When Clarice was eight years old, with flowy red hair down to her waist, she annoyed a certain gentlemen pirate named Hans Conlon. Blowing rasberries at him and distracting him when meetings happened. He went to Silver one day and made a deal with him. If she distracted him anymore..he could cut her hair off using his claws. Needless to say that has happened..but when she started leaving him alone when she was thirteen, he still kept doing it for his own self pleasure.
"You know Silver," a short haired 15 year old Clarice said, "You never told me how you lost your arm and eye..." Silver smiled. He replied, "Darling, you lose a couple of things chasing a dream." She smiled and said, "The treasure right?" He then grinned wickedly. "What else for?" was his reply.
Clarice was now fifteen. Her hair was still cut short by Hans every so often so it made her look manly, but she didn't care. She knew that women were bad luck to pirates and if she ever ran into one she could fake a deep voice and pretend to be like one of them. She was always happy to be with her father figure Silver. He practically raised her of course. But they didn't fight as much as they used to. Now that she was older and growing more mature, Silver liked her more and more. Silver wasn't one of those men who liked little kids afterall, but he had to admit, she was a darling little girl.
One thing worried him though. Hans. He knew that he cut Clarice's hair once a month because of the deal he made, but everytime when she was a child, Clarice would come out crying. But lately she held strong. Lately she refused to show anyone she was crying. But Silver could sense something was wrong. One day he happened to walk into her when she got out. He replied, "Well hey lass! How are ye?" She tried to force a smile..but couldn't. She just walked on. Silver held her shoulder. He said, "What did Hans do!?" But she moved his hand off and ran to her quarters.
Silver breathed and ran to Hans' quarters. He said, "What did you do to her!?" Hans stood up. He smiled cruely and said, "I did what that little brat deserves." Silver slammed the door behind him which made Hans jump. Silver said, "Now you hear me Hans. I don't want you ever to hurt Clarice." Hans chuckled and asked, "Is that a threat?" This made Silver's blood boil. Hans said, "You know, ever since you brought that red head here, you've grown well...soft." Silver then ran to him and held him up by his neck. Hans said, "Tut tut softie Silver." Hans then brought his switch bladed tail to Silver's neck. He replied, "Are you afraid of shedding blood around Clarice? That's not LIKE you." Silver started choking Hans then. Hans gasped for air, but then clumsily cut a deep gash in Silver's leg. Silver let go and grabbed his leg. He stared at Hans and said, "You son of a.." Then Silver grabbed Hans tail and crushed the blade with his cyborg hand. Hans shrieked in pain. Then Silver got up and limped to the door. Hans held his tail as it bled. Hans said menace-like, "You! YOU and that little BRAT are going to pay for this!" Silver then replied, "You'll have to kill me first if you want to lay a hand on her." He then slammed the door behind him. Hans then grinned mencingly and started laughing. He asked himself,
"Over your dead body eh?"
"There there Silver. This might hurt a little." Clarice said. She lifted up his pant leg to reveal the gash. She brushed her short hair back as she reached for a hot piece of cloth. She said, "You know, you should change your pants. It looks like..oh. Wait it's only funny if you're a woman." She then chuckled to herself. Silver rose an eyebrow. She then started pressing the hot moist cloth against the gash. Silver held his breath. She smiled and said, "Oh come on. You're a pirate for chrissake. Suck it up!" He then chuckled and said, "Well you're becoming a pirate woman yourself you know." She smiled and asked, "But aren't women bad luck to pirates?" Silver then said, "No, not at all. Not unless you're raised by one." She she smiled and took out a thread and needle. He bulged his eyes and said, "What do you think you'll be doing with those!?" She said, "Pish posh Silver. It'll only take but a minute. Just hold your breath you big wuss." She then playfully punched his shoulder. He smiled and said, "All right lass. I take it you've done this before?"
