Disclaimer: Well, the last time I checked, I didn't have a furry tail, two round (and huge) ears, or a button nose. Nor was I wearing red overalls and white shoes. Therefore, I think it is safe to say that I own nothing from Pirates of the Caribbean, or from all of Disney for that matter.
Author's Note: I'M BACK!!! Can you believe that I was gone for over a year?! It seems that it was only yesterday when I was writing the last chapter to Curse of the Sexy Beast. But, alas, it is time to begin again and my creativity is flowing out of my fingers and onto the keys of my computer. I must say that this story is going to have some very interesting twists, turns, round abouts, and flips. Yes, that is right, flips. I'm so excited right now because this story is going to rock the socks off most of you people, and for those who aren't wearing socks, then you best put some on because you don't want your toes flying around the room. Could be embarrassing. So, I just want everyone who are new readers to know that you should probably read Curse of the Sexy Beast first, or some of this won't make sense. And for those coming back to me, I am proud to introduce Taylor and Maria back into your lives.
So, without further ado, I present to you for the very first time, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Breast?
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"Becket: I'll Break Yo Face!"
No, we didn't end up back in the Pirates universe. The film came on and Maria flicked the television off before the young Elizabeth had even begun to sing. I'm not going to lie and tell you that the disappointment at not being able to see Jack or Will, Gibbs or even Elizabeth again was easy to deal with because it wasn't. The next morning Maria and I went to work as life-guards at the local pool and we returned to life as usual.
That isn't to say that we didn't continue to hope, pray, wish, and dream that the next time we watched would be different. That we would enter the universe that had been so real we knew it wasn't a dream. And it wasn't like we could just hop back into that world whenever we wanted. No, at the end of the summer, we packed our bags, held tight to each other, and went our separate ways into college and the real world.
It was never like we weren't but a phone call away, but somehow it was like losing a part of me as she went north to Notre Dame and I headed south to the College of Charleston to study marine biology. Plus, somewhere in the back of my mind I figured that being close to the water would help me spot a pirate. And Charleston was a pirate port. I got a job as a tour-guide while I was there and I led ghost hunts during the night.
I talked to Maria constantly and had even made new friends in Charleston, such as Ann Guthrie, who was my room mate and also a fellow 'pirate.' Life was good, and after finishing one of the most eye-opening, gut-twisting years of schooling in my life, I was ready to head back to Kentucky for a long summer of catching up and vacationing. Plus, I had a trip to Disney World coming up, and it was going to be the chance of a life time to ride my favorite ride with my best friend. I would even get to see Jack, in a manner of speaking. And we had vowed that once the ride was over that was it. We would walk out and not look back at that part of our senior summer.
But it's always funny how history repeats itself.
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"You dirty whore! I thought I was coming to get you at the airport!" The first thing I noticed as I opened the door to my happily irate best friend was that she looked great. Her dark brown hair had grown down to about her middle-back and her bright blue eyes were rimmed in just the hint of black liner. Also, she seemed to have grown and her clothes finally fit her almost too-skinny frame.
I laughed and hugged her, my sun-lightened blonde hair mixing with hers to form a swirl of different color. "You were, but I got in later than expected and my mom just picked me up." Stepping aside to let her in, I shut the door to my parent's house and we walked into the kitchen together. She gave me a warm hug and I wished, once again, that I had been able to come home earlier like she had. She slid into the bar stool while I sat back in 'my chair.' "You look amazing though, Maria, and from what I heard from my mom, you have some things to tell me about this boy up yonder."
Maria blushed and then pushed my feet off her chair. "I'm going to have to stop talking to your mom when I can't find you," She muttered and then put her feet on my chair. I smirked. "Well, he's a junior. He lives on campus and we met at a frat party. Blue eyes, black hair, and amazingly muscled." She sighed and I laughed.
"And, what else?" I asked while trying to picture this guy in my mind but not really coming closer. She shrugged and I reacted automatically. "That's not good enough!" I said whilst acting like I was throwing a machete into the counter. As soon as I said it I wanted to take it back. We sat awkwardly as that familiar feeling of remembrance came over us. "Anyways, I am really glad that you're happy and you have a new boy. You deserve it, girl number one."
