"Are you sure you want to do this," James asked, they had all gathered at Shipwreck Cove to discuss a possible future threat, a newly started terrorist organization going by the name of Cobra, "We are dad," Maria told him firmly, "You need people in place that can get you the information you will need at some point." "The only problem I have with this plan is that me and Maria will be separated, but for leave time," Brian complained, "And I know that Andros and Anna feel the same way," "I know, but we need you all in position," Elizabeth sighed, "Just bear it, it will make the time you spend with Maria and Anna all the more precious, it was that way with me and James during those ten years." "Alright I admit this is a good idea," Jack sighed, "But are you sure this Cobra is going to be a danger to the Brethren," "Yes Jack," Willa snapped, "They will, I feel it deep in my gut," "That's enough for me," Belle said as she rocked Sandra, her two year old daughter, who had been colicky lately and was having trouble getting any sleep. Sandra had been a complete surprise for Bella and Bryce, they had thought that after Janice and Andrew they hadn't been able to have anymore children, so Sandra was a welcome surprise, with dark auburn hair and blue eyes.

"We all agreed this needs to be done," Malcolm said finally, the whole of the BlackFleet knew what was being talked about and they knew this was going to be hard on everyone involved, "Brian and me will join the Navy in America, Maria is going into the CIA in America, while Andros and Carlos will join up with Cobra." "Did it have to be the colonies," James complained, making them all laugh, he had never really approved of the rebellion that had ended up creating the United States of America, he had yet to call it anything other than the colonies. Jin shook his head, a grin on his face, he wrapped an arm around Mulan, all the couples in the family were curled up together in one form or another, things had changed among the Brethren over the last few decades. With the coming of modern technology Elizabeth had acted, making them adopt much of the technology for use among the Brethren, knowing it would give them an advantage over their prey, not to mention if they didn't change with the times they would be wiped out. It had nearly happened once before and none of them were anxious to see anything like that happen again, though their ships had been only marginally modernized, if at all, it was much more practical for them to use magic for refrigeration and plumbing, not to mention lighting. The only really modern things they had aboard their ships were some modern grenades, explosives, and weapons, though they rarely used them, of course they had a radio to keep in contact with the Brethren Fleet and computers. As for clothing they all wore the clothing they were most comfortable in, that of the time they were born in, oh, when they went on the mainland and to college or for business reasons they dressed in modern clothing to blend in. They still made port at Tortuga regularly and everyone there knew the stories surrounding them and their ships, most though they were merely reenactors, but still others believed the stories about them.

As a whole the Brethren had embraced modern technology, they had a radio frequency that was impossible for anyone but a pirate to use to contact other pirates, but it couldn't keep up with the speed of the song when the shit hit the fan. The Black Fleet didn't have have to worry about money, they were richer than god, Willa's investments over the centuries had really paid off, they sent their people off to college, most especially their doctors, just because they were immortal it didn't mean they couldn't be hurt, they had the scars to prove it. For all that some pirates scoffed at their old fashioned ship and weapons, every time they came out on top when they tangled with modern ships, you couldn't argue with those results, there wasn't a trick that they didn't know. The Black Fleet were legends among those that made their living off the sea, however, if you weren't a pirate everyone pretty much believed they were myths, stories from the Golden Age of Piracy, but the Brethren Court knew they were very much alive and many pirates idolized them in some form or another. "Children," Ariel sighed, "You all know what must be done, so stop complaining about it, for the sake of the Brethren Court it must be done," they all nodded, Elizabeth sighed, they all knew something was coming, they could all feel it, they just didn't know what it was.