The Dragon Master Part III: End of an era (A Httyd Fanfiction)

Chapter 16: Slavery

(Normal pov)

"UP!!!"

Hiccup's eyes snapped open to the harsh voice of Drago and feeling the madman kick him in the legs. As the Hooligan chieftain slowly got up, Drago growled and dragged Hiccup by his arm and threw the young chief as if he were a rag doll. Hiccup groaned in pain as he slowly got back up. The snarling of the still heavily wounded Scorch was heard, Hiccup held his hand out toward the wounded dragon. "I'll be back! I promise Scorch." Hiccup reassured the Hybrid, Drago grabbed Hiccup's arm and yanked him up to his feet.

"Move." Drago seethed out, he grabbed Hiccup's arm and led the young chief outside, the sunlight caused Hiccup to look away, after spending the majority of yesterday in total darkness with the currently and heavily wounded and mangled alpha for the foreigners dragon army. Once Hiccup's eyes adjusted to the light, the young chief saw enemy Flyers in packs patrolling the air riding dragons native to Norway, there were thousands of ships anchored in the massive harbor or patrolling the waters around the Cabals base of operations, along with soldiers and warriors from the Southern and Eastern parts of the world, all of them were training, patrolling, wrangling captured dragons and getting their captured Norwegian slaves to being their days work.

"Are you no longer in command of this army Drago?" Hiccup asked, he then cocked his head slightly. "Was your defeat by my hand such a blow to your reputation that the other warlords and chieftains of your army chose... Grimmel to lead?" He asked, Drago turned to his young foe and bared his teeth at the auburn haired man. "Grimmel was hired to lead." Drago corrected before continuing. "His infamy and reputation almost lights a candle to my own, as far as dragon killing goes. But make no mistake, he will kill all your precious Night Furies boy, including the one you ride and is currently alpha of Berks dragons." Drago said in a harsh tone, before a smirk spread across the warlords lips and added. "As long as I can humiliate you the way you humiliated me? I don't care who leads."

Hiccup swallowed thickly, when Drago looked away, Hiccup took the opportunity to look for a way of escape, but he couldn't see any way of being rescued or escaping at all, this place that his enemies have used as their base of operations is far too fortified.

He was trapped.

Drago then stopped and pointed out toward handfuls of other Scandinavian slaves. "You and these other wretches are to be digging for sulfur, it is to be used for our cannons." The warlord then pushed Hiccup toward a ditch with the other slaves and had some men lock a cuff around Hiccup's leg and connect the chain to the other slaves. Hiccup felt like he might actually become sick. He was to be a slave!? This couldn't be real. Surely this is but a terrible nightmare. But the cracking of a whip was a rude reminder that this isn't a dream and that it is in fact reality.

"GET TO WORK YOU WORTHLESS SOWS!!"

Again the whip cracked the air and the slaves began working, Hiccup followed their example and can feel Drago's cold glare burning the back of his head. What shocked and really disappointed Hiccup is that despite cheating death, Drago had wasted this second chance to change his ways and see that dragons are kind and amazing creatures, but instead, the warlord seemed even more cruel, bloodthirsty and stronger than their last encounter.

Some people are too far gone to change.

"Oh, look how the mighty have fallen."

Hiccup turned to the left to see Grimmel with a smug smirk across his face, the trophy hunter was accompanied by his Deathgrippers along with Rong, Chagatai and Griselda, the warlords too smirked at the Dragon Masters predicament. Grimmel turned to Drago and asked. "Drago, I trust you and your sons have put our... guest to work on healing the current alpha of our Cabal?" The legendary warrior grunted in confirmation before Grimmel approached Hiccup and shrugged at the younger man. "Where's your dragon when you need him, hmmm? Chief?" He asked in such a taunting tone that Drago, Rong, Chagatai and Griselda chuckled in amusement and causing Hiccup's cheeks to flush in anger and he clenched his hands into fists.