(Enter Hiccup and Toothless, speeding through the trees)
"Follow me," he instructed the teens, "Low-level evasive maneuvers," Hiccup directed Toothless, "Come on, bud!"
(Hiccup V.O.)
When you're riding a dragon, communication is key.
You almost have to read each other's minds; or else...
(End V.O.)
(Cue Snotlout and Hookfang)
The teens chuckled expectantly.
"Hey! What are you doing?! Are you trying to kill me?!" Snotlout hollered as Hookfang flew through the branches.
"I would say so," Hiccup said.
"What did you just say?!" Snotlout hissed.
"That would be nice," Tuffnut said.
"Hello?!" Snotlout hollered.
"Yeah..." Ruffnut agreed.
Snotlout huffed in annoyance.
The twins snickered and silently high fived each other.
"We gotta go back, I think you missed a branch," Snotlout said, his voice oozing with sarcasm.
Hookfang snorted and took a sudden dive, causing Snotlout to yell in surprise.
"Hookfang, I think we're going to be great friends," Tuffnut grinned, patting Hookfang on the side.
Hookfang crooned in agreement.
"Got it," Snotlout said, branches all over and in his body.
(Hiccup V.O.)
And you have to have an open mind, because sometimes...your dragon knows better than you.
(End V.O.)
(Focus on Astrid and Stormfly)
There were trees blocking their path, "Stormfly, up!" Astrid called.
Stormfly shook her head and bucked Astrid off; safely catching her on the other side of the trees, "You were right, Stormfly, it was down...I almost died," she said, rather winded.
(Enter Snotlout and Hookfang)
"Almost died? I would have died!" Snotlout huffed.
Astrid chuckled, "That's a good look for you," she said.
Snotlout grinned and stuck a branch back in his nose.
The teens (excluding Snotlout) grumbled in annoyance.
"What?!" Snotlout said, "She said she liked it!"
"Sarcasm!" The twins chorused.
Snotlout's face fell and he turned away.
(Focus back to Hiccup)
"Hey, has anyone seen Fishlegs?" he asked, looking around.
(Switch over to the twins)
"I saw him yesterday, does that count?" Ruffnut asked.
Hiccup groaned and wove through the trees hoping to find...
"Whoa! There you are, Fishlegs! Are you okay?" Hiccup asked, looking at the stuck teen.
(Screen changes to Fishlegs' behind)
The entire village (bear Fishlegs) burst out into laughter. Mother's covered their young children's eyes, the teens looked away, and the young adults and men stared on in amusement.
Fishlegs immediately turned crimson.
"-Ha! That's even more humiliating than me!" Snotlout laughed.
The Vikings and dragons automatically silenced themselves.
Snotlout paused, "What? What is it?" he asked.
No one responded, their eyes glued onto the screen.
Snotlout crossed his arms and scowled.
Fishlegs inwardly blushed "I'm fine. Just hanging out...it's not like I crashed or anything..." he said, "...Okay, I crashed. There, I said it."
Hiccup reached up and tried to pull him out, "...Oops," he said, holding up Fishlegs' pants.
Fishlegs' eyes went wide, "And there goes my dignity."
Tuffnut snorted.
Hiccup continued to pull, fell back, and looked up, "Yeah, you're pretty stuck...I think I know how to get you down, uh, but you have to stay perfectly still."
Fishlegs looked scared, "Why? What are you gonna do?" he asked.
"Careful, bud, he's not wearing any pants," Hiccup whispered to Toothless.
"Huh? Wait a second...what does my lack of pants have to do-" he started as Toothless blasted him out of the tree and onto his back. Fishlegs blushed, "Thank you," he said awkwardly, "I believe those are mine..." he said, reaching for his pants.
"Awkward..." Tuffnut said.
"Totally," Ruffnut agreed.
Hiccup looked at the Gronkle wedged between the trees. He lowered his voice, "Now, what are we gonna do about Meat-" he asked, as said dragon came crashing down onto the ground, "-Lug."
Fishlegs leaned in, "Can you not tell the others that Meatlug broke the trees? She's sensitive about her weight..."
"Too late for that, lad," Gobber chuckled.
Meatlug cowered, "Oh...it's okay girl! Gobber didn't mean it!" Fishlegs' crooned.
"Sure I did," Gobber said.
The teens glared at him.
"How did this happen?" Hiccup asked.
"I don't know, I was just flying along, taking notes on the flora and the fauna...typical guy stuff. (Pause) Then something weird jumped out of the bushes, it was like...like a flaming squirrel," Fishlegs explained.
Hiccup was not amused, "Really? A flaming squirrel?"
"...Or a chipmunk," Fishlegs added, "Or some other flammable rodent... (Pause) I don't know, Hiccup! It scared us...isn't that enough for you?" he asked, flying off.
