Captain Scou did not understand what Queen Alliana was
saying. He asked Mr Stewart: .
"What do you think the Queen meant by saymg that the
treasure was cursed?"
"Sir, these islanders have a lot of strange beliefs. I think
we should listen to what they say and leave the island."
"But we can't leave without new sails. Surely they can help
us there."
"What do you suggest we do?"
''I'm going to have a talk with her. You go and look after
the men."
The captain knocked on Queen Alliana's ~001~, then
opened it. The Queen was sitting in a large cha1r w1th her
eyes closed . She opened them when the captai1~ spoke.
"Excuse me, Queen Alliana, but I would hke to talk to
you ."
She did not say anything.
"I don't know why that treasure made you so angry, but
our ship ... " .
The Queen raised her hand to stop the capt:tin from talkmg.
She stood up and walked to one of the walls of the room. Sl~e
took a picture from it. It was a picture of the same woman m
Blackbeard's cabin . Without her headpiece on, Queen
AJliana looked exactly like her. She gave the picture to
Captain Scott to look at.
"It's a beautiful picture of you."
"It's not me, Captain. It's my great grandmother, Queen
Hanzani. She was once the Queen of this island and of all the
islands in the Bermuda Triangle. She was a great and kind
woman, but she died sadly, at a young age, from a broken
heart."
"Was her husband killed by one of your enemies?"
"We had no enemies at that time, except for the pirates
who came to steal from us. The man she loved and married
left these islands and changed into an evil person."
"Does this have something to do with you not wanting the
treasure we showed you?"
"Captain , sit down and I will tell you a story."
The captain sat in a chair opposite the Queen. Her large,
soft eyes made him feel very relaxed. He sat back in his chair
and listened to her story. He saw everything as if it was all
happening right there in front of him.
"When my great grandmother was sixteen, she and a boy
her age promised to love each other forever. So they married
and sometime later that boy left the island . He said he was
going to sail around the world and bring back all of the
things which would make their life together perfect and
happy. While he was gone, pirates attacked the island. They
killed Queen Hanzani's parents and stole everything they
had. Many people died because they had no food. Queen
Hanzani found a way to make rum from the sugar plants so
they could trade it with others for food. She made the island
strong and soon all of the people, from all of the islands in
this triangle, began working together so that the pirates
would never do such a thing again.
"Everyone knew the Queen did this so her true love
would have a home to return to. Each morning, she would
walk along the beach to see if his ship was coming, and each
she returned a little bit more sad .
When he finally returned , it was awful. He returned as a
pirate with a chest full of stolen treasure. He wanted to give
it to Queen Hanzani and take her away from the island to
live with other rich kings and queens. She was furious.
'Pirates killed my parents, and now you want me to touch
stolen treasure?'
'But I did this for you, to make you happy.'
Throw it into the ocean and .live as we do and I will be
happy.'
Throw it into the ocean? After all the years I spent
getting this? I was almost killed many times.'
'If this treasure means more to you than I do, you keep
your treasure.'
The queen left him, and in anger he sailed from the
island. There was a terrible storm; we call il the storm with
the large face. The clouds were so large that they looked like
the face of a man blowing on to the sea. The pirate ship was
destroyed and now a ghost ship travels these waters with
Blackbeard's ghost on it, watching the treasure he thought
more important than love. My great-grandmother died in
her sleep that same night. I wear this necklace to remember
her. The pirate's ghost and his treasure are there to remind
him, and anyone else who tries to take what is not theirs, that
they will never be happy. You have that treasure Captain
and you must take it from this island and put it back on that
empty ship. Otherwise, you will never leave the Bermuda
Triangle alive."
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