Chapter 2 – the testing

I heard a childish but deep voice ask me to enter, so I did. "Hello Hiccup, I'm Dagur, your examiner and also a dauntless co-leader" said Dagur. He is a rather skinny man, but has bulky muscles compared to his size. His hair is a dark maroon shade and he has scar over his left eye. His clothes were ragged but It felt like he made them that way himself and his belt showed the mythical Dragon, a Skrill.

He laughed and it sounded like a banshee's and villain's laugh combined. While he fetched the syringe, I looked to find that there were mirrors all around the room, like the designer was trying to say, you make your own destiny. I walked over to my chair legs trembling. Dagur injected me with the serum and my mind faded.

I open my eyes to see a man who is dressed in red, holding a gun and pointing it at a 7-year-old girl. As he fires, I dive in front of her but as the bullet hits me, it fades and my surroundings change. I am awake and I see Dagur pull me up and lead me out of the room to where my mother and father stood waiting, but I could hear dragon fire and a monstrous nightmare blew flame towards us but then changes course heading for a 4-year-old boy.

"Dad, we need to save him!" I exclaimed but my father just shakes his head and then I realise this is part of the test and I let the flame engulf him. My surroundings change and I see the man dressed in red from before who is crying over the body and I comfort him. My surrounding change once again as my dad and mum are held in a cage on the far part of the pit. In between us is all the dragons I can remember and even a night fury. I charge toward my mother and father but as soon as a dragon come in range to attack me it turns into smoke and I, knowing this reach the door unscathed.

I lurch upwards as cold-water rushes over me. Dagur starts "You must leave now before the officials arrive".

"But what was my result?" I ask.

"Abnegation, Erudite, Dauntless, Amity, and Candor. You're divergent but you mustn't tell anyone, not even your family. What do you want me to put your result as?" Dagur asked

"Which one would you suggest?" I asked inquisitively

"Dauntless so I can help you" ,Dagur suggested.

"Why are you helping me?" I asked curiously, "you could get killed for this."

"Well Hiccup, I had a sister, Heather, who was divergent but when they found out, she was attacked and killed by the leaders and I promised myself that I must help every divergent I met to recompense for not helping her back then, but you must go now!" exclaimed Dagur who gestured at the door.

I left with the knowledge that my life had just become a lot harder…