Hey, guys. I just finished the first chapter of part 2. Now, I'm sure you all were wanting to go straight to Berk. Well, we aren't there quite yet. We have to cover Indi's journey there first. I know, I'm evil. BWAHAHAHAHA! All joking aside, the next few chapters are sort of a prologue to Indi being on Berk. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy Chapter 1 of Jurassic Ice, Part 2: Jurassic Alliances.


A shirtless young male with brown, white-tipped hair pulled on the ropes, hoisting the mainsail on the small ship he was sailing. He had scabs from a fierce battle, which were now beginning to crack from strenuous motion. Though he was stronger than the average man, he still received help in the form of three man-sized, reptilian creatures, each varying in coloration.

Indi snarled as he pulled on the ropes, encouraging his pack to do the same. Noctem, Lacrima, and Venator all tugged on the cords. Each Velociraptor's skin shimmered in the bright sunlight light polished leather of different shades: Noctem's, a deep, midnight blue; Lacrima's, a reddish orange, the scars on her head shining more than the rest of her skin; Venator's, a green with light-brown stripes along her back.

Lapsus stood guard at the bow of the vessel, scanning the seas for anything that was not blue. Her enhanced vision allowing her to see two miles away with amazing clarity. Her skin was white, with many osteoderms (small bony bumps with points on the tops that faced backwards) covering the back of her head, neck, spine, and tail. Also on the back of her head and neck, as well as her forearms, were quills that faced the same direction as the osteoderms.

Soon, the mainsail was raised and tied off. Indi went back to the quarterdeck, and returned to his post at the wheel. The members of his pack were the sole occupants of the ship, and Indi was the only human blood on board. And he was not even pure, unmodified human. It was quite lonely, since he couldn't really talk to any of his pack members about human affairs.

He pulled up a chair that he always had near the wheel, and checked the compass and map he had on a small table nearby. Pulling out a journal he had been keeping since his voyage began, took out a pen and inkwell.

He glanced at a small clock he had on the table (he had to nail it down since it was prone to sliding) before beginning the next passage:

11:30 A.M.

Weather is quite good. Sunny, very warm, plentiful wind. I have seen very few ships thus far during the voyage, though I expected to see more. According to my maps, and if the wind stays good, I am within two days of the kingdom of Corona. Once there, I will stop to gather more supplies and information. I will also attempt to speak with the monarchs about assisting us in our plight with Von Schwicke through an alliance with Arendelle.

I worry about what the officials in Corona will think about my pack. Most of the animals Von Schwicke revived are not meant to be at sea, being land animals, and tend to be somewhat rebellious when they don't hunt for some time. I have attributed this to the instinctual need to hunt and kill. If suppressed for long periods of time, it can lead to outbursts. I suspect that is what causes me to go into my Alpha Predator state. I may have to conduct some experiments to see if my hypothesis is correct, but I will be unable to do so until I return to Arendelle.

Back to the topic of Corona. I hope the rulers will be accepting, or at least tolerant, of my pack; especially Lapsus. I am actually very surprised at how well the people of Arendelle accepted so many predators. I know, through my travels about the globe, that not all people are so friendly towards dangerous reptiles, both large and small. It could be that having a queen that can control ice and snow has adjusted the people to somewhat accept things that are out of the ordinary.

The next day, Indi was thinking of something to write, when Lapsus roared lightly, making Indi pause his his thoughts and glance up. A landmass was in sight, dead ahead.

"Good girl, Lapsus!" Indi howled back as he threw on his armor, before taking the wheel in one hand. In the other, he grabbed a rope he had rigged to a mast (since he was basically a one-man crew), and pulled, releasing a smaller sail into the wind, before tying it off once more. The small sail billowed, catching more wind.

He guided the ship further to the lump on the horizon. His enhanced vision allowed him to see farther than the normal human, and he saw what could be several towers and high buildings.

As the island grew closer, he saw a harbor, where several ships were presently docked. He gently guided his ship in, and docked it. He got a few odd and many terrified looks from people on the other ships, since he was a single person with a gigantic, white creature on his vessel.

