I am having so much fun writing this story! Anyway, I told some of you that I wasn't going to give them powers, because it would just make it complicated, but I decided that I'll give them elemental powers instead. I'm guessing it will be easy to figure out who has what element. Anyway, I just want to say this is the only time you will meet and read about the Gods, who are based on how they are supposed to be in Mythology. Except Poseidon, who was mean to a lot of people. Now he's nice. Plus you get to see what is happening with Jake! What is he going to do to save Miley?

Chapter 3-

Jake to the Rescue!

Jake ran around the ship, shouting out orders to the crew that he managed to assemble on such a short notice. They had worked hard and fast, the pirate ship was still in sight. Now if they could just leave port, maybe they could catch them now and bring Miley back safely and then she would agree to marry him…

"Sire, the ship is ready to set sail." One of his crewmembers said. Jake nodded and turned to the first mate.

"We're ready to go!" He shouted. The first mate nodded and shouted for them to pull the anchor up. Jake ran up the stairs and stood next to the first mate, while he watched the men scurry around the ship, making sure that they could gain enough wind and speed to catch the ship.

"Do you think we'll be able to catch them before they disappear?" Jake asked. Elicpto heard this from the seabed and looked up at the ship. She had to make sure they didn't get in the way. She saw the anchor start to rise from the seabed. She floated up to it and touched it, causing it to fall back down. It moved a little bit and tipped the boat.

Jake held onto the rail as the boat started to tip to the port side. "What is happening?" Jake shouted. The first mate shrugged and looked out to the horizon. The ship was gone; it was too late to catch them on time…

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"Poseidon, you know she's right." Zeus said to his brother. The god of water nodded and waved his hand over the pool of water. The water was still, but began to ripple. After a while it settled down again and you could see the ship, The Satyr. There he focused on a girl with brown hair and blue eyes.

"She is definitely one of the protectors. We have to watch her, Elicpto will try to destroy her." Poseidon said. Zeus nodded and then looked at the rest of the crew. He pointed to the boy with sandy blonde hair standing next to the other girl.

"He is another one." Zeus said, putting a hand on his chin.

"Brother, do you want the Earth to go back to darkness?" Poseidon asked. Zeus looked at his brother and shook his head.

"You will understand one day why I won't help you." He said and left the room, Ares and Pan entering it. They bowed down to their king and then turned to Poseidon.

"You called us." Ares said. Poseidon nodded and motioned for them to come closer to the pool. He pointed to the boy with brown hair and chocolate brown eyes standing next to the girl with blonde hair. Pan caught on straight away and smiled when he saw the name of the ship.

"So he is the one?" He asked. Poseidon nodded and the demi god frowned. "But he is out at sea! He should stay ashore."

"Which is why he is a lousy captain. Now Ares, what about the girl?"

Ares looked into the pool. "Yes, she is one too. Did my father accept his one?"

"No, he claims we shouldn't meddle in their lives and we won't. We'll only step in if Elicpto intervenes. Until then, we can just watch and make sure that through their journeys, they are safe and die when they are old. All of us must protect them." Poseidon said. The others nodded and looked down in the pool.

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"Where are we going?" Miley asked as she joined Lilly and Oliver by the captain's wheel. Oliver held a map, trying to read it.

"Honestly, you are useless. Hannah, take that map and tell me where the nearest port is from your castle." Lilly said. Miley took the map out of Oliver's hands and held it out in front of her.

"You donut, you were reading it upside down." Miley said and turned it the other way. "Here, next port is a small town called Herman."

"Let me see." Lilly took the map out of Miley's hands. "Yeah, you're right." She said and turned the wheel to the right and started shouting orders out to the crewmembers.

"Sometimes I wonder why I am captain." Oliver muttered. Miley looked over at him and frowned.

"There has to be something that makes you better then Lilly." She said.

"Yeah, there is. He can beat me in a duel any day." Lilly said. Oliver nodded proudly and drew his sword.

"I haven't met anyone who can beat me yet." He said.

"Right Mr. Ego, how about you show me how to weave a sword?" Miley asked. She saw the knight's train in the town square and always dreamed about learning how to use a sword in combat.

"Ok Hannah, I'll do that. Use Lilly's sword and follow me." He said. Lilly passed her sword to Miley, who took it and followed Oliver down to the deck. Lilly watched from a top, Jackson standing next to her.

"Right, first off you have to draw your sword." Oliver said. Miley took her sword out of its sheath and dropped it. "Ok, now I'll go easy on you. I'm going to lunge and let's see how fast your reflexes are. You ready?"

"Yeah." Miley said. Oliver started to circle her and Miley watched his every move. She moved and at one point, Oliver was out of her sight for a split second to her right. He took this as an opportunity to strike, but Miley moved quickly and hit his sword with hers, throwing him back a bit.

"Good, have you had training before?" He asked.

"A tiny bit." Miley confessed.

"Well, that was good. Now I think maybe it's time to see if you can defend yourself. One on one battle. Don't worry, I won't hurt you." Oliver said and took a stance in front of her. Miley tried to copy that, but Oliver took this and advanced forwards, swinging his sword to hit Miley on her hip, but she managed to block it.

"Good." Oliver said and took a step back. Miley wasn't sure what she should do, she only knew how to defend and wasn't sure about attacking.

"Don't…" He went for her other side.

"Hesitate." He said, sword coming down towards her shoulder blade. Miley ducked and rolled over to the side. Oliver then pointed his sword into her back. "Not as long as Lilly, but with a little bit of practice, maybe you'll be better then me."

