The Dragon Riders were still battling against the Pacifista, who was proving rather tough.

"This bastard wants us dead," said Ragnar. "But if he's not Kuma Bartholomew, who the hell is he?"

"I don't know, but we don't have time to speculate," said Astrid. "The longer we stay here, the bigger the chances we might run into a Navy Admiral."

The Dragon Riders were the only ones having trouble with their Pacifista. Both Dagur and Law were having a hard time, but that was mostly because they weren't willing to work with one another.

"Listen up, Law, you're in my damn way," said Dagur. "Now get out of here! I've got this; I'm taking him down."

"You've got it backwards," said Law. "You're in my way; now run along."

Then suddenly, the Pacifista opened its mouth and prepared to fire its beam. While it was charging, this gave the captains a chance to jump out of the way.

Law landed behind the Pacifista and smiled. "Room!"

He then began creating his mysterious bubble around the Pacifista. However, before he had a chance to make another move, the Pacifista fired a beam from the palm of its hand. Law was forced to jump out of the way, destroying his concentration and causing the bubble to shatter.

"Nothing but laser beams," he said. "I expected more from a Warlord of the Sea."

They then had bigger problems as the Marines from the auction house finally managed to cross the island.

"There they are!"

"Trafalgar Law, Captain of the Heart Pirates, and Dagur, the Deranged captain of the Berserker Pirates! Don't let them escape!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Crap, we've got a whole mess of Marines coming up on us!" said one of Law's men. "We're boxed in. If the situation can get any worse, I don't know how."

"Quick, come with me, Bepo, we're busting through," said Bart, taking off.

"Hey, you're the new guy!" Bepo reminded him. "You can't just go and give me orders! We followed protocol!"

Regardless, he followed Bart as they charged at the Pacifista, but they nearly got blasted by its mouth laser. Killer then used this opportunity to move in and struck its leg, doing some heavy damage.

"That bastard," said Bepo. "He went and took all the fun by himself."

The Marines suddenly found their weapons flying through the air and began attaching themselves to Dagur's massive metal arm. The Pacifista fired another laser from his mouth at Dagur, but he used his metal arm to block the attack.

"Repel!" Dagur smiled.

He fired a massive metal ball straight at the Pacifista just as it fired another laser from its mouth. The metal ball struck the Pacifista just as about a fire, creating an explosion.

"Something's wrong," Law noted. "He can't be Kuma Bartholomew, that guy ain't no Warlord."

The Dragon Riders were still battling against their Pacifista and quickly surrounded it, but Toothless was pretty worn out, though the others wanted much better shape, either.

'Damn, we can hardly lay a finger on him,' said Ragnar.

Toothless then rose to his feet and began approaching the Pacifista, but it was clear that every step he took was agony.

"Toothless?" said the twins in unison.

"Three Sword Style…" he said.

The Pacifista opened its mouth and prepared to fire its laser at him. Hiccup, Astrid and Ragnar then quickly dashed over towards them.

"Hey, Toothless!" Hiccup yelled.

The Pacifista was just about to cry his laser at him when Chopper ran past in his animal form and then immediately transformed into his Arm Point.

"Roseo Michelli!" Chopper yelled, hitting the Pacifista with a barrage of hoof strikes.

"Chopper!" Hiccup, Astrid and Ragnar yelled.

Chopper kept up with his onslaught and began pushing it back, but he quickly recovered and grabbed him. He then raised his palm and began to charge to blast him, but Eret then entered the fray.

"Strong Hammer!" he yelled, knocking his hand back with his fist.

This caused the laser to misfire, hit one of the mangroves, and release Chopper from its grip. Eret then began swinging his fist repeatedly at the Pacifista.

"Eret Boxing!" he yelled.

Then, when he swung one of his fists, the Pacifista leaned back, made a mess, and struck him with his fist.

"Spider Net!" Heather yelled.

She instantly created a net with her arms, catching Eret as he was sent flying.

"Hey, you don't need to so hard!" Snotlout yelled at the Pacifista. "The lasers are enough!"

Skull then ran one of the mangroves and dived towards the Pacifista with his sword drawn.

"Good luck dodging this!" he said as he raised his sword. "I dare say you're in for it. Here it comes, Swallow Bond en Avant!"

He then plunged his sword into the shoulder of the Pacifista, but unfortunately, he was now stuck in what was worse's attack, which didn't appear to phase it.

"I'm stuck!" he yelled. "This wasn't part of the plan."

The Pacifista then looked up at him and began to charge its laser.

