Note: Here is chapter ten of Frozen Viking, I deleted the poll thing, and this will be the actual chapter that takes its place. I have played two online How to Train your Dragon games, which are Rise of Berk, and School of Dragons. From Rise of Berk I found the names for Astrid and Snotlout's terrible terrors. Astrid's terrible terror is named Sneaky, and Snotlout's terrible terror is named Pain. I saw the second movie in the theaters as well, and I saw the short Dawn of the Dragon Racers. For the second movie, I had this out before the movie, and the second movie revealed that Hiccup was premature. There was also a website that showed the ages of the kids; Hiccup, Snotlout, and Astrid are in their twenties, and Fishlegs and the twins are nineteen. This story takes place between movies, and before Hiccup has his growth spurt, he is starting to get his second movie looks though.
Chapter 10: Armada and Arrows
Stoick sat in his chair, reading over the report Astrid had sent to him. Anger surged through him as he read the words. The people he welcomed to his island with open arms had betrayed his trust when they kidnapped his son. The report he held in his hands confirmed the whereabouts of his son. Arendelle had messed with the wrong Chief!
"So, any news?" Gobber asked, letting himself in.
Stoick held out the report for Gobber to read. The other man took it in his good hand, and began to read it. His blue eyes widened, and he stared at Stoick on shock.
"What are you going to do?" Gobber asked.
Stoick stood up from his chair.
"We prepare for war. I am going to get my son back!"
Astrid fidgeted as she sat in the caves, which was where everyone spent the night. She wanted to do something, but she knew she could not, because she risked everyone's safety. Plus, she wanted to wait for Stoick's response. Her terror, Sneaky, was the fastest flyer out of the group, so he was probably already in Berk. Speaking of terrors, Snoutlout's terror Pain was currently latched on to Snotlout's ankle. The rest of the terrors were roughhousing. The bigger dragons watched as they played, except Hookfang, who was watching Snotlout try to dislodge Pain from his ankle. Astrid let out a sigh, and leaned against Stormfly.
"I wonder if Hiccup is okay." Fishlegs said, breaking the silence.
Everyone gave him a blank look, including the twins.
"Last time I checked being kidnapped isn't fun." Tuffnut replied. "Unless that was a lie."
Snotlout stopped trying to pry Pain off of him for a moment.
"Why haven't we tried to save him yet?" Snotlout demanded.
"The castle is too big." Astrid pointed out. "We risk getting caught, than no one would be able to help Hiccup if that happens."
"We could always set fire to it." Tuffnut said.
"That may end up killing him, so no." Astrid replied.
"One of us could wait outside the castle, and get him when he appears." Ruffnut said.
She pointed at Astrid.
"Plus, you're dressed like them."
"I would have to create some sort of identity for myself for that kind of society to get inside the castle." Astrid replied.
"So, we wait then." Fishlegs said.
Stoick finished writing his response to Astrid; he tied the letter around Sneaky's right leg. Once the letter was secure, Sneaky flew off back to Arendelle. Stoick boarded his ship, and turned to the gathered armada. The last of the supplies were being loaded. Half of his villagers would go with him, and half would stay on the island with the dragons. The dragons would be the last resort. Gobber stood next to Stoick, waiting for his command. His brother, and right hand man, Spitelout, would stay on the island until he was needed.
"We set sail to Arendelle; Astrid Hofferson has given its location of it in her report." Stoick told the gathered men and women. "We will make it to Arendelle in two to three days, Thor willing."
The gathered Vikings cheered, they were always ready for a good fight. One Viking pulled their two Arendelle prisoners on to the ship. Stoick wanted them off of Berk. Once the prisoners were secure, they sailed off to Arendelle.
"I'm coming Hiccup." Stoick vowed.
Hiccup woke up when he heard a knock on the door. He had been exhausted from last night. Anna had kept badgering him about his heritage. She had only stopped when Elsa told her to leave him alone.
