Two days later, we finally reach it...Skull island... the island of mysterious treasure, and an even more mysterious history. Everyone is gathering as much weaponry as we can, due to the rumor that for some reason, most don't leave this island alive. 

              "Take all your stuff tomboy. We don't know what's here. Swords, knives, staff and cards...take them all." he tells me, for like the sixth time this morning.

               I roll my eyes at him, and he smirks, catching me."I know I know." i tell him exasperatedly. I turn to look at him, as I strap on all my weapons, stashing extra daggers in my boots. He pulls out his extra pistol, taking it with him, along with his normal sickle and chain, hanging from his hips. We walk out together, heading to the navigation room for our last meeting before we explore the island. 

              Everyone is gathered around Captain, who is unusually serious for once. "We all need to be extra careful. We don't know what awaits us here, but this is it crew, what we've been working towards finding. We travel as one big group, unless absolutely necessary. I mean it guys, stay together. Keep your guard up, and be ready for anything. Also, there have been rumors of Navy spotted nearby, so be on the lookout. Okay everyone?" Captain asks, meeting all our gazes. We all nod, not used to seeing him this serious. 

               We all head out to the deck ramp, and one by one, step onto Skull island. Captain takes the lead, everyone following him. "How do we know where to go?" I ask, to no one in particular. 

              "The map had clues on it woman. Didn't you read it?"Eduardo smirks, his usual sarcasm back. 

              "No i actually didn't" I mumble, feeling slightly stupid, and Nathan chuckles. 

                "It's alright, I didn't look either. Most likely just Captain and Eduardo did anyway." he says, giving me a small smile. 

                "Plus, it's been sometime, and I never could find my way back, but I've been here once before, a long time ago."Captain suddenly announces, much to our surprise. 

               "What for captain?" I ask, genuinely curious. 

                "Was a long time ago, with my brother... the story isn't really all that important, or interesting. Just follow me." Captain answers simply, and I can't help but shake the feeling he's hiding something, something we probably need to know. 

                 We all look at each other, and shrug, deciding to let it go for now, since we need to pay attention to our surroundings. We follow Captain to a narrow cave opening, with enough room to walk in, but kinda a tight space. "Be careful, and watch out... there's traps here." Captain announces, making us all slightly nervous. 

                  We keep following, farther and farther into the cave, and it feels like we've been in here for hours. I finally see an opening ahead, when suddenly Russell trips, knocking me forward. "Ah shit." he exclaims, as he gets up, and Nathan helps me up. We hear a deep rumbling sound, and a rushing sound too, almost like water... 

                  "Shit Run!!!!"Nathan yells, and everyone starts sprinting, as rocks start to fall above us, and I feel water by my feet. We all make it into a larger room, outside of the cave, just in time. We all stand still for a minute, catching our breath. 

                   We start moving forward again, when suddenly, a voice rings out, shouting something we were all too familiar with. "Stop pirates! by order of the navy." 

                   We look around, and much to our surprise, we are completely surrounded by the damn Navy. Exclamations of shock, and obscenities ring out across the crew. 

                   "Damn, shit." Nathan growls, getting his sickle and chain ready. 

                    "The Fuck." Eduardo smirks, taking out his pistols. 

                     "The hell?" Russell grunts, getting his two swords into position. 

                     "How the fuck did they even get in here?" i exclaim, pulling out my two swords, and move to stand back to back with Nathan. 

                     A shot rings out, signaling the start of the fight, as we get swarmed with the Navy. We also spot one of the Navy captains among the crowd, Leonardo. 

                     We all rush forward, keeping close to each other as we fight them off. All you can hear are gun shots, and swords clanging, with the occasional shouting of obscenities. 

                    "Give it up Sirius, you're surrounded and outnumbered." Leonardo calls out, confidently.

                    "Like hell." I call out, as we keep fighting. We take down as many as we can, but the numbers seem to be never ending on the side of the Navy. 

                     "Shit. they're slowly backing us into a corner guys."Nathan shouts, frustrated. I look at all my mates, and they are giving it everything they have, but he's right. We're getting backed into a corner. 

                     I take out a card, and charge it, throwing it at the navy. It explodes, taking out a few men, but a few rocks fall from the low ceiling because of it. Shit. "Yea guys, I don't think I'll be throwing cards, unless we want to cause a cave in."I tell the crew apologetically. 

