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‘
- Is buried way, way
down beneath her, far away from Emerson Drake
’
s clutches, and protected for all time by the
bravest crew of pirates to have ever sailed the seas.
’

‘
Awesome,
’
Joe said simply.
‘
What do you think
Will?
’

Will smiled back at him.
‘
Awesome
, indeed.
’

‘
Anyway,
’
Uncle Percy said.
‘
I think it
’
s time we returned to
Bowen Hall. I think we
’
ve all earned a jolly nice rest, don
’
t you?
’

‘
Maybe,
’
Joe said.
‘
Or maybe we start
looking for the other Eden Relics?
’

‘
Yeah,
’
Becky agreed.
‘
Actually, I
’
ve had some thoughts
on that.
’

Uncle Percy couldn
’
t help but smile.
‘
I
’
m sure you have, young lady.
’
He glanced at Will and the two of them rolled
their eyes.
‘
I
’
m sure you have...
’
He curled his arms round Joe
’
s shoulders, as Becky linked arms with Will,
and together, the four of them walked back to the time machine.

And just then, Becky could understand why the Black Head
’
s crew had remained
together in life and beyond. Friendship. Family. A sense of belonging. These
were the things that mattered. Not money. She glanced over at Uncle Percy, Will
and finally Joe and knew deep down that spending time with them, sharing
adventures, making sure they were all safe - these things meant more to her
than all the riches in the world.

Of
course, she also knew she would never tell them that, particularly Joe. After
all, Christmas was just around the corner and she really did want a new pair of
trainers.