Hi guys, I noticed that there was a lack of finished versions of these so I decided to do one for myself. So get ready cause were gonna be having, time for a movie: training dragons where the characters watch their movie. This drops in a just after astrid is threatening hiccup to find out what's going on.
key:
'just SHUT UP' : normal speech
'Fair point' : thoughts/untranslated language
'I like him'/ Bullseye! : dragon speech/movie dragon speech
Dragons! : movie speech
Chapter one
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'Leaving... We're leaving' a small fishbone of a kid with emerald eyes and reddish brown hair walks into a small yet beautiful, pristine cove, carrying a large basket, which seemed to be full (not to mention heavy).
'Yep, time to pack up, we're going on a little vacation... Forever' the boy says, down hearted. He puts down the basket, clipping on a harness of sorts. He hears a scraping sound from near him, and looks up.
'Ahh!' He exclaims, as he sees the blonde haired girl perched on top of a large rock in front of him sharpening her axe. 'Uhh, Astrid... What a- what are you doing here?' he stutters.
Astrid slides off the rock and walks forward, 'I want to know what's going on, no one just gets as good as you do...especially you!' She switches the hand the axe is in and points it at his throat, 'start talking!'
'U-uh...'he stutters. Astrid continues walking towards him 'are you training with someone?' 'Uh... training?' He keeps stuttering, 'it better not involve this!' She finishes lifting him up by the harness he's wearing. 'Uh... I know this looks really bad, bu-' he pauses suddenly, 'hang on a moment... Something's not right'
'Of course something's not right, you getting good at dragon training is not ri-' 'shh, listen!' He cuts her off in her rant, she continues to rant despite the efforts, 'listen to what? There's nothing to listen to!' 'Exactly!' He cuts her off again, 'everything's gone silent... there was wind a moment ago, where'd the wind-'
A great flash of light occurred, and suddenly their views changed, and they were no longer in the cove, but in a large (like, huge) cave with a large white vertical platform of sorts at one end. All of a sudden a loud voice is heard 'I DEMAND TO KNOW WHO DID THIS!'
Both Astrid and Hiccup whirled around, to see a great big pile of all the Vikings of Berk, chief Stoick, the one that was shouting, near the bottom, and upon further studying all the kids and teenagers except for Snotlout, and some of the older Vikings (as in grandparent age) were all on their feet around the pile, a couple of the teens laughing at Snotlout, who was also near the bottom, struggling to get out.
Hiccup slowly sidled away as everyone disentangled themselves from the pile, not a moment too soon as Astrid seemed to recover and remember him and started looking around.
He ducked into the shadows as her eyes slid right over him. He looked down at himself in relief which turned to shock and fear, as he noticed that he couldn't see himself. He was about to enter a panic attack, when he suddenly reappeared again. Completely confused he checked his hands and feet and the rest of his body, to make sure he was really there.
There was another light starting to grow near the front of the room and a rather strange looking teenager (A.N: average for our standards) wearing unusual clothing appeared in a flash of lightning. There were a few shocked cries around the room from various people, and even a cry of 'It's Thor!' From one of them, causing said boy to laugh in amusement.
Snotlout, being... Well... Snotlout, marched up to the figure, brandishing his fist. When Snotlout was only about half a metre away, the stranger just smirked, and moved his fingers to make a shape, his first finger pointing at Snotlout, his thumb pointing up in the air, and the rest of the fingers curled up in a fist. (A.N: you know the way people make a gun with their fingers)
He then jerked his hand slightly and a flash of energy (electricity) shot out and hit Snotlout on the chest, causing him to fly backwards and land on the ground. He got back up, groaning, his vest smoking slightly. While all the other Vikings took a couple of steps back from the boy.
The boy chuckled evily and, without warning, disappeared into thin air, everyone looked around for a moment before he reappeared right beside Snotlout, making him jump. The boy smirked before walking up to the front of the room again. Stoick glared at him, before saying as intimidatingly as possible, 'Who are you? And why are we here?'
The boy's face breaks out into a full on grin, 'Oh forgive me, where are my manners?... Actually I think I lost them while exploring a drain somewhere a while ago... But that's beside the point, Kxguldut is my name, and messing with minds is my game, but considering that my name is pretty hard to pronounce, I also go by Arthur, and The Child Like Demon, TCLD for short.'