"I don't suppose we can be reasonable about this?" Skull asked, a little panic-stricken.

"Snotlout, catch!" The twins yelled.

The twins tossed Snotlout some bombs, and he didn't bother asking questions. He immediately threw the bombs at the Pacifista, which exploded upon impact. The explosions allowed Skull to free his sword, and he quickly put as much distance from the Pacifista as possible.

"Thanks for the save," he said.

"You should find the twins and their explosives," said Snotlout.

Then, the Pacifista fell to its knees. Clearly, the last attack did some significant damage.

"Huh, check it out!" said Chopper, who was now back into his hybrid form. "He's down!

The Pacifista then collapsed.

"What the? Wait, explosives work on him all of a sudden?" Snotlout frowned.

"You sank one of them into his mouth; it must have shorted out something inside him," Eret concluded. "His body may be as hard as steel, but his skin still bleeds. He's just like me. He's got a normal old human body that has been modified and stuck full of weapons."

Pacifista then rose to its feet and saw Fishlegs running close by, focusing on him.

"Fishlegs, look out, he's got a lot on you!" Astrid yelled.

The Pacifista opened its mouth and began to charge its laser. Upon seeing this, Fishlegs began to panic.

"Eighty Flowers!" Heather yelled, crossing her arms. "Hand Bloom… and Shock!"

Eighty hands began to sprout from the Pacifista's back and took the form of four separate arms. Then they punch down on top of its head, closing its mouth just as it fired a laser, causing it to explode.

"Nice one," Snotlout smiled. "Who needs to fight? We can just make him blow himself up. We should have thought of this before."

The Pacifista fell to its knees, and suddenly, a small lightning cloud formed behind it.

"Hey, you might want to sit somewhere else," Fishlegs advised as he placed his hands together. "That spot is under a storm warning. From the dark clouds to my Climate Gauntlets. Thunderbolt Tempo!"

Suddenly, lightning shot straight through the Pacifista from the cloud and connected with Fishlegs' gauntlets. The Pacifista was now shorting out and could barely stand through all the last few attacks.

"Did it work or not?" Skull asked.

The Pacifista fired lasers randomly from its palms, causing everyone to take cover.

"That attack didn't slow him down at all; the only thing you did was piss him off!" Snotlout yelled.

"What's he aiming at? He's firing everywhere!" Chopper asked as he began firing lasers from its mouth and its hands.

"It looks desperate to me," said Eret.

"Desperate? He's lost his mind!" Snotlout yelled.

"Desperation is the same as admitting you've lost the fight," said Ragnar, who had spun around to ignite his leg.

Toothless then took a position behind the Pacifista. "Hey, not his ass over here!"

"You got it," said Ragnar as he charged at the Pacifista.

Astrid then appeared alongside him. "Mind if I get a bit of the action?"

"Be my guest."

"Diablo Blaze Kick!" Ragnar yelled.

"Valkyrie Impact!" Astrid yelled.

The two of them then struck the Pacifista with their combined attack before it could blast them. They struck it so forcefully that he was sent flying over towards Toothless, who drew all three blades.

"Nice, we're finally starting to wear him down," said Eret.

Toothless stood there and suddenly grew an extra head and two pairs of arms. "Demon Aura! Nine Sword Style: Dark Shroud!"

Pacifista then turned its body, aiming its hand directly at Toothless, preparing to strike him with a laser, but even in his injured state, he was just too fast for it.

"Dark Shroud Silver Mist!" Toothless yelled, spinning a tornado.

Seconds later, he passed the Pacifista and reverted to normal. The Pacifista, on the other hand, was beginning to fall, popping out some blood. It was then noticed Toothless fine straight down at him.

"Gamma Mode!" Hiccup yelled as he transformed.

"Hiccup, smash him!" Astrid cheered.

"Just one last push!" Eret yelled.

Hiccup clenched his massive fist. "Dragon Titan…"

The Pacifista opened its mouth and began to charge its laser.

"Hiccup… go!" Chopper and the twins yelled.

"… Drill Fist!" he yelled, suddenly spinning around.

He then swung his fist down just as the Pacifista fired its laser, but it had no effect on the scales. The fist slammed right down on top of it, spinning around like a drill, finishing off the Pacifista.

The moment Hiccup ran the ground, he turned back to human form and more or less collapsed from exhaustion. Everyone else was exhausted and sat around the Pacifista, trying to figure out what happened.

"That did it? Is he done?" Eret asked.

"Seems like it, about bloodied time," said Snotlout.

