Here's the first part of the movie! Enjoy!
HICCUP (V.O.)
This, is Berk. It's twelve days
North of hopeless, and a few
degrees South of freezing to death.
"Whoa, is that me?" Hiccup asked, surprised at how he got into this.
It's located solidly on the
meridian of misery.
'Is that what he really thinks of our home? Can't be that bad.' Stoick thought, glancing at his son.
The camera drifts over rolling hills to reveal a small
village nestled on an 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.
"I wonder why?" Snotlout exclaimed, glaring at the dragons who snarled back.
The camera 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.
Everyone laughed at how he made them sound like they weren't a big deal.
You see, most places have mice or
mosquitoes. We have...
Sheep graze peacefully on a hillside. Suddenly one is
snatched.
CUT TO:
INT. STOICK'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
A door is pulled open... as a DRAGON swoops directly toward
it, BLASTING FIRE. The door is SLAMMED. The fire shoots
through the slats of wood, illuminating HICCUP, a gangly
teenage Viking.
HICCUP
...dragons.
EXT. STOICK'S HOUSE
He reopens the sizzling door, as leaps off of the front
porch. He weaves through the erupting mayhem as Vikings pour
out of the buildings, ready for a fight More dragons swarm in,
setting rooftops alight and hauling off sheep.
HICCUP (V.O.)
Most people would leave. Not us.
We're Vikings.
Everyone looked proud while Spitelout exclaimed, "Yeah, cause we're brave and fierce!
We have stubbornness issues.
Everyone glared at the boy who just gave a hearty laugh.
Vikings sound the alarm. Viking men and women pour out into
the streets, axes in hand.
ON HICCUP darting through alleys, staying under eaves, making
his way through the battle.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D)
My name's Hiccup. Great name, I
know. But it's not the worst.
Parents believe a hideous name will
frighten off gnomes and trolls.
Stoick looked puzzled, 'did he not like his name?' he thought, once again glancing at Hiccup, finally seeing his bruises.
Like our charming Viking demeanor
wouldn't do that.
Everyone looked at him, confused, before turning back to the screen.
Dragons sweep back and forth, dodging axes and blasting the
Vikings who throw them. A burly warrior gets tossed in an
explosion, knocking Hiccup to the ground.
VIKING
(FIERCE)
Arggghhhhh!
(cheery, insane)
Mornin'!
Said viking looks at his feet, blushing, and everyone else finally realized what Hiccup was talking about.
Hiccup gets to his feet and continues to rush past gigantic
men and women.
HICCUP (V.O.)
Meet the neighbors. Hoark the
Haggard...
HOARK
What are you doing out!?
"Getting out of the burning house." Hiccup said.
HICCUP
... Burnthair the Broad...
BURNTHAIR
Get inside!
"Can't, house is on fire. I'd probably die and I don't want to die anytime soon." Hiccup commented again.
HICCUP
... Phlegma the Fierce...
PHLEGMA THE FIERCE
Get back inside!
"Again, house is on fire." Hiccup rolled his eyes.
HICCUP
. Ack.
He passes a silent ox of a viking, picking his ear.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Yep, just Ack.
Everyone laughed at that while Ack lowered in his seat, embarrassed.
Enter STOICK, the biggest Viking of all. He yanks Hiccup from
the path of a strafing dragon and holds aloft to the crowd.
STOICK
Hiccup!?
(accusingly; to the crowd)
What is he doing out again?!
(TO HICCUP)
What are you doing out?! Get
inside!
"Our house is on fire and I need to get to the forge. You know, my job?" Hiccup commented sarcastically.
The flames light up his scowling face and matted red beard.
"Everyone! That is his face 24/7!" Hiccup said and everyone except Stoick laughed, Stoick scowled at his son.
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 chuckled. 'That rumor's still going on?' he thought, amused.
Stoick grabs a wooden cart and hurls it, knocking the
strafing dragon out of the sky.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Yes I do.
Stoick looked at his son with pride, only to be given the cold shoulder. The Night Fury stared at Hiccup with interest. He was different from other vikings.
An EXPLOSION forces Vikings to DUCK. Stoick stands firm,
brushing flaming debris off of his shoulder.
STOICK
(barking; to his men)
What have we got?
VIKING #1
Gronkles. Nadders. Zipplebacks. Oh,
and Hoark saw a Monstrous
Nightmare.
STOICK
Any Night Furies?
VIKING #1
None so far.
STOICK
(RELIEVED)
Good.
The Night Fury puffed it's chest out with pride causing Hiccup to laugh a little.
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.
INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - CONTINUOUS
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 laughed at Gobber's humor.
Hiccup dons a leather apron and starts to put away Gobber's
scattered appendages.
"You really need to clean up after yourself Gobber." Hiccup commented causing Gobber to laugh.
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.
