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Thoughts
"Speech"
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Dragon Thoughts
"Dragon Speech"
EXT. VILLAGE - NIGHT
[Gobber and the recruits are seated at the top of an abandoned
catapult tower, toasting campfire food around a roaring
bonfire.]
GOBBER
...and with one twist he took my
hand and swallowed it whole. And I
saw the look on his face.
(can't deny it)
I was delicious. He must have
passed the word, because it wasn't
a month before another one of them
took my leg.
The group gagged "Gross!"
"that's disgusting!"
"we look scary be we eat fish!"
FISHLEGS
Isn't it weird to think that your
hand was inside a dragon. Like if
your mind was still in control of
it you could have killed the dragon
from the inside by crushing his
heart or something.
The group along with a few villages look at Fishlegs weirdly.
"Heh, heh what…? It could be possible…?"
Hiccup shakes his head "I'm sorry Fishlegs, but that's just weird"
SNOTLOUT
I swear I'm so angry right now.
I'll avenge your beautiful hand and
your beautiful foot. I'll chop off
the legs of every dragon I fight,
with my face.
Astrid stares at Snotlout "that's impossible" Snotlout huffs.
[He postures to Astrid. She rolls her eyes.]
GOBBER
(with a mouthful)
Un-unh. It's the wings and the
tails you really want. If it can't
fly, it can't get away. A downed
dragon is a dead dragon.
Fishlegs, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, even Snotlout looked horrified A downed dragon is a dead dragon.
"you've got a plan right?" Snotlout looked pleadingly at Hiccup "he's Hiccup, he always has a plan!"
[ON HICCUP hiding his horrified look form the others.
Gobber stands and stretches.]
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Alright. I'm off to bed. You should
be too. Tomorrow we get into the
big boys. Slowly but surely making
our way up to the Monstrous
Nightmare.
(playful, taunting)
But who'll win the honor of killing
it?
Hope shakes her head "How is taking a life an honour!?"
[He hobbles off. The teens reflect.]
TUFFNUT
(very matter of fact)
It's gonna be me.
(BEAT)
It's my destiny. See?
[Tuffnut rolls up his sleeve to reveal a red dragon on his
arm.]
FISHLEGS
(GASPS)
Your mom let you get a tattoo?
"TUFFNUT THORSTAN!" Tuffnut cowers behind Toothless while his sister snickers
TUFFNUT
It's not a tattoo. It's a
birthmark.
RUFFNUT
Okay, I've been stuck with you
since birth, and that was never
there before.
TUFFNUT
Yes it was. You've just never seen
me from the left side until now.
"I've seen you from the left side before!"
SNOTLOUT
It wasn't there yesterday. Is it a
birthmark or a today-mark?
"is that even a thing?"
[Hiccup gets up and walks away from the group. Astrid watches
him as he leaves the bonfire.]
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - MOMENTS LATER
[Hiccup enters a small room at the back of the stall. It's
covered in drawings of weaponry and scale models. He lights a
candle and lays his sketchbook out on the desk, opening it to
the drawing of Toothless.
With a look of determination. Hiccup picks up a charcoal
stick and re-draws the missing tail.]
Gobber looks at Hiccup "What ya thinkin' lad?" Stoick nods in agreement.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - LATER
CLOSE ON
[... a creaking leather bellows. The stone forge glows with
every pump. Tongs pull intricate iron pieces from the coals.
They're dropped onto the anvil, twisted, lightly hammered,
and dunked in a barrel.
The pieces are carried to Hiccup's workbench and laid out in
place on a one-to-one schematic. It's a sketch of a
mechanical fin.]
"Cool!"
EXT. HIDDEN COVE - DAWN
[Hiccup arrives, winded, straining under the weight of a full
basket. He clicks the scale he found (like a jar top).
Toothless approaches, sniffing him.]
HICCUP
Hey Toothless. I brought breakfast.
I hope you're hungry.
"He's always hungry". Toothless whacks Hiccup in the head with his tailfin.
[Hiccup drops the basket and kicks it over. Fish spill out.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Okay, that's disgusting.
