What two updates in what night? ha, im kidding I knew this was going to happen.
Key:
"Dragons/Hiccup dialogue"
"Normal dialogue"
Red Death dialogue
Thoughts
"Movie dialogue"
"Dragons/Hiccup movie dialogue"
Actions on screen
Nightwolf whispered something to Siren before she pressed play.
INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - HICCUP'S CLOSET - NIGHT HICCUP is lost in thought, his head laid of a desk full of Toothless drawings. Burdened with the weight of the world. Suddenly, STOICK appears in the doorway. Hiccup jumps and quickly covers up his desk.
"Dude, seriously learn how to be inconspicuous," said Ruffnut.
"Please you don't even know what inc-enconspo- whatever you said." Tuffnut jabbed.
"Inconspicuous means, not clearly visible or attracting attention." Ruffnut stuck her tongue out. Many were shocked that she knew that.
"That's not right," Tuffnut said dumbly.
"Actually, she's right," said Hiccup. He wasn't surprised at her sudden smartness (anymore), he knows the twins are smart, they just don't show it as often.
HICCUP
"Dad! You're back!"
He skirts the bench, blocking Stoick's view of Toothless, the prosthetic fin, and other drawings.
"Eh, it's better than usual."
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Gobber's not here, so..."
"Hiccup, I don't always go to speak with Gobber."
Silence. That was all that answered him.
He strikes an awkwardly casual pose, trying to cover up as much as possible.
STOICK
"I know. I came looking for you."
HICCUP (CAUGHT)
"You did?"
"Why are you so surprised son?"
Awkwardness filled the theater.
STOICK (STERN)
"You've been keeping secrets."
Hiccup's legs give out. He slides, dragging the table's contents with him.
Facepalms that was all you could hear.
HICCUP
"I...have?"
STOICK
"Just how long did you think you could hide it from me?"
"Wait, so the chief knows of Toothless?" Tuff exclaimed.
Ruff frowned. "Did we miss something? I mean, the chief was so joyful for Hiccup winning dragon training, so how come . . ." She trailed off in thought.
HICCUP (IN VAIN)
"I don't know what you're..."
STOICK
"Nothing happens on this island without me hearing about it."
Toothless stared. "Why do I find that so hard to believe?"
Hiccup shrugged.
HICCUP
"Oh?"
STOICK
"So. (BEAT) Let's talk about that dragon."
Stoick couldn't believe how close he was to discovering Toothless! Valka was afraid of what Stoick would do. The whole village were on the edge of their seats.
Blood drains from Hiccup's face.
HICCUP
"Oh gods. Dad I'm so sorry. I was going to tell you. I just didn't know how to-"
Stoick starts laughing. Big, booming. Hiccup stares, baffled.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"You're not...upset?"
STOICK
"What?! I was hoping for this!"
This left everyone, even Gothi, confused. Was the chief hoping for his son to train a dragon?
HICCUP
"Uh...you were?"
STOICK
"And believe me, it only gets better! Just wait til you spill a Nadder's guts for the first time."
A collective of "oohs" came around the room.
Hiccup's elated expression sinks.
STOICK (CONT'D)
"And mount your first Gronckle head on a spear. What a feeling!"
Stoick laughs and smacks Hiccup on the shoulder, sending him into the wall.
Stoick and Valka gasped. Valka ran over to Hiccup and started smothering him which made Hiccup tense not used the attention. Stoick didn't know he hurt his son! He always forgot how skinny and frail he is compared to everyone else.
"Mom, I'm fine! I'm used to it. It happens all the time!" Hiccup backed away.
"That doesn't mean it's okay!"
"Mom, it's fine! People usually forget how small I am because they aren't used to this." He gestured to himself limply.
STOICK (CONT'D)
"You really had me going there, son. All those years of the worst Viking Berk has ever seen! Odin, it was rough. I almost gave up on you!"
Hiccup's heart sank at the reminder. The dragons stared disbelieving that his father said that to him.
Hiccup gets back up, grimacing in the irony of it all.
STOICK (CONT'D)
"And all the while, you were holding out on me! Thor almighty!"
