Part 4 (The Final)
It was too late when Daniel was back in Gull Cottage. He materialized in
the hallway one minute after the pirates, with Carolyn in their hands, had
left the house. Daniel blinked after he materialized and saw the
devastation in the house. "Oh, my God", he cried. "What has happened
here?" His thought was for his family. Where was everyone? "Candy,
Jonathan, Carolyn, Martha where are you?" he called.
Jonathan and Candy had gotten out of their safe place and seen the
devastation in the room. "Oh, my God!" Candy gasped in fright and
then she saw Martha lying tied up on the floor. "Jonathan, look what
they have done with Martha. They have tied her up with ropes. But
where is Mom?"
"I don't know." the boy answered and then it hit him. "Candy,
remember we heard cries from our hiding-place. They were Mom's
cries for help. The pirates have her."
"No, no, that can't be!" Candy cried with tears in her eyes.
"Candy, please bring yourself under control. To moan doesn't help our
mother. Come on, first we should free Martha from her bonds."
Candy knew her brother was right. "You are right, brother. Let's free
Martha and maybe together we can find out what has happened to
Mom and where the evil pirates have taken her." While freeing Martha
from the ropes, they heard Captain Gregg's voice calling for them from
downstairs.
"Candy, did you hear that? That's the Captain's voice! Our cries for
help were heard!" Jonathan sounded enthusiastic.
"Yes, Captain Gregg is back. Hurray!" Candy called happily, but
both were still thinking of their kidnapped mother. Where was she?
"Captain!" both kids yelled very loudly. "We are in Mom's bedroom."
Hearing the kid's voices, he vanished and appeared a second later
in the master bedroom. Daniel was happy when he saw the kids
but his expression changed when he noticed the utter chaos in the
master bedroom and saw the frightened expressions on the kids'
faces. He looked around the room and saw Martha who was still
rather dazed from the blow into her face. But he didn't see his
dearest Carolyn. Where was she?
Jonathan was the first whose voice was back. "Captain, where
have you been? We thought you were...," but he didn't finish
because he had suddenly tears in his eyes.
"Jonathan, please, don't cry. You know I can't stand it." the
Captain said, but then Candy was crying too. "Oh, come on, kids,
I'm here." And then it was clear to him why the children were crying.
Before he could ask the children where their mother was and
what terrible thing had happened, Martha could think clearly again.
"Oh good! Captain, you are back. Mrs. Muir isn't here any more.
She has been kidnapped by wild pirates who stormed into the house.
They grabbed and dragged her away very brutally."
Before Martha could continue, Daniel, who had started to foam with
anger at the word 'PIRATES', yelled, "Pirates?" and thunder rolled
through the air. In his anger, he saw a note was lying on top of Mrs.
Muir's typewriter. He took it and began to read. His face darkened
more and more when he read the signature. Thunder rolled through
the air again. "FAT PHILIPPE," he cried and his rage grew even
greater.
"Captain, what's the matter? Did you know that man?" Martha
wanted to know when she noticed the anger in the Captain's face.
"Oh yes, I did know him very well. If he has Mrs. Muir, I must act
immediately."
"What do you mean, by saying that, Captain?" Martha as horrified.
"Don't tell me Mrs. Muir is in very big danger?"
"Oh no!" the children cried when it became clear to them what the
Captain was telling them. And in their thoughts, both were thinking.
'Please, let our mother still alive.'
Daniel noticed the worry on the kids' faces and calmed them down.
"No, Candy and Jonathan, forget that thought of yours. Your mother
is still alive, believe me. Now I understand what's really going on here."
It slowly dawned him why Carolyn had been kidnapped. This pirate
had every intention of using her as bait for him. That he was really
worried about Carolyn, he hid cleverly from the children. But he
knew he couldn't deceive Martha. It was clear to him that she
knew exactly what he was thinking right now.
"Do you, Captain?" Martha asked. "Well then, you should tell us
what you want to do. I think you'll need the help of the kids and me.
And don't say no." Ms Grant was very forceful.
"Very well, I know I can't stop you, Martha. Now I'll tell you what
you should do. Drive into town, see if you can get any courageous
men for a dangerous task. I will need them to lure the crew of that
pirate ship away from there, so only Fat Philippe and I...," stopping.
"Don't say it Martha!" when noticing her questioning face. "I'll bring
back Mrs. Muir uninjured. That's a promise."
"Okay, I'll go see if I can find men in Schooner Bay who have enough
courage to fight." and she inwardly grinned when thinking of a certain
somebody. She had every intention of making sure that Claymore was
one of the men to lure the pirate mob from the ship.
