Chapter 1: Ice Planet Hoth
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
(The words "How To Train Your Dragon" in the form of the Star Wars logo appear over a vast sea of stars as the theme to Star Wars plays. The title fades into the background as an introduction summary slowly crawls up.)
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
It is a dark time for the Rebel Alliance. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, the Empire has chased the Rebels out of their hidden base and across the galaxy. But you should already know this.
If you do, then you should also know that Tuffnut Skywalker and the other Rebels now operate from a new hidden base on the remote ice planet Hoth. Somehow out of all the planet's to choose from, this was the best choice.
The Empire's leader, the evil Darth Viggo, now obsessed with locating the Rebels, especially Tuffnut, for some reason, has had her forces dispatch thousands of probe droids in the far reaches of space. Now let's see what's going on…
Chapter 1: Ice Planet Hoth
(Above the white snowball that was the Hoth system, an Imperial Star Destroyer sails through space. From its underside dock dozens of small pods come out and fall to the planet below. One of the pods soars over the snowy hills and slams into the surface creating a crater. When the smoke clears, a weird mechanical warble is heard and a droid with a flat, circular head with antenna and camera eyes on it and spindly claw-like legs dangling below it, emerges from the depression and floats across the snow-covered plain.)
(A figure gallop across a massive ice slope. A masked rider wearing heavy snow gear sits astride a Tauntaun, a large grey reptomammal with long legs and short arms with curved horns on either side of its head. The rider gallops up the slope and reins the lizard to a stop. He pulls off his goggles and scarf, revealing he is Tuffnut Skywalker, and looks around. He notices something streaking across the sky towards the ground. It slams into a hill in the distance. Curiously, Tuffnut pulls out a pair of binoculars and looks where it landed but sees nothing behind the smoke. He puts the binoculars away and brushes snow of the comlink on his wrist and activities it.)
Tuffnut: Echo Three to Echo Seven. Hiccup, old buddy, you read me?
(After some static, a voice is heard.)
Hiccup: (through comlink) Loud and clear, Tuff. What's up?
Tuffnut: Just finished my circle. No life form readings detected.
Hiccup: There's not enough life on this planet to fill a space cruiser. And why's it called "Hoth"? Should've been called "Coldth". Anyway, the sensors are placed. I'm heading back.
(Out across the tundra, Tuffnut distantly makes out a second figure on a Tauntaun riding out.)
Tuffnut: Right, I'll see you in a bit. There's a meteorite that hit the ground near here. I'm gonna go check it out. Won't take long.
(Tuffnut clicks off his transmitter and reins back on his Tauntaun. It starts making noises and chuffing nervously.)
Tuffnut: Hey, easy girl. What's the matter? You smell something?
(Suddenly a towering shadow looms over him accompanied by a monstrous howl. He turns and sees a eleven-foot-tall yeti like snow predator called a Wampa right in front of him. He makes a go to reach for his blaster but is struck across the face by the huge, white talon. He falls off the Tauntaun, which is killed with a crushing blow to the neck from the Wampa.)
Tuffnut: (weakly) Man, things are not gonna go my way in this one…
(He then blacks out and the Wampa starts dragging him and the Tauntaun across the frozen plain.)
(On another part of the planet, the Rebel base is situated inside a series of ice caves. The second Tauntaun gallops through a field of mounted laser turrets and battle trenches where Rebel ssoldiers hard at work. He enters through the gate of an enormous hanger where numerous Rebel starfighters and snowspeeders. The rider swings off his snow lizard and pulls down the hood of his blue coat, revealing he's Hiccup Solo. He walks through the hanger to the back where his spaceship, the Millennium Falcon sits, it had been damaged in battle and was going through repairs. On the roof is Hiccup's co-pilot, Toothless, wearing a face shield and welding a section of the roof with a blowtorch.)
Hiccup: (calling out) Toothless! Bud!
(Toothless stops working and lifts up his face shield.)
Toothless: (stressed out) There you are! Think these repairs were gonna fix themselves!
