And this is the final chapter of the movie…..for real this time. Just a reminder that this story is not ending after the end of the movie, I'm gonna keep going till we reach the homecoming short film. Also I would like to thank each and everyone of you that supported the story. As of writing this the story has 37 Favorites, 39 Followers and 28 reviews, that much support is a million times more then I would thought it would have when I started writing. Thanks a lot all of you….. and yes, I wrote this exact same paragraph last chapter, before realising that it would be too long and have to split it into 2 chapter's. on that note, let us begin
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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
Review
Lucasdiaz9000: interesting idea… I think I'll save this for the when lightning strikes episode so thanks anyways
Lucasdiaz9000(again): well, missed that opportunity… oh well
Dargur: Typical Mildew, also thanks…. And um spoiler alert….. this still turned out to be my longest chapter
Zoroarkhunter: this story will NOT end, and continue all the way till homecoming
Disclaimer: I don't own how to train your dragon
ASTRID (breathless) "Go."
"the nightmare and the gronkle are knocked out due to the noise" stated Agnar, assessing the situation "the nadder has just fallen and the zippleback is being controlled by the twins" he pauses and sighs heavily "looks like it's all down to Hiccup and Toothless"
"the situation is not good" added Spitelout
"no, it's not" said Hiccup "but we can still pull through this" he looks towards Toothless "right bud" he gets his reply in a lick to the face
Hiccup and Toothless rocket past the Red Death's head and climb, higher and higher.
HICCUP (to Toothless) "That thing has wings! Okay, let's see if it can use them!" Hiccup pulls Toothless into a turn.
Dagur's eyes widen "oh are you kidding me!" he exclaimed, everyone turned to look at him "your telling me that thing can fly! Cus if that's the case I don't think a single tribe in the entire Archipelago is safe! Were all doomed!" everyone's eyes widened at the realisation
"yer right" Alvin exclaimed "if that boy fails, all of us will pay the price"
Hiccup looks back at the screen, thinking 'great! So now I have to save the entire Archipelago along side the entire berk tribe! And I am clearly trying to get it to fly, what good will that-….. do?' he realised what his plan is by the end of his thought, this was crazy
They plummet, gaining tremendous speed. The wind buffets them as they target the Red Death as super sonic speed. KABLAM! Toothless unloads a fireball against the Red Death's head. It goes down with a rumble as they climb anew.
ON THE GROUND The Vikings shield themselves from the dust of the fallen monster... as its wings unfold and extend.
"Holy crap" exclaimed Snotlout "those are some large wings"
IN THE AIR Hiccup looks back as they put distance between them. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Do you think that did it?" Suddenly, the enraged behemoth RISES into frame... flapping its wings furiously. A daunting sight.
"yes it did" said Viggo "now stop wasting time and get along with your plan already" he stated, getting impatient
Everyone glares at him "shut up muttonhead" exclaimed Spitelout
HICCUP (CONT'D) "Well, he can fly."
"he?" questioned Heather "how do you know it's a male" she asked looking at Hiccup
Hiccup just shrugs "I think I just assumed" he said and turned to the dragons "you guys must know if it's a male or female"
the dragons ponder for minute, before a random nadder says "honestly speaking…. We have no idea"
A gronckle nods "if a dragon got too close to it, it would just eat the dragon. So we never got a chance to ask" she finished, earning a few chuckles
Hiccup and Toothless DIVE into the tangled sea stacks - they weave through the rock like rabbits through a briar. The Red Death SNAPS at them, but cannot reach them. Hiccup and Toothless PULL AHEAD. The Red Death SMASHES through the canopy of rock and pulls in behind Toothless. He BURSTS THROUGH fifty-foot formations like they were saplings.
"Great Odin's ghost" exclaimed Stoick "that thing is smashing through those sea stacks like there made of paper!"
"how will you 2 stop that thing" Mala asked looking at Toothless and Hiccup
ON THE GROUND Stoick, Gobber, and the Teens watch as Hiccup and Toothless streak past, weaving through sea stacks. TEENS "Woohoo! Yeah!" A moment later the Red Death SMASHES the sea stacks to dust in hot pursuit. The Vikings mood is quenched.
IN THE AIR
Hiccup and Toothless can't slow the monster down. Hiccup eyes the clouds above. An idea hits him. He locks eyes with Toothless. HICCUP "Okay Toothless, time to disappear." Toothless PULLS into a steep climb, heading toward the clouds.
