Everyone was still stunned by the sudden appearance of the island, and then Fishlegs noticed that the log pose hadn't moved.

"This is strange," said Fishlegs looking at it. "The log pose isn't reacting to this island at all."

"Nor should it because originally, this island came from the West Blue," Skull explained.

"The West Blue?" Fishlegs stared.

"Indeed," he said as he made his way back inside the ship.

"Hey, where are you going?" Ragnar asked

Skull went to retrieve his cane and began making his way to the front of the ship. "Surely, this has been a fortunate day for me. Not only was I able to meet you, but now my wish has been granted as well."

Everyone immediately began to follow him and watched as he jumped. He had to have jumped at least 20 feet.

"That's quite a jump," Ragnar noted as Skull landed on the figurehead.

He then spun on his heels and looked at them. "Yes, there's no pesky flesh weighing me down. Please do not follow me; you must break through that gate behind you and escape this place. Whatever you do, you cannot drop your anchor in here. That being said, it was truly a pleasure meeting all of you today; I will not forget your kindness so long as I live! Farewell, I hope we meet again on the high seas."

What he did next surprise them greatly as he jumped off the ship and into the sea.

"Skull, wait!" Hiccup yelled.

"Isn't he a Devil Fruit user?" said Toothless.

"Then he's going to sink like a rock," said Astrid.

However, they then noticed Skull running alongside the ship across the water.

"He's running on the water!" Snotlout yelled.

"That is too cool," said Tuffnut.

They watched as he headed straight towards the island, not slowing down even for a second.

"Uh, anyway, Hiccup, we should listen to him and get moving," Fishlegs advised. "I don't really understand the situation here, but what I do know is that this island is bad news."

"Yeah, I've had enough ghosts for today; we don't need a whole island of them," Snotlout agreed.

"Wait a sec, what about that ghost we saw before, huh?" Chopper asked, panicking. "It could still be here on the boat."

"No, it looked like it was flying to the island," said Toothless. "I'm guessing that's where the thing came from."

"Interesting, like Skull, said, the noise we heard earlier was from that gate earlier closing shut," said Heather pointing towards the gate. "So it's not as if we ran into it, but that we were eaten by the mouth."

"It ate us?" said Hiccup.

"The thought makes it difficult to tell, but I imagine the walls we see here extend all the way around the island in a circle," Heather assumed. "That means we were intentionally pulled it, and now that the gate is closed, we're trapped inside."

"I see that's why the skeleton told us to run away; it's because we are stuck in some sort of trap," said Snotlout as the twins dashed off.

"Then that would mean that the people here are capturing sailors for a purpose," said Astrid.

"But why?" Fishlegs asked.

"If this is a moving island, that means it was still technically at sea," said Eret. "Guess that means we will be able to into down here."

"Hold on!" Snotlout yelled. "That's the last thing we want to do; we've got to get out of this place right now!"

"For once, I actually agree with, Snotlout," said Fishlegs. "We don't really have any reason to go to that island."

"Yeah, what Fishlegs said," Chopper nodded.

The twins then emerged, each holding a net.

"No problem, you guys can watch the ship," said Tuffnut.

"We'll go on an island and now have ourselves a the ghost," said Ruffnut.

"Have you two really lost it?" Snotlout still of them incredulously and then pointed towards the mansion. "I mean, that creepy-looking building is a genuine haunting mansion if I've ever seen one! And I'm not talking about the fun kind either; I talk about the kind you never walk out from!"

"You worry too much; we're not going to pick a fight," said Ruffnut.

"No, we wanted to capture a ghost to make it our pet," said Tuffnut as if it was a common thing to do.

"You're going to get us all killed!" Snotlout yelled and quickly turned to Hiccup. "You're the Captain. You talk some sense into them."

Hiccup folded his arms. "Well, I agree that landing on that island just to get ourselves a ghost is ridiculous."

"Finally, you heard the captain. There's no point going to that island," Snotlout nodded proudly.

"However…" Hiccup renewed, and Snotlout's face drooped. "…it's clear that we're being targeted, and I a much doubt that they will let us go even if we do blow up that gate. If that's the case having as much information as we have about this would only help, and the only way to do that is to long island."

"I agree," said Astrid.

"Nothing gets my cola pumping than adventuring on accreting new island," said Eret.

"I've already got ourselves some lunch," said Heather holding out some lunchboxes.

