A/N:
So another update xd, also btw I got a new story up it's called Was It Worth it. It's a Hiccstrid Crime Au but I will not touch it until this story is finish so if you want to follow it go ahead, in the mean time I need to finish this which is like five to six chapter to go so sorry for that xd. Also sorry for the late update since I was kind off well not in the mood to do anything during that week, all I did was lay in my bed doing nothing which people might call being lazy but I don't I just had to many thoughts in mind and I guess I didn't want to get up during that time.

But I have an important announcement, two weeks from now I'll go back to school. FFFFFUUUUUCCCCCKKKK xd, sucks I know but I'll try to update other stories in the future in my spare time if I have nothing to do xd.

Replying to Ze Comments:

Guest: Keep coming the awesome chapters

Well slow updates will um xd be slow this will be done soon but I'll try to fix my sched since I'm prepping for school.

D357R0Y3R: Is the game u used as inspiration Tom Clancy: the division?

Mostly yes, since you noticed some of the parts of the game in the story but if you noticed I used diamond city as a basis from fallout 4 in or the kingdom from the walking dead by the defenders since the city is in a stadium and the King Ezekiel from the walking dead with Queen Mala so again mixed with different genres :)

Tmaster123: You Do realize that the word coon is a derogatory term for black people. Just saying.

I did that intentionally, which is fucked up tbh. But I needed to go with something that just fits with old and fuck, bitch, ass, prick, dick, and so on well won't fit. Pretty much fuck has been overused so I thought about coon at first but it was a slur but as I go along I had to think of the pros and cons of saying the word. Pros mostly being a good insult, cons just like right now. It might offend people since they take everything seriously like they don't read or understand the context what so ever but I see you informing me and that's alright.

Anyways enough of this, enjoy ze story.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Hard Truth

(No P.O.V)

Alek was worried for Harper's sake, she didn't know what mistakes he did in the pass besides the one's he told her personally along with Dagur's outburst. But she was more worried if Mala or Dmitri will help them, sure Dmitri will help but Mala is a different story. Since she doesn't know if Mala would risk it. She's just praying to Odin that Harper won't anything stupid while there trying to save him from an inevitable death or even worst.

There still driving towards the nest, which is a pain since Dagur woke up being annoying as always. Most of them can hear him yelling even if he's at the last Humvee in the convoy.

Thing is Alek is suspecting that Demsey and Cami are getting along quite too well, but she can tell there both in it for each other. Then she heard Dagur yell yet again before silence came through.

She looked behind to see him knocked out along with Sam and Trevor both fist pumping. Then the cars came to a halt as she heard the same sentence Mala used then they came in for the first time.

They saw Demsey coming out of the truck before he yelled back. "It's me my queen, I have a personal problem to which I am asking assistance for!"

Then they heard Mala yell back. "Not this time smuggler, you promised us a good shipment of goods and you gave us nothing but dirt!"

They saw Demsey facepalm, muttering something about scamming Russians. "My queen this is a serious problem, it's Harper and chances are he might not make it. Drago has him and there heading back to Manhattan!"

Then there was silence followed by the gate opening, Demsey ran back to truck driving in followed by the rest. When the gang came out armed guards came in pointing at Demsey instantly making him surrender.

Followed by Throk and Mala, Throk had an AK pointed at Demsey's head. Mala came in inspecting him before the rest of the gang.

"Alright, what's this problem about Harper Haddock and Drago Bludvist?" She asked.

"Wait you know Drago?" Frank asked.

"Of course, he tried to raid us back in Manhattan before we moved here in California. We used to be in Queen's before moving our community there, we didn't know Drago was there but luckily Harper came in. At first I didn't know he already defected but thank God he came on or we're all dead." Mala answered

"Wait what do you mean, you knew Harper already?" Alek asked.

"No, I only knew him as Drake before a few of you came with him." She answered.

"But that doesn't answer the question, Harper didn't tell you who he was to you?!" Alek retorted.

