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"Eager to watch them die, are we? Alrighty then… Tell me where the sunken ship The Isabella sleeps. Remember, if I think you've answered wrongly, I can kill you." He cocked his pistol. Jack sighed,

"Don't tell them father!" Peter shouted,

"Shut up!" Bull wacked Pete's legs with the hilt of his sword. Peter cried out in pain and nearly fell, Jack knew he had to be quick,

"It's in a back reef through a cove, 2 leagues southwest of Tortuga," the masked man clapped,

"Good, you can show us there then," Jack opened his mouth to say something but closed it again when he saw the shadow nearing the line, the masked man tossed an old pistol, empty, at Jack's feet, "Next, give us the map of the buried treasures of Anorak Island," Jack felt into his chest pocket. They were heading to Anorak Island, its jungles were thick and dangerous, without a map, there'd be no hope of finding any treasure, nor any way out.

"Father no! Not the map!" Eliza pleaded, she managed to scream as the man under her squatted for a few seconds leaving Eliza hanging, chocking for breath. Jack quickly tossed the map to the masked man's feet. Eliza still breathed; but now, the unknown treasures were to be pursued by another. The masked man threw a single bullet into the air, and Jack caught it. The shadow was less than ½ a foot away from the line in the sand,

"Lastly, I'd like to…" the masked man smiled slyly, "take your little bonnie lass…"

"NEVER!" Jack shouted,

"Even if I release those other two?" he pointed at Cotton and Gibbs, Jack sighed, he didn't know what to do, Ria spat the gag out of her mouth, tears were in her eyes,

"Let him have me love," she told Jack, Jack shook his head,

"No," he whispered, Ria looked down, Jack saw the shadow, only an inch from the line,

"Save Eliza and Peter please… do it for me…" Ria pleaded, Jack looked at his children the shadow had reached the line. The masked man tossed another bullet into the air, and Jack loaded the gun with the two bullets quickly. Bull's brother crouched, leaving Eliza hanging; he kicked the chair from Peter's feet. Jack tried to steady his shaking grip on the pistol, Ria was trying to take deep breaths for him to hurry. The Intruder's crew watched, amused as Eliza's eyes closed… BANG! Jack shot the knot to where the rotting wood and the rope met, Eliza dropped to the ground limply, not moving. Ria cried even harder, the masked man frowned. Jack aimed for the same place for Peter's noose. BANG! But all he had shot… was wood…

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