The Vikings all looked taken aback at the last one, and Hiccup couldn't help but snort in amusement at some of their faces thinking, 'demon, yeah right'. Everyone turned his way in confusion, looking for the source of the sound. Hiccup was about to say something when an unnatural voice enters his head. 'Oh sorry about that, I've made you invisible for the time being,'cause... Well do you really want Astrid, or anyone else for that matter, knowing your here right now?' 'Fair point' Hiccup thinks Back through the unseen link, 'by the way, the demon part was very well earned, and mostly true', Hiccup shuddered at the thought.
Kxguldut continues out loud without batting an eyelid, as if the whole silent conversation had never happened. 'Oh come on guys, I only get called that because... Well... yeeah, nevermind... Anyways, as for why you are here, we are going to be watching a movie, basically a moving painting that shows someone's life or an important event from a certain perspective'
Another streak of the energy, which looked strangely like lightning, was shot towards a discoloured point up the back of the room (the room is slanting) and a whole lot of chairs/couches (comfy ones) were lowered on wires from hatches in the ceiling, but only on one side of the room, the other side was left completely bare. The vikings stood there in awe at the sight.
'Well what are you waiting for? Take a seat!' Kxguldut exclaims, 'oh and just forewarning you, I have invited... Well actually more just going to zap them in here without their permission... Invited the dragons, they will be on the other side of the room, so I am activating a barrier so that no one can pass through unless I know that they mean no harm to any situated on the other side'
He waved his hand, and a wall made of the crackling energy used the last few times, formed along the walls, before fading until it was almost completely invisible, showing all the dragons looking extremely confused. All the Vikings reached for their weapons, to discover they didn't have any. Kxguldut decided to elaborate, 'oops, looks like I forgot to bring your weapons along with you, oh well, too late now'. There was an outbreak of protests, until Astrid saw the dangerous glint in Kxguldut's eye, and sat down in a one of the chairs near the front dragging the twins with her (Snotlout followed anyway).
The rest of the Vikings noticed this and all begrudgingly looked for seats. Hiccup hesitated, still being invisible, before Kxguldut's voice went through the mental link again. 'You can sit up the back with me, that way you will be safe from Astrid and the others when I make you visible again'
Hiccup nods in confirmation that it would be a good idea, forgetting that he's invisible. Kxguldut seemed to have gotten the point though, and patted the seat beside his reclining couch (his couch was swirling colours of deep forest green, blood red, and gold), while continuing 'Also I'm going to allow you to be able to understand dragons for the time we are here, it'll be helpful for you and Toothless'
Hiccups eyes widen, how did anyone know about that? He sat down anyway and revelled in the glorious comfort of the couch (this one was midnight blue, blue black, with streaks of acid green... A.N: 'typical!' *child like voice*)
Once everyone was seated, Kxguldut spoke again, 'now, the movie we are about to watch also shows some things that have happened, and others that are yet to happen. For this cause, I am going to have to remove the memory from your minds after I return you, until the events have passed'
The room bursted in an outbreak of protests and arguing immediately after this registered, before Hiccup, ears starting to get sore, yelled out, 'will you all please just SHUT UP!'
The commotion immediately stopped as everyone stared at Hiccup in shock, wondering when he came in. Hiccup heard a voice pipe up from the other side of the room, 'I like him'
He turned, ready to turn a glare at the person, only to see a deep ocean blue coloured skrill, looking at him, smiling. The other dragons chorused agreement, and with surprise, Hiccup remembered that Kxguldut had given him the ability to understand dragons, but hadn't noticed because they had kept silent until now.
Hiccup nodded to the skrill before turning back to the crown of shellshocked Vikings, and continuing, 'why don't we watch the movie thingy, or whatever it is, first, and then we can see whether or not we like the deal or not... 'Cause Kaieks- uh... Arthur said that a movie could be about an important event, and maybe it won't happen if we remember, and then we all die or something'
Hiccup finished, sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck. The Vikings looked taken aback, why hadn't they thought of that?
