Cora found Anne and told her where they were, and Anne was just as shock as Cora was. As soon as the sun came up, Mr. Denham and his crew piled into the life boats. Cora did feel bad about sneaking off the ship and leaving Captain Englehorn and his men to try and unwedge The Venture, but she knew that eventually he would be able to save it. As the boats rowed closer to Skull Island, Cora began to feel uneasy as she saw lifeless corpses floating on the surface.

"Bruce, we should go back. This could be dangerous." whispered Cora.

"We'll be fine, Cora." whispered Bruce, but Cora could tell he was uneasy.

The boats finally reached the shores of Skull Island and everyone climbed out to investigate the strange place. The entire time, Cora clutched onto Bruce's arm, especially when she would see something even remotely frightening. They finally reached the other side of the island's wall, and came upon a village in ruins. All was quiet and still, and there was nothing more frightening than a place covered in silence.

"It's deserted." said Preston.

"Of course it's deserted. Use your eyes, Preston. The place is a ruin. Nobody's lived here for hundreds of years." said Mr. Denham.

Suddenly, everyone could heard the sound of a child crying. They all turned and saw a little girl, who didn't even appear to be human. Her skin was dark and dusty, her eyes were wild and red, her hair was knotted with tangles, and she had little to no clothing. She suddenly pointed, but nobody could see what she was pointing at. But everyone was frightened.

"I'll handle this." whispered Mr. Denham.

Mr. Denham took a Nestle's Crunch Bar and approached the little girl, obviously trying to offer it to her.

"Look chocolate...you like chocolate?" asked Mr. Denham, but the child didn't speak.

As Mr. Denham drew closer to the child, rain began to pour down and the sound of thunder could be heard. Mr. Denham continued to offer the chocolate bar to the child, but she still wouldn't take it. Mr. Denham finally had enough and tried to force it into her hand.

"For God's sake, Denham, leave the native alone!" yelled Bruce.

"She doesn't want the chocolate." said Mr. Driscoll, his voice calm.

Suddenly, the child bit Mr. Denham on the wrist and fled into the arms of an elderly woman, who looked very similar to the child herself. Suddenly, everyone realized that they were completely surrounded by natives. But none of them seemed to be young, infact most of them were either women or elderly people. There were a few children, though.

"It's alright. It's just a bunch of women and old folk. They're harmless." said Mr. Denham.

Suddenly, there was a gasp. One of Mr. Denham's crew members had been hit with an arrow, which caused Anne to let out a terrifying scream that pierced the air. Out of nowhere, came more and more natives. Soon everyone was being attacked, including Cora and Anne. As one of the natives forced Cora to the ground, she could Bruce being beaten terribly. Soon, he was unconscious.

"Bruce!" screamed Cora.

Suddenly, Cora felt something hit her back hard. It kept hitting her again and again and again. Cora finally realized that she was being hit with a rock. An extremely hard rock, no doubt. Soon, Cora's entire back was bloody and bruised. Never had Cora felt so much pain, and she had no idea if she would be able to survive it. Suddenly, a gunshot rang through the air and the beating stopped. For a moment, there was silence and then the natives suddenly ran away.

Cora felt someone pull her up and set her on her feet, she looked up and saw Captain Englehorn. Relieved, Cora hugged him and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you for saving us." said Cora.

Before Captain Englehorn could respond, Anne rushed up to Cora and hugged her.

"Thank goodness!" said Anne.

"Are you okay?" asked Cora.

"I'm just fine."

Cora gasped in terror when she finally saw Bruce laying on the ground, practically lifeless. She rushed to him and stroked his face. Captain Englehorn watched on sadly, thinking how nice it was to hug her.

"Bruce, wake up, please." sobbed Cora.

"I'll only open my eyes if you kiss me." said Bruce.

Cora laughed and kissed Bruce, then gave him a hug. Cora helped him off the ground and helped him back to the Venture. Later at night, Cora and Bruce decided to help Captain Englehorn and his crew free The Venture. Captain Englehorn insisted that this was no work for a woman and Cora should rest because of her injuries, but Cora said it was only way to repay him for what he did. It took almost an hour and heavy rains tried to make it impossible, but The Venture was finally free from the rocks. Everyone let out a cheer and Cora gave Bruce a long kiss, and then hugged him.

"We're going home aren't we, Bruce?" asked Cora.

"We're going back, Cora." said Bruce.

As The Venture turned around back towards New York; Mr. Driscoll suddenly came to deck and urged for Captain Englehorn to turn it around. Then, he said the words that Cora never thought she hear:

"They've taken Anne." said Mr. Driscoll.

"Anne? Who has Anne? Where is my sister?" asked Cora, her voice showing her panic.

"The natives. They took her." said Mr. Driscoll.

Cora was in such a state of shock that she almost fell to the ground, but Bruce quickly caught her. Captain Englehorn stood in a state of shock, not knowing what to do. Finally, the shock wore off and he turned The Venture back towards Skull Island. As everyone was leaving The Venture to go and search for Anne, Cora was stopped by Bruce.

"Cora, you've gotta stay here." said Bruce.

"Anne is my sister, I've got to help her." said Cora.

"Fine. Help her by letting her see her sister alive and unharmed."

"I'll be all right."

"You saw what those natives did to you. They killed Mike, they beat us till we bled and almost killed us. I'm not putting you at risk."

"It's my choice, not yours. Anne is my sister and I'm not going to sit by and do nothing."

"All right. Just promise me that you won't go far, and you'll stick by me at all times."

"I will."

Cora and Bruce joined hands and walked off The Venture together. Everyone began searching for Anne, but saw nothing. They made their way towards the wall and then heard Anne let out a loud scream, which was followed by a roar.

"Behind the wall!" yelled Mr. Driscoll.

Mr. Driscoll rushed to the other side of the wall, while Cora waited anxiously for his return with Anne. When Mr. Driscoll came back, he seemed extremely upset.

"She's gone." said Mr. Driscoll.

Cora turned to Bruce and he hugged her, just as Mr. Denham returned, but he wasn't upset. He was in shock.

"Carl, what is it?" asked Mr. Driscoll, but Mr. Denham's face said it all. "You saw something."

"Mr. Denham, did you see what took my sister?" asked Cora.

"It was...It was a creature. A large creature." said Mr. Denham, his voice was barely audible.

Cora stared at Mr. Denham in disbelief. Even if a giant creature did exist, then why would it be on Skull Island? And worse, what did it want with Anne?