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Chapter 12: Exhile
(Hiccup POV)
The Great Hall's door is thrown open and Dad tosses me into it. I stumble my feet echoing in the empty room. I gyrate to see him pacing in anger. He's fuming.
"I should have known, I should have seen the signs." He mutters to himself.
"Dad-" I start.
"We had a deal!" He shouts. I run a hand through my bangs and look up at him.
I run my hands through my bangs trying to group my scrambling thoughts into something understandable. "I know we had a deal but that was before...oh it's all so messed up now." I groan.
"What about everything in the ring? A trick?" He demands.
I grip the edges of my hair"I'm sorry! I should have told you before now..." I say and look up at him. "Take this out on me, be mad at me, but please just don't hurt Toothless." I plead.
He glares at me, "The dragon!? That's what you're worried about? Not the people you almost killed?" He shouts.
I look up at him and tug at the end of my hair, "He was just protecting me! H-h-he's not dangerous!"
"A dragon! They've killed HUNDREDS OF US-" I cut him off.
"And we've killed THOUSANDS of them!" I yell, I look up at him pointing towards the door. "They defend themselves that's all! They raid us because they have to!" I yell, "If they don't bring back enough food they'll be eaten themselves, there's something else on their island Dad...it's a dragon-"
"So you've been to the nest." He interrupts and looks back at me. Hiccup, you are an idiot.
"Did I say nest?" I ask quickly.
"How did you find it!" He demands, I look up at him and shake my head. Well...long story. Involves me figuring out about Elsa's magic. Oh Thor. Elsa! What happened to her? Where is she!?
"I didn't, Toothless did. Only a dragon can find the island." I say and look up at him. He glares before an idea passes on his face. He's going to use Toothless to find dragon island, I realize. No!
He cant!
He stomps to the doorway and I chase after him, "No, no no! Dad no! It's not what you think! You don't know what you're up against! I promise you won't win this one!" I say. I grab his arm and pull him back, "For once in your life would you please just listen to me!?"
Dad throws me off his arm and I land on my back, stunned.
Dad looks down at me no warmth or anything but frozen nothingness in his gaze."You're not a Viking. You're not my son." He says and turns around. He storms out of the Great Hall and slams the great hall door behind him, "Ready the ships!" He yells.
Every ray of hope slips from me.
You're not my son.
Not my son.
I fall back against my elbows staring at the door for several long moments. After a long moment I get to my feet and stagger forward. I open the door and walk out, my mind miles away, my feet guiding me forward. I make it to the top of the cliff and stand watching as Toothless useless struggles against the bonds uselessly and my heart sinks. He's lifted up onto the boat and the chief looks up at me his eyes are angry, I slowly shake my head in warning but he looks away.
I bite my lip angrily.
Fine.
The ships set out and I feel my heart sink even lower. Leading everyone forward, that no one is going to return from. The ships slowly set out I look at them, thinking about Toothless quick but sincere promise, I trust you.
I feel guilty, angry, vengeful betrayed and yet strangely,
I feel nothing.
I wish the ground would open and swallow me whole.
"It's a mess." Anna declares. I give the red head a small glance as she steps next to me. "You've lost everything, your father, your tribe, your best friend."
"Thank you for summing that up." I say sarcastically. Anna frowns, "Why couldn't I have just killed that dragon when I found him in the woods?" I ask angrily looking at the boat-less horizon. "It would have been better for everyone." I add.
"Yup. The rest of us would have done it." Anna says before looking over at me, "So why didn't you?" She asks softly.
"I don't know, I couldn't." I respond looking down at the ground memorizing the pattern on the wood.
"That's not an answer." Anna says. Frustration boils in me and I whirl around to her glaring.
"Why is this so important to you all of the sudden?" I demand.
She looks at me saying nothing for a moment her eyes narrowed. The answer is silent but given. Elsa. She's helping me because of Elsa. She's locked in prison probably execution if my father gets back because of me.
I look the girl in the eye, "Oh for the love of- I was a coward, I was was I wouldn't kill a dragon." I exclaim angrily.
