In Dragons We Trust

Hiccup (v.o.) As you fly through life it's always good to know who you can trust... and who you can't. Hiccup Nice catch, bud. A little close... Hiccup (v.o.) I know I can always count on Toothless. And it's important for him to know... that no matter what... he can count on me. Hiccup It's your turn. Jump! Fishlegs I don't want to jump! I--! Hiccup You have to believe she's gonna catch you! It's a trust exercise. Fishlegs I like to do my trusting on the ground, thank you, very much! Snotlout Like this, chicken-legs. WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO! Tuffnut So...should we mention something to Hookfang? Ruffnut Let me sleep on it. Astrid Hookfang! Get him! Snotlout Not feeling the trust! Snotlout AH! COMIN' IN TOO HOT! AHH!

[Snotlout and Hookfang crash through Mildew's roof.]

Snotlout Mildew! Mildew You'll pay for this! Hiccup Oh, something tells me we're gonna hear about this... Hiccup Shingle again? Didn't we have roofing material for dinner last night? Hiccup It was an accident, Dad. I'm sure Mildew's making it sound worse than it is. Stoick A dragon and a huge, obnoxious boy crashed through his roof... twice! Hiccup Well, sure, it sounds bad if you're gonna... stick to the facts. Stoick Of all the houses on the island, a dragon had to crash through Mildew's! You know he hates dragons more than anyone else! Hiccup I know...You might wanna talk to him about his attitude. Stoick Listen to me, Hiccup. I gave you the responsibility of training those dragons. Everyone knows that! All eyes are upon you son. Stoick Whatever those beasts do reflects on you. And whatever you do reflects on me. Hiccup I'm sorry, Dad. You're right. Stoick You and your friends are gonna go back to Mildew's and fix that roof. Without your dragons! Hiccup Got a break there, bud. Stoick Ah! Not so fast! Aren't you forgetting something? It's boot night! They need to be aired out. Hiccup UGH! I think it's going to take more than air. Fishlegs Uck. I hate boot night! Tuffnut Why is his left foot always so much smellier than his right? Snotlout Oh, no... Stoick Where are my boots? Stoick Where are your boots? Gobber They've all been stolen! Every last one! Bucket Oh! That explains why me feet are so cold. Mulch Who could have done such a thing? Mildew All I know is that they left a mighty big footprint. Fishlegs Oh! Those are Zippleback tracks. You can tell by the half-moon shaped arches. That's Dragon 101 guys, I don't gotta fill you in on that. Hiccup So, a dragon walked through here - a Zippleback, according to my friend, Fishlegs. But that doesn't mean he took everyone's boots. Mildew Well, there's just one way to find out. Follow the footprints. Hiccup So there's a bunch of boots piled around a Zippleback. That doesn't mean-- Okay, fine, he took the boots. Viking #1 How are we supposed to do any work in this weather without our boots? Viking #2 This is outrageous! Mildew Now, how long before something's done about these creatures, Stoick? How much more can we stand?! Gobber Listen to yourselves. "My feet are cold!" You're Vikings! Everything is cold! I'll fix your boots for yeh. You'll be back to work in no time. Stoick You all heard Gobber. You'll be getting your boots back as good as new. Mildew That's it? No consequence for these dragons? Stoick They took our boots, Mildew. The world isn't coming to an end! Mildew Oh, don't be so sure. Dragons are wild beasts. There's no telling what else they'll do behind our sleeping backs. Hiccup They don't destroy things on purpose! Mildew Bah! Hiccup But you do have a point, Mildew. Mildew Uh-whuh? Hiccup They are wild animals. And they need us to keep an eye on them. And rest assured we will do just that! Will you get out of there? Hiccup We're going on night patrol. Tuffnut Night patrol! I love it! What is it? Hiccup It's where we patrol... at night. To keep an eye on the Dragons. Make sure they don't get blamed for anything else. Fishlegs