Time for the first scene, peoples! I hope i didn't take too long. It took a while, but i think i got it. i hope you like it!


Ch. 2
Watching 'I Hit It!'

We skim above a dark, wild ocean. The camera turns towards a lone island. It is Berk. It's a gigantic shard of rock jutting straight out of the water.

HICCA(V.O.): This is Berk.

Everyone's heads snapped up at the sound of Hicca's voice. Was she narrating this story?

Upstairs, Toothless' ears perked up when he heard his companions' sweet voice, feeling a smile growing on his face.

HICCA(V.O.): …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.

Hicca chuckled to herself. That was her, alright. All around her the rest of the Vikings gave small shrugs, slightly agreeing with how the girl described their home.

The camera drifts over rolling hills, a small village nestled on an outcropping of sea mounts.

HICCA(V.O.): My village. In a word, sturdy. It's been here for seven generations, but nearly every single building is new.

Snotlout snorted. "Yeah, no thanks to those beasts."

Hicca bit down on her tongue, but said nothing in response to her cousin.

HICCA(V.O.): We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests.

A herd of sheep are grazing peacefully on a hillside. Suddenly, one is snatched up.

HICCA(V.O.): You see, while most places have mice or mosquitoes, we have…

CUT TO: INT. STOICK'S HOUSE-CONTINUOUS

A small figure pulls the front door open. A large Monstrous Nightmare is revealed, and soon blasts it's fire. The door is suddenly slammed shut. The fire shoots through the slats of the wood. As it does, it illuminates Hicca- a young, pretty, gangly fifteen-year-old Viking.

Hicca(excitedly): Dragons!

The real Hicca sitting in the beanbag chuckled slightly. She remembered this night all too well.

EXT. STOICK'S HOUSE. The village is swarming with dragons, numerous Vikings attacking and fighting them all. Many other dragons are setting the rooftops alight and hauling off sheep.

HICCA(V.O.): Most people would leave. Not us, we're Vikings; we have stubbornness issues.

"HEY!" several Vikings shouted.

Hicca just shrugged. "It's true, though!"

"Oh, like you don't have any stubbornness of your own!" said Gobber, gesturing his hook at her.

"Yes… but compared to you guys, I might as well have none at all!"

Hicca reopens the still sizzling door, and leaps off the front porch. She looks all around her, managing to weave through the erupting mayhem.

HICCA(V.O.): Who am I, you ask? My name's Hicca. Hicca Horrendous Haddock III, to be exact. Great name, I know, especially for a girl, huh?

Stoick blinked a bit, glancing back at his daughter in confusion. Did Hicca not like her name? It was certainly better than actually naming her 'Hiccup,' as he had intended when she was first born. Although, 'hicca' is the female version of a 'hiccup.'

But, it could be a lot worse. Viking parents believe a hideous name will ward off gnomes and trolls. Like our charming Viking demeanor wouldn't do that already.

Dragons sweep back and forth, dodging axes and blasting at the Vikings who threw them. Suddenly, a house explodes, and a burly Viking warrior gets tossed in the air. As he falls, he lands on top of Hicca, nearly crushing her.

Viking: (Fierce) AAAAARRRRRGGHH! (happy, insane) Mornin'!

The crowd of Vikings shook their heads as they laughed. The Viking who had landed on Hicca just bowed his head, his cheeks going red.

The Viking leaves and Hicca gets up, continuing past the gigantic men and women.

VIKINGS(V.O.)

What are you doing here?!

Get inside!

What are you doing out?!

Get back inside!

"And a good morning to you all, too," Hicca grumbled, but it was loud enough for the whole area to hear her.

STOICK(V.O.): HICCA!

Suddenly, a large hand grabs Hicca by her collar and hoists her up. She's pulled back, and the screen reveals Stoick- the chief, and biggest Viking of them all.

"Here we go…" Hicca groaned.

