Here's the ending finally. Not a very good one, but the rest of the story
isn't that great anyway. Sorry for the delay for those who care. Fires
delayed a lot of writing time.
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The Struggle Between Two Pirates
Chapter 14: An Intruder and Reassurance
Outside the door a voice shouts out through the door.
"Sorry, it's Jack! There's an intruder on board!"
Barbossa gets up which forces Katrina to get up as well. They both go to the door and Barbossa opens it. There is Jack on the outside and Jack looks in and sees Barbossa and Katrina behind him. A few feet behind Jack is the crew gathered with the intruder as Koehler has a hold of him. Barbossa looks passed Jack and sees the intruder. Barbossa then walks passed Jack and up to the intruder and Jack and Katrina follow.
"Where did ye come from?" Barbossa asks the intruder.
The intruder doesn't reply and he looks down not wanting to look at Barbossa. Koehler shakes him trying to get him to speak. The intruder still doesn't speak and Koehler looks up at Barbossa. Barbossa looks back at Koehler.
"Where did ye find him?" Barbossa asks.
"In a corner in the hold behind a few crates," Koehler replies.
Barbossa grabs the intruder's chin and forces his head up and Barbossa gets closer to the intruder's face.
"What do ye want, intruder?"
The intruder still says nothing. Barbossa pushes the intruder's face away and then Barbossa straightens himself out. Katrina stands by his side and looks up at him. Barbossa looks down at Katrina as she smiles and Barbossa then smiles back.
"What's in your head?" Barbossa asks.
"The plank," Katrina suggests with a smile and then she laughs.
Barbossa also laughs as with the rest of the crew. The intruder becomes afraid for they were out in the middle of the sea, no land near for the intruder to go.
"No! No, please! I beg you!" The intruder cries out.
Katrina gives the intruder a dirty look. Barbossa gets in his face again and continues to laugh.
"It'll be the plank for ye and nothin' else." Barbossa grins and the intruder's eyes become wide as the crew laughs and begin pushing him towards the plank. The pirates shout out obscene names at the intruder and poke and push him as he gets on the plank. Katrina stands by the plank and leans over the rail of the ship as she laughs. Barbossa is behind her and Jack is on the other side of the plank across from Katrina. All the pirates gather around, laughing, and shouting at the intruder to go.
"Go on now!" One of the pirates yells out.
"Go on stupid blighter! Walk!" Ragetti shouts.
All different phrases and names shouted out at the intruder. He walks slowly on the plank, shivering and scared. For the pirates, he is taking too long.
"Jump you swab before I cut off yer head!" Katrina shouts.
Barbossa laughs and is content after hearing those words from Katrina since he knew then she was being herself which reassured himself of her. With Barbossa, everyone else laughs and Jack jokingly punches Katrina in the arm. The intruder still takes too long and the pirates become impatient. Words are still being thrown at the intruder and they are more angry words than before. Katrina looks back at Barbossa.
"Can ye believe this chump?" Katrina says.
Katrina grabs her pistol and turns back towards the intruder and she shoots him in the foot which causes him to fall into the ocean. The pirates cheer and laugh, a few pat Katrina's shoulder or back. Barbossa is proud of Katrina and he notices how this crew was enjoying it all which reassured him even more that the dream was merely just a dream and that life with this crew and Katrina was what it's all about.
"For such a fine night, we shall honor it with me best Rum! Bring out the grog!" Barbossa announces.
The pirates all cheer again as Katrina throws her arms around Barbossa's waist. Barbossa places his head on hers and wraps his arms around her for a few seconds. Some of the pirates bring out a couple of bottles of Rum. Jack has three with him and hands two of them to Katrina and Barbossa each to their own. The celebration for no reason began, but for Barbossa, there was something to celebrate in his mind. The dream meant nothing and on this ship were his best mates and his love for the sea. This is what it was all about, no quarrels of any kind, no plots to betray, just a good ol' pirate life.
