After about a day's journey, Boochbeard's ship finally arrived at in the notorious Skull Island Skyways. Evelyn stood at the edge of the ship, staring ahead at the large skull shaped mountain they were approaching.

"So that's Skull Island…" she remarked. "Very aptly named."

Kobe walked up next to her, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Here we will be safe." He said. "Here we can start our new life."

Evelyn smiled up at the large bull.

"I'm still surprised you're willing to become a pirate. I mean, you seem like an honorable warrior, and pirates are notorious for being anything but honorable."

"A pirate without honor would have left me in that cell to die. You chose to free me."

Evelyn smirked.

"Thanks."

Boochbeard's ship pulled up alongside the docks, and Evelyn leapt off deck and onto the creaking deck. Kobe landed right next to her.

"When ye get te town, seek out Captain Avery. He should be able te help ye out."

Evelyn gave a salute and watched as they sailed away. The unlikely duo walked up the docks and onto the beach. They saw many small shops set up in the sand, selling many different items. Using some gold that Boochbeard had given her, she made a quick stop in one of the shops to pick out an actual eye patch, which she quickly used to replace her makeshift one.

"That's better." She said as she adjusted the buckle so it was hidden under her hair.

"Perhaps we should find you some new clothes while we are here. You will not need your furs in a warm place like this."

Evelyn shrugged and went and bought a new outfit, and a new pair of boots. As she emerged from the shop, she looked like an actual pirate.

"Well… what do you think?"

Kobe smiled.

"I think you look great Captain."

Suddenly, there was a distant boom, and the sound of a cannonball being fired. Turning instinctively towards the docks, Evelyn feared it was armada. However, she was surprised to see there were no armada ships.

"Captain… The mountain."

Evelyn looked at the mountain to see small fire fires rising from the jungles, as well as cannonballs being fired from the trees.

"The village is being attacked from the jungle." Evelyn concluded. "But why?"

"Perhaps Captain Avery may know."

…..

Upon entering the large manor of Captain Avery, Evelyn and Kobe found who they were looking for. Avery stood behind a large desk covered in papers. He had a white beard, though not as large as Boochbeards', and wore green colored captain's robes. He looked over at the duo, and sneered.

"Let me guess, pirates on the run?"

Evelyn nodded.

"Yes. My name is-"

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm a bit busy here."

The building suddenly shook as another round of cannon fire started up.

"I noticed… That's why we came."

"Well, then why are you just standing there?"

Evelyn's eyes narrowed a bit in irritation. This guy was a total arse.

"Well, for starters, it would be helpful to know who is firing the cannons on the other side of the island."

"You can thank one of my more… willful crewmembers for that. Fin Dorsel… that slimy son of a fish stole a jade amulet from me and disappeared into the jungle. To prevent me from following him, he roused the troggies, and now they're bombarding us!"

As if to prove his point, the building shook again, hard enough that Evelyn nearly lost balance, though Kobe quickly caught her.

"Alrighty then… since I'm already half blind and don't feel like losing anything else anytime soon, let's make a deal. If I stop them troggies from blowin the town te bits, you help me hide from the armada."

At the word "deal", Avery perked up.

"An accord eh? I'll sweeten the pot. You stop the troggies, AND get my amulet back, and I'll provide you with a ship to start your pirate career. Agreed?"

He held out his left hand, a gesture that made Kobe a bit irritated, and Evelyn quickly took it.

"Agreed."

…..

The duo made their way towards the large rope bridge that connected the large mountain to the town.

"I do not trust this Avery…" Kobe suddenly commented.

Evelyn blinked and looked up at her towering first mate.

"Why is that?" she asked "Aside from the fact that he's a total arse and a pirate."

"The hand that he used to make the deal." He said.

"So he's left handed… so what?"

"In my culture, the left hand is used to-"

"GET DOWN YOU TWO!"

Kobe and Evelyn hit the deck as a cannon ball sailed over their heads. As they looked up, a rather large man with a tricorn hat and an eye patch ran over.

"Are ye lookin te lose yer heads?!" he shouted.

"Actually, we're lookin te help out with yer little bombardment problem." Evelyn replied, gesturing to the smoking crater that use to be a wall.

"Help, eh?" the man said. "Well then, git yerselves across the bridge and seek out Bonnie Anne. She'll tell ye what needs doin."

Evelyn gave a mock salute and ran across the bridge, Kobe hot on her heals.

…

After several minutes of pulling Kobe's hooves out of the spaces between the bridge slates, the two finally made it to the jungle surrounding the mountain.

"Alright… now we just gotta find Bonnie Anne." Evelyn said.

"Lookin fer me?" a voice interrupted.