Hiccup: Alright, take it easy. I'll be back to give you a hand.
(Toothless gets back to work as Hiccup walks past the ship into the hallway. He remove a his coat as he enters the central command center set in an area of thick ice. Set up all along the room are computers and electronic equipment. Controllers monitors radar signals. Hiccup heads over to Stoick in his General uniform overseeing the room. At a nearby console, Princess Ruffnut, wearing a white combat jacket and her hair braided in a Nordic style, sees them and overhears their conversation.)
Stoick: Captain Solo.
Hiccup: No signs of life out there, General. Sensors are in place. You'll know if anything comes around.
Stoick: Good. Has Commander Skywalker reported back yet?
Hiccup: No, he went to check a meteorite that landed near him last we spoke.
Stoick: With all the meteor activity in this system, it's gonna be difficult to spot approaching ships.
Hiccup: (sighs) I hate to do this General but I gotta get out of here. There's a price on my head and if I don't pay off Drago the Hutt, I'm a dead man.
Stoick: I'm sorry to hear that. A death mark's not an easy thing to live with. You're a good fighter, Solo. I hate to lose you.
Hiccup: Thanks, General.
(He leaves the room and goes into the hallway. Ruffnut hears what he said and goes after him.)
Ruffnut: (upset) Hiccup!
Hiccup: (turns around) Yes, your highness?
Ruffnut: I thought you were gonna stick around.
Hiccup: Yeah, well the bounty hunters that are gunnin' for me made me change my mind. But I'll give you my email address. It's "HiccupSolo64 CompuServe".
Ruffnut: (raises her eyebrow) Compu...
Hiccup: Yes, CompuServe
Ruffnut: But you can't leave now. You're a natural leader. We nee…
(A Rebel trooper holding a bag of ice cubes walks up to them.)
Trooper: (snickering) Hey. Do you guys need some ice? Cause I got a bag of ice here. Thought you might need some ice?
Hiccup: (groans) Yes, we get it. There's a lot of ice around here. We're having a conversation here.
(The trooper walks away to another person down the hall.)
Trooper: Hey. Thought you might need some ice.
Trooper #2: What? Why would I need ice? We're surrounded by… Oh! (laughs) Oh, what a day brightener!
Ruffnut: Bobby, we need you.
Hiccup: Oh, really? "We" or "I"?
Ruffnut: What do you me?
Hiccup: (smirks) Come on. You just want me to stay because of how you feel about me.
Ruffnut: (blushes and rolls her eyes) Oh , please. You're imagining things.
Hiccup: Am I? Then why'd you come after me? Afraid I was gonna leave without givin' you a goodbye kiss?
Ruffnut: Come on. I'd literally rather kiss anyone from Star Trek.
Hiccup: I'd like to see that. Reckon you could use a good kiss!
(He continues to walk away down the hallway as Ruffnut just stares angrily at him. A little while later, in another ice corridor, Fishlegs and Snotlout, wearing sweaters and hemp hats, heading down to the main hanger.)
Snotlout: It's cold in here! I wish we could turn on the thermal heaters without melting the ice and ruining the equipment!
Fishlegs: Good thing I found these extra sweaters and hats in the supply closet. I like how all these big wires are just nailed to the ice. That's safe, right?
(They enter the hanger and see Hiccup and Toothless struggling with repairs on the bottom of their ship.)
Hiccup: (annoyed) Why'd you take all this apart now? I'm trying to get us out of here and you pull both down?
Toothless: I don't know how all this works! I'm winging it!
Fishlegs: (to Hiccup) Excuse me, Hiccup?
Hiccup: (to Toothless) Just put it back together. (to Fishlegs) What?
Fishlegs: It's Ruffnut. She's been trying to talk to you but your communicator won't pick up.
Hiccup: I turned it off. I don't want to talk to her.
Fishlegs: She's questioning the whereabouts of Master Tuffnut. He hasn't returned yet. She doesn't know where he is.
