Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons

Disclosures in Shadows

"So what you are saying is that Hiccup, as well as the rest of you, have been chosen to stop a spirit that wants to purge the world into darkness." Stoick said to understand.

He and the other Vikings gathered in the great hall, listening to this group's quest. While a lot of Vikings were around the group like an audience, five other people sat near the chief to form a council. It includes Gothi, a silent man with a moustache, a woman with a big body, a man with black dreadlocks and tall version of Snotlout. They would ultimately decide the next course of action after this. Jack and Rapunzel stood infront of the council with Gobber speaking for Jack, (seeing no one on the council can see him,( except for Gothi but she can't really speak)). Merida was seated nearby, with a nurse putting bandages around her. Astrid was seated near her, with a blanket wrapped around. Her body was shaking like a leaf with her teeth chattering.

"That's the just of it," Jack said shaking his head with his hand to his forehead. It felt like he and the girls have explained this story about a hundred times now. They've explained a lot of what has happened to Stoick. The only thing they've left out was Toothless. They knew that if anyone finds out, the dragon would be in a world of trouble.

"The boy says yes," Gobber spoke to Stoick.

The chief let's out a heavy breath and pressed his fingers together. "And in order to do this, you need to find a certain stone in each of your homes, and use the power stored within to defeat this foe. Forgive me but it's a little hard to comprehend."

"We can certainly understand," Merida said as the nurse tightens a wrap around her arm. "Ouch!" She winces.

Rapunzel looks at Merida while stroking her hair. She knows she can heal Merida in almost a heartbeat, but she'll wait till she and the others can convince the chief that their aim is true.

Stoick spoke again. "The only thing I don't really get, is why Hiccup was chosen."

"Yeah," Astrid shivered with an angry eye. "Why was HE chosen?"

"To be honest, we weren't sure ourselves why any of us were chosen," Rapunzel replied in the kindest way she can. "But it had something to do with us representing a season, and having a special skill that can stop Pitch."

"Skill? What skill?" Snotlout shouted from the crowd. "He might be good against dragons, but Useless can hardly-"

He was cut short with Jack shooting a stream of ice on the floor, making Snotlout slip and fall to the ground.

"Don't ever call Hiccup useless," Rapunzel warns him.

Snotlout grumbles as he stands up and steps off the ice.

"And to answer your question," Merida said turning to face him. "He has a lot of unique skills that helped us through all the problems we've faced."

"You are aware that Hiccup causes a lot more problems than solving them," Snotlout's father tells.

"Are you kidding?" Merida said trying to stand but is pushed back down by the nurse. "When we were captured one time, he was able to fake the guard out and knocked him out cold. When Rapunzel was taken to a tower, he was able to sense a trap ready to happen and found a way around it."

"But still," Snotlout's father, Spitelout, said with more volume. "Why was that runt chosen? They are other more capable worriers here, like Lady Astrid, or my son."

"Yeah," Snotlout said. "I can do a lot more than that little pipsqueak. I can slice a dragon's throat with my pinkie, I can make a boulder break with my forehead, I can..."

Jack huffed as he shoots ice again at the boy, this time having it covers his mouth. Snotlout rips the ice off, but it also leaves a ripping burn on it.