Me: Okay, next chapter in and it's going well.
Hiccup is going to meet everyone else!
Hope you like it!
Hiccup - Italic
Toothless - Underlined.
Red - Bold.
Toothless and Red - Bold Underlined.
In The Morning
Hiccup sighed, leaning back into the bed. When was the last time he slept so comfortably? Not since his mother died. In fact, he doesn't even feel comfortable in his own bed, not in that house where nothing but evil things happen and everyone believes otherwise.
Opening his eyes, Hiccup yawned and got up. Rubbing his eyes awake, Hiccup looked around. Raising an eyebrow, he looked around.
He was in a room that was simple, barely anything in it besides photos and his mother's guitar and microphone on a dresser. There was a small window, morning light shining through. In some of the pictures, he could see Toothless standing there.
Toothless, the one who broke into the house. Who from him singing in his room, saw him get slapped, offered an escape. He brought him back where everyone like him was, victims of false assumptions by police or whoever when someone else did it or being completely false.
Hiccup didn't know where he was because he fell asleep on the way here.
Getting up, Hiccup walked over to the window. Looking out, Hiccup saw the sun in the sky, but not high like in the afternoon, so it was still morning. Also, the new sight he sees looking out the window beside what he did back in his room at the house was refreshing.
With that in mind, Hiccup smiled and couldn't help but sing one of the songs his mother sang him.
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are.
Anything your heart desires will come to you.
If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme.
When you wish upon a star like dreamers do.
Fate is kind, she brings to those who love.
The sweet fulfillment of their secret longing.
Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in and sees you through.
When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.
Hiccup chuckled, smiling in delight about not being stopped in his song as Stoick did back at that house.
"You like to sing, don't you?"
Hiccup gasped, turning towards the door to see Toothless there. Toothless smiled and held his hands up, a guilty look on his face.
"Sorry, didn't mean to startle you. Just, you have a good voice. Videos we saw of your mother singing before she was with Stoick. You got her voice," Toothless says.
Hiccup blushed, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Well, thank you. I really love singing. In fact, it was my mother's dream to sing her front of people. But when she was diagnosed with Leukemia, and with Stoick keeping her locked up in the house, her dream become mine. I wanted to break away from Stoick and his lies that everyone believes and make my mother's dream a reality," Hiccup explained.
"That's so kind of you. Your mother will be proud," Toothless said.
Hiccup smirked, "And promise I would reveal Stoick's corrupted ways and bring him down so you're stuck with me until then."
Toothless smirked, laughing.
"Good. Come on. You must be hungry. I'll introduce you to everyone and to my friends."
Hiccup nodded, grabbing his mother's guitar and microphone. Once the case strip was around his back, Hiccup followed Toothless out the door. Hiccup watched as Toothless shut his door before gesturing for him to follow.
Glancing back at the room they came out of, Hiccup gestured to it with his head.
"That your room," Hiccup asked.
Toothless nodded, "Yes. Since you want to stay, we can have a room made for you."
Hiccup nodded. When they walked out into a large area with machines, Hiccup raised an eyebrow.
"Where are we," Hiccup asked.
"An abandoned factory. The Dragon Gang laid claim to this place and it's ours. It's a hiding place, but we don't have enough money for anything else but this. And some of us can't go and find work because ours faces our want. Others are lucky, but the jobs we do don't pay us enough. The money we get from the odd jobs is used to buy food and water," Toothless explained as Hiccup and he walked down a set of stairs.
As the walked between the large machines, Hiccup looks at Toothless.
"Sounds rough."
Toothless snorts.
"It is. We didn't choose it, but when found ways to adapt to everything."
Opening a door, Toothless leads Hiccup down a hall and into another large room, most likely a cafeteria, filled with people. Hiccup blinks at the sight of people all over the place. There was at least over a hundred people in here.
Toothless smiled, "Welcome to the Dragon Gang, Hiccup."
That was when the thought came to him, making him grab Toothless by the shoulder.
"Wait, are all these people the victims of Stoick," Hiccup whispered into Toothless's ear.
Toothless nodded, making Hiccup breathe a breath of disbelief. Toothless rubs Hiccup's back and leads up through the cafe and to a table.
"Don't feel bad. We escaped, we made it through and now we're fighting for what we know is right," Toothless says, letting Hiccup sit down.
Hiccup couldn't help but notice that people looked or glanced at them. Maybe because he's new or he's Stoick's son, he doesn't know. Or some other reason. Hiccup is to busy thinking when two trays are placed in front of him and Toothless, making him jump.
