"Are we ready yet?"
"We're ready, sire. We are just missing one thing."
"And that would be?"
"Bait."
A laugh echoes through the darkness with only a candle light the only thing revealing the laugher's face towards the servant.
"Then have some of our best kidnappers on the job. We must have them come to us and to do so, we must get the leader out…"
"Of course, sire. Shall I send in…him?"
"Him? Ahh yes…Yes, he shall be prefect for the job. No one can capture a werewolf like the 'Wolf Hunter'. Tell him to bring me that insufferable boy."
"But sire, aren't we suppose to capture that wolf instead of-"
"I was not talking about my stupid excuse of an offspring, you worthless fool!" The stranger strikes a dangerous slap upon his servant, nearly splitting the boy's skull off his spine.
The boy quickly got up and began stuttering in fear. "Y-Yes, sire. I s-shall send him r-right away!" The servant scrambles out of the room and leaves the stranger in his seat, one of his cheeks bruising badly. The stranger turns around to face a picture of a boy with black, short hair and toxic green eyes on the table, a scowl visible on the young boy's lips. The stranger makes a sinister grin.
"Soon, my boy, you will feel my wrath the way your mother have felt…Can you feel Death, boy? Can you feel yourself shivering with fear? I hope you do. You and the beast shall be destroyed. Once…" He pulls out a dagger and stabs the picture with so much force, the table nearly cracked under the might of his weapon. "And for all…"
The silent darkness was destroyed by the loud laugh of a being more evil than Tantalus's deed*.
~In the Hairy Hooligan Tribe~
Toothless looks up at the sky with a concentrated look, getting Hiccup's attention.
"What's wrong?"
"Hm? Oh…it's nothing." Toothless smiles at his mate and kisses those beautiful brown locks. But what he felt just now…Trouble is brewing, he's sure of it. "So you'll be helping Gobber with the weapons today?"
"Yeah. He's been getting so many orders for weapons; he nearly pulled his beard off. I hope you don't mind that…"
Toothless pulls Hiccup tight and nuzzles his face against the scalp of the boy's head. "It's fine. I think you should stay indoors today though…I feel safer if you do."
"Why?" Toothless looks at the curious brown eyes and he nearly want to smother his werewolf in kisses.
Among other things.
Toothless settles with a kiss on the forehead. "Just promise me you won't go off recklessly."
Hiccup pouts at the way Toothless puts it but he nods. "I promise."
"Good…" Toothless smiles and nuzzles his nose against Hiccup's affectionately. "Well, I need to help some of your people hunt for food. Who knows what we will encounter."
"Be careful out there, Toothless…" Hiccup says worriedly and strokes Toothless's cheek with one hand. "Your father might be aiming for you and your siblings. He would find you as a threat."
Toothless nods. "That would be like him."
"Promise me you'll be home safely…"
Toothless's chest feels warm when Hiccup says 'home'…Yes, home…His home is right here, in front of him and because of that, he must survive this war. For Hiccup.
He grabs the hand caressing his cheek and brings the back of it to his lips, placing a soft kiss onto the soft skin. "I promise, love…"
"Toothless, come on! Stop smooching your lover wolf there!"
Toothless scowls and glares at his laughing brother before smiling at Hiccup tenderly and reluctantly releases his hand, walking towards his older brother and the group of werewolves and vampires. Hiccup, whose cheeks are red and his lips in a happy smile, grasps the hand Toothless had kissed as he watches the hunting troop walking to the forest to hunt for any animal suitable for food storage.
"Alright, lad, enough dawdling. Get to work."
Gobber uses his good and only hand to lift Hiccup up and drags him into the forgery.
The forgery is pretty comfy for a blacksmith. There's a waiting room for the werewolves and vampires to order their needed weapons and at the back is the forge itself, where the weapons are made. On the right side of the forge is the weapons room, filled with maces, axes, hammers and…well, other things that are just plain deadly.
"I see you and Toothless have been getting more comfortable with each other, laddie."
"Well…" Hiccup blushes when he remembers the affectionate hug he receives from a sleepy Toothless this morning. "This morning was pretty enjoyable."
"He hasn't taken that innocence of yours, did he?! Save it for the wedding!"
Hiccup's face turns into a full-blown blush. "Gobber!"
The blacksmith lets out a merry laugh as he grabs a hammer to make an axe, tinkering away. "Ah, young love. So fruitful. You know, back in my day, Stoick was a pretty shy man."
