Note: This chapter is actually the one I've been waiting to write since I started this, this chapter, and the next chapters were the ones that I thought about first, and the story itself if built around them. Also, I deleted the teaser, and replaced chapter ten with the actual chapter. Enjoy this chapter.

Chapter: 11: Captured

As promised, or told to, Fishlegs brought Hiccup back to the spot where he snatched him from.

"Do you want me to stay?" Fishlegs asked.

"It is too dangerous for you to be here, go back to Snotlout."

"Don't you want to help the Queen?"

"Yes, but I am kind of under house arrest, and I don't think the guards will be too happy if I bring a friend with me."

Fishlegs stared at Hiccup for a moment.

"Okay, but be careful."

Hiccup waited until he was sure Fishlegs had left, before making his way back into the castle. He did not make it too far, because he was surrounded by the guards that pretty much came out of nowhere.

"Oh sure, now the guards are around." Hiccup muttered.

The guard who had escorted him to the stables earlier that day came over and grabbed him by his upper arm. Hiccup was dragged by him into the castle, and taken to his room. Hiccup was thrown on to his bed, and before he could react, the guard locked the door. Hiccup jumped off the bed, and ran to the door. He jiggled the handle, but nothing happened. He slumped against the door with an annoyed sigh. Luckily, his 'escort' did not jostle his arm too much, and the letters were still secured in his sleeve. He went over to the window, and tried to open it, but it was locked. When all efforts to escape the room had failed, he fell face first on the bed in defeat.

What now? He thought.

The door opened, which caused Hiccup to lift his head up. He saw his guard 'friend' in the doorway, the guard motioned to someone, and moments later another guard entered the room. The guards relocked the door. Feeling uneasy, Hiccup slowly slid off the bed, and away from them. Neither paid him any attention.

"I need to speak to Queen Elsa." Hiccup told them.

He inched towards the window, but his 'friend' guard one, blocked his escape route. Guard number two, as Hiccup dubbed him, was rummaging around for something. Hiccup felt a chill go down his spine.

"Don't worry, we know all about Hans." Guard one replied.

"I never mentioned Hans."

Hiccup jumped away from the guard from the window, and tried to sprint to the door, but he was grabbed. The guard covered his mouth with one hand, and twisted his right arm behind his back with the other. Hiccup tried to pry the man's hand off of his mouth with his free hand, but he was unable to free himself.

"Get the rope." The man commanded the other guard.

Hiccup felt his stomach drop as the man pulled a bag from underneath his bed. Hiccup began to scratch his captor with his free hand, which caused his captor to violently shake him. Hiccup's captor tightened his grip, and Hiccup winced in pain, because it felt like his right arm was breaking.

"We planted this here before I took you to see your dragon." Hiccup's captor told him.

Hiccup's eyes widened.

"Get the two rags, and bring them over here."

The second guard handed the two rags to the first guard. The second guard then proceeded to untangle the rope. The first guard let go of Hiccup's right arm, and Hiccup used that freedom to pry the hand off of his mouth. He broke free for a moment, but the first guard subdued him again. The first guard recovered Hiccup's mouth, and now had both his arms pinned to his sides.

"Put the rope on the bed."

Hiccup struggled; knowing what was going to happen to him, but unable to do anything about it. The first guard tightened his grip to the point to where he had difficulty breathing. The second guard rolled one rag into a ball, and the first guard released Hiccup's mouth for a moment. Hiccup opened his mouth to scream for help, but the rag cut his cry short. The first guard covered his mouth again, while the second guard folded the second rag into a triangle shape. The second man went behind Hiccup, and the first man released his mouth. Before Hiccup could spit the cloth out, the second guard pulled the second rag between his teeth. Once Hiccup was gagged, the first guard used both hands to restrain Hiccup's arms behind his back.

"Make sure no one is coming."

The second guard went to make sure the coast was clear, while the first guard dragged Hiccup over to the bed. Hiccup was lifted up on the bed, and forced to lay on his stomach, while the guard pinned him down. The first guard grabbed both of Hiccup's wrists in one hand, as he reached over for some rope. Hiccup began to squirm, as he felt the rope being looped around his wrists. He pulled his wrists apart, so that the man could not bind them, but the man got annoyed and hit him harshly on the back of his head. While Hiccup was stunned, the man successfully tied Hiccup's writs behind his back. More rope was wrapped around Hiccup's torso, and soon his arms were tied to his sides. The second man came over and tied Hiccup above and below his knees. A final rope was tied around his real leg, and his prosthetic leg.

