Chapter Two
"Luna! Come on!" My father called. Startled, I lost my concentration and stopped levitating.
"Haven't I told you to wait until I'm done meditating me to get my attention?" I wondered as I stood and rubbed my sore butt.
"Sorry, but we need to get a-goin'."
I rolled my eyes and walked out of my room. "Alright, alright." He led me to the long boat Elizabeth and I were to travel together through Singapore.
"For your own safety," he had said. Not that I couldn't take care of myself.
"Some have died and some are alive
Others sail on the sea" Elizabeth began singing as we paddled through the town.
"With the keys to the cage
And the devil to pay
We lay to Fiddler's Green" I sang along.
"The bell has been raised from its watery grave
Hear its sepulchral tone
A call to all
Pay heed the squall"
We looked up to see a bunch of British Marines cross a bridge.
"Turn your sails to home" we continued.
"Yo ho, haul together
Hoist the colors high
Heave-ho-"
As we climbed out we were cut off buy an Asian man.
"Thief and beggar, never say we die. A dangerous song to be singing… for any who are ignorant of its meaning." He looked us over. "Particularly women. Particularly women alone."
"What makes you think their alone?" my father asked from the stairs to our right.
"You protect them?" the man asked.
Elizabeth drew her knife and put the man in a choke hold. I did something similar to one of his two 'friends'. "What makes you think we need protecting?" I wondered.
"Your master's expecting us," Barbossa said. "And an unexpected death'd cast a slight pall on our meeting."
An officer of the Navy bossed his crew about and us pirates shoved ourselves against the bridge, trying to stay hidden.
We snuck about into a hidden walkway and into the market on the way to Sao Feng's bath house.
"Have you heard anything from Will?" I asked my father.
"I trust young Turner to acquire the charts," he replied, "and you to remember your place in the presence of Captain Sao Feng."
"Is he really that terifiante; terrifying?" I wondered.
"He much like myself, but absent my merciful nature and sense of fair play."
"What merciful nature and fair play?" I teased.
The glare he sent me kept me quiet for the moment.
"Hoi," the man said to the password keeper.
It must have been correct because we were let in. I handed my knife and sword to one of the men taking weapons and walked forward. But another man held up his hand to stop me.
"Do you think because they are women we would not suspect them of treachery?" he asked.
"Well, when you put it that way…" Barbossa began.
"Remove. Please," the man ordered.
I sighed and bent down to remove a pistol from beneath my gypsy skirt. It truly was the only other weapon on me where as Elizabeth was encumbered with them. I rolled my eyes. They were needless.
Or one could argue perhaps she did. I haven't been the greatest person for her to hang around. She was after all the reason Jack was dead.
We tried continuing again but the man stopped us once more. "Remove. Please."
I sighed heavily and took in a deep breath closing my eyes. You will let us through as is, I thought towards the men. I felt the comforting warmth flow from my stomach outward until the fire became nearly too much.
I opened my eyes to glare at the man only to see Elizabeth had already stripped. The guard waved us through a moment later.
"You're forgetting your place, Luna," My father whispered angrily.
I pinched my thumb and forefinger together and held them up. "Just a little magic."
A/n: GUYS! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DIE TODAY!
Now that that's done and over with. I don't believe it. I do however believe that I'm going to get in trouble next period because I left ALL my US History work at home! Gahhh!
So this chappie is a bit short so I'll post two... See yous guys in a bit!
Happy Holidays!
Lyra Raine Sparrow