Turn's out I can't stop myself from writing this. We'll it's kind of the only way to relax I have other then watching my phone, so….
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Duh duh duh were dead -regular text
"useless reptile" -speech text
'That's for everything else' -thought text
You just gestured all of me -film text
"probably something stupid" -film speech text
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Lucasdiaz9000: ok… so I'm less sure about this one….. the only reason I brought thor and loki into the mix was because they are relevant gods in series…. So not so sure about this but will give it a thought
Disclaimer: I don't own How to train your dragon
Moment of silence. Before all the berkians except astrid shout "WHAT!?"
"YOU ARE PLANNING ON LEAVING YOUR HOME!?" questioned spitelout not believing what he saw
"well I didn't think I could change everyone's mind" answered hiccup "and I wasn't going to kill the dragon, so…." He trailed off
"So you were going to leave your home!?" asked bertha
"I didn't think many people would have missed me, and even though it was hard, I didn't exactly have too many fond memories" explained hiccup
The berkians looked down shamed of themselves, they had pushed hiccup this far, that he wanted to leave his home
"but you were there the next day" said agnar "what made you change your mind"
"a valkrie" hiccup stated and looked back at the screen, everyone was a bit confused but didn't question it and looked back at the screen, not realising that beside him astrid was blushing like crazy
Hiccup(CONT'D) "We're leaving. Let's pack up. Looks like you and me are taking a little vacation, forever."
Toothless is nowhere in sight. Hiccup sets down his basket and opens it up, his head clouded with troubles. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Oh..man..." SHINK! Hiccup looks up to the sound of... ASTRID, sitting on the rock right in front of him, sharpening her axe.
Suddenly realisation dawned on everyone
"ah. So that's what he meant by valkrie" realized meatlug, but the others were more worried about the fact that she was sharpening her axe
"PLEASE, for the love of odin tell me you DIDN'T kill him" said ingrind, not trusting her daughter's anger
"no, I didn't…. thankfully" replied astrid
HICCUP (CONT'D) (shocked) "Aggh! What the-" (recomposing) "What are you doing here?"
She hops off the rock and back him down, spinning her axe threateningly. Hiccup's eyes dart around nervously, searching for Toothless. ASTRID "I want to know what's going on. No one just gets as good as you do. Especially you. Start talking! Are you training with someone?"
Astrid winces at her words, she lowers her head "sorry hiccup" she whispers
"hey, it's alright, if it wasn't for you I would have left berk" he said trying to cheer her up, it doesn't work that well
HICCUP "Uh...training?" She grabs him by his odd-looking harness.
ASTRID "It better not involve... this."
HICCUP "I know this looks really bad, but you see...this is, uh..." They hear a RUSTLE coming from the other side of the cove. Astrid DROPS Hiccup to the ground and sets off to investigate.
"oh no!" exclaimed fishlegs "she's gonna find toothless!"
HICCUP (CONT'D) (panicked) "You're right! You're right. I'm through with the lies. I've been making... outfits. So you got me. It's time everyone knew. Drag me back. Go ahead. Here we go."
hiccup facepalms "I'm the worst liar ever" he muttered causing a few chuckles
He puts her hand back on his harness, getting her to 'drag him back.' Astrid BENDS Hiccups hand backwards, driving him down.
HICCUP (CONT'D) "AAAAUUGGGHHH! Why would you do that?!' ASTRID "That's for the lies." Astrid pounces the hilt of her axe off of Hiccup's laid-out body. ASTRID (CONT'D) "And THAT'S for everything else."
Everyone winces at this, astrid lowers her head again
Hiccup looks at her and then at everyone else to make sure no one is watching, he leans closer to her and kisses her on the cheek
astrid's head instantly shoots up, hiccup whispers to her "what you did caused me to not leave berk so don't feel bad"
"plus we get our revenge anyways, so it's even" added toothless
She smiles at this and continues to watch
'damn. Who knew getting hiccup to watch his future and making him have a mental breakdown would make him this bold' thought param
Hiccup's YELP is answered with A GROWL, coming from the other side of the cove. Astrid looks up to see... A NIGHT FURY. Toothless pounces toward them, snarling.
