On a small Sky Island, Gabriel was watering some pumpkins just outside his house. With him were Arial, who was playing a harp, and Polo who was sitting on the porch. After what transpired at Freya Street gave decided to take the two of them to his house to protect them.

"I call this one of the finest batches in years, wind you agree Polo?" said Gabriel.

Polo looked up slightly confused.

"I'm referring to the pumpkins, I don't think I've grown is quite a sweet," Gabriel a smile as he continued watering them.

"Of course, I'm sorry but my mind is wandering elsewhere," Polo apologised. "It's very kind of you to take us in, I dislike putting you in this position."

"Not at all, if they believe that your daughter let the Dragon Riders escape they'll consider you an accomplice. The only safe place for you is here, you can consider this one on the house. We're all lucky that Enel's Mantra does and reach this far."

Polo just sat there in silence as Arial continue playing the harp.

"How are things back on the island?" Gabriel asked out of the blue.

"I'm sorry?" Polo blinked.

"The crops? Are they coming in hardy this year?" Gabriel asked.

"From what I know of… yes quite well indeed."

"Well that's good to hear," he said and then gestured to a tray with 3 cups of pumpkin juice on the porch. "I prepared us some pumpkin juice made from the very pumpkins that I grow here in my field. Wonderful flavour, try some."

"Thank you, it looks refreshing," said Polo as he grabbed one of the cups. He then grabbed another cup and handed over to Arial. "Arial dear, you should try this."

Arial stopped playing, though admittedly her heart wasn't in her music at the moment.

"Young lady, I'm curious if you have ever heard tales of those from the Blue Sea world known as pirates?" Gabriel asked.

"Never," she said.

"They are basically criminals who travel on the water, and though each ship may vary somewhat, these pirates are usually recognised by their flag with a skull and cross bone on it."

Arial and Polo then remembered but they saw something quite similar on the Going Tiger's mainsail.

"I have my suspicions that your new friends fall in line with this kind," Gabriel continued.

"That's absurd! You mean these people were criminals before they set foot on our shores?" Polo stared in bewilderment.

Gabriel chuckled. "They may not live by the rules of their world, but I can't necessarily call that criminal. There are those that fall out of grace with the rule of law under any society. I don't see you two any different from them. Who says that those that don't fit in of wrong and others are right?

Sometimes the way of the world is backwards and blurred, and it can change in an instant. For example, you kill a man in war and you're branded a hero, kill the same man in peacetime you're prosecuted as a murderer. I myself had a pirate friend a long time ago. He came here with his band more than 20 years ago, while I was still All-Father of Skypiea, they were funny all of them. Boisterous people with lots to laugh about, and the general air of freedom. I hated to say goodbye.

"The beauty of this land masks the truth as old as time. Skypiea is tangled in an endless war, we the people of the sky more commonly known as the aesir rage war against those we call gorillas, the vanir. Even now they move against Enel, constantly trying to siege the sky. I worry for all those I could not protect."

"When you were the All-Father, you did all that you could to coexist," said Polo. "Even the Vanir were convinced of this, you gave all of us hope that the several hundred-year war would end and leave us with lasting peace."

"I didn't have nearly enough time," said Gabriel sadly. "Enel dethroned me before I could solidify the treaty. Wasted efforts, I'm sorry for failing my people."

"Stop that, you have nothing to apologise for."

"A legend is passed down through the generations within Skypiea about its beginnings. It is said that the day that Upper Yard, the sacred grounds, was created the voice of the island song brought a beautiful song that echoed through the skies. It was after that moment that the tragedy between the people of the sky and the vanir began. As if on cue, and so the legend says, when we next hear the singing voice of the island this war will finally come to an end."

"The… voice…" said Arial.

Gabriel nodded. "That's right and our sacred land will sing again someday. Someday, she must."

It was at that moment that Swift, who had been sleeping, heard Chopper blow the whistle. He then immediately sat up and began squawking and Gabriel realised that someone had called for his help.

He immediately dropped the watering can and made his way to Swift, grabbing his lantern and helmet on the way.

"Is something happening?" Polo asked.

"Nothing you need worry about," he said as he jumped onto Swift's back. "I've got a job to do, you'll be safe here!"

They then watched as Gabriel flew off into the distance.

Polo then made his way to the damaged waver that Hiccup and the others had left behind. He grabbed his tools and began working on it, seeing where they could be repaired or not.

Arial then later harp on the porch and grabbed one of the cups of pumpkin juice. "He's right, this pumpkin juice is fantastic."

"Yes, he's quite good at cultivating things," Polo agreed.

Sue was living at the juice curiously and Arial then placed the cup in front of her. She then immediately began leaking the contents and appeared to enjoy it.


Chopper was currently facing Selan and was utterly terrified.

"So you offer your life to the Almighty Enel?" said Selan looking down at him and then he raised his lands. "Then I will oblige!"

