AN Hey. I should probably explain what took me so long. As I mentioned before I had exams back in June so I was really swamped with work at that point. After exams finished I kind of just wanted to chill and give my brain a break, which turned into basically the rest of the summer holidays up until this point. Somewhere along the way I guess I lost my motivation for writing for a while. I just could not be bothered to do it. Then school started back up and A levels hit me like a ton of bricks. Even if I wanted to write I just could not find the time to sit down and do it. But after going back and looking at the reviews some people left and reflecting on how annoyed I would get (still get) when authors abandon a story that I'm really into, I got my motivation back and decided to write another chapter. So… enjoy. Please review they mean so much and give me my motivation. Also, I finished this quite quickly so if their are grammatical or spelling errors please forgive and let me know.
The rest of the gang arrive at Drago's camp. They drop ERET in the snow. He tries to run, but STORMFLY lands atop ERET.
ERET
Agghh! Okay! I got you here, now get this thing off me!
ASTRID
Never take a toy from a dragon. Don't you know anything?
The villagers laughed at Astrid's wit. Only a select few were wondering how much the village of Berk actually knew about the beasts.
STORMFLY broods over ERET like a mother hen on an egg
ERET
Gah! Why does this keep happening to me?
ASTRID
What's down there?
FISHLEGS
Large diameter bubbles, massive lungs, cold water deep dweller, I'm thinking class five leviathan, maybe six.
Fishlegs gulped with fear at the prospect of the deep sea dragon.
DRAGO'S MEN tranquillise the dragons and capture the gang
The vikings cried out in anger and worry for the gang of teens.
FISHLEGS
Meatlug! What's wrong, girl?
DRAGO'S MEN
Don't move!
ERET
Drago! Get off me! Always great to see you, my friend! Keeping warm up here? Well, as you can see, I'm right on time with a new batch of dragons, just like I promised.
"Why that little son of a munge bucket!" Astrid exclaimed. The children of Berk gasped at the language used in front of them. Vikings didn't swear like that until they were at least nine years old.
HOOKFANG wakes up
SOLDIER 1
Watch out! He's waking up! Keep him steady!
SOLDIER 2
Give me some backup here!
SOLDIER 1
Watch out!
HOOKFANG breathes fire on DRAGO, who shields himself with his cloak
Many of the vikings looked on in awe at the man's cloak. If they had had something like this during raids, they would be unstoppable. Stoick and the dragons - unaware that they had something in common - wore looks of anger and loathing. How dare this man use their skin!
DRAGO
Drop the ropes.
DRAGO starts to scream, swinging his bull hook. HOOKFANG lowers his head to the ground and DRAGO steps on his snout
Snotlout, without realising it, had grown fond of the relationship he had developed with the monstrous nightmare in the future, and so yelled out "Wh-what is he doing to it?"
SNOTLOUT
Hookfang!
RUFFNUT
Hey!
ASTRID
What are you doing?
"Hey babe I just said that. Great minds think alike huh?" Snotlout said with a wink directed towards Astrid, who in turn just rolled her eyes.
DRAGO (TO HOOKFANG)
You belong to me now.
ERET
And as an added bonus, I also caught you their riders. No extra charge.
The room went up in uproar as everyone started shouting obscenities at the screen and at Future Eret, who was shrinking back behind the other older teenagers, who wore slight smirks on their faces.
ASTRID
What?! Are you kidding me?!
RUFFNUT
But you were so perfect!
'Ugh." Tuffnut exclaimed.
ERET
Turns out, there's a whole bunch of them out there. They-
DRAGO grabs ERET to choke him
DRAGO
How many?
ASTRID
Drago doesn't have them after all.
"I think that's rather obvious at this point" Hiccup mumbled, gaining a death glare from his crush.
DRAGO
HOW MANY?!
Astrid:
Hundreds! A whole island full!
"Astrid, what the hell are you doing?" Hiccup turned in surprise towards the girl, who returned the remark with a scathing reply.
"Um trying to intimidate him? What else?"
ERET
I wouldn't worry about it. My men are hunting them down as we speak. They won't know where you're hiding. I promise you that.
ASTRID
Oh, yes they will!
DRAGO drops ERET
ASTRID (CONT'D)
They know we're missing and they have tracking dragons. If you so much as touch us, Hiccup is gonna—
"Really? You had to mention my name?" Hiccup whined.
DRAGO
Hiccup?
ERET
He's not a problem. Really. Trust me.
The vikings of Berk scoffed, because if the destruction that Hiccup caused in the village told them anything about him, it was that he was a problem.
ASRTID
He's only the son of Stoick the Vast... his heir to the throne of Berk... and the greatest Dragon Master this world has ever seen!
Hiccup and Astrid both blushed as the Astrid on the screen sang Hiccup's praises.
DRAGO
Dragon Master? I ALONE control the dragons!
TUFFNUT
Nope.
FISHLEGS
Sorry!
ASTRID
And unless you let us go, right now, he will blast through here on his Night Fury and blow your entire fleet of ships to splinters!
"I can't believe you have so much confidence in me." remarked Hiccup.
"Honestly? Me neither." Astrid said in return.
RUFFNUT
Then they'll be crying like babies!
SNOTLOUT
Funny and beautiful.
FiISHLEGS
Good one, babe!
"Ughh"
TUFFNUT
Yeah. Like babies. They always cry. Real tiny ones...
DRAGO grabs ERET again
DRAGO
First there was one rider. And now all of Berk. And YOU lead them to me.
Throws ERET across the dock
A general noise of "Ooohs" circulated the room.
ERET
Drago!
