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| - Hiccup: (V.O.) This... is Berk. The best kept secret this side of, well, anywhere. Granted, it may not look like much, but this wet heap of rock packs more than a few surprises. 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-- Hiccup: (V.O.) DRAGON RACING! Fishlegs: WHOOOOOOO! Snotlout: Oh, I'm sorry, Fishlegs! Did you want that? Fishlegs: Snotlout! That's mine! Snotlout: Here ya go, babe. Snotlout: Did I tell you that you look amazing today? 'Cause you do. Ruffnut: (Disgusted) Ugh. Come on, Barf. It's starting to stink around here. Tuffnut: Nope. Still hates you. Let's blow this place, Belch! Alright! Stoick: Ha-ha! That's nine for the Twins, Astrid lags with three, and Fishlegs and Snotlout trail with NONE! Stoick: And Hiccup is... nowhere to be found. Hmmm. Gobber: Scared him off with the big talk, didn't ya, Stoick? Astrid: What are you doing, Snotlout?! They're going to win now! Snotlout: She's my princess! Whatever she wants, she gets! Astrid: Ruffnut?! Didn't she try to bury you alive?! Snotlout: Only for a few hours! Hiccup: (V.O.) 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? Hiccup: (V.O.) We have custom stables... all-you-can-eat feeding stations... a full service dragon wash... Even top-of-the-line fire prevention, if I do say so myself. Stoick: It's time, Gobber. Gobber: Righty-ho! (Aloud, to the crowd) Last lap! Astrid: The Black Sheep! Come on, Stormfly! We can still win this thing! Ruffnut: Come on, Barf! Tuffnut: Let's go! Fishlegs: Go, Meatlug! Astrid: Whooo-hooo! Tuffnut: Let's go, let's go, let's go! Gobber: (To the Black Sheep) This is your big moment. Have a nice flight! Astrid: Up, up, up! Astrid: NO! Fishlegs: YES! Good job, Meatlug! Fishlegs: Here you go, darling! Mine's worth ten! Ruffnut: Yeah! The Black Sheep! Astrid: (To Snotlout) You guys are fighting for Ruffnut?! Ruffnut: I'm totally winning! Fishlegs: We're winning together! Snotlout: Oh, no! Ruffnut: Whoo-hoo! No one can stop me now! Tuffnut: Except for me. We're attached, genius! Quit trying-- Ruffnut: Hey! Tuffnut: --to steal all my glory! Stoick: Get 'em, Astrid! Tuffnut: It's MY glory! Ruffnut: Always ruining EVERYTHING! Tuffnut: NO SHEEP, NO GLORY! Astrid: Gotcha! Ha-ha! Tuffnut: Whoa! Ruffnut: Astrid! Stoick: Well played! Ha, ha, ha! (To the crowd) That's my future daughter-in-law! Fishlegs: Whoo-hoo! Snotlout: Uh, excuse me! Astrid: Stormfly! Crowd: Oh! Stoick: That's thirteen! Astrid takes the game! Astrid: Yeah! Ooh-ooh! Hiccup: (V.O.) Yep. Berk is pretty much perfect. All of my hard work has paid off. And it's a good thing, too, because with Vikings on the backs of dragons, the world just got a whole lot bigger. Hiccup: Yeah! Hiccup: What do you think, bud? Wanna give this another shot? Hiccup: Toothless! It'll be fine. Hiccup: Ready? Hiccup: This is amazing! Hiccup: No longer amazing! Toothless! Hiccup: Oh, no! AHH! Hiccup: That really came out of nowhere. Hiccup: We gotta work on your solo flying there, bud. That locked-up tail makes for some pretty sloppy rescue maneuvers, eh? Hiccup: Oh. Looks like we found another one, bud. Hiccup: Oh, what? Do you want an apology? Is that why you're pouting, big baby boo? Hiccup: Well... try this on! [Hugs him, tries to wrestle with him] Ya feeling it yet? Huh? Picking up on all of my heartfelt remorse? Hiccup: (Groans) Oh, come on. You wouldn't hurt a one legged-- AHH! Hiccup: You're right! You're right! You win! You win! Hiccup: Whoa, whoa, whoa! [Playing with Toothless] He's down! And it's ugly! Dragons and Vikings, enemies again, locked in combat to the bitter--[Toothless pins Hiccup] --URFFF! Hiccup: (Groans) Gaaaaagh! You KNOW that doesn't wash out. Hiccup: So what should we name it? Hiccup: "Itchy Armpit" it is. Hiccup: Whaddya reckon, bud? Think we might find a few Timberjacks in those woods? The odd Whispering Death or two in the rocks? Who knows... maybe we'll finally track down another Night Fury. Hiccup: Wouldn't that be something? Hiccup: So, whaddya say? Just keep going? Hiccup: Afternoon, m'lady. Where have you been? Astrid: Winning races. What else? The real question is... where have YOU been? Hiccup: Avoiding my dad. Astrid: Oh, no. What happened now? Hiccup: Oh, you're gonna love this. I wake up. The sun's shining. Terrible Terrors are singing on the rooftop. I saunter down to breakfast, thinking all is right with the world and I get: [Imitating Stoick] "Son, we need to talk." Astrid: [Imitates Hiccup] "Not now, Dad. I've got a whole day of goofing off to get started." Hiccup: Okay, first of all, I don't sound like that. What is this character? And second... what is that thing you're going with my shoulders? Hiccup: A truly flattering impersonation. Anyway he goes: [Imitating Stoick] "You're the pride of Berk, son, and I couldn't be prouder..." Astrid: [Imitates Hiccup talking to his dad] "Aw, thanks, Dad. I'm pretty impressed with myself, too." Hiccup: [Laughing] WHEN have I