Temporal Mystique (oneshot)

Temporal Mystique

A oneshot challenge between RedHawkdude, RedLegomaniac, Dragon1010, Thearizona and I

This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the How to train your dragon world, which is trademarked by DreamWorks Animation L.L.C. and originally written by Cressida Cowell, and I do not claim any ownership over them or make any money from them. This story is for entertainment only and is not part of the official storyline.  

Date: 16th July 2017

Prompt: You are housesitting for your boss who is on vacation. The daily duties are easy. Water the plants- check, successfully receive amazon deliveries- check. Find a semi-conscious woman in the basement? Nope, this was definitely not on the list. You checked-twice.

Rules: 7000 words max, no Horror allowed.

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Temporal Mystique

Hiccup let out a yawn as he checked the list he had been handed. He walked through a large mansion which belonged to his boss who was currently on vacation and asked him to housesit. Hiccup grumbled as he really didn't want to housesit for the man. His boss was..... manipulative and had basically threatened him with termination if he didn't do this.

He checked the daily duties, water the plants....... Hiccup looked around at all the ferns in the house in case he missed one. He checked that off the list then. Successfully receive amazon deliveries....... He looked at the pile of packages in a nook. It seems his boss is a bit of a shopaholic. It was then that he heard a loud rumble coming from the basement.

"What in the world?!" He muttered to himself as he opened the door to the basement and descended down the stairs. It was there that he found a semi-conscious woman laying on the ground. Hiccup checked the list and then checked it again just to be sure. Nope, this most definitely wasn't on the list.

Hiccup took a couple of tentative steps towards the woman as he didn't know what she was doing here. For all he knew she could be a burglar.

"A....Are you alright?" He asked as he rolled her onto her back to check for any injuries. She appeared to have slipped back into an unconscious state. It was then that he got a better look at her. The woman's brunette hair was disheveled as her bun had come undone, she wore what Hiccup recognized as a military dress uniform along with heels. 'Surely a robber wouldn't wear heels' He thought to himself as the woman regained her bearings. She slowly sat up and looked at her surroundings while rubbing the side of her head. It seemed that she hadn't noticed Hiccup at all.

"Are you alright?" He asked again only this time the woman startled and before he could blink he was pinned down in a choke hold.

"Who are you?!" The woman asked menacingly as Hiccup tried to breathe. "Are you one of Xandre's men?!"

"Can't....... breathe" Hiccup rasped as he tried to get out of the choke hold.

"Who are you?!" The woman asked once more tightening her hold.

"Hiccup!" He rasped "Hiccup Haddock!" and just like that the woman let him go as if she had been burned. Hiccup coughed and tried to catch his breath. He looked up from where he was sprawled on the floor to the woman who was watching him with a look of incredulity.

"What?" He asked as he coughed.

"You're Hiccup Haddock?" The woman now asked as she pinched him as if he couldn't be real.

"Ouch!" Hiccup yelped as he backed away.

"Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the 3rd?!" She asked still looking in disbelief and Hiccup thought he saw something like awe in her eyes, but that couldn't be right he reasoned.