She smiled coyly and said, "Only to my voodoo dolls." She then stuck the needle in his skin and he screamed a scream that all his crew members heard that made them shake! That night, Clarice decided to pick up a few supplies so she could make dinner. It was raining that night and she held her cloak around her face. Unbeknowest to her was that someone was following her. But she paid no attention to it.
As soon as she got the bread, she smiled and told the seller to have a good night. She covered the bread with a cloth and walked back to the ship. By the time she was at the foot of the ship she stood still. She could feel someone was behind her. A flash of lightning flashed as she turned around to see a huge lizard like man behind her. She gasped and dropped her bread. She then slipped and fell to the ground. Hans chuckled and said, "This is way too easy." Clarice reached inside her cloak, grabbed her sword and clutched it in front of her. She said, "What do you want from me? You already cut my hair...do you want to tell me more crude things to make me upset?" Hans smiled and replied, "No, that won't make you experience any physical pain." She bulged her eyes and got up. She still clutched to her sword in fright.
But when she blinked once, he was gone!
"Please, I didn't do anything to hurt you!" Hans then appeared behind her and slapped the sword out of her hand with his bladed tail. She gasped seeing his tail bent and mis-shaped. She asked, almost dry mouthed, "What happened Hans?" He then picked her up and held her by the neck with his large claws. She tried to pull them away but he kept gripping tighter and tighter. She didn't have the breath to scream. "Do you wanna know why? It's because of you! I should have killed you, just like I killed your OWN parents." She hanged there still. She shifted her eyes towards him in a questionable expression. "Any last words?" Hans asked.
Suddenly a laser beam was shot and Hans let go of Clarice. Silver was on top of the ship and looked down at them both. Hans looked up and screamed, "YOU WANT SOME OF THIS YOU OLD CYBORG!?" He then charged after him with his claws wide open. But Clarice was too quick for him. She jumped on top of him and tried to hold him back from hurting Silver, but with no luck. Hans immedietly grabbed her left arm so tight it ripped apart, flung her away, and knocked her un-concious. Silver's anger turned to sadness. Silver then turned his cyborg arm into a sword and said, "I told you that you will never hurt her!" Then Hans smiled coyly. "Over your dead body though." Hans then aimed for his neck, but tripped on his own two feet and landed on top of Silver.
Silver's sword was at Hans' neck
Hans' claws were on Silver's legs.
Both men were breathless. Hans replied, "Do you want to die Silver?" But Silver's anger rose. He tempted to cut Hans in the throat but failed, when Hans sliced Silver's leg off. Silver screamed and held his leg. Hans laughed a menacing laugh. "You're not so tough now with one leg now are ya!?" He then tempted to stab his tail in Silver's back, but Silver quickly took his sword, cut off his tail, then sliced at his throat, killing Hans instantly. Silver, making sure Hans was dead, plunged his sword in Hans' chest.
Clarice finally woke up with the rain beating down her face. She noticed the blood all around her. She slowly sat up and suddenly cursed in pain. She held her arm, but felt nothing. She gasped as she looked to her side to see nothing but blood there. She looked around frantically for her arm. She couldn't believe it! When she finally found her arm a few feet away from her, she immedietly started crying. Silver heard her and crawled to her. He was too afraid to touch her though, or give her sympathy. All he did was take his jacket off and wrap it around Clarice. He said slowly, "Come on lass, you'll get used to it in time like I have." She still sat there in front of her arm crying. She replied, "Is that all you have to say..after what...what happened tonight?" Silver sighed. She then got up and said, "Come now, put your arm around me, I'll help you to your room."
Silver was surprised at her reaction. But soon he put his arm around her and said, "Come on lass, I'll find ol' Thomas to put a hunk of hardware on that arm of yours." She sighed and said, "All right." She then helped him to the ship, leaving a trail of blood behind them.
