"Alright so here's what we know." Hiccup began as he pulled up an image on the computer, everyone's eyes turning to face it. "BEWILDER has been supplying enhanced weapons to an alien race known as the Aurari'."
"The Aurari are a race of reptile like warriors that have travelled the galaxy for years, conquering planets and absorbing their resources to fuel their ships." Atali explained as she stood beside Hiccup. "They are viscous, cruel and can never be talked down when committing their heinous acts. So we're going to need to be properly prepared for their arrival."
"Which means we're gonna need an army." Scott exclaimed in disdain. "We don't have enough people for an alien invasion." He said, Hiccup lifting a hand.
"We've got Big Hero Six on standby, along with Ice Queen , Rapunzel, Jack Frost and Thunderdrum."
"Your dads joining in? That'll give us an edge but will it be enough?" Eret asked then.
"Probably not. That's why we're gonna be recruiting some more arms." Hiccup responded as the computer's image changed. "Moana Cravalho. Chieftess of the Motonui Born Moko Tribe. She wields a weapon similar to an oar, but with two side prongs and a sharp metallic edge- capable of controlling all bodies of water as well as the storms- and apparently communicating with all forms of sea life."
"She's also a direct link to the spirit of Maui, god of the seas." Astrid said as she read over Moana's file a bit more.
"Next up is James Lake Jr, The Trollhunter." Hiccup began as the image changed yet again. "Wielder of the sword of daylight, skilled in using it and using his connections to ancient trolls to enhance his natural abilities. This kids tougher than he looks." He said with a smirk.
"Next up we've got Susan Murphy, better known as Ginormica." Astrid said.
"We're gonna try to recruit Ginormica? Nice." Tuffnut commented as he stared at the image of the white haired woman.
"Yep! As you guys may know, she's capable of growing up to sixty feet tall, and has super strength to match that size." Hiccup says as he looks towards her image. "Though side effects include old lady hair, thankfully she can control it."
"Nice...now who else are we roping into this?" Ruffnut asked, her interested having been piqued at the giant-sized heroine.
"A shit ton more...but the one I'm more focused on is…." Hiccup turned and released a breath he'd been holding in, then pressed the computer to reveal the next hero profile. "Cloudjumper."
The room went silent, mouths dropped in shock and eyes lifted in confusion. Finally, Mala was the one to speak. "Isn't Cloudjumper...ya know...dead?" She asked, watching as Hiccup turned to face all of them again.
He shook his head. "No...my mother is very much alive. She's been in hiding for years- faked her death.."
"How do you know that?" Scott asked.
"When you guys found me in that church after the fight with Viggo...she was the one who brought me there and healed me."
"Woah…" Scott muttered in response, his eyes casting down towards the table. "So...Auntie Val is alive..that's great but how do we know she'll join us? If she's in hiding wouldn't that risk a lot for her?"
Hiccup smirked at that. "She's a hero...it's an occupational hazard."
11:55 PM
Hiccup's emerald eyes locked onto the faint image of an outstretched hand, pulling him onto his feet. He chuckled gently at the taller figure. It was a woman in her mid 30's, with brunette hair and beautiful eyes. "Get up my little dragon, it's time for school." She spoke in a Scottish accent, every word sounding as sweet as a melody.
"But I don't wanna go to school!" The ten year old Henry shouted as he huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. "I wanna stay home with you and dad!!" He was deadset on this.
"I know you do lad, but mommy and daddy have important work to do." She replied as she looked down to her phone. She seemed a bit anxious then. Her eyes cut across the room for a moment, but soon settled upon her son.
"Mom I can help with your work!" He said with joy as he kept from his bed and allowed his feet to settle into the floor.
"No dear, I don't think you can. You're not quite old enough, not yet atleast." Valka had said. This child was so adamant on coming with them, it actually pained her to turn him down. She kneeled down and rested a hand upon his cheek.
"Me and your father will be back to see you after school. And maybe another time you can join us. But I'm afraid today is not the day." She said, a soft smile grazing her features.
"Wel why not?" He asked, his mouth shifting into a frown.
"Because today's the day I leave."
"W-What?" Hiccup asked, looking up to her face. But she was gone, nowhere to be seen. He searched around the room and found nothing but darkness in his wake, much to his disdain.
"Mom?!? Mom?!??" He shouted, thrashing about wildly.