Hiccup: Well, we don't know either
Fishlegs: Yeah, no one knows.
Toothless: Wait, what do you mean, "no one knows"?
Fishlegs: Well, uh, you see…
(Hiccup looks around and sees a trooper walking by.)
Hiccup: Deck Officer!
Fishlegs: Excuse me, Hiccup? Might I…
(Hiccup abruptly covers his hand over Fishlegs's mouth as the officer approaches them.)
Officer: Yes, sir?
Hiccup: Do you know where Commander Skywalker is?
Officer: I haven't seen him. It's possible that he can on through the south entrance.
Hiccup: It's possible? Why don't you go find out? It's getting dark out there.
Officer: Yes, sir.
(The officer leaves in a hurry. Hiccup takes his hand off Fisglegs's mouth.)
Fishlegs: Might I ask what's going on?
Hiccup: I'll be right back.
(He walks away from the Falcon.)
Toothless: Hey! You just gonna leave me hanging here again?!
Snotlout: Let's go find Ruffnut. I to think Tuffnut might be in danger.
(The two droids leave the hanger. Toothless follows them.)
Toothless: (sighs) Well, looks like we won't get any work done now.
(Hiccup enters a tunnel where Tauntauns and other modes of transportation are kept. The Deck Officer goes up to him.)
Officer: Sir, Commander Skywalker hasn't come in through the south entrance. He might have forgotten to check in.
Hiccup: (concerned) That's not like him. Are the speeders ready?
Officer: Not yet. We're having trouble adapting them to the cold.
Hiccup: Then I'm going out on a Tauntaun.
(He heads over to a Tauntaun and saddles it up.)
Officer: Sir, the temperatures dropping rapidly.
Hiccup: (determined) That's right, and my friends out in it.
Officer: Your Tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker.
Hiccup: Then I'll see you in hell!
(He gets ready to leave when the trooper from before comes over.)
Trooper: Wait, Captain, you'll need this! (snickers) Bag of ice!
Hiccup: (sighs) Alright get out of here you knucklehead, but know I love you.
(He maneuvers his steed out of the cave and races into the dark bitter night. In an ice cave somewhere in the wilderness, the snow floor strewn with bones, Tuffnut hangs upside down, his ankles frozen in the icy ceiling, his arms dangling and small scars on his face. He slowly regain consciousness and opens his eyes as a chilling moan echoes through the cavern. The Wampa sits in another corner across the ice cave, gorging on the dead Tauntaun. Tuffnut pulls himself up and tries to pull his feet free to no avail.)
Tuffnut: (straining) Should've…paid more…attention…in…climbing class.
(He drops back into a hanging position. He then spots his lightsaber sticking out of the snow a few feet away out of reach where it must've fallen off his belt. He desperately stretches out to reach for it but can't. The Wampa hears him moving from across the cave and starts heading towards him. Tuffnut hears it coming and takes a deep breath. He closes his eyes and reaches for the saber again this time being more relaxed and focuses on concentrating really hard. Through the power of the Force, the saber moves slightly and then shoots out of the snow and into Tuffnut's hand. He ignites it and swings it at the ceiling, cutting his feet loose. He drops up to his shoulders into the snow. The Wampa reaches the area and sees him freeing himself. It lifts its arm up and prepares to attack as Tuffnut pulls himself free. The arm comes down as Tuffnut gets up, Tuffnut swings his saber at it. The arm is completely severed off and the Wampa howls in agony. Tuffnut stuffs his saber away and scrambles for the exit, leaving the maimed beast behind.)
(He staggers out of the cave and into the dark, windswept night. He tries to run as fast as he can but can't see through the blizzard. He travels some distance as far as he can until he struggles to stand. Weak and exhausted, he staggers to the ground.)
Tuffnut: Things…are so not gonna go my way in this installment.
(Somewhere out in the cold, Hiccup races through the blizzard on his Tauntaun. He keeps his eyes peeled for any signs of Tuffnut. By the entrance of the base, Snotlout holds up a scanner from his head to find any forms of life in the distance. Fishlegs walks up to him.)
