Chapter 11: The Prosthetic Tail

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[Hiccup is back at the cove, with a basket of fish and the prosthetic fin.]

Hiccup: Hey, Toothless. I brought breakfast. I hope you're hungry.

Snotlout suddenly burst to laugh, but only stopped by a bucket of ice water.

Snotlout: What was that for?!

Clara: That's for making fun of his dragon's name.

Hiccup (cont.): Okay, that's disgusting. Uh... we've got some salmon, some nice Icelandic cod, and a whole smoked eel.

The dragons are suddenly scared of the eel except for eel eaters.

Toothless: Hiccup, eels are poisonous to dragons! So we better avoid it!

Luna: Yeah. Only eel eaters would eat them.

Hiccup: Sorry. 😅

[Toothless roars in fear at the sight of the eel.]

Hiccup (cont.): No, no, no, no! It's okay.

[Hiccup throws the eel aside.]

Hiccup (cont.): Yeah, I don't really like eel much either.

[Toothless starts to eat the fish. While he's distracted, Hiccup sneaks toward his tail.]

Hiccup (cont.): 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.

Toothless: Hiccup, you do realize that you already distracted me.

Hiccup: I know.

[Hiccup tries to attach the new tail-fin.]

Hiccup (cont.): 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.]

Gobber: I have a bad feeling about this.

Fishlegs: Me too.

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

Everyone gasped when they saw this scene.

Hiccup (cont.): Whoa! No! No! No!

[Hiccup quickly adjusts the tail fin and they dodge the wall.]

Hiccup (cont.): OH, MY-- IT'S WORKING! YES! YES, I DID IT!

Gobber starts to tear up.

Gobber: Lad, I'm proud of you.

Hiccup: Thanks!

[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.]

Everyone almost screamed when they saw Toothless throw Hiccup into the water.

Hiccup: AAAAAGGGGHHHHH! Yeah!

Astrid: Hiccup, you just fall from a dragon and you just celebrate?!

Hiccup: I guess I get a little bit carried away.

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