Chapter 24

As Skully stood there on the island that cool, wet morning dumbfounded thinking about the ships sinking and being attacked by the women, his crewmates began waking up too. Skully noticed Madison who was sleeping on a nearby rock… he called to her and she woke up. Madison told Skully that she stayed up all night fighting off sharks to protect the passed out crew as the group drifted towards the island, she was very tired now and Skully told her to find a place in the ocean to sleep, because she wasn’t going to be much use on land, and that when she was fully rested she needed to swim to Green Maria Island and alert the Spanish Armada that the Black Betty was sunk and the crew was in need of supplies.
Yes Captain, she said as she swam under the water to find a place to sleep. Bella Dizzy walked up behind Skully while he was talking to Madison, as he turned around to face her, he screams.
What the blazes, yer a live… walking and talking, with that bullet lodged in yer foreword. How can this be? Skully asked, as Cannons McGee walked over.
You see Captain, Cannons began, the bullet is lodged in her foreword, but I don’t have the supplies to remove it here with me, and if I try, she’d end up bleeding to death.
Aye, but that’s a blasted bullet, sticking out of yer foreword, it’s a little distracting. How could I possibly begin to plan an attack… then look over and that blasted bullet in yer forehead? Ouch Matey. Said the Captain.

A commotion could be heard from down the rocky beach, Skully looked and saw Barron pulling out his sword against a woman trying to get to her feet. It was Jane Smythe from The Insufferable’s crew.
Please, please don’t hurt me, cried Jane Smythe. I am not a bad person; I am a former close friend of Condi’s. I want to join ye pirates in saving Condi from the evil BlueBeards.
Oy, I’m not too keen upon letting enemies join me crew, normally I would slit ye throat, but ye are alone, and weaponless… so I will let ye join us, but if ye try to cross us I will kill ye, said Barron.
Agreed, replied Jane. Barron walked over to Skully and introduced Jane Smythe to him. As Barron was with Skully, he noticed the bullet lodged in Bella Dizzy's forehead, and without even hesitating, Barron grabbed his morningstar, and popped the bullet out of her forehead. Everyone screamed at Barron. When massive amounts of blood came pouring down her face. Cannons McGee ran over to Bella Dizzy.
I need to stop the bleeding, I need extra cloth. Screamed Cannons McGee. Many crewmembers handed over cloth to Cannons. She managed to wrap the cloth around Bella's head, but in order to stop the bleed the cloth needed to be very tight. Once the cloth was tightened and the bleeding stopped, Bella Dizzy got up and was ok. The only thing that was wrong was the tightness of the cloth slowed down the circulation of blood to the brain making Bella Dizzy a little loopy.


The entire crew gathered around Skully on the rocky beach, below a huge cliff, on that wet grey morning.
We have learned, began Skully, that the palace of the BlueBeards is on top of that there cliff behind us… the cliff wraps around the entire island, we must walk along the cliff on this rocky beach until we find an opening to which we can climb up on the plateau and get to the palace. But we are limited in the amount of weapons we have. We will use whatever means possible to defeat the BlueBeards and save our crew. And with that… we will first gather any supplies that may have washed ashore, then we will proceed. After a few minutes the crew began their walk around the island, to find a way up the cliff.



Meanwhile inside the palace on top of the plateau, Clegg BlueBeard (head of the BlueBeards… who is in his late 60s) had Princess Antoinette Violetta and Princess Nicolette Adelaide at his dinner table. It was his goal to have one of the girls marry him, and bear him a child. Princess Antoinette Violetta was Audra’s oldest sister, and she was destined to become Queen once her mother leaves the throne, Princess Antoinette Violetta was a very beautiful, caring, elegant and classy woman, while Princess Nicolette Adelaide was sexy, trampy selfish, and not nearly as classy as her older sister. Queen Sophia was very blessed to have 3 beautiful daughters.
I give you too the choice, one of who will become my bride, and the other one will be set free, and but neither of you decide to be my wife then I will have both of you and your sister Audra killed, and I will force your mother the Queen into marrying me, Clegg said to the to princesses. The two girls looked at each other. Finally Princess Antoinette Violetta spoke up.
I will marry you Clegg she said… as long as you free my sister, and all the other captives, and promise to release control of my mother and my country alone.
It is agreed then! Clegg said, as he finished his meal. The rest of the BlueBeard family joined them for breakfast. Ms. Maeghan Belle, Cap'n Burt Bloodgut, Tres Ackers, Seis Ackers, and Medusa all came and joined in for the dinner.
Cap'n Burt Bloodgut began to speak.
Skully and Barron’s ship was destroyed yesterday, along with the Insufferable. We don’t know of any survivors as of yet, and we have not heard from Daris or Bully Hayes. The tow princesses started to sob.
Audra was on that ship, Princess Antoinette Violetta said. Burt how could you have turned so evil… You were such a nice sweet boy back in Spain when you were engaged to Audra.
It was all a scheme, it was a plan to get close the royal throne and gain power. But then Audra suddenly left me… she left to become a pirate. Burt said to the princess. I can never forgive her for that, that is if she is still alive. Oh, grandpa, Burt said, I plan one battling Lurg this evening, in the arena, you’ll be there to watch him die, wontcha?
Of course Ill be there, ill be there with my new bride, Antoinette Violetta. Clegg said.
Everyone at the table congratulated Clegg on his soon-to-be new bride.




