The people of Water 7 were yelling at Eret for both his indecency as well as rampage across the city.

"Put some pants on!"

"My eyes!"

"I'm going to sue you for mental anguish!"

"Think of the children!"

"Get out of town!"

Eret, however, was more focused upon Hiccup and the other Dragon Riders. "Give me back my shorts, Dragon."

"Only when you join my crew," said Hiccup.

"I'm not going to be a pirate. On second thought, you can keep those shorts. I can easily just get another pair."

Heather looked at Hiccup. "It might get a little rough, but shall I lend a hand?"

"Well, Iceberg did say before if we wanted Eret to join, we would have to use force to get our way."

"But isn't that why we took his shorts?" Tuffnut asked.

"Not much more we can do," said Ruffnut.

"I'm almost afraid to ask, what you have in mind?" Astrid asked.

Heather merely smiled and crossed her arms. "Two Flowers…"

Eret wondered what she was doing, and when he looked down, he saw pair of arms had sprouted around his legs. Eret had a sinking feeling that he knew what she was planning, and he prayed to the gods that he was wrong.

"…Grab!"

Heather then clenched her fists, and Eret screamed in pain.

"Heather, what did you do?" Astrid stared.

"I don't want to know," said Fishlegs.

"She didn't," Tuffnut gulped.

Ruffnut nodded. "She did."

"Ouch," Hiccup winced.

"You're going to crush them, Heather," Chopper panicked. "Don't do it!"

Eret was now dancing around in pain, screaming as loudly as he could.

"She'll tear them off," Kaley panicked.

"She's going to crush them to bits!" Kalena yelled.

"Like little oranges," they said.

"They're called tangerines!" Eret screamed.

Hiccup looked at Heather. "Heather, that's going too far."

"Just looking at him hurts," said Chopper.

"Poor guy," said Tuffnut.

"It hurts me just looking at him," Fishlegs winced.

The spectators looking down had no clue what was going on.

"What's going on? They're not fighting, but Eret is in a lot of pain."

"That scream, it almost sounds like someone is choking at check-in to death."

"I know he's a pervert, but gosh."

"Everyone knows that pirates won't give up on treasure once they set their sights on it," Heather explained. "Now that we have this one in our palm, so to speak, I won't let go without a fight."

"Come on, I already told you," Eret moaned and then cried out once again. "I couldn't leave this island even if I wanted to." He then screamed once more. "I appreciate the offer, really… but it just ain't in the cards for me. Sailing on the seas would be great in all, but there is still a lot of stuff that I have left to take care of here.

That's why I gave the ship to you, I quit being a shipwright a long time ago, and I'm not going back. This is the last ship I'm building for the rest of my life. I only have one goal as a shipwright, and now I have fulfilled it. I've made my ship of dreams."

"That's a lie, Eret," said Iceberg approaching him. "You can say what you like, but I know the truth. This is on the ship of dreams that you talked about before."

Eret then began thinking back when he told Tom and everyone about his dream.

"Ship of dreams?" said Iceberg.

"That's right, and my dream doesn't end with blueprints either; it's much bigger than that. A ship that will say with pride and courage along uncharted waters, fighting its way through every battle over every wave. And when it finally reaches the ends of the earth, then it will be my ship of dreams.

One day I will design that ship and hammer the nails with my own two hands, and when it crew sales, I will join as their shipwright. That way, I will be there when the ship reaches its goal at the end of the world; even if it's beat up or worn out, I know that my ship will shine brighter than the ocean has ever seen. What do you think? Pretty awesome, right Tom?"

"Ha, you bet," Tom smiled. "And if you're riding that sucker down the Grand Line yourself, then you will surpass your master."

"That your pirate blood of yours," said Coco.

Iceberg scoffed. "Give me a break. You're all talk; a thug like you can't surpass Tom."

"Thug, huh?" said Eret and immediately began to wrestle with him.

"See, you're resorting to violence already!"

Tom laughed. "If you're a man, do it with gusto!"

Eret picked himself up and looked at Iceberg. "Yeah… well, my dream is different now."

"Your dream? This is not what this is about all; you're not on this island because of something you have to accomplish. You're here because of guilt. Ever since that day that Tom was taken away by the Government, you blame yourself for what happened. It's obvious, but even before Tom left this island, he had already forgiven you. He has shown you a new path."

Eret then remembered when Tom freed himself after he announced the ships he built weren't his anymore. He also remembered when Tom punched him across the face to knock some sense into. Tom then told him that the ships themselves were not evil and that their creator had to love them unconditionally even if they were used to destroy the world.