"Heather, you can't seriously consider going on that island?" Fishlegs stared.

"It does sound exciting," Heather smiled.

"Now, obviously, we're going to have to use a smaller boat to pull us closer to shore, and the Soldier Dock System has something pretty damn superb for that," said Eret. "I've been dying to show you guys this little beauty. It's Channel Two."

"What's that?" everyone asked.

"Good question," Eret smiled. "The system has six channels; two of them are zero, and then there's one, two, three and four. Naturally, each dock has its own capabilities."

"We know that the zeros of the paddling, but what about the others?" Fishlegs asked.

"Well, you already know Channel 1 needs your Waver, just a few little upgrades," said Eret. "Channel 4 is empty, but Channels Two and Three have something special. The situation for Channel Three hasn't shown itself yet, so let's head over to Channel Two."

Eret then led Astrid, Snotlout, Fishlegs and Chopper below deck to the Soldier Dock System and opened the door that would lead them to Channel Two. When he looked inside, their faces beamed with what they had witnessed.

Everyone was looking over the side as the numbers on the rotator to Channel Two.

"Soldier Dock System: Channel Two… Launch!" Eret announced.

"I wonder what Eret has for us this time?" Hiccup wondered as he looked over the side.

They then watched as emerging from the channel was a small paddle steamer boat which resembled the Going Tiger greatly.

"A panel ship shopping boat," Eret beamed. "Not bad, huh? I call it Mini Tiger Two!"

"It's really Tiger!" Snotlout beamed excitedly. "Our Tiger has been reborn and has a landing craft!"

"She may be tiny, but I'm happy to ride her again!" Chopper cried.

Astrid was on the wheel and was really putting the tiny boat through its paces.

"All right, hold onto your seats, boys!" Astrid yelled as she pressed down the throttle.

They were now really speeding along, and that's when they witnessed a large wave heading towards them.

"Wait a second; turn back!" Fishlegs yelled. "Stop!"

"Don't worry, I've got this," Astrid smiled, heading towards the wave, and they jumped right over it.

They skipped over across the water bit until they finally came to a stop.

"Now, this was a surprise worth the wait," said Astrid. "Thanks, Eret! I love it!"

"With a ship like that, I can go shopping for food in style any time I want," said Ragnar.

"I've got to say that was pretty thoughtful of you," said Toothless looking back at Eret.

"Given everything you guys went from your first ship, I think this would be a fitting tribute," Eret smiled.

"Now you've got me excited to witness Channel Three," said Hiccup.

"Sorry, but we're going to have to wait until the circumstances are right," said Eret. "Either way, you think the Night Fury as our mother ship, and these guys are all the little soldiers that help her out."

"Nice job, Eret," said Hiccup. "I'm now a little jealous that I can come up with this."

"Hey, you're the captain, not a shipwright. Don't feel so bad," said Eret. "Besides, for an amateur, you did a first-rate job patching the Going Tiger will long as it did."

They then suddenly heard a scream which sounded an awful lot like Astrid.

"Was that Astrid?" said Ragnar.

Hiccup rushed to the side. "Astrid, what's wrong? You're not in trouble, are you?"

"I can't see a damn thing out there; it's just fog and more fog," said Toothless.

"Sound as if it came from the island," said Heather.

"What do you think happened?" Ruffnut asked.

"I don't know, but I hope they're fine," said Tuffnut.

"You don't suppose they fell victim to a curse by that ghost?" Heather asked.

"That's not funny," said Toothless.

Then suddenly, they heard the anchor drop, much to their surprise.

"What was that?" Ragnar asked.

"The anchor just dropped on its own!" Hiccup yelled.

"I just built it, so there's no way the gears got loose," Eret frowned.

"Either way, pull it up; we can't have the ship off balance now," said Toothless.

They then heard the hatch open directly behind them.

"That's weird. Did someone touch the hatch?" Eret asked.

"No, we're right here the whole time," said Ragnar.

Toothless reached with his swords feeling a little uneasy, consenting they were in danger. They all continued to look at the hat expecting something to step out, but there was nothing. Tuffnut then suddenly hit the ground face-first.

"Hey, why do you, may?" he yelled at his sister, rubbing the back of his head.

"I did no such thing," said Ruffnut.

Toothless turned towards them, and then suddenly, one of his swords shot out of its sheath. It then spun into the air and began spinning right down towards Tuffnut.

