Note: The Trolls appear briefly in this chapter, only to do what I need them to do. I actually don't like them all that much, because they had the worst timing in the movie. The first thing was after Anna was healed, they showed that image of Elsa to her parents as an adult, basically getting murdered for her powers. In the parents' defense, I think they took it the wrong way, and isolated both daughters to protect Elsa. Even though Anna had her memory wiped, I think her just mentioning things like it is always colder in Elsa's room or something could be picked up by the wrong person. So, I think that's why they isolated Anna too. The other reason I really didn't like the trolls was that Anna was dying, and the fact that there was a song during that time, when they could have been helping her soon left a bad taste in my mouth. Kristoff tried to get them to stop, but they ignored him during that scene.
Healing and Beginnings of War
Astrid and Stormfly reached their destination by midday. They docked far away from the main harbor leading into Arendelle. Astrid wanted to make sure Stormfly was well hidden before she entered the main population of Arendelle. Astrid caught her reflection, and groaned in frustration. The makeup she wore was messed up. She took her cloak, and proceeded to wipe all the makeup off of her face.
"Come on girl, let's make camp." Astrid told her dragon.
The dragon crooned in agreement, and the two headed into the forest.
Hiccup woke up on his too soft bed. He spotted Kristoff and Anna sitting on chair near his bed. He spotted one of the many Healers gathering up their supplies. His head was throbbing, but he remembered that if he bent his arm too much, he risked reopening his wounds. On the plus side, he could sit up now, without too much trouble. His movements caught Anna and Kristoff's attention. Hiccup gave them a fainting motion, and hope they got what he was asking.
"Are you asking how long you were out?" Kristoff asked.
Hiccup nodded.
"You were only out for about an hour." Anna answered. "It's only midday now."
Hiccup nodded again.
"I think it's time!" Anna exclaimed.
Time for what?
Kristoff stared blankly at her.
"The Trolls!" Anna blurted out. "They can help him."
"It's only been a few days, and it would take a couple hours to reach my family." Kristoff replied.
Trolls exist?! Wait until I tell Gobber!
"Yeah, I know, but Hiccup is showing great progress! Most people would be complaining and milking their pain for all its worth. Hiccup is already up, and walking around. I'm sure he can survive the trip." Anna pointed out.
Kristoff and Anna stared at each other, finally Kristoff relented.
"Fine, we'll have to leave now, so we can make it back here before nightfall."
"YAY!"
Hiccup looked between the two from his vantage point on his bed. Kristoff went over, and helped Hiccup to his feet. Anna grabbed him by his wrists, and gently tugged him out of the room. Hiccup allowed himself to be dragged outside of the castle, and to the stables. Anna let go of Hiccup, and both she and Kristoff ran into the stables. Hiccup followed them, but his prosthetic got caught, and he began to fall. Kristoff, who had come back to get him, caught him before he hit the ground. He helped Hiccup regain his footing.
"Easy Hiccup." Kristoff told him.
Kristoff helped Hiccup into the stables. Hiccup saw Anna near a horse, and he saw Kristoff approach a creature that looked like a Yak. Except it was gray, skinny, and short haired. Its horns were different too.
What's that?
Anna seemed to pick up on Hiccup's confusion.
"That's Sven, he's a Reindeer." Anna told him.
Rain Deer? What a weird name for an animal like that.
"Hi Hiccup, my name is Sven, it is a pleasure to meet you." Kristoff told him.
His voice sounds weird. What is he doing that for?
Hiccup noticed that Sven seemed to nod at what Kristoff was saying in his weird voice.
That's disturbing.
"Come on, let's go!" Anna exclaimed. "We're losing daylight."
"What is Hiccup supposed to ride?" Kristoff asked.
"He can ride with you; I don't think Sven would mind." Anna said, turning to Sven. "You want Hiccup to ride with you right Sven?"
Sven nodded and looked at Hiccup.
Are all Arendelle people weird, or is it just those two?
