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EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - MORNING
GOBBER (O.S.)
Today is about teamwork.
ON A DOUBLE-WIDE DOOR. Gas seeps through the cracks.
It BLASTS OPEN. A cloud of smoke engulfs the ring, swirling
around the paired-up teens. Astrid with Ruffnut. Snotlout
with Tuffnut. Fishlegs with Hiccup. All carry buckets of
water, poised to throw them.
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Now, a wet dragon head can't light
its fire. The Hideous Zippleback is
extra tricky. One head breathes
gas, the other head lights it. Your
job is to know which is which.
The smoke encircles them, cutting them off from each other.
The teens LISTEN and WATCH for any sign of the dragon.
FISHLEGS
(muttering to himself)
Razor sharp, serrated teeth that
inject venom for pre-digestion.
Prefers ambush attack, crushing its
victims in its...
HICCUP
(TENSE)
Will you please stop that?
"At least he said please." Ella said.
ON SNOTLOUT AND TUFFNUT
Moving nervously through the fog, back to back. Snotlout is
singing to himself to calm his nerves.
Hiccup couldn't help but snicker, at Snotlout singing to himself. Hally joined him.
SNOTLOUT
If that dragon shows either of his
faces, I'm gonna-
(spotting an approaching
shape, terrified)
-There!
Snotlout and Tuffnut HURL their water into the fog.
ASTRID
Hey!
"Oh your going to get it now!" Briena said.
RUFFNUT
It's us, idiots.
Astrid and Ruffnut are soaked.
TUFFNUT
Your butts are getting bigger. We
thought you were a dragon.
SNOTLOUT
(TO ASTRID)
Not that there's anything wrong
with a dragon-esque figure.
"For your information: there is something wrong with a dragon-esque figure." Astrid said.
Astrid ELBOWS Snotlout in the face. Ruffnut DROPS Tuffnut
with a PUNCH to the throat.
Tuffnut and Snotlout winced. That hurt!
ASTRID
Wait.
They FREEZE. A tail SWEEPS out of the fog, taking them down.
Their buckets spill.
ON FISHLEGS AND HICCUP coming across them. They see the
puddles of spilled water.
"How did Fishlegs and Hiccup survive longer than us?" Snotlout asks.
TUFFNUT
Oh, I'm hurt. I am very much hurt.
FISHLEGS
Chances of survival are dwindling
into single digits now...
"Thanks for the boost of confidence Fishlegs." Hiccup said.
A Zippleback head emerges out of the smoke. Fishlegs hurls
his water at it, completely dousing the head. It leers and
opens its mouth, spewing gas into the area.
FISHLEGS
Oh. Wrong head.
"ya think?" Ruffnut said.
GAS FLOWS around their legs. Fishlegs flees in a panic.
GOBBER
Fishlegs!
Beat. A clicking sound comes from behind them. Sparks flash
in the smoke.
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Now, Hiccup!
The other head sweeps out of the smoke. Hiccup hurls his
water with all his might. It arcs and drops short of the
dragon's sparking mouth. The dragon grins, savoring the kill.
HICCUP
Oh, come on!
Gobber COVERS his eyes.
Stoick covers his eyes too.
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Hiccup!
Beat.
The Zippleback hesitates. SNIFFS. Then retreats.
The teens get to their feet, watching transfixed. Gobber
peeks through his fingers to see...
The Zippleback backing away from Hiccup. He stands and holds
his hands out, as if controlling it.
HICCUP
BACK! BACK! BACK! Now don't you
make me tell you again!
The teens look as surprised as they were that day, and Stoick peaked through his eyes, also surprised.
The Zippleback retreats through its door and into its cave,
hissing.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Yes, that's right. Back into your
cage.
Hiccup slyly OPENS his vest, revealing the spotted smoked EEL
from earlier. He TOSSES it inside the door, then SLAMS it
shut.
"So that is how you did it? BY CHEATING?!" Stoick said furiously. "He wasn't cheating," Hally said. "He was just using a different technique."
