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Well here's chapter 2. Hope you guys like it.

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Jake raced across the room and covered her mouth with his hand to keep her from screaming even louder. He placed a finger to his lips to indicate to be quiet. He let his hand drop.

"Jake." Amber whispered. "Is it really you?" Although she already knew it was. She knew it in her heart and soul. He looked slightly different, but she had known him all her childhood and could easily recognize him. He was taller and more muscular. He had cut his once slightly long violet hair and it was spiked up with gel. His blue eyes held more calmness and wisdom. But there was something else in his eyes. And it looked like darkness. He paused.

"Yeah it's me." Jake said. Before he could realize what was happening she had pulled him into a tight bear hug.

"Jake! It's soooooo good to see you again! I've missed you soooooo much!" Amber whispered.

"Amber you're choking me." Jake said pushing her away. There was a pause. "I'm going to take off."

"WAIT!" she shouted grabbing his hand. "Jake where have you been?"

"I'm The Pirate King." He stated simply. She gasped, but held on to his hand.

"Jake you need to help us." Amber said.

"Why?" he asked.

"Draconis is back." Amber said. Jake froze. "He's resurrected himself. He's a million times more powerful than before. And he's joined up with your grandfather. He's captured everyone else. Your parents, my parents and those Teen Titans people. They were here to help along with their kids. Jake you and I are their last chances."

"No." Jake said. "You are their last chance."

"Jake. They're your family. You have to help them." Amber said a bit shocked even though she knew that he was one of the most famous pirates ever.

"So?" he said. He began to walk away, but she grabbed him again.

"Jake. Alright. Maybe you won't do it for your family, but will you do it for gold?" Amber said realizing she'd have to tempt his pirate side.

"How much gold?" Jake asked growing interested.

"More than your wildest dreams." Amber said smiling. "You can keep the mantle. Brand new weaponry for your entire crew. The best in the world. All those rare and magical jewels Xarth is known for. And above all money. Tonnes and tonnes of money." Jake's eyes lit up. He was silent for a minute and thought it over. Finally he nodded.

"You've got yourself a deal." Jake said.

"Thank-you so much Jake. We'll have to go to the Dark Isle. That's where his base is. First we'll have to get a weapon that is hidden on the southern part of the island and then head north to his palace." Amber said. She smiled at him and then collapsed due to her injuries. Jake managed to catch her before she fell to the floor. He sighed and lifted her on to his back and headed towards one of the windows.

The next day on Jake's ship

Amber groaned as she awoke in a hammock. She looked at herself. She had bandages on all her injuries. She looked around. She could tell that she was in a cabin on a ship. She tried to sit up, but her back was on fire.

"You alright?" came a voice from the cabin door. She turned to see Jake standing in the doorway. He had a falcon perched on his gloved hand and he was gently stroking it.

"I've felt better in my lifetime, but we can discuss that later." Amber said trying to sit up, but he moved forward and gently pushed her back down.

"Rest." He said simply. "We're on our way to the Dark Isle. You better keep your side of the deal. It's practically suicide going there. My crew put up a huge fight and it's pretty much the money that convinced them. Though they're so loyal they'd probably follow me into a hell dimension." He pulled up a chair and sat beside the hammock. She nodded.

"What injuries do I have?" Amber asked.

"You back is the main injury. It's been slashed up and, literally, been burnt black. The rest are just cuts and bruises. Oh and you have a slight fever." Jake answered. As he said this he leaned forward and placed his hand on her forehead. He stared into her eyes. Then without realizing it he let his hand move to her cheek and he gently caressed it. Amber gulped.

His hands are so gentle. She thought to herself. It feels right. It feels nice. Like he's……NO! TOM! She took a shaky breath. "That's all?" she asked. Jake instantly snapped back to reality. He pulled his hand away quickly.

"Yeah that's about it." Jake said. "So…um…how are things back at home? As you can imagine I've been out of touch."

"Well after you disappeared your parents spent like a year having a massive search." Amber said. "But they couldn't find a trace of you. Your parents are both really worried. Also they are supposed have named an heir. But both Opal and Ethan are refusing to be named without your permission and your parents don't really want to either." Jake nodded.

"What about you?" Jake asked. "How have you been?"

