As tree trunks are being sharpened and planted into the sand at angled rows, Boulders being loaded into catapult baskets. And a war plan being scratched in the sand. I loom over it, looking determined, my generals are at my sides. "When we crack this mountain open, all hell is going to break loose." I tell them,Gobber says something I could go whitout:"And my undies. Good thing I brought extras." I turn to face the men."No matter how this ends, it ends today." I say as I walk toward the base of the volcano wall, backed up by several hundred warriors. I raise my arm and drop it. A line of catapults unleash their two-ton loads into the cliff wall. It cracks and flakes away. Several more hits tear away at the hollow shell of hardened lava. A final boulder shatters the fractured wall, creating a deep, dark opening to the cavern within. Silence. I raise my hand, makes a gesture. A flaming bushel is launched into the dark, lighting the wall... CHOKED with dragons. I pull my hammer and rush into the cave. In a chaotic flurry, the dragons suddenly rush out like bats from a cave. The take to the air, bypassing the axe-swinging Vikings and fleeing the island in a mass exodus. The battle-ready Vikings drop their weapons, confused. "Is that it?" Gobber asks, as above the island, dragons pour from every crevice, fleeing to the sky. The sound of screeching dragons fades.
Many vikings cheer, "We've done it!" Spitelout yells, but I don't celebrate. Something is not right. I hear something, I turn to peer down the dark throat of the cavern. A deep, rumbling ROAR echoes from the cavern. The ground underfoot TREMBLES, and the ships rock. Their sails fill with a blast of air. The cheering stops. My expression sinks. "This isn't over. Form your ranks! Hold together!" I shout as I run away from the hole,making the men SCRAMBLE to organize themselves. "Get clear!"I continue as the ground CRACKS, stone tears away, cascading like an avalanche, and through the settling debris, the silhouette of a gargantuan dragon emerges - THE RED DEATH. Stirred and furious.
"Beard of Thor...what is that?" Gobber ask. "Odin help us."I say aghast. "Catapults!" I command. The Vikings score direct hits,but the burning stones just BOUNCE off the dragon's skin. The Red Death focuses on the catapults. It crushes the first one - smashing it and its crew, rattling the beach underfoot. I race toward the second catapult. I LEAPS and push a Viking out of the way just before the dragon crushes him under his forepaw. The Vikings scramble in all directions. "Get to the ships!" a viking shouts. "No! NO!" I shout as The Red Death BLASTS the ships like a mile-long flamethrower. The sails are torched. Vikings dive overboard and masts come down. Gobber Joins me. "Heh. Smart, that one." he says. I look up and down the beach for an answer. "I was a fool." I say ridden with guilt. The monster raises its head to the sky and BELLOWS. The sound SHAKES the beach, knocking Vikings off their feet. This island is his. I stop a Viking General. "Lead the men to the far side of the island." I command the general. "Right. Everybody to the far side of the island!" the general says to the vikings as they scatter into the rocks like ants. Satisfied with the ships destruction, The Red Death turns its attention back to the Vikings. They seem to have vanished. It SNIFFS the air, searching for their scent. Gobber drops in beside me, like two soldiers in a trench. Fire blasts over head, causing them to duck.
"Gobber, go with the men." I tell Gobber. "I think I'll stay, just in case you're thinking of doing something crazy."is the answer he gives me. I grab him.
"I can buy them a few minutes if I give that thing someone to hunt."I say as Gobber removes my hand. Clenches his forearm, determined.
"Then I can double that time."he says determend. I grin. Friends to the bitter end. We BREAK COVER and dash into the open, SPLITTING UP. I rip a sharpened post from the ground and hurls it into the monster's face."HERE!" I shout as Gobber shouts "NO, HERE!" It spots both of us. He fuels up to fire, glancing back and forth between the two men. He focuses on me."Come on! Fight me!" Gobber continues to shout, but The Red Death remains focused on me - this is it.
It rears back and inhales. Gas begins to amass, when... KABLAM! A BLAST explodes against the back of The Red Death's head. It turns distracted, as a Nadder and a Night Fury punches through the flames, banking across the sky. Followed by a Monstrous Nightmare, a Zippleback, and a Gronckle. They roll in unison, revealing the recruits riding on their backs. I lead as GOBBER and STOICK, watch slack-jawed, in awe.