Stoick: (furiously) What is she doin' out agai- What are you doin' out? Get inside! *tosses her aside*

HICCA(O.V.): That was Stoick the Vast, Chief of the tribe. They say that when he was a baby he popped a dragon's head clean off.

Stoick grabs a wooden car and hurls it up. It knocks into a dragon, sending the creature out of the sky.

Do I believe it? …Yes, I do.

Stoick beamed with pride. His own daughter actually believed that story, even though it was terribly over exaggerated. He turned around to face his daughter, hoping to see a proud smile on her face. But when he saw her, she looked ashamed, even irritated.

Stoick: (to his men) What have we got?

Viking: Gronkles, Nadders, Zipplebacks… Oh! And Hoark saw a Monstrous Nightmare!

An explosion forces Viking to duck. Stoick stands firm, brushing flaming debris off of his shoulder.

Stoick: Any Night Furies?

Viking: None, so far.

Stoick: Good.

In the upstairs platform, all the dragons turned to look at Toothless. The Night Fury raised a scaly eyebrow at them all before turning back to face the large screen.

Viking: Hoist the torches!

Massive flaming braziers are raised up on large poles, lighting up the night sky. The light reveals swirling dragons of all types flying over the area.

Back on the ground, Hicca crosses an open plaza and ducks into an open building with a tall chimney- the blacksmith stall. She crosses behind a counter, quickly taking off her brown fur vest to replace it with her apron. Behind her stands Gobber- a peg-legged, one-armed hulk of a blacksmith, who is currently retargeting blades with a hammer and tongs appendage.

Gobber: Oh, nice of you tah join the party. I thought you'd been carried off.

Hicca: Wha- Who? Me? Nah, come on, I'm way too muscular for their taste.

Hicca picks up a few of Gobber's scattered appendages and then turns to face him.

Hicca: I mean, they wouldn't know what to do with all…this!

She strikes a pose like a bodybuilder, exposing her non existent muscles.

Everyone in the theater, including the dragons, all laughed at that. Hicca shifted a bit in her seat, but she didn't care. She was trying to be funny at the time, so this was a good reaction.

Upstairs, Toothless was still chuckling at the sight of his silly companion. Still silly and cute, he thought to himself. Yep, that's my girl.

Gobber: Well, they need toothpicks, don't they?

And cue more chuckles.

Hicca playfully sticks her tongue out at the blacksmith before getting to work. She starts by transferring bent and chipped weapons to the forge as Vikings crowd the counter.

HICCA(V.O.): Incase you're wondering, the meathead with the interchangeable hands is Gobber. I've been his apprentice ever since I was little. Well…littler.

The audience couldn't help but nod at the truthfulness of that statement. Hicca had always been quite small, and she was even smaller when she started working with Gobber.

EXT. VILLAGE

Stoick: We move to the lower defenses. We'll counter-attack with the catapults.

Armed men rushed past, flanking others who carried sheep to safety. Stoick follows up the rear. Suddenly, overhead, a dragon strafes the rooftops with Napalm-like fire.

HICCA(V.O.): See? Old village, lots and lots of new houses.

Viking: FIRE!

AUSTEN: Alright, lets go!

In response, the fire brigade charges through the plaza. There are four teens, tugging a large wooden cask on wheels. From it, they fill buckets of water to douse the flames.

"It's us!" Snotlout shouted.

The rest of the teens leaned in on her seats, anxious to hear what Hicca had to say about them.

HICCA(V.O.): Oh, and that's Fishlegs…

Fishlegs bounced happily on his beanbag.

Snotlout…

Snotlout folded his arms, a cocky look on his face.

The twins, Ruffnut and Tuffnut…

The twins banged their heads against each other.

And… (breathed)Austen…

A slow-motion explosion erupts behind Austen- a tall, blond, male Viking teen. The explosion frames him in a ball of fire, giving him an almost sexy glow. As the explosion happened, dreamy music started to play in the background.

The image turns to Hicca, who appears to be staring at Austen in amazement… The music then skids to a sudden halt as Hicca rolls her eyes, looking irritable.

