I don't own How To Train Your Dragon. SADLY! I honestly wish I could though...
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EXT. HIGH SEAS - A painted Dragon, with a sword run through it the sail of Stoick's ship.
Stoick leans over the map, his eyes on the uncharted corner, surrounded by mist and illustrations of dragons.
STOICK: I can almost smell them.
Hiccup had to bit his lip to keep himself from laughing.
While the dragons huffed and a few even began to sniff under their wings self-consciously.
They're close. Steady.
Stoick raises his gaze to...a thick fog, obscuring their vision. The three ships drift alongside it, looking for an opening.
ON DECK the crewmen mill nervously, all too aware of what Stoick is considering.
The Vikings watching started to squirm in their seats as well.
Not A single one of them noticed Rose had entered the room holding a thick green notebook.
STOICK (CONT'D) Take us in.
The helmsman steer Stoick's ship into the fog with the others following. The men draw their weapons, preparing themselves for the worst.
VIKING: Hard to port...for Helheim's gate.
The first ship disappears into the fog, followed closely by the other two
~BERK TRAINING GROUNDS ~
Zoom in on a dragon painted onto a shield. Hiccup runs his finger over its outline.
HICCUP:...You know, I just happened to notice the book had nothing on Night Furies. Is there another book? Or a sequel? Maybe a little Night Fury pamphlet?
Hiccup blushes and shrinks down into his seat, Toothless however chortles and swats his tail at Hiccup's leg.
Astrid and Snotlout both look over at Hiccup with their eyebrows raised.
Hiccup however refuses to look them in the eye.
BOOM! A large blast takes the axe head off of Hiccup's hilt, leaving a smoking hole just behind him. Hiccup yelps and quickly runs away.
GOBBER: Focus Hiccup! You're not even trying!
"That's because I didn't want too..." Hiccup muttered but not as softly as he thought, everyone heard him and Stoick tensed unsure how to react to what Hiccup said.
And sensing the tense atmosphere Rose decided to make her appearance known. . . . . .
"BOO!"
Many of the Vikings and dragons a like jumped, startled by Roses 'sudden' appearance.
"W-why did you do that?" Fishlegs asked, still shaking slightly.
Rose just shrugged and sat down in a dark blue sofa that suddenly appeared.
A Deadly Nadder, loose in an arrangement of moving walls. Gobber calls orders to the teens from above.
GOBBER (CONT'D) Today... is all about attack.
The Nadder hops from wall to wall, sending the recruits scurrying away for safety.
GOBBER: Nadders are quick and light on their feet. Your job is to be quicker and lighter.
'That's no problem for Hiccup!' The Deadly Nadder behind Hiccup laughed.
Hiccup blushed from the compliment, and promptly ignored Toothless's chortles.
The teens start to make their move, stumbling over Hiccup and his heavy shield. The Nadder spots Fishlegs' hiding behind a wall, It whips its tail and sends out its spikes. Fishlegs screams loudly and lifts an entire wall to shield himself from the spraying spikes.
"Wow, you're pretty strong." Ross whistled.
Now Fishlegs was the one blushing.
FISHLEGS: I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods.
"None of you thought to question them before?" Rose asked surprised.
"For as long as I've known Gobber I've learned just to get used to his teaching methods." Hiccup sighed.
"Hey! I'll have you know, my teaching methods happen to be very persuasive!" Gobber huffed loudly.
Tuffnut and Ruffnut fell off their seats and rolled across the floor laughing, coming to a stop in front of Astrid and Snotlout.
Hiccup stared at Fishlegs now sitting all by himself before opening his mouth and calling him over to sit with all of them.
GOBBER: Look for its blind spot. Every dragon has one. Find it, hide in it, and strike.
Ruffnut and Tuffnut rush in, diving and rolling up to the Nadder's nose. The Nadder sniffs the air - it can't see them. Tuffnut and Ruffnut are standing smashed together far too close for comfort.
RUFFNUT (Whispering) Do you ever bathe?
TUFFNUT: If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot.
RUFFNUT: How about I give you one!
The Twins parents just sigh, already knowing that nothing they say will stop their children from fighting.
