IN THE AIR
The group circles over the dragon's head.
HICCA 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.
HICCA Okay. Lout, Legs, hang in its blind spot.
"If it had a blind spot" said Hiccup.
Make some noise, keep it confused. 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)
HICCA (EXASPERATED) Just do what I said. I'll be right back.
TUFFNUT Aye ma'am, we got it covered!
FISHLEGS Yeah!
Hicca and Asteun 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!
"Whose Grendel?" asked Kat. She didn't get an answer.
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.
"Told ya" said Hiccup.
ON HICCA AND ASTEUN ... searching for Toothless. Hicca spots him among the burning ships.
HICCA There!
She steers the Nadder over the deck and hands Asteun the reins. She lines up her jump... and hops off, guarding her face from the flames. She lands on the burning deck.
HICCA (CONT'D) (TO ASTEUN) Go help the others!
He and the Nadder take off. As Hicca fights her way to Toothless. She unbuckles the muzzle. Toothless shrieks.
TOOTHLESS Hicca! Leave! It's dangerous!
HICCA (CONT'D) There's no way I'm leaving without you!
She gets to work on the chains.
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.
"You're on dragons idiots!" yells Zamble.
"Oh..." went the two.
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.
SNOTLOUT Agghh!
Fishlegs' Gronckle goes down in a spin of confusion.
FISHLEGS I've lost power on the Gronckle. Snotlout! Do something!
"Why me?!"
"Is there some one else around?"
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.
Every one laughts. That was really funny!
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?
"Seems like you can make jokes that aren't idiotic" admitted Kat.
Asteun flies by on his Nadder, catching Snotlout in all his heroics.
ASTEUN Yeah! You're the Viking!
"You shouldn't have said that" said Zamble.
Snotlout grins, finally vindicated in his eyes. In his distraction, he gets thrown and lands heavily on one of the Red Death's spines - clinging precariously. A close call.
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...
HICCA Working at the chains. She can't budge them. Fire licks at her clothes. She 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. Hicca and Toothless are thrown into the water in a maelstrom of burning planks and rigging.
UNDERWATER
Hicca 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. Hicca takes one more hopeless tug at the chains - she's almost out of air.
TOOTHLESS Hicca! Please, leave!
Suddenly, a meaty hand grabs Hicca.
What the-?
TOOTHLESS HICCA!
STOICK explodes to the surface, pulling Hicca to the shoreline through flaming debris. He lays her down, under the shelter of an overhanging rock.
HICCA (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.
Her father saving Toothless,, a dragon. Well, she defenetly didn't see that one coming.
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. Hicca 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 Hicca and SNORTS.
TOOTHLESS Let's go!
HICCA (CONT'D) You got it, bud!
Hicca climbs onto Toothless and buckles herself in. Stoick grabs her arm.
STOICK Hicca. I'm sorry...for... for everything.
HICCA Yeah...me too.
STOICK You don't have to go up there.
"Actualy, we do" said Toothless.
TOOTHLESS Actualy, we do.
HICCA We're Vikings. It's an occupational hazard.
They exchange smiles.
STOICK I'm proud to call you my daughter.
"I really am" said Stoic.
"Thanks Dad."
Hicca beams, taken aback.
HICCA Thanks dad.
Stoick lets go of Hicca's arm. Hicca spurs Toothless on, charged with her father's belief in her. They rocket into the sky as Stoick watches.
IN THE AIR
Asteun sees Toothless streaking through the sky, gaining altitude.
ASTEUN She's up!
He turns to Ruffnut and Tuffnut, who are ARGUING and THROWING PUNCHES at each other.
ASTEUN (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.
"Same dragon!" yells Kat.
The twins spot Snotlout on the giant dragon and steer their Zippleback in his direction.
RUFFNUT Hey! Let me drive!
"Again, same dragon!" yells Zamble.
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.
The Red Death spots Asteun and INHALES, preparing to blast. He and his 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!
"Ah, I missed that" said Toothless.
IN THE AIR
A massive BLAST jolts the Red Death's head sideways. Asteun is thrown clear of its mouth... AND his Nadder. He tumbles through the air. The ground races toward him, when... he's suddenly CAUGHT by the leg. He looks up to see Toothless.
HICCA Did you get him?
Toothless grunts.
TOOTHLESS Got him!
ON THE GROUND
They fly over the crowd of Vikings and set Asteun down, mid- run. They circle back to reengage - a black speck against the clouds.
ASTEUN (BREATHLESS) Go.