Chapter 14: Escape

At first, we tried to pick the lock, but that didn't work. Then we made a plan, which didn't work, either. So eventually, after trying to pick the lock once more, I gave up and just waited for the fight to start.

"Who's up for a game of Liar's Dice?" I asked everyone. Dad had taught me and Jack how to play when I was four, and I'm a master at now. We had taught the girls one time when we were in Tortuga, and we play it every time we see each other.

"Alright, but I wanna go first," Zuri said.

"I'll play, too," said Chelsie. Chelsie is the quietest of our group, and the shyest. She was also extra quiet because she hasn't been away from her sisters in a long time.

"I'm gonna have another try at picking this lock," Indiana said. Out of all of us, Indiana was possibly the worst at Liar's Dice, so she probably didn't want to lose again.

"Okay," I said, pulling a whole heap of dice out of my pocket. "What about you, Jack?"

He turned to face me. "Na, I'm gonna watch what I can of this fight," he said, turning back to look through the crack in the wall at the Interceptor coming up next to us. "It's about to begin."

We started our game when the first cannon went off. We could only play for about five minutes, because there was too much noise outside.

Suddenly, Jack yelled and got up, pushing us all to the floor and moving to the corner of the cell himself. Then a cannon ball shot through the wall and right through the lock where Indiana had been only seconds ago.

"Stop blowing holes in my ship!" Jack yelled, putting his hands out in front of him as if it would stop it. Then he sat back on the ground and felt something next to him. He picked it up and saw that it was Mr. Gibbs' canteen. He opened it to take a swig of rum and noticed it was empty.

Then I remembered that the lock had been blown off, so we could escape. I grabbed Jack's arm and pulled him off the ground. We ran out of the brig and up the stairs to the deck. Jack ran to the rail and caught a rope from a pirate that had just swung across.

"Thanks very much," he said, swinging across.

Then there were three ropes swung across by Jack, Anamaria and Cotton. I grabbed Chelsie and swung across, Zuri and Indiana following my actions.

We landed on the deck and ducked down to avoid being shot by Barbossa's crew. The place was a mess. The mast had been broken and was leaning on the Pearl. Jack saw a pirate go to attack Elizabeth and grabbed his wrist to stop him.

"That's not very nice," he told the pirate, then Elizabeth knocked him overboard. Jack grabbed her and pulled her over to us, down out of the way.

"Where's the medallion?" Jack asked Elizabeth.

"Wretch!" she said, going to slap him. Jack caught her wrist before she hit him.

Jack examined the neatly tied bandage on her hand. "Ahh. Where is dear William?"

"Will..." she said, running over to the grate. She found him trapped underneath it, trying to get out. "Will!"

"Elizabeth!" he yelled.

Jack saw the monkey run off with the medallion. "Monkey!" he shouted, running after it.

"Well, I guess that's our cue to start fighting, then," Zuri said, and we pulled out our swords and started helping the crew save the ship.

Eventually we were at a disadvantage, and the remaining crew of the Interceptor was captured and taken onto the Pearl. From there, were told that we were going to watch as the Interceptor was blown up. It was then that I remembered that Will was stuck under the grate.

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