Astrid and the others were still waiting at the fence for any sign of either Hiccup or Snotlout, but they were starting to get concerned.

"The Captain has been gone for quite a while," said Pepper.

"Yeah, Hiccup too," Toothless added.

"He probably just needs some time," said Onion.

"Whenever he gets really upset like this you can count on him hanging out by the shore," said Carrot.

The three of them looked down the lane and then saw someone rushing towards them frantically and they recognised him to be Snotlout.

"Captain!" the three of them cried.

Fishlegs frowned. "But I thought Hiccup was supposed to be with him?"

"Captain," said the three boys, but Snotlout just ran past them.

"Hey, where's Hiccup? Is he still at the shore?" Astrid called.

Snotlout din answer them and kept on running, much to their confusion.

"He looked really upset, do you think he still matter the Butler?" Fishlegs asked.

Toothless frowned. "Who knows?"

"No that wasn't just a mad face," said Pepper.

"That work was different," said Carrot.

"It was like a face of desperation," said Onion.

Toothless looked at the three boys. "Why don't the three of you show us the way we to get down to that shore?"

"This smells like an adventure to me," said Pepper.

"Yeah, something happened at the shore," Carrot agreed.

"I think this calls for the Snotlout Pirates," Onion nodded.

"Just take us to the shoreline," said Toothless.


Snotlout finally reached the village completely exhausted.

"Terrible news, pirates! Pirates are coming! Everybody run!" Snotlout yelled.

However the response was hardly ideal, because not a single person in the village believed him. Despite this Snotlout was determined to spread the truth and kept on yelling.

"They're coming tomorrow morning to attack the village!" Snotlout cried. "We've got to get out of here!" Still no one was leaving their homes. "What are you doing? Is even anyone listening to me? Pirates!"

Eventually people began to exit their homes, but they were in a pretty foul mood and were holding certain items like broomsticks and frying pans.

"All right, Snotlout, enough is enough."

"We can't take it anymore. We're putting a stop to this here and now, it's for your own good."

Snotlout looked at them desperately. "I'm not making it up this time, I promise."

"Stop it, we all know that you are nothing more than a nuisance."

"It would do you some good for you to follow Hagan's example of hard work and honesty."

Snotlout couldn't believe his ears, because Hagen and Hiccup had been right no one would believe him. 'This is exactly what Hagan is counting on, he ignored me because he knew no one would believe me.'


Kaia was in her room at the mansion and another one of her butlers was presenting her a glass case. His name was Major, he had silver grey hair and a very cheerful face.

"Of these to your liking, Miss?" he asked as he opened the case to reveal a brand-new pair of glasses. "Custom made to your exact specifications, it was quite a trip to get them."

Kaia smiled. "They're just perfect. Thank you so much for travelling so far to get them for me."

Major smiled and handed them over to her and the two of them smiled.

"They're a gift aren't they?" Major asked.

Kaia nodded. "Yes, as of tomorrow it will be exactly 3 years to the day since Hagan arrived here. He's always taken such good care of me."

Major smiled. "He will be delighted to receive such a lovely gift."

"I hope so."


Snotlout meanwhile was still trying to convince the villagers that he wasn't lying.

"Please listen to me, our lives depend on it!" he yelled. "Pirates are going to attack the village in the morning!"

"If we believed every story that you ever told us we would have run screaming from the village a hundred times already."

"Please believe me, we don't have time! I'm not making it up this time, I swear!" he said desperately. "Don't you get it, they'll murder you all!"

"You'll be luck that we don't murder you!"

With no other choice, Snotlout ran out of the village as quickly as he could. "I'm not lying!"

"Get him, don't let him escape!"


Meanwhile Astrid and the others had made their way to the cliff, but there was no sign of Hiccup.

"This is the place," said Carrot.

"Our Captain always comes here to be alone and think," said Onion.

"It is nice," said Pepper.

Carrot looked at Toothless. "I don't think that your friend is here."

Fishlegs was standing at the very edge of the cliff and noticed that it was crumbling. "The rocks sure are loose here."

Astrid looked at him. "Fishlegs, be careful."

