Previously on Ties to the Future:
"Could you tell me your last name?" Hazel looked up into his eyes, and taking a deep breath, she replied;
"Haddock."
Chapter 3
A round of gasps could be heard as soon as Hazel stated her last name. She stared at them all confused as to why they were gasping. Soon Hazel was wrapped into Hiccup and Astrid's arms, the two hugging her like no tomorrow. The squished girl had to listen closely to hear what Hiccup was saying over the cheers of the others, but she heard it none the less.
"We finally found you…" Hearing this, Hazel pushed away from the two, eyes wide as she backed up, trying to place distance between them. Astrid looked slightly hurt, while Hiccup just looked surprised, and a bit distraught at her reaction. The other's cheering quieted down as soon as they saw Hazel push away from the two knelt before her. Hazel pushed herself against the tree and in her firmest voice she could muster she spoke out.
"Who are you people, and how do you know who I am?" Hiccup sighed and took the young girls hands, pulling her down to the ground in front of him gently. Astrid sat on one side of Hiccup, and the other adults sat down too. Hiccup took a deep breath and started talking.
"Ok, this is going to take some explaining… Hazel, do you remember any of your childhood?" Hazel shook her head.
"No, not anything before I was twelve," Hiccup's eyes widened and he shared a look with Astrid before turning back to Hazel. "My parents said I got into an accident and lost my memory, I've been trying to get it back, but everything I tried hasn't worked." Hiccup nodded.
"Ok, well how about I start with who we are. That's Fishlegs, Snotlout, the twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut, this is Astrid, and I'm Hiccup." He stated, going around the circle. As he said their names, they each held up a hand and waved. Hazel nodded, and turned back to Hiccup.
"Next, uh… how about, we share the same last name!" Hazel's eyes widened at that.
"Really?" Hiccup nodded.
"Yup! I'm Mr. Haddock, and this lovely lady is Mrs. Haddock!" Hiccup smiled, wrapping an arm around Astrid. Astrid blushed and playfully punched Hiccup's upper arm.
"Oh hush you." Hazel chuckled at the play full banter, but stopped as a thought came to her.
"So you two are married, and we share the same last name… there's something you're not telling me, isn't there." Hazel analyzed. The other Adults smiled at her smarts. Just like Hiccup…
"Smart girl, and yes, I'm getting there. So, you said you don't remember anything before you were twelve, correct?"
"Correct."
"Ok, well, we are all from an Island called Berk, it's quite far up North, so you most likely not know where it is. Anyway, our island was attacked three years ago by a tribe called the Outcasts." Hiccup sighed and Astrid rested a hand on his shoulder. It looks like this is a harder story for them to tell then I thought. Hazel thought to herself. "When the Outcasts came they kidnapped our twelve-year-old daughter, stating that they new of a sorcerer who could send people to the future, and back," Hiccup took a shaky breath and held Hazel's hands in his again, tighter this time. "You were that daughter, Hazel. The Outcasts kidnapped you and sent you to the future with no memory of us, and we," He paused, and Astrid grasped Hazel's right hand and held it tightly. Hazel looked up from her hands to Hiccup and Astrid. Astrid sighed, took a deep breath and spoke. "We're your parents, Hazel."
Hazel's eyes widened and she looked between the two adults who just claimed to be her parents, both waiting patiently for the new information to sink in. It all made sense. How different she was, her so called 'parents' and how they couldn't tell her anything about her past, how she didn't fit in, it made sense. Hazel looked up at Hiccup and Astrid, eyes still as wide as ever.
"M-my parents? H-how is t-this possible!" Hiccup-no, Hazel's Dad sighed and looked to the others.
"Guys, we have to bring her to the cave and see if the sorcerer can bring her memories back." Almost immediately, the protest were spoken out.
"Hiccup, no we can't! She'll freak out!" Fishlegs exclaimed.
"If she doesn't remember you, how is she going to remember the other's?" Snotlout justified.
"Hiccup, we're all for destruction and danger," Tuffnut started.
"But leading her into the unknown is just insane." Ruffnut finished. Hazel looked between the adults in confusion. What's the big deal on taking her to a cave? It can't be that bad…
"Guys, she's our daughter." Astrid spoke in a hushed tone, which was enough to halt the arguments. One by one, each adult nodded in agreement with Astrid. Hiccup smiled and faced Hazel again who was still seated on the ground.
"Alright, let's see if we can get those memories back." Hiccup smiled and offered a hand to the small girl, but Hazel didn't grab hold. Confused, Hiccup knelt back down while the others stood up to get closer. Hazel looked up at her newly pronounced father with worried eyes. "What's wrong? Don't you want your memories back?"
Hazel sighed and looked down at her left ankle. Running in a rampage through the forest with a twisted ankle not wrapped probably wasn't her best idea. Hazel took a deep breath and looked back up at Hiccup.
"I can't walk…" Hiccup's eyes widened in alarm and he immediately questioned her.
"Why? What happened? What hurts?" Hiccup shot out in a hurried voice. Astrid knelt down next to her husband and rested a hand on his shoulder. Hiccup looked up at her.
"Hiccup, first, maybe you should calm down. Her leg isn't gone. And second, do you think this has to do with what we heard her yelling earlier?" His eyes widened, as well as Hazel's as the adults turned to her.
"Uh, I-I didn't think anyone was here…" Hazel mumbled.
"Could you tell us what happened? Why your out here in the first place?" Astrid requested. Hazel looked down, not wanting to remember her horrible birthday experience, but nodded and began to explain what happened earlier that day.
"Um, t-there's a guy at my school, Scott, he said he wanted to give me a "special" birthday present… Long story short, I think my ankle is twisted and it hurts to walk… guess I didn't feel it when I was letting of steam…" Hazel finished, looking up at Hiccup and Astrid. Hiccup sighed and nodded at Ruffnut, then sat down and started to take off her boot to examine the fracture.
