(Since Ally is in the room right now, I will be doing this in...Uh…3rd person I think, in presence tense. Then I will go back to 1st person presence tense when I get back to Ally.)

"Sir? What are we going to do?" Greenbeard asks the captain.

An evil grin comes over Davys face as a thought comes to his mind.

"Let us play a little game of hide and go seek-uh."

Greenbeard and a few other crewmembers that are around, have a confused look on their face. What is there captain thinking?

"Uh, captain?"

Davy laughed. "We'll hide, and see if they'll even dare to come aboard to find us." He says in a calm tone.

The crew now gets the idea and laugh.

"And if they do come aboard?" Koleniko asks, coming over from listening in.

"Then ye'll all do what ye normally do. Take 'em down-uh."

The grin is now being passed onto the rest of the crew.

The crew begins their little game. Each of them goes below deck and stay there. If they are going to pull this off, they have to be silent. But that may not be easy for one crewmember.

Penrod, the shrimp little guy, also the extremely hyper excited one, thinks this is just so much fun. He follows the crew, hopping joyfully down the stairs below into the darkness. He stands in between Clanker and Koleniko.

"This is so much fun!" Penrod exclaims.

Clanker and Koleniko exchange discussed looks at one another.

"I wonder what's going to happen. Do ye guys think this is fun? I do. We've never done anything like this before. I think…"

"Shut up!" Clanker, Koleniko, and a few others shout at him with annoyance. Penrod quickly shuts up and hunkers down behind the crew.

"My God!" Koleniko says, glad to have Penrod quiet. "Why did the captains even let that pipsqueak join?" The crew agrees to his question.

Davy soon makes his way down.

"They're just about here. Can ye all stay quiet?"

The crew all look over at Penrod. He knows he better not say a word and nods his head.

They then hear the voices of the EITC crew, as their ship approaches.

The Dutchman crew laughs quietly, as they can hear the voices of the opposing crew.

'What the hell is going on?' and 'Where are they?' are just a few questions they hear them ask.

Cutler Beckett makes his way onto the open deck. He peers over at the Dutchman. It is empty. Something isn't right, and he knows it.

"Sir? What do you want us to do? Are we to board?"

Beckett doesn't quite know what to do or say. He knows this is a dare, and that the outcome won't be good.

"No. We leave." He says quickly.

He turns and leaves his crew dumbfounded. They aren't quite sure why they're not going over to the Dutchman. Its crew had taken crates full of supplies from them, but apparently Beckett doesn't care anymore. Either that, of he is afraid.

Back over at the Dutchman, the crew emerges when they know the coast is clear. They know what's next. More work.

Davy watches his crew as they fall back into line and begin to work. Now that the EITC is gone, it is time to go get Ally.

(Okay, I am now going back to 1st person. Back to writing as Ally)

I lay on the bed, twirling a piece of my hair with my finger, as I wait for everything to be over with.

I stair blankly at the ceiling, thinking. What am I going to get myself into? I said I wanted to help, but I have a strong feeling that things won't go as planned.

After what seems like hours of waiting, I hear the door open. Still lying down, I quickly turn my head in that direction. Davy walks in with a smile. He shuts the door and makes his way over to me.

I still lay on the bed when he sits next to me. He runs his hand through my hair that is spreader over the bed. I smile up at him and he does the same. Him and I have grown to like each other more and more each day, but still haven't told one another our true feelings. I could tell him mine right here and now, but I don't think that he himself is ready just yet.

"So…?" I say after the silence gets too long.

"So…what?" He teases.

"What happened? I didn't hear anything or anyone. What was your little plan that worked?"

"Something easy and simple." He pauses as I look at him to continue. "A little game of hide and go seek-uh."

I quickly sit up. "What?" I say abruptly. "Is there something behind that that I should know about?" Why in the world would he, the sea-devil himself be playing little kid games like hide and go seek?

He laughs at my remark. "No-uh. But it worked though. They didn't come over here to find us now did they?"

"You like the easy way go don't you."

He nods. "If I can get it that way-uh, then I will."

I roll my eyes.

"So, ye ready?" He asks.

"Ready for what?"

"For yer first day of work-uh. Remember? Ye said ye wanted to be of use."

"Oh, yeah." I sigh with a disappointed look on my face.

"If ye want to give up already that's fine with me. But the crew is expecting ye, and ye know what they'll say when they find out yer too weak-uh."

I stair at him with shock. "I am not weak!" I retort.

"Then get out there-uh!"

"I will." I say, standing up.

Davy does the same and follows me to the door.

"Ye can start out by helping Clanker and Palifico move things into the cargo hold."

"What?" I whine. "I have to work with Clanker?"

"Ye will help anyone I say ye will help-uh. Got it?" He says playfully.

"Aye, aye captain!" I play back by saying this and saluting him.

I open the door and we both step out. He points in the direction I am to go. I sigh and begin walking. As I approach the stairs to the cargo hold, I look one last time back at Davy and he uses him arm to say 'go on'. I do as I am told, and head down the steps.

The creaking of the steps gives my presence away to Clanker and Palifico. They look up at me while sitting on come barrels. Clanker stairs at me with an evil little smirk. Palifico on the other hand, you can't really tell what his expression is. His face has lost a form of humanity, and has been replaced with a reef-like structure. But I assume that he has the came expression as Clanker under all that right now.

"So, ye want to help us out now do ye?" Clanker says, eyeing me as I come closer.

I step in front of him and fold my arms.

"That is what I said before, is it not?"

The two men look at each other, both of them with their arms folded as well, and laugh.

"Okay then. Let's get going." Clanker says, getting up. He now towers over me. Most everyone on this ship does. I'm tall for my age, but I am no match for these men. Especially Davy.