Then Mala had her wide eyes, losing the argument. Before she started to sigh. "Your Majesty, we must tell them the truth." Throk informed softly.

"Yes, I'm afraid so." She stated

"Throk bring them to the throne room." Mala ordered before walking away.

Everybody looked confused, what does Throk mean by the truth? They just followed Throk as they walked through the city, most of them say shacks made in the bleachers. But as they went along they were entering the deeper part of the stadium, as they walked in they entered a staircase leading to the V.I.P area which was converted to a throne room.

With that Mala by now was sitting there with guards standing in there post, the rest of them just entered looking at Mala. She nodded to Throk to which he closed the door and locking it.

Instantly the guards aimed at gang, most of them yelping and taking it by surprise. They raised their hand before Mala got off the Throne and speaking.

"Whatever is discussed here must not and will never ever leave this room, is that understood?" She demanded firmly.

Everybody nodded and agreeing all at once before Mala raised her hand, closing it before walking back to the throne and taking a sit.

The guards lowered their guns before going back to their post before Mala spoke.

"How well do you know about the outbreak?" She asked.

Everybody just looked at her confusingly, but Frank on the other hand nervously raised his hand. Mala noticed before motioning him to come forward, instantly he squeaked in fear before Throk pushed him up front.

"And who are you?" She asked.

Frank panicked before Throk elbowed him hard. "Well don't just stand there, answer her majesty's question!" He scolded.

"My name is Frank Ingerman, I live in Berk, I'm twenty years old…" He squeaked out in a panic tone. Instantly everybody groaned while Frank was bright red.

"Yes, I see that but how well do you know the outbreak." She noticed giving him a small smile.

He cleared his throat before speaking. "Well while the media at least tried to cover up the story, I managed to check some files from a secure server from the government. I was snooping around before I saw a file called Operation Venus. I checked the file to see the outbreak wasn't an accident but was on purpose…" He started.

Instantly Mala's eyes went wide before literally jumping off her throne and approaching Frank. "How did you manage to enter that secure server, and we had encrypted most of the files!" She yelled.

"What do you mean my encrypted most of the files?!" Heather accused.

"And what's operation Venus?" Cami asked.

Most of the guards got agitated as the placed their fingers on their rifles. Before Mala spoke. "Fine you want to know the truth, yes it was no accident. It was a mere test in small remote town next to the lab but there were some complications before the outbreak which made us start the operation, shutting down the Mexican border over all but that also failed so here we are now." She stated.

"So, you're meaning to say the government tried to weaponized plants!" Eret yelled.

"Yeah look where it got us, um in an apocalyptic world!" Sam retorted.

But that's when Mala smiled. "That's where you're wrong, not world, just continent." She informed.

"What do you mean by continent?" Alek asked, now curious.

"You see only North and South American same goes for Canada. We are the only one's affected by the disease. I have managed to gain some communication from London, there still trying to get all the manpower they need to evacuate any remaining survivors here." Mala answered.

"But didn't they come sooner, it's been five years by no2 the UN should have come saving us by now!" Cami retorted

"Look It's not that simple, they were complications. They needed to know how contaminant this disease is so they needed to study it. By now they finished their research and there here to rescue us soon?" She answered.

"How long?" Heather asked.

"Maybe in a month or two until then we have to wait but off to the problem at hand, I can't help you with manpower your own your own but I can give you supplies for your journey. But to get there is impossible since..." Mala started.

"Most of the bridges were cut down during the outbreak." Demsey cut in.

"Precisely." Mala said.

"How about Dmitri?" Demsey asked.

"Yes, what about Dmitri?" Mala asked back.

"Is his fishing boat still at the pier at Venice beach?" Demsey asked again.

Than Mala went silent before motioning a guard to come forward, she whispered in his ear before he bowed in respect leaving the room. Few minutes Dmitri came in, geared up before walking up to Mala.

"You're majesty." He stated.

Mala nodded in return before he motioned the gang behind him. "Dmitri, I suppose you're boat still works." She stated.