Everyone in the theater stared at what just happened. But none were more confused than Austen. What was that for? First she was staring at him like he was a God, and now she was acting like he was nothing? Why?

HICCA(V.O.): As you can clearly see, I'm the only girl in the village who isn't completely gaga over the great Austen Hofferson.

Oh… that's why…

I mean, alright, I used to have a crush on the guy. But, after he turned 16 he started acting like a real jerk. So, I think it's fair to say that my 'crush' on Austen is long gone.

All at once, every head turned to face Hicca. She was now curled up in her beanbag, hugging the kitty Pillow Pet to hide her blushing face. The first to speak was Austen.

"You…you used to have a crush on me?" he asked.

Hicca gulped, and slowly removed the pillow from her face. "Yes…" she paused. "But…you always acted like a jerk to me. I thought I wouldn't have a chance with you, so I eventually moved on."

To someone ten times better than you'll ever be, she thought to herself.

'I heard that,' Toothless' voice sounded in her head.

Hicca gave a small gasp, but the pillow that covered her face was able to stifle it.

Austen, now feeling ashamed, slowly turned back to face the screen. He wasn't really that mean to Hicca, was he?

We see all of the teens running past the stall counter. Hicca runs up and leans out to stare after them.

HICCA(V.O.): Ooh, but their job is so much cooler than mine…

Gobber: Oh, no!

Gobber then reaches up and grabbed Hicca's collar with his hook. He drags her back inside.

Hicca: (annoyed) Aww, Gobber! Come on! I already get manhandled enough by the whole village, why do you have to do it too?

Gobber: They do it out of irritation. I do 'cause I'm trying tah keep yah from hurting yourself. Again!

All of the Vikings muttered in agreement. Hicca did have her fare share of unwanted accidents when it came to her and her ideas.

Hicca rolls her eyes in irritation, letting out a small groan.

Hicca: Oh, for the love of- Just let me out! I need to make my mark!

Gobber: Oh, you've made plenty of marks. All in the wrong places!

Hicca: (begging) Please, just give me two minutes! I'll kill a dragon, my life will get infinitely better, hell, I might even get asked out on a date.

At this, Snotlout snorted. "Hicca? On a date? Ha! That's a laugh!"

As soon as he said that Gobber reached over and slapped the back of his head. Hicca said nothing in response to her cousin, but kept her head down and her mouth shut. Her love life was no one's business but her own, anyway. But, she still would've loved to see the look on Snotlout's face if he were to find out she was, in fact, seeing someone. Or at least, she thought that's what was going on between her and…him…

Gobber: Not if you're father has anything tah say about it. …Look, Hicca, I'm really sorry tah say this, but you wouldn't last a minute in battle. Yah can't lift a hammer, yah can't swing an axe, yah can't even throw one o' these!

Gobber holds up a large bola- two metal balls attached by a rope. Another Viking runs up and grabs it from Gobber's hand. He hurls it up at a dive-bombing Gronckle. The bola binds its legs, sending it into a heavy crash.

Hicca let out a small wince, feeling very sorry for the poor creature.

Hicca rushes to the back corner of the stall and presents a bizarre, wheel barrow-like contraption.

Hicca: Okay, fine, but this will throw it for me.

She pats the surface of her invention, which somehow accidentally triggered it. An arm sprang up, equipped with twin bows. They prematurely launch a bola, narrowly missing Gobber… but taking out a Viking at the counter. Hicca hisses as she watched the man fall to the ground.

Hicca: Sorry!

"See! At least I apologized!" Hicca said, pointing to herself onscreen.

Gobber: See, now this right here is what I'm talking about.

Hicca: *shakes her head* Mild calibration issue…

Gobber: Hicca. If you ever want to get out there to fight dragons, you need to stop all…

Gobber trails off, trying to find something to say. Eventually, he just gestures all over at Hicca.

Gobber: …this.