The End!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Written by Cristina Rodriguez (Tina) © 2003
The Struggle Between Two Pirates
Chapter 14: An Intruder and Reassurance
Outside the door a voice shouts out through the door.
"Sorry, it's Jack! There's an intruder on board!"
Barbossa gets up which forces Katrina to get up as well. They both go to the door and Barbossa opens it. There is Jack on the outside and Jack looks in and sees Barbossa and Katrina behind him. A few feet behind Jack is the crew gathered with the intruder as Koehler has a hold of him. Barbossa looks passed Jack and sees the intruder. Barbossa then walks passed Jack and up to the intruder and Jack and Katrina follow.
"Where did ye come from?" Barbossa asks the intruder.
The intruder doesn't reply and he looks down not wanting to look at Barbossa. Koehler shakes him trying to get him to speak. The intruder still doesn't speak and Koehler looks up at Barbossa. Barbossa looks back at Koehler.
"Where did ye find him?" Barbossa asks.
"In a corner in the hold behind a few crates," Koehler replies.
Barbossa grabs the intruder's chin and forces his head up and Barbossa gets closer to the intruder's face.
"What do ye want, intruder?"
The intruder still says nothing. Barbossa pushes the intruder's face away and then Barbossa straightens himself out. Katrina stands by his side and looks up at him. Barbossa looks down at Katrina as she smiles and Barbossa then smiles back.
"What's in your head?" Barbossa asks.
"The plank," Katrina suggests with a smile and then she laughs.
Barbossa also laughs as with the rest of the crew. The intruder becomes afraid for they were out in the middle of the sea, no land near for the intruder to go.
"No! No, please! I beg you!" The intruder cries out.
Katrina gives the intruder a dirty look. Barbossa gets in his face again and continues to laugh.
"It'll be the plank for ye and nothin' else." Barbossa grins and the intruder's eyes become wide as the crew laughs and begin pushing him towards the plank. The pirates shout out obscene names at the intruder and poke and push him as he gets on the plank. Katrina stands by the plank and leans over the rail of the ship as she laughs. Barbossa is behind her and Jack is on the other side of the plank across from Katrina. All the pirates gather around, laughing, and shouting at the intruder to go.
"Go on now!" One of the pirates yells out.
"Go on stupid blighter! Walk!" Ragetti shouts.
All different phrases and names shouted out at the intruder. He walks slowly on the plank, shivering and scared. For the pirates, he is taking too long.
"Jump you swab before I cut off yer head!" Katrina shouts.
Barbossa laughs and is content after hearing those words from Katrina since he knew then she was being herself which reassured himself of her. With Barbossa, everyone else laughs and Jack jokingly punches Katrina in the arm. The intruder still takes too long and the pirates become impatient. Words are still being thrown at the intruder and they are more angry words than before. Katrina looks back at Barbossa.
"Can ye believe this chump?" Katrina says.
Katrina grabs her pistol and turns back towards the intruder and she shoots him in the foot which causes him to fall into the ocean. The pirates cheer and laugh, a few pat Katrina's shoulder or back. Barbossa is proud of Katrina and he notices how this crew was enjoying it all which reassured him even more that the dream was merely just a dream and that life with this crew and Katrina was what it's all about.
"For such a fine night, we shall honor it with me best Rum! Bring out the grog!" Barbossa announces.
The pirates all cheer again as Katrina throws her arms around Barbossa's waist. Barbossa places his head on hers and wraps his arms around her for a few seconds. Some of the pirates bring out a couple of bottles of Rum. Jack has three with him and hands two of them to Katrina and Barbossa each to their own. The celebration for no reason began, but for Barbossa, there was something to celebrate in his mind. The dream meant nothing and on this ship were his best mates and his love for the sea. This is what it was all about, no quarrels of any kind, no plots to betray, just a good ol' pirate life.
The End!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Written by Cristina Rodriguez (Tina) © 2003