“Ryan!” Dante yelled. “Ryan!” Ryan turned in the boat and lifted his hand in the air asking ‘what was up?’ “We got it!” Dante yelled. Seconds later Andrew and Justin surfaced. They took off their masks and smiled at each other. “This is so great,” Dante said and laughed. “Just wait until we tell the captain. He’s going to be very happy Justin.” “Right,” Justin muttered not caring about Brian at that precise moment. “I can’t believe he spotted it,” Andrew said. “I went by it and didn’t see it.” “I’m an artist,” Justin said. “I have a good eye.” “Okay,” Ryan said as he moved the motorboat to where they were. Then he anchored it again. “Start bringing it up boys, here are the bags.” The three of them went back down. Ryan and Kenneth stayed in the boat and waited. They would grab the cloth bags they would bring up with the jewels until they were done. When they were done they had five small bags filled with jewels. “So,” Justin said. “Where are these jewels from?” “Some old guy,” Kenneth said. “He bought them and was going home with them when he had an accident. It happened around three years ago. We have been waiting for an opportunity to be in the area to come check on it.” “Cool,” Justin said. “Thanks for helping us,” Ryan said. “I’ll talk to Brian and see if he will give you a part of the treasure.” “Yeah right,” Dante said. “Brian’s fair,” Andrew said. “But Justin is a slave,” Dante pointed out. “Yeah, I know,” Justin said a bit irritated. “You don’t have to keep on reminding me.” “Sorry,” Dante said. “I’ll give you my share of the profit,” Andrew said. “What?” Kenneth asked surprised. “If it wasn’t for him we would have never found it,” Andrew pointed out. “True,” Ryan muttered. “It doesn’t matter,” Justin said. “I don’t think Brian would like the idea of me with money at my disposal. Plus I don’t want to get you guys into any trouble” “Is that a boat?” Kenneth asked. He quickly grabbed his binoculars and looked behind them. He frowned recognizing the sails. “Go faster.” “What the fuck?” Ryan asked as he took the binoculars. “Shit.” “What?” Dante asked. “Who is it?” “Scorpion,” Ryan hissed the name of the boat. Justin watched as their faces turned into pillars of steel. He could see hatred in their eyes and desperation in their bodies. He concluded that whoever was moving their way wasn’t good. When they reached the boat they started yelling and running around. Justin helped Andrew tie the smaller boat to the yacht and then move everything out of it as quickly as possible. “What the hell is going on?” Brian asked when he heard all the noise. “Brian!” Ryan yelled. “Cody is coming!” Brian frowned and moved to the back of the ship. He saw the yacht gaining on them. “Move it!” “We won’t have time to pull away,” James said behind Brian. “We stay and fight, Brian.” “What’s going on?” Daphne asked. “Fucking great,” Brian hissed. “This yacht is new!” “Brian!” James hissed. Brian smirked. “I was only kidding. Get them to the island, James,” he said when he looked at Justin. “I’m staying with you, Brian,” James told him. “We’ll get Ted to get them to the freaking island.” Justin sighed and looked at the island that they were talking about. The place seemed to be built out of solid rock. There weren’t even any visible trees. “I gave you an order!” Brian yelled. “Take Boris and Michael with you.” James nodded and quickly moved to prepare one of the two motorboats they had. He took Emmett, Daphne and Justin with him, plus Boris and Michael. “I don’t like this,” Boris said. “I don’t think that Cody would be coming after us if he didn’t have enough people.” James sighed. They were three minutes away from getting to the island. “Don’t start,” James said. “He’s right,” Michael said. “What the fuck are we doing? Since when do we hide?” James looked at Daphne and then at Justin and Emmett. “Is this because of us?” Emmett asked. “You’re protecting us.” “I’m scared,” Daphne admitted. “I’m going back,” Michael said. “After we drop you off I’m heading back to help the captain” Justin bit his lower lip and saw the Scorpion nearing Lady Ennis. He had a really bad feeling. He looked back at Michael and Boris and knew he was going back with them. *** When the Scorpion got close to Lady Ennis Brian had expected them to shoot first but nothing happened. They waited for a bit but still nothing. “What the fuck is he planning?” Brian asked with a gun in hand. He waited, taking cover on the left side of the boat along with his men. “How long has he been standing there?” Franck asked. “Forty five minutes,” Dante answered. “Something isn’t right, Brian,” Ryan muttered. “I