"Sir Hiccup!" The person on the other side of the door called. "Queen Elsa would like to speak with you."
"Okay, I'm up." Hiccup replied.
He sleepily grabbed for his leg, which he had leaned against the bed before going to sleep. He missed twice, before he decided to open both eyes to retrieve it. He attached his prosthetic to his leg, and slowly got out of bed. He gathered his clothes, which had been washed, and got dressed. Rubbing his eyes in the attempt to wake up fully, he opened the door that led to his room.
"Queen Elsa is this way." The servant told him.
Hiccup followed him, and was led to the part of the castle he had not been to yet. The servant opened the door, and Hiccup started to follow in after him. He stopped dead in his tracks. Sitting in a chair, in the center of the room, was the Duke of Weaseltown! Hiccup felt sick to his stomach as his mind flashed back to when he met the man. He vaguely remembered that the Duke was with someone else, but he could not remember who they were.
"It seems that you have lied about never seeing the boy before."
Elsa's voice broke through Hiccup's thoughts.
Hiccup looked up, and noticed that Elsa and the Duke were staring at him.
"This is an outrage!" The Duke yelled. "You take me away from my home and accuse me of kidnapping! You have no proof!"
Hiccup watched as Elsa put her hand to her head. The bandage on her head was smaller, and covered the actual wound. Her arm was still in a sling. The servant gently pushed Hiccup further into the room. Elsa turned to Hiccup.
"I just need a moment of your time, and then you may go." Elsa told him.
Hiccup slowly approached her; he was surprised that the guards did not attack him. Hiccup stood next to Elsa, and turned to face the Duke. Elsa put her hand on his shoulder to comfort him.
"Hiccup, do you recognize this man?" Elsa asked him.
Hiccup swallowed, and looked the Duke straight in the eye.
"Yes."
"Unbelievable! You are taking his statement over mine?!" The Duke exclaimed.
Elsa lifted up her good hand.
"Enough!" She commanded. "Hiccup, you may go. You, over there, escort Hiccup to the stables. As for you, Duke of Weaseltown…"
"It's Weselton!"
"…We have more questions for you." Elsa continued, ignoring the outburst.
Hiccup left, he did not want to be around the Duke, because the old man made him feel uneasy. With the selected guard in tow, he went to the stables to visit Toothless. Hiccup tried to make small talk with the guard.
"So, what's your name?"
"…"
"Where are you from?"
"…"
"Okay, this has been an enlightening conversation."
When Hiccup and the guard reached the stables, the guard opened the door, and allowed Hiccup inside.
"I will wait outside." The guard told him. "No funny business."
"I'll behave." Hiccup replied, rolling his eyes.
The guard glared at him, but did not bother replying to him. Hiccup ignored him, and went over to the stall the held Toothless. The dragon bounced up and down in his stall when he spotted Hiccup.
"Hey Buddy!" Hiccup greeted him. "How are you doing?"
Toothless crooned and nuzzled his face. Hiccup fed Toothless some fish, and the two spent time together. Almost an hour later Hiccup heard the guard talking to someone, and moments later the door opened. Hiccup rolled his eyes when they 'softly' closed the door. By the sound of it, someone was trying to be stealthy, but was failing badly. Toothless snarled at the intruder.
"Hey Anna." Hiccup said, without turning around.
There was a squeak of surprise from the stall next to him.
"You could hear me?" Anna asked, peeking out.
"Only a lot." Hiccup replied. "What are you doing?"
"I wanted to see your dragon." Anna replied, sheepishly.
Toothless crooned at her in confusion, and cocked his head to the side. He turned to look at Hiccup, who only shrugged in response. Hiccup saw a bucket of fish, and handed it to Anna. Toothless' eyes immediately latched on to the basket she was holding.
"Why is he looking at me like that?" Anna asked.
She used the bucked as a shield.
"He isn't going to eat me, is he?"
