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Chapter 11, here we go!
A line of catapults UNLEASH their two-ton loads into the
cliff wall. It cracks and flakes away.
Several more hits tear away at the hollow shell of hardened lava.
A final boulder shatters the fractured wall, creating a deep,
dark opening to the cavern within.
Silence. Stock raises his hand, makes a gesture. A flaming
bushel is launched into the dark, lighting the wall...
CHOKED WITH DRAGONS.
Stoick pulls his hammer and rushes into the cave, brazen.
STOICK (CONT'D)
(War cries and slashing efforts)
In a chaotic flurry, the dragons suddenly rush out like bats
from a cave. They take to the air, bypassing the axe-swinging
Vikings and fleeing the island in a mass exodus.
"Smart dragons" Yay says. Astrid and Hiccup agree
The battle-ready Vikings drop their weapons, confused.
GOBBER
Is that it?
Above the island, dragons POUR from every crevice, fleeing to
the sky. The sound of screeching dragons fades.
VIKINGS
(Cheering as one)
SPITELOUT
We've done it!
"nope" Hiccup says
"nuh uh" Yay says
"not even close" Astrid says
Stoick doesn't celebrate. Something is not right. He HEARS something. Stoick turns to peer down the dark throat of the
cavern.
A deep, rumbling ROAR echoes from the cavern. The ground underfoot TREMBLES. The ships rock. Their sails fill with a
blast of air.
The cheering stops. Stoick's expression sinks.
STOICK
This isn't over. Form your ranks!
Hold together!
The men SCRAMBLE to organize themselves.
STOICK (CONT'D)
Get clear!
The ground CRACKS. Stone tears away, cascading like an
avalanche. And through the settling debris, the silhouette of
a gargantuan dragon emerges - THE RED DEATH. Stirred and
furious.
GOBBER
Beard of Thor...what is that?
"Yay?" Fishelgs asks
"yes?"
"what is that?"
"that my friend, is the Red Death"
STOICK
(AGHAST)
Odin help us.
(BEAT)
Catapults!
The Vikings score direct hits. The burning stones BOUNCE off the dragon's skin. The Red Death focuses on the catapults.
It crushes the first one - smashing it and its crew, rattling
the beach underfoot.
Stoick races toward the second catapult. He LEAPS and pushes a Viking out of the way just before the dragon crushes him
under his forepaw.
The Vikings scramble in all directions.
VIKING #3
Get to the ships!
STOICK
No! NO!
The Red Death BLASTS the ships like a mile-long flamethrower.
The sails are torched. Vikings dive overboard and masts come
down.
Gobber Joins Stoick.
GOBBER
Heh. Smart, that one.
Stoick looks up and down the beach for an answer.
STOICK
(GUILT-RIDDEN)
I was a fool.
"yes you were" Yay says. Hiccup looks at her. His expression saying are you serious?
"what? It's true!"
The monster raises its head to the sky and BELLOWS. The
sound SHAKES the beach, knocking Vikings off their feet.
This island is his.
Stoick stops a Viking General.
STOICK (CONT'D)
Lead the men to the far side of the
island.
SPITELOUT
Right.
(turns to the others)
Everybody to the far side of the island!
The Vikings scatter into the rocks like ants. Satisfied with the ships destruction, The Red Death turns its attention back
to the Vikings. They seem to have vanished. It SNIFFS the air, searching for their scent.
Gobber drops in beside Stoick, like two soldiers in a trench.
Fire blasts over head, causing them to duck.
STOICK
Gobber, go with the men.
GOBBER
I think I'll stay, just in case
you're thinking of doing something
crazy.
"he's a Haddock, everything he does is crazy" Gobber points out
Stoick and Hiccup Yell "hey!"
"it's true!" Gobber gets smacked on the head by Stoick. The teens laugh at the scene
Stoick grabs him.
STOICK
(EMPHATIC)
I can buy them a few minutes if I
give that thing someone to hunt. Gobber removes Stoick's hand. Clenches his forearm,
determined.
GOBBER
Then I can double that time.
Stoick grins. Friends to the bitter end. They BREAK COVER and
dash into the open, SPLITTING UP. Stoick rips a sharpened
post from the ground and hurls it into the monster's face.
STOICK
HERE!
GOBBER
NO, HERE!
