Jacoda laughed when she picked up the shell and it had a hermit grab inside of it. He picked up a sparkling shell piece and put it in his bag for later. He turned to see her looking at footprints. Standing up and starts to follow her. "Rhonda come back here!" He says. Hoping she wouldn't stupidly keep following them...and she did. "Damnit." He swears. "Now I have to go something dastardly stupid and follow to make sure she is safe." he mutters. He heard the clicking of guns and watched from behind a tree. There was several men pointing guns at her. He saw the treasure and decided the pirates needed eliminating somehow.<br/><br/>He mentally willed her not to listen. They didn't even notice him and he gets an impish idea. Pirates could be superstiteous fellows. He sees them tie her up and then to a palm tree. Fronwing a bit. Hiding and staying out of the way. He was feared by some and ridiculed by most. He was certain by the marking on their sleeves they were in the category that feared him because of his "insanity". He pulled out a gun he kept hidden. Firing a hole through the first man who went to lay a hand on her. "Back off boys. The pretty lady is with me." he says. Walking into the sunlight and points the gun at the leaders head. "Miss me? The lovely lady of the sea happens to be with little old me. Now we can do this the easy way or we can do this my way in which case most of you, if not all, will most definitely perish in some form or manner." He says in a sing song sort of way. He moved in front of Rhonda. "Stay still star fish. Don't let them see fear. It only makes these sea dogs feel brave." He shoots the one who went to get his gun in the head. "ooo...bulls eye. Let's play a game." He says.<br/><br/>A goofy grin now on his face. "We'll play heads or tails. Heads I walk away with just the girl. Tails I get the girl and the treasure." he says. Hearing the muttering to themselves in agreement. He flips an eight piece into the air. "I think it will be heads." he says. Letting the pirate in front of him catch it. The man swore as it was indeed the skull and crossbones. He unties Rhonda while keeping a watch on them. "Run to the ship darling. Take the lovely box of sparklings with you. I'll be there once I chase these sea bats off. They are driving me a bit batty." he turns and puts the gun away. "I think we'll play navy and pirates. Your the navy by the way. I'm the pirate and if you don't go in the opposite direction." he picks up a huge coconut. "This will be contacting with at least two of your heads." He says. Once they ran off he took off after Rhonda. He had dropped the coconut and had only been bluffing about being able to off the others because he had no more bullets. He took off running and caught her by the arm. "Are you okay?" He asks worriedly.<br/><br/>Moments later they were on the ship, with the treasure, and he began to feel uneasy. He looked over his shoulder and swore. Stealing the wheel and whirls the ship in a sideways direction. "Now dove would be a perfectly good time to call father dearest. For those men decided the treasure, and your beautiful self, was well worth facing the insanity that is me." he says. Sailing the ship as quickly as wind would let. A canon ball flying past where they had just about been. "Hurry now my friend. Or you will end up as worse than shark bait." He says. Trying to coax her into action.