The Dragon Riders had spent all day enjoying themselves, and Ragnar was now returning to the Galley Law building. He had managed to gather enough supplies for their journey, including a few new ingredients.

He then stopped when he saw Snotlout standing on the coast. "Snotlout?"

"What's that?" said Snotlout. "Really? You want me to rejoin your crew, do you? Well, I understand; it must be rough without me. If I'm not around, things only start to fall apart, don't they/. Okay, if you insist, I'll rejoin the Dragon Rider Pirates."

He then pulled out a notebook began jotting down notes. "Yeah, that does seem like the best way to go about it. That makes a total of 23 scenarios. Hey, Chopper, nice weather we're having, huh? Let's go fishing! Hey, Hiccup, care to join us? Yeah, not bad and then there's the whole pretend nothing happened on board the ship scenario. What else? I decided to set out on my own and visit Jotunheim. 'No, please don't go; we need you to stay.' I was just getting, I totally understand not what you live your life without me. 'So does that mean you're staying, Snotlout?' Hahaha, of course, I will, dummies! Man, I didn't know anyone could love someone as much as you guys love me."

Snotlout was completely unaware that Ragnar was watching the entire thing.

"What the hell is he doing?" said Ragnar shaking his head. "All he has to do is say I'm sorry."

The sun had now set, but Eret and the others were still hard at work building the Dragon Riders new ship.

"Hurry up, Magni, I need you over here!" Eret yelled.

Magni croaked, hopping his way over to him.

"Over here too," said Iceberg.

The Galley Law foremen were just amazed at the pace those two were going; they could barely keep up.

"Dammit, I have a hard time keeping up with those two," said Palmer. "But I guess that's Tom's Workers for you."

"No kidding, it's an honour to see Iceberg at work like this," said Lasse. "But Eret is pretty impressive too. To think that he had all that talent."

"I feel like I have to start my training all over again!" Tilestone moaned.

"There's no use in thinking like that; we've got to step up our game and show them what Dock 1 is made of!" said Palmer.

"Right!" they said.

Granny Coco and Chimney were watching them as they were hard at work.

"Way to go, you guys! Keep up the good work!" Chimney cheered.

Iceberg was looking at the blueprints and chuckled.

"What are you laughing about?" Eret asked.

"Well, working with you certainly brings me back when I think of all those little battleships used to make on Scrap Island. I can't help but chuckle."

Eret narrowed his eyes. "Well, you were unshackling back then. If I recall, you were pretty pissed off."

"That's true, and after what happened with Tom, I felt justified in those feelings as well. But when I see this, I understand all that experience was not a waste of time after all. It was preparing you to build this ship."

"If you say so," said Eret and continued to hammer away.

'When it's all said and done, I suppose he still Tom's apprentice,' Iceberg smiled. "With a ship like this, ceiling to the New World will be more than a dream. Just like Tom would say, you did it with real gusto."

'Iceberg,' said Eret looking at him speechless.

"Oh, it warms my heart to see those two working together for once," said Coco looking at the two of them.

"If we can keep this up, we should be able to finish way ahead of schedule," said Iceberg.

"Iceberg, I told you before this is not an ordinary pirate ship."

"Yes, I know that. For you, this is an opportunity to—"

"Will you let me finish? This is a ship of the Dragon Rider Pirates; they're not just a bunch of random upstarts. They are a group that declared war on the World Government and burned down their flag. And you're not just any old shipwright either; you are also the Mayor of Water 7, remember? If people knew you helped build this ship, it would put you in a pretty sticky situation. You understand the consequences, don't you?"

"I do, but I can worry about that later. Besides, Tom said it himself, a ship you built is just a ship. That is what I believe, and when we build a shipping Galley Law, that is the mantra that our company follows. I am not making a pirate ship; I'm helping a friend achieve his dream. No matter how you look at it, that is the only reason I'm here."

"Maybe you should ask how your friend feels before you but in?"

Coco laughed as they continued on working.

'You may have changed your life, you may have changed your face and rebuilt your body, but you're still the same person I've always known,' said Iceberg as he hammered away. 'The same old friend.'

'My dream, huh?' said Eret.

He remembered when he attempted to stop the Sea Train but only ended up getting crushed by it. When that happened, he no longer wanted to build ships that hurt people but instead a ship that would sail to the ends of the earth.

After he got hit by the sea train, he had no idea how much time had passed, but his body was aching all over.

'I'm beat; my body is burning up,' he groaned, unable to move. 'I'm still alive, but at this rate, I won't be for long.'