Maria smiled and touched my almost permanently freckled, sun burnt nose. "What have I told you about wearing sunscreen? You practically live in South Carolina, that means with your frail skin it's burn season." I laughed and rubbed my nose, not really feeling any burn as I had become accustomed to the sunny weather. "You look great too, Tay. No more glasses and have you been to the gym?" I laughed at the jibe. Maria knew that I wanted to get fit before school and I had, in fact, been going to the gym since being in a place that always had a beach season.
"Why thank you, Madame. So are you super excited about Disney World or what? The dream of riding all those roller coasters and seeing if they did the Pirates characters any justice is upon us in just one-to-two-depending-on-traffic days!" I began to feel my excitement rising and Maria began to bounce a little in her seat. "Oh, god, I'm so nervous and ecstatic that I can barely sit still. I missed you so freaking much!" I exclaimed as I hopped off the chair and did a impromptu dance in the middle of the kitchen. Giving in, Maria joined me and we danced regally around the kitchen table.
My mother walked in a few minutes later, rolled her eyes, and then employed us to help her bring in the groceries for extra spending money if we wanted snacks for the trip. Even as official sophomores in college we still got stuck with the dirty work.
When all the food was inside and put away, Maria brought out a sparkly pink notebook that I recognized as an exact replica of one she had in high school. The Plan Everything Out of Existence notebook. Faking a shudder, we congregated into the living room to sit cross-legged on the floor and plan out the trip with my mother one last time. "So, Taylor and I have saved up enough for the gas there and back, plus some spending money from last summer and throughout the school year," Maria pointed to a block on her page titled Expenses. As expected, everything was calculated down to the cent.
I nodded and bobbed around as she continued. "We have the passes to get into the parks, and we're already registered at the hotel. Thanks again for helping us out with that." She told my parental unit and I nodded. Our parents had decided to pay for the park passes and hotel for five nights as long as we handled food, gas, and any other necessity we might see fit to bring. To say that it was a load off our shoulder's was not an exaggeration. My mom nodded and then gestured for Maria to continue. "We should get there around four tomorrow if we leave here at three."
Eyes bulging at the early hour, I cut in with some much needed comments. "I'm going to ride roller coasters until I puke and you won't be able to pull me off of the rides because I'll be mashed to the seat!" My mother and Maria rolled their eyes together as they looked at me. I smiled happily in return. Remember that girl who a year ago had been terrified of heights? I made that fear my bitch when I went to an amusement park last summer. Now I brought it up whenever I could.
"Yes, of course you will, Tay." My mother said as she reached for Maria's notebook. She gladly handed it over and my mom went over everything for herself one more time. "Well, everything looks like it's going to be a blast girls. And Taylor is driving you guys in her car, is that right?" I nodded proudly, laughing at Maria who blushed faintly. She wasn't really allowed to drive all that much since she and I had gotten lost last summer on the way to tour a college down south that was near where I went now.
"That would be correct, mother." I said in the most uptight voice I could manage and then I sent a snooty look towards Maria. "I shan't be packed yet, though, so if everything is on the up and up would you mind terribly if we got off our bums and did those things? We need to pack the car too." My mother shooed us away and together with my best friend we bounded up the stairs to my old room. When Maria saw the state of craziness it was in, she sighed.
"At least tell me that you separated your dirty college clothes from your clean trip clothes." I sent her a sheepish look and she crossed her arms before sitting in the middle of the pile. "Whatever, it looks like we also need to add laundry to the list of things to do before we leave." I smiled happily and climbed on the only surface that wasn't messed up: my bed. Watching from above, I let Maria hold up clothes while I yay or nayed them.
When I finally had enough clothes for the trip and then some, we sent a load down the laundry chute, scaring the bejeezus out of my father who was folding clothes for my mom. Miraculously, all the clothes I had planned on taking were clean and only needed to be refolded. While I folded and Maria arranged my suitcase, we talked about the trip. "So, I have a surprise for you when we get down there. And it is sweet!" I sing-songed and she rolled her eyes.
"I can only imagine what you could have waiting for me in Disney World." She paused in her packing and pretend contemplated for a minute. "Is it a swashbuckling-trying to not be one-pirate named Will Turner?" She laughed and I joined in while finishing the last of the packing and shoving in the rest of my necessities before zipping the bag shut without a hitch. Okay, it was decided. I'm kidnapping my best friend to pack for me from now on.