Stoick grabs a stool and sits. His massive frame nearly fills the tiny room.
STOICK (CONT'D) (RELIEVED)
"Ahhhhh. With you doing so well in the ring, we finally have something to talk about."
Pregnant pause. Hiccup averts his eyes nervously. Stoick adjusts, awkwardly clearing his throat. After a long, uncomfortable silence...
Valka watched the way her husband and son communicated. They were so awkward that she wondered how often do they speak to each other.
"Hey Hiccup," Ruffnut called. "Just how often do you guys speak to each other? This is just way too awkward!"
"Ah, depends. Regularly or just normal conversations?"
"Eh, both?" She shrugged.
"Regularly, hmm. Well, ah, there was that time-no never mind." He frowned in thought. "None. And normal conversations also none. The only time he speaks to me is when he's either lecturing me on how the village is important and how I should stop being myself along with I need to stay inside during raids and stop inventing. I mean, he used to speak to me a lot more before I was six, but that was a long time ago."
Stoick felt a pang of guilt. Valka pursed her lips. I should just take him after this. If nothing changes.
Toothless just looked at the hatchling (granted they're the same age but whatever) in shock. "Riegan, this isn't how family works! How have you managed to live this long?"
Hiccup looked down, clearly not wanting to talk about it, absently tugging his sleeves.
Toothless and the dragons didn't push it, but they had an idea.
STOICK (CONT'D)
"Oh, I... brought you something."
He presents a horned helmet.
STOICK (CONT'D)
"To keep you safe in the ring."
HICCUP (SINCERE)
"Wow. Thanks."
The village smiled.
Hiccup accepts it, looking it over.
STOICK
"Your mother would've wanted you to have it. (HEARTFELT) It's half of her breast plate."
The village plus Valka and dragons looked at the screen then back at Stoick with an incredulous look.
Stoick taps his own helmet and smiles.
STOICK (CONT'D)
"Matching set. Keeps her close, y'know?"
Hiccup eyes the mismatched helmets, grimacing.
STOICK (CONT'D)
"Wear it proudly. You deserve it. You've held up your end of the deal."
No one dared to say anything. The tension was so awkward that it could be cut by a knife.
Stoick beams with pride. Hiccup squirms. He forces a YAWN.
HICCUP
"I should really get to bed."
STOICK HICCUP (talking over each other)
"Yes! Good! Okay. Good talk. See you back at the house. We should do this again. I'm Great. Thanks for stopping glad I stopped by, I hope you by. And for the... the uh, like the hat. breast hat."
A few snickered at their way of communicating.
STOICK
"Well..uh..good night."
Stoick leaves the room awkwardly, leaving Hiccup looking more burdened than ever.
Hiccup had the same expression. The village looked back at the boy who was thinking of a way out of killing the Monstrous Nightmare.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - AFTERNOON A Gronckle hovers above the ring, hunting victims as the teen recruits scramble. Astrid ducks behind a barrier to find Hiccup already there. She forces her axe at his throat.
Astrid had the decency to blush and look sheepish as Toothless and the two girls plus a protective mother glared at her.
ASTRID
"Stay out of my way! I'm winning this thing."
Many dragons rolled their eyes. "Can we please kill her."
Hiccup sighed. "As tempting as that sounds, no."
HICCUP
"Please, by all means."
She darts off, CLOSING FAST on the dragon. The crowd above cheers her on.
VIKING IN CROWD
"You got it Astrid!"
Hiccup stands and looks around. Amidst the crowd of onlookers, Stoick watches keenly, beaming with pride. He locks eyes with Hiccup, giving him a nod of encouragement. Hiccup adjusts his new helmet and forces a half-hearted smile. Unbeknownst to Hiccup, the Gronckle spots him and makes a bee- line toward him.
MEATLUG
"It's the nice hatchling!"
Hiccup smiled. "Thank you."
BACK TO ASTRID ... as she catches her breath behind a barrier. She scowls, focused, determined.
ASTRID
"This time. This time for sure."
"Me when I have homework, yet I then decide that reading and writing is a whole lot more important," commented Nightwolf.
