TIS NOT MIDNIGHT YET! TIS STILL THURSDAY!

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"Well, you're punctual if nothing else." Dylan sneered when they were within speaking distance.

"We're here aren't we?"

"Yes. It's good to know you filth know when to throw in the towel."

"Just give us the townspeople." Queen Bee shouted.

"Ah ah ah. My demands first."

Stone Heart stepped forward first, "Let us see that the people are alive."

Dylan turned to one of his crew and said, "Bring up the loud one." The crewman gulped but nodded, before getting three others to help him. Ten minutes later they marched out a very pissed off Sabine. Every crew member around her gave her as wide a berth as possible, they had learned the hard way that even chained, the small woman was not to be taken lightly. Dylan, however, disregarded this and held his sword to her throat. "You've seen they're alive! For now." He threatened, "Now give me what I want. Or hers will be the first head to roll!"

The glares of the pirates, which had already been intense, doubled in fury and hatred. If looks could kill, Dylan would be a smoking crater. But at a subtle gesture from Chloe got them back on track, even as she struggled not to dash over and destroy the person threatening her mother. They loaded Marinette, wearing a borrowed trench coat from one of King Ali's guards, with the 'stolen treasure' and sent the three girls over.

"Where is Ladybug!" Dylan demanded enraged.

The pirates didn't answer and instead started piling into the other ship with a vengeance, weapons drawn. Sabine elbowed Dylan in the stomach and disarmed him while he was doubled over in pain. Fights broke out all over the ship and somehow managed to even spill back over onto Tikki. While the enemy sailors were distracted Gamer and Evillustrator snuck below to rescue their friends and family.

By the time the pair got back up with the townspeople, most of Dylan's paid crew were down for the count, but Dylan himself was putting up a bigger fight than they expected and actually looked like he might take down Ladybug when Stone Heart rose up from behind the man and clubbed him over the head dropping him instantly.

Cheers went up as the townspeople celebrated not being hostages and the pirates celebrated finally being done with the pompous noble known as Dylan. The seven captains especially were having a mini family reunion as Tom and Sabine hugged their children and Adrien consoled his crying father. Laughter and joy flooded the deck of Tikki.

Dylan took their moment of celebration to shoot up from where everyone thought he had collapsed and made a rush for the nearest pirate. Alix let out a startled scream as she was tackled over the edge of Tikki and into the still churning waters below. As she struggled against Dylan and the water trying to drown them both, something hit the back of her head and suddenly Alix's vision started going dark. Before completely losing consciousness, Alix felt a burning pain in her right hand, and then she felt no more.

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