"He's secure, get the bottle."

BOTTLE!? Hiccup thought in panic.

Hiccup struggled with all his might, but the ropes did not budge, the men knew what they were doing. Hiccup turned his head, and saw liquid being poured on to another rag. Hiccup kicked at the first guard as he came over with the rag, and he successfully winded the man. When the man recovered he slammed Hiccup's head against the bedframe, and forced the cloth over Hiccup's nose and mouth before Hiccup could recover from the blow to the head. A sickening sweet smell filled Hiccup's nose, and eventually Hiccup's world turned black.

Hiccup slowly opened his eyes, his head was throbbing, and everything was blurry. He blinked a few times, and everything came back into focus. His memory followed shortly after. He tried to touch his head, but nothing happened. It took him a moment to realize he was still tied up. This time he was tied to the seat of the chair. His wrists were tied around the back of the chair. More rope tied his torso and stomach to the back of the chair, and his upper thighs were bound to the seat of the chair. His knees were still tied up in the same position as before, and a rope from the back of the chair, which was tied around his ankle, caused his leg to bend underneath the chair. His prosthetic leg was missing. He was still gagged the same as before, but another rag had been tied over his mouth, blocking the other two from view.

"It seems that you finally woke up."

Hiccup jumped in surprise, and looked up.

Of course, it had to be Hans. Hiccup thought, narrowing his eyes.

"Now, now, don't be upset." Hans told him, sitting down.

Hiccup noticed that Hans was seated at the head of the table.

"I'm so glad to see you again." Hans said.

Hans poured himself a cup of red wine.

I am not glad to see you!

Hans took a sip of his wine.

"You must be wondering about my motive for kidnapping you."

I kind of figured that out on my own, thanks, so I really don't care.

"You see, I am the twelfth son in my family, meaning I would never be king in my homeland."

…Here we go…Why do all my captors think I care about their stories…Alvin would not shut up about it, and neither would Dagur… Hiccup thought, rolling his eyes.

"…so, I came to Arendelle in the hopes of stealing the throne…"

It continues! Hiccup thought with a groan.

Hans continued talking for the next hour and a half about his first visit to Arendelle. Hiccup squirmed, trying to get free, and Hans' servant saw him. The servant came over, and tightened Hiccup's restraints. Hiccup caught the look on the servant's face, and saw that the servant enjoyed his predicament. Hiccup let out a sigh, which Hans did not seem to notice, and slumped in the ropes. He focused his gaze on Hans.

He was just using my dad the entire time to get what he wanted!

"I just need you out of the way." Hans told him. "I will let you go after this is over, but for now, sit tightly."

Ha-ha! Leave it to the captors to come up with stupid puns! Hiccup thought, rolling his eyes.

Hans stood up, and lifted his wine glass.

"To me, Arendelle's new King!" Hans exclaimed, before taking a sip of his wine.

Hiccup watched as he went to the window, his eyes widened when he saw Arendelle in the distance.

"This castle that we are in is my oldest brother's vacation home. Good thing he has ten, and decided not to come here." Hans said off-handily. "This is the one closest to Arendelle. I can watch the war from the safety of this castle, and swoop in at the best possible moment."

Hans walked to the table, and put his wine glass down. He picked up a cloth napkin, and folded it in half. He went over to Hiccup and tied the cloth around Hiccup's eyes. Hiccup squirmed, trying to get the blindfold off, but to no avail. He decided to listen to his surroundings, and noticed that more than one pair of feet left the room. Once they were gone, Hiccup began to try to free himself.

Hans cannot succeed!

Hiccup felt something shift inside his sleeves.

The letters! I still have them!

Hiccup twisted and turned his wrists, until the letters slipped into his hands. A loud clatter caused him to freeze, and he cupped the letters in his hands in an attempt to hide them. He hoped it was not Hans, or the creepy servant. Something landed on his shoulder, and nuzzled him, which caused the blindfold to come undone and fall into his lap.

Sharpshot!

Hiccup sighed in relief. His little terror looked at him in confusion, when Hiccup did not immediately pet him. Hiccup tilted his head, so that his check rested on the little dragon to let the little dragon know that he was still loved. Hiccup gestured his bound hands, which caused the little dragon to look down. Sharpshot caught sight of the letters, and hopped off of Hiccup. The little dragon pried the letters out of his hands, but dropped them, when he picked up that Hiccup was in danger. Hiccup jolted slightly when Sharpshot bit into the ropes around his wrists.
"Time to check on the prisoner." A voice sounded from the other side of the closed door.