"Look out!" Eret your and quickly kicked Tuffnut away before he was impaled by the blade. He then quickly turned to Toothless. "You nuts? What are you trying to pull here?"

"It wasn't me; it just moved on its own," said Toothless confused.

"This is strange," said Ragnar.

"I've got a hunch that we're not alone here," said Eret.

Heather then heard a growling sound.

"Then there's an enemy on the ship," said Toothless as he retrieved his sword.

"So you think there's a ghost doing this stuff, or is it someone with a Devil Fruit power?" Eret asked,

"I'm willing to believe that it's the latter, but if so, what kind of power do they possess?" Hiccup asked.

"Just now, I heard what sounded like some sort of beast growling," Heather informed them.

"A beast?" Eret blinked.

Hiccup then immediately took on his hybrid form. "Look, I'm to check on Astrid and the others; in my opinion, they're the ones in the most danger."

"Just be careful," said Toothless as Hiccup took off.

However, before he could even get a foot away from the ship, he felt something grab his tail, and a split second later, he slammed into the side of the ship. Then everyone stared as he was floating upwards and then began spinning around until he was sent flying back onto the ship.

"You having problems?" Toothless asked.

"Something grabbed me," said Hiccup pulling himself up.

"Whatever it is, it wants to keep us on the ship," said Eret.

"I can't see this bastard at all!" said Toothless. "He could take us out one by one, and we can do a damn thing about it."

Ruffnut then screamed, and everyone turned towards her.

"What's wrong?" Hiccup asked.

"Hey, someone was touching me in the most unladylike manner," she said, putting her arms across her chest.

"Is this goes a pervert or something?" Tuffnut frowned.

Then they heard Heather scream.

"What's going on, Heather?" Ragnar asked.

They saw Heather standing there as if she was trying to break free of someone's grip. She had summoned two pairs of arms and looked as if she was trying to fend something off.

"Something is grabbing me," she said and then felt something lick her.

"You bastard! Get your invisible hands off her!" Ragnar yelled.

"And no one touches my sister!" Tuffnut yelled.

The two of them attempted to make a move, but then suddenly, something tripped them, causing them to fall face-first to the ground. They then all heard the growling sound and looked around to find its source, but they couldn't see a thing.

"It really does sound like some kind of animal," said Hiccup.

Suddenly the entire ship shook.

"What's going on now?" Hiccup yelled.

"Look!" Eret pointed at the massive waves that were hitting the ship. "I don't know what's going on, but we've got waves inside the wall! They're pushing us away from the island!"

Heather nearly toppled over, but Ragnar managed to capture her. "I've got you. You okay?"

"I think so; it seems to be gone," she said.

"Quick, raise the anchor!" Toothless yelled as he dashed off.

"Snotlout! Fishlegs! Chopper! Astrid! Say something!" Hiccup cried out, but there was no answer.

"Damnit, we're going to get separated from them," said Ragnar.

"They could very well be on the island; if that's the case, we need to find a place to dock and search for them," said Hiccup.

"So much for not setting foot on the island," said Eret.

Astrid and the others were on the island; they had somehow landed in a moat.

"That was quite the fall," said Astrid. "That wall must be six or seven meters high; we're lucky with still okay."

"What is this place?" Chopper groaned.

"It's that ghost island, of course," said Astrid.

"Ghost!" Snotlout, Fishlegs and Chopper panicked.

"Please, don't act as if you're surprised we've already been over this, we?" said Astrid impatiently.

"But if we were up there, how did we get down here?" Fishlegs asked.

"We got excited about the Mini Tiger, and before we knew it, we hit the shore," Astrid explained.

Everyone gave her a confused look.

"We didn't notice it, but the wall of there is the edge of the island. When we ran into it, we were all thrown off the boat. Then we land in this moat, and I admit there was all my fault."

"I told you not to go so fast," said Fishlegs.

"But why do they have a moat on the other side of the wall right at the entrance?" Snotlout asked. "What's the point?"

"By the looks of it, some kind of trap," said Astrid. "We should count ourselves lucky we didn't fall into any spears or giant spikes."

"You're right," said Chopper as he looked down at the ground. "It's a good thing we have all the skeletons to cushion off all, huh?"

They looked down, and indeed, they saw a number of human bones littering the place, and upon seeing them, the three of them panicked.