ever done that with my hands? Astrid: You just did. Hiccup: Okay... just... hold still. It's very serious. Astrid: TO MAKE YOU CHIEF! Oh, my gods! Hiccup, that's amazing! [Punches him hard in the chest] Hiccup: You're gonna wear out the spring coil. The calibration is very sensitive! Hiccup: Yeah, so... this is what I'm dealing with. Astrid: What did you tell him? Hiccup: I didn't. By the time he turned around, I was gone. Astrid: Well, it's a lot of responsibility. The map will have to wait for sure, and I'll need to fly Toothless, since you'll be too busy... Hiccup: It's not me, Astrid. All those speeches, and planning, and running the village... that's his thing. Astrid: I think you're missing the point. I mean, chief. What an honor. I'd be pretty excited. Hiccup: I'm not like you. You know exactly who you are. You always have. But... I'm still looking. I know that I'm not my father... and I never met my mother.... so, what does that make me? Astrid: What you're searching for... isn't out there, Hiccup. [Puts her hand to Hiccup's chest] It's in here. Maybe you just don't see it yet. Hiccup: Maybe. But, y'know... there is something out there. Astrid: Hiccup... Hiccup: (To Astrid) Stay close. Hiccup: What happened here? Hiccup: Easy, bud. Astrid: Hiccup! Eret: Fire! Hiccup: Astrid! Look out! Astrid: HICCUP! Eret: Watch the tail! Tie those legs up! Eret: Is that what I think it is? Hiccup: STOP! Teeny: Get out of the way! Astrid: STORMFLY! Ug: Whoa, watch out! Astrid: What are you doing? Eret: Back again? Soil my britches... that is a Night Fury. Thought they were all gone for good. Looks like our luck's had a turn for the better, lads! Don't think Drago has one of those in his dragon army. Astrid: Dragon army? Hiccup: Look, we don't want any trouble. Eret: Ha! You should've thought of that before you stole all of our dragons and blasted our fort to bits! Teeny: Yeah, look at it! Hiccup: Wait... Astrid: What are you talking about? Hiccup: You think we did this? Eret: Dragon trapping is hard enough work as it is, without do-gooder dragon riders sneaking in to rescue them. Hiccup: What do-gooder-- there are other dragon riders? Eret: You mean, other than your thieving friend from last night? You tell me. You may have an ice-spitting dragon on your side, but we still have a quota to fill. How do you suppose we explain this mess to Drago Bludvist? Hiccup: Drago what-fist? Does anything you say make sense? Teeny: He's expecting a new shipment of dragons for his army by tomorrow. No-Name: And Drago don't take well to excuses. Eret: This is what he gave me last time I showed up empty-handed. Eret: He promised to be far less understanding in the future. Hiccup: Look, we don't know anything about a dragon thief, or an ice-spitting dragon, Hiccup: Or your lunatic boss and his dragon army, okay? Just give us back our dragon and we'll go, Strange-Hostile-Person-Whom-We've-Never-Met. Eret: Oh, where are my manners? I'm Eret. Son of Eret. Finest dragon trapper alive. After all, it's not just anyone who can capture a Night Fury. Hiccup: And this is Toothless. He says we're going. Now. Eret: [Laughs] Heh. They all say that. RUSH 'EM, LADS! Ug: Oh, Watch out! Astrid: Stormfly! C'mon, go! Go! Eret: YOU WILL NEVER HOLD ON TO THOSE DRAGONS, YOU HEAR ME?! DRAGO IS COMING FOR THEM ALL! Fishlegs: Come on, Meatlug! Woohoo! Ruffnut: Yahoo! Snotlout: Ha-ha. Stoick: (To villager) Hey, how are you? Stoick: (To another villager) Beautiful day. Stoick: [To Spitelout] Hello, Spitelout, great game today. Stoick: Oh, sorry, Mrs. Ack. Stoick: (To Gobber) Any sign of him? Gobber: Ah, he's probably flown off the edge of the world by now. You sure you want that kid running the village? You can still delay your retirement. Stoick: Oh, he's ready. You'll see. Stoick: Haha! There he is! (To Gobber, proving his point) Huh? The pride of Berk! Gobber: Who finally decided to show up for work. Yay. Hiccup: Sorry. Got held up. Hiccup: Hey, Dad, could I have a word? Stoick: Something you're itching to tell me? Hiccup: Not quite the itch you're thinking of, but yes. Stoick: Good man! Now, lesson one. A chief's first duty is to his people. So... (Calling out to villagers waiting for their saddles to be made) Forty-one? Stoick: Forty-- Hiccup: Could we just talk in private for-- Starkard: That's me! That's me! I'm next! I was ahead of you! Hiccup: If we could just talk-- Starkard: Excuse me, I've been here all day! Okay, I want one of those high seaters, with lots of spikes and big stowage compartment. Stoick: Absolutely! You got it, sir! Hiccup: Dad, this is actually a little more important than building saddles. Stoick: Ah-ah! Lesson two. No task is too small when it comes to serving your people. Hiccup: Dad. Stoick: Oh, excuse us, Grump. Hiccup: Look can we just talk? Gobber: Grump! You let the forge die down again! Gobber: That's it, Grump. You're going up for adoption! Stoick: One of these. And this... Hiccup: DAD-- Stoick: There you go! Go