The blaring of an alarm cut throughout the facility, protruding the ears of everyone inside. Hiccup winced slightly as he heard this, giving a sigh and silently cursing his enhanced senses. He looked to the rest of the Immortals "We need to move and fast!" He called as he turned around and took off back the way he'd come.
The others took off behind him, Astrid and Eret taking flight alongside the group. "What's our next move?" Asked Heather as she attempted to keep up with the enhanced beings.
"We're gonna take all of these guys down, we're gonna collect all of the data they've made and free whoever they may have captive.. and then.." Hiccup rounded a corner to a plain white door, looking at the security panel beside the door and slamming a fist into it, ripping its wiring out.
"We're gonna blow this place apart." He concluded as the door slid open for them to enter. What they'd found was a lightly painted room, silver metal walls and a white tile floor, and several shelves and tables. All of which were white.
Hiccup approached something nearby, a glass case of sorts that seemed to hold their weapons. With a swift palm strike to its panel, it slid open and granted them access.
Snotlout and Heather approached, grabbing their headgear, weapons, tools and communication devices.
Snotlout reloaded all of his firearms before strapping them to his body, getting a look of disapproval from Hiccup and Heather.
"What?" He asked as Hiccup walked off "Nothing." He'd said silently as Snot looked to Heather.
"I can't believe you're using guns now." She says, getting a shrug in response as he drew one of his sidearms and prepared it for the worst. "Things change.. people change.. I changed."
"But to have changed that much-"
"I died. And in death, in rebirth I've seen the light for what it truly is, it's fractured. It needs to be fixed. And soaring these monsters lives isn't fixing that because they can just get up and do it all over again." He continued, drawing attention from everyone within the room now.
"But it's not the path we led. Not the path we were led to!" She argues back at him as she slid her mask onto her face, watching as he grunted.
"It's the path that was left undiscovered, the path they hid away because they knew it'd work. They always said that going down that path makes us as bad as them...but I think it just makes us better." He says, sliding his helmet over his head and allowing the eyes to glow orange.
"We don't have time for this." Fanghook said, drawing out his escrima sticks and approaching the open door. "That alarm has to mean something serious, and I don't think it's for us."
"Then what else could it be for?" Hiccup asks as he approaches his sidekick, noticing a strange look coming upon Eret's face.
"It's an alarm signaling the release of Project: Changewing." He says, a deadpan look arising as he looked to them all.
"Changewing?" Astrid asked as she pulled her mask over her mouth. "I really need to change up this suit…" She commented lowly.
"Changewing…It..He.. is a clone of sorts. A hybrid, given the powers and abilities of several heroes. Not much to him- he has the strength of Thunderdrum, the flight capabilities of Cloudjumper, and the energy generation of Kingstail." Eret explained further, pausing for a moment "To an extent though. He has limits. Can't lift more than 20 tons, can't fly faster than Mach 2, can't build flames near 10,000 degrees. Drago sees him as a failure, a work in progress even… so to release him now he must truly be desperate."
"He has the powers of my parents?" Hiccup asks, Snotlout crossing his arms and approaching. "And my dad?" He asks, growling slightly.
"Yes. To an extent. He's mostly Hiccups folks DNA. From what Mildew said, he's fifty percent Thunderdrum, thirty five percent Cloudjumper and fifteen percent Kingstail." He concluded as he approached the door.
"He's not nearly as strong as them, but he has been taught to use those skills, his mind has been uploaded with most of their tactics and it's pretty much a pit of unbridled rage." He says, turning to Hiccup "So Yeah. Have fun with your new destructive little brother."
Hiccup merely stared at him straight faced, arms dropping to his sides. "This feels so weird…" he says as he steps out of the room, looking both ways to determine the proper way to go.
"Drago would be in Sub Lab B if he's unleashing him, that's on the fourth floor, the absolute last floor in here. Next to it is Prison Blocks 1-2 where all of his prisoners are kept. Next to that is...the morgue." Eret explains with his arms crossed behind his back, giving a thorough description of the base as best he could recall.
"Then I guess We're headed down there to get him." Hiccup concluded, looking on as Gustav's eyes widened
"Uh, You sure about that? What with the creepy clone hybrid thing, I'd prefer to stay up here." He says, getting a soft nudge from Heather.
"This is the time to be a hero. You trained for this, and you can do it. Just keep your head low." She said, giving him a reassuring smile.
"And avoid explosions..and rubble." Came Snotlout as he began walking down the hall towards the elevator. "Hey! Wait up!" Gustav called behind him, rushing towards the elevator with the others in tow.