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Now think about what you've done.
Hiccup turns to the teens and Gobber. They stare, slack-jawed
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Okay! So are we done? Because I've
got some things I need to...
Hiccup jogs out of the ring, past the speechless group.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Yep...see you tomorrow.
Astrid SNEERS. Something's going on.
EXT. WOODS/COVE - SUNSET
BEGIN MUSIC MONTAGE
Hally got up from her dragon, and started dancing to the music, with Briena and Ella joining her soon after.
INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - HICCUP'S CLOSET - CONTINUOUS
Hiccup cuts and stitches leather, draws and shapes steel. He
works by candlelight. An overhead shot reveals what he's
building: a harness, complete with handles and foot pedals.
"Wow." Was all that Gobber could say. He didn't know his apprentice was so talented!
EXT. COVE - DAY
Hiccup appears before Toothless, holding the new prosthetic.
Toothless runs off as Hiccup chases him down.
HICCUP
Hey!
The teens laugh at the duo. And Stoick has never seen Hiccup so happy before!
EXT. COVE - DAY
Toothless and Hiccup are zooming over the ocean. The tail
breaks free sending Hiccup flying.
HICCUP
Yeah! Whoa!
INT. BLAKCSMITH STALL - LATER
Hiccup adjusts the harness and uses a metal clamp to affix
himself to Toothless' saddle.
"A harness? That is... actually a good idea." Gobber said impressed.
EXT. SKY/FIELD - DAWN
Hiccup and Toothless zip through the air - his rudimentary
harness and tail controls are working, barely. They crash-
land in an open field.
Hiccup recovers to find Toothless still rolling around in the
tall grass. Hiccup discovers that it's a patch of 'dragon-
nip.' Toothless writhes on his back, tongue wagging, in
complete bliss.
"You sure you're not a cat Toothless?" Hiccup asks. "I'm not a cat!" Toothless protests. "Sure, and I'm a dragon killer!" Hiccup retorted.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - MORNING
Hiccup grabs the head as instructed, then discreetly pulls a
fistful of 'dragon-nip' and presses it up to the Gronkle's
nose. It immediately stops struggling and goes weak in the
knees. Hiccup drops the handful of dragon-nip to the ground.
The Gronkle goes down with it, whimpering and blissful.
From Gobber and the recruits' point of view, Hiccup is
controlling the Gronkle with no more than a limp arm.
EXT. WOODS - AFTERNOON
The recruits walk home together, surrounding Hiccup and
BOMBARDING HIM WITH QUESTIONS.
FISHLEGS
Hey Hiccup, I've never seen a
Gronkle to that before.
TUFFNUT
How'd you do that?
RUFFNUT
It was really cool.
He squirms and invents an excuse.
HICCUP
I left my axe back in the ring.
He turns and hurries back.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
You guys go on ahead and I'll catch
up with you.
"Hey! You didn't even bring your axe!" Fishlegs said. Who had been quiet for a while.
Astrid watches, suspicious.
EXT. COVE - LATER
Hiccup rubs Toothless behind the ear, causing him to relax
and fall over.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - LATER
An angry Deadly Nadder approaches Hiccup. Just as Astrid
moves in to strike, Hiccup performs his special rubbing
technique, which sends the Nadder down. Astrid and the other
kids look on from the sideline in amazement.
INT. MEADE HALL - CONTINUOUS
Hiccup sits down at a table to eat. The other recruits notice
him and move over to his table to talk to him - leaving
Astrid alone.
FISHLEGS
Hey Hiccup!
SNOTLOUT
What was that? Some kind of trick?
What did you do?
TUFFNUT
Hiccup, you're totally going to
come in first, there's no question.
"But I don't want to!" Hiccup said.
EXT. COVE - LATER
Hiccup is using a mirror-like object to create a patch of
light on the ground. Toothless claws and chases the light
patch like a cat chasing a laser pointer.