Everyone laughed while Hiccup sunk deeper into his chair from embarrassment.
GOBBER
They need toothpicks, don't they?
Everyone laughed once more, including Hiccup. The bond between the two was obviously close. Stoick felt jealousy build up in his chest.
Hiccup gets to work, transferring bent and chipped weapons to
the forge as Vikings crowd the counter for replacements.
HICCUP (V.O.)
The meathead with attitude and
interchangeable hands is Gobber.
I've been his apprentice ever since
I was little. Well...littler.
"Who you calling a meathead, toothpick!?" Gobber said in a mocked offended way.
"You, you meathead!" Hiccup grinned back and everyone laughed.
EXT. VILLAGE - CONTINUOUS
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.
Everyone laughed at Hiccup's 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.
"Hey, it's us!" Fishlegs exclaimed and they all beamed.
One among them is a cute, energetic Viking girl. Hiccup
leans out of the stall to watch her.
HICCUP (V.O.)
Oh and that's Fishlegs, Snotlout.
The twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut.
And...
(DREAMY)
Astrid.
Astrid blushes at the way he said it along with Hiccup. They glanced at one another, before looking away, the blushes deepening.
A SLOW-MOTION explosion erupts behind her, framing her in a
sexy ball of fire. The others join her, looking awesome and
heroic.
Astrid blushed more and the other teens boasted about how cool they looked.
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.
"What is with everyone and picking me up by my clothes!?" Hiccup exclaimed, fed up with it.
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.
Everyone except Hiccup laughed at how true those words were.
HICCUP
Please, two minutes. I'll kill a
dragon. My life will get infinitely
better. I might even get a date.
"Ha! Useless? Get a date!?" Snotlout boasted, laughing, causing Hiccup to look away self-consciously. Astrid punched Snotlout's arm, glaring at him.
GOBBER
You can't lift a hammer.
"Yes I can. I wouldn't be working in the forge if I didn't.
You can't swing an ax...
"Yes I can, just not very well.
Gobber grabs a bola (iron balls connected by rope).
GOBBER (CONT'D)
... you can't even throw one of
these.
Everyone looked to Hiccup to say something, but he stayed silent.
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
(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.
"Cool! Can we have it!?" The twins asked and Hiccup shock his head no causing everyone to sigh in relief.
VIKING
Arggh!
The dragon's let out their own version's of laughs.
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.
HICCUP
(ASTONISHED)
But... you just pointed to all of
me.
"There's my catch phrase." Hiccup announced causing everyone, including dragons, to laugh.
GOBBER
Yes! That's it! Stop being all of
you.
HICCUP
(THREATENING)
Ohhhh...
GOBBER
(MIMICKING)
Ohhhhh, yes.
HICCUP
You, sir, are playing a dangerous
game. Keeping this much,
raw...Vikingness contained.
(BEAT)
There will be consequences!
Everyone laughed at the playfully bicker between the two. Stoick felt a jab of jealousy hit his heart.
Gobber tosses him a sword.
GOBBER
I'll take my chances. Sword.
Sharpen. Now.
"Bossy much." Hiccup muttered loud enough for everyone to hear. Everyone laughed till tears came from their eyes.
Hiccup takes it begrudgingly and lobs it onto the grinding
wheel. He stews... fantasizing...
HICCUP (V.O.)
One day I'll get out there. Because
killing a dragon is everything
around here.
EXT. VILLAGE - LOWER PLAINS - CONTINUOUS
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 Nadder's all shift sheepishly. Surely they were 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 felt pride. A girlfriend was a mate, right?
A stealthy, snake-like dragon head peeks over a rooftop,
breathing gas into a chimney.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D)
A Zippelback? Exotic, exciting. Two
heads, twice the status.
A Zippelback bumped both heads together in excitement.
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
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.
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.
"And other than that, they make the perfect pets." Hiccup said in sarcastic happiness. Everyone laughed at that.
It emerges from the flames, climbing the catapult with a
leering, toothy grin.
STOICK
Reload! I'll take care of this.
Stoick takes on the Nightmare, face to hammer.
Suddenly, a LOUD BALLISTIC MOANING streaks overhead. The
catapult crew ducks.
INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - CONTINUOUS
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!
The Night Fury gave a screech of pride, puffing it's chest out, causing Hiccup to laugh. A few other vikings chuckled as well.
Vikings everywhere take shelter. The moaning sound BUILDS.
EXT. VILLAGE - CATAPULT - CONTINUOUS
The Monstrous Nightmare suddenly stops fighting and takes
flight. Stoick looks skyward.
STOICK
JUMP!
KABOOM! The Catapult EXPLODES as though hit by an artillery
shell... sending Stoick and the crew leaping for their lives.
HICCUP (V.O.)
This thing never steals food, never
shows itself, and...
