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Maiden Voyage
Chapter eleven
Sam paced back and forth on the deck his eyes watching the staircase praying he'd see Dean. Finally he knew he couldn't wait any longer, he had to find his brother and make sure he was okay. He walked to the front of the ship and looked out into the darkness. At first he didn't see anything but then he saw the terrifying form of an iceberg emerge from the fog. He knew this was it. He had just started heading for the staircase when he heard the horns blowing and felt the ship frantically try to turn to the left to avoid a collision. He then watched in both horror and fascination as the iceberg scraped along the starboard side of the ship. As terrifying and heartbreaking as it was he knew he was witnessing history unfold right in front of him. He listened as the crew members shouted back and forth and watched as some of the passengers who had been jolted awake came out onto the deck to see what had happened. He quickly ran for the staircase and climbed up onto the first class deck during the commotion. It was then he saw the officer they had met earlier talking to some of the other crewmembers. At first the man paid no attention to Sam since he had other things to worry about but when one of the other crewmembers shouted at Sam to get back to the third class deck he turned toward Sam and walked over.
"You and your brother seem to be getting into all kinds of trouble tonight."
"Look….I just need to find my brother, that's all."
"I told you before and I'm not telling you again this deck is not for third class passengers."
"I got to find my brother." Sam repeated as he tried to squeeze past the man. He wasn't about to let this man or anyone keep him from finding Dean.
"Your brother is locked up where he belongs. And if you keep this up you'll be locked up too."
Sam's worse fears were coming real. Dean was trapped somewhere on the deck and would die unless he could find him.
Sam pretended to back down, but as soon as the crewman let his guard down Sam grabbed him and tossed him down the steps then ran up the steps and disappeared into the ship. He watched as some of the first class passengers emerged from their cabins and questioned the crew as to what all the commotion was about. The crew, still unaware of the danger, told them everything would be alright and they could return to their cabins. The ship was suppose to be unsinkable and the crew and passengers still believed that was true. Sam walked over to one of the crewman, he knew the man could tell by his appearance that he didn't belong on that deck but he had to find Dean.
"Excuse me." Sam said as he walked over. "I was told my brother was taken into custody. Could you tell me where they would be holding him?"
The man looked him up and down but figured it wouldn't hurt anything to tell him, besides right now he had other things to worry about.
"Prisoners are kept below deck near the crew's cabins."
"Thank you."
Sam took another stairway down to the lower deck hoping to avoid the officer he had confronted earlier. He could swear he already felt the ship tilting slightly toward the damaged side. He could feel himself start to panic as he ran up and down the hallways shouting for his brother.
Inside the cabin
Dean had just been shoved inside the room and wasn't restrained in any way. He was trying his best to pick the lock with anything he could find in the room but it wasn't working. He knew if he had his own equipment with him he could have had the door opened in no time. Kicking at the door didn't seem to help either; the wood was way too thick. He was wondering where Sam was and what he was doing when he heard him calling for him.
"Sam!" Dean shouted back and banged on the door. "I'm in here!"
"Dean!" Sam hurried toward the sound.
"In here Sam!" Dean continued pounding on the door till he heard Sam turning the doorknob.
"Hold on a minute!" Sam shouted as he looked for something to break the lock with. He finally saw a fire ax inside a glass case, it would have to do. He broke the glass with his elbow, then used the ax to try and break through the lock on the door.
"What do you think you're doing?" The officer who he had pushed down the stairs stood in the hallway behind him.
"You have more important things to worry about then my brother." Sam said over his shoulder as he continued pounding on the lock.
"Get away from the door!" The officer wasn't about to let this man release a prisoner, not after just being pushed down the stairs by him. He removed a gun from his jacket that he had taken out of the supply closet. "I said step back from the door!"
Sam had just broken the lock and Dean was just stepping out of the room when the man fired.
TBC