"Alright. Tom and I have been dating," Amber said. She noticed Jake looked a bit angry and sad at hearing this, but he regained his composure too soon to make anything of it.

"How long?" he asked.

"Five years on and off," Amber replied. He nodded. There was a pause. "But Jake how can you be a pirate? Pirates are horrible beings."

"Well we're different," Jake said. "We may still steal stuff, but we don't kill people or take people prisoner or destroy their homes. And furthermore we either steal rare and magical objects or steal from the filthy rich and we don't take everything so that they're broke at the end of our attack." Amber nodded. She had always noticed that 'The Pirate King' was known for stealing and sneaking around, but he never hurt people or destroyed their lives. At that point Demetri entered the room.

"Morning Captain," Demetri said. "And a good morning to you as well Miss."

"Morning Demetri." Jake said. "Amber this is my first mate Demetri. Demetri this is my childhood friend Amber."

"It's nice to meet you Miss Amber," Demetri said as he bowed to her.

"It's nice to meet you too Demetri," Amber said.

"Hmm…Amber. That name sounds awfully familiar. Jake must have mentioned you," Demetri said. He was one of two people who knew why Jake left the palace. The other person was Jake's apprentice, April. Demetri opened his mouth to say more, but he caught the look on Jake's face and quickly shut it again. He produced a bottle from his pocket. He handed it to Jake. "April says you should take this. It'll help your back heal quicker." He said to Amber. Then he turned around and exited the room.

"He seems nice," Amber said. "How'd you meet him?"

"Well um…" Jake said.

"Oh come on. Tell me," Amber said.

"Alright. But I'm skipping a bit," Jake said.

Jake's story

'It was two weeks after I had left the palace. I had stowed aboard a ship which had capsized in a storm near an island. I used my powers to escape the shipwreck and reach the island. That's where my pirating adventure started.'

'I collapsed when I reached land and didn't wake up until the next day. When I woke up I found myself in a cave. And that's where I first met good old Demetri.'

Into the story
Jake's POV

"Hello," Demetri said looking straight at me.

"Err…Hello," I said looking at him. "What happened? I mean how did I get here?"

"I found you on the shore," Demetri said. "I brought you here. My name's Demetri. What's yours?"

"Jake," I replied. Why hasn't he shouted 'You're the prince!' yet?

"It's nice to meet you Jake," Demetri said. "So how did you get here?"

"Err…why don't you first tell me your story?" I said. Maybe I can think of a story while listening to his.

"Well not much to tell. My parents were pirates. One day when we were sailing we were shipwrecked on this island. I was the only one that survived the shipwreck. Been stuck here ever since," He started.

I felt my ears perk up. His parents were pirates. He must have been on a pirate ship at one point. Maybe he can help me become a pirate. He seems nice though. He could easily fit into the description of the pirates in my crew.

"I didn't like the blood that my parents would shed, but I enjoyed sailing and all the adventures we had. I'd love to be a pirate again, but I wouldn't kill people like other pirates do," Demetri said. "There are probably enough parts to build a decent ship, but there's no way Kai and I could build a ship on our own."

"Kai? Who's Kai?" I asked.

"He used to be a cabin-boy on a ship that also was destroyed near here. Really tough and strong chap. He wants to be a pirate in the same way that I do," Demetri said.

"This place seems to have had tons of shipwrecks," I said.

"Yeah. It's kinda a cursed place. There have been hundreds of shipwrecks. Kai, you and I are the only ones to live through shipwrecks," Demetri said. "So I told you my story. Let's here yours." Before I could even open my mouth another man entered the room. He was nearly six foot and looked extremely fierce and strong. He took one look at me before he started to shout.

"YOU'RE THE PRINCE! YOU'RE THE HEIR! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!" He shouted. Demetri also reeled around and stared at me. Well there's no point trying to hide it anymore.

End of Jake's POV
Out of the story

'So I told Demetri and Kai everything. My entire crew knows that I'm the prince and heir and what not. But they know certain stuff the others don't. And no I'm not telling you that stuff either.'

Into the story Jake's POV

"So you see my dream is kinda the same as yours," I said.

"Well all our dreams are smashed," Kai said.