Indi spun a large winch, setting a gangplank down, which was reinforced to accommodate Lapsus' large size and weight.

Just as Indi suspected, Lapsus bounded down the gangplank, anxious to get to dry land. The three Velociraptors followed her. The sudden appearance of the quartet of predators off of a ship sent every person in the vicinity into a frenzy.

Indi huffed in frustration, before quickly lashing his ship to a pole with several corded ropes, and running off in pursuit of his pack.

He saw Noctem, Venator, and Lacrima running through the streets, send people scrambling in fear. Indi whistled, and the trio of predators stop and turned to face him. Indi glared at his packmates, before noticing that Lapsus was nowhere to be found.

A scream drew Indi's attention away from his pack, and towards a young woman with short, brown hair. She wore a light purple dress, and was presently pressed up against the wall of a shop. And standing in front of her was Lapsus, who was sniffing the young woman.

Indi dashed forward, and leapt between the two. He snapped his fingers, and bolted away, Lapsus following him, enjoying their new game. Indi knew that the woman was in no danger, but if she made one false move, Lapsus would have viewed her as prey.

"HOLD!" Indi snarled at Lapsus. She complied, stopping her chase.

Indi led his pack back to the ship, where he simply pointed, ordering them back on board. He winched the gangplank back up, and locked it in place.

No more rampages, he thought frustratedly to himself as he turned back to the towns. Looking around, he saw quite little damage: just a few crates knocked over and one or two minor injuries to the townspeople, which they received from the storms of massive crowds rushing through the streets.

As he walked through the towns square, he noticed the crowds were gone. Nobody was in the streets cleaning up, which he found somewhat odd. The sound of clattering metal and the scent of iron caught his senses. He turned around, and was met with eleven spears, six loaded crossbows, and several swords.

Indi froze, but did not show fear.

"Don't move," the head soldier said. He wore golden armor, as did the rest of the soldiers, with an emblem of the sun.

Indi disliked the head guard immediately, but did as ordered.

"Come with us. You're wanted in the palace."

Indi nodded, and walked towards the castle, surrounded by armed guards, several of them pointing spears at his neck. Perhaps he shouldn't have left Lapsus on the boat. There was nothing he could really do at that point. He walked along, cautious of the pointy edges of the soldiers weapons.

He was soon escorted inside the palace, he would normally have marvelled at the magnificent sight, but he was preoccupied with the task at hand.

After being escorted into the throne room, he saw the royal family of Corona. An older, thick-set man with a greying beard sat in the largest chair in the center.

He must be the king, Indi mused.

To the king's left was a woman with large green eyes and a small nose. Her hair was brown, and she wore a green dress with swirling gold stitching. He immediately recognized the young woman to the king's right as the woman who was being "investigated" by Lapsus; and she was clearly the daughter of the older female.

Indi was forced to his knees by two soldiers, and the head guard spoke, as all of the soldiers bowed.

"Your Majesties," he began. "We have apprehended the boy who matches the description that Princess Rapunzel gave us."

"Thank you," the king said, before turning to Indi. "Who are you?"

"I am," he began to stand, but was promptly forced back to his knees. "Sir Indi Rex." Hopefully, using his title would make the soldiers stand down. "Knight of Arendelle."

"Who appointed you to your position?" the queen asked. The king signaled for his men to release Indi.

"Her Majesty Queen Elsa of Arendelle, Your Highness," Indi answered, rising cautiously once more.

"Queen Elsa and Princess Anna are my nieces," the queen said. "Anybody who has gained the favor of Queen Elsa is okay by me. Guards, you are dismissed." The guards nodded, and left hesitantly. "I am Queen Primrose. This is my husband, King Thomas, and my daughter, Princess Rapunzel."

Indi bowed dutifully. "It's a pleasure to meet you all."

"I have to thank you for saving our daughter," King Thomas said.

Indi smiled. "It was no problem at all, though I should tell you that your daughter was in no immediate danger. Lapsus was simply curious."

"Lapsus?" Princess Rapunzel chimed in.

"The animal that was smelling you," Indi explained. "I call her Lapsus. She was not looking to hurt you; since she is not fully mature, she has periodic bouts of curiosity when in a new environment. She is, however, extremely protective of her family, which so happens to includes me."

