Avery just single handed became the one that the kids and the women trust most.

Chapter Twenty: Shortest Chapter! Never Gonna Happen Again, But I Needed To Stop There. It's A Large Cliff Hanger

Avery's shoulders slumped when she saw just who had came. Several more men entered the clearing and a few of them ran to certain kids, making sure that their children were unharmed. One man went up to her and he looked at the baby. "Is she-" His hand shook as he reached out.

"She's fine." Avery said and passed the sleeping baby to it's father. Wyper came over to her and grabbed her arm and dragged her off a few feet. But a little boy stuck to her side even though Wyper gave him a serious look.

"Sora, go with the other kids." Wyper ordered. And for a second the boy looked like he wasted to argue, but then he did as he was told. "What happened?" Wyper asked her. "We went to make sure that the village was clear and found four dead guys and a badly injured guy." His eyes flashed to Autumn. "And when we come here," He cut himself off.

"They attacked." Avery let her head hang. "I tried to get everyone out. I got four of the guys in the village and lost the last guy. Autumn was dead by the time I got here. The fat man was going to take Saint. I couldn't let him so I- I did what I had to." She was crying again. But she gritted her teeth and her hands balled into fists, these were angry tears.

Silently Wyper pulled her to him and held her in a gentle hug. He didn't want to let go, but he had to. There were things that had to be done and he figured that by now the waver with a raft connected to it was ready. The bodies of the dead men, along with the living man would be brought back to their captain. And as the next chief it had to be him, Chief was too old and tired to do this tedious task. Wyper, being young and strong was the next in line so he was to go in Chief's place.

"Help the women, I need to go." He pulled away from her and headed in the direction he needed to. Avery hesitated before going to do as asked. Wyper made it to the waver just as the last man was added. It was the injured man. Bare footed, Wyper stepped into the waver. Once he got the go ahead he took off.

Avery passed by the coast and saw the pirate ship. Their flag was unmoving and their sail was being closed, but there as no denying who's jolly roger that was. She'd come to love and hate it. She'd laughed and cried while looking at it. She'd never wanted to see it again, and she'd missed it. Without a though she hopped into the paddle boat that she'd found. It was stocked with fresh food so she'd assumed it belonged the dead men. She saw Wyper on the waver headed towards the boat. One the back of the waver were the people she'd attacked.

By the time she'd reached the boat Wyper along with the others had been brought aboard. "Captain!" A familiar voice shouted. "Someone else is here!" Avery stretched her legs before bending them and jumping. Her fingers barely touched the railing but she was able to hold on. A hand grasped her wrist and pulled her up. As soon as she was set on her feet she was gripped in a bear hug.

"Avery." The person squeezing her said right in her ear. Wyper was about ready to attack seeing Avery and thinking she was in danger.

"Satori!" Avery wheezed. "I need air!" Immediately he released her and she fell to her knees gasping. "You damned man. How many times have I told you your going to kill someone like that?" Satori just laughed. Avery looked at a fuming Wyper. "Wyper," His eyes moved to her. "This is the man that saved my life six years ago and gave me a new arm. Satori Akita."