snotlout.
"I know; I'm just really upset about it."
"No one blames you for what you did," said Hiccup. "What did the rest of your vision show you?" I went on.
"After…that…Jenna got on Viola's back and flew off. I tried to get on my dragon to go after her, but when I turned around my dragon wasn't there. I had to just stand there helpless as my sister flew off to who knows where. The world just got bigger and bigger as my sister and Viola disappeared into the unknown. In the end, I had no idea where they were."
"Okay, what does it mean?" asked Tuffnut.
"I'm not done yet," I said dully.
"But you said 'the end'." I continued anyway.
"I was standing on a tiny island, only big enough for myself. The fog then returned and parted and revealed I wasn't standing on the island but instead many feet in the air. I started falling, calling for my dragon and my sister, but I just continued falling until I fell in a hole. After I was in, bars covered the hole, and I heard maniacal laughter. After that, I woke up screaming."
Everyone was shocked for a moment, not knowing how to take it in.
"Well," said Tuffnut. "You screaming obviously means you were scared."
"Anyone could guess that," said Astrid annoyed. I sighed.
"My vision was so vague when I first got it, so I freaked out and caused it to happen. Now that most of it has happened, I think I can figure it out. For instance, the fog, I think it symbolizes not knowing what to do, and we all know what Jenna was actually mad at me for, and the reason I couldn't go after her was more of a mental barrier than a physical one." Everyone looked confused; I'm guessing they didn't understand some of the things I was saying. "I couldn't ride my dragon because I didn't want to blow anyone's mind, not the fact I couldn't reach her."
"Oh," said everyone.
"What else is there to interpret?" asked Fishlegs.
"Well, the world getting bigger and Jenna disappearing I think means I wouldn't know where to find her, and…now I understand why I was on that tiny island in the vision. It was because I felt alone, and not just because my sister left me. I felt alone before that too, because I was distancing myself from everyone. When my dragon told me I was not getting any help because I wasn't accepting it, that should have been what made everything clear, and I think it did." I looked at the group and smiled. "It's what made me want to tell you guys; at least it's one reason."
"What do you think the rest of your vision can mean?" asked Hiccup. My smile vanished again.
"I don't know, I don't think it's happened yet. Of course, it could mean I'll lead myself to my own doom, which I've already been doing."
"It could mean something else," said Hiccup. Everyone turned to see what he had to say.
"What do you think it means Hiccup?" asked Astrid.
"Well, you did mention the outcasts were after you and your sister."
"Are you saying that you think the outcasts might have a chance of getting a hold of me still?" I asked frantically. I had no idea how that would happen if I was safely here on Berk, then again, I still had no idea of how this was all going to play out.
Okay, first response: DUNDUNDUN, for anyone who didn't think I was going to pull that one out. Second response: Took me long enough to pull this out huh. So the vision is finally interpreted, almost. What will happen next? How will Jenna be found? Is there really danger lurking? Stay tuned and find out.
