A/N: Another chapter down! I'm sorry if Elena is a little too out of character! Also sorry this took so long, I couldn't get past the hotel scene with Sam and Alex. And I'm sorry if feels a little rushed. I didn't want you guys to wait any longer. Next chapter is definitely Libertalia! I wanted to post this before opening night for a show I'm involved with. Happy reading! :D

I stood there and looked at Elena as she spoke, "How's the Malaysia job going, Nate?" She asked him before she turned and looked at him, "Seems like you're a hair off course." She told him. I stood in the back as I felt bad for lying to her as well and that Nate never told her. I grabbed Sam's hand as I watched the fight between the two,
"Elena, it's…It's not what it looks like." Nate told her
"Really. Because what it looks like…is that you're searching for Henry Avery's buried treasure." She put the map down and moved over to the bed, "And given the Shoreline soldiers that are all over town…I'd bet you're not the only ones looking for it." She picked up the gun and then put it down,
"All right well I…I guess it's kinda what it looks like. But, but I can explain." He started, "Look it's gonna sound crazy." He told her,
"Try me." Elena looked at him.
"Well, for starters, um…This is Sam." He gestured to Sam, "Sam Drake. My brother and the father to Alex's kids." He told her
"Hi." Sam gave her a small wave. Elena then looked to Sullivan and I,
"I'm really sorry." I told her,
"I'm sorry." Sullivan told her.
"I, I thought he had died in a Panamanian jail." He tried to explain,
"I need to—"
"But I was obviously very wrong. He's been stuck in there for fifteen years and it's because of me. And he guy who broke him out wants a lot of money. And the only way we can pay off the debt is Avery's treasure. But that's the good news, we found it! It's on an island just off the coast." Nate explained
"Okay, just stop. Was there…ever…a Malaysia job?" Elena asked. Nate didn't say anything before Elena stormed out of the room
"Okay." Elena said and Nate followed after her begging her to stop,
"I don't get you." She spoke,
"Look, I wanted to tell you—"
"You know what, enough." Elena snapped.
"No, I wanted to! But how could I?" Nate asked her. I leaned my head against Sam's chest as I felt bad for Elena and I was afraid the kids would have the same reaction.
"I don't know, just say it?" She asked
"I had to protect you." He told her
"That is bullshit, Nate. You just didn't have the nerve to face me. Again." Elena spoke,
"I knew you would react like this." He told her,
"How would you react? You lied to me…for weeks. If you were killed, I…I wouldn't have even known about it. And now you have a brother? Who are you?" She asked him,
"Come on. I'm me. C'mon, it's me. It's different this time." Nate spoke
"Oh my god." Elena sighed
"I have to save him. I don't even care about the treasure." He told her,
"The look on your face when you walked into this room…If you're done lying to me….then you should stop lying to yourself." She told him, "I got a plane to catch. You do what you have to do." Elena spoke before she left.
"Hey…Hey, what are you doing? Go after her." Sullivan told Nate as he went to the table,
"We're not done here." Nate told him,
"Well, maybe we should be." Sullivan spoke
"What are you saying?" Nate asked Sullivan
"I'm saying maybe there's a smarter way to save Sam." Sully suggested
"Such as?" Nate asked
"Such as we give him a new identity. We…we…put him in hiding somewhere. I got contacts—"
"He's been in prison for fifteen years – he's not going into hiding." Nate shot down Sully's idea,
"Fine. Nate you go after your wife. Sully, Sam and I will head off for Libertalia." I told him
"Without me? Come on, you'll get all three of you killed." Nate told me
"I've been doing this for a helluva long time kid and Alex has been keeping up. We can handle-"
"Hey, you want to be helpful, Sullivan? Alex?" He looked up at us, "Go keep an eye on her." He gestured to the door.
"Whatever you say." Sullivan spoke. I left with Sullivan to catch Elena. She was sitting on one of the pool deck chairs.