Hiccup faintly heard in the background, 'yup he's definately a keeper'. Hiccup had to resist the urge to laugh at the words, meanwhile the Vikings, grumbling slightly, sat back down. Astrid decided to speak up, 'so what's this so called movie called?'
Kxguldut looked at her curiously, before answering with a husky voice, making him sound like an old man, 'ahh, now that would give away some the storyline and plot, and we don't want that happening now do we?'
Hiccup suddenly remembered something and looks over at the dragons, searching for one in particular. His eyes finally stop on him talking to the skrill from earlier, and he tries to hear their conversation.
'So your telling me that you could go over there at anytime you want?' Toothless says, disbelieving.
'Of course, but my Hvitr orúm does not want me to go across, as it would cause panic'
'Hvitr orúm?'
The skrill seems to sigh before answering 'that is what I call him'
Toothless looks even more confused, 'who, Kxguldut? What does it mean?'
'Who else? And I'm not saying, that's between me and him'
'Okay then never mind'
The skrill seems to laugh for a bit before turning to look at Kxguldut, and catches his eye. Kxguldut nods to the skrill and turns invisible, before reappearing at the front of the room.
'Now that you all seem settled in, let's sit back and may the movie begin!' Before disappearing again and reappearing next to Hiccup, causing him to jump again. The skrill glared at Kxguldut, obviously saying something to him in some way, before snorting and turning back to the screen. (Probably 'cause it rhymed)
Kxguldut smirked as the light in the room dimmed, and the screen at the front of the room came to life.
Screen shows a crescent moon coming onto the screen, to show a boy fishing off of it, followed by the words dreamworks panning onto the screen.
The scene changes, we skim above a dark wild ocean. The view turns towards a lone island, Berk. Basically a gigantic shard of rock jutting out of the ocean.
Hiccup (V.O) this is Berk
Everyone looked up at Hiccup in surprise at his voice coming from the screen.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) it's twelve days north of hopeless, and a few degrees south of freezing to death. It's located solidly on the meridian of misery.
A few Vikings looked confronted, it wasn't that bad, was it? Some of the younger Vikings nodded in agreement to the statement.
Scene drifts over rolling hills, to reveal a small village nestling on and outcropping of sea mounts.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) my village, in a word, sturdy... And it's been here for seven generations, but every single building is new.
There are a few choruses of agreement from the Viking, 'we all know why that is!' One yells.
The view drifts closer, circling.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) we have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests.
More choruses of agreement run through the Vikings, while the dragons start to grumble, hiccup hears some of their comments. 'We're not pests!' 'Its not our fault' 'is that all they think of us?' Hiccup winces at the way he worded it in the movie.
Sheep graze peacefully on a hillside. Suddenly one is snatched up. The sheep next to it look as around, before shuffling over to take the spot the other sheep had been in moments before.
Hiccup smiles and looks over to Toothless as he recognises the leg that snatched the sheep.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) you see, while most places have mice or Mosquitos. We have...
'What do we have?.. What do we have?' Tuffnut exclaims excitedly. Ruffnut hits him over the head, and everyone laughs, including the dragons.
Cut to: Stoick's house
The door is pulled open... As a monstrous nightmare swoops directly towards it, blasting fire. The door is slammed. The fire shoots through the slats of wood, illuminating Hiccup, a gangly teenage Viking.
Hiccup: ... Dragons!
'Oooh right' Tuffnut says, causing people to laugh again
Ext. stoick's house
Hiccup reopened the sizzling door, and leaps of the front porch. He weaves through the erupting mayhem as Vikings pour out of the buildings, ready for a fight.
Hiccup gulps as he realises that this is the raid he shot down toothless.
More dragons swarm in, setting rooftops alight and hauling off sheep.
Hiccup (V.O) most people would leave. Not us. Were Vikings
More choruses of agreement, go around the room,
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) we have stubbornness issues.
Hiccup sniggers with the dragons, as the Vikings seem taken aback.
Vikings sound the alarm. Viking men and women pour out into the streets, axes and weapons in hands
View on hiccup making his way clumsily yet gracefully (A.N: that makes two of us able to do that) through the battle, staying under the eaves.
'Wow I never knew anyone could do that gracefully' Hiccup hears Toothless say.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) my name's Hiccup. Yeah great name I know. But it's not the worst. Parents believe a hideous name will frighten off gnomes and trolls... Like our charming Viking demeanour wouldn't do that.
