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I woke with a start, my heart was racing and I was drenched in sweat. Whatever my dream was about, it was horrifying. We were back on the ship now and we were suposed to be sleeping so we'd have energy tomorrow. I didn't think sleeping was much of a possibility after this.

Quietly I got up, without disturbing Elena, and left our room. No one else was up thankfully. I didn't really want to be seen looking so disheveled.

A light flickered in the corner of my eye, when I turned to look it was gone. The hair on the back of my neck began to rise, it felt like someone was watching me. I went to reach for my sword only to remember that I didn't bring it with me. Just great.

The light flickered again but this time from a path on the island. Jack jumped on my shoulder almost causing me to scream. He chattered quielty by my ear so I pet him on his head. The light flickered again, quicker this time.

"This may sound dumb but we could follow it... not like there's anything better to do, because of stupid Travis."

Earlier that day Travis had thrown the book I had been reading over the side of the ship for no reason. He just kept getting moodier and moodier. Jack was silent so I took that as encouragement.

I climbed as gracefully as I could over the side of the ship in my too large clothes. Jack had given them to me to sleep in not for exploring but whatever.

I walked to where the light last was and waited to see if it would flicker once more. It did, a few feet ahead of me. Now I was going the exact same way as earlier with Travis and Issac. I was going to continue the same way when the light flickered off to my left. I turned and saw a small space in the overgrown trees. I pushed aside branches and squirmed through. Jack climbed in the trees above me and began showing off by doing crazy leaps from branch to branch.

"Oh give it a rest."

I was walking for five more minutes when I realized just how insane I was. Here I was in the middle of the night. With no one knowing where I was. With no sword, and just a monkey for company. Definitely didn't sound too safe to me.

I must of walked for about ten more minutes until I came to a lit up dazzling fountain. The light was gone and I was left in the darkness except for the fountain's light. Shivering, not only from the cold, I walked up to the fountain. Somewhat cautiously I stuck my hand in, the water was nice and warm. I let it run over my hands until I was feeling warm again.

"So what do I do now?"

I stood there having no idea. I walked a circle around the fountain and studied it. Etched into the fountain and hidden by the water was a diamond shape. I touched it with my hand and jerked back in pain. It was so cold that it felt like piercing daggers cut into my skin. I tried splashing the warm water on it and it still remained cold.

Jack ran down my shoulder and bit my thumb hard enough to draw blood. I swatted at him and he jumped off just in time to not get hit. Once more he leaped on my shoulder and went down my arm to my hand. He took one of his small paws and swiped it across my bleeding thumb. Then he touched the diamond. Figuring that no one was around to see me taking advice from a monkey I decided to give it a try.

I swiped my thumb again the sketch and felt it warm up instantly. A compartment shot out from the bottom of the fountain and hit me hard enough to make me fall. Grumbling I kneeled so I could see inside. Inside was a polished wooden box, on the lid was some sort of puzzle.

I tried to open the lid but it wouldn't budge, I hadn't really expected it to. The puzzle was there to be solved so solve it I must to open the box. I worked on the puzzle until my eyes were heavy and I began to nod off. Finally after adjusting one more piece, the box sprang open.

Inside was a map. I reached to grab it just as a vocie commanded me to stop, startled I turned around.

"Travis! You scared me! What are you doing here?"

He ignored me. "Don't take out that map Marie, just pretend like you never found it and put everything back as it was."

"Why would I do that?" I was completely puzzled now, "our whole purpose is to find this jewel, I think the map is going to help us."

"If you don't I'll have to kill you. I don't want to, that's why you can't touch it, just put it all back."

"What?"

Another person stepped out of nowhere, "Travis, Travis, Travis," she tsked shaking her head. "I knew you wern't the most loyal one to hire, but I still gave you a chance. Is this how you'll repay me?"

Travis bit his fingernail nervously and said nothing.

The woman looked my way and I could see in her eyes that there was nothing she'd rather do than kill me.

"I will get this jewel and I will silence the girl to do it, go back Travis. Now. Forget you were here."

Almost hesitantly Travis turned to leave. He was leaving me weaponless at the mercy of some crazy woman. Defenitely the makings of a long lasting friendship.

I did the only thing that I could. I grabbed the map and ran like my life depened on it. It did.

It seems like this update took longer than usual, so sorry about that. Anyways hope you liked it. :D