Before I go to my week of not writing anything(With the exeption of notes for whatever), here is another chapter! Enjoy!
Chief Stoick The Vast was sitting in the great hall, where he held all the meetings acknowledging Berk's politics and ways of living. The large man with the massive red beard was discussing the possibilities of another attack by The Berserkers, or other enemies they had, with his best friend Gobber The Belch, a large blonde man who missed his left hand and right leg, and his new allay Alvin The Treacherous, another large man with a massive beard like Stoick's but black.
Alvin was once an enemy to Berk who was the leader of "The Outcasts" but after they found a common enemy in Dagur, they worked together to defeat him and peace was achieved.
The 3 man were deep in their discussion when they heard the doors to the great hall open and Hiccup walked in. "Hey dad, I need your help with something."
Stoick turned to face his son. "What is it Hi…?" He stopped speaking when he saw Rayman came in right near Hiccup. "What is that thing?" He asked with uncertainty in his deep voice.
Gobber switched his prostatic arm into an axe in self-defense while Alvin's eyes went wide in surprise.
"Whoa, calm down, Gobber." Hiccup lifted his arms to stop an unnecessary fight. "He is friendly, and he came here to ask for help… sort of."
Rayman took over the speaking. "I come from another universe where we discovered a certain someone who apparently belongs to you Vikings." As if the fact that the creature had no limbs wasn't wired enough, the thing was also talking which caused some eyebrows to rise.
Inside the great hall then came Barbara who looked at the chief with kind of concerned eyes. She wasn't one to get nervous most of the time, but this big of a man and his friends are probably her family's decedents.
"I am… Pri… ncess Bar… bara…" She eventually managed.
Stoick's eyes were drifting between Gobber, Alvin, Hiccup, Rayman, Barbara and also Astrid, Fishlegs and Globox who he would usually inspect more but his brain was containing way too many questions to really care for the large toad.
"Hiccup." He eventually said. "Where did you find those things and how sure are you that this girl is who she says she is?"
"We saw them in the forest coming out of some sort of light…"
"A portal." Rayman intervened.
"Yeah, that. And then, we started asking them questions and turns out that the princesses of Vikings are not just a myth." Hiccup finished his explanation.
Stoick had an un-readable expression on his face as Gobber approached him. "You don't really believe this, do you Stoick?" He asked.
Astrid pooped in "I know it's her and I have an idea how to prove it. Set her an axe fight in the arena, no one can beat someone as well trained as her." She said confidently.
"Astrid, are you su…?" Hiccup tried to ask when his father's voice was suddenly heard.
"The village can use some entertainment." He said. "Gobber, Alvin, get the villagers in the arena. We have a fight to witness!" He exclaimed excitedly, clearly up for some axe fighting one on one.
The 2 got to their jobs and Stoick mentioned for the rest to follow him.
"Why does it always come to violence?" Globox asked mostly himself.
"Vikings are very approving of Violence. It's a sign of survival to us." Fishlegs told him.
"Are you the same?" The toad asked back, kind of terrified of the cultures nature.
"Not really, I was always more brains then brawn." He reassured and then pointed to Hiccup. "Hiccup on the other hand, doesn't have any brawn." He added in a whisper.
"I heard you, Fishlegs!" The young Viking was heard yelling back at him, which caused both Fishlegs and Globox to giggle.
Barbara was walking near Astrid. "What were you thinking back there?" She asked the blonde girl.
"I was thinking on how to prove you are who you are." She replied with a shrug.
"And an axe-fight was your best idea? Don't get me wrong, I can take on anyone you will throw at me" She smirked with pride at that statement. "But I don't want to hurt anyone for entertainment without a real purpose."
"Oh, don't worry! We fought dragons, remember? You will be fine! You are Princess Barbara for Thor's sake, you will handle it great!" Astrid reassured her.
Hiccup and Rayman were at the back of the group, with the teen holding his head in his hands. "How did I get myself into this?"
Rayman gave him a questioning look. "What's up?"
"My dad is now going to tell how I apparently found the lost Viking princess… and if she fails at the challenge, everyone is going to laugh and mock me… again." He was depressed that sometimes his dad was too proud of him since the Red Death thing.
"Trust me, Hiccup. I know Barbara; one on one axe fight is not even a morning practice for her. No one will mock you for a mistake, trust me." Rayman reassured him and Hiccup shrugged.
"I hope your right".
After a few minutes, all the villagers were gathering near the arena where a stage was located. Stoick was in the center of the stage while Hiccup and Toothless stood to his left and Barbara to his right.
Rayman and Globox were at the back, trying not to bring too much attention to them as they were, like they noticed, unusual to the Vikings.
"People of Berk!" Stoick said. "My son" He pointed to Hiccup, who looked at Toothless with a "How did we get ourselves into this?" face. "Has found on one of his flights the long lost Princess Barbara!" He gestured to the red head that looked at the crowd with a blank expression, not sure how to react to this all thing.
The villagers were whispering among themselves how their chief has gone mad and that this Princess Barbara was just a legend.
Rayman and Globox stared at each other as the crowd's reaction got louder and louder, fearing they might try to hurt Barbara due to their nature. Suddenly they heard a voice near them.
"Ha! It looks like she just plays as this old story, and that it cost a lot for her to dress like the character. I think I will call it "Cost play"." Said Tuffnut with a smirk on his face, happy with the phrase he came up with. He was then greeted with a punch from his sister.
"That word would never catch on. And besides, I don't think someone will just dress up as a character from some old legend. An awesome legend; but still old." Ruffnut said.
"Well, princess or not" Snotlout told them while fixing his vest. "She is pretty hot. I think I can get her." He said with confidence.
Rayman turned to his best friend. "The people here are wired. How the heck is Barbara one of them?"
"I don't know." He replied as Stoick went on with the speech.
"To determine if she is indeed the real princess, we are having one on one fight with her right now at the arena. Whoever thinks he or she can take her down is more than invited to try." He turned his attention to Barbara. "Are you ready?"
Barbara's face turned into a confident smirk as she got her axe in her hand and started spinning for a few seconds until she tightened her grip on it. "Whenever they are."
The crowd roared with applause as some action was about to ensue.
"I am going against her. She will obviously fall for me so she won't even be able to concentrate on fighting!" Snotlout said.
"I want her to kick his butt first." Rayman said while pointing to the Viking and Globox nodded.
So, not a lot happening in this one but hey, it's still something.
That "Costplay" joke was in my mind since the beginning of the writing process and Tuffnut seemed like the guy to have that line. No offence to costplaiers out there. I adore these guys for the awesome costumes they make.
See you in a week with a new chapter! Please review!