While Martha was driving to town, Daniel told the children what they
should doing in this case, and Jonathan reported to the Captain about
all that had happened while he had been absent.
When Martha arrived in town, she was startled by the complete
devastation all around. Getting out of Mrs. Muir's car, she walked
through the street. When she reached the pier, she found ten men
gagged and tied lying on the pier. "Oh my God!" she cried, and ran
toward the men and freed them one after the other from the gag and
the bonds. Noticing that one of men was Dr. Ferguson, she asked,
"Doctor, can you tell me what happened here? Why were you
gagged and tied up? Of course, you needn't say a word. PIRATES,
right?" Martha was in full flight.
"Ms Grant, glad to see you aren't injured. And you are right. Pirates
have attacked our town." the good doctor was the first who had
recovered from the blow out.
"What do you mean, injured? Don't tell me that wild horde has attacked
women, too." With her thoughts, she was now with her employer.
Terrible scenes happened before her mental eye. She saw Mrs. Muir
surrounded by several pirates who stared at her with wild desire and
then pounced upon her like hungry wolves. Now she was inwardly
crying. 'NO!'
Suddenly Martha was back to real life as the doctor called her.
"Ms Grant, are you alright? You were so absent-minded."
"Sorry, doctor, I'm okay, but Mrs. Muir isn't." Now she remembered
again why she was in town.
Abner was the next who had recovered from being knocked out and
he had gotten the rest of the conversation between Martha and the doctor.
"What do you mean ‘Mrs. Muir isn't', Martha?" he wanted to know.
"She has been kidnapped by eight pirates. They forced their way into
Gull Cottage and have taken her with them. It was terrible, I heard her
cries for help but couldn't do anything because that leader pirate had
given me a blow to my face and then had tied me up and I knew nothing
more. When I woke up again I looked into the frightened faces of Candy
and Jonathan and then we...," she stopped, almost she had said Captain
had come back. But she knew she couldn't say that. "Alright, will you ten
help me lure the whole crew from their ship, so that someone can rescue
Mrs. Muir." And she was thinking that the special someone would be the
Captain.
"Someone? Oh, come on, don't tell us you mean Claymore Gregg by
saying that. He is a scaredy-cat and a pennypincher. Why do you
believe he should the one who should free Mrs. Muir from the talons
of the pirates?" Ed Peevey was feeling particularly malicious because
he was suddenly down at the pier too.
"You had better be quiet, ED! With you, I still have to pluck a chicken
anyway." Martha said viciously. "Now men, will you help me?"
"With pleasure, Ms Grant." came the prompt answer from the young
doctor. And he spoke in the direction of Mr. Peevey. "If you don't
want help us, then you better get out of our way." Doctor Ferguson
was determined.
"Okay, okay, I'll help and come with you." Ed was abashed. After
that, the eleven men were on their way to the place in the bay where
the pirate ship still lay at anchor.
On her way to Claymore's office, Martha found a completely
disturbed Nancy sitting on the steps of Norrie's restaurant. Immediately
Martha noticed that something was wrong. In a hurry she was at Nancy's
side, instinctively taking her into her protecting arms to warm the girl who
was trembling over her whole body. "Oh my God, Nancy." Ms Grant
said maternally. "I'll better take you with me."
Nancy absently got up with Martha and followed her willingly to Mrs.
Muir's station wagon. While both were walking, she put her head on Ms
Grant's right shoulder and felt safe. Now Martha was still more wildly
determined to make Claymore pay for the whole disaster. She wanted to
see him suffering. While thinking of that, both reached the car. Opening the
front passenger door, she let Nancy get in, then closed the door and said
through the open window. "Nancy, I'll be back in an instant. It will not take
long to do what I want to do. Alright?"
Nancy nodded her head. She wouldn't go anywhere.
Martha hurried to Claymore's office, finding the door open and a disaster
in there. Looking around and seeing that the door to the back room was
open too, she went in and found Claymore gagged and tied up on the floor.
'Serves him right!' she thought maliciously. At first, she had the intention to
leave him there, then remembered the better one. 'NO,' she thought, 'not
this way. He has caused the whole trouble so he shall also have the
opportunity to clearing up the mix-up.'
Kneeling beside him, she freed him from the bonds and the gag in his mouth..
"Don't say a word, Claymore." she warned him after she had removed the
gag. "Should you open your mouth, I personally stuff the gag back into your
mouth. Is that clear?" Martha was in full rage now. "You have caused
enough trouble with your avarice. Should Mrs. Muir die, it'll be your fault,
and I'll personally kill you before Captain Gregg gets the opportunity,
that's a promise."
