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Dragon Training
Gobber: Welcome to Dragon training!
"Oh no..." Hiccup groaned.
The recruits file through the gate, and out onto the arena floor. They take it in like gladiators
entering the colosseum. The walls are covered in scorched silhouettes of blasted Vikings. It's a
grim yet awe-inspiring place.
Astrid: No turning back.
Tuffnut: I hope I get some serious burns.
Ruffnut: I'm hoping for some mauling, like on my shoulder or lower back.
Astrid: Yeah, it's only fun if you get a scar out of it.
Hiccup (sarcastic)
Yeah, no kidding, right? Pain. Love it.
The recruits turn to see Hiccup behind them. Groans all around.
Tuffnut: Oh great. Who let him in?
Hiccup sunk lower down into his sit and Toothless growled at Tuffnut who looked like he was about to piss
himself.
Snotlout frowned and glanced at Hiccup guiltily, he also saw Astrid looking down at her lap but still held his
cousins hand tightly. Sure Snotlout felt jealous, but he knew Hiccup has had a crush on Astrid for a long
time.
Gobber: Let's get started! The recruit who does best will win the honor of killing his first Dragon
in front of the entire village.
Snotlout: Hiccup already killed a Night Fury, so does that disqualify him or...?
"I am like seriously sorry here Hiccup" Snotlout whispered to his cousin after he moved his chair to the other
side of Hiccup and was now close enough to be elbow to elbow with him.
Toothless snorted from his spot on the floor in front of his rider.
"Relax bud, Snotlout it's fine, I'm use to this..." Hiccup sighed.
Hiccups words only made Snotlout and Astrid who had overheard feel more guilt hit them.
The recruits LAUGH and chatter in the background.
Tuffnut: Can I transfer to the class with the cool Vikings?
Gobber throws a supportive arm around Hiccup and ushers him along with the others.
Gobber: Don't worry. You're small and you're weak. That'll make you less of a target. They'll see
you as sick or insane and go after the more Viking-like teens instead.
"Yeah, thanks Gobber..." Hiccup muttered.
GOBBER sticks Hiccup in line with the other teens and continues on toward five massive
reinforced doors. Terrible ROARS and BELLOWS issue from within.
Gobber (cont.) Behind these doors are just a few of the many species you will learn to fight.
Fishlegs bounces and giggles with excitement, barely able to contain himself.
Hiccup couldn't help but smile as Fishlegs looked down blushing as everyone turned to stare at him.
Gobber (cont.) The Deadly Nadder.
Fishlegs Speed: eight; Armor: sixteen.
Gobber The Hideous Zippleback.
Fishlegs Plus eleven stealth times two.
Gobber The Monstrous Nightmare.
Fishlegs Firepower: fifteen.
Gobber The Terrible Terror.
Fishlegs Attack: eight; Venom: twelve.
Gobber (Yelling at Fishlegs) CAN YOU STOP THAT?! (Cont'd to the others) And... the Gronckle.
Fishlegs Jaw strength: eight.
Snotlout: Whoa, wait! Aren't you gonna teach us first!?
"Gobber believes in learning on the job." Hiccup snorted.
Gobber I believe in learning on the job.
BAM! A GRONCKLE thunders out of its cave, charging into the ring like an irate rhino. The recruits
scramble in every direction. Except for Ruffnut and Tuffnut who rush toward it, in excitement.
Gobber (cont.)
Today is about survival. If you get blasted, you're dead. Quick, what's the first thing you're going
to need?
Hiccup: A doctor?
The Vikings all chuckle at Hiccup's answer.
Some however nod in agreement.
Fishlegs: Plus five speed?
Astrid: A shield!
Gobber Shields! Go!
The recruits scramble for shields, finding them scattered around the ring.
Gobber (cont.)
Your most important piece of equipment is your shield. If you must make a choice between a
sword or a shield, take the shield.