"Ye know those crates we brought aboard? Ye can help be bringing them down here."

"I'm not doing it by myself, you know."

"What? Ye don't think yer strong enough?" Clanker is already getting on my nerves. How am I supposed to help work with him?

"No, I could do it. But I said I would help you. Not do it alone."

We go back to the upper deck and I see the crates. There is about six of them. Some are smaller, and then some are bigger. The bigger ones look as if I won't be able to lift them. But knowing Clanker, he's going to push my buttons and make me do it.

Palifico notices the look on my face. He nudges Clanker in the side and motions toward me. They laugh to themselves. Clanker passes by me and lifts up one of the larger crates like it's a feather.

"What? Gunna have a problem with this squeaks?"

Just for calling me that, I walk past him and hit him in the arm. I grab one of the lighter wait crates.

"There's no problem." I shoot back, lifting the crate.

"Oh sure, grab one of the lighter ones." Palifico finally speaks. "We'll make sure to leave one of the larger one's for ye." He too grabs one of the heavier crates.

We all turn and make our way back down into the cargo hold.

I almost slip as I come down the stairs.

"Oh come on. It's not heavy enough to make ye fall." Clanker says over his shoulder.

"Well that wouldn't have happened if you men cleaned up after yourself!"

Clanker and Palifico place their crates next to each other in a corner. I place mine on top.

When I turn, I find them both looking right at me. Clanker, with his smirk, and Palifico…I guess has the same.

"What?" I ask slowly.

Clanker steps up and walks around me. "Now let's see just how strong ye are."

I don't like the way this is sounding. I don't know what way to take this at.

Palifico stands in front of me, arms folded and blocking my exit. I look back around at Clanker. As I do, I feel someone quickly grab me around the waist. I try to scream, but a hand covers my mouth, as well as my eyes. I try bighting it, but it doesn't nothing but give me a bad taste in my mouth. I kicked out violently, while another hand goes to my lower half. I can't tell who is doing what, but I know both are getting their share. Another hand starts creeping up my shirt, but doesn't get far.

"Let go of her!"

I hear Davys voice. I am so happy to hear him.

I am thrown to the ground. As soon as I am free, I jump up and run behind Davy. The look on Clanker's and Palifico's face is like a deer caught in the headlight.

Davy stomps over to them as I stay back. Clanker and Palifico stand straight and back up slowly as Davy approaches.

"Have ye forgotten that I know everything that is happening on this ship?" He continues to come forward. "And that's been how many years now?"

The two of them now hit the wall, but Davy proceeds to get in their face. He cant seem to say anything more because he is full of anger right now. But Clanker and Palifico can see what they're in for later from his eyes.

Davy doesn't say any more, and turns away. I see the two of them sigh, and start to breath again as Davy gets farther away.

"Come." Davy says to me as he walks by. I go leave with him with no problem. My eyes do not leave the men behind me as I leave.

"What we're we thinking…" I hear one of them say as I walk up the stairs.

As we hit the upper deck, I can see the sun slowly setting. I begin to think about what just happened. Why did he do that? He and I were beginning to be such playful friends. He would make jokes about me, and I would make jokes about him. Then he goes and pulls this again. I don't know if I will be able to trust him now. He was like this in the beginning. Is he going to stay this way to me forever? I don't want to be on this ship having to watch my back constantly to make sure no one is going to rape me. I never really got to know Palifico strongly, but now I don't think I'll ever be able to. This is the second time something like this has happened on this ship. But it's the third time in my life.

Davy doesn't say anything until we enter the room. I walk over to the bed and sit down. I sigh loudly when I do.

"Did they hurt ye?" He asks concerned.

I shake my head, staring at the ceiling. My body still tingles from the feeling of hands on me. It brings back a hunting memory. I do not want to think about it.

Davy sits down close to me and places his hand on mine. My hand is so much smaller, that he engulfs it.

By him putting his hand on mine, I am broken away from my trance like state. I no longer stare at the ceiling, but at him.

He sighs and says, "I don't know what to tell ye."

I sit up and look into his blue eyes. "I'll just have to take a closer look at each one, and sort out who I can trust." I look down at the floor and add something. "I already have two that I cant trust." I look back up at him and smile.

"Just be careful doing that. I don't want ye getting hurt-uh."

From hearing that, I think back on something. I remember that neither one of us have told our true feelings about the other. I know that I could tell him mine whenever, but maybe I can get him to go first.

I start off with humor and play.

"Oh, what was that?"

"What was what?" He asks confused.

"Did you just say you don't want me to get hurt? Does that mean you care for me?"

"Well, or course I care about ye. What are ye talking about-uh?"

I lean in a little closer. "You care about me, but how much?"

He stays quiet. His eyes dart back and fourth searching for an answer.

"Well…" I push him.

After a few seconds, he looks back up at me. He smiles as an answer slowly comes to his mind.

"I guess I could have told ye this a while ago." He pauses. I know what his answer is, I just want to hear it. I want to hear it from him with his voice. "I love ye."

I smile and bite my lip as he takes my hand in his.

"And you know what…I do too."

"Really? But how…?"

"Don't ask how, just be glad." I remove my hand from his and place it on his face. From his look, I would have thought it would be cold. But him and his touch is warm.

He pulls me in closer as I now take his face with both my hands and bring my lips to his. He seems shocked and pulls back, but when I do not leave him, only then does he respond.

I end our kiss for only a second. I take my arms and push him back. We both lay on the bed, with me now across his chest. I look down at him and give him an evil smile. He knows our relationship will be sealed tonight, and tonight he's mine. He takes my into his embrace again, and we continue where we left off.