The minute they entered, I knew who it was. Everyone knew when the captain was in the area. It was like a sixth sense. He was so intimidating, it came off him in waves. Hah. Waves.
I should really keep my actions in check more when I'm around people. I'm guessing I laughed because Dualscar made a noise almost like a growl and opened the cell door. He grabbed me by my hair and yanked me up, making me yelp in pain. His mouth curled into a shark-like grin, like he found his meal for the night.
"Today's the day, girl." He said with hidden humor, this only being funny to him. I squirmed when his surprisingly cold breath hit my face, making goosebumps raise on my skin.
"Wvhat do ya mean 'today's the day'?" Cronus demanded quickly as I heard him get to his feet. He took a while but he did it. Even with his ribboned back.
"The plank a course." He smiled mockingly at his son. "Yer both gonna take a little trip down the wooden aisle." And with that he grabbed me by the hair once again, practically dragging me all the way up to the deck. I didn't fight it. I was too weak to fight it.
I didn't notice the other men until I heard Cronus curse and the sound of dragging feet. I wanted to tell him to stop. That it was no use. But nothing came out. My mouth felt as if it were filled with cotton. I simply closed my eyes, willing this all to be over quickly.
Before I knew it, I was being shoved to the floorboards, my knees scraping against the rough wood. I didn't make a sound when I spotted the whip in Eridan's hands. Not again. Not before this. But he just held it, glaring at both of us once his brother was shoved to the floor beside me.
"Now," boomed the captain, "I'm bein' nice an droppin' ya off a ways from a little island. A peep from either a ya an it'll be sharks. Understand?" He leaned close to me when he said the last part. I merely nodded and swallowed. "Good."
He tugged me up by my shirt as some other crew member took Cronus, slowly dragging us to the long plank of wood over the ocean. I stumbled when he shoved me ahead, making the plank wiggle under my unsteady feet.
Just do it. This is what you get for being unsatisfied.
I took a breath. Took a step. Breath. Step. The crew was getting impatient. They wanted to see me go.
With one last breath, I spun to face them all. I looked over the nameless faces I had been on a ship with. At the captain. At his smirking son. At his sad one. I did this. I made his life hell in mere weeks.
The captain yelled some obscenities at my slow exit so I figured it was time. I put my arms out, closed my eyes, and fell back into the watery abyss.
The water was cold. Ice cold. And it felt like a million knives being shoved into me. My breath was knocked out of me and I tried breathing in, only to feel icy salt water making its way down my throat. I couldn't breath. I was going to die.
There was another splash. Thrashing. Arms around me. I was being pulled up. Then the world went black around me.
Coughing. I was coughing, spitting up water that my body rejected. Where was I? I looked around, my eyes stopping on a familiar face hovering near mine.
"Cronus..?" I said, my voice barely a whisper. His hair was wet, clothing soaked. I looked down at my own rags. Same state. Then I remembered what happened. They made us jump.
He nodded and took my hand, helping me sit up. Not soon after, I got sick again, moving to the side as I rid my stomach of salty water. Cronus just rubbed my back softly, not saying anything until I finished.
"Are ya alright?" He looked at me when I sat back up, his eyes full of concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little cold." I pulled my sandy legs to my chest and hugged them tight, wishing my clothes would just dry off.
He took this as a sign to move closer, pulling me to him. We sat like that for a long while, watching as the ship slowly sailed away into the setting sun.