Stoick frowns, Hiccup didn't like his name? It can't be that bad, can it?
Dragons sweep back and forth, dodging axes and blasting the Vikings that throw them. A burly Viking gets tossed in an explosion, knocking hiccup down.
Viking (fierce) Arggghhhhh! (Cheery, insane) Mornin'!
The Viking in the movie had the grace to look sheepish.
Hiccup gets to his feet and continues to rush past gigantic men and women.
Hiccup (V.O) meet the neighbours. Hoark the haggard...
Hoark: what are you doing out...?
Hoark looked around slightly guiltily.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) Burnthair the broad...
Burnthair: Get inside!
This time it was Burnthair's turn to look guilty.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) Phlegma the fierce...
Phlegma: Get back inside!
Phlegma turns and looks apologetically at hiccup.
Hiccup (V.O) (CONT'D) Ack
Hiccup passes a silent ox of a Viking, picking his ear.
Hiccup (CONT'D) yep, just ack
Enter STOICK, the biggest Viking of all. He yanks Hiccup from the path of a strafing dragon and holds aloft to the crowd.
'Do I have a sign on my back saying, 'small teenager, please pick up', or something?' Hiccup complains.
STOIK: Hiccup!? (accusingly; to the crowd) What is he doing out again?! (TO HICCUP) What are you doing out?! Get inside!
Stoick looks at his son apologetically, 'sorry 'bout that'
The flames light up his scowling face and matted red beard. He sets Hiccup down and turns to the sky, searching.
HICCUP (V.O.) (IN AWE) That's Stoick the Vast. Chief of the tribe. They say that when he was a baby he popped a dragon's head clean off of its shoulders... Do I believe it?
Stoick grabs a wooden cart and hurls it, knocking the strafing dragon out of the sky.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) Yes I do.
An EXPLOSION forces Vikings to DUCK. Stoick stands firm, brushing flaming debris off of his shoulder.
Stoick looks prodly around at the rest of the Vikings.
STOICK (barking; to his men) What have we got?
VIKING #1 Gronkles.
All the Gronkles bang their tails on the ground.
Nadders.
The Nadders raise their heads in pride.
Zipplebacks. Oh, and Hoark saw a Monstrous Nightmare.
The mentioned dragons growled in happiness (I think).
STOICK: Any Night Furies?
VIKING #1 None so far
STOICK (RELIEVED) Good.
VIKING: Hoist the torches!
Massive flaming braziers are raised on poles, lighting up the night sky... and revealing swirling dragons of all types.
Below, Hiccup crosses an open plaza and ducks into an open building with a tall chimney.
He crosses behind a counter, where a peg-legged, one-armed hulk of a Blacksmith reshapes blades with a hammer and tongs appendage.
GOBBER: Ah! Nice of you to join the party. I thought you'd been carried off.
Hiccup dons a leather apron and starts to put away Gobber's scattered appendages.
Gobber looks on proudly at himself on the screen
HICCUP: Who me? Nah, come on! I'm way too muscular for their taste. They wouldn't know what to do with all... this.
Hiccup strikes a bodybuilder pose.
The teens all laugh at the pose Hiccup is making.
GOBBER: They need toothpicks, don't they?
Hiccup gets to work, transferring bent and chipped weapons to the forge as Vikings crowd the counter for replacements.
Hiccup gives Gobber a mock hurt look.
HICCUP (V.O.) The meathead with attitude and interchangeable hands is Gobber. I've been his apprentice ever since I was little. Well...littler.
Gobber looks towards hiccup 'OI who you calling a meat head!'
'Oh you know, just the 'other' blacksmith with missing limbs that has an unhealthy obsession with underwear' Hiccup retorts
Gobber just gives a half-hearted glare at Hiccup before turning back around.
ON STOICK
STOICK: We move to the lower defenses. We'll counter-attack with the catapults.
Armed men rush past, flanking others who carry sheep to safety. Stoick follows up the rear as, overhead, a dragon strafes the rooftops with Napalm-like fire.
HICCUP (V.O.) See? Old village. Lots and lots of new houses.
