Hook
After the successful christening of their new armors, the group had gone back to Tink and Peri's apartment to celebrate. They opened up some wine as they toasted to a job well done. As they drank their wine, Tink and Hiccup kept going back and forth as they kept swapping ideas. Using each other as a sounding board. They laughed and chortled as they bantered back and forth.
It was nice. Neither of them really had anyone to talk to about their crazy inventions. Jack and Peri watched in utter confusion. They exchanged a glance and shrugged as they let the two braniacs talk. Eventually, minutes turned to hours as the night drew on. Jack and Peri eventually passed out on the couch from exhaustion. Tink and Hiccup however continued their chat.
"So you're telling me you can shrink?" Hiccup asked in amazement.
"Yeah, that's actually where I got the idea for my shrink ray," Tink said with a nod.
"…You have to show me," Hiccup said insistently. "I have to see this," Hiccup said eagerly. Tink blushed a little. But she stood and told him to wait as she went to her room. Inside, she changed into a shirt with hole in the back for her wings.
She came back out with her wings showing. Hiccup gaped wide eyed at them. He stood as he made his way over to them. Then he circled around behind her as he examined them. He ran a finger over them and touched them in fascination. Tink looked over her shoulder at him. She couldn't help but blush at his intense look.
To fairies, wings weren't that interesting. They were normal, so it was strange to see someone have such an intense interest in them.
"Wow. And you can fly with these," Hiccup muttered.
"Yeah, but not without Pixie dust. Weird I know," Tink admitted with a smile. Hiccup hummed thoughtfully. Then he took a step back.
"Alright, let's see you shrink."
With a nod, Tink flapped her wings and hovered just off the ground. Then with quick midair twirl and a yellow, flash, she was fairy sized. Hiccup's jaw fell open. He was amazed. It seemed no matter how many incredible things he'd seen in his career as a hero, he never ceased to find something mind blowing.
Tink hovered just in front of him and laughed at his gob smacked expression. Hiccup chuckled alongside of her as he heard her bell like giggles. He stopped as he raised a palm up and laid it out for her. Tink lowered herself as she came toward him before landing on his open palm. She smiled up at him as he looked at her more closely.
"How do you do that?" Hiccup whispered. Tink shrugged before she began speaking. But of course Hiccup only heard bell like jingles. His expression must have belayed his ignorance as she stopped. She sighed before hovering off his arm. With a quick twirl, and another flash, she was human sized again.
But she'd miscalculated the space her human form would take up. When she was human sized again she found herself very much in Hiccup's personal space. She looked up as heat started rushing to her cheeks. She was so close she could count his freckles.
"Oops. Sorry, my bad," she muttered in apology as she took a few small steps back. "So anyway, it's magic," she explained.
"Of course. Magic. I swear it can do anything," Hiccup said in amazement.
"Yeah, and I even use a little glamour to hide my ears," she added. She turned her head and moved some hair aside to show Hiccup her pointed fairy ears. He 'ohed' in astonishment.
The rest on the night consisted of them talking about fairies. Tink pointed out the star that would lead them to her home if one had magic. Hiccup was filled with never ending questions on how such things they did were possible. Tink didn't have many answers that didn't respond with 'magic'.
They talked on and into the next day. Only when the sun came up and Hiccup was forced to stifle a yawn did he wake Jack up so they could leave.
Hiccup said goodbye to Tink and wished her a happy morning. And his smile made her heart flutter a little. With a nervous smile and slightly pink cheeks she shut the door.
Tink paced around her apartment and chewed her thumbnail nervously. This could not be happening. This would only complicate things after things had finally started to work out. She shook her head to try and rid herself of her nagging thoughts of Hiccup. Her boss.
She liked him. She found that a little bewildering. She liked a human. She supposed it wasn't too crazy. Peri had human boyfriends. She dated. But she found this experience all too new and unknown. There was a fluttering and flip flopping in her chest and stomach at the thought of the incredible man she'd come to know.
He was so much like her. Smart, curious, bold to a point others would find crazy. And they just understood each other. Their talk last night had felt so natural. Ideas flew back and forth as their ideas finally found a listening ear. It was hard, and a little frustrating to not be able to share your thoughts with someone. She did have Peri, and she was a great listener. But she didn't understand her ideas half the time.
She was also curious to what being in a relationship with someone was like. Tink had never felt the desire for romantic companionship in her century of life. But now she couldn't stop thinking about it. She wondered what it was like to be with someone in such an intimate way. Peri seemed happy when she had a boyfriend. She would constantly gush about the cute things they did together, and about how great he was.
She'd be lying if she said she felt absolutely no longing for something like that as well. Her excuse used to always be she was focused on getting her dream job. And now that she had it…what was stopping her now?
Oh yeah…he was her boss. It was unprofessional. Yeah…that's it. She nodded with as much finality as she could muster. That didn't happen. One would not, should not, and could not date their boss. She tried telling herself that to try and squash the growing feeling.