"Not necessarily," I said. They stared at me. "I share my mother's powers. I can levitate stuff and fly and what not. Now think about it. With those powers and taken the fact we have all sorts of parts we could easily build our own ship. We'll travel around and find a crew. With your pirate blood, your toughness and my powers it'll be too easy. What do you say?"

"Well we've got nothing to lose," Kai said. "I'm in."

"I'm in too," Demetri said.

End of Jake's POV
End of story

"So together we built this ship. It was a rather crappy one at first. We've improved over the years using parts from all around the universe. At first we kept low. We joined up with different criminals and what not and soon we became the terror of the universe."

"Wow that's quite a coincidence," Amber said as Jake finished his story. "The fact you all wanted the same thing."

"Yeah. It was really lucky," Jake said.

"Tell me about the rest of your crew. You must have some very interesting characters aboard this ship," Amber said.

"Oh they're a hoot," Jake said chuckling to himself. "Somehow I got stuck with a ship full of extremists. I'll tell you about the others later. After you meet all of them."

"I hope our parents are alright," Amber said worriedly.

"Don't worry. I'm sure they're fine," Jake said taking her hand and giving it a squeeze.

Meanwhile…

Raven moaned as she sat up. She looked around her. She was in a cell. That couldn't be good. She saw Rich lying on the floor nearby. Opal and Ethan also lay on the floor. She could see that they were surrounded by other cells which were occupied by the Titans, their kids and the inner circle of friends. She walked over to Rich.

"Rich! Rich! Wake up!" Raven said shaking him. He groaned and opened his eyes. He glanced around and sat up straight.

"Rae? What happened?" Rich asked, fully awake now.

"I'm not sure," Raven replied. The two gently kissed before they both stood up.

"I take it whoever is keeping us here has no interest in becoming friends," Rich asked walking over to the bars of the cell they were in.

"This must be Draconis' lair," Raven said as she walked over to Opal and gently woke her.

"Mom, Daddy what happened?" Opal said sitting up painfully. "We're in that Draconis' lair aren't we?"

"Yeah," Raven said. "We have to try to wake the others."

"Should we wake Ethan?"

"No. Let him be," Raven said walking over to the bars of the cell where Rich was already trying to wake everyone without making too much noise.

A few minutes later

Rich, Raven and Opal had somehow managed to wake the others.

"Well now that everyone is up. Let's get the hell out of here," Rich said placing his hands on the bars of their cell. However as soon as his hands touched the bars he was electrocuted and flung across the cell.

"This could pose as a threat." Rich muttered as he stood up shaking his badly hurt hands.

"Indeed it might." Draconis said suddenly teleporting right in front of their cell. They all jumped about five feet into the air.

"Draconis! This is between you and me. Let my family and friends go!" Rich roared.

"Let them go?" Draconis said mockingly. "You really aren't as intellectually advanced as they say you are." With that he disappeared.

"We're just going to have to find some way to break down this cell door!" Opal said. Rich simply held up his hands for her to see. They were both badly burnt. Raven took them in her hands and healed them.

"Thanks, that feels much better," he said gratefully, giving Raven a kiss while Opal rolled her eyes.

"No problem," Raven said. "Well by the looks of it we obviously we have to use cunning to get out of this one."

"We just have to wait until the right moment comes along," Rich added. They all nodded.

Back on Jake's ship

"So what route are we taking?" Amber asked. Jake walked over to his desk and took out his magical map. He carefully assembled it and brought it over to her. He activated it and showed her their location.

"We are currently in the middle of the Xarthian Ocean." Jake said. "We'll go through the Cave Of Mazes. We'll have to try to make our way into the Sea of Gloom. From there we'll have to go through the Nightmare Forest. Once we're through there we just have to cross the Ocean of Darkness and get to the Dark Isle. We'll reach the southern side of the isle. It's impossible to get to land from that end due to the fact the island is quite a few feet above sea-level. So we'll have to sail to the western side which is the only side that is low enough to reach land. It'll be dangerous however seeing as how there is a line of treacherous rocks in front of the area where we can reach land. Then we'll travel south to get this weapon mom told you about. Finally we'll go north and try to take down Draconis and my grandfather." Amber nodded as she stared at the map.

