Oars had now climbed to the top of the mansion and was looking at the giant mast in the centre of the island.
"It would seem that this entire island is a pirate ship," he noted. "I should probably fly to the top and find out what direction we're going. Hold on, why do I think I can fly when I don't have wings? Looks like I'm going have to climb this being the old-fashioned way."
He then attempted to climb up the mast, but he was unable to get a good grip and ended up falling off it. Despite this, he kept on trying again and again, leading to the same result.
By doing this, he shook the entire mansion, which was a bit concerning to everyone inside it.
"What the hell?"
"Is it the giant?"
"He is impressive," said Hogback. "He scarcely returned to live and is already causing a ruckus. I'm so proud of him!"
"What the hell is he doing up there?" Perona asked. "Seriously, does he have to be so obnoxious?"
Moria merely chuckled. "Don't forget while he has traces of Hiccup Haddock's personality; he is still a little slow in the brain department."
"I'm gonna climb up this thing. If it's the last thing, I'm going to do!" Oars growled stubbornly.
He eventually managed to get a good grip on the mast and slowly began climbing his way up, digging his hands and feet into the mast to create footholds.
Back of the Night Fury, everyone was about to set off to achieve their shadows and rescue both Astrid and Skull.
"All right, we've got our work cut out for us," said Toothless. "I doubt we're just going to turn the corner and find the zombies with shadows."
"Not only that, Hiccup's zombie is a complete freak of nature," Chopper added. "He is six times bigger than any giant; I'm not sure anyone can beat him."
"It's true, and not only is he huge, but he also has your shadow and all of your fighting skills," Fishlegs added, looking at Hiccup.
"But he doesn't have my Devil Fruit powers, which means you can only use a handful of my techniques," Hiccup added.
"And there's no point going on about how strong they are when we need to beat them to get our shadows back," said Toothless.
"Actually, we may not need to worry about the zombies," said Hiccup.
"What are you talking about? You want to hide from the sun for the rest of your life?" Toothless frowned. "We've got to get our shadows back from the ghouls."
"I know, but there is another way," said Hiccup. "Don't you remember what that old man said? All we have to do to free the shadows is beat, Moria."
"I can't say he's not wrong," said Ragnar. "If Moria has taken down his hold over, the shadows will be broken, and they will fly back to their owners."
"As we speak, Moria sitting on his butt waiting for us," said Hiccup.
"What?" Snotlout stared. "Are you nuts?"
"Maybe a little, but it is the fastest way to get our shadows back," said Hiccup. "Though I will admit deeply concerned about Astrid and this shotgun wedding this creep is putting her through."
"You can leave that to me, Captain," said Ragnar. "You focus on Moria; I'll rescue Astrid. I mean, what kind of guy kidnapped a woman and then marry her without her consent?"
"Perhaps the same kind of guy that peaked on her while she was having a bath," said Fishlegs.
"He did what?" Ragnar roared. "If there is one thing the person I hate more than anything else, it's a pervert! I was fired up before, but now I'm red-hot!"
Toothless looked at Fishlegs. "Why did you had to add more fuel to the fire? Doesn't he seem angry enough to you?"
"That low, some invisible pervert is going to die!" Ragnar vowed.
Snotlout cracked his knuckles furiously. "I can't believe I let that guy get the best of me. If I find him, I'm going to punch him into next week."
"I know Astrid can hold her own when she is armed, but without her weapons, she is the weakest among us," said Fishlegs.
"I wouldn't say that to her face," said Tuffnut.
"Yeah, she's pretty strong without them," Ruffnut agreed.
"I'm worried about the skeleton fighting on his own," said Eret. "He needs backup. If our Captain beats Moria before the skeleton zombie wins, everything is cool. Otherwise, I'm going to have to work overtime to help Skull and hold onto my damn shadow."
"I'll give you some extra backup with that one, Eret," Toothless offered. "I want to see this legendary samurai lives up to his reputation."
"We're coming too!" said the twins.