Hicca: *frowns* But, you just pointed to all of me!

Gobber: Yes! That's it! Stop being all of you!

Hicca rolled her eyes. "Did I ever tell you that you give great advise, Gobber?" she said very sarcastically, looking over at the blacksmith. "Really, you do. You always know just what to say and when to say it."

Gobber rolled his eyes. "Ah, shut it, yah fishbone!"

Hicca laughed, sticking her tongue out at the man.

Hicca: Oohh…

Gobber: (mimicking) Oohh, yes.

Hicca: (threatening) You, sir, are playing a very dangerous game. Keeping this much raw…Viking-ness contained. There will be consequences!

Gobber: I'll take my chances.

The whole building erupted into instant laughter. They all just seemed to love the playful relationship between the blacksmith and his little apprentice.

Gobber grabs a sword and tosses it to Hicca, who catches in her small arms.

Gobber: Sword. Sharpened. Now.

Hicca: Ugh, w-whatever…

Grudgingly, Hicca takes the sword and lobs it onto the grinding wheel, concentrating carefully with her work.

HICCA(V.O.): One day I'll get out there. I have to. Because killing a dragon is everything around here.

All the dragons turned and conversed with each other for a few moments. Was killing a dragon really so important?

EXT. VILLAGE- LOWER PLAINS- CONTINUOUS

A group of Nadders clamber onto a building, tearing the roof and walls apart. Sheep pour out and scatter.

HICCA(V.O.): A Nadder head is sure to get me at least noticed…

Elsewhere, large Gronkles pick drying racks clean of fish and fly off.

Gronkles are tough. Taking down one of those would definitely get me a boyfriend…

Hicca rolled her eyes at this. She never needed, nor wanted to kill a dragon to get a boyfriend. Hell, she was dating a dragon now, for Thor's sake! Or, at least, she hoped she was. Since their first kiss, Hicca's and Toothless' relationship hadn't really been labeled as anything other than 'a friendship,' so she wasn't a hundred percent sure. She would have to ask Toothless soon once they got back home.

A stealthy, snake-like dragon head peeks over a rooftop, breathing gas into a chimney. A second head poke through the door, lighting the gas. KABLAM! The two heads fly through the explosion, their neck zipping together to reveal a single body.

A Zippleback? Exotic; two heads, twice the status.

The dragon flies past Stoick as he climbs to the top of a catapult tower.

Viking: They found the sheep!

Stoick: (frustrated) Concentrate fire over the lower bank!

Viking: Fire!

Boulders are catapulted at the corralling Nadders… just as a huge red dragon whips past, spraying the base of the catapult.

HICCA(V.O.): And then there's the Monstrous Nightmare. Only the best Vikings go after those. Reason why; they have this nasty habit of setting themselves on fire.

Back with dragons, all the Nightmares raised their heads, looking prideful. If only the best Vikings went for them, then they must be the best. Although, they would admit, they were never nearly as skilled as the Night Fury sitting amongst them.

It emerges from the flames, climbing the catapult with a leering, toothy grin.

Stoick: Reload! I'll take care of this. He starts slamming his hammer into the face of the Nightmare, causing said beast the roar in pain.

Hicca inhaled slowly, trying not to let herself get upset at what she saw. It didn't work too well.

Suddenly, a loud ballistic moaning streaks overhead. The Nightmare stops fighting and takes flight. Stoick looks skyward.

INT. BLACKSMITH STALL- Hicca stops working and leans out the window, staring up at the sky.

HICCA(V.O.): But the ultimate prize is the dragon no one has ever seen. We call it the-

VIKING: Night Fury!

VIKING: Get down!

EXT. VILLAGE-CATAPULT

Stoick: JUMP!

KABOOM! The catapult explodes as though hit by an artillery shell, sending Stoick and many others leaping for their lives.

Hicca couldn't help the smile that grew on her face as she saw the faint image of her dragon zoom across the screen.