"oh, no" groaned agnar, worried for his daughter
HICCUP (feeble) "Oh man."
She dives onto Hiccup. ASTRID "Get down! Run! Run!"
"make up your mind!" exclaimed hiccup "do I get down, or do I run" he finished receiving a punch to the shoulder
Astrid pulls her axe, ready to take on Toothless. HICCUP "No!"
Hiccup knocks Astrid's cocked axe to the ground, out of reach, then stops Toothless short of crushing her.
"did you just disarm astrid" exclaimed ruffnut
"guess I did" replied hiccup equally shocked "I didn't even realise it happened, my body just went autopilot and…." He trailed off
HICCUP (CONT'D) "No. It's okay! It's okay..." Toothless pulls up short and lands hard, SPRAYING Astrid with sand. HICCUP (CONT'D) (calming) "She's a friend." Toothless snorts in disagreement. Astrid is frozen. Toothless looks from her to Hiccup and back to her, confused.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (to Astrid) "You just scared him."
"she scared him!?" questioned astrids parents
ASTRID "I scared him!?"
Everyone chuckled a bit at the similarities
Hiccup makes a "be quiet" motion. ASTRID (CONT'D) (intense whisper) "Who is him?" HICCUP. "Astrid, Toothless. Toothless, Astrid."
"you say that like it's a regular thing" said savage (I'm gonna be honest… I forgot he existed)
Astrid backs away, eyeing Hiccup and Toothless together with pure disgust. She turns and RUNS for the village.
"here comes my favorite line" said thor
HICCUP "Duh Duh Duh We're dead."
everyone laughs a bit "never get's old" said thor
Satisfied with Astrid's departure, Toothless turns away. HICCUP (CONT'D) (to Toothless) "Where do you think you're going?"
"well she was gone so I didn't see a reason to stay" answered toothless, and then whacked hiccup's head when he muttered something about 'useless reptile'
EXT. WOODS - MOMENTS LATER ASTRID races through the trees. A large shadow overtakes her. She is suddenly SNATCHED into the air. Astrid SCREAMS. ASTRID "Oh great Odin's ghost, this is it!"
The hofferson's pale at this "hiccup I swear to thor if you-" was all agnar said before hiccup cut him off
"don't worry, she was not harmed in anyway" he replied nervously before adding "but she was kidnapped"
Hiccup and Toothless fly Astrid to the top of a towering pine. It bows and creaks under their weight as Astrid dangles a hundred feet in the air.
"and threatened" he added
ASTRID (CONT'D) "Hiccup! Get me down from here!"
HICCUP "You have to give me a chance to explain.
ASTRID "I'm not listening to ANYTHING you have to say!"
HICCUP "Then I won't speak. Just let me show you." Hiccup extends a hand. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Please, Astrid."
She eyes him and the dragon, then the ground far, far below.
"AND blackmailed" he added yet again
"and how is this supporting the statement of 'she was not harmed'" questioned ingrind
After a moment, she swats Hiccup's outstretched hand away and reluctantly climbs over the pedal, lines, and harness. She settles behind Hiccup, avoiding as much contact as possible.
ASTRID "Now get me down."
HICCUP "Toothless? Down. Gently." Toothless leers mischievously. He spreads his wings slowly. With a WHOP, they fill with the updraft. Toothless releases the tree, tucks in his legs, and HOVERS in place. HICCUP (CONT'D) "See? Nothing to be afraid of."
"that look oh his face gives the exact opposite vibe" said atali
Toothless suddenly LAUNCHES straight upward. Astrid SCREAMS. The acceleration is tremendous. Every downbeat bucks the saddle, heaving them into the sky, doubling their speed like a rocket. Astrid is thrown backward. She SCREAMS and hugs Hiccup for dear life, squeezing the breath out of him.
"never thought I'd see the day when astrid would scream" said tuffnut
HICCUP (CONT'D) "Toothless! What is wrong with you?! Bad dragon!" (mortified; to Astrid) "He's not usually like this. Oh no..."
Toothless ROLLS and PLUMMETS toward the coastline far below. Astrid SCREAMS. Toothless rockets over the ocean waves, deliberately dipping them in the froth. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Toothless, what are you doing?! We need her to like us!"