"Are there any more of these animals?" King Thomas asked. "We have reports of at least two."

"Yes, there are more," Indi said. "They are three more, though they are smaller than Lapsus, and quite a bit faster. All are mostly under my control."

"Mostly?"

A guard burst into the throne room, bowing quickly. "Your Majesties, those animals are back in the streets!"

The king looked to Indi. "Can you control those animals with a reasonable amount of authority?"

"Yes," Indi said, without hesitation.

"Go and round them up, and bring them here," He ordered. "If you are unable to control them to a satisfactory extent, then I will have to use my own force."

Indi nodded in understanding, bowed, then turned on his heel, walking stiffly out of the room. He could smell the scent of his pack, coming from about the town square. He walked there, asserting his dominance. Many people stormed past him; some were crying, others screaming in terror. Indi heard the loud caws of Lapsus; she was calling for him. He picked up his pace slightly.

Standing in the town square, waiting for him, was his whole pack. They perked up when they spotted their alpha, but did nothing.

Indi cocked his head questioningly, when Lapsus roared, and Indi felt something hard hit the side of his head, immediately followed by a flash of white.

Before Lapsus could finish her roar, everything went dark.

He woke up to a breath of hot air in his face, and the sensation of scaly skin pressing against his cheek. He cracked an eye, and saw Lapsus' snout nudging him.

"What's up, girl?" he groaned, sitting up, giving the large predator a gentle pat between her nares. He had forgot that she couldn't understand complex sentences in human languages, but, she still understood his meaning, nevertheless. "Oh, my head is killing me." True to his words, he had massive, throbbing headache. He reached up and touched the right side of his head, and felt that it was slick. He looked at the tips of his fingers and saw that they were covered in a crimson liquid.

He grimaced, and wiped the blood on his pants. Looking around, he saw the three Velociraptors, perching on the ground nearby, watching him. In their eyes, he saw worry.

Indi whistled, and the three animals came over, and he received a nuzzle from each them.

He told them that he was alright, and attempted to stand up. He was immediately hit with a case of vertigo, and nearly collapsed, only to have Lapsus put her snout down beneath him.

"Thanks, girl," Indi said.

Without preamble, Lapsus grabbed Indi by the back of his armor, and placed him on her back. Indi rest his aching head on the animal's hide, and Lapsus took her alpha to the large human dwelling, with Lacrima, Venator, and Noctem following her.

Indi barely registered that they were at the castle. He felt Lapsus stop walking, and heard her caw deeply into the air. He heard many human voices, and felt himself get placed on the ground. Then, several cool, soft hands touched him and carried him. He felt himself get placed on something soft, and that's where he lost all sensation once more.

He woke to something soft, cool, and moist get placed on his head. He groaned, and cracked his eyes.

A girl, possibly a few years younger than he, was dabbing his forehead with a damp cloth.

"Greetings, Sir Indi," she said, giving him a small curtsy. "I am Mary Ashdown. I've been treating you."

"Well met, Miss Ashdown," Indi smiled, and noticed Miss Ashdown look down, a smile on her face, clearly attempting to hide a blush. Taking mercy on her, Indi pretended to be oblivious to her state, and instead attempted to sit up.

"Slowly, my lord, slowly."

Indi sat up with Miss Ashdown's help, and saw three predators perched on the ground, staring at him. He smiled at the sight of his packmates, and beckoned them to him. The predators complied, and strode up to him, on the opposite side of the bed to the girl. They each nuzzled him, and he touched his forehead to theirs.

"The guards tried to make them leave," Miss Ashdown said. " All they did was snarl at them and watch you. I convinced the guards to let them be, that they would not harm anything as long as they just sat there."

"Thank you," Indi said. "They are very protective of their packmates, and we all have a deep connection with one another."

He looked at his torso, and saw that the wounds from his battle in Arendelle were redressed in clean cloths. He felt his right temple, and felt a soft pad being held in place by strips of fabric.

After a while, a team of soldiers came into the infirmary.