"I wish I could say that is what it was, but I don't think it works that way. By the way, I watched the third movie with Ann while we were waiting for finals to resume. It was okay, nothing to really be too overjoyed about." Maria nodded with me before sending the rest of my stuff down the chute and cleaning up just a little. I watched her while pretending to read a magazine she had brought with her to read, and when the room was finally deemed clean she looked at me.
Acting nonchalant, she sat on the window seat, breathing deeply of the smell of bourbon mash coming in through the open window screen. "Do you ever think that it could happen again? I find myself thinking about it sometimes if I'm in the middle of a lecture and lose focus. Just the feel of standing in the crow's nest and feeling the salt stick to my skin, or seeing Jack yell at you for freaking something up again." She looked over at me and smiled for real.
Abandoning all pretenses of reading the magazine, I threw it back on her pile of stuff and laid on my stomach to face her. "Or the look on Gibbs' face when you hit him in the face with that rope." I laughed outright as I remembered the superstitious man's face. A cross between bewildered and completely pissed off, with curses to make any sailor proud, which I guess would make sense since he was a pirate and all.
"I apologized, like, three-hundred times for that," Maria muttered while blushing. We laughed for a bit longer, trying to recall the funny happenings, but not really recalling the differences between what we had added to the movie and what really happened. As our laughter died off, Maria took to looking out the window and I pulled some fuzz off my quilt. It was quiet, for us anyways, and we could hear my mother playing music downstairs as she made dinner for us.
I cleared my throat a little, all the while continuing to stare at the designs on my mattress. "Yeah, I still think about it almost everyday." We looked up at each other and I could tell that Maria felt the same way I did. Whatever happened on this trip, there was always going to be that little nag in the back of our minds waiting for more. Craving it, really. "Let's go pack the car." I said a little too loudly to break the silence. She nodded and we both carried our respective bags downstairs and out into my little blue car.
The next day, after getting up at an hour that should only be seen if you've just gotten in from a party, and then driving for twelve hours, singing too loud to the radio with the wind whipping my already f'ed up hair, we arrived at Disney's Port Orleans Resort. Finding a close parking spot, meaning we walked like half te way there, Maria and I attempted to fix our hair as we walked up the stately stairs to the front lobby. After squealing excitedly and finally getting checked in, we got back in the car, drove to our 'cottage' in Alligator Bayou.
As we jumped about inside the hotel room and freaked out for about half-an-hour, we both settled in and got some quick showers while unpacking and getting ready to go out for the night. It was hot and sticky, but we were just going to explore the 'Boardwalk' which was a huge place that was near the hotel we were at and had like a million things to do. I was also looking forward to giving Maria her surprise.
"Taylor, let's just go! I didn't drive all the way down here to sit in the room," Maria had her hands on her hips as she berated me and I stretched from the bed. She hadn't driven twelve hours straight, but whatever. Glancing at the clock in the mirror as I re-fixed my hair and then tugged my yellow tank straight, I noticed that it was only five-thirty. We had plenty of time before the 'surprise.'
"Fine, fine, let's haul ass out of here." I rolled my eyes as I spoke to my friend, slipping on my comfortable black cloth flip-flops that didn't give me insane blisters and tugging my blue-jean skirt so that it faced the correct way. "Dude, we also have to be at Magic Kingdom by 9 o'clock for your super surprise! And we get to ride the ferry there! I love boats," I said whimsically as we grabbed the minimal things we would need and tucked our room keys away safely.
As we walked down the winding Louisiana paths toward where the New Jersey looking boardwalk was located, Maria tried to guess her surprise, stopping every once in awhile to look at the scenes. I will admit, I had been to the Big DW before, but every time it was amazing. Just the sheer fact that this place was so freaking huge and that it was like you were going from one part of the world to the next in such a short period of time amazed me. Which is one of the main reasons that I was excited about visiting Epcot.
When Maria was done trying to harass me in to telling her, we had finally made it to the boardwalk where we had made reservations to eat at this semi-formal outside pub located next to an arcade. Hey, we were still kids right? "This is so amazing," I whispered as our waiter led us to our table. He looked to be about twenty-two or so and I turned on the charm for a bit before he went to get our drinks, an extra bounce in his step when he noticed us watching him.
