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Hiccup's POV
"Hiccup!" Stoick said sternly once he reached us.
I sighed and stood up "Yes?"
"I would like to know why Ironclad is in the Healer's Hut and why I heard reports of a massive fight about to break out in front of it" he said.
"Ok well Ironclad is injured because he fought Corey, and the fight I assume you are speaking of was going to happen between Ora here and Black Ice" I said.
"Ironclad found Corey!" Stoick exclaimed.
"Yes, and we never have to worry about him again" I said.
"So Ironclad ran the villain through, eh?" Stoick said.
"Wait one second" Ora said standing up "Who is Corey and why did my brother kill him?"
"Brother?!" Stoick said.
"Yes" Ora said crossing her arms.
Stoick looked at me with an expression like he had been hit on the head with a rock, and a rather large one at that.
"Ora is Ironclad's long lost sister. They each thought the other died along with the rest of their tribe." I said.
"They are siblings!" Stoick said.
"Pay attention Stoick, that's what Hiccup just said" Gobber said chuckling.
"And it wasn't Ironclad who killed Corey. It was Black Ice." I said.
"Black Ice?" Stoick said.
"Yes. Ironclad did defeat Corey but Corey threw a rock at the back of his head. Black Ice understandably went crazy, grabbing Ironclad and blasting the volcano on that island, starting a chain reaction in which the volcano erupted." I said.
"Black Ice made a volcano explode?!" the twins yelled.
"Uhh yes?" I said.
Ruff and Tuff both had a awe inspired look on their faces.
"The destruction..." was all I could hear them say.
"I think you broke them Hiccup" Fishlegs said waving his hand in front of Ruff's face.
"Then why was their a fight about to break out between her and his dragon?" Stoick said.
"There was a slight misunderstanding but everything is good now" I said.
"You still haven't answered my question Hiccup" Ora said menacingly.
"Its a long story" I said.
"I deserve to know" she said.
"You're right, you might want to sit down for this though" I said and Ora nodded, sitting down.
"Is everything alright now?" I asked Stoick.
"Yes" he said nodding and walking away with Gobber.
I sat down and let out a deep breath.
"I want to know what my little brother has been up to these past years" Ora said.
"He has traveled the archipelago and been to the continent a few times. He and Black Ice go anywhere they want to" I said.
"And I am guessing that he made a few enemies and that's why he got injured?" Ora said.
"In a way" I said "Corey did something unforgivable to Ironclad."
"What did he do?" Ora said.
I looked down and shook my head.
Astrid patted my back and I looked up to see Ora very confused.
"What happened?" Ora said.
"Calypso" I said and all the Riders and Astrid bowed their heads for a moment.
"Who is she?" Ora asked.
"She was the best person any of us had ever met" Klint said
"She was beautiful for sure, but she was fierce, loyal, kind, compassionate, and a great warrior" Ari said.
"She was one of my best friends and an amazing cousin" Helga said.
"She was Ironclad's betrothed." I said.
"Betrothed!" Ora yelled.
"Yes" I said nodding my head.
"He's married? When did this happen!?" Ora yelled.
"It didn't" Kol said, the pain in his voice evident.
"What are you talking about? What happened?" Ora said.
"Corey...he wanted Calypso...was obsessed with her. But she loved Ironclad and he loved her. They were so passionate with each other and were truly in love." I said.
I then took a deep breath for the next part.
"And that's why Corey killed her...the day before she was going to tell Ironclad she was pregnant and a week before the wedding" I said.
Ora had a look of pure shock mixed with rage on her face.
"That scoundrel killed my sister-in-law and my niece or nephew!?" she screamed.
I nodded solemnly and Ora growled.
"I'll kill him. I'll rip him to pieces myself!" she yelled.
"Too late for that, Black Ice already took care of him." I said.
A look of realization crossed her face as she remembered what I said moment earlier.
"I...I need to see my brother" she said standing up and walking out of the Hall.
Ironclad's POV
The Healer said I could use the back room to rest in and gave me some herbs for the pain and to fight off any infection.
I laid down on the bed, to maybe try and rest but it was useless.
I sat up and once I did the door opened.
I saw Ora enter and the Healer right behind her, carrying a pitcher, cup and plate.
"Here is some water and food" the Healer said setting the stuff down "You need to get some rest but she can stay for a short time"
The Healer left, leaving my alone with my long lost sister.
"Does is hurt?" she asked waking closer.
"Its ok, I've had bigger wounds than this little scratch." I said.
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about" she said sitting down on the chair near the bed.
