Everyone was still getting over the shock of Hiccup's sudden arrival.

"Hey, it's Hiccup!" said one of Stoick's men. "He's really grown up."

The Marines were also somewhat surprised by Hiccup's appearance.

"Does he have a connection to Stoick we don't know about?"

"I heard a rumour that he's Stoick's son."

"Damn, I thought you were smarter than this," said Sven. "Who breaks out of the world's greatest prison to Navy HQ? Geez, if I were him, I would be hiding under my bed right now."

"That's Hiccup for you," said Gustav. Sven just stared at him. "This is the only way he knows."

Ace just looked at Hiccup and Stoick and was utterly distraught.

"Hiccup… Stoick…"

Stoick looked at Hiccup. He had visited him earlier before all this happened, but he half expected him to have crossed the Red Line by now. Judging from the fact that the only crew member with him was Astrid, something must've happened that separated them, and then he caught wind of this war and decided to rescue Ace.

'You certainly become quite the man, son,' he said with pride.

"Dad, there's a few things you need to know," said Hiccup.

"Look at that bonehead," said Buggy. "Why doesn't Stoick just kick his ass already?"

"Because Hiccup is his son," said Astrid.

"What?!" Buggy stared. "Why didn't anyone tell me that was his dad?"

Mala just smiled at Hiccup. "He is fearless, isn't he? He's so much like his mother."

Hiccup had just finished explaining to Stoick what he had overheard on the Navy ship.

"They're throwing out the schedule for an immediate execution?" said Stoick. "You positive that's what you heard them say?"

Hiccup nodded. "Positive, but first, they said they had to get set up for some. I can't tell you that they were using some sort of code. Oh, and Atali helped me infiltrate Impel Down; she can't openly attack the Navy for obvious reasons, but she's not their ally."

Stoick found it hard to believe that Atali would help the man, but he was also aware that she hated the World Government. It also explained why she was also attacking the Marines along with his men.

"I suppose it was lucky that I ran into you then," said Stoick. "Thanks, son."

"No sweat, Dad," said Hiccup.

Everyone just stared openmouthed.

"Now he's talking like their equals?" Buggy stared flabbergasted. "That boy has some serious balls."

"I suppose Hiccup get some leniency for being family," Astrid smiled.

"Time I join the battle," said Hiccup as he transformed into his hybrid form. "Don't worry, Ace, I'm coming!"

He then took off and headed straight towards the battle.

"And there he goes," said Buggy.

A large group of Marines were heading straight towards Hiccup as he flew over the surface of the ice.

"Plasma Blast!" Hiccup yelled.

He fired a plasma blast directly at the Marines, which exploded on impact, causing them to scatter.

"Get out of my way!" Hiccup yelled as he flew past them.

Sven smiled as he watched Hiccup. "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, it would seem." He then turned towards his men. "Third Division! Let's get moving, keep up with the boy, and try to follow his lead!"

"Yeah!" his men cheered.

"We better get in there," said Astrid, looking at the others.

"Agreed, we need to lend our support," Jinbe nodded.

"What?" Buggy stared.

He then stared at Astrid, Jinbe, Mala, and the people from New Kama jumped off the ship.

Stoick's men suddenly became re-energised upon seeing Hiccup's drive and rallied to his side. The Fourteenth Division Commander, Heathglad, dressed like a knight and wielding a shield and lance, led his men into the fray.

"Fourteenth Division, let's clear a path!" he commanded.

"We're right behind you, boss!"

Heathglad thrust his spear forward, unleashing some sort of projectile attack straight at a group of Marines.

Wrinkly looked at Hiccup solemnly. "Hiccup…"

Sander narrowed his eyes. "One rookie daredevil suddenly takes the lead in the act like a whole new army. Not that it matters; our strategy is airtight." He then grabbed the transponder snail to command the Navy forces. "Do not hesitate! Follow my orders!"

Stoick smirked. "It is so typical of Sander. He probably doesn't think the execution of a single pirate deserves the formality of a schedule. The big question is what they're getting set up for first."

Gobber then came flying in on his Phoenix form, landed on the ship, and reverted to his human form.

"Stoick, just in case you haven't heard, there is a rumour flying around that they're expediting Ace's execution," Gobber informed him.

"Hiccup, just told me," said Stoick. "How are Squall and the others?"

"They're tangled up pretty tight with the Vice-Admirals at the head of the bay. I was just about to fly over and lend them a helping hand."

"Not yet; something in my gut tells me Sander wanted us to get that leaked info. He wants us to advance. That old bastard is too clever to have his strategy get out, not that easily, at least. He is many things, but he is not a fool."

