Ch.16: A Mother Never Forgets
Hiccup, Rapunzel and Toothless have been for hours and they still haven't found any sign of Draco or his men.
"Where could they be," asked Rapunzel.
"I don't know," said Hiccup with a sigh. "But I promise, I won't let anything happen to you guys."
"Aren't I suppose to protect you since I'm the one who breathes fire," asked Toothless.
"And what if Draco somehow takes control of you," Hiccup asked his best friend.
"He can try," said Toothless.
While the two were talking, Rapunzel noticed a shadow rising from the clouds beneath them.
"Um, Hiccup, what's that," asked Rapunzel, getting Hiccup's attention while pointing to the shadow below them.
Hiccup and Rapunzel look at the shadow, which rises above the clouds and the duo notice a person, wearing a horned mask. The person was holding a crooked staff and a shield.
"Hiccup, who's that," asked Rapunzel, a little intimidated by the mysterious person as she holds on to Hiccup.
"I wish I knew," said Hiccup as the person sinks in the clouds. "Toothless, hold for a second. No sudden moves."
Suddenly, a huge dragon emerges from the clouds with the person from before on its back. The person points its staff at the trio and the dragon hovers in front of them. The dragon's wings split and instead of two there are four wings flapping in sync.
"Is that a Stormcutter," Rapunzel asked Hiccup.
"It sure is," said Hiccup with a nod.
"If it makes one wrong move, I'm gonna roast it from the inside," threatened Toothless.
"Let's save the roasting for now," said Hiccup.
Unfortunately, while Hiccup and Rapunzel were in a staring contest with the mysterious person, Toothless heard another roar and turned his head to see a dragon closing in and grabbing Hiccup in his arms, out of Rapunzel's grasp.
"Rapunzel! Toothless," calls Hiccup as he was being carried away by the mysterious person.
"HICCUP," screamed Rapunzel as she and Toothless pummeled down.
The princess snapped out of her fear and managed to find the pedals for Toothless' tail and open it up, thanks to which Toothless flew upwards right before they could land in the cold water.
"Okay, Toothless, let's go rescue Hiccup from that guy," said Rapunzel with determination.
"That guy will be sorry if he does something to my best friend," said Toothless.
Rapunzel didn't need Hiccup for translation to understand what Toothless' roar meant: "Do something to him and you'll be very sorry!"
Meanwhile, as Hiccup was being carried by the dragon, he looked at the mysterious person.
"Hey, you may have got me, but my dragon and my wife are gonna find us. No one has managed to escape from my Night Fury," shouted Hiccup. "And let's not forget that I'm the Prince of Corona and my wife is the Princess. If I were you, I wouldn't want to start a war against a kingdom with thousands of dragons so you better let me go and you can continue on your way, wherever that is!"
However, the rider didn't listen. They flew through the icebergs until they reached a massive ice fortress. They went through a series of tunnels and entered a large cave. The dragon dropped Hiccup and he rolled on his feet trying to pacify the creatures surrounding him.
"If you're trying to intimidate me, it's not going to work," said Hiccup while looking around for the mysterious person. "And you better tell me why you brought me here before Rapunzel and Toothless arrive and you don't want to piss off a Night Fury."
Hiccup looked around the dragons and brought out Inferno. He activated it and started swinging it in front of one of the dragons. The rider watched as the dragons followed the glow of the sword, calming down. The flames of the sword began to die down, so he switched it off and took a capsule from his ankle hostler that he put inside the device. He spun low to the ground, releasing a green gas that he ignited to make the dragons back off. He then stood up and cautiously approached the dragon with his palm up. Before he could touch it, the rider jumped inside the circle.
"Oh, there you are," said Hiccup, looking at the rider. "Okay, who are you? Are you Drago Bludvist? Do you even understand anything I'm saying?"
The rider, who so far has been analyzing Hiccup, swung its staff, but before he could slam it on the ground, a familiar Plasma Blast lands between Hiccup and the rider.
"Now you're in trouble," Hiccup told the rider, who jumped slightly back from the surprise blast.
Hiccup looked at the way he was dragged in and saw Toothless flying in with Rapunzel on his back.
"Hiccup," shouted Rapunzel as she went up to him as soon as Toothless landed on the ground and hugged him tight. "I'm so glad you're okay."
"Don't worry about me. I've been in worse situations," said Hiccup as he kissed his wife on the forehead.
"Did that freak hurt you? If he did, he'll be very sorry," said Toothless with concern and anger in his voice.
"It's okay, Toothless. I'm okay," said Hiccup as he rubbed the Night Fury on the head, calming the dragon down before looking at the rider. "I don't think whoever that is can even talk cause he or she hasn't said a word."
"Well, he better start talking now before I blast him," threatened Toothless while looking at the mysterious rider.
"What did I tell you," Hiccup told the rider. "Now, I suggest you start explaining yourself cause my dragon is not very patient."
The person crouched, dropping the staff and shield, as it crawled on four limps to them. The trio backed away with Toothless snarling all the way. The rider leaned closer with its hand and twists it to the side. Unexpectedly, Toothless did the same crooning in delight. The rider stroked his jaw and then moved to Hiccup. The youth watched the hand warily as he backed away uncomfortably as he realized the rider wanted to touch him. The rider's finger was about to touch him, but suddenly its hand got wrapped by hair, preventing it from moving. The rider looked at where the hair came from and was surprised to see it was Rapunzel's hair.
"Don't touch my husband," said Rapunzel with a low voice.
The rider analyzed her and brought out a dagger to cut her hair, but before the blade could make contact with the blonde hair, a flaming sword stopped it. The rider looked at Hiccup's angry expression and backed away a little. Hiccup grabbed the rider by its armor and glared at him.
"No one touches her hair," said Hiccup, angrily.
The closeness between the two was enough for the rider to notice a scar on Hiccup's chin causing him to gasp.
"Hiccup," asked the rider, surprising Hiccup and Rapunzel.
"So you CAN talk," said Hiccup as he let go of the rider, who backed away. "Alright, who are you?"
Instead of answering, the rider removed the mask, revealing a beautiful woman in her forties, shocking Hiccup and Rapunzel.
"That's definitely NOT Drago," Rapunzel whispered to Hiccup as she removed her hair from the woman's hand.
"C–could it be? After all these years…how is it possible," asked the woman.
"Eh, should I…should I know you," asked Hiccup as Rapunzel wrapped her arms around him.
"No…you were only a babe. But a mother never forgets," said the woman, now revealed as his mother.
Hiccup gasped as he backed away with Rapunzel holding on to him in pure shock.
To be continued…
Hey, everybody. I'm back with another chapter. Sorry it's a little late, but I had some personal things to deal with. I don't know when the next chapter will be updated, but it'll definitely be in May. I'll see you all next time and until then, have a nice day and be aware of that goddamn virus.
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