Me: I hope you like this story so far!
Sorry if I made you cry in the first chapter, but everything just came to me!
Now, let's read this chapter now.
*Talking through Comm Link*
Someplace Unknown
A black haired boy with black hair and green eyes wearing a red shirt with a black jacket over it, black jeans and black boots with dark brown bottoms stood silently, his eyes forward. In front of him stood in front of him was a young adult woman with red hair, fair complexion who wore a grey shirt with a red jacket over it, red pants and grey short and thick heeled boots.
Around them, other person stood and watched. The woman's arms were crossed as she stares pointedly at the teen.
"Listen, Toothless, this is a very dangerous task. If you get caught, that police chief won't hesitate to shoot and claim some act of self-protection."
Toothless nodded, showing he understood.
"Yes. I understand," Toothless said.
The woman sighed, shaking her head.
"I don't want to send someone as young as you to do something as dangerous like this, but you're the only one skilled enough to get in and out without getting caught. The folder we need contains a list of victims of wrong assumptions and corrupted evidence. It will prove we are innocent."
Toothless nodded again.
"Yes. I know the risk, but if it clears our names, then it will be worth it."
The woman smiled, placing her hands on Toothless.
"I see you as a son Toothless, so you better come back safe and with that folder. Remember to wear gloves and put it in that evidence bag we snagged."
Toothless chuckled, a smile coming to his face as he placed his hands over the women.
"I will Red, I'll come back, and with the folder in my possession. I won't screw this up, not when the whole Dragon Gang are counting on me."
Red smiled, nodding. Taking her hands off Toothless's shoulders, she took a Comm-Link and a pair of dark glasses with a camera on it and handed them to Toothless. Toothless took the Comm-Link and put it in his ear before taking the glasses and putting them on his face.
"Now Toothless, go and get that folder from Stoick Haddock's safe and return. Me and others will be listening in on everything and will see everything you see."
Toothless nodded and turned, getting on his black car, the Night Fury. Toothless turned back to Red, nodding to her.
"I'll activate the Comm-Link and camera when I get there."
With that, Toothless put his helmet on and started his car. The Night Fury started with a roar and Toothless speed out of the building and into the streets, riding down to his destination.
He and the Dragon Gang just didn't know what they would discover.
At The Haddock House Hold
The late night early spring breeze moved the trees as Toothless stopped outside the house, looking at the beautiful house and had the unfortunate fate of holding dark within. From the looks of it, no one was home.
Driving to an alley in the next building, Toothless parked the car there, turning it off but leaving the key's in the car ignition and locked the door, getting out. He did that because he had the spare ket in his pocket.
Looking around to make sure no one was watching, Toothless evaded camera sights and ran to the back of the house. Picking the lock in the back of the door, Toothless walked into the kitchen and shut the door, locking it behind him.
Toothless raised a hand and turned his Comm-Link and glasses camera on.
Miles away, screens lite up, making everyone turn their attention to them. Red walked up and grabbed a headset, putting it on. Adjusting the mic, Red spoke into it.
*Toothless, you read me?* Red asked.
Toothless nodded, showing he was listening.
*Yeah. I hear you. I'm in. Gonna look for the safe. Gonna try Stoick's office. The best place to try first.* Toothless says.
*Be careful. There could be cameras. Keep an eye out for Stoick's vehicle.* Red said.
Toothless nodded and looked around. Spotting the stairs, Toothless walked over to it and started going up. He only got to the top when he heard the front door open, tensing. Red looked alarmed, leaning towards the screen.
*What was that?* Red asked.
Toothless looked behind him, where he clearly could hear footsteps walking through the house and coming to the stairs. Thinking quickly, Toothless ran quietly down the hall to a door, opening it and shutting it behind him. When the footsteps came up to the steps and continued down the hallway, Toothless looked around before he quickly ducked under the bed.
Red and the Dragon Gang watched as Toothless hide under the bed.
*Toothless, what's happening?!* Red spoke into the mic.