Hiccup blinks in surprise. "He was?"
"Aye. When he first courted your mom…Wow, that was horrifying that I doubt it's erasable."
"What? What did he do?" Hiccup asks excitedly and Gobber lets out a hearty laugh.
"Well, your mother was taking care of some of the pups here and Stoick was walking up to her. Unfortunately, he didn't notice that some of the mischievous kids, one of them being Spitelout, had made a trip wire. Stoick was too nervous to notice and when he did, it was too late. He fell on top of your poor mom and she practically squealed! Hahaha! The blush on Stoick's face was so much; I think it took a few hours for it to disappear. Completely."
Hiccup can feel an amused smile escape his lips. He didn't know Stoick has his clumsy moments. His mom must have thought it was pretty funny and cute for Stoick to do something like that.
"He couldn't bear to show his face in front of her and nearly murdered yer uncle. Luckily, I, as his best friend, stepped in and told him to try singing to her."
Hiccup nearly burst into laughter but he has to contain it by biting his lower lip. "S-Singing?"
"Aye! He had a rough start in practice but he managed to woo yer mom in the end. Ah, I can still remember the time they held ya in that wee basket I made for you…" Gobber smiles wistfully at the lingering memory in his mind. Hiccup notices his movement starts to slow down a little. "I miss those days, ya know. Well, minus the killing vampires and such." Gobber stops and examines the axe, nodding in approval before dousing it in water to form a new formed axe. He places it onto the table and looks at Hiccup with a sad smile. "Yer father really loved yer mom…Even now, he still misses her. She was one of a kind."
Hiccup smiles sadly at his words. He never got to know his mom but he really believe she's a great woman, the best mother in the world…
"You're a lot like her, ya know."
"What do you mean?"
"Valka, yer mom, was a very…unique woman. She had this idea of vampires being more than what they seem. She even tried stopping some of us from killing them when they came here. She was also pretty skinny compare to the women here on Berk Forest."
Hiccup raises a brow at that. That would make his mom a beautiful slim woman. Although, for Hiccup, he's a fishbone…Even though Toothless mentions he's classified as 'The Beautiful Femboy God'.
"But she truly treasured you, Hiccup…Even when you had a near-death experience; she's the quickest to save you."
"But I didn't manage to protect her…"
Gobber chuckles softly. Hiccup knows his dear mentor and uncle didn't mean his words as a joke. The laugh is more like a wistful one, the kind where it says 'It's life. Nothing can change it.'
"Of course you weren't able to…You were sick that time."
"What?" Hiccup's posture straightens and Gobber raises a brow at him.
"Stoick never told you? You were a wee babe that time. You were a frail boy and because of that, you gotten sick. Gothi tried to find a cure for you but she wasn't able to. That was probably the worst thing to happen to you. It was an unknown sickness and it scared the wits out of yer parents. Then, a vampire attack happened to our village and when it was over, Stoick found yer mom crying with joy while cradling you, who, surprisingly, began crying like the day you were born. Stoick asked how you got healed but Valka wouldn't say. All she told him was 'A miracle happened'…"
Hiccup's whole body felt numb. He grips on his arms, swallows the fear of what would happen if he didn't heal down his throat and asks.
"Di…Did something else happened that time?"
Gobber pauses in thought and his brows knit together.
"Well…there was one-" Gobber stops short when he looks up behind Hiccup, his face turning pale.
"Hiccup!"
Hiccup tries to turn around but he was unable to do so. He feels a sudden hit at the back of his head and he falls to the floor. The last thing he sees is Gobber grabbing a nearby sword, crying out a war cry…
~With Toothless~
"Toothless, wait up! What's wrong?!"
Toothless, with eyes silted and his teeth grinding, runs through the trees with lightning speed. Hookfang barely caught up with him.
"Hiccup! He's in trouble! I can sense it! Hell, I even heard him scream!" Toothless turns back and shouts at the top of his lung, alarm visible in his voice. "Hurry up! Our village could be attacked by the enemy right this second! MOVE IT!"
These words made the werewolves and vampires more alert and more pumped up, their speed getting faster and faster. Hookfang takes a look at his younger brother and he isn't ashamed to say he's stunned.
Toothless's eyes are burning with rage, the nails on his hands sharpening with claws, ready to rip out any threat he sees and his sense of power can be radiated around him that any lesser being would kneel before this boy.