"what are you planning to do?" asked Throk
"use Toothless's size and speed as the advantage" Hiccup answered
HICCUP (CONT'D) "Come on bud!" The Red Death follows, closing in fast. HICCUP (CONT'D) (hearing the gas) "Here it comes!" BLAST! They narrowly dodge a column of flame and smoke. They reach the low-hanging clouds and pierce them. The monster follows, immediately losing them in the hampered visibility. It roars irritably.
"that was close" muttered Drago
Suddenly Param stands up. Everyone looks at him, his arms are crossed over his chest, his full focus is on the screen not even paying anyone around him any attention
Following his lead Thor and Loki also stand up, not removing there eyes from the screen. Slowly but surely, all the Vikings and dragons stand up from their seats, eyeing the screen in anticipation.
Hiccup was experiencing a million emotions at that moment, most of all he was worried. Worried about his best friend, worried about his tribe, worried about his family and the people he loved. They would all die if he failed
From out of nowhere, Toothless DIVES at the huge dragon, BLASTING and PUNCTURING a hole in its wing. Toothless and Hiccup are gone again before the dragon can get a shot at them.
Everyone jumped a bit a the sudden burst, before starting to cheer and encourage Hiccup and Toothless
ON THE GROUND The Vikings stare up at the sky listening to the resounding BOOMS and watching FLASHES light up the clouds. Gobber places a hand on Stoick's shoulder.
He does the same, silently telling his friend, that his son will be alright
IN THE AIR HICCUP and TOOTHLESS dive in again and again, using the clouds to hide and surprise as they puncture the monster's wings. It BELLOWS in frustration and WHIRLS around, unleashing fire blindly, in all directions. Hiccup sees the glow of fire cutting towards them. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Watch out!" The random blast CLIPS Toothless' tail. It's heavily damaged.
Everyone panics at this "Toothess's tail" Gustav said worriedly
"Whatever you got planned lad" Agnar started, looking at the screen concerned "you better do it fast"
HICCUP (CONT'D) "Okay, time's up. Let's see if this works." He pulls Toothless into a turn.
"if what works?" questioned Gobber
"you'll see" Hiccup quickly answered, not wanting to talk and keep his focus fixed on the screen
They fly directly into the Red Death's face, taunting it. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Come on! Is that the best you can do!?" Toothless utters an insult too, and they jackknife into a steep dive. The Red Death pursues. Toothless PUMPS his wings, racing faster than he's ever gone before. Hiccup and Toothless stay just ahead of the Red Death - no longer trying to evade it.
"if you don't move soon it will shoot you" Viggo stated coldly
"I know" answered Hiccup, but his voice didn't have any fear in it
Hiccup glances back to check the tail - it's disintegrating. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Stay with me buddy. We're good. Just a little bit longer." The Red Death closes the gap. Hiccup tucks in and holds Toothless steady - allowing the monster to set its sights on them. It narrows its eyes. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Hold, Toothless." The Red Death OPENS his mouth. The familiar gas HISS emanates from his throat - ignition is coming.
"it's about to shoot!" Astrid exclaimed in fear, her hand still intertwined with hiccup's, tightens it's grip on his. He squeezes her hand in reassurance and draws circles on it with his thumb
HICCUP (CONT'D) "NOW!" Hiccup HITS the PEDALS HARD as Toothless extends one wing. They PIVOT in place, hurtling directly into the Red Death's mouth. Toothless FIRES point blank down the monster's throat. Its amassing gas is ignited, BACKFIRING into the monster, erupting in a chain of blasts throughout its body.
Everyone gasps in shock, Hiccup smirks "not so fire proof on the inside huh?"
Hiccup and Toothless BURST from the clouds, the Red Death hot on their tail, exploding from within. It glances forward and sees the ground rushing up. It throws open its wings, attempting to put on the brakes, but the punctured, damaged wings can't stop its momentum.
"so that's what your plan was!" Fishlegs basically shouted in excitement
"luring it up to the clouds, then disappearing using your speed to puncture it's wings, then making it fall towards the ground and firing in it's mouth to kill it" Viggo voiced out Hiccup's plan, in a low voice so only his brother could hear him. Viggo smirks "this boy has really impressed me" Rhyker is surprised at hearing this, knowing that only a handful of things have impressed Viggo in his entire life
As the Red Death chokes on the expanding fireball, he sees Toothless suddenly pull out of the dive, streaking up, past its head.
