Chapter 12 folks enjoy ;) WARNING: This includes a cliffhanger and I am sorry to report that I won't be updating in quite some time due to NJASK, and finals.
Hiccup stared down at the hole where Rapunzel just sunk in as tears threatened to fall right there and now. Right off my hands, they slipped... "They slipped right off my hands like...Like what happened to my mom..." The hunting flashback then had decided to fill his head as he tried to stop himself from getting a panic attack.
"NOO!" "LET HER GO!" "LET MY MOMMY GO!" "MOMMY!"
His three year old self stretched out his hand, trying to grab his mother's hand but he only missed her by an inch before she was completely gone with the dragons. He stood there, on the spot where he could have saved his mother, his eyes were already wide in shock as the spilling tears began to fall rapidly.
"NO!" Hiccup shouted, getting up while Toothless cooed in concerned. "I won't be the weak one, I'm not going to let Pitch win!" He then pounded the buddle with all his might a hundred times, pounding and pounding until Toothless came to help him. "I'm not that defenseless boy!" "I AM HICCUP. SON OF STOICK THE VAST, AND VALKA THE FEIRCE!" "I'll never lose to Pitch!" The more deteremined he felt, the more he punched the dark bubble, the more he began to remember more bright memories in his life.
His father finally accepting him.
Making friends with Toothless, and the others.
Finally, his mother's lullaby that she sang on afternoon outside during the sunraise with Hiccup on her lap, smiling as the morning wind blew through his hair.
My little brave son, Why are you so red.
Because, I had a sad dream last night.
My eyes are red from the tears I've shed.
Swollen as I cried.
My little brave son, Why've you lost your way?
I'm searching for a child whose gone afar.
He can't be found, though I've searched all day.
My sad dreams come once more.
"Mommy?" "Yes dear?" "Why am I so afraid of almost everything, it makes me a coward?" Valka shook her head as she planted a kiss on Hiccup's forehead with a smile. "It doesn't make you a coward Hiccup, why even the greatest vikings were afraid in their early years that's what makes them the greatest, even you."
"You think I'll be the greatest viking mommy?"
"I'm sure of it, you'll be the best of the best. That I promise you..."
"You made your promise mom... And I'll make your promise come true!" With that last and strong pound to the wall, it exploded, leaving Hiccup and Toothless to be in the middle of the forest, free. "Come on Toothless, we have guardians, and teammates to find... And I know just where to look." With that, the duo flew off to the night sky, noticing that dark clouds began to form with nightmare sand as thunder roared and lightning flashed. All that was heading to Berk, but it seemed like it was heading throughout the whole universe, maybe even other worlds.
"Pitch, I sense him coming here." Jack reported as he, Eugene, Rapunzel, and Merida bowed their head in the Nightmare King's throne room. Pitch got up from his throne, grinning while the trapped guardians were panicking about what'll happen. "I see that the runt decided to come face his old nightmare, but how about a little welcome gift before..."
"TOO LATE FOR THAT PITCH!"
The nightmare king turned around and saw Hiccup standing proud but alone, as if he was waiting for his next move in this game of chess. "I see you decide to come charging in, all well, now how about you tell your choice, I'm sure your friends are dying to know your loyalty to them." His nightmare sand spread throughout the room, causing Hiccup to flinch at first but remain calm, even though he hated the sight of his friends turned into darkness. "So no plan, just plain charge in like a weakling you are... I'm surprised, the last time you came, why... You barely made it out alive." "Oh and why did you come here six years ago when you were nine, oh yes I remember. You were lost in the rain and decided to wait out the storm here until you realized I lived here and with all that nightmares, you ran out the cave to your home where you collapsed right in front of your father. How embarrassing!?"
"That won't work on me Pitch!"
"Yes it will, you are just saying that but deep within you are trembling, you are wishing to go home to your precious mother and have her sing you a lullaby to make your nightmares go away, and to make sure everything is alright. Well I have to break it to you, she's as good as gone, perhaps even dead." The nightmare sand began to crawl near Hiccup's right leg, but he moved aside, shouting in anger,
"THAT'S NOT TRUE! She's still out there!"
"Oh really, but you have doubt that she's alive, yes. Deep inside, you are facing the fact that your 'mommy' is dead and that. It. Was. All. Your. Fault." "So, back to business, what's your choice, my nightmares are waiting."
"Kill me..."
Pitch was confused at first," I'm sorry what?!"
"I SAID 'KILL ME!'," "Go on, get me and call off the nightmares!"
