On a cold winter's night in the Red Dragon Inn, a young couple was closing for the night. The elder woman with bright red hair was sweeping the floor and the elder man with darkish features was counting the money. He eyed down at the floor to see a darling litle girl with bright curly red hair..just like her mothers...playing with paper dolls. The little girl aware of her father looking, looked up and smiled warmly at him. She then got up and walked to her father and handed him the blonde haired paper doll. When he took it she giggled softly. He then said, "Who's daddy's favorite girl?" he then lifted her shirt and blew rasberries on her stomach and she laughed out loud.
With her laughing someone stomped on the floor and screamed, "KEEP IT DOWN!!!". The mother looked up and said, "That crazy loon. He still needs to pay up for crying out loud!" The man said while putting the little girl down, "Shall I go talk to him?". The mother folded her arms and said, "Nah, I'm not in the mood to deal with him right now. And besides...he doesn't want anybody to know he's here."Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"We're closed!" The mother yelled
But the sounds from outside proved there was more than just one "customer".The little girl didn't notice the sounds from outside or the knocks on the door. She was coloring her paper dolls and was in deep thought.
Suddenly the doors burst open and a band of pirates ran in hollering and destroying everything in their path. But still the little girl was oblivious to it all. All she could hear was the mumbling of words coming from her parents, and then a loud scream, coming from her mother as she fell. But she did not look up. Suddenly there was a groan coming from the father as he fell down as well. Still she did not look up.
The little girl was humming to herself when suddenly she felt a light tap on her shoulder. She turned around and cocked an eyebrow at the big man. Staring at her with one large brown eye and another red lit eye. The hand he tapped her with was no ordinary hand, it was a robotic hand, then a robotic arm all the way up to a robotic shoulder. She looked down to see he still had both his feet. She then looked back up. The big man with a huge nose was trying to give her the meanest look he could possibly give to any child that would make them cry, but then he gasped. He stared down at the big blue eyes and the short red curly hair. He said, "Wow, you look like my mother when she was alive and a child." This brought back a lot of memories for him. Memories of before he was kicked out of the house before his mother died. Many painful memories yes. But he wouldn't show it. He refused to. The girl still looked up at him. But instead of crying at the big man, she smiled a two front teeth smile and lifted up a brunette haired paper doll. He then cocked an eyebrow at her and looked to his left, then to his right. He then took the paper doll and stared down at her. He said, "Thank you...I guess." She then clapped her hands and laughed loudly. He couldn't help but chuckle. Suddenly the little girl stood up and hugged the pirate. He said, "Wait.." But she hugged him tighter. He then gently hugged her back with his robotic arm. He said, "I don't think we should kill a cute lass like you."When he picked her up, some of his crew came down and said, "No sign of him sir. He must have escaped through the window!" Silver closed his eyes and under his breath said, "...damn."
Suddenly the little girl grabbed his cheeks and tilted his face upwards. He said, "Well, what are we going to do with you?" She stared at him blankly. She then said, "Momma.....papa.." He frowned, realizing what he had done. He said, "Oh no.." Remembering how he felt when he was young and lonely when he lost his parents on the same day. Not to death, but because he was a rebellious lad and wasn't loved. "Do you have a name little one?" the man asked her.
She stared at him blankly. He said, "Ah, we'll come up with one soon enough. I'm John Silver. You can call me whatever you want"She then said, "Silvery!"
One of his men spoke up, "Wait wait WAIT boss. You're not telling me that we're going to be taking CARE of this child. Are we?"
Silver stared at his crew member and said, "Well, we have no choice. Besides, what can SHE do to harm us?" He then started walking out the door with her, when suddenly she started bawling. Silver said, "Uh oh, what's wrong?" She then hinted she wanted down. When she got down she started running up the stairs. Silver soon followed close behind her. She then went in her bed and got out a doll. A plushed doll with red yarn hair, blue buttons for eyes, a red polka dotted dress, and a smile marked by a marker nonetheless. He said, "Well, who's this?" But she didn't say anything. He said, "Cat got your tongue?" But then she started meowing and crawling on the floor.
He laughed out loud and said, "Can I call you Miss Kitty then?" She then frowned and said, "No." He said, "All right, what can I call you?"
"Nothing"
"Can I name you after my mom?"
"No!"
"Come on...I think you'll like the name. It's Clarice."
She then smiled and said, "Clarice?" And he nodded, but while nodding flipped his hat off. She then picked it up and put it on..but it was too big for her, but that didn't matter. She then started hopping up and down at him, wanting him to pick her up again. Silver then picked her up and said, "Let's go, Clarice." And she yelled, "Clarice!"
He then walked down the steps. Another crew member spoke up.
"Silver, you're too good hearted to kill a child. What is up with that?"
Silver shrugged and said, "No reason. Now get out of my way!"
When he lead the way, Clarice looked at the men and said, "Get outta WAY!" and stuck her tongue out at them. Silver chuckled. He said, "I barely know you, but I think you have the makings of being a pirate." She then smiled and said, "Silvery gold." He then sighed happily and walked on the ship with her and her dolly.
Though he was feeling the guilt of killing her parents for something that escaped, he felt he owed this young girl who looked only two years of age a role model. Hard as it may seem that this is the man most everyone bewared to look out for.