With a FIERCE BATTLE-CRY she LEAPS from cover, axe cocked to throw.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"Aaaaaaaaaa..."
And as she clears the barriers, she sees that Hiccup has already laid the Gronckle out.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"...aaaaaaauGGGGGHHHHHHHH! No! No!
Hiccup shrugs, as unhappy with the situation as she is.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"NO! NO! SON OF HALFTROLL RAT EATING MUNGE BUCKET!"
The dragons stared at the girl disgusted. A mother gronkle said, "You need to control that temper of yours and need to have your mouth washed out with soap."
Hiccup laughed much to the confusion of others. "Crush here said that Astrid needs to control her temper and that she needs to wash her mouth with soap."
Astrid growled. Many mothers agreed with what was said. Astrid's mother looked over at the two girls. Siren conjured up a bar of soap. Astrid's mother took her daughter outside and did wash her mouth.
When they came back, Astrid was close to tears and was embarrassed.
A loud CLACK ring out. From the crowd above, Gothi, the village elder, steps forward, tapping her staff. Everyone lights up excitedly.
STOICK
"Wait! Wait!"
HICCUP
"So, later."
Gobber snags Hiccup as he attempts to leave.
Hiccup muttered a curse in Latin.
GOBBER
"Not so fast."
HICCUP
"I'm kinda late for-"
ASTRID (LIVID)
"What? Late for what exactly?"
Many people scooted away from Astrid as if she was a disease. Hiccup just rolled his eyes. "Oh, you know away from the insane chick that wants to be perfect when nothing is perfect."
Stoick holds out his hands to silence the jabbering crowd.
STOICK
"Okay quiet down. The elder has decided."
Thrilled, Gobber stands behind Hiccup and Astrid. He points to Astrid as the crowd waits in silent anticipation. Gothi shakes her head 'no.' The crowd 'Oooohs.' Gobber then points to Hiccup. The elder nods an affirmative 'yes.' The crowd erupts in cheers. Astrid turns a seething, deadly glare on Hiccup.
Toothless and every other dragon growled protectively. It took a few calm gestures and words from Hiccup to calm them down.
GOBBER
"You've done it! You've done it, Hiccup! You get to kill the dragon!"
Siren clapped her hands. "Alrighty y'all! Everything from this point forward is the future!"
This caused many people and dragons to lean in their seats in excitement.
STOICK
"Ha, ha! That's my boy!"
Hiccup is hoisted onto the recruits' shoulders and carried out to the cheering spectators...
HICCUP (MASKING PANIC)
"Heh, heh. Oh yeah! Yes! I can't wait. I am so..."
Hiccup knew exactly what was going to happen. He just hoped that he rescued the other dragons once gone.
"So what Hiccup?" Fishlegs asked.
"You'll see." Was the reply.
EXT. HIDDEN COVE - DUSK
HICCUP
"... leaving."
"What?" Everyone yelled/scribbled.
"We're leaving. Let's pack up. Looks like you and me are taking a little vacation, forever."
They wondered where Toothless was. Hiccup and Toothless shared a look since Toothless would usually bound over to Hiccup unless someone else was there.
Toothless is nowhere in sight. Hiccup sets down his basket and opens it up, his head clouded with troubles.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Oh..man..."
SHINK! Hiccup looks up to the sound of... ASTRID, sitting on the rock right in front of him, sharpening her axe.
"What are you doing?" Hiccup yelled. "You better be careful or Toothless would kill you if you do one thing that seems threatening."
HICCUP (CONT'D) (SHOCKED)
"Aggh! What the- (RECOMPOSING) What are you doing here?"
She hops off the rock and back him down, spinning her axe threateningly. Hiccup's eyes dart around nervously, searching for Toothless.
"Yup, you're dead," Ruffnut cackled.
"That lizard better not even touch my girl!"
"I'm not your girl!"
Toothless just growled at Snotlout causing him to whimper.
ASTRID
"I want to know what's going on. No one just gets as good as you do. Especially you. Start talking! Are you training with someone?"