Before Hiccup could react, he found himself hoisted up on Sven's back. Kristoff had placed him there. The blonde man climbed on behind them, and Anna got on her horse. The three of them left the stables, and headed for their destination.
Astrid emerged from her camp, and headed towards the village. She had taken her boots off to make camp, but had put them back on to walk to the village. She had a hard time walking in the boots made for Arendelle women. She stumbled, and almost fell flat on her face, more times than she wanted to admit. Right before she entered the village, she fixed her hair and smoothed out her dress.
Well, here goes nothing.
She put one foot in front of the other, and proceeded to begin her undercover task. Something knocked into her, and knocked her down. When she got back to her feet, she saw a red-haired woman riding a horse, and a blonde man riding a Yak-type animal. They did not realize they had knocked her down. A person in the blonde man's arms caught her attention.
Hiccup?! Those must be the kidnappers!
The moment to stop them was lost, but the encounter proved one thing. Hiccup was in Arendelle! She decided to gather more information, before sending a message to Stoick the Vast. War was a large undertaking, and she had to tread carefully.
Did we just hit someone?
Kristoff had a firm grip on him, so he could not turn around to see. The motion of riding Sven sent minor jolts of pain through him, but it did not cause any of his wounds to reopen. Kristoff got ahead of Anna, and they went up a mountainside, to a path, and they followed the path through some foliage. Kristoff slowed down as they entered a clearing.
"Here we are." Kristoff said.
He dismounted from Sven, and helped Hiccup down. After that, he helped Anna off of her horse. Hiccup looked around the clearing.
Wow, rocks with moss growing on them. I think Kristoff is off his rocker.
Hiccup turned to Anna, who looked like she was waiting for something with a big smile on her face.
Okay, something tells me I should leave.
"Hey guys, I'm back." Kristoff told the rocks. "Is Grand Pabbie around? I need his help with something."
Hiccup slowly backed away.
I'll have to run when they're not looking.
"Hi!" A voice piped up.
Hiccup nearly jumped out of his skin. He whirled around. A rock like creature with moss hair and a moss tunic was staring at him. The creature came up to his knee. Hiccup backed away, but his prosthetic got caught on another creature that looked older than the other one. Before he could fall on his back, multiple hands caught him, and helped him to his feet.
"Look at his left leg!"
"Poor thing, so young, too young to lose a leg."
"He's got pretty eyes!"
The creatures were all talking at once, and Hiccup shut his eyes. He wanted to put his hands on his ears, but he risked reopening his wounds. The talking was giving him a headache.
Stop talking!
"Enough!" A voice called out.
Hiccup opened his eyes, and saw a creature that appeared to be an Elder. The other creatures fell silent, and made a pathway for the Elder creature. The Elder creature approached Hiccup, and gently grasped Hiccup's wrist. He gently guided Hiccup into a sitting position, and stared straight into his eyes.
These creatures really can't be trolls right? They are way too nice!
"You have been through so much for one so young." The Elder creature, no troll, said. "My name is Grand Pabbie, I won't hurt you."
Hiccup flinched when Grand Pabbie took hold of his injured arms. While his hands were held, a warmth spread through both his hands and arms. Grand Pabbie let go of his arms, and put on hand on Hiccup's neck. The same warmth had felt in his arms now flowed in his neck. The warmth faded, and Grand Pabbie pulled away.
"Try speaking now." Grand Pabbie told him.
"My throat has been slashed, so I doubt I can speak on command."
It slowly dawned on Hiccup that he had said that out loud.
"Sorry."
"Not a problem."
"Yay! I knew the trolls could heal him!" Anna exclaimed, startling Hiccup.
"Hello Anna, hello Kristoff." Hiccup said.
Hiccup saw Anna's eyes widen, so he turned to Kristoff.
"Did I do something wrong?"
"Did you hear that Kristoff? He pronounced our names perfectly." Anna squealed.
"I'm so confused right now."
Kristoff sat down next to Hiccup, and looked at him in the eye.
"Do you remember what happened to you?"
Hiccup shook his head.