"Oh, sorry about that!"
Hiccup turns his head to look at a teen girl.
She had tan skin and a lean body. Her eyes were blue and her hair was yellow with blue highlights. Her hair was in a ponytail and braided, casting off on her shoulder. She wore a yellow tank top with a mini blue jacket with a hood, blue jeans, and blue and yellow shoes.
She sat next to Hiccup, smiling at him.
"Didn't mean that. But I'm stronger then I know and sometimes I do that without knowing it until I do it. The names Stormfly Nadder," Stormfly held her hand out for a handshake.
Hiccup smiled and shook Stormfly's hand. Stormfly looked over Hiccup at Toothless, giving him a look.
"Toothless Fury, why did it take you so long for you to bring Hiccup down here," Stormfly demanded.
Toothless looked at her, only after he took a bite of his toast. He made Stormfly wait until he was finishing eating to answer.
"One: he was sleeping. Two: I heard him singing. Three: we talked. And little question why this matters to you," Toothless says.
Hiccup chuckles, taking a bite of his eggs as he watches the two.
"Stormfly, leave the two alone. They don't need your nagging while they eat and Hiccup just got here last night," another girl teen said, taking a seat next to Stormfly.
The new girl had light brown skin and a medium-sized body. Her eyes were brown and her hair was short and brownish red. She was heavy, but not too much. Hiccup suspected she had a lot of muscle there and would really hate getting hit by her. She wore a red shirt with a brown stubbed jacket over it, brownish red pants, and brown stubbed boots.
She leaned forward, her head nearly laying on the table as she looked at Hiccup.
"Meatlug Gronckle is my name. Nice to met you, Hiccup."
Hiccup gave her a wave. A noise made look in front of him and Hiccup an eyebrow when he saw two boy's who looked alike, being twins, sitting in across from him.
Both boys had peach skin and green eyes. Their hair was died green, but one had red highlights while the other had blue highlights. They both had a green shirt on, but one wore a red stubbed jacket while the other wore a blue stubbed jacket. The bother wore jeans, but one had red studded boots and the other had blue stubbed boots.
"I'm Barf," the one wearing red said.
"And I'm Belch," the one wearing blue said.
"Hey! I was going to introduce us!"
"I can introduce myself!"
Hiccup raised his eye as the two started to bicker. Toothless sighed, leaning towards Hiccup. Toothless gestured with his hands, looking at the two bickering twins sitting across from him and disrupting his quiet breakfast.
"The Zippleback Twins, Barf and Belch. Their mother was out of it and named them that, though she never changed it because she fit them," Toothless said.
Hiccup chuckled, but then someone else cut in.
"And the name Toothless is any better?"
Hiccup watched as a boy sat across from Toothless, crossing his arms.
The boy had tan skin, brown sharp eyes, and red hair. He was wearing a fire red tank shirt with an orange flame on it and a black jacket over it. He had brown pants and black boots. From the way his posture was, he looked to be a jock.
Toothless narrowed his eyes at the boy.
"Hookfang Nightmare, don't start," Meatlug scolded.
Hiccup had a feeling that Meatlug would be a good mother.
Hookfang snorted.
"Why not? Toothless thinks he's so high and mighty because he's like Red's son when he clearly doesn't need another mother after he lost another one," Hookfang said rudely snarked right into Toothless's face.
Toothless glared at Hookfang, hated flashing into his eyes. Hiccup knew then it was a touchy subject.
"Hookfang," Meatlug shouted.
"Just because you were here longer than him doesn't give you the right to bring that subject up like that at all! What Stoick did hurt us all differently," Stormfly exclaimed.
So it was something Stoick did to Toothless, but what was it.
Toothless dropped his fork and leaned back, crossing his arms.
"At least I'm not a jealous boy who got everything he wanted and wants to be seen in Red's eyes as the best and thinks he's better then everyone," Toothless says.
Hookfang growls, leaning towards Toothless.
"At least I'm not a loner who cares for nobody else and wants to be alone and not help everyone else," Hookfang snarls.
Anger flashed in Toothless's eyes, but before he could, Hiccup suddenly realized he had no more urge to eat with the sight that was all too familiar to him.
A tray with eggs and toast hit Hookfang in the face. Everyone went silent as the tray fell on the table. All eyes turned to Hiccup, who had his elbows on the table with his chin resting on his hands.
Hiccup smiled.