"If we're picking, Astrid is my top priority," said Heather. "That's the battle I want to lend my hands to, and once we get her back, we can all take down Moria as a team."
"You say like it's no big deal, but did you forget who he is?" Chopper asked. "He's one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"
"So was Viggo," Hiccup reminded him.
"That's my point exactly! Viggo was this close from killing you! I'm begging you to be careful! Seriously I already warned you; your zombie is terrifying!"
"I got it, but if it's a choice between Moria or facing a giant zombie with my fighting skills, I will go after Moria," said Hiccup.
"Before we go, take this," said Ragnar as he tossed them each a bag. "I had enough to make one sap for each of you."
"What are they?" Tuffnut asked.
"Some simple salt balls," said Ragnar.
"Ah, so this is what you're whipping up earlier," said Toothless. "That's good thinking, Ragnar."
"Fortunately, they left all the salt on the ship," said Ragnar.
"Okay, if we're doing this, there was one point I can't stress enough," said Hiccup looking at everyone. "There may be a lot of thick forests on this island to hide in, but there's no guarantee we can avoid the sunlight at all times. We're only alive right now because it's the middle of the night. In other words, sunrise is our literal deadline; we have to get our shadows back by then. So remember, we have to be out of here by dawn."
"Got it, then let's get started," said Ragnar.
"Charge!" the twins yelled.
Immediately all of them made their way back towards the island, none of them aware that Hildon had been watching them the entire time.
"This is not good at all," he said. "I've got to tell the master before this gets serious."
He then promptly flew towards the island in order to inform Moria of the situation.
Oars had finally reached the top of the mast and was looking out to sea.
"This is certainly one big ship," he said. "It's such a shame that the fog is so thick, I can't see beyond the island itself. I could use this ship to become King of the Pirates."
One of Perona's shadows was actually spying on Oars without him noticing.
"So, what is Oars up to now?" Moria asked.
"He's climbed to the top of the mast for some reason," said Perona. "I can tell you why."
"Has he?" said Moria looking amused.
Many of the zombies were not particularly happy with Oars going road.
"Hold on, master! Just hear us out!"
"It just doesn't seem like a good idea to us to work with such an uncontrollable monster."
"Yeah, the guy is capable of destroying islands."
"He's bad news, sir. I just know it."
"Calm down," said Moria. "He just needs to be properly broken in; he'll be obedient before you know it."
The zombies looked at one another, not looking entirely convinced.
"Yes, it's all in order; with Oars at my command, we can't be stopped, and we will continue to gather even more powerful shadows. Before you know it, our undead army will stock full of unstoppable special zombies. We're going to need a mountain of those marionettes for what we have in store; hey, Hogback?"
"Leave it to me, master," said Hogback.
Hildon then flew in, looking rather frantic. "Doctor Hogback! Emergency! The Pirates! The Pirates!"
"What's the matter, Hildon?" Hogback asked as he landed in front of him.
"Those three Pirates whose shadows we just claimed, they've woken up somehow and came back here with all their friends!"
"What?! Impossible! No one wakes up that quickly after their shadow is taken!"
"I didn't see it myself, but their friends seem to have beaten them awake. Anyway, it also seems that they are in cahoots with the Humming Swordsman; that's probably where they're getting all of their information from. The one thing I do know a certain is that he explained to the Pirates how to purify the zombies and release their shadows!"
"What?!" Hogback yelled.
"All the zombies are terrified for their lives. The Pirates have got them on the run."
"The Wild Zombies! Surprise Zombies! The Zombie Soldiers! None of them stands a chance against these maniacs even if they didn't have salt with them!" Hogback panicked. "Our only option is to call the Zombie Generals, but if they manage to purify them, then the Pirates might win! We need Absalom! What the hell is he doing?"
"Uh, well… hmm, I'm pretty sure his wedding ceremony has just begun. And I am also pretty sure that all the Zombie Generals are attending."
"You mean all those idiots are gathered in one place?" Hogback yelled furiously.