"See? Cat!" Hiccup said. Toothless huffed. He never got that pesky little ball of light.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - DAY
A beam lifts from the door of another dragon pen.
GOBBER
Meet the Terrible Terror.
A tiny, pint-sized dragon steps out and moves toward the
recruits.
TUFFNUT
Ha. It's like the size of my-
Tuffnut is taken down in a blur.
TUFFNUT (CONT'D)
Get it off! Get it off! Oh! I'm
hurt, I am very much hurt!
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Tuffnut's catchphrase!" Snotlout said dramaticly.
Hiccup stops the Terrible Terror with the same light-patch
trick he used earlier with Toothless. The tiny dragon
retreats back to it's cage. The teens approach him yet again
as Astrid looks on with suspicion.
TUFFNUT (CONT'D)
(TO ASTRID)
Wow, he's better than you ever
were.
"NOT TRUE!" Hiccup said. "She is better at combat, and that kind of stuff, I'm just good with dragons." Astrid agreed.
CUT TO:
EXT. FOREST - MOMENTS LATER
Astrid furiously hurls her axe at a nearby tree. She notices
Hiccup walking by in the distance, carrying one of his
trademark harnesses. She quickly tries to follow, but he
loses her in the woods.
She HUFFS, frustrated.
"You know I was hiding behind that rock right?" Hiccup asks. Astrid mentally slapped herself. How could she not know that?
EXT. COVE - LATER
Hiccup straps a newly designed harness onto Toothless. With
Toothless tied to a nearby post with a rope. Hiccup rides him
in the air - while stationary. Toothless looks like a giant
kite tied to a tree stump. This harness seems to work.
EXT. SKY - MOMENTS LATER
The rope breaks and the pair CRASH into a tree. Hiccup's face
is red.
HICCUP
Oh, great.
"What happened?" Tuffnut asks confused. "the harness got stuck to the saddle." Hiccup said casually. "WHAT?!" Stoick yelled. "Can you please stop yelling." Hally asks.
EXT. BERK - NIGHT
The streets are empty save for a lone Viking who crosses
Hiccup's path.
VIKING
Hiccup.
Hiccup nods, trying to look casual. Once the coast is clear,
he covertly steers Toothless into the Blacksmith's stall.
"You brought that beast into the village?!" Stoick boomed. "I SAID STOP YELLING!" Hally screamed at the top of her lungs. Everyone and everything went quiet. "Thank you. Now please can we just watch the movie?"
Toothless PRESSES himself inside, rooting through stuff and
making a racket. Astrid, walking nearby, is alerted.
"Thanks bud, now you've ruined our cover!" Hiccup said playfully. "Sorry..." Toothless said making the cutest, adorablest, puppy dog eyes ever. This made Ella "die" from the cuteness.
ASTRID (O.S.)
Hiccup?
Hiccup FREEZES. Then frantically tries to pry the ring off
he saddle hook. It won't budge.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
Are you in there?
Too late - she's right outside.
ON ASTRID walking along the outside of the Blacksmith's.
Hiccup JUMPS OUT the window and CLOSES the shutters behind
him. Hiccup's harness line is stretched through the window,
still attached to Toothless' saddle.
HICCUP
Astrid. Hey! Hi Astrid. Hi Astrid.
Hi Astrid.
"You are the king of acting natural aren't you." Briena said sarcasticly.
ASTRID
I normally don't care what people
do, but you're acting weird. Well,
weirder.
Toothless spots a nearby sheep and makes a move toward it. As
a result, Hiccup is suddenly PULLED TIGHT against the window
shutters. He STRIKES A POSE to compensate... then gets PULLED
THROUGH the shutters. They snap back in Astrid's face.
Astrid reopens them and finds nothing but an empty stall.
In the distance, Toothless and Hiccup slip off unseen.
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So another chapter done! Also as a side note, you should be expecting more updates than usual this week, just because three of my siblings are gone to space (Simulation) literally. So I've got nothing better to do than play School of Dragons and write fanfic.
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