A/N

Hi guys!

So, so sorry for not updating!

Also lots of you were talking about last chapter, how I didn't bold the movie parts and I'm sorry about that, it's just that I originally wrote the chapter on Wattpad then copied it across. When I did, I had to re-add all the spacing and everything and by the end it really couldn't be bothered to bold the script, sorry! I have done it this chapter (I used word to write the chapter) and i went back and edited the last chapter.

Anyways, thanks for reading!

A boundless sky. Vast. Clear. Crisp. And from it, a BLACK SPECK rockets across the horizon. The image of unbridled freedom.

Tucked into his riding position, HICCUP appears to be part of TOOTHLESS. They dip, roll and dive, over a sea teeming with Thunderdrums, pulling off daring maneuvers with honed refinement, making them seem effortless.

Everyone looked in awe at the screen. Who was this crazy rider on the Night Fury? Well at least they assumed it was a night fury, they had never actually seen one before. Hiccup recognised Toothless, the rider must be him! It certainly didn't look like him though.

HICCUP Yeah!

That voice! It was Hiccup! The Vikings were certainly surprised, how was that Hiccup! Riding nothing less than the offspring of lightning and death itself!

They jackknife, heading skyward, rolling and tumbling through the ethereal cloud-scapes and joining high-flying Timberjacks as they soar in formation. Hiccup is bound head-to-toe in a snug, aerodynamic flight suit — an asymmetrical, functional design of leather and articulated plates. It has an air of Viking bike leather.

Wow! Hiccup stared at the complicated piece of armour, it was amazing! He certainly hadn't lost his smithy abilities! Gobber was impressed to see how far his apprentice had gone.

HICCUP (CONT'D) What do you think, bud? Wanna give this another shot?

Stoick looked wide eyed. What was his son going to try? More importantly, how could he trust that beast! Hiccup had his eyes glued on the screen, what was he going to try

Toothless grumbles in protest.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Toothless! It'll be fine.

With a click of a lever, he LOCKS the pedals in the flared tail position. Hiccup then unhooks himself from the saddle.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Ready?

Toothless SNORTS unenthusiastically. Suddenly, Hiccup SLIDES OFF of Toothless, peeling away from him like a skydiver from a plane, YELLING as he plummets. Toothless dives after him. They spiral through the air, faceto-face. Toothless is having fun, despite himself.

Hiccup rolled his eyes, freefall, nothing new. The rest of the Vikings, however, were amazed, how could he trust the beast not to let him fall into the dark seas below.

Hiccup slips his forearms through a pair of tucked leather flaps... and YANKS, unfurling SHEETS OF LEATHER as he extends his arms. They catch the wind, SNAPPING OPEN like WINGS... and sending him GLIDING — out of control, at first, then stabilizing. The turbulence buffets his flight suit heavily. But he's flying! Toothless unfolds his wings, too, catching up with Hiccup. The freedom is palpable. Hiccup and Toothless are, for the moment, the same. Feeling the same rush of adrenaline. Independently together. They PLUNGE past cloud formations, splitting apart then crossing paths again.

Impressive as it is, Hiccup is gliding at a steep angle. Toothless launches fireballs ahead of Hiccup, boosting him higher with the expanding heat bursts.

Everyone's mouths were agape. How did he do that! Stoick flinched when the dragon started shooting but later realised it was only helping him. Hiccup grinned in approval, so it was better than just freefalling!

HICCUP (CONT'D) This is amazing!

A cloud layer washes past, exposing a towering ROCK FORMATION, dead ahead.

HICCUP (CONT'D) No longer amazing! Toothless!

Everyone gasped, he was going to crash into the rock!

Hiccup tries to steer himself away, to no avail. Toothless POURS ON THE SPEED, trying to catch Hiccup as he HURTLES toward collision. His locked tail makes maneuvering difficult. He's UNABLE TO PULL UP at a steep enough angle.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Oh, no!

At the last second, Toothless BLASTS the jagged rocks just ahead of Hiccup, then WRAPS Hiccup in his wings as they fly through it. The obliterated peak rains down around them. Toothless emerges through the cloud of debris and HURTLES into the trees of a neighbouring peak. They tumble down the uneven terrain, coming to rest on a small plateau. Hiccup emerges from the cocoon of Toothless' wings. He switches his prosthetic riding foot to his walking foot and stows his leather wings.

Hiccup let the breath out that he didn't even know he was holding. He was alive! Stoick huffed, maybe his son could trust the beast after all.

HICCUP (CONT'D) That really came out of nowhere.

The blown up sea stack collapses.

HICCUP (CONT'D) We gotta work on your solo gliding there, bud. That locked-up tail makes for some pretty sloppy rescue manoeuvres, eh?

Hiccup admired the suit further. Then he suddenly realised he was going to take the helmet off, crap! How much more ugly had he gotten?