"Oh, I almost forgot to ask you something important. Absalom wanted to know if he could use your dance hall for his wedding reception."
"Well, I suppose a wedding is a special beautiful event, but tell me do you think this is a good time for dancing?" Hogback roared. "I don't care how, but I want that ceremony stopped!"
"It's just that I'm one of his zombies, so it's completely impossible for me to go against anything he says," said Hildon awkwardly.
Perona then laughed. "Just let the stupid animal have his wedding."
"What?" said Hogback looking up at her.
Perona raised a hand that produced some ghosts. "If I weaken the Pirates with my ghosts, then their Zombies Soldiers can scoop them up and carry them here like docile little kittens. Just because they figured out the zombies' weakness doesn't mean we have to panic. I'll gather up their entire crew and have them here lickety-split.
She then began to leave the freezer. Go ahead and get some marionettes ready for the Pirates that still have their shadows. I'll be in my room if you need anything else. Come on, Treacle."
"Right, sorry," said Treacle as he followed her.
"Excellent," Hogback smiled. "She's quite useful. What will we begin to do without her?"
"You know, if you want to be useful, you could shut your fat mouth like Treacle," Cindry suggested darkly.
Hogback was quite terrified, but he quickly regained his composure and turned to Moria.
"Anyway, everything seems to be in order; no reason to worry," he said.
Moria just continued to sit there with his hands behind his head, looking immensely bored. "Ahh, it seems that way. Talk about boring."
"So you're just going to sit there?" Hogback blinked. "Is it any wonder why you're always so bored?"
"Well, I'm not bored enough to bother standing. I'll just wait here for Oars to get back."
"Well, then, may I ask a simple request?" Hogback asked.
Moria tilted his head towards him.
"If it makes no difference to you, could I be second in command over Absalom's zombies?"
"Finally, with me," Moria shrugged. "Just gather anyone you want and take them with you."
Hogback smiled. "I appreciate your trust; I have just the two in mind that are best suited for the job."
Meanwhile, all the zombies were running away from the Dragon Riders as they stormed the mansion.
"Moria, show yourself!" Hiccup roared as he flew in on his hybrid form.
The zombies were in a complete panic as Hiccup knocked them aside like dominoes as he pressed forwards.
"Get out of my way and give us back our shadows!" Hiccup ordered as he fired a plasma blast down upon the zombies.
Ragnar then came rushing in. "Tell me where that pervert the master of ours is!" Ragnar ordered.
"We don't know!" a zombie cried.
"Then I don't need you!" Ragnar yelled as he dealt a devastating kickoff on a group of zombies.
Heather, Snotlout, Fishlegs and Chopper were following close behind, watching the devastation.
"You know we might not even need that salt after all," said Fishlegs. "They're anglers doing the job just fine."
"I feel sorry for the zombies," said Chopper.
"Well, it's their own fault," said Snotlout.
"Captain!" a zombie cried. "Six of the Pirates of storming towards the dance hall! Not only that, but there's four more on the bridge below! There's no way we can beat them! Retreat!"
Down on the bridge, Eret, Toothless, and the twins were running across it, is the zombies ran away from them. Eret blasted him with his bazooka, and Toothless cut them to pieces with his blades, and the twins just followed behind them.
"I can't believe the slow, stupid zombies were able to capture me," Toothless growled. "The more I think about it, the more it pisses me off!"
"I'm sure you've developed a pretty close bond with me after I saved you," Eret smiled. "You're free to call me, bro, if you want."
"I would rather get caught again!" Toothless snapped.
"Man, look at them go," said Ruffnut as she looked at the unconscious zombies.
"Yeah, I doubt we have to do anything to help," said Tuffnut.
Hiccup's group were now slowly approaching the dance hall, but Heather and the others immediately stopped.
"Oh no, not good," she said.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Snotlout asked.
They looked up and saw flying downstairs were some ghosts.
"Ghosts!" Fishlegs yelled.
