The next morning, Karnage woke up to the smell of eggs and bacon coming from the mess hall. Being very careful not to wake Jasmine and Anna, he slipped out of bed, put his boots on and left the room. Upon entering the mess hall, Karnage could feel a chill going up his spine as the crew turned to look at him.

He remained silent as the crew went back to eating their breakfast. Why are they giving me the cold shoulder? Karnage thought to himself, but as he picked up a plate, Hacksaw walked up to him.

"You enjoy sticking your dick in that bitch?" He asked the captain with an angry frown.

Don Karnage felt his anger rising. Hacksaw was not only being disrespectful toward him, but also toward Jasmine. Raising his hand in warning, Don Karnage said, "Never, ever speak to me with that tone, Hacksaw! Because if you do, I'll be forced to teach you some manners."

Hacksaw smiled and took his seat at a nearby table. "I understand," he said.

Karnage then went back to filling his plate with food, but didn't notice Switchblade coming up behind him with a gun in his hand. When he was within two feet of Karnage, he pointed the gun at his head and was about to pull the trigger when he heard Jasmine call out to his captain.

"Donovan, I need to speak with you," she said, coming into the mess hall. As Karnage turned around, Switchblade quickly hid his pistol in his coat and gave his captain room to go see Jasmine.

"Yes, what is it you need?" Karnage asked when he walked up to Jasmine.

Jasmine smiled and looked at him. "Why were you so nice to Baloo and his friends the other day?"

Karnage shrugged, not really sure how to answer her question. "I just felt it would be better for business if they thought I was nice," he lied, but Jasmine wasn't falling for it.

"And I guess it had nothing to do with Anna being in the same room." she said, smiling.

Don Karnage blushed with embarrassment. "Yeah, I wanted Anna to like me. And I thought that if I was nice, then she would want to get to know me."

"Well, I'm glad you were nice to my friends, because it really helped me see that you were still the man I once loved."

Don Karnage felt his heart skip a beat when he heard Jasmine say that she still had feelings for him. Anna then came in rubbing her eyes. She looked at her mother and Karnage, confused at seeing them acting like a normal couple. Soon, the three of them were seat at their own table, enjoying their breakfast.

After they had eaten, Jasmine and Anna went up on the flight deck to get some fresh air. As they did that, Don Karnage returned to his room to clean it up a bit.

"Who knew having guests would be such a messy thing," he groaned, folding the covers on the bed. As the captain began fluffing the pillows, there was knock at the door. "Come in," Karnage said.

Mad Dog then came into the room. He was a little surprised to see his captain cleaning his own room up, but he had some urgent news to give. Reaching into his vest pocket, Mad Dog pulled out a letter. "This is for you," he said, handing Karnage the letter.

Karnage took the letter and read it. Dear Don Karnage, I, Shere Khan am requesting you to meet me at Skull Island at 12 noon. If you choose not to come, then I will be forced to use to a more hostile approach.

When Karnage saw that there wasn't much time to think things over, he quickly gave to order to head toward Skull Island.As he rushed up to the command deck, Karnage couldn't help but feel he was putting his life in danger, as well as his daughter and ex-girlfriend.

It was twenty minutes before 12 noon, and the Iron Vulture arrived at Skull Island. As the pirates exited the massive air ship, they were met by Shere Khan's elite pilots and fifty of his own personal bodyguards. The pirates could already see that if Shere Khan wanted them dead, he would have done it by now, but they were still alive, so that meant they were needed to do some dirty work for the powerful tiger.

And sure enough, Shere Khan walked up to Don Karnage and smiled. "Ah, Captain Karnage, so glad you could make it today. I see you still haven't lost your title of being the one man that always arrives on time when I call," Khan said, but then saw that Jasmine and Anna were making their way through the crowd of pirates. "And who are these two lovely ladies?" he asked.

Don Karnage turned and looked at Anna and Jasmine. A smile grew on his face. "The child is my daughter, Anna and Jasmine is her mother."

Shere Khan stood there for minute, shocked. Don Karnage was a father. "You never told me you were married," he said, popping his neck.

Karnage rubbed the back of his head, embarrassed. "Well… I'm not married," he said. "I made a mistake back in high school, and then Jasmine told me that I am Anna's father."

"I see," Shere Khan smiled. He then turned his attention back to the captain. "Captain Karnage, I have a job for you. One that requires a man with your set of skills."

Don Karnage crossed his arms. He secretly hoped he wouldn't have to be sent after the crew of Higher for hire. Anna would never forgive him if he had to do something bad to them.

Shere Khan pulled out his golden pocket watch. "Mr. Ben Sultan, the president of the Miniversal Corporation has been donating millions of dollars to a dig site down in the desert nation of Ghaphia." he said looking at the time. His eyes seemed so focused on the time, than on Don Karnage. "I need you and your men to find out why he funding the dig."