HICCA(V.O.): This thing never steals food, never shows itself, and… never misses. (BEAT) No one has ever killed a Night Fury, that's why I'm gonna be the first.

The smile on Hicca's face instantly faded, and a feeling of shame filled up inside her. She hated that. Hated who she was. Before she met Toothless she thought almost like Vikings; that dragons were beasts meant to be killed. She clenched her fists tightly, silently thanking Thor that she was a changed human.

Upstairs, Toothless couldn't help but stare at the Hicca onscreen. This Hicca felt so strongly about wanting to kill a dragon- a Night Fury, to be specific. She had had the chance when she found him tied up, and yet, he still lived because she spared him. He just wished he knew why…

Meanwhile, all of the teens(except for Austen) were sniggering and laughing.

"Ha! Like she'd be able to kill a beast like that," said Tuffnut.

"Yeah, like she'll be the first," said Snotlout. "I mean, sure, she's been doing great in training now, but you'll see. I'll be the first one to kill a Night Fury!"

"Do us a favor, Snotlout," Austen snapped. "And shut up."

The day had hardly started and Austen was already having enough of this boys' crap. And he wasn't too happy about the idea of any harm coming to Toothless either. Did they get off on the wrong foot at first? Oh, definitely. But from the way things were before they stumbled onto the dragons' nest, the two seemed to be friendly towards each other. Or, at least, at an understanding.

In the stall, Gobber trades his hammer for an axe.

Gobber: Man the fort, Hicca, they need me out here!

Gobber pauses. Turns with a threatening glare, pointing a finger at Hicca.

Gobber: Stay… Put… There… You know what I mean!

"Nice," Hicca grumbled, though clearly playing around. "Why don't you just put me on a leash and make me do tricks?"

Gobber grinned at the girl. Then he leaned over and brushed the girls brown bangs playfully.

"Only for you, my little toothpick."

Hicca rolled her eyes, smiling, in spit of herself.

Gobber hollers, charging into the fray. We see Hicca, a smirk growing on her face.

EXT. VILLAGE- MOMENTS LATER WHAM! Hicca pushes her wheeled contraption through a wall of clustered Vikings. She weaves through the ongoing mayhem, as fast as her legs can carry her.

Stoick sighed. "Hicca, would staying inside just once kill you, or harm you at all?"

"Well…not yet," Hicca grinned. "But, why take the chance, right?"

VIKING: Hicca, where are you goin'?

VIKING: Come back here!

Hicca: I know, be right back!

ON THE PLAIN BELOW- The Nadders have cornered the house-full of sheep. They close in, ready to spring upon them.

Suddenly, Stoick 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!

They aren't devils, Hicca thought angrily, but she kept her mouth shut.

ON THE PLAIN ABOVE- Hicca reaches a cliff overlooking the smoking catapult and drops the handles to the ground. She cranks several levers, unfolding and then cocking the bowed arms of her contraption.

She drops a bola onto a chamber and then pivots the weapon on a gimbal head towards the dark sky.

Hicca: (to herself) C'mon. Give me something to shoot at, give me something to shoot at…

She listens carefully, her eyes pressed to the scope, hand poised on the trigger. She hears the Night Fury approaching… and turned her aim to the defense tower. It closes in for the final strike, completely camouflaged in the night.

KABLAM! The tower topples. The blast of fire illuminates the dragon for a split second. Hicca 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!

Complete and utter silence was followed. No one said anything, and no one moved a muscle. No one- human or dragon, could believe what had just happened. Hicca, thought to be the worst Viking ever and recently village star, had actually been the first Viking ever to shoot down a legendary Night Fury.

There was a few more seconds of silence… and a second later there was instant uproar. All the Vikings sprang to their feet and cheered with joy. All of them started shouting their congratulations, saying how impressed and happy they were. All of the teens were so impressed, even Snotlout was stunned into silence(for once). None, however, seemed to be as thrilled as Stoick was. He was practically beaming with pride with the fact that his very own daughter was able to take down the devil that destroyed their home. He stood up from his beanbag, and walked over to his daughter, who, for some reason, had her head held down.