                   "Fuck. Don't do it then Arabella. It's alright, we understand. At least you tried." Russel calls out to me, trying to make me not feel bad. I throw a couple daggers, and continue to fight my hardest, along with the crew. 

                 We keep fighting, but I can see the guys are starting to get tired, and it'll take a miracle to get out of this. Suddenly, a few Navy officers come running in, shouting to their captain. "They escaped sir, we can't find them anywhere on the ship." he says, looking sheepish. 

                 Leonardo sighs in annoyance."Take a group of six, and go look. If they aren't on the ship, they must be somewhere on the island." Leonardo orders, sending a small group of men off. 

                 "Wonder what that was about." I muse out loud. 

                  "Who knows, probably escaped prisoners they were transporting or something." Nathan grunts, as he takes down two more men. Everyone is sweating profusely, and running out of energy. But we keep fighting, we have no choice. 

                    "I can't believe I'm saying this, but for once, I wish the Rika would show up outta nowhere." I say, laughing wryly. 

                     Nathan chuckles."Yea. The one time we want Alan to swoop in and be a stalker, and of course he isn't."

                      I notice we're slowly getting back into the corner, and the navy is still unrelenting. "Shit. I hate to say this, but we might be screwed." I exclaim, looking around, but not coming up with any ideas. We've taken out our fair share of the navy, but there's still too many. "It's been a hell of a ride boys." I tell them, starting to lose hope. 

                     "Don't give up tomboy, we're the fucking Sirius okay? We'll make it."Nathan says, trying to sound reassuring. 

                      We continue to fight as hard as we can, but I don't know how much longer we can last. "What the fuck is this?" We hear suddenly, a female voice ringing out... and it wasn't me. We all look over, and to our astonishment, we see four women, at the entrance where we came in at, gawking at the scene before them. All of them, varying ages, look at us, surprised. All look tall, and slim yet muscular, not overtly, but toned, like they were used to working, with sun kissed skin...

                     "Are they pirates?" I ask to no one in particular, but that's what it looks like to me. 

                     The one that spoke out earlier hears me. "Yea we are." She says, looking at me. She has fierce hazel eyes, with wavy brown hair. she's wearing a white blouse, the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, tucked into her black pants, which are tucked into knee high brown boots. I see jewelry on her ears, neck, and wrist. From here though, I can't see exactly what they are, but the light catches it as she turns. 

                    "We're the Sirius." I call out to her. She gives me a grin, and nods. 

                    "Alright then." she answers, a wicked grin on her lips, as she pulls out a sword and a pistol, jumping into the fray. "I'm Kris by the way." she announces, her sword clashing with a navy officer's. She fights with a fierceness about her, as she makes her way toward our group, taking out navy as she goes. 

                 The other three women jump into the fray as well. We hear a loud CRACK, as the tall blonde catches someone with a whip. She slowly starts to make her way towards us as well. "Take that bish!" she calls out, taking out another officer, and I can't help but laugh, and be impressed. 

                  "She just took them out with a whip! How the hell do you fight with that?" Russell exclaims, clearly impressed as well. 

                   "Practice. I'm Cecilia by the way." She answers Russell, laughing, as she takes down two more. 

                   The last two girls fight back to back, slowly making their way towards us together. The first, tall and slender, the same sun kissed complexion as the others, with waist length brown hair, with touches of blonde. Her eyes, a piercing emerald green. She wields a katanna, with almost expert precision, taking down multiple officers. Her speed, combined with her skill, making her lethal to her fighting opponent. 

                     What is that some kind of slim sword?" Eduardo asks, eyeing the young woman.

                      She snorts, rolling her eyes."It's a katanna genius. I'm Penelope by the way." she adds, continuously fighting her way through the crowd. 

                      "I'm Luna." The last girl announces, as she throws a couple daggers. She's tall, with the same sun kissed glow as the others, with long black hair, that has a dark blue tint to it, especially when the light hits it. She has kind, warm brown eyes. 

                         Luna whips out what appear to be two fans, much to everyone's shock, as she flicks them open, and twirls around her enemies, with an eerie grace. 

                        "Fans?" Russell asks, as he glances over at her confused.

                         "It looks like they have points on the ends, looks like knives pointing out." I say, as I try to get a look at her weapons. 

                          "They're called fighting fans. Knives pointing out is an almost accurate description." She tells us, shooting us a smile, as she continues to whirl around the officers, taking them out. 