The Red Death HITS the ground, head-first. It EXPLODES like the Hindenburg.
The room erupts in cheers, praises to Hiccup and Toothless are given all around. Everyone is feeling happy and proud. Everyone….. other then Thor, Loki and Param. The two gods are a bit nervous about everyone's reaction on what's to come, Param is still looking at the screen, arms crossed and no emotion on his face. Suddenly he closes his eyes and mutters under his breadth "here it comes"
Hiccup and Toothless weave through the monster's massive back plates, wings, and flailing legs - a high-speed recall of the FREE FALL slalom run. The expanding fireball races toward them, about to swallow them. They manage to clear the obstacles.
The cheering comes to a stop, as everyone now starts to get worried
Hiccup glances back. They're outrunning the fireball. He looks forward just in time to see the monster's massive club tail careening toward them. He tries to shift their direction. The last shreds of Toothless' tail tear away. Hiccup's pedals go DEAD.
In an instant everyone has a feeling of dread.
HICCUP (CONT'D) "No. No." Hiccup and Toothless can't maneuver - they're dead in the air. The giant club tail CLIPS Toothless, TEARING Hiccup from the harness and sending him tumbling against the backdrop of the fast-approaching fireball.
"NO! HICCUP!" was screamed throughout the room
Toothless STRUGGLES with all his might to reach the unconscious Hiccup. But the fireball swallows them both. ON THE GROUND The Vikings watch in horror as Hiccup and Toothless disappear into the boiling inferno.
DISSOLVE TO: A whiteout of ash. And through it comes... STOICK "Hiccup? Hiccup!?" Stoick appears, searching desperately. Everything is scorched. Even the ground is smoking from the terrible heat.
Everyone has gone wide eyed, worried for Hiccup and Toothless. Everyone was praying to every god that existed that they both would be alright
STOICK (CONT'D) "Hiccup!? Son!?" Through the ash, Stoick the motionless silhouette of Toothless. STOICK (CONT'D) (grave) "Hiccup."
He hurries to the dragon's side. Toothless is roughed up, but conscious. His scorched saddle, however, is vacant.
Everyone gasps, bringing their hands up to their mouths in horror
Stoick looks to the sky in despair. He buckles at the knees, overwhelmed by the loss. STOICK (CONT'D) "Oh son...I did this..." Astrid pushes through the crowd, her eyes welling up. Followed by Gobber. They flank Stoick as he kneels, slumped over. Behind them, a ring of Vikings form, keeping a respectful distance. As the dust and smoke clear, a ring of wild dragons can also be seen, gathering just behind and between the Vikings.
The entire room had gone silent, so silent that a pin dropping could resemble a dragon raid with over 1000 dragons
Hiccup was just staring at the screen wide eyed in a sort of trance. He was still trying to process the fact that he died. Suddenly, he felt something hit against his body, breaking him out of his trance, he blinked a few times before realising what it was. Astrid. She was desperately hugging Hiccup with all her strength, her body was trembling and she was crying and sobbing on his shoulder
When Hiccup realises she is crying, he hugs her back tightly. He felt something nudge his side. He turned his head to look at Toothless, just as-if not more-sad then Astrid. Hiccup removes his left hand from Astrid's back and puts it on Toothless's head. His expression is still the same, he turns his head to look around the room
Stoick was on his knees, tears present in his eyes, Bertha was side hugging her brother and hiding her face in his shoulder, crying uncontrollably
Gobber was also crying to no end, he looked quite broken by this. Spitelout put a hand on his shoulder, not saying anything
Snotlout had his arms crossed and was looking away, pretending that he wasn't crying.
Agnar and Ingrind were standing looking at Astrid and Hiccup hugging, they were both disheartened at not only the boy's death, but also because they also knew, that their daughter is destroyed by this
Ruffnut was hiding her face in her hands, her brother was hugging to comfort her, their parents had also hugged them both
Fishlegs was hugging his parents, he was also crying to no one's surprise
He them looked towards Mala, Throk, Atali and Heather, they were all also in tears as well. Even in their short time knowing him, they had gotten quite attached to Hiccup
Around the rest of the room, berkian's were in tears, many had lowered there heads in shame and guilt
Even the dragons had bowed their heads in respect, they themselves had gotten quite attached to the kid
The lady with the weird mask was looking away from them….. and if he wasn't mistaken, he could see that she was crying
Over on the villains side of the room, no one had any emotion on their face. The closest thing were a tiny bit of admiration in Dagur and Viggo's eyes for the boy
Thor and Loki were just standing there. With no expression on their faces. Param was still just standing, with his eyes closed and arms still crossed
Finally he looks back at the screen
Toothless stirs and groggily rolls his head toward Stoick. Their eyes meet.