A few pirates had reached the wall, climbing over Oars to breach the Plaza.

"Everybody climb!"

Unfortunately, they didn't get far, as Kia swooped down at them with a light-speed kick.

"A light-speed kick," said Heathglad, knowing who was behind it.

Kia then appeared before them. "Did you think I was going to let you pass? You fellows are awfully confident for a bunch of nobodies."

"Damn, it's Admiral Kia."

Kia then noticed Hiccup flying straight towards him.

"I recognise you from Sabaody," said Hiccup.

"And you're the boy the Celestial Dragons asked me to take care of," said Kia as he raised his leg, which began to glow. "Nice to get a second chance."

Hiccup showed no signs of deviating, much to everyone's astonishment.

"Crap! Dragon is out of his mind!"

"Death Wink!" Mala yelled.

She fired her shockwave attack at Hiccup, blowing him off course and causing Kia to miss. A good thing, too, since Kia's attack created a massive explosion upon impact.

"Make it stop, please," Buggy begged as the shockwave hit him. "I want to go home."

"What?! Whoa, Captain Buggy!"

"Wow, I knew you were gutsy, but hot damn."

Buggy was confused by this praise; they had obviously misheard him during the explosion.

"You mean you want to kill Kia, right? So we can go home?"

Buggy just stared at them openmouthed, wondering how they had come to that conclusion.

"Yeah, these Admirals aren't so tough. All in a day's work for Captain Buggy."

"You're all delusional!" Mr 3 yelled. "Will you quit enabling him?"

"Are you still breathing, Hiccup Haddock?" Mala called.

"I'm good," said Hiccup, picking himself up.

"Seriously, Hiccup," said Astrid with her hands on her hips. "I know you want to rescue Ace, but charging in there recklessly is only going to get you killed."

"And let me remind you I am only here to save your hide," Mala pointed out.

Mala then saw a light coming from the battlements. "Damn, Kia." However, to her shock, Kia was not attacking; it was Kuma. "Wait, is that… Kuma?"

"Not him again," said Hiccup. "The last time we faced, he blew away my entire crew and sent me and Astrid across the sea."

Kuma then fired a laser out of his mouth at Mala, who quickly jumped back to avoid it. Kuma continued to fire lasers while she spun around in the air, dotting almost like she was dancing.

"Kuma Bartholomew!" Mala growled. 'You heartless scoundrel! I understand you have a role to play as Warlord, but still. All these years that we have been friends, and now you fire a laser at me?'

She glared at him. "You even know who your—"

Kuma fired another laser, which missed her by inches, flying past the side of her head.

"Mala!" Hiccup called.

"I can handle this," said Mala. "You need to rescue your brother."

"If you say so," said Hiccup.

"Why don't you fly over the battlefield and get to Ace?" Astrid asked.

Hiccup shook his head. "If it was that easy, Gobber would have flown over the battlefield and done that already. No, the only way to rescue Ace is to get into the Plaza and storm the place."

"Then I'll follow your lead," said Astrid.

The two of them then took off towards the wall.

Mala then turned towards Kuma. 'Now let's do this.'

Hiccup and Astrid kept making their way across the battlefield when a pair of discs spun towards them. Astrid quickly grabbed her battle axe and deflected them, and they returned to Jango. Hiccup saw Fullboday charging at him, swinging his fists, but he promptly dodged his strike.

"Sorry that your luck got away from you when you ran into us," said Fullbody.

"Well, Dragon, you might as well lie down because this is where you die," said Jango.

Hiccup and Astrid looked at one another and then looked back at them blankly.

"Do we know you?" Hiccup asked.

"Yeah, you don't look that familiar," Astrid frowned.

The two of them just stared at them.

"I'm Fullboday," Fullboday glared. "I've been waiting a long time to make you pay for what happened at the Baratie."

"Ah, now I remember you," said Hiccup, thinking back. "Ragnar beat you up, didn't he?"

"This chakram should ring a few bells," said Jango, holding out his hypnotist disc.

"Wait a minute, you're the hypnotist we ran into at Snotlout's village," said Astrid. "What are you doing with the Navy?"

"I joined the Navy to hone my skills and master the art of hypnotism," he said as he held out his hypnotist discs. "It's twice as effective using two chakrams. When I say one, two, Jango, you two will fall into a deep sleep. One… two…" Then, there was an explosion that diverted Hiccup and Astrid's attention. "…Jango!"

Jango and Fullboday then collapsed and began to snore, but somehow, Jango managed to put them to sleep.