They all cramped their way into the elevator, waiting for it to make its descent.
It was a very slow descent at that, the annoying music that played inside threw them for a loop.
"Drago did not strike me as a music type." Astrid commented as she moved her arm, accidentally pushing into Hiccup's thigh.
"S-sorry." She's said, getting a shrug from him and a smile "Don't worry about it.." he cast a glance off to the side where Snotlout leaned against a rail, Heather trying her best not to get squished in between him and Eret.
"So...if we survive this, you wanna go out?" Hiccup asks, taking Astrid a bit off guard. She'd swiftly responded with "Yes!" and a bright smile, that was quickly returned. Hiccup was pushed further towards her as he was nudged by Gustav, who gave a goofy grin of his own.
"Bout time!" He shouted, The others within the elevator, save for Snotlout, agreeing.
" I was so tired of the casual flirting between you two." Heather commented with a sly grin as Eret nodded "And the constant challenging of one another."
Their conversation was cut short as the door to the elevator began to slide open. What lied behind it was a sight out of a film.
A corridor filled with rooms, clear as day. Glass covered the outside and each person in each room was either asleep or wishing they were somewhere else. The team slowly walked down the hall, taking note of each prisoner.
Hiccup noticed a girl with white hair sitting in the fetal position of her cell, next to a metallic toilet and sink. She seemed to singing to herself, a beautiful song that his enhanced ears caught.
"Let it go.." She sung, momentarily looking up at the dark clad figure before turning back to the floor. He could feel a dramatic temperature drop near her cell.
Astrid looked over and found a young lady with blonde hair that ended at her back, she laid in her bed staring at the ceiling and nothing else. Her hair would glow every few seconds or so, a golden shimmer that brightened the dark mood.
There were twelve cells in total, six on each side of the corridor. Meaning there were twelve people who would get their freedom today. Eret stopped at one cell, staring into it and seeing a young man with white hair staring at the wall across from his bed.
He panted slightly, signs of another escape attempt being made evident from the small crack in the glass.
"Jack…" Eret commented, drawing his attention. Jack looked at him, a face full of disgust as he lunged at the glass door.
"You traitor!!" He shouted, causing Eret to take a step back. "You let them do this! We were friends! Partners even!! How could you!?!"
He looked towards the floor, attempting to avoid his gaze. "We...we knew what we had signed up for." He said plainly.
"No! You knew! I thought this was just a security op...now I'm stuck here, stuck looking like..like this...stuck with the remnants of my past. I don't even remember my family.." he said, slamming a fist into the glass and drawing everyone's attention.
"But I remember you! Letting them take me without even a word of protest!! You sold me out… you let Drago do this.." he said, a tear escaping from his eye.
"I'm here to make it better. I know I can't undo what he's done but I can at least get you your freedom."
"And then what?" He asks, his pale skin growing a bit red as a memory flashed before his eyes. "Then I live the rest of my life as the unstable Jack Frost!?!"
Eret had no more words, he simply looked at the man as a memory of his own replayed.
Six Years Ago…
Eret sat at a table, hands moving over each card within his hand and carefully eying the men who sat with him. {Gotta watch for Remy, he always has a trick up his sleeve.} he thought as he cast a look to a thing man with reddish hair.
{And then there's Finley, but then again I know his tells. He'll give a small cough and rub the bridge of his nose if he's got a bad hand.} and the dark haired man next to him did just that.
{ But the real challenge is Jack} he looked over at the dirty blonde haired fellow who sat directly across from him, both of them locking eyes for a moment before returning to their decks.
"I fold." Came Finley , the Irish man laying his cards out. This prompted everyone else to follow suit, Remy calling out "Three Aces And two queens."
"Not bad." Eret said as he showed his cards. "Full house."
"Nice...but not nice enough" Came Jack, who laid down an ace, king, queen, Jack, and a ten. "Royal Flush."
"Of course.." Eret said as he rolled his eyes and leaned back. "Alright let's get back to work." He called, standing up and heading towards the exit to their break room with the other men following behind.
He adjusted his mask slightly, turning to look as Jack walked beside him with the other men going the opposite direction.
"Not gonna lie. I was skeptical as hell about taking this security job with this group. But it's honestly been kinda fun." Jack begins, looking to Eret as he slid a black helmet over his head.
"Meh, it's something." Eret said, ignoring the sharp scream that came from far behind them.
"Okay one of these days, I'm gonna figure out what all that ruckus is. You boys on the underground can't hide forever." Jack says, Eret practically able to feel the smile playing upon his lips.