Most of the Dragons and some of the Vikings laughed at Hiccups sarcasm.
VIKING: FIRE!
In response, the fire brigade charges through the plaza: four TEENS, tugging a large wooden cask on wheels. From it, they fill buckets of water to douse the flames. One among them is a cute, energetic Viking girl. Hiccup leans out of the stall to watch her.
Snotlout chooses right now to flirt with Astrid again. 'Have I told you how good you look today?' Before yelping as Kxguldut zaps him the the weird energy, Astrid looks at Kxguldut thankfully.
HICCUP (V.O.) Oh and that's Fishlegs, Snotlout. The twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut. And... (DREAMY) Astrid.
A SLOW-MOTION explosion erupts behind her, framing her in a sexy ball of fire. The others join her, looking awesome and heroic.
Tuffnut and the other teens cheer at how awesome they look.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) Their job is so much cooler.
Hiccup tries to join them as they pass, but he's hooked by Gobber and hoisted back inside.
'Again with the manhandling!' Hiccup exclaims, crossing his arms. Cue laughter.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (PLEADING)Ah, come on. Let me out, please. I need to make my mark.
GOBBER Oh, you've made plenty of marks. All in the wrong places.
'You've got that right' Snotlout says, followed by another yelp, as Kxguldut zaps him again. Kxguldut sighs in happiness.
HICCUP: Please, two minutes. I'll kill a dragon. My life will get infinitely better. I might even get a date.
The teens snort in amusement as Hiccup sinks lower into his chair.
GOBBER: You can't lift a hammer.
'True...'
You can'tswing an axe...
'Very true'
Gobber grabs a bola (iron balls connected by rope).
GOBBER (CONT'D) ... you can't even throw one of these.
'Don't need to' the Vikings all frown at Hiccups commentary.
A Viking runs by and nabs it out of Gobber's hand, hurling it at a dive-bombing Gronkle. The bola binds its legs, sending it into a heavy crash.
Hiccup winces and looks sympathetically towards the Gronkle that was hit.
HICCUP (ready with the answer) Okay fine, but... He rushes to the back corner of the stall and presents a bizarre, wheel barrow-like contraption.
HICCUP (CONT'D) ... this will throw it for me.
Hiccup OPENS the hinged lid of the device. An arm springs up, equipped with twin bows. They prematurely launch a bola, narrowly missing Gobber... and taking out a Viking at the counter.
The Viking that was hit turned towards Hiccup, 'that hurt you know!' 'Sorry' Hiccup replys.
VIKING Arggh!
GOBBER: See, now this right here is what I'm talking about.
HICCUP: Mild calibration issue.
GOBBER: Hiccup. If you ever want to get out there to fight dragons, you need to stop all...
Gobber gestures in Hiccup's general direction.
GOBBER (CONT'D) ... this.
'You just pointed to all of me!' Hiccup complains.
HICCUP (ASTONISHED) But... you just pointed to all of me.
GOBBER: Yes! That's it! Stop being all of you.
HICCUP (THREATENING) Ohhhh...
GOBBER (MIMICKING) Ohhhhh, yes.
Some Vikings laugh at the relationship between Hiccup and his mentor.
HICCUP: You, sir, are playing a dangerous game. Keeping this much, raw...Vikingness contained. (BEAT) There will be consequences!
Gobber tosses him a sword.
GOBBER: I'll take my chances. Sword. Sharpen. Now. Hiccup takes it begrudgingly and lobs it onto the grinding wheel. He stews... fantasizing...
'Woah you caught a full blown viking sword?' Snotlout asks. Hiccup just sighs and doesn't answer.
HICCUP (V.O.) One day I'll get out there. Because killing a dragon is everything around here.
The dragons look at Hiccup with sympathy and Toothless croons, 'that explains a lot'
Scene - LOWER PLAINS
Nadders land, gathering like seagulls around a seemingly vacant house.
HICCUP (V.O.) A Nadder head is sure to get me at least noticed.
The Nadders murmur amongst themselves, surely they are worth more than that.
The Nadders clamber onto the building, tearing the roof and walls apart. Sheep pour out and SCATTER. Elsewhere, hippo-like Gronckles pick drying racks clean of fish and fly off like loaded pelicans.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) Gronckles are tough. Taking down one of those would definitely get me a girlfriend.