It was then he awoke with a start, breathing a bit heavier than usual. He ran a hand through his hair as he released a sigh and shook his head. His thrashing had apparently awoken Astrid, who looked at him with concern.
"What's wrong babe?" She asked , resting a hand upon his bare chest.
"Just...a bad dream " was his response, a bit hesitant to elaborate further.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked then, her eyes filled with worry. He contemplated it for a moment, but finally gave in,
"Y-yes….I'm scared Astrid." He admitted, much to her surprise. She sat upright in the bed and looked at him with eyes slightly wide.
"Scared of what?" She asked, watching as he looked down to the foot of the bed and back to her
"Scared of everything. An alien invasion, that's way out of our league..,but I think I'm scared most of losing the ones close to me." He said, his face shifting into a frown.
"Babe, we're going to be alright."
"You say that, but you never know what could happen. When I was twelve, I never expected my dad to come home alone with his helmet off and tears staining his cheeks….never expected him to say Mom was gone."
"Yes I know...and I know that's hard but-"
"I never expected her to show up again years later, saying she faked her death. I never expected to lose Heather later on that same year….I expected none of it…"
Astrid sighed as she pulled him into a hug then pulled away, staring intently into his eyes. "You can't expect everything to happen in this life. I never once thought I'd become a weather controlling superhero, in a relationship with a Batman wannabe who's really a clown underneath his mask."
"Wow, thank you for that." He commented
"But I'm glad I'm here. Because without you, I'd never have this life. I'd still be living in fear, trying to get myself under control. God only knows what would happen if I'd kept using that drug….and besides, I'd never have a family like the one I have now."
That seemed to help ease his thoughts, Hiccup's smile soon settling back upon his face as he wrapped an arm around her. "Alright, you make fair points."
"I know I do, I always do." She replied with a smile as she kissed his cheek. "And ya know...you have another reason not to worry." She began, Hiccup's eyebrow lifting in confusion.
"And what would that be?" He asked. She was hesitant at first, but soon moved her hand over one of his own and dragged it over to her stomach. He didn't catch on for a moment, but found his eyed going wide.
"Are you-"
"Yes….three weeks along." She replied.
"And am I-"
"What do you think dummy? Of course you're the father." She replied with a giggle as she gently smacked his cheek.
"Wow….first an alien invasion and now parenthood...what a week."
Downtown Dragon's Edge- the Next Day
"Alright this is getting annoying." Tuffnut said into his communicator as he ducked down behind an overturned police cruiser, a bundle of purple colored pellets in his gloved hand.
"Yeah, but it's also kinda fun." Replied his sister from the other line. She herself was running along the top of the roof that he was currently ducking opposite from. It was a hostage situation that had gotten way out of hand. It got out of hand when Barf and Belch showed up.
Ruffnut had made it to the roof in order to spring the hostages while Tuffnut provided a distraction. This same distraction led to a small explosion that wounded a few robbers and sent their getaway car onto its side, along with a police cruiser. He honestly hoped this was as bad as this could get, though losing any hostages would be way worse.
He sighed softly before leaping up to throw out the pellets as the men began to reload- the pellets collapsed in on themselves and went off sending green and orange fireworks flying in front of the men. A few of them dropped their weapons, while others tried to defend their barren faces with them.
This gave Belch an opening, and he leapt over the side of the vehicle and rushed over, tackling one man to the ground before getting up and ramming the side of a metal baseball bat into another's head. As those two went down the sparks settled and the other two men got a clear view.
They were too late as Belch leapt onto one in a frenzy, taking him to the ground with ease. He rolled aside and struck out with his left leg at the last man's ankle, causing him to clatter to the ground. With his final strike, he launched onto him and drove his elbow into the center of the man's chest.
"Huh...that was easier than I thought." He said with a smile beneath his helmet, watching as the police moved over to collect the men. He turned back to find Barf exiting the building with all of the hostages now free.
"Yup, too easy." She replied as she leaned against the doorway.
"Guys bring it in." Astrid's voice called over their comms, both of them sighing as they heard her
"Aw, What now?!?'' Ruffnut asked as she threw her hands into the air. Grumbling, they both began to make their way back to the Edge.
Immortal Edge
"Alright so, a few things to go over today." Hiccup began as he finally entered the room, wearing a black turtleneck and a pit of dark jeans. "The Immortal Initiative, as we're calling it, is a go. We start recruiting today."
"Yippee." Came a not-so-excited Scott who rested his face in the palm of his left hand.