Fishlegs nodded and began to back away from the cliff. "Right." Then he immediately noticed something at the bottom of the cliff and saw Hiccup. "Look! Down there!"

Both Astrid and Toothless immediately looked over the cliff and that's when they saw Hiccup.

"Hiccup?" Toothless stared.

They didn't waste any time making their way down the shoreline and found that Hiccup wasn't moving.

Fishlegs was completely horrified. "Hiccup, what did you do? How did this happen?"

"He fell," said Carrot.

"He's gone," said Pepper.

"So that's why our Captain looked so upset," said Onion.

However they then saw that Hiccup was breathing and realise that he was fast asleep.

"Wait a minute," said Toothless as he leaned over and placed his ear on his chest. "He's fast asleep."

Astrid looked furious and immediately kicked him in the arm. "Don't scare me like that!"

"Ow!" Hiccup yelled as he is sat up straight rubbing his arm. "What was that?"


Meanwhile Snotlout made his way over to Kaia's mansion hoping to convince her, though he admitted it was a bit of a longshot. Once he rested a bit he immediately removed the block from the bush and crawled into the estate.

Kaia was in her bedroom reading when a stone struck the window, at first she didn't hear it until a second stone struck it.

"Snotlout?" she said getting out of bed.

She smiled when she saw that he was standing on the tree branch next to her window.

"Oh, good," she said looking relieved. "I was worried that you wouldn't come back."

Snotlout however wasn't exactly in his cheerful mood. "Quick, run Kaia! They're going to kill you!"

Kaia frowned. "Someone's going to kill me?"

"He's tricked the entire village, Hagan is really a deadly Pirate Captain."

Kaia completely taken aback. "Is this a story? Well, I don't like this one."

"This isn't one of my stories, it's the truth I heard it with my own ears," said Snotlout. Kaia just stared at him clearly filled with doubt. "Hagan is a pirate captain that weasel his way into your family's home so that he could still your fortune. He's pretended to be your butler for three years so that he could kill you and inherit your money."

"What are you talking about Snotlout?" said Kaia not looking used in the slightest.

"His crew is going to raid the village at dawn and in the process you're going to get killed!" Kaia just stood there completely heartbroken. "Hagan is a very bad man, your life is in danger! You have to escape!"

Kaia looked at him. "He did treat you harshly early and I understand that you're hurt, but lying like this… it's not like you."

Snotlout looked utterly crestfallen. "Kaia, please, I'm telling you the truth. I'm telling you the truth. Please believe me!"


Meanwhile Hiccup was informing everyone of what had transpired.

"What?" said the three boys. "Pirates are going to attack the village? Then they're going to kill Kaia?"

Hiccup nodded sadly. "I'm afraid so."

Toothless looked at him. "So any particular reason why we found you asleep down here?"

Hiccup looked at him. "There was a hypnotist with them, Snotlout wanted to fight them head-on but I wanted to get you guys. When I realise what the hypnotist was about to do I pushed Snotlout away, but there was no way of preventing me from getting hypnotised. In fact I don't even remember falling asleep or falling down this cliff."

Fishlegs looked up. "Hypnotist? I think we seen him before."

Toothless looked troubled. "I just can't believe that Butler turned out to be Captain Hagen, I thought Captain Morgan captured him three years ago, he was then immediately executed."

"You know how dangerous it is to masquerade as a pirate, especially a famous one," said Hiccup looking at him. "Besides the two of them seem to know each other and the way he talked sounded like as if he was a very crafty schema."

The boys immediately looked at one another.

"Hagan is a bad guy," said Pepper.

"Snotlout saw right through him," said Carrot.

"I bet he's on his way to warm the village so they have time to run away," said Onion.

Fishlegs looked immensely relieved. "Well, that's perfect those stupid pirates won't hurt anyone because the town will be abandoned by the time they get there."

"Yeah, that's right," Pepper nodded. "We had better run away to if we want to live."

"All right let's pack our treasure and run like the wind!" said Carrot.

The three boys then immediately ran off.

Astrid looked at Hiccup. "You don't think it's going to be that easy, do you?"

