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My whole body takes a momentary pause as my brain works overtime to stop myself from attacking Bex. My killer instincts fade while my arm muscles relax and try to retract my blade away from Bex's face. The swords make a long slicing brush as they fall. Automatically my whole body is light with relief, and I attempt to give her a smile in return. However as my blade lies limp against my side, Bex remains stiff and holds the sword level. This is odd?

"Hey Bex."

"Hey."

Suddenly she swings up, and I barely have enough time to move myself out of the way before it swipes my neck. The air brushes by quickly signaling the danger inches from my skin. Immediately my weapon is back in the air, and the collision of metal against metal sends a vibration up my arm. I use as much energy as my injury will allow before I push her away from me. She stumbles a few steps before fully recovering with a scowl on her lips.

"What the hell?" I scream it at her truly confused about her sudden outburst.

Her brows fold forward as she recovers so she can begin her attack once again.

"Don't what the hell me! Don't be all innocent."

The sword flies at me again and I easily block it with a flick of my wrist. Her arm muscles bulge out as she pushes hard against the handle trying to get it as close to me as possible. A grunt escapes when I push back clearing my area of any danger.

"What are you talking about?!"

A disbelieving laugh puffs out before she withdraws her weapon again to take a step back.

"Oh so now you're a liar and stupid!"

We begin circling each other while she continues to glare. Then like a crash of thunder it booms into my head. The phone call to Glop. Her accusation of revealing her secret. The reason why she left the boat in the first place. Bex still thinks that I told the Royal Navy all about Black.

"Bex listen you have to believe me when I say I never told them about Black… well at least up until you were kidnapped."

"Ha! Don't believe you."

Anther swipe of the sword aims for my midriff. I jump back sucking in my stomach to avoid another harmful injury. Bex's face still looks extremely pissed, but I can tell it has softened just a little bit. At least I hope it did…

"I called Glop to tell him to stop his research. I was abandoning the mission. You have to believe me."

Her eyes squint trying to debate whether or not to trust me once again. The sword filters in its stiff position. Yes! I'm getting through to her.

Then shock races through her body, and her eyes are wide with fright.

"DUCK!"

Instantly my body curls down to save myself from the swing that was about to take off my head. Bex lunges forward and strikes the attacker swiftly. He falls defeated. I notice another man coming for Bex, and it's my turn to save her. I jab him in the leg so he tumbles down in pain. A few more men come from all around, and we begin tag teaming as we fight everyone around us. I take out one guy as Bex knocks down another. Ten pass through before we are standing face to face again. Bex's face no longer resembles softness, and anger is in her eyes again. Great here we go for round two…

"Why should I trust you? You're here now with the Navy."

Our swords cling, but the force is not as strong. Our eyes connect and I see the flecks of gold that dot around the chocolate depths.

"I'm here to save you! To your right."

Bex releases the pressure and flings herself to the left as my sword slides into another pirate's arm. Bex kicks him back, and he joins the others on the ground. Our gaze is focused on each other again as if nothing happened.

"Not that you really need saving right now."

A small smile flashes before me, and her eyes no longer are full of heat.

"I mean you did make the perfect distraction for me to escape Black. Behind."

My leg flings behind me and it connects with a body. The cracks let me know it did some damage.

Bex blinks recovering from our brief moment of happiness.

"That still doesn't answer my question on why I should trust you."

God what is it going to take to get her to believe me. The frustration builds up inside of me, and I'm about to burst. Suddenly the words fly out before I can regret it.

"Because Bex I love you. People don't betray the ones they love. Who knows?! Maybe I'm the only one who thinks that! Maybe I'm just fucked up."

I'm out of breath when I finish. Deep gasps escape my lungs, and I go completely limp as my hands pound against my side.

A different type of heat replaces the fire in Bex's eyes. It's intense and her hand grabs a fistful of my shirts. Suddenly a force pulls me to her, and our lips are together. The kiss is both passionate and desperate. The warmth from her stare travels to our lips, and it tingles through my body. The embracement is brief, but when we pull apart I feel like we were kissing forever.

I smile relieved she has forgiven me.

"I thought you were going to kill me."

Her sword is suddenly against my side poking into me through my jacket.

"If I wanted to kill you, you would be dead."

She throws me a wink and I can't help but laugh at her. Same old Bex.

Just then pressure greets my shoulder and I am quickly pulled back, away from Bex's warm arms. My fingertips desperately try to hold onto her, but the force is too great. We are torn apart, and I stumble back attempting to stay on my two feet. Arms encompass Bex, and she is soon locked into a tight hold. Grunts rush out of her as her legs try to kick their way free, but the man doesn't budge. She's officially trapped.

The force is back and continues to push me further away, but my will keeps me strong. My body urges me forward, resisting the temptation to fall to the ground. Finally the force refocuses to my face and the pain of a strong punch traces my jaw. With tears fresh in my eyes, I glare at my enemy. Black's cocky smile brings me back into the present. To the war that is blazing all around me.