"Oops, sorry, my hand slipped. Or maybe I just lost my hunger from the disgusting words I'm hearing. Lost my need to eat," Hiccup says, shrugging his shoulders.
Everyone chuckled, holding their hands to their mouths. The Zippleback twins and Stormfly laughed out loud, banging their fists on the table. Meatlug chuckled, her hands covering her mouth. Toothless smiled at Hiccup.
Hookfang glared at Hiccup.
"Why you little dirty-"
"Hookfang!"
Hookfang jumped, turning to look at Red, who was standing right behind him to his right. She glared at Hookfang.
"I couldn't help but overhear what you said. Yes, you were the best before Toothless showed up, but that doesn't give you the right to downgrade him with what happened to him. He didn't do it to you so don't do it to him or anyone else. Don't do it again," Red said.
Hookfang huffed before getting up and walking over to an empty table.
Red looked at Hiccup. She stared at him for a couple seconds, looking him over. Hiccup shifted in his seat, a bit uncomfortable with her staring. Finally, Red smiled at him.
"I know you. And your mother," Red said.
Hiccup gasped, looking at Red in shock.
"You knew my mother," Hiccup asked.
Red smiled and shook her head, wiping the food off the place Hookfang was sitting before she sat down.
"No, I didn't know your mother, but my mother did," Red admitted.
Hiccup looked at Red, interested at what she was saying. Everyone stopped eating now, listening in to what Red had to say. Toothless flashed back to when they discovered Hiccup in his bedroom when he went back to get the file.
"That's why you asked me to ask Hiccup for his name," Toothless says.
Red looked at Toothless and nodded.
"How did your mother know my mother. My mom was barely let out a house," Hiccup asked.
Red chuckled, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, your mother was taken hostage by a man named Green. He was a bit angry at Stoick for what he did to him. I'm sure you heard that your mother was kidnapped once," Red said.
Hiccup nodded.
"Yes, I heard she was."
Red smiled.
"Well, it just so happens that I was a teen that was barren, forced on me repeatedly by policemen and was arrested. If I was healed they could have helped me, but it happened again in lock up. Doctors couldn't help me in time. Stoick said me and my mother were cops killers, using my young nature to lure them in and my mother would kill them."
"Oh, Red, " Hiccup said, upset that Stoick ruined Red's and her mother's life.
Red shook her head.
"Anyway, my mother followed him. When Valka was captured, she told Scarlet, my mother, that she needed to leave to protect her son. Scarlet helped her escape because she knew what it was like being a mother so she helped your mother escape back to you."
Hiccup sighed, rubbing his head. He laughed then, looking up at Red.
"Thanks for telling me about that. My mom told me it, but I never knew the other side," Hiccup said.
Red chuckled.
"Where's your mother," Hiccup asked.
"Died. Shoot-out with cops trying to break some of us out. I was among them. News reported her as a crime leader. When we clear our names, we can clear hers," Red said, getting up.
Hiccup nodded sadly, remembering the news report because Stoick watched it. He found that certain things he watched were the victims of his so-called father. Hiccup frowned, confused.
"What about you? What did they call you," Hiccup asked.
Red smirked.
"They called me Red Death, a woman taking over for her mother after she was called by police and was filled with vengeance. Would kill anyone who would oppose me," Red said in a mocking tone.
Hiccup laughed, taking a look around at the people watching. He then looked at Toothless.
"Really? They could have done better. Kill all those who oppose? They clearly didn't realize that you care for everyone here," Hiccup said.
Red laughed.
"Yes. I care for everyone. So much people they made a song about us, the Dragon Gang I mean. My friends, they all made a song when my mother was around. It still is," Red smiled.
Hiccup lite up. Songs and music was one thing to get him talking. He loved it. Toothless chuckled at Hiccup's face, showing he clearly loved music just as he said it did.
"Really? What is it," Hiccup asked excitedly.
Red raised an eyebrow.
"You really love music," Red commented.
"Yes, I do! I love music so much! What is the song!? Can I hear it," Hiccup exclaimed.
Everyone laughed at Hiccup's excitement and joy. Red sighed, but in a way that showed she didn't really care about doing it.
"Okay. Toothless, will you do the honors," Red asked.
Toothless nodded, getting up and took a couple steps away from the table. Once Red gave him the signal that she was ready, Toothless cracked his neck and opened his mouth, starting to sing.
I am a nation, I am a million faces.
Formed together, made for elevation.
I am a soldier, I won't surrender.
Faith is like a fire that never burns to embers.