It spots both of them. He fuels up to fire, glancing back and
forth between the two men. He focuses on Stoick.
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Come on! Fight me!
STOICK
No, me!
The Red Death remains focused on Stoick - this is it. It
rears back and inhales. Gas begins to amass, when...
KABLAM! A BLAST explodes against the back of The Red Death's
head. It turns distracted, as...
... a Nadder punches through the flames, banking across the
sky. Followed by a Monstrous Nightmare, a Zippleback, and a
Gronckle. They roll in unison, revealing the recruits riding
on their backs. Hiccup leads, with Astrid clinging to his
waist.
GOBBER AND STOICK, watch slack-jawed, in awe.
Everyone cheers and Snoutlout says "we look so cool! Specially me"
"nah, I think I look way cooler" Tuff says
"what about me?" Ruff pipes in. The three of them start fightig until Toothless blasts a small fireball at the three teens, making them shut up.
HICCUP
Ruff, Tuff, watch your backs! Move
Fishlegs!
The monster shakes off the blast and snaps in their wake.
Hiccup directs his squadron out of harm's way. They climb out
of reach and circle each other.
TUFFNUT
Look at us, we're on a dragon!
We're on dragons, all of us!
"we're not blind Tuff" Astrid says as she rolls her eyes
HICCUP
Up, let's move it!
The dragons climb past the Red Death.
ON THE GROUND
Gobber hobbles over to Stoick.
GOBBER
Every bit the boar-headed, stubborn
Viking you ever were.
Stoick is speechless.
IN THE AIR
The group circles over the dragon's head.
HICCUP
Fishlegs, break it down.
FISHLEGS
Okay. Heavily armored skull and
tail made for bashing and crushing.
FISHLEGS (CONT'D)
Steer clear of both. Small eyes,
large nostrils. Relies on hearing
and smell.
HICCUP
Okay. Lout, Legs, hang in its blind
spot. Make some noise, keep itconfused. Ruff, Tuff, find out if
it has a shot limit. Make it mad.
RUFFNUT
That's my specialty.
TUFFNUT
Since when? Everyone knows I'm
more irritating. See.
(IRRITATING SOUNDS)
"yeah I am" Tuff smirks
"please, I am way more irritating"
"no way"
"yes way"
"no"
"yes"
"NO"
"YES"
"WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP" Hiccup yells. Both teens stay quiet
"thank you"
HICCUP
(EXASPERATED)
Just do what I told you. I'll be
back as soon as I can.
TUFFNUT
Don't worry, we got it covered!
FISHLEGS
Yeah!
Hiccup and Astrid peel away. The teens bank and dive toward
the monster, splitting up. The Twins race alongside the
monster's head, taunting it.
TUFFNUT
Troll!
RUFFNUT
Butt Elf!
TUFFNUT
Bride of Grendel!
The Red Death unloads a spray of fire at the twins. They barely dodge it.
Fishlegs and Snotlout hang behind its eyes, banging away at
their shields, making a racket.
The Red Death opens all SIX of its eyes, spotting them.
FISHLEGS
Uh, this thing doesn't have a blind
spot.
ON HICCUP AND ASTRID
... searching for Toothless. Hiccup spots him among the
burning ships.
HICCUP
There!
He steers the Nadder over the deck and hands Astrid the
reins. He lines up his jump... and hops off, guarding his
face from the flames. He lands on the burning deck.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
(TO ASTRID)
Go help the others!
She and the Nadder take off.
As Hiccup fights his way to Toothless. He unbuckles the
muzzle. Toothless shrieks.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Okay, hold on. Hold on.
He gets to work on the chains.
Toothless cooes and Yay smiles
"don't worry, everything turns out okay" Toothless licks her cheek
"ugh" Hiccup laughs at Yay's expression and scratches Toothless.
ON SNOTLOUT AND FISHLEGS
They clang their weapons against their shields, making the monster wince.
SNOTLOUT
It's working.
The huge beast starts to sway its head dizzily.
FISHLEGS
Yeah! It's working.
PAN DOWN to reveal that the noise is also confusing the
Gronckle and the Monstrous Nightmare. Both dragons lose their bearings.
The Red Death thrashes, knocking Snotlout off of his dragon
and onto the monster's gigantic head. Snotlout bounces across
the top and comes to a stop just shy of the hundred foot drop.