"Ruff, Tuff, watch your backs! Move Fishlegs!"I say as The monster shakes off the blast and snaps in their wake. I direct my squadron out of harm's way. They climb out of reach and circle each other. "Look at us, we're on a dragon! We're on dragons, all of us!" Tuffnut shouts. "Up, let's move it!"I tell them and the dragons climb past the Red Death.I see that on the ground Gobber hobbles over to Stoick. "Every bit the boar-headed, stubborn Viking you ever were." Gobber tells as speechless Stoick. as we circle over the dragon's head. "Fishlegs, break it down."I ask Fishlegs. "Okay. Heavily armored skull and tail made for bashing and clear of both. Small eyes, large nostrils. Relies on hearing and smell." he tels us. "Okay. Lout, Legs, hang in its blind spot. Make some noise, keep it confused. Ruff, Tuff, find out if it has a shot limit. Make it mad."I give as command to them. "That's my specialty."Ruffnut says soon followed by Tuffnut:"Since when? Everyone knows I'm more irritating. See." as he begins to make irritating sounds. "Just do what I told you. I'll be back as soon as I can."I tell them a bit annoyed. "Don't worry, we got it covered!"Tuffnut says. "What do I do" Astrid asks me. "You help me to find Toothless"I tell her and we peel away. The teens bank and dive toward the monster, splitting up. The Twins race alongside the monster's head, taunting it.
"Troll!" Tuffnut shout,"Butt Elf!" follows Ruffnut, "Bride of Grendel!"Tuffnut finishes as 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.
"Uh, this thing doesn't have a blind spot."Fishlegs says.
Astridspots Toothless among the burning ships. "He's here!" she yells to me. Draco flies to the Nadder and hovers close to the deck.I line up my jump... and hops off, guarding my face from the flames. I land on the burning deck. "Go help the others!"I tell Astrid and Draco, and they take off. As I fight my way to Toothless. I unbuckle the muzzle making Toothless shrieks. "Okay, hold on. Hold on."I tell him as I get to work on the chains.
Fishlegs and Snotloutclang their weapons against their shields, making the monster wince. "It's working."Snotlouts says as the huge beast starts to sway its head dizzily. "Yeah! It's working."Fishlegs replies not noticing 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. "Agghh!"Snotlout yells. As Fishlegs' Gronckle goes down in a spin of confusion he yell"I've lost power on the Gronckle. Snotlout! Do something!" and he hurls his hammer to Snotlout. The Gronkle crashes and skids to a stop "I'm okay!"Fishlegs says but then the Gronckle flips over, crushing Fishlegs. "Less okay."Fishlegs continues feeble. The Red Death eyes Snotlout with his gigantic, veiny raises the hammer "I can't miss!"he says and hammers the monster's eyes, playing whack-a-mole. "What's wrong buddy, got something in your eye?"Snotlout ask mockingly to the dragon. Astrid flies by on her Nadder, catching Snotlout in all his heroics."Yeah! You're the Viking!" she says making Snotlout grins, finally vindicated in her eyes. In his distraction, he gets thrown and lands heavily on one of the Red Death's spines - clinging precariously. A close call. "Whoa!" he shouts
The monster's tail sweeps across the burning ships, snapping masts like twigs. I'm still Working at the chains but I can't budge them. He looks up to see when I hear a cracking noise as the monster's giant foot smash the bow under its impressive weight. We are thrown into the water in a maelstrom of burning planks and rigging.I swim toward Toothless. We'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. I take one more hopeless tug at the chains - I'm almost out of air. Suddenly, a meaty hand grabs me. STOICK explodes to the surface, pulling me to the shoreline through flaming debris. He lays me down, under the shelter of an overhanging rock.