STOICK (CONT'D) "I'm so sorry..."
Hiccup closes his eyes. His right arm still around Astrid's trembling body and his left hand patting Toothless on his head
Then he sighs. But instead of sounding frustrated or sad, he sounded happy and content. Then he smiles
He then opens his eyes and looks at Toothless "well bud…. Sorry but you'll have to deal with a new rider" Toothless backs away a bit and looks at Hiccup with wide eyes.
Astrid also backs away, looking at Hiccup with wide eyes, that were reddened because of her crying. In fact everyone-even the two gods and Param-had turned to look at Hiccup, shocked at what his concern was. After staring for a few moment they all shout at the top of their lungs "ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS!"
Hiccup winces slightly at the volume but other wise doesn't say anything. Toothless on the other hand…..
"Please tell me that's not what your most worried about" he asked, shocked at his best friends concern
"of-course not" Hiccup said shaking his head amusedly "the only way you'll get your tail fin back is with Gobber's help, and he'll probably try to alter my design which could cause some- Ouch!" exclaimed as Astrid punched his shoulder as hard as she could
"HOW THE HECK ARE YOU JOKING RIGHT NOW!?" she exclaimed furiously, her body shaking and tears falling down her cheeks "you just-… y-you j-ju-just…" she tried to say, but couldn't finish, her voice breaking down
Hiccup sighed again "I know" he brought his hands up to wipe away her tears "but I'm not mad" everyone was stunned at this, and just stared as he continued "all I ever wanted my entire life, was my dad to be proud of me, the village to be proud at me, to have true friends on which I can rely on. And I got all that, and along with that, I was able to stop a 300 year old war, preventing any other innocent life from being taken. This may not be the outcome I wanted…. But this is definatly an outcome I'm ok with" he finished, leaving everyone shell-shocked
"BUT I'M NOT!" Astrid exclaimed, and hugged hiccup again, crying and trembling "I only just fixed my mistake…. It can't all be over…." She chocked out
"It's not" stated Param, everyone turned to look at him "I didn't say the movie's over, did I?" he said, everyone suddenly turned to look at the screen
Toothless unfolds his wings, revealing Hiccup, unconscious, clutched safely against his chest.
Everyone gasps in surprise, a spark of hope is ignited in them
Stoick's eyes widen. STOICK (CONT'D) "Hiccup." He scoops Hiccup into his arms. Listens to his heart.
Bursts into relieved laughter. STOICK (CONT'D) "He's alive!" (to Toothless) "You brought him back alive!" The crowd roars. Followed by the dragons. The Vikings look around to find themselves surrounded.
Everyone in the room bursts out cheering in joy and happiness. Astrid and Hiccup hug again, but this time in relief instead of grief, soon the other teens also join in and form a group hug. After what felt like eternity, they all let go, aside from Astride, who still holds him for bit. She eventually backs away, though not before giving him a slight peck on his cheek. Hiccup blushes slightly, but before he could say anything, Stoick picks him up in a bearhug, which he returns after a moment. This process of hugging Hiccup continues for a bit, eventually stopping at Toothless, who just knocks him off his feat and licks his face. After a while he backs off and let's Hiccup stand up
Param walks up to him "well aside from the fact that you just wasted a perfectly good death speech, I'd say that went as-well-as it could have" everyone laughed a bit at the humour, but stopped when they heard the sound of Astrid's fist connect with Param's face
"ouch!" he exclaimed as he was knock down to the floor "what was that for!?" he asked, as he sat up on the floor, his left eye had turned black
"THAT!" Astrid exclaimed angrily, though their was a hint of amusement in her voice "was for making us think that Hiccup was dead!"
Param rolls his eyes "alright, alright, fair enough I suppose" he said and brought his hand up to his eye, it started to emit a green glow, healing his eye
Ignoring his freaky magic powers (which at this point they were used to) "oh I'd say that was more then fair" stated Stoick "with the entire 'you don't know the price it costs' I'd say you had that coming" he finished
Param lowered his hand and stood up, his eye completely healed, he sighed sadly before saying "I wasn't lying, it did come at a great price" he said, and gestured to the screen, everyone turns to look
Stoick leans close to Toothless, meeting him eye to eye. STOICK (CONT'D) (privately) "Thank you... for saving my son."
