Disclaimer: As always I don't own anyone you recognize from the original movie.

I dedicate this story to MusicalLife17 because without her I wouldn't have a title.

I was sure no one else knew who it was. I recognized him immediately. He was my friend that promised me I'd see him again. Rushing away from our group I jumped on him and hugged him tightly. He laughed and hugged back. The rest of the group stood behind us wondering what was happening. As we pulled back he grinned.

"What are you doing here Bryn?" The figure asked.

"I should ask you the same thing Ben."

"We came here in search of the treasure."

"What treasure?"

"The treasure of Taylor Island, haven't you heard of it?"

I shook my head as Ben pulled me into the forest. Gesturing for the rest to follow me we went deeper into the forest. When we stopped we stood in front of a small camp. The entire Serpent Shadow crew was sitting around the small fire. They all turned to look up at me. Jumping up they all ran to hug me. I smiled; glad they still remembered and respected me.

We sat down with them around the small fire. Ben explained the story about the treasure of Taylor Island to us. It was rather simple. There was something strange about this island. And it wasn't the treasure. The vibe of the island was the part that worried me. I was afraid something bad was going to happen. It wasn't that I didn't feel safe here with everyone, I just had this sense that we were going to get in trouble, get lost, or lose something.

The crew all seemed worried. Every time someone would shift they would jump. They knew something was in the forest, no one could tell me or anyone else what. As the afternoon went on the group began getting more conscious. Ben and his crew escorted us out of the forest and back to our ship. We were meant to sleep in our ship. There was something about the forest that was terrifying at night.

Happily we all went up aboard the ship to sleep. Somehow we all managed to get a place to sleep out of sight. In the early morning Ben was aboard our ship shouting for us to get up. Moaning and groaning I dragged myself out of bed to go find out why he was yelling so much.

"What are you doing here so early?" I mumbled.

"It's time to get up. We need all the people we can get. The treasure is in the middle of the island and there are people or things on this island that don't want us here. So we have to move fast."

I blinked, "We're not meant to be on this island?"

Ben nodded as he pushed me back into my room to get dressed. I sighed and shook Claire who had fallen asleep next to me. She moaned and groaned just as I had. Picking up her clothes I threw them on top of her. If Ben was right then we had to get moving. Quickly putting on my clothes, I fixed my hair and pulled it up into a ponytail.

I ran down below deck to check on the rest of the crew who were moving like sloths. Pulling my sword out of its case I pointed it at the members of the crew who were still lying in their hammocks.

"Get up! Now!" I shouted.

"No." The crew members still asleep said.

"I said GET UP! Do you want me to hurt you? You know I will."

"Actually you won't Bryn." Will laughed.

"Oh shut it whelp! Get your bloody asses up before I slice your hammocks down."

Will pouted, hit me lightly on the arm and flipped some of the crew members off their hammocks. I couldn't help myself; I let out a loud laugh as some of the men squealed. Will was grinning while the crew moved around frantically trying to get their stuff. Running back up the stairs with Will right behind me I stopped at the edge looking out at the forest in front of me.

"I don't get it, what's so dangerous about this island?" I asked turning to Will.

"I don't know. There's probably some sort of monster." Will said not looking at me.

Claire came out from the Captain's quarters and rested her elbows on the edge next to me. She sighed and ran her hand through her hair.

"I know what it is." She said softly.

Both Will and I turned to her, "WHAT?!"

"I've known I know a lot more than you think I do."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I gave Jack a list of islands where Mira might be. He came here first, he might still be here, or he might not. I don't know."

"You know Jack?" Will questioned.

"Yes, I've known him ever since I was thirteen. He was heartbroken when his best friend left him and I tried to comfort him."

"Oh. Well then how do you know about the island?" I asked.

"I…well…uh….I was born here."

Will blinked as I stared directly at her.

"You were born here?" Will asked wondering why she hadn't told them before.

"Yes, my father was killed and my mother brought me to the mainland and left me with my aunt."

"Do you know the island well?" I turned to look at her.

"Yes, I know it like the back of my hand. You're in good hands."

I smiled. That was a good sign. By that time the crew had all emerged from below deck, some of them still half asleep. Gesturing for them to follow me we headed off the ship. Jayne came rushing up to the front with Riley in her arms. She had a worried look on her face. Riley was too little for this, but there was nowhere else for him to go. He might be of some use after all. He could figure out when there were pirates around.

Looking over at Jayne I ruffled the little hair Riley had. He giggled and pointed straight into the forest. I nodded and ruffled his hair again. All of us entered the forest following Claire who knew exactly where she was going. After what seemed like hours of walking we stopped in the middle of a large clearing. Ben and his crew had disappeared. They didn't trust Claire and believed she was leading them astray.

Claire's body froze. Her fingers ran through her long blond hair in both frustration and sadness. I tried to step over to her to comfort her but I was stopped by Will. He shook his head. Looking at him confused I looked over at Jayne who just shrugged. Riley reached for Claire eagerly and began to whimper. Taking him from Jayne's arms I walked over to Claire.

Riley's small hand touched her lightly on the shoulder. Her head turned to him and reached out. He happily moved towards her. I let go of him placing him in her arms. She held him close to her and began to whisper to him. He giggled and pointed diagonally down from where she was standing. Walking over to the spot he pointed to she bent down and placed him on the ground. He sat there and pointed in front of him.

This was somewhat of a short chapter. But I hope you guys like it. Riley's got a sense huh? Cliffhanger sorry... The next chapter is being written as this chapter is being posted. And I'm driving around on a road trip so I've got time to write in the car.

-xActDanceWritex