"hey, I'm just looking for a apology" defended toothless, everyone just glared at him
Toothless rockets skyward and begins tumbling head over tail. HICCUP (CONT'D) "And now the spinning. Thank you for nothing you useless reptile."
Everyone laughs at this
Astrid clamps her hand over her eyes. ASTRID "Okay! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Just get me off of this thing." Astrid is defeated, her aggressive energy gone.
"see, that's all I wanted" continued toothless
Satisfied, Toothless relents. They level off and head up into the clouds. Astrid opens her eyes again, and looks out over a world she'd never dreamed of. She reaches out and touches clouds, pierces columns ablaze in golden hues, and floats over a vast, alien sky scape. Her terror is replaced by wonder.
Everyone watches in awe
She grins, despite herself. Toothless rises above a blanket of clouds…...and levels off under a starry sky. They emerge from a blanket of clouds under the dancing Northern Lights, shimmering in ribbons across the vast sky. Below them, Berk's torches flicker in the inky darkness. The new perspective is breathtaking.
Everyone is captivated by how amazing it looks, even most of the bad guys are in awe
Astrid tucks her arms into Hiccup's vest, burying her chin into his shoulder. The moment is not lost on either of them. Hiccup smiles nervously.
Astrid leans her head on hiccups shoulder, re-watching the entire flight scene. He is initially surprised but leans his head on her head
Toothless climbs past Berk's tallest peaks and heads out over open water, leaving the village lights behind them.
ASTRID "Alright I admit it. This is pretty cool. It's... amazing." (beat) "He's amazing." Astrid carefully reaches down and pats Toothless' side.
Everyone smiled at this
ASTRID (CONT'D) "So what now?" Hiccup groans.
He does the same, much to everyone's amusement
It's a problem without an answer.
ASTRID (CONT'D) "Hiccup, your final exam is tomorrow. You know you're going to have to kill..." (whispered) "... kill a dragon." HICCUP "Don't remind me."
A strange, unearthly din approaches. Toothless' ear plates suddenly stand on end. Panicked, he abruptly dives, dipping into cloud cover.
The dragons shudder and cower backwards at hearing that sound
HICCUP (CONT'D) "Toothless! What's happening? What is it?" Toothless BARKS at him. 'Quiet!' Suddenly, out of the dense cloud, a Monstrous Nightmare emerges. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Get down!" Hiccup and Astrid duck. The Nightmare calls out. A Zippleback appears to the other side of Toothless, boxing him in.
"what's going on" questioned viggo
Hiccup glances at astrid who nods "so, you guys remember how I said I found the nest"
Everyone nods "welllll… I might have not mentioned a SMALL detail…." He trailed off looking at astrid
Everyone's eyes widen as they realise what he meant and they all frantically look back at the screen
ASTRID "What's going on?" HICCUP "I don't know." (beat) "Toothless. You've got to get us out of here, bud." Toothless HISSES.
Toothless winced "sorry about that, the mind control had me there" he apologised
Hiccup and astrid say it's fine
Other dragons, previously invisible in the thick clouds, appear all around them. HUNDREDS of them, all carrying fish and game in their talons.
HICCUP (CONT'D) (whispered) "It looks like they're hauling in their kill." The Zippleback eyes them ravenously.
ASTRID "What does that make us?"
The dragons BANK and dive in formation, plummeting through the thickening fog and weaving between towering, craggy sea stacks. They emerge at the base of a massive volcanic caldera, glowing with rivulets of lava. The flock of dragons fall into rank, funneling through a crack, and zipping through a winding tunnel. It gives way to a vast, steamy inner chamber, tiered with pocky shelves. Dragons of all breeds lay about, nested in hordes. The arriving dragons fly in, dropping the fish and game into a central pit, glowing red and shrouded in mist. Hiccup is amazed.
Everyone else is also amazed
HICCUP "What my dad wouldn't give to find this."
Without realising stoick nods his head rapidly
Toothless peels away from the procession, landing on a small shadowy shelf to keep a low-profile. Hiccup and Astrid peek around, taking in the busy hive of sorts. They watch as the food continues to be dropped into the pit.
"that's it" said savage "they steal everything just to throw it away?"
