Chapter 42: The One Where Grimmel Controls Him

This is a one-shot where Eret gets controlled by Grimmel, and is made to do terrible things. Based off a prompt I found on Google.

"Eret, get Becky out of here before Grimmel – "

"Hiccup…"

Hiccup turns and sees Eret in Becky's arms, unconscious, a dart sticking out of Eret's arm.

"We need a doctor! Now!"

"Oh, your doctors can't do anything for him, Chief. He'll be under my control when he wakes up. If he wakes up."

Ruffnut comes over and pries her adoptive sister away from Eret.

"I know, sweetie, I know. He's going to be okay. Come on."

Tuffnut and Snotlout manage to lift Eret and get him back to the healing tent, Ruffnut and Becky following them.

They don't see Grimmel following them and eventually hiding himself.

Soon, Eret develops a fever and Valka and Lily Thorston struggle to keep him cool.

Ruffnut rubs her sister's back to bring her some comfort.

The day drags on, and Eret soon wakes up.

But that's not good.

Eret draws his sword, startling everyone.

Ruffnut and Tuffnut instinctively put Becky behind them.

"Don't hide her. Grimmel wants me to kill her, and I do whatever Grimmel says. I won't hesitate to kill anyone who gets in my way."

"Eret, this isn't you! Grimmel is controlling you with the venom of a Deathgripper. Please. Don't do this. I love you!" Becky says from behind her siblings.

"Silence, you half-troll. All you say are lies." Eret then plunges his sword into Ruffnut and Tuffnut, before plunging it into Becky and then himself.

Eret bolts awake, his branding scar once again burning.

"Eret, are you okay?"

"Grimmel. He controlled me. He shot a dart into my arm, filled with Deathgripper venom. I ended up killing Ruffnut, Tuffnut, you and myself. It was – "

A wail interrupts Eret's train of thought.

"I'll get her, love." Eret goes over to their two-year old daughter Ruby's room and picks her up in his arms.

"What's wrong, my little love?"

"Scawy dweam."

"You had a scary dream?"

"Uh-huh."

"Why don't you come sleep with Mama and I, just for tonight?"

Ruby nods as she and her daddy head back into the master bedroom.

"Did my little girl have a scary dream?"

Ruby nods as Eret places his and Becky's daughter into her mother's arms.

Becky soon sings her daughter back to sleep and she leans back against the headboard, and leans her head against Eret's shoulder.

"I really hope she didn't have the same nightmare you did."

"She's never even met Grimmel."

"I know. But everyone has been forever changed by what he and you-know-who both did."

"I know."

"Eret?"

"Yes?"

"Are you okay?"

"No. But I will be. As long as I've got you and Ruby and our extended family, I'll be okay."

"I hope so."

The Nordisks soon fall back asleep, and, thankfully, they all have happy dreams for the rest of the night.