It took a few hours until we arrived at the building we saw. It actually was a small fort. Fourteen foot tall and eight foot thick stone walls layed out in a oval with three sixteen foot towers on each long side that had ramps with a cannon on each tower. A ten foot across by ten feet deep ditch with metal and wooden spike sticking out away from the wall decorated the dry moat. The side we approached, the center tower had a portcullis and a small drawbridge that was up at the time. The drawbridge had metal spikes pointed our way.
We made our way carefully through the dry moat and helping her over the wall, she help pull me up over the wall. Inside the compound was several stone buildings, what appeared to be two wells and a small rampart in the center of the compound with ramps on both sides. We carefully checkout the buildings. We started with the first building on the left. We carefully approached the building and noticed the strong stone walls and a very big and thick wooden door. We open the door slowly and noticed it appeared to be a barracks. We looked through everything. You could tell that it had been a long time since anyone called this home. Trying to find anything that would help us survive on the island. We found several canteens and a couple of bayonets. One of the bayonets looked like it would fit on a black powder rifle. Two of the canteens had not even been used before. At least we had a way to carry water and something to defend ourselves. We even found some coins of different nations. There were some other odd and ends that we could possible use.
We went to check the second building. At least we could defend ourselves now. This was obviously a storeroom at one time. It looked like it was for food. Way to much time had passed and there was nothing worth eating. We were able to search this building quickly. We did find a little hide-e-hole with a small bag of gold and jewels with a small flintlock pistol. It even had some black powder and shots. Well if need be, we had something that would shoot if it did not blow up on us.
The middle building looked like the main house. We went back to the gate and started on the building to the left of the gate.
We slowly entered the building. The door on this building was metal and had a place for a padlock. I looked at Nicky and mouthed "armory". She nodded her head in understanding. We carefully entered the building. We saw racks for rifles but all the racks were empty. There were some empty powder barrels and a desk. The powder barrels produced enough for a small bag of powder. We found a couple of shots for the pistol. We went through the desk very thorough. We took drawers out and checked every square inch even moving the desk out. In the end, we had a couple of coins and a lot of dust and dirt.
We went to the next building and this was what they had used a kitchen. Not much here except pots and pans. We found a couple of knives and added them to our small little horde of weapons.
Before we checked the last building, we checked the doors at each tower. Inside was cannon shells and some weapons and old gear. There was a narrow hallway that led into the fort wall on both sides connecting all the towers. After traversing the entire wall and all the towers, we had more gear. We had mostly modern firearms. Four magazine fed pistols, three bolt action, magazine fed rifles with one with a scope and one pump shotgun. We had one hundred twenty-two rounds and seven magazines for the pistols, three hundred rounds and fifteen magazines for the rifles and fifty rounds for the shotgun. But the prizes were the six Hotchkiss Revolving cannons on the towers under heavy tarps and a Maxim machine gun. We had a lot of rounds for all seven weapons. We even found long spears that had a metal tip at the bottom, several different types of swords and daggers and long handle warhammers. Just another sign to show us that the island is not friendly.
The next and last building was the main building. We entered slowly and very, very carefully. The door when we opened it, made a popping sound, like we busted a vacuum. We entered even slower than what we had done with the other buildings. Furniture had drop cloths on them and there was not much dust on anything. When we had completely crossed the threshold lights turned on. We immediately started looking for whoever turned on the lights. Our weapons where out and ready. But there was noone there except us. The furniture was very nice and the more we searched the more it seemed like a mansion. The outside betrayed what was inside, even the water still worked.
We knew the house was getting power from somewhere and it was not outside. That only left underground. We started checking walls and floors for any type of secret or concealed passage. We did not find any but we knew there had to one. The main house even had a working shower. It was a old type but it was still a shower with clean and hot water.
I let Nicky take a shower and I went outside the wall and gathered some fruit for us to eat. I made sure that I was armed for any trouble that might think me as a snack.
When I got back in Nicky was in her panties and a shirt. Talk about needing a cold shower, I needed one. I let her cut up the fruit while I took a shower. My mind wondering if we would ever leave this island. Wondering if we could survive on this island. My thoughts went to the library in the house. Maybe it could tell us something about the island. Then I cleared my head and thought about Nicky. We would be on the island at least a year if not more. That is if we can find a way off the island. A year with the one person who would never leave me.
I got out of the shower and found that my clothes had mysteriously disappeared. With a tower around my waist, I went into the bedroom and stop dead in my tracks. There on the bed was Nicky completely naked.
"We will be on this island a few years. You have already figured that out." she said.
I nodded my head yes.
"We went through hell in that storm. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you will never leave me or want someone else. I know our love is that strong. I want you as my husband and I want to be your wife. I promise before God all my love and pledge myself to you." Nicky said in a completely calm and serious tone.
I went and sat on the bed beside her. "And I promise before God all my love and pledge myself to you.", while looking into eyes I had fallen in love with when I first met her.
We spent the night as husband and wife, best friends since we first met and until our last.