Chapter 19:
A/N: GOOD MORNING! I got 4 hours of sleep last night because I was up all night partying at homecoming then back at my house. I'm so glad for this nice hot cup of coffee next to me, maybe it will make this non-stop yawning stop! Well I really have no idea how this chapter will turn out, it will probably be like a wave start out fast then slow down then pick up again as more sugar kicks in to my system, so yeah. Have fun!
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The sun was completely set and the stars out shinning by the time Jack and Salina made it to the burned down pub. Salina turned the corner sharply running straight for the peer. She stopped as she hit the foot of the peer and gazed around looking for any sign of Cat.
Jack came running around the corner of the end building, stopping and then catching his breath.
"I don't see them, any where," Salina turned on her heel, placing both of her hands on her sides.
"Well they came through here roughly ten minutes ago they could be any where by now," Jack insisted.
There were muffled sounds coming from under the peer, Salina looked over the edge and saw three burly man strapped to the base of the peer. Their butts were in the sand and their arms bound to the wood support of the peer. "Jack, how long do you suppose until high tide?"
"Well it should be coming in soon, like ten minutes or so. Why?" Jack began to walk up to her, Salina just stood there smiling wildly.
"Oh no real reason I was just wanting to tell the gentle men how long until they have to hold their breath."
He looked at her inquisitively, "You feeling all right, love?"
Her smile vanished and was replaced with a frown, "no Jack, I'm an insane criminal!" After a short pause she continued, "yes I am fine."
"Well love, there are no men here."
Salina rolled her eyes and pointed below the peer, Jack leaned over skeptically, when he saw the men he began laughing.
"Hey Jack, aren't those the pirates who were chasing Will and Cat?"
Jack bent over and looked at them, his arse sticking up in the air. "I think they are."
Salina's smile reappeared as she thought of a wonderful idea, "Are you sure? Look a little harder!"
"What the blazes are you-." Salina kicked him in his butt and sent him straight into the water.
She fell back onto the peer rolling about, laughing hysterically. Jack surfaced and swam