*Someone's here! I didn't hear any car or saw any lights! Whoever it is must have walked!* Toothless whispered harshly into the mic.
The door opened and closed, making Toothless tense and move closer to the middle of the bed. His elbow bumped into something, causing Toothless's eyes to glance at the object, only to find case for a guitar laying next to him under the bed.
Red made a puzzled noise.
*Strange, Stoick hates music. Why would this be in his house? Unless...* Red said, trailing off in thought.
Toothless didn't anything, merely watching as the feet of the person walking around the room, turning on the light before they sat next to the window. Toothless slowly moved to peek out of the bed to see who was in the room.
A boy about seventeen years old with green eyes wearing brown fur boots, red shirt with a brown over vest and brown pants stared out the window. The boy was looking up intently at the moon and stars, watching as night clouds flew by.
The room, now that Toothless had a closer look, was a typical boys room.
*Who is this?* Toothless whispered into the mic.
Red hummed, rubbing her chin in thought and remembrance.
Seeing his chance that the boy was distracted, Toothless crawled out from under the bed and made for the door. Toothless just reached the door when the boy started singing.
Dancing bears, painted wings, things I almost remember.
And a song someone sings, once upon a December.
Toothless stops, hand on the doorknob and turns to look the boy whose attention was on the moon and stars.
Someone holds me safe and warm.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Figures dancing gracefully across my memory.
The boy slowly moved his head to the silent tune of his song, tapping his hands against his legs in a beat. The boy starting singing a vocal part of the song. Toothless stays silent as the tune wraps around him, entangling him in its grasp.
Someone holds me safe and warm!
Horses prance through a silver storm!
Figures dancing gracefully across my memory!
The boy starts singing again, this time wrapping his arms around himself. Closing his green eyes, the boy's voice raising an octave. Opening his eyes, the boy's voice raised to a higher note.
Far away, long ago, glowing dim as an ember!
Things my heart used to know, things it yearns to remember.
And a song someone sings, once upon a December.
The boy drops his hands into his lap. A tear falls down the boy's face as he closes his eyes in sadness. The boy finishes the song slowly, dragging out the note as long as he wanted before stopping, ending the song.
Opening his eyes, the boy glanced down at the window, gasping when he saw Toothless's figure in the window. Getting up, the boy turns to stare at Toothless in pure shock and unease.
Toothless groans, mentally banging himself on the head because he forgot he was out in the open. Holding his hands out, Toothless decided to try and calm him down.
"Hey, calm down. I'm not here to hurt you, I just want something else that is in this household," Toothless spoke.
The boy narrowed his eyes at Toothless.
"What do you want if you're not here to hurt me," the boy asked.
Before Toothless could speak, Red spoke into the Comm-Link.
*Toothless, ask for his name. I want to see something.* Red told Toothless.
Confused but also curious, Toothless dropped his hands.
"What's your name and why are you here," Toothless asked.
The boy stared at Toothless for a few seconds more before deciding that it was okay.
"My name is Hiccup and I live here," the boy, Hiccup, says.
Toothless was startled, like the members of the gang listening in. They were shocked by this. Red was the only one who stayed silent closing her eyes as she berated herself for something everyone else didn't know.
"Live here? You mean, with Stoick Haddock," Toothless says.
Hiccup huffs, crossing his arms in clear dislike.
"Unfortunately. Everyone believes that I'm lucky having Stoick as a father. But if they knew the truth, they would be disgusted by the awful man he really is. Mom always told me to watch my back when he's around because she kept locked up and beaten like I am sometimes," Hiccup explained.
Again, Toothless and the Dragon Gang were shocked into silence. This boy was Stoick's son? Why didn't they about this?
*His files are sealed. Hiccup exists, but to get any information on him you need a passcode or permission. Stoick made sure Hiccup was hard to get into in the files. There's barely anything about him other than a few articles. Other than that, that's all there is.* Red explained.
Oh, so that explains it.
Toothless cleared his throat.
