The Eternal Valkyrie

Chapter 24

AN: Helloooo all.... I'm back to my normal fit and crazy self. :) So here is a new chapter for all of you. As you may have noticed I have included in previous (and upcoming) chapters some Easter eggs from all the Mummy movies. Let's see if you can spot them all at the end of this story.  

Chapter 24

The group stood in shock when the young man uttered 'The living dead'. It was Snotlout who broke the silence with a shout of "Are you kidding me?!"

"Snotlout calm down." Valka said. "I'm sure there is a logical explanation for all of this."

"I think the lad was pretty blunt with the living dead statement." Gobber mumbled, which did nothing to slow Snotlout's pacing.

"First mummies, now zombies." Snotlout exclaimed. "What's next flying pigs?"

"Well, we already have flying reptiles." Fishlegs mentioned.

"Not helping Fishlegs." Stoick told him. Fishlegs let out a sheepish laugh.

"Why is the fool talking about zombies." Dagur huffed from his position on the ground. "Anyone knows that a beautiful woman and living death equals a vampire!"

Snotlout stopped mid pace and stared at Dagur like he had grown a second head before continuing pacing. "Vampires..... Just great."

"Look we don't know what exactly it is that is abducting the men...." Hiccup started to say while trying to calm down Snotlout "but we can't just leave them."

"Son you can't seriously be thinking of going after whatever this is right?" Stoick asked.

"Dad there are people missing and we might have just found a big clue as to where they have been taken." Hiccup reasoned. "Who knows what could happen to them over time."

"So are we are going vampire hunting?" Ruffnut asked in excitement.

"No you doofus we are going zombie hunting." Tuffnut countered.

"Vampire"

"Zombie"

"Vampire!!" The twins continued to bicker back and forth amongst themselves while Hiccup looked at the others.

"I won't leave any innocent people in danger." Astrid told Hiccup with conviction. "If there is a possibility of finding them then we must act."

"I'm going with you as well Hiccup." Fishlegs said, surprising everyone. Valka and Stoick knew Fishlegs was timid and a bit of a pacifist, so seeing him as one of the first volunteers was surprising. "These people gave us shelter and they believe that our dragons would bring them good luck during this time. If we know where their children are, we should do everything we can to rescue them." He reasoned.

Snotlout huffed "Well then I'm in. You all need someone to keep you safe." He boasted.

Hiccup, already used to Snotlout's boasting, nodded as he looked at his friends. "Fishlegs, can you ask Jun if he would be willing to show us the way?"

Fishlegs gave a nod and started talking to the boy. "Son when will you all head out?" Stoick asked while Valka was biting her nails. She didn't say anything but her nervousness showed.

Hiccup thought for a moment. "As soon as possible." He guessed. "But first we have to do something about our unwanted guests."

"Wait... what do you mean DO something about?" Dagur shouted incredulously.

Some time later Dagur found out what Hiccup meant about doing something and he was less than pleased.

"Get us out of here!!!" He shouted as the wooden cage, they had been thrown in, dangled above the ground. The cage was constructed out of bamboo and was big enough to hold all three of them. Heather was glaring at the group from where they hung in the tree while her brother was shouting profanities. Eret was the quietest of them all. Hiccup guessed that this was better than being crushed by a dragon.