Kobe and Evelyn turned to see a female fox crouching in the cover of a large grove of trees with one of the largest guns Evelyn had ever seen perched on her shoulder. The two quickly made their way over to her, crouching next to her.

"Are you the one known as Bonnie Anne?" Kobe asked.

"That's me name, don't wear it out… Whatcha for?"

"Avery sent us." Evelyn explained. "We're tryin te find Fin, as well as stop them blasted troggies from blowin this island outta the sky."

Anne seemed a bit relieved.

"Good. You've come just in time."

She peered over an outcropping of rocks that stood between the three of them, and a hoard of blue frog people. She sent out a large burst shot, which caused a few to fall to the ground.

"That Fin… he's a wily one. He riled the troggies up til they're as mad as badgers."

Evelyn peered over the rocks as well, looking at the troggies. They didn't seem very smart, or very technologically inclined. In fact, they were fighting off many other pirates with blow guns and spears similar to Evelyn's.

"How are they blowing up the town?" she asked.

"They raided us last night, and stole half our powder stores." Annie explained.

"Then we need to steal it back." Evelyn confirmed, gripping her staff tightly.

"Good luck getting through all that mess. There are too many out there."

"Then it is time to thin the herd." Kobe added.

Before Annie could get another word out, Kobe and Evelyn leapt over the rock and straight into the troggies. Almost immediately, one attempted to stab Kobe in the back. However, he was quick to spin around, his sword slicing through the spear, as well as the troggie's chest, as if it was nothing. Not wanting to be outmatched, Evelyn, spun her spear in her hand, quickly knocking several troggies off their feet, where they soon met the business end of the staff.

"We need to make our way towards the edge of the jungle." Kobe pointed out. "That is where the troggies will have their stolen powder."

Evelyn kicked a troggies away, spotting a slingshot not far from them.

"There's one." She called triumphantly. "Let's go destroy it."

One of the troggies heard Evelyn's plan, and slipped into a bush, hoping to sneak up and attack her. When she neared his hiding place, he leapt out. However, a shot rang out and he fell to the ground, dead. Evelyn looked up to see another pirate perched in a tree, who gave Evelyn a salute, then went right back to shooting troggies.

"That was close." Evelyn sighed in relief. "Now, let's get to that slingshot."

The duo fought through wave after wave of troggies, until Kobe got close enough to the powder kegs to create a spark. With a fiery boom, the barrels of powder exploded, sending troggies flying everywhere.

"Ha-ha!" Evelyn cheered. "I forgot how much fun blowing stuff up was!"

A distant explosion reminded Evelyn that there was more than one slingshot.

"Now is not the time to celebrate, Captain."

"Right. We've still gotta find the other ones."

…..

40 minutes, two sling shots, and what felt like hundreds of troggies later, the bombardment had finally stopped and the troggies were sufficiently cowed, hiding in their treetop houses. Evelyn, covered in small scratches from the explosions and a few lucky shots, leaned against a tree and let out a sigh of relief.

"Man… that took longer than expected…"

"But, it is done." Kobe replied.

"Yeah… Now… Back to Anne."

The two made their way back to Anne, who was helping Lieutenant Smollet, another pirate who had been fighting off the troggies, clear away the fallen troggies, as well as the injured pirates.

"Yer back." Anne called as she looked up.

"That we are. You think I would let a buncha stupid frogs get the better of me?"

Anne chuckled.

"You've got spunk… What's yer name?"

"Evelyn Teach." She replied. "I'm fixin te become a pirate, like me mum and dad."

"A pirate eh?"

"Correct." Kobe replied. "I am her first crew member, Kobe Yojimbo."

"Well, ye can't do much with just a crew of one… Hows about addin' on one more?"

Anne spun her gun, sliding it over her shoulder and into its holster on her back.

"Bonnie Anne, at yer service Captain."

Evelyn smiled and held out her right hand, a gesture that Kobe silently approved, and Anne took it. They shook, and Evelyn clapped her hands one time.

"Alright, now back to business… I need to find Fin and get Avery his trinket back."

Lt. Smollet looked up.

"Yer lookin' fer Fin?" he asked. "Last I heard, he was hidin out in the mountain caves. I sent two of my best men after him before the bombardment started. They haven't come back."

"Maybe they found him." Evelyn suggested.

"Only one way to find out." Anne added.

The three pirates took off into the jungle.

….

A bit later, the group made their way to a small troggies encampment. Since the attack was now over, it had been abandoned. However, one frog remained. However, it wasn't a troggie. Instead, it was a frog dressed in pirate garb, sitting in a wooden cage.

"That's Ensign Livsey." She whispered. "One of the men Smollet sent after Fin. The troggies must've nabbed him."