DRAGO
CEASE ALL PREPARATIONS! WE MUST ATTACK THE DRAGONS RIDER'S NEST AT ONCE! (savouring it) WE WILL TAKE DOWN THEIR ALPHA... AND THEN WE WILL TAKE BERK!
Cries of outrage sounded, Stoick's the loudest of all.
ERET
You're overreacting!
DRAGO
And get rid of him.
ERET
Drago please...
One of DRAGO'S MEN throws a weapon at ERET. STORMFLY protects ERET from the weapons. STORMFLY gets tranquillised.
ASTRID
STORMFLY! NO!
Astrid felt this unbelievable anger towards Drago for what he just did.
ERET looks amazed that STORMFLY tried to protect him.
Back in the Dragon's Den.TOOTHLESS is sleeping, suddenly awoken by baby Scuttleclaws.
HICCUP
Well, bud, we can't wait around for Drago to attack this place. We've gotta find him first.
TOOTHLESS finds a baby Scuttleclaw nibbling on his tail.
HICCUP
Let's go.
STOICK sneaks up behind HICCUP.
STOICK
Easy now.
"Jeez dad are you trying to give me a heart attack?"
"From the looks of it, yes."
HICCUP
Are you kidding me? How'd you get in here?
STOICK
The same way we're getting you out.
HICCUP
We?
GOBBER
All clear!
STOICK
Toothless. Come.
HICCUP
Dad! There's something you need to know!
Stock leaned forward in anticipation. He was so close to meeting Valka again. Valka on the other hand was dreading their reunion, as she knew what transpired just hours later.
STOICK
Yeah, yeah, tell me on the way.
HICCUP
This isn't an on-the-way kind of update, actually...
STOICK
I've heard ENOUGH, Hiccup.
"Come on Stoick, don' be so stubborn tha' you blow it!" Robber exclaimed. Stoick was thinking the exact same thing.
HICCUP (C0NT'D)
More of the earth-shattering development variety.
STOICK
Yeah, just add it to the pile.
HICCUP
Dad, unlike most surprises I spring on you, this one you'll like. I promise! You just have to handle it delicately, so..
GOBBER
Uh, you might want to take this one. Oh, boy.
STOICK draws his sword
The village collectively held their breath.
HICCUP
Dad, can you put the sword away... please?
STOICK sees VALKA and drops his sword from shock
VALKA
I know what you're going to say, Stoick. How could I have done this? Stayed away all these years. And why didn't I come back to you? To our son. Well, what sign did I have that you could change, Stoick? That anyone on Berk could? I pleaded so many times to stop the fighting, to find another answer, but did any of you listen?
GOBBER
This is why I never married. This and one other reason.
Hiccup looked at Gobber suspiciously. He'd get that reason out of him later. For now he was focusing in awe at his parents seemingly impossible reunion.
VALKA
I know that I left you to raise Hiccup alone... but I thought he'd be better off without me. And I was wrong, I see that now, but… Oh stop being so stoic, Stoick. Go on... SHOUT, SCREAM, SAY SOMETHING!
STOICK
You're as beautiful as the day I lost you.
Many had tears in their eyes, Stoick, Valka and Hiccup included.
STOICK and VALKA kiss
DRAGO'S ship sails, DRAGO striking a chain with his bull hook. At the stern, the RIDERS and ERET are about to walk the plank.
SNOTLOUT
Could this day get any worse?
TUFFNUT
Uh, let me see. You'll jump into freezing cold water and then die from drowning.
ERET
Looks refreshing. Please, ladies first.
ASTRID
You are a steaming heap of dragon-
Some of the older vikings muttered disapprovingly about Astrid's language, but couldn't bring themselves to scold her for it. They were all thinking it too, if they were being honest.
ERET
Duck.
ERET knocks DRAGO'S MEN unconscious and unchains himself.
SOLDIER
Warn the others!
RUFFNUT
Get 'em, you son of an Eret!
"Okay I like him again." Ruffnut stated. Tuffet sighed with exasperation.
ERET knocks out the rest.
RUFFNUT
Okay, I love you again.
SNOTLOUT looks hurt
TUFFNUT
Ugh. Pathetic. You can still jump.
Snotlout lunged at Tuffnut before Fishlegs pulled them off of each other.
ERET
So? Are we going to save your dragons and get out of here or not?
ASTRID nods
ERET (CONT'D)
Check every trap. They're here somewhere.
ASTRID checks a trap and finds MEATLUG.
ASTRID
Meatlug?
ERET
Anyone coming?
RUFFNUT
I don't know. You just keep doing what you're doing. Keep crankin'.
Ruffnut licked her lips at the sight, then turned to Eret and gave him a seductive smile. He, in return, cringed back as far as he could go without re-entering the shadows.
She admires his biceps.
ERET (TO STORMFLY)
Thank you for saving my life.
STORMFLY pushes her head to ERET'S hand
Now let me return the favour.
"Any questions?" Older Astrid asked, seeing that Older Hiccup was still rather emotional from reliving his mum and dad's meeting.
"Yes, why am I not here with you yet?" The very man himself, Stoick asked annoyed.
"Erm…" Astrid didn't really know how to reply to this. Luckily, Hiccup recovered enough to answer.
"You won't be coming at all. You'll… you'll see why." His voice faded out towards the end, so that only those close to him could hear it. Astrid silently took his hand in her own, and rubbed soothing circles on it with her thumb. Hiccup gave her a small smile and nod of thanks and appreciation, before they turned back to the screen.
Younger Hiccup and Astrid watched amazed at the relationship between the two of them unfolded, shocked at how close they were to each other. Before Hiccup could say anything though, sound from the screen flooded back into the room, and he was forced to turn away.