"You have no right in knowing! You need to learn how to accept defeat or else you'll end up dead!" He glared at Astrid his pupils slitting for a split second.
HICCUP
"Uh...training?"
She grabs him by his odd-looking harness.
ASTRID
"It better not involve... this."
"You have no idea what it is."
HICCUP
"I know this looks really bad, but you see...this is, uh..."
They hear a RUSTLE coming from the other side of the cove. Astrid DROPS Hiccup to the ground and sets off to investigate.
Toothless growled. "Let's hope I scare this bish!"
The dragons and Hiccup nodded and laughed.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (PANICKED)
"You're right! You're right. I'm through with the lies. I've been making... outfits. So you got me. It's time everyone knew. Drag me back. Go ahead. Here we go."
"Outfits?" Astrid deadpanned.
"How else would I explain the harness?"
He puts her hand back on his harness, getting her to 'drag him back.' Astrid BENDS Hiccups hand backwards, driving him down.
Many winced when they heard a crack. Toothless growled and bared his teeth not living up to his name.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"AAAAUUGGGHHH! Why would you do that?!"
"Yes why in the world would you do that?" Valka asked.
ASTRID
"That's for the lies."
Astrid pounces the hilt of her axe off of Hiccup's laid-out body.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"And THAT'S for everything else."
"Astrid Hofferson!" Her mother yelled.
"What? It's not like you don't like him." She defended herself.
"He's still the chief's son!"
"His own father doesn't like him. No one does!"
"We will discuss this further in private." Her father silenced the matter. He turned to the chief. "We apologize for our daughter's behavior."
"It's fine." Hiccup jumped in. "I'm used to it. I know it doesn't mean it's okay, but she just can't handle the fact that she lost. I hope by the end of this she can grasp the truth."
Toothless used his tail and brought Hiccup closer to him. He wrapped him in his tail. "You are way too forgiving for your own good."
"I know, but if she doesn't shape up, then you have no problem with teaching her a lesson." He gave a smirk to Toothless which no one in the theater missed.
Hiccup's YELP is answered with A GROWL, coming from the other side of the cove. Astrid looks up to see... A NIGHT FURY. Toothless pounces toward them, snarling.
"Yes! I make a reappearance! Now what do I do with the bitch." The dragons laughed at the Night Fury's actions.
HICCUP (FEEBLE)
"Oh man. Toothless don't do much damage."
She dives onto Hiccup.
ASTRID
"Get down! Run! Run!"
"Make up your mind. Either you hate him or like him!" Ruffnut yelled throwing her hands up.
Astrid pulls her axe, ready to take on Toothless.
HICCUP
"No!"
Hiccup knocks Astrid's cocked axe to the ground, out of reach, then stops Toothless short of crushing her.
"Whoa, Hiccup disarmed Astrid!" Tuffnut exclaimed.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"No. It's okay! It's okay..."
Toothless pulls up short and lands hard, SPRAYING Astrid with sand.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (CALMING)
"She's a friend. Calm down."
Toothless snorts in disagreement. Astrid is frozen. Toothless looks from her to Hiccup and back to her, confused.
TOOTHLESS
"Friend? I thought you said you had no friends and if she is a friend how come she was beating you?"
HICCUP
"Just don't kill her. (To Astrid) You just scared him."
"She scared him?" Fishlegs asked.
"He thought that she was going to kill him." Valka stated. "Dragons are very protective over hatchlings, friends, and family."
ASTRID
"I scared him!?"
Hiccup makes a “be quiet†motion.
ASTRID (CONT'D) (INTENSEWHISPER) "Who is him?"
HICCUP
"Astrid, Toothless. Toothless, Astrid."
"Wow way to be blunt." Nightwolf gave him a smile.
Astrid backs away, eyeing Hiccup and Toothless together with pure disgust. She turns and RUNS for the village.
HICCUP
"Dadadada. We're dead."
Satisfied with Astrid's departure, Toothless turns away.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (TO TOOTHLESS) "Where do you think you're going?"
TOOTHLESS
"You said we were leaving."
The village watched with waited breaths wondering what Hiccup was going to do.