[Toothless approaches, settling in to devour the feast.]
The girls nod in agreement. Toothless huffs.
Stoick gets curious about Toothless. Astrid nudges Hiccup and points to his father's facial expression.
The others notice and grow worried. Astrid squeezes Hiccups's hand and smiles in reassurance mouthing it will be fine!
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Uh..we've got some salmon...
Toothless swallows it.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
... some nice Icelandic cod...
Swallows those too.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
... and a whole smoked eel.
[Toothless nabs it, chews a few times, then spits it out. He
shakes his head violently, snorts and scrubs his massive
tongue on the sand. Hiccup takes note.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
No, no, no! It's okay. Yeah, I
don't like eel much either.
Stoick looks curiously "since when" Hiccup shrugs.
[Toothless focuses on the remainder. With the dragon
distracted, Hiccup unwraps his prosthetic fin and opens it
like a fan.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Okay. That's it. That's it, just
stick with good stuff. And don't
you mind me. I'll just be
back...here. Minding my own
business.
The gang stare at Hiccup "totally not doing anything suspicious" Hiccup smiles innocently.
[Hiccup cautiously approaches the injured tail, but every time
he gets near it, Toothless sweeps it away like a cat.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
It's okay.
[Hiccup drops a knee on top of the tail. Toothless' head juts
up, slows its chewing to a halt.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Okay...okay..
[The dragon tenses, slowly spreading his wings. Hiccup straps
the prosthetic fin in place. He cinches the straps.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
(PLEASED)
There. Not too bad. It works.
[Toothless BOLTS! He snaps his massive wings and takes to the
air, carrying Hiccup with him.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Woah! No! No! No!
Hope shakes her head. "We should've made a bored with one tally mark added each time you get into a death situation" Hiccup huffs.
[Hiccup struggles to hold on to the tail. As the ground speeds
away, Toothless immediately TIPS into a uncontrolled bank and
dive.]
Stoick's curiosity turned to fear for his son still forgetting it was in the past, along with many others.
[Hiccup sees the folded fin rattling uselessly in opposition
to its flared counterpart. Flap as he may, Toothless can't
correct his trajectory.]
[Hiccup swallows his fear and crawls toward the folded
prosthetic. He reaches it and YANKS it open. The flared, fan-
like appendage catches the air, stabilizing the twisting
tail.]
Stoick and many others sigh in relief.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
(excited, terrified)
It's working!
[Toothless arcs just short of the water and climbs... high
into the air.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Yes! Yes, I did it.
[He glances back at Hiccup, busily holding the tail open while
trying to hold on. They're going to crash.
Whoomp! Hiccup is suddenly thrown from the tail in the
intense force of a turn.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
AAAAAGGGGHHHHH!
[He bounces across the water's surface and takes a dive.
Without Hiccup to operate the tail, Toothless does the same,
plunging in a massive cannonball.
Hiccup resurfaces, roughed up, but beaming. Toothless appears
seconds later.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Yeah!
Astrid stares at Hiccup mockingly "seriously?" Hiccup nods, blushing.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - MORNING
GOBBER (O.S.)
Today is about teamwork. Work
together and you might survive.
"'Might' survive how inspirational!".
[ON A DOUBLE-WIDE DOOR. Gas seeps through the cracks.
It BLASTS OPEN. A cloud of smoke engulfs the ring, swirling
around the paired-up teens. Astrid with Ruffnut. Snotlout
with Tuffnut. Fishlegs with Hiccup. All carry buckets of
water, poised to throw them.]
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Now, a wet dragon head can't light
its fire. The Hideous Zippleback is
extra tricky. One head breathes
gas, the other head lights it. Your
job is to know which is which.
[The smoke encircles them, cutting them off from each other.
The teens LISTEN and WATCH for any sign of the dragon.]
FISHLEGS
(muttering to himself)
Razor sharp, serrated teeth that
inject venom for pre-digestion.
Prefers ambush attack, crushing its
victims in its...
HICCUP
(TENSE)
Will you please stop that?
Some villages look at Fishlegs. He squeaks "What..? it's a habit… saying facts when in nervous...?"
