Dragons: Old Enemies
Hey, guys! So, good news, bad news...the good news is, internet is now a thing I can access at my house, so I can use the computer at home! The bad news is, a majority of my schedule happens at work, and I have made ZERO PROGRESS in brainstorming for any of the stuff I've written so far. But, live in the moment, right? Here we go!
Disclaimer: I own nothing pertaining to Dreamworks' Dragons.
Ivy struggled with all of her might, but the chains wouldn't budge. She winced as the links cut deeper into her skin.
"You're gonna kill yourself before you get out of those", said Edmund, absentmindedly picking at his fingernails.
Ivy shot him an icy glare, and he put his hands up in surrender.
"I'm just sayin'."
Suddenly, they heard thudding on the ship's deck. Edmund shot up and drew his dagger, pressing it to Ivy's throat.
"Stay here, poison...like you have a choice."
Chuckling, he ran up the stairs. Once he was gone, Ivy struggled even more.
…
Edmund stifled a laugh as he came above deck.
"Well, well, well!" he said, eyeing the captives who had just been tossed on the deck. "Look who we have here: the fallen leaders."
"Edmund", said Slygroff, struggling with the ropes wrapped around his massive torso. "Where is my daughter?"
"What have you done with Ivy?" said Hiccup, staring up at the dragon hunters.
"Oh!" said Edmund. "You guys wanna see her? She's a little tied up right now, I'm afraid."
Slygroff yelled and tried to pull himself to his feet, only to get an axe to the head once again.
"Easy, old man", said Edmund. "I'll let you see her."
He turned to two of the hunters.
"Bring me the brat."
The two hunters smiled and descended down the stairs. Within two minutes, Ivy's head emerged from below deck.
"Ivy!"
Upon seeing Slygroff and Hiccup, Ivy's eyes went wide and she struggled more than ever to get free, breaking free of the men's grip. Edmund snarled and ran forward, grabbing her arm and pressing her dagger to her throat.
"NO!" Slygroff yelled. "Don't touch her!"
"Yes, boy. Do as your former chief commands."
Edmund turned to see Votch standing behind him, who shoved him to the ground and took ahold of Ivy.
"Don't touch her."
Edmund scrambled to his feet and scurried away.
Ivy grunted as Votch guided her over to Slygroff and Hiccup.
"Votch", Slygroff growled, "let her go."
"Hello, brother", said Votch. "It's a pleasure to see you again."
"Let go of my daughter."
"As you wish."
Votch threw her to the deck floor. Ivy winced as she landed on her side.
"Don't you hurt her!" said Hiccup, whose prosthetic leg was still gone.
"Quiet, boy", said Votch. "This is a family matter."
"No!"
Everyone turned to see Ivy, who had shrugged off the gag.
"This is between you and me", she said. "You said that if I went with you, you would leave them alone."
"And I intend to, child", said Votch. "But you never said I couldn't have them here."
He chuckled darkly as one of the men reached down to readjust the gag over Ivy's mouth.
"Take our new guests to their cells. And make sure there aren't any dragons with Hiccup Haddock."
…..
Astrid grunted as she and the other riders were shoved into their cells. The guards laughed as she came up to the bars.
"What have you done with Hiccup and Slygroff?"
"Wouldn't you like to know", said one of them.
"It don't matter", said the other one, "seeing as how none of you are going anywhere."
The two hunters laughed as they walked away.
"Great", said Snoutlout. "Once again, we find ourselves trapped on a dragon hunters' ship, separated from our fearless leader AND our dragons, all to carry out a hopeless rescue mission. Did I leave anything out?"
"There is also the fact that we have no idea where to find Ivy", said Fishlegs.
"Oh, my dear Fishlegs", said Ruffnut.
"You've yet to learn the meaning of the rhetorical question", said Tuffnut.
"Focus!" said Heather. "We need to find a way out of here."
"And fast!" said Dagur. "Who knows what they're doing to brother Hiccup right now?"
…
Hiccup rolled himself over after being pushed into the cell across from Slygroff.
"Nothing better than tasting the floor of a prison cell", he said sarcastically.
"Are you alright, lad?" said Slygroff, watching as Hiccup tried to pull himself to a standing position on his one good leg.
"What, this? It happens all the time. But Toothless' saddle bag has all of my replacements in it."
"Sounds like you're prepared for anything."
"Yeah, well, not everything. I couldn't save your daughter."
"My daughter is tougher than she looks. You can bet that if we don't find a way out of here, she will."
…
Ivy grunted as she once again tried to adjust her position against the pole. After hours of being tied back up against that thing, her back was killing her. She motioned to Edmund, who was still watching her like a hawk.
"What?" he said, walking over to her. "What do you want, huh? Some water? Your daddy?"
Edmund pulled out something wrapped around his neck on a chain.
"The key to those chains, perhaps?"
Ivy tried to lunge at him, but he quickly drew back, chuckling.
"Nice try, poison. I'm not falling for that one again."
Ivy eyed the key around his neck, trying to figure out a way to get it from him. That's when she spotted the monstrous nightmare in a cell located next to her room. Quickly, an idea formed in her head and she smiled inwardly.
What could Ivy be up to? Will she and the others escape? And what exactly does Votch have in mind for all of his captives? Read on to find out! You know, as soon as the next chapter is up, which will be soon. Bye for now!
-Imagigirl20