I frowned as I felt bad for her. I bit my lip as I sat in the chair beside her,
"I'm really sorry for not telling you." I told her again,
"Alex, I know it's not your fault. I just need time to think." She shook her head,
"Why don't you sleep here and have Sullivan bring you home tomorrow?" I asked her,
"I don't know…" She shook her head,
"It might help. I mean it's a lot to take in and I would have told you about Sam but Nate and I made this silent agreement thing." I looked down, "I'll even buy you your room and whatever room service you want." I smiled trying to cheer her up.
"Well the only room service that's good here is the scotch." Sullivan told me,
"Have you told the kids yet?" Elena asked me,
"No but I left a message for Adeline telling the kids that we need to talk when I get home." I told her, "Telling them their father is alive is not a phone conversation." I told her. She nodded,
"I'll stay the night but put me in a room away from Nate's?" She asked me.
"Of course." I smiled before I got up and ran into my room quickly to grab my wallet to buy Elena a room.
"You're all set. You want me to get you anything else?" I asked her as I handed he the room key.
"Can you go with them tomorrow and make sure Nate doesn't get himself killed?" She asked me,
"Of course. Get some rest, okay?" I smiled before giving her a hug.
"Goodnight, Alex." She hugged back,
"I'll go keep an eye on her. I'll see you in the morning." Sully told me,
"Thanks Sully. Remind me to give you my things before you go." I told him before going into my hotel room. I collapsed on the bed and let out a sigh as Sam was showering.
"Hey, you wanna join?" Sam called from the bathroom,
"I already took a shower." I told him
"Alright then, I'll be out in a minute." He called. I turned onto my side while I waited for him to come out of the bathroom. I smiled when he came out in just a towel, "So since we didn't find the treasure does that mean you'll be coming with Nate and I?" Sam asked as he laid down on the bed next to me,
"I was going either way. Elena asked me to go and make sure Nate doesn't get himself killed." I told him, "I just feel horrible that I kept this from her. I know it's not my place but I just feel horrible." I sighed
"Hey," He grabbed my hand, "If you guys have a strong relationship I'm sure she'll forgive you." Sam told me
"I hope so." I sighed as I squeezed his hand
"Where else did you want to travel if I didn't end up in prison?" Sam asked me as he changed the subject,
"Thailand, China, Japan, India, Budapest, and all of the pirate havens." I told him,
"Have you been to any of them?" He asked me,
"I took the kids to Ireland last year and we traveled to Clew Bay before we left. It was amazing." I smiled, "I haven't decided where I want to take them yet. Maybe you can help me." I told him,
"Of course." He spoke before he pulled me closer and kissed me.

I had given my valuables to Sullivan as I didn't want to bring them with me nor leave them in the hotel unattended. I wore something more suitable for today as the sun wasn't even up and it was hot. I chose a grey tank top and tan cargo pants and boots suitable for hiking and climbing. Nate had rented a boat from the docks and the three of us were off to Libertalia. Sam was driving the boat as Nate and I were sitting down. I frowned as I knew he was thinking about the fight he had with Elena.
"Hey, Nathan! Alex!" Sam looked back at us, "Land ho." He told us. I stood up and went to look out the window besides Nate and Sam. "What do you think abou that, huh?" He asked us as we could see on island in the distance,
"That's pretty cool." He said unenthusiastic.
"Take the wheel for a second." Sam told Nate before he went to the back of the boat, "You know, all this running around, surviving by the skin of our teeth…I don't think we've actually taken a moment…to step back and appreciate…just how far we've come." He spoke as he got us all beers.
"Sic parvis magna." Sam toasted,
"Sic parvis magna." Nate clinked his glass with Sam's then I clinked mine.
"Listen little brother…she will get over it. I mean we bring back a treasure like that, anyone would." Sam told Nate,

"I don't know. I think maybe I've, ah…done this one too many times." Nate told Sam as Sam took a seat and wrapped his arm around my waist.
"If I was lied to I would need more than a huge treasure to get over it." I looked to Sam,
"I'll keep that in mind." He smirked.

As we reached the islands I was looking at the islands as they were a bit smaller than I expected. Libertalia had to be hidden on one of these islands somewhere.
"I'll find us a spot to set ashore." Nate told us as Sam joined me at the side of the boat,
"Well, I mean…at least there's an island, right?" Sam questioned,
"At least there's an island." Nate sighed, "Just keep an eye out for anything man-made." He told us,
"Ah-ah…you mean pirate-made." Sam spoke. I laughed at the lame joke, "So, maybe Libertalia is more of a small beachside shack…" Sam suggested,
"Maybe it's a treehouse." Nate joked,
"Or maybe Avery spend his entire fortune setting up this treasure hunt….and ran of money to actually build Libertalia." Sam spoke,
"Yeah but at least we get an old coin." I smiled
"Hey what if he actually ran out of money?" Sam asked seriously,
"Then the three of us better find a place to hide." Nate spoke.