"We're going to start mandatory training tomorrow at 1300." Hiccup continued, watching as Gustav lifted a hand,
"Uh, What time is that?" He asked.
"One o clock PM." Came the response from Astrid, Hiccup, and the Twins.
"And the final thing….Stormfly is going to be out of Immortals affairs for a while." He said. Everyone seemed to stand to attention then, all eyes turning to her as she walked over to him.
"Is everything alright?" Mala asked, trying to read the micro expressions the two were giving off. Throk sat beside her doing the same, whilst using his enhanced hearing to listen to their heartbeats.
"Everythings fine. It's great even..,the reason I'm taking time off is because it's maternity leave," Astrid explained a bit sheepishly.
The whole room fell silent...but then erupted in cheers and shouts of joy.
"Holy shit!!"
"There's gonna be a baby Night Fury running around!!"
"Congratulations!!" They called, bringing wife smiles to Hiccup and Astrid's faces.
Hiccup wrapped his arms around Astrid and kissed her forehead. "That went better than I expected." He whispered from atop her head. She smiled at that, and the warm feeling it had brought her.
That same warm feeling didn't last very long, as the Immortals had to go.
"Alright..we've got the locations, we've got our modes of transportation. Let's get recruiting." Hiccup said finally. He took a moment to look down at his clothing and over everyone else's. "But uh, lets change first. Civvies guys, civvies."
Motonui, Polynesia
A jet wasn't necessarily a very stealthy or subtle approach. But it was still the fastest thing he had to reach these islands. Hiccup hovered over the skyline with the Immortal X-Wing in stealth mode, using various reflective plates and visual effects to make it appear invisible to the naked eye.
Landing the jet in a somewhat remote area, he began his on foot trek. He'd traded in his earlier attire for a short sleeved black shirt, a pair of dark jeans and some black vans. A pair of sunglasses helped ease the tension from the Polynesian sun. He treaded over the sandy ground with a quicker pace than normal, looking to his phone for proper directions to the tribe's home.
"Where the hell is it?" He asked after a good twenty minutes of walking and being met with nothing more than the ocean's splash and the subtle smell of sulfur. His eyes pinned up to the skies as they began to turn dark, heading the sound of lightning rushing down towards the beach. And towards him. "Ah shit." He swore as he prepared himself and managed to just barely avoid the lightning bolt- going into a backflip just in time.
"Alright...that just happened….I must be close."
"Little too close if you ask me." Came a feminine voice. Hiccup turned around with a swiftness and found his target.
Moana stood tall, 5'11. It was intimidating for anyone shorter than Hiccup's own stature but he stood firm when facing her. "Moana Cravalho."
"Random stranger trespassing on my land." Moana replied as she gripped the handle of her weapon, it's golden tones shimmering with the light from the sun. She wore a form of fish scale armor, green and maroon in color. The base of it was maroon with green wave patterns sweeping across the chest, legs and arms. Her look was completed by a pair of green boots and bracers.
"Yeah not so much random. I'm Hiccup Haddock." Hiccup responded, Moana's face not shifting slightly,
"...and?" She asked, taking him aback slightly. He gave a small sigh and ran a hand through his hair. "The planet's in danger, and I need all the help I can get" he began to explain, Moana's face shifting to a look of concern. "I'll be straight and forward. Recently, my team uncovered some black market weapons dealings- off world. A warrior race known as the Aurari are coming to Earth to add it to their little collection. We need all the hero's we can get our hands on to help."
Moana seemed to take in his words, her eyes cutting briefly to the forest behind them, then back to him. "How do I know you're telling the truth?" She asked, watching as Hiccup let out a breath.
"I...I honestly don't know. But, if you know anything about heroic history, you'll know the name Night Fury." He said, her eyes shooting open as a smile graced her face.
"I do! He's one of the greatest heroes of modern time...wait...you're not?"
He smirked and nodded his hand. "Indeed I am." He said before charging a bit of chi into his right fist and taking a stance. "And I could really use your help, weather goddess."
Moana smirked back as she twirled her weapon in her hands. "Sea goddess actually...and I'd be honored to defend this planet with you."
"Awesome." Was his response as he approached and offered a hand to her, which she took and shook with pride.
Arcadia Oaks.
Meridia have a soft sigh as she looked to the pouring rain, having just made it to the city and been met with a downpour. She was wasting no time and quickly changed into her Huntress attire, taking to stalking the city from above. It wasn't even dark yet, but the city had a gray loom overhead- enough to shield her guise for now.
