"You know captain, once this all over there wont be a single man on these seas that will willingly join your crew after they learned what you've done." Stated Columbus.

The captain was sitting by his desk with him and his chair facing the other way. "Normally I'd take that as a threat. However, since it's coming from you I don't pay any mind to it."

"What do you mean by that captain?" Columbus asked cautiously.

"There are so many ways that this could end or could have ended if we made different choices. It could have been better or it could have been worse." The captain explained.

"One thing did remain the same. Everyone who challenged me ended up the same way."

Columbus became more and more afraid with each word the captain said. "Most of our men suffered the same fiat."

"True, but that was simply the casualties of the battle. Not execution by combat."

"What are you trying to say captain?"

"If your as smart as you think you are, then you should be able to figure it out on your own."

Columbus looked down at the floor for a moment. He was confused and tried to look for an answer. Before he could find it, the captain stood up and turned to face him.

"Make sure the crew receive a well deserved meal tonight." Captain Endo order and watched Columbus as he nodded and left the room.

Columbus closed the door behind him as he got out. His mouth dropped at just how bad it was. He knew most of the men wouldn't survive, but he didn't think so little would remain. He was hiding inside the captains quarters the whole time and saved himself from witnessing the horrors of the massacre.

"What happens next?"

Columbus turned to his right to face Gumball who seemed exhausted from all the fighting. "This is where you come in. Only you with the help of Kira can find the island."

"I thought it was going to be something like that."

"A part of me hopes you wont find it. For all of our sake's."

"And if I were you, I wouldn't say something like that out loud. Remember what happened the last time you made the captain angry." Gumball whispered.

Then it dawned of Columbus. With the realization that just came to mind he knew that his chances of survival were now almost non-existent.

"Are you alright?" Gumball asked seeing the fearful expression on Columbus's face.

"Yeah... yeah I'm fine." Columbus lied.

"Hey Gumball!" Called the red fox. "We need some help over here." He said from the stairs going below deck.

"Be there in a second." Gumball told the fox and he went back down. Gumball then turned back to Columbus. "Chances are most us wont make it, so ask yourself what would you rather die for. Another mans cause or your own?"

Gumball left him and went below deck leaving Columbus to really take in what he said.

The next morning came and the crew managed to somewhat recover from the previous day. Gumball was the first to wake up and was standing outside by the port side railing. He was deep in his thoughts going through everything that has happened since he joined these pirates.

"To much thinking can be a bad thing, especially if you enter your deeper thoughts." Said Kira.

"So what's the next step?" Gumball asked her shrugging off her interruption.

"There is a reason no one can find this island. Hundreds of years ago the Mayans claimed it as their own. And on it they found a rare magical element that they saw as a gift from the gods. Using this element they created three artifacts." Kira explained.

"The first artifact is the locator, which was hidden, but then found by Saigon. The second one is the trapper, which was used to imprison me. And finally the third one is the concealer, which is used to hid the island from plain sight."

Gumball was confused, amazed and worried all at the same time. "So how do we find it without the locator?"

"Listen carefully and I will tell you not only how to find it, but also how to survive on it."

Dante and Simba were the next ones to get out from below deck. They took in the morning air and looked out at the endless sea.

"The morning breeze isn't what it used to be." Said Simba.

"Your right. There's hardly any body odors in it." Dante chuckled.

"I'm serious." Simba said sternly.

"I know you are, but that's the reality of it. Everyone in this job dies at some point. It's not the first time a captain led his whole crew to their deaths. The only difference is that there was usually a promise of riches for the everyone and not just the captain." Dante explained.

"So lets say we do survive. What then? We hardly have anything to our names and we wont be profiting from this either."

Dante didn't have an answer to that. In all honesty he hasn't actually thought about that. "We go our separate ways." He shrugged.

Simba wasn't satisfied with that answer. "That's it?"

"Yes. You and Carrie can go back to Nassau and live a normal life. Me and Jamie, well there's always jobs available for people like us. Captain Endo and Kira get their lives back, Gumball goes back to the small vising dock with that girl of his. And Lexy seems to be very fond of Alex. The only people I don't know about is the fox and the apple."

Simba seemed to accept this a bit more now. By the off chance they make it he and Carrie get a life together, a normal life without all of this. He didn't care about riches or anything like that. One thing did come to mind though.

"What about Columbus?"

Dante looked in another direction. "He'll go back to the lake in Nassau."

Simba was confused with Dante's body actions that didn't correspond with what he was saying, but he decided to shrug it off. He still had more important things on his mind.

Gumball walked passed them straight to the captains quarters and knocked on the door. After a few moments of waiting the captain opened it and looked at Gumball expecting something. Gumball explained something to him which immediately caught his attention. He went back in side closing the door behind him.

Gumball then walked up to Simba and Dante. "We'll be there by tomorrow."

Dante and Simba looked at each other and back at Gumball.

