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In the spiral, a long time ago, there was a family of the most famed and well known pirates. They were known as the Quinns. The Quinns were all over the spiral, and they were widely known. The Quinns brought hope to many who were unable to defend themselves. During the great Polarian War, every pirate, including the Quinns, were afraid of loosing their home on Skull island. So, instead of participating in the blood bath, most of the pirates decided to attempt the impossible. They pushed Skull Island out of danger and far to the edge of the spiral, where they still remain today. However, since the war, a new enemy to the pirates had been growing – the Clockwork Armada.
At first, the pirates weren't extremely threatened by the clockworks if they didn't steal from or provoke the clockworks. In fact, occasionally, they even threw rocks at them for fun. But one day, the clockworks started to attack Valencia and Skull Island without warning! They began turning their guns to the pirates, killing a great number of them. The hollow men began their attacks, again and again, with no restraints or feelings of mercy, for they could not feel. Many pirates were afraid, but some of the strongest pirates still fought on against them, declaring war on the clockwork Armada.
Kane, the leader of the Armada, the most dangerous and powerful of them all, began to hunt them, his soldiers blasting the pirates out of the sky and killing them on land. However, there was one family that got their attention: the Quinns. Kane knew full well that they were a threat, for they could give the one thing that could cause his plans to crumble: hope. Hope was powerful enough to bring many, if not all of the pirates the spark to strike back a hundred times over.
The Armada simply could not have that, and in order to prevent it, they were given orders to arrest and execute the entire Quinn family. This mission was given the name "The Scorpion Hunt."
Five years later, a Quinn Couple had a five-year-old daughter named Isabel Quinn. Her father, Captain Roy Top Quinn, and her mother, Angela Quince Quinn, loved their daughter more than anything in the spiral. However, little Izzy wasn't so sure that she wanted to be a pirate. Instead, she wanted to be a ship vendor, she wanted to make ships for people and help them soar the skyways. Isabel often spent time tinkering with the ship and sometimes made tiny inventions with some spare parts that she was given. The crewmembers liked her, as she was cute and playful. Her father even caught them once all dressed up and playing tea party with her. Her father also gave Isabel a journal to write down her thoughts and feelings.
The Quinns were one big happy family. Nothing would be able to break them apart. They would pass by the armada easily with their secret passages and never get caught.
But then, one day, when the Scorpion was on its way to Gullet, a town that was located in the inside of a large, flying, blue whale, something was amiss in the skyways.
The kind and caring Angela Quince Quinn was covering up her daughter in warm blankets and giving her a good nights kiss.
"Sleep well, my daughter." Mrs. Quinn smiled, turning out the lanterns.
But that was the last night that Isabel would sleep well.
In the Crow's nest, a Shark pirate was keeping watch when he noticed an entire army of the Armada heading there way towards them.
"CAPTAIN! WE'VE BEEN SPOTTED! THE ARMADA FOUND US!" He shouted as the crew began to panic.
"Dear god, no…wake up, everyone! All hands on Deck! Get a move on! NOW! NOW! NOW!" Captain Quinn ordered as the crew began to load the cannons and sharpen their weapons. Isabel's mother woke up her young daughter.
"Isabel, we need to leave. Come on!" Angela pleaded as she frantically began packing things for her daughter. She grabbed food, a canister of water, and Isabel's journal.
"Mama, what's going on? Why are we packing? What are those strange noises?" The tiny girl asked her worried mother as Angela gathered the supplies and her daughter and ran outside. The frightened little blonde saw preparing for battle with the clockworks of Valencia. Angela then put her daughter in a rowboat and placed the supplies beside her.
"Honey, I want you stay in the rowboat and stay hidden. If the ship is destroyed, I want you to row to Gullet and find the Frogfather. He'll keep you safe." Her mother informed her before grabbing her weapon and readying herself to fight alongside her husband.
Isabel was very afraid of the clockworks. She had heard secretly from the crew members that many of her family members were killed by the Armada.
Then, she saw him.
The powerful spymaster of the Armada: Deacon. Isabel squeezed her eyes shut and prayed for everything to be all right. She heard the strangled cries of the crewmembers and the gears of the Clock works falling apart. She soon gave one last look, although she immediately wished she didn't. She watched as Deacon stabbed her father and shot her mother.
They were both gone.
Isabel felt like her world was coming down. Her parents had just been killed by Deacon. The other members of the crew had either been killed or captured.
"Destroy this ship. This will serve as an example for those who dare and try to cross the Armada." Deacon ordered as the clockworks gave a salute.
The canons were loaded and then fired, leaving behind a flaming ship and an injured Quinn hanging on for dear life to a plank of driftwood and her only supplies.