Insane, ludicrous and downright crazy were just a few of the descriptive words Flinn's crew used to describe the plan he and Alisea had come up with; Pablo even went as far as threatening to inform his grandfather, which was something he rarely ever did, but his crew knew that arguing with him would be a waste of time and that informing Captain Triton would only delay the plan being put into action and wouldn't halt it altogether. After several hours of discussion, he was finally able to convince his crew to help him and Alisea sail all the way to and from Candle Cove with the limitations that would only stay a few days and that Pablo, who knew of the island and its infamous legend, could stay on the ship while the rest went on land. Once dawn settled over the island of the academy and most of its inhabitance had gone to bed; Flinn made met with Alisea at the docs while their crews worked as quickly and quietly as they could on their ships and just as quietly as the crew worked, the two young captains made their way through the now empty streets. At the hospital cabin, the two split and Flinn continued his way to the principal's office on his own while Alisea tried to quietly sneak into the cabin.

Alone at this hour Flinn, though no longer a child, still felt uneasy; the night was chilled compared to the day and only the light of the waxing moon and stars gave him enough light to see. Every noise gave him the feeling of being watched and followed; twice he stopped and looked around, sure he had just heard someone whisper something, but it was too dark and he was too unsure if he had correctly heard it or if it was just in his head.

After a few more minutes of walking around in the dark, Flinn finally made it to the main building. At night, the halls, which were usually buzzing with life, were as quiet as a grave; which did little to calm Flinn's raw nerves. When he came to the door of the principal's office, he was disappointed to see that a light was still on. He took a quick look through the keyhole to see how long he might have to wait before he could sneak in and get the image and the map. To his luck, the office was deserted. Looking both ways to make sure no one, though he was sure no one was even awake at this point, was in the halls and could spot him. Since the door was unlocked and a lamp was still burning, he was sure the principal only went out for a few moments and would be back at any time. Finding the map was easy since the principal had a nice for organizing and rarely ever misplaced anything and sure as the sky was blue; the map was back in the same position it was in when he had first seen the principal pull it from the shelf. Finding the drawing, however, proved to be a little harder since, unlike the map, he hadn't quite seen out of which draws he took the drawing from. It took him a solid ten minutes to look through most of the drawers and their content to find the small, hardly half the size of a piece of paper, sized canvas with the drawing of the young Janet; just as he was closing the drawer, he heard the door handle being pressed down and the door slowly opening, both of which created a light creaking sound.

Flinn's breath caught in his throat and he quickly dove under the desk and hopped, whoever it was, wouldn't find him. Judging by the heavy footfalls and how familiar they seemed to be with their environment, Flinn was sure that it was the principal. From his hiding place, he could hear the principal placing books and other documents back on the shelves; he quietly hoped the principal wouldn't notice the missing map. When the footsteps came closer to the desk and where Flinn was hidden, he could feel his heartbeat going fast, which it usually only did when he was around Alisea. He was sure that at any moment, the principal would become aware of his presence and find him; thankfully, he didn't, but took the lamp with him out of the room and locked his office door behind him, effectively trapping Flinn in the office.

He tried over and over to pick the lock, once he was sure the principal was gone, but simply couldn't get it to open. This was no surprise to Flinn since he had once heard that this office was one of the most secure rooms at the academy because of all the important maps, books, and documents. He was certain that by now Alisea had gotten advice from Willow and was now waiting for him back at the docks. He gave the door a few more tries before giving up and setting his attention on the windows; he knew that it would be quite a jump from the office window to the ground below and that if he messed up in the slightest, that he could seriously hurt himself and endanger the mission, but at this point he knew that it was the only way out. Releasing the window latch and looking out, he realized it was slightly higher off the ground than he expected and that, once he got out and to the ground, he wouldn't be able to close the window and he was sure the principal would notice that, but he knew this was his only way out and he took it. With one deep breath, he jumped from the window; the short moment of pure weightlessness was quickly followed, but the sensation of hitting something hard. Pain ran from his right knee up his spine and into his head and he was sure he had heard something pop, but he didn't waste any time thinking of his injuries and tried his best to simply walk off the pain.

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Alisea tried her best not to make a single sound as she opened the hospital cabin door; she didn't know whether or not Jacklyn would be there. She knew the doctor had a small bedroom on the second floor of the cabin, but she had once heard that Jacklyn preferred to sleep at her desk by the hospital beds whenever she had a patient. The cabin was dark except for the pale blue light from the moon shining through the windows, but it was still light enough to see that the desk was deserted. She walked quietly and tried to avoid each and every floor board that she thought might creak; when she was about halfway from the door and the bed where she knew Willow lay, she heard a quiet voice behind her say, "What do you want at this hour?" Alisea turned around, fully expecting to see the doctor glaring at her, luckily it was Willow. She had, throughout the day, gained her strength to walk and now stood there, in the shadow between two windows. Alisea wondered how she had managed to sneak up behind her, since there wouldn't have been any space behind the door when it was open and because she hadn't seen anyone when she scanned the room, and why she would be up and about this late at night. "Willow, you are awake?"

"I couldn't sleep, sorry for scaring you. What are you doing here?" asked Willow, leading Alisea to sit with her on the bed; she could feel the young captain shaking a little under her touch. Alisea, on the other hand, marveled at how cold Willow's skin felt. "Flinn and I are on a mission. The principal and the doctor have a niece whom they have to take care for; the problem is the young girl can't get off the island she was born on; which happens to be the one you came from."