Gobber looks Hiccup up and down. GOBBER "Well, you know... most of him."
Stoick glances back at him. Gobber shrugs, redirecting his eyes toward...
"what the heck does that mean" asked Gobber
"you're the one whose saying it, how do we know" said Mrs. Ingermen
INT. STOICK'S HOUSE - DAY CLOSE ON HICCUP, asleep, his head on a pillow. Healing scars on his face show that maybe a week or two have passed. Toothless hovers over him, WHINING and GRUMBLING impatiently.
"what the- what happened" asked Mala
"time skip" said Param "due to his injuries Hiccup had slipped into a coma, this is two weeks after the fight, when he wakes up" he explained
Hiccup stirs. Opens his eyes. HICCUP (groggy) "Oh, hey Toothless." Toothless excitedly nuzzles and nudges Hiccup.
"that sounds like you woke up after sleeping two hours, not 2 weeks" joked Snotlout
HICCUP (CONT'D) "Okay, okay! I'm happy to see you too, bud. Now just-" Toothless steps on his groin, causing Hiccup to sit BOLT UPRIGHT with a YELP.
Everyone winces at this
He looks around, confounded. He's in his bed, moved beside the fire pit on the main floor of his house. HICCUP (CONT'D) "I'm in my house." (re: Toothless, leaning over him, excited) "You're in my house."
"really? I didn't know" said Toothless sarcastically, earning a few laughs
Toothless TEARS around the room, knocking things over, far too big for the space. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Uh...does my dad know you're in here?!"
"he does, he allowed it" said Param, everyone was a bit surprised "AFTER Toothless knocked him to the floor and sat on him, and didn't move till he agreed" he added, everyone burst out laughing, except Stoick who's groaning
Toothless pauses at the foot of the bed, tongue wagging. He eyes the rafters... and LEAPS UP onto them, brimming with 'happy dog' energy. HICCUP (CONT'D) (distressed) "Okay, okay - no Toothless! Aw, come on..." Hiccup shifts to get out of bed... then pauses... sensing that something is wrong. He peels back the covers slowly. What he sees startles, horrifies, and overwhelms him - all at once.
"what? What is it!?" asked Tuffnut
ON THE BARE FLOOR His booted foot touches down. Followed by a mechanical prosthetic in place of his second leg. It's an ingenious spring-loaded replacement, made of wood and iron.
Everyone gasps at this, shocked that the boy lost his leg at such a young age
Param just sighs, and whispers in a low voice "only fun if you get a scar out of it" Astrid hears this, and is immediately filled with regret for saying that
Toothless lands by the bed and approaches calmly, sniffing the new leg. He raises his eyes to meet Hiccup's, seemingly aware of what Hiccup is going through. Hiccup braces himself on the bedpost and tries to stand on it. He winces and stifles the pain... HICCUP (CONT'D) "Okay...okay... ..." but STUMBLES with the first step. Toothless catches Hiccup's fall with his head... and slowly lifts him up, stabilizing him. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Thanks bud." Hiccup leans on him like a crutch. They take a few steps together. Their missing parts form a poetic silhouette as they make their way toward the door.
Hiccup though initially shocked smiles a bit, he looks at Toothless "well bud, I guess we match now"
Toothless blinks a few times before asking "your not mad?"
"why would I be?" he asked shrugging
"Hiccup….. you just lost your leg" Stoick said
Hiccup just nods "I know dad, but it's alright, we fought against a dragon the size of a mountain, and the only thing we lost was one leg, I'd say that's a fair trade. Plus I'm not the only person in the world to lose a limb" he said gesturing to Gobber
Gobber sighed heavily "lad, I lost ma limbs at an old age, yer still just a kid"
Hiccup rolls his eyes "ya so I'm gonna have to get a different size after I grow up, big deal" he said, many opened their mouths to protest, but Hiccup cut them short "guys, we just had a depressing moment on me dying, let's not have another one after I survived, so no feeling bad, no thinking about how big of a loss this is and…." He looked towards Astrid "…. No guilt over what you said in the passed" he finished smiling
Astrid's eyes go wide 'seriously!? And here I thought mind reading was Param's trick!?"
