Secrets of the Wilderwest (Httyd fic)

Chapter 15

Astrid's POV

We had been disarmed and handcuffed by the soldiers and were currently being transported to one of their army bases. Sitting in the back of an armored truck speeding over a dirt road was not pleasant.

"We surrender?" I ask Hiccup while shooting him a glare.

"What would you have me do Astrid?" Hiccup countered back. "I actually really like my body without bullet holes in them."

The small window to the drivers area opened and a soldier yelled at us. "Will you two save your lovers spat for later!!"

Both Hiccup and I yelled back indigent. "We aren't lovers!!" but the soldier had already closed the window again.

"Can you believe that guy?" I ask Snotlout and Fishlegs who I noticed had scooted away from Hiccup and I. "What are you guys doing over there?"

"Oh, you know just chilling babe." Snotlout answered looking a little nervous.

"What did I tell you about calling me babe?" I asked Snotlout shooting him a glare. "You are so lucky my hands are cuffed now."

Time passed fairly slow. The armored truck finally slowed down and eventually stopped. Soon the doors opened and we were dragged out.

"Well well well. If it isn't Hiccup." A burly man in a uniform said while approaching. "Dagur would be pleased to see you again."

"I don't know Colonel Marchen. I'm kind of busy right now. Could we take a raincheck." Hiccup countered being his sarcastic self.

"ARGG" The Colonel let out. "I've had enough of your smartass remarks. You're just lucky that Dagur ordered that you remained unharmed if you were ever caught. Can't say the same about your friends though."

"You touch one hair on their heads and I'll make 'The incident' look like a walk in the park." Hiccup threatened.

"Throw them in the brig!" The Colonel shouted and then glared at Hiccup. "I would personally love to see how Dagur would torture you."

We were dragged away and then unceremoniously dumped in a cold cell.

"Ouch" Fishlegs exclaimed as Snotlout, Hiccup, and I landed on him.

We scrambled off of Fishlegs and helped him up when we heard two voices.

"Oh wow, we finally have visitors." One said while the other commented. "It's about time. Things were getting pretty boring here."

We turned and noticed to blonds sitting against the stone wall.

"Eh......Hello?" I said hesitantly. I saw both of them immediately perk up.

"Hello" They said in sync. "I'm Ruffnut." The woman said. "And this is my idiotic brother Tuffnut." She gestured to the man next to her as he gave a wave.

"Wait, who you calling an idiot, butt elf." Tuffnut said turning to his sister.

"You, you troll." Ruffnut countered and it looked like they were going to punch each other when Hiccup interjected.

"I think the Colonel is trying to torture us with these two." Hiccup stated while looking at the twins.

"Ah good old Colonel Marchen." Tuffnut said.

"What do you mean good old Colonel Marchen. He's the reason we're in here." Ruffnut grumbled.

"Wait, the Colonel put you here?" Snotlout asked. "Are you guys rebel fighters?"

"Oh heavens no." Ruffnut said. "We belong to the Hysteric army."

"Or at least I think we still do." Tuffnut adds looking pensive.

"Wait. Why would the Colonel put his own soldiers in the brig?" Fishlegs asked.

"It's a long story." Ruffnut replied.

"How about a short version?" I ask curiously.

"Well a short version wouldn't be so bad." Tuffnut states. "It's actually all my sister's fault."

"Was not." Ruffnut states.

"Was too."

"Was not."

Hiccup coughs to get the twins attention once more. "The story......" He suggests and the twins smirk.

"Well it was a week ago when this base was attacked by rebels." Ruffnut begins telling us. "and we were captured."

"The rebel leader wanted to hold us for ransom but he gave us back to the army a couple of hours later." Tuffnut continues.

"And why did he give you back?" I enquired.

"Well my sister thought that he was cute so she was pawing him all over." Tuffnut states while making a gagging motion only to get a slap on the head from Ruffnut.

"And you also couldn't keep your hands to yourself." Ruffnut stated. "You just had to blow up their weapons cache."

I look to my right and see that the others were also trying to stifle their laughter. "What happened next?" I ask.

"They decided to return us back to the base." Tuffnut replied. "The only problem was that the Colonel and the other soldiers didn't want us back."

"I actually felt pretty offended then." Ruffnut grumbled. "The Colonel even wanted to pay the rebels to keep us. It went on for a while until the Colonel just decided to throw us in the brig."

"What did you guys do that the army didn't want you back?" Snotlout asked perplexed.

"We're demolition experts so we tend to experiment a bit." Tuffnut explains.

"And we kind of blew up the Colonel's office." Ruffnut adds. "The barracks......twice, some tanks, and a part of the mess hall."

Silence reigned after Ruffnut stopped listing the things she and her brother blew up and then Hiccup began laughing hysterically.

"Oh my Thor." He wheezed out. "What I wouldn't give to see the Colonel's face then."

"That reminds me Hiccup." I say when he finally stopped laughing. "You and the Colonel seem to have a history and I'm guessing it ties in with 'the issues' you have with Dagur. Would you mind explaining?"

"Yeah cuz. You mentioned something called 'The incident' to the Colonel and his face was turning puce." Snotlout asked.

"Wait, did you say 'The incident'?" Tuffnut questions.

"Like.........'The incident' 3 years ago?" Ruffnut adds with a hopeful look in her eyes. "And you were directly involved........."

"Eh, yeah." Hiccup says looking a little embarrassed as he scratched the back of his neck. "It was kind of my doing."

As soon as Hiccup said that the twins launched at him and were hugging his legs.

"You my man are a legend." Tuffnut stated with admiration in his eyes.

"Can we have your autograph!!" Ruffnut adds while hugging tighter.

"So what exactly is this incident?" I ask as the twins continued to gush compliments at Hiccup and fawn over him.