"Hey, if you ever do I'll happily fill you in. But trust me, you don't want underground..it's… bad." He comments as they reach the elevator. Both of them stepping in with Jack pressing the button for the fourth floor and Eret heading to the very last floor.
"I like bad." Jack replies as the doors close.
The two returned to their respective work areas, Jack and all other above floor guards being kept in the dark on what really was going on.
Until that night. The night when Jack was asked by Drago Bludvist himself to accompany him to the bottom floor. The doors slid open, revealing a corridor of glass rooms. As soon as he saw this, his eyes widened.
"Tell me Jackson..what do you know about Bludvist Medical?" The larger man asks as he looks down to Jack, leaving him a bit taken aback.
"It's one of the largest medical supply and research industries in the world. Founded in 1965 by Ivan Bludvist and passed onto his son, you, in 1990." He says as they begin to walk down the corridor, Jack looking over each glass room with confusion.
He saw people inside, but they looked so odd. Depressed even.
"Our research spans various categories. Illnesses, injuries , even going as far as looking into cellular regeneration." Drago concludes as he opens up another door, ushering Jack in.
What was behind the door was more than enough to leave him shocked. "What the hell?!" He shouted, gaining the attention of everyone inside.
There were about twelve people in lab coats, along with Eret who stood off to the side, uncrossing his arms as he looked to Jack. The main thing that drew his attention was the unconscious person strapped down to the table.
"Why did you bring him down here?" Eret asks as he approaches Drago. Drago gave him a look of distaste.
"Merely to observe and contribute." He says, leaving Eret bewildered. His eyes widened beneath his goggles as he caught onto his plan.
"Oh no, no way in hell are you taking h-" he was cut short as a random hand reached out, grabbing ahold of his throat. The hand was made of a dark substance and began to wrap around him like a snake.
"I'm afraid he has no choice.. you will do your job and nothing more and never question me boy.." he released Eret, the black hand retreating into the shadows beneath him. "Ever."
Eret rubbed at his throat, coughing as he began to breathe clearly once again. He looked on as several guards showed up, taking Jack by his arms.
"What the-" he'd began, watching as Eret just stood there, watching.
"Eret! Help!!" He called out, pleading with the man to lend a hand and free him from the men's grip. But his plea went ignored, a sense of dread building up inside as he soon found himself strapped down to a table.
Now
"I know what I did...but I'm trying to fix that now.." Eret concludes, walking over to a computer panel nearby and entering an access code. The cells all opened up, allowing each prisoner inside their freedom after years of captivity and experimentation.
The Immortals stood astounded as they looked over each one, the girl with the Golden glow to her hair. The ice girl and the ice man. There were various others, burst of fire and water and even whole vines bursting from the floors around them. They had what they needed to take on Drago.
An army.
No….Hiccup shook off the thought. He wasn't going to endanger them anymore than they'd already been by Drago.
"Everyone listen up!" He shouted, watching as everyone silenced themselves and looked to him, mainly to the symbol upon his chest.
"It's the Night Fury." The white haired girl said as she looked up at him, getting murmurs and more from those around her.
"Seems you've got fans." Astrid says with a smile as she looks to Hiccup. "Seems so… alright listen up. You guys are free now, there's a jet waiting outside with a couple of my friends. Head out and load onto it, we'll follow behind you guys shortly."
"Head out the East Exit and make haste, take down any guards that get into your way." Hiccup concludes as he turns to the Immortals "We'll handle Drago and the rest of them."
There was no hesitation from the newly freed people, as they said their thank you and bid the heroes farewell before taking off and making way towards the exit.
"Alright...lets go find Drag-" Hiccup had began, finding himself being cut off by a loud rumbling and a sudden eruption from the floor beneath him. A burst of flame shot through the floor and sent him flying onto his back, with Eret and Snotlout being launched back as well due to their proximity.
They all looked over to the hole made in the floor, finding a young man hovering over it with eyes burning a fiery red. He had long red hair that was shaved into an undercut and wore a green suit, sleeveless top half and dark green bottom with black boots. He also had a stubble ridden face.
"Found you.." he spoke softly , glaring at the group.
"Ah...Changewing I take it?" Astrid asks as her eyes glow white, lightning sparking off her body and a small tornado forming around her lower body.
Changewing stares over at her , growling for a moment. "Stormfly." He notes before rushing towards her, tackling her to the floor and delivering a punch to the center of her face.
"Strongest one. Take her down first." He said as he threw Astrid across the room and into a wall.
"Hey!!" Came a shout, he turned to watch as Gustav cartwheeled towards him and delivered a spin kick to his jaw, which he brushed off and responded to by grabbing the boys leg, then slamming him into the wall.