Hiccup shook his head. "Snotlout has a reputation in this town about creating absurd stories and been the not a nuisance. It's also no secret that he and Hagan or should I say Hagen are not on the best terms."

"They're not going to believe him, are they?" Toothless concluded.

Hiccup nodded. "Just like the boy that cried wolf, his lies and outlandish stories are going to be the death of the entire town."

Fishlegs fidgeted frantically. "Can't we warn them?"

Hiccup looked at him. "You think they're gonna believe the words of a four strangers, over the words of a man they've known for three years as a decent and hard-working man?"

Astrid nodded regretfully. "He's right, no one can believe us either."

"What about that girl he talked to earlier, Kaia," said Fishlegs looking hopeful. "I mean the two of them are friends, surely shall believe him."

Hiccup had his doubts, Hagen had been her butler for three years and judging from the confrontation earlier, she cared a great deal about him. Plus Snotlout telling such a story after being insulted by him didn't help matters either.


Hiccup's prediction turned out to be very accurate, because Kaia refuse to believe Snotlout was looking utterly heartbroken.

"I loved them, everyone," she said looking at Snotlout teary-eyed. "All those lies you told me about yourself, they brought joy to my heart. But this is just vengeful poison."

"Kaia, please listen to me I am not getting back at Hagan," he said stubbornly.

Kaia was clinging onto the curtains, feeling a little dizzy. "Why would you do that? It's wrong."

Snotlout couldn't believe this, he for that she was the one person that might believe him. "Kaia… I…"

The door then opened and Major entered the bedroom and pulled out a pistol. "Miss Kaia, is everything okay up here?"

Snotlout immediately jumped onto the windowsill and grabbed her hand. "Let's get out of here! Right now!"

Kaia completely shocked. "Snotlout, stop it!"

Major initially believed that Snotlout was trying to kidnap her and immediately raised his pistol. "Unhand her immediately, you villain!"

Snotlout then pulled her and immediately the two of them fell out of the window.

"Please trust me, Kaia," Snotlout pleaded. "You have to get out of this village before that Butler gets back."

Snotlout immediately grabbed a tree branch as they fell which slow the descent. He then land on the ground holding Kaia bridal style in his arms and she fainted. Major looked out of the window and immediately rushed outside.

Many of the guard at heard the commotion immediately rushed towards Snotlout as he supported her against the tree pulling out their pistols. Snotlout then immediately grabbed a few stones and immediately tossed them with all his strength at the guards. He tossed them with such strength the moment they hit them on the head, they were knocked out cold.

Kaia had regained consciousness and saw the entire display. "Please stop this!"

Snotlout rushed over to her and grabbed her hand. "Come on." Kaia however wouldn't move an inch and he looked at her desperately. "I promise this will all make sense tomorrow, but right now we need to go. Kaia, please, trust me."

Kaia then immediately slapped him across the face shocking the two of them. Kaia then immediately looked away from him and began to cry.

"You're pathetic," she said looking heartbroken.

Snotlout just stood there completely motionless.

Major then arrived at the scene at that point and aimed his pistol directly at Snotlout. "Leave Miss Kaia alone you maniac!"

Snotlout could see there was no way he could convince Kaia and immediately ran off and Major immediately took aim.

"No!" Kaia cried placing herself between him and Snotlout.

Major quickly turned his pistol away, but it was far too late for him to stop pulling the trigger and he fired a shot. The bullet struck Snotlout and he fell to the ground, but thankfully it only grazed him on the arm.

He then began to walk off stumbling slightly and at the exact same time the villagers arrived. Major immediately looked at them. "Do not let that lunatic getaway! He broke in and tried to kidnap the lady of the house!"

Snotlout couldn't believe this was happening. 'Why? Why won't anyone believe me?'

Snotlout then quickly jumped over the bush and ran as quickly as he could away from the mansion with the angry villagers chasing after him.

Kaia just stood there watching as the villagers chased Snotlout to the hills.

"Snotlout," she said with tears in her eyes and then fainted.

Major thankfully caught her. "There there ma'am everything is going to be fine."