"I always knew Snoutlout would end up mesed up" Tuff says
"we'll miss you Snoutlout" Ruff says as she weeps an imaginary tear away. Tuff snorts "not really" he mutters
"uh, Yay?" Snoutlout asks nervously
"yes?"
"do I die?"
"nah, you are way to annoying to die yet" Snoutlout sighs in relief, then he realizes what Yay had said "HEY" everyone shushes him
SNOTLOUT
Agghh!
Fishlegs' Gronckle goes down in a spin of confusion.
FISHLEGS
I've lost power on the Gronckle.
Snotlout! Do something!
He hurls Snotlout his hammer. The Gronkle crashes and skids
to a stop...
FISHLEGS (CONT'D)
I'm okay!
... then flips over, crushing Fishlegs.
FISHLEGS (CONT'D)
(FEEBLE)
Less okay.
BACK TO SNOTLOUT
... who eyes the Red Death's gigantic, veiny eyes. He raises
the hammer...
SNOTLOUT
I can't miss!
... and hammers the monster's eyes, playing whack-a-mole.
SNOTLOUT (CONT'D)
What's wrong buddy, got something
in your eye?
Astrid flies by on her Nadder, catching Snotlout in all his heroics.
ASTRID
Yeah! You're the Viking!
Snotlout grins, finally vindicated in her eyes. In his
distraction, he gets thrown and lands heavily on one of the
Red Death's spines - clinging precariously. A close call.
"oh for the love of Thor…" Astrid says exaspeared.
"Did you see that, babe?"
"oh shut up"
SNOTLOUT
Whoa!
ON THE GROUND
The monster's tail sweeps across the burning ships, snapping
masts like twigs. We follow one down as it crashes onto a
deck, revealing...
HICCUP
Working at the chains. He can't budge them. Fire licks at his
clothes. He looks up to see...
THE RED DEATH blasting at the teens, enraged.
The monster's giant foot crashes through frame, smashing the
bow under its impressive weight.
Hiccup and Toothless are thrown into the water in a maelstrom
of burning planks and rigging.
UNDERWATER
Hiccup swims toward Toothless. They're both caught in a mess
of rigging, being dragged down. The heavy palette settles
into the rocky bottom like an anchor. Toothless has stopped
struggling. Hiccup takes one more hopeless tug at the chains -
he's almost out of air.
Suddenly, a meaty hand grabs Hiccup.
STOICK explodes to the surface, pulling Hiccup to the
shoreline through flaming debris. He lays him down, under the
shelter of an overhanging rock.
Everyone cheers again, relieved that Hiccup hadn't drowned. Hiccup, however, wasn't so happy
"Toothless" he whispers, pailing at the thought of his best friend dying,
HICCUP
(OVERWHELMED)
Dad...
Stoick dives back into the water between flaming flotsam.
UNDERWATER
ON TOOTHLESS, drowning. Stoick appears in front of him.
Toothless freezes. Stoick tears the chains off of the yoke
and lets it float free.
Momentary stillness. They eye each other, through the churned
up bubbles. Toothless lunges out of the bars - grabbing
Stoick.
BOOM! In an explosion of sea water, Toothless lands on the
shore, setting Stoick down and releasing him. Hiccup is awed.
The ground rumbles underfoot. The monster screeches. Its
massive claws stomp around in the smoke.
Stoick gives way as Toothless mounts the rock and raises his
wings. He turns to Hiccup and SNORTS – 'Let's go.'
Hiccup sighs in relief
HICCUP (CONT'D)
You got it, bud.
Hiccup climbs onto Toothless and buckles himself in.
Stoick grabs his arm.
STOICK
Hiccup. I'm sorry...for
everything.
HICCUP
Yeah...me too.
STOICK
You don't have to go up there.
HICCUP
We're Vikings. It's an occupational
hazard.
They exchange smiles.
Stoick smiles, happy to see that Hiccup had forgiven him.
STOICK
I'm proud to call you my son.
Hiccup beams, taken aback.
Hiccup couldn't be happier. He turns back and sees Stoick staring at him, a small smile on his face. He returns the smile and then he turnes back to watching the movie. Yay, who had been watching, thought about her own dad, and suddenly, a feeling of sadness washed over her, making her eyes water. She missed him, she missed him so badly… she wanted her parents back, but she knew her mother was never coming back.