As Clarice helped Silver, she noticed a face watching all of this happen. She wanted so much to kill the bastard for not helping them. But what could she do? The young man, indeed, spotted all that had happened. A pre-teen. He wanted so much to help the pirates, but he didn't want to risk his life doing so. He knew what pirates could do to him. And with that, he scurried off back to a nearby inn.
"You know Silver," a short haired 15 year old Clarice said, "You never told me how you lost your arm and eye..." Silver smiled. He replied, "Darling, you lose a couple of things chasing a dream." She smiled and said, "The treasure right?" He then grinned wickedly. "What else for?" was his reply.
Clarice was now fifteen. Her hair was still cut short by Hans every so often so it made her look manly, but she didn't care. She knew that women were bad luck to pirates and if she ever ran into one she could fake a deep voice and pretend to be like one of them. She was always happy to be with her father figure Silver. He practically raised her of course. But they didn't fight as much as they used to. Now that she was older and growing more mature, Silver liked her more and more. Silver wasn't one of those men who liked little kids afterall, but he had to admit, she was a darling little girl.
One thing worried him though. Hans. He knew that he cut Clarice's hair once a month because of the deal he made, but everytime when she was a child, Clarice would come out crying. But lately she held strong. Lately she refused to show anyone she was crying. But Silver could sense something was wrong. One day he happened to walk into her when she got out. He replied, "Well hey lass! How are ye?" She tried to force a smile..but couldn't. She just walked on. Silver held her shoulder. He said, "What did Hans do!?" But she moved his hand off and ran to her quarters.
Silver breathed and ran to Hans' quarters. He said, "What did you do to her!?" Hans stood up. He smiled cruely and said, "I did what that little brat deserves." Silver slammed the door behind him which made Hans jump. Silver said, "Now you hear me Hans. I don't want you ever to hurt Clarice." Hans chuckled and asked, "Is that a threat?" This made Silver's blood boil. Hans said, "You know, ever since you brought that red head here, you've grown well...soft." Silver then ran to him and held him up by his neck. Hans said, "Tut tut softie Silver." Hans then brought his switch bladed tail to Silver's neck. He replied, "Are you afraid of shedding blood around Clarice? That's not LIKE you." Silver started choking Hans then. Hans gasped for air, but then clumsily cut a deep gash in Silver's leg. Silver let go and grabbed his leg. He stared at Hans and said, "You son of a.." Then Silver grabbed Hans tail and crushed the blade with his cyborg hand. Hans shrieked in pain. Then Silver got up and limped to the door. Hans held his tail as it bled. Hans said menace-like, "You! YOU and that little BRAT are going to pay for this!" Silver then replied, "You'll have to kill me first if you want to lay a hand on her." He then slammed the door behind him. Hans then grinned mencingly and started laughing. He asked himself,
"Over your dead body eh?"
"There there Silver. This might hurt a little." Clarice said. She lifted up his pant leg to reveal the gash. She brushed her short hair back as she reached for a hot piece of cloth. She said, "You know, you should change your pants. It looks like..oh. Wait it's only funny if you're a woman." She then chuckled to herself. Silver rose an eyebrow. She then started pressing the hot moist cloth against the gash. Silver held his breath. She smiled and said, "Oh come on. You're a pirate for chrissake. Suck it up!" He then chuckled and said, "Well you're becoming a pirate woman yourself you know." She smiled and asked, "But aren't women bad luck to pirates?" Silver then said, "No, not at all. Not unless you're raised by one." She she smiled and took out a thread and needle. He bulged his eyes and said, "What do you think you'll be doing with those!?" She said, "Pish posh Silver. It'll only take but a minute. Just hold your breath you big wuss." She then playfully punched his shoulder. He smiled and said, "All right lass. I take it you've done this before?"
She smiled coyly and said, "Only to my voodoo dolls." She then stuck the needle in his skin and he screamed a scream that all his crew members heard that made them shake! That night, Clarice decided to pick up a few supplies so she could make dinner. It was raining that night and she held her cloak around her face. Unbeknowest to her was that someone was following her. But she paid no attention to it.