"No, but I keep getting flashes of memories that make sense to me. I can never get a firm grasp of what I am seeing in those memories." Hiccup said, before he turned to Anna. "How did I end up in Arendelle?"
Anna's smile dropped.
"We don't know." She answered. "You were delivered in a trunk, and you came from Weaseltown. You were tied up, and really badly hurt."
Anna looked at Hiccup.
"What do you know about my sister?" She asked him. "You seemed so scared of her."
Hiccup thought about the story told to him, but he could not remember who told it to him.
"I don't remember who told me, but they said your sister murdered your parents for power."
Anna gasped.
"I knew someone who murdered his father to gain power. His name was Dagur the Deranged. He almost drowned me when we were kids. He offered his help to kill my father, but I don't ever want any harm to come to my dad."
Anna and Kristoff stared at him.
"They also said that the Queen brainwashed her sister to lure innocent people to their deaths. The Queen also attempted to murder her sister when they were both children."
Anna covered her mouth in shock.
"They also said that the Queen had a massive troll guard that restrained their victims while the Queen killed them."
Kristoff's eyes widened.
"Trolls exist where I come from, and pure evil, when I was four I wanted to hunt one down."
Kristoff glared at Hiccup, who did not see it.
"Gobber told me they steal his socks, but only the left ones, what's up with that?"
Kristoff stared at him, before he burst out laughing, Anna joined in soon after.
"Okay…" Hiccup began.
Did I miss something?
Anna got control of herself first.
"It's getting late; we should get back, before Elsa sends out a search party."
Kristoff stood up, and led Anna to her horse. He helped her on to the horse, and then turned towards Sven. Hiccup stood up, and dusted himself off. Before he could join Anna and Kristoff, Grand Pabbie grabbed his wrist.
"You have given your trust so easily to those around you; your trust has been betrayed. Your heart has realized who to trust, but your mind has not. Until your heart and mind become one, you will stay locked in the shadows. Tread carefully."
Grand Pabbie let go of Hiccup's wrist, and became a moss covered rock once more. The other trolls did the same, but Hiccup did not notice. He was too busy mulling over what Grand Pabbie had said. He was shaken from his thoughts when Kristoff led him away from the clearing. Kristoff climbed on Sven's back, and Hiccup climbed up after him. They headed for the castle.
What did he mean by that?
After a couple hours, they reached the castle.
"Elsa!" Anna screamed in horror.
Hiccup looked up, and saw Toothless hovering over the Queen. The Queen was covered in blood. There was ice everywhere, along with scorch marks. Hiccup realized that Toothless had ice and scratches all over his body. Hiccup's eyes widened in horror when he saw the all too familiar plasma blast form in the Dragon's mouth.
"Toothless!" Hiccup yelled. "NO!"
Astrid ran back to her camp, and spotted Stormfly. She also spotted four other people, and three dragons. One of the three dragons had two heads. She sighed in annoyance. Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Fishlegs, and Snotlout had found her.
"I thought I lost you."
"Sorry babe, but I could find you anywhere." Snotlout answered.
"Ugh, I will pretend I never heard that." Astrid responded. "How did you find me?"
"Trial and error." Fishlegs spoke up. "We listened to traders talking, and ended up here."
Astrid tossed a chicken to Stormfly.
"I am sending Stormfly to Berk with a message to the Chief."
"You don't have to; I brought our terrible terrors with us." Fishlegs told her.
"All of them?"
"Yes, I have your terror, Butt and Head the twin's twin terrors, Iggy my lovely terror, Sharpshot Hiccup's terror, and Snotlout's terror."
On cue, Snotlout's terror popped up, and bit Snotlout on his leg.
"OW! Why did you bring him? I already have a dragon that refuses to listen to me!"
Astrid ignored him and turned to Fishlegs.
"Give me my terror, I will send him to Berk with the message."
Fishlegs handed her the terror. She tied her message to the dragon's leg, and after it was secure, he flew off. Astrid turned back to the group, who were looking at her in anticipation. Except Snotlout, who was trying to shake off his pint-sized dragon.
