The provided sources detail the story of Captain Elias "Lucky" Thorne and his crew encountering a terrifying ghost ship crewed by skeletal pirates. Driven by greed and a desire to understand this undead menace, Lucky discovers a map leading to Isla de Muertos, believing there to be an artifact capable of vanquishing the skeletal pirates. Despite his initial skepticism towards superstition, the unnatural storm and the appearance of the ghost ship convince Lucky and his crew, including Anya, Miguel, and Finn, that they are facing a curse.

Upon arriving at the desolate Isla de Muertos, they find evidence of a violent past and eventually reach an ancient stone temple where they encounter a spectral woman. She reveals that the skeletal pirates are guardians and that the pirates have disturbed the dead, demanding a trade for knowledge. Offerings are made by Miguel and Finn, but it is Finn's action that triggers a powerful reaction, weakening the spectral woman and hinting at an imbalance in the curse.

In a selfless act to end the curse, Anya offers herself to become like the skeletal guardians. However, Lucky Thorne refuses to let her face this alone. As the skeletal guardians move to shackle Anya, Elias is somehow transformed into a ghost. Despite his spectral form, he aids his crew as Anya uses her knowledge and graveyard elements to destroy the skeletal warriors.

However, Anya's sacrifice leads to her disappearance and a shocking twist: she reappears as the captain of a new fleet of ghost pirate ships, sailing towards them. Realizing the spectral woman was a prisoner rather than a guardian, Elias confronts her, wrenches the staff of power, and in a final act of sacrifice, plunges it into the temple dais. This act destroys the spectral island and Anya's ghostly armada, and miraculously, Elias returns to the living. The crew, having survived the supernatural ordeal, chooses to continue sailing together among the living.

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