[b][u]The Shore[/b][/u]

A friend of Kai arrived to back them up, but as soon as things to a turn for the better, everything went to hell.

Fenn dropped the child and Nolan's eyes widened in shock. Pirates weren't the friendliest people in the world, they stole and killed, but to think one would throw an innocent child into the sea, it filled him with an unexplainable rage. No,no, she was just a child.

"You bastard!" Nolan exploded. Never before had he felt so much hate! The cook gritted his teeth, but was snapped out of his blind rage when their captain jumped into the water to save the princess. He would have gone after them, if not for the sudden appearance of several other pirates. He closed his eyes and quietly whispered a prayer for the princess' and his friends' safety.

He didn't know if they would live to see tomorrow, but they weren't going losing to these filthy and honorless men!

[i]I'm sorry Annie...[/i]

Nolan took aim and fired. He, Kai, and Wisaria had their backs to the ocean and they were pretty much cornered. He wondered where the others were and if they were doing alright. He hoped that no one was hurt. 

His bullet struck true and he watched as one pirate's shirt turned crimson. Straight through the heart, the man crumpled to the ground and watching it left a bad taste in the cook's mouth. His hands were stained now, just like Kai's, Luro's and Ray's.

Murderer. The word made him feel sick, but he continued shooting because this was a pirate's life, the life he had chosen. [i]I'm sorry...[/i]