"I love it when you go out of state and can flirt with guys you'll never see again," Maria said when he set our drinks down with a couple of extra napkins, saying that if we needed a tour guide he was around. Conspicuously, Maria pocketed his napkin number and I laughed at her. While enjoying the fading sun on my shoulders, I took a sip of my Shirley Temple and people watched. The people dining in the area we were at were probably around our own age; further down the road were tired families trying to control restless kids after a day at the park; and even further were the older couples, dancing leisurely to old timed music pouring from hidden speakers.
"So Patrick won't mind you pocketing other guys' numbers while he's away?" I asked while setting my drink down and picking up the menu. It was now almost seven and I was starting to get a little hungry. Maria shrugged and I thought back quickly on what she had told me about her new boyfriend Patrick S.
"We're exclusive but not in a way that I can't flirt with other guys." We shared a smile that led back to when we were in diapers and were still giggling when our waiter came back to take our orders. Most of dinner was spent catching up on things that we hadn't gotten around to in the car and beating the subject of school to death with a blunt object when it came up. Finally, it was eight thirty and the ferry's horn blew loudly across the river.
"Got to make a dash if we want that surprise to happen tonight," I told Maria as we left the tip on the table, seeing as we had already paid our bill. What? Did you think we were the dine-and-dash type of people? Please, we have more class than that. Plus they would have been able to I.D. us easily.
If we had thought seeing our hotel and the area surrounding it was excited, it was nothing compared to how I felt when we walked closer to the entrance of Magic Kingdom. The sign that read Main Street U.S.A. was lit up and behind that loomed Cinderella's castle. The ticket people checked our passes and we walked down Main Street, mingling with the people leaving the park and the ones coming in to watch the fireworks. When we reached the castle, we stared up at it like two idiots and locked arms with each other.
"So, are we riding rides or just going to chill before the fireworks? Is that the surprise?" Maria guessed and I smiled. Taking her arm, I drug her towards our left to make our way into Adventureland using the directions that I had gotten from Ann before we left the hotel while Maria was in the bathroom. "Hey, this is the way to the Pirates ride." She stated blankly as I led her through a back way behind some trees. The 'yo ho, yo ho," theme song became louder and just like she said she would, as we rounded the corner Ann stood there in her work clothes.
"Taylor! You made it with five minutes to spare, surprisingly." I nodded and hugged my friend, smelling the chlorinated water from the ride on her. Turning to Maria she opened her arms and hugged my bewildered but excited best friend. "And you have to be Maria! Oh, I'm so happy that you guys could come. Follow me; the last ride is ending and then we can have our turn before the fireworks." Maria looked at me as we followed Ann into the employee entrance/exit. We talked happily and as Ann and Maria got to know each other, the last of the few stragglers got off the ride and took there pictures with the 'pirates' waiting outside in the lobby/souvenir area.
"Okay, the ride is all set up for one last turn. Make sure you turn off the lights when you get off and Will said he'd lock up." An older man said as he met us going down the stairs into the dungeon area where I knew the ride began. I laughed, thinking it was ironic that a man named Will worked at the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. "We give him crap all the time about that," Ann said as she led us into the boat that was ready to go.
"No way! We get to ride this all by ourselves?" Maria asked and I smiled triumphantly and sat myself in the middle of the three-seat rocking log boat. "Best surprise of my life. Thanks a lot, Taylor. And you too, Ann." I posed in an 'I'm the best stance' and Ann blushed, shy about being brought into the spotlight for something. As we sat down and got ready to strap in, Ann hit a button to start the ride, then jumped quickly into the dinghy as it started to move.
"Dead men tell no tales." An eerie voice spoke and as we descended into darkness I grabbed my two friend's hands. It was silent but for the sound of rushing water and the ride stopped, our boat ceasing to move. "Damn it!" Ann swore, moving to get out and then realizing that the harness type thing covering our laps wouldn't budge. "Sorry, this happens some times. Just cus' it's Disney doesn't mean it always works," She told us trying to lift herself out. She moved quickly as Maria and I looked around the darkness.
"Do you feel that?" I asked quietly, my blood pressure rising at the slightest pull I was feeling on my lower legs. I didn't get a chance to hear Maria's reply as the boat tipped precariously and we slid down the 14 foot waterfall sported in the ride. However, it seemed like we were falling much longer than that before our oat hit the water and everything went black.