"That thing is soooo cool." Amber said. "Where'd you get it?"

"Oh it's a long story." Jake said.

"We have time." Amber replied.

"Well…okay. I guess I could tell you." Jake said.

Jake's story

'It was soon after I had assembled the whole crew. We were caught in a storm and we managed to land on an island. We had no idea where we were.'

Into the story

"So no one has any idea where we are!" Jake asked rubbing his forehead. The entire crew nodded. "How is this possible? I thought you lot were SAILORS!"

"I'm sure we can figure out where we are captain," Demetri said. Jake sighed.

"Right. Demetri, Kai and I will try to figure out where we are. The rest of you stay here and repair any damage. Everyone understand?" Jake asked looking around at them.

"Understood," They all replied.

The three started heading towards the center of the island while everyone else got to work on fixing the ship.

Twenty minutes later in the woods around the island

"Nothing, nothing and more nothing. All we've seen is tons and tons of fierce animals," Kai said angrily kicking a rock and sending it flying through the bushes.

"OWW!" shouted a voice from the bushes. The three snapped their heads towards the bushes. A young girl around Jake's age stepped out with a rather fierce expression on her face. She had light brown hair and brown eyes. "Alright. Who's the idiot who chucked that rock at me!" she practically roared.

"Um…err…hmm?" the three boys stammered not wanting to pick a fight with the girl who looked like she wouldn't think twice about beating them to bloody pulps and feeding them to the fishes.

"Well! I haven't got all day! I've got much better things to do!" she roared again. Kai slowly raised his hand.

"Err…that was me," He said nervously. The next minute Kai had been sent hurtling through, not into, but through a tree. All the girl had done was raise her hand in the air and make a pushing motion.

"That should teach you to be more careful," She growled. She then turned to face the other two. "Hello there. The name's April. What's yours?" she asked. The two stared at her. In less than five seconds her voice and face had gone from ferocious and vicious to kind and friendly.

"Erm…I'm Jake," Jake said.

"And I'm Demetri," Demetri said

"And that guy over there who you just beat up really badly is Kai," Jake added. April looked at him carefully.

"Jake?" she said. "Violet hair? Sky blue eyes?" Jake gulped slightly. "You're the prince aren't you?"

"What makes you say that? And who exactly are you?" Jake asked wondering how someone stranded on an unknown island knew who he was.

"This isle is a magical place with magical objects on it," April said. "My father was the leader of a tribe who protected this island and the objects that are here. Unfortunately, a few years back the tribe was attacked by someone or the other. Don't really know the details. Anyways I was the only survivor. So I've continued to protect this isle on my own." April paused. "Your Majesty." She added bowing slightly.

"Firstly I'm no longer an emperor." Jake said. "And secondly why are you telling me all this."

"Milord everything on this isle will eventually be yours," April said.

"So that explains how you know who I am," Jake said.

"Besides Milord. If I had made a horrible mistake do you really think you could pinch something from under my nose?" April asked. It didn't take a genius to tell it was a rhetorical question.

"Call me Jake. What sort of things are there hidden on this island?" Jake asked.

"Things that have told me about your latest…hobby I'm going to call it." April said. "Yes. I know you are the pirate king. But I know deep down you and your crew are pure hearted."

"Your pretty smart for a kid," Kai commented. He had just risen to his feet. In the blink of an eye he had been flung through another tree.

"So I take it you're lost huh?" April said.

"Yeah. Kinda." Jake said.

Jake telling the story

'April took out the map and showed us where we were. She showed us all the features of the map and I knew instantly it would be a magnificent gain.'

Into the story

"April you wouldn't mind giving me that would you?" Jake asked. "I mean it is all supposed to be mine."

"Sorry Jake, but you're only allowed to use it in front of my eyes," April said. "The only other way to get it…" April leapt backwards a bit and drew out a light saber. "Is to beat me in combat for it." Jake was quiet for a while before drawing out his own saber.

"Fine," He said before racing at her.