HICCUP
Thanks dad.
Stoick lets go of Hiccup's arm.
Hiccup spurs Toothless on, charged with his father's belief
in him. They rocket into the sky as Stoick watches.
IN THE AIR
Astrid sees Toothless streaking through the sky, gaining
altitude.
ASTRID
He's up!
She turns to Ruffnut and Tuffnut, who are ARGUING and
THROWING PUNCHES at each other.
ASTRID (CONT'D)
Get Snotlout out of there!
IN MID-PUNCH, the twins look over to see Snotlout stranded on
the monster's head. They eye each other.
TUFFNUT RUFFNUT
I'm on it! I'm on it!
TUFFNUT
I'm on it first! I'm ahead of you.
The twins spot Snotlout on the giant dragon and steer their
Zippleback in his direction.
RUFFNUT
Hey! Let me drive!
The twins peel off, ARGUING as they race each other to the
monster.
Snotlout sees the Zippleback diving toward him and DASHES
down the Red Death's head. He runs up the end of its horn...
As the twins sweep past, both missing him... but perfectly
snatching him where the necks merge. Ruff and Tuff eye each
other, surprised and impressed.
TUFFNUT
I can't believe that worked.
Astrid laughs "me neither"
The Red Death spots Astrid and INHALES, preparing to blast.
She and her Nadder get caught in the suction, pulled toward
the monster's gaping mouth.
ON THE GROUND
The Vikings watch with dread. They hear the familiar whir of the...
GOBBER
Night Fury! Get down!
"will they ever learn?" Yay asks Hiccup
"none of them will" Hiccup responds but he's smiling
IN THE AIR
A massive BLAST jolts the Red Death's head sideways. Astrid
is thrown clear of its mouth... AND her Nadder. She tumbles
through the air. The ground races toward her, when...
She's suddenly CAUGHT by the leg. She looks up to see
Toothless.
HICCUP
Did you get her?
Toothless grunts.
ON THE GROUND
They fly over the crowd of Vikings and set Astrid down, mid-
run. They circle back to reengage - a black speck against the
clouds.
ASTRID
(BREATHLESS)
Go.
IN THE AIR
Hiccup and Toothless rocket past the Red Death's head and
climb, higher and higher.
HICCUP
(TO TOOTHLESS)
That thing has wings! Okay, let's see if it can use them!
Hiccup pulls Toothless into a turn. They plummet, gaining
tremendous speed. The wind buffets them as they target the Red Death as super sonic speed.
KABLAM! Toothless unloads a fireball against the Red Death's
head. It goes down with a rumble as they climb anew.
Everyone cheers for a third time but they quickly go silent to see what happens next.
ON THE GROUND
The Vikings shield themselves from the dust of the fallen
monster... as its wings unfold and extend.
Little kids whimper when they see the monster again and a Little boy runs to Yay. Without hesitation she picks the kid up and huggs him tightlu
Hiccup eyes her
"what? I love kids"
IN THE AIR
Hiccup looks back as they put distance between them.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Do you think that did it?
Suddenly, the enraged behemoth RISES into frame... flapping
its wings furiously. A daunting sight.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Well, he can fly.
Hiccup and Toothless DIVE into the tangled sea stacks - they
weave through the rock like rabbits through a briar. The Red
Death SNAPS at them, but cannot reach them. Hiccup and
Toothless PULL AHEAD.
The Red Death SMASHES through the canopy of rock and pulls in
behind Toothless. He BURSTS THROUGH fifty-foot formations
like they were saplings.
ON THE GROUND
Stoick, Gobber, and the Teens watch as Hiccup and Toothless
streak past, weaving through sea stacks.
TEENS
Woohoo! Yeah!
A moment later the Red Death SMASHES the sea stacks to dust
in hot pursuit. The Vikings mood is quenched.
IN THE AIR
Hiccup and Toothless can't slow the monster down. Hiccup eyes
the clouds above. An idea hits him. He locks eyes with
Toothless.
HICCUP
Okay Toothless, time to disappear.
Toothless PULLS into a steep climb, heading toward the
clouds.
"he can become invisble?" Tuff asks
"Hiccup gets all the cool things" Ruff grumbles
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Come on bud!