The Gronkles get excited at this, Hiccup overhears some of their comments, 'a girlfriend!' 'Thats basically a mate isn't it?' 'It has to be good'
A stealthy, snake-like dragon head peeks over a rooftop, breathing gas into a chimney.
The zippelbacks all perk their twin heads up, interested as to what Hiccup had to say about them.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) A Zippelback? Exotic, exciting. Two heads, twice the status.
A second head pokes through the door and lights it. KABLAM! The two heads fly through the explosion, their necks zipping together to reveal a single body. It flies past Stoick as he climbs to the top of a CATAPULT
Scene change - TOWER
CATAPULT OPERATOR: They found the sheep!
STOICK: (FRUSTRATED) Concentrate fire over the lower bank!
CATAPULT OPERATOR: Fire!
Boulders are catapulted at the corralling Nadders... Just as a huge red dragon whips past, spraying the base of the catapult with sticky fire.
All the monsterous nightmares in the building cheer. Hiccup almost couldn't stifle a laugh at how prideful they were, reminded him of Snotlout.
HICCUP (V.O.) And then there's the Monstrous Nightmare. Only the best Vikings go after those. They have this nasty habit of setting themselves on fire.
It emerges from the flames, climbing the catapult with a leering, toothy grin.
Some of the Vikings and dragons laugh at how Hiccup makes the nightmare sound a lot less dangerous than they are. (except for the nightmares of course)
STOICK: Reload! I'll take care of this.
Stoick takes on the Nightmare, face to hammer. Suddenly, a loud ballistic shrieking sounds from overhead.
The catapult crew ducks.
Scene change - BLACKSMITH STALL
On Hiccup, looking up from his work, reacting to the same sound.
HICCUP (V.O.) But the ultimate prize is the dragon no one has ever seen. We call it the-
VIKING: Night Fury! Get down!
Hiccup smiles as the species of his favourite, and very special dragon is called out.
Vikings everywhere take shelter. The shrieking sound BUILDS.
Scene change - CATAPULT
The Monstrous Nightmare suddenly stops fighting and takes flight. Stoick looks skyward.
STOICK: JUMP!
BOOM! The Catapult EXPLODES as though hit by an artillery shell... sending Stoick and the crew leaping for their lives.
Toothless sits up proudly at the destruction that he could cause
HICCUP (V.O.) This thing never steals food, nevershows itself, and...
The sound recedes, leaving the crippled catapult in flames
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) ...never misses. (BEAT) No one has ever killed a Night Fury. That's why I'm going to be the first.
There were a few snickers at this comment.
Scene change - IN THE STALL
Gobber trades his hammer for an axe.
GOBBER: Man the fort, Hiccup, they need me out there!
Gobber pauses. Turns with a threatening glare.
GOBBER (CONT'D) Stay. Put. There. You know what I mean.
Gobber charges into the fray, HOLLERING.
ON HICCUP, a smirk crosses his face.
Stoick turns to his old friend, 'why did you leave him alone?! You know how he gets'
Scene change - VILLAGE - MOMENTS LATER
WHAM! Hiccup pushes his wheeled contraption through a wall of clustered Vikings. He weaves through the ongoing mayhem, as fast as his legs can carry him.
VIKING #6 (O.S.) Hiccup, where are you going!
VIKING #7: Come back here!
HICCUP: I know. Be right back!
'Told you' Stoick says to Gobber, who has the decency to look sheepish.
Scene change - ON THE PLAIN BELOW
The Nadders have cornered the house-full of sheep. They close in, ready to spring upon them.
Stoick suddenly appears, HURLING FISHING NETS over them. The surprised Nadders are caught. Stoick and his men rush in. A Nadder blasts a hole through its net. Stoick leaps onto it, clamping his thick arms around its head, forcing its jaws shut.
STOICK: Mind yourselves! The devils still have some juice in them.
Scene change - ON THE PLAIN ABOVE
Hiccup reaches a cliff overlooking the smoking CATAPULT and drops the handles to the ground. He cranks several levers, unfolding and then cocking the bowed arms of his contraption. He drops a bola onto a chamber and then pivots the weapon on a gimbal head toward the dark sky.
