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Chapter 2: Jolly Roger

I hate to jump ahead of things, but I thought that I should tell you what happened after about 3 weeks on the sea.

The entire crew had taken a liking to me. I thought most of them were very nice. I felt like I could trust the captain. The boatswain was a nice guy too. He taught me how to find latitude and longitude. Those were lines on maps that went north to south and east to west. He also taught me about quays.

I learned how to use a lanyard for the cannons below the bilge. One day, when I was to swab the deck, Mr. Livesey told me how to fathom. I had trouble dragging the weight from the water.

This day was bad. The wind was so bad, that every time we went to luff, we would turn a bit. I was holding the keel tight, trying not to fall.

I looked out, over the sea. I could see dark clouds over head. They looked deadly. I took a breath as I peered into the dark sky. It was so dark ahead of us; I could have sworn that it was the entrance of a cove. We were heading right for it.

Suddenly, thunder and lightning flashed and gave a wicked shriek. I jumped a bit at the sudden flash. I heard someone yell, "Watch the helm! Steer the wheel, the storm is coming."

I watched the captain run over to the helm. He took the wheel. I looked above myself. The man in the crow's nest held a spyglass. I saw him make a face as he looked out of it. Then, he yelled, "Aye, There be a ship ahead!"

I could just barely hear him yell. My gut tensed as I ran over to the edge of the schooner. I squinted my eyes, when I did this, I could see a black ship. This boat looked big. It also had huge masts on it that proved to be like a dark gray color. I tried to see if the ship held it's Union Jack flag, but it didn't. At least, not from what I saw.

Let me tell you what my eyes saw as my heart filled again with terror. They saw a black flag, with a white skull and cross bones, they only name for it, Jolly Roger. The only name for the people on the ship? Gentlemen of fortune, or, Pirates!

(Stay tuned for the third list, and chapter)

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-D.D.Darkwriter

I hate you for this.