One foggy, stormy night, when the pirates were feasting in the captains lair, Alexandra, their slave scrubbed the decks solemly. Then she heard a loud crack. Alexandra slowly rose and quickly checked the sails and cannons. There was nothing wrong, then suddenly grappling hooks flew up and caught on the sides of the ship. She ran as fast as her tired legs could carry her and sounded the alarm. Right away the pirates stumbled out of the sleeping and eating quarters with their swords drawn and ready for battle. Rival pirates climbed up the hooks and started to fight.
Swords clashed and cannons fired, Alexandra cowered in the kitchen, she was frightened.

After what seemed to be forever, the battling stopped and she slowly, with all of her courage, trudged up the stairs and onto the deck. There were bodies everywhere! She winced from the horrible sight of blood and all of the men who were lying lifeless. The Captain called for the medic, and after an hour or so, all of the crew were drinking wine and celebrating their victory. Alexandra soon fell fast asleep.

The ship jolted violently, and she awoke, “Why aren’t we moving anymore?” she thought to herself. She rushed to the side of the ship, they had crashed on a deserted island!

The crew arose, tired and moody. “What’s happened here matey?” the captain asked gruffly.
“I don’t know… we seem to have crashed onto an island,” Alexandra answered.
“Well what are you standing around for?!?! It best be that we set up camp,” the captain ordered.
Alexandra gathered camping equipment and food supplies while the crew lounged around waiting for her.
They lowered the ramp and searched for a camping spot. “Here will be fine,” Alexandra announced.

So the crew set up tents and then got settled in.
“Alexandra! I want you to go and find help, use the small boat and search for help,” the captain ordered.
“Yes sir,” she answered.
But Alexandra had other plans, she gathered weapons, food, water, maps, a compass, and all the items she thought would be useful.
Then, she set off to find freedom.

Days had passed and Alexandra was tired and lonely, she opened her pack and got out her map.
She was closer than she thought! Her aim was to get to The Valley of the Dead, there she hoped to obtain the gem of freedom and strength.
“I’m almost there,” she thought.

A few minutes later Alexandra was getting all of her equipment and getting ready for her dnagerous journey.
“There’s no going back once I start,” she thought.
She gathered her courage and strode toward the looming forest that lay ahead.

Hours passed and Alexandra was getting cold and hungry. She found a nice clearing and settled down for a bite to eat.
When she finished and was all packed up and ready to move on, she heard something shuffle behind the bushes. She took a quick look around but saw nothing. “Probably just the wind,” she told herself.
But there was no wind blowing, the clouds from earlier on had move and it was a beautiful sunny day. “Ok… this is getting a little freaky,”
Suddenly…