Unaccompanied Minor
School was out for the summer, and the Haddock family resolved to go on a tropical vacation. Unfortunately, due to their flight being nearly booked up, Stoick would have to take a different flight on the way down. So Valka had her three children to herself. However, she wasn't too concerned as her children between the ages of five and fifteen were exceptionally well behaved.Furthermore, her eldest Hiccup took his responsibilities as a big brother quite seriously. He'd vowed to protect his younger brother and sister. And so far, he'd done incredibly well with keeping that promise.Valka and the children arrived for their tropical vacation slightly early. However, Valka desperately needed a nap. Hiccup assured her he'd take care of his siblings while she got some shut-eye.He took his siblings to the outdoor hotel pool. Despite his five-year-old sister Una knew how to swim? He insisted she still wears some floats. Mainly due to the hotel's pool lacking a lifeguard.Una didn't even pout, knowing her BBBFF only had her best interest at heart. So she agreed to wear some water wings while they swam. For the next hour, the Haddock siblings were having a great time.Suddenly something unexpected transpired. A little girl around Una's age asked if she could play with them. Hiccup said that be fine. But she needed to inform her parents first. Then, to his shock, the girl dashed back into the hotel before coming out five minutes later. He could immediately tell the girl hadn't even been able to get whoever brought her attention.Being the responsible young man he was, Hiccup took charge. First, he told his siblings they needed to return to their room. Secondly, he'd to locate the adult in charge of this little girl. Everyone got out of the pool, dried off, then went back inside. Hiccup first walked his siblings back to their room. Then went to the front desk with the little girl.He clarified as they walked that she hadn't done anything wrong. However, she was too young to be left unsupervised. Plus, the rules stated adults must accompany children at all times. The sweet little girl nodded. So she understood what Hiccup was saying. Ten minutes later, Hiccup reached the front desk and quickly described the situation.Their faces were beyond shocked. If Hiccup hadn't intervened, they'd be liable if something happened to the young girl. The staff informed him they'd take care of it. Hiccup thought that was the end of it. However, the teenager was quite mistaken.Two hours later, someone tried breaking down their room's door. The aggressive pounding immediately woke Valka from her much-needed nap. "What the hell?" she hissed as she went to answer the door. When she opened it she noticed an overweight middle-aged woman. The unidentified woman must have gotten dressed in a hurry since her clothes were inside out and backward. Valka took a deep breath before politely asking why she was there. The belligerent woman started shrieking loud enough to shatter the glass and ranting how her son ruined her daughter's day. By telling her, she could swim. And how dare he!She'd ultimately been getting adult time which had been ruined when her daughter was returned to her. She started screaming wildly vulgar words that no one should utter. Finally, Valka had enough of this inappropriate conduct. She managed to get the woman to shut up. Then called Hiccup to explain what the hell this woman was blustering about.Hiccup explained what transpired while they were at the pool. Valka was immediately livid. She began her rant about how irresponsible and negligent the woman had been.Since leaving a five-year-old girl unattended? Flat out telling her she'd committed child abandonment, endangerment, and severe neglect. Not to mention that her child could've drowned or been some predator's victim!She had no right to speak that way about her son since he'd done the responsible thing. Finishing, if she'd wanted some alone time, she should've asked someone she trusted to watch her daughter for her.The woman showed neither remorse nor shame for her actions. Instead, she tried to attack Valka and Hiccup! Valka protected her son, who dashed back to call the hotel staff. Twenty minutes later, the staff showed up. They'd brought with them the police. They'd already contacted the police after Hiccup brought them the little girl.They'd been busy checking the CCTV when the idiot mother went to the Haddock's room. They immediately handcuffed the mother before leading her to a cruiser outside. Valka pressed assault charges that would only add to this so-called mother's list of crimes.Finally, the staff managed to get hold of the girl's father, who came to take her home. He did thank Hiccup for looking after his little girl. He explained he and his wife had been going through a divorce since she cheated on him. Because of her actions?His ex-wife would likely end up in jail for a long time. So him getting custody before moving far away would be the most likely outcome. Hiccup assured him it wasn't a problem wishing the father the best of luck. That wasn't how the Haddocks thought their vacation would've started. But at least something good came out of it.
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