                          With the help of the girls, the numbers from the navy slowly decrease, to an almost manageable amount. The young women fight especially well, and skillfully. Cecilia continues to crack her whip, and makes her way over to fight beside Captain Morgan, and Thomas. I can see Captain eyeing her already, as she fights next to him. 

                          Kris reaches our group next, her sword clashing, with the occasional shot ringing out, as she wields her sword with one hand, and shoots with her other. Making a couple impressive shots aiming behind her, without even looking. Russell looks at her in awe, impressed with her skill, and I admit too, the shots she made without looking were quite impressive. She stands next to Russell fighting with her sword, as she temporarily stashes her pistol. 

                        Penelope and Luna reach us next, Penelope fighting fiercely with her katanna, as she finally reaches the group, choosing to stand next to Eduardo. Luna follows right behind her, throwing a couple more daggers as she makes her way to go fight next to Christopher. Producing her fighting fans once again. 

                       Pretty soon, the last man standing for the Navy is Captain Leonardo. We all surround him. "We're going to give you the chance to go back to your ship Leonardo." Captain tells him, an amused twinkle in his eye as he looks at the Navy captain. "You're outnumbered, with only six men somewhere on the island. Take your ship and go." Morgan adds, as he holds his sword pointed at Leonardo. 

                    Leonardo looks annoyed, but finally nods, admitting defeat. "Fine, but next time we meet at sea, I will get you."he warns, shooting us a glare as he leaves the cave. 

                    "Should we have let him go Captain?" I ask, slightly confused. 

                      Morgan looks at me, nodding."It's the more honorable thing to do. He won't try anything else here today." he finishes, then turns to look at the four women who helped us. "Speaking of, Thank you for all your help ladies, we wouldn't have made it out of this so easily without you." Morgan adds, smiling at them. "If there is anywhere you need to go after here, we would be more than happy to take you where you need to go. You're also welcome to stay and join the crew if you like." He adds, looking at them, and eyeing Cecilia in particular. I fight the urge to roll my eyes at his obvious ogling. 

                    "Captain, we should probably introduce ourselves as well." Russell adds laughing. He's right, they told us their names, but we never introduced ourselves. 

                    "Ah of course. I'm sorry ladies. I'm Captain Morgan of the Sirius, and my crew here is: Eduardo, Russell, Christopher, Thomas, Nathan, and Arabella. It's nice to meet you all." He adds, pointing to each of us as he introduces us. 

                    Kris steps forward."Nice to meet ya. As I said, I'm Kris, that's Cecilia, Penelope, and Luna. We all met on the Navy ship. They were supposed to be transporting us to Moldor, but stopped here, giving us the chance to escape." She tells us, smiling. 

                    I speak up, stepping forward."Nice to meet you all. We're here for treasure, but like captain said, after here if there's anywhere you need to go. Or you could join. Take a day or two to think it over." I add, looking at all of them, and they nod. 

                  The girls accompany us to find the treasure, Captain leading the way once again. I walk beside the girls, chatting here and there. "So are you guys apart of any crew already?" I ask, curious where they are from. 

                  They all shake their heads."Na. Been apart of a few here and there, but always moved on, never felt right."Kris says, shrugging. 

                 "I was apart of one awhile back, but it disbanded." Cecilia chimes in. 

                  "Same here. Plus the crew wasn't very tight knit to begin with anyway."Penelope says, shrugging. 

                  "I've been on my own since I was younger... been on my own for a long time actually." Luna admits, with a far off look in her eyes, like she's remembering something else. 

                 I nod. "I joined not too long ago... maybe a couple months? Back when they were in Yamato.. I was a thief, by myself a lot too. Stumbled on to their ship and been there ever since." I add, glancing at them. "Really though, you all fight well, you should join. The guys are great, a little rowdy, but their all good guys. It's a close knit group, plus I'm tired of being the only woman on board." I add, laughing. 

               "We'll think about it."Cecilia answers, and the others nod, basically saying the same. I finally get a look at Kris's jewelry, now that she's closer. She has diamond earrings, a small silver heart hanging from her neck, and a simple black and gold watch on her left wrist. 

               "I like your necklace." I tell Kris, meeting her gaze. She gives me a kind smile, as she reaches up and touches the necklace. 

               "Thank you, my mother gave it to me." She says, still smiling. 