"Hero unknown. Lightweight." Changewing said as he dropped him to the floor. Gustav groaned in pain, being left to look on as the Changewing lifted his foot and prepared to slam it down onto his chest.
But it never came, instead a large burst of green energy soared into the man's body and sent him flying back.
"You were wrong mate." Eret said, his skin glowing a bright green now, radioactive form engaged. "Astrid wasn't the strongest. I am." He said, sending a full force beam of energy towards Changewing, which he attempted to shield himself from with his arms.
The radioactive man's assault continued, as he put more energy into the beam , which caused him to break his guard and sent him flying into the far back wall.
He let out a loud growl and a groan in pain as Eret edged closer and closer to him. He could see the pain in the man's eyes but Eret didn't let up for even a second.
He got right in front of him and continued, but was taken by surprise when he reached out and grabbed him by his face. Changewing began applying pressure until Eret stopped his attack and tried to remove his hand. He soon found himself being slammed into the wall repeatedly.
Something then tapped Changewing's back, causing him to look back at Snotlout who smirked beneath his helmet. A sharp beeping sound caught his attention now. He looked down to see an explosive had been planted there, and it went off with a bang.
He was sent flying through the wall into the lab next door, and came to a kneeling position as he collected himself. "That was easy." Snotlout said as he walked through the hole and loaded up his modified Semi-Auto rifle.
"Who...are you?" Changewing asked as he looked back at him, slowly healing from the damage done.
"I'm your worst nightmare...holy shit, Nightmare. That's perf-" Snotlout had replied, being cut off as a punch to the chest sent him flying back through the hole. He lept back to his feet and looked on as Heather and Hiccup rushed to his side.
"Hell have y'all been?" He asks as they draw their weapons and prepare for the worst. Changewing walked through the hole, hands glowing a vibrant orangish-yellow tone, flames sparking from them.
"Night Fury, Windshear and new target: Nightmare.
Targets Sighted, response...exterminate." He said with a low growl as his eyes glowed red once again. He launched himself at them with a jet stream motion from the flames within his hands.
Hiccup ducked as Heather lept into the air, Snotlout crosses his arms over his chest and allowed his armor to take the damage. As he was sent flying onto his back, Changewing lifted his glowing hands up and began to melt away at the armor plating in his vest.
This left him distracted enough for Windshear to wrap her razor whip around his throat, he grabbed ahold of the whip and soon found a large current of electrical energy coursing through and into his body. His eyes widened as he slowly looked back, finding Windshear smirking at the enhancement to her weapon.
As she held him there, Night Fury rushed over and slid a pair of iron rings onto his fists, his fists now covered by flat iron sheets with the word 'Fury' engraved into them.
He delivered a powerful punch to his face before leaping back and sending another to his stomach, causing him to lurch in pain.
The sound of electricity cracklings drew his attention and he lept out of the way as a bolt of lightning struck Changewing right in his back, sending him flying into the wall and off of Nightmare.
Stormfly hovered down to the floor and wiped her now bleeding nose. "Bastard." She swore as she walked over to the now unconscious clone.
Night Fury helped Nightmare to his feet, noting the burns and melted parts of his suit as they walked towards Stormfly.
Eret and Gustav entered the area, Gustav being helped over by Eret. Now all of the Immortals stood around the downed clone, staring at him.
"We need to restrict him." Hiccup says, looking to Heather who drew a power restricting collar from the side of her belt. "Good thing I kept this then." She said as she adjusted it around his neck.
"He's powerless now." Eret says as he kneels next to him, watching as he stirred slightly. "And he's waking up."
Changewing's eyes blinked rapidly as he launched to his feet and struck a stance immediately. "Don't." Hiccup said, a warning that went on ignored as Changewing lunged at Astrid and soon found himself flung onto his back.
"Newsflash: your powers are restricted. She said as she looked down at him. He growled at this, pulling at the collar on his neck and feeling a sharp jolt of electricity surging through his body.
"Taste of your master's medicine." Snotlout says as he drives his heel into the clones back, sending him further into the floor.
"Now then, you're gonna take us to your boss." Hiccup says as Changewing looks up.
"No...I refuse.." he replies, getting a slightly bewildered look from Hiccup. "Uh...there's no refusing this.."
"What're you gonna do? Kill me?" Changewing asked
"Yes." Came Snotlout who was swiftly punched in the arm by Astrid.
"No!" Astrid said as she looked to him "But we will make you wish you were dead."
"I already do."
An eerie silence crept into the room. "What?" Gustav asked.