"Sir Indi Rex, you are under arrest for the kidnapping of Princess Rapunzel," the head soldier said.

"What?!" Indi said with a start, attempting to stand.

"This man is injured," the girl said, placing a hand on Indi's shoulder, sitting him back down. "He cannot go anywhere."

"Silence, child!" the soldier said. "King Thomas decrees that this boy must be tried for his crimes against the crown of Corona!"

Sighing, Miss Ashdown helped Indi to his feet, and helped support him. The guards walked in front of them, as the youngest two were flanked by Lacrima, Noctem, and Venator, who all stood guard over their alpha.

Indi was led to the dungeon, where he was placed in chains and a cell. The raptors entered as well, and Indi grinned when Lacrima made a mock lunge at one of the guards.

When the guards attempted to take Miss Ashdown away, she attempted to resist.

"I cannot leave him," she said. "I must finish treating him."

"No," the lead guard said, and started to drag her away by force.

"Have you forgotten who this man is?" Miss Ashdown said. "He is a very important figure in Arendelle. If he were to die due to your negligence, how well do you think the Snow Queen would take the news?"

The guards stopped and contemplated this, before nodding, and throwing the healer girl into the cell with Indi and his raptors. Cautiously she approached the boy, who was surrounded by the menacing trio.

Indi beckoned her closer. She did so, and sat next to him. She took her cloth, and continued to clean Indi's wounds; even the older ones from Arendelle. He noticed her inquisitive gaze at some of the scars and wounds.

He knew that healers generally did not ask questions about the cause of injury, unless it was necessary knowledge that would assist in treatment, but was glad for her curiosity nevertheless.

He saw her finger trace a puckered, oblong scar below his left collarbone, from his injury that landed him in Elsa's care. He saw the girl's eyes glimmered with interest.

"It's from a knife fight," he said. The girl glanced up, before looking away once more.

"Apologies, my lord," Miss Ashdown said. "It was rude of me to stare."

"No, no, it is quite alright." Seeing that she understood that he was giving her permission to ask questions, watched as her soft hand slowly moved to another old wound; a long line that started on the bottom of the left side of his ribcage, and went up to his right shoulder.

"Sword fight. I was ambushed." She picked another one, and the one she chose made Indi partially regret allowing her to keep asking questions; she chose the slash marks that were still healing from his fight in Arendelle.

"I had to fight a monster that was loose in Arendelle."

"Like them?" she asked, pointing to the raptors.

"Something like them, yes, though I wish I didn't have too. It was not able to be befriended, so I had no choice. It was endangering the royal family and innocent civilians."

The guards reappeared some time after. "Sir Indi, your presence have been requested."

"By who?"

"Her Majesty, the queen."

Indi was led back to the throne room, followed by most of his pack; Miss Ashdown carried his armor, which was apparently with her the entire time. He really needed to pay more attention to his surroundings.

Once he arrived Queen Primrose seemed to be waiting for him. Her eyes were red, and it looked like she had been crying recently. Before Indi could speak, the queen addressed the guards.

"Men, please leave us." The guards did as ordered.

"What is the meaning of this?" Indi said after the burly men left. He was seriously tempted to give the woman a piece of his mind, regardless of whether she was royalty or not. "I have just arrived in your kingdom, I am attacked in a cowardly way, and now I am being accused of a heinous crime."

"My daughter was taken," Queen Primrose said, her voice cracking with emotion. "Since you have just arrived in our home, my husband felt that you are the natural prime suspect, conveniently just hours before she was taken." Indi was about to contradict, when the royal continued. "However, I felt that this was not possible, since you are essentially family and I see no reason why you would take my daughter.

"Please," she said, kneeling before the young male, her hands folded, pleading. "Please find my daughter. We lost her once; I don't want to lose her again."

Indi felt he was in an extremely awkward position. On the one hand, he was attacked and arrested not twelve hours since he arrived in Corona, so he had no real reason to help the royal family when on those terms. On the other, he would be doing the country a huge service, and possibly securing them into an alliance with Arendelle. He glanced at Miss Ashdown, who merely shrugged.

"I will assist you," Indi said. The queen looked hopeful. "On one condition."

