Chapter 3

Izzy sniffed the air wafting from the kitchen. It smelled like coconut pancakes and banana smoothies, her favorite kind of breakfast food. She sat down at the table with Cubby, Skully, and Jake and they began to eat.

"Mmm, you've really outdone yourself Cubby! These are the best coconut pancakes I've ever eaten!" Izzy exclaimed, licking her lips to show just how delicious it was.

"Thanks, Iz!" Cubby smiled. "Now that we've finished breakfast, it's time to do the other things we have planned."

"Guess where we're going, Izzy!" Skull urged.

"Hmm, I don't know. Can I have a hint?" Izzy inquired.

"Sure," replied Jake. "It's here, on Pirate Island, and it your favorite river in the universe."

"Oh, I've got it!" Izzy jumped out of her chair. "It's Slip and Slide River!"

"We better go if we want to stay on schedule," suggested Skully.

The rest of the crew simultaneously agreed with their feathered friend's statement and began marching. As they marched out of the hideout, they sang their adventure song.

"Yo ho matters away!" They sang together at the top of their lungs. "There'll be treasure.."

All of a sudden, Izzy began hearing a new song. One that seemed to be the only sound in her ears. One that her mind could hear lyrics to even though there weren't any. The song played over and over in her mind, filling it until she became like a brainless zombie. She felt urged to find the source of this beautiful music. It was imperative to her being that she found the source. So, she followed the sound of the music.

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Captain Hook peered out of the bushes he was hiding behind. He could see a mind dead Izzy just minutes away.

"She's almost here. I can see her. Mr. Smee, grab her and tie her to that tree!" Hook commanded, pointing to the tree behind him

Mr. Smee solemnly obeyed and brought a still hypnotized Izzy to Mr. Hook.

Mr. Smee hated hurting others, but he was a loyal first mate. Besides, it was his sole purpose to help the captain become a good pirate.

"Sharky! Bones!" Captain Hook addressed his crew members,"you may stop playing the song."

The pirate musicians ended the song and Izzy came out of the trance.

"Captain Hook?! What do you want with me?!" Izzy demanded, struggling against the tight, coarse ropes.

"It's not what I want with you, puny pirate, it's what I want you to do," exclaimed the one-handed pirate, an evil smirk plastered on his face.

"Whatever it is, I won't do it!" she retorted, lunging against the ropes with all of her strength. "Yay hey, no."

She was quieted by Captain Hook putting the vial of sleeping potion in her mouth.

I am not going to drink this, whatever it is. Yay hey, no way! The feisty young pirate thought as she tried pursing her lips shut.

She was already too late; the red-violet liquid was already flowing over her tongue and down her throat. The vial was already empty

Izzy's eyes glazed over and her mouth became dry.

What's happening? Am I dying? Izzy wondered.

"What was that?" Izzy inquired, letting out a huge yawn.

So. Tired. Must. Sleep. Her eyelids became heavy and she began to fall asleep, her snores sounding like a kitten's purrs.

"Now untie her and let's get her to the secret hiding place my great-grandfather made in a secluded cave in Belch Mountain. Oh, and we'll use this pixie dust so you don't leave any footprints for the puny pirates to follow." commanded Hook, tossing Izzy's pixie dust pouch to his crew after sprinkling some pixie dust on himself.

The rest of Captain Hook's crew sprinkled some pixie dust on themselves and, Izzy in Mr. Smee's arms, they all flew off.

A piece of paper in a bottle was purposely dropped by Captain Hook. He at least wanted to give Jake a fighting chance.

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After noticing that Izzy was gone, Jake, Skully, and Cubby began vigorously looking for clues to where she could've disappeared to. They found nothing at first, until they went back to the hideout.

"Footprints, ahoy!" Skully exclaimed.

And there indeed were footprints: Izzy's footprints.



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