Alvin slaps him behind his back "idiot! Did ya forget what the boy said"
HICCUP (CONT'D) "It's satisfying to know that all of our food has been dumped down a hole."
Everyone facepalms "I don't know weather to admire you, or think of you as a crazy person for your ability to be sarcastic in ANY situation" mutter viggo
ASTRID "They're not eating any of it."
Last to arrive is a dim-witted Gronckle. It hovers over the pit and regurgitates his paltry contribution - a pathetic little fish. As it falls into the steamy pit, a terrible ROAR rings out.
Everyone straightens in their seats, some children hide behind their mothers (both on the humans and the dragons side)
The Gronckle tries to flee, but before it can, a gargantuan dragon head juts from the steamy pit and SNAPS it out of the air. Swallowing it back whole.
Everyone jumps in their seats "what in odin's name!" exclaimed spitelout
"you weren't kidding lad" said agnar "that head is easily as big as the great hall"
"just what is that thing" said mala horrified
"the red death" said all the dragons in unison
"so that's what the dragon is called" said viggo intrigued
A female nightmare scoffs "that thing is NOT a dragon"
"it's a literal monster" stated toothless
Hiccup and Astrid recoil, terrified. ASTRID (CONT'D) "What is that?"
The monstrous beast SNIFFS the air, seemingly aware of them. It nears the ledge where Toothless is hiding... and ROARS. Several dragons take flight in fear.
Stoick, valka, gobber and the hoffersons turn as pale as ghosts seeing this
HICCUP "Alright buddy, we gotta get out of here. Now!"
Toothless takes flight, barely evading the monster's snapping jaws. The behemoth dragon lunges for them, snatching a Zippleback out of the air instead. Toothless disappears into the winged exodus as thousands of dragons flee the caldera in fear.
Everyone sighs in relief "oh thank the gods" sighed out ingrind
Agnar looks at toothless "thanks for saving them"
Toothless shakes his head "no need to thank me, plus it was kinda my fault we were in that position so….." he trailed off
EXT. HIDDEN COVE - NIGHT - LATER Toothless glides into the cove and touches down on the moonlit beach. ASTRID (her mind reeling, talking Hiccup's ear off) "No, no, it totally makes sense. It's like a giant beehive. They're the workers... and that's their queen. It controls them."
"well, you almost got everything" said hookfang
"were not her workers" stated stormfly "were like her… slaves, I guess"
She leaps off of Toothless and runs toward the village. ASTRID (CONT'D) "Let's find your dad."
"no! don't!" said stoick
HICCUP "No, no! Not yet. They'll... kill Toothless." (beat) (MORE)
HICCUP (CONT'D) "Astrid, we have to think this through carefully." Astrid eyes him, incredulous.
ASTRID "Hiccup, we just discovered the dragons' nest...the thing we've been after since Vikings first sailed here. And you want to keep it a secret? To protect your pet dragon? Are you serious?"
"what kind of stuttering mess of a reply do you think he'll give this time" joked snotlout, now that the tension was gone
"he'll probably stutter so bad she won't be able to understand" said tuffnut
"then why did astrid not reveal anything" asked fishlegs
"he probably blackmailed her into staying quite" answered ruffnut
"you guys do realise, it'll be about a million times faster to just watch it unfold" said param, suddenly standing behind toothless
Everyone jumped at this "can you stop doing that!" exclaimed hiccup
"sorry" he replied as he jumped on toothless, then jumped again in the air, did a flip and landed in between gobber and stoick "I just needed a change a people, those two muttonheads argue and shout WAY too much"
"I don't hear anything" said heather, raising an eyebrow
"because I formed a barrier around them to keep their voice contained" answered param "anyways, where were we"
"discussing how bad hiccup would stutter and nervously reply" replied snotlout
Param looks at hiccup and astrid. All three exchange knowing smiles
Hiccup stands firm, resolute. HICCUP "Yes." Astrid's taken aback.
Everyone else is taken aback as well
"wow" said agnar "I don't think I've ever seen you that confident or determined about anything before" he continued
Astrid nods in agreement "that's why I decided to listen to him and didn't reveal his secret"
ASTRID "Okay." (beat) "Then what do we do?"
HICCUP "Just give me until tomorrow. I'll figure something out."
