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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!