Hiccup STRUGGLES to lift his. Gobber helps him and sends him running. Ruff and Tuff stand
amidst a dozen shields. But only one has a skull painted on it. They both grab it.
Tuffnut: Get your hands off my shield!
Ruffnut: There's like a million shields!
The twins parent sigh at their children's antics.
Tuffnut: Take that one, it has a flower on it. Girls like flowers.
"I disagree!" Rose suddenly yelled out.
Ruffnut takes the shield and slams it onto Tuffnut's head.
Ruffnut: Oops, now this one has blood on it.
The Gronckle flies toward the twins & blasts them with a fireball, leaving them dazed, on the
ground.
Said Gronkle huffs and nods at its past actions, causing Hiccup to crack a grin.
Gobber: Tuffnut, Ruffnut, you're out!
Tuffnut: What?
Ruffnut: What?
The Gronckle scoops up a pile of rocks and SWALLOWS them back. The teens gather on the far
side of the ring.
Gobber: Those shields are good for another thing: noise! Make lots of it to throw off a dragon's
aim.
The teens begin hitting their weapons against their shields, making the Gronckle shake its head,
confused.
The dragons all frown at this, they hated when Vikings did that to them.
Gobber (cont.) All dragons have a limited number of shots. How many does a Gronckle have?
Snotlout: Five?
Fishlegs: No, six!
Gobber: Correct, six. That's one for each of you!
Fishlegs mother smiles at her sons knowledge.
But some Vikings groan, they remember how Fishlegs was a kid, he would stop talking about the book of
dragons but now he knows to quiet down.
BAM! Fishlegs has his shield blasted away.
Gobber (cont.) Fishlegs, out.
Gobber spots Hiccup hiding from the Gronckle's molten slugs.
Gobber (cont.) Hiccup, get in there!
ON ASTRID bouncing on her heels, ready to dodge a blast. Snotlout appears, trying to hit on her.
Snotlout: So anyway I'm moving into my parents' basement. You should come by sometime to
work out. You look like you work out.
She cartwheels out of the way, allowing a shot to shoot past her and hit Snotlout's shield. He's
blasted onto his back.
Gobber: Snotlout! You're done!
Astrid ROLLS to a stop beside Hiccup, who stirs awkwardly, clearly uncomfortable.
Hiccup: So, I guess it's just you and me, huh?
Astrid: Nope. Just you.
Astrid ROLLS away. A split-second later a lava slug knocks Hiccup's shield clear off of his arm.
Hiccup is exposed.
Stoick temses in his seat and shoots a glare at Gobber.
Gobber: One shot left!
Hiccup panicked, and chases after his shield as it rolls across the ring. The sudden movement
sends the Gronckle chasing after him, leaving Astrid in the clear.
Gobber (cont.)
Hiccup!
The Gronckle drives straight toward Hiccup, pinning him against the wall. It opens its mouth and
cocks its tail, ready to fire point-blank.
Toothless snarls loudly at said Gronkle and threw a plasma blast at it but Hiccup pulled Toothless's head up
and caused him to shoot the ceiling instead.
'No bud!' Hiccup yelled loudly before realizing what he just did, he just spoke dragonese in front of
everybody...
Everyone stared at Hiccup as though he had just grown another head, but then again he DID just roar like a
dragon.
Rose decided to quickly start the movie before any of them could say a word.
Gobber lunges in and hooks the Gronckle's mouth at the last second, causing its head to jerk back
and fire against the stone wall above Hiccup's head.
Gobber (cont.) And that's six!
Gobber (cont.) Go back to bed, ya overgrown sausage! You'll get another chance, don't you
worry.
Stoick glares at Gobber one more. Gobber just looks away and whistles
Gobber slams the cage shut and locks it up. Gobber turns to the teen recruits.
Gobber (cont.) Remember, a Dragon will always, always go for the kill.
He lifts Hiccup to his feet and walks off. Hiccup looks overhead to see a steaming pit in the solid
stone wall.
