INT. STOICK'S HOUSE - DAY CLOSE ON
HICCUP, asleep, his head on a pillow. Healing scars on his face show that maybe a week or two have passed. Toothless hovers over him, WHINING and GRUMBLING impatiently. Hiccup stirs. Opens his eyes.
HICCUP (GROGGY) Oh, hey Toothless.
Toothless excitedly nuzzles and nudges Hiccup.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Okay, okay! I'm happy to see you too, bud. Now just-
Toothless steps on his groin, causing Hiccup to sit BOLT UPRIGHT with a YELP. He looks around, confounded. He's in his bed, moved beside the fire pit on the main floor of his house.
HICCUP (CONT'D) I'm in my house. (re: Toothless, leaning over him, excited) You're in my house.

"I don't think this is a good idea"says Hiccup.
"Why?" asks Stoic.

Toothless TEARS around the room, knocking things over, far too big for the space.

"That"says Hiccup matter-of-actly.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Uh...does my dad know you're in here?!
Toothless pauses at the foot of the bed, tongue wagging. He eyes the rafters... and LEAPS UP onto them, brimming with 'happy dog' energy.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (DISTRESSED) Okay, okay - no Toothless! Aw, come on...
Hiccup shifts to get out of bed... then pauses... sensing that something is wrong. He peels back the covers slowly. What he sees startles, horrifies, and overwhelms him - all at once.

Everybody leans forward,they wanna see what happened.

ON THE BARE FLOOR
His booted foot touches down.
Followed by a mechanical prosthetic in place of his second leg. It's an ingenious spring-loaded replacement, made of wood and iron.

"I...lost my leg"says Hiccup looks down in guilt.
"Toothless?"asks Hiccup."Toothless,it's not your fault."
"Yes it I had caught you earlier you wouldn't have lost it."
"Maybe,but it's better loosing a leg than dieing,right?"Toothless nobs.
"I suppose."
"And look at it this way,you've lost your left tail fin,I lost my left we match."
"Even so lad,I lost my leg when I was in my 're not even 15 yet!" exclaimed Gobber.
"Don't worry Gobber.I think I'll manage."

Toothless lands by the bed and approaches calmly, sniffing the new leg. He raises his eyes to meet Hiccup's, seemingly aware of what Hiccup is going through. Hiccup braces himself on the bedpost and tries to stand on it. He winces and stifles the pain...
His booted foot touches down.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Okay...okay... ...
but STUMBLES with the first step. Toothless catches Hiccup's fall with his head... and slowly lifts him up, stabilizing him.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Thanks bud.
Hiccup leans on him like a crutch. They take a few steps together. Their missing parts form a poetic silhouette as they make their way toward the door. Hiccup pries it open (as he did in the opening scene), revealing a MONSTROUS NIGHTMARE flapping outside the door.

'De ja vu"says Kat.

Hiccup YELPS and slams the door closed. He turns to Toothless, alarmed. HICCUP (CONT'D) Toothless? Stay here, bud.
Hiccup pauses... and cracks the door open again. He peeks outside, his eyes widening. He allows to door to swing open, revealing... ... the Monstrous Nightmare, carrying Snotlout on its back.
SNOTLOUT Come on guys, get ready! Hold on tight! Here we go!
A class of newbie dragon riders follow him through frame on a variety of dragons, pulling back the curtain on an amazing vista in which:
Vikings and dragons mill about by the dozen, basking on the rooftops, weaving along the plaza. No one seems upset, there isn't a sword in sight. Under the framework of a MASSIVE BARN, a Nadder BLASTS fire onto a metal brace. It steps back to let a Viking hammer it into shape. Nearby, a Gronkle lands, carrying a tree trunk in his mouth. He shows a Viking what he's found. The Viking pats his head. Another Viking backs a Zippleback into a stall to check it for size. Hiccup takes a step outside, finding Stoick waiting for him on the step.
HICCUP I knew it. I'm dead.
Stoick laughs.
STOICK No, but you gave it your best shot.

'You surely did" says Stoic,laughting a little.

He puts his arm around Hiccup, steadying him. He gestures to the transformed village.
STOICK (CONT'D) So? What do you think?
Hiccup just shrugs, amazed. Below, the plaza, villagers take notice.
VIKING #1 Hey look! It's Hiccup!
They rush over, surrounding him with a hero's welcome.
VIKING #2 Hiccup, how you doin' mate?
VIKING #3 It's great to see you up and about.
STOICK (SWEETLY) Turns out all we needed was a little more of... (GESTURES NON-SPECIFICALLY AT HICCUP) ... this.

"Again with the pointing"sighs Hiccup,iretated but happy.

HICCUP (PLAYING ALONG) You just gestured to all of me.

GOBBER (O.S.) Well. Most of you.
Gobber pushes through the crowd, beaming proudly.
GOBBER (CONT'D) (re: the prosthetic leg) That bit's my handiwork. With a little Hiccup flare thrown in. Think it'll do?
HICCUP (bittersweet, coming to TERMS) I might make a few tweaks.
Astrid appears and jabs Hiccup in the arm. Hiccup recoils with a grumble.
ASTRID That's for scaring me.

Astrid smiles.
'I just lost my leg and yet she still punches me!Is it always gonna be like that 'cauce-"

HICCUP (PROTESTING) What, is it always going to be this way? Cause I...
She grabs him aggressively... then kisses him. Hoots and hollers follow.

Astrid cuts Hiccup off by yanking his shirt and kissing him right on the lips.

HICCUP (CONT'D) ... could get used to it.

'I defently could"says Hiccup dreamy.

Gobber presents Hiccup with a rebuilt saddle, rigging, and tail.
GOBBER Welcome home.
Suddenly, Toothless pounces on the crowd, crushing several unsuspecting Vikings under his weight.
VIKING Night Fury, get down!

"Some things never change"said Kat.

Toothless eyes the new tail excitedly, tongue wagging. Amidst the groans and grumbles, Hiccup and Astrid exchange a sheepish grin.
CLOSE ON Hiccup's prosthetic foot, snapping into the modified stirrup. The two pieces click together, forming a single Toothless, he's whole again. He rotates the new tail opens. Bright red with a skull and Viking horns emblazoned on it. Hiccup approves. CUT BACK TO REVEAL...
Hiccup and Toothless, saddled up and ready to fly. Astrid backs her Nadder into position.
HICCUP(TO TOOTHLESS) You ready?

"I was born ready!said Toothless.

Toothless SNORTS an excited 'yes!'From his mount, Hiccup looks out over the changed world.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) This... is Berk.(BEAT)It snows nine months of the year... and hails the other three.

"Wow."said Kat."I've seen snow only three times in my entire life."The Vikings eye her is that possible?!

They LEAP into the bright blue sky, together as one. Astrid follows, giving chase.
HICCUP (CONT'D)Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so.

""That's true" said the Nabber.

Hiccup and Astrid race their dragons through the village - under eaves, over rooftops, down cliff-sides, and between ship masts. It's a high energy, romantic dance of sorts.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) The only upsides are the pets. While other places have...ponies or parrots, we have...
Their fellow recruits join them as they take to the open sky, rocketing far above the village. The Northern sky swirls with blazing, multicolored and Toothless break from the pack, spinning into the blinding sun.
HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) (PROUDLY)... dragons.

FADE TO WHITE