Ruffnut and Tuffnut shove at each other, making a ruckus until their movement and noise gives them away. The Nadder then attacks snapping it's jaws at both of them.
'Oh they were so annoying! they were giving me a headache.' Said Nadder growled defeated.
'Yeah anyone who knows the twins happens to get a headache at least once an hour.' Hiccup laughed, not noticing that the twins and Fishlegs were all staring at him wide-eyed in complete awe.
GOBBER: Blind spot? Yes. Deaf spot? Not so much.
Hiccup walk casually up to Gobber, while the others dart past.
HICCUP: Hey, so how would one sneak up on a Night Fury?
"Wow you really are a Viking with how stubborn you are!" Rose grinned at Hiccup observing how her comment made him feel.
Hiccup didn't respond instead he favored staring at the screen, frowning in confusion at what he was feeling, 'was he really considered a Viking anymore?'
GOBBER: None one's ever met one and lived to tell the tale. Now get in there.
"Oh really? I'm pretty sure that Hiccup had met one and is alive." Rose stated, grinning proudly at the memories of what that very encounter will cause in the future.
"Yeah well, I didn't exactly know about that now did I?" Gobber shot back.
"True..." Rose suddenly stood up nothing to herself and disappeared.
"What the..."
HICCUP: I know, I know, but hypothetically...
Hiccup is interrupted.
ASTRID (Whispering) Hiccup!
She puts her finger to her lips and gestures for him to hide. A moment later, the Nadder leaps over the walls, surprising them by landing in front of her. Astrid somersaults into its blind spot, confusing it the Snotlout follows- Hiccup attempts to copy them but fails and falls flat on his face he yelps and runs away.
The Deadly Nadder runs into Astrid- She rears back to strike - just as Snotlout leaped in, protectively pushing Astrid behind him.
Astrid glared at Snotlout who at least have the decency to look embarrassed.
Spitlout on the other hand shook his head at his sons actions, every Viking who valued their life knew not to underestimate a woman.
SNOTLOUT: Watch out babe. I'll take care of this.
ASTRID: Hey!
Snotlout fails miserably and Astrid glares at him.
Spitlout shakes his head sadly at his son once more, Snotlout was determined not to look in his fathers direction.
'Bud...maybe I'm not the only one with family issues...' Hiccup whispered looking back and forth from his uncle to his cousin.
Toothless only snorted in response.
SNOTLOUT (Some what defensive) The sun was in my eyes, Astrid.
Snotlout: What do you want me to do, block out the sun? I could do that, but I don't have time right now!
The Nadder tears off after her, knocking down walls in pursuit.
She leaps and dives repeatedly. Hiccup wanders up to Gobber again.
HICCUP: They probably take the daytime off. You know, like a cat. Has anyone ever seen one napping?
"You know it's kind of funny how you're talking to Gobber so casually while all this is going on around you." Fishlegs smiled at Hiccup.
Stoick however thought it was very reckless of Hiccup to do.
GOBBER: Hiccup!
ASTRID: Hiccup!
Hiccup spins around to see the maze walls collapsing One after the other towards him. Astrid comes flying through the dust and crash-lands on top of him, both laying in a limb-tangled mess.
TUFFNUT: Oooh! Love on the battlefield!
RUFFNUT: She could do better.
"Yeah thanks for that Ruff." Says Hiccup sarcastically.
The Nadder closes in, emerging through the cloud of dust.
HICCUP (struggling to untangle them both) Just... let me... why don't you...
The Nadder spins around and races back toward them like a Raptor. Astrid untangles herself and tries to pull her axe from Hiccup's shield... which is attached to his arm.
She Presses her foot on his torso and Pulled the axe free, still burrowed into the shield. She twirls around and swings the axe and shield, scoring a DIRECT HIT on the oncoming Nadder's nose.
It yelps and scurries off.
Said Nasser growls lightly.
GOBBER Well done, Astrid.
Gobber hobbles off to wrestle the Nadder back into his cave. Hiccup gets to his feet - all eyes are upon him. He turns to find Astrid glaring at him, winded.