"Promise me you will take care of each other, my children…Remember the words I have advised to you four. Never forget them."
The words of his mother enter his mind. She had given each of her children her words and though they sound almost like a mission, it was more like a reminder to her kids for the hurdle they will one day face. Hookfang has no idea what words had been spoken to Flightmare, Stormfly or Toothless, for their mother gave each of them a talk in private, but their mother was a wise woman. Their mother's last words to them together were to take care of each other's backs and never forget her words.
The thought of their mother's words and the fact that her dream of the werewolves and vampires working together getting attacked made the fire burning inside of Hookfang glow brighter.
"HURRY UP! WE CAN'T LET THE ENEMIES ESCAPE! FOR THE PEACE OF OUR COUNTRY, WE SHALL PROTECT WHAT IS OURS! ARE YOU ALL WITH US?!"
He receives a loud group of war cries, making both he and Toothless grin for a moment.
"THEN LET'S HURRY BACK HOME!"
"YAHHHHH!" More war cries echo through the woods and soon, one by one, the werewolves and vampires manage to have their speed fast enough to be behind the two brothers.
The trees were no match to the army of werewolves and vampires together. The troops avoid each and every one of them with fast pace that it took them no time to reach their village.
But they were too late.
Once they reach the village, they found a group of people gathering the forgery, making Toothless's stomach twist in a horrifying way.
"Hiccup!" That was his only thought and worry in his mind. He runs towards the forge and found Gobber being carried out of it with two men helping him by having each of the blacksmith's arms over their shoulders. There are bloody scratches on Gobber's arm and a bloody wound on his side. Though it looks serious, Gobber is a strong man. He will live. Toothless runs towards him hurriedly and says in a panicky tone.
"Where's Hiccup?"
Gobber weakly lifts his head and Toothless's heart stopped when he sees the blacksmith's eyes look a little glossy.
"T-T…T…They…t-took him…T…The e…elites…"
Toothless's chest grows heavier and heavier at the blacksmith's words. "N…No…No."
"It…It's true…" Gobber grits his teeth, to prevent the tears from falling or from the pain; Toothless didn't have time to wonder. "I tried to protect him…B-But…The lad…He was taken away…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…"
Toothless turns to the forge and rushes in like a madman, scanning the area with worried eyes.
"Hiccup!" He cries out and checks every inch of the place. Under the table, in the cupboards, the weapon storage, he searched every inch of the place. The crowd outside steps back at the sound of Toothless calling out for his beloved louder and angrier until his voice is almost animalistic.
"HICCUP!"
Toothless lets out a roar that shook the very ground as he releases a plasma blast through the roof, scaring the shit out of the residents as the blast reaches the sky and explodes in a bright purple blast across the dark sky. Beautiful and deadly would be the best way to describe Toothless and his vampire powers.
Toothless kneels to the ground and slams his fist against the ground, his body shaking with anger and his heart almost breaking.
"Squeeee Squee Squee Squee!"
Toothless raises his head to find a bat grinning at him, enjoying the torture of the teen. The bat, Toothless can tell, is one of his biological father's bats. They are always the worst kinds. On one of the bat's leg is a letter, just waiting to be open. Toothless's instinct told him that it might have to do with the capture of his bride-to-be. The bat opens its wings, probably to piss Toothless even more by having him chase the message but, sadly, the bat was foolish to even think of doing so.
You must never anger the royal vampires.
Before it can fly off, Toothless grabs him by the neck faster than light, making the bat screech in fear. Toxic green eyes aim at the paper found at the bat's feet and Toothless rips it open, holding the letter in one hand and the screeching bat in the other.
Toothless
We have your precious Hiccup and if you wish to see him again, prove your worth and have yourself ready for battle at dusk tomorrow.
Bring your army! Bring your foolish werewolves! Bring your worthless vampires!
I shall need new toys for my minions and your little 'group' will be most suitable for them.
If you do not battle me by then…Well…I'm sure my new and improve son can have his new slave.
I hope you and your siblings are ready…Because my sons and daughters, the new elites, shall wipe you all out.
From the Vampire King, M. Maximus.
Toothless's eyes glow green and as the clouds cover the sun, darkness shrouds the black-haired man. The bat screeches more and more, the grip around it tightens even more until the hand glows bright purple…And then…
SPLURT!