"Dad..."I ask overwelmed as he dives back into the water between flaming flotsam. Stoick appears in front of Toothless who freezes at the sight. Stoick tears the chains off of the yoke and lets it float free. They eye each other, through the churned up bubbles. Toothless lunges out of the bars - grabbing Stoick. In an explosion of sea water, Toothless lands on the shore, setting Stoick down and releasing him. I'm 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 me and SNORTS in a 'Let's go' kinda way. "You got it, bud."I say and I climb onto Toothless and buckles myself in. Stoick grabs my arm.
"Hiccup. I'm sorry...for everything."he says at wich I replies "Yeah...me too.". "You don't have to go up there." he continues. "We're Vikings. It's an occupational hazard."I tell him and we exchange smiles. "I'm proud to call you my son."he say. I beam, taken aback. "Thanks dad."is all I can say as he lets go of my arm. I spur Toothless on, charged with my father's belief in me. We rocket into the sky as Stoick watches. Astrid sees Toothless streaking through the sky, gaining altitude. "He's up!"she say and she turns to Ruffnut and Tuffnut, who are ARGUING and THROWING PUNCHES at each other. "Get Snotlout out of there!"she commands them as IN MID-PUNCH, the twins look over to see Snotlout stranded on the monster's head. They eye each other.
"I'm on it!"they both says. The twins spot Snotlout on the giant dragon and steer their Zippleback in his 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.
"I can't believe that worked."Tuffnut exclaimed. The Red Death spots Astrid and INHALES, preparing to blast. She and her Nadder get caught in the suction, pulled toward the monster's gaping Vikings on the ground watch with dread. They hear the familiar whir of the...
"Night Fury! Get down!"Gobber shouts as a massive BLAST jolts the Red Death's head sideways. Astrid is thrown clear of its mouth... AND her Nadder. She tumbles through the air. The ground races toward her, when... She's suddenly CAUGHT by the leg. She looks up to see Toothless.
"Did you get her?"I ask Toothless. Toothless looks down and give Astrid his Toothless style smile and fly over the crowd of Vikings and set Astrid down, mid- run. They circle back to reengage the dragon."Go." Astrid says breathless.
We rocket past the Red Death's head and climb, higher and higher. "That thing has wings! Okay, let's see if it can use them!" I say to Toothless and pull Toothless into a turn. We plummet, gaining tremendous speed. The wind buffets them as they target the Red Death as super sonic speed. KABLAM! Toothless unloads a fireball against the Red Death's head. It goes down with a rumble as they climb Vikings shield themselves from the dust of the fallen monster... as its wings unfold and extend. I look back as we put distance between us. "Do you think that did it?"I ask when suddenly, the enraged behemoth RISES flapping its wings furiously. A daunting sight."Well, he can fly."I say and we dive into the tangled sea stacks - we weave through the rock like rabbits through a briar. The Red Death SNAPS at us, but cannot reach us. We PULL AHEAD. The Red Death SMASHES through the canopy of rock and pulls in behind Toothless. He BURSTS THROUGH fifty-foot formations like they were saplings.
Stoick, Gobber, and the Teens watch aswe streak past, weaving through sea stacks. "Woohoo! Yeah!" the teens shout when a moment later the Red Death SMASHES the sea stacks to dust in hot pursuit. The Vikings mood is quenched.
We can't slow the monster down. I eye the clouds above, an idea hits me. I lock eyes with Toothless. "Okay Toothless, time to disappear."I say and Toothless PULLS into a steep climb, heading toward the clouds. "Come on bud!"I continue. The Red Death follows, closing in fast. "Here it comes!"I say as I hear the gas. We narrowly dodge a column of flame and smoke. We reach the low-hanging clouds and pierce them. The monster follows, immediately losing us in the hampered visibility. It roars irritably. From out of nowhere, Toothless dives at the huge dragon, BLASTING and PUNCTURING a hole in its wing. Toothless and I are gone again before the dragon can get a shot at us.
The Vikings stare up at the sky listening to the resounding BOOMS and watching FLASHES light up the clouds. Gobber places a hand on Stoick's shoulder.
We dive in again and again, using the clouds to hide and surprise as we puncture the monster's wings. It BELLOWS in frustration and WHIRLS around, unleashing fire blindly, in all directions. I see the glow of fire cutting towards us. "Watch out!"I shout and the random blast CLIPS Toothless' tail. It's heavily damaged. "Okay, time's up. Let's see if this works."I say and pull Toothless into a turn. We fly directly into the Red Death's face, taunting it.