Hilda then appeared, shaking her head in disbelief. "You worthless sacks of crap." She then kicked them awake. "So disappointing."

"You're the Marine captain we ran into in Alabasta," said Hiccup. "I'm afraid I don't have time to play games with you people."

"I never play games," said Hilda, then extended her arms. "Sleep Cage!"

Her hands then suddenly extended as she began to form an iron cage around the two of them.

"Anyone who tries to pass through me will be bound by the bars of my black cage," she said.

"I love it when she uses that line," said Jango.

"Captain Hilda is the essence of captivating," said Fullboday.

"I've spent enough time behind bars," said Hiccup. "Beta Form!"

Hiccup began to transform into his Beta Form, and Hilda started to slam her arms together, causing her iron cage to close rapidly. However, Hiccup quickly grabbed hold of Astrid and vanished at the last second, so she could only capture her own people. She spun around and saw that Hiccup had reappeared directly behind.

"So fast," she said, surprised. "I couldn't follow; it looks like I failed."

"You're not the only one who failed," said Fullboday, who was trapped within her cage.

"Captain Hilda has truly taken as captive, now both body and soul," said Jango.

At the bay head, the pirates outside were fighting ferociously as they tried to reach the giant hole Oars had made.

"Don't take the Vice Admirals alone! They're too strong for one man!"

Squall had just struck down a Navy officer.

"Hey, Captain Squall! Looks like things are getting ugly inside the bay!"

"I noticed," said Squall. "I've got to get to Ace fast before it gets worse. At least Oars opened up a path for me. There's a chance I can outsmart them if I sneak in through here."

He began to reach the giant hole when he noticed someone hiding behind one of the Navy ships. He watched as the mysterious figure stepped out of the shadows, and his eyes widened.

"I know you," he said.

Hiccup was still heading towards the wall, with Astrid by his side. Then, a large marine with a bludgeon blocked their path.

"Just die!" he yelled, swinging his bludgeon down upon Hiccup.

Hiccup, however, transformed into his hybrid form and blocked the attack with his arms. Astrid then jumped onto his shoulders and performed the jumping roundhouse kick across the Marine's face.

A second Marine came charging, swinging his sword, but Hiccup spun around, striking him with his tail.

"We can't get bogged down," said Hiccup.

"No kidding, these guys are strong," Astrid agreed.

Ace watched helplessly as Hiccup kept on running towards him. The Marines attempted to stop him at every turn, but he kept taking them down and looked as if nothing would stop him.

"Ha, look at him go," said Moria. "He's as high-spirited as ever, I see. I can cut off his shadow and plant inside the new Oars zombie."

He then jumped down from the battlements. " Rise, my zombie soldiers! It's time!"

Then, suddenly, breaking out of the ground beneath his feet, several zombies were wearing navy uniforms. The prisoners did put the Marines standing guard of the wall on edge, but they didn't say a word.

"Now then," he said. "Are you listening? Good. Capture Dragon and bring him to me. I want him alive!"

"Hiccup, we've got no problem," said Astrid, noticing the zombies.

"Great, not him again," Hiccup moaned. "He's the last person I wanted to tangle with."

Two zombies then charged towards them and managed to hold them back. One of them, which had four arms and legs of a horse from the waist down, charged in firing pistols at them. Hiccup quickly moved in to protect Astrid, using his scales to block the bullets.

"I forgot how annoying these things are," Astrid groaned as one of the zombies began to pick themselves up.

What made matters worse was that more of them were starting to join their ranks.

"Great, there's more," said Hiccup.

"Of course," Moria smirked. "We are standing on a battlefield; I've got plenty of fresh corpses scattered around to pick and choose from."

It wasn't just the zombies they had to deal with; the Marines began moving towards them.

"Capture Dragon!"

"He's the one that caused that jailbreak!"

"That's right, keep going," said Kia. "This should be enough officers to keep them busy. Neither he nor the War Maiden can keep this going indefinitely."

Ace just watched, horrified and helpless to help Hiccup, who was being swarmed. "Hiccup…"

Hiccup and Astrid fought valiantly, but there were so many Marines, and they weren't exactly pushovers. Hiccup was even forced to grab the sword to block the attack from the Marine before pushing him back.

"Hiccup, stay back!" Ace roared.

Everyone immediately turned their heads towards Ace. "What the hell do you think you're doing? You became a pirate because I wanted to! You only went to sea because you were following me! But I've got my own damn life without you in it! I've already got enough of my own friends!"

"Ace," said Gobber softly.