"I think the reunion is over."

Jealousy rages in him; he has finally witnessed the relationship between Bex and I first hand. He can't handle the new relationship. Hatred seeps into his gaze, but I hold my head high ready to fight him.

"I think it's just getting started."

Black bares his teeth resembling a wild animal ready to go in for the kill.

"I'm really going to enjoy this." The sentence growls out of him as he draws his sword ready to take me on. I flash mine toward him accepting the challenge.

"Oh me too."

The first contact of swords sends strong power up to my wound, and it shivers in pain. I wince as my arm goes weak, but I still am able to hold him off. Unfortunately he has the upper hand now, and with each hit I continue to take steps back.

His hits are wild and crazy. They are unpredictable; he literally takes every swing possible. The anger and rage inside him is controlling his technique; it's messy which I am able to use to my advantage. Easily I block each strike, but I still am unable to retaliate.

His sword swoops near my legs and I jump onto a low rock formation. With the elevation improvement, I finally swipe my sword in offense. The tip skims his check, and the line quickly fills with blood. His hand wipes at the new wound sending red across his tan face. The sight sends chills down my spine.

Using the distraction I lift both of my feet and jump down causing my shoes to pound against his chest. He groans as the air is knocked completely out of him, and he begins to cough. I take another swing, but even through his fit, his blade blocks my attempt.

"Nice try, but not good enough."

I push against the two blades striving for my edge to meet his skin and cause more damage. His strength however, beats my bleeding injury, and I can't hold onto my position. Harshly I am pushed back so he can retrieve the lead once again.

Soon we are circling around, carefully eyeing each other. We are predator on predator waiting for the next faulty move to be thrown. His evil smile plows into me, and my glare deepens. I don't have any fear; just the determination to bring him down.

"Give up Hawkins. You are not going to win. You will never win against me."

I arch my eyebrow and send him a sly smile taunting his comment.

"I think I won with the girl aspect."

His laugh surprises me. I could have sworn he was going to charge at that one.

"She will get bored of you eventually. Bex will always be by me. We promised to be together forever."

My heart sinks and I suck in a quick breath. Maybe it is true. Could she just get sick of me? Suddenly her voice fills the air.

"Jim don't listen to him! I already left him once, but I don't want to loose you." The rest is just mumbling as a hand covers her mouth.

This time its Black that resembles weakness as sadness as realization hits him.

"It sounds to me that your theory is shit."

My arms swing and my blade slices through his coat into his shoulder. He cries out in pain, but recovers quickly to crash his handle into my nose. I hear a crunch and the blood begins to waterfall down my chin. Blinded I can't see his foot approaching, and the impact pushes me down to my ass. Quickly his foot attacks again, but this time it smashes into my hand causing my sword to go flying. Desperately I scramble to pick it up, but a small click freezes me in my search.

"Yeah I wouldn't move either."

Slowly my head turns around, and my total focus is on the barrel of a laser gun pointed straight to my head.

"Now that I have your attention, please listen. Bex is staying with me, and today will be the last day you see her. Do you know why that is?"

My mouth stays glued shut refusing to play his little game.

"Because this…" His boot taps against the wound on my arm and it automatically shrieks with agony. "… is the day YOU!" The sole of the shoe presses harder into my arm, and the pain is overwhelming. I scream out fighting the tears building in my eyes. My arm feels as if it's ripping off. "…Are going to die."

"Good bye Jim. We could have been unstoppable... Oh well."

The world then transforms to slow motion. The sound disappears, and the silence creeps in on me. Black's finger takes an eternity to pull the trigger; the gun slowly jolts as the force of the laser is release.

This is where I am going to die. Time has stretched giving me a last chance to really appreciate the final few seconds of my life. I feel myself fully relax, accepting the truth of the whole situation. My head fills with reassuring thoughts that Silver and Amelia will still beat Black. My death will be the final distraction needed to beat out his pirate army. He will be behind bars by this time tomorrow, and Bex will be safe at the inn. I inhale my last breath, and exhale slowly.

Then a figure appears out of nowhere blocking my sight from Black's laser. Blonde hair drifts through the wind as her body tumbles toward the ground. The laser lands square on her chest, and her back curves absorbing the blow. The weight falls on top of me, and I freeze when my brain registers what exactly just occurred. Blood drips out of her body into her golden hair. Soft eyelids block the brown depths of her eyes. Her signature smile does not find its usual spot on her lips. Instead it's just a line; a straight, lifeless line.

Black screams out, but I continue to just hear nothingness. His face reveals regret and fear. The tall figure convulses with disbelief and denial of his actions. He begins to sprint toward us but Silver is too fast and pins him on the ground. Amelia appears beside him with the fellow soldiers behind her.

My eyes painfully travel back down to her weak body. I protectively wrap my arms around her pressing myself close to her chest. Please don't be dead. Please stay alive. Stay with me.

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