know,” Brian told them. “We have to do something,” Michael informed them. Brian frowned. “I told you to stay on the island.” “I know,” Michael said smirking. “So, what are they waiting for?” Justin asked. Brian’s head snapped in the direction of Michael and Justin. “What the fuck are you doing here?” Brian asked narrowing his eyes when he looked at Justin. “What the fuck is he doing here, Mikey?” “I wanted to help,” Justin told him. “Although now that I’m here, I’m not sure why the hell I came back.” “That’s it,” Franck said tired of the wait. “Sam, go over there and find out what the fuck is going on.” Sam nodded and moved slowly to the other side of the boat. He had his binoculars hanging from his neck. He knew that the guys had his back. The other vessel was anchored about ninety feet away. He used his binoculars to look at the other boat. He frowned when he saw only two men on it. He was about to leave when he saw something that caught his eye. He walked closer to the handrail and looked inside the crystal blue water. There were scuba divers in the water and under the yacht. They all were wearing identical blue color suits and equipment. “Clever,” he spat out. “Oh, captain!” Brian frowned not liking Sam’s tone of voice. “What’s going on?” Michael asked. “I don’t know but they were diving under our boat,” Sam said. “I saw them leaving right now.” “You got five minutes to get off this ship!” Brian hissed. “Ryan, call for help on the radio. Go now!” Ryan nodded and left. He went to send a distress call to Princess Claire and Lady Moira and to transmit the coordinates of where they were. They needed all the help they could summon. Ted was running to get all the important files. He already had a bag prepared so he just needed to get it. The rest of the guys went to do the same. They were in charge of something important they needed and that’s what they would go get. Andrew and Kenneth made sure to get the jewels they had acquired. Brian grabbed Justin by the hand and pulled him quickly to his chambers. “Where are we going?” Justin asked. “Let me go!” “Stop it!” Brian hissed. “This isn’t the time to start arguing with me.” Justin silently followed the brunet. He had a plan to escape and figured with all the chaos he could escape. Justin figured he would count in his head for five minutes. Then he was going to run away from Brian no matter what. As soon as they got into the room Brian went to his closet and pushed a button that Justin had never noticed. “You can help me carry this,” Brian told him as he pulled two duffel bags. “Both of them?” Justin asked. “Yes,” Brian said as he pulled another two. “Okay,” Justin told him. “Move your ass, Justin. This isn’t a game,” Brian hissed. Justin went as fast as he could. He wasn’t sure how much time had passed; he had forgotten to keep count. When they were back on deck everyone else was there. Brian got the bags into one of the boats where Andrew, Kenneth, Franck and Ryan were. “Ted?” Brian called. “I’m here,” Ted said running to them and getting inside. Boris, Sam, Henry and Michael were ready to go. Dante and John were sitting on the jet skis. There was one left and Brian smirked. “Justin,” Brian said grabbing Justin by the arm and pushing him to where Michael was. “Leave now!” “Brian?” Michael asked. “What the fuck are you going to do?!” “I said leave now!” Brian instructed them. Brian then walked back to his room. It was close to the five minutes but Brian knew better. He knew that if they had set explosives they would have done so with enough time to get back to their boat. Brian was sure he had another five minutes. Once he was in his room he grabbed something from it. When he came out Dante and John were waiting for him. Justin was there with them holding on to Dante. “I told you to leave,” Brian said as he got into one of the jets. “And what the fuck is he doing here?” “We like danger,” Dante said smirking. “And he didn’t want to leave until you were back.” Brian looked at the blond and arched a brow. Justin frowned and looked away. He didn’t know why but he needed to know that Brian was okay. They pulled away from Lady Ennis when suddenly they heard shots. “They saw us,” Dante said laughing. “Too damn late,” Brian said as he turned his jet ski when they were far enough from Lady Ennis. He was now facing the Scorpion. He showed them the finger hoping someone was using their binoculars to see him. Then he showed them the control and he pressed a button. “Fuck!” Dante hissed when he felt the heat from the big explosion. “Did you just do that?” Justin asked. “If anyone is going to destroy