"He wants the fish."
"Oh! Right, that makes sense actually!" Anna exclaimed. "Toothless! Here you go, fish!"
Anna held out the fish to Toothless, who reached over to it, with his mouth open.
"I could have sworn you had teeth…" Anna started.
Toothless extended his teeth to grab the fish.
"WOAH!" Anna exclaimed.
She pulled away, and then inched closer.
"You have retractable teeth!"
Anna reached into the basket, and began feeding the fish to Toothless. Toothless loved the attention. Hiccup stood to the side, and watched the young woman bond with his dragon. About a half hour later, the guard came into the stables. Toothless hissed uneasily at him.
"Princess Anna, Sir Kristoff is looking for you."
Anna dropped the now empty basket.
"Oh no! I have to get ready; I forgot my date with Kristoff!"
Anna bolted from the stables. Hiccup, Toothless, and the Guard watched her as she ran towards the castle. Once she was out of sight, the guard turned towards Hiccup.
"Say goodbye to your dragon, Queen Elsa wants you back at the castle."
"Bye Buddy, see you again soon."
Toothless nudged Hiccup, who patted him on the head. With a heavy heart, Hiccup left the stables with the guard, leaving Toothless behind. The guard led him to his room, and locked the door, leaving Hiccup to his thoughts.
Astrid eyes scanned over the note that Stoick had sent to her. Sneaky was resting on her right shoulder. Astrid put the letter away, and turned towards the other teens.
"Ruffnut, Tuffnut, come with me." Astrid said. "Fishlegs stay here with Snotlout."
"Why?" Fishlegs asked.
"I am going to meet up with Stoick, and I am taking the twins, so they don't jeopardize the rescue." Astrid replied.
"All right! Action time!" Tuffnut exclaimed.
Astrid climbed on to Stormfly's back, and the twins did the same with Barf and Belch.
"Don't leave this cave; we'll be back with the armada."
"Fine." Snotlout replied.
"Okay, stay safe." Fishlegs said.
Snotlout and Fishlegs watched their friends leave.
Hiccup was beyond bored; he was confined to his room, with nothing to do. There was no paper, or ink, or charcoal to draw or paint with. He lay on his bed, and stared at the cloth that hung off the bed stand, he heard them call it a canopy, or something of that nature. The bed was too soft, but Hiccup did not feel like moving from his spot. The sun peeked through the curtains, and highlighted the folds in the curtains. Hiccup's eyes drifted shut.
Hiccup woke up, he was back on Berk, and he was standing on the docks. He was waiting for a ship to arrive. His father was nearby, along with the rest of his friends. He saw a ship enter the harbor, and watched as people left the ship, and climb on to the docks. He recognized some of the men, but one man's face was blurry to him. As the man approached him, his face became perfectly clear.
Hiccup woke with a jolt, his hand placed over his heart as he sat up gasping for air. He remembered that man! His name was Hans! Slowly his memories came back to him about Hans. Hans had stayed at his house, and he remembered Hans giving him some tea that had made him dizzy.
I have to warn the Queen! Hiccup thought, jumping from the bed. I need to find a guard to take me to her!
When he opened the door he expected to see a guard, but no one was there. He decided to see if there was a guard at the stables. He did not know where the Queen slept, and with his current track record, he did not want to be in the position where it looked like he was attempting to assassinate the Queen.
Why is it that when I need a guard there is none to be found. Hiccup thought.
He left the castle, and did not encounter any guards. The night air had a chill to it, so Hiccup wrapped his arms around himself for warmth. He looked around, but there were still no guards! He paused near some bushes, and let out an annoyed sigh.
"MMPH!?"
Before Hiccup could react, he was dragged into the bushes. The person who dragged him in the bushes had one hand over his mouth, and had their arm around his torso, which pinned his arms to his side. He struggled as he was dragged towards the forest. Finally, his captor spoke after he was dragged into a cave.
