Chapter 4 is here! Sorry it's been a while I was discouraged by lack of reviews :( Now this chapter is pretty serious, so you've been warned :D enjoy!
"Are you really going to put that there?" Valkyrie asked as she hung up her clothes and some of her weapons.
"Of course I am. Johnny Depp is amazing." Tanith said as she stuck the poster of Jack sparrow on the wall.
Valkyrie and Tanith could have had their own rooms but when they were meant to pick their rooms they were too scared to sleep by themselves.
"Yes I know he's amazing but it's slightly creepy. He's watching me as I sleep."
Tanith laughed.
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Being at sea was the most wonderful thing Valkyrie had ever experienced. The wind in her hair and the salty smell made her laugh with excitement.
The only thing she didn't like, was Corsair Jones. Every time she ended up alone with him she would make an excuse and run away.
Skulduggery and Erskine taught her how to use her bow and she was getting pretty good.
After sailing for four days along the edge of the imaginary triangle, they came upon the boat.
The boat was covered in blood. The thing was adrift and was sitting too low in the water. Bite marks were all over the sides.
"Looks abandoned." Ghastly said quietly.
Skulduggery nodded and they climbed onto the boat.
They found six dead bodies, on the ship, covered in blood and multiple wounds. When they reached the cabin they found someone alive.
He was lying against the wall. Blood covered him. He was only 21 with coffee coloured hair which was full if blood. His eyes kept darting everywhere and he was drenched in sweat. It was clear, just by looking at him, he was going to die.
Valkyrie felt sick. She wanted to turn away and let the others deal with him but she couldn't avert her eyes.
Ghastly walked towards him and the terrified boy looked at him. "Can you tell us what happened here?"
"No, no, they're all dead. I'm dead." The boy babbled away and Ghastly backed up.
"We're not going to get anything out of him." Ghastly told Skulduggery, Ravel, Corsair and Tanith.
Valkyrie walked towards the boy, slowly and carefully, before kneeling down next to him.
"My name is Stephanie. What's yours?" Valkyrie decided that her given name was easier for him to understand.
"J_, John." The boy coughed and blood spilled over his lip.
"John, could you tell me what happened here?" Valkyrie smiled encouragingly.
"The storm blew us off course and Tommy said we should wait at the island for the storm to blew over. The island was alive. Filled with nothing but death, a wall made of skulls kept the evil inside. We left them there. We thought they'd died." John's eyes were full of terror and Valkyrie leaned closer to hear more.
"Who did you leave?"
"Marina and Tommy. When we thought we were safe, the thing came. It was massive it was a kraken." John's body was rocked with coughing and blood was sent down his shirt. Bits of blood got onto Valkyrie.
"Well, you're safe now John. You're safe with us." Valkyrie forced her voice to sound strong, but all she wanted to do was scream and run away.
"Stephani," John put his hand on Valkyrie's and she forced herself not to cringe and pull away. His hand was covered in blood and sweat making it slimy. "I'm dying aren't I?"
Valkyrie couldn't answer him for fear she'd break down into tears.
"Can you kill me? It's too painful I can't do it please?" John yelled the last part.
"Why haven't you killed yourself already?" Valkyrie's voice croaked.
"I can't feel my legs." John croaked and Valkyrie felt herself whiten.
"It's alright. You're safe with us." Valkyrie pulled the boy into a hug. "You're going to be fine."
"Please kill me." John whispered and Valkyrie slipped her knife into the back of John's neck, killing him instantly.
Slowly Valkyrie disentangled herself and got up. The others had gone completely quiet.
"He said they were attacked by a kraken and that Marina was on an island. He said,"
"We heard Val." Tanith interrupted.
"Good." Valkyrie pushed her way through her friends and escaped onto the deck and into the fresh air. Tanith followed her sister, seeing the tears in her eyes.
Valkyrie stopped. "Guys, we have a problem."
"What's wrong?" Skulduggery asked.
"We got company." The police vessel was only 20 meters away.
"I'll get the ships navigation records. You people keep them busy." Corsair ran back inside the cabin and the boat pulled up next to them. Valkyrie wiped away the tears and met the boat looking confident and ready, even though she wanted nothing more than to curl up in a ball and cry.
"What are you doing here?" The main police officer called.
"We saw this boat in distress and came to see if we could offer any help. Everyone on board is dead." Skulduggery had managed to activate his facade and was handling the situation.
"You should not be here. This is an official investigation." The policeman yelled back. They started to board the ship.
Valkyrie hid her blood covered knife behind her back, painfully aware that she was covered in John's blood.
"You should turn back. You're not ready for this." Skulduggery told the police. "When we find Tommy and Marina we'll bring them back."
"What do you mean we're not ready for this?" The man's name tag read 'Danny krink'.
Corsair came out and, hiding something behind his back, got on their boat.
Valkyrie and Tanith followed.
"Wait girl," Danny Krink called and Valkyrie felt herself give in to her feelings.
"I have a name." She yelled as she turned around completely forgetting to hide the blood covered knife.
"Why are you covered in blood?" Danny faced the angry teenager.
"I slipped in the blood." Valkyrie managed to say.
"You have handprints on your back." Aaron stated.
"I_, you see_, I," The girl glared at him. It wasn't a Valkyrie glare; it was a deep dark glare from the warrior within.
She turned on her heel and, throwing her knife blade first into the wooden deck, she stalked towards her room.
"I do not appreciate you upsetting my partner." Skulduggery's voice was low and threatening.
"She was covered in blood." Danny said right back. Skulduggery clenched his fists.
"Don't punch him Skulduggery." Ghastly grabbed his friends arm and pulled him away from the policeman. "We're in enough trouble as it is. We're just fishermen."
They were on the boat and on their way away from the destroyed vessel.
Disclaimer: The only characters I own are Marina, John, Danny and Corsair :) The rest are owned by Derek Landy
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