Unbeknownst to anyone Hagen's pirate ship was actually right now and the pirates on board were starting to get restless. Hagen himself was on board the ship looking at his men and was finally putting his final plan into action.

"After three long years of absence, I had made the call for my men and you came," said Hagen. "Your loyalty will be richly rewarded, I intend to be more than generous when I divide the take at dawn tomorrow destroyed the village to your hearts content."

The pirates immediately cheered upon hearing this. Hagen merely chuckled at their enthusiasm.


It was late in the evening and Snotlout had finally managed to lose the villagers, but he felt terrible. He was clutching his arm as he made his way to the fence, but his thoughts were to the first time he spoke to Kaia.

Back then she was quite terrible in a state of depression, especially after her father died. At first she was a bit hostile to him, but she eventually warmed up to him and she began to love his outlandish stories. However, it was now over and there was nothing he could do to convince the villagers or Kaia about the danger they were in.

He soon reached the fence and Carrot, Pepper and Onion were standing there waiting for him.

"Captain!" said the three boys.

Snotlout quickly covered his wound and smiled them. "Hey, how's it going guys?"

The three boys immediately waved and then to his utter astonishment he found Hiccup standing there with them.

"Hey," he said.

Snotlout immediately approached him. "Wait, you're alive?"

"Last I checked," Hiccup smiled.

"He was sleeping the whole time," Carrot explained.

"Captain we heard all about those pirates and that you will plan," said Pepper.

"We better hurry and warm the people in the village so they have time to get away," said Onion.

Snotlout looked at them. "Warn the people?" He then immediately stood there in silence remembering what Kaia and the villagers had said to him. He then immediately laughed. "Well, obviously I'm lying like usual that Butler made me so mad with what he said. I thought I'd get him back and say that he was a pirate!"

The boys then immediately laughed.

"Oh, I get it, Hiccup was in on it too," said Carrot.

The three boys then immediately walked off and Snotlout looked at them.

"Hey, where you going?" Snotlout asked.

"Honestly, you've really disappointed me," said Pepper not turning around to face him.

"Yeah," Carrot agreed.

"Even though that Butler guy is a jerk I thought you were better than lying to hurt someone," said Onion looking disappointed. "And to think we are respected you this entire time."

They immediately began walking off.

"I was wrong about him guys," said Carrot.

"So was I, let's go home," Pepper nodded.

"Yeah, it's supper time anyway," Onion agreed.

The five of them just stood there in silence.


Later that night, they made their way to the shoreline and Hiccup began tending to his injury. He winced the entire time as Hiccup cleaned the wound and banded just his arm.

"You're lucky the bullet grazed you," said Hiccup as he got up. "Now how about you explain why you lied to them?"

"Because that's all I do apparently," Snotlout grunted. "There was no way anyone was going to believe me after what I had to say and why should they?"

"Because what you were telling was the truth," said Toothless strongly.

"No matter how much you tried to deny it, they are coming and the going to level this entire town," said Astrid.

"I know, but what am I supposed to do?" Snotlout asked. "They all believe that I'm lying if I try to warn them. Everyone in the village things tomorrow is going to be another normal day. Well, I don't care what they think I'm going to stop those pirates by myself if I have to. This is my fault for making up all those stories, I don't care they tried to push me away with brooms shoot at me this is my home and I'm gonna protect everyone in it."

Toothless smiled. "You're certainly a good guide you send your cronies away and do battle by yourself."

"True, but there's no way you can take them on by yourself," said Astrid.

Fishlegs nodded. "We have some experience with fighting pirates."

"Mean that you can count on us to give you some backup," said Hiccup.

Snotlout looked at them. "You guys are going to help me fight all these pirates? I don't get it."

"You did say there was a bunch of pirates," said Hiccup.

"No matter how strong you are you can't fight them alone," said Toothless.

Snotlout rose to his feet and led them. "For your information I can handle them with one arm tied behind my back. The last thing I want is your pity so you can just leave!"

"Were not doing this out of pity, we are helping because your honourable," said Toothless.

Hiccup looked at him. "Did you really think that we would risk our lives out of pity?"

Snotlout was completely taken aback and nodded. "Fine, but don't get in my way."