Pitch leaned backward, and decided to get up and head straight to Hiccup while the hypnotized teens went a different direction, heading towards the cage the guardians were in. Finally Pitch was right in front of Hiccup, holding a nightmare sand arrow as he smiled," Don't worry, it'll only take a second, first I'll stab you with this, then Gothel will put you right to sleep. It'll be quick and painful..." Pitch didn't even stop to think about why isn't Toothless with Hiccup, or why the guardians aren't yelling out protests or even crying? Nope, he just went right for his prey, penetrated the arrow in Hiccup lower chest, but to his surprise...
Hiccup did scream, but then while holding on to his chest... He disappeared into... "GOLD DREAM SAND?!" Pitch was beyond infuriated as he turned around and spotted the cage where the guardians were being imprisoned in and to his surprise... The cage was opened, the guardians were standing out looking determined, along with Merida, Jack, Eugene, and Rapunzel, who were no longer evil and beside them were Toothless and... Hiccup, without a scratch in sight. "B-But how... They were hypnotized with Gothel's magic, Hiccup was right in front of me!"
"Hate to break it to you Pitch, but that was just an allusion. You see, they were all allusions," Hiccup explained while the teens nodded in agreement. "While you were dealing with my clone, Toothless and I were freeing the guardians, as well as breaking the spell you had on my friends by using the rest Sandy's dream sand
"So Pitch... Ready to battle us, the Big Four!" Merida shouted getting her bow and arrow ready. Pitch smiled," So you all tricked me, that was good, but not good enough! Get ready to fear me!" With that, he summoned all of his dark nightmares and went up in the night sky, waiting for their next move.
"North, you and the others go split up, go to the other worlds and warn them to be prepared for any signs of dark magic. While the rest of us fight Pitch."
"But Jack, you all don't have the dream sand to keep darkness away from yourselves!"
"Tooth, we'll be fine. The most important subject we are protecting are the children,now go!" The guardians did as they were told and went off, well North and Tooth stayed behind. "Eugene had left with Sandy to warn think we'll just leave you," North chuckled, Jack stood beside the sleigh, Hiccup mounted on top of Toothless and the battle begun.
Pitch had no problem making his sand raise as he made some allusions himself, the first was Mor'du, who was heading right towards the two princesses, in rage. "Rapunzel!" "Follow my led!" Merida began to shoot arrows while Rapunzel used her hair and frying pan to hit the demon bear. "Keep going Rapunzel, we're almost done defeating this demon!"
Pitch smiled, seeing the flyers take off the nightmares, so once the demon bear faded away, he created a much larger nightmare, so large that Gothel had to help him create it. Hiccup saw what were they created so heshouted to the celebrating princesses,"MERIDA, RAPUNZEL!" "GET AWAY FROM THERE, IT'S THE RED DEATH!" He was right, the giant dragon appeared ready to rip the island off but Hiccup had Toothless hit her just before she even blew fire. "Come and get me your royal dragon mutton head!" The Red Death of course, was infuriated so it flew right after the duo, breathing off fire to burn them, but they were quick.
"Too easy for you Haddock, how about a little sting on the back..."
Before he knew it, Hiccup felt pain in his back that he flinched, causing them to slow doen and get Toothless's fake tail to be in flames, again. Jack and the others were too busy fighting off nightmares until Pitch made the giant dragon disappear , and then he showed up behind the distracted teens, getting his nightmare arrows ready. Hiccupsaw this, rushed Toothless to fly quickly. "LOOK OUT!" Jack turned and saw the arrow mid point from hitting him until he saw it.
Hiccup has been shot... And he was falling along with Toothless as darkness began to consume them. Jack was so overwhelmed by what he just seen, that he flew up, getting his powers ready." NOOOO!" He flew closer and closer to Pitch but the boogeyman had the sand surround him and fall straight towards Jack. They thought he was down for until Jack remembered something.
Flashback
"Yeah!" Jack was flying next to Merida, and Rapunzel, until a certain duo was speeding a little ahead. "Hey Hiccup, are you challenging me to a race?"
"Oh you don't want to race with a nightfury Jack, come on. First one to that sea stack wins." They were off, one sea stack was blocking Hiccup and Toothless's way so instead, he mounted off of Toothless as he jumped over while the dragon did solo flight, and hopped right back on Toothless's back once the got to the other side. They then speeded up and won, surprising Jack. Merida cheered and clapped as Rapunzel laughed while steering the sleigh. Jack was pleased himself,"Not bad for dragon rider."
"Very funny Jack."
End of flashback
Apparently, that had Jack get a boast of confidence and power since he used his frost to make all the dark sand disappear, causing them both to land on the ground. Merida helped Jack get up, angry with Pitch on what he did to Hiccup and Toothless, who were no where to be found. Rapunzel as beyond infuriated that she used her hair to throw Pitch around as he kept hitting his face while Jack and Merida fought off some nightmares along with North and Tooth. Once Pitch fell to the ground, the five stood before him as Rapunzel bolding but angrily demanded," Where's Hiccup and Toothless?" "What have you done to them?"
