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Chapter Four
After Hiccup and Astrid sat inside Toothless' wing, Stoick stood.
"Get away from that kids." he said. Hiccup and Astrid looked at each other, then at Toothless. The trio began to laugh. Toothless snorted flames, which made Hiccup and Astrid laugh even harder. Stoick's face grew red as the group laughed.
"How are you not afraid?" Ruffnut asked.
"He's my best friend. I saved his life, and he saved mine and is very protective of me, hence attacking Snotlout." Hiccup said. Before anyone could say anything else, the screen came on.
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.
"No, I don't Gobber. Could you please explain?" Hiccup joked, and Gobber just rolled his eyes and chuckled.
Gobber charges into the fray, HOLLERING.
ON HICCUP, a smirk crosses his face.
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!
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.
"They. Are. Not. Devils. They are the strongest, most incredible creatures on any island in the world." Hiccup said through clenched teeth. Stoick, scared as he was of Toothless, couldn't conceal a snort. Toothless growled at him, and Stoick stopped instantly.
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.
Hiccup looked down at that part, glancing at Toothless's prosthetic tail. Toothless and Astrid looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Toothless whipped Hiccup in the side of the head with his tail and Astrid hit him on the arm.
"OW! What was that for?" He said, rubbing his arm, while trying to rub his head.
"For blaming yourself!" Astrid said angrily. Hiccup looked down again. He didn't notice his father slightly beaming at him for shooting down the most dangerous dragon in the entire known world. Astrid sighed and let Hiccup have his way, but not before kissing him on the cheek and putting her head on his shoulder. Hiccup smiled slightly and relaxed against his best friend.
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.
The other Teens laughed at his bluntness. Fishlegs glanced at Hiccup, and saw the Gronkel staring at him. He looked away quickly, but thought then about Hiccup and his dragon. It would be cool to have his own dragon, and he had always admired Gronkels.
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!
"Yes! Let them escape!" Hiccup chanted, and Astrid smiled as Stoick scowled.
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.
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.
Hiccup winced as the Nightmare was hit in the jaw. The dragons noticed this, and began to trust the small boy, who was sitting with the most respected of their race. A few Terrible Terros even mustered up the courage to crawl into the boys lap, and curl up there. Hiccup smiled and petted them as they purred softly.
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.
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.
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?
Hiccup laughed, along with his new dragon friends and, surprisingly, the Teens, as the adults fumed.
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. I'm not a dragon killer. And I never will be." Hiccup said.
"You are a Viking. That is who we are, and what you will become. Dragons are our enemies. Why are you so blind? Get away from those creatures and come ack to your family!" Stoick said, finally bursting. Hiccup stood up and faced his father.
"NOT ANYMORE! Watch this, and you will finally see why my new family is Toothless and the dragons." he said, and Toothless ran up next to him and Hiccup climbed onto his back, and Astrid came on behind him. Toothless took off and flew around the room, doing tricks and keeping his riders safe. Hiccup looked at Astrid and she rolled her eyes.
"Do it." she said. Hiccup smiled and scratched his best friend's head.
"Now bud!" he yelled, and Astrid jumped off his back. People screamed and many Vikings ran forward, but a person stood in their way.
"Just watch." Enchantress said. They did, biting their nails as Astrid came closer to the ground. Just in the nick of time, Toothless flew under her and caught her. The trio landed and Enchantress laughed and clapped her hands.
"I believe you have proven your point, Hiccup." she said, and Hiccup sat down along with Astrid, beaming hugely.
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.
"Finally! They get it!" Hiccup says, and the dragons, along with Astrid, laughed, as the cheif scowled even more darkly.
STOICK (CONT'D)
Get back to the house.
(TO GOBBER)
Make sure he gets there. I have his
mess to clean up.
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.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
I really did hit one.
GOBBER
Sure, Hiccup.
HICCUP
He never listens.
GOBBER
Well, it runs in the family.
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.
Astrid rubbed Hiccup's arm and Toothless laid his large black head on Hiccup's lap. He smiled and leaned into both of their touches. Stoick looked over at his son. He never knew he felt that way. Perhaps that was the reason for all of this.
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.
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.
Hiccup and Toothless snorted.
"Not anymore." he said, and Toothless nodded his head smartly, much to Astrid's amusement.
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.
The screen went black and the room's lights went on. As everyone's eyes adjusted to the light, Hiccup, Astrid, and Toothless heard a voice in their head.
"Hey. It's me, Enchantress. I have a very special surprise waiting for you in my room, Hiccup. You can bring Astrid and Toothless. My room is the second door on the right. And, Toothless, I have a gift for you as well, and this also pertains to Astrid as well." Hiccup looked at Astrid and Toothless and they stood up.
"Where are you going?" Tuffnut asked, but he was ignored. The trio walked out into the hall and went through the second door on the right. It was a large room, with blue walls covered with posters of purple and orange shirts with lettering words like Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-Blood, and pictures of boys with names like Logan Lerman, Chris and Liam Hemsworth, and Chris Evans. There was a white dresser and desk, and a large canopy bed in the corner. Music was playing softly. The word went something like, "The Story of y life, I take her home, I drive all night, to keep her warm inside. It's frozen." On the desk, was a series of screens, all pertaining to the movie room. A cough startled them. On the bed, with a book called, "House of Hades", was Enchantress. She was wearing red plaid pants with a red sweatshirt, with the initials SHA on it. She bookmarked her book and stood, smiling.
"Welcome. I'm glad you came." she said, and she went to a small, circular machine and turned it off. The music stopped playing. Enchantress turned to them.
"Please, follow me." She led them to a door by her desk, and she opened it. The room was dark, until Enchantress turned on the light. Hiccup gasped. Inside was a woman with long brown hair in a braid down her back, wearing a hooded jacket and a skirt. She had large grey eyes, and they lit up when they saw Hiccup. He didn't take his eyes off of her until he heard Astrid gasp. He turned and couldn't believe his eyes. In front of Toothless was another Night Fury, with dark, midnight blue scales, and bright blue eyes. It growled, and Hiccup knew it was a female, because her growl was higher than Toothless's, but no less terrifying. He turned back to the woman and found himself wrapped in her arms.
"My dear child." she said into his ear. Hiccup felt tears beginning to brim in his eyes.
"Mother." he said,d and the tears fell.
Okay, so his mom is alive and well! And if you've see the new HTTYD 2 trailed, you'll notice that his mother is alive!
I did not make that up!
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May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor!
Enchantress