on. Have away. Hiccup: But, seriously, I really need to tell you about this new land we came across. Gobber: Another one?! Fishlegs: Any new dragons? Hiccup: We didn't stick around to find out. These folks weren't particularly friendly. Gobber: Oh, really? Your Night Fury and Deadly Nadder didn't bring them cheering to the rooftops? Hiccup: No, this was different. Not the standard run-for-the hills hoo-ha I've come to enjoy. These guys were trappers. Dragon trappers. Astrid: You should’ve seen their fort. All blown apart and stuck in giant spikes of ice. It was weird. Hiccup: I've never seen anything like it. And worst of all, they thought we did it! Gobber: Y'know, you two are gonna get yourselves in SERIOUS trouble one of these days. Not everyone appreciates this way of life. Stoick: Gobber's right, son. Best we keep to our own. [Turns on mechanical saw] Besides, you'll have more important uses for your time. Once we make the big announcement! Hiccup: [Turns off saw] They are building a dragon army. Or at least the guy they work for is. Ah, "Dargo Bloody Fist" or something. Tuffnut: I'll bloody his fist with my face if he tries to take my dragon! Ruffnut: Or mine! Tuffnut: You're such a moron. Fishlegs: A beautiful moron. Snotlout: Yeah... Stoick: (suddenly serious and alarmed) Bludvist? Drago Bludvist? Hiccup: Uh yeah. Wait. You know him? Stoick: GROUND ALL DRAGONS! Hiccup: What? Why?! Stoick: SEAL THE GATES! LOWER THE STORM DOORS! Hiccup: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait! What is happening? Gobber: You heard the man! Lock it down! Stoick: No DRAGON or VIKING sets foot off this island until I give the word! Hiccup: Because some guy you knew is stirring up trouble in some faraway land? Stoick: Because Drago Bludvist is a madman. Without conscience or mercy. And if he's built a dragon army... gods help us all. Stoick: Get them into their pens! Hoark: Aye, Stoick! Stoick: Quickly! Hiccup: Then let's ride back out there. We'll follow those trappers to Drago and talk some sense into him. Stoick: No. We fortify the island. Hiccup: It's our duty to keep the peace! Stoick: Peace is over, Hiccup. I must prepare you for war. Hiccup: War? Dad, if Drago's coming for our dragons, we can’t wait around for him to get here. Let’s go find him and change his mind. Stoick: Some minds won't be changed, Hiccup. Berk is what you need to worry about. A chief protects his own. Stoick: SECURE THE STABLE! LATCH EVERY STALL! Astrid: Hiccup, don’t! Hiccup: I have to. Stoick: THIS WAY! QUICKLY! Stoick: HICCUP! Hiccup: Come on! Stoick: Hiccup! Eret: Keep your eyes peeled, lads! With this wind, we'll reach Drago by daybreak, so best we fill this ship up with dragons and quick! It's no time to be picky. Ug: Uh... Eret? Eret: Not if we want to keep our-- Eret: HEADS! OFF THE PORT QUARTER! Net ‘em, lads! Take ‘em down! Teeny: Up on the left! Eret: You're not getting away this time. Fire! [Net misses] Reload! Teeny: Come on, reload! Incoming! Eret: And here I was worried we might turn up empty-handed. Hiccup: Nope. It’s your lucky day. We give up. Hiccup: That's one Night Fury, one Deadly Nadder and two of the finest dragon riders west of Luk Tuk. That oughtta make the boss happy, right? Excuse us. Astrid: What are you doing? Hiccup: Toothless, stay. The dragons don’t really care for cramped spaces, so they’ll just hang out with you. They won’t be any trouble. Hiccup: Unless you do that. Wooden boat, big ocean-- How's your swimming? No-Name: Not good. Hiccup: Oops. Almost forgot. Can't have armed prisoners. Astrid: How is this a plan? Hiccup: Just what every Dragon Trapper needs. One end coats the blade in Monstrous Nightmare saliva. The other sprays Hideous Zippleback gas. All it takes is a spark and... Hiccup: Oh, yeah, there you go! Once they see you as one of their own, even the testiest dragon can be trained, right, bud? Eret: Give me that! Eret: What game are you playing? Hiccup: No game. We just want to meet Drago. Eret: Why? Hiccup: Because I’m going to change his mind about dragons. Astrid: He can be really persuasive. Hiccup: Once you’ve earned his loyalty, there is nothing a dragon won’t do for you. Eret: Puh! You won’t be changing any minds around here. Hiccup: I can change yours. Right here. Right now. [pushes Toothless' tail lever forward, spreading the prosthetic tail.] May I? Eret: Dragon riders! Hiccup: Put me down! Snotlout! What are you doing? Snotlout: (To Ruffnut) See how well I protect and provide? Tuffnut: Aggh! What is with all the nets?! Ruffnut: Hey watch it! That was close... (In slow motion) Oh, my. (stares lovingly at Eret's biceps) Me likey. Take me. Astrid: HOLD YOUR FIRE! Hiccup: WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?! Gobber: We’re here to rescue you! Hiccup: I DON'T NEED to be rescued! Stoick: ENOUGH! Eret: Well, didn’t you just pick the wrong ship, eh? I am Eret, son of-- Eret: [Breathless] Get... this... thing... off... me! Gobber: Anyone else? That’s what I