"Then as usual we better make these last few days worth it. It may very well be our last opportunity." Simba said to Dante and Gumball who nodded in return.

The ship sailed on throughout the day on course with what is most possibly it's final destination. Gumball was busy swapping the deck with a mop and a bucket of water next to him. This was the job he never wanted to have to do again, but since there wasn't really anyone else left that was willing to do it he decided to do it himself.

"You might hate it, but you look peaceful doing it." Stated Lexy as she walked up to him.

Gumball dipped the mop in the bucket and brought it back out again soaking wet to continue mopping. "It's nice to just take it easy again."

"You weren't really meant for this way of life."

"No, but I didn't have much of a choice."

"You remember that night back in Nassau? When you had a bit to much to drink."

Gumball stopped mopping and thought back on the night. "I remember most of it." He chuckled.

"When we were still in the bar you talked about your dad." Lexy asked with a more serious tone.

Gumballs muscles stiffened and he tightened his grip on the mop.

"You never said what happened."

"Why the sudden interest?" Gumball asked trying to avoid the question.

Lexy sighed and took a step closer to Gumball. "I can't explain it, but ever since the day we first met I felt like... I don't know."

Gumball took note of what she said and although it didn't make much sense he could still relate considering he also felt something that day.

"I'd like to know more about you and your parents. Where you were born, who your mom was and so on."

Gumball looked at her straight in the eyes and it was obvious from his expression that he had a heavy weight on his shoulders. "I... I never knew my mom. Me and my dad moved to Kingston shortly after I was born."

He cleared his throat and broke eye contact. "I wasn't told why we moved, but it might have had something to do with his job. Every time he went out I had to stay behind on my own and fend for myself."

"Is this why you had a dagger?" Lexy asked.

"I needed something to defend myself with. I didn't mind being on my own though, I managed to survive and learn a few tricks as well."

Lexy spread a small smile across her face as the story still seemed calm for now. "Did you have any friends?"

"A few, but they came and left as time went by. I even had a thing with one or two of the girls there." Gumball smirked.

Lexy raised an eyebrow. "Really?" She asked in a manner that would imply that she didn't believe him.

Gumball chuckled. "Of course. But all good things come to an end I guess." Gumball swallowed and considered whether or not he should go on.

"It's okay if you don't want to continue right now." Lexy said trying to ease him.

Gumball took a deep breath of air and let it out again. "Okay. Thanks Lexy."

"I'll be in the crows nest if you need me. Someones got to keep an eye out." She patted him on the back and walked away while Gumball continued with what he was doing.

The day went on with the remaining crew talking among each other, sharing stories of their past adventures.

"So there we were fighting for our lives against a Spanish Man O War. We didn't stand a chance so we had no choice but to haul wind and get out of there before they sent us down to Davy Jones locker." Explained the red fox that everyone came to know as Roy.

They drank out the last bit of rum and sang pirate shanties as if their was no tomorrow. Even Columbus joined in and decided to forget about his worries for at least one day. The captain remained in his quarters and focusing only on his mission while the cheers and laughter went on outside.

The next morning arrived. "Land ho!" Shouted Mr. Small from the deck. He was the only man who could hold down his drink, considering he was used to being spaced out. The rest had a harder time getting up.

Gumball laid against the wall with one arm resting on a crate and a bit of drool dripping from the mouth. When he heard the call he slowly opened his eyes and looked around to try and get his bearings. "Not again."

He tried hard to get up and when he did he leaned on the wall to help balance himself.

"Come on Gumball." Said Dante and walked up to Simba to tap him on the shoulder.

Simba woke up and looked at Dante. "What's going on?"

Dante didn't stay to explain, he simply went up to the deck followed by a hungover Gumball. Simba than looked to his right to see Carrie sleeping next to him with her head snuggled into his shoulder. "What happened last night?" He asked trying to remember.

On the deck everyone started to gather around and the captain took his place by the wheel.

"Well shiver me timbers." Said Roy as they all stared at the island.

Credits:

Dante: Dante Watterson

Saigon: Dante Watterson

Lexy: Lexboss

Endo: ArcLight Fire77

Kira: Arclight Fire77

Simba: Lionroar123

Columbus: The Double U

All TAWOG characters belong to Ben Bocquelet

side characters and other OC's me

Special thanks to:

Dante watterson for giving me some ideas.

Story Inspired by:

Assassin creed Black Flag

Pirates of the Caribbean

and my general love for pirate themed stories

Note:

Finally the next chapter has arrived. Anyway as you might be able to tell by now the story is on it's final leg. I've gone through the story again and I just felt like I could have done more, but I'm still new at this so yeah. Still, I really did enjoy writing this and I wondered if I should end it completely. So I set up a poll where I ask you whether or not you would like a sequel. I will then make my decision based on the votes which will close at the end of the month. Thank for reading, vote and please let me know what you think.