Love and war

Chapter 3

Hiccup had gone back to the forge to get the prosthetic fin and a basket of fish for Toothless while Ester kept him entertained.

Hiccup: Hey, Toothless. I brought breakfast. I hope you're hungry. [kicks over basket] Okay, that's disgusting. 

Ester: Gross...

Hiccup: Uh... we've got some salmon, some nice Icelandic cod, and a whole smoked eel.

Toothless roars in fear at the sight of the eel.

Hiccup: No, no, no, no! It's okay. (throws the eel aside) Yeah, I don't really like eel much either.

Ester chuckled lightly at the two. She was watching them from the top of a boulder. Toothless starts to eat the fish. While he's distracted, Hiccup sneaks toward his tail.

Hiccup: Okay. That's it. That's it, just stick with good stuff. And don't you mind me. I'll just be back here... minding my own business.

Hiccup tries to attach the new tail-fin but Toothless keeps moving, eventually causing Hiccup to fall and have to straddle his tail to keep it still. Ester meanwhile was trying her hardest not to laugh.

Hiccup: [to Ester] Oh hush you. It's okay. Okay... okay... There. That's not too bad. It works.

Toothless stops eating and perks up, seemingly realizing he might be able to fly again.

Ester: Umm, Hiccup.

Toothless takes off with Hiccup literally on his tail. They head towards a rock wall

Hiccup: Whoa! No! No! No!

Hiccup quickly adjusts the tail fin and they dodge the wall

Hiccup: OH, MY-- IT'S WORKING! YES! YES, I DID IT!

Ester let out a sigh of relief, only for Toothless realizes Hiccup is on his tail and throws him off. Unable to steer the fin on his own, he then crashes into the lake.

Ester: HICCUP! ARE YOU OKAY?!

Hiccup: AAAAAGGGGHHHHH! Yeah!

To the Arena, in a middle of another training session. The arena fills with a greenish fog, obscuring the dragon. All the teens are in groups: Hiccup with Fishlegs, Snotlout with Tuffnut, and Astrid, Ruffnut and Ester. Each teen is carrying a bucket of water.

Gobber: Today is about teamwork. Now, a wet dragon head can't light its fire. The Hideous Zippleback is extra tricky. One head breathes gas, the other head lights it. Your job is to know which is which.

Fishlegs: Razor sharp, serrated teeth that inject venom for pre-digestion. Prefers ambush attack, by crushing its victims--

Hiccup: [On edge] Will you please stop that?!

Ester: Who do you thinks gonna go out first?

Astrid: Either Tuffnut or Snotlout. At least Hiccup and Fishlegs are smart enought to not get caught first.

Ruffnut: I bet its gonna be Tuff, he's as stupid as a yak in an open field.

Ester: Guess we'll have to wait and see ladies.

Snotlout: If that dragon shows either of his faces, I'm gonna-- there!

[Snotlout and Tuffnut drench Astrid and Ruffnut, thinking they were the Zippleback.]