Chapter 8: Choosing Which Sides

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[Scene cuts to several longships gliding through fog.]

Stoick: I can almost smell them. They're close. Steady.

Random Dragon: How can the alpha smell us?

Stoick (cont.): Take us in.

Viking: Hard to port... for Helheim's gate.

[The boats disappear in the fog. A sudden jumpscare shows dragons attacking.]

[Scene cuts to the Arena, in the middle of a training session.]

Hiccup: You know, I just happened to notice the book had nothing on Night Furies. Is there another book? Or a sequel? Maybe a little Night Fury pamphlet?

Gobber: So that's why you ask me like that!

Hiccup gave his uncle a sheepish smile.

[A Nadder fires at him.]

Hiccup: WHOA!

Gobber: Focus, Hiccup! You're not even trying!

Gobber (cont.): Today is all about ATTACK! Nadders are quick and light on their feet! Your job is to be quicker and lighter!

Fishlegs: AAAAAH! I'm really beginning to question your teaching methods!

Hiccup: I've been questioning that as well when I was 6!

Gobber: Look for its blind spot. Every dragon has one. Find it, hide in it, and strike!

Ruffnut: Ugh! Do you ever bathe?

Tuffnut: If you don't like it, then just get your own blind spot!

Ruffnut: How about I give you one?!

The twins' parents facepalmed.

[The Nadder attacks the twins.]

Gobber: Blind spot, yes. Deaf spot? Not so much. Heh, heh, heh.

Hiccup agrees with that.

Hiccup: Hey, so how would one sneak up on a Night Fury?

Astrid: Hiccup...

Hiccup: I know, I know.

Gobber: No one's ever met one and lived to tell the tale. (Snapping) NOW, GET IN THERE!

Hiccup: I know, I know, but hypothetically--

Astrid: (Whispering) Hiccup! Get down!

Stock shook his head for his son's failed attempt.

Snotlout: Watch out, babe. I'll take care of this.

[Snotlout tosses hammer at Nadder, but misses.]

Spitelout: Son, what did I say about time and place to talk?

Snotlout sinks.

Astrid: Hey!

Snotlout: The sun was in my eyes, Astrid! What do you want me to do, block out the sun? I could do that, but I don't have time right now!

Hiccup: They probably take the daytime off. You know, like a cat. Has anyone ever seen one napping?

Gobber: Hiccup!

[The walls start toppling as Astrid starts leaping from wall to wall, the Nadder behind her. Astrid jumps off the last collapsing wall, right onto Hiccup.]

Astrid: HICCUP!

Tuffnut: Oooh! Love on the battlefield!

Ruffnut: She could do better.

Both the duo blushed as Astrid glared at Ruffnut.

Hiccup: Just... let me... why don't you...

[Astrid yanks the axe off Hiccup's shield and swings it at the Nadder.]

Astrid flinched and the Light Fury nuzzled her.

Gobber: Well done, Astrid.

Astrid: (To Hiccup) Is this some kind of a joke to you?! Our parents' war is about to become ours! Figure out which side you're on.

Astrid: Well, looks like you choose that side.

Hiccup: True, and you're with me as well.

Astrid laughed while Snotlout was getting jealous even more.

Snotlout: What does she get from Hiccup that I don't?!

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