Oh, shit yeah!
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What the hell?
When I woke up from the time-travel/holy-crap alternate dimension induced sleep, I noticed only one thing. We were in the middle of what I knew to be Lord Midget's office. I sat up and looked around, seeing that darkness had descended around us and that Ann and Maria were already awake. Ann looked like she was in a dreamland and was breathing deeply as if she was going to calm herself down like that. Yeah, the only thing that works in calming you down in screaming at the top of your lungs and dancing like a crazy woman.
Maria was walking around, in the same dress she had been in during the first excursion we had had here. Changing my view, I looked down into my lap and noticed that my black beaded skirt, green t-shirt, faded gray piratical boots, and green bandana were atop me. Yay! I loved this outfit so much. The hole in my shirt and missing beads were all mended and although my hat was still missing, I had successfully managed to not have my glasses and my hair was still the same length. Seems like it only took what we had had on last time and gave us our clothes back.
I stood up from where I was leaning against Midget Lord's desk and walked over to where Ann was to make sure she was okay. Her light hair was still in a ponytail from work, but her clothes were changed into dark pants, tucked into even darker boots, and her shirt was loose and flowing with a sash tied around her to keep it fitting. "You look like you just stepped off a ship," I said as I extended a hand for her.
Gladly taking it, she stood holding on to me for a minute before finding her balance again. She looked around in wonder and gazed at her clothes. "It's my Ann Bonny costume from work. Best known female pirate captain in the seven seas," She explained and I nodded to her as I let her babble. Maria let out an ah hah! And I turned to look at what she had found.
"A monocle? Now, really Lord B," I shook my head as if ashamed and Maria pretended to be hoity-toity as she tried the round piece of eyeglass on and did an uptight, sour look. "We're back," I squealed when she stopped and she ran over to me, jumping and squealing with me. When I had finally calmed down enough (see it does work) I let go of her and we walked to where Ann was still staring in wonderment.
"It's all real, isn't it? We're in Pirates of the Caribbean."
"Dead Man's Chest," I finished for her and she looked at me as if she was going to cry. "No, please don't cry, Ann. I promise that nothing bad is going to happen and that everything will be fine. I'm still convinced that it's just an elaborate dream." I winked at Maria, deciding that if we spared Ann the details of how you could be hurt and how we weren't going to wake up it would be better.
Ann looked around once more before a large smile broke out on her face. "We're in Pirates of the Caribbean!" She started to jump around and scream in a high-pitched voice and I laughed as I joined in. "I'll get to see Will, and Jack. And James." Ann sighed and we renewed our dance with one we were accustomed to seeing down in Charleston. While we were dancing, the knob on the door started to turn and we stopped in mid-leap to watch it rattle annoyingly. "It's for you." I told Maria, going to sit behind Becket's desk while Maria opened the door for what was obviously Elizabitch.
It felt good to say that again.
"Fancy seeing you here, Mr. Cumber-dell." Maria said to a very surprised Elizabeth Swann as she opened the door and let her into the room. Elizabitch looked extremely put out when she saw me sitting behind the big mahogany desk but she tried to play it cool.
"Oh, my goodness. You're Elizabeth Swann." Ann breathed as she stood excitedly before Elizabeth, who gripped her pistol a little tighter. Without any warning, Ann shoved Elizabeth forcefully. "You are a bitch and you don't deserve William Turner at all." I laughed loudly with Maria who had come to stand next to me as we watched Ann turn and give us a wink. Elizabitch stood shocked for a moment before rolling her eyes and muttering about how we were a curse.
I let her look around for a bit as we discussed how far along the movie was. "Jack is most likely on the island already, so Will is probably in Tortuga or somewhere near where Jack is. James is hanging with the Navy, and Pintel and Ragetti are in prison or about to break loose." I deduced and Ann contemplated this while Maria seemed startled at the mention of Will. Ah, yes. We were going to have a hard time with it this time around, she and I. I silently made a promise that I wouldn't let her, or myself, get hurt again.
"Which means that midget is around here somewhere, getting ready to come in, no doubt." Elizabeth had reached the letters of Marque as Maria said this and I nodded.
