The two ships sighted each other simultaneously. A single twelve-pounder roared from the frigate, the ball screaming across Fury's bows. The warning was one that could not be ignored. H.M. Sloop Fury came into the wind and lay motionless. Down fluttered the British colours. In this manner Midshipman Quinn finds himself captured by the notorious Sicilian pirate, Cagli. But Septimus Quinn is undaunted and with ingenuity turns the tables on his enemy.