Chapter 2

EXT. OPEN SEA - DAY

Hiccup and Toothless BLUR PAST, leaving a wake that leads...

"What was that?" asked Fishlegs jumping slightly

"What was what?" Astrid looked at him confused

"That blur!" He answered Astrid just shook her head, How would Fishlegs ever be a good Dragon killer if he was afraid of sudden movement.

EXT. BERK - DAY

To the island village of Berk, festively adorned with flags
and banners. Major new additions alter its familiar skyline.

"Well that looks different." Gobber said blinking most of the village agreed as Berk looked as though it had not seen a Dragon raid in a while as it was so bright and colorful. They rarely decorated like this or even painted the building due to the dragon raids destroying everything.

HICCUP (V.O.)
This... is Berk.

"Hiccup?" Stoick looked wildly around noticing others doing the same thing before a female voice reminded them that the sounds in the movie included voices.

The best kept secret this side of, well,
anywhere. Granted, it may not look like much,

"It looks better then I have ever seen it." Gobber said sounding surprised and he could tell that many of the people around him agreed. The Berk on the wall looked much better then the Berk they all called home.

but this wet heap of
rock packs more than a few
surprises.

ON A CLUSTER OF SHEEP, hiding nervously between buildings as
shadows of passing dragons race by. The group moves as one,
receding into a shadowy alley, pushing one sheep out into the
light. It's suddenly snatched and carried into the air!

"Dragon Raid!" Snotlout sounded excited.

"How can it be a dragon raid it looks like the middle of the day?" Astrid asked him staring confused at the images on the wall. Snotlout just shrugged.

HICCUP (V.O.)
Life here is amazing, just not for
the faint of heart. See, where most

folks enjoy hobbies like whittling

or needlepoint, we Berkians prefer
a little something we like to call-

"Dragon killing?"

"Dragon hunting" The twins were having fun with this, they hoped that they would see themselves kill a dragon at some point because it wasn't like they had made peace with dragons in five years"

WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH! A wash of VIBRANT COLORS blurs by.
DRAGONS BARREL PAST at a dizzying speed. Their RIDERS SWIPE,
KICK, and ROLL into one another while they WEAVE neck in neck
between the houses, docks, and revamped structures of Berk.

HICCUP (V.O.)

DRAGON RACING!

"WHAT!" Stoick screamed as the rest of the village stared at the images on the wall, blinking. Were their people on the backs of those dragons and were they cheering for them.

"I would never ride a dragon." Astrid shouted over the shocked sounds of the village Snotlout shouted as well

"Me eather, Babe, isn't it just amazing that we are on the same page and ever..." Astrid punched him hard in the face "ow"

It's like an aerial version of the Monte Carlo race.
Spectators ROAR from wooden bleachers, fastened to cliff
faces and perched over the sea.

FISHLEGS, now 20 and even larger, rides his gronkle, MEATLUG,
who carries the sheep in her claws, until...

"Fishlegs, what are you doing?" The boy winced as his parents turned to look at him.

"I don't know, I'm afraid of heights." He answered just staring at the image of himself on a dragon.

SNOTLOUT, also 20, but every bit as juvenile, and his
Monstrous Nightmare, HOOKFANG, steal the sheep from them.

SNOTLOUT

Oh, I'm sorry, Fishlegs! Did you
want that?

"Uh...buh...wah...deh...bulbweheh..." Snotlout could not even form the words to try and explain his future self as the twins started laughing at him

"I hope we are riding dragons that would be awesome" Ruffnut said through her laughter

FISHLEGS
Snotlout! That's mine!
Snotlout FALLS BACK toward RUFFNUT and TUFFNUT, who lag on
their two-headed Zippleback, BARF & BELCH.

"Yes" the twins shouted at the same time before head butting each other with a resounding clang from there helmets before...

SNOTLOUT
Here ya go, babe.

"EWW!" Everyone else just stared at the images on the wall wondering if they had heard that right.

"buh...wah...na...ckckckckckckc" Snotlout now sounded like he was trying to gargle rocks causing snickering throughout the room.

With a chivalrous grin, Snotlout tosses the sheep to Ruffnut.
She SNATCHES it with a sneer and a GRUMBLE.

SNOTLOUT (CONT'D)
Did I tell you that you look
amazing today? `Cause you do.

"Oh gods, I'm going to puke." Ruffnut did look green as she stared at the images on the wall turning to Astrid she said " Now I can see why you hate it."

RUFFNUT
Come on, Barf. It's starting to
stink around here.
Barf starts to peel off, spewing gas. Tuffnut mocks Snotlout
with a mugging grin.

TUFFNUT
Nope. Still hates you. Let's blow
this place, Belch!
Belch ignites the gas, sparking a flashy explosion, and
leaving Snotlout behind in the smoke.

"Yes, I got to blow up Snotlout." Tuffnut crackled

"Hey, It was my head's gas" the two were about to start fighting when Astrid jerked them apart and gave them a death glare.

"Just pay attention."

As they rush past the main bleachers, Ruffnut DROPS her sheep
into one of five baskets suspended over a chasm at the lap
crossing. Each backboard bears an image of its corresponding
dragon. The Barf/Belch basket filled to the brim with sheep.
Presiding over the game, STOICK turns to the frenzied crowd.

"Is...is...th...tha...that me?" Stoick stuttered out in shock as the rest of the village blinked in confusion.

STOICK
That's nine for the Twins, Astrid
lags with three, Fishlegs and
Snotlout trail with NONE!
Stoick eyes an empty basket at the far end, its backboard
painted with an image of Toothless.

"Yeah, were winning." Tuffnut cheered.

"I'm losing... why am I losing?" Astrid said sounding annoyed "And I ride a dragon, I would never." The twins giggled at Astrid's priorities.

STOICK (CONT'D)
And Hiccup is... nowhere to be
found. Hmmm.

"What dragon was that painted on Hiccup's net?" Fishlegs said in awe. A dragon he had never seen before and he had memorized the dragon manual.

GOBBER
Scared him off with the big talk,
didn't ya, Stoick?
WHACK! Snotlout, still smoldering from the blast, gets
CLIPPED from behind. ASTRID, rolls in, astride STORMFLY -
spirited and competitive as ever, and beautiful despite
herself.

"Wow!" Snoutlout "you look amazing, babe" His words earned him yet another hard punch in the nose

ASTRID
What are you doing, Snotlout?!
They're going to win now!

"I must be trying to make you jealous Astrid." Snotlout said sounding worried

SNOTLOUT
She's my princess! Whatever she
wants, she gets.

"Ew" three voices cried out

ASTRID
Ruffnut?! Didn't she try to bury
you alive?!

"Yes, I can't wait to do that." Ruffnut grinned.

"I'll help." Tuffnut crackled.

SNOTLOUT
Only for a few hours!
BACK TO THE RACERS, as they peel away, pouring on the speed.

HICCUP (V.O.)
Now, Dragons used to be a bit of a
problem here. But that was five
years ago. Now they've all moved
in. And, really, why wouldn't they?

"Because we kill them, has my son gone mad" Stoick could not believe what he was seeing and hearing "I guess he is failing Dragon training."

"Well, actually... he's top of the class." Gobber said as Astrid shouted

"He has to be cheating."

The racers chase each other through a sprawling hangar and
into a vast cave, teeming with colorfully painted dragon
stables. They exit through the far side and circle back
through the village, blasting past many of its dragon-
friendly additions.

HICCUP (V.O.)
We have custom stables... all-you-
can-eat feeding stations... a full
service dragon wash...

"Okay I can see why they would move in but what if the dragons start a fire." Tuffnut was very confused

In the village, a baby Gronkle sneezes, accidentally setting
one of the Viking houses aflame.

HICCUP (V.O.)
Even top-of-the-line fire

prevention, if I do say so myself.

"Oh, never mind."

Astrid rolls her eyes, peels away from the other dragon
racers, and yanks open a spout on the overhead network of
aqueducts, dousing the flames with a surge of water.

"That could come in handy." someone in the back said

"Yeah Hiccup came up with something like that years ago but I never thought it would work." Gobber answered

BACK TO STOICK, amused as he watches the racers round the
island, searching for sheep. He turns to Gobber and nods.

STOICK
It's time, Gobber.

"Time for what?" Fishlegs sounded scared, Astrid just sighed.

GOBBER
Righty-ho!
(aloud, to the crowd)
Last lap!
A HORN sounds. The racers all turn to each other, excited.

ASTRID
The black sheep! Come on, Stormfly!
We can still win this thing!

"Of course I can still win." Astrid said sounding proud before frowning as she relised that she was proud of winning something well riding a dragon.

RUFFNUT
Come on, Barf!

TUFFNUT
Let's go!

FISHLEGS
Go, Meatlug!
GOBBER loads the BLACK SHEEP onto a catapult.

"Isn't that Silent Sven's Prized black sheep?" Spitelout asked a few people around him nodded, before...

GOBBER
This is your big moment. Have a
nice flight!

He pulls the trigger, LAUNCHING the black sheep into the air.
Astrid spots it and steers Stormfly into a steep climb toward it.

ASTRID
Up, up, up!
In a flash, Fishlegs and Meatlug blur past, NABBING the
sheep.

"WHAT... there is no way Fishlegs would beat me." Astrid steamed forgetting that she was up set about losing a dragon race.

"uh, I think he just did." Ruffnut said grinning.

ASTRID (CONT'D)
No!

FISHLEGS
Good job, Meatlug!
Fishlegs tosses his captured prize to Ruffnut.

FISHLEGS (CONT'D)
Here you go, darling. Mine's worth ten!

"Ugg, why is everyone flirting with me." Ruffnut smile dropped as she groaned

RUFFNUT
Yeah! The Black Sheep!
Snotlout sighs, frustrated.

ASTRID
You guys are fighting for Ruffnut?!

"Why would you guys be fighting for Ruffnut?" Tuffnut asked confused.

RUFFNUT
I'm totally winning!

Fishlegs hovers up next to Ruffnut with a starry-eyed smile.

FISHLEGS
We're winning together!
She RAMS BARF into Meatlug, sending Fishlegs into an
uncontrolled SPIN. He SLAMS into Snotlout, sending their
dragons TUMBLING head over tail. The crowd goes wild.

RUFFNUT

No one can stop me now!

"Except for me" Tuffnut said with himself on the wall

TUFFNUT
Except for me. We're attached,
genius!

He GRABS at the sheep. Ruffnut fights back, inciting a tug-of-
war.

TUFFNUT (CONT'D)
Quit trying to steal all my glory!
And while they're distracted, Astrid steers Stormfly toward
them, CLOSING IN.

STOICK
Get `em, Astrid!

"Why is Stoick cheering for you, Astrid

TUFFNUT RUFFNUT
It's MY glory! No sheep, no You're always ruining
glory! EVERYTHING!
Astrid leaps off of Stormfly, runs up Belch's spindly neck,
and PLUCKS the black sheep from the Twins' hands.

ASTRID
Gotcha!

She tumbles through the air onto Stormfly, sticking a perfect
landing, black sheep in hand.

"That was impressive." Gobber stated as most of the village gasped and gaped at Astrid's skill "Even more so once you relise that those dragons are flying at high speeds."

RUFFNUT
Astrid!

BACK TO STOICK, beside himself. The crowd ROARS.

STOICK
Well played! Hahaha!
(gloating, to the crowd)
That's my future daughter-in-law!

"Um, what your going to marry me, Snotlout the amazing, not Hiccup th" Crack "ubbb...wubbb...pretty colors...uhhhh"

"You may have hit him a bit too hard, lass"

"He's still awake I don't think I hit him hard enough."

BACK TO ASTRID ON STORMFLY
eyeing the fast-approaching FINISH LINE, unaware as...
FISHLEGS suddenly RAMS Meatlug into Stormfly, sending Astrid
off-course. She recovers and sees Snotlout flying headlong
toward her, war hammer cocked, aiming at Astrid.

SNOTLOUT
Uh, excuse me.

ASTRID
Stormfly!
Snotlout HURLS his hammer. Astrid ducks and rolls Stormfly
out of the way. The hammer catches Fishlegs in the face with
a CLANG. The crowd collectively winces.

"Oh, that probably hurt" Fishlegs said as the rest of the village winced along with there counterparts on the wall

Astrid and Stormfly recover from their roll, loop over the
water, and they BLAST past the finish line, DUNKING the black
sheep into their basket!

"Yes, I rule." Astrid was way too happy at having won a dragon race

STOICK
That's thirteen! Astrid takes the
game!
The crowd COMES UNHINGED. Astrid flies over the crowd,
basking in her victory.

The entire village realized that they had enjoyed watching the dragon race not just because their counterparts in the movie did but because it looked fun and that scared them just a little.

HICCUP (V.O.)
Yep. Berk is pretty much perfect.

"Well I guess that no fight Dragons would be nice." Astrid could not believe that she just said that

All of my hard work has paid off.

"Wait Hiccup is responsible for all of this." Stoick gestured to the images on the wall in shock.

And it's a good thing, too, because
with Vikings on the backs of
dragons, the world just got a whole
lot bigger.

"Whats that mean?" Fishlegs groaned, he hoped that it meant less travel because he hated boats but he had a feeling that it didn't.

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A/N: Alright so I didn't intend to have Astrid knock Snotlout silly but I guess I'll run with it. He will be a bit out of it for the rest of the movie just warning you now.

I will be using Images on the wall and wall in place of screen because Vikings would not know what a screen is.

Leave a review to tell me how my characterization were and how I can improve them