Hiccup shook in his sit, listening to Toothless sing. Toothless walked around, looking at every table and the people sitting there, giving each one a nod to which they nodded back to Toothless.
(Who's gonna stand up, who's gonna fight?)
The voice of the unheard!
(Who's gonna break these chains and lies?)
Love is the answer!
Toothless raised his hands in a shrug, making a mocking questioning look. Dropping them, Toothless crossed his arms, looking around. Red rubbed her hands together before she opened her mouth and joined in suddenly.
I gotta speak it, believe it, that's how I feel inside!
Toothless turned to her, smiling.
I, I, can't, can't sit here quiet!
Toothless and Red sang together, raising a fist in the air.
You can take my heart, you can take my breath.
When you pry it from my cold, dead chest!
Red placed a hand on her heart before moving her hand to her neck. She then made the hand motion of someone's heart-stopping.
This is how we rise up!
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train!
This is how we rise up!
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder!
Toothless raised his left arm, looking at everyone. Hiccup watched excitedly as Red joined in, singing along with Toothless. Red also raised her left arm, looking at her friends.
Magic, static, call me a fanatic!
It's our world, they can never have it!
This is how we rise up!
It's our resistance, you can't resist us!
Toothless looked around, giving everyone a defiant look and a challenging smile. Everyone gave him the smile and look back, but Hiccup noticed that Hookfang was sitting and watching grumbly, displeasure on his face.
Hey, can you hear me?
Hey, are you listening?
Sleeping in the shadows could be making history!
Walk through the fire, walk on the water!
Used to be a slave, but now you are a conqueror!
Toothless raised his hands to his head, tilting it to either side. Gesturing all around them at the place they were in, Toothless walked over to Red. He gave Red a nod, making Red raise her eyebrows and smile.
They can take my heart, they can take my breath!
When they pry it from my cold, dead chest!
Once again, Red placed a hand on her heart before moving her hand to her neck. She then made the hand motion of someone's heart-stopping.
This is how we rise up!
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train!
This is how we rise up!
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder!
Back-to-back, Toothless and Red raised their arms up. Both of them tossed each other a glance, smirking in delight as everyone started moving to the beat of their soundless tune.
Magic, static, call me a fanatic!
It's our world, they can never have it!
This is how we rise up!
It's our resistance, you can't resist us!
Toothless looked around at the people he lived with for the past couple of years. They helped him get through so much and in return, he helps them. They will have their freedom back, one way or another.
Rising up, up, up, up, up.
We're rising up, up, up, up, up.
The voice of the unheard.
Toothless and Red moved away from each other.
Rising up, up, up, up, up.
We're rising up, up, up, up, up.
Love is the answer.
The two looked at each other.
Rising up, up, up, up, up.
We're rising up, up, up, up, up.
Love is the answer.
They looked at everyone else as everyone got up.
This is how we rise up.
It's our resistance, you can't resist us!
Toothless looked at Hiccup, giving him a smile that made Hiccup feel like he belonged. Yes, this is where he is meant to be.
This is how we rise up!
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train!
This is how we rise up!
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder!
Toothless and Red together as everyone stomped and clapped to the tuneless song, making a beat. Hiccup looked around at everyone, seeing that they were very happy with the song.
Magic, static, call me a fanatic!
It's our world, they can never have it!
This is how we rise up!
It's our resistance, you can't resist us!
Toothless smiled as he made his way to next to Hiccup again. Hiccup kept his eyes on Toothless, listening to each note and word as Toothless sang. Soon, Toothless had finished the song.
Everyone went quiet as they looked at Hiccup for his reaction. Hiccup smiled so bright that everyone knew he liked it without him even telling.
"THAT WAS SO AWESOME! I AM SO GOING TO PLAY A SONG FOR ALL OF YOU. AND FIND A TUNE TO GO WITH THE SONG," Hiccup shouted.
Everyone laughed, seeing Hiccup's excitement and joy and feeling proud of themselves.
Toothless smiled at Hiccup, the boy smiling big right back at him. Hiccup launched himself at Toothless, hugging him tight for all he was worth. Toothless laughed, hugging Hiccup back with equal enthusiasm.
Yeah, Hiccup thought, he was going to like it here.
Me: So, did you like the chapter? Really hope you did.
Hiccup sings "When You Wish Upon a Star" in Pinocchio.
Toothless and Red sing "Skillet - The Resistance".
Sorry, I took so long to get a chapter out, but I was a little sick.
Anyway, see in the next one!