Pitch smiled as he snapped his fingers, revealing Gothel holding her flute, and a dark flower like bubble holding...
"HICCUP!" "TOOTHLESS!"
"Didn't you know, the second I hit him with my arrows, was the exact second he was all mine. He is no longer Hiccup, he is now my nightmare dreamer."
"Nightmare dreamer?"
"Yes Rapunzel, you see it's up to Gothel to put him and Toothless into a deep sleep that they'll have nightmares all the time. The more fear be feels in his sleep, the more sand and power I'll get. Now Gothel will you be of assistance and help our little Hiccup fall asleep, but first a little choice for you runt." "If you give up all this and allow me to freely spread my nightmares, and take your friends and family as hostage in your place, I'll let you go. If you wish for the safety of your friends and family, you'll complete the destiny I have given to you the day of your birth."
"WAIT! You mean you placed fear in him for this, you created his destiny?!" North shouted as the nightmare king nodded. Hiccup stood in the bubble, trying to decide, it was lose-lose choice but he made his choice...
"Do...what ever you want with me, just keep your part of the bargain." Hiccup sadly answered, not even daring to look at the guradians and teens straight to their faces. "I'm sorry guys..." Pitch wasted no time, he then signaled Gothel to step forward, and sing the song she's been holding in for centuries.
Hush, child, darkness will rise from the deep,
and carry you down into sleep, child.
Darkness will rise from the deep,
and carry you down into sleep.
Guileless boy,
I'll shape your belief,
and you'll always know
that your friends are thieves.
And you won't understand
the cause of your grief,
but you'll always follow
the voices beneath.
Loyalty... Loyalty... Loyalty...
(only to me)
Guileless boy,
your spirit will
hate them.
The flowers who made
you feel like a traitor.
And you will expose
their puppeteer behavior,
for you are the proof
of how they betrayed
your loyalty.
Darkness began to circle around Hiccup as he stood still, trying to ignore his upcoming fear. Rapunzel tried to stop her kidnapper from singing but the nightmares blocked their way.
Loyalty... Loyalty ... Loyalty...
(only to me)
Hush, child, darkness will rise from the deep,
and carry you down into sleep, child.
Darkness will rise from the deep,
and carry you down into sleep.
The only boy,
each day you grow older,
each moment I'm watching
my vengeance unfold.
The child of his fear,
the flesh of his soul,
will die in returning
the birthright they stole.
Hiccup fought to stay awake, not trying to fall asleep but as the nightmares swarmed him, his eyelids grew heavy along with his body.
Loyalty... Loyalty... Loyalty...
(only to me)
Hush, boy, darkness will rise from the deep,
and carry you down into sleep, child.
Hiccup's eyelids were midway down as his body shook, Toothless on the other hand had already fallen into a deep sleep. He fought but was failing.
Darkness will rise from the deep,
and carry you down into sleep.
He lost. Hiccup's eyes completely turned pale as he fell on the floor of the flower, into a deep sleep that'll cause himself to get nightmares. The flower the consumed them both, and sunk into the bottom.
"NOO!" Jack was upset, he went to bust the dark flower open, stop it from sinking but North help him back, along with Merida and Rapunzel who were held back Bunny, Eugen, and Sandy, who had just came back from alerting the other kingdoms, including the chief of Berk. "North we can't let him... You have to stop this..." "Did you know?!" Rapunzel cried as tears streamed down her emerald eyes. North shook his head," I can't do anything... As for this, no I had no idea that, that was Pitch's plan... But I wonder..."
"HICCUP TURNED HIMSELF IN DIDN'T HE?!"
Everyone turned around and saw none other than Stoick the Vast, Hiccup's father. He just heard the warning and hurried to the spot where he saw the nightmare sand swarm, his pale eyes were full of worry.
"Yes he did, and Stoick we have a question for you... Did you know anything that has to do with Hiccup's destiny being this?"
Stoick looked tensed the second Bunny asked that, but he lowered his head in shame," Yes. Valka and I did..."
"Then why didn't you tell us?" Tooth was getting worried herself about the answer.
"Might as well sit down, it was a secret so dark...that Valka, Hiccup, and I had to keep hidden from everyone..." They all sat down, waiting for what was about to be told, and what dark secret was hidden in the Haddock family.
Yeah it was Hiccup's destiny... Like i told you earlier, i won't be updating due to NJASK testing and finals, so see you next time ;) I'll try to find time.