"My whole life..as short as it's been, has been miserable. Treated as both a slave and a weapon for these people, you think I wish to live this life?" He asks as he looks up to them.
"Death would be a freedom from all of this…it'd be a change and it'd be worth it." He says, a tear escaping from his eyes. The heroes were left in shock, not certain of what to do or even what to say. But, Night Fury knew. Kneeling beside Changewing, he offered him a hand.
"Help us stop him." He says "And we'll free you from this.. from him." His hand stayed there, never wavering and looking like a golden ticket to the clone.
"He...has me under control." Changewing replies, lifting his left arm to show off a gauntlet that was tightened to his wrist.
"It's a neurotoxin emitter. Whenever it's in use I become a mindless slave to my own anger, and I target whoever I'm told." The hero's eyes widened as he heard this, drawing out a small torch-like device from his belt and grabbing ahold of his wrist.
"No amount of heat is gonna break that..trust me, I've tried."
"Well it's good thing we're not trying heat then." Hiccup says with a smile as he switches it on, a blue stream coming from its spout and onto the metallic surface. The metal in the gauntlet began to freeze up slowly, until it became extreme frigid.
With a swing of a hand, the gauntlet shattered into pieces before their eyes. "And now you're free for real...well there's still the collar but we can probably work on that."
He stood up, bringing Changewing up with him and patted his back softly. "Join us man. We'll get you out of here."
There was a moment of silence following this, as Changewing took a moment to think over the offer. He looked around at all of them, then he smiled. "I've...I've never smiled before." He admits with a slight blush arising. "I'd love to join you.."
"Great." Astrid says as she wipes a bit of blood from her nose before delivering a sharp punch to his arm. "That's for my nose. Also welcome to the Immortals."
"You're gonna need a secret ID. Cause Changewing can't fly for everything...unless you're like In a gang or something I suppose." Gustav says as he looks to him.
"Let's focus on that later." Hiccup says as he makes his way into the hallway. Eret followed behind him staring straight ahead. "That door is the main lab. He's sure to be in there." He says, looking on as the rest of the Immortals followed behind.
The hallway was silent for the most part, very little sound being heard apart from the clicking of Snotlout's rifle as he reloaded it and crackling of electricity in Astrid's hands.
They finally opened the door, being met with the ever so gruesome image of Drago staring back at them from behind a window across the room.
"That's the testing area.." Eret commented as he walked closer. "The hell are you up to now madman?!?" He shouted , slamming a fist against the window.
Drago cackled mildly at this, staring him down. "My shadows were the greatest weapon id ever had. Until they destabilized. For years I've worked to gain that control once again." He began, lifting a hand and surprising everyone but Eret as his shadow seeped into his open palm, forming an axe of blackness.
The axe soon began to shake and melted apart, forming a black puddle at his feet before drawing back into it's original shadow. "I could mold it into anything I wanted…. But my mutation was unstable.." he said, looking at them. "But now I've got it! My breakthrough!!"
"What the hell are you on about?" Astrid asked. Eret looked past Drago at several containers behind him, they had been connected to a duct system inside the testing room. His eyes widened as he saw this. "You can't be serious." He says.
Drago merely laughed. "Oh I am…" he said, looking on with a smile as the gas began to fill the room, the Immortals left to watch in disgust and shock. Hiccup went to work on the computer panel before them, trying to open the room and stop the process.
"What the hell?!?" He shouted as he stared at a black screen. "Bastard destroyed it." He complained as he looked back to Drago. Snotlout rushed to the window, slamming the butt stock of his AR into it in an attempt to break it. After a few unsuccessful slams, he walked back over. "Well that didn't work."
Heather rolled her eyes, but allowed a smile to come upon her face. "Duh.". After this exchange, Changewing attempted to melt through the glass and found it was working. However, he was too late.
The gas began to clear in the room, and Drago laid there in an unconscious heap. "Is he…" Astrid began as she walked over and looked into the room. He wasn't moving, that was for sure. But the darkness around him was.
It was a sudden movement, one that took all of them by surprise, but the shadows surrounding Drago all rushed into the man's body. His skin began to darken further and further, until it was pitch black.
He finally began to move again, his arms and legs twitching slightly. Then, they began to expand before their eyes. His stomach widened dramatically, as did his head. Soon enough, Drago had managed to grow up to about 60 feet tall, bursting through the too of the building and making his way outside.
They stared, wide eyed and mouths gaped as the new monster broke out into the Canadian wilderness.
"What the fuck?" Said Snotlout, interrupting the silence they'd been drawn to after watching this.
