Chapter 3 - Continuing the Movie

From out of nowhere, an explosion tears the catapult apart]

Stoick: JUMP!

Hiccup (v.o.): This thing never steals food, never shows itself, and... never misses. No one has ever killed a Night Fury. That's why I'm going to be the first.

Again, Hiccup finds himself wondering "How could that have ever been my thinking pattern?"

At the same time, the teens were howling in laughter. "Sure useless! Whatever you say!" Laughed Snotlout.

Up in the author's booth, Dork was getting annoyed. "Alright! Listen up muttonheads!" she yelled, successfully getting the viking's attention. "If I hear one more mean comment against Hiccup, I will drop a bag of sand on the viking!" Snotlout, not knowing when to quit, tried to flirt with Dork.

"Aw, beautiful. Ditch this loser and why don't you come over to real viking?" Dork merely shot him an unimpressed look and retorted "Well, if you see any, then please, give me a shout."

The hall howled in laughter at Snotlout.

Gobber: Man the fort, Hiccup. They need me out there!

[He attaches an axe to his arm and begins to run out, but turns around at the doorway.]

Gobber (cont.): Stay. Put. There. You know what I mean.

[Hiccup runs outside the fort, bringing his bolas launcher]

"Hiccup" Groaned Stoick.

Viking #6: Hiccup, where are you going?!

Viking #7: Come back here!

Hiccup: Yeah, I know! Be right back!

[Hiccup is pushing a cart with the automated catapult on it]

[Stoick captures several Nadders in a net and wrestles them. One tries to blast him with fire.]

Stoick: Mind yourselves! The devils still have some juice in them!

"They're not devils." Muttered Hiccup, almost inaudibly.

[Hiccup sets up his bola catapult on an empty hill and looks around.]

Hiccup: Come on. Gimme something to shoot at, gimme something to shoot at.

[The camera pans around the night sky, and catches on a shadow, visibly blotting out the stars. It fires, and an explosion illuminates it, showing a visible shadow. Hiccup shoots, and a loud cry is heard as the shadow is seen plummeting down into a forest]

Everyone in the hall had their mouths agape.

Hiccup (cont.): Oh, I hit it! YES! I HIT IT! Did anybody see that?

[A Monstrous Nightmare shows up and crushes Hiccup's bola launcher.]

Hiccup (cont.): Except for you.

Scattered laughter is heard in the hall, at Hiccup's sarcasm and at his misfortune.

[A shrill cry sounds from the hill, and catches Stoick's attention. He turns to see the Monstrous Nightmare chasing Hiccup, and gets up to go help him.]

Stoick: DO NOT let them escape!

Spitelout: Right!

[Hiccup runs behind a torch pole and hides, just as flames reach around the corner. He looks behind it and on the other side, the Nightmare reaches to get Hiccup. Stoick punches the beast and jumps back to defend himself. The dragon tries to breathe fire, but coughs up only a few drops of flaming liquid instead, having exhausted its shots]

Stoick: You're all out.

[Stoick promptly defeats the Nightmare, which quickly flees. The torch pole collapses, the torch tumbles down into the village, leaving ruins in its wake.]

Hiccup winced at that.

Hiccup (v.o.): Oh, and there's one more thing you need to know...

[The torch rolls onto the Nadders Stoick netted earlier, freeing them. The dragons manage to escape, hauling off most of Berk's food and livestock.]

Hiccup: Sorry, Dad. Okay, but I hit a Night Fury.

[Stoick grabs Hiccup by the back of his shirt and drags him towards his house.]

Hiccup (cont.): It's not like the last few times, Dad! I mean, I really actually hit it! You guys were busy and I had a very clear shot. It went down, just off Raven Point. Let's get a search party out there, before it-

Stoick: STOP! Just... stop. Every time you step outside, disaster follows. Can you not see that I have bigger problems? Winter's almost here and I have an entire village to feed!

Hiccup muttered inaudibly "More important than me?"

"I'm sorry for not believing you hiccup. When we get back we'll organize a search party and find that demon. We will slay it and then you can wear its head as a crown!" Boomed Stoick.

Hiccup grimaced. "Um, ah, dad. Actually, I took care of it already."

"That's my boy!" Cheered Stoick, probably presuming Hiccup killed Toothless.

Hiccup: Between you and me, the village could do with a little less feeding, don't ya think? (A viking at the back rubs his stomach as if to say "Are you calling me fat?")

"Oi!" a voice from the back calls out.

"Uhm, sorry?" Replies hiccup sheepishly.

Stoick: This isn't a joke, Hiccup! Why can't you follow the simplest orders?

Hiccup: I can't stop myself. I see a dragon and I have to just... kill it, you know? It's who I am, Dad.

"No it's not, and it never will be." Thinks hiccup to himself.

Stoick: You are many things, Hiccup. But a dragon killer is not one of them. Get back to the house. [To Gobber] Make sure he gets there. I have his mess to clean up.

Tuffnut: Quite the performance.

Snotlout: I've never seen anyone mess up that badly. That helped!

Hiccup: Thank you, thank you. I was trying, so...I really did hit one.

Gobber: Sure, Hiccup.

Hiccup: He never listens.

Gobber: Well, it runs in the family.

An indignant "What's that supposed to mean?!" could be heard from where Stoick was seated.

Hiccup: And when he does, it's always with this... disappointed scowl. Like someone skimped on the meat in his sandwich. [Imitating Stoick] Excuse me, barmaid! I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring. I ordered an extra large boy with beefy arms. Extra guts and glory on the side. This here, this is a talking fishbone!

Stoick's eyes widened.

Gobber: Now, you're thinking about this all wrong. It's not so much what you look like, it's what's inside that he can't stand.

"Wow, greatest pep talk ever Gobber." Commented Hiccup sarcastically.

Hiccup: [Sarcastically] Thank you for summing that up.

Gobber: Look, the point is, stop trying so hard to be something you're not.

"Don't worry about that. I've given up on that."

Hiccup: I just want to be one of you guys.