"Hicca, I am so proud of you!" he beamed. "You finally rid us of that demon! I promise, as soon we get back home we'll go and find that thing. Hopefully it's still there…"

At that moment, Hicca finally lifted her head up, and Stoick blinked in surprise. His daughter was staring up at him, an almost distressed look on her face. But what shocked him most was the fact that her eyes were swimming in tears.

"H-Hicca…what's wrong?"

"Wh-what?" she blinked, and suddenly she lifted her hand up and used her sleeve to wipe her face off. "Oh, n-nothing. I'm fine…"

'Shh, don't cry, Hicca,' Toothless whispered in her head. 'You know I hate it when you do that. Please…'

Hicca sniffed. I know… Stoick kneeled down so he was eye-level with Hicca. He inhaled slowly, placing his hand on his daughter's shoulder.

"Hicca, I'm so sorry that I didn't believe you before," he said lowly. "But I promise to make it up to you."

Hicca stared at him. Her father thought she was upset because he didn't believe her before? As much as she appreciated this, it wasn't nearly close to the reason for her tears. The reason why she was crying was because it pained her to see her destroy her best friend again.

"But don't worry, things are going to be alright now," her father continued. "As soon as we get home, we'll find that monster and we'll kill it-"

"No!" Hicca snapped, then realized her mistake. "I mean…there's no need. I…I took care of it already."

Stoick stared at her. "What did you do?"

Hicca gulped. "Well…if we're really gonna watch what happens, then I guess you're gonna find out," she sighed. "But, if you must know…I did what had to be done…"

Stoick smiled down at her, having a thought as to what that meant. He patted Hicca's shoulder before standing back up and walking back to his beanbag. Hicca sighed miserably, and focused her attention back to the movie.

Hicca: (surprised) I…I hit it? (elated)…Yes, I hit it! Did anybody see that?

Hicca's victory is short-lived. A Monstrous Nightmare appears, slithering up over the lip of the cliff. One of its clawed feet came up and crushed Hicca's invention.

Hicca: (blunt) Except for you…

Despite the situation, numerous people let out dry chuckles from the girls' bluntness.

ON STOICK- He's holding down the netted Nadders. He hears a familiar holler and looks up to see… Hicca running through the plaza, screaming in terror, the Nightmare hot on her heels.

Alarmed, Stoick abandons the Nadders and runs off.

Stoick: (to his men) Do not let them escape!

Hicca stared, surprised by her fathers' concern.

IN THE PLAZA- Vikings scatter as Hicca dodges a near fatal blast. The Nightmare's sticky, Napalm-like fire splashes up onto buildings, setting them alight. Hicca ducks behind the last standing brazier- the only shelter available. The Nightmare blasts it, spraying fire all around him. Hicca peers around the smoldering post. No sign of the Nightmare. She turns back to find it leering at her, blocking his escape. It takes a deep breath…

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 a few sparks.

Stoick: 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 Hicca.

Hicca hissed. Ouch…

HICCA(V.O.): Oh, and there's onemore 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.

Hicca: Sorry, dad…

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. Hicca bites her lip, turns to her father, then shrugs and points at the sky.

Hicca: (quickly)Okay, but I hit a Night Fury.

Stoick grabs Hicca by her collar and hauls her away, fuming with rage. He looks like he's about to explode at any second.

Stoick shifted in his seat, already feeling guilty about what he knew was about to come.

Hicca: No, dad, I mean it! This isn't like the last time or the one before, I really actually hit it this time! You guys were busy and I had a very clear shot. I saw it! I saw it go down just off Raven Point. We need to get a search party out there before-

Stoick: STOP! He releases Hicca, who flinches. Everyone goes silent, staring expectantly. Just…stop. Every time you step outside, disaster follows! Can you not see that I have bigger problems? Winter is almost here and I have and entire village tah feed.