"You are going to Candle Cove?" Willow was shocked and her voice carried through the room; Alisea panicked a little and clamped her hand over Willow's mouth. Upstairs they could hear the doctor turn in her bed; thankfully, she didn't get up. "Yes we are, we heard rumors that the island is covered by fog and surrounded by sharp rocks; I came to you because you are the only one who so far was able to leave that island. I need to know how you did it."

"It's too late for her, it's too late for anyone who ever was born or went to that island. It will be too late for you to if you go there. Please, stay here with me and forget that island." Willow tried to wrap her arms around Alisea to hold her close like a child that is having a fit, but Alisea had other plans. "Willow," she looked deep into her new friend's eyes in a very serious manner, "no matter what you say will change my mind; I will go to that island to find the girl. All I wanted to know is how you left that island; it would have made getting there and leaving it a lot easier."

Willow didn't want to hear a word of it and tried, again, to wrap her arms around her. "I was lucky that is all; if you go there, you won't have that much luck-"Willow was cut off by Alisea placing her hand over her mouth again. Upstairs they could hear the doctor groan in her sleep; again they were lucky and she did not wake up. "Fine," whispered Alisea as she got up off the bed and quietly made her way to the door, "if you won't help me, we will go on our own. "Wait." Willow jumped up and rushed to her friend; she took a deep breath and looked to the ground. "Fine, I will tell you, but I first want to see the ship you plan on taking."

Alisea smiled, took Willow by the hand and led her to the harbor.

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Thomas's companions tried to repeatedly persuade him from acting out his latest scheme. His plan was to sneak onboard the Eldorado and set sails in the early hours of the morning. He had no plans to work as the janitor's helper for who-knows how long and he knew that he couldn't simply go home because if he did, he would most certainly be put to jail for his crimes. Followed by the two monsters, he made his way through the dark and empty streets to the harbor. He was about to turn onto the main street that led to the harbor when he caught sight of someone familiar. Quickly he pushed Zorion and Rolfo back into the shadows of the alley they were in and tried not to make a sound. "What is it?" whispered the giant lobster and Zorion quickly clamped one of his clawed hands over the monster's tentacle-like mouth. Thomas looked out onto the main street and froze when he saw Flinn turn and look around; thankfully he didn't see them. Thomas wondered what the young captain was doing out on the streets this late at night, but dismissed the thought to focus on his plan. Once Flinn was down two more blocks, the group made their way down the streets. Thomas looked over his shoulder and noticed Flinn slowly turning around again; quickly he pushed the two monsters into another alley. Again they were lucky and they weren't spotted. When Thomas saw that Flinn left, he and his companions continued on their way. Once at the harbor, Zorion asked why they didn't simply take the boat at night while everyone is asleep.

"Because they might be on the ship and we have no idea what Alisea's new crew is like, it is better we sneak on now and wait until morning when they are too busy to expect us and would probably not even be on the ship." Answered Thomas as they quietly made their way through the dark and quiet hall that led to the cargo hulk; being tired from the journey to the academy and from the lack of sleep to sneak onto the Eldorado, the three troublemakers lay down on some sacks of sand and rolls of rope and quickly fell asleep.

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Without having noticed the three troublemakers, Alisea and Willow stood before the two ships. Willows' nails were digging into Alisea's arm as they waited. "What are we waiting for?" asked Willow quietly almost as if expecting someone to find them, even though everyone was asleep at this time at night. "I want Flinn to be there when you tell us which ship you want us to use."

After a few more minutes they saw a figure limping its way towards them; Willow's grip tightened and Alisea grew a little uneasy, "Who are you?" she called quietly, fully expecting some stranger wanting to know what they were doing up so late at night. "It's me." Answered Flinn as he came within a distance that they could clearly see each other, "What happened to you?" Alisea was worried, not just because their mission might be in danger, but because she was worried that he might have seriously hurt himself. "I got locked in the principal's office by accident and had to jump out the window, I'll be fine, just landed a little bad when I jumped. You got advice?"

Alisea sidestepped to show that Willow was with her, "She wanted to see what type of ship we were going to use."

Once Flinn joined them, Willow turned to look at the ships. One was of a light colored wood and had a wide hulk while the other was of a darker wood and was slim in build.

She pointed at the Eldorado.

"Neither ship will be able to get you guys up to the island itself, but that one will get you the closest. The color of the wood will help you blend into the fog and its slender build will help you navigate through the maze of rocks in the water, however, you will have to take a side boat to get the land itself." She turned and spoke only to Alisea, despite Flinn standing right beside her. "On the west side of the island, there is a small pass where the rocks are a little duller and they are a bit further apart from each other. I found it a month before I left and used it to get away, I didn't care where I went or if I would even make it out. I would recommend you guys use that passageway during high tide."

"Thank you, Willow, that will really help us." Said Alisea and offered her hand "Need help getting back to the hospital cabin?" Willow only shook her head, "Thanks, but I will be fine on my own; the two of you should get some rest, your journey won't be easy." With that, Willow quietly left them.

Unknown to them, Willow had not intended to go back to the hospital. Out of sight, she waited until the two captains had boarded the Eldorado before slowly and quietly making her way back. She waited until she knew they were asleep, at this point the night was slowly fading to daylight. Using what little she knew about ships, Willow made her way through the ship's dark hallways until she found a small, dark, closet-like room. Closing the door behind her, she waited for the journey to start. She wasn't going to let Alisea go to Candle Cove on her own.

Unlike Alisea, she knew how dangerous that island was.