Chapter 11: Piratas Españoles
Casey sat on her bed staring out her window. For some reason she could not sleep, maybe it was because she was wanted upon these waters, or that her parents were still missing, or she just was not tired. Whatever it was, it prevented her from falling into the usually deep sleep the rocking of the ship usually lulled her into. She sighed and rolled over. Then the door creaked open. Casey expected to see a scraggly old pirate searching for the captain of the ship, but a small figure stood in the frame.
"Casey," Jack asked looking into the room. She got up and went over to him.
"I can't sleep," he muttered.
"Neither can I,"
Casey replied picking him up (although he was beginning to become a child instead of the bay he used to be, and remarked, "I can't see how Willy and Dieum can snore their brains out right now."
"I have, Willy drools," Jack replied. They both laughed, Jack's more carefree. Casey hated how her brother didn't fully understand everything that was going on, he was very intelligent for his age, but could not comprehend that his parents were taken. He was told that they were visiting relatives somewhere else.
She placed her little brother on her bed and said, "You can stay with me tonight, alright." Jack nodded, immediately took Casey's pillow, and rolled over. Casey chuckled and lied down next to him. Morning came to quickly, but the sun pouring into the room didn't wake her, the shouts on deck did. At first they sounded foreign, but after listening for a moment, Casey understood every word being said. She shook Jack awake and pulled him up on deck along with her. They arrived on deck far from alone, and it wasn't just her other brothers as company.
"Quién es el capitán de este barco," ("Who is the Captain of this ship?") he yelled.
"Yo soy," ("I am.") Casey replied.
The man turned and laughed, "Una mujera es el capitán?"("A young woman is the Captain of this ship?")
"Tiene miedo," ("Scared?")Casey asked. The group of pirates roared in hysterics.
"Yo, tengo miedo a una mujera," ("I, be scared of a young girl?") the apparent captain said in distaste.
"Debe tener miedo," ("You should be scared.") Casey shouted through clenched teeth. The two stood staring at each other and Casey then realized she should be using this outside source to her advantage.
"Necesito ayuda," ("I need help.") she pleaded.
"Estoy escuchando," ("I'm listening.") the man replied.
"Mis padres están perdiendo." ("My parents are lost.")
"Y?" ("And?"
"Necesito ayuda a encontrar mis padres," she began ("I need help to find my parents), "Mis hermanos tienen ninguna idea que hacer cosas en una barco." ("My brothers have no idea how to do anything on a ship.")
"Ah, pero ella habla español muy bien, dice que tú está el capitán de este barco," ("Ah, bu you speak Spanish very well, you say that you are the captain of this ship?") he replied, "Me llamo Capitán Eduardo Villanueva." ("My name is Captain Eduardo Villanueva.")
"Capitán Cassidy Turner," Casey answered and shook hands with the man. ("Captain Cassidy Turner.")
"Tiene un mano muy fuerte," ("You have a very strong hand.") Villanueva told her.
"Gracias," ("Thank you.") She replied.
"Sus padres están periendos," ("Your parents are missing.") Eduardo concluded. Casey nodded.
"Y sus hermanos no pueden hacer nada en su barco," ("And your brothers cannot do anything on your boat?").
"Sí," ("Yes.") Casey replied.
"Yo voy a ayudarse," ("I am going to help you.") Villanueva proposed.
"Gracias mucho," ("Thank you very much.") she shouted. Villanueva asked Casey for a description of her parents and then their captor.
"Mi padre tiene pelo muy prieto café, y ojos también," ("My father has very dark brown hair and is pretty long, and eyes as well.") she stated, "Mí madre tiene pelo cafe, y ojos tambiém, pero menos prieto que mí padre." ("My mother has brown hair and eyes too, but lighter than my father.") Casey gave names heights and examples through her brothers.
"Este es mí hermano Willy," ("This is my brother Willy.") she said pointing to her brother, "El ve similare a mi padre." ("He looks similar to my dad.")
"Y Tom tiene el pelo de mí madre." ("And Tom has my mom's hair."). Villanueva took this all in and said he'd contact her if anything arose. Casey said goodbye but forgot something.
"Espera," she shout, "Capitán Adam Smith se apoderó mis padres!" ("Wait!" "Captain Adam Smith took my parents!")
"Tiene pelo rubio y ojos verdes."
"Gracias mucho, Capitán Cassidy," Villanueva called back as his ship left.
ABOARD VILLANUEVA'S SHIP
El nombre de la madre de ella sonido similare de el rey de los piratas. Ella ve similare a ella también… (The name of her mother sounds similar to that of the pirate king, she looks look her also…)
ABOARD THE ELIZABETHCASSIDY
"What language was that," Willy asked.
"Spanish," his sister replied. After getting the ship and their positions, Casey put forth that some crewmembers should learn other languages. Willy wanted to learn Swedish, but amongst Will, Tom, Casey and Dieum, they agreed he should stick to English. Casey picked Spanish and Tom settled for French. She's used her Spanish a few times with dock masters and sailors but minimally, Casey hadn't even heard Tom speak French since he learned.
"What was that gibberish you just said to that man," Elise asked.
"I told him that Elise Turner is a short little brat that needs to mind her own business." Elise stared mouth open in shock at what Casey just said. She began to cry, the fakest tears and ran to her father.
"Daddy," she shouted, "Aunt Casey was mean to me!"
"I'll take care of it sweetie," Tom replied patting his daughter on the head.
"Casey, what's wrong with you," Tom asked his sister, "Elise is crying."
"The fakest tears ever!"
"Tom you've raised a brat," Casey whisper shout.
"Listen Casey, I do know she is a brat, but she's my daughter as well," Tom admit.
Casey stood in astonishment, "You knew?"
"Yes, she treats you like dirt, along with almost everyone else, but try to be nice to her please?" Casey nodded.