DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the main characters. I only own some made up names and the character of Tina for this chapter. There are more characters to come. ENJOY!
The sun rose from the horizon.
Tina's rumbling snores sounded all throughout her tiny tent. Her long, dark brown hair was all tangled up in a mess, engulfing her entire face.
All of a sudden, some sort if loud drumroll was blasting across the land.
Tina grunted in the middle of a snore and shot her head up, startled by the unidentified noise.
"In sixteen hundred seven,
we sailed the open sea,"
A chorus of deep men's voices rang out from outside.
"For glory, God and gold
And The Virginia Company!"
"Oh, it's them…" Tina quietly muttered to herself.
"For the new world is like heaven,
And we'll all be rich and free!"
The singing continued.
"Or so we have been told
By The Virginia Company."
Tina rolled her eyes. Yep, they'd been told that alright. She didn't believe anything for a split second. Why would there be any gold on a remote island they've never been to before? But her brother was too much of a hopeful dreamer. He believed anything that the governor told him and the men. In fact, the only reason she even agreed to be a part of this voyage was because of him… She had attempted countless times to talk him out of it, but failed horribly each time. She couldn't let him go alone, so she begged the governor to let her go. It had taken quite a bit of persuading, but Tina succeeded in the end when she had to prove that she could perform well in battle by fighting with the King's royal guards. She came out victorious of course. So, the dumbfounded governor had agreed to let her sail with them.
Tina stood up and headed outside the tent as soon as another chorus was heard from the men.
"For glory, God and gold
And The Virginia Company!"
She poked her head outside and noticed the village nearby. Thomas was probably out bidding farewell to their sister. If only she hadn't overslept. If not for this setback, she would've already hugged Marie goodbye.
She sighed and hurried towards the small town. She was upset about the fact that she had to sleep in a tent right before a large trip by boat, but she couldn't blame Marie for not letting her stay at their place. After all, they only had enough room for three people. Her husband, James, her little daughter, Jane and herself were all the small cottage could hold.
As she made her way around numerous twists and turns of the rough streets, Tina noted that many people were hugging and kissing and bidding each other goodbye.
Tina couldn't believe that all these men were willing to leave everything behind in hopes of coming back with gold for their families. Of course, it wasn't their fault. Any man would leap at the thought bringing home a lump of gold that would be enough for any expense.
Tina combed her way through the crowds and finally came upon her sister's cottage. She saw Thomas kissing Marie's forehead and hugging her lovingly. He then shook James' hand as little Jane plopped his hat on his head. He laughed and patted her head.
Tina couldn't help but giggle as she approached them.
"There you are!" cried Marie, holding out her arms in a warm, welcoming gesture.
Tina jumped into her sister's arms and embraced tightly. She then shook James' hand as Thomas had done previously. She also kissed her niece on the cheek as the little one began to giggle.
Then, Thomas and Tina headed off to the ship that would take them far, far way from their home.
"Why didn't you wake me up?!" Tina demanded as they walked up the plank and onto the ship.
"I can't walk into a woman's sleeping quarters, it wouldn't be the polite thing to do…" He replied as they approached two of the ship crew's members.
Tina rolled her eyes. Her older brother was one of a kind…
Drumrolls started playing once more. A man with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a blue shirt and black pants was walking towards their ship.
"Hey look! Is that Smith?" A red-headed man asked in awe.
"That's him, alright. The old sea dog." Replied a brunette man.
"Captain John Smith. I've heard some amazing stories about him" Thomas said excitedly.
"Are you coming coming on this voyage too?" The red-head called out to the blonde.
Tina stifled a laugh. She couldn't help but think that this man was not the smartest of beings… No offence to him though.
"Of course he is, you half-wit." The brunette man criticized, "You can't fight Indians without John Smith."
John Smith seemed to have heard the men's conversation. "That's right," he answered casually, while standing on top of a tied up canon that was being lifted onto the ship, "I'm not about to let you boys have all the fun."
"On the beaches of Virginny," the singing started again as a carriage pulled by horses made its way to the harbour.
"There's diamonds like debris."
The carriage pulled to a stop. Many soldiers held up flags, forming a tunnel as a rotund man stepped out of the carriage with a serious look on his face. It was none other than the governor. Tina hated the guy, but she'd have to put up with him during the quest. Governor Ratcliffe headed towards the boat.
"There silver rivers flow,
And gold you pick right off a tree."
A skinny man with a delighted expression stepped out of the carriage as well, carrying a large cushion which contained a small pug who was sitting up straight and waving to the people around him.
"With a nugget for my Winnie,
And another one for me…
And all the rest will go
To The Virginia Company,"
The ship began to depart from the harbour once all its members were aboard.
Tina glanced behind her to see John Smith staring into the horizon with a wistful look on his face.
"To glory, God and gold
And The Virginia Company!"
The song came to an end. The sky was clear and blue. It looked like it was smooth sailing from here on.
That was when lightning struck!
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