The swift archer moved with finesse , gliding over each rooftop in the city until finding her destination- a small house in a middle class neighborhood, not too far from the larger parts of the city. Using her mask's infrared vision, she scanned over it and found her target in the living room.
With a stealthy approach, she moved towards the backyard and snuck through a window on the bottom floor. It was an easy entry, and the house had plenty of spaces for her to stick to the shadows if needed. She carried along, watching as his form shifted slightly on the couch.
She shook her head slightly at the young man before finally stepping up behind the couch, watching as he munched in a candy bar and kept his eyes fixed to the television.
"Ye're not one for perception are ye?" She asked, watching as he leapt onto the floor from the surprise, then sprung to his feet and took a defensive stance. Huntress lifted a hand to him. "Kid, please."
Jim's eyes went wide and a goofy grin sprung across his face at the image of the dark green clad woman. He analyzed everything, from the bow and arrows down to the glowing green eyes of her mask. "Y-you're Huntress!" He said, Merida giving a curt nod in response.
"Wow!!" He continued, running both hands through his hair in disbelief. "I-uh...to what do I owe the honor, ma'am?" He asked, nervousness heavy in his voice.
Merida chuckled to herself at that. "Calm down lad. I need yer help. Or rather, the Immortals need yer help." She said, moving to sit on the couch he'd so gracefully fallen off of. He stared at her in awe.
"The Immortals? W-what could you guys possibly need my help for?" He asked, watching as the hooded woman smirked.
"Alien invasion, unlike anyting this worlds ever seen. We need reinforcements to ensure tha safety of tha planet." She explained then, watching as the young man's eyes went even wider. He smiled then.
"Count me in!" He shouted.
She chuckled once again before standing up. "Good." She said before handing him some sort of business card. "Just give us a ring and ye'll know more later." She said, turning to exit the house.
She didn't look at his awestruck face as she made her exit, but heard him exclaim "Awesome." As she stepped out of the backdoor.
Dragon's Edge
While all of the other Immortals were out on their recruiting spree, Atali stayed back to try to find more on Grimmel. And so far, her trail was lost. Her ship's tracker couldn't find any residual energy from the man, and she didn't know what to do next. She sighed as she looked to the computer screen for the umpteenth time, still no changes.
"You look bored." Called a voice, forcing the warrior woman to turn around and watch as Tuffnut entered wearing his suit, minus the helmet. Ruffnut follows in wearing the same.
"Wanna come on patrol with us? Having a powerhouse like you with us would send those losers out there runnin' for their mommies." Ruff said with a smile as her brother bumped her shoulder in agreement.
Atali looked to the two for a moment, pondering what to do. Her next glance went to Soulstar, the axe seemingly glowing in agreement before rushing to her hand, more like an organic life form than an inanimate weapon. She smirked at the Terror Twins. "Let's go." She said.
They journeyed across the entire city, searching for some sort of crime to take down. Their search was made much quicker with Atali flying overhead, and both of them hanging from her hands with glee.
"Ooh! Down there, looks like a shootout!" Barf exclaimed as Belch cupped his hands around his eyes. He could see the two police cruisers and four officers ducking for cover as a barrage of gunfire hit the vehicles from the building across the street. There were five men opposing them, and a car driving around the corner.
"Looks like you're right, sister dear. Let's go shut it down!"
They began their descent, Atali dropping the twins a few feet from the gunmen before landing right in front of the car that was approaching. Peering through the windshield, she saw a masked man gawking as he slammed onto the brakes. The man drew a gun from his pocket and got out, aiming at her.
"Please don't." Atali said in annoyance. The man didn't listen and opened fire, his mouth dropped as he saw every shot bounce off of the woman's armor and skin. As she watched the bullets fall, Atali looked back up with a smirk- only to be met with a pistol whip.
The bottom of the gun dented inwards upon contact, and she chuckled before striking out a palm into the man's chest, sending him flying about six feet back.
"Too easy." She said as she turned to the rest of the scene. The Terror Twins had disbanded the little group and tied them up with ease. "Well done." Atali said.
The officers on the side lowered their weapons, though a bit hesitant. One was not so hesitant, and was the first to move after the short battle. She approached Atali with a smile upon her face. Atali turned to see the woman, and found herself smiling. The woman was roughly around 5'9 and had red hair, with green eyes and freckles. She looked to the the name slate upon her uniform. "Crood." It read.