As soon as she got the bread, she smiled and told the seller to have a good night. She covered the bread with a cloth and walked back to the ship. By the time she was at the foot of the ship she stood still. She could feel someone was behind her. A flash of lightning flashed as she turned around to see a huge lizard like man behind her. She gasped and dropped her bread. She then slipped and fell to the ground. Hans chuckled and said, "This is way too easy." Clarice reached inside her cloak, grabbed her sword and clutched it in front of her. She said, "What do you want from me? You already cut my hair...do you want to tell me more crude things to make me upset?" Hans smiled and replied, "No, that won't make you experience any physical pain." She bulged her eyes and got up. She still clutched to her sword in fright.
But when she blinked once, he was gone!
"Please, I didn't do anything to hurt you!" Hans then appeared behind her and slapped the sword out of her hand with his bladed tail. She gasped seeing his tail bent and mis-shaped. She asked, almost dry mouthed, "What happened Hans?" He then picked her up and held her by the neck with his large claws. She tried to pull them away but he kept gripping tighter and tighter. She didn't have the breath to scream. "Do you wanna know why? It's because of you! I should have killed you, just like I killed your OWN parents." She hanged there still. She shifted her eyes towards him in a questionable expression. "Any last words?" Hans asked.
Suddenly a laser beam was shot and Hans let go of Clarice. Silver was on top of the ship and looked down at them both. Hans looked up and screamed, "YOU WANT SOME OF THIS YOU OLD CYBORG!?" He then charged after him with his claws wide open. But Clarice was too quick for him. She jumped on top of him and tried to hold him back from hurting Silver, but with no luck. Hans immedietly grabbed her left arm so tight it ripped apart, flung her away, and knocked her un-concious. Silver's anger turned to sadness. Silver then turned his cyborg arm into a sword and said, "I told you that you will never hurt her!" Then Hans smiled coyly. "Over your dead body though." Hans then aimed for his neck, but tripped on his own two feet and landed on top of Silver.
Silver's sword was at Hans' neck
Hans' claws were on Silver's legs.
Both men were breathless. Hans replied, "Do you want to die Silver?" But Silver's anger rose. He tempted to cut Hans in the throat but failed, when Hans sliced Silver's leg off. Silver screamed and held his leg. Hans laughed a menacing laugh. "You're not so tough now with one leg now are ya!?" He then tempted to stab his tail in Silver's back, but Silver quickly took his sword, cut off his tail, then sliced at his throat, killing Hans instantly. Silver, making sure Hans was dead, plunged his sword in Hans' chest.
Clarice finally woke up with the rain beating down her face. She noticed the blood all around her. She slowly sat up and suddenly cursed in pain. She held her arm, but felt nothing. She gasped as she looked to her side to see nothing but blood there. She looked around frantically for her arm. She couldn't believe it! When she finally found her arm a few feet away from her, she immedietly started crying. Silver heard her and crawled to her. He was too afraid to touch her though, or give her sympathy. All he did was take his jacket off and wrap it around Clarice. He said slowly, "Come on lass, you'll get used to it in time like I have." She still sat there in front of her arm crying. She replied, "Is that all you have to say..after what...what happened tonight?" Silver sighed. She then got up and said, "Come now, put your arm around me, I'll help you to your room."
Silver was surprised at her reaction. But soon he put his arm around her and said, "Come on lass, I'll find ol' Thomas to put a hunk of hardware on that arm of yours." She sighed and said, "All right." She then helped him to the ship, leaving a trail of blood behind them.
As Clarice helped Silver, she noticed a face watching all of this happen. She wanted so much to kill the bastard for not helping them. But what could she do? The young man, indeed, spotted all that had happened. A pre-teen. He wanted so much to help the pirates, but he didn't want to risk his life doing so. He knew what pirates could do to him. And with that, he scurried off back to a nearby inn.