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EXT. WOODS/COVE - SUNSET BEGIN MUSIC MONTAGE INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - HICCUP'S CLOSET - CONTINUOUS Hiccup cuts and stitches leather, draws and shapes steel. He works by candlelight. An overhead shot reveals what he's building: a harness, complete with handles and foot pedals.
"Is this going to be as disasterous as your flight suits?" Astrid asked.
Valka looked at Hiccup curiously "Flight suit?" she asked.
Hiccup grinned "I got tired of being stuck when ever I was serperated from Toothless so I built a flight suit that allows me to fly on my own. I can show it to you later if you'd like." he offered, earning an eager nod.
EXT. COVE - DAY Hiccup appears before Toothless, holding the new prosthetic. Toothless runs off as Hiccup chases him down.
HICCUP Hey!
"Hey!" Hiccup said in indignition.
For now that he was rewatching the scene he saw the eagerness on Toothless' s face "You were totally playing me!" he said in annoyance to the dragon.
Toothless warbled happily, licking Hiccup who quickly stood up "Ugh! Toothless you know that doesn't wash out." he said in annoyance, trying to wipe it off while flicking some at the happy night fury.
EXT. COVE - DAY Toothless and Hiccup are zooming over the ocean. The tail breaks free sending Hiccup flying.
HICCUP Yeah! Whoa!
INT. BLAKCSMITH STALL - LATER Hiccup adjusts the harness and uses a metal clamp to affix himself to Toothless' saddle.
EXT. SKY/FIELD - DAWN Hiccup and Toothless zip through the air - his rudimentary harness and tail controls are working, barely. They crash- land in an open field. Hiccup recovers to find Toothless still rolling around in the tall grass. Hiccup discovers that it's a patch of dragon- nip.' Toothless writhes on his back, tongue wagging, in complete bliss.
Fishlegs raised an eyebrow "Huh. So that's how you discovered dragon nip." he said.
Valka also leaned forward curiously "That's an interesting affect. Even I've never seen a dragon act like that around grass." she said.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - MORNING Hiccup grabs the head as instructed, then discreetly pulls a fistful of dragon-nip' and presses it up to the Gronkle's nose. It immediately stops struggling and goes weak in the knees. Hiccup drops the handful of dragon-nip to the ground. The Gronkle goes down with it, whimpering and blissful. From Gobber and the recruits' point of view, Hiccup is controlling the Gronkle with no more than a limp arm.
Astrid smirked "Can we retake the class without the dragon conqerour? I feel this is an unfair advantage." she said teasingly.
EXT. WOODS - AFTERNOON The recruits walk home together, surrounding Hiccup and BOMBARDING HIM WITH QUESTIONS.
FISHLEGS Hey Hiccup, I've never seen a Gronkle to that before.
TUFFNUT How'd you do that?
RUFFNUT It was really cool.
He squirms and invents an excuse.
HICCUP I left my axe back in the ring.
Snotlout frowned "I didn't see him bring an axe." he said in confusion.
He turns and hurries back.
HICCUP (CONT'D) You guys go on ahead and I'll catch up with you.
Astrid watches, suspicious.
EXT. COVE - LATER Hiccup rubs Toothless behind the ear, causing him to relax and fall over.
Toothless gave a longing croon, looking from the screen to Hiccup who grinned before giving him a nice scratch.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - LATER An angry Deadly Nadder approaches Hiccup. Just as Astrid moves in to strike, Hiccup performs his special rubbing technique, which sends the Nadder down. Astrid and the other kids look on from the sideline in amazement.
Tuffnut shook his head "And to think he outdid us all with his hand." he said in mourning.
INT. MEADE HALL - CONTINUOUS Hiccup sits down at a table to eat. The other recruits notice him and move over to his table to talk to him - leaving Astrid alone.
FISHLEGS Hey Hiccup!
SNOTLOUT What was that? Some kind of trick? What did you do?
TUFFNUT Hiccup, you're totally going to come in first, there's no question.
"And cue the competitive Astrid." Ruffnut joked.
Astrid frowned "I'm not that competitive." she said in annoyance. Hiccup merely leaned over, kissing her on the cheek.
