Chapter 21: One down four to go
Taranee and the others ran as fast as they could for a few seconds when they realized that the other orcs weren't chasing them. They slowed to a stop and looked into the sky. None of them really wanted to go back into the sewer and so they agreed to try and fly out of the city. Taranee and Cornelia picked up Hiccup and Hay Lin and Irma picked up Astrid and flew into the air. This idea was apparently not the best as orcs saw them and started firing arrows at them forcing the group to land. Before they were able to get into the sewer, orcs had surrounded them, swords and arrows pointed in their direction. The guardians raised their hands in defeat as did Hiccup but Astrid was ready to fight. Hiccup hit her gently in the side which caused Astrid to turn her head toward him. Astrid then saw the guardians shake their heads and so she lowered her axe and put it away. She raised her hands into the air and then whispered to Hiccup as they were being taken away. 'Now you follow the rules.'
'Yes, this isn't our world.' Hiccup whispered back calmly and then looked forward.
'I can't' Astrid couldn't finish her sentence as she heard Taranee speak.
"Enough you two; now isn't the time." The two Vikings huffed and looked away from each other. After about fifteen minutes of walking and the group finally arrived at a dungeon. The outside covered in vines running up and down it making it look old and it is. Soon they were pushed into the dungeon and the door locked behind them. The dungeon is huge, chains covered the walls. Moss could be seen all over the stone walls and webs could be seen in each little corner. The only reason they could see at all is because of the torches around the area. The ground is wet and soggy as every step they took they could hear a squishy sound. Mud covered the ground as well as skeletons from prisoners before and the place reeks of decay. Soon enough a few orcs came in and chained them up to the wall. Once they were chained up, the orcs left them. Taranee then looked to her side and noticed Will there next to her. "Will." Taranee said kicking her shoe.
Will looked up and smiled and then shook her head. "You didn't make it out huh?" Taranee shook her head sadly and then apologized for failing her. "Don't worry Taranee, you didn't fail me. Just get some sleep ok." Taranee nodded and then closed her eyes to try and sleep sitting up on a very wet ground. In another part of the dungeon, Astrid and Hiccup were arguing quietly.
The next morning the dungeon doors opened up and eight orcs came in. They woke up the group and released them from the wall and then chained their arms together as well as their legs. No one said anything except for some arguing between Astrid and Hiccup. Ten minutes later and they arrived at a giant building. Before walking into the building, the girls and Hiccup were blindfolded. Soon they felt themselves being pushed to the ground and then heard a deep voice. "You humans trespassed into our city. Why have you come?" The orc said.
Will spoke up. "We just came to talk. We want to know why you joined Phobos and we want to know if there is anything that we can do to break the alliance between you and him." Will said keeping her head bowed.
The orc rubbed his chin for a second and then stood up. "Our heart stolen by humans, bring it to me. Then we join you." Will nodded and then the orc waved his hand and sent them away.
Once they were out of the building the orcs pulled off the groups blindfolds and then pointed them in the right direction. The group had to cover their eyes from the blinding sun. The eight of them then left the city and made their way toward their destination. They took an hour to reach a giant rock formation; Astrid and Hiccup argued most of the way; that has a hole in the side, like a cave. The eight walked in slowly and looked around when they saw a small sparkling item in the middle of the big room with many people surrounding it. Will then turned to the others and nodded and then flew down toward the object. The people below turned upward ready to shoot down whatever was flying their way when they saw who it really was.
"You must be the guardians am I right?" A man with a giant axe in one hand and a sword in the other asked.
"Yes, we are the guardians." Will said holding her hand out to shake the man's hand which he gratefully took. "This place is huge and cold, why are you here?" Will asked shaking a bit.
"We have come to keep the heart of this world safe." As he said this, a snake came out of the ground and wrapped around the thing holding a fake heart.
"May we use the heart to help with the orcs?" Will asked nicely.
"Of course, we had been hoping that you would arrive to help us." The snake then wrapped around Will with a small round object on the end of its tail. It then disappeared and went into the heart itself. "Thank you and sorry." The man raised an eyebrow at this statement. "The orcs want the heart if they intend to switch sides."
The man's eyes widened at this shock and then asked his men to shoot down the guardians. They couldn't let the heart be taken from them. The guardians flew as fast as they could upward dodging as many arrows as possible while Elyon and Will deflected them on their way up. They had just made it to the top when an arrow scratched Wills heel ripping through the cloth and tearing into her skin. Will went off balance for only a moment which let the others get ahead of her.
They had finally arrived back with the orcs and handed them the heart. "There you are." The orc leader smiled and then took Will prisoner again and let the others go. They were only told to get the heart and then take the leader guardian. The others would have their problems later.
Out in the distance, Elyon made a fold back to earth and then closed it once everyone was through.
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