Chopper quickly jumped back just as Selan thrust his lance managed to avoid it. Then he saw when he raised lands that are true of fire had been created.

"A fire?" he stared.

"Why are you resisting?" said Selan. "You can't escape the sacrificial altar, try to die with some dignity!"

The bird he was right then immediately breathed fire and Chopper quickly rolled out of the way. Unfortunately if you the embers caught on the rope ladder causing it to be set alight.

Chopper's eyes widened when he saw this. "No! Not the ship!"

Selan watched as he rushed towards the ship. "He's going to grow."

Chopper stared at him for a brief second, but then transformed into his human form. He then climbed onto the ship and immediately ripped the rope ladder off.

"Go out! Go out already!" he cried as he stomped on the burning rope to smoulder the flames. "Come on!"

"I don't see why you care so much about the ship where no one is going to sail on again," said Selan. "Death will find you are surely as it will find your friends, who left you here alone."

"I don't even know who you are!" Chopper yelled. "Stop it stay away from my friends!"

Selan then jumped off his burden for us this islands towards him, but Chopper quickly transformed into his hybrid form and dodged.

Selan then looked down at him as if he anticipated this transformation. "You want to help your friends? Then hold still!"

He then punched Chopper so hard that when he touched the floor he bounced back up, he then kicked him sending him crashing into the mast. Chopper looked up in time and saw a burst of flames heading towards him and quickly jumped out of the way, but then the mast caught fire.

Chopper then immediately transformed it is human form. "Not the mast! Stop it, please!" He then quickly looked towards Selan. "Stop burning the ship, I'm serious I don't want to die!"

Selan looked at him somewhat curious as he made his way towards the mast.

"This is going to hurt," said Chopper as he began to wrap his arms around the mast.

He then began pulling with all his might and he could feel the flames burning his skin, but with every ounce of his strength he taught the mast clean off. He then tossed it over the side and it fell into the ocean putting out the flames.

"Oh no… Oh no…" Chopper panted and then looked up at Selan. "If you want me that's fine, but you can't have the ship! They put me in charge of it and I am not going to let them down so you can give up now mister!"

"What do you think we should do Blaze?" said Selan looking at his bird. "He's so impassioned… he doesn't want us to hurt any of his friends, he's begging not the torches ship and he says of course that he does not want to die. I'm a loss here… you're a greedy little hairball, aren't you? And you get under my skin."

The little girl that heard spied on Astrid and the others were still running through the forest, but then she sensed something causing her to stop.

"It's Gabriel," she said.

Gabriel was currently riding on Swift over Upper Yard making his way to the sacrificial altar as quickly as he could.


Astrid and the others meanwhile are unaware of the danger Chopper was in was still exploring the island. They were now crossing a small the river, by walking over a giant tree root.

They were halfway across when suddenly a sky shark jumped right out of the water, Fishlegs then lost his footing and began sliding down the root. Toothless quickly drew his blades and sliced the shark in a manner of seconds.

Astrid looked over the edge. "Fishlegs, you all right down there?"

Heather had once again come to his rescue, she had managed to sprout arms at the bottom of the route and grabbed his leg.

"Yeah, but I have no idea how," he said.

Fishlegs managed to climb his way back up. "Sorry for being such a pain, thanks for grabbing me."

"No problem," said Heather, who noticed something on the edge of the shore.

At the base of one of the trees, she noticed a well.

"What is it?" Toothless asked taking note of the look in her eyes. "No more monsters I hope."

"It looks like a well," she said.

"A well?" Astrid blinked.

Heather then started making her way to the ruined structures on the shore.


Selan was still in front of Chopper, who was badly bruised and burnt after trying to protect the ship.

"Let me get this straight, your friends, this ship and your life… you don't want to lose any of that," he said. He then jumped and thrust his lands towards Chopper, who barely managed to dodge. "Then why don't you try putting up a fight!"

Chopper then noticed the tip of his lands was burning through the railings on the ship.

"Your spear it's burning through the metal!" Chopper cried.

A split second later, it caught fire and then Selan jumped back the entire frame burst into flames. Chopper panicked and began trying to put out the flames frantically.

"Hot! Hot! Hot!" Chopper yelled. "Why do you keep on burning everything!" Chopper finally managed to put out the flames and then immediately turned on him. "You creep!"

He then swung his fist, but Selan somehow predicted what he did and managed to jump onto the bow.

"Are you trying to survive this? Without sacrificing anything of yourself?" said Selan.

'There's more to the sky then he showing me,' Chopper noted. 'He's not just a fighter, it's like can predict all of my moves.'

"For one to live, another must die," said Selan. "That is the way of the world, this is a sacrificial altar. What do you think was going to happen by you being up here?"

"I was opposed to fix the ship and wait for my crewmates to come back," said Chopper simply.

"Be sure that your friends are trying their hardest to get back here. Of course, they're going to find it incredibly difficult. On this island, there are four areas each of which are governed by a different Gothar.