Anna smirks,"You said 'wouldn't' that time."She points out. I snap the build up from the whole day finally losing my tied tongue.
"Okay! Whatever! I wouldn't! Three hundred years and I am the first person who wouldn't kill a dragon!" I turn away from her shocked face staring at the ocean lapping against the shore lazily.
"First to ride one though," Anna says, I lift up my head at her words, "So..?" Anna asks. I turn around to her letting out a calming breath.
"I wouldn't kill him, because he look as frightened as I was." I say quietly, I lift up my head. "I looked at him, and I saw myself."
Anna lets out a breath and is quiet for a second, "I bet he's really frightened now." She says softly before turning to look back at me, "So what are you going to do about it?" She asks.
"Eh, probably something stupid." I say dryly and Anna smiles softly.
"Good, but you've already done that." She says.
I back up lifting a finger towards her, "Then something crazy." I say and turn around and take off running down the docks.
000o000
(Elsa POV)
It's dark.
My eyelids feel heavy and I don't want to wake up, but there's something I need to be aware of.
I open my eyes and see the dark room, I sit up on my elbows before my brain snaps back into working order. Memories flood into my mind, the Kill Ring, Hiccup's failed attempt, unveiling my powers, Toothless's entrance...
I jump to my feet and race forward when something jerks on my arm stopping me. I let out a startled cry and turn around and stare at the shackles covering my entire palm from my wrist to the tips of my fingers, a chain extending to the ground.
I take a few steps backwards and stare at my hands the metal's outline seen through the darkness. No…
I take another step back. I scan the room looking for any light. No torches, no daylight, nothing.
They chained me. I am a danger to Berk. Oh, why can't I conquer this curse!
A creaking noise, the sound that drew me from unconsciousness rings again and I look towards the door my eyes wide. After a moment the door is thrown open. I back up the chains clinking as they reach their full length again.
Hiccup with a torch in his left hand a key ring in the other steps into the room looking at me his expression serious. The other teens stand behind him, Anna a few feet behind them. Her eyebrows knit together in concern as she stares at me.
"What happened?" I demand as Hiccup moves forward tossing the key ring to the side. He offers no answer letting out a long breath.
"A lot. Do you think you can freeze the metal?" He asks looking up at me. I stare at him in confusion. If I leave than I'll be a fugitive, the only place I'll be going is back here again. Seeing my inward debate Hiccup's fingers curl around the torch, "My dad took Toothless to Dragon Island."
"Oh," I mutter.
Hiccup and Anna aren't afraid of me, this isn't a curse. I let out a long breath before I focus down on my chains willying the power to release. I close my eyes, "I am not afraid." I say and order the words to come true within myself.
I am not afraid.
I am not afraid.
I am not afraid.
The metal explodes and I pull my eyes open as glints of metal fly through the air. Hiccup ducks slightly staring at me before giving a soft nod of his head. I shake my fingers free of the last remains before moving forward.
The other teens part for me and I look at Anna before turning back towards Hiccup, "What's the plan?" I demand.
He gives a half smile, "We're taking the dragons." He says and I blink.
"You're kidding right?"
"No, he's the opposite of kidding: Unkidding." Tuffnut says and throws his hands out dramatically.
"Yeah, that's one way to put it." Hiccup says and points towards the left. The entrance of jailhouse is visible and I spot the Snow Wraith, Gronckle, Monstrous Nightmare and the Zippleback waiting. My jaw falls slightly and I turn to look at Hiccup.
"Come on, we need to leave." He says and stares to move down the cell block. I turn to Anna. There is no way I'm letting her come on this, that dragon was horrifying.
"You're staying here." I say and she stares up at me in shock and frustration.
"What but I-" She starts.
"Anna, you are staying here." I say and turn walking away from her. I bite my lip and Anna gives a shout of frustration behind me but without a dragon or a boat she can't follow us. The other teens mount their respective dragons and Hiccup offers a hand to me from where he's sitting on the Snow Wraith.
I take the offered hand and he pulls me on behind him.
I let out a breath.
"Come on!" Hiccup shouts and nudges the Snow Wraith forward. She leaps into the air the other dragons following behind her.
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