EXT. WOODS - MOMENTS LATER ASTRID races through the trees. A large shadow overtakes her. She is suddenly SNATCHED into the air. Astrid SCREAMS.
Hiccup and Toothless (plus dragons and the supernatural girls) laughed at the girl's scream.
ASTRID
"Oh great Odin's ghost, this is it!"
Hiccup and Toothless fly Astrid to the top of a towering pine. It bows and creaks under their weight as Astrid dangles a hundred feet in the air.
"So Hiccup is going to kill Astrid and then leave?" Tuffnut rubbed his hands together.
Snotlout gave him a look. "Hiccup won't kill Astrid. He's way too peaceful to kill someone or something."
Hiccup stared dumbfounded. How does he know?!
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"Hiccup! Get me down from here!"
HICCUP
"You have to give me a chance to explain."
Snotlout pointed. "See?"
ASTRID
"I'm not listening to ANYTHING you have to say!"
"So nothing changes." Hiccup rolled his eyes.
HICCUP
"Then I won't speak. Just let me show you."
Hiccup extends a hand.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Please, Astrid."
She eyes him and the dragon, then the ground far, far below. After a moment, she swats Hiccup's outstretched hand away and reluctantly climbs over the pedal, lines, and harness. She settles behind Hiccup, avoiding as much contact as possible.
"You know, I can still push you off if you so much as make a threatening move towards Toothless."
ASTRID
"Now get me down."
HICCUP
"Toothless? Down. Gently."
Toothless leers mischievously. He spreads his wings slowly. With a WHOP, they fill with the updraft. Toothless releases the tree, tucks in his legs, and HOVERS in place.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"See? Nothing to be afraid of."
Toothless suddenly LAUNCHES straight upward. Astrid SCREAMS. The acceleration is tremendous. Every downbeat bucks the saddle, heaving them into the sky, doubling their speed like a rocket. Astrid is thrown backward. She SCREAMS and hugs Hiccup for dear life, squeezing the breath out of him.
Hiccup placed a hand on his ribs. "I just hope that you don't snap my ribs."
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Toothless! What is wrong with you?! Bad dragon! (mortified; to Astrid) He's not usually like this. Oh no..."
Toothless ROLLS and PLUMMETS toward the coastline far below. Astrid SCREAMS. Toothless rockets over the ocean waves, deliberately dipping them in the froth.
"I can't wait to do that!" Hiccup blushed as people gawked at him.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Toothless, what are you doing?! We need her to like us!"
Toothless rockets skyward and begins tumbling head over tail.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"And now the spinning. Thank you for nothing you useless reptile. This is fun!"
"You're insane!" Fishlegs exclaimed.
"Thank you!" Hiccup beamed.
TOOTHLESS
"Duh."
Astrid clamps her hand over her eyes.
ASTRID
"Okay! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Just get me off of this thing."
Astrid is defeated, her aggressive energy gone. Satisfied, Toothless relents.
"Seriously, you did all that just for an apology?" Gobber asked.
Toothless gave him a toothless smile and nodded.
"Remind me no' ta get on either of yer bad sides."
They level off and head up into the clouds. Astrid opens her eyes again, and looks out over a world she'd never dreamed of. She reaches out and touches clouds, pierces columns ablaze in golden hues, and floats over a vast, alien sky- scape. Her terror is replaced by wonder. She grins, despite herself. Toothless rises above a blanket of clouds...
Many people do the same thing. Astrid started to FINALLY see sense.
DISSOLVE TO: EXT. SKY - NIGHT
...and levels off under a starry sky. They emerge from a blanket of clouds under the dancing Northern Lights, shimmering in ribbons across the vast sky. Below them, Berk's torches flicker in the inky darkness. The new perspective is breathtaking. Astrid tucks her arms into Hiccup's vest, burying her chin into his shoulder. The moment is not lost on either of them. Hiccup smiles nervously. Toothless climbs past Berk's tallest peaks and heads out over open water, leaving the village lights behind them.
ASTRID
"Alright I admit it. This is pretty cool. It's... amazing. (BEAT) He's amazing."
Astrid carefully reaches down and pats Toothless' side.