"What is it? I'll do anything."

"You must agree to join Arendelle in an alliance, for they are in need of great help."

"Of course," the queen said, regaining her form, as she dried her eyes.

"I'll explain things when I get back." Indi whistled for his pack, who happened to be in the room. He reached out to Miss Ashdown, who handed the boy his armor. Indi slid on his chestplate, then strapped the concealed sword bands to his forearms.

He slammed the castle doors open, and strode out. Lapsus strode up, sensing her alpha's serious demeanor, simply gave a gruff hoot in greeting. Indi hooted back, and closed his eyes, smelling the air. He remembered the princess' smell from when he had met her before, and located the scent trail.

Still strong, he thought. He whistled to his pack, and they sniffed the air, catching the scent for themselves. When they all tensed, staring in a single direction, he knew they were ready. He whistled a sharp tone, and the entire group ran forward, through the streets. Indi easily kept pace with them. Though the raptors were much faster than Lapsus, they kept their speed slower so they could let Lapsus keep pace, which was still a good clip. Indi also kept pace with his pack; just one of the benefits of being genetically engineered.

They ran across the multi-arched bridge that carried them over the harbor, and to the forests. The animals ran along the paths, Lapsus sending pedestrians scrambling out of the way of the group with a vicious shriek. As Indi ran, he contemplated what he had done; he had basically used the princess as a political tool. He would have to apologize for that later.

The group ran past a building with a sign hanging out front, with entitled "The Snuggly Duckling". He felt the scent drift off of the path, and into the actual forests. The pack changed direction as one unit,and crashed into the underbrush. The raptors fell back to Indi, allowing Lapsus to clear away the thick vegetation with her large size; she did her job to a satisfying degree.

Shortly thereafter, Indi smelled Princess Rapunzel's scent becoming stronger when he neared a patch of vines growing over a stone wall. He stopped, and his pack followed suit.

That doesn't make any sense, he thought. He placed his hand against the cascading greenery, and was shocked when his hand went through. Pushing aside the vines, he saw it was the entrance to a cavern that led to a secluded cove.

He called for the raptors, and explained to Lapsus that she needed to stay out here in case someone tried to make a run for it. Lapsus grunted in compliance, and walked behind a thick patch of small trees, and disappeared. Indi nodded, before striding back into the cave, where Lacrima, Venator, and Noctem were waiting. They alertly moved their heads about in little, bird-like jerks. Indi motioned with his head to the cove. The raptors stalked forward silently, the only sound that could be heard came from the light breeze. Exiting the cavern, he saw a large tower in the center of the cove, with a window at the very top.

A tower in the middle of nowhere. That's not weird at all.

He heard two men's voices coming from inside the tower, and felt a foreboding mood come over him. He made his way to the tower without detection, and located the door. Or, more accurately, where the door would be. There was just a pile of large stones in the doorway. He carefully stepped over the rocks, and gave the raptors the signal for "ambush". The animals complied, and went to hide. Lacrima crouched behind a bush of roses, Venator hid in patch of tall grass, and Noctem hunkered in the shadow cast to the east by the tower.

Satisfied with their choices of hiding places, Indi turned went deeper into the tower. It was near silent. Now that he was inside the tower, he could hear the men's voices more clearly, the hard walls causing a sort of resonance that carried sound very effectively. He saw a spiraling stone staircase, and silently walked up. As he got closer to the top, he could now make out what the men were saying.

"...Rider helped you and all, we decided to bring you here, the last place he would suspect," a rough voice said.

"Now we are going to teach you both why no one messes with our fortunes, and gets away with it," a similar voice said. Indi deduced that the two speakers were related.

Indi was nearing the top of the staircase.

"No," a feminine voice said. "Stay away from me!"

Indi snarled when he heard the princess. He reached the top of the spiral, and blasted through, the stone flooring shattering. He clamped a clawed hand on the cracked floor, and rose out of the hole. Looking around what he saw angered himself even more. He knew that, by now, his eyes were goldenrod and most likely slitted.