"hey!" Param exclaimed, right on que "mind reading is supposed to be my trick" he exclaimed in mock anger
Hiccup hummed in agreement "too bad" he teased, causing everyone to laugh
Hiccup pries it open (as he did in the opening scene), revealing a MONSTROUS NIGHTMARE flapping outside the door. Hiccup YELPS and slams the door closed.
Hiccup groans "oh not again"
He turns to Toothless, alarmed. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Toothless? Stay here, bud." Hiccup pauses... and cracks the door open again. He peeks outside, his eyes widening. He allows to door to swing open, revealing... ... the Monstrous Nightmare, carrying Snotlout on its back. SNOTLOUT Come on guys, get ready! Hold on tight! Here we go! A class of newbie dragon riders follow him through frame on a variety of dragons, pulling back the curtain on an amazing vista in which:
Vikings and dragons mill about by the dozen, basking on the rooftops, weaving along the plaza. No one seems upset, there isn't a sword in sight. Under the framework of a MASSIVE BARN, a Nadder BLASTS fire onto a metal brace. It steps back to let a Viking hammer it into shape. Nearby, a Gronkle lands, carrying a tree trunk in his mouth. He shows a Viking what he's found. The Viking pats his head. Another Viking backs a Zippleback into a stall to check it for size.
Everyone is amazed at the site. Valka in particular was tearing up 'and here I thought, that it would be impossible to see this'
Hiccup takes a step outside, finding Stoick waiting for him on the step. HICCUP "I knew it. I'm dead."
Everyone chuckles at this "no, but you gave it your best shot" said Stoick
Stoick laughs. STOICK "No, but you gave it your best shot."
Everyone laugh at the similarities
He puts his arm around Hiccup, steadying him. He gestures to the transformed village.
STOICK (CONT'D) "So? What do you think?"
Hiccup just shrugs, amazed. Below, the plaza, villagers take notice. VIKING #1 "Hey look! It's Hiccup!"
They rush over, surrounding him with a hero's welcome.
VIKING #2 "Hiccup, how you doin' mate?"
VIKING #3 "It's great to see you up and about."
STOICK (sweetly) "Turns out all we needed was a little more of..." (gestures non-specifically at Hiccup) "... this."
HICCUP (playing along) "You just gestured to all of me."
Everyone laughs again, wholeheartedly
OBBER (O.S.) "Well. Most of you". Gobber pushes through the crowd, beaming proudly. GOBBER (CONT'D) (re: the prosthetic leg) "That bit's my handiwork. With a little Hiccup flare thrown in. Think it'll do?"
The adults sigh at Gobber's antics
HICCUP (bittersweet, coming to terms) "I might make a few tweaks."
Everyone chuckles a bit
Astrid appears and jabs Hiccup in the arm. Hiccup recoils with a grumble. ASTRID "That's for scaring me."
Hiccup sighs "of course, of course" he said, causing the group to chuckle
HICCUP (protesting) "What, is it always going to be this way? 'Cause I..." She grabs him aggressively... then kisses him. Hoots and hollers follow.
Everyone in the room hoots and whistles(except Snotlout, who's just shocked)
Astrid and Hiccup blush, they look at each other, eyes meeting and exchange a warm smile
HICCUP (CONT'D) "... could get used to it." Gobber presents Hiccup with a rebuilt saddle, rigging, and tail. GOBBER "Welcome home."
Suddenly, Toothless pounces on the crowd, crushing several unsuspecting Vikings under his weight. VIKING "Night Fury, get down!"
Everyone laughs "somethings can never change" said Agnar
Toothless eyes the new tail excitedly, tongue wagging. Amidst the groans and grumbles, Hiccup and Astrid exchange a sheepish grin. CLOSE ON CLOSE ON Hiccup's prosthetic foot, snapping into the modified stirrup.
The two pieces click together, forming a single shape. Astride Toothless, he's whole again. He rotates the pedal. The new tail opens. Bright red with a skull and Viking horns emblazoned on it. Hiccup approves.
Hiccup smiles brightly
CUT BACK TO REVEAL... Hiccup and Toothless, saddled up and ready to fly. Astrid backs her Nadder into position. HICCUP (to Toothless) "You ready?"
"like you gotta ask" Toothless said
Toothless SNORTS an excited 'yes!' From his mount, Hiccup looks out over the changed world. HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) "This... is Berk." (beat) "It snows nine months of the year... and hails the other three."