Evelyn peeked out of the underbrush they were hiding in, looked left, then right, and then left again.

"Coast is clear."

The three slipped out of the foliage, making their way over to Livsey. Livsey turned to them and jumped up.

"Thank heavens… Smollet sent reinforcements."

Evelyn looked at the door on the cage, and smirked.

"Those troggies… they're dumber than I thought."

She slipped the point of her spear into the crack between the door and the frame of the cage. With a twist and a sharp tug, the door pulled free.

"Thank ye… I thought I'd nevah get outta there."

"Ye can thank us by tellin us where te find Fin." Evelyn replied.

Livsey blinked.

"Yer after Fin?" he asked. "The three o' ya?"

"Yep." Anne replied. "Can ye help us?"

"I can tell ya this, Fin ain't alone up there in the caves. He's got thugs with 'im. Cutthroats by the look o' them."

Anne growled.

"Cutthroats… vile creatures… would sell out their own mum fer a shilling…"

"Aye… they're hold up in a camp in front of the cave. You draw their fire, I'll go take a look around and see what I can find."

He hopped off, and Evelyn looked towards the large mountain.

"You heard the frog." She said. "Let's go pick a fight."

They made their way up the hill to the mouth, literally, of skull cave. Sitting around a large camp fire, roasting what looked to be flying fish, were several large anthromorphic sharks.

"They're big…" Evelyn commented as they got closer. "Fought bigger."

Anne decided to let off the first shot, firing a burst round, which hit each of the sharks. They jumped up, each grabbing large swords. Evelyn saw one and her eyes sparkled.

"I am so getting one of those."

She got her chance when a cutthroat came running at her. She stuck her staff in the ground, using it as a vaulting pole to launch herself at the shark. Her feet connected with its chest, sending it flying backwards. The sword went flying into the air, where Evelyn quickly caught it.

"Not bad at all."

Kobe had two cutthroats running at him. He closed his eyes and put a single hand on his sword. As they came at him, his eyes flew open, and at an almost impossible speed, he drew his sword, cutting right through the two sharks. They fell to the ground as Kobe sheathed his blade. The final cutthroat, having watched its comrades get taken out so quickly, turned to run. However, he came face to face with Anne's gun.

"Gotcha."

She fired, and the last one fell.

"Good job you three."

The pirates turned to see Livsey hopping over.

"During your distraction, I found this hidden in one of their tents."

He holds up a note, which Evelyn takes. She squints at it in frustration, then hands it to Anne.

"Can't read this scrawl… I only know how to read Grizzleheim rune script."

"Not te worry captain. I'll read it for you."

Anne looked at the paper and read it.

"Our buyer won't be here for a while. I'll be in the temple. When the buyer arrives, bring him to me. The temple entrance is in the cave."

"Our quarry is in the cave." Kobe surmised. "Then inside we must go."

"Good luck to ye." Livsey said. "And if ye find me partner, Sergeant Shepard, tell 'im I'm on me way back te town."

He gave a salute and hopped off as the three pirates entered the cave.

…..

It didn't take long to find the temple. It was surprisingly big, with strange runes carved into the walls. There were large statues everywhere, depicting large lizard like creatures. However, despite the strange, eerie beauty of the place, Evelyn only noticed one thing.

"Why is there so much water?"

The tunnels were flooded with water that reached Evelyn's knees. She found herself pulling her boots off, tying the laces together and slinging them over her shoulder. Anne slipped out of her boots and rolled up her pants.

"These tunnels are ancient… and with the waterfall guarding the entrance, it makes sense that there is so much water." Kobe hypothesized.

"Water or no, we still have to find Fin." Anne said.

"Let's go then."

The three pirates followed the current of the water, hoping that it would lead them to where they needed to go. Luckily, it did. The tunnels opened up to reveal a large open area completely covered in water. Looking at the platform on the other end of the swirling water, there was a large door.

"That must be where Fin is."

Evelyn took a few steps back, and went to jump into the water. However, a grey, furry hand quickly caught her arm.

"Unless ye got a death wish, I wouldn't jump into that mess."

Evelyn turned to see a grey dog wearing a brown coat and hat. He released her arm.

"That water there is too deep and too fast. Unless yer a shark, you won't survive the dip."

Evelyn looked at the water and growled.

"Well, then how do you suggest we get over there mister…."

"Shepard…. Sergeant Shepard."

Kobe and Anne perked up.

"Shepard… You are Livsey's partner?" Kobe asked.

"Aye…. Livsey and I got separated and I made my way down here. Been trapped here for a while, but it's been worth it."

"Then you can help us… How do we get across?" Anne asked.

Shepard pointed back down the hall that they had just come from.