"So, your his son," Toothless asked.
Hiccup growled, anger flashing in his eyes.
"He may have helped create me, but I will never be his son. I, unfortunately, share his blood, but I'm more like my mother than anything. I'm bullied every day and he doesn't do anything. He beats me and locks me in the closet just like he did my mother. I can't even sing because Stoick won't let me. If he hears one tune from me, a punch and kick is what I get," Hiccup says.
Toothless gasps at the cruelty Hiccup described. The Dragon Gang were talking amongst themselves at the reveal. Red was silent, looking at Hiccup on her screen. It seemed that while they were victims, Hiccup was also a victim himself.
Toothless looked down and thought for a second before he looked up at Hiccup again.
"Toothless."
Hiccup raised an eyebrow, anger fading from his expression a bit.
"What," Hiccup asked.
"My name, it's Toothless. My parents named me that because my mother decked my father in the face, one of his teeth coming out. They decided to name me that because it was the only thing on their minds then," Toothless explains.
Hiccup smiles, the anger vanishing as he laughs a little, dropping his arms. Toothless smiled, laughing as well. Hiccup holds a hand out.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Toothless," Hiccup says.
Toothless walks forwards and takes Hiccup's hand, shaking it.
"Nice to meet you, Hiccup," Toothless says.
Hiccup chuckles, feeling safer then he has ever been with a stranger he barely knows, maybe it's because he sneaked into the house no one would bother trying to seek into because who lived in it?
However, the moment was short-lived when a car was driving into the driveway. Hiccup gasped, wretching his hand free from Toothless as a door slammed opened and shut, a loud voice echoing through the house.
"HICCUP HADDOCK!"
"Stoick," Hiccup gasped.
"Crap," Toothless gasped, looking at the bedroom door as footsteps echoed downstairs, coming to the stairs.
*Toothless! Find a place to hide! Now!* Red shouted alarmed, standing out of her seat and leaned towards the screen.
Toothless looked at Hiccup.
"Got anyplace to hide," Toothless asked, hearing Stoick coming up the steps.
Hiccup grabbed Toothless's wrist and led him towards his closet, opening it and pushing the door shut with Toothless inside. Going for the door, Hiccup opened it just as Stoick went to force it opened.
Hiccup backed up as Stoick came into his room. Toothless watched through a crack in the door, breathing quietly.
"Why did Snotlout tell me that you punched him," Stoick growled.
Hiccup glared at Stoick crossing his arms.
"Snotlout was bullying me and you know that! Everyone believes that my mom's death made me an anti-social teen who would pick a fight, but that's you spreading lies," Hiccup snarked back at Stoick.
Stoick pointed his finger in Hiccup's face.
"Watch your tone! Don't talk back to me! I'm your father!"
Hiccup shook his head.
"No! You don't dare call yourself that when you don't deserve that title!"
Stoick leaned closer to Hiccup, glaring angerly at him.
"You mother died because she was weak!"
Hiccup slapped Stoick's finger away, glaring hatefully.
"Mother died because she was sick! They said she would die in four months but she survived four years! She's was strong! Stronger then you'll ever be Stoick!"
Stoick raised his hand and slapped Hiccup across the face. Hiccup yelped, raising a hand to cover his cheek as he fell to the floor. However, Hiccup didn't stay there long as he got up and moved as fast as he could to the corner of the room.
Toothless covered his mouth to cover his gasp. Red had backed her face away from the screen, looking shocked and disgusted at what she just saw. The Dragon Gang talked amongst themselves at the sight of Hiccup being abused.
Stoick shook his head, making his way to the door.
"You stay in your room and no dinner. I'm going back to the station because there's a problem. I am displeased with you. Why couldn't you be the son I wanted?"
"Because that would mean becoming heartless like you," Hiccup said.
Stoick growled, looking back at Hiccup, a hand on the door.
"Make that no dinner for tomorrow either."