Um, have you cleared this with our parents? Because some of us might not be allowed out after a certain hour. Snotlout Not allowed? Or afraaaaid? Fishlegs Hey! Things happen after dark. Hiccup Guys! We have to do this. You heard Mildew; he wants the Dragons banished. Ruffnut Permission to shoot first and ask questions later? Tuffnut Permission to skip the question? Hiccup We're just patrolling! No one is shooting anyone! Tuffnut I have a question. What's fun about that?! Astrid It's not supposed to be fun. It's a "Hiccup" idea. Hiccup Exactly. What? Astrid Hello, sir! Astrid Ah, umm, ah--ma'am. My name is Astrid, and I'm with the Dragon United Monitoring Brigade. Woman D.U.M.B? Astrid Yes. That is correct. Not my idea... But it is easy to remember. If you have any dragon-related problems, contact us. Just cup a hand on either side of your mouth and at the top of your lungs yell... D.U.M.B. Snotlout Halt! Who goes there?! Gobber Take a wild guess. Snotlout I don't think I like your attitude. Gobber Right back at yeh. Snotlout Yeah... but I'm the one with the sash. Gobber Let me take a closer look at that. Gobber 'D.U.M.B'? Well, that suits you. Snotlout Okay, I think we're done here. Fishlegs Oh! What was that? Tuffnut Whoa... Ruffnut Whoa. Both Did you see me scare him? Ruffnut No, I scared him! Tuffnut No, I scared him! Ruffnut No me! Tuffnut No, no, no! Hey! Ugh! Ruffnut It was me! I did it! Tuffnut Clearly me! Hiccup Well, Mildew will be happy to know what dragons do at night: they sleep, like everyone else. Stoick Who could have done such a thing? Fishlegs Oh, it looks like a dragon to me! Hiccup We don't know for sure, Fishlegs... Fishlegs Sure, we do. Look at these claw marks. It was obviously a Monstrous Nightmare. The spacing of the talons is dead on. Hiccup (Sarcastic) Once again, thank you, Fishlegs! Fishlegs Oh, stop, it's just basic stuff. Astrid But how could this happen? We had every dragon accounted for at all times! Right, guys? Snotlout When you say, "at all times," and "every dragon," what exactly do you mean? Hiccup Okay, what happened, Snotlout? Snotlout Well, I was detaining a suspect who wasn't showing sufficient respect to the sash. Gobber I think I showed sufficient respect to a sash that says "D.U.M.B." Astrid We've got to change that name. Snotlout Anyways, as I was questioning said suspect, Hookfang may have -- and I'm not saying he did -- but it is possible he wandered off for a few... Ruffnut Seconds? Tuffnut Minutes? Snotlout Hours. Tuffnut Oh, that's way longer than minutes. Mildew Oh, no, it's true! The Great Hall! So many memories. My three weddings, their three funerals. Oh, the funerals! Gobber A dragon must have gone on a rampage. I hate to say it, Stoick, but you're going to have to-- Stoick I know what has to be done, Gobber. Mildew So do I! Stoick Starting tonight, every night, I want all the dragons put in the Academy under lock and key. Mildew What? That's it? Look what they did! Hiccup This just doesn't make any sense! A dragon wouldn't just come in here and destroy the place! I mean, none of the food was even touched! Stoick I don't know why dragons do what they do, but I'm not going to let them do any more damage. Gobber You had to cage the Dragons, Stoick. You had no choice. Stoick I know. But to Hiccup, when I punish them, I'm punishing him. Gobber Yeah, that boy thinks the dragons can do no wrong. Stoick I just hope he understands that while a father does what's best for his son, a Chief must do what's best for the village. Fishlegs Sleep, little Meatlug in your bed, where yummy little boulders dance in your head. Fishlegs That usually works! Our whole bedtime routine is upset! She won't even lick my feet, thanks to-- Snotlout Watch it, Fishlegs! At least my dragon doesn't need a lullaby and a blanky. Ruffnut Actually, it's your fault that all our dragons have to sleep in jail. Tuffnut Yeah. You don't see our dragon going on a rampage and