my ship,” Brian said. “It’s going to be me.” *** Justin kept his eyes closed when he woke up. They had reached the island but they hadn’t found the others. Brian had said that they knew to hide and not come out. The four of them had run for ages or at least it felt like it. “We have to keep on moving,” Dante said. “In a minute,” Brian told them as he checked the compass that John had brought with him. “We have to go now,” John said as he came running to them. “They’re coming this way.” “Justin,” Dante said shaking the blond. “Get up now.” Justin was on his feet in a heartbeat. “Can I have a gun?” “No,” the three men answered. They started walking behind Brian. They reached a small river when John gasped and fell face down. “Fuck!” Dante hissed and ran over to John. Brian pulled Justin by the arm and started running with him. “Don’t stop for anything.” Justin had never been so scared in his life. He didn’t know where they were going. He looked back to see Dante running after them. He was sure that John was as good as dead. Then suddenly Justin was falling down because Brian had stopped. “Brian?” Justin asked crawling over to Brian. Brian was grunting. “Brian,” Dante said. “Where are you hurt?” “My shoulder,” Brian hissed. “Get up, please,” Justin told him. “God.” Dante grabbed Justin’s arm. “Get up and run over there.” “I can’t,” Justin hissed. “Do it now!” Dante yelled. Justin got up and did what he was told. As soon as he started running shots flew overhead. Justin didn’t look back or stop. His vision was blurry and his body felt like he was going to crumble at any seconds. He tried to keep on going but there was nowhere else to run. The place was surrounded by rocks and the only thing ahead was a small cascade of water. He turned around and saw Dante running up to him. Brian was next to the man and they were shooting back at nothing in specific. “Jump in,” Dante said as he got in the water. “Come on,” Brian said grabbing Justin’s hand. They got into the water and walked towards the waterfall. Justin was surprised that there were a lot of holes in the rocks behind the fall. “Which one was it?” Dante asked. “The one on the right,” Brian told him. “Crawl in.” “What?” Justin asked. “Crawl,” Dante hissed. Justin went in through the big opening. He looked back to see Brian. He kept crawling until he was able to get up. “Turn left,” Brian told him. Justin did and suddenly heard a whistling. He thought it was the wind but suddenly Brian grabbed him by the waist and pulled him back. A single shot was fired in his direction. Brian wrapped his arm around Justin’s waist and breathed Justin’s scent in deeply. Justin held on to Brian terrified. He thought that the bad guys had gotten there first. Brian was still holding Justin tightly. He couldn’t believe that Justin was almost shot. Brian whistled back the same jingle. “You’re so lucky,” Michael said coming into view. “I’m sorry,” Brian whispered to the blond. Justin realized that he almost got killed. “Wasn’t John with you guys?” Michael asked. “He’s dead,” Dante said. “Who is here with you?” “Ted, Ryan and Boris,” Michael said. “The other kept moving. We were waiting for you.” “Let’s go,” Brian told them. Justin walked with them in silence. He hated the fact that his plan wasn’t working, because in his mind he had stayed behind to find an opportunity to kill Brian. At least that was what he kept telling himself now that the pressing danger was over. He had wanted Brian to be okay before because he was the one that wanted to hurt Brian himself. Justin was scared about Daphne and Emmett. He didn’t know where they were. But even if Justin was in denial the only reason he stayed didn’t have anything to do with his friends. It was because of a beautiful brunet captain. “Fuck,” Brian said falling down on his knees. Boris who was closer to Brian helped him up. Justin looked back at them with wide frightened eyes. “He has lost a lot of blood,” Boris said. “We have to move faster.” Justin looked at Brian with a cold stare. He hoped Brian bled to death or so he kept telling himself. *** “Justin,” Daphne said jumping into Justin’s arms. “You’re okay!” “Yes,” Justin told her. He sat next to her. They were all close to the shore. They had walked to the other end of the island. “Set out,” Brian muttered. “Aye, aye captain,” Ryan said. James kneeled in front of Brian. One of the duffel bags that Brian had gotten out of his room was dropped next to him. “You’re lucky the bullet went straight through,” James said as he checked Brian. Brian tried to keep his eyes open. “How long are we going to stay here?” Daphne