"Thanks for the help." The Officer said, her smile not fading even under Atali's seemingly judgemental gaze.
"Y-you're quite welcome miss Crood." Atali replied as she brought herself to look into the woman's eyes. She noticed that the woman seemingly was in fairly good shape, and admired that about her.
"Officer Crood is fine...or Emma, if you'd ever see me off duty." She replied, feeling a flush come to her cheeks.
Atali nodded at her, then cast a look over to the twins, both of which were giving her a thumbs up. "Off duty...I'm...I'm Atali, daughter of Freyja." She said with a bow, Emma giggling to herself.
"So you're that Demi-goddess we've heard so much about. Nice to finally meet ya." She said, sticking a hand out to the woman. Atali took it with pride and gave a firm, but not too firm, shake. "If ya ever need a tour guide, I'd be happy to show you around." Emma said, much to Atali's enjoyment.
"I'd enjoy that..verily." She said. The situation felt a bit awkward on both sides, yet they found themselves becoming a bit more comfortable with every passing word.
"Here." Emma said, pulling out a small notepad and scribbling something down. She tore the note and gave it to Atali. "Just give me a call." She said, watching as the warrior woman took it and cast an award glance aside.
"I um, I have no communication device." She said.
"Borrow mine!" Shouted Belch, who chuckled softly along with his sister.
Emma smiled at the two, then turned back to Atali. "So, now you can definitely call." She said, turning around as a fellow officer called her name.
"Gotta get these guys into the station." He said with a soft smile upon his lips, Emma nodded and turned back to Atali.
"Right, I have to go. But Um, just call me sometime. Who knows, maybe we can get you a phone of your own." She said, beginning to back away. Atali nodded and gave a firm wave as the woman's image began to leave.
She found herself being tussled but the twins who leapt at her in a crazed joy. "Someone's got a crush!!" Barf chided as she and Belch began to dance around Atali. The Asgardian gave a roll of her eyes at the two and then lifted both up in a bone crushing hug. "Shut up…. And thank you both...I needed this rest from my search." She said before setting them down. Barf gave a punch to her shoulder.
"Anytime!!"
Metro City
Hiccup stood grand and tall in his Night Fury suit, on the edge of the highest building he could find. He looked over the city with a keen eye, trying to pinpoint his last target for recruitment. And so far, he'd found nothing. Nothing but a scream for help.
The man launched himself from the roof and began to glide over the skyline before landing on a smaller building and dropping down into a sprint. Almost as soon as he rounded the corner, the screaming had stopped. He watched as a woman gathered her belongs from the ground and glared at a seemingly unconscious man on the ground.
"Attempted robbery...how'd it stop so fast?" He wondered. Deep down he knew the answer. He smirked as he approached the woman and held out a hand.
"Hi. Know I don't belong here but I was wondering if you could help me find someone." He said, the woman scurrying back and letting out a shriek at his appearance.
He tried to keep her calm then. "Woah, easy. I'm the Night Fury, ya know? Leader of the Immortals?"
The woman's eyes locked onto his form for a moment, then moved over him towards the skyline. He turned to face that same direction then.
"Ah shit." He swore under his breath, his cowl's enhanced vision locking onto what appeared to be a spec in the sky. That same spec soared at him at blazing speeds and stopped just four feet in front of him, hovering slightly off of the ground.
"Metro Man I presume?" Night Fury asked, a bit hesitant. The man's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared back at him.
"Night Fury…" Metro Man replied. He finally landed onto the ground. "What are you doing here?" He asked. The wind whipped past the two men's capes, and a silence filled the air.
"I need your help with something. It's pretty important." Night Fury replied as he kept his gaze fixed upon the man. He seized up for a moment under his gaze- it was intimidating to know he could fry him in an instant. Sure his skin would heal over a long period of time, but that was beside the point.
Metro Man felt something similar. He'd heard stories of the dark Night Fury before, read tales on him. Knowing all of the things he was capable of, it truly left him in a state of unease.
The two stared for a moment, their silence being pierced by nothing. Until finally, the Night Fury spoke. "We need your help."
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Alright that's it for this chapter. The recruits have been contacted, and Astrid's secret has been revealed!! So, who was expecting that one? If you've got any ideas for Pixar or DreamWorks characters that can accept the call to arms in this fic, which is a massive crossover at this point, let me know.
Until next time- XO