The twins look at the invention with awe, before turning to Hiccup, 'woah where'd you get that?' 'Can we borrow it?' Hiccup answers, 'I made it, but it got crushed by a dragon so no... You can't borrow it'
He listens, with his eye pressed to the scope, hand poised on the trigger. He hears the NIGHT FURY approaching... and turns his aim to the defense tower. It closes in for the final strike, completely camouflaged in the night.
HICCUP (TO HIMSELF) Come on. Give me something to shoot at, give me something to shoot at.
Meanwhile the real Hiccup closed his eyes in horror at what his past self was about to do.
KABLAM! The tower topples. The blast of fire illuminates the dragon for a split second. Hiccup pulls the trigger. KERTHUNK! The flexed arms SNAP forward, springing the weapon off the ground. The bola disappears into the sky, followed by a WHACK and a SCREECH.
The rest of the Vikings stare in shock, he had actually hit a night fury! Useless had hit a night fury!
HICCUP (CONT'D) (surprised, then elated) Oh I hit it! Yes, I hit it! Did anybody see that
Hiccup's victory is short-lived. A Monstrous Nightmare appears, slithering up over the lip of the cliff.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (SARCASTIC) Except for you.
'How can you be sarcastic at a time like that? Seriously, dragon in your face!' Fishlegs says
ON STOICK, holding down the netted Nadders. He hears a familiar holler and looks up to see... Hiccup running through the plaza, screaming, with the Nightmare fast on his heels.
Alarmed, Stoick abandons the Nadders and runs off.
STOICK (to his men, re: the NADDERS) DO NOT let them escape!
Scene change - IN THE PLAZA
Vikings scatter as Hiccup dodges a near fatal blast. The Nightmare's sticky, Napalm-like fire splashes up onto buildings, setting them alight. Hiccup ducks behind the last standing brazier - the only shelter available. The Nightmare blasts it, spraying fire all around him. Hiccup peers around the smoldering post. No sign of the Nightmare.
He turns back to find it leering at him, blocking his escape. It takes a deep breath. Hiccup is finished.
The Vikings hold their breath, even though they knew what happens next.
Suddenly, Stoick LEAPS between them, tackling the Nightmare to the ground. They tumble and wrestle, resuming their earlier fight. The Nightmare tries to toast him, but only coughs up smoke.
STOICK (CONT'D) You're all out.
He smashes the Nightmare repeatedly in the face, driving it away.
Unknown to the rest of the Vikings, Hiccup winces at every single one of the blows dealt to the dragon. This did not go unnoticed by the dragons.
It takes to the air and disappears. Winded, Stoick turns to Hiccup.
HICCUP (V.O.) Oh, and there's one more thing you need to know...
The burnt brazier pole collapses, sending the massive iron basket crashing. It bounces down the hill, destroying as it goes and scattering the Vikings who were holding down the netted Nadders. The freed dragons escape... with several sheep in tow.
Over on the dragons side, Hiccup heard one of the dragons, 'do you think we can hire him? 'cause he does a lot of damage that's for sure' Hiccup almost couldn't hold back a snort.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Sorry, dad.
The escaped Nadders fly past with sheep in their clutches. The raid is over. The dragons have clearly won. The murmuring crowd eyes Stoick, awaiting his response.
HICCUP (SHEEPISH) Okay, but I hit a Night Fury.
Stoick grabs Hiccup by the back scruff of his collar and hauls him away, fuming with embarrassment.
'And again!' Hiccup exclaims, throwing his arms up in the air.
HICCUP (CONT'D) It's not like the last few times, Dad. I mean I really actually hit it. You guys were busy and I had a very clear shot. It went down, just off Raven Point. Let's get a search party out there, before it-
STOICK: STOP! Just...stop.
'Sorry bout that Hiccup' Stoick says, 'I should have believed you' 'not that it will matter now' Hiccup mumbles under his breath, so his dad couldn't here the answer.
He releases Hiccup. Everyone goes silent, staring expectantly.
STOICK (CONT'D) Every time you step outside, disaster follows. Can you not see that I have bigger problems? Winter's almost here and I have an entire village to feed!
Hiccup looks around. All eyes are upon him.
HICCUP: Between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don't ya think?