"Of course I'm amazing! Took you long enough!" Toothless held his head high.
"Can we admire you later?" Hiccup said. "You're such a prideful dragon, but you're still awesome."
Toothless licked his rider.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"So what now?"
Hiccup groans. It's a problem without an answer.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"Hiccup, your final exam is tomorrow. You know you're going to have to kill... (WHISPERED) ... kill a dragon."
"You know dragons have a large hearing range right?"
HICCUP
"Don't remind me."
A strange, unearthly din approaches. Toothless' ear plates suddenly stand on end. Hiccup's eyes slit as he hears whispering. He was able to shake it off. Panicked, Toothless abruptly dives, dipping into cloud cover.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Toothless! What's happening? What is it?"
TOOTHLESS
"Quiet!"
Suddenly, out of the dense cloud, a Monstrous Nightmare emerges.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Get down!"
RED DEATH
"Come to me my subjects. Come and feed me!"
Everyone jumped at the new voice. "What was that?" Gustav asked.
The dragons whispered amongst themselves. Hiccup nodded. "You'll have to see."
Hiccup and Astrid duck. The Nightmare calls out. A Zippleback appears to the other side of Toothless, boxing him in.
ASTRID
"What's going on?"
HICCUP
"I don't know. (BEAT) Toothless. You've got to get us out of here, bud."
Toothless HISSES. Other dragons, previously invisible in the thick clouds, appear all around them. HUNDREDS of them, all carrying fish and game in their talons.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (WHISPERED)
"It looks like they're hauling in their kill."
The Zippleback eyes them ravenously.
ASTRID
"What does that make us?"
HICCUP
"Get away!"
ZIPPLEBACK HEAD #1
"Who are you?"
HICCUP
"A friend."
The dragons BANK and dive in formation, plummeting through the thickening fog and weaving between towering, craggy sea stacks. They emerge at the base of a massive volcanic caldera, glowing with rivulets of lava. The flock of dragons fall into rank, funneling through a crack, and zipping through a winding tunnel. It gives way to a vast, steamy inner chamber, tiered with pocky shelves. Dragons of all breeds lay about, nested in hordes. The arriving dragons fly in, dropping the fish and game into a central pit, glowing red and shrouded in mist. Hiccup is amazed.
"The nest!" Mildew yelled.
"Sit down Mildew!"
HICCUP
"What my dad wouldn't give to find this."
Toothless peels away from the procession, landing on a small shadowy shelf to keep a low-profile. Hiccup and Astrid peek around, taking in the busy hive of sorts. They watch as the food continues to be dropped into the pit.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"It's satisfying to know that all of our food has been dumped down a hole."
The audience glared thinking why would they go through all that trouble just to dump the food down a hole.
ASTRID
"They're not eating any of it."
Last to arrive is a dim-witted Gronckle. It hovers over the pit and regurgitates his paltry contribution - a pathetic little fish. As it falls into the steamy pit, a terrible ROAR rings out.
RED DEATH
"Is this some kind of joke!"
The Gronckle tries to flee, but before it can, a gargantuan dragon head juts from the steamy pit and SNAPS it out of the air. Swallowing it back whole. Hiccup and Astrid recoil, terrified.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"What is that"
The monstrous beast SNIFFS the air, seemingly aware of them. It nears the ledge where Toothless is hiding ... and ROARS.
RED DEATH
"A human! How dare you bring a HUMAN?!"
This left many confused. Fishlegs got the courage to ask, "It said 'a human' not humans, why did it only smell one?"
"Since Hiccup has spent the entire time with me and dragons, our smell rubbed off on him. That and the Dragon's Gem made Hiccup half dragon." Toothless explained but to the Vikings it sounded of coos, growls, and barks.
"He said that since I spent time with the dragons and him their scent rubbed off on me and masking my 'pungent human odor.'"
"Even though you smelled amazing!" A terrible terror said.
Everyone nodded.
Several dragons take flight in fear.
HICCUP
"Alright buddy, we gotta get out of here. Now!"