"such lovely weather" Atali said sarcastically
They LEAP into the bright blue sky, together as one. Astrid follows, giving chase. HICCUP (CONT'D) "Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so."
"HEY!" the berkian's exclaim, as everyone else just laughs
Hiccup and Astrid race their dragons through the village - under eaves, over rooftops, down cliff-sides, and between ship masts. It's a high energy, romantic dance of sorts. HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) "The only upsides are the pets. While other places have...ponies or parrots, we have..."
"DRAGONS!" everyone (other then the villains and Mildew) shouted
Their fellow recruits join them as they take to the open sky, rocketing far above the village. The Northern sky swirls with blazing, multicolored dragons. Hiccup and Toothless break from the pack, spinning into the blinding sun. HICCUP (V.O.) (CONT'D) (proudly) "... dragons." FADE TO WHITE
Everyone cheers and claps, as they eventually calm down, Param goes and stands in front "well….. that's first bit of many that were about to see, hope your excited" the crowd cheers
He clapped his hands together "well then…. There's only one thing left to sort" he said, and looked directly at Valka, who flinched
Param snaps his fingers and Valka appears right next to him "take your time" he said and backed away a bit
Everyone eyes her, thinking what this was all about. Valka just stood there, suddenly scared of revealing her true identity, how were the berkian's going to react to seeing her alive? What would they think of her? How would Hiccup react? How woul-
"come on" Param's voice snapped her out of her thoughts "you've been bugging me about this ever since the movie began, don't back out now"
Valka looks down at the floor and slowly removes her mask, it falls to the ground, she took a heavy sigh, acknowledging the point of no return, and looks up.
All the berkian's(except the kids and teens)along with Alvin and Savage gasp and all abrouptly stand up in shock. Everyone else looks around confused, before also standing up
"great thunder of Thor!" exclaimed Alvin
"th-th-th-thid i-is imposssible" chocked out Ingrind
"ma eyes have got to be playing trick on me" said Gobber not believing what he's seeing
"what? What is it? Do you guys know who she is?" questioned Dagur
Stoick slowly walks down from his seat, and is now standing in front of her, bit of distance between them. He slowly opens his mouth and says "Valka…"
"WAIT WHAT!?" Hiccup exclaimed in shock, the teens kids and Dagur are now shocked and gasp.
"Who?" asked Heather
Ignoring her "wait, THAT'S aunt Valka" shouted Snotlout
And with that, everyone in the room, humans and dragons understood the point
Valka just looked around wordlessly, before looking back at Stoick and started to speak "yes Stoick it's me…." She began "that night the dragon hadn't killed me…. He took me away… when I woke up, I found myself in an ice-nest….. with dragons all around me…"
"and you didn't come back!?" asked a berkian almost aggressively
She didn't bother replying, and kept her focus on Stoick "I know what your going to say… how could I have done this….. Stayed away all of these years and why didn't I come back to you….. to our son…" Stoick didn't say anything, and just slowly advanced towards her "well, what sign did I have that you can change Stoick… that anyone on berk could, I pleaded you so many times to stop the fighting, to find another answer but did any of you listen" Stoick still didn't say anything and kept advancing, Valka started to back away "I know I left you to raise Hiccup alone, but I thought he'd be better of without me" he kept walking and she kept backing away "but I was wrong, and I see that now but-" she stopped as her back hit the wall, and Stoick still kept advancing "oh, stop being so stoic Stoick" she said, tears now present in her eyes "go on shout, scream, say something"
Stoick brought his hand up and cupped her cheek, final he opens his mouth "ur as beautiful, as the day I lost you…." Valka's eyes widen, Stoick leans forward and them both share a kiss
Everyone in the room was watching, all shocked, confused and stunned, trying to process what the heck is going on
As they both back away and look into each other's eyes, green meets green, and all the damn's break, Valka throws her arms around Stoick in a hug who returns the embrace instantly. they stayed like that for a bit, before a voice came "mom?"
They back away and look at the source. Hiccup. He was standing there at a bit of distance, he had tears welling in his eyes, the boy had never known mush about his mother, and now he finds out that she was not only alive, but from the things she said, it sounded like she was a lot like him. He honestly had no idea what to think
Valka looks at him, tears in her eyes as well, she gather's enough courage to speak "son…." And with that, Hiccup ran and closed the distance between them and hugged her with all his power. She instantly returned the embrace, both of them crying with no end in sight, after a moment Stoick joined the family hug. In the background they could hear the berkian's cheer and clap.
