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This Is It For Me Here
Chapter Nine
I Own Nothing
Hiccup and Toothless...
Drago was going after Berk, holy Thor this was really happening! This all had to be one really bad dream and so I was going to wake up. I shook my head, I need to focus and get my self back home so I could tell my mother what was going on. She wasn't going to be too happy about this one, believe me this is the last thing I wanted to happen, but I guess this is what was supposed to happen. The gods must have planned this one, because I was never planning on returning home, or at least I thought that place was my home. It had to be at least almost two hours since Hiccup discovered this plot, but it felt so much longer then that.
"I can't believe what he just said bud." I said almost panic."He's going after Berk...Drago's going to kill them all if we don't do something fast." I under my breath, feeling scared for once.
Toothless let out a roar, not liking where any of this was going.
"You know what we have to do Toothless, we have to help them." I closed my eyes and let that image sink in, oh I was going to be in deep trouble now.
The sun was going to rise very soon, soon enough the sun was going to rising up and hit the cold snow, making it sparkle and shine to the reflect. Hiccup felt like time was just slipping by him, he didn't have much time, days would slowly turn into hours then seconds, it felt like he was on an adrenaline rush, one that wasn't going to stop any time soon. they only thing he and Toothless had right now was time and it was starting to fade away. Even with the speed of a his trusty Night Fury friend couldn't make this trip back home go any faster.
This wasn't going to be any type of war on Berks hands, this was a dragon army that was coming their way. It was going to hell on earth and it was coming to Berks way, and they have no idea what is coming to them. My dad has no clue what was coming to the village he has worked so hard to keep together, Berk was so vulnerable, so weak from all the previous raids, Berk isn't going to stand a chance.
So now it is up to me to protect them, even though it doesn't feel right at all. Even if it means I will expose myself and let everyone, including my dad that I have been alive this entire time, just living a couple of hours away from the place I used to call home. I wasn't just scared about the war, I was afraid of what my father was going to do to me once he finds out I'm not dead. The only thing I can do is hide under my mask and make it look like I'm somebody else. Just the look on his face IF he finds out I'm alive just scares me alone, plus how am I going to convince my mom to come on board with this? Will she even bother helping me? Or will she pretend nothing had nothing ever happened?
But that wasn't the point! The point is, from three days from now Berk is going to get attacked. There isn't much time to spare, the faster we get home the better.
"Oh mom what am I going to tell you?" I asked shaking my head slightly, feeling my stomach getting tangled in my pent up emotions."Oh hey mom guess what? Drago establishing war on Berk in three days from now! Wanna help me and risk losing everything you love and hold dear!?" I said sarcastically in the darkest way possible and making myself sound like a lunatic.
Toothless moaned at me to knock it off, their was no point talking negatively and try to think of the positive, even though there wasn't much good to think about all of this.
I rubbed the side of his head." I know bud, I just can't stop thinking about...you know...losing everything." I thought about how bloody the battlefield was back at Berk, innocent creatures being slaughtered in front of my own eyes, and I still couldn't believe I wanted to be like that, a killer. If it weren't for me not killing Toothless then I wouldn't be here right now, being free. But now all of that was going to possibly change because of this war, this can either make me or break me.
"Maybe I can show them the ways of being one with the dragons." I said softly."Maybe I can change everyone's mind." My eyes lit up a bit at that thought, but of course Toothless had to intervene as always.
Toothless let out a deep snarl, letting me know that was a really bad idea.
"Oh come on Toothless." I said looking down at him."If me and my mom could change, then maybe I can change Berk." I smiled a little, then I remember that this my dad and everybody else I'm talking about, the same people that wouldn't listen let alone talk to me. My father wouldn't pay attention to me, thinking I was crazy and weak, always dumping me in the forge so I would stay out of trouble and be a good boy, but of course I rebelled and went out so I could prove I was viking material.
But I wasn't viking material, I was a dragon tamer, I live among them as one. The dragons don't judge me or treat me like waste, they care and live there lives freely like I do now, but now I could possibly lose all of that of I'm not careful.
The sight of the land of ice came into our view, we were almost home thank the gods.
We flew in at the top, flying over the sleeping giant of the alpha or as I call him The White King. He was asleep as always, breathing out little puffs of ice as he slept away, as if he was in a deep comatose. Toothless managed to land ear the entrance near the rocks, revealing a larger crack in it. I jumped off Toothless and started running like a mad man, my breathing became heavy as my legs started to feel weak as I kept running for my life. I wanted to start screaming from my mother, but as soon as I reached the very end of the hall, she was their, sitting near the fire next to her beloved storm cutter.
"Mom." I breathed out, not knowing how to cough up the next words out of my mouth.
She shot up and looked."Hiccup what happened?" She got up to come check on me, seeing if I was hurt, but I brushed her off, letting her know I was fine. I grabbed her by the shoulders, looking into her eyes deeply, full of fear.
"He's going after Berk." I leached out.
She look baffled at first, then she finally caught my drift and looked at me with wide eyes."What..are you sure?" I shook my head yes."Drago is going after Berk? Why?"
"I don't know I only stuck around for a little bit, but I heard enough to get me and Toothless the hell out of there." I said letting her go of my grip, walking over and picking up one of my weapons."But he's going after Berk in three days." I said coldly."Drago is going to kill them all if we don't do something, fast." I turned back around, waiting fro her to say something.