Hiccup reels in his dorsal fin and removes his helmet, revealing a 20 year old Hiccup framed by wild hair, complete with a Viking braid.

He walks to the edge of the cliff, taking in the NEW LAND stretching off into the horizon, its tall cliffs and seastacks adorned with swaying gold birch trees basking in the dappled afternoon sunlight.

Astrid's breath caught in her throat. Dare she say, he was hot, like REALLY hot. A lot of other young women there had the same reaction, including Ruffnut. Hiccup grinned, so he had improved! Even Stoick let out a smile, at least Hiccup at a future

HICCUP (CONT'D) Looks like we found another one, bud.

Toothless FUSSES and SNORTS, not amused, shaking off dust and pebbles like a wet dog. Hiccup flinches as a pebble WHACKS him on the back of the head. He looks back to Toothless, who averts his eyes.

Hiccup thought, another what? Land? He had ideas about going out an exploring other lands but he never thought he actually would!

HICCUP (CONT'D) Oh, what? Do you want an apology? Is that why you're pouting, big baby boo? Well... try this on!

Hiccup TACKLES Toothless and tries to put him in a headlock.

The young boy let out a quite laugh, this was rather funny to watch. Astrid, hearing the noise, looked over. He was definitely hot in the future but, upon further inspection, he wasn't too bad now either. She found her cheeks heating slightly.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Ya feeling it yet? Huh? Picking up on all my heartfelt remorse?

Toothless simply stands on his hind legs, lifting Hiccup off of his flailing feet and dangling him over the cliff's edge.

Stoick gasps, the dragon wouldn't dare!

HICCUP (CONT'D) Oh, come on. You wouldn't hurt a one-legged-

Hiccup looks down, seeing the precipitous drop below.

HICCUP (CONT'D) You're right! You're right! You win! You win! WHAM!

Toothless flips him over, pinning him to the ground. Hiccup squirms, throwing mock punches. Toothless playfully retaliates with feline taps to Hiccup's head.

HICCUP (CONT'D) He's down! And it's ugly! Dragons and Vikings, enemies again, locked in combat to the bitter — URFFF!

The Vikings laugh slightly, locking on to the joke between the two.

Toothless rests his head on Hiccup — SQUEEZING THE AIR out of him. Toothless then suddenly starts grooming Hiccup, lapping at his face and covering him in slobber.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Gaaaaagh!

Hiccup fights to get free, finally springing to his feet and shaking off the viscous saliva.

HICCUP (CONT'D) You KNOW that doesn't wash out.

Ruffnut and Tuffnut look wide eyed. That looks like fun.

Toothless LAUGHS, pleased with himself. Shifting his attention back to the new land stretched out before them, Hiccup reaches beneath his chest plate and produces a leather-bound book. He unfurls it to reveal an EXPLORERS MAP, modified with added strips in every direction to accommodate their ever-expanding world. Drawings indicate new lands, new tribes, and many new dragons. Hiccup peels a fresh strip of paper from a hidden fold in his flight suit and holds it out for Toothless to lick. Hiccup affixes the moistened strip to the map's outer edge, then whittles a pencil and consults a compass affixed to his forearm.

Hiccup's eyes widen. A map! What a good idea!

HICCUP (CONT'D) So what should we name it?

Toothless GURGLES as he gnaws under his wing, preoccupied.

HICCUP (CONT'D) "Itchy Armpit" it is.

Everyone let out a hearty laugh.

Hiccup carefully draws the new island's outline.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Whaddya reckon, bud? Think we might find a few Timberjacks in those woods? The odd Whispering Death or two in the rocks? Who knows... maybe we'll finally track down another Night Fury. (beat) Wouldn't that be something? (burdened) So, whaddya say? Just keep going?

Hiccup's smile saddened. He knew there was no other Night Fury's on Berk but he had always hoped there was more away from Berk, but apparently not.

Toothless' ear plates suddenly SHOOT UP. He ROARS, and his call is answered by a familiar SCREECH. Hiccup turns to see...

ASTRID rising into view, astride Stormfly. Stormfly grabs talon-fulls of rock to slow her landing.

HICCUP 'Afternoon m'lady. Where have you been?

Astrid dismounts and throws back her fur hood as Toothless rushes up to greet them.

M'lady? M'LADY?! Hiccup was agape! He couldn't believe he called Astrid that! Astrid was thinking the same thing, even if she did think Hiccup was rather good looking.

ASTRID Winning races. What else? The real question is... where have YOU been?

HICCUP Avoiding my dad.

Stoick's eyebrow went up.

ASTRID Oh, no. What happened now?

Astrid sits beside Hiccup, inspecting his latest addition to the map. Behind them, Toothless greets Stormfly, inciting a play fight.

HICCUP Oh, you're gonna love this. I wake up. The sun's shining. Terrible Terrors are singing on the rooftop. I saunter down to breakfast, thinking all is right with the world, and I get...

