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Astrid and Hiccup are not only an official couple by the sequel, but possibly betrothed. This is hinted at during the Dragon Race at the beginning when Stoick proudly yells "That's my future daughter in law!" at Astrid winning the race.

After the race, she and Stormfly track Hiccup and Toothless down at Itchy Armpit, where he greets her with "Afternoon, m'lady!" She then sits on the ground beside him, and gestures for his pencil so she can add something to his map. He hands it over without a second thought. They sit so close together, they always appear to be touching in some way, or even leaning on each other. He vents to her how Stoick is pressuring him to take on the role of Chief, and she teasingly mocks him, to which his reaction is both confusion and amusement. They both laugh, and she even punches him in the side similar to how she did when they were younger. When they settle down, she suggests how proud she is of him, while he confides that being Chief just isn't him, and he's still searching for who he really is. At that, she leans against his side and casually braids his hair, telling him that what he's searching for isn't "out there", but within himself. She puts her hand in his chest and he gives her a genuine smile, before she leans in and kisses him on the cheek. The scene ends with him cupping her face in his hand to draw her attention to smoke he sees in the distance.

When flying their dragons toward the smoke, they share a concerned glance, and Hiccup tells Astrid to "stay close" for safety. When Eret shoots Stormfly out of the sky, Hiccup has Toothless dive to catch Astrid. Once landed, Hiccup quickly pulls out his flaming sword to defend himself and her from the Dragon Trappers. After some unproductive conversation with Eret, Hiccup cuts Stormfly loose and allows her and Astrid to get ahead of him and Toothless as they make their escape.

They return to Berk and Hiccup tries to tell his father what they learned from Eret, which eventually leads to Stoick preparing to put the village on lock down. Hiccup chases Stoick down the stairs to the caves beneath the village, and Astrid follows close behind. When Stoick refuses to listen to Hiccup's reasoning, Hiccup decides to do something on his own. Astrid tries to stop him, but he tells her he has to do something, and gives her a quick peck on the cheek, before mounting Toothless and escaping the stronghold before all  the doors are shut. At the last possible moment, Astrid decides to join him and they head back toward Eret's ship.

At arriving, Astrid appears to be shocked at Hiccup's plan, but fully trusts him as he gestures for her to put her axe down, throws a net over her, and leads her gently to the ship's storage compartment. She's still confused but doesn't protest when he shuts the two if them in it. After Hiccup talks to Eret for a bit, she adds that Hiccup can be very persuasive.

When Stoick and the Riders "rescue" Hiccup, and Hiccup tries to talk some sense into Stoick so he'll let him go try to keep the peace, Astrid locks eyes with Hiccup and gives him an encouraging smile and nod, showing she agrees. Hiccup flies off in frustration, and Astrid tries to follow again but is thwarted by Stoick, insisting she escort the other Riders back to Berk instead.

Some time later, Astrid and the Riders are resting on an iceberg, Astrid getting frantic since neither Hiccup or Stoick had returned yet. She decides to lead the other Riders on a mission to find Hiccup despite what Stoick ordered her to do.

The couple doesn't see each other again until the battle with Drago and his army, when Astrid asks where he's been. He answers, saying he was catching up with his mother, to which she asks in shock if the character leading the giant dragon into battle is really his mother. His response is "Now you know where I get my dramatic flair!"

When Stoick is killed, Astrid is in shock and even appears emotional as she jumps off Stormfly and runs to Hiccup's side. She cuddles up beside him, puts an arm around his back, and leans her head against his in an effort to bring him some comfort. At learning Drago is about to fly Toothless away, she attempts to hold Hiccup back as he emotionally jumps up and tries to run toward his dragon. Later at the funeral, Astrid is on the far right along with Valka, which traditionally is a position of honor during official practices. She looks on with great pride when Hiccup rises to his new chieftain role and states how they're going to go back, reclaim their dragons, and save their home.

When flying on the baby Scuttleclaws, Astrid asks Hiccup if Drago's Bewilderbeast will take control of them too, too which he answers, no, since they're just babies. Back at Berk, after Hiccup gets Toothless back, she excitedly calls out "Bring 'em down, Babe!" as Hiccup tries to fight Drago and his dragon. When the Bewilderbeast blasted Hiccup and Toothless with ice, Astrid looked terrified similar to how she did in the first movie when she right he might be dead. But her expression turned to awe when Toothless broke them out.

At the end when the villain had been defeated, Astrid approaches Hiccup and tells him "See? I told you it was in here," as she punches him in the side again, letting out his flight suit's back fin. They and everyone else laugh, and Hiccup pulls her close, and gives her a long passionate kiss on the lips. When Gothi officially anoints Hiccup as the new Chief, Astrid can be seen beaming with pride behind him.

The movie ends with another Dragon Race, during which Hiccup steals the extra-pointer black sheep from Astrid, only to toss it into her basket instead of his own, making her the winner again. The two are the only Riders perched on the race platform at the very end, with the others on the level below.