The Dolphins Thought The Old Woman Was A Toy

Bonnie started walking towards the shore. She could see something shiny sticking out of the rocks. When she got closer she realized it was an old bottle. It had something in it. She thought, "Wouldn't it be funny if there was a message in this bottle?" She stooped over to try to get to it. She heard a screeching and yelling, "Don't you dare touch that bottle! That's my bottle! It's all mine! The island is mine, not yours. Get away from it right now!"
Bonnie reached out and grabbed the bottle before the mean old lady could get to it. In an instant there were fireworks and a magnificent light that lit up the sky. The ocean was calm, the sun was setting. All was calm except for the sound of a dog barking far far away.

As soon as the old woman reached for the bottle and missed she fell into the ocean. When she fell into the water she made a great big splash. Well the pod of dolphins there were close by thought that she wanted to play so they surrounded her and flipped her up into the air. Over and over she went until she landed on the back of of one of the most playful of all of his friends.

 Oh the old woman screamed and called them terrible names. But to no avail; they thought she was a fun toy and continued to carry her out to sea where an old boat with an even older pirate stopped to watch the fun. He knew her immediately. "Up to your old tricks again, I see, you old crone. When are you going to learn? He threw her out a life preserver and told her to hang on tight. He brought her on board his boat and started to give her a talking to. "You did not inherit that island, Bonnie did. Now take off that old pirate hat. You are not a pirate and you never were. What in the great high seas can I do to get you to be kind to other people? You are so mean and hateful to everyone you meet."

The old woman had a tear in her eye. She said, "I'll tell you what you can do. You can find something or someone that would love me. Nobody loves me or even likes me."

The old pirate had a twinkle in his eye. "Well, the first thing you have to do is to be nice; be kind; and then people will like you. You are so mean I bet a dog would even bite you," he chuckled.
The old woman looked at him with tears in her eyes and said, "I always wanted a puppy, but my parents wouldn't let me have a pet let alone a puppy. They said that I wouldn't take care of it or feed or water it. I would have. I really would have." She remembered when she was just a girl she had found a wolf.dog. She had named it Lycan. Oh how she had loved that pup. They had made her give it away. From that day on she had gotten meaner and meaner. She told the old pirate she was ready to change. She was old now and needed something to love.

When Bonnie got her footing and took a look at the bottle she saw something inside of it. The bottle had a cork or stopper in the top of it. After some work she got it loose. It had sand inside and the pictures were in bad shape, but she knew where she had seen the pictures before. They were in an old trunk at Marleewood. "Wait, there is a message in here. Oh those girls. They sent a message with some old pirate pictures. Marlee and Maddie. Who put you up to this and how was I the one to get the bottle? The odds against that are a million to one."

But the couple on the dock that had been watching her knew that she would find it. Sandy had given it to them especially so Bonnie would find it.