figured. Stoick: You. Saddle up. We’re going home. Hiccup: No. Stoick: Of all the irresponsible-- Hiccup: I’m trying to protect our dragons and stop a war! How is that irresponsible? Stoick: BECAUSE WAR IS WHAT HE WANTS, SON! Stoick: Years ago, there was a great gathering of chieftains to discuss the dragon scourge we all faced. Into our midst came a stranger from a strange land, covered in scars and draped in a cloak of dragon skin. He carried no weapon and spoke softly, saying that he, Drago Bludvist, was a man of the people, devoted to freeing mankind from the tyranny of dragons. He claimed that he alone could control the dragons and he alone could keep us safe, if we chose to bow down and follow him. Ruffnut: Stupid. Tuffnut: Good one. Stoick: Aye. We laughed, too... Until he wrapped himself in his cloak and cried out, "Then see how well you do without me!". [echoed by Drago in flashback] The rooftop suddenly burst into flames, and from it, armored dragons descended, burning the hall to the ground. I… was the only one to escape. Stoick: Men who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with. Hiccup: Maybe. Stoick: Hiccup... Hiccup: I’m still going to try. This is what I’m good at. And if I could change your mind... I can change his, too. Hiccup: (To Toothless) Come on. Astrid: Let’s go. Stoick: NO! Lead the others back to Berk. I’ve had enough mutiny for one day. Ruffnut: (To Eret) Ooh, I like that. Stoick: Ruffnut! Ruffnut: Ugh! Okay! Hiccup: Don’t worry, bud. I’m not gonna let anything happen to you. I promise. Hiccup: AW, COME ON, DAD! REALLY?! Hiccup: (To Toothless) Okay. No sudden moves. Hiccup: Hold on, hold on. Hiccup: Toothless! Hiccup: HEY! YOU LEFT MY DRAGON BACK THERE! HE CAN'T FLY ON HIS OWN! HE'LL DROWN! Hiccup: We have to head back for my dragon! Hiccup: Who are you? The Dragon Thief? Drago Bludvist? Do you even understand what I’m saying? Hiccup: Toothless! It’s okay. I’m glad to see you, too, bud. You really had me worried there. Warrior: Hiccup? [takes off helmet, revealing herself as a middle-aged woman] Could it be? After all these years? How is this possible? Hiccup: Uh, should I... should I know you? Valka: No. You were only a babe... But a mother never forgets. Valka: Come... Stoick: Boar-headed! Just like his mother! She could never stay put either. Gobber: Ah, he’s just twenty. And a Viking. I mean, could there be a worse combination? Ha! When I think of how stubborn and senseless YOU were back in the day... well, not much has changed, actually. Stoick: You know what he’s like. He won’t give up, Gobber. And if Hiccup finds Drago, before we find him... Gobber: Bah! NOTHING can hurt Hiccup so long as that Night Fury’s around. It’s a Night Fury! Stoick: Find him, Skullcrusher. Find him. Hiccup: Hold on! Wait just a minute! Valka: This way. Hiccup: Come back here! Valka: Come. Hiccup: You can’t just say something like that and run off! You’re my MOTHER?! I mean, what the -- do you grasp how INSANE it sounds?! Valka: Come. Quickly! Hiccup: I have questions! Where have you been all this time? What've you been doing?! They said you were dead! Everyone thinks you were eaten by... Hiccup: ...dragons. Hiccup: This is where you’ve been for twenty years? Hiccup: You’ve been rescuing them. [Nods again, this time, smiling] Unbelievable. Valka: You’re not upset? Hiccup: What? No. I don't know. It’s a bit much to get my head around, to be frank. It’s not every day you find out your mother is some kind of crazy, feral, vigilante dragon lady. Valka: At least I’m not boring... right? Hiccup: I suppose there is that... one... specific... thing... Valka: Do you like it? Hiccup: I don’t have the words. Valka: Can I...? Valka: He’s beautiful! Incredible! And he might very well be the last of his kind. And look, he’s your age! No wonder you get along so well. And retractable teeth! Ah! How did you manage to-- Hiccup: I found him in the woods. He was shot down and wounded. Valka: This Snafflefang lost his leg to one of Drago Bludvist’s iron traps. This Raincutter had her wing sliced by razor netting. And poor Gruff was blinded by a tree snare... then left to die alone and scared. And what of this? Did Drago or his trappers do this, too? Hiccup: [Awkward laugh] Heh. Well, crazy thing is... I’m actually the one who shot him down. (Valka looks on shocked but curious) It’s okay though, he got me back. Right, bud? You couldn’t save all of me, could you? You just had to make it even. So… peg leg! Valka: What did your father think of your Night Fury friend? Hiccup: He didn’t take it all that well. But then... he changed. They all did. Pretty soon everyone back home had dragons of their own. Valka: If only it were possible. Hiccup: No, really, I-- Valka: Believe me, I tried, as well. But people are not capable of change, Hiccup. Some of us... were just born different. Viking: Hoist the torches! Valka: Berk was a land of kill or be killed, but I believed peace was possible. “Stop! You’ll only make