"Then we better hide before we ruin it all." Ann said looking worried. Maria and I smiled, remembering what it was like to mess up the movies in small ways. "Trust me, with what we've already done to these characters, nothing is likely to get us in too much trouble."
As we took our places around the shadowy parts of the room, I thanked the gods above that we had close to perfect timing. Just as Elizabitch's dress floated out of sight, that Lord B walked in from outside, carrying a pansy lantern and reading what I assumed to be the letter from the Guvna. When he noticed the f'ed up box that Elizabitch hadn't fixed and left stupid in all her idiocy he gave a pause.
"No doubt you've discovered that loyalty is no longer the currency of the realm as your father believes." He spoke in that nasally voice that makes me want to beat the snot out of him. Jesus, I'd break his nose if only for the fact that plastic surgery could fix it and his deviated septum. Sigh. Back to the movie.
Elizabeth stepped out of hiding and I took my seat at his desk again. Damn, this chair sure was comfortable. "Then what is," She asked while holding the letters and her no doubt stolen pistol behind her back.
"I'm afraid currency is the currency of the realm." He said in a sarcastic tone. I imitated him and he turned swiftly to find me smiling at him creepily. As well as Maria making a stupid face and Ann dancing to her own beat in her head, probably still hoping that she'd see Norrington soon and could jump his bones. Ah, young love.
"Howdy," I spoke and waved with a salute to the short man as he watched us all with a worried expression. He looked like he was going to say something but I stopped his short. "You won't like me when I'm angry," I imitated whilst making my eyes go big and showing my sharp teeth. He backed away from me, putting him closer to Elizabeth. Maria laughed and Elizabeth turned the attention back towards her.
"Then I'm sure we can come to some sort of understanding," He looked at her to show her she had his attention, but still kept an eye on the three of us. "I'm here to negotiate."
"I'm listening," He said with every little ounce of he definitely wasn't listening. She must have sensed this because she pulled the pistol to his head and cocked it. His Adam's apple bobbed as he watched the metal object. Hopefully she didn't have an itchy trigger finger. "I'm listening intently."
As the two most hated people in my life talked shop, I tried to think of how I could get to Captain Jack the fastest when I realized that Elizabitch was leaving and so were Maria and Ann. I got up to leave when I was sent a look by all three people.
And that's when I knew it. That's when I knew that everyone in the whole bloody world had gone mad. "I will most definitely not be stuck here with midget man." There was a general outcry by Lord Midget Becket, but I just didn't really care right then. "I won't do it, Elizabitch. You couldn't pay me enough money in the world for me to find another way to freedom like this." I pointed in the general direction of where Becket was standing, trying to make himself taller.
"Aw, come on now Taylor, it won't be too bad. Just think of all the Willy Wonka songs you can sing!" Maria looked positively joyful about the fact that Elizabeth wanted me to stay behind. The little bint is just jealous that I'll get to see Will first. Ann shrugged and sent me an "I have no idea what's going on" face.
"Then here's the idea, you stay!" I acted all happy and surprised as if my idea was great. Maria scoffed at me like I was some kind of child.
"As if I would stay with that guy. He's a total midget." She rendered, throwing Elizabeth a glance like I was crazy. There was a shout in the corner of the room.
"Would you kindly stop referring to me as a midget?"
We all looked at him with a look that quickly shut him up. "Oh, whatever, you guys go ahead and leave with Elizabitch," Ignoring her outcry on the hated nickname, I got up and walked towards the entrance of the room. "I've got a better idea anyways." They nodded and Maria and Ann quickly came over to me, hugging me tightly but not seeming to be that upset that I was going off by myself. "See you girls in Tortuga, right?" I asked and they both smiled largely.
"Tortuga," Maria muttered, mocking Jack and making me smile. We parted ways and as they jumped off the short balcony and Elizabeth took the stairs I watched Lord Becket. "Sorry, my brother, but you really are a midget." He glared at me and then looked pointedly towards the door.
"You have about five minutes before I put you in jail for harassing a Lord of the Queen." With a regal bow/nod I called him midget one more time, lingering only to ask him where the jail was. As he told me and his fists began to clench as I kept slipping in the word short and midget, he finally stood up. Giving him one last fake smile, I blew kisses to him before he threatened to grab his sword.
Then I got the hell out of dodge. Time to spend me some time in the slammer. Again.
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