A lot of the Vikings looked slightly offended by this, while the dragons cracked up with various amounts of laughter.
A few rotund Vikings stir self-consciously.
STOICK: This isn't a joke, Hiccup! (EXASPERATED) Why can't you follow the simplest orders?
HICCUP: I can't stop myself. I see a dragon and I have to just... kill it, you know? It's who I am, Dad.
'Not anymore' Hiccup mumbles under his breath again, though a few dragons heard this, and couldn't help but wonder what was going on.
STOICK: You are many things, Hiccup. But a dragon killer is not one of them.
Stung. Hiccup looks around to see many nods of agreement.
STOICK (CONT'D) Get back to the house. (TO GOBBER) Make sure he gets there. I have his mess to clean up.
'So it's automatically my mess is it?' Hiccup says, Stoick looks down shamefacedly.
Stoick lumbers off in the opposite direction. Gobber leads Hiccup through the walk of shame. They pass the teen fire brigade as they snicker.
TUFFNUT: Quite the performance.
SNOTLOUT: I've never seen anyone mess up that badly. That helped!
HICCUP: Thank you, thank you. I was trying, so...
Hiccup avoids Astrid's glare and heads up toward a large house, standing prominently on the hill above the others.
Stoick looks at Hiccup in shock, since when was he bullied? Or maybe he should pay a bit closer attention.
HICCUP (CONT'D) I really did hit one.
GOBBER (SARCASTICALLY) Sure, Hiccup.
HICCUP: He never listens.
GOBBER: Well, it runs in the family.
'Hey! What's that supposed to mean?' Hiccup exclaims. 'Do the words stay, put, there, ring any bells?' 'Point taken' Hiccup answers
HICCUP: And when he does, it's always with this... disappointed scowl. Like someone skimped on the meat in his sandwich.
(MIMICKING STOICK) Excuse me, barmaid. I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring. I ordered an extra large boy with beefy arms. Extra guts and glory on the side. This here. This is a talking fish bone.
Stoick looks at Hiccup again, is that really how he though he was looked at. He was definately going to pay closer attention.
GOBBER: You're thinking about this all wrong. It's not so much what you look like. It's what's inside that he can't stand.
HICCUP: Thank you, for summing that up.
They reach the doorway.
GOBBER: Look, the point is, stop trying so hard to be something you're not. Hiccup sighs heavily.
HICCUP: I just want to be one of you guys.
Gobber eyes him sympathetically. Hiccup turns and goes through the front door. And straight out the back door. He hurries off into the woods, determined.
'Gobber I told you to make sure he stays there' Stoick calls out to Gobber, 'I know at least ten different ways out of the house that you don't know of, of course I'm going to leave!' Hiccup defends Gobber.
'Wait don't tell me you went to look for the night fury on your own' Fishlegs says. 'Uhhh maybe?'
'Well anyway that's enough for now! We will find out soon, meanwhile I'll just let you lot chat for a bit' Kxguldut says.
He then disappears again, and Hiccup searches frantically for him, seeing him reappear over with the dragons, near the skrill from earlier.
Hiccups eyes widen as the skrill smiles and hugs Kxguldut, before engaging in conversation, Hiccup didn't even know dragons could do that. Hiccup just shakes his head and looks for toothless, seeing him staring straight back towards him, with his signature gummy smile. Hiccup started to move over towards him when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
He jumps, startled, and looks back to see Kxguldut, shaking his head. 'After the next part in the movie'
'Ok then, I just want to be with him,'
Kxguldut chuckles and answers, 'I know how you feel', 'what's up with you and the skrill?'
'Thats between me and her, let's just say... We know each other'
Hiccup raises an eyebrow, but let's it go, he has more pressing things to worry about. He quickly sits back down as the lights start to dim again.
It was time to continue with the movie.
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Phiieew! A long chapter for sure, this chapter also has spoilers for future books in 'The Travellers' series, but no I'm not going to explain them, but as for Hvitr orúm, that's in the ancient language from the Inheritance Cycle. You can search up what it means, because it will give a good hint on some of what's to come in my furure stories... Anyway, I'll see you all next chapter, and I hope you enjoy this one, bye!
Edited version posted on the 25th of December, 2014