"We gotta stop him.'' Hiccup says as Changewing melts down a section of the glass before then, creating a passage big enough for them to walk through. The heroes moved out into the now open area and watched as the mountain sized black monster made his way through the forest.
His skin seemed to carry a reddish glow to it, forming strange scales upon his body along with the rest of the darkness. He swung a massive hand at the rest of the building, tearing it down with ease and causing them to scatter.
"We need to make a plan and fast." Came Heather as she drew out a few sharpscales.
"Someone say fast?" Came an excited voice, all of them Looking at Cami who'd just appeared seemingly out of thin air. "Where I'd you come from?!" Asked Snotlout.
"The plane." She replied as she looked back into the distance at the vehicle then back at them. "So...giant monster battle huh? This oughta be fun." She said as she looked to the creature he'd become. "Gross he's all big and scaly..and dark...and also kinda red.."
Gustav snapped his fingers "Red Death!" He shouted , getting the others to look at him oddly. Hiccup struck out into the center of the group, looking firstly at Drago, then at the team.
"We need air defenses, Nightlight, Stormfly and Changewing that's on you guys. Give us some cover fire and make it rain on him. Snot-er, Nightmare, you, Windshear and Fanghook take to attacking him from the rear. Cami, circle around and create a wind funnel to throw him off balance, everyone steer clear of that funnel." He said, giving each person a role and wanting to get started as soon as possible.
The team merely nodded- they had their jobs and knew what needed to be done. And just like that, they were off. Eret entered his neon form and took to the skies alongside Astrid and Changewing, large bursts of lightning came from the area surrounding Astrid and began to shoot out towards Drago.
He swing his hand at her in an attempt to swat her away, failing as she flew out of the way and continued her assault. From the opposing side, Eret fired off a burst of energy into the back of the creatures neck, with Changewing building up flames and sending them off in large waves of heat to do further damage.
As they focused on his upper half, Night Fury ran towards his center with Typhoon speeding past and rushing beneath his legs. She waited a moment, watching as Fanghook launched himself towards his hind legs, driving his electrically charged escrima sticks into the back of his left knee in the hopes of bringing him down. He found his weapons being stuck there and gave a shout. "Stormfly!!"
This drew the blonde heroine's attention immediately, and she looked his way seeing what he saw. And opportunity. She lifted her hands high and sent a burst of lightning into the escrima sticks, inally blowing out the back of Drago's knee.
With this damage done, this left him further open for another attack. Nightmare took the opportunity to throw three grenades at the damaged knee, firing off his AR into them and creating a powerful explosion.
Drago roared in pain as he sunk to the ground, nearly collapsing onto Typhoon. The Typhoon launched herself into a circular motion immediately, creating a massive whirlwind that lifts him back upwards, the further he went he more in danger he appeared to be.
"Hey Drago...I owe you this!!" Screamed Stormfly as the skies above them turned dark, the clouds crowding around her and the sounds of thunder raging wildly.
Nightlight and Changewing flew away from her side as this happened, Nightlight smiling as his green aura began to glow even brighter. "Gotta agree….this is for Emily!!" He shouted as he allowed the nuclear core inside of his chest to enter an overload mode.
Changewing's eyes widened as he watched two, a smile of amazement coming upon his face. "Cool…" he commented as he flew a bit further from them, allowing them the moment. As the raging energies began to surge into a powerful stream and then collided into one, Drago opened his mouth, building up a large amount of red energy before firing it off.
When the beam of red collided with the beam of green and blue from the heroes, it created a shockwave that shook the entire Canadian wilderness. This sent the grounded heroes down onto their backs and also sent Changewing flying back from the sheer force.
There was a beam struggle to rival all struggles now, the colliding energies continuing to fight against one another- neither gaining any form of advantage or wavering. It seemed to be a hopleless struggle, with even sided powers continuing to counter one another.
That was until the grounded heroes interfered. With help from Night Fury's explosive charges and Nightmares energy helmet- Drago found himself struggling to keep up. A sudden crash into the center of his stomach disrupted his focus once and for all- looking down to see Typhoon glaring at him.
She had built up speed and burst into his stomach like a bullet, ripping her way through and circling back to his front, just to smirk at his downfall. The converging energies from Nightlight and Stormfly pierced through his mouth, going down into his now open stomach and destroying him from the inside.
Drago's body seemed to destabilize as it has him, causing his body to blow apart in a blinding flash of red light. The heroes all froze as they took cover and tried to block it.
But this would be too strong. Time seemed to tick away at the pace of a snail now, as Typhoon adjusted her gloves and smirked before turning and grabbing Night Fury and Windshear, delivering them through the woods and to the Jet waiting out front.