asked. “Don’t worry,” James told her without looking at her as he got the things he needed out of the duffel bag. “It’s gone,” Brian blurted. “You have a fever,” James informed him. “Everyone is in position,” Ryan said as he came back. “Justin, do you want something to eat?” Daphne asked. “We have a few things.” Justin shook his head. He watched as James worked on Brian. He bit his lower lip and waited. “It’s almost dark,” Daphne pointed out. “You must be exhausted and hungry.” Justin’s nerves were still on edge. “I’m okay, Daph.” Daphne sighed. “Fine.” “I’m happy you’re okay,” Emmett muttered to Justin. Justin nodded slowly. “How long will it take them to get here?” Brian asked. “Ryan said three days for Lady Moira and a week for Princess Claire,” James answered. “They were following us for some reason, with a few days behind.” Brian nodded slowly as he tried to reach for Justin but his hand fell down half way. He fought to keep his eyes open but it was hopeless. “Is he going to die?” Justin asked. James looked at Justin and frowned. “I think not.” “Mmm,” Justin grunted. He waited like everyone else to see what was going to happen. *** “It’s been three days,” Emmett muttered. Justin nodded slowly. The first day nothing but the sounds of the island could be heard. By the second a couple of shots and now it sounded like a war had erupted. “Are we going to die?” Daphne asked. James frowned as he changed Brian’s bandages. The man had been sleeping pretty much all that time except when James woke up and made him drink water or eat something. “They will have to kill all of us to get through the wall,” Ryan muttered. Justin frowned as he looked at the big rock wall. The wall went around the place they had been staying. It was as if the wall had been trying to hug a piece of the beach. “It’s going to be daylight soon,” Daphne said. “So it’s going to be more like four days.” James sighed. “Are you sure the message got through?” Ryan nodded. “Yes.” “We’re out for the count,” Franck said as he sat next to Ryan. Henry nodded as he sighed. “I have one bullet left,” Ryan told them. “What the fuck are you saving that for?” James asked. “Here, take my gun.” Henry took it and went back to where he had been. Every time he saw someone getting closer he would shoot them but it would never be close enough that he could actually kill them. “Oh thanks the heavens,” Ryan said getting up and running when a boat appeared on the horizon. “That’s who we’re waiting for?” Daphne asked. Justin didn’t know if he should be relieved or terrified. It was too confusing. He watched as Brian opened his eyes. “Whose boat is it?” Emmett asked biting his nails. Justin watched as two small boats headed their way. There were five men in each boat. They were packed with firearms from head to toe. “Thank god,” Emmett said. “We’re getting out of here.” Justin looked back at Brian who had his eyes closed now. He didn’t know what he was feeling for the man, but he was very confused. He was still mad at Brian but he was happy that the brunet was going to get the attention he needed. “Hey,” the guy said kneeling next to James. “What the fuck happened to him?” “Nice to see you too, Cam,” James said smirking. “He’s going to be okay. Don’t worry. His body is resting.” Cam sighed. “Hi,” the guy said looking at Justin. “I’m Kyle.” Justin frowned as the man looked at him. “What took you so long?” James asked. “We were blowing up this ship in the front harbor into a million pieces,” Kyle told them. James smirked. “So they’re trapped on the island.” “Oh, yes,” Cam said. He ran a hand over Brian’s face. “We need to give Brian proper medical attention; he’s going to the ship now.” Justin glared at Cam as the man touched Brian. “Take the three of them too,” James said. “Merchandise?” Cam asked. “No,” James told him. “They’re part of the crew. He gets his own room. She’s with me.” “And him?” Kyle asked licking his lips as he looked at Justin. “He’s with Brian,” James informed them. “Where is Fred?” “James,” Daphne whispered. “It will be okay,” James assured her. “Why aren’t all of us leaving now?” Justin asked. James looked at the blond but didn’t say anything. “There she’s,” Kyle said nodding towards Fred. James smiled and got up as Fred walked up to him. “I’m always coming to clean up your messes,” Fred said and smiled. “Coming to help me clean it up?” she asked James and gave him two guns. “Of course,” James said taking the guns that she was giving him. He turned over to Justin. “You three go into the yacht and wait for us. Take care of Brian. We’re not leaving; we have to do some hunting first.”