"Mrs. Muir..." Claymore began but Martha wouldn't let him finish.
"Claymore!" shooting him a warning glance. "On your feet immediately, you
jellyfish." she yelled.
Claymore was suddenly on his feet because he was so frightened that he
thought the Captain was here now but it was Martha herself who had said
the last words. "Okay, Okay!" he cried abashed.
Now Martha was grinning over her whole face. "Now as for you, you
brought that evil scientist here, so you will get the opportunity to get rid
of him. The children are waiting for you by that house you rented out to
him. You get that time machine this Melvyn Rocheford has built, is that
clear? Jonathan and Candy will assist you."
Claymore wanted to protest but didn't when he looked into her furious face.
"I'll do it, Martha. I'm on my way to that cottage." In a hurry, he was out
of his office and into his car and roared away. Martha, satisfied, got back to
Mrs. Muir's car and saw that Nancy was still in the car. Now they were on
their way back to Gull Cottage, the still disturbed Nancy in tow.
Meanwhile, Jonathan and Candy had arrived at the scientist's cottage and
were waiting for Claymore. "Jonathan, what'll we do if Claymore doesn't
come?" Candy whispered
"He will, believe me, Candy." Jonathan whispered back. "Martha can be very
convincing." Jonathan had hardly finished saying the sentence when Claymore
suddenly stood behind them. "I'm here, children." he whispered. "Oh, good."
Candy said. "Jonathan, we should tell him what's going on and what we want
do."
While Jonathan told Claymore what was planned when the eleven men had
succeeded in luring the whole pirate crew into a trap, Daniel appeared on
deck of the ship. Everything was quiet. Where was FAT Philippe and more
than that, where was his beloved Carolyn? He didn't see her either. Suddenly
a cry from below came to his ears. He knew that voice very well, it was
Carolyn's cry for help.
Below deck, FAT Philippe looked at Carolyn with desire. He was fascinated
by her beauty and thought, 'Why shouldn't I have her? She should be mine.'
This thought became his undoing. Now he was completely crazy about Carolyn.
He grabbed her brutally by her right arm and pulled her into his arms with wild
desire.
A loud cry from Carolyn followed when Fat Phillipe's mouth approached her
face. She started trying desperately to free herself from his brutal embrace but
it was no use. But the more she struggled in defense, the more grew the Pirate's
desire for her. Now Fat Philippe gripped her right shoulder with his right hand,
got hold of the sleeve of her blouse and torn it down. Carolyn yelled wildly
because immediately was clear to her what he intended to do next.
In the moment when the pirate was about to rip off her blouse her rescuer
approached in the form of Daniel Gregg. "Fat Philippe!" he yelled. "Let
her go immediately!"
"Aha there you are, Captain. I've waiting for you." He still held Carolyn
firmly against him. "I think I'll take this woman with me. Look!" and he
tried to kiss Carolyn but she turned away her head nausea washing over
her. The pirate didn't like that and tried to get to take hold of Carolyn's
head, but he was stayed in this attempt.
Daniel had had enough. He grabbed the pirate's arms and freed Mrs. Muir
from the pirate's grip. Fat Phillipe's answer followed immediately. He freed
himself from Daniel's grip and the fight between this two men was well
underway. Suddenly both had swords in their left hands. Carolyn was stiff
with fright when she saw how her dearest Daniel fought for his life. Now she
wasn't sure at all if a spirit could be killed again or not. That fight was so real
that she feared to lose Daniel, this time forever. "Watch out, Daniel!" she
yelled, seeing how underhanded Fat Philippe was.
Daniel heard Carolyn yell and saw what the pirate intended to do. It was
enough, Daniel thought and then he ended the fight. He gave the pirate, with
his sword, a sting into the heart. Deadly met, Fat Philippe sank to the ground
and the fight was over.
Daniel, immediately noticing Carolyn's trembling body, lifted her up in his arms
and brought her back home in an instant. Back in the master bedroom of Gull
Cottage, he laid her down on her bed so that she could rest for a while. With
a wave of his hand all the mess was cleared up in the house and there was no
further indication of the pirate attack.
Carolyn opened her eyes again and looked into the deep blue eyes of her
dearest Captain. He was beside her bed and watching her. "Oh Daniel,
please hold me." she pleaded, still under the shock about the last hours.
"It's all alright, my darling." He sat down on her bed and took her in his arms.
Now she felt very safe again.
Suddenly there was heard a big bang and then silence. Claymore and the
kids had done their work. The time machine, with the scientist, had flown
into the air after Candy, Jonathan and Claymore had hurried out of the
house and found a safe place.
The End