The sound recedes, leaving the crippled catapult in flames.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D)
...never misses.
It once again puffed it's chest out in pride.
(BEAT)
No one has ever killed a Night
Fury. That's why I'm going to be
the first.
Snotlout laughed at this. "If anything, I'll be the first to kill a Night Fury! Watch!" he said and made his way to the one next to Hiccup. Red suddenly appeared.
"If you threaten the dragons one more time, I'll glue you to your seat until the movie's over." she threatened and Snotlout went back to his seat, grumbling.
IN THE STALL
Gobber trades his hammer for an axe.
GOBBER
Man the fort, Hiccup, they need me
out there!
"Really Gobber!? Your gonna leave him alone in there!?" Stoick exclaimed and Gobber shrugged. "The lad's skilled at his craft, what can I say." was his reply.
Gobber pauses. Turns with a threatening glare.
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Stay. Put. There. You know what I
mean.
"I'm not a dog, Gobber!" Hiccup exclaimed, laughing a little. "Then make it so I don't treat ya like one!" was the reply.
Gobber charges into the fray, HOLLERING.
ON HICCUP, a smirk crosses his face.
"You can't stay still, can you?" Gobber sighed as Hiccup shook his head no.
EXT. 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!
"You believed me!?" Hiccup exclaimed, staring at the two. They looked down sheepishly.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Everyone watched, wide eyes, as the Night Fury went down. Suddenly, Hiccup heard growling next to him. He then whispered words that shocked even himself.
"I'm sorry if that hurt. I won't let that happen in the future, I promise." he whispered and the Night Fury stopped growling, staring at the boy.
"YEAH! THAT'S MY BOY!" Stoick cheered and everyone cheered as well.
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)
Except for you.
Everyone laughed at how even in a dangerous situation he can still be sarcastic.
"How do you do that!?" Fishlegs asked through laughter.
"Years of bullying, I needed something to hide the pain so I wouldn't give them what they wanted." Hiccup said, not looking at him. Everyone felt a stab of guilt pierce their hearts.
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.
"Wait, since when did you care!?" Hiccup asked, truly perplexed.
"Since when have I not? Your my son! When have I ever not cared about you?" Stoick asked, hurt his son would think he didn't care about him.
"I was right in front of you, black and blue from a beating from Snotlout, and you called me a disappointment and told me to be more like the one that beat me up." Hiccup said, his expression cold. Stoick realized this and realized how bad of a father he had been.
STOICK
(to his men, re: the NADDERS)
DO NOT let them escape!
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.
"Try looking the other way!" Astrid exclaimed causing him to blush.
He turns back to find it leering at him, blocking his escape.
It takes a deep breath. Hiccup is finished.
Everyone held their breaths in fear.
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.
Everyone sighs in relief that Hiccup's safe.
"Wait, since when did EVERYONE care about me?" Hiccup was genuinely confused which hurt them to for Hiccup to think they didn't care about him.
STOICK (CONT'D)
You're all out.
He smashes the Nightmare repeatedly in the face, driving it
away. 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.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Sorry, dad.
All the dragons cried out, turning to the bot in surprise. The question was clear on their faces, 'That's your dad!?'. Hiccup nodded and they looked at him with sympathy.
EXT. VILLAGE - UPPER PLAZA - CONTINUOUS
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.
"Again with the picking me up by my cloths!" Hiccup exclaimed and people let out weak laughs.
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.
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 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.
STOICK
You are many things, Hiccup. But a
dragon killer is not one of them.
Sting. 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.
"How is that my mess!?" Hiccup cried, tears were in his eyes and fell before he could catch them. He looked away from everyone, but they all saw. They felt guilt punch them in the face at that. Mostly Stoick. The dragons all looked at the boy with pity. They were the reason the boy was suffering.
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.
Astrid flinched at her harsh glare. How could she just stand there and let that happen!?
HICCUP (CONT'D)
I really did hit one.
GOBBER
Sure, Hiccup.
HICCUP
He never listens.
GOBBER
Well, it runs in the family.
"What does that mean!?" Both Haddock's asked, glaring at Gobber. He just smiled back.
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 felt guilt stab his heart. Was this what Hiccup thought of him.
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.
Beat.
"Thank you for summing that up." Hiccup said sarcastically.
HICCUP
Thank you, for summing that up.
Hiccup's eyes widened as his future self repeated the exact same words.
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.
Guilt once again swept through all if the vikings as they stared at Hiccup with guilt clear in their eyes. Hiccup adverted his eyes, avoiding their stare.
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.
"You can't stay still for a minute!" Gobber exclaimed while everyone else except Hiccup groaned in annoyance.
"You know me, can't stay in one place very long unless I'm to into it to notice the time." Hiccup grinned a toothy smiled.
That's part one of the movie done! Hope you liked it!