EXT. COVE - LATER Hiccup is using a mirror-like object to create a patch of light on the ground. Toothless claws and chases the light patch like a cat chasing a laser pointer.
Toothless perked his head up, eyes narrowing before he turned back to glare at Hiccup who looked away innocently. The dragon recalled that day. He had spent hours trying to track down that light. Hiccup could only grin. Even as a tail whacked his head and almost knocked him off his chair.
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - DAY A beam lifts from the door of another dragon pen.
GOBBER Meet the Terrible Terror.
A tiny, pint-sized dragon steps out and moves toward the recruits.
TUFFNUT Ha. It's like the size of my-
Tuffnut is taken down in a blur.
"Never underestimate a terrible terror." Fishlegs said wisely.
Hiccup nodded "Espescially Pain. We're lucky we were able to get him off so easily." he added sagely.
TUFFNUT (CONT'D) Get it off! Get it off! Oh! I'm hurt, I am very much hurt!
Hiccup stops the Terrible Terror with the same light-patch trick he used earlier with Toothless. The tiny dragon retreats back to it's cage. The teens approach him yet again as Astrid looks on with suspicion.
TUFFNUT (CONT'D) (TO ASTRID) Wow, he's better than you ever were.
Hiccup groaned "Were you trying to get me killed?" he asked, earning a chuckle from everyone but Astrid. Astrid just scowled, punching Hiccup in the shoulder.
CUT TO: EXT. FOREST - MOMENTS LATER Astrid furiously hurls her axe at a nearby tree. She notices Hiccup walking by in the distance, carrying one of his trademark harnesses. She quickly tries to follow, but he loses her in the woods. She HUFFS, frustrated.
"Where were you hiding anyways?" she asked.
Hiccup chuckled "Behind the rock." he said lightly.
EXT. COVE - LATER Hiccup straps a newly designed harness onto Toothless. With Toothless tied to a nearby post with a rope. Hiccup rides him in the air - while stationary. Toothless looks like a giant kite tied to a tree stump. This harness seems to work.
EXT. SKY - MOMENTS LATER The rope breaks and the pair CRASH into a tree. Hiccup's face is red.
HICCUP Oh, great.
Astrid smirked "You are really unlucky." she said casually.
Hiccup rolled his eyes "Don't remind me." he said.
EXT. BERK - NIGHT The streets are empty save for a lone Viking who crosses Hiccup's path.
VIKING Hiccup.
Hiccup nods, trying to look casual. Once the coast is clear, he covertly steers Toothless into the Blacksmith's stall. Toothless PRESSES himself inside, rooting through stuff and making a racket. Astrid, walking nearby, is alerted.
"Huh. I had always wondered what you were doing there. That explains a lot." she said.
ASTRID (O.S.) Hiccup?
Hiccup FREEZES. Then frantically tries to pry the ring off the saddle hook. It won't budge.
ASTRID (CONT'D) Are you in there?
Too late - she's right outside. ON ASTRID walking along the outside of the Blacksmith's. Hiccup JUMPS OUT the window and CLOSES the shutters behind him. Hiccup's harness line is stretched through the window, still attached to Toothless' saddle.
HICCUP Astrid. Hey! Hi Astrid. Hi Astrid. Hi Astrid.
"Subtle. Really subtle."
ASTRID I normally don't care what people do, but you're acting weird. Well, weirder.
Toothless spots a nearby sheep and makes a move toward it. As a result, Hiccup is suddenly PULLED TIGHT against the window shutters. He STRIKES A POSE to compensate... then gets PULLED THROUGH the shutters. They snap back in Astrid's face. Astrid reopens them and finds nothing but an empty stall. In the distance, Toothless and Hiccup slip off unseen.
"So how long did it take you to get that fixed?" Gobber asked. Hiccup blushed, mumbling something in coherently.
EXT. DOCKS - DAWN A lone, battered ship is pulled into a slip, overloaded with equally battered-looking men. They disembark to a crowd of onlookers, looking like a team of hometown heroes who just had their butts kicked. Gobber hobbles through the MUMBLING crowd to find Stoick - last to disembark and glowering with battered pride.
VIKING Where are the other ships?
SPITELOUT You don't want to know.
Hiccup winced "That bad?" he asked.
