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Chapter 9-Transparent
Rowena screamed. No one turned to look at her, not even a glance in her direction. She saw Jack's arm, just his arm, solid in front of her. Then his whole body. He was unconscious, but he didn't look it. Besides having his eyes closed, he didn't look unwell. His face was still tanned, as always, but that smirk had left his face. She shook him. "Jack!" She yelled. He didn't stir. She looked up. She saw Ragetti, almost transparent behind a liquid looking shield, holding Jack's compass. He said something, but she couldn't hear him. Neither could he hear her.
She screamed. Jack's compass meant something. . .she knew it did. She shook him again. He stirred a bit this time. "Rowan?" He whispered. She nodded. "I. . ." He trailed off. "Shhh." She shushed him softly and made him sit up. "Jack, they've got yer compass." Jack jerked awake. "Got me compass!?" She nodded solemnly. "What-how-when-how did Ragetti get at it?" He mumbled. "Knocked yeh out." She whispered. Now it was Jack's turn to nod.
"So. . .where are we, luv?" Rowena shook her head. "We're in. . .some kinda space, with a barrier 'tween us and Ragetti." Jack gave her a questioning glance. "I know it sounds crazy, Jack, but look for yerself!" Jack looked around. She was telling the truth. They were lying on the ground, a watery barrier in front of them, and endless space behind them. "Well, sine I don' really know what t' do, d'you suppose we should jus' sit here and watch Ragetti ran on 'bout somethin', or should we go an' explore what lies further in this. . .space." He tried to sound sure of himself amidst the worry and confusion. "I say we go an' explore!" She shouted, running ahead of Jack, into the darkness. She pulled out her compass. She didn't really know why, but it was just a reflex. When she went exploring, her compass always came along.
Rowena opened it slowly and stared, the needle, which usually never moved, was spinning uncontrollably fast in circles. She stopped dead in her tracks, Jack knocking into her from behind. "Wha's wrong luv?" He asked, looking over her shoulder. He saw what she was staring at and stood stark still. "Wha's happening to it, luv?" He whispered. She shook her head. She hadn't the faintest clue, to tell the truth.
Just then they heard Ragetti's harsh voice form behind them. "Come here, Captain Maynard! It looks like yeh have somethin' I want!" Jack looked over at Rowena. Her eyes were wide, but not staring at the compass anymore. They were focused on the direction they had heard Ragetti's voice come from. "Run!" Jack yelled to her. She didn't need telling twice. Rowena ran as fast as her legs would carry her in the other direction. When she was completely winded and in the dark of the cave, she stopped to rest.
She hid in a crevice just big enough for her, and didn't hear any footsteps. Just then a light flickered in the corner of her eye. She turned and saw Ragetti coming to her, a mean glint in his eyes. "Give yer compass to me, Rowena!" He yelled. He was no longer keeping his temper under control. He was flaming mad, and headed right at her! She closed her eyes, and didn't hear a sound. Cautiously, she opened her eyes and saw Ragetti's face, inches form hers.
"Hand it over, luv." She sucked in a sharp breath and poked her fingers in his eyes. He screamed, and she took her only chance to get away. She didn't get far when Ragetti recovered and chased after her. Suddenly she felt herself being picked up into the air. It was a strange feeling, like flying almost, but much less enjoyable. Suddenly she felt sick. Very sick. She tilted her head down and threw up. "Ugh." Well, that wasn't very pleasant.
She felt like passing out, but didn't. Somehting was keeping her awake. Then she heard Ragetti's voice in her head. "Hand over the compass, or Jack gets it." He sounded like he wasn't lying. "It's a trap." She told her self. "Rowena!" She heard Jack's call. "Oh no missy, it's not a trap. Yeh heard Jack. He's on the edge of life and death. And yer his only hope. Don' be shy know, give Ragetti yer compass. "No!" She shouted. Then all blackness.
But she wasn't unconscious. She could see the black, and her eyes were wide open. She was falling into a ditch, and everything was silent around her.
A/n: sorry if the story is too slow paced, but I'm writing this as I go along, so I have to figure out the plot.