He then saw an old rusty battleship sailing across the water, clearly abandoned. Somehow he managed to find the strength to board the ship.

'Nobody is here,' he said as he looked around the ghost ship. 'An abandoned ship? Full of broken wooden scrap iron.' He then collapsed, falling face-first on the deck. 'Funny, huh? I fit right in. I've got to do something about this useless body of mine, or I'm not going to make it.'

He then remembered when both he and Iceberg were reunited. At first, Iceberg was furious at him, but then suddenly, he broke down into tears.

"We never change, do we? Every time we meet face-to-face, we yell and argue with each other. I forgive you, and you might feel the same way about me too. Eret, I'm… I'm really… I'm so glad that… you're still alive."

Eret just stared at him as this was the first time that Iceberg had cried in front of him over him.

'Glad I'm alive, huh?' said Eret as he hammered away. 'Well, don't go wishing that I was dead when the Government comes after you. It's out of my hands now. Geez, my skull is made of iron, and you're more hardheaded than me.'

Snotlout was now making his way to the Galley Law building, ready to use one of his scenarios. Though the same time, he was coming up with even more scenarios.

"Oh, hey there, Hiccup, I wasn't expecting to run into you here," said Snotlout. "What? Me? Oh, I'm just taking a walk, that's all. I guess that settles it, huh? Since we're already here, I might as well join the crew again. All right, and that one next scenario number 53. I like it, but I have to make it look like I'm running into him by coincidence."

He then turned his eye to the Galley Law building. "As a little risky, maybe I should take a more direct approach. All right, let's go for it."

He then climbed over the fence and began to approach the building, more specifically to where the Dragon Riders were sleeping. He looked through the window and saw everyone looking at one another with serious looks.

'Whoa, what's going on in there?' Snotlout stared. 'Everyone looks so serious. Well, I can't blame them; I would be upset without me too. For their sake, I had better join this crew again before it got ugly. Scenario 34.'

He then coughed loudly, hoping to get their attention. 'I'll warm their hearts with the chilling evening wind. I just have to make sure they heard me sneeze.'

Then he saw Astrid approaching the window. 'This is it; I can't blow it now. Just play it cool and pretend like it's all a coincidence. 'Oh, is that Snotlout I see over there?' Hey, I just happened to be passing by. 'That's no good at all; it's chilly out there. You had better come inside before you catch a cold.' Well, if you insist. What's that? You want me to join the crew again? I guess I might as well since I'm already here and all. Let me tell you it's great to be—' He stopped when he saw the curtains had been drawn, no doubt by Astrid, and seconds later, the light was switched off.

"Oh, they went to sleep."

Disappointed, he left the Galley Law building. "I had better come up with something fast, or they might finish that ship and take off without me. So much easier talking to them when I'm Masked Wrestler. All right, I'll try harder. I'll come up with an even better scenario, one that will melt their hearts for sure."

The Eret Family then arrived at Scrap Island with a wagon filled with food.

"Hey, Big Bro! We've got some grub for you to chow down on!" Teeny yelled. "The guys from Galley Law can have some too."

"And why we got plenty of cola to wash it down with," said Kalena.

"Yeah, better hurry and drink it while it's still cold!" said Kaley.

"Hey! Bring it over here first!" Chimney yelled. "I'm starving!"

"Any booze?" Coco asked, holding out her empty bottle. "I'm starting to run a little dry."

"Let Eret and Iceberg eat first; they've been doing this longer than us," said Palmer.

"You two are going to pass out if you don't take a break," said Lasse. "You don't have to worry about us falling behind schedule."

"Yeah, we'll cover for you in the meantime!" said Tilestone.

"All right, but we might eat it all, you know," Iceberg warned.

"If you think I'm a good shipwright, once I get some cola in me, I'll blow your pants off," Eret smiled.

The two of them sat down and began eating.

"Recharge complete," said Eret as he filled his fridge with three full cola bottles.

"Oh, by the way," said Iceberg. "What will you do when the ship is done?"

"What will I do?" Eret frowned.

"If you give your ship away to the Dragon Riders, are you sure you will be satisfied? Is that what your dream is about? Will it be fulfilled so easily? Perhaps you should go with them; surely you have considered that."

"All my bros are in Water 7," Eret reminded him. "No matter how awesome it is, it's gonna take more than a ship to get me to leave."

"I see," said Iceberg.

"You mean it?" said the Eret Family.

Teeny just remained silent, looking at him.

"Come on, back to work," said Eret. "Magni, you can take a breather for now."