April smirked. She held her ground. As soon as Jake came too close she leapt up into the trees. Jake didn't slow down for a second. He raced towards a tree and ran up the trunk and landed on a branch quite high up. He looked around scanning the surrounding forest. Suddenly he felt a foot make contact with his back and he was sent hurtling off the tree. He smirked and used the powers he had inherited from his mother to levitate in midair. He saw a flash of panic cross April's features, but she quickly regained composure.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Jake said sending a ball of energy right at April. She dodged it, but Jake sent another one that hit her square in the back. She fell behind some leaves on another tree.

Jake blasted the leaves away, but she was gone. He was searching for her when suddenly a rock hit him on the head. He spun around to find her grinning at him. He raced at her and she spun around and started to leap from tree top to tree top, moving in a big circle. He sent energy balls at her but she expertly dodged them. After a few minutes of this he suddenly realized what was happening. He landed on a tree branch. He sat down cross-legged and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Give it up April," Jake said calmly. "A rather smart and effective tactic I might add. Tire out your enemy by making them chase you."

Almost immediately he sensed someone coming at him from behind. He stood up, spun around and pulled out his light saber. April had pulled out her saber and brought it down towards Jake's head. Jake raised his saber and blocked the attack. The two leapt from tree to tree throwing and blocking attacks. They threw magical energy balls and put their full potential into each attack. After a while Jake managed to slash April's saber in half. But before he could take advantage of this April took out a sword. She managed to slash his saber in half. Jake took out his own sword.

So now the two leapt from tree to tree fighting with swords. Finally Jake managed to slash at April's mid-section. April gasped stumbled backwards off the tree and plummeted to the ground. She smashed on to the ground. Jake felt his eyes widen. He leapt down from the trees and landed beside her. She was trying in vain to sit up and calm her breathing.

"Well" she gasped. "I guess you won the map fair and square. You can take it and go if you want."

"And leave you here injured and bleeding?" Jake said. "What sort of an inconsiderate son of a bitch do you think I am?"

"I'll be f…" April began, but Jake placed his hand over her wound and healed it. She stared at it for a while. "How? Oh off course. You must have inherited your mothers healing abilities as well."

"Yeah, but I'm not that good at it," Jake said. "I can stop bleeding and heal very basic injuries, but I can't fix broke bones or anything like that." She nodded and sat up.

"I must say that was really impressive. It's been a while since someone even came close to beating me in combat."

"Thank-you. Are you alright?" Jake asked.

"I'm fine, thank-you," April said standing up. "Well the map is yours to take. Then you can go on with your journey. And I will continue to live here guarding this land. All alone." Jake looked at her. Her tone had become soft, lonely and sad.

"Why?" Jake asked. She stared at him questionably. "Why do you have to stay here all alone?"

"Because it's my duty to protect the treasures here," April said. She sighed. "I wish I could come with you. It would be so cool. It would be so adventurous and exciting."

"Why are you protecting this place?" Jake asked. "You're a teenager. You should be having fun and hanging out with friends. You should be enjoying yourself. Not sitting on an island spending every waking moment protecting the items on it."

"So what do you think I should do?" April asked.

"Leave," Jake replied simply. April stared at him.

"WHAT!" she practically screamed. "I can't just leave."

"Why not? I mean the items must be hidden. Right?"

"Yeah. They are very well hidden. But I don't know…" she trailed off.

"Come on. The island will be fine," Jake said. He could tell she was contemplating it.

"Alright, but on two conditions," April said after awhile.

"Shoot" Jake said.

"One we come back every so often," April said.

"Sure thing" Jake said.

"And two. I want you to train me as your apprentice," April said. Jake looked a little startled at this. "I mean you're really powerful. I could tell you were holding back. Please."

"Okay. I'll do that. But fair warning I've never trained someone before," He said. She smiled and flung her arms around his neck and gave him a tight bear hug.

"Thank-you," April said smiling.

Jake telling the story

'Anyways April gave us some of the weapons and supplies on the island. And we set off. April is currently my apprentice and like I promised we return to the island every so often.'

End of story

"Wow" Amber said. She smiled at him. "Thanks for telling me."

"You should rest." He said patting her shoulder. She nodded. He stood up and left the cabin softly shutting the door behind him. He leaned against the door and sighed. "Fuck" he muttered to himself. "What the hell have I got myself into?"

Well that's chapter 2. Read & Review. The more reviewsI get, the faster I update.

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Dragon. Out.