The Vikings all let out a slight shudder at what could of happened should Gobber had not gotten there in
time. Some were still in shock from Hiccup roaring.
EXT. WOODS/HIDDEN COVE - DUSK HICCUP, battered after another disastrous day in the ring. He
studies the remnants of the discarded bola... revealing that he's back at the hill where he shot the
night fury down.
Hiccup: So why didn't you?
He drops the bola and presses on in the direction it flew off. He drops into a rocky crevice and
follows it to an... ISOLATED COVE complete with a pristine spring scans the high stone
walls... then notices a single black SCALE on the ground. He crouches and picks it up, studying it.
Hiccup (cont.) Well this was stupid.
"Very. and dangerous." Stoick grumbled.
Hiccup pointedly chose to pretend not to hear Stoick.
SUDDENLY, the NIGHT FURY blasts past him.
Hiccup recoils, watching the massive beast struggle to climb the walls. It flaps violently, then
peels away to a rough landing. The dragon is trapped. Hiccup grins, excited to see it again, and
slips closer. He watches as the dragon, exhausted and frustrated, leaps into the air, beating its
wings furiously.
Hiccup leans forward slightly and pulls his hand away from Astrid in favor of petting Toothless.
Again and again, it rolls uncontrolled and CRASHES heavily. As if remembering to snap a photo,
Hiccup pulls a leather- bound book and flips past drawings of weapons to a blank
sketches the dragon quickly, desperate to record the image.
"I didn't know you could draw!" Fishlegs smiled at Hiccup.
"Draw me!" Ruffnut yelled.
"No! Draw me!" Ruffnut head butted Tuffnut followed by Ruffnut punching him in the gut.
Hiccup blushed slightly in embarrassment.
The Fury claws at the steep rock walls, trying climb out of the cove. It slips, and falls hard,
crushing several saplings. The Fury rolls back to his feet and slowly crawls to the water's edge.
He spots fish in the shallow water and snaps at them... but comes up empty. He lowers his head,
looking weakened.
'I'm really sorry here bud, I didn't mean to I promise...' Hiccup said to Toothless not even bothering to
whisper anymore.
'You really are stupid sometimes! I told you I forgive you!' Toothless roared startling the Vikings.
Hiccup (cont.) Why don't you just... fly away?
ON HICCUP as he spots the problem. He adjusts his drawing, carefully erasing one half of the
dragon's tail.
The Vikings gasp, besides Snotlout because he already knew this had happened.
He accidentally drops the charcoal stick. It rolls off of the rock outcropping that hides him from
view and bounces into the cove.
Clink.
The Night Fury raises his head, spotting Hiccup. They exchange a profound, unflinching stare.
Both the Vikings and dragons alike could tell that something did pass between the Viking and dragon.
INT. GREAT HALL - NIGHT
A storm is brewing outside. The great doors rattle on their hinges.
Gobber (Pov) Alright. Where did Astrid go wrong in the ring today?
The recruits are seated at a table, eating dinner by the glow of the fire pit.
Astrid: I mistimed my summersault dive. It was sloppy. It threw off my reverse tumble.
Astrid's comment earned Eye rolls from the group.
Ruffnut rolled her eyes and glared over at Astrid, sure they were friends but did she always have to show
off?
Ruffnut: Yeah. We noticed.
Snotlout: No, no, you were great. That was so 'Astrid'.
"Sorry for flirting with your girl." Snotlout said to Hiccup causing both him and Astrid to exclaim 'What?!' Out
loud and blush madly.
Gobber: She's right, you have to be tough on yourselves.
CREAK.
All eyes turn to Hiccup, entering the hall, sheepishly. Gobber glares at him.
Gobber (cont.) Where did Hiccup go wrong?
He tries to take a seat at the table but...
Ruffnut: Uh. He showed up.
Tuffnut: He didn't get eaten.
... the recruits keep closing the gaps. Rolling his eyes, Hiccup sits at the vacant table next to
them.