"You get?" Ace roared. "I want you to stay the hell away from me! Do you really want to save me? A scrawny wimp like you? What makes you think I want something like that, huh? That's just humiliating! Go home, Hiccup! I didn't ask for this!

Ace was now in tears. 'I'm begging you. Please, I can't let you die here with me. It's my fault. It's all my fault.'

"Really, Ace?" said Hiccup as he kept fighting through the Marines. "You think insulting me is going to stop me from rescuing you? You're my brother, and nothing in the world is going to stop me from rescuing you!"

The Marines immediately stared at Hiccup, shocked by what he had just said.

"Did I just hear them say that they're brothers?"

"So that he is also Roger's son?"

"No, I heard a rumour that he's Stoick's son."

"Either way, it's impossible; both of Ace's parents died before he was born."

"Say what you want, Ace, but you can't stop me," said Hiccup. "I'm here to save you; that's what family does!"

"You stubborn fool!" Ace yelled.

"Move out, zombie soldiers!" Moria commanded. "Attack and capture!"

His armies began to move towards Hiccup, but suddenly, they were struck by a wave of water from the bay. The moment the seawater struck the zombies, the shadows inside them flew out of their bodies.

"Sea water?" Moria stared.

Jinbe then emerged from the water, landing beside Hiccup and Astrid.

"Jinbe!" Hiccup beamed.

"Nice move," said Astrid with a smile.

"They came from Devil Fruit powers, and thus they are weak to the sea," said Jinbe. "Press on; these zombies are no match for me."

"You got it," said Hiccup.

Upon seeing Jinbe jumping into the fray, the Marines were slightly nervous.

"First Son of the Sea Jinbe."

"We've got to fight a Warlord now?"

"Gather your wits!" Sander roared over the transponder snail. "You're making a mockery of the Navy by letting this rocky take control of things!"

"Let me at him," said one of the giant Marines. "I'll crush this squirt into paste."

He then swung his bludgeon down, but all three of them quickly jumped out of the way. However, his primary attention was on Hiccup, and he began to attack him. Hiccup instantly took on his hybrid form and started flying around, dodging his swings.

"Make no mistake, he's a true threat in the making," said Sander. "He was raised alongside Fire Fist Ace as his stepbrother; his father is also Stoick the Vast, but if that wasn't bad enough, his biological mother is none other than Valka the Revolutionary, also known as the Stormcutter."

Everyone's eyes immediately turned towards Hiccup, shocked by this revelation.

"Did he just say what I think he said?"

"He's the son of the worst criminal history?"

"Makes you think twice about who you punch, huh?" Mr 3 gulped.

"Why didn't anyone tell me that was his mom?" Buggy asked frantically.

"Now they know," said Sven, horrified.

"Oh man," said Gustav.

Even the Warlords were taken completely by surprise.

Atali just looked at Hiccup, shocked. "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at this point, but this certainly explains a lot."

"I had no idea," said Jinbe.

"Well, damn," said Smoker, as all the pieces finally came together. He hadn't forgotten that Valka had intervened when he was about to capture Hiccup. "I finally understand what happened at Logtown. It only makes sense that Valka would try to rescue her own son."

"You certainly like to play dirty, Sander," said Stoick.

Everyone in Sabaoday had heard Sander's announcement, and they, too, were stunned.

"Does he mean the Valka?"

"Head office! Can you hear me? I'm calling from Sabaody, I've got huge news! We're talking about worldwide headlines here!"

The Marines looked at Hiccup with even more hatred.

"Guess we just have to kill him too."

The Marines immediately charged and headed straight towards Hiccup.

"Guess the cat out of the bag now, not that it matters either way," said Astrid.

Wrinkly came to the same conclusion as Astrid. "Who cares? There's no reason to hide in any longer, and it's not like it's going to make his life any worse since he's already a notorious outlaw." He then turned his gaze towards Ace. "You two brothers of both damn fools."

"Gamma Mode!" Hiccup yelled.

He then took on his Gamma Form and swung his massive fist at the same time as the giant raised his bludgeon.

"Dragon Titan Fist!" Hiccup roared.

He struck the giant before he could swing, slamming him with the force of his attack.

"Hey, Ace!" Hiccup yelled. "You can say whatever you want, but I'm gonna save you no matter what!"

"I think Hiccup just spoke for everyone of us," Sven smiled.

"Yeah, we share your brother's sentiment, Ace!"

"Yeah, we're all part of your family too!"

"And nothing is going to stop us," said Heathglad.

Gobber looked at Stoick. "Every bit the boar-headed stubborn pirate you ever were."

Stoick couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Ace just stared at everyone, stunned. "Hiccup…"