Jason hurried up on deck and stopped dead next to Sashi. "Oh dear Neptune......" He says, making a lunge for the ship's wheel. Since the captain was still below, Jason barked orders sharply. "Raise top sails and load the guns!" He cries out, cranking the wheel hard to starboard. There was a larger island with some shoals nearby, about 500 yards from the other tiny island. "It's low tide! If we can run the ship aground we'll survive! Sashi! Take the deck guns and load them with steel shot! We may not be able to kill it but we'll sure give it a headache!"