"Sorry." Both Snotlout and Astrid said as in sync to Hiccup.
Astrid:He's never where he should be.
Gobber: Thank you, Astrid.
Gobber Stands up
Gobber (cont.) You need to live and breathe this stuff.
Gobber lays a giant book in the center of the table.
Gobber (cont.) The Dragon Manual. Everything we know about every Dragon we know of.
A rumble of thunder shakes the hall. Rain pours down outside.
Gobber (cont.) No attacks tonight. Study up.
Gobber exits into the storm, leaving the teens staring at the book.
Tuffnut: Wait, you mean read?
Ruffnut: While we're still alive?
Snotlout: Why read words when you can just kill the stuff the words tell you stuff about?
Fishlegs: Oh! I've read it like, seven times. There's this water Dragon that sprays boiling water at
your face. And there's this other one that buries itself for like a week...
The teens stare as Fishlegs goes on too long.
Tuffnut: Yeah, that sounds great. There was a chance I was going to read that...
Ruffnut: but, now...
Snotlout gets up to go
Snotlout: You guys read, I'll go kill stuff.
The others follow, with Fishlegs in tow.
Fishlegs: Oh and there's this other one that has these spines that look like trees...
Astrid is the last to get up to leave.
Hiccup: So I guess we'll share-
Astrid: Read it.
"Sorry about that Hiccup..." Astrid apologizes.
She pushes it toward him and leaves.
Hiccup: All mine then. Wow, so okay. I'll see you uh...
The door slams closed.
Hiccup (cont.) tomorrow.
Hiccup sighed,
INT. GREAT HALL - LATE INTO THE NIGHT ON HICCUP'S HANDS opening the massive book.
Thunder booms outside. The hall is vacant and dark, but for the few candles he's pulled together.
Hiccup pours through page after page of strange and frightening dragons.
Hiccup (v.o.)
Dragon classifications. Strike Class, Fear Class, Mystery Class.
Hiccup turns the page.
Thunderdrum: This reclusive Dragon inhabits sea caves and dark tide pools.
Hiccup's eyes drift to a illustration of decapitated Vikings. Another page, another dragon.
When startled, the Thunderdrum produces a concussive sound that can kill a man at close range.
Extremely dangerous. Kill on sight.
The illustrations seem to take on a life of their own, shifting and squirming in the candlelight.
The Vikings squirm uncomfortably, the book looked as though there was a curse upon it, allowing it to move.
Hiccup (v.o.)(cont.)
Timberjack: This gigantic creature has razor sharp wings that can slice through full grown trees.
Extremely dangerous. Kill on sight.
Hiccup (v.o.)(cont.)
Scauldron: Sprays scalding water at its victim. Extremely dangerous.
The storm outside rages against the shuttered windows.
Changewing: Even newly hatched Dragons can spray acid. Kill on sight.
He begins flipping through the pages. A blur of dragons...
Hiccup (cont.) Gronckle, Zippleback, The Skrill, Boneknapper, Whispering Death. Burns its
victims, buries its victims, chokes its victims, turns its victims inside-out. Extremely dangerous,
extremely dangerous, kill on sight, kill on sight, kill on sight...
Hiccup finally lands upon the page he's been looking for.
Hiccup (v.o.)(cont.) Night Fury.
Toothless lifts his head up, he was curious as to what they had on him.
THE PAGE IS BLANK - no image, save for a few, sparse details.
Speed unknown. Size unknown. The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Never engage
this Dragon. Your only chance, hide and pray it does not find you.
Hiccup pulls his sketchbook out of his vest and opens it to his drawing of Toothless.
"I never knew you were so amazing at drawing!" Astrid commented voicing Fishlegs earlier thoughts once
more, and causing Hiccup to blush and Toothless to hiss,
'She will be a fine mate for you!'
Which made Hiccup blush even harder.
He lays it over the book's blank page and considers it.
CLOSE UP on the drawing of Toothless...
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