"Terrible Terrors can sing?!" Tuff pipes up.

He gets to his feet and puffs out his chest.

HICCUP (CONT'D) (aping Stoick) ... Son, we need to talk.

Everyone laughs at the impression.

Astrid smiles and adopts Hiccup's sloppy slouch.

ASTRID (aping Hiccup) Not now, Dad. I've got a whole day of goofing off to get started.

Astrid gives her future self a weird look. Why was she doing this? Why was she acting so… giggly?

Hiccup breaks character, grimacing at her impression of him.

HICCUP Okay, first of all, I don't sound like that. What is this character? And second... what is that thing you're doing with my shoulders?

"Yeah Astrid, I do not sound like that!" Hiccup retorts.

"Hey that's not me there!" She replies. Hiccup's eyebrow goes up, hearing her remark.

"Ugh you know what I mean" Astrid rolls her eyes.

Astrid laughs, jostling her shoulders in an awkward way.

HICCUP (CONT'D) A truly flattering impersonation. Anyway, he goes... (resuming Stoick's brogue) You're the pride of Berk, son, and I couldn't be prouder...

ASTRID (continuing her impression of Hiccup) Aw, thanks, Dad. I'm pretty impressed with myself, too.

HICCUP WHEN have I ever done that with my hands?

ASTRID You just did. She laughs, playfully.

HICCUP Okay... just... (holding her arms, mockstern) Hold still. It's very serious.

She giggles, trying to hold a straight face.

Astrid, once again, huffs at her future self.

HICCUP (CONT'D) (resuming Stoick's brogue) You're all grown up, and since no chief could ask for a better successor, I've decided-

Astrid straightens, her face brightening.

ASTRID —TO MAKE YOU CHIEF! Oh, my gods!

She jumps to her feet, beaming...

ASTRID (CONT'D) Hiccup, that's amazing!

And socks Hiccup in congratulations, deliberately hitting the dorsal fin release button and triggering it to pop up. She laughs as Hiccup reels it back in, self-consciously.

Stoick's eyeswiden. He was going to make Hiccup chief! He couldn't believe it, and he was so young!

HICCUP You're gonna wear out the spring coil. The calibration is very sensitive!

They're suddenly BOWLED OVER by Toothless and Stormfly.

HICCUP (CONT'D) Yeah, so... this is what I'm dealing with.

Both Astrid and Hiccup turn a crimson colour, talk about awkward!

Astrid helps him up and dusts him off.

ASTRID (excited) What did you tell him?

HICCUP I didn't. By the time he turned around, I was gone.

Astrid picks up the map, folding it as she paces around him, processing it all.

Stoick rolls his eyes, typical Hiccup, always running off.

ASTRID Well, it's a lot of responsibility. The map will have to wait for sure, and I'll need to fly Toothless, since you'll be too busy...

She pauses, wincing in sympathy. She turns to Hiccup. He nods knowingly, taking the map from her.

HICCUP It's not me, Astrid. All those speeches, and planning, and running the village... that's his thing.

Hiccup sighs, that was exactly how he felt.

ASTRID I think you're missing the point. I mean, chief. What an honour. I'd be pretty excited.

Stoick nodded his head, it was an honour!

Hiccup shakes his head.

HICCUP I'm not like you. You know exactly who you are. You always have. But...

He shuffles to the cliff's edge, gazing out at the new land.

HICCUP (CONT'D) I'm still looking. I know that I'm not my father... and I never met my mother... so, what does that make me?

Stoick frowned, Valka, he knew that conversation would come up one day. Of course he had told Hiccup about his late mother but nothing more, not about her dragon loving antics. He did same to take after his mother though. Hiccup nodded, agreeing with his future self, he had felt like that. After all, he was nothing like his dad so he had to be something like his mum, right?

He sits at the edge, looking burdened, restless. Astrid approaches and settles beside him, joining him in looking out at the distant horizon. She weaves another braid into his hair as she speaks.

ASTRID What you're searching for... isn't out there, Hiccup. She places a hand on his chest.

Astrid scowled, why on earth was she being so girly?! Even if it was to the future rather good looking Hiccup.

ASTRID (CONT'D) It's in here. (beat) Maybe you just don't see it yet. She kisses his cheek, but gets a mouthful of Toothless' slobber. She grimaces, wiping it off. Distracted, Hiccup eyes the horizon keenly.

Hiccup was wide-eyed. Astrid k-kissed him! Aahhhhh! He was literally over the moon! He couldn't believe it! Everyone, apart from being rather surprised at what happened, was laughing at what happened to Astrid. Apart from Astrid, who was going rather red in the face.

HICCUP Maybe. But, y'know... there is something out there. ASTRID (exasperated) Hiccup... He turns her face to the horizon. A distant smoke plume rises from a misty valley.

Hiccup went wide eyed. What was going on?