wrecking stuff. Well, not any good stuff. Hiccup I don't think a dragon wrecked the Great Hall or stole the boots. Astrid None of us wants to believe it either, Hiccup, but you saw the proof. Hiccup What proof? You saw the footprints, too. They were supposed to be made by a Zippleback, but they were no deeper than mine. Look at these! I could lie down in them! Fishlegs Well, there could be a lot of explanations why a dragon made shallow footprints. Ruffnut Like, hello, he was trying to be sneaky? Astrid Alright. Well, how do you explain the Great Hall? Hiccup Snotlout, do something about him, please? We're trying to think over here. Tuffnut Yeah, I gave up thinking. Never been happier. Hiccup Snotlout! Snotlout I'm not the boss of him. He always does that when he gets angry! Hiccup Or goes on a rampage. That's how I can explain the Great Hall! I've got to tell my dad about this! Hiccup Just hear me out, Dad. When a Monstrous Nightmare gets mad, his whole body bursts into flames. Look at these walls! Not one single scorch mark. Stoick Hiccup, until I have solid proof that it was something else, the dragons stay where they are. Crowd Fire, fire! Stoick The armory! Grab some buckets! Toothless? Viking Man It was him! He set the armory on fire! Viking Woman How dare he? Hiccup Toothless? Stoick Every one of our weapons...gone! Gobber Prudence! My poor darling, I'm so sorry. You should've had a long, blood-letting life. Mildew She didn't have to die, Gobber. Hiccup's dragon left us utterly defenseless. Hiccup Dad, you know Toothless wouldn't do this. Mildew Sure, listen to your boy, Stoick. That's what got us into this mess! See what happens when you leave your Dragon all alone to wait outside? Hiccup What did you say? Gobber Cindy! Oh, I guess your throat-slicing days are over. Stoick These dragons have done too much damage. It's not longer safe to have them on Berk. I want them gone. Hiccup WHAT?! Mildew Finally! Stoick Round them up, and take them all to Dragon Island. Stoick By the end of the day tomorrow, there will be no more dragons on Berk! Mildew Oh, what a glorious day that will be. Party at my house! Mildew Don't forget, boy. Right after you drop off your dragon, you'll be fixing my roof. Hiccup This is wrong... Astrid I know, it's horrible. It's the worst day of my life... Hiccup No, Astrid. Something here doesn't add up. Fishlegs All I know is I'm losing my dragon. Hiccup For now, yeah. Okay, but I-I just need time to fix this. Snotlout What are you talking about? It's over. Ruffnut Forget it, it's over. Tuffnut Yeah, forget it. Astrid I'm gonna miss you... Fishlegs Okay, Meatlug. There's plenty of rocks if you get hungry... and don't eat any limestone. You know it doesn't agree with you. Snotlout Be strong, buddy. I know you're gonna miss me-- Snotlout Okay. He's crying...he's crying on the inside! Hiccup I'll be back for you. I promise. Hiccup [On the verge of tears] No, bud! You've gotta stay here, and take care of the other dragons. It's gonna be okay, Toothless. Trust me... Hiccup There's something Mildew said that I can't stop thinking about....h-he said, "See what happens when you leave your dragon to wait outside?" He knew Toothless wasn't with me just before the armory fire. Astrid So...? Hiccup So...so, he lives on the other side of the island. What was he doing in town? And how would he know where we were before the fire? Astrid You really think he set that fire? Hiccup I think he did all of it. And I think he did it so my dad would get rid of all the dragons. Astrid That's a pretty serious accusation. How are you gonna prove it? Hiccup Wife...wife...wife... Hiccup Hmm....well, Mildew definitely has a type. [shudders]

[Hiccup finds a pair of Zippleback foot markers and a Monstrous Nightmare claw]

Hiccup What the...? Mildew I'm home, ladies! Mildew What's that you say...? Nothing? Perfect. Mildew Ah, these served us well, didn't they, Fungus? Shame we have to get rid of them.