trans_9 | A home fit for an overlord?

Walking into the Sensorium's today, or at least this one in particular would place you on the Island of Birk, often described as "Sturdy"

And on one side of Berk's village sat a humble but recently built house at the edge of a field. Not much of Berk was flat so this area in particular belonged to one of the most passive aggressive creatures in all of the Hairy Hooligans tribe.

Sheep.

Yes the Sheep of Berk were particularly dumb as far as sheep went. So much so that back in the days of Dragon raids one could get snatched up from an entire flock, and the others would barely move away to protect themselves.

So it was up to the brave and fearless shepherds of the Viking village to vigilantly protect these pathetic puffy pasty faced patsy's of the livestock world.

That...was not a job for Ruffnut and her twin brother. No that was a job for the adults. They had always been stuck on fire patrol.

But tending to the sheep in times of peace? That was a duty fit for the twins according to their elders.

Frankly Ruffnut hated it. Sheep were about the stupidest creatures she had ever known.

And yet since being on Stacy she kind of missed the dimwitted puffballs.

So she sat ontop of one cross legged while it grazed and stared intently at her families home. Before Hiccup had made peace between the Dragons and the Vikings the house had stood strong for a whole two months! Luck really, nothing more then that.

And after so many re-buildings the tribe knew how to slap buildings together. Even Ruffnut knew some basics about building a home just from helping.

And that was precisely why she was here today. To ponder the construction of a home.

Not just any home though, a lair, a den, a nest, a base, a castle worthy of the eventual overlord she would become. It couldn't be too big to start. She was only one warrior after all and even if she asked the people she trusted to help her protect it if enough people rallied together they would lose.

So for now a small home, but it would have to make up for what it lacked in size by being perfect for her. Where to start?

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"Holy crap!" Was pretty much the only thing Hana could saw as he watched the battle unfold beneath him.

Ruff grinned broadly, so proud of her own contributions to the fight (Though there may be some slight embellishments on just how useful the twins had been in the battle. While they had played their part in reality it seemed in Ruffnut's version she and Tuffnut were second only to Hiccup and his grand finale of having the monster chase him high into the air.

Hana turned to face Ruffnut, broad grin plastered to his face. "This is so cool!" He yelled over the wind and the beating of wings.

Ruff laughed proudly back, "I'm pretty awesome yeah! Hold on now!" And once Hana had tightened his grip she urged the two headed dragon into a dive.

Beast fell like a stone from the sky faster and faster at the ocean below. So fast Ruffnut's helmet flew off and her eyes were tearing up as they were pushed back by the G-forces at work.

Hana felt the skin on his face pull back and his eyes widen making him unable to blink as they fell fast. The force pushing him back so much he was nearly laying on his back against the dragons neck, watching the sea rapidly approach them.

And...at the last moment they pulled out of the dive skimming the water with the dragon's wingtip and then claws as it righted itself and began to flap again.

Ruff way howling with giddy laughter. The rush of the stunt was better then any high she had experienced in her life. This girl was an adrenaline junkie.

Hana howled right along side her, eyes flashing as he hung onto the beasts neck. The wind snatching away his loud laughter as they flew and the spray of the water showering him with cooling droplets.

The flew for a while, racing their reflection on the water, Ruffnut even taught Hana how the two heads of her dragon had to work together to make an impressive cloud of fire at will.

But eventually they returned to the field so the dragon could rest (and eat a sheep or two) And Ruff could return to her plotting.

"So I'm training to be an Overlord, which is kind of like a badass demon king guy or whatever. And an Overlord needs a good place to live. Something cool and tough." She explained to her new friend.

Hana nodded in agreement before sitting down on the grass cross-legged to think.

"Well, obviously you're going to need giant dragons and things like their heads and stuff on the walls and over the doors." He pointed out, as if this was the most common thing in any household.

"Totally." She agreed eagerly and then paused, "Probably shouldn't use real dragons though." Sparky and Gassy had looked nervous at the suggestion but upon Ruffnut adding this addendum they went back to their meals.

"I've already got this awesome throne." She summoned it out onto the lawn with a crash, covered in the bones of alien creatures. "Well...OK I don't have it for real, but I know I want one like it."

"Fake ones are cool too." Hana pushed himself up to walk around the throne, giving it a once over. "Yeh, that totally fits."

He turned back to Ruffnut, grinning and making exaggerated movements with his hands. "You know what you need? A massive tower right in the middle, and then, right at the top of the massive tower, a giant dragon skull pointing sky! And, instead of fire, it shoots out lighting!"

His voice and actions became more excited as he went on. "And whenever you need to fight, the skull can turn and be used like a lighting cannon!"

Ruffnut stared, looking puzzled and fierce.

"That...is the most amazing idea ever!"

And just like that such a tower appeared with such a massive skull canon that was burping out lightning.

"AWESOME!!!!"

Hana giggled like a school boy who'd just sneaked the latest gore film to his room without his mothers permission as he looked up at the tower, impressed.

"What else?"

The idea of sticking with things she could actually create in real life having been abandoned for the moment Ruffnut let her imagination run wild, by producing a moat of Lava with demonic viking imps guarding the palace, and lots more canons.

Hana ended up sitting with Ruffnut for a long time, discussing a selection of things that branched off from, and always seemed to end back up at, the subject of her lair until the Sensorium was filled with whatever things they'd thought cool enough to conjure (whether they could be part of a lair or not).

But eventually, they'd had to part ways.

Their meeting ended with some playful hits to the shoulders and a promise to meet up again some time at the club (or whatever it was), when one of the bands performing was playing that heavy metal stuff Ruff had taken such a liking to.

Even after waving goodbye and having some rocks thrown at him as walked away (all in good fun of course), it never even occurred to Hana he'd not told the young viking his name.

A home fit for an overlord?

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