' "Were you able to find where Hiccup was?" Fishlegs asked. "Is he really here?"
"Yes, he is here in Arendelle, I saw him."
Everyone leaned in to listen to her.
"He was being held by a large blonde man riding a weird-looking Yak-animal. I think they were transporting him somewhere."
"Vikings live here too?" Tuffnut asked.
Ruffnut punched him in the face, and then turned back to Astrid.
"What else?" Ruffnut asked.
"There was a red-haired woman riding a horse that was with them." Astrid said, leaning closer to the others. "I asked around, and found out that the blonde man's name was is Kristoff and the redhead's name is Anna. She is the Queen's sister."
"Anna is the Queen?" Tuffnut asked.
"No doofus, that's the name of the redhead." Ruffnut replied.
"Wait the redhead is not the Queen? I am so confused right now!" Tuffnut exclaimed.
Ruffnut drop-kicked her brother.
"Wait, does that mean the story we were told was real?" Fishlegs asked.
"I don't think so, all I know is that Hiccup is her prisoner." Astrid replied.
Astrid looked up at the sky.
"It's getting dark, and it looks like rain is on its way."
"Oh! I found a cave not too far from here." Fishlegs said. "We can make that our base camp, and make your camp our diversion camp, so we can slip away if we get spotted."
Astrid and everyone stared at him.
"What have you done with Fishlegs, you Fishlegs imposter?" Tuffnut demanded.
"Nothing! Look, we can all continue out here talking in the rain about things that don't matter, or in the caves coming up with ideas to rescue Hiccup! He is in trouble, and we are the only ones that can help him. Now get in that cave!" Fishlegs yelled. "Sorry if I sounded mean, I just want Hiccup back."
"It's fine, let's go before we get soaked in the rain." Astrid said.
The five teens, and the ten dragons headed to the caves Fishlegs had found. They got inside, just as it started to pour. Fishlegs built a fire, and everyone took care of their own food and dragons. Snotlout's terror only let him go for the food. They spent hours discussing the ways to rescue Hiccup. Astrid felt her eyelids droop, she snuggled into Stormfly's side and drifted to sleep.
We're coming Hiccup, just hang on.
"Sir!" A well-groomed, blonde soldier, exclaimed. "I've got news from our men in Arendelle."
"What is it?'" A male voice said.
The voice belonged to an eighteen-year-old man, he had red hair, side burns, and green eyes. He sat at a well decorated table, and was sipping from a glass of red wine. He gave the blonde man an annoyed look.
"My men got word that Berk is stirring for war, and they have set their eyes on Arendelle."
The man sipped from the wine.
"Perfect."
"Oh, and one more thing Sir Hans."
Hans pulled the wine glass away from his lips.
"The Viking Prince was somehow healed."
The wineglass shattered in Hans' hand.
TO BECONTINUED….
Note: I made two references to the cartoon series for How to Train your Dragon. I brought in the Terrible Terrors from the episode 'Worst in Show' where they train terrors. Everyone named their terror, except Astrid and Snotlout from what we saw. They are going to be here for a reason.
Next chapter may be the longest one, because it deals with the fight between Toothless and Elsa. The fight happened when Hiccup, Anna, and Kristoff were gone. So next chapter will cover the fight and the aftermath. Hans is back, and we will see where he is in a few chapters from now. I wanted to focus on the other dragon trainers for a bit as well. I haven't decided if I will have another Berk chapter between the next chapter and the one after that, but things are now heating up. Also, those who are confused on the timeline going on, Hiccup has been in Arendelle for more than a few days, when Hiccup was out with Anna and Kristoff, Astrid arrived in Arendelle. He had blacked around that time as well. Astrid won't see the fight either, because around that time she was searching for information, and will not be in the area. Also, Hiccup is healing fast, because from what I saw in the movie and the series, he can handle pain fairly well. He gets thrown around, and pushed around quite a bit, so I think he would not let wounds slow him down too much. Thank you for reading.