He Lives! Sorry I've been gone so long! I updated the first few chapters in some areas I thought I glossed over, no major changes. Thank you all for your patience and here you are!

Morning came, Scott woke up with his hat on backwards and sticky rum residue gluing his face to the table he sat at, looking around he realized that on the whole island everybody seemed asleep, or from his crew, passed out.

The only four people still awake in the hall were Ruff, Tuff, Diego, and Earl all drunkenly singing 'Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest', and taking mighty swigs from a much depleted bottle of Rum.

Scott chuckled under his breath, he had actually fallen asleep, as he had a highly alcohol-resistant constitution, and thus was without a hangover.

It seemed no sooner than he awoke that Stoick came in and saw that Scott was the only one awake and lucid.

Stoick walked by the drunken four, shaking his head bemusedly, and sat down next to Scott, who had waited patiently for his arrival.

"So" said Stoick "I see you and your men had quite the night."

"Please tell me if they broke anythin', I'll pay to have it fixed." Said Scott, laughing

Stoick laughed and said "Hiccup came home last night and said he hadn't had this much fun in a long time, he hardly ever gives himself a chance to loosen up. So thank you, for savin' him and the other riders and given' him a good time."

"My pleasure" said Scott, then saying "Have you given any thought to me offer?"

"I have" said Stoick "Seeing you and your men under the conditions that would make them the least responsible, and being impressed by how responsible they were, I agree."

Scott laughed and slapped a hand on Stoick's shoulder.

"Well, once everyone is awake I'll spread the news, and help those riders get accustomed to the Grace before we set sail." Said Scott

After a few minutes of talking with Stoick, Ambroise came in and told Scott that they needed some help loading supplies on the ship, as most of the crew were in a drunken stupor, so Stoick volunteered to alert the Dragon Riders to his decision and have them meet Scott in a few hours.

A Few Hours Later… Scott was unloading a cannon that Stoick had purchased for a reasonable sum of gold at the docks when the riders, the twins strangely without a hangover (probably due to their constant head injuries), met him, all in a great mood.

"Captain Scott!" shouted Hiccup

"Ah! Yer here!" shouted Scott

When all the riders came closer he said "Now, before we even think o' settin sail, we're goin to have you do some practice on ship and shore, make sure yer good and ready."

All the riders nodded and Scott said "First things first, are ye goin to want yer dragons to come with ya?"

Hiccup said "Of course!" as if it was a stupid question to ask

"Right then, goin to have me men make room on ship for them." said Scott, hailing two men and telling them to go and have the crew start prepping the hold.

"Next, we'll be goin over what each of our officers do."

"Alright" said Hiccup

"I be the Captain, that one bein self explanatory. Abigale be me second in command, that be meanin if I go down or leave for shore ya'll be listenin to her." Said Scott

The riders nodded and Scott went through the other four officers, and by pure chance left Diego for last.

"Alright, but what does Diego do?" asked Astrid

"Father Campeche be attendin to our spiritual affairs" replied Scott

"Spiritual?" asked Fishlegs

"He be makin sure we don't all go to Legion and stay within Theus's good graces" said Scott

"I thought Theus was just part of your ship's name?" said Hiccup

"What's Legion?" asked Astrid

Scott looked at them hard, trying to ascertain whether they were pulling his leg or genuinely confused, and he decided on the latter.

"Theus be our god, the Vactine church be sayin for hundreds o' years that he be the only god, if ye be worshipin others than we won't have a problem, but do try to not trouble Father Campeche that much. Ye might also be wantin to hide the fact from some people we meet in ports, for they might not be as understandin as I." said Scott

"Alright, one god." Said Hiccup trying to wrap his mind around it, I mean One god! That's nuts!

"Anywho" says Scott, breaking Hiccup out of his reverie "We gots to be showin the ropes. Follow me…"

Scott walked over to the cannon that Stoick had purchased; while they were talking his crew had set it up for training purposes.

"Alright, ye all need to watch closely as I load this here cannon." Said Scott

They all nodded.

Scott went through the loading drill procedure, first he swabbed the bore, then he loaded a paper sack of powder and a cannon ball, poured some gunpowder on the touch-hole and said "Stand back", then he placed the lit linstock on the powder and the cannon gave its massive report.

"Now ye all try, in pairs" said Scott

Hiccup looked nervous but he and Astrid stepped forward, and followed Scott's procedure slowly, until at last they finished and Hiccup stepped back while Astrid fired the cannon.

Snotlout and Fishlegs did equally well, a bit slower than Hiccup and Astrid though.

Heather tried with Astrid, and they made pretty good time.

Scott had to stop the twins halfway through as they tried to load five cartridges of powder, he made a note NOT to put them on a gun crew.

Scott spent most of the rest of the day going through rigging procedures, firing and taking care of small arms, how to walk on a pitching deck, and basic navigation.

At the end of the day Scott looked to his semi-exhausted new crewmembers and said "Well, ye are all doin a fine job! Gather what ye'll bring with ye and we'll se ya in the mornin, we set said at noon."

This seemed to give the riders a second wind and they all smiled and walked back to their home, to pack the trunks Scott had given them for clothes and personal possessions, and to get their last night's rest on land for a while…