With a miserable groan, Tink walked over to her window and looked outside. Her gaze rested on the Haddock Industries building where she would begin her new job soon. She pressed her face against the glass and sighed. She closed her eyes and did nothing. Until a shadow suddenly blocked out the light streaming in from outside.
She opened her eyes and looked out and up to see a large floating ship passing over the city.
"Hook," Tink muttered. With narrowed eyes she rushed to wake her sister. Now was not the time for acting like a lovesick puppy. Now was the time for action.
Pixie and Snow Sprite flew through the air as they pursued the floating airship. For inside they knew would be Hook. As they flew over the city in pursuit, Tink looked around as she saw the people gasping in shock at its appearance. For it was fairly large. Just under the size of a naval battleship.
Where Hook had acquired such an advanced ship, she'd never know. But it had to be stopped. As they got closer, they were suddenly fired upon as cannon came out of the sides and underbelly of the ship. The fairies cursed as they veered and spun to avoid taking a hit.
It would be easy if they could simply shoot the ship down. But that would mean crushing maybe thousands of people under its bulk. The women narrowed their eyes in determination as they continued to advance. They narrowly avoided being shot down. But thanks to the speed and maneuverability of their new armors, they got through the barrage without taking a hit.
Leading the way, Tink locked onto a cannon through her visor's new targeting systems. Then from nooks and crannies on her armor, several small missile shot out. They flew at the cannon before impacting, blowing it apart and leaving a hole just big enough for them to get through.
Smiling, they put on a burst of speed before finally they entered the bowels of the ship. Tink looked around as her scanners looked for any sign of the enemy. Hovering, she flew through the ship's depths with Snow Sprite right behind her. While they did, they ran into several of Hook's men. They knocked them aside, stunning them with electric blasts before freezing them to the floor.
Up, and up they went, getting nearer and nearer to eh main deck and the captain's quarters. Eventually they reached a set of large metal door. Coking back a fist, Pixie rush at it before she punched it with all her might. The door bent inward and with a screech fell forward.
Pixie burst into the flight deck, much to the shock of its crew. They whirled around with stunned expression before with a shout, they drew their weapons to open fire. Pixie immediately crossed her arms and activated her barrier. The barrier did its job and bullets and energy blasts came flying at her. She held the barrier up, allowing her partner to peek around the side and blast at the people shooting them. She froze the weapons in their hands solid, forcing the men to drop them and leap back as the ice spread and caused their weapons to shatter.
Soon no one was left to fire at them. Leaving the two women smiling proudly. The men glared at them angrily until the sound of clapping cut through the air. The women looked in the center of the room to see a large chair. It swiveled around, revealing a man sitting down with a haughty expression on his face.
This was hook. He was dressed in a long red leather coat with black pants. He had a hook nosed with curly shoulder length black hair with a thin mustache on his upper lip. On his left hand was a large robotic prosthetic in the shape of a hook. It earned him his moniker and was capable of slicing through flesh and even steel.
"Well, if it isn't the heroes of Never City," he drawled in amusement. Pixie growled before firing an electric blast at him. But it was deflected by an energy shield as Hook pointed his robotic arm forward. "Good old Haddock Tech," Hook said with a smirk. Pixie glared at him underneath her helmet.
Hook chuckled as he stood up. He didn't seem to have any weapons on him. Nothing except his robotic arm. He smiled evilly at them.
"But the most interesting thing I came across recently in our last raid," he paused as he reached into his pocket. He pulled out something small that rested in the palm of his hand. Pixie and Snow Sprite eyed his hand in confusion. Until suddenly the thing in his palm grew. It grew until it took on the form of a large energy blaster.
Pixie's eyes widened in surprise. It was her shrink ray technology. Only reverse engineered. She narrowed her eyes at him. How dare he!
Hook smiled as he leveled the blaster at them. His men all reached for more weapons and smiled evilly along with their captain.
"Now we'll be taking your armor too ladies," Hook said evenly. Pixie charged her gauntlets with energy. Like hell he would. Hook narrowed his eyes as he began building power in his blaster. His men did the same. Pixie swept her gaze across the room. Outnumbered. Not ideal.
"Sir, we he incoming missiles at 12'o clock," one of the men suddenly said as the alarm on the computer console went off. Hook's eyes widened and he turned to look at his man when suddenly the deck shook.
Explosions were heard outside and one of the men pulled up a video feed.
Pixie smiled as she saw Fury firing at the ship while he and Frost were coming to help them. Hook cursed. "Damn, more heroes," he muttered in distaste. "Men, battle stations," he ordered. The men all hopped to their positions. Meanwhile, Hook turned his attention to the heroines in front of him. An electrical current suddenly began running through his hook as stared them down.
"Time to die heroes."
New chapter.