"Will you three calm down!" Astrid snapped.

"Okay, we're still near the entrance, so we stay put. Hiccup will come and find," said Snotlout.

"He might try, but we are below sea level," Chopper reminded him. "Doesn't that put us in a bad spot?"

"He's right; if we stay here, they might not notice us," Fishlegs nodded.

"If that's the case, we should find our way out of this pit and wait for them by the shore," said Astrid.

"I guess so, but which way do we go?" Snotlout asked. "It all looks bad!"

He then stopped when he saw several glowing yellow eyes staring towards further down the moat and then heard a growling sound.

"What the heck is that thing?" Snotlout gulped. "A dog?"

Then stepping out of the mist was a dog, but it had three heads that looked as if they had been patched together somehow. Two of them had dark blue fur, while the one on the left had yellow fur.

"That's no dog," said Astrid.

"Then what is it?" Fishlegs asked.

"Oh no, it can't be," said Chopper. "Cer-Cerberus!"

The three-headed dog then barked at them, and they immediately ran away from it. It then began chasing them.

"What is that thing?" Fishlegs screamed.

"It's the guardian of the underworld!" Snotlout yelled.

"Oh, come on, there's no way that's real!" Astrid yelled.

"Look at it! You got a better explanation?" Snotlout snapped.

"Astrid, can't you do something?" Chopper asked.

"I wish that I could, but my act is still the Mini Tiger!" said Astrid regretfully.

"If we stop, it'll eat us! Keep running!" Snotlout panicked.

They continued running as the three-headed dog chased them, and Chopper then noticed something off by its barks.

"Did you notice something, Chopper?" Fishlegs asked, looking at him.

"What is it?" Astrid asked.

"That bark," he said, looking at the three-headed dog. "Hey, I'm on to you! One of your heads is a fox head, isn't it?"

The three-headed dog then immediately stopped in its tracks, and the head with the yellow fur looked immensely depressed while the other head tried to comfort it.

"I think it's depressed," Snotlout whispered to the others.

"Guess it's sensitive about it," Fishlegs assumed.

The three-headed dog then barked angrily and continued to chase after them, now looking even more furious.

"I like it better when it was yelping!" Snotlout cried.

"I told you it was sensitive!" Fishlegs yelled.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Chopper cried repeatedly.

"Look, I see stairs!" Astrid pointed, and sure enough, they could see a series of stairs in front of them. "Now we can get up onto the shore!"

"We're saved!" the others cried.

They soon climbed up the stairs and found themselves in a misty wood, but they had no time to admire it as the three-headed dog continued to chase them out of the moat.

"What now? They won't stop!" Snotlout screamed.

Fishlegs quickly spun around, sporting his clima-gauntlets.

"Fog Temp!" he yelled.

He then managed to create a very thick fog that hit them from view, which confused the three-headed dog. It finally managed to find its way out of the fog, but it had lost sight of Astrid and the others.

Astrid and the others had managed to climb a tree and watched as the three-headed dog walked past beneath them.

"For dark it, sense of smell sure is bad," Snotlout noted.

"What do we do now?" Fishlegs asked. "It chased us all the way to this creepy forest."

"That monster is still roaming around down there; if we climb to the ground and wait for help, it could find was again," said Chopper.

"But we can't just sit up here either," said Astrid.

"Quite the contrary isn't it?" said a voice.

They spun around and saw, hanging upside down was a short, plump pale man whose face almost resembled that of a bat.

"Who are you?" Astrid demanded as the other screamed.

"Pardon my manners; my name is Hildon," he said. "Oh, and speaking of manners, I was spying on all of you. That dog really seemed to scare you."

"I wasn't scared," said Snotlout.

They could hear the dog howling.

"The night has just begun, but already the shadows in the forest are deep," said Hildon. "Soon, it will transform into a world of terror, far beyond your worst nightmares."

They then saw emerging from the dense woods with a horse and carriage. Astrid looked at the horses, and even though it was dark and misty, she can help but notice that they were rather unusual.

"Might I recommend you take a ride with me and my carriage?" Hildon suggested. "We can go to the mansion together."

"Mansion?" said Astrid suspiciously.

"Of course, Doctor Hogback's abode is just up the way."

Chopper's eyes widened, which did not go unnoticed by the others.

"Do you know him, Chopper?" Fishlegs asked.

"Doctor Hogback…" said Chopper stunned.