Chapter 12
Ok so I have a direction I want to go with this but I've been having trouble focusing on this sorry I took me a bit to write this.
Astrid stared out over several rocks watching a group of guys laughing around a fire. She was rubbing Stormfly's head trying to keep quiet and listen. "Hurry up Hiccup…" She muttered turning over as she realized there conversation was of no consequence. I just need to be patient. She stared up at the night sky and let out a small sigh as she leaned against stormfly's warm body.
"From this trajectory I think they're going to the dragon fights but I'm not sure." She stated knowing she was alone or so she thought.
In the dead of night while Astrid slept peacefully against stormfly as a slow cold wind built up. The moon growing erie as the cold wind meeting the warmed sand. A dense fog drifting in from seemingly nowhere as a small almost silent scuffling sound broke the quiet night.
-Earlier with Danny-
With a loud thud a bucket of fish was practically thrown in front of Danny's nose scaring him out of his sleep. His head shot up in an angered groggy haze. A low rumble left his jaws as he tried to say something. The moment he heard his own voice he shook his head and sighed looking down. The little man he threw into the water earlier that day stood at his feet. "I don't know why we waste food on a salamander like you." He spat out turning and walking away without much more thought.
Who spit in his soup? Thought Danny forgetting that he was the reason the guy was sour. He shifted on his paws before leaning down and sniffing the fish. He shot up again with a disgruntled disgusted face. Dang its rank how old are these fish. He sighed and pushed them away before standing up completely. He looked around and realized he was in the middle of the ocean again. Where were they headed, anyway. He let out a long breath as a cold chill ran up his spine and an icy blue breath came from his lips. He shot back and started twisting his head side to side. Where did that? The ship creaked and swayed as the water started to get rougher and more agitated as they sailed on. A Dark cloud loomed from the horizon threatening the boat with loud crackling wave of thunder.
Danny's attention was quickly drawn towards it. He growled softly as the cold wind made its way over the edge of the boat and Danny tried to transform. The silver ring formed but just as he changed a loud painful roar left his muzzle and he collapsed changing back quickly. He whimpered and panted heavily as Ryker watched him. A slow smirk appeared on his face as he walked up to Danny's head. "What's wrong beast trying to escape. I don't think so those chains work nicely. Don't they?" He chimed the rhetorical question at Danny who wanted nothing more than to fly away. He watched Ryker for a moment before an idea crossed his mind. He hadn't used it in awhile but he figured even at half strength he could give these stupid Vikings a very bad day.
He looked at his paws a moment focusing letting his ice core flow freely the ice from his core spread to his paws and to outside his body freezing the wooden Deck quickly. Ryker took another step closer to danny only to slip and smash his head into the deck. Danny smirked watching as Ryker and anyone on the deck slid and crashed into each other shouting out various what's going on and Why can't I stands. Tied up, can't leave, and am ored out of my mind but I can do this and this is funny. Danny was making a chortled sound from the back of his throat as everyone tried to stand up. This lasted a good couple of minutes until Ryker threw his sword at danny's leg gashing it open sending the Dragon falling to the deck roaring loudly. His thought process leaving him as pain coursed up from his limb.
The moment he was hurt the ice broke with his concentration and Ryker stood up crossing his arms over Danny's writhing body. He growled tapping his foot a moment before grabbing Danny's neck forcing him to get back up. "Now you listen to me Beast. You are my property and you will do as I say." He spat squeezing Danny's esophagus closed. "GOT IT!" He growled making sure the struggling Danny couldn't get away. Danny raked his claws heavily as he tried to flip his body to get Ryker to let go to no avail. He wheezed looking desperately at Ryker who growled again. "GOT IT BEAST!"
Danny nodded the best he could and averted his gaze back to the storm. Ryker threw him to the ground and went back to the front of the ship. Danny coughed heavily as he turned to examine his paw where the sword gashed him. He didn't realize how thin his scales were until he looked at them. He trembled slightly before opening his mouth and letting out a low flame cauterizing the wound. He grit his teeth a moment letting the pain subside before turning back to the storm which he realized was steadily growing closer.
Ryker spoke up to his crew. "Alright men you all know what that storm means and who will meet us in the eye." He was smiling and staring at Danny who averted his gaze once he realized Ryker was looking at him. Ryker smirked and turned back to his crew again. "The conqueror of Dragons, The man who has hundreds under him. Pariah Dark!" Danny's head shot up and yanked his chains growling heavily. He knew Pariah and remembered the destruction and fear he brought to his city.
"WITH THIS DRAGON BY OUR SIDE WE CAN'T LOSE!" Shouted Ryker who wasn't paying attention to Danny. Danny was staring at the storm until he heard he was supposed to be their savior. He was trembling slightly as memories flooded his head of how he almost lost to the guy and almost lost everything in the blink of an eye. Danny stepped back against the chains flapping his wings as he roared a desperate plea as he slammed his tail against the chain holding him down. I CAN'T PROTECT YOU IDIOTS LIKE THIS! IT'S A DEATH SENTENCE! His desperate roaring was clearly falling on deaf ears as the growing storm now converged over top of them.
The Lightning crashed and thunder rolled in drowning out Danny who was now whimpering softly as he pushed back against his chains. Ignoring the pain the chains caused him he transformed and thrashed his tail readying himself for a fight the icy blue smoke that left his mouth again warned him that they were getting close.
Just ahead of the little ship there was a break in the clouds and an island that sat in the middle of the storm. Danny growled and turned invisible. The chains turning with him then the whole boat and people with it. Danny shifted slightly as Ryker smiled Danny's natural reaction was exactly what he needed to get close enough to the island.
Hiccup and the group approached an island where they had spotted a ship and noticed tracks from a deadly nadder. "Guy's come on I think we found Astrid" He chimed softly following the footprints. He stood up and smiled as he saw Astrid's sleeping form. He was about to approach her when a shadow figure bolted from the woods and netted them both. "WE GOT OUR LITTLE STOW AWAY!" Shouted a husky male who was talking to another bulkier male.
Hiccup held back his dragons a moment. "We need to save her." He stated coldly but it was unneeded once Astrid and Stormfly woke up. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DEALING WITH!" She stated cutting up the rope with her knife. "Stormfly SPINE SHOT!" The men ended up tacked to a tree huffing as sweat trickled down their necks. "Your one of those dragon riders that Viggo put out a reward on." He spat when Hiccup emerged from the woods. "Astrid we found you,"
Tucker jumped off Hookfang but tripped and fell out of the woods landing on Sam who smacked into a tree shaking the spines who were holding one of the men in place setting him free.
He took the chance and ran off into the forest to warn everyone but was slammed in the side by Barf and belch. "TAKE THAT YOU HEATHEN!" Shouted Tuffnut, "Heathen?" asked Ruffnut staring at him confused. "Ya you know Crook scoundrel...Um I heard Sam say it about Viggo." He chimed not 100% sure if his meaning was accurate.
That's a nice place to stop for now I hope you enjoy this It's starting to get exciting ^^ Please remember to leave a comment and if you see any mistakes tell me and Ill go back and fix them. TY ^^