Stoick groaned "Worst. You brought one back." he said.
Hiccup's eyes widened in realization "Ah."
Stoick lumbers past Gobber, leaving him staring at the trashed ship.
GOBBER Well, I trust you found the nest at least?
STOICK Not even close.
GOBBER Ah. Excellent.
The teens all snorted at Gobbers choice in words. Excellent? Really?
Gobber follows Stoick up the ramp and snags his duffle bag with his hook appendage, sharing the burden.
STOICK I hope you had a little more success than me.
GOBBER Well, if by success, you mean that your parenting troubles are over with, then... yes.
"Thanks Gobber." Hiccup said sarcastically, earning a sheepish grin.
Stoick stops. What does that mean? A group of merry villagers rush past.
VIKING #1 Congratulations Stoick! Everyone is so relieved.
VIKING #2 Out with the old and in with the new, right?!
VIKING #3 No one will miss that old nuisance!
VIKING #4 The village is throwing a party to celebrate!
Stoick is stunned, overwhelmed by the insensitivity. He turns to Gobber.
STOICK He's... gone?
Valka looked on in confusion before turning to Hiccup who had frowned ever so slightly. It was unfathomable to her that they would treat their heir like this. Would he have been better off coming with her?
GOBBER Yeah...most afternoons. But who can blame him? I mean the life of a celebrity is very rough. He can barely walk through the village without being swarmed by his new fans.
Stoick is doubly confused.
STOICK Hiccup?
"Nah. Your other son." Hiccup couldn't help but cut in cheerily.
GOBBER (BEAMING) Who would've thought, eh? He has this...way with the beasts.
CUT TO: EXT. SKY - AFTERNOON Toothless and Hiccup soar through a perfect blue sky. Billowing clouds rise like mountains. The ground seems miles below them.
HICCUP Okay there bud, we're gonna take this nice and slow.
Hiccup immediately tensed, realizing exactly what moment this was. Seeing this Astrid turned to him with a raised eyebrow before turning back to the film.
Hiccup checks a leather cheat sheet, clipped onto his harness. Inscribed upon it are several tail positions and their pedal position equivalents.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Here we go. Here we go...position three, no four.
Again Astrid felt awed at the sight. He had done it. He had actually done it in just a few short days. It was...amazing. And they had never even suspected.
He presses the pedal, causing the tail to flare. They roll off into an arcing bank, gloriously lit by the late afternoon sun. Hiccup tucks tight against his neck, thrilled that his new harness and vest are holding. The foot controls make the tail appendage quick and responsive. He watches Toothless' every fluctuation, trying to match it with the prosthetic. Hiccup sizes up a target - a towering arch of stone, rising from the sea.
"Impressive. That's quite the craftmenship." Gobber said, earning a nod of aproval from everyone else.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Alright, it's go time. It's go time.
They dive toward it, lining up to pass through the arch.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Come on. Come on buddy. Come on buddy!
They zip through the arch. A perfect maneuver.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Yeah! Yes, it worked!
The triumph is short-lived. They smack into one of several sea stacks as Hiccup tries to keep up with the turns.
Astrid face palmed at that.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Sorry.
They hurtle into another rock pillar. Toothless grumbles.
HICCUP (CONT'D) My fault.
Toothless whacked hiccup with his tail again, causing the young man to grin sheepishly "I was still learning the controls." he defended.
Toothless swats him with his 'ear' plate.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Yeah, yeah, I'm on it. (referring to the cheat SHEET) Position four, no three.
They pierce the clouds. For the first time, Hiccup can see the whole of the island below them. It shrinks with every passing second. He SWALLOWS hard and tightens his grip on the handles.
Valka couldn't help but smile proudly at her son. She could see he did know what it meant to be a dragon and rider.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Yeah! Go baby! Yes! Oh, this is amazing! The wind in my...
He spots the leather guide tearing free in the turbulence.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (PANICKED) ... CHEAT SHEET! STOP!
Hiccup flinched, sinking lower in his chair. This was sure to get him in trouble.
Hiccup grabs frantically for the airborne sheet...
HICCUP (CONT'D) No!