Valka closed her eyes shut for a moment, then turned around to face CloudJumper, rubbing and caressing his face."Then we must help." She said quietly, but enough for her son to hear.
"Are you sure you want to help me do this?" Hiccup asked his mother with a bit of hesitation. Hiccup knew his mother never like bringing up the past, fearing it would bring too many bad memories back. Just the sound or even bringing up her husbands name brought back enough memories to cause Valka to shut everything out, she pretty much left her old life behind for another.
She walked over to her son, running her hand down his face"I still love your father." She said gently," I don't wan't anything happening to him, we have to save Berk Hiccup, weather we want to or not no matter how bad the past used to be." His mother then placed her hands on his shoulder."That place will always be our home, even though we don't call it that anymore." She pulled away from him."Come we must prepare for war." She held his wrist tightly, pulling him away with her so she could only watch and prepare for the hell that was coming.
Hiccup could only feel some relief that his mother was going to help him keep Berk safe.
Berk...
The morning had came, snow was on the ground covering everything in it's sight, causing everything to freeze and stop plantation from growing, even though every time Berk tried growing something it would always come out hard and bitter, just like Stoick the vast for example.
For once everything seemed alright for the village, no raids no fights, nothing, just nothing.
Stoick kept walking through the small village, checking in on his daily duties as always, for once he didn't feel too sad or depressed. He was still in his mourning process, but he was keeping it together , or at least until he would reached the forge, the forge held too many memories of his late son. Stoick always remembered placing him their, making him stay put so he could be busy and not out in the middle of the blood and fire. He never stayed in his place though, Hiccup would always try to help out, but the same as always he would mess up and get scold at.
Just the thought of that made Stoick feel nothing but regret, he wish he could take back every argument back, every time he would make his son feel nothing but shame. A father should love his child, not neglect or make them feel ashamed, but it was too late, he couldn't take back the last fifteen years he wasted away, all he could to was feel grief.
Then he saw his brother Spitelout running towards him.
"Stoick!' he yelled trying to catch his breath.
"Brother what is it? What's wrong?" He asked with concerned looking at his younger brother, this couldn't be good.
Spitlout shook his head."You need to come down to the docks, their's some people here, they say they need to talk to you about something, they say it's very important." He grabbed my arm and started to lead me towards the dock, I followed him as we ran down the stairs.
Some of the men were gathered around a small ship, in front of it was a dark dark skin man, with black hair tied back with a pair of dark brown eyes, looked like he was in his early twenties. I pushed aside through, wanting to know who these people are and what do they want. Some of Berks warriors were surrounding them, while the dark haired man kept yelling at them to back off.
"Aye back off lads, I'm not here to cause any troubled, I just want to help." He said throwing his hands up.
"Who are you?" I asked glaring at this stranger.
He looked at me and smiled a bit."You must be Stoick, I'm Eret son of Eret." He held out his hand, wanting to shake it, but I swatted it away, causing him to back up.
"What do you want?" I arched a brow.
He looked at me for a few seconds."I heard you lost your son a few months back yes?" His question caught me off guard, making me angry, but I didn't answer him."I'll take that as a yes then." He looked back at his men."You see were dragon trappers we trap dragons for a living and sell their skins on the market." Eret was lying through his teeth, he was setting things up for the battle ahead.
"Where at you getting at?" I asked with no patience.
"Your son was killed by a Night Fury yes? Well lets just say we've been seeing one around lately." He grinned at bit at the redhead chief, causing his eyes to widen."Well theirs these dragon thieves we've been having trouble with and yes you heard me correctly, dragon thieves." He started walking around Stoick, continuing the lies and spreading them further."Those thief's have been giving us Hell lately and their planning on war."
"War?" He asked shaking his head."That's insane, how can we even believe you? Why should we even trust you?"
"Because if you don't help us catch that Night Fury, you'll never get the revenge for you son." He said darkly."Those dragon riders are nothing but murders and thieves, they don't spare human lives, only dragons so if you don't help us capture this Night Fury and end all of this, then you and your village are doomed."
Stoick didn't say anything for a few moments, then he finally spoke."When are they coming?"
Eret smiled darkly."Three days from now."
Stoick sighed."Alright, come with me and I show you where you and your men can unload."
Everything was going to plan for Eret, all he had to do was set up the dragon riders making them seem like killers and inhuman. So when Drago attacks Berk they would be too busy taking out those two while Drago takes out the entire island, getting rid of two problems, killing two birds with one stone. Drago wasn't a stupid man, he knew they would show up, they always would. But the one thing Drago didn't know that the rider of the Night Fury was the chiefs very own son, and he didn't know the owner of the stormcutter was his wife either.
Too bad Stoick didn't have any clue h just let a warlords private eye on to his island, practically giving him a free invitation in to scope the place out.
It didn't take long for word to spread about Stoick's son Hiccup being dead, once the trapper heard Night Fury they were all over searching for the blasted creature, wanting to bring it to collect their pay and add on to their masters army. Who knows maybe Drago knows who the boy under that mask really is. But he wasn't going to find out until the fight begins. But now they have Berks trust, they could scout out the entire island and fond all it secret spots so Drago's man could attack, this was going to be easy for Eret men and Drago's armada.
Or was it?
Okay I know this chapter wasn't much, but I'll be doing a 4,000 word chapter next time I promise, I just need some time to think and be at peace, I'll see you guys on Sunday.