Fishlegs: (worried) Any sign of them?
Snotlout: (puts his scanner away) Unfourtunly no, too difficult to locate anything in this snowball.
Fishlegs: This is awful! What if we never see them again!?
Snotlout: Don't say that! We'll Hiccup and Tuff again. Let's just get back inside before our joints freeze over.
(They go back into the main hanger. Ruffnut and Toothless wait by the hanger entrance for either Tuffnut or Hiccup. A Rebel trooper comes in and walks over to Stoick nearby.)
Trooper: Sir, all patrols are in. No contact from Skywalker or Solo.
(Fishlegs and Snotlout go over to Ruffnut and Toothless.)
Snotlout: I can't detect any signals but it's probably only because the snow interfering with my range.
(Ruffnut nods sadly in acknowledgment.)
Stoick: There's nothing more we can do for tonight. The shield door must be closed. (to the Trooper) Close the doors.
Trooper: Yes, sir.
(The trooper walks away.)
Fishlegs: I'm afraid the chances of survival are 775 to 1.
(Toothless buries his head in his arms and legs out a mournful groan. Ruffnut pats his back comfortingly. The huge metal doors closes and slams shut. The sound echoes through the huge cavern.)
Fishlegs: Well, from what I know of Snotlout, he has made small mistakes when making estimates…from time to time.
Snotlout: (sighs) And we all hope this is one of those times.
(They all leave the hanger in silence. Back in the cold, Tuffnut lies face down in the snow and slowly crawl forward only to stop a short distance. He becomes nearly unconscious and almost blacks out completely until he hears a familiar, friendly ghostly voice on the air.)
Voice: Tuffnut…Tuffnut.
(He raises his head and sees a barely visible spectral vision of Valka Kenobi appear a few dozen feet in front of him. She looks at him with a warm smile.)
Tuffnut; (weakly) Va-Valka?
Valka: Hello, Tuff. You look awfully cold. But I sure ain't. One of the perks of being one with the Force is I'm not affected by hostile environments no matter where I appear. You on the other hand are suffering from the cold, but don't worry, you'll be found and given shelter from the storm real soon. But before that happens, I have to tell you to do something. Tuffnut, you will go to the Dagobah system.
Tuffnut: Da-Dagobah system?
Valka: Yes. There you will learn the ways of the Force from Gothi, the Jedi master who instructed me. So long for now!
Tuffnut: (groans faintly) Valka…
(The vision of Valka fades away as a lone Tauntaun rider appears in the blurry air. Tuffnut slips into complete unconsciousness and blacks out as the rider approaches him. Hiccup pulls to a stop and and leaps off his mount. He hurries to Tuffnut and starts shaking him urgently.)
Hiccup: Tuffnut! Tuffnut! I got you, bud! Your gonna be alright! C'mon, give me a sign here!
(Tuffnut only responds with faint groans as his eyes remain closed. Hiccup then hears a larger groan behind him and sees his Tauntaun fall over and die from the cold.)
Hiccup: Poor thing, but they said that would happen. Not much time here.
(He pulls Tuffnut over to the dead reptile. Tuffnut continues to mumble with his eyes closed.)
Tuffnut: Valka…Dagobah…Gothi…
Hiccup: Hang on, Tuff. (takes his lightsaber) Ok, now how do you work this thing?
(He clicks the throttle and ignites the blue blade.?)
Hiccup: Okay, that is impressive!
(He swiftly cuts a big incision in the Tauntaun's torso. He puts the saber away, pulls out the intestines and throws them out in the snow. He then takes Tuffnut's inert form and starts to stuff him into the carcass.)
Hiccup: This might smell rank, buddy. But it'll keep you warm until I get the shelter put up.
(He gets Tuffnut inside after a struggle and stops to take a breather.)
Hiccup: Ohh…and I thought they smelled bad…(gasping)… on the outside.