"Our first rule is that when the targets are in one area, the other Gothar aren't supposed to interfere with them in any way. Further sacrificial altar doesn't sit inside the perimeter of any of the areas. Here we are in a free zone, which means that anyone of us can attack those we find here and proper etiquette would not have those in the altar killed until the targets fail at a challenge and die."

Chopper's eyes widened in horror. "What? Hiccup and the others are dead?"

"Calm yourself, the fact that I am here does not necessarily mean your friends are dead at this point. It's unfortunate, but true. I stand before you now with a different purpose than sacrifice."

"What's different about it?" Chopper asked. "Wait, you mean of my friends get back here and rescue me we're free to go, but you won't let that happen will you?"

"Well, that depends on you and whether you or your crew can make your escape from the free zone fast enough."

"What?" Chopper stared.

"But hold that thought, the reason I am here because those of the judge rules under normal conditions. However, when there is an exceptional situation the rules are set to change a little."

"'Exceptional?'"

"Yes, exceptional," he said and then pointed towards the vines. "Say, for example, four sacrifices were to escape the altar and swing to the main island using vines."

"Oh, that kind of situation," Chopper groaned.

"Someone has to lose their life to bring balance back after your friends escape," Selan explained much to Chopper's horror. "It's atonement and sacrifice is part of life. I want them to see it when they get back, their good friend line on deck the life drained from him. Then they will realise the severity of their mistakes."

He then drew his lance and began spinning at around. "And now… I offer your life to the All-Father!"

He then jump directly at Chopper, who wasn't going to back down so easily and clenched his fist. He swung his fist directly at him, but he anticipated his movements and dodged it then pierced his shoulder with his lance. Then as he fell Selan grabbed his throat and pinned him against the ship pointing his lance directly towards his head.

"Now die," he said.

But before he could strike him down, he sensed something that gave him pause. He spun around and saw Gabriel falling towards him with lance in hand. He quickly spun around and blocked his attack with his lance.

Gabriel then looked at Chopper. "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"It's Gabriel the Sky Knight!" Chopper cried with relief.

"Argh, but I wasn't expecting company!" said Selan looking annoyed.

He then pushed back against Gabriel, who then landed on top of Swift and flew over the altar. Selan then jumped off the ship and landed on Blaze and soon it became a battle in the sky.

"Gabriel!" Selan roared as he flew towards him.

Chopper had reverted to his hybrid form and smiled up at Gabriel. "I knew you would let me down, Sky Knight!"

"We're not dealing with an amateur here Swift," said Gabriel. "I wouldn't disappoint a worthy opponent with anything but our best."

Swift squawked with agreement.

Selan narrowed his eyes. "What is that decrepit old relic possibly be doing here?" He then looked down at Blaze. "Do you feel like putting him in his place?"

Blaze merely squawks.

"Enough stalling!" Gabriel yelled.

"We don't need two All-Fathers on this island!" Selan yelled.

The two of them then flew at one another and clashed, but it would seem as if Gabriel had a bit more power into his attack then Selan. Gabriel flew across the ocean and then soared upwards right in front of the altar.

"Go, Sky Knight!" Chopper cheered.

Gabriel soon flew up towards Selan and to whose right next to him, who then tried to attack in with his lance. However Gabriel was able to dodge the attack and then Swift appeared alongside Selan, but without Gabriel.

He immediately began looking around for Gabriel, but then he sensed that he was directly behind him. He slowly turned around and saw Gabriel raising his left palm, his eyes immediately widened the quickly turned swinging his lance. However, Gabriel leaned back and he only just grazed him and now he was within his guard. Gabriel then placed his palm over his chest and then struck in with an impact knocking him off Blaze.

The impact was so powerful that Gabriel himself was knocked off Blaze, but Swift was already flying towards him.

"Sky Knight you're my hero!" Chopper cried.

However, Blaze was just as loyal to his ride as Swift and managed to grab Selan before he fell into the ocean and grabbed his lance.

"One more hit in the right spot should do it for him, hey Swift?" Gabriel smiled.

Selan was already flying towards him, a little battered and bruised, but still capable of fighting and he looked annoyed.

"I've had enough!" he roared. "You're nothing more than a pathetic shell of your former self and I'm through playing games with a fool. You showed up to this fight a criminal which leaves me with only one option. Take you out. Ordeal of String!"


In the Lost Forest, Hiccup and the others were still badly beaten by Selhen, the only one of them still able to move was Hiccup himself.

"Ah, so you're still alive," said Selhen as he looked down at them. "I'm impressed and as a reward for good behaviour, we're going to finish a little fun here today with a move that I have received with several awards for."

Hiccup looked up as he pulled out his cane and he spun it around over his head. "My super-secret surprise, Sphere Dragon!"

Hiccup noticed that of rope was attached to his cane towards one of the balls which had transformed into the head of a dragon.