Thoark got a query "what about the interaction made you change your mind about leaving" he asked looking at hiccup
"well…" he thought for a sec "mostly the fact, that she's the third most stubborn person on the island, after me and dad. If I could change her mind, I could probably change everyone else's mind as well"
ASTRID "Okay." Astrid PUNCHES Hiccup in the arm. ASTRID (CONT'D) "That's for kidnapping me."
"well" sighed snotlout "that's the best you can get out of her"
"actually, what happens next is the best he can get out of her" said toothless, astrid and hiccup blush lightly
Hiccup looks to Toothless for support. Toothless SNORTS, dismissive. Astrid grabs him. He braces for another hit. She KISSES Hiccup on the cheek.
Everyone "awwwwwww"s at this, both the teens look at each other and smile
ASTRID (CONT'D) "That's for, everything else." In the awkward wake of the moment, Astrid hurries off... leaving Hiccup RUBBING his cheek, stunned. Toothless hobbles up, eyeing him. HICCUP "What are you looking at?"
Toothless grins, looking smug "ABSALOTLY NOTHING" he said slowly, causing everyone to laugh
Hiccup mutters under his breadth "useless reptile"
EXT. TRAINING GROUNDS - DAY The grounds have been transformed. Banners and flags flap in the morning sun. Surrounding the ring, a festive crowd had gathered. All of Berk has turned out for the event. STOICK (aloud to the crowd) "Well, I can show my face in public again." LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE STOICK
Valka glares at stoick, who winces at hearing his words
(CONT'D) (playful) "If someone had told me that in a few short weeks, Hiccup would go from being, well... Hiccup, to placing first in dragon training... I would've tied him to a mast and shipped him off for fear he'd gone mad. Yes! And you know it!"
Stoick slams his head in another table breaking it in half(….again….how and when did that get there) "I'm the worst father ever" he admitted, agnar put a hand on his shoulder while gobber tried-and failed-to cheer his mood. Hiccup wanted to help, but knew that this was something his father had to do on his own
(beat) "But here we are. And no one's more surprised..." ON HICCUP standing at the entrance to the ring, listening, looking burdened. STOICK (CONT'D) "... or more proud than I am. Today, my boy becomes a Viking. TODAY, HE BECOMES ONE OF US!" CHEERS and ROARS. Astrid approaches Hiccup.
"so THAT'S where you were at the time" said ingrind
ASTRID "Be careful with that dragon."
HICCUP (re: the roaring crowd) "It's not the dragon I'm worried about."
The berkians lower their heads
ASTRID (worried) "What are you going to do?"
HICCUP "Put an end to this." She eyes him, dubious. "I have to try." (beat) "Astrid. If something goes wrong... just make sure they don't find Toothless."
"even then your worried about him" stated spitelout
Agnar sighs "lad, your WAY to selfless" he said shaking his head
ASTRID (grim) "I will. Just promise me it won't go wrong."
Hiccup can't. Gobber approaches. "GOBBER It's time, Hiccup. Knock him dead." Hiccup puts his helmet on and enters the arena. Hoping for the best
"hey!" realised astrid "you didn't promise!"
Hiccup sighs "astrid, I'm not sure I can promise about anything regarding this situation"
Suddenly, a white light fills the arena
The movie pauses and param stands up "alright, time to switch to the parallel timeline version" he said snapped his fingers
"didn't you say we were watching the parallel timeline?" asked stormfly confused
"getting the parallel ready to watch can take sometime" he said pointing at the slow moving timer at the screen "so up until it's the past and present we show the original timeline, since now were reaching future, now we need to switch" param finished explaining
"so how long will this take" asked an impatient stoick
Param shrugs "probably a few hours" everyone groaned, they needed to see what happens next! "so till then" param snaps his fingers making the same food from the previous break appear "BREAK TIME!"
… I'm a liar. I said I probably won't post, due to my exams nearing, and then proceed to posted two chapters, almost back-to-back. Oh well, my exams start tomorrow so I 100% won't upload till 20th…. AND IF I SOMEHOW DO THEN CALL MENTAL HOSPITAL, CUS YOU NEED TO BE CRAZY TO WRITE AND STORY IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR EXAMS