(The wind picks up considerably. Hiccup takes out a shelter pack and starts setting it up.)
(The next morning, the blizzard has stopped and the weather's cleared up. A squad of Rebel snowspeeders zip over the white landscape. Most of them break off and fly in different direction while the lead one keeps flying straight. In the pilots seat, Atali, in her orange pilots uniform, keeps her sights ahead of him. A beeping sound comes from his monitor and he speaks into his communicator.)
Atali: Echo base, I got something. Not much, but it could be a life form.
(She switches over to a new transmitter)
Atali: Commander Skywalker, do you copy? This is Rogue Two. Captain Solo, do you copy? This is Rogue Two. This is Rogue Two.
(She continues to fly over the frozen tundra.)
Atali: Commander Skywalker, do you copy? This is Rogue Two.
(There's the crackle of static, then a faint voice.)
Hiccup: (through the transmitter) Good morning! Nice of you guys to drop by!
(Atali smiles in relief and switches back to the other communicator.)
Atali: Echo Base, this is Rogue Two. I found them. Repeat, I found them.
(She flies her speeder over to where the snow covered shelter is housing Tuffnut. Hiccup stands beside it waving his arm up as the speeder lands next to them. The search party is soon called back to base and Tuffnut is rushed to the medical Center. Soon, he is placed in a large bacta tank full of healing liquid wearing undergarments and a breathing mask. He looks peacefully asleep in the tank while the med-droid monitors him. Hiccup, Ruf, Toothless, Fishlegs and Snotlout, sipping on hot tea, watch from the outside.)
(Later, Tuffnut sits in a recovery bed, looking much better. Ruffnut, Fishlegs and Snotlout are with him.)
Fishlegs: It's so good to have you back to full health, sir Tuffnut.
Tuffnut: Thanks, Fishlegs.
Snotlout: Yeah, it's great to see you fully functional again.
(Hiccup and Toothless walk in. They looked pleased to see Tuffnut.)
Hiccup: How you feelin' Tuff? You don't look too worse for wear.
Toothless: Yeah, you look strong enough to pull the ears of a Gundark.
Tuffnut: (to Hiccup) Thanks to you.
Hiccup: That's two you owe me now, bro. (turns to Ruffnut, grinning) Well, your-manage-to-keep-me-around-a-little-longerness, it looks like you managed to keep me around a little longer.
Ruffnut: (stern) I assure you, I had nothing to do with it. General Stoick thinks it's too dangerous for any ships to leave the system until we've activated the energy shield.
Hiccup: (smugly) Yeah, that's a good story. I think you just can't stand to let a charming guy like me out of your sight.
Ruffnut: (scoffs) I don't know where you get your delusions, laser brain.
Toothless: (amused) Ohh… locked in the friend zone aren't you?
Hiccup: Yeah laugh it up, handbag. You didn't see us alone in the south passage. (smirking) She expressed her true feelings for me.
Ruffnut: (blushing and irritated) Why you stuck-up… half-witted…scruffy-looking…nerf-herder!
(Everyone else gasps. Hiccup looks slightly offended.)
Hiccup: Who's scruffy-looking?
Toothless: You can't use "nerf-herder" as an insult! You can only use it as playful banter.
(Fishlegs and Snotlout look confused at the exchange while Tuffnut just rolls his eyes.)
Snotlout: How is nerf-herder an insult? It's a job?
Ruffnut: (to Hiccup) I'm afraid you just don't know everything about women yet.
(Suddenly, the muffled sound of an alarm is heard.)
Announcer: (over loudspeaker) Headquarters personnel, report to command center.
(Everyone leaves the room except for Tuffnut.)
Toothless: You take it easy, pal.
Here's the official first chapter of what is regarded as the best installment of the Original trilogy, I myself am an ROTJ fan, but we'll get to that later. Reviews are appreciated, but no one will. Up next, the big battle of Hoth.
Ps, if you know where I got the Climbing class statement from…your awesome.