Stoick shut the door, locking it behind him. Hiccup stayed silent as Stoick was heard walking back out of the house, the car's engine starting before Stoick leaves. Seeing that it was safe, Toothless came out of the closest and went over to Hiccup.
Gently removing Hiccup's hand from his cheek, Toothless winced and made a growl at the red handprint already shown on Hiccup's face.
"Hiccup does he hit you often," Toothless asks.
Hiccup huffs, watching as Toothless looked at the red handprint on his face.
"Just about everytime I do something he doesn't like."
That was when Hiccup noticed the Comm-Link in Toothless's ear and the camera on the glasses. Gesturing to them, Hiccup raised an eyebrow.
"Were you recording this? Are others listening in and watching," Hiccup asked.
Toothless blinked, but after realizing what Hiccup meant, took a step back and nodded.
"Yes, I am a member of the Dragon Gang. Remember when you asked why I was here?"
When Hiccup nodded, Toothless rubbed the back of his neck.
"Well, there was a task and I was asked to do it because I'm the best. The task was sneaking into this house and find Stoick's safe. Then, break into it and steal a folder that contains names and people who Stoick framed. With it, we get it to the right person, we can clear our names," Toothless said.
Hiccup brightened up, smiling in delight.
"Oh! I know what you're talking about! There's a safe in Stoick office and I see him put folders in there sometimes. Those must be the ones you're looking for! I would show you, but sadly, the door is locked," Hiccup said, gesturing to the door.
Toothless looked outside.
"And the window," Toothless said.
Hiccup shook his head.
"No. There's nothing to grab onto. The door's the only way out."
Toothless smiled, "Lucky us, I know how to pick locks."
Toothless walked over and picked the lock on the door. When the lock was unlocked, Toothless opened the door. Hiccup laughed, grabbing Toothless's hand and led him down the hallway to another locked door.
Picking that lock, the two went inside. The office was dark, no light. Hiccup pointed to the safe on the end table. Toothless went over and picked the lock. Hiccup went over and stood next to him as the two looked inside the safe. Taking a folder, Toothless opened it and looked inside.
Toothless smiled, there were names of people and the notes of Stoick writing the fake crime and why he did that to them. Looking through the other folders, Toothless grabbed them all.
"Here."
Turning, Toothless looked at Hiccup, who held out a box of flash drives.
"Found these in the desk. I looked through them all and even knocked on the drawers and pulled them out to see if anything else was hidden. Maybe there will be something on these flash drives," Hiccup said.
Toothless smiled and took the box, "Thank you."
Toothless then went silent, thinking. If he leaves now, Hiccup will stay here and suffer Stoick's wrath. But, if Hiccup comes with him, then he'll be safe and protected with everyone else. He could help bring Stoick down.
"Hiccup, would you like to come with me? Back to the Dragon Gang's base? I don't want to leave you here," Toothless asked.
Hiccup gasped in shock, not expecting that question. Red smiles.
*Toothless, I believe that was the best question you could have asked. Tell him that I said he could come. After all, he is one of us.* Red said.
Toothless chuckled.
"Red, the leader of the Dragon Gang, says that you can come with me since you technically are one of us," Toothless says.
Hiccup stood frozen in shock before he smiled.
"Can I bring my mom's microphone and guitar? It's my dream to do what Stoick prevented my mother from doing and that is singing," Hiccup said.
Toothless nods.
Hiccup cheers and runs out of the room to his, getting to his knees and grabbing his mother's guitar case. Opening it, Hiccup smiles at the sight of the guitar and microphone. Hiccup closes the case and runs back to Toothless.
Toothless leads Hiccup out of the house through the back door and to his car. Hiccup get's inside the passenger side and smiles at Toothless as starts the car.
Hiccup couldn't believe it was happening.
He waited for his chance.
And he took it.
Me: So, how much did you like the chapter?
This one was fun, though, anyone got any ideas for this story because I'll need some for future chapters.
The song Hiccup sings is "Once Upon A December" in Anastasia.
See ya in the next chapter because I know you'll be there!