Iceberg then got to his feet. "Palmer, take 15."

The foreman then sat down around the fire and attempted to take a bite out of their hotdogs, but they just felt immensely depressed.

"This food is staring at me right in the face, but I'm so tired I don't think I have the strength to eat it," Palmer moaned.

"Look at us; we can't even eat hotdogs as well as those two!" said Tilestone.

"It's depressing," said Lasse.

The Eret Family watched as Eret continued working on the ship.

"We're cheering for you, bro!"

"And as soon as you're done finishing the ship, we're going to throw a big party just like the Dragon Riders did!"

"An even bigger party!" said Kaley.

"The biggest," said Kalena.

Teeny just watched as Eret put everything he had into the ship.

'Even if it wasn't for long, I had a lot of fun with you guys,' said Eret. 'That's why I'm going to pass on my dream to you. Nothing would make me happier. You wait, Dragon; I swear that I will make you the best damn ship that you've ever seen. Just like I promised.'

"Big Bro," said Teeny quietly.

Eret and Iceberg continued working throughout the entire night while everyone else was fast asleep. Even the Galley Law foreman were completely exhausted.

"Hey, Iceberg! I know you're getting tired; why don't you take a beauty nap?" Eret asked.

"Why don't you take a nap?" Iceberg asked.

"I don't need sleep because I'm doing super good this evening."

"What you know, so am I."

The two of them smiled at one another continued hammering away.

Coco just sat there watching. 'I hope you're watching Tom. It's been a rocky road without you, but your boys are doing you proud. You might have left us, but watching these two right now is like seeing the ship you built to come to life again.'

It was now morning, and Fishlegs had noticed that the log pose was now pointing to a new island.

"Is finally set," Fishlegs smiled, holding out his log pose. "Look, the log pose is pointing to the next island!"

"Then all that's left to do is get our ship," said Hiccup.

"I can't wait to see the ship myself, but Eret did say no peeking until he's finished," said Astrid.

"By the way, guys, do you know whether the log is pointing?" Coco asked. "It might come as a big surprise if you're not ready."

"Actually, I don't have a clue," Fishlegs admits to then noticing that the needle was pointing down slightly. "Come to think of it, it looks like it's pointing down a bit."

"You bet it is," Coco laughed. "Because where it is pointing is on the bottom of the ocean. It's called Fishman Island."

Upon hearing this, both Astrid and Fishlegs looked rather grave; the two of them didn't exactly had happy memories about fishmen.

"Fishman Island, huh?" said Astrid. "That's tricky."

"You two going to be all right; it is going to be tough after what happened at your village," said Hiccup looking at the two of them.

"They were pirates; not all fishmen are going to give us trouble like that," Toothless reminded them.

"Anyone there won't be just fishmen on the island; there will also be mermaids," Ragnar added. Coco then coughed, earning her attention. "All come in different shapes and sizes."

"Relax, there are young mermaids too," Coco scolded. "The thing is, even if the place is nice to visit, that doesn't mean it easy for people to get there."

"I assumed that was the case since it's at the bottom of the sea," said Heather.

"We'll just figure it out on the way," said Ruffnut.

"Well, on the way is a problem too," said Coco tossing them today's newspaper "take a look at today's paper, and you'll understand."

Fishlegs picked up the paper began skimming through the article. "What's this? 14 ships have disappeared this month alone, all in the same place?"

"Care to elaborate?" Astrid asked.

"They call that patch of water Breakneck Bog, anyways you won't be making it to Fishman Island until after you sail through there," Coco explained. "Every year, over 100 ships go missing in that area, and nobody has a clue as to why. What's spooky is that later they show up totally empty without a single crewmember insight. Other people say they have found ghost ships with crews of dead men wondering the ocean in a haze."

"You mean they're like zombies?" Chopper gulped.

"No way!" said Fishlegs shaking his head. "No ghost ships for us! Not on my watch! We're passing straight through that place; I mean, what really happens in there?"

"Who knows, after all, nobody comes out of there alive, and dead men tell no tales," said Coco. "I'd be careful; the water is dark, the fog is thick, it swallows you up! Many a soul has been sacrificed to those treacherous seas, so you had better be darn ready before you even think of setting sail."

Both Fishlegs and Chopper heard one another out of fear.

"And on that note, we had better get prepared," said Hiccup.

"Can't we just sail around it?" Fishlegs asked.

"You're the navigator; you know more than anyone that we can't sway from our course," Astrid reminded him. "Besides, we might be lucky able to find some treasure on those abandoned ships; we need to recover our losses after a couple of muttonheads squandered all that cash."