We are being followed, Barron said to Skully.
There up on the side of the cliff, is someone, watching us and following us, he said. Skully looked up on the side of the cliff to see someone, trying to hide behind a rock that was two times smaller then him.
What should we do? Asked Skully.
Ignore him for now, and we will attack him when he least expects it—Barron. The crew walked on, looking for a way to get up on the cliff. Bella Dizzy started jumping, as if she was trying to reach something that was in a tree, but there wasn’t a tree around, just rocky beach.

Ohh almost got it…. Ohhh so close. Just a little bit higher. Bella Dizzy was shouting as she was jumping in the air.
Ahhh yes I got it! Bella Dizzy said as she sat on a rock, and began to munch on nothing but air. MMMM its soo good.
Ah what is it that ye are eating Bella, asked Skully.
An apple, she said.
But not any apple, a bright red apple, from the secret tree of magic. The apple gives you magic powers.
She may have suffered brain damage from the loss of blood and along with the bandages being too tight—Cannons told Skully. She is delusional now.
Ah, ok thank you Tits McGee… ah er I mean Cannons McGee, Skully accidentally to Cannons.
OHHHH my god!!! It’s a giant purple dragon- lizard woman. Bella Dizzy screamed, pointing at Finale. Bella Dizzy then ran over to Finale, and jumped on her back, and told her to fly.
Fly dragon! Fly!!
Argh matey, even though she’s temporarily mentally insane, she still knows how to bounce on it—said Skully chuckling to Barron. After a few minutes of Bella Dizzy trying to ride Finale, she passed out. Gale Arm came over and through her over his shoulder, and they proceeded on their journey.


Meanwhile back inside the walls of the palace, Cap'n Burt Bloodgut was getting ready to battle Lurg the Fist. Inside of the palace was an open courtyard with a built in arena. Everyone was gathered in the courtyard to watch the battle, from Clegg and other BlueBeards, guards and staff, and the prisoners. Naturally of course Lurg was standing weaponless in the center of the arena when Burt walked in with weapons. Do you think Lurg was scared upon seeing Burt walk in fully armed with weapons? Of course not, he stood up straight, clenched his teeth, and stared down Burt. Burt walked over to towards the center, to Lurg. He got face to face with Lurg, when….
He broke down and started to cry.
I never wanted to become an evil BlueBeard like my family, I was forced into it by my grandfather; I was happy with Audra, I was happy when I had nothing to do with the BlueBeards, I was studying Botany and I loved growing plants… now im killing people and trafficking drugs…my grandfather found me and forced me into this horrible lifestyle—Burt explained to Lurg.
Clegg from his seat in the stands... stood up and yelled at Burt asking him why they were not yet fighting.
Burt turned to his grandfather and told him that he couldn’t take it anymore, he isn’t going to be like him, and he wasn’t going to fight Lurg.
Fine then, you must die too…. Release the beasts!!! Clegg screamed, as huge gates opened and released a collection of starving beasts consisting of 5 lions, 5 tigers, 5 wolves and a giant hog. The all the other prisoners (not including the princess) were dumped into the arena. Sid Cutler, Captainess Kittie, Venom Kisser, Liza Dregg, Vasca de Gama, Chester, Hackin Eve, Ursula, Condi, Razorwind, Knifebance, and Blood Claw along with Lurg and Burt Bloodgut were in one end of the arena as the beasts began rushing towards them. Burt being the only one with weapons gave his sword to Lurg and his dagger to Condi. This was certainly going to be an all out blood bath… man verse beasts.