Toothless takes flight, barely evading the monster's snapping jaws. The behemoth dragon lunges for them, snatching a Zippleback out of the air instead. Toothless disappears into the winged exodus as thousands of dragons flee the caldera in fear.
The villagers sighed in relief. While Hiccup bowed his head in silence for the Zippleback that died.
EXT. HIDDEN COVE - NIGHT - LATER Toothless glides into the cove and touches down on the moonlit beach.
ASTRID (her mind reeling, talking Hiccup's ear off)
"No, no, it totally makes sense. It's like a giant beehive. They're the workers... and that's their queen. It controls them."
She leaps off of Toothless and runs toward the village.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"Let's find your dad."
"Are you crazy?" Hiccup yelled. "That thing could kill everyone!"
HICCUP
"No, no! Not yet. They'll... kill Toothless. (BEAT) Astrid, we have to think this through carefully."
Hiccup and Valka nodded.
Astrid eyes him, incredulous.
ASTRID
"Hiccup, we just discovered the dragons' nest...the thing we've been after since Vikings first sailed here. And you want to keep it a secret? To protect your pet dragon? Are you serious?"
"Unless you want to get everyone killed, yes. Wait, pet? Toothless isn't a pet. He is a friend and brother thank you very much."
The village gawked at the duo before turning away.
Hiccup stands firm, resolute.
HICCUP
"Yes."
Astrid's taken aback.
ASTRID
"Okay. (BEAT) Then what do we do?"
HICCUP
"Just give me until tomorrow. I'll figure something out."
"So, you're not leaving?" Stoick asked hopefully.
Hiccup shook his head. "No, if I can figure out a way to stop the queen, I'll be able to free both of our worlds."
ASTRID
"Okay."
Astrid PUNCHES Hiccup in the arm.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"That's for kidnapping me."
"You make it sound like I was going to hurt you."
Hiccup looks to Toothless for support. Toothless SNORTS, dismissive. Astrid grabs him. He braces for another hit. She KISSES Hiccup on the cheek.
Astrid blushed. She looked over at Hiccup, who was too busy speaking with Toothless about something. He felt her gaze and looked up with a questioning eyebrow raised. This caused her to blush even more and turned away. Snotlout just stared unbelieving. He fumed and turned to look at Hiccup. "Astrid is mine!"
"What are you talking about Snotlout? I didn't even make a move towards her." Hiccup then said to the dragons, "Plus, I don't like her like that anymore. She is way too violent and she actually showed her true colors throughout this whole entire thing."
ASTRID (CONT'D)
"That's for, everything else."
In the awkward wake of the moment, Astrid hurries off... leaving Hiccup RUBBING his cheek, stunned. Toothless hobbles up, eyeing him.
HICCUP
"What are you looking at?"
TOOTHLESS
"That girl is bipolar."
"Hey! Hiccup!"
HICCUP
"You said it bud. I bet she just using me. If Snotlout tries to make a move on her, she'll just use me for her way out of his flirting."
"Excuse me! I would never do that!" When she looked back at him, he stared blankly at her. Astrid was hurt that he thought that she would use him.
TOOTHLESS
"So you don't like her?"
HICCUP
"No. She's too violent and she has showed her true colors and those colors aren't for me. Anyway I have to go. Bye!"
Astrid looked at her feet. She sort of deserved it. After all that she did to him, did she really think that he'd like her the same as before?
TOOTHLESS
"Wait, the blonde girl mentioned you having to kill a dragon. What did she mean by that?"
Hiccup watched, tensed, wondering what he would say.
HICCUP (sighing)
"I'm not going to, you don't have to worry about that. I'm trying to figure out how to get out of doing that. I promised myself that I wouldn't kill a dragon if I could help it. I am not going back on that promise."
Hiccup was licked by Toothless and many dragons.
"You are one of a kind youngling," said a gronkle.
Nightwolf stood. "Okay, guys talk amongst y'all selves. I'm going to check on something."
Nightwolf left leaving Siren in charge. As she watched the occupants speak, an evil smirk crossed her face.
There y'all have it! Was it good, bad, meh? Needs to be edited? Anywa comments and questions, y'all know where they go!