Princess Rapunzel was bound by a rope that tied by her wrists to the railing on top of another, shorter staircase, this one wood. She was in front of the staircase, on the side that functioned as a curved wall. The princess' face was red, and her eyes were tearing up. There were two large, blond-haired men standing in front of her, Indi could not find any difference in the pair aside from the direction the hilt of their swords, which were strapped to their backs

Why is everybody crying today? Indi thought.

"He's alive?!" one of the men said, before he turned to his brother. "You said you killed him! I told you to run him through!"

"Guess I didn't hit him hard enough," the brother said, shrugging. "No matter." Both of the men drew their weapons. Indi clicked the trigger button on his right forearm, causing the blade to spring out and assemble itself. The trio exchanged blows a series of fierce blows. Indi swung his head back, and time seemed to slow as he watched a sword swipe over his head, slicing a few white tips from his hairs. Indi saw a fancy looking dagger lying on the floor, partially covered in a thin layer of dust. He made a quick lunge with his sword, and snatched up the small blade. He flipped it at the princess, and severed the rope that was holding her. The knife stuck in the wood, quivering. The princess' arms dropped, and she partially collapsed to the floor. Indi parried a blow from his opponents, and rolled towards the princess to regroup.

"Are you good with a sword?" he asked, watching as his adversaries advanced slowly. The princess hid slightly behind him.

"What?!" Rapunzel asked. One of the men charged forward, his sword raised. Indi parried the downstroke, and shoved him away, into his brother. The two men went down with a large thud.

"Are you good with a sword?!" he asked again, watching as the men rose to their feet, their faces screwed into angry snarls.

Rapunzel's reply was not what Indi was hoping to hear. "No."

"Get out." Indi said.

"I'm not leaving," Rapunzel said. Indi grabbed a broken mirror, and chucked it at the men. The menacing pair threw themselves out of the way. Indi partially turned his head to look at the princess out of the corner of his eye.

"I understand your fear, Princess, but you're making this situation harder than it has to be."

"Damn right she is," one of the men said. Indi pulled the dagger out of the wood behind him, and threw it at the closest adversary, scoring a hit in the man's shoulder.

"Shut it, I'm talking," Indi turned back to the princess. "All I'm saying is, I promised your mother I would get you back safe. Now, get out of here, or I'll throw you out of that window myself." Indi watched as the now wounded man pulled out the dagger, and tossed it aside.

"Go!" Indi said, before charging forward, and giving a roundhouse kick to the man who was still on his feet. Rapunzel took off down the stairs, and heard another set of footsteps follow her. Looking back she saw her rescuer just behind her.

They both reached the bottom of the steps, and ran out of the tower, and turned to the exit. They both heard two sets of large footsteps thundering down the stairs.

Not slowing his speed, Indi whistled, and three predators leapt from their hiding places, joining their alpha. Indi turned the wheel at the back of his right arm band, pulling the sword into its compartment.

Just when they reached the cave, Rapunzel collapsed, skidding on the ground. Crouching beside her, Indi saw that her wrists were bleeding from where the ropes rubbed her skin raw, and she was bleeding quite a bit. After picking her up, Indi ran out of the cave, and dashed into the grove of trees where Lapsus was hiding. Once Indi and his raptors were hidden, he didn't see the large predator, but was notified of her presence by a gentle pressure on his shoulder.

Indi watched as the men burst from the cave, and looked around. They swore, and went south. Indi heard one of them mutter "I'm gonna kill that brat."

"Which one?" his brother said.

"Does it matter?"

Once they were gone, Indi noticed it was getting dark. Normally, he would get the princess back home, but he knew that he couldn't move her, for fear of agitating her injuries. Instead, Indi moved to make a sort of camp.

After gathering some rocks in a circle, he lit a tinder bundle with the sparking mechanism from one of his swords. Soon the fire was blazing, fighting back the falling darkness.

Indi lay the princess' head on his lap, leaned up against Lapsus, and went to sleep.


I hope you guys liked this chapter. I tried to make Indi a bit more of a badass for you all, as if he wasn't enough already. Do keep in mind, he's not invincible. The fight in Arendelle is proof of that.

Please rate and review, my loyal readers.