Oliver put his sword away and held his hand out to Miley. She looked up at him and smiled, taking his hand. He lifted her up and the two just stood there, looking at each other.

"Ahem." Donny coughed behind Oliver. He let go of Miley's hand and turned around. "Do you think it's wise to teach a women how to fight? It's not like she's going to be part of the crew, isn't she leaving once we make port?"

"Uh, yeah, she is." Oliver said. Donny grinned and nodded, going back to his duties. Oliver turned around again, but Miley had run off below deck. Oliver followed her down there.

"Hannah, what are you doing?" He called out.

"Nothing." Miley replied, sitting down on one of the hammocks that the crew had to sleep on. Oliver found her there and walked towards her.

"Are you upset?" He asked.

"No, why would I be?" She asked.

"I don't know, you just seem to look sad. Or maybe it's because it's dark here." Oliver said looking around. Miley rolled her eyes.

"Come on, give me some credit. The only girl I've ever known is Lilly and she's more like a guy then a girl. I guess that's why they all think she's a guy." Oliver said.

"Listen Oliver, it's nothing. Once we make port, I'll just go and then there is nothing to worry about. I won't tell anyone about your crew being pirates." She said.

"Ok, so how about I show you where you will be sleeping." Oliver said. He saw Miley turn to look at him. "I mean, you don't think you'll be sleeping with the crew, do you? They're guys…" Oliver trailed off.

"Yeah, you're right. So, where does Lilly sleep then?"

"Oh, in the captains quarters, there are two beds there. If there wasn't, then I'd have to sleep here in the uncomfortable hammocks."

"Ok, so where am I going to sleep."

"Captains quarters."

"But you said there were only two beds."

"Oh, you can share a bed with me or Lilly." Oliver said.

"Uh, no."

"Why not?"

"Do I really have to answer that?" Miley asked. Oliver hit his head, stupid!

"Sorry, yeah you can take my bed then." He said and turned around and walked towards the stairs, Miley walking next to him. They went back up to the deck, which was now coloured in reds, yellows and oranges.

"The sun's setting." Oliver said, turning around. Miley turned too and smiled. It was beautiful, the ocean no longer looked blue but was now coloured in the same colours as the ship.

"It's beautiful." She said.

"Yeah." Oliver said, smiling. This is why he loved the ocean; this was the most magnificent thing he had ever seen. It kind of made him think that this is why life was so great and took his thoughts away from the past.

"Captain, we just want to know who's doing the nights shift." Danny asked. Oliver looked at his crew and smiled.

"All of you can go to bed, I'm sure we can manage. Jackson, you can stay with Lilly though." Oliver said. The whole crew cheered and went down below, first to prepare dinner. Jackson walked over to Lilly while Oliver took Miley into the captains' quarters. He pointed to a small bed in the right side of the room.

"That's Lilly's bed, you can sleep there while she's still awake." Oliver said, sitting behind his desk again. Miley sat down on the bed and lay down. It felt good, it wasn't as fluffy as the beds in the castle, but after the fight with Oliver, it was a relief. She was tired and fell asleep instantly.

Oliver looked over at her; the sun from the window fell on her face, making it stand out. Her hair seemed to glow now and he could see how light it really was. He looked at her face and at her lips.

'No, don't think that.' Oliver thought, shaking out the thought of kissing her. He couldn't fall in love, not when he already ran away from one…

"Oliver!" She shouted. There she stood, in her white dress, ready to marry him. Her hair was tied into a tight bun at the back of her head and it looked like she was suffocating in that dress. This isn't what he wanted; this isn't how he wanted to get married. Not at 16.

"I'm sorry." He said and ran down the aisle and out of the church, hearing her shout his name repeatedly. He couldn't handle that; he didn't want her anymore. Yes, at one point in his life it looked like he couldn't live without her. But now? Now he was scared.

"Oliver! What are you doing?" He heard his best friend, Lilly, shout at him as she ran after him, wearing that stupid lilac dress her mom made her wear.

"I'm leaving this life behind. I'm leaving this place for good." He said.

"But what about what happened there? Your parents? They're upset Oliver, you can't just run away from them." Lilly said. Oliver shook his head and made his way to the harbor.

"I'm leaving on the next ship tomorrow. You can come with me if you want." Oliver said.

"But…"

"Do you want to be forced to marry someone you don't love or live your life how you want it? I'm telling you, your parents are going to do what mine are doing to me." He said.

"Ok, I'm in."

He hadn't thought about that day in a while. He never really thought about any girls at all after that, at every port there were a few girls that tried to take him to their rooms, but he always refused and never returned there.

Looking at Miley now, he had this new feeling towards her. It was a feeling he had before, yet this time it seemed stronger. And this scared Oliver, because it meant someone was going to get hurt. And he knew that this time, that someone was going to be him…

Ooh, so Oliver was supposed to get married? Yeah, people did get married at the age of 16 long ago, dunno how long ago, but it was long ago. I mean, one of the Tudor kings (was his name Edward? Anyway, Elizabeth I's younger brother) got married at the age of 9 to someone who was 16 I believe... or was she also 9? I guess I have to go back and look that up...

I know there haven't been any Lackson moments yet, but beginning of next chapter has a little Lackson moment. I'm kinda finding it hard to add them in right now, but I will promise something for them later! Any questions or if you are confused at anything or if I didn't explain anything clearly for ya, tell me in a review and I'll see what I can do! Or just leave a review to tell me what you thought of this chapter. D