Every day i've been getting on here to try and finish a chapter and finally after such a long time here it is!
Four more months until the HTTYD 2 comes out...That means I'll probably finish my stories before it does! WOOHOO! I've been causing trouble for Hiccup as you can see, he is a little more open in this chapter so don't be surprised at anything too soft.
Stoick unlike ether of the two went back to Gothi's hut to check on Hiccup.
"Hello Stoick." Said Hiccup coolly looking bored to death.
"Hello Hiccup. How are you feeling?" Asked Stoick.
"Annoyed, frustrated, irritated…would you like more synonyms or do you get the idea?"Snapped Hiccup hissing as pain shot through his body. Gothi hobbled up to them and looked at Hiccup's wounds for what seemed to be the hundredth time. Gothi poked his wounds and he yelled in pain. Gothi shook her head and pointed at Stoick with her staff and then pointed at a chair at the table.
"What?" Asked Stoick.
"She wants you to stay here while she goes and gets more herbs." Stated Hiccup his eyes scrunched up as pain was shooting through his body every time he moved.
"What!? No I have to go…now… I have to go back to…cheifing! Yes that's it cheifing!" Said Stoick quickly making his way back to the door. He was about to leave until a blood chilling scream filled the turned around to see Gothi pushing a damp rag onto Hiccup's puncture wounds. Hiccup had been the one who screamed and he was panting now as the pain spread throughout his body.
"Fine. I'll watch him!" Said Stoick grudgingly. Gothi stopped putting pressure on the wound and walked out of the room leaving a shocked Stoick and a pain stricken Hiccup behind. Stoick looked over at Hiccup and watched as the boy, who had once been his son, breathed deeply as the pain numbed a bit.
"Crazy old lady." Muttered Hiccup moving a bit to get in a comfortable position.
"So…What really happened in the two years you have been gone?" Asked Stoick after a long period of silence.
"I defeated the Green Death after two months of looking for a home, then I got caught turned into a slave after the first year. Then a whole year just to break out with the kids and one thing went to the next and here I am." Said Hiccup leaning on his palm as he rested his elbow on the arm of his chair. Stoick nodded and the room went back to silence.
After awhile Hiccup broke the silence with his own question.
"What happened here while I was gone?"
"Nothing much…We found out at the last treaty that Owasld the Agreeable has passed and that his son Dagur the Deranged is taking over."Stated Stoick noticing how Hiccup was becoming uncomfortable and was not looking at him.
"Hiccup? Do you know something about this?" Asked Stoick his eyes narrowing.
"No! Of course not!" Exclaimed Hiccup too quickly. Stoick raised an eye brow and Hiccup felt his ex-father's gaze on his neck as he looked the other way.
"Fine! Toothless and I may or may not have been there when Dagur killed his father. And we may or may not have tried to stop him, and may or may not have shown our identity's, and may or may not have joined forces with Dagur for a month, and I may or may not have fought him when he tried to kill Toothless!" Replied Hiccup quickly. Stoick's eyes widened and his mouth was hanging open.
"And I may or may not have left a long cut down his arm showing I had won the battle." Whispered Hiccup looking down.
"You mean you fought Dagur and survived?" Asked Stoick dumbfounded.
"Of course I survived."Said Hiccup harshly crossing his arms over his chest.
"I didn't mean to offend you but he was seriously deranged and dangerous when he came to Berk." Stated Stoick quickly. Hiccup scoffed and winced as his wound stung as if salt water was being poured on his wounds.
"He's not that dangerous but he is deranged as his name states." Stated Hiccup.
"He did ask me about you though. Asked me if you had came to visit us." Said Stoick.
"He did! Why that little deranged soul of his will be getting a visit by me once this whole Alvin problem is figured out." Said Hiccup more to himself.
"Why?" Asked Stoick.
"He's trying to find me and Toothless. And even if he does Toothless and I could take him down with one arm and wing tied behind our backs." Boasted Hiccup. Stoick raised an eyebrow and looked down at the boy in front of him. Hiccup was stubborn he could give him that.
"But the Alvin problem is still the only thing I need to worry about." Said Hiccup sighing in frustration. Stoick saw a flash of pain go through Hiccup's eyes but he ignored it thinking that it was just a trick with the light.
"What is your plan?" Asked Stoick.
"What plan?" Replied Hiccup.
"The plan to defeat Alvin." Stated Stoick.
"Oh yes I forgot I didn't tell you that." Said Hiccup pulling out his journal from his belt. He opened it to a page full of circles and arrows and writing. "This is Berk." Said Hiccup pointing to a circle that had the Berk crest on it. "And over here is Outcast Island." Said Hiccup pointing to a circle with the Outcast Crest on it.
"Okay so what is your plan?" Asked Stoick.