"Come on! Is that the best you can do!?"I taunt him. Toothless utters an insult too, and we jackknife into a steep dive. The Red Death pursues. Toothless PUMPS his wings, racing faster than he's ever gone stay just ahead of the Red Death - no longer trying to evade it. I glance back to check the tail - it's disintegrating. "Stay with me buddy. We're good. Just a little bit longer."I assure Toothless. The Red Death closes the gap.I tuck in and hold Toothless steady - allowing the monster to set its sights on them. It narrows its eyes. "Hold, Toothless." The Red Death OPENS his mouth. The familiar gas HISS emanates from his throat - ignition is coming."NOW!"I yell as I HIT the PEDALS HARD and Toothless extends one wing. We PIVOT in place, hurtling directly into the Red Death's mouth. Toothless FIRES point blank down the monster's throat. Its amassing gas is ignited, BACKFIRING into the monster, erupting in a chain of blasts throughout its body. We BURST from the clouds, the Red Death hot on their tail, exploding from within. It glances forward and sees the ground rushing up. It throws open its wings, attempting to put on the brakes, but the punctured, damaged wings can't stop its momentum. As the Red Death chokes on the expanding fireball, he sees Toothless suddenly pull out of the dive, streaking up, past its head.
The Red Death HITS the ground, head-first. It EXPLODES. We weave through the monster's massive back plates, wings, and flailing legs - a high-speed recall of the FREE FALL slalom run. The expanding fireball races toward us, about to swallow us. We manage to clear the obstacles. I glance back. We're outrunning the fireball.I look forward just in time to see the monster's massive club tail careening toward us. I try to shift our direction. My pedals go dead as the last shreds of Toothless' tail tear away. "No. No."I say as Toothless can't maneuver - we're dead in the air. The giant club tail CLIPS Toothless, TEARING me from the harness and sending me tumbling against the backdrop of the fast-approaching fireball. Toothless STRUGGLES with all his might to reach the unconscious me. But the fireball swallows us Vikings watch in horror as we disappear into the boiling inferno. "Hiccup? Hiccup!?"Stoick yells as he appears throug the cloud of ash, searching desperately. Everything is scorched. Even the ground is smoking from the terrible heat. "Hiccup!? Son!?"he yell as he sees the motionless silhouette of Toothless,through the ash. "Hiccup."he says grave as he hurries to the dragon's side. Toothless is roughed up, but conscious. His scorched saddle, however, is vacant. Stoick looks to the sky in despair. He buckles at the knees, overwhelmed by the loss. "Oh son...I did this..."he says sad. Astrid pushes through the crowd, her eyes welling up. Followed by Gobber. They flank Stoick as he kneels, slumped over. Behind them, a ring of Vikings form, keeping a respectful distance. As the dust and smoke clear, a ring of wild dragons can also be seen, gathering just behind and between the Vikings. Toothless stirs and groggily rolls his head toward Stoick. Their eyes meet. "I'm so sorry..."he apologies to the dragon upon wich Toothless unfolds his wings, revealing Hiccup, unconscious, clutched safely against his chest. Stoick's eyes widen. "Hiccup." He scoops Hiccup into his arms. Listens to his heart. Bursts into relieved laughter.
"He's alive!"he shout glad. "You brought him back alive!"he says to Toothless and the crowd roars. Followed by the dragons. The Vikings look around to find themselves surrounded. Stoick leans close to Toothless, meeting him eye to eye.
"Thank you... for saving my son."he say in private at the dragon. Gobber looks Hiccup up and down and remarks "Well, you know... most of him." Stoick glances back at him. Gobber shrugs, redirecting his eyes toward...