... and NABS IT before it's carried out of reach. Toothless, however, obeys the command and suddenly STOPS beating his wings. As they slow to a stop, Hiccup goes weightless. The rings of his vest float off of the harness hooks. Hiccup suddenly finds himself detached, free-falling.
Immediately everyone tensed except for Hiccup who was trying to make himself look smaller to not draw attention.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Oh gods! Oh no!
Without Hiccup, the tail loses control. Hiccup and Toothless spiral downward. Toothless FIGHTS to get back under Hiccup.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (trying to calm Toothless) Alright, okay. You just gotta kinda angle yourself. No, no...come back down towards me. Come back down-
Stoick gripped his chest, fearful for his son. Not even glancing at him could reassure him everything had turned out alright.
Hiccup extends his arms and legs, giving himself as much surface area as he can. He angles back towards Toothless as the tumbling dragon WHACKS Hiccup with his wing.
After a few more misses, Hiccup finally GRABS HOLD of the harness and manages to lock in - just in time to pull Toothless out of his dive... barely shy of the tree tops. They careen past the wooded cliff and directly into a treacherous slalom course of jutting sea stacks. Hiccup pulls the cheat sheet from his teeth and attempts to check positions. It flaps violently in the turbulence, making it impossible.
Nobody could breathe, watching and waiting to see what would happen.
With no time to think, Hiccup throws it away and steers Toothless' tail on instinct... with perfect intuition. Together, they manage a tight, hair-rasing series of split- second turns, making it to the open water, unscathed. Hiccup takes a breath and glances back at the death-defying obstacle course, now safely behind them. He beams, relieved. He sits back and throws his arms up in victory.
Stoick sat back gripping his heart before glaring at Hiccup "If you ever do that again..." he threatened.
Tuffnut frowned "But isn't that the same thing as when he goes free falling off of Toothless?" he asked. This earned a glare from Hiccup to Tuffnut and from Stoick to Hiccup.
HICCUP (CONT'D) YEEAHHH!
Toothless concurs with a happy SQUEAL and a fireball. Hiccup's glee turn to dread as they fly directly into it. ON HICCUP'S FACE
HICCUP (CONT'D) Ah, come on.
That however earned more than a few snickers.
EXT. BLACK SAND BEACH - SUNSET Hiccup and Toothless lounge on a sprawling, deserted beach, snacking of freshly caught fish. As Hiccup cooks his over a fire, Toothless suddenly regurgitates a fish head. Hiccup smirks with forced politeness.
HICCUP Uh..no thanks. (gesturing to his fish on A STICK) I'm good.
Astrid nodded "Smart move Haddock." she commented.
Several Terrible Terrors land like seagulls, hissing and nipping at each other as they approach Toothless' pile of fish. One grabs the regurgitated fish head and drags it away. Another attempts to steal it from him. They face off and last fire balls at each other to settle the fight. Hiccup and Toothless watch, amused. That is until... Toothless spots one of his fish leaving the pile.
A stealthy Terrible Terror is exposed as the thief. They tug on the fish, and it snaps back into Toothless' mouth. He swallows it back tauntingly. Irate, the little dragon paws at the ground and blast Toothless. He opens his mouth, the gas hiss comes, and Toothless fires a tiny flame straight into its mouth, causing the gas to backfire into the little dragon. It coughs up smoke and staggers away, looking ill. Hiccup laughs.
Fishlegs winced "Ouch." he said appreciativly.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Not so fireproof on the inside, are you?
Astrid flinched, looking at Hiccup in a mix of wonder and guilt "That's where you got the idea for the Red Death. Isn't it?" she asked quietly.
Hiccup frowned "I just used what I knew." he said softly.
Hiccup throws the hapless Terror his freshly cooked fish.
HICCUP (CONT'D) Here you go.
The appreciative little dragon gulps down the meal and approaches Hiccup cautiously. He curls up next to him. Hiccup is amazed.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (PENSIVE) Everything we know about you guys is wrong.
Hiccup carefully pets him... sending the Terror into an immediate, blissful sleep.
Astrid smiled "If I had to guess. That's where you picked your side of the war. Isn't it?" she asked.
Hiccup nodded firmly "Yes. I mean just one dragon? It could have been a fluke. But this was a flock of terrors. At that point I couldn't go back." he said, earning a proud smile from his mother.