She returned, grabbing Fanghook and Nightmare and doing the same. Finally, she'd rush up the tallest of trees and use the momentum gained to launch herself towards Changewing, grabbing and tackling him towards the ground. She landed on her feet then, taking him to the jet as well.
With one more return to the site of the explosion, she stared at Night and Stormfly, trying to figure a way to save them. But from her angle, their new power increases would most likely shield them. She opted to return to the jet now, getting herself away as the blast began to encompass the facility.
As the bright flash of light and burst of energy spiralled out of control it began to die down until it was nothing more than a mere spark. The Immortals all slid to the ground from the final shockwave and looked on at the now destroyed base. The freed prisoners from inside the jet stepped out to view it, being taken aback by the shock of it all.
Hiccup rose back to his feet, looking around. He'd found everyone there safe and sound- including a smirk Camicazi. All but two. "Where's Astrid and Eret?!' he called over to Cami, who gave a somber look.
"I couldn't get to them without getting fried." she said, softly rubbing her arm. The others were surprised as Hiccup suddenly took off towards the rubble of the facility, skipping past it all as he made his way back to the forest. The snow around the area had been wiped out, leaving dead grass in it's place. He looked over and found two bodies, sliding beside the first one.
His mask began an immediate scan over them as he held Astrid's head in his arms. "Astrid? Hey wake up! Astrid!! Please…" he said, trying his hardest to awaken the weather bender.
Eret surged to life a few feet away, coughing slightly as he looked over to Hiccup who looked back with a smile. "You're alright!"
Eret shook his head. "The hell I am, my head hurts like It's been beaten in." He says as he climbs to his feet. He took a look around the area, smirking softly. "Bastards finally gone."
His smirk faded ss he looked to Astrid who began to stir. Hiccup looked at her, watching as her eyes opened slowly to reveal pools of crystal blue. "H-hiccup?" She asked softly.
He smiled "Hey. I'm here….you did it." He says, watching as she smiles, then releases a soft groan. "Hiccup..'' she said.
"Yeah?" He asked, eager to know what she had to say.
"You're kneeling onto my hand." she says, watching as he quickly moved his knee off of her hand and brought it into his own, kissing it softly.
"Sorry." He said awkwardly.
"That's alright." She said, bringing a hand up and delivering a swift punch to his arm. She knew it wouldn't hurt but it was worth a shot.
He laughed softly at this, bringing her up and kissing her lips. "I'm glad you're alright." He says , smile never fading from this face.
"Alright, let's get the hell out of ere already." Eret says as he looks over at the destroyed facility one more time..
Transition
Fishlegs sighed softly as he took a seat in his favorite recliner, which thankfully had not been occupied by a dark spandex wearing childhood friend anymore. But instead he looked across the living room at the couch, where two white haired young adults and a girl with golden hair sat.
"Alright so...I'm Fishlegs, weird nickname I'm sure but it's stuck since childhood. Tell me about yourselves." He said awkwardly, trying his best to make conversation.
Jack shrugged "I'm Jack Weathers...well , Jack Frost now I guess. I was born in Winnipeg and joined the MRA security task force at 18. Then I met Drago and here we are."
The white haired girl hummed softly as she finished tying her hair into a braid. "I'm Elsa Arren. I was next in line to be the Queen of Arrendale, Norway until I was kidnapped and declared missing. I was then turned into this...Ice Queen using samples of Jack's enhanced DNA." She explained, a soft smile gracing her features.
"I plan to return to Arrendale and reclaim my throne from my cousin Hans soon. Hopefully this goes over well with him. Maybe I'll find out who set up my kidnapping to begin with."
Everyone sat in silence for a moment, before giving several nods of affirmation and smiles of happiness.
Finally the blonde spoke. "I'm Rapunzel, I'm also from Norway, not too far from Arrendale actually. I was the daughter of a major business conglomerate who was also kidnapped. Though I know exactly who planned it- my step mother. So when I return home, her ass is mine." She says with sweetest of smiles.
"Slightly scary. I like it." Jack says before turning back to Fishlegs. "So how long does Hiccup plan to keep us here exactly?"
Fishlegs sat up in his seat. "Until his new Metagene training facility is done. " He says, listening as the sound of a kettle began to come into his ears. "Seems our tea is done."
Dragon's Edge
With his Den compromised and his Safehouse alos compromised, Hiccup had to scramble to find a new base of operations and a new home. Luckily that was easily accomplished with help from his father. He, Astrid and Heather walked up to the doors of the large mansion, hidden away from the rest of the town deep in the woods.
