Ch. 16: Welcome To The Family

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At Stoick's House with Hiccup Pov-

Hiccup was on his bed, sleeping, his head on a pillow. Healing scars on his face show that maybe a week or two have passed. Toothless hovers over him, Whining and Grumbling impatiently. Hiccup stirs. Opens his eyes.

"(Groggy) Oh, hey Toothless." Toothless excitedly nuzzles and nudges Hiccup.

"(Cont'D) Okay, okay! I'm happy to see you too, bud. Now just-" Toothless steps on his groin, causing Hiccup to sit Bolt Upright with a Yelp. He looks around, confounded. He's in his bed, moved beside the fire pit on the main floor of his house.

"(Cont'D) I'm in my house." (Toothless, leaning over him, excited) You're in my house." Toothless Tears around the room, knocking things over, far too big for the space.

"(Cont'D) Uh...does my dad know you're in here?!" Toothless pauses at the foot of the bed, tongue wagging. He eyes the rafters... and Leaps Up onto them, brimming with 'happy dog' energy.

"(Cont'D) (Distressed) Okay, okay -- no Toothless! Aw, come on..." Hiccup shifts to get out of bed, then pauses, sensing that something is wrong. He peels back the covers slowly. What he sees startles, horrifies, and overwhelms him, all at once.

His booted foot touches down. Followed by a mechanical prosthetic in place of his second leg. It's an ingenious spring-loaded replacement, made of wood and iron.

Toothless lands by the bed and approaches calmly, sniffing the new leg. He raises his eyes to meet Hiccup's, seemingly aware of what Hiccup is going through. Hiccup braces himself on the bedpost and tries to stand on it. He winces and stifles the pain... but Stumbles with the first step. Out of nowhere Bluestar catches Hiccup's fall... and slowly lifts him up, stabilizing him.

"(Cont'D) (Distressed) Oh come on, you to."

Bluestar: "it's good to see you to, come on Toothless and I'll help you walked to the door." Bluestar grabs ahold of one side and Toothless stand next to me on the other side.

"(Cont'D) Okay...okay..."

"(Cont'D) Thanks guys." Hiccup leans on Bluestar like a crutch. They take a few steps together. Their missing parts form a poetic silhouette as they make their way toward the door.

Hiccup pries it open (as he did in the opening scene), revealing a Monstrous Nightmare flapping outside the door.

Bluestar/Hiccup: "[Yelp] wo!!!" Hiccup and Bluestar Yelps as Hiccup slams the door closed. He turns to Toothless and Bluestar, alarmed.

(Play Music)

"(Cont'D) Toothless? Bluestar? Stay here, guys." Hiccup pauses... and cracks the door open again. He peeks outside, his eyes widening. He allows to door to swing open, revealing... ... the Monstrous Nightmare, carrying Snotlout on its back.

Snotlout: "Come on guys, get ready! Hold on tight! Here we go!" A class of newbie dragon riders follow him through frame on a variety of dragons, pulling back the curtain on an amazing vista in which: Vikings and dragons mill about by the dozen, basking on the rooftops, weaving along the plaza. No one seems upset, there isn't a sword in sight. Under the framework of a Massive Barn, a Nadder Blasts fire onto a metal brace. It steps back to let a Viking hammer it into shape. Nearby, a Gronkle lands, carrying a tree trunk in his mouth. He shows a Viking what he's found. The Viking pats his head. Another Viking backs a Zippleback into a stall to check it for size. Hiccup and Bluestar takes a step outside, finding Stoick waiting for him on the step.

"I knew it."

Bluestar: "we're dead." Bluestar finished my sentence than Stoick laughs.

Stoick: "No, but you gave it your best shot." He puts his arm around Hiccup, steadying him. He gestures to the transformed village.

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