Hiccup is asleep, his head on a pillow. Healing scars on his face show that maybe a week or two have passed. I hover over him, WHINING and GRUMBLING impatiently. Hiccup stirs. Opens his eyes. "Oh, hey Toothless."he say groggy. I excitedly nuzzle and nudge Hiccup. "Okay, okay! I'm happy to see you too, bud. Now just-"he tells me but is cut off when I steps on his stomach, 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. "I'm in my house. You're in my house." he says as he sees where he is. I TEARS around the room, knocking things over, far too big for the space. "Uh...does my dad know you're in here?!"he continues and I pause at the foot of the bed, tongue wagging. He eyes the rafters... and LEAPS UP onto them, brimming with 'happy dog' energy. "Okay, okay - no Toothless! Aw, come on..."he says distressed and 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.
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 land by the bed and approaches calmly, sniffing the new leg. I raise my 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... "Okay...okay..."he says to himself but STUMBLES with the first step. I catche Hiccup's fall with my head... and slowly lifts him up, stabilizing him. "Thanks bud."he say and Hiccup leans on me like a crutch. We take a few steps together. Our missing parts form a poetic silhouette as we make our way toward the door. Hiccup pries it open, revealing a MONSTROUS NIGHTMARE flapping outside the door. Hiccup YELPS and slams the door closed. He turns to me, alarmed. "Toothless? Stay here, bud."he orders me then 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. "Come on guys, get ready! Hold on tight! Here we go!"Snotlout shout as a class of newbie dragon riders follow him through the air on a variety of dragons. 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. "I knew it. I'm dead." he says to his dad and Stoick laughs.
"No, but you gave it your best shot."he answers as he puts his arm around Hiccup, steadying him. He gestures to the transformed village."So? What do you think?" he asks and Hiccup just shrugs, amazed. Below, the plaza, villagers take notice. "Hey look! It's Hiccup!" a viking shout and they rush over, surrounding him with a hero's welcome. "Hiccup, how you doin' mate?" another one ask. "It's great to see you up and about."another says and Hiccup turns back to his dad. "Turns out all we needed was a little more of... this." he says as he gesture to Hiccup. "You just gestured to all of me."Hiccup says as he plays along. "Well. Most of you." Gobber says as he pushes through the crowd, beaming proudly. "That bit's my handiwork. With a little Hiccup flare thrown in. Think it'll do?" he continues pointing at the metal leg. "I might make a few tweaks."Hiccup reacts. Astrid appears and jabs Hiccup in the arm. Hiccup recoils with a grumble. "That's for scaring me." she says. "What, is it always going to be this way? Cause I..."Hiccup protest. She grabs him aggressively... then kisses him. Hoots and hollers follow. "... could get used to it."he continues. Gobber presents Hiccup with a rebuilt saddle, rigging, and tail. "Welcome home." he says. I find that I have hid long enough so I push the door open further and pounces on the crowd, crushing several unsuspecting Vikings under my weight. "Night Fury, get down!" a viking says playfull. I eye the new tail excitedly, tongue wagging. Amidst the groans and grumbles, Hiccup and Astrid exchange a sheepish grin. Hiccup put the saddle on my back and hooks his prosthetic foot into the modified stirrup.
The two pieces click together, forming a single shape. Astride me, he's whole again. He rotates the pedal. The new tail opens. Bright red with a skull and Viking horns emblazoned on it. Hiccup we get ready to take off,Astrid backs her Nadder into position. "You ready?"he asks me so I SNORTS an excited 'yes!' From his mount, Hiccup looks out over the changed world.
"This... is Berk. It snows nine months of the year... and hails the other three." he begins. We LEAP into the bright blue sky, together as one. Astrid follows, giving chase. "Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so."he continues while Hiccup and Astrid race through the village - under eaves, over rooftops, down cliff-sides, and between ship masts. It's a high energy, romantic dance of sorts.
"The only upsides are the pets. While other places have...ponies or parrots, we have... dragons."he finishes as their fellow recruits and Draco join them as they take to the open sky, rocketing far above the village. The Northern sky swirls with blazing, multicolored dragons. Hiccup and me break from the pack, spinning into the blinding sun.
So this is the end of the first movie, now I will begin write the next part of the fanfic namely the tv-serie. You can always leave a review if you like the story or if you have suggestions for event for between the episodes of the serie or tips to inprove the story. I will rewrite it after the second film, wich BTW I'm super excited for.