Chapter 9-Transparent
Rowena screamed. No one turned to look at her, not even a glance in her direction. She saw Jack's arm, just his arm, solid in front of her. Then his whole body. He was unconscious, but he didn't look it. Besides having his eyes closed, he didn't look unwell. His face was still tanned, as always, but that smirk had left his face. She shook him. "Jack!" She yelled. He didn't stir. She looked up. She saw Ragetti, almost transparent behind a liquid looking shield, holding Jack's compass. He said something, but she couldn't hear him. Neither could he hear her.
She screamed. Jack's compass meant something. . .she knew it did. She shook him again. He stirred a bit this time. "Rowan?" He whispered. She nodded. "I. . ." He trailed off. "Shhh." She shushed him softly and made him sit up. "Jack, they've got yer compass." Jack jerked awake. "Got me compass!?" She nodded solemnly. "What-how-when-how did Ragetti get at it?" He mumbled. "Knocked yeh out." She whispered. Now it was Jack's turn to nod.
"So. . .where are we, luv?" Rowena shook her head. "We're in. . .some kinda space, with a barrier 'tween us and Ragetti." Jack gave her a questioning glance. "I know it sounds crazy, Jack, but look for yerself!" Jack looked around. She was telling the truth. They were lying on the ground, a watery barrier in front of them, and endless space behind them. "Well, sine I don' really know what t' do, d'you suppose we should jus' sit here and watch Ragetti ran on 'bout somethin', or should we go an' explore what lies further in this. . .space." He tried to sound sure of himself amidst the worry and confusion. "I say we go an' explore!" She shouted, running ahead of Jack, into the darkness. She pulled out her compass. She didn't really know why, but it was just a reflex. When she went exploring, her compass always came along.
Rowena opened it slowly and stared, the needle, which usually never moved, was spinning uncontrollably fast in circles. She stopped dead in her tracks, Jack knocking into her from behind. "Wha's wrong luv?" He asked, looking over her shoulder. He saw what she was staring at and stood stark still. "Wha's happening to it, luv?" He whispered. She shook her head. She hadn't the faintest clue, to tell the truth.
Just then they heard Ragetti's harsh voice form behind them. "Come here, Captain Maynard! It looks like yeh have somethin' I want!" Jack looked over at Rowena. Her eyes were wide, but not staring at the compass anymore. They were focused on the direction they had heard Ragetti's voice come from. "Run!" Jack yelled to her. She didn't need telling twice. Rowena ran as fast as her legs would carry her in the other direction. When she was completely winded and in the dark of the cave, she stopped to rest.
She hid in a crevice just big enough for her, and didn't hear any footsteps. Just then a light flickered in the corner of her eye. She turned and saw Ragetti coming to her, a mean glint in his eyes. "Give yer compass to me, Rowena!" He yelled. He was no longer keeping his temper under control. He was flaming mad, and headed right at her! She closed her eyes, and didn't hear a sound. Cautiously, she opened her eyes and saw Ragetti's face, inches form hers.
"Hand it over, luv." She sucked in a sharp breath and poked her fingers in his eyes. He screamed, and she took her only chance to get away. She didn't get far when Ragetti recovered and chased after her. Suddenly she felt herself being picked up into the air. It was a strange feeling, like flying almost, but much less enjoyable. Suddenly she felt sick. Very sick. She tilted her head down and threw up. "Ugh." Well, that wasn't very pleasant.
She felt like passing out, but didn't. Somehting was keeping her awake. Then she heard Ragetti's voice in her head. "Hand over the compass, or Jack gets it." He sounded like he wasn't lying. "It's a trap." She told her self. "Rowena!" She heard Jack's call. "Oh no missy, it's not a trap. Yeh heard Jack. He's on the edge of life and death. And yer his only hope. Don' be shy know, give Ragetti yer compass. "No!" She shouted. Then all blackness.
But she wasn't unconscious. She could see the black, and her eyes were wide open. She was falling into a ditch, and everything was silent around her.
A/n: sorry if the story is too slow paced, but I'm writing this as I go along, so I have to figure out the plot.