it worse!” It was a very unpopular opinion. “Hiccup!” One night, a dragon broke into our house, finding you in the cradle. I rushed to protect you, but what I saw... was proof of everything I believed. This wasn’t a vicious beast, but an intelligent, gentle creature, whose soul reflected my own. “Stoick: Valka, run!” “Don’t!” “Stoick: Hold on!” “Valka: No! STOICK!” “Stoick: VALKA!” “Valka: STOICK!” “Stoick: [Whispers] Valka…” Valka: You and your father nearly died that night, all because I couldn’t kill a dragon. Hiccup: Yeah, it runs in the family. Valka: It broke my heart to stay away, but I believed you'd be safer if I did. Hiccup: How did you survive? Valka: Oh, Cloudjumper never meant to harm me. He must’ve thought I belonged here... In the home of the great Bewilderbeast! The Alpha species. One of very few that still exist. Every nest has its queen, but this is the king of all dragons. Valka: With his icy breath, this graceful giant built our nest. A safe haven for dragons everywhere. Hiccup: Wait, that’s the ice-spitter? He’s responsible for all that destruction? Valka: He protects us. We all live under his care. And his command. All but the babies, of course... who listen to no one! Valka: I've lived among them for twenty years, Hiccup, learning their ways, discovering their secrets... Valka: He likes you. Hiccup: Wow. Valka: You must be hungry. Hiccup: Uh, yeah. I could eat. Valka: Good. It’s feeding time. Astrid: I don’t like it. They should’ve been back with Hiccup by now. Ruffnut: I don’t like it either. Eret, Son of Eret was the man of my dreams. My everything! Snotlout: But, baby, I grew facial hair for you. Fishlegs: Me, too. Astrid: What if Drago shot them down? What if they need our help? We have to find them. Fishlegs: What? But Stoick said... Astrid: It doesn’t matter what he said, if they’ve all been captured. Come on! No-Name: Do we go back? Eret: We’ve nowhere to go! Nothing to sell! And no heads to call our own, if we don’t turn up with dragons and fast-- Astrid: Careful what you wish for! Ug: ERET, SON OF ERET! Eret: What is this?! Astrid: A kidnapping. Ruffnut: Yay! Can he ride with me? Can he? Can he? TUffnut: [disgusted] Ugh! Astrid: You’re gonna show us the way to Drago. Eret: And help Dragon Riders sneak into Drago’s camp? Just kill me now. Astrid: That can be arranged. Stormfly, drop it. Astrid: Good girl! Stormfly, fetch. Eret: ALL RIGHT! OKAY! I'LL TAKE YOU TO DRAGO! [Stormfly catches Eret] Astrid: Works every time. Hiccup: Hey, I thought we were going to eat! Valka: Oh, we are! Valka: Ha-ha-ha! Hiccup: And from Dragon Island, I found this archipelago… Valka: When I’m up here, I don’t even feel the cold. I just feel… Hiccup: Free. Valka: This is what it is to be a dragon, Hiccup. Hiccup: It’s all well and good to call yourself a dragon. But can you fly? Hiccup: Oh no. Toothless! Hiccup: Man! Almost! We just about had it that time! Valka: [Examining Hiccup's flightsuit] Incredible. Hiccup: Well, not bad yourself. Valka: All this time, you took after me. And where was I? I’m so sorry, Hiccup. Can we start over? Will you give me another chance? I can teach you all that I’ve learned, these past twenty years. Like… Valka: Now you can make those tight turns. Hiccup: Did YOU know about this? Valka: Every dragon has its secrets. And I’ll show them all to you. We’ll unlock every mystery, find every last species, together, as mother and son. Valka: This gift we share, Hiccup... it bonds us. This is who you are, son. Who we are. We will change the world for all dragons! We will make it a better, safer place! Hiccup: That sounds... amazing. [Valka hugs him] This is so great! Now you and I can go talk to Drago -- together. Valka: What? There’s no talking to Drago. Hiccup: But we have to-- Valka: No. We must protect our own. Now come on, we should be getting back. Eret: Agghh! Okay! I got you here, now get this thing off me! Astrid: Never take a toy from a dragon. Don’t you know anything? Eret: Gah! Why does this keep happening to me? Astrid: What’s down there? Fishlegs: Large diameter bubbles, massive lungs, cold water deep dweller, I’m thinking class five leviathan, maybe six. Fishlegs: Meatlug! What's wrong, girl? Drago’s Men: Don’t move! Eret: Drago! Get off me! Always great to see you, my friend! Keeping warm up here? Well, as you can see, I’m right on time with a new batch of dragons, just like I promised. Soldier #1: Watch out! He's waking up! Keep him steady! Soldier #2: Give me some backup here! Soldier #1: Watch out! Drago: Drop the ropes. Snoutlout: Hookfang! Ruffnut: Hey! Astrid: What are you doing? Drago: (To Hookfang) You belong to me now. Eret: And as an added bonus, I also caught you their riders. No extra charge. Astrid: What?! Are you kidding me?! Ruffnut: But you were so perfect! Eret: Turns out, there’s a whole bunch of them out there. They-- Drago: [grabs Eret to choke him] How many? Astrid: Drago doesn’t have them after all. Drago: HOW MANY?! Astrid: Hundreds! A whole island full! Eret: I wouldn’t worry about it. My men are hunting them down as we speak. They won’t know where you’re hiding. I promise you that. Astrid: Oh, yes they will! [Drago drops Eret] They know we’re missing and they have tracking dragons. If you so much as touch us, Hiccup is gonna-- Drago: Hiccup? Eret: He’s not a problem. Really. Trust me. Astrid: He’s only the son of Stoick the Vast... his heir to the throne of Berk... and the greatest Dragon Master this world has ever seen! Drago: Dragon Master? I ALONE control the dragons! Tuffnut: Nope. Fishlegs: Sorry! Astrid: And unless you let us go, right now, he will blast through here on his Night Fury and blow your entire fleet of ships to splinters! Ruffnut: Then they’ll be crying like babies! Snoutlout: Funny and beautiful. Fishlegs: Good one, babe! Tuffnut: Yeah. Like babies. They always cry. Real tiny ones... Drago: [Grabs Eret again] First there was one rider. And now all of Berk. And YOU lead them to me. [Throws Eret across the dock] Eret: Drago! Drago: CEASE ALL PREPARATIONS! WE MUST ATTACK THE DRAGONS RIDER’S NEST AT ONCE! (savoring it) WE WILL TAKE DOWN THEIR ALPHA... AND THEN WE WILL TAKE BERK! Eret: You're overreacting! Drago: And get rid of him. Eret: Drago please... Astrid: STORMFLY! NO! Hiccup: Well, bud, we can’t wait around for Drago to attack this place. We’ve gotta find him first. Hiccup: Let’s go. Stoick: Easy now. Hiccup: Are you kidding me? How'd you get in here? Stoick: The same way we’re getting you out. Hiccup: We? Gobber: All clear! Stoick: Toothless. Come. Hiccup: Dad! There’s something you need to know! Stoick: Yeah, yeah, tell me on the way. Hiccup: This isn’t an on-the-way kind of update, actually... Stoick: I’ve heard ENOUGH, Hiccup. Hiccup: ...more of the earth-shattering development variety. Stoick: Yeah, just add it to the pile. Hiccup: Dad, unlike most surprises I spring on you, this one you’ll like. I promise! You just have to handle it delicately, so.. Gobber: Uh, you might want to take this one. Oh, boy. Hiccup: Dad, can you put the sword away... please? Valka: I know what you’re going to say, Stoick. How could I have done this? Stayed away all these years. And why didn't I come back to you? To our son. Well, what sign did I have that you could change, Stoick? That anyone on Berk could? I pleaded so many times to stop the fighting, to find another answer, but did any of you listen? Gobber: This is why I never married. This and one other reason. Valka: I know that I left you to raise Hiccup alone... but I thought he’d be better off without me. And I was wrong, I see that now, but… Oh stop being so stoic, Stoick. Go on... SHOUT, SCREAM, SAY SOMETHING! Stoick: You’re as beautiful as the day I lost you. Snotlout: Could this day get any worse? Tuffnut: Uh, let me see. You'll jump into freezing cold water and then die from drowning. Eret: Looks refreshing. Please, ladies first. Astrid: You are a steaming heap of dragon- Eret: Duck. Soldier: Warn the others! Ruffnut: Get ‘em, you son of an Eret! Ruffnut: Okay, I love you again. Tuffnut: Ugh. Pathetic. You can still jump. Eret: So? Are we going to save your dragons and get out of here or not? [Astrid nods] Check every trap. They’re here somewhere. Astrid: Meatlug? Eret: Anyone coming? Ruffnut: I don’t know. You just keep doing what you’re doing. Keep crankin'. (She admires his biceps.) Eret: (To Stormfly) Thank you for saving my life. [Stormfly pushes her head to Eret's hand] Now let me return the favor. Hiccup: Mom, you’d never recognize it. Where we used to make weapons, we now build saddles, wing slings -- we even fix dragon teeth. You wouldn’t believe how much everything’s changed. Stoick: Your son’s changed Berk for the better. I think we did well with this one, Val. Hiccup: Thanks, Dad. Stoick: Oh, ha-ha. I got it. Valka: I’m... a little out of practice. Stoick: Well, y'know… I didn’t marry you for your cooking. Gobber: I hope not, her meatballs could kill more beasts than a battle axe. I’ve still got a few knocking around in here. Ha-ha. Hiccup: And once you move back in, with all your dragons, Drago won’t stand a chance. Everything will be okay! Stoick: Slow down, son. It’s a lot to take in. Hiccup: Oh, gotcha. Gobber: Oh, I love this one! Stoick: Remember our song, Val? Gobber: Will stop me on my journey!-- Sorry. [Hiccup and Stoick both glare at Gobber] I'd even sing you poetry [Valka: Oh, would you?] Gobber: Me-eee-e! I’m still goin’... [Hiccup elbows Gobber] I'm done. Stoick: Ah... I thought I’d have to die before we'd have that dance again. Valka: No need for drastic measures. Stoick: For you, my dear... anything. Will you come home, Val? Will you be my wife once again? We can a be a family! What do you say? Valka: (laughs) Yes! Gobber: Great! I’ll do the cooking! (They all laugh) Stoick: Thank Odin you didn't listen to me, son. We never would have found each other. Hiccup: Toothless? What’s happening? Hiccup: Oh, no... Stoick: Val! It’s all right, it's all right. We’re a team now. Now what do you want to do? Valka: We have to save the dragons. Stoick: Aye. You got it! Come on, son. Drago: Whatever comes, keep hitting the mountain! We need to draw the Alpha out. Drago: Ready the traps! Tuffnut: Surprise! Yeah! Drago: WHAT?! Astrid: (To Eret) You really are full of surprises. [jumps from Meatlug to Stormfly] Let's go! Tuffnut: Dragon Riders coming through! Fishlegs: Fire! Snotlout: Ha-ha-ha! Tuffnut: Woah-ho-ho! Yeah! Drago: CUT THEM DOWN! Ruffnut: Eret, son of Eret! Astrid: Up, girl! To the left, Eret! That’s it! Astrid: Look out! Hiccup: Yeah baby! Drago’s men: Take 'em down! Gobber: Heads up! Gobber: Ho ho ho! Drago: Dragon Master. Hiccup: [To Eret] Welcome aboard, Dragon Rider! Eret: Thanks. I think. Astrid: Where have you been? Hiccup: Oh, y'know. Catching up with Mom. Eret: Whoa... Astrid: That's your mother?! Hiccup: Well, now you know where I get my dramatic flair. [flicks helmet down and breaks right] Drago: The Alpha! Now we have a fight! Hiccup: There! Come on, Toothless! Show them what you got, bud. Hiccup: Thatta boy! Drago: I've waited a long time for this! Valka: You cannot take our dragons! They are controlled by the Alpha! Drago: Then it's a good thing I brought a challenger. Hiccup: Another one? Fishlegs: I WAS WAY OFF! THAT IS A CLASS TEN! CLASS TEN! Valka: No. Drago: Come on! Take down the Alpha! Valka: No. Valka: Thank you. Stoick: For you, my dear... anything. Stoick: Val, you think you can stop them? Valka: I'll do my best! Come on, Cloudjumper! Drago: You.. I watched you burn! Stoick: It takes more than a little fire to kill me! Gobber: Stoick! Valka: No! Astrid: No. Drago: We’ve won. Now finish her! Stoick: No! Stoick: Hold on! Skullcrusher, go! Come on, Gobber! Gobber: Right behind ya, Stoick! Hiccup: STOP! Stop! Drago: This... is the great Dragon Master? The son of Stoick the Vast? What shame he must feel. Hiccup: All of this loss, and for what? To become unstoppable? To rule the world? Dragons are kind, amazing creatures that can bring people together. Drago: Or tear them apart. Drago: You see, I know what it is to live in fear. To see my village burned, my family taken. But even as a boy, left with nothing, I vowed to rise above the fear of dragons and liberate the people of this world. Hiccup: Then why a dragon army? Drago: Well, you need dragons to conquer other dragons. Hiccup: Or maybe you need dragons to conquer people. To control those who follow you... and to get rid of those who won’t. Drago: (Laughs) Clever boy. Hiccup: The world wants peace. And we have the answer, back on Berk. Just let me show you. Drago: NO! Let ME show YOU. Stoick: What…? Hiccup! Stoick: Come on, Gobber! Gobber: Okay, change of plans. Drago: No dragon can resist the Alpha's command. So he who controls the Alpha, controls them all. Hiccup: Toothless? You okay, bud? What’s going on? Drago: Witness true strength. The strength of will over others. In the face of it, you are nothing! Hiccup: Uh, what did he just tell you? Toothless, what’s the matter with you? What're you doing? Knock it off! Stop! Snap out of it! Hiccup: Toothless! No! Toothless! Don’t! Stoick: Hiccup! Hiccup: STOP! Stoick: SON! Hiccup: DAD! NO! Hiccup: Dad! Valka: Stoick... Hiccup: No... you... Hiccup: No. Hiccup: No, no, no. No... Hiccup: No! Get away from him! GO ON! GET OUT OF HERE! GET AWAY! Valka: It's not his fault. You know that. Valka: Good dragons under the control of bad people... Snotlout: Wait, don't go! Valka: ...do bad things. Drago: GATHER THE MEN AND MEET ME AT BERK! Hiccup: Toothless! Valka: No, don’t! Drago: Move out! [Drago and his Bewilderbeast head towards Berk, while his men prepare to sail. All the dragons follow as well.] Gobber: May the Valkyries welcome you, and lead you through Odin’s great battlefield. May they sing your name with love and fury, so that we may hear it rise from the depths of Valhalla... and know that you've taken your rightful place at the table of kings. For a great man has fallen. A warrior. A chieftain. A father. A friend. Hiccup: I'm sorry, Dad. [All the dragon riders wipe away tears.] I’m not the chief that you wanted me to be. And I'm not the peacekeeper I thought I was. I don’t know… Valka: You came early into this world. You were such a wee thing. So frail, so fragile. I feared you wouldn’t make it. But your father... he never doubted. He always said you'd become the strongest of them all. And he was right. You have the heart of a chief and the soul of a dragon. Only you can bring our worlds together. That is who you are, son. Hiccup: I was so afraid of becoming my dad. Mostly because I thought I never could. How do you become someone that great? That brave? That selfless? I guess you can only try. (Hiccup's sadness becomes a fierce determination) A chief protects his own. We’re going back. Tuffnut: Uh, with what? Ruffnut: He took all the dragons. Hiccup: Not all of them. Ruffnut: Fly straight, WILL YA?! Fishlegs: I