"She's never let us forget, right?" said Tuffnut.

"Yeah, that's going to hang on us until the day we die," Ruffnut agreed.

"I'll stock up on plenty of food and water before we go, so even we do get lost, we'll be fine," said Ragnar.

"Perhaps I'll find a decent sword amongst those ships," said Toothless.

"Hey, pirate people!" Chimney's voice yelled.

"Dragon!" said the female twins.

They then all burst into the room and immediately fell to the ground looking exhausted.

"Need something?" Hiccup asked.

"Eret wants to talk to you guys," said Kaley. "He's got something big to show you."

"It's been a long night, but they finished his ship of dreams," said Kalena.

"And boy is it super cool," said Chimney excitedly.

"You mean it's done all?" Hiccup stared. "Man, I thought it would be a few more days until it was ready."

"That's what happens when the best shipwrights in the world work around the clock," said Kaley.

"You better believe it," said Kalena.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" said Ragnar.

"Yeah!" Chopper cheered.

"Dragon!" a voice yelled. They made their way outside and saw Teeny leading the Eret Family running with frantic looks on their faces. "We've got bad news!"

"Oh, hey, you guys!" Kaley waved.

"What's going on?" Kalena asked. "They look upset."

"I wonder what's wrong?" Kaley wandered.

They immediately stopped as he progressed right in front of them.

"To be honest, we just found out about this ourselves," said Teeny. "Have you seen the wanted posters?"

"Wanted posters?" Hiccup frowned.

"You've got a huge bounty on you, Dragon; they're going to hunt you down for sure! Actually, you've all got bounties; the whole crew is wanted!"

"Took long enough," said Ragnar. "How much?"

"Not me too!" Fishlegs panicked.

"Show us!" said the twins.

"I wanted?" said Chopper excitedly.

"No point in talking, just look," said Teeny tossing 10 wanted posters out in front of them. "Wanted posters for all 10 of you! Dragon Conqueror Hiccup, with a bounty of 300 million Gil."

"It went up," Hiccup smiled.

"Valkyrie Astrid, with a bounty of a 120 million Gil."

"Not too shabby," Astrid smiled.

"Dragon Hunter Toothless, with a bounty of 110 million Gil."

Toothless merely smiled.

"Whether Wizard Fishlegs, with a bounty of 16 million Gil."

"No!" Fishlegs cried.

"Terror Twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut, with a bounty of 10 million Gil together."

"We share a bounty poster?" Tuffnut moaned.

"What was the problem giving us two separate ones?" Ruffnut complained.

"Cotton Candy Loving Chopper, pet with a bounty of 50 Gil."

Chopper looked at the wanted poster, devastated. "50?"

"Demon Child Heather, with a bounty of 80 million Gil."

Heather just smiled, saying nothing.

On the other hand, Ragnar looked as if he was about to blow his top as he looked at his wanted poster. Unlike the others, his picture did not show a photograph of him but a very badly crewed drawing.

"And who is that supposed to be?" he said.

"Gunslinger Ragnar, attempt to take a photo failed, bounty 77 million Gil," said Teeny.

Ragnar, Fishlegs, the twins and Chopper all looked immensely depressed.

"It would seem as if the Mask Wrestler has one as well," Hiccup noted as Snotlout indeed had a post, and he was wanted for 63 million Gil.

"Only 50?" said Chopper.

"Well, I know this is probably big news for you and all, and I'm sure that a lot of pirate stuff you want to talk about," said Teeny. "But hold on a sec, okay? I come here because I've got a favour to ask of you guys. Take a look at this…"

He then pulled out another wanted poster, and everyone recognised the face.

"It's Eret," said Hiccup.

"Cyborg Eret, with a bounty of 44 million Gil," said Teeny.

"This is awful; Big Bro is wanted by the World Government!" Kaley panicked.

"What are we going to do now?" Kalena asked.

"Yeah, that's the question. I was happy when I found out we did have bounties, but then this had to happen," said Teeny and looked at Hiccup with a pleading look. "Everyone in the whole city news our Bro, he can't stay in Water 7 anymore, and if he gets arrested, again I don't think we'll have the power to save him like we did last time. But I'm sure that he's worried about us too. Knowing him, he probably wouldn't leave the island no matter how much we begged him. That's why we came to you; we have no other choice. We're letting you hear Dragon, even if he tries to fight, you've got to take our Bro out to sea with you. Come on, his parents were pirates. It's in his blood!"

All eyes now fell upon Hiccup as they waited for his decision.