"I will fly over there to distract the Outcasts on the other side of the island while the kids bring you and the teens to the deserted side." Said Hiccup pointing to the drawings that cover the two pages. "Fawn will send me a signal and that is when I will join you. By then the Outcasts' will think that I gave up and they will travel back to the place where we are at, to resume their look out. When that happens the battle will begin. You and I will look for Alvin and…"
"Wait what? Did you say 'you and I'?" Asked Stoick catching that detail. Hiccup nodded and looked away ashamed.
"I-I can't fight him alone…and nether can Toothless. Alvin has…has left an invisible scar on Toothless and me, and we just…we just need help in case he…in case he tries to get in our heads…" Replied Hiccup shakily. Stoick blinked and stared at Hiccup surprised at how such a gallant boy could be afraid.
"You could call me cowardly…or even a fool, but what I say is true. I'm afraid for Toothless. If Alvin gets in my head that will be the death of Toothless…and-and I just can't do that to him." Said Hiccup starting to feel a lump in his throat stop his breathing. A tear went down his face and he turned abruptly away from Stoick and wiped his eyes on his tunic. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned slowly around looking into Stoick's eyes.
"I will fight with you to defeat Alvin." Said Stoick taking his hand off of Hiccup's shoulder and holding it out to him. Hiccup looked at his hand then shook it showing that he accepted the show of an alliance.
"I will fight to the death to save Berk from Alvin's reign." Stated Hiccup his voice wavering. Stoick gave him a smile and Hiccup returned it. Stoick's heart swelled as he saw the smile that he had secretly missed for two years.
"Now show me the rest of that plan of yours." Ordered Stoick getting back to business. Hiccup nodded and looked back into his journal telling Stoick all of his idea's and the stuff the teens needed to learn.
But after about an hour of working on the plans Hiccup stopped and asked. "How long do I have to stay inside?"
Stoick looked up surprised and said "A month or two."
Hiccup's mouth fell open and he let out a colorful vocabulary of curse words. Stoick's eyes widened as Hiccup cursed to all the gods that he knew of and even some he didn't know of. Hiccup kept cursing for at least five minutes until he ran out of curse words.
"Uh…do I even want to know why you had such a big vocabulary?" Asked Stoick.
"I can't be stuck on the ground for a month!" Yelled Hiccup hissing as pain hit is abdomen. He cursed under his breath and sighed in disappointment.
"It can't be soo bad." Stated Stoick.
"Sure it isn't land lover." Said Hiccup using a pirate term that he must have picked up somewhere at sea. Stoick's eyebrows raised and Hiccup snapped. "Don't give me that look you would want to be off the ground more too if you knew how it felt to be in the clouds!"
Stoick raised his hands in defeat and said "No need for that tone. The month will pass be quickly." Hiccup nodded in agreement and said "I know you're probably right."
Stoick's eyes widened is shock as Hiccup agreed with him. "Okay…so how long have we been here?" Asked Stoick.
"A few hours." Replied Hiccup.
"Where's Gothi?" Asked Berk's chieftain.
"I donno."Came the reply.
"I probably should go and look for her." Stated Stoick about to stand up. He stopped as a hand landed on his arm.
"Please don't go…" Said Hiccup shakily. Stoick's eyes widened in complete shock. 'He wants me to stay?!' Thought Stoick to himself sitting back down.
"I just wanted to say…thanks." Said Hiccup embarrassed. "I know me and the kids shouldn't be here and especially me since I'm exiled and everything, but I couldn't let Alvin have an easy victory. All the nights that I was waiting for the right moment to escape, I couldn't sleep because of the thought of what would become of Berk if Alvin wins…" Hiccup paused and his eyes met Stoicks and they stared at each other for a moment before Hiccup continued. "Even though I'm not a Berkian on the outside, I'm and Berkian by heart…and I…" Hiccup stopped when he saw Gothi walking into the room.
"Hi Gothi we were starting to wonder if you lost your way." Said Hiccup returning to his sullen look. Stoick stared at him for a moment before standing up and saying his farewells. He gave Hiccup a long look and Hiccup returned it with a look that showed Stoick his true feelings.
"Good-bye Hiccup."Said Stoick
"Good-bye Stoick."Replied Hiccup.
Stoick sighed and left walking towards the Forge. He was going to have a long talk with Gobber, He was going to find out who Hiccup was before the day he was exiled and he was going to discuss what Hiccup had told him. 'Gods why do I care what happens to him?" Asked Stoick to himself.
The same thought passed through Hiccup's head as he tried to ignore the stinging pain in his abdomen. 'Why would I care whether he lives or dies?" Asked Hiccup to himself letting out a pain filled yell as the medicine seeped into his wounds making them numb. Soon afterwards he fell asleep on a bunch of blankets on the floor.