Nathan Drake Research Paper

For Nathan Drake’s entire life, it has been tough. When he was only five years old his mother committed suicide and his father gave up custody to the state. He ended up in the Saint Francis Boys' Home, where he was raised by nuns and taught Latin. As he grew, he learned a great deal about the voyages of Francis Drake. By the time he was fifteen, this knowledge led him to Cartagena, Colombia, where the Maritime Museum was holding a Francis Drake exhibit. Included in the exhibit were Francis Drake's ring and astrolabe. Nathan's intention was to steal the ring, although he later stated that he was there to "reclaim" it, as it belongs in his family. While making preparations for the theft, he encounters both Victor Sullivan and Katherine Marlowe. Sullivan had been hired by Marlowe to steal the ring, and a confrontation ensues when both parties attempt their heists at the same time. After Marlowe

ordered her men to kill Nate, Sullivan turned against her and helped Nate escape. They strike up a friendship, and Sullivan, impressed by Nate's skills and potential, becomes both a mentor and father figure to Nate. From this point forward, Nate and Sully went on many adventures together and enjoyed being able to make a living with doing something they love.

Now, at the age of thirty, he was searching for something dear to his family. Nate had found some clues from old family papers that traced back to his ancestor Francis Drake. One of the papers gave him a tip of where the coffin was located. Throughout history no one has ever found it and no one ever thought it would be found. The story was that Drake was buried at sea over four hundred years ago so Nathan found himself right off the coast of Panama. With him was a TV show host and journalist Elena Fisher. For the past month, they have spent pretty much every second of every day together. They hit it off immediately with one another and soon found their relationship growing much more than being just a business partnership. Elena was getting her story and Nathan was going to find the coffin but they were both getting so much more.

It started out with just the plan to have Elena tag along to get her story then leave. However, Nathan and Elena agreed neither of them would feel happy if that happened. So after the treasure was recovered and the footage was captured, they would return to the United States and start their lives as a couple. Still, they had not kissed and Nathan was waiting for the perfect time. Almost every night they spent together, they spent huddled up together and cuddling. Nathan loved the way she felt in his arms and he knew already that there was no letting her go after this was over. On the other hand, his mentor Victor Sullivan was not sold on Elena being in it for the long run. Sully, as his friends called him, provided the transport to whatever island they needed and evacuation when necessary. He also needed to find this treasure so he could pay off some debts that he owed.

Regardless, the older man feared Elena was not in this for Nathan and was only in it for money.

If she won Nathan over, not only would she get her pay for the documentary but she might even try and clean Nathan out of his cut, too. Sully had never seen his young protégé fall so hard for someone and he knew that Nathan cared for her and Victor cared for Nathan so anyone that tried to do him harm really made him upset. He knew this was a change in Nathan because before, he spoke about how settling down would not be best for him since they traveled a lot but for whatever reason, this TV reporter had captured his heart.
Presently, Nathan and Elena were in the waters off the coast of Panama. This location was supposedly where Sir Francis Drake was buried at sea four hundred years ago along with his treasure inside his coffin. After a day of searching, they were able to detect that something was clearly down in the bottom of the water. Nathan was currently dressing himself in the scuba diving gear, his heart pounding in his chest. He could not believe this was finally

happening.