Hicca: …Well, between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don't yah think?

The theater all chuckled loudly. They all had had Hicca tell them at least two or three fat jokes in her lifetime, and it was always a bit funny when she did.

A few rotund Vikings stir self-consciously, looking down at their beer-bellies.

Stoick: This isn't a joke, Hicca! (exasperated) Ugh, why can't you just follow the simplest orders?

Hicca: I-I can't stop myself! I see a dragon and I have to just… kill it, yah know? It's who I am, dad.

"No, it's not," Hicca whispered to herself. "And it never will be."

'I would hope not,' said Toothless.

Stoick: (exhausted) Oh, you are many things Hicca, but a dragon killer is not one of them.

"And yet, you still forced me into Dragon Training," Hicca grumbled, but it was loud enough for her dad to hear.

Stoick blinked at his daughter in confusion. Hicca was doing great in training now, and she was going to have the privilege of killing the Monstrous Nightmare once they got home. So, why did she seem so irritated?

Hicca frowned, looking down at the ground. All around her Vikings are nodding in agreement.

Stoick: Get back to the house… (to Gobber) Make sure she gets there. I have her mess to clean up. Again…

Stoick stalks off in the opposite direction. After giving her a smack to the back of the head, Gobber leads Hicca down the walk of shame. They pass all the teens, and they point and laugh at her.

Tuffnut: Quite the performance.

Snotlout: I've never seen anyone mess up that badly. That helped!

Hicca: Thank you, thank you, I was trying. So…yeah. Hicca walks on, avoiding Austen's glare. Both her and Gobber continue to walk towards Hicca's house, standing prominently on the hill above the others.

Hicca: *turns to Gobber* I swear, Gobber, I really hit one.

Gobber: Sure, Hicca.

Hicca: *rolls eyes* My dad never listens.

Gobber: Well, it runs in the family.

Hicca: And whenever 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 yah brough' me the wrong offspring. I ordered and extra large boy, one with beefy arms, extra guts and glory on the side. This here- not only is it a girl, it's nothing but a talking fishbone!' Yeah, everything would be so much better if I was a boy, wouldn't it?

A wave of shame washed over Stoick as he heard his daughters words. Did he really make her feel that way? If so, why hadn't he changed anything?

Upstairs, Toothless was clawing at the ground, trying to hold back the growls building in his throat. Hicca had told him how her father was to her, but hearing it like that was something else. He'd have to work hard in order to keep his anger in check.

Gobber: Now, don't say that. Yah should know that yah father loves yah, no matter what.

Hicca: But it's true! I'm his only kid and I'm a girl. Because of that, he feels that he has every right to regret being my father.

That's it. Stoick turned around to look at Hicca.

"That's not true, Hicca," he said, his voice faint. "You make a lot of mistakes but I could never regret having yah. Ever."

Hicca sat still, not quite sure how to respond.

Gobber: That's not true! He doesn't regret having yah, and he neva will. (calming) Besides, you're looking at this all wrong. It's not so much what yah look like, it's not even the fact that you're a girl; it's what's inside that he can't stand.

The whole theater burst into an almost nonstop laughter, echoing throughout the hall.

"Like I said before," Hicca said to Gobber. "Great with advise, you are."

Gobber rolled his eyes, choosing not to respond.

Hicca stares at him in amazement, giving him a 'was that suppose to help' look.

Hicca: Thank you for summing that up. Reaches for the door.

Gobber: Look, the point is, stop trying so hard to be something you're not.

Hicca: (hopelessly) I just wanna be one of you guys…

Gobber eyes her sympathetically. Hicca turns and goes through the front door…and straight out the back door. She hops onto the ground before hurrying off to the woods, determined.

All the people sighed, knowing that something was bound to happen from this.

Toothless' ears perked up, knowing what was about to happen next.

Hicca couldn't help but smile at the screen, knowing that her first encounter with Toothless was bound to come up soon.

But before anyone could say anything more, the next scene started to play.


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