As they back away, Valka is instantly tackled by both Ingrind and Bertha. One-by-one All the berkian's come forward and greet their cheiftess, very glad that she's alive, in-fact seeing everything go right, Cloudjumper decides to come to the side of the barrier. Stoick flinched a bit at seeing him, but decided not to be angry. After everything was said and done, only one questioned remained
"aunt Valka" Snotlout called "why didn't you say it was you?" he asked
"well I wanted to….. but someone's powers got in the way" she said, all the berkian's turned to glare at Param
He put his arms up in defence "in my defence, I was just following boss's orders" Everyone just either groaned, or sighed at this
"so….." heather said as she put one arm around Hiccup's and the other one around Astrid's shoulder, before asking the obvious question "when's the wedding guys?"
They both look at each other and blushed, Snotlout snickered "ya alright, if that ever happened then I will… I will…. uh" he thought for a moment before saying "stop trying to get Astrid to love me"
Before anyone could respond Param coughed getting their attention, he wordlessly points his thumb towards the screen. The image of a small girl with auburn hair and blue eyes, standing next to a boy with blond hair and green eyes
Everyone awed at this "who are these little angels" asked Atali
Param smirked, and looked at Hiccup and Astrid before saying "Zephyr and Nuffink haddocks"
Both their eyes widen and look at each other, and blush. Everyone had heard their answers to Loki's dare during the break, and with the resemblance, they quickly understood what it meant.
Param just says innocently "take your time" and snaps his fingers, making a barrier appear around them, in was sound proof and not see-through, so no one could interfere
"well…." Said Toothless amused "that just happened"
"didn't father tell you NOT to tell people if they fall in love in future" asked Thor raising an eyebrow
Param just shrugs innocently "what's the point of having rules if your not gonna break them every now and then" everyone laughed at this
Meanwhile, inside the barrier, Hiccup and Astrid were looking at everywhere but each-other, the silence was very awkward and very suffocating. After what felt like eternity, Hiccup gather's enough courage to speak "so….. that just happened"
"y-ya…. I g-guess it did" replied Astrid, not knowing what to do in this situation
"so… do you- I mean- wanna- oh gods this is awkward" he said and groaned, causing Astrid to chuckle
"well, at-least it's less awkward then having to discuss this infront of everyone" she said, this time hiccup laughed
"good point" he said, then looked at her, the question present in his eyes "well, I'd say that by now it's obvious that I have feelings for you" he said, she looked at him
"even after all I did?" she asked, hoping for the answer to be yes
"yes, I still love you a-lot Astrid" he answered earnestly, his eyes full of passion and love
Astrid let his words sink in for a bit, before wordlessly wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in for a kiss, Hiccup is frozen at first, but eventually returns the kiss
They broke free after a bit, breathlessly looking at each other, both blushing and panting super hard.
"so, I guess were a thing now" said Hiccup
Astrid nods "we sure are"
And then they both think 'Param, you can remove the-'
That's all they thought before the barrier was gone, everyone was looking at them expectedly "so…" Tuffnut said and trailed off
Astrid and Hiccup look at each other again, smile and go in for another kiss, as they brake free everyone laughs and hoots and cheers (except the villains and Mildew…. Of course)
After everyone calms down they all go back to sit. Param removes the barrier around the group, and moves the barrier separating them from the dragons, to separate them from the villains (i.e. the dragons and good guys are on one side of the barrier and villains are on the other side of it)
The group-now consisting of the teens, their parents (including Valka) their dragons, and Gobber and Throk, Mala, Atali and Heather- all sat together in excitement, on what's gonna happen next. "so, what's next" asked Astrid, seating-sorry snuggling-next to Hiccup, this time both of them noticing it
"next up is a short film" answered Param from his seat between Thor and Loki, someone had to keep an eye on them "it's called 'the legend of the Boneknapper'"
And that's it. Final thoughts, OMG THAT WAS LONG! Even after splitting it into two this chapter was 6615 words long! In hindsight I should have ended the last chapter at the part of Hiccup falling in the flames, instead of Astrid saying 'go'. Oh well what can we do now, anyways, with that said and done, the next update to the story will be the legend of the Boneknapper, so stay tuned. bye
