 Two of the pirates are badly injured by their hallucinations – one of them jumps from the crow’s nest to the deck, believing he has wings – and two jump overboard and drown.As the children try to gain control of the boat, they spot the slave ship "Vespa" coming, and on it the children's hated enemy, the slave-dealer Venalicius.The children and runaway slaves hatch a plan, and the slaves pretend to be the pirates trading the children.