"Go back down that way and find a large shrine. There are three statues that will activate a large drain. The water will disperse and the path will be open."

"If you knew how to make the water go away, then why didn't you go and drain it?" Evelyn wondered.

"Because some troggies have holed themselves up in there."

Evelyn shrugged.

"Not a problem. Ready guys?"

Anne slipped her gun back into her arms, and Kobe placed his hand comfortably on his sword.

"Let's go."

…..

Shepard waited for about half an hour in that corridor. Suddenly, there was a whooshing sound. He looked down at the water, which was beginning to spiral faster and faster. The water level was also starting to go down.

"By Jove… they did it."

The last of the water finally drained away as the pirates returned. All three of them were soaking wet, and Evelyn had a large grin on her face.

"Did you see the look on that troggie when that drain opened up beneath him?" She asked Kobe.

"Indeed. It was a smart move, luring them to the center, then having us all go to the separate statues."

"You sure this ain't yer first time being a pirate Captain?" Anne asked.

"I was 7 the last time I called myself a pirate. I don't think that counts."

Shepard came out and greeted them.

"Good job you three. The water's passable."

"Then it's time to face Fin." Evelyn said, cracking her knuckles loudly.

"I'll come with ya." Shepard decided. "Fin and I… we got a score te settle."

Evelyn grinned.

"The more the merrier."

…..

The large doors fly open as the four pirates come barreling in, much to the surprise of a large group of cutthroats standing guard around the room.

"Alright Fin, you twofaced blaggard, come out where we can see ya!" Shepard called.

The sharks parted, revealing a single shark dressed in a black sleeveless shirt and a pair of brown pants. He had large goggled over his eyes, and a large tattoo that covered his entire left arm.

"Shepard…" the shark growled. "Never thought you'd get the guts to come in here."

"He ain't alone, fish face." Evelyn replied, raising her stolen sword in the air.

Fin snarled again

"You made several mistake, girly. First, you took the job. Second, you didn't bring an army."

Kobe and Anne came in behind her, weapons brandished.

"This is all the army I need to turn you into sushi."

Evelyn lead the charge, Kobe hot on her heals. Anne, however, stayed back, inching along the wall. All of the sharks quickly converged on the trio, who began beating them back with swords, katanas and rapiers.

"Cutthroats are nothin' but spineless bullies." Shepard called over the din. "If ye take out their leader, the rest will turn tail."

"In other words, get Fin!" Evelyn summarized.

However, this was quickly proving to be an easier said than done action. The cutthroats had quickly surrounded them, forcing them into a back to back position. Thinking fast, Evelyn dove between the legs of a cutthroat. It attempted to slice at her, but its sword was blocked by Kobe.

"That was not a wise decision."

Evelyn got right up in Fin's face, taking a swipe at him. She managed to give him a nice sized gash on his stomach, as well as cut through his shirt. However, he was stronger than she had anticipated.

"Nice try, pirate."

He swiped at her, cutting her along her arm. She grunted in pain, but did not falter. Shepard and Kobe attempted to come to her side, but they were immediately cut off by cutthroats.

"There are too many of them." Shepard called.

"Have faith in my captain." Kobe replied.

Evelyn continued to dodge and weave, avoiding Fin's blows. With each missed stroke, he seemed to be getting angrier. She, however, just kept on swiping at him as well, a mocking smile on her face. That just seemed to enrage Fin even more. Finally, he caught her off-guard, his tail coming out and knocking her off her feet. His sword was right at her chest.

"I got you now… Any last words?"

"Yeah. Look behind you."

Fin turned around to see Bonnie Anne perched on a rock, her gun level with Fin's head.

"Gotcha you mother-"

BOOOOOOM!

The shot was clean and true, striking Fin right center in the head. He slumped to the ground, completely and utterly defeated. The other cutthroats watched as their leader fell, then quickly turn tail and run. Evelyn got up off the ground with a cocky grin.

"Nice shot Anne."

"How did ya know what I was planning?" she asked.

"It's a common fighting tactic back in Grizzleheim. Distract the prey, allowing for the second hunter to strike."

Shepard walked over to the fallen shark, giving him a nice kick to the gut. When he did, a small green amulet fell from his pocket. Evelyn quickly scooped it up.

"So this is Avery's trinket… Might as well take it back to its proper owner."

As Evelyn went to walk away Fin grabbed ahold of her leg. She turned to him, pulling her leg free.

"I want you to remember this moment… This is the moment you won your first victory…. And the moment you made you worst enemy."

"Aw shut yer jaw." Evelyn replied, kicking him in the face. "If you're the worst enemy I make, then I guess I'm in luck then."

She tossed the amulet up in the air, catching it with a grin.

"Now… I've got to see a man about a ship."