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Chapter 22
[Scene cuts to the arena. The whole of Berk is gathered in the stands while Stoick gives a speech. Hiccup is inside the tunnel, anxiously awaiting the begginning of his exam.]
„Oh, please don't let it come to this!" I silently begged. „Please don't let me see how my son kills a dragon.
STOICK
„Well, I can show my face in public again! If someone had told me that in just few short weeks, Hiccup would go from being, well... Hiccup, to placing first in Dragon Training... Well, I would've tied him to a mast and shipped him off for fear he'd gone mad. Yes! And you know it! But here we are. And no one's more surprised...or more proud than I am. Today, my boy becomes a Viking. TODAY, HE BECOMES ONE OF US!"
[Astrid approaches Hiccup.]
ASTRID
„Be careful with that dragon."
HICCUP (after glancing at Stoick)
„It's not the dragon I'm worried about."
ASTRID
„What are you gonna do?"
HICCUP
„Put an end to this."
[She eyes him, dubious.]
HICCUP
„I have to try. Astrid, if something goes wrong... just make sure they don't find Toothless."
ASTRID
„I will. Just... promise me it won't go wrong."
[Hiccup opens his mouth to say something but Gobber beats him to it.]
GOBBER
„It's time, Hiccup. Knock him dead."
„Better not!"
[Hiccup enters the Arena and picks a dagger from the weapons stand.]
STOICK
„Hrmph. I would've gone for the hammer."
„Oh, the weapon's choice is alright."
HICCUP
„I'm ready."
[They release the Monstrous Nightmare. Hiccup approaches the Nightmare slowly, dropping shiled and knife.]
STOICK
„What is he doing?"
„You'll see in a moment."
HICCUP
„It's okay. It's okay. [throws helmet onto floor] I'm not one of them."
STOICK
„Stop the fight."
„NO!"
HICCUP
„No! I need you all to see this. They're not what we think they are. We don't have to kill them."
STOICK
„I SAID STOP THE FIGHT!"
[slams hammer against the Arena railings, agitating the Nightmare. Frightened, the Nightmare attacks.]
„NO! Oh gods!"
STOICK
„Out of my way!"
ASTRID
„Hiccup! HICCUP!"
[Astrid manages to open the gate just enough to squeeze through.]
[Meanwhile, at the cove, Toothless hears Hiccup's screams and races to the Arena.]
STOICK
„This way!"
[Astrid escapes, but Hiccup is pinned under the Nightmare's claws. Suddenly, a resonating blast fires at the Arena's railing. Toothless jumps into the Arena. The smoke clears up, revealing the two dragons fighting.]
GOBBER
„Night Fury!"
HICCUP
„Alright, Toothless, go. Get out of here! Go! GO!"
ASTRID
„Stoick, no!"
HICCUP
„No, Dad, he won't hurt you! No, don't! You're only making it worse!"
[Toothless prepares to fire a blast at Stoick.]
HICCUP
„Toothless, STOP! No! NOOOOO!"
[Toothless swallows the blast and guiltily looks at Hiccup.]
VIKING
„Get him!"
HICCUP
„No! Please, jus- just don't hurt him! Please don't hurt him."
STOICK
„Put it with the others!"