Author's note: I've been having a lot of free time lately, so here's Chapter 2. Special thanks to those who reviewed.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.


"Hurry up, slow poke!" Raz shouted. Gupta was a couple feet behind her, head hung low, walking at a very slow pace. "It's only sunrise. You can't be tired."

"I can if we've been up all night," Gupta replied, glaring up at Raz.

Raz slowed down to allow him to catch up. "Oh, quit complainin'. We've got work t' do."

Gupta scoffed. "Are you kidding me? What more is there to find? The only things we've found all night are half a banana and three grapes! Face it, with Squint gone forever, the whole crew is gonna fall apart."

Raz had no response. For one thing, it was unlike Gupta to say those kinds of negative things. Another thing, she'd never realized, was that it was true. Ever since the announcement that Squint was dead, things just weren't right. They'd never be right until someone fixed it. She knew she was going to have to be the person to do so.


Squint woke up with pain still in his leg and ear. Unfortunately, he wouldn't be able to rest while his injuries healed. He still had to survive. Sitting in that cave wasn't going to get him anywhere.

Okay, so being alone isn't all that great, he realized. But I can still do this. All I need to do is find everyone again. It shouldn't be too hard. Just build a raft and sail away. I mean, I'm a pirate, right? Sailing's in my blood.

With that, he got up and limped out of the cave. Determined, he started his quest on finding materials for his raft.


It was early in the evening when everyone was back on the ship. They were all exremely tired, but Raz wouldn't let them sleep just yet. She had to get things under control first.

The crew sat in the middle of the ship. Raz stood in front of them and waited for them to settle down.

"Alright, me an' Gupta have come t' an agreement," she began. "This ship is now under new management. From this momen' forth, I'm takin' the role as captain. Gupta will be first mate."

No one argued. They all figured it was for the best. They needed a leader to guide them.

"Wha' I say goes. Though, you will still basically have the same jobs."

"When's Squint comin' back?" Flynn asked, clueless as to what had happened recently.

"I'm afraid, mon ami, it will not be for a very, very long time," said Silas, careful not to just blurt out, He's dead. Someone squished him and threw him overboard where he sank and drowned at the bottom of the ocean. Flynn was way too sensative to handle the truth.

Exhausted from the night before, the crew decided to go to bed early. They all drifted off quickly, the sun still shining for a couple more hours.


Logs and branches, logs and branches. Why is this so hard? There are trees everywhere! Squint was looking around for some wood to use as the base of his raft. But so far, he only found half of what he needed.

I guess this is better than nothing. Satisfied with his findings, he grabbed a few berries from a nearby bush and headed back to the cave.

It was nighttime when he arrived. There were lots of stars filling the sky. He put his wood in a pile on the opposite side of the cave and layed down for the night.

I hope everyone is doing okay without me.


There you go, Chapter 2. I hope everyone enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Chapter 3 is coming up soon. Please review!

-Rabid Cheeseball