He pushed the key into the lock and opened the doors up, smiling as a burst of cool air rushed past them. Astrid, wearing a black overcoat over a red blouse and a pair of jeans with black boots, smiled at the eccentric decor. There were several pictures of historical figures planted throughout the main foyer, the large chandelier above had it's crystal lights bouncing off of the marble floor.
"This is it. My new home..our new base. And our Metagene training facility." Hiccup says as he turns to Heather, who wore a blue tee shirt and a pair of white pants with blue flats and sunglasses.
"We've come a long way from being kids playing dress up." She said as she started up the stairs. Astrid moved to Hiccup's side, smiling as he wrapped an arm securely around her waist and smiled.
He motioned towards the large rounded window that sat above the stairs, decorated with stained glass. "I'm thinking of changing that window up. Putting a symbol there."
"Really?" She asked, looking up stuff him. "What type of symbol did you have in mind?"
He smirked at the question. " A giant 'I'."
Conference Room
The base had been set up after weeks of deliberation and planning. Now the heroes that called themselves the Immortals sat at a big round table, Hiccup at the head and Heather at the opposing end. Snotlout worry a new suit, his sleeveless lol being replaced with slightly armored black sleeves and a red tunic, chest and abdomen covered with plating.
Eret had a suit of his own as well. A one piece sleeveless black suit that blended with his powers. The others wore the same outfits, smirking at what they'd built.
Snotlout cast a glance around the room. "Where's Gustav? We have weapons training at three." He says
"Still at school. Kids starting his sophomore year and his mom's doing amazing." Hiccup replies as he looks to his cousin. "Speaking of moms, how'd the reunion go?" He asked.
Snotlout shrugged softly. "It was good. I knocked, her and dad opened the door then shut it in my face. They came back, cried. Hugged me. I cried. Then I spent all night explaining everything and they were just thankful to have me back." He said , a smile gracing his features.
Hiccup as the others smiled as well, Eret taking his time to speak. "The trainers are doing great so far. They're getting close to mastering their abilities, Jack's doing the best so far."
"Elsa made a snowman too." Cami commented as she leaned back, resting her feet onto the table. "Like literally...a walking and talking snowman. She calls him Olaf."
Astrid walked over to the large monitor nearby, switching it on to display a recent news broadcast. "And the public loves us." She says with a smile as Heather's face appeared on the screen, the recording of the recent broadcast making her jump with pride.
"In other news, the world can rest safely knowing they're being watched over by a force for good. Seemingly in hiding for the longest, these heroes have stepped out as a combined force for good. Led by Night Fury, the combined efforts of Windshear, Stormfly, Nightlight, Nightmare and Typhoon have resolved issues worldwide within a matter of weeks. So to the world, rest softly knowing the Immortals have your back."
Heather smiled as she watched this, the other heroes smiling as well. Snotlout still had some concerns. "Why wasn't Gustav mentioned?" He asked, an eyebrow raised in question as he rested a hand onto his helmet.
"He's declined our offer to join. Kid says he's gonna focus on school doing things solo for a bit. He'll still train with us and ride with Hiccup but he needs to build up to it personally." Eret says as he looks to their leader.
"I'm proud of him for it. He's grown up since I first met him." He says, his eyes turning back to the monitor as a breaking news report plays loud.
"Breaking news!" A white haired female reporter said as she appeared on the screen. Images of blood stained floors and broken walls appeared beside her. "Recent events revealed a killer amongst the streets of Dragon's Edge, leaving DEPD shocked."
The team was taken by surprise, but immediately rushed to their feet in preparation. "After much investigation, they've found the suspected killer." She says, the video transferring to a press release of the DEPD commissioner.
"As much s it pains me to say, we have a murdered in our ranks." The older African American man stated, the flashes of cameras and murmurs of the crowd overtaking him for a moment. "It's with a heavy heart that I say this. But we're putting a warrant out for the arrest of Detective Henry 'Hiccup' Haddock for fifteen accounts of first degree murder, evidence tampering, money laundering and forgery."
The heroes all went dead silent, nothing being heard but the heavy breathing of Hiccup. "W-what?!?" He shouted, slamming a fist into the control panel of the monitor and leaving a large dent.
He turned to his team, who looked to him with sadness in their eyes. He shook his head wildly, as though this were some bad dream come to life. But nothing changed it. As of now he was out of a job, and he was a wanted man.
Well that's it. That's the end of the first Arc of the Immortals. Wait til next time, where we delve deep into mystery and try to figure out just what's going on. I'll be making some one shots and spin offs for some of these characters too, so be on the lookout for those. Until next time, signing off.