Story by me.

Proof reading and editing by SeverinadeStrango.

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"Afterwards, the poison took its' toll and we died. Isabel, this rat is dangerous. Beware and leave while you can, or your fate is sealed." Manny warned as he, Jack and Moe vanished in a wisp of smoke. The poor blond girl broke down in a fit of sobs, unable to stop the over flowing tears and the horrid pain of her heartbreak. The man that helped her to become the pirate she was now was in fact a murderer who had completely wiped out almost all of his own crew, who were there for her when Lasko took her in.

"Isabel, I am so sorry. Please calm down." Egg Shen apologized as he patted the young captain on the back to try to ease her suffering.

"I told you, Quinn! That rat should not be trusted!" Emmett shouted at the grieving girl.

Isabel turned to the goose student like he was completely crazy, cut the rope that linked her to Emmett and ran from her crew into the deeper parts of the cave.

"Isabel!" The entire crew shouted as they tried to find her. Ensign Emmett was being dragged they were running after the devastated young girl. They soon came to a dead end to see three entrances, each leading into separate caverns.

"Which way did she go?!" Egg Shen shouted as they looked at the paths that were laid out. With no footprints or clues, she could be anywhere.

The Marchioness noticed the caves and tried to figure out any clues that where the girl went. But then she noticed a scent, the scent of sweet and tangy Battacuda stew with a side of Yum. The same type of meal that Isabel had eaten before they'd boarded the ship to Blood Shoals.

"Thank the first banana tree that we ate before we went on the hunt for the rats. She went into the higher caverns." The Monkey Conquistador declared as she pointed to the cavern on the left.

"Alright, let's go and find her before something bad happens to her." Bonnie Anne ordered as they traveled in the direction that the Privateer pointed out.

When they reached to the end, they saw a ladder that led to the outside. They soon heard a screech from Goldy, Isabel's pet. They all climbed out to see Goldy, holding Quinn's hat, surrounded by parrots that were hungry for insects.

"Leave that scorpion alone!" Egg Shen shouted as he smacked the birds away. After the crew got rid of the birds the noticed that the creature was distressed.

"What is it, boy?" Bonnie asked the golden scorpion. It pushed the hat towards them and Lasko picked it up.

"No...not her too!" Lasko whimpered, as he was not prepared for the worst for his adopted daughter. But then he noticed a piece of paper inside it. The rat pirate picked up the paper and everyone gathered around to see what it was.

"What's that, Lasko?" The fox woman asked the rat pirate. He opened it and saw that it was a message written in Squid Ink.

We have Quinn.

She fell right into our clutches.

She made our Boss Look like a complete fool.

Quinn must pay for it.

With money or her life.

Bring the money for her safe return or we slit her throat.

Meet us underwater in Traitor's Cave.

Don't try anything.

- The Cutthroats

"Not them again." Bonnie growled as he saw Lasko crumple the paper.

"Let's go." The rat pirate ordered with steely determination in his eyes.

"Wait!" A voice form behind called. It was the still tied up otter Ensign Emmett.

"It's a trap. We can't let them be able to get the drop on us." Emmett warned.

"Why should we listen to you? You threw salt into the Captain's wounds. You caused her to run." Bonnie exclaimed as she grabbed the otter by his shirt collar.

"Listen, I thought the girl was just a crewmember of Ratbeard's. But she was family to the crew and he turned his back on them. I want to make it up to her and catch that scoundrel for betraying me and them." Emmett explained as Bonnie Anne felt a feathery hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Egg Shen.

"Let him go. His heart wishes for second chances. We must respect that." Egg Shen calmly advised as the fox woman put him down and cut his restrains off.

"All right otter, you're free for now. But if you try anything, I'll blast you to bits." Bonnie warned as the Ensign gulped then gave a salute.

"Yes ma'am. I have a plan..."

Lasko entered the part of the cave were the water could be seen. He dove into the water as he noticed that the water was enchanted so that they could breathe within it. He swam to the sharks. Three were cutthroats and the other was a shaman.

"So you are here for Quinn?" The shaman shark wondered as he raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, I want my daughter back. Where is she?" Lasko demanded.

"We said that if you bring us the money, we wouldn't slit her throat. We never said that we would give her back." The head shark chuckled as his sharks were ready to brawl.

"NOW!" The rat pirate shouted as the crewmembers sprang up and began their attack. Egg Shen and the Marchioness used combined attack while Bonnie and Emmett covered them. The battle soon ended with the shaman surrounded by the Golden scorpion crew and Lasko's blade near his throat.

"Now where is our captain?" Egg Shen demanded with a glare that would have killed if the spear did not.

"How should I know?" The shaman laughed. "We had her, but then we were attacked by some tribal men and they took her to the middle cavern, saying something about a ritual to the temple. I'm not sure on what they want with her and I don't care." The Shark shaman laughed once more before Lasko knocked him out.

"We need to find her, and soon." Lasko worried.

"Then let's head to the cavern." Bonnie ordered as she led the way.