don't want to die! Tuffnut: We can’t fly these things! Fishlegs: Yeah, no kidding! [Crashes through snow pile] Astrid: But won’t that Bewilderbeast just take control of these guys, too? Hiccup: They’re babies. They don’t listen to anyone! Tuffnut: Yeah, just like us! Gobber: This... is... [crashes into wall and recovers] very dangerous! [crashes again and recovers] Some might suggest this is poorly conceived. Hiccup: Well, it’s a good thing that I never listen. Gobber: So, -- what IS your -- plan? Hiccup: Get Toothless back and kick Drago’s-- Gobber: Heads up! Hiccup: And that thing. [Berk] Hoark: Ah, that's a good boy. Starkard: Watch the furniture! Where are you going? Female Viking: Come back here! Drago: Your chief is dead. Viking: Stoick? Female Viking: S’not possible. Drago: No one can protect you now. Hiccup: No... Fishlegs: He took all the dragons! Hiccup: Distract the Alpha. Try to keep his focus off of Toothless. Tuffnut: Uh... how? Eret: Have your forgotten who you’re riding with? There isn’t a dragon alive that I can’t wrangle! [His Scuttleclaw dives] Except for this one! Snotlout: Amateur. Viking: Look, it’s Hiccup! Drago: What? Ruffnut: Keep 'em coming! Snotlout: Black Sheep, baby! Snotlout: Ten points! Uh-oh... Fishlegs: I’m okay! Drago: You certainly are hard to get rid of. I’ll say that. Hiccup: Toothless? It’s me, bud. It’s me. I’m right here. Come back to me. Drago: He is not yours anymore. He belongs to the Alpha! But, please, oh great Dragon Master, try to take him. He will not miss a second time. Hiccup: It wasn't your fault, bud. They made you do it. You’d never hurt him. You’d never hurt me! Drago: How are you doing that? Hiccup: Please. You are my best friend, bud. Hiccup: My best friend. Hiccup: Thatta boy. That's it! I'm here! Drago: No! Hiccup: Yeah! Hiccup: Hang on! Almost there buddy. Almost there! Drago: Do something! Hiccup: We need to get those two apart. Hiccup: We gotta block him out, Toothless. Do you trust me, bud? Hiccup: We can do this. You and me. As one. That's it. Now let's try this one more time! Astrid: Take him down, babe! Viking: Go, Hiccup! Valka: Go get 'em. Drago: Take control of it! Hiccup: Shut it out, Toothless! Drago: STOP THEM! Hiccup: NOW! Drago: Ha-ha-ha. (Gasps) Hiccup: Not again. TOOTHLESS! IT'S NOW OR NEVER! Come on, bud! Hiccup: Hold on! Hiccup: Yeah! We did it! Drago: Agghh! Hiccup: Hold him there Toothless! It's all over now. Drago: Or is it? Hiccup: Oh, no! Valka: No! No... Hiccup. Hiccup: He's challenging the Alpha! Valka: To protect you. Drago: No, no, no, no! Fight back! Fight! FIGHT! What's the matter with you? Hiccup: Now do you get it? This is what it is to earn a dragon’s loyalty. Let this end now. Drago: Never! Come on! Drago: FIGHT! BLAST THEM! Hiccup: The Alpha protects them all. Hiccup: You never cease to amaze me, bud. Thank you. Hiccup: Toothless! You know that doesn't wash out. Hoark: I knew you'd come back. Viking: Love you, too. Astrid: Stormfly! Gobber: Oh, give me a cuddle, Grumpy! Fishlegs: Who's my little princess? Snotlout: Don't you ever leave again, Hookfang! Fishlegs: Oh, you are. Yes, you are. I missed you so much! Ruffnut: Oh, Barf! [To Belch] Not you. Eret: That was some pretty fine dragon wrangling back there. You'd make a good trapper. Hiccup: Y'know, Skullcrusher's going to need someone to look after him now. Eret: Me? I'd be honored. Valka: Your father... he’d be every bit as proud as I am. Hiccup: Thank you. I’m really glad you’re here, mom. Valka: And here I’ll stay. Astrid: See? I told you it was in here. [Opens Hiccup’s gliding suit fin.] Hiccup: Ha, ha. Still doing that one? That’s hilarious. Come here, you. [Kisses Astrid.] Gobber: Ooh. [Covers boy's eyes.] Gobber: The Chief has come home! Vikings: Long live Chief Hiccup! Long live the Chief! Long live the Chief! Long live the Chief! Long live the Chief! Hiccup: (V.O) This... is Berk. A bit trampled and busted and covered in ice, but it's home. It's our home. [The camera shows some Vikings working on a giant statue of Stoick.] Those who attacked us are relentless and crazy. But those who stopped them? Oh, even more so! [Astrid swoops past Hiccup laughing, and Hiccup decides to join them] We may be small in numbers, but we stand for something bigger than anything the world can pit against us. [Valka and Gobber are removing the armor from the dragons that Drago captured.] We are the voice of peace. And bit by bit, we will change this world. [Gobber pauses working to fire the black sheep. Astrid and Stormfly get ready to catch it as in the last race, but Hiccup and Toothless grab it from below her.] You see, we have something they don't. Oh sure, they have armies [Toothless flies under the baskets while Hiccup jumps above them, throwing the black sheep into Astrid's basket.] and they have armadas... But we... we have... [All the riders land at the chief's viewing stand.] OUR DRAGONS! [Toothless roars.]
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