ANOTHER UPDATE GUYS!
Hopefully, this new chapter won't be too much for guys to handle so enjoy, and also thanks for those reviews, as always they are awesome and very supportive so thanks and enjoy. ;)
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"We're getting pulled in!" Asger yelled while he was trying his best to remove the arrows from the boat and get the sails to change direction but more arrows continued to penetrate the wood and begin to pull them in through the rough waters that were getting even more powerfully from the storm! Hiccup looked at the distant lights that were on shore, knowing that they were the flames of the torches the villagers were holding while many of the warriors were using all their strength to pull their boat. Looking at the far side of the island then at the ocean then back at the shore where their doom was waiting, Hiccup shook his head at the crazy idea he was making but at the situation they were in, it wasn't much a choice.
"We'll have to jump overboard and swim!" He finally shouted through the roaring winds and crashing waters so the villagers couldn't hear him say this, however, both Asger and Heather looked at Hiccup like he finally lost all his senses.
"Are you crazy!? Sailing in a storm like this is one thing but swimming in these waters is too dangerous!" Heather argued, trying to get Hiccup to reconsider, "We'll drown for sure, Hiccup there has to be another way."
"There's no other option Heather," Hiccup countered, time was running out when the lights were getting closer. "It's either trying to escape by swimming to safety and try to avoid drowning or letting the village pull us in to do whatever they want to!"
"But this is Berk we're talking about, how can we sure if they want to hurt us?" Heather was easily answered when several dozen arrows nearly hit her if Asger hadn't been there to pull her away! She looked back at her twin brother before she nodded, finally agreeing. "I see your point...Alright then."
"I'll go first, then the two of you can jump in so I can help you swim through the waves," Asger volunteered, and without another word he jumped off from the boat as he landed in the dangerous waters of the cold sea and after a few moments he finally resurfaced as he waved at them to jump. "Come on we gotta hurry, those Vikings look very eager to have that boat on shore!"
"I trust that you'll keep your word on that!" Heather shouted at Asger, making him blush and Hiccup look at her at confusion for a moment. Then Heather looked at Hiccup who was looking at her as they both managed to give each other a reassuring nod before they both held their hands, ready to make a leap until they heard a distant catapult launching something while somethings else were beginning to get thrown at them!
Before any of them could react, a boat hit their boat which cause it to rock so much that they lost their grip on their hands and since the boat was so shaken up they didn't notice the dozen of bolas coming in until several of them caught Heather's arms and legs, making he fall on her back against the boulder on the ship! Hiccup's eyes widened in panic when he saw his sister tied and "HEATHER!"
He tried to reach his sister to free her but more bolas came his way while the boat rocked even harder, causing him to loss his balance until one of the stones of the bolas hit his forehead hard enough for him to fall into the water while his consciousness was fading! Heather screamed for his brother in shock and panic for his well being but now she could feel the boat at the edge of the surface as the cheers of Vikings were getting louder and clearer! Someone covered her eyes with a sack as she felt strong hands grab her and drag her away from the beaten boat. At that point she knew she was captured while Asger and Hiccup were somewhere in the ocean, she only prayed that he brother was okay while the comments of her captors fell in deaf to her ears.
"Get her to prison cell, we'll interrogate her later."
"What about Hiccup, you sure he's here?"
"I'm positive, the intel we received was very accurate so far."
"But where could those two hooded people who jumped into the water are now?"
"Somewhere in Berk but for now we deal with her."
Meanwhile, Asger was swimming below only to finally find Hiccup and pull him up to the surface even though there wasn't much air to gain with the rough waves but it seemed enough for the heir as he struggled to swim the different direction, mumbling to himself as the darkness was slowly claiming him. "NO...We gotta go back...They got my sister...They got Heather...Have to...Save her.." After a moment, Asger could tell Hiccup was already unconscious as guilt overwhelmed him for not doing enough to manage to get them both to safety but for now, he had swim to the other side of the island and hope for Hiccup to wake up so they can find a way to get Heather back before real trouble stirs up.
AN UNIDENTIFIED AMOUNT OF TIME LATER...
"Hiccup wake up! Wake up man, this isn't the time to stay unconscious like this!" Asger struggled to wake the heir up but he didn't know how hard those weapons hit him, for all he knew the teen could have gotten a concussion or worse! "Wake up Hiccup! You said so yourself, we have have to save Heather!" After what seemed like an eternity, Hiccup began coughing out water until he can finally breathe in fresh air again. Once a session of coughing as over, Asger sighed with a little relief to see that Hiccup wasn't dead, although he would have expected the heir to just ask question but that wasn't the case.
"THEY PROBABLY HAVE HER LOCKED IN THE PRISON CELL! IF WE HURRY WE CAN BUST HER OUT OF THERE!" Hiccup was on his feet -er foot, just full of energy that he didn't have a few seconds ago!
"Love the spirit Hiccup but how are we going to do that?" Asger asked but before he could get himself a good answer, the bushes just a few away from them was beginning to rustle, but they can see that nothing was there until that same something was leaping to the tree next to them while it was still out of sight. "What was that?" Suddenly they heard a close range rhythm of hissing and growling coming out from the trees until Hiccup glanced over at the tree behind Asger spotting the last dragon he'd ever expect to encounter in Berk!