With a smile, Don Karnage pulled his sword from its sheath. "I won't fail you," he said, then looked at Jasmine and Anna. "But this will be the last job I do for you."

Shere Khan put his watch back in his pocket. "Is that so?"

"Yes, after this, I'm going to quit being a pirate and start being the father Anna should have." the captain replied.

Anna and Jasmine were happy to hear that Karnage was going to give up the pirate life and settle down. But the crew turned hostile as their anger flared out of control. There captain clearly had totally lost his mind. Hacksaw and a few others began shouting and throwing insults at their captain, but others, like Mad Dog and Dumptruck, saw this as an opportunity for them to rise to the rank of captain. However, Shere Khan was down right appalled to hear this.

There was no way Shere Khan was going to let Karnage quit. Then he got an idea. A wicked idea. Khan called to Dumptruck to come and join him for a ride in his privet plane. The hulking Great Dane fallowed Khan and boarded the plane. He had never seen a more finer plane.

Two of Shere Khan's most trusted investors were also on board. They were Walters and the lovey Harmond. The feline investors sat quietly as their boss took his seat between them. Shere Khan pulled out a large briefcase and opened it for Dumptruck to see what was inside.

Shere Khan smiled as he saw the Great Dane's face light up. "This is two million dollars," he said. "If you want it, then I need you to do something for me."

72 HOURS LATER…

The night sky was filled with stars that sparkled brighter than the rubies in the Iron Vultures treasure vault. Don Karnage stood alone on the command deck of the Iron Vulture. He looked down at the desert landscape of Ghaphia. He had been waiting for his crew to report back to him on what they found out about the dig Mr. Ben Sultan was funding. Don Karnage smiled when he felt the gentle hands of Jasmine wrap around his waist.

The lovely vixen hugged Karnage and rested her head on his shoulder. "I'm so proud of you for wanting to give up your life of being a feared pirate captain," she said.

Karnage turned around and looked Jasmine in the eye. "And I'm proud of you for being a great mother for Anna," he replied. The two of them stood there, their gazes locked onto the other ones eyes, then, very slowly, Don Karnage pressed his lips to Jasmine's. They were having their first real kiss since high school.

At that very moment, Dumptruck came in with Hacksaw. The two pirates looked on in shock at what their captain was doing. Dumptruck cleared his throat, drawing his captain's attention. Pulling out of the kiss, Captain Karnage stepped up to the two of them and crossed his arms. "Well," he said waiting to hear what they had to tell him.

Hacksaw looked at Dumptruck, who nodded at the sickly dingo. Hacksaw then pulled out a gun and aimed it at his captain.

Karnage took a step back in surprise. "What the hell is this?" he shouted to Hacksaw. The dingo smiled.

"Just making a little extra cash," he replied, then pulled the trigger on his gun. Jasmine screamed as Karnage fell to the floor, his hand clutching at his chest. Karnage tried to get to his feet fearing for Jasmine's safety, but Hacksaw shot him again, this time in the lower stomach. The sound of the gun shot and Jasmine's screams caused little Anna to come running in. There, she saw her mother being tied up by Dumptruck, while Hacksaw stood over her wounded father.

Suddenly, Switchblade came up from behind Anna and grabbed her. The little vixen tried to struggle free, but the pirate had to strong of a grip on her.

Karnage could watch helplessly as his crew took Jasmine and Anna out of the room, leaving him alone with Hacksaw. "Why?" he asked, his voice barley a whisper.

"Why?" Hacksaw said. "For the money and for the fact you have turned soft once you learned you were a father." The dingo put his gun away and took a knee beside the wounded captain. "You were strong once before, but now you are nothing. The great and powerful Don Karnage I knew would have never let something like a child get between him and the crew, but I guess everything changes over the years."

"I will kill you!" Karnage growled.

Hacksaw frowned and shrugged. "If you say so," he said. Then he put his hands around his captain's throat and began to choke him. Karnage reached up to pull Hacksaw's hands from his throat, but he was took weak from blood loss. The dingo started laughing as his grip tightened. Karnage's face began to turn blue as his legs began thrashing. Thinking quick, Karnage suddenly remembered the gun in Hacksaw's vest.

Hacksaw looked on with a smile at his dying captain. "You see! I am the only one who will be getting what he wants. For when you are dead, I'm going to be sticking my dick in your daughter every night, while the crew gets to have your girlfriend's hot ass! Then, I'm go-"

BANG!

Hacksaw suddenly let go of Karnage as he rolled onto his side, clutching his side. Karnage had gotten a hold of his gun and had shot him with it. The captain looked at him and took aim at the dingo's head, "You fucked with the wrong family," Karnage smiled, then shot Hacksaw.

With Hacksaw dead, Karnage black out.