"He looks perfectly fine," said Fishlegs, looking at it. "Creepy."

"If he's fine, where certainly screwed," said Tuffnut.

"I can barely stand, and I hardly did any fighting," said Ruffnut.

"Maybe we should've run instead of fighting," said Chopper.

"No, it's best to take them on as they come one of the time," said Heather. "We're being chased; we can't get cornered."

"True, but still, if he wasn't Kuma, who was he?" Toothless asked.

"We know he is a cyborg, so he must have been a person at some point," said Eret. "But if this guy isn't the real Kuma Bartholomew, then why the heck does he look just like him? Maybe the guys are twins; if not, they must have modified the crap out of him to make him look the same. Couldn't imagine, though, why. He could have been created from scratch; you can't do that with a living person."

"We didn't think lasers existed until now; at this point, nothing would surprise me," said Fishlegs.

Ragnar examined the Pacifista and saw a torn piece of his shirt, revealing the letters PX and the number 4 beside it. "PX-4?"

"Sounds like some sort of serial number, and that's the case. There are at least three others like him," said Astrid.

"We can barely handle one, and there's still an Admiral chasing after us," Hiccup panted. "I don't think we can take in a fight like that one. We need to get some rest."

"A break would be nice," Ragnar agreed. "But we've got to find a place to hide first. If they find us now, there's no way we can fight them off."

"I know; let's just sit here for a few minutes until we get our breath back," said Hiccup.

"You guys have got some real nerve! Look what you've done!" said a voice.

Everyone immediately sat up and looked around for the source of the voice.

"What the? Another enemy?" Snotlout asked, looking around wildly. "Where is he?"

"There he is! Up there!" Chopper pointed above them.

They all looked up and saw two shadows standing on the branch of one of the mangroves. Then, the shadows jumped down and landed in front of them. Then they saw a large man with a battleaxe, and standing behind him was another one of those Pacifistas.

"Who are you?" Hiccup demanded.

"I'm disgusted," said the man, looking down at the damaged Pacifista. "You're not a disgrace, PX-4. The Navy is not made of money; building just one of your Pacifistas costs as much as an entire warship. Seriously, you know how this is going to look to that lousy Vegapunk?"

"He's gone another Warlord with him!" Chopper panicked.

"You've got to be kidding me?" Snotlout yelled. "Is that the real one?"

"Does it really matter if it's the real one or not?" Ragnar asked gravely. "We've already gotten a taste of just how strong the fakes are. We can't take another fight, not with him."

"Wait, Pacifista?" Heather frowned.

"Yeah, that's what he called it," Fishlegs nodded. "Though he didn't seem much like a pacifist though. So you think that's his name or something?"

"All right, Axe Boy, just who the hell are you?" Eret demanded.

"I've got an identity outside my axe, you know," said the mysterious man. "And there's no point in asking questions. I have no reason to answer you; I am the most well-guarded and tightlipped man alive. No one can break down my impenetrable defences."

"Come on, you could at least tell us your name?" said Tuffnut.

"Yeah, I would like to know the name of the guy who is trying to kill us," Ruffnut agreed.

"Did you hear a single thing I just told you?" he said, looking at the twins. "My lips are sealed. Trust me, there's not one person more secretive than me… Sachihiro."

"So your name is Sachihiro?" Ruffnut asked.

"Thanks for telling us," said Tuffnut.

Sachihiro soon realised his mistake but maintained his composure. "To be clear, I want you to know that. That's why I told you and not because you wanted to know, okay? PX-1, let's get started."

PX-1 then glowed brightly and then exploded, sending everyone flying.

"Still no paw bombs," Ragnar noted. "This guy should be from his hands two. It started to look like they've got a whole army of these guys. What is this crap?"

"I'm more concerned about staying alive," said Toothless. "The mystery can wait. We're too worn down; there's just no way we can make it through another fight, and we haven't even met the Admiral."

"Yeah, we can't win," Hiccup agreed. "We have to split up."

"Sounds good to me," said Snotlout and Chopper in unison. "Run!"

Hiccup then looked at Astrid, Ragnar and Toothless. "We're the toughest. We'll each lead our own group."

"Right," Ragnar nodded and looked at Toothless, concerned. "Are you going to be okay on your own?"

"I'll be fine," said Toothless.

"We need to move and now," said Astrid.

They all immediately split into four groups and ran in four different directions.

Ragnar was with Ruffnut and Eret.

"The three of us need to stick together, no matter what," said Ragnar.

"This is the first time I've ever been separated from my brother," said Tuffnut.