The Red Death follows, closing in fast.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
(hearing the gas)
Here it comes!
BLAST! They narrowly dodge a column of flame and smoke. They reach the low-hanging clouds and pierce them. The monster follows, immediately losing them in the hampered visibility.
It roars irritably.
From out of nowhere, Toothless DIVES at the huge dragon,
BLASTING and PUNCTURING a hole in its wing. Toothless and Hiccup are gone again before the dragon can get a shot at them.
Toothless grunts, glaring at the screen.
"uh Toothless" Yay says nervously "please don't blast my screen"
ON THE GROUND
The Vikings stare up at the sky listening to the resounding
BOOMS and watching FLASHES light up the clouds.
Gobber places a hand on Stoick's shoulder.
IN THE AIR
HICCUP and TOOTHLESS dive in again and again, using the
clouds to hide and surprise as they puncture the monster's
wings.
It BELLOWS in frustration and WHIRLS around, unleashing fire
blindly, in all directions.
Hiccup sees the glow of fire cutting towards them.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Watch out!
The random blast CLIPS Toothless' tail. It's heavily damaged.
"oh no" Astrid says
"time's up" Hiccup whispers
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Okay, time's up. Let's see if this works.
He pulls Toothless into a turn. They fly directly into the
Red Death's face, taunting it.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Come on! Is that the best you can
do!?
Hiccup suddenly realizes his plan
"oh my gods"
"you figured it out?" Yay, who is still holding the scared child, asks
"yep" he turns to Gobber "you were right Meathead, I am crazy"
Toothless utters an insult too, and they jackknife into a
steep dive. The Red Death pursues.
Toothless PUMPS his wings, racing faster than he's ever gone
before. Hiccup and Toothless stay just ahead of the Red Death
- no longer trying to evade it.
Hiccup glances back to check the tail - it's disintegrating.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Stay with me buddy. We're good.
Just a little bit longer.
The Red Death closes the gap. Hiccup tucks in and holds
Toothless steady - allowing the monster to set its sights on
them. It narrows its eyes.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Hold, Toothless.
The Red Death OPENS his mouth. The familiar gas HISS emanates
from his throat - ignition is coming.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
NOW!
Hiccup HITS the PEDALS HARD as Toothless extends one wing.
They PIVOT in place, hurtling directly into the Red Death's mouth.
Toothless FIRES point blank down the monster's throat. Its amassing gas is ignited, BACKFIRING into the monster, erupting in a chain of blasts throughout its body. Hiccup and Toothless BURST from the clouds, the Red Death hot on their tail, exploding from within. It glances forward and sees the ground rushing up. It throws open its wings, attempting to put on the brakes, but the punctured, damaged wings can't stop its momentum. As the Red Death chokes on the expanding fireball, he sees Toothless suddenly pull out of the dive, streaking up, past its head.
The Red Death HITS the ground, head-first. It EXPLODES like the Hindenburg.
Everyone cheers but Yay silence them
"hey guys" everyone looks at her as she leaves the kid on the ground and he runs towards the other kids
"it's not over yet"
Hiccup and Toothless weave through the monster's massive back
plates, wings, and flailing legs - a high-speed recall of
the FREE FALL slalom run. The expanding fireball races toward
them, about to swallow them.
They manage to clear the obstacles. Hiccup glances back.
They're outrunning the fireball.
He looks forward just in time to see the monster's massive
club tail careening toward them.
He tries to shift their direction. The last shreds of
Toothless' tail tear away. Hiccup's pedals go DEAD.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
No. No.
Hiccup and Toothless can't maneuver - they're dead in the
air. The giant club tail CLIPS Toothless, TEARING Hiccup from
the harness and sending him tumbling against the backdrop of
the fast-approaching fireball.
Toothless STRUGGLES with all his might to reach the
unconscious Hiccup. But the fireball swallows them both.
ON THE GROUND
The Vikings watch in horror as Hiccup and Toothless disappear
into the boiling inferno.
Everyone is silent, trying to process what they just saw. Hiccup doesn't do anything and neither does Toothless. Finally the silence breaks
"HICCUP!"
DUN DUN DUUUUN! CLIFFHANGER. *evil laugh* I'm evil. Bye guys! See you tomorrow!
