HiJack (Corpse Bride Au)

Chapter 12

Hiccup stared out the window deflated. So close. And he didn't even get to see Jack.

"What the hell was that?" Dagur kept asking, mostly to himself. "Things like that don't happen."

Hiccup sighed and leaned back. Now what would they do? Was it even possible to do anything at this point? He watched as snow fell passed the window. Steadily, more snow fell until it was impossible to see out the window. The carriage swayed tremulously, both boys inside having to grab onto the seat to not fall off.

"What are you doing?!" Dagur yelled, hitting the top of the carriage again.

Abruptly, the carriage halted and the snow suddenly stopped. Everything went strangely quiet. Hiccup looked back out the window and couldn't help but laugh.

"And what do you find so funny?" Dagur glared.

The door flung open and Jack stood in the entryway smiling. "Good evening."

Dagur quickly grabbed Hiccup and placed the blade of his sword against the boy's neck. "Get back, monster!"

Jack held up his hands to show he meant no harm. "Please, I just want to negotiate."

"Unless it involves money, I don't care what you have to say," Dagur sneered.

"Please, step out of the carriage," Jack said while still smiling. He backed away from the door to give them room. "I feel like you might change your mind."

Hiccup smiled as Dagur cautiously walked out of the carriage, still holding the blade to Hiccup's neck. Hiccup felt Dagur's grip loosen as he stared in shock. "Where...?"

"Welcome to the Land of the Dead!" Jack said enthusiastically, sweeping his arm in a semicircle as if to show off the new place.

"L-Land of the Dead?" Dagur asked, staring in horror at the obviously dead spectators passing by on the street.

"So, the new proposition I am willing to make is if you let the boy go, I'll bring you back to the Land of the Living."

"You're crazy!" Dagur yelled, pressing the blade harder against Hiccup's throat. "If you're going this far you must care for this boy, though I don't know why! So you will bring us back or I'll slice this boy's head off!"

Jack sighed. "Honestly, if you do that Hiccup will just end up here and it really doesn't hurt me at all. I just hate seeing people like you get away with things like this. So, if you kill him you will stay here and end up dying in a matter of days. Simple as that."

Dagur looked around as if to ponder his options. "And if I call your bluff?"

"There is no bluff to call," Jack said with a shrug.

Dagur smirked, dragging the blade hard enough across Hiccup's neck to cause blood to drip down. "None?"

Jack had to clench his teeth in order to not lunge at the guy. "None," Jack managed to say in his most convincing voice. "You were right when you said I cared for him. I really do. Sure, I want him to have a full life with a family up there. But hey, if you kill him now it would really work out better for me."

Dagur's smile dropped as he tried to read Jack. Hiccup felt Dagur's grip loosen as he contemplated the offer. Taking advantage of the distraction, Hiccup shoved himself away from Dagur.

"Jack!" Hiccup yelled as he stumbled towards his friend. He suddenly froze, looking down in dismay as the tip of a bloodied protruded from the middle of his gut.

"Hiccup!" Jack screamed.

Dagur laughed as he withdrew his sword out of the small boy, causing him to fall towards the ground. Jack quickly lunged forward and fell to his knees, catching him before he hit the ground.