"Can't be helped," said Eret. "We need variety in these groups."

Toothless was with Snotlout and Skull as they dodged the laser beams from PX-1.

"Why is he just shooting at us?" Snotlout yelled.

"Don't know, but we need to focus more on getting to safety," said Toothless.

"Not going to disagree with you there," said Snotlout.

Skull looked at Toothless. "I know you're still recovering. I watched everything that transpired on Breakneck Bog, including your heroic bravery for your own life in place of Hiccup. I'll lend you the strength that you lack at the moment."

Toothless nodded. "All right, thanks."

Astrid was with Fishlegs and Tuffnut.

"These guys are completely relentless," said Fishlegs.

"Our captain just punched a Celestial Dragon in the face," Astrid reminded.

"He deserved it, though," said Ruffnut.

"I can't say I disagree; let us just hope we can survive this," said Astrid.

Hiccup was with Chopper and Heather.

"Up there!" Hiccup pointed ahead of them. "Head that way."

"Got it," Heather nodded.

"No more laser beams!" Chopper pleaded.

"Guys!" Hiccup yelled to the others. "Meet back on the Night Fury in three days!"

"They're splitting into groups," Sachihiro growled. "Go after them, PX-1; make sure you don't let them out of Grove 12. We don't need a headache."

Ragnar immediately pulled out his pistol. "Smoke Shot!"

He fired his pistol, and moments later, a cloud of smoke covered both Sachihiro and PX-1.

"Now's our chance!" Snotlout yelled. "Run for it!"

At that moment, a laser flew over Ragnar's group heads and destroyed the bridge.

"Crap, he took out the bridge," said Ragnar.

PX-1 then suddenly landed in front of Astrid's group.

"Here he comes," said Astrid.

"Why is he after us?" Fishlegs asked.

"I don't think he's in the mood to answer," said Tuffnut.

Hiccup's group then suddenly heard the explosion.

"He's over there," said Hiccup and then looked to the others. "You guys okay?"

Then suddenly, a battleaxe landed before them, followed closely by Sachihiro.

"I would worry about yourself if I were you," he advised as he took a fighting stance. "I've got no grudge against two pirates, but a job is a job."

Hiccup quickly transformed his hybrid form and flew at Sachihiro, spinning midair. "Plasma Barrage!"

He quickly fired plasma blasts in rapid succession, but Sachihiro thrusting his hands forward, sending them flying and striking Hiccup simultaneously. Hiccup, was it so hard that he was sent flying.

"What the?" Hiccup stared.

"What?!" Chopper explained. "How did he even do that?"

"Your offensive skills are impressive," said Sachihiro. "But they are useless against my defence."

Hiccup quickly recovered and flew straight down at Sachihiro; before he could swing his fist, Sachihiro struck him with his own fist. A split second later, Hiccup found himself crashing into a nearby building.

"Hiccup!" Heather yelled.

"Oh boy," said Chopper. "This guy is strong."

"Just so you know, I don't even have Devil Fruit powers," Sachihiro informed him.

Hiccup winced as he picked himself up. "That makes it worse."

Toothless and his group were running as quickly as possible when a flash of light suddenly shot past them. Toothless came to a stop, and Snotlout crashed right into him.

"Thanks for the warning!" Snotlout glared as he picked himself up. "I thought you were supposed to be protecting me!"

Toothless drew his blades. "Get back!"

The next thing they witnessed was Toothless getting shot by a laser right through the chest.

"Toothless!" Snotlout yelled as he fell to the ground. Snotlout raised his fists as he saw someone had appeared right in front of them. "Who are you? Well, whoever you are, get away from Toothless!"

"It looks like he got hit by one of those laser beams," said Skull as he quickly drew his sword.

"Just hang in there!" Snotlout yelled at Toothless.

Sachihiro looked over. "It's about time you got here. Took you long enough, Uncle Kia."

Heather's eyes widened. "Kia?! Snotlout, be careful! That man is the Navy Admiral!"

"An Admiral?!" Skull gasped.

Kia looked down at Toothless, looking disappointed. "Your time is a Pirate Hunter Toothless. Last I checked, you had a 110 million bounty, isn't it? This is not what I was expecting. Your reputation as a swordsman is known far and wide, but one hit and you're down. That's a real shame, ain't it? You must be pretty worn out, hmm."

'Damn… the Admiral found us,' said Toothless coughing out some blood.

Kia then raised his leg, which began to glow. "Well, you'll have plenty of time to rest up now."

"Toothless!" Hiccup yelled.