(So here begins Part Four: The Lost Map, created by our very own Pirate Pete! Let us just play this out as though we are quite content sailing in uncharted waters for now!)

I stood looking out at the ocean. The engines were working smoothly and we had picked up a good speed. The wind blew through my hair and the seas water sprayed onto my face - refreshing me from all of the bad things we had encountered at Salt Station.

A number of dolphins had been swimming alongside out ship but had now just turned away. I noticed that the colour of the se was changing slowly. At first it had been a a brilliant blue, but as we sailed further it became a deep green and was now almost black.

I wondered what life would live in waters of this colour. Hazel Caress stood at the other side of the ship and no doubt she (being a marine biologist) was thinking the same thing. She had gathered a group of people together, including Boulder, Luni Mwah and Light-Man-Eos to do a spot of fishing in an attempt to find some marine life for her to examine. As of yet they had discovered nothing.

I looked up and saw Sleepy I and Pipey McGraw in the crows nest. They were on a constant guard, looknig out over the coean, in case we should come across anything of interest. So far we had seen nothing.

In the engine room the trusty engineers, Pirate Pete, Olivia Thorn, Tess Bail and Molby were hard at work keeping the engines running and in the control room Peg Leg Lance was on the wheel.

Dr B and Phoenix had been moved to the medical bay as they were both still in a bad way. Emmsi and Brian Crandle looked over them at alltimes, helped by Mister Johns.

All was quiet onboard 'The Kingston'. the atmosphere was calm. We all felt very rested. I wondered how long this would last.

I looked up to the sky and on the horizon I saw dark grey clouds. Storm clouds! And we were heading towards them...

I cast another line into the sea. Beside me sat Luni Mwah who I had also created a fishing rod for. Since I first began fishing in the sea (and discovered that there are sharks in these waters!), Luni has joined me several times and we have caught many fish that chef has excellently cooked.

However today we did not seem to be catching anything. Maybe it was the fact that we were in uncharted waters, or maybe it was that Light-Man-Eos was terribly at fishing! Mr Eos had asked to join us yet, he kept moving too much and must have scared everything for miles away!

Hazel sat beside me and asked how I was doing. "not too well," I admitted to her, "I really don't know if there is anyhting out there. You may never get to test any of the fish in uncharted waters becasue there may be none out here!"

I looked over to Luni. "Can you sense any fish in the sea?" I asked.

I saw the storm on the horizon. Maybe that was why the fish were staying away...

i was in the crows nest looking back at where we had come from.

it look clear and at last it felt like i could breathe for once.

i was talking to Pipey McGraw also in the nest and he pointed out what look like a storm.

ahh i said. well it might be a rough night i guess.

i looked down at boulder whitch was trying to fish. he looked up and i think he notised the storm to.

im just hoping its not going to be to bad i said to Pipey McGraw we just finnished fixing the nest and we have had 2 fix it twice already and we havent been sailing for long.

"Keep an eye on that storm!" I called up to Sleepy I, "if it looks like we are going to sail into it, or it is coming our way, then let us know at once!"

I then headed off the deck towards my quarters as I needed sleep.

I loved a good storm out at sea. I could hear it booming in the background, lighting flashed - relfecting of the side of a large object towards the north.

Then a massive roar of thunder filled the open sea, rain fell down hard onto our ship and the ocean water. Another flash of lighting and then thuder again revealing on what looked like another ship in the distance.

The ships flag was not visable, it could be anything.

I looked around to see if any one else noticed the ship, though most people were going in for shelter.

I was disappointed to not have found any fish in these waters yet…it seemed unusual .
As the rain poured down I looked into the water as the waves became more restless, I thought of my father, I wounded if was doing ok….if he had had any more trouble with his heart.
My father was different to my mother…she wanted me to get married to a noble man…put down routes have children. My father knew me better than that.

I looked round and people where starting to take shelter, I decided to go have a lie down.

I packed up my fishing equipment. The storm was getting too close for comfort! Rain poured down on us, drenching us to the bone!

"I think we shoul go inside now!" I said to Luni, who was still sitting with her fishing rod. She didn't seem to care about the rain.

I did. I rushed inside.

i wasnt too bothered by the rain as i said cheerio to boulder, i hadnt been able to have a wash all day so the rain was very welcome.

i was certain there was some marine life down there but for some reason it wasnt biting. ahh well i would just sit and wait a bit longer just in case and think about all the people i had left behind on land.......

I rushed out from below deck into the rain, knocking past Luni Mwah as I ran!

I had left my notepad with all the beginnings of my book in it lying on a small table on the deck wher eI had been working... it was going to be soaked!

I was in such a hurry that I did not look where I was gonig and I tripped over a large animal that was walking around the deck. I stood up and looked around. The animal was gone. I cursed Arlo Banks' dog for getting in my way and headed towards the table.

By the time I got there I was soaking wet! I removed my glasses and wiped the lenses clean before looking to the tabel. To my horror I found that my notepad was gone! Either someone ha dtaken it or it had fallen off the table!
I got to my hands and knees and began searching frantically for it on the floor...