'Is there something wrong with her eyes?' The monstrous nightmare asked.
Once Hiccup realized what the monstrous nightmare had said he couldn't stop himself from laughing much to the confusion of those around him.
ASTRID Is this some kind of a joke to you? Our parents' war is about to become ours. Figure out which side you're on.
None of the teens nor Stoick, Spitlout and Gobber liked the look on Hiccups face as he sat there quietly watching the screen.
She grabs her axe and stomps off. Hiccup watches, stung.
"...Uh..." Asrtid looked over at Hiccup but she was at a lost as to what to say to him.
EXT. COVE CLOSE ON
Hiccup appears on screen with a shield infront of him and then it shows A fish... being thrown into the cove.
"You went back there again?" Snotlout asked.
"Yeah I did."
"How did none of us notice! I mean this isn't the first time you snuck off now!" Snotlout exclaimed.
"You guys never knew this when I sneak off I'm always running off, it's not like any of you guys cared enough to notice." Hiccup meant to say the last part quietly but everyone still heard him and they were all giving him looks varying from pity, self guilt and hatred?
It hits the ground and slides forewords A moment later, Hiccup peeks through a gap in the rocks. looking around cautiously. Nothing.
Hiccup squeezes through and enters the cove And attenpts to free the shield but it doesn't move. It is stuck.
"Ya don't have any protection now..." Gobber muttered, although something told him that Hiccup was safe.
then Hiccup scoops up the fish and walk forwards until he hears a SNORT from behind him.
Hiccup turns to see the Night Fury, crouched on a rock like a stealthy panther. It descends, approaching him, ready to pounce at any given moment.
Now that feeling Gobber had all but vanished.
Hiccup swallows his fear and slowly offers the fish to the night fury. Doing so reveals the dagger at his waist.
The dragon sees it and hisses loudly, startling Hiccup.
Hiccup reaches for it, eliciting a growl.
Hiccup pauses, carefully lifting it by the handle, and tossing it away.
The dragon calms down. As it approaches the fish, Hiccup notices that it's missing all its teeth.
"A Night Fury doesn't have any teeth!" Fishlegs gasped turning back and forth from the screen to Hiccup and Toothless and back again.
HICCUP Huh. Toothless. I could've sworn you had...
A set of razor sharp teeth emerge from its gums to grab the fish. Toothless snatches and gnashes it up, swallowing it.
The Vikings all jumped, startled even the baby dragon's Are startled.
HICCUP (CONT'D) ... teeth.
The teeth retract again. Toothless presses closer with an expectant look. Hiccup retreats backwards nervously.
HICCUP Uh, no. No, I don't have any more.
The night Fury backs Hiccup up against a rock, placing himself the same position as before. The dragon closes in over him, staring blankly.
A tense moment passes...then...
Toothless regurgitates a chunk of fish onto Hiccup's lap. They exchange stares. Hiccup realizes what Toothless wants him to do.
"EW!" Many of the children and even a few of the adults exclaim disgusted.
"You didn't...did you?" Gobber asked, feeling a little nauseous but received no response.
Hiccup crouches slowly and squeamishly picks it up. The dragon waits staring at him expectantly.
Hiccup gags and gnaws off a bite of the slimy fish.
"YOU ACTUALLY ATE IT?!" Stoick yelled, there was his son eating a piece of regurgitated fish when he couldn't even stomach to eat his own cooking!
He forces a smile. Toothless mimics him.
Amazed, Hiccup sits up and tries to touch him. Toothless hisses at him and flaps off to a crash on the other side of the cove.
He blasts at the mossy ground to a red-hot temperature... and curls up on it like a cat taking a nap. Toothless turns to find Hiccup seated beside him. Toothless tolerates his persistent presence... until Hiccup tries to touch his damaged tail again.
"Why are you so curious about touching his tail?" Astrid asked.
Hiccup merely shrugged, not willing to say out loud the guilt he felt for doing that to toothless.
But Toothless seem to know what he was thinking and started swatting his tail at Hiccups head.
Toothless SNAPS at him. Hiccup takes the hint and leaves.
