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Chapter 23: Reptile Dysfunction


Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:

  • Amusing Injuries: Mirabel's various ideas to get Toothless flying again repeatedly end in the two of them getting gravely injured. Luckily, Julieta's food heals them instantly.
  • Big "WHAT?!": Antonio's reaction to learning that Toothless took Mirabel flying before him.
  • Breather Episode: Compared to the more emotionally charged last few chapters, Mirabel's hare-brained schemes and Hiccup and Toothless getting Amusing Injuries are much needed levity.
  • Death Glare: Toothless gives Hiccup one upon learning that his rider's procrastination is why he's temporarily lost his ability to fly.
  • Mundane Utility: The second idea Mirabel has to get Toothless in the air is to use a cyclone generated from Pepa's bad mood to glide his way to full-flight.
  • The Joy of First Flight: Mirabel is awestruck when she goes on her first flight with Hiccup and Toothless.
  • Orphaned Punchline: When Antonio asks a bird to give Toothless flying advice, whatever their conversation was, it devolved into bickering and ending with one of them saying "a word [Antonio isn't] supposed to say."
  • Ship Tease: Hiccup and Mirabel's first flight together.
  • Training from Hell: Mirabel's first idea to get Toothless flying again is to have Luisa throw him and Hiccup off a cliff and let Toothless's flight instincts kick in "like a baby bird." Safe to say it doesn't work.
    Mirabel: ...We should get mom...


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