"You know, she's really stubborn." Snotlout stated blatantly.
"Snotlout!" Astrid shouted. Snotlout shrugged.
"Well, I don't think I'm the only one who thinks running around on a fractured ankle and saying they're fine, isn't stubborn. Besides, she's got you two as parents, what else did you expect?" Astrid rolled her eyes and turned back to Hazel as Ruffnut returned with a satchel of medical supplies and handed it to her. She knelt next to Hiccup as he rubbed Hazel's ankle, removing the tense knots around the fracture. Astrid looked up at the girl, a curious look in her eyes.
"So, just wondering, but where did you get your axe from? I've never seen anything like it before." She asked as she unrolled some gauze and started to wrap it around the teen's ankle. Hazel sighed in relief as the pain subsided, before she answered her.
"A friend of mine found it at a historical event he went to. Said it reminded him of me." She explained. Astrid hummed in response and tied off the gauze. Hiccup smiled at the two girls before going over to the tree her axe was lodged into. He pulled it out and walked back over handing it to Astrid. He than walked over to Hazel and held out his hand.
"That should do it, In the mean time, lets get you back to the cave." Hazel nodded and held his hand as he pulled her up. Before she could move forward to start the trek there, she felt arms around her shoulders and legs, the ground then disappearing under her feet as Hiccup lifted her up. Hazel yelped and immediately latched onto him. One arm around his neck, the other tightly holding his tunic. He laughed slightly and gave her a smile.
"What? Did you think we were going to make you walk on a twisted ankle? Don't worry, I won't drop you." Hazel nodded and smiled back as they continued to walk deeper into the woods. Soon, they reached the opening of a dark cave. Astrid stepped forward from her spot next to Hiccup holding a cylinder-shaped object. She pressed a button on the object, causing a metal folded up sword to spring up from it's sheath and light on fire. Hazel shrunk back at the sudden light in Hiccup's arms. Sensing her distress, he tightened his hold on her as they walked further into the cave.
They soon came across a large open area with a fire lit up in the center, a middle-aged woman sitting near it. She looked up at the adults as they entered the opening. Hiccup set Hazel back down on the ground and rested one hand on her shoulder. Suddenly, Hazel noticed five large animals inside, all covered in scales and sleeping at the edge of the room. She shrieked and dove behind Hiccup, her yell waking up the reptiles. They all rose they're heads to look at the new arrivals.
Hiccup jumped and turned around, getting to his knees next to the frightened girl looking her in the eyes. "Hazel, it's alright. They aren't going to hurt you, ok?" Hazel just nodded shakily and latched onto Hiccup as he stood back up. In response, he put his hand on her back, holding her close to him. Astrid came over, the flaming sword now tucked away as she handed it back to Hiccup, and stood on the other side of Hazel, putting her in between them. Hazel looked up at the two.
"Um, w-what are they?" She asked pointing at the creatures. Hiccup and Astrid smiled as they noticed the genuine curiosity in her voice.
"They're dragons. Don't worry, ours won't hurt you." Astrid explained. Hiccup then noticed a dark as night dragon approach the three of them slowly. "This is Toothless. He's my dragon." Hiccup smiled as Hazel gently released her hold on him and stepped forward slowly, holding a hand out to the dragon. The dragon sniffed her hand before pushing his nose against it. Hazel smiled and started scratching the dragon's head gently. The two adults looked at their new-found daughter with large smiles. She just like them…
The three all looked up at the sound of someone clearing her throat. The woman that was once sitting by the fire was now walking over towards the adults and Hazel. The young girl gulped and jumped back into Hiccup and Astrid's hold, the two responding by placing an arm around her protectively to reassure her. The women walked closer and took Hazel's hands in hers.
"My dear, it's been quite some time since I have last seen you… I hope you can forgive me for working with Alvin. My name is Alva." The women, Alva, pulled her closer towards the fire in the center of the cave. Hazel looked back to see Hiccup and Astrid following her. She turned back to Alva.
"Who's Alvin?" Alva sighed, as did the adults behind her.
"Alvin the Treacherous, leader of the Outcasts. They were the ones who took you from your family and forced me to send you to the future three years ago." Hazel's eyes widened in surprise and nodded in understanding. Alva set her down on log by the fire and sat in front of her. Astrid moved to sit next to Hazel, and Hiccup stood behind her, a hand on each of their shoulders. Alva moved around the area collecting a cup filled with some type of liquid from the pot over the fire and handed it to Hazel. "Here, drink this. It should help you regain your lost memories." Hazel took the cup with shaking hands and looked at Astrid, then Hiccup. Astrid took her hand in hers and Hiccup squeezed her shoulder in response.
"Go ahead Hun, we're right here if anything happens." Astrid reassured. Hazel nodded and took a deep breath, bringing the cup to her lips. She tipped it and the liquid slid down her throat. She handed the cup back to Alva and took several more breaths before a sharp pain filled her head. She doubled over holding her head and groaning in pain. She could vaguely hear Astrid calling her name in worry. Hiccup knelt in front of her and held her shoulders, shaking them slightly while yelling her name.
The last thing she heard before she let unconsciousness take her was;
"Please… Please work…"
A/N: Congrats to Hiccstridlover13 for technically figuring out what all was going on! Bravo!
MMM: To answer your question, they found the sorcerer that sent Hazel to future and got her to help them find her, considering that she felt guilty for tearing a family apart for 3 years.
Also, I do know that in the TV series, Alvin was forgiven and the Outcasts and Berk were allies, but then again, Alvin is a Treacherous, so…
Review and let me know what you think!
