In a bright flash, Silver and Marine appeared on a beach. Dropping onto their knees, they felt the soft sand on their skin. In their distance, on top of the ocean, they could see a raging inferno.
"What just happened?" asked Marine.
"I used the power of the two chaos emeralds to teleport us to the island."
"But why? We were about to reach it in the Ocean Tornado."
"I'm sorry. You see that giant fireball over there?"
"Yeah. What about it mate?"
"You are looking at what is left of the Ocean Tornado."
Hearing this, Marine covered her eyes and began to weep. The Ocean Tornado meant everything to her. Ever since she had been a little girl, she had wanted to explore the oceans in search of adventure. When she and her friend had built the ship, it seemed like that dream that would never fade. Now without it, she had nothing. As she cried, she felt Silver's hand on her shoulder. She turned her head in his direction.
"I'm sorry Marine, but we must seek shelter for the night. Iblis is still out there and I personally don't want to be caught by him in the open."
Wiping away her tears, Marine stood up. "Alright Silver mate. Let's get moving."
"I suggest that we head for that hill over there." said Silver pointing to a hill in the west, "It has enough trees to cover us while we sleep."
"Bonzer idea. Let's move."
The sun was just beginning to set as Marine and Silver started to walk across the shoreline towards the forest covered hill. Every now and again a wave would splash against their side and they were forced to walk further up the beach. Even though the sand was soft, it still made movement slightly difficult.
The sun was just disappearing over the horizon as Silver and Marine reached the edge of the forest. It was now getting dark and much colder. Heading into the dense flora, Silver brushed aside the ferns that seemed to block his path. As they went further and further into the undergrowth, it became harder to move. Finally, Silver just slumped down on the ground.
"This is as far as we need to go for now." Silver said resting his head against a gnarled tree trunk.
"But mate..."
"Sorry Marine, but I too tired to go any further."
"But Silver look," persisted Marine pointing, "Fire."
Silver looked in the direction of Marine's finger. Sure enough, through the dense trees,was the glow of a fire. However this glow was not bright enough to be a raging firestorm caused by Iblis but instead the warm, inviting glow of a small campfire.
"If that's what I think it is," remarked Silver, "Then that means that we're not alone out here."
"My thoughts exactly." replied Marine, "Let's go and ask them if we can join them."
"Wait. If you remember, some pirates escaped the battle with Iblis. That could be them!"
"What then? We freeze out here?"
Silver thought for a few seconds. "No." he replied,"But we need to approach cautiously. Follow my lead."
Getting back up, Silver crept towards the light with Marine close by. They moved quietly if slowly through the undergrowth. If whoever lit the fire had been within ten meters of them, they would not have heard them. Silver and Marine stopped a few seconds to listen for any danger. Once they were confident they had remained undetected, they moved on. Soon they had reached the edge of the woods.