"Asger look out it's a changewing!"
Without hesitation, Hiccup ran as fast as his foot and metal foot could carry him as he pushed Asger out of harms way but the wild lone changewing wasn't going to spit acid, instead it whipped its tail at him with full force! Hiccup held in a cry of pain when the hard tail hit his stomach, making him crash in the bushes as the changewing spit it's acid at him but he was so fast to dodge them that it hit the trees, making them tumble around and above him! The trees thankfully didn't crush him but it made it impossible for him to get out, leaving Asger alone with the dragon!
"U-Uhh Hiccup a little help here!" Asger walked back slowly with fear, his hand ready to unleash one of his sword to fight off the dragon, which caused the reptile to growl even louder getting ready to just attack him head on! "Oh so you wanna fight do you dragon? Well challenge accepted."
Hiccup was struggling to push the trees out of his way but the heaviness wasn't making it easy especially when it comes to one of his friends who has no idea on how to train a dragon, being confronted by one of the mystery class dragons that can be invisible and shoot acid! You can't train the dragon and help Asger from here Hiccup! You have no choice, it's the only way to prevent anyone from getting killed...He may not have earned your full trust but if Heather trusts him enough then you'e just going to just let him in this... "I know I shouldn't be doing this but...ASGER YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRAIN THE CHANGEWING!"
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"I won't be asking you again Heather," The head of the Hoffersons growled as he tried to maintain himself from breaking the wall as he stood in front of the cell where Heather was being held in with chains binding her to the wall. "Exactly what are your intentions of coming here after you, not only kidnapped my daughter, her friends, Gobber, Spitelout, and our chief, but you both are in legiance with your fugitive brother Dagur!?"
Heather bit her tongue to prevent herself from spitting out insults so she answered the best way she could. "We had nothing to do with those disappearances and we especially have no intentions here!"
"Then why are you here then? And while you're at it, maybe you can tell me the whereabouts of Hiccup Haddock, including the identities of those two strangers who were with you in the boat?!"
"As if I'll be stupid enough to answer those questions," Heather grinned, trying to make sure the man knew she wasn't spilling anything "My lips are sealed for as long as it takes, so you can interrogate me all you like but you won't be getting anything out of me!"
"Oh I'm sure you will! Remember you're no longer in Berserker Island, you're in Berk and if you and your twin brother are really traitors then we'll have no problem do the necessary measures it'll take to get rid of traitors. If Hiccup doesn't show up any time soon, you're execution will be pretty lonely," That was all the head of the Hoffersons had to say as he sharpened his axe then left through the door with anger.
All Heather could do now was make sure none of the information spilled, and that she'll have to find some way to escape this prison before her head will be the literal center of attention of the the village!
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"WHAT!? ARE YOU CRAZY? How can I train this dragon!?"
"Show him that you're not a threat!" Hiccup instructed as brief and fast as he could. "Toss your weapons aside and let the dragon know that you mean no harm but make sure you don't look straight at a changewing's wings eyes for long, they can hypnotize you!"
Asger was about to protest but he remembered that Hiccup trained the unholy offspring of lightning and death itself, so he shouldn't feel the need to be in doubt right now but when you're standing before one of the most dangerous dragons, maybe there was time to feel a little doubt. Shaking the negative thoughts, he pulled both his swords out and like Hiccup told him, he tossed them out of reaching range and immediately he saw how the changewing's actions dramatically changed.
At first, the changewing was hissing and practically roaring with anger but now all it's doing now was hissing but not very threatening just enough to show that it's having doubts about trusting him. Then he whispered soothingly to the dragon, trying to convince him that he he wasn't a threat. "Hey it's alright, I'm not going to hurt you because the last thing I ever want to do is hurt you. You can trust me big guy, I'm a friend." Now the changewing stopped hissing and was not sniffing Asger, who squeaked and asked towards the direction where his trapped teacher was."Okay Hiccup, now what!?"
"Now you stretch your hand out and let it press it's snout against it, that way you'll know that you both have a bond!"
Gulping at the thought of the possibility of losing his hand, Asger slowly stretched his arm out while he could feel himself shaking as he felt the hot breath of the changewing sniffing his palm until he could feel the rough scales against his hand. However, he suddenly felt some kind of spark of bond that just occurred at that moment but he couldn't really describe how amazing it felt. "Whoa, I did it...We did it big guy! We're officially friends, rider and dragon who share the bond of century!" Said dragon was crooning very friendlier than before as they were beginning to fool around with their new found friendship until Hiccup called out from his restraint situation.
"Ah guys, hate to ruin the party we still have to rescue Heather!"
Now that brought back Asger's focus as he and his new friend were quick enough to help get the trees off of Hiccup and help him up. "That's right, Heather, so any plans oh wise one legged viking? Because I don't know about you but I'm pretty sure that Berk has very skilled warriors that we need to pass through."
Hiccup was quiet for a moment, practically yelling at his brain to think of something until he finally glanced at the trained changewing, then at Asger. "You know what, I have a plan and it requires me giving a very quick emergency lesson on how to fly a dragon!"
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And that's the end of this chapter and sorry if the training dragon scene was rushed but i hoped you still enjoyed this chapter and see you until next update ;)