Toothless looks at his bloody hand that once held the bat. What remains is a headless bat body, the head already exploded and its insides spilled on the floor with some of it covered by darkness. The blood of the bat has been spilled onto the floor near Toothless, along with the pale hand and when Toothless releases the body, it fell with a small pat.
The bat has no excuse to laugh at the prince about the matter. It barely lived through a minute in his grip.
Toothless wipes the blood off and decides to clean the mess, seeing as how the forge is precious to both Gobber and Hiccup. He's pretty sure they wouldn't want an exploded bat in here anyways. He walks out of the forge room and when he reaches the waiting room, he sees the crowd staring at him with worry and fear. Toothless's stoic face and glowing eyes made Hookfang fear for his younger brother's emotions.
"Get the army ready…" Toothless's monotone voice said with such authority, the audience has no choice but to listen. He walks past the crowd. "Tell Stoick we'll need to prepare for battle and make sure the some of our troops will stay in the village to protect it, just in case we get an unexpected ambush."
"Toothless, what's going on?" Toothless passes Hookfang the letter. When the redhead looks at his brother, stunned, he turns away and stands tall and proud, as if he's facing Death with the strong will to live.
"Get Stormfly and Flightmare prepare to battle. Skrill shall lead the defenders." Toothless looks at Hookfang over his shoulder, a dangerous glint appears in his eyes. "We're going to war."
~With Hiccup~
Hiccup slowly blinks his eyes open, expecting to find himself in a room or a dungeon.
It's neither.
He finds himself in complete darkness. He tries to get up but his legs wouldn't obey. He looks around the area around him but it was futile, for he only sees a black oblivion of a void.
"Hiccup…"
Hiccup whips his head around. A voice is calling him. Hiccup looks around where he is. He didn't find anyone but he notices something. The darkness is slowly disappearing to reveal flames flickering in them. More of the darkness disappears and soon, the scenery is that of burning trees and hazy smoke. Hiccup can feel the way he has when he was in a situation like this as well.
Fear.
His eyes darts left and right to find the exit but there were none. He didn't know what to do. He has to get out.
He has to.
His legs finally listen and he slowly gets up. When he scans the area and froze at the sight of something on the ground. He walks closer to it and he finds his body shaking and his eyes stinging with tears. He reaches out his hand and it comes in contact with a limp body. His lips move on its own as well as the tears streaming down his face, his eyes filled with horror.
"Mama…?"
*Tantalus's deed – Tantalus was a son of Zeus. Because of being denied to have the ambrosia and nectar (foods that are special for the Gods and if a mortal eats it, they'll burn to ashes) from the Greek Gods, he killed his own son, Pelops with a knife and used his son's body as an ingredient for the food he prepared for the Gods when he invited them to his palace for a feast. Because of the god's trauma of being eaten by their father, Kronos, Zeus blasted Tantalus to ashes and Hades punished Tantalus by having him stuck in a pool of water with his feet stuck to the ground as if they're in cement with tree branches full of delicious fruits hanging above the man's head. When Tantalus got hungry, he tried to grab the fruits but the branches move away from his reach and when he tried to scoop the water up from the pool; the water disappears or falls out of his hands before it can even reach his lips.
That's also how the word 'tantalize' was created.
Kuro: You read too much Greek.
Me: I can't help it if I'm a Percy Jackson and The Heroes of Olympus fan =3=
Mii-kun: Especially when you cried out 'WHY, RICK RIORDAN, WHY MUST YOU MAKE HIM SUFFER FROM LOVE?!' just yesterday after reading House of Hades?
Me: . . .That's irrelevant. =.= Oh yeah, I still have to check the favs and fol-HOW THA' HELL IT REACHED 200?! O_O
Kuro: You only noticed it now?
Me: I didn't expected this fanfic to be so popular. . . owo
Mii-kun: *facepaws* To the readers, please excuse her crazy antics.
Me: =_= that's mean. But thank you to all my readers, reviewers and favers as well as followers for waiting patiently (coughwhiledestroyingshitcough). I'll try to update as fast as I can but I got exams coming up so…well, please do not get riled up. ^^"
Kuro: Lu-chan does not own HTTYD and only owns her OCs.
Mii-kun: Besides, if she does own the show, you would be seeing some Toothcup action and having Toothless as a hybrid as well as the other dragons.
Me: Speaking of which… *clears my throat* WHY DEAN DEBLOIS, WHY DID YOU HAVE HIM DO THE DEED?! DX
Kuro: -_o" Are you done?
Me: Yeah, I'm done… T_T