Chapter 29: Fisherman's Friend
WN: Apologies for the long wait in updating, am also working at the moment on the final chapter of this Huge thanks to CuteLittlePikachu for reviewing the last chapter
Luke and Jem whimpered as the figure drew nearer, his voice getting louder. The person appeared to be a man; dishevelled in appearance with an unkempt beard and moth eaten clothes as well as a broad figure.
"I won't ask you kids again, what are you doing on my property?" as he leaned in towards them, giving them a nasty whiff of his pungent, suspiciously garlic scented breath.
Luke recoiled slightly, before finding his courage as he motioned for Jem to get behind him, and replied:
"Please sir…. My name is Luke… and this is my friend Jem… We… are in trouble…. And are in need of your assistance….." Luke began.
"What kinda trouble…" The man started….
"Well you see, we have only just managed to escape…. This is…." Luke was cut off at the man's sudden exclamation.
"Jem Stone… is it…. It is…. I…. can't believe it…. I would not if it weren't for the evidence standing before me!!" The man boomed, and swept the unsuspecting Jem up into a hug.
"Uh…. You know each other?" Luke questioned as he threw Jem a curious glance. Jem just looked completely clueless.
"Okay… it has been sometime since I visited your sister….. and your family as a whole…. I cleared out after your mother and I… had a "discussion…." Calling me a bad influence…. Not wanting lead you or your sister astray… fine sister she was…. I never wanted to be a part of the whole…. "celebrity culture" thing….. hence why I have kept to the simple life…. " He gestured to the surroundings. It was then he dropped Jem temporarily, and took note of the third member of their party.
"Ah…. You found my old friend Onyx then?"…. He smiled. The cat meowed in greeting, and began purring.
"So…. He is yours?" Luke exclaimed.
"Yep…. Me and Onyx have been travelling together for a fair while…. He is a true sailor's cat….." He grinned and petted him on the head, causing him to purr louder.
"Wait…. So you… are my uncle?... how come sis never mentioned you?" Jem exclaimed.
"That my boy…. I have no idea…" He looked sad for a moment, before speaking again:
"So…. What is this danger that you speak of?..."
"I think that you had ought to sit down for this Mister…?" Luke questioned.
"Oh, sorry, how rude of me…. The name's Sven…" He grinned, and then motioned for them to sit at the table towards the back of the room. He lit an old lamp, and asked:
"So….tell this sailor a story…"
And with that, Luke and Jem began to give him a recap of everything that had transpired. Luke filled him in on what he knew whilst Jem filled him in on everything he could remember. After a while of hmming and nodding, Sven stood up and looked stern.
"I always knew that Amethyst would lose it….. how money corrupts a person's heart…." He sighed mournfully and turned to the boys.
"Well, you are safe here, I won't let any harm come to either of you….. this I promise you both" He reassured them, as he went to an old box in the cabin and pulled out a rifle.
"Uh….. do we really need that?"….. Luke gasped. He had truly hoped to avoid conflict.
"Just a precaution kid…. Just a precaution…." He muttered, and took up watch by the window.
Both the boys looked panicked…. When would they be safe?...
Meanwhile…..
In a derelict Old Mill nearby, a woman and man were having a rather heated discussion.
"I turn my back for a split second….. and you let the two brats escape?... how much of an idiot are you?"…. Amethyst Stone was a furious woman. Her ransom scheme was now unravelling faster than one of her mother's tapestries.
"And how was I supposed to know the two little brats would figure out the puzzle lock combination?" It was Drake…. Her chief henchman.
"Just get them back…. If you don't… I shall see to it you join my sister….." She snarled.
"Very well"….. They both turned to leave, only to hear…
"THIS IS THE POLICE!... YOU ARE SURROUNDED!" A loud voice boomed as several guns clicked into position. This was not how Amethyst had planned it to go down….
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