Before Hiccup and Ragnar had any time to react, the ghosts passed right through them. The moment they did, the two of them fell to the ground looking immensely depressed.
"I don't even deserve to be human; I wish I was a mosquito," said Hiccup.
"I'm so ashamed; I can't save anyone," said Ragnar.
"Hey! Hiccup! Ragnar! Why are you just lying there?" Snotlout yelled.
The Zombie Soldiers then began making their way over to Hiccup and Ragnar to apprehend them.
Fishlegs looked at Heather. "What happened to them?"
"Those ghosts at the wheel out of them," Heather explained. "One touch from them, and they break your spirit. I know that much, but I don't know how to fix it."
"All right, come here," said a zombie as he grabbed Hiccup. "We've got you now."
"You too," said a second zombie grabbing Ragnar.
"Oh, come on, they already caught them once!" Snotlout yelled.
"Hiccup! Ragnar!" Chopper cried.
"Try this on the size," said Fishlegs as he put his Climo-Gauntlets together. "Thunderball!"
He then fired several fundable is at the zombies, electrocuting them and freeing Hiccup and Ragnar. Chopper then turned into his human form and grabbed Hiccup, and Snotlout grabbed Ragnar.
"Run for it!" Snotlout yelled as they dashed up the stairs. "We'll never get off the ship if they catch us too!"
The zombies and ghosts were now chasing after them.
"No matter what happens, just keep running as fast as you can!" Fishlegs yelled.
"The ghosts are catching up! They're right behind us!" Heather noted.
"No, stay away! I'm negative already, thank you!" Chopper cried.
"This is not looking good for us!" Snotlout yelled as the ghost was seconds away from touching them.
At the exact same time, Oars, for reasons unknown, decided the job of the mast and fell towards the ground.
"It's time to set sail!" he yelled.
He then landed on the mansion, but he ended up crashing straight through the mansion, cutting the staircase in half. Hiccup, Heather and Chopper are managed to reach the top of the stairs, but Ragnar, Snotlout and Fishlegs weren't so lucky and end up falling with the zombies.
"I'm falling!" Snotlout yelled.
"We're falling!" Fishlegs corrected.
"Fishlegs! Snotlout! Ragnar!" Chopper cried.
Hiccup then managed to recover from the negative ghosts and looked around, stunned.
"They're gone," said Chopper. "But they're okay; I'm sure they are. That really freaked me out, though; the stairs are completely wiped out."
"What the heck happened?" Hiccup asked.
"Something came crashing through," Chopper explained. "Snotlout… Fishlegs…Ragnar… those zombies… everyone! They all fell down with the stairs."
Snotlout, Fishlegs and Ragnar had managed to land on the bridge where Toothless, Eret and the twins were on. "
"They appear to be still alive; there's nothing to worry about," said Toothless as he checked their pulses. "But what I'm more concerned about is this thing."
"Well, whatever it is, it's blocking our path," said Eret as he turned to face a big pink fleshy wall that was blocking them. "Sure is a weird-looking wall, though."
Ragnar then picked himself up. "Damn, what the hell was that?"
"Whatever it was, it was big," said Snotlout.
Fishlegs rubbed his head. "I think it was—"
Toothless then drew out Light Fury and plunged it into the wall, but just sank right in. "It's not made of rock."
"Weapon's Left!" Eret yelled, firing his bazooka at the wall, but it remained unharmed. "What the? It didn't make a dent!"
Snotluot and Fishlegs immediately realised what was right in front of them.
"What the hell are you guys doing?" Fishlegs yelled.
"It's just the wall," said Toothless. "A big pink fleshy wall."
"That's not a wall; that thing is Hiccup's zombie!" Snotlout yelled.
"No way?" Toothless stared as he and Eret looked up.
Sure enough, they came face-to-face with Oars, Fishlegs and the others had told them that he was huge, but seeing them up close was shocking.
"He's huge," Toothless gasped.
"Hiccup's zombie?" they stared.