"Sorry Hiccup, I hope I didn't scare you." Fishlegs told him.
Hiccup squirmed in his grasp.
"You can let him go now." Snotlout pointed out.
He was lounging near a fire pit.
"Oh, right." Fishlegs replied.
Hiccup was released, and for a moment no one spoke.
"Thank you for that wonderful scare, but I need to get back to the castle." Hiccup said.
"Excuse me?" Snotlout demanded. "We just rescued you, and you want to go back to be their prisoner?"
Hiccup ignored him.
"Fishlegs, I need any parchment or ink if you have it; I need to get a letter to my dad."
Fishlegs searched through his satchel, and gave Hiccup an empty journal and a jar of ink. Hiccup wrote down something on the three different pages, before ripping the out of the journal.
"Fishlegs, I need you to take me back to the castle. Make sure my dad gets this."
Hiccup handed one of the letters to Fishlegs. He folded up the other two letters, and slipped them under his sleeve. Fishlegs spoke up.
"Astrid has Sneaky with her, we can use Iggy."
"The slowest terror?" Snotlout blurted out. "Why don't you just give it to a snail, it would get there faster that way!"
"We have no choice!" Fishlegs retorted. "Sneaky, Butt, and Head are with Astrid and the twins. I don't see Sharpshot, Pain doesn't listen, so Iggy is the best option we have right now! Plus, he is NOT slow!"
Fishlegs tied the letter to Iggy's front leg, and told the terror to fly to Berk. He then reluctantly brought Hiccup back to the castle. They both hoped Iggy would reach Stoick soon.
Hans reclined in his chair as three arrows were placed in front of him. The servant placed a bowl filled with liquid next to them. The liquid was poison. Hans grinned as he examined the arrows.
"These are all well-made." Hans said. "Perfect for my plans. You are dismissed."
The servant bowed.
"Yes sir."
The servant left.
Hans looked back at the arrows, and picked each one up. There would be one for Queen Elsa, one for Princess Anna, and one for the man known as Kristoff.
Let's make this more fun.
He dipped one arrow into the poison, and left the other two alone.
One poison arrow for the unfortunate soul, and two normal ones. Let the fun begin!
Hans stood up, and called for the servant again.
"I have had a certain change of plans; let our insiders know that it is time to reclaim our hostage." Hans told the servant.
"The cute Viking boy?" The male servant asked, with a leer. "Perfect suggestion sir, I hope to have some fun with him. I will send the message to them now."
"Perfect." Hans replied. "Long live the Queen, Hail to the King!"
He looked out the window, and spotted the Arendelle castle, which was a tiny dot on the horizon.
Stoick looked up when he spotted Astrid and the twins on their dragons. They each had their terrors with them. Astrid landed, on Stoick's ship, and the twins landed on the ship next to his.
"Anything?" Stoick asked.
"No, we've been spying on the castle, but there has been no sign of Hiccup since we last saw him." Astrid replied. "I left Fishlegs and Snotlout behind to keep an eye on it."
"Good, we will reach their shores soon. There will be Hel to pay for taking my son." Stoick growled.
Astrid stared at the direction she had come from. The 'soon' would still be at least a day by ship. She could wait, though, because Hiccup would be recovered soon. Stoick glanced at the teenager next to him; she would make his son a fine wife someday. He would make sure of that, even if he had to force them to marry. Shaking his head at his musings, he turned to face the horizon. He gripped his battle ax, it screamed for blood. He would make sure Arendelle would pay for what they did!
TO BE CONTINUED…
Note: You are probably wondering why Hiccup wrote three letters, one if for Elsa, one is for Stoick, and the last one is for him. Why himself? The reason is that he wants to make sure someone knows what is going on, if he can't stop the battle. Also, the arrows are going to reappear. One is poisoned the others aren't, so there is a surprise on who gets hit with it. Battle is on the horizon, and things are going to get crazy, find out….now!