                "Whoa, I think this is it crew!!" Captain announces excitedly, and we all rush forward to get a glimpse. We see a huge treasure chest, with sparkling jewels and coins, among other objects. A little ways ahead, we see what looks like a grave site, with a sword leaning against it. We watch as Morgan slowly makes his way towards it. 

                We follow him, standing a little distance away. "What is that Captain?" Russell hesitantly ask, kinda nervously looking at Morgan.

               Morgan sighs, turning to us. "This is the treasure the previous pirate king left, his sword. The previous pirate king was my brother." he answers, a sadness in his eyes, as he explains. 

               "We didn't know you had a brother Cap." Eduardo chimes in, raising an eyebrow. 

                Captain nods. "Anyway, let's get this treasure on the ship and figure out room arrangements eh?"Captain says, his usual smile returning to his face. 

                We all nod, and everyone does their part to load the treasure on the ship. We finally get to the difficult part of the night, room arrangements. We're all gathered on the deck, trying to figure it out. 

                Me and Nathan stand off to the side, watching on in amusement, as they try to figure it out. "So ladies, we're short on rooms, so you'll have to stay with someone. The boys will all behave themselves though. You're welcome to choose anyone, including myself. Though Nathan and Arabella, are already roommates." Captain announces, and the four women look over their choices. 

               "Tch more women on board.. just what we need." Eduardo mutters, rolling his eye.

                "What the fuck was that cyclops?"Kris snaps, glaring at our navigator. She steps forward, but much to our surprise, it's Penelope who reaches Eduardo first, a fire in her emerald green eyes. 

                 "Wow, asshole much there Cyclops?"she says sarcastically, meeting his gaze, as she steps right up to him, getting in his face. 

                 He rolls his eyes."Whatever."

                 "Sexist pig." she says clearly, rolling her eyes right back at him, a smile tugging at her lips, as she confronts him. 

                  "Yea and you're like shark bait." he teases her, with a look of amusement on his face, much to the astonishment of the crew. 

                   "Yea? I'd like to see that." she answers boldly, one hand already reaching for her katanna. 

                    He chuckles suddenly, shaking his head. "You're alright woman." he says, ruffling her hair playfully, before walking away, towards the rooms. 

                    By this point, everyone is gaping at him, surprised. That's the first time in awhile we've seen him smile, and be slightly nicer. 

                    Penelope looks startled, and slightly confused, as she looks at him. I stifle a laugh, not blaming her one bit. He is pretty confusing. 

                      He stops, turning around."You coming woman?"he ask, raising an eyebrow, as he looks at Penelope. She smirks at him, and follows him, off to his room. 

                  "Well, that was something." Nathan says quietly, next to me. I nod in agreement. 

                  We watch the three remaining girls, until Kris steps forward. "I'll go with the fencer."She announces, getting straight to the point, as she walks right up to Russell, meeting his gaze. He nods, and they walk off together, chatting about weapons. 

                   "That was some impressive swordsmanship, and shooting there." we hear Russell tell her, as they head towards his room. 

                     It's one of the crew who steps forward this time, Christopher, giving Luna a gentle smile. "Hello. I'm Christopher the ship's doctor. I'd be honored to share my room with you Luna." he says, taking her hand and placing a feather light kiss on it. Luna blushes slightly, but nods. 

                     "Thank you Chris." she answers, and follows Christopher to his room.

                      I chuckle."Christopher the charmer." 

                      "He always did have a way with women."Nathan adds, laughing. 

                      Morgan walks up to Cecilia."Cecilia my dear, I would love to share my room with you." He says, giving her a flirty smile, and slight bow. 

                      "Well, alright. But no funny business!" she warns, rolling her eyes at him. They walk off together, and they get about halfway down the hallway when we hear SMACK. A smacking sound, like someone got hit, and we hear Cecilia yell. "Bish I just told you no funny business!" 

                       Me and Nathan laugh, knowing Captain probably got himself hit, trying to touch her. We start heading to our room as well. "I think the boys might be in trouble here." I say, laughing. 

                      Nathan nods."They finally may have met their match with them... we'll see how it goes." Nathan answers, laughing, as we get ready to turn in for the night. 

A/N: Hi!!! sorry it took so long... might have got a little carried away with the length...anyway... this was my first time doing something like this, so I hope I did okay with it. I'm always open to suggestion and constructive criticism, so please feel free to say something.. lol. The girls will have more interactions with the crew in the next chapters, since we just got started with them here.. Thanks for being apart of this!!! and thanks for reading!! 

-Jinx