"For years, you have taken punks from the inner-city streets under your wing, you taught them how to be dismantlers, you've worked as bounty hunters, and you have protected this town from attacking pirates. All of this to atone for your sins, to look after the city that Tom loved that Tom was forced to leave behind. Although I don't imagine most people saw it that way."

"No, of course not… because that's not what I was doing! Not at all!" He then shrieked in pain once more.

"You loved shipbuilding, and you gave it up; you suppressed your dream for years and years. Are you going to do that for the rest of your life? Tom has already forgiven you; I've already forgiven you; nothing you do will change that. This has gone on long enough; it's time to forgive yourself, Eret."

Eret just sat there crying.

"Live and follow the dream you have buried for so long," Iceberg encouraged.

Then suddenly, something crashed landed right in front of Eret, knocking him backwards.

"What the heck?" he said, looking up and saw a bag had landed on the ground. "A bag?"

"It's luggage for your trip, Bro!" Teeny voice yelled as he and the rest of the Eret Family appeared.

"Move it, we're coming through!"

"Aw, it's the Eret Family!"

"Big Bro!"

"We love you!"

"You too," said Eret looking up at them furiously.

"Big Bro, forgive us; we didn't want to trick you," said Teeny. "Really, we're sorry."

"We're sorry!" they all repeated with tears in their eyes.

"We'll take any punishment you throw at us," said Teeny. "We aren't smart like you, but we fought long and hard about this, and even we know that this is the only way."

"Only way, huh?" Eret growled. "You guys aren't making any sense to me! You think I'm better off without my only pair of shorts, huh? Think I'll be better off with a bunch of pirates? Well, I don't care what you think! This is my life, and I decide what is best for me! I'm the boss, damnit! Do you think I'll be happy living the life my underling's plans for me? You say that you fought long and hard, huh? If you really thought about this, new would have done it in the first place!"

"I-I know we're a pain, but is it wrong for us to worry about you even a little?" Teeny asked. "You turned our lives around; we just want what's best for you! We just want our Big Bro to be happy! Can't you see?"

Eret then cried out in pain once more and toppled over.

Iceberg merely shook his head.

"Isn't that sweet," said Coco.

"Damnit, you guys!" Eret cried, clutching his crotch.

"Ah, Big Bro," said the female twins softly.

They were about to rush over towards him to help him out, but Coco stopped them.

"Don't you think you're going a little too far?" said Hiccup looking at Heather.

"Can't you hear him crying?" said Fishlegs.

"She'll tear them off!" Kaley cried.

"She's going to crush them to bits!" Kalena panicked.

"Like little red grapes!" they said in unison.

"I thought they were tangerines?" Eret moaned. "Damnit, Heather! Stop it! You'll pay for this!"

"She'll tear them off!" Kaley panicked.

"She's going to crush them to bits!" Kalena cried.

"Like a little apple!" they yelled in unison.

"That's more like it!" Eret cried. "It hurt so much I can't stop crying!"

"Okay, that's enough, Heather," said Hiccup turning to face, but stared when he saw that Heather wasn't doing anything. "Wait, you're not doing anything?"

Heather smiled. "I only did it one time; he's just been a big baby. How convenient. Now he has an excuse to cry all he wants."

"He's faking it?" Astrid stared.

They all looked back at Eret, and it soon dawned on them that he wasn't crying out in pain but with happiness.

"It hurts so much; I can't stop crying!" Eret yelled.

Unbeknownst to anyone, Wrinkly's battleship had anchored at the other side of the island. The Marines were hunting for the Dragon Riders.

"What you mean you haven't found them yet? Keep searching, don't let them get away!"

Eret was still crying his eyes out on Scrap Island.

"It hurts! Oh, the pain!" he cried. "Still can't stop crying!"

"Big Bro!" the Eret Family cried.

"I feel your pain, bro!" Teeny yelled.

"You ain't got a clue how this feels," Eret moaned.

He then began thinking back to the first time he encountered Teeny. Back then, Teeny was just a two-bit thug on the streets, mugging anyone that came by.

"Well, what do we have here?" he said. "Some freaky job in his underpants? I think you just stepped into the wrong part of town, buddy."

Eret merely smiled.

"Get him, men!" Teeny ordered.

They immediately attacked Eret, but he easily took them down with unbelievable strength, much to Teeny's surprise.

