Until They Can Return in Peace - How to Train Your Dragon

Chapter 13 - Hiccup

I blink open my eyes lazily as it takes my pupils longer to dilate. As soon as the light strikes my gaze, my head pounds with a ferocious headache.

"Agh", I throw my forehead into my hand.

I look around me.

An old cell with molding wood lining the ceilings, barely being held together by rusted clasps and metal.

Then I remembered I was trying to get to Astrid before everything went black.

Where is she?! Is she safe?!

I vaguely remember asking someone to get her out of there.

Oh Thor I hope her and the baby are okay.

"About time you woke up, you've been out for three days Chief", I hear a deep voice from across the room.

"Who are you?! Where am I?!", I shout at the tall stranger dressed in all black like the members of Defenders of the Wing wore, except he was draped in the cloak of what looked like black bear fur.

"You'll find that out soon enough. But for now, we need your help Hiccup Horrendous Haddock", he states and look at him harshly.

"What could you possibly need from me? I don't have dragons or anything to do with them anymore"

"That's just it. Your precious night fury sent them off. Now there are no dragons to protect us."

"They served us long enough. We as people need to figure out our differences ourselves", I snap.

"Rumor has it, that you have been to the Hidden World", he says ignoring my last statement.

"You are going to lead us to edge of the world, help us restore our Great Protector, and regain Defenders of the Wing"

"I will never reveal their location"

"I thought you may say that. Very well... I'm sure your bride and baby to be would be easy to persuade you with...", he growls.

I try to leap from my spot on the wall in a rage but my ankles are chained.

"You better not lay a finger on them!"

"Lead us to the Hidden World, and your precious wife will not be harmed... if you don't... I'll see to it that baby never inherits the throne of New Berk", he spits and I am beyond livid.

My blood boiling and fury electrifying my body.

He leans closely against the bars that were separating me from completely tearing his head off.

Though he is double my size, NO ONE threatens Astrid or my child.

He squints at me humorously.

I stare at him with an enraged glare.

"Take him up on deck", he orders a man.

He does as told and comes into the cell to tie my hands behind me and unlink the ankle clasps.

"Come on", he pushes me forward behind the large burly man.

There is something familiar about his voice...

"Right this way Chief Hiccup!", the man shouts once were on the main deck and his henchman ties me to the main mast.

I think I'm more irritated with him calling me chief rather than just calling me plain Hiccup. 

"This little ole Chief of Berk is going to lead us to the Hidden World!", he announces and all the men shouted with weapons in the air.

I just don't get it. The Defenders of the Wing were our allies and kind people. Did the marriage of Dagur and Mala really push these guys that far off?