𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠

Chapter 16 - The Plan

" Ok does everyone understand the plan?" Hiccup asked, everyone on the Prince's side was in the twin's barn.

A few hours earlier, Astrid had come running back through the tunnel, with Throk, Gobber, and Snotlout.

When the royal advisor and knight spotted Hiccup, they had both tackled Hiccup to the ground.

Gobber had squeezed the Prince until he was turning blue, luckily Astrid had stopped him from actually killing the boy.

Throk was a bit more content with his reunion and just hugged Hiccup without that much force.

Snotlout basically had cried the entire time and apologised to his older cousin, Hiccup just said it was fine.

" Ruff, Tuff, are you listening?" Astrid looked over at the twins, who were both messing around with the Zippleback.

" Huh, what, ah, absolutely not." Hiccup facepalmed, while shaking his head.

" Alright, you two pay attention cause I'm going over the plan again." The twins groaned and sat still.

" Ok, Fishlegs, Throk, and Snot, you guys are gonna head to the Castle, try and find my mother." The four of them nodded, Throk cleared his throat.

" I'll head to the dungeon, most of my fellow King's guard are there." Hiccup nodded, making a mental note.

" Ruff, Tuff, you two are gonna cause a distraction for the Outcasts." The twins perked up and smiled.

" What are we to do, your royal Hickeyness?" Hiccup looked at the twins weirdly, before shaking his head.

" I can't believe I'm saying this, but I want you two to blow up the front gate." The twins gasped with excitement, Barf and Belch doing the same.

" Just don't blow up any of the houses." The twins nodded, they understood the stakes.

" When the twins cause the distraction, Astrid, Gobber, that's when you two come in." The advisor and lady nodded.

" Rally the people of Berk, if we have enough fighters, then we'll stand a chance." Astrid grasped Hiccup's hand and squeezed tight.

" Ah, Hiccup, what are we gonna do?" Dagur asked, Hiccup smiled.

" You three can help the twins keep the Outcasts busy, when they blow the gate up." Ruffnut squealed and stuck herself to Eret's arm, who groaned.

" What are you gonna do?" Snotlout asked, he was leaning up against a fiery Monstrous Nightmare, he named Hookfang.

" I'm going to look for Spitelout." Snotlout nodded, this was Hiccup's fight, not his.

" Alright gang, it's time to take our Kingdom back, it's time I follow my destiny." Throk smiled up at the now grown Prince.

The boy had come a long way, from the slightly confident and stubborn child he once was.

" I ran away in fear, but I've come back and I'm gonna give my uncle a fight he won't forget, " Hiccup raised his inferno into the sky, everyone copied with the fists.

Everyone separated into their groups and bid farewell to each other, Hiccup stood outside the barn looking up at the sky.

Astrid joined him, her hand swiftly finding his hand, Hiccup turned to her and sighed.

" I can't believe I'm gonna see my mother after ten years apart." Astrid rolled her eyes, Hiccup kissed her forehead.

" You better get going, your majesty, you have a throne to fight for." Astrid kissed Hiccup on the cheek and headed back into the barn.

Toothless looked at his rider smugly, Hiccup shoved him slightly before pulling his helmet on and climbed onto Toothless.

                      ~ Line Break ~

The twins looked up at the gate in front of them, scratching their chins.

" What do you say sister nut, how are we to blow up this gate?" Tuff asked Ruff, who was standing beside him.

" I think we should try to make a grand entrance, make a statement." Ruff answered, Barf and Belch looked down at their riders, then back at each other.

This was taking to long, all they had to do was cause a distraction, not make an entrance.

The left head spewed out a bit of gas, the right agreeing and the dragon started to release its gas.

The twins argued over how they would destroy the gate, bit we're soon interrupted by a very loud 'BOOM'.

They turned to see the front gate fall into the city and all the Outcasts look at them.

" Ah, hello good sirs, we are here to cause a distraction." The men grabbed their weapons and rushed towards the Twins.

Dagur, Heather, and Eret flew into the city and fired down at the advancing me.

Many of them cowered in fear others raised their swords trying to attack the dragons.

The twins soon joined in in the fight, leading the Outcasts out of the Kingdom and out to the fields.

                     ~ Line Break ~

Astrid and Gobber smiled at each other, as the Outcasts within the city headed out to the dragons.

The two Berkians headed along the street, with Stormfly close behind, ducking behind walls.

" Ok, lass, you take this street, I'll take the next." Astrid nodded, Gobber hobbled over to the next street over.

Astrid knocked on the first house and a woman opened it, gasping at the sight of Astrid.

" My lady, what are you doing here?" Astrid smiled before answering.

" The true King of Berk has returned, we need your help to overthrow the General." The woman gasped, could it be true.

" The Prince is alive?" Astrid nodded, the woman rushed back inside and grabbed her axe.

" You can count on me, my lady." Astrid nodded, before moving on to the next house.

Astrid looked up at the sky and sighed in relief as she spotted the unmistakable shadow of Toothless through the thin clouds.

She knew this was hard for Hiccup, but what she didn't know was that the man she knew kept a hidden secret.

A secret that could cut their relationship apart and whoever may try, would have no hope of seeing it back together.

Astrid moved from house to house sending the message down, all occupants more than ready to fight for their home and Prince.

~ Line Break ~

Hiccup circled the city, watching as Snotlout, Throk, and Fishlegs snuck back into the Castle.

He carefully watched the palace windows, trying to spot his uncle.

He circled once more and glared as he laid eyes on his uncle, who stood out on the balcony.

Hiccup was about to land on the balcony, but Alvin walked out of the Castle with Valka in his arms.

Hiccup gasped as he watched his mother struggle against the large man and Spitelout advance on her.