Daybreak, and the Five Scarves are up with the sun, working how to get across to Tenshijima; Rob and Danny are trying to spot a suitable boat to commandeer, either on the shore or on the island.
"I can only see one boat," Rob reports after several minutes searching.
"Same here," Danny confirms.
Rob lowers his sniper scope. "And it's on the island."
Danny lowers his binoculars. "One of us is going to have to swim over."
"Who's our strongest swimmer?"
"Maria!" Danny calls.
Maria dashes over. "What do you want?" she asks with enthusiasm.
"For you to swim over to the island, get that boat, and bring it back here," Danny explains.
Maria looks towards the island, then to Danny; she repeats these actions twice more. "Are you crazy? How far is that?"
"About two miles," Rob answers, using his sniper scope to measure the distance.
Maria shakes her head vigorously. "Yep, you're crazy."
"It'll only take an hour to swim over," Rob assures.
"Plus you love to swim," Danny reminds.
Maria mumbles playful insults under her breath. "…OK," she reluctantly agrees. "But you both owe me so much ice cream when we get home!" Maria slips off her weapons, dress, and shoes; down to only her sports bra and gym shorts, she wades into the water, and sets off on her long swim.
Ninety minutes later, Maria brings the boat up to shore; her piloting skills are lacking, but she manages to park the boat well enough to load the vehicles.
"I got your boat," Maria greets as she descends from the bridge. "I'm going to find somewhere to nap," she adds with a yawn, descending below deck.
Danny boards the boat and lowers the boarding ramp; Hanna and Rob load the ATVs first, then with Xander get the trikes on board. With the vehicles securely loaded, Danny raises the boarding ramp, then proceeds to the bridge. Hanna, Rob, and Xander disappear below deck; in the cabin, they find Maria curled up on one of the bench seats, fast asleep, purring softly.
"I'll fetch her a blanket," Hanna whispers. She disappears back up to the deck, returning a moment later with a blanket; she lays it gently over Maria, who stirs slightly, then settles and purrs louder. Hanna and Rob then settle together on the other bench seat to snooze; Xander settles in a corner to do the same.
"Maria," Hanna coaxes softly. "Wake up; we're on the island now."
Maria stirs awake. "Kitty still tired," she mumbles.
"Oh well, guess we'll have to go on our quest without you," Hanna replies.
Maria leaps up, throwing the blanket to the floor; she dashes up to the deck to retrieve and put on her dress, shoes and weapons. "Hurry up slowpokes!" she calls below deck impatiently.
"You were right," Rob admits.
"Aren't I always?" Hanna flirts back. "Come on, we've got a mission to complete."