"About what?" I said.
"I want to know how you got injured" she said.
"A person attacked me from behind like a coward." I said.
"Would that person be someone named Corey?" she said.
My heart stopped for a moment and all the blood drained from my face "How do you know that name?"
"Hiccup said it was the person that attacked you" Ora said.
"He was" I answered.
"And...and the person who killed your betrothed and unborn child" she said.
"How do you know that?" I asked.
I felt myself in a bone crushing hug a moment later.
"I am so sorry Ironclad" she said "You never should have had to experience such pain. Hiccup told me about her because...I pushed him to tell me about your past" she said "and I am so sorry for what happened."
"I may have lost her and I will always carry that burden in my heart. But now I look back and I am so thankful for the few moments we had together. I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world" I said.
"You have really grown up little brother" Ora said, letting go of me.
The Healer then entered the room and asked Ora to leave.
Ora nodded and left the room.
I laid back down and tried to fall back asleep.
Hiccup's POV
The next day I pulled Kol, Heith, and Klint aside.
"I need you both to get some intelligence about the Beserker tribe. I know they are planning something and want to know exactly what level of craziness we are dealing with here" I said.
"I can tell you that. Its a little punk by the name of Dagur." Kol said.
I rolled my eyes "You know what I mean."
"Kol, I want you to do air reconnaissance, don't land. I can't have you captured. Klint and Heith, take some of the money we have and use it to bribe whoever you need to to get some information about Dagur's plan."
They nodded heading off to get their dragons.
I then decided to check in on Ironclad.
I walked into the Healer's hut and saw him sitting on a chair with the Healer replacing his bandages.
"Everything seems to be healing well." she said "I think you are free to go now. Just as long as you don't do too much and come back to replace these bandages each morning."
"Thanks Healer" Ironclad said then turning to see me.
"Hey Hiccup. I'm free to go!" he said.
"So I heard" I said laughing.
Ironclad got up and we walked outside. Black Ice had been waiting outside the Hut the entire time and nearly pounced on his rider.
I soon saw Toothless near him and scratched his ears.
"Hey bud" I said.
"Black Ice refused to leave his Rider. I decided to keep him company." Toothless said.
I laughed and turned to see Black Ice cooing at his Rider.
"Real manly dragon you have their brother" I heard Ora say as she walked up to us.
"He happens to just be concerned about my health" Ironclad said "Which has improved as so I can leave."
"Well that's good news" Ora said.
"Ironclad, how about we go to the Tower so you can change and then maybe you and your sister can catch up" I said.
"I just need to put on my armor Hiccup. I can do that here" Ironclad said rolling his eyes.
He then reached over Black Ice's saddle, starting to take his armor off the dragon.
I saw Helga, Ari, and Astrid walking towards us.
"Kol, Klint, and Heith have just left and they said they will be back later tonight." Ari said
"Good. Then we can plan for whatever Dagur plans to do" I said and she nodded.
I then heard Helga gasp and turned to see her run over to Ironclad.
She then grabbed part of his tunic and lifted it up a bit to reveal a large mark on the lower part of his back.
The mark was circular and looked like Odin's Horn symbol. The three interlocking drinking horns were evident on his back.
Ironclad pushed Helga's hands away and tugged down his tunic.
"You...can't have that mark. That means you..." Helga stuttered staring at Ironclad.
"How do you know that symbol Helga?" Ironclad said.
"It...my father told me stories that one of his best friends was taken and he helped his friend escape." Helga said "But how on earth do you have that symbol!"
"It happened a long time ago and is not important" Ironclad said.
"What on earth is going on?" I said walking up to them.
"Ironclad...please tell me you didn't get that mark for the reason I am thinking" Helga pleaded.
Ironclad sighed and shook his head "I can't"
Helga gasped and her hands flew up to her mouth.
"Ironclad?" I said looking at him.
"I never told any of you this for a reason but I guess the cat is out of the bag now" Ironclad said "I'll tell you at the Hall."
Ironclad then asked if he could finish getting his armor on in peace and I said yes.
Once Ironclad had put the rest of his armor on we walked to the hall in relative silence.
Once there we all sat down and stared at Ironclad.
"I was 13. A few years had passed since everything had happened and I was getting a little to confident. I wanted to go hunting on one of the more dangerous islands and Black Ice warned me not to. I was getting a little rebellious and decided to anyway. I landed us on another island next to that one saying we were stopping for the night. Once Black Ice was asleep though I made a little makeshift raft and paddled over to that island. It would be a mistake I would regret for the longest time." Ironclad said.