The years passed. This young girl was surprisingly with John Silver through everything. At times they fought and they annoyed each other. But who could blame Clarice. Not having an ounce of memory of what happened when she was only three years of age and only living around rugged men and tough women. The only person she looked up to was just John Silver. Everyone else was scary in her eyes, but she would be the last to admit it. One crew member never did like Clarice. He was a man named Hans. He'd always threaten her behind Silver's back. But one incident would scar her for life....
With her laughing someone stomped on the floor and screamed, "KEEP IT DOWN!!!". The mother looked up and said, "That crazy loon. He still needs to pay up for crying out loud!" The man said while putting the little girl down, "Shall I go talk to him?". The mother folded her arms and said, "Nah, I'm not in the mood to deal with him right now. And besides...he doesn't want anybody to know he's here."Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"We're closed!" The mother yelled
But the sounds from outside proved there was more than just one "customer".The little girl didn't notice the sounds from outside or the knocks on the door. She was coloring her paper dolls and was in deep thought.
Suddenly the doors burst open and a band of pirates ran in hollering and destroying everything in their path. But still the little girl was oblivious to it all. All she could hear was the mumbling of words coming from her parents, and then a loud scream, coming from her mother as she fell. But she did not look up. Suddenly there was a groan coming from the father as he fell down as well. Still she did not look up.
The little girl was humming to herself when suddenly she felt a light tap on her shoulder. She turned around and cocked an eyebrow at the big man. Staring at her with one large brown eye and another red lit eye. The hand he tapped her with was no ordinary hand, it was a robotic hand, then a robotic arm all the way up to a robotic shoulder. She looked down to see he still had both his feet. She then looked back up. The big man with a huge nose was trying to give her the meanest look he could possibly give to any child that would make them cry, but then he gasped. He stared down at the big blue eyes and the short red curly hair. He said, "Wow, you look like my mother when she was alive and a child." This brought back a lot of memories for him. Memories of before he was kicked out of the house before his mother died. Many painful memories yes. But he wouldn't show it. He refused to. The girl still looked up at him. But instead of crying at the big man, she smiled a two front teeth smile and lifted up a brunette haired paper doll. He then cocked an eyebrow at her and looked to his left, then to his right. He then took the paper doll and stared down at her. He said, "Thank you...I guess." She then clapped her hands and laughed loudly. He couldn't help but chuckle. Suddenly the little girl stood up and hugged the pirate. He said, "Wait.." But she hugged him tighter. He then gently hugged her back with his robotic arm. He said, "I don't think we should kill a cute lass like you."When he picked her up, some of his crew came down and said, "No sign of him sir. He must have escaped through the window!" Silver closed his eyes and under his breath said, "...damn."
Suddenly the little girl grabbed his cheeks and tilted his face upwards. He said, "Well, what are we going to do with you?" She stared at him blankly. She then said, "Momma.....papa.." He frowned, realizing what he had done. He said, "Oh no.." Remembering how he felt when he was young and lonely when he lost his parents on the same day. Not to death, but because he was a rebellious lad and wasn't loved. "Do you have a name little one?" the man asked her.
She stared at him blankly. He said, "Ah, we'll come up with one soon enough. I'm John Silver. You can call me whatever you want"She then said, "Silvery!"
One of his men spoke up, "Wait wait WAIT boss. You're not telling me that we're going to be taking CARE of this child. Are we?"
Silver stared at his crew member and said, "Well, we have no choice. Besides, what can SHE do to harm us?" He then started walking out the door with her, when suddenly she started bawling. Silver said, "Uh oh, what's wrong?" She then hinted she wanted down. When she got down she started running up the stairs. Silver soon followed close behind her. She then went in her bed and got out a doll. A plushed doll with red yarn hair, blue buttons for eyes, a red polka dotted dress, and a smile marked by a marker nonetheless. He said, "Well, who's this?" But she didn't say anything. He said, "Cat got your tongue?" But then she started meowing and crawling on the floor.
He laughed out loud and said, "Can I call you Miss Kitty then?" She then frowned and said, "No." He said, "All right, what can I call you?"
"Nothing"
"Can I name you after my mom?"
"No!"
"Come on...I think you'll like the name. It's Clarice."
She then smiled and said, "Clarice?" And he nodded, but while nodding flipped his hat off. She then picked it up and put it on..but it was too big for her, but that didn't matter. She then started hopping up and down at him, wanting him to pick her up again. Silver then picked her up and said, "Let's go, Clarice." And she yelled, "Clarice!"
He then walked down the steps. Another crew member spoke up.
"Silver, you're too good hearted to kill a child. What is up with that?"
Silver shrugged and said, "No reason. Now get out of my way!"
When he lead the way, Clarice looked at the men and said, "Get outta WAY!" and stuck her tongue out at them. Silver chuckled. He said, "I barely know you, but I think you have the makings of being a pirate." She then smiled and said, "Silvery gold." He then sighed happily and walked on the ship with her and her dolly.
Though he was feeling the guilt of killing her parents for something that escaped, he felt he owed this young girl who looked only two years of age a role model. Hard as it may seem that this is the man most everyone bewared to look out for.
The years passed. This young girl was surprisingly with John Silver through everything. At times they fought and they annoyed each other. But who could blame Clarice. Not having an ounce of memory of what happened when she was only three years of age and only living around rugged men and tough women. The only person she looked up to was just John Silver. Everyone else was scary in her eyes, but she would be the last to admit it. One crew member never did like Clarice. He was a man named Hans. He'd always threaten her behind Silver's back. But one incident would scar her for life....