"What the hell?" Teeny stared. "You won't make a fool of me!"

He then charged him and swung his pipe at Eret's face the moment it made contact merely bent around it. Eret then merely knocks the pipe side with a finger.

"You've got a pretty strong arm, huh?" Eret noted. "You're too good to be a thug; it's a waste."

Teeny looked at him terrifyingly. "W-what are you trying to say?"

Eret then grabbed his face and lifted him off his feet.

"Teeny!"

"I'm Eret, and for now, on the back streets of Water 7 will be ruled by me and only me," Eret announced. "Got that?"

"Yep! Yes, sir!" said Teeny's muffled voice.

Kaley and Kalena then began thinking back to when they first encountered Eret. Back then, the two of them were just mindless drunks going from bar to bar.

"Good stuff."

"Let's go to the next place."

The two of them stopped and saw Eret standing in front of them.

"Oh, wow," said Kaley. "Hello, handsome."

"Would you say we have a drink together, pal?" Kalena asked.

"We'll show you the way to the bar; just follow us."

The two of them began to hobble away, but Eret grabbed them and pulled them back.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Kalena asked.

"Let go of us!" said Kaley as they reached for their swords.

"It's too early in the day, and you're too young to be drinking like that," said Eret. "Take it easy. If you're really thirsty, I can show you where to get some cola. So, that sounds good to you?"

The rest of Eret family had similar experiences with Eret; all of them had been tossed into the back streets, barely surviving.

"Food! I need food!"

"Anyone who is hungry, get up and come with me," Eret offered.

They gathered around Eret as he introduced them to their new home.

"Let's run wild!" Eret yelled. "This is the beginning of the Eret Family!"

"Yeah!" they cheered.

"Leave your tears behind!" said Kaley.

"Leave your tears behind!"

"Because we're going to have a super time!" said Kalena.

"Because we're you going to have a super time!"

"That's right!" Eret yelled.

"Eret! Eret! Eret!" they cheered.

Back in the present, Eret was crying his eyes out.

"You guys? Are you really going to be okay without me?" he asked.

"You told us how to work together!" said Teeny. "We'll make you proud for as long as we live! Water 7 will never forget your name!"

"Yeah, we'll be fine!"

"Don't cry, Bro!"

"We love you!"

"No matter how far away you are, you'll always be our boss, and you will always be our bro!" said Teeny.

"That's right!"

"I can't stop!" Eret cried.

It was then that Ragnar and Toothless reached Scrap Island with frantic looks on their faces.

"Hurry!" Ragnar yelled.

"Yeah, I know!" said Toothless.

"Hiccup!" they yelled as they jumped down onto the island itself.

"What's wrong?" Hiccup asked.

"We've got bad news!" said Ragnar.

"Their grandfather of yours came back for us, Hiccup!" said Toothless. "He's got a whole bunch of Marines on the other side of the island, getting ready to hunt us down and take us out!"

"I thought he said that he was leaving?" Fishlegs frowned.

"I had the feeling the Navy wasn't too pleased with his explanation," said Hiccup.

"Regardless, we need to set sail!" said Ragnar. "And Eret, put some pants on!"

Hiccup then remembered that he was still holding Eret's shorts.

"Catch!" he yelled, tossing them over to Eret.

Eret caught them and looked up at Hiccup.

"Well, come on," said Hiccup. "Get on my ship, Captain's orders."

Eret smiled. "Your ship already, huh? An amateur like you will probably sink the girl in less than a week. You've got the finest vessel on the sea and no shipwright; that's a real pity. For the ship, I mean. What can I say? You don't leave me much choice; I've got a take care of my masterpiece after all. So set sail! I'm joining the crew!"

"Sounds like we finally got ourselves a shipwright, gang," said Hiccup.

"All right!" Chopper cheered.

"Big Bro!" the female twins cried.

"Don't cry! Don't cry!" said Teeny attempting to hide his tears. "I know Dragon is going to take good care of him!"

Eret then grabbed his bag and looked at his ship. 'Tom, this is it. I'm leaving the island. I know I was a bad student, and I know I only caused you trouble, but all the same, thank you for looking after me.

You put together a fine team of shipwrights, Iceberg; I'm sure they'll take good care of you. I'm sorry been such a pain over the years. Granny Coco… Shorty and the cat… Magni… all the lively townspeople… my little sisters… David… Goliath… and all my Bros… I love you guys so much.' He then looked back at everyone with tears in his eyes. 'I'm going to miss you all.'