Captain Fury: Pirate of Berk

37: We Need A Plan

We need a plan...

"Yer tricked us!" Mildew's accusation was whining and furious. The pirate was sneering, his staff waving fiercely and face ugly with anger. His man, Olav, was standing belligerently at his side, his hand on his sword. Beside him, Cami was scarcely less angry, her pretty face twisted in a scowl of anger, blue eyes flashing in fury at the trick she had suspected...but not completely understood. Not only had they been given the run-around...they had been given the run-around to a completely useless location while Fury and his friends had sneaked into the real lair and retrieved the weapon. And they were footsore, muddy and covered in scratches from the patch of brambles Tuff had deliberately got them stuck in. Mildew still had a pine cone sticking out if his hair which no one had bothered to tell him about.

"Yeah, about that..." Hiccup's voice was calm as he lounged on a chair on the deck, his son sitting at his feet sketching and a cup of ale comfortably in his hand. He had shed his armour, sword and scarf and looked like the young and very battered man that he was. Cami's eyes narrowed: she had almost forgotten that he was so young because in terms of sarcasm and daring, he was about a hundred years old but he was young and attractive with his messy auburn hair, lifted in the breeze and sparkling emerald eyes. She scowled.

"I'm waiting...lover..." she challenged him.

"I am not..." he bit back and then stopped himself. It was wasted effort. "But it's irrelevant anyway. I didn't want you there so you were sent elsewhere." Cami froze.

"You played us?" she hissed.

"Not so much fun when it happens to you, is it?" he asked smugly, sipping his ale. There was the metallic scrape as she drew her sword a few inches and Hiccup flicked his green eyes up. "One more inch, Cami, and no matter what our past, I will kill you," he said very coldly. She froze and stared at him, slowly sliding the sword back in the sheath, recalling the absolute fury in his voice when they had talked before-and the conviction that he would have followed through with his threats. Instead, she lunged forward and slapped him hard across the cheek. He winced.

"We're here on Viggo's behalf!" she hissed. "

"And yer oughta treat us like yer honoured guests!" Mildew sneered.

"Only when you behave like honoured guests," Hiccup snapped back, his eyes flashing. The crew were standing behind him, arms folded and various uncompromising expressions on their faces. Tuff was just pulling a face until his sister smacked him round the back of the head. "At the moment, you're both-frankly-pains in the butt. Viggo insisted I took someone but I am the Captain of the Night Fury and my word here is law. So if I say you aren't coming, you don't."

"Only if yer wants Viggo allying with Drago against yer!" Mildew threatened.

"That I very much doubt!" Hiccup scoffed. "Drago loathes pirates and would rather see you all dead than allies. Viggo will do what is best for Viggo when the time comes-and whether that is fighting with Berk or running away, it won't be allying with the Lord of the North!" Cami frowned.

"Viggo wanted reliable allies to watch you," she reminded him sternly.

"Yeah...because he's so trustworthy," he replied sarcastically.

"While I'm afraid I can't trust you, lover," she told him coolly.

"Really? I learned my lesson about trusting you two years ago, Cami-when I ended betrayed and condemned in a Meathead prison gang," Hiccup retorted icily. "I'll tell you what I deem you need to know and won't hesitate to conceal what you don't. I don't trust either of you not to sabotage my mission."

"I'm insulted," Mildew wheezed.

"Be grateful you're still on the ship," Hiccup told him brutally. "You left my crew to die on Dragon Island. I should have pitched you to the dragon there and then." He sat up straighter and glared at the two Captains. "Don't assume I am tolerating you for any reason other than Viggo's request. But also don't forget a Captain is the absolute master of his ship and if I suspect treachery or sabotage, you can go feed to sharks!" Cami gripped Mildew's shoulder and dragged him back before he could irritate Hiccup any further. Deliberately quashing her irritation, she flashed a brilliant grin at the taut shape of 'Captain Fury'.