Hiccup shook his head, "Did you hear that? A flaming squirrel! Everyone knows there's no such thing as a...flaming squirrel!" he yelled, stopping abruptly as a fireball sped in front of them, "...Whoa! You saw that, right?" he asked.
"I wanna touch it!" Tuffnut exclaimed, "Now...where can I find one..." he muttered.
Ruffnut smacked him, "You're such an idiot...it doesn't even exist," she deadpanned.
"Oh yeah? Then what's that?!" he asked, gesturing to the screen.
Ruffnut rolled her eyes.
Hiccup went to investigate, and found, "...Hey little guy, who are you?" Hiccup asked the relatively small dragon.
"See?" Ruffnut said smugly, "Not a flaming squirrel."
Tuffnut sighed, "This is the worst day of my life..."
Ruffnut moaned, "You say that everyday..."
The little dragon snapped, causing Hiccup to pull his arm back, "Ooh, settle down...big fella. I've never seen anything like it," he said, taking a closer look.
Toothless came forward, took one sniff, and growled, "You're not helping," Hiccup deadpanned, turning back to the newfound dragon, "You know, I think we may have discovered a new species here," he said excitedly.
Fishlegs began to uncontrollably hop in place.
Toothless interrupted his discovery and pushed him away, "Whoa! Hey, Toothless...what has gotten into you?" Hiccup asked.
(Switch back to the new dragon)
Fishlegs started to squeal, receiving strange looks for the teens.
Hiccup bent down, "Looks like he's hurt...don't be afraid," he said, "I'm a friend," he cooed, holding out some dragon nip, "Here...it's okay, it's just a little dragon nip."
Toothless roared a warning, causing the tiny dragon to run to the safety of Hiccup's arms, "Hey, come on, play nice," he said, as the dragon dug its' claws into his skin, "Ah! Little dragon, big claws!" he gasped, looking at him, "...Come on, let's go...we'll fix you right up," he explained as he stood up.
(Cut to the outside of the academy)
"Hiccup! I think you may have just discovered a brand new species!" Fishlegs cried.
"This is so exciting! It's a whole new species!" Fishlegs said.
"I can see that, Fishlegs," Hiccup said.
Fishlegs stopped and silently fidgeted in place.
(Switch to the inside, focusing on Tuffnut's face)
"Doesn't look like a flaming squirrel to me," he said.
Fishlegs ran into view, "We have no idea what it's capable of!" he said ecstatically, "There's no telling what it might do."
Tuffnut bent down, "Flame," he instructed the new dragon, "Do it!"
"Tuff...come on," Hiccup groaned.
The dragon stared at him for a moment, before jumping onto his face, "Ah! Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!" he yelled, as he tried yanking the dragon off.
Ruffnut was rolling on the ground, howling with laughter. Other Vikings were giving her strange looks, but she didn't seem to notice them.
The dragon decided that Tuffnut's face had gotten boring, so it switched over to Ruffnut's.
Tuffnut rubbed his nose, "Hey, that is funny," he admitted.
Now it was Tuffnut's turn to laugh.
Hiccup came forwards, "Come on you guys, this is serious," he said, "We have to figure out what to do with him...he's hurt!"
Tuffnut was still rubbing his nose, "He's hurt?" he said.
It went by unnoticed, "He's just really scared, he'll settle down," Hiccup insisted.
Fishlegs emerged, "Um, new species...remember? We actually don't know what he'll do."
"Well, somebody's got to take him home," Astrid said.
All the teens took one step back.
Hiccup faced the new dragon around, "Well, big guy...here's your somebody," he grinned.
Stoick face palmed, "Why do I feel like I know where this is going?" he asked himself.
(Switch to the outside of the Haddock Household)
(Stoick V.O.)
"No, no, no!"
(End V.O.)
"Oh, Thor..." Stoick sighed.
"He's not staying here," he said, the scene transferring to the inside of the house, "I've got a one dragon limit."
"Oh, come on...he's not a very big dragon," Hiccup insisted, "Think of him more like...a flaming squirrel."
"Don't want one of those either," Stoick said, dumping the firewood into the pit, "Toothless, what are you waiting for?" he said, gesturing into the fire pit.
Toothless prepared a plasma blast...but was cut short by the new dragon.
"Aye! He's been torched!" Gobber chuckled.
Stoick chuckled, "Ah, looks like you got torched," he said, walking over to Hiccup, "Oh, that's his name by the way...Torch."
Everyone stared at Gobber, who shrugged.
Hiccup seemed hopeful, "So...he can stay?"
"Well, we can't throw him out now..I just named him," Stoick laughed.
Toothless growled in frustration.
"I don't think Toothless likes the new guy very much..." Tuffnut said.
"Really?" Astrid deadpanned, "Where'd you get that from?"
"Oh you know...he just looks very angry..." he said.
Snotlout face palmed, "That was a rhetorical question...muttonhead," he said.
"Oh..." Tuffnut said, "...Wait. Who are you calling a muttonhead?!"
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