"What happened?" I asked.
"I wasn't paying enough attention and got captured." Ironclad said.
"By who?!" Ora said, the anger in her voice evident.
"Grimmfoot the Enslaver" Helga said "He is notorious on my island for being on of the cruelest slave traders out there. He brands his slaves with the exact same mark."
"I heard that name before...he disappeared a long time ago though" Ora said.
"He was still around when I got captured though. He always captured young Vikings and sold them to people on the Continent, usually the Romans." Ironclad said.
"What happened?" Ari said.
"I was taken to his ship and they branded me." Ironclad said.
Ora said some choice words under her breath and Ironclad continued.
"I tried to tell him I would pay him anything to just let me go but he refused. I tried to escape but he caught me and whipped my backside multiple times for it. He said he had a Roman general all lined up to but me for a large sac of gold. But Grimmfoot said that I was 'unbroken' and useless until he broke me. It was simple, do what he said or get beaten or whipped."
"Lets just say we didn't really get along for those few hours. He got tired of trying to break me and tossed me under, along with a few others he had captured. The others treated my wounds and helped me."
"How did you escape?" Ari asked.
"It was late that night. I knew Black Ice had to come for me, but a small part of me wondered if he would be able to find me and save me. I knew he could track, but what if he lost the scent or I got to far away. I was really worried that I would never see him again." Ironclad said.
"But he did...didn't he?" Helga said.
"Yes. It was not a moment later that I heard a loud explosion. I then heard a few men yelling about dragons and fire and knew it had to be Black Ice. I convinced the others that if we worked together we could escape during the confusion. So we overpowered the guard and escaped onto the top deck. I saw Black Ice land and ran towards him."
"But Grimmfoot saw me and tackled me to the ground, refusing to let me escape. Black Ice raced towards me, to try and save me but Grimmfoot had pulled his knife on me and held it to my throat."
"So what happened!?" Ari said.
"If you let him finish he can tell you!" Helga said.
"And Black Ice stopped in his tracks. Gimmfoot was confused obviously. If the dragon was just raiding the ship why stop because he had a knife to a boy's throat. He demanded to know what was going on and I politely told him that he could put his foot up his butt."
We all laughed at that part.
"So then Black Ice had enough. He shot at the deck, making Grimmfoot release me and scramble to get away from the fire. Black Ice though quickly ran through the fire and I got on his back." Ironclad said.
He then chuckled "You should have seen the look on his face when he saw me on top of Black Ice."
"We then flew up and I told Black Ice we had to help the others who were captured. So we started picking up Grimmfoot's men and throwing them overboard, very far away. Once all his men were gone we put out the few fires Black Ice had caused trying to rescue me and I told the others to sail west to find the next village. Black Ice and I then captured Grimmfot as Black Ice used his paralyzing bite and I tied him up just in case. We flew and dropped him off on a island one of the others said he was from. The chief said they would convict Grimmfoot of kidnapping and deal with him."
"Thats amazing" Helga said.
"Remind me to never get on the bad side of that dragon" Ari said.
"You already said that yesterday" I said rolling my eyes.
"Well...just shut up Hiccup" Ari said.
I laughed and looked at Ironclad.
"Are you ok?" I asked.
"Its weird...telling you all about my past." Ironclad said "But...good"
"You have been through a lot little brother" Ora said "You need to rest"
"Yeah, or the Healer will personally have my head" I said "You need to get to the tower and take a nap."
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Nothing is going to happen. Just rest up and heal." I said patting Ironclad's back.
*ON BESERKER ISLAND*
3rd Person POV
Dahlia walked into Dagur's main chamber. It was a dark damp room that was plastered with drawings of Night Furies and Star Chasers.
"I have some bad news" Dahlia said seeing Dagur fawning over on on his pictures.
"What!" Dagur yelled turning away from his picture of a Night Fury.
"I heard from one of my informants that they know you have been building up your Armada." she said.
"And?" Dagur said.
"We just lost the element of surprise!" she yelled.
"Patience, my dear Dahlia, patience" Dagur said wagging his finger.
"Don't call me dear" Dahlia growled.
"We still have the element of surprise on our side" Dagur said.
"And how is that?" Dahlia said.
Dagur only grinned and walked past Dahlia "Because what Berk doesn't know is that we are leaving. Right now"
"Right now!?" Dahlia exclaimed.
"Yes. And I suggest you get that dragon of yours in the sky. Because by this time tomorrow we will both have what we want." Dagur said leaving Dahlia completely shocked.
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