DISSOLVE TO: EXT. COVE - LATER IN THE DAY.
Toothless wakes up, hanging upside down from a tree.
He spots Hiccup sitting on the other side of the cove. Sketching in the sand.
The screen zooms in on a sketch of Toothless. Hiccup draws with a stick, minding his own business.
Stoick stared intently at the drawing he never knew his son could draw so well!
Toothless appears behind him, watching carefully. Aware of his presence, Hiccup continues, trying not to scare him off.
Toothless walks off.
Toothless waddle off on his hind legs.
A moment later, he reappears with an entire sapling, drawing lines in the sand. He rushes here and there, making haphazard lines in every direction in the process he hits Hiccup in the head with a branch.
"You know that hurt." Hiccup stated staring at Toothless Who immediately stood up straight and began licking at Hiccups head, "ah! Ah-ah I was just messing with you bud, I'm fine."
Finally, Toothless drops the tree and inspects his work. He looks very pleased.
Hiccup stands and takes in the sprawling scribble, amazed by it. He accidentally steps onto one of the lines, eliciting an instant growl from Toothless. He steps on it again. Toothless growls again.
"Cool..." both Ruff and Tuff say in awe.
Realizing how sensitive he is, Hiccup steps carefully between each line, turning round and round until he accidentally bumps into Toothless.
Toothless snorts. Once again, they're face to face.
A tense atmosphere seemed to fill the room.
Hiccup slowly extends his hand. Toothless hesitates. Hiccup turns his head away and closes his eyes.
Stoick is literally on the edge of his seat gripping the arms of the chair tightly.
To his amazement, Toothless bridges the gap and presses his muzzle against Hiccup's hand.
The Vikings all stare astounded when suddenly the dragons all began roaring and shooting flames up into the air.
Everyone flinched startled by the abrupt change in demeanor in the dragons, everyone except Hiccup.
In a flash, the dragon is gone, leaving Hiccup astounded.
EXT. VILLAGE AT NIGHT Gobber and the recruits are seated at the top of an abandoned catapult tower, toasting campfire food around a roaring bonfire. Hiccup is there as well.
GOBBER ...and with one twist he took my hand and swallowed it whole. And I saw the look on his face- I was delicious. He must have passed the word, because it wasn't a month before another one of them took my leg.
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.
Everyone including the dragons all began to stare at Fishlegs oddly, more than a little creeped out.
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.
"Did you just call Gobbers hand and foot...beautiful?" Hiccup said slowly almost as if trying to grasp what he just heard.
He makes postures at Astrid. She simply rolls her eyes at him.
GOBBER (with his mouthful) uh-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.
Hiccup looks down guiltily hearing Gobber say that.
Hiccups horrified look is shown as he hides it from the others. Gobber stands up 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?
The dragons all growl and Hiccup actually glares at Gobber.
He hobbles off. The teens reflect.
TUFFNUT (states bluntly) It's gonna be me. It's my destiny. See?
Tuffnut rolls up his sleeve to reveal a red dragon on his arm.
"WHEN DID YOUR FATHER AND I EVER GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO GET A TATTOO?!" The twins mother shrieked.
Tuffnut flinched back while Ruffnut began laughing so hard she cried.
FISHLEGS (Gasp loudly)Your mom let you get a tattoo?
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.
SNOTLOUT It wasn't there yesterday. Is it a birthmark or a today-mark?
Hiccup and Snotlout both snorted.
Hiccup gets up and walks away from the group. Astrid watches him as he leaves the bonfire.
DISSOLVE TO: INT. BLACKSMITH STALL
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.
"Still cool..." The twins whisper in awe once again.
DISSOLVE TO: INT. BLACKSMITH STALL - LATER
Zoom in ...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.
"You...y-you actually managed to make one...how did you do that?! I know I haven't taught you those black Smith skills!" Gobber exclaimed shocked.
And this chapter is finally over! I am so sorry for making you guys wait for an update like this but I hope the longer chapter made up for it~! and I couldn't update as fast on because my iPod wont let me and until I manage it get a ride to the library then I wont be able to, luckily I was able to today!