Snotlout rolls his eyes, others face palm, the twins having no idea what was going on shrugged and went back to playing with the terrors.
[ON SNOTLOUT AND TUFFNUT
Moving nervously through the fog, back to back. Snotlout is
singing to himself to calm his nerves.]
The gang snicked. "at least I don't sing to myself, at least I do something useful" Snotlout glares.
SNOTLOUT
If that dragon shows either of his
faces, I'm gonna-
(spotting an approaching
shape, terrified)
-There!
[Snotlout and Tuffnut HURL their water into the fog.]
ASTRID
Hey!
RUFFNUT
It's us, idiots.
[Astrid and Ruffnut are soaked.]
TUFFNUT
Your butts are getting bigger. We
thought you were a dragon.
SNOTLOUT
(TO ASTRID)
Not that there's anything wrong
with a dragon-esque figure.
Hope and the girls look offended "you pretty called Astrid a beast, ugly the list goes on, and on".
Snotlout looks away embarrassed from Astrid's angry face.
Hiccup squeezes her hand and pulls her next him so she can't see Snotlout, she mouths her thanks.
[Astrid ELBOWS Snotlout in the face. Ruffnut DROPS Tuffnut
with a PUNCH to the throat.]
The girls high-five.
ASTRID
Wait.
[They FREEZE. A tail SWEEPS out of the fog, taking them down.
Their buckets spill.]
[ON FISHLEGS AND HICCUP coming across them. They see the
puddles of spilled water.]
TUFFNUT
Oh, I'm hurt. I am very much hurt.
"Is that your catch phrase?" Tuffnut shrugs wondering what a catch-phrase was.
FISHLEGS
Chances of survival are dwindling
into single digits now...
"nice real nice"
HICCUP
Look out!
[A Zippleback head emerges out of the smoke. Fishlegs hurls
his water at it, completely dousing the head. It leers and
opens its mouth, spewing gas into the area.]
FISHLEGS
Oh. Wrong head.
[GAS FLOWS around their legs. Fishlegs flees in a panic.]
GOBBER
Fishlegs!
[Beat. A clicking sound comes from behind them. Sparks flash
in the smoke.]
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Now, Hiccup!
[The other head sweeps out of the smoke. Hiccup hurls his
water with all his might. It arcs and drops short of the
dragon's sparking mouth. The dragon grins, savoring the kill.]
HICCUP
Oh, come on!
GOBBER
RUN, HICCUP!
[Gobber COVERS his eyes.]
Stoick glared at Gobber he looked away sheepish.
GOBBER (CONT'D)
Hiccup!
Beat.
[The Zippleback hesitates. SNIFFS. Then retreats.
The teens get to their feet, watching transfixed. Gobber
peeks through his fingers to see...]
[The Zippleback backing away from Hiccup. He stands and holds
his hands out, as if controlling it.]
HICCUP
BACK! BACK! BACK! Now don't you
make me tell you again!
[The Zippleback retreats through its door and into its cave,
hissing.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Yes, that's right. Back into your
cage.
[Hiccup slyly OPENS his vest, revealing the spotted smoked EEL
from earlier. He TOSSES it inside the door, then SLAMS it
shut.]
Fishlegs brightened up "so that was how you did it!"
Stoick was feeling mixed feelings. He was cheating! It was allowed, it's not cheating.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Now think about what you've done.
[Hiccup turns to the teens and Gobber. They stare, slack-jawed]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Okay! So are we done? Because I've
got some things I need to...
[Hiccup jogs out of the ring, past the speechless group.]
HICCUP (CONT'D)
Yep...see you tomorrow.
[Astrid SNEERS. Something's going on.]
Hiccup looked surprised at Astrid "you knew something was up?" she nods.
Hiccup smiled warmly at Astrid, Astrid leans back against Toothless feeling dazed.
Chapter 11 gone… some amount of chapter to go! Should Stoick be ok or mad about Hiccup 'cheating' in dragon training? Review and tell me your thoughts for this Chapter!
Till sometime in the near future…
-Hope signing out!