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[Astrid slowly lifts her head and looks around putting her hand in the clouds. Toothless flies above, Astrid and Y/n look in wonder, Y/n hugs Hiccup from behind]

ASTRID

Alright, I admit it. This is pretty cool. It's... amazing. He's amazing. What about you, Y/n? Do you have a dragon?

Y/N

No, Toothless is the only dragon other than a few Terrible Terrors that I've seen be friendly enough to train.

ASTRID

Hm. So what now? Hiccup, your final exam is tomorrow. You know you're going to have to kill a... [Whispers to Hiccup so Toothless doesn't hear] kill a dragon.

HICCUP

Don't remind me. [Toothless suddenly dives into the fog] Toothless, what's happening? Whoa, what is it? [They find themselves in a middle of a flock of dragons. They are carrying food toward the island] Get down!

[They all lay low in Toothless]

Y/N

What's going on?

HICCUP

I don't know. Toothless. You've got to get us out of here, bud. [Toothless ignores them] It looks like they're hauling in their kill.

ASTRID

Uh, what does that make us?

HICCUP

What my dad wouldn't give to find this. [They approach the Dragon's Nest in a Volcano. Swarms of dragons throw their offerings into the lava below] It's satisfying to know that all of our food has been dumped down a hole.

Y/N

They're not eating any of it.

[A Gronckle delivers only a single tiny fish. A roar is heard from below and the dragons squeal in terror as something roars]

ASTRID

What... is that?

[A colossal dragon emerges from the lava pit and eats the Gronckle alive. All the other dragons cower in terror before the giant creature]

HICCUP

Alright, buddy, we gotta get out of here. Now!

[Toothless escapes and all the dragons flee. The Red Death lunges at Toothless but grabs a Zippleback instead. Toothless and his riders fly off to a beach and land]

ASTRID [Getting off Toothless]

No, it totally makes sense. It's like a giant beehive. They're the workers, and that's their queen. It controls them. Let's find your Dad.

HICCUP [Grabbing her]

No, no! Not yet. They'll... kill Toothless. Astrid, we have to think this through carefully.

ASTRID

Hiccup, we just discovered the Dragons' Nest. The thing we've been after since Vikings first sailed here. And you two want to keep it a secret?! To protect your pet dragon?! Are you serious?!

[Y/n and Hiccup look at each other, then Toothless, before looking at each other and facing Astrid]

Y/N

Yes.

ASTRID

...Okay. Then what do we do?

HICCUP

Just give me until tomorrow. I'll figure something out.

ASTRID

Okay. [Punches them] That's for kidnapping me. [hugs them, and winks at Y/n] That's for... everything else.

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