Attack in the Devil's Triangle

"*No need to fear me, boy. I always leave one man alive to tell the tale."*

The **Attack in the Devil's Triangle** was a small scale assault as a Royal Navy ship known as the HMS *Monarch* entered into the Devil's Triangle, suffering an attack by the undead ghosts of Capitán Armando Salazar who silently approached and ambushed from the *Silent Mary.* Henry Turner was the only survivor who was told to carry a message to Jack Sparrow and warn him that death will come straight for him.

## Prelude

##### Previous: ...

Wanting to rescue his father from lifetime servitude aboard the *Flying Dutchman*, Henry Turner set out to find the Trident of Poseidon, the only object with the power to break all curses at sea. Unable to find the Trident alone, Henry began a quest to find Jack Sparrow. He joined the British Royal Navy as a young sailor aboard the *Monarch*, thinking that the Navy would offer him the best chances of finding Jack Sparrow.

## Recount

##### Chasing the *Ruddy Rose*

As a crew member on the *Monarch*, Henry was on board as the Navy found the pirate ship the *Ruddy Rose.* The ship attempted to flee, coming under constant fire of the *Monarch.* Henry abandoned his post as the chase ensued, using a glass fragment to watch the chase unfold and observe the enemy vessel. He also spotted the Devil's Triangle. Having heard the tales of the ships that entered the Triangle, Henry quickly ran to speak with the captain, pushing past Petty Officer Maddox. Officer Cole watched the *Ruddy Rose* flee into the Devil's Triangle. Captain Toms gave the order to follow them into the caves and chase them down. Henry burst onto the deck, shouting for the captain to change their course. His calls were only met with disdain. Knowing that all the crew would be killed, Henry made a rush for the wheel, but he was stopped before he could reach it, arrested for treason. His sleeves were ripped and he was taken below deck to the brig.

##### Entering the Triangle

The *Ruddy Rose* entered the Triangle, still under fire from the pursuing enemy. They quickly vanished in the darkness. The ships' fate is unknown. The *Monarch* entered after the pirates. The crew fell silent, watching out in tense anticipation of the tales and their pirate foe. Even the captain was aware that they sailed in uncharted waters, and grew tense at the thought of the ghostly stories. First Officer Wade spotted rubble and debris in the water, alongside the fallen flag of a pirate ship. Another captain spotted a ship, not realizing that what he had spotted was the *Silent Mary,* the ghost ship that carried the crew of Capitán Armando Salazar. The ghostly crew had already disembarked the *Silent Mary* and ran towards the *Monarch* with murderous intent. The crew of the navy spent time trying to determine if the ship they could see was a ship or a shipwreck. Captain Toms saw that it sailed right for them. The ghost crew of the *Silent Mary* boarded the *Monarch,* passing by the sailors on board in silence. The crew grew tense. Captain Toms, anticipating that the ship advanced as a hostile called for an open fire.

##### The Silent Massacre

The crew of the *Monarch* opened fire on the advancing ghost ship, although their fire served little good. Henry Turner listened to the fighting from the brig. The ghost crew sprung out from the shadows on the Navy ship, slicing and stabbing the navy sailors. First Officer Wade also met his death, stabbed by a ghostly crew member. He died screaming in terror. Officer Cole was also killed, stabbing in the back by a ghost crew member as he attempted to back away from the fighting. A lantern was dropped on deck during the fight, beginning to spread a flame that threatened the entire ship. During the fight on deck, Capitán Armando Salazar dropped onto the deck. He walked his way across the deck as the last of the navy were killed. He was presented with Captain Toms, who watched Salazar approach in fear. Captain Toms asked Salazar what he was. Salazar answered; "Death". Captain Toms' neck was then broken by Salazar, who tossed his dead body onto the growing fire.

Below deck, Henry Turner heard the end of the fighting. He recoiled in fear as blood dropped from the ceiling. As he did, he knocked over a bucket, creating a noise that lured Salazar to the low levels of the ship. Salazar and his crew surrounded the brig, spotting Henry and the old pirate in the cell adjacent to Henry's. The old pirate whimpered in fear, prompting one of the ghosts to stab and kill him. Salazar entered Henry's cell, finding a wanted poster for Jack Sparrow on the floor. He asked Henry if he knew the pirate, and if he was looking for him. Henry replied yes. Salazar told Henry to relay a message to Sparrow, being that Salazar would taste the daylight again one day, and one that day, death would come straight for him.

## Aftermath

##### Next: Trials on Saint Martin

Salazar vanished, leaving Henry to float away into the ocean aboard a wooden plank until he reached the island of Saint Martin where he found Jack Sparrow and ensured his escape from the local law enforcement, setting out with the pirate to locate the Trident of Poseidon.

## List of Combatants

(Those who lost their lives in combat are noted with a star)

#### Crew of the *Silent Mary*

1. Capitán Armando Salazar
2. Lesaro
3. Santos
4. Magda
5. Moss

#### Crew of the *Monarch*

1. Captain Toms\*
2. First Officer Wade\*
3. Officer Cole\*
4. Officer Maddox\*
5. Dozens of British soldiers and sailors

## Appearances

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales