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First meeting

EXT. WOODS - DAY

ON AN OPEN NOTEBOOK A drawn map of the island, covered in X's.Hiccup looks up from it and peeks over a gorge, expectantly. Sees nothing. He adds another 'X' to the page, then scratches his pencil over the whole map in frustration. He snaps the book closed and pockets it.

SNOTLOUT: Hey useless, what that book ever do to you? huh.

Hiccups sighs in frustration, and worry.

RAFAYELA:(whispers to Hiccup) If you get worried with their reactions to this scene or any scene. You can stay by me I will make sure you're not hurt, or you can go to Toothless. ok?

HICCUP:(whispers) Ok thank you. I'll go to Toothless if it gets real bad.

RAFAYELA: (whispers) Ok, but the other Dragons don't trust you just yet so be careful and caring.

HICCUP: I'll keep that mind. Thanks.

HICCUP: Uggh, the gods hate me. Some people lose their knife or their mug. No, not me. I manage to lose an entire dragon.

The dragons begin to feel bad for the boy despite him attacking the reclusive night fury.

RUFFNUT: The gods aren't the only ones.

TUFFNUT: Ha Good one sister.

Ruffnut and Tuffnut bang each others heads together.

Hiccup WHACKS a low-hanging branch.It SNAPS back at him, hitting him in the face.

The villagers and teens begin to laugh uncontrollably.

The Dragons snicker at the odd boys ability to harm himself

SNOTLOUT: Only Useless, can make a branch dangerous.

He looks up to see a snapped treetrunk. His eyes follow it to a long trench of up-turned earth. He follows it to a downed, black dragon, its body and tail tangled in a bola. It appears dead. Hiccup approaches,beaming.

HICCUP: (CONT'D) (IN SHOCK) Oh wow. I did it. I did it. This fixes everything. (ELATED) Yes! He strikes a victory pose, planting his foot on the fallen Night Fury.

The Dragons begin to growl thinking the boy is actually a traitor.

GOBBER: Wow boy you did it. You took down that menace.

Hiccup smiles awkwardly. shifts worriedly in his seat.

The villagers begin to whoop and congratulate Hiccup. Even the teens congratulate him although begrudgingly.

HICCUP:(whispers to Rafayela) I think I might be ready to go to Toothless.

RAFAYELA: Wait a moment, you can leave when you actually feel threatened.

HICCUP: (CONT'D) I have brought down this mighty beast! It suddenly shifts.

HICCUP: (CONT'D) Whoa!

Dragons begin to make way for the powerful Night Fury to attack the human that harmed and disrespected him. Then filled with surprise when he just snorts at them and looks to the screen again. Toothless not caring anymore and wanting to savor all the time his Human his Hiccup was on the film.

GOBBER: Oh Odin protect him. Be careful Hiccup.

STOICK: Oh Gods protect my son. He's the only thing I have left of my Wife Valka don't take him from me.

Stoicks hands begin to whiten as he grips the arm rest of the seat in worry.

Hiccup springs back, terrified. He turns his blade on it. Rattled, Hiccup creeps along the length of the weak, wounded dragon, dagger poised to strike. As he reaches the head, Hiccup finds the Night Fury staringcoldly at him. Hiccup tries to look away, but he's drawn back to its unnerving, unflinching stare. With the dragon safety tangled in the ropes, Hiccup jabs with his dagger, puffing himself up with false bravado.

HICCUP: (CONT'D) I'm going to kill you, Dragon. I'm gonna cut out your heart and take it to my father. I'm a Viking. (BEAT) I am a VIKING!

GOBBER: Oh, Gods he's going to let the dragon go.

Gobber begins to worry for Hiccups safety. He moves to be ready to hold back Stoick when the inevitable happens.

Hiccup raises the dagger, determined to prove his Viking- ness. The dragon's labored breathing breaks Hiccup's clenchedconcentration. He opens an eye, uncertainty leaking through. The dragon holds the stare. Something profound is exchanged. Finally, the Night Fury closes its eye and lowers its head, resigned to its fate. Hiccup tries to go through with it, holding the dagger aloft... fighting himself... until finally lowering it with afrustrated sigh. He looks over the dragon's chaffed rope wounds.

HICCUP: (CONT'D) (muttered, ashamed) I did this.

STOICK: What are you doing Hiccup?

The Dragons look to the boy in surprise not believing their eyes and thoughts on what will happen. Looking to the Night Fury for answers but only seeing him waiting for the screen to play what's next like he knows something they don't.

He turns to leave. Pauses. And glances back at the dragon, chest heaving.

Hiccup GRUMBLES.

He checks over his shoulder to ensure that no one is watching... then hurries back to cut the ropes.The Night Fury's eye shoots open. With the dragon watching his every move, Hiccup hurriedly saws through the bola ropes. As the last rope falls free, the Night Fury suddenly POUNCES! In a blur, the dragon is upon him, pinning Hiccup down, grazing his neck. Looking like it's about to kill him. Hiccup is paralyzed. The dragon's breath ruffles his hair. Hiccup opens his eyes to find the Night Fury's wolf-like stare boring into him. The exchange is intense, profound. The dragon draws a deep breath, as though it's about to torch him, then lets out an ear-piercing scream instead. It turnsand takes flight, flapping violently through the canopy of trees. It bashes against a nearby mountain side, recovers, and drops out of view some distance away. Winded, Hiccup struggles to his feet, staggers a few steps, collapses to his knees, and faints.

Stoick turns red with fury. Gobber gets up preparing to hold Stoick down.

The Dragons are frozen in shock at the actions this perplexing human is taking.

STOICK: HICCUP, HOW COULD YOU LET THAT BEAST GO? YOU JUST SENTENCED US TO DEATH BOY.

HICCUP: (backs up towards the barrier) I was just doing what I thought was right. Dad just give me a chance to explain.

STOICK: EXPLAIN? EXPLAIN WHAT? WHY YOU BETRAYED OUR PEOPLE FOR THE BEASTS THAT STOLE YOUR MOTHER FROM US. THAT KILLED HUNDREDS OF US. YOU ...

HICCUP: WE KILLED THOUSANDS OF THEM DAD. They are just misunderstood.

The Dragons decide they like this odd human that fights for them against the imposing alpha human.

STOICK: MISUNDERSTOOD? THEIR BEAST THEY ATTACK US.

RAFAYELA: ENOUGH! This is a learning experience from the film not an argument. Sit down and watch the film.

STOICK: I AM CHIEF OF BERK STOICK THE VAST. YOU WILL NOT ORDER ME. ESPECIALLY NOT ABOUT MY SON.

RAFAYELA: I am not giving you a choice.

Suddenly the chairs pull them back in their seats and incapacitate them.

Rafayela breathes out to calm down.

RAFAYELA: You will all be let out when you calm down.

The Dragons are grateful to the powerful human girl for protecting the one the've decided to take as their own. The Dragons from the kill ring finally coming out from the back. Begin to tell the dragons from the nest of his protection from the horrible other fledgling Vikings.