"Yes, of course my sweet Viktoriya. She must be crying, I left her without kiss!" He said.

"And there you go, I see to it that you talk with him." Mala said before leaving the room. With Throk and her guards behind.

With the closed they started to talk. "Before you speak, my contacts told me of problem and I am willing to help. But we need more people to help, we can't handle Drago alone. More people is equal to more spirit" He pointed out.

Then Demsey talked. "We can always call some help from Berk." He suggested.

"Yeah, he does have a point, but I'm sure only Uncle Stephan, Gobber and maybe my dad, also Bucket and Mulch but the rest I'm not so sure." Sam said with a frown.

"Hey maybe Stephan can round up some volunteers I guess." Alek suggested.

"Alright here's the plan, I'll go with Demsey and Cami back to Berk and get some help, the rest of you get to the boat at Venice beach. It's a day drive depending if the cars at the highway aren't blocking the path." Alek said, the rest nodded before they ran back to the cars.

(Somewhere in Manhattan)

(Harper's P.O.V)

Gods my head hurts I mean of course my used to be best friend betrayed me siding with Drago himself, I tried to see where I'm at but I can tell I'm already back in Wilderbeast. The prison in here is cruel, since there's no light, you are in a small space and it's hot as hell. I mean of course Drago is a cruel bastard so let's go with that.

I should have seen him coming, I should have stopped him long ago. But I trusted Thuggory, Drago's a good guy. He wouldn't do that, blow up the times square and let the freaks infect the city no!

God's, I was an idiot, but what's done is done. I'm sure by now the gang are at the wing grabbing all the help they can. But I have a gut feeling that Alek would bring my father along.

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard voice in the corridor. I place my ear on the door hearing them talk.

"Yeah… that's -im, -o man that's Har-er. -Eah! The -me guy who shot -ago's arm off!"

Well I'm a bluff turned fact, Ahhhhhhhhhh why was I so stubborn. Yeah, no Harper kill Drago, you're the best shot in the archipelago. You won't miss him even in a millimeter….

My thoughts were interrupted when the door opened, I hissed as the light came hard into my eyes before I felt hands roughly pull me out of the cell before I got my vision back to see I was being dragged into Drago's office.

I saw a pair of twin pine doors, with a golden door knob on each side. They had some runes going down them, I tried to see if it was Norse last time I came up to his office to do a report on a raiding operation but it didn't make sense so it was just a design.

The doors opened before I was dropped in front of his desk, before they forced me to stand up, Drago making it dramatic as possible sipped his whiskey glass slowly looking at the window.

The guards just stood there as always, but I can feel them either trembling in fear or waiting in awkwardness.

Drago stopped before placing his glass on his desk before walking towards me and giving me a good jab into my jaw. I felt blood trickling down my mouth towards my chin.

Drago roughly grabbed my head forcing me to face him, I can tell what I did was a cliché since I spat on face.

He just closed his eyes before he wiped the blood off, before he gave me another jab into my ribcage.

I feel on the floor wheezing for air, I tried to look up to see Drago looking towards me with an dark grin.

"Well Harper, I can see you are persistent. You could have side by me, as my second in command once more. You're too useful to rot boy and I can tell you're not stupid enough to reject this second chance." Drago said showing me his hand.

I just looked at if before I made my voice low, he glared at me. "What are you saying?!" He growled.

I kept doing it before he got down on his knee placing his ear near my mouth, I kept doing it, come on closer. Once near I tackled him biting hard on his neck.

He cried in pain before he kneed me off, I saw his neck bleeding as he covered it. I looked down to see his blood mixed with mine dripping down my mouth. I grinned at him before he yelled for the guards to bring me to my cell.

The guards looked at me, with wide eyes as they looked back at Drago who was still bleeding from the nasty bite I gave him.

"Now!" He yelled.

The guards yelped before I was dragged out of the office before being tossed back to my cell.

I just sighed, praying for Alek to come sooner because chances are Drago might torture me for his enjoyment just as other countless dragon's and settlers who went against Drago.