Hiccup pulled away from Sharpshot, and pointed at the letters, and gestured in the approximate direction of Arendelle. The terror seemed to understand, and grabbed the letters in its moth again. It flew off just as Hans' servant entered the room. The servant grinned at Hiccup, before he slowly approached him. The servant frowned when he noticed the loose rope around his wrists, and immediately tightened them to the point where Hiccup winced in pain.

"I won't blindfold you." The servant told him.

He took the cloth from Hiccup's lap. The servant placed the discarded cloth on the table, and then turned towards Hiccup. He took his time checking the ropes, and touched Hiccup more than was necessary in the areas where the ropes were. The servant ducked out of the room for a moment, and came back with ore rope. He used the rope to bind Hiccup's elbows together, and then he looped another rope through Hiccup's wrists to the back of the chair legs. He added more ropes to Hiccup to the point where Hiccup could no longer move.

"I noticed earlier you could squirm, so that showed you were not restrained properly, I decided to fix that for you."

Gee thanks. How about we switch positions, and see how you like it!

The servant stood back to admire his handiwork. Hiccup did not like the look the servant was giving him. A moment later Hans came in, and did not acknowledge Hiccup.

"What is that?" Hans asked, staring out the window.

Oh no! Did he see Sharpshot?!

Instead of Sharpshot, Hiccup saw Pain flying towards them. He nearly fainted in relief. Pain landed on the table, and stared at everyone.

"Shoo!" Hans told Pain.

Pain looked at him, and began to growl. Hiccup could not contain his amusement; Hans did not know what he was in for. Hans waved at Pain again in an attempt to chase him away. That proved to be a mistake. Pain latched on to Hans' wrist, causing the man to scream in pain. The servant tried to pry Pain off, which caused the little dragon to latch on to his face. Eventually, it latched on to Hans' wrist again. Hiccup could not contain his muffled laughter when Hans bolted from the room with the servant in tow. Pain was still latched on to Hans' wrist.

About twenty minutes later, Hans and the servant returned. To Hiccup's amusement, both of Hans' wrist were bandaged, and the servant's face was wrapped in bandages. Hans sat down, completely ignoring Hiccup. Hiccup watched as Hans poured himself more wine.

"I can't believe we managed to lose that stupid thing." Hans told his servant.

A loud crunch caused Hiccup, Hans, and the servant to turn towards the window. Hiccup's eyes widened, the castle of Arendelle was going up in flames near the fjord. The letter did not get to his father in time! A nasty grin appeared on Hans' face as he watched the carnage.

"Let's get a better seat." Hans told the servant.

Both men left the room, leaving Hiccup to suffer alone. Hiccup lowered his head in grief; his friends were going to die, because of him. He began to tear up, bur before he could start to cry, Pain landed on his leg. Hiccup flinched in surprise.

How did he find my leg?

The little terror held his prosthetic in his jaws. Hiccup could not take it from him, because of his bound wrists. Pain seemed to catch on, and he dropped Hiccup's leg in his lap. Pain flew behind Hiccup, and snapped the ropes around Hiccup's wrists and elbows. The little dragon chewed through all of the ropes, and soon Hiccup was free. Pulling out his gags, and after rubbing his sore wrists, Hiccup started to get off the chair. He nearly collapsed, but he managed to catch himself, his prosthetic fell to the floor in front of him.

"Thank you Pain." Hiccup told the dragon.

Pain crooned in response, and flew over to nuzzle Hiccup. Hiccup reattached his leg, while Pain rested on his shoulder. When Hiccup was done, he faced the window, and saw that it was open slightly. He pulled it open the rest of the way, and climbed on the windowsill, the drop was about three stories, but there were bushes underneath it. Another crunch in the distance caused him to look up; he saw boulders smashing through blocks of ice.

"I need to get back to Arendelle." Hiccup told himself.

Pain flew past him as he steadied himself on the windowsill; the little terror was going to wait for him. The doors burst open, and Hans and the servant entered the room. They ran towards him, but they never caught him. Hiccup launched himself out of the window, and landed feet first in the bushes. His prosthetic leg took most of the impact from his fall. He ran towards the forest, with Pain flying overhead. He ran in the direction of the castle, hoping that he was not too late. He left Hans' screams of rage far behind him.

TO BE CONTINUED….

Note: Just a few things, the noise Hiccup heard while he was blindfolded was Sharpshot getting through the open window. This chapter was so that Hiccup could not the resolve the issue before the battle, and why he would have a motive to really go after Hans. That's it for now; let's get on with the next chapter shall we, which is called…WAR!