Sam pointed out a tower to Nate that was on one of the islands. Getting into the ocean felt amazing in comparison to the heat. We all got out and made our way up to the top of the tower to find out that we had to follow the arrows on the various islands. Nate agreed to look at the symbol while Sam and I got the boat. We followed the arrows until we came to a gate that lead into a cave. We climbed up and there was this man made opening.
"Wow, Avery wasn't much for subtlety or understatement, was he?" Nate asked
"Well, he had the money. If you've got it, flaunt it, right?" Sam asked, "come on, let's get a closer look." Sam spoke as he lead the way. When we reached the entrance it was blocked,
"Oh look. He main entrance is blocked by debris…again." Nate spoke,
"Took the words right out of my mouth." I told him, "There's gotta be another way in. Let's find it." I told them before noticing a cave that we could climb to. "There." I pointed to the boys before we climbed up. Nate and Sam lifted the beams that were in the way so we could continue.
"Jeez, lots of climbing under and lifting things." Sam commented,
"The glamorous life of a treasure hunter." Nate spoke before we continued climbing up. Then we came to a rope bridge above us and a ladder on the side of the cliff. Nate boosted Sam and I onto it as we needed to find something to help Nate get up. While we were crossing the bridge, it collapsed but we both ended up on the other side so that was at least a good thing. We were looking…well I was looking while Sam couldn't keep his hands off me until we found a box.
"Put your back into it." I watched Sam trying to push it,
"I am putting my back into it." He looked over to me, "Why don't you help me?" He asked. Before I could answer I saw Nate climbing up,
"You're already up here?" I asked
"Where were you guys?" He asked
"Trying to find a way to get you up here….All right…just jump across then." Sam spoke before helping Nate across the way.
"So you guys didn't hear me?" Nate asked us,
"When?" Sam asked
"Back there. I called out to you." Nate looked to us,
"Didn't hear you. Why, were you worried?" Sam asked
"I was worried that you two got distracted." He looked between the two of us,
"I knew that I wasn't distracted." I looked over to Sam,
"I'm the one who's distracted now? You were the one watching me push the box." He looked over to me,
"Yeah but I was the one who found the box while somebody had roaming hands." I pointed to Sam,
"Okay you two. I don't need to hear this. Let's just continue." Nate spoke as he led the way. We then came to a big cistern with statues of some of the founders. We had to slide and swing across to one of the openings and then we had to climb our way down to the bottom. I was in awe how huge it was along with how much detail was put into it. I went into one of the rooms and saw an old drawing of something.
"Guys look." I called as I studied it,
"Hey…uh, maybe they were planning a massive theme park?" Sam asked,
"Pirate Land." Nate stated. I chuckled,
"That was a little funny." I looked over to Nate before looking behind us to see a model of a town.
"That looks like a city street. You think they actually built all this stuff?" Sam asked
"If they did, it would be the greatest find in my book." I smiled, "If we find it, I can't wait to tell my dad about it. He'd be so thrilled." I studied it before taking a picture of it. I then walked out of the room to look at the huge opening that led somewhere else. Nate had noticed as well and walked down the hallway to a pressure plate. Nate and Sam held the door open as the pressure plate mechanism wasn't working. On the other side of the door was another puzzle. There were three levels and each sphere had to match with the light. Once we solved all three levels and all the statues were raised we went on an elevator that revealed a larger statue of Avery at the island we were just at. I looked up at the sky as we made our way to the boat. It looked like it was going to storm and I hoped that it wasn't going to and we'd get to Libertalia safely.

The storm started to get worse and Nate had looked through the telescope on the Avery statue,
"So? Big, skull-shaped island? What?" Sam asked as Nate jumped down,
"Big Island. No skull." He told Sam
"That's gotta be it. Libertalia" Sam looked to the two of us,
"That's optimistic, considering everything." Nate told Sam,
"You know, it is just us here." Sam started as Nate was walking back towards the bridge, "You're allowed to feel just a little bit of excitement over this." Sam told Nate,
"I'll get excited when we get Alcazar's noose off your neck. C/mon" Nate told Sam before he started walking again. I started walking with Nate until Sam spoke,
"Okay." Sam spoke. I turned and looked at him,
"What?" Nate asked Sam,
"I said okay." Sam looked to the two of us,
"No, no, no. Your 'okays' are never just okay. It usually means the opposite of okay" Nate confronted Sam.
"Nate's right. What's up?" I asked him as I crossed my arms
"Whoa, whoa." Sam spoke as he walked away from us as there were boats coming near the island
"Is that our boy Rafe? Nate asked,
"Who else?" I asked Nate as I followed Sam back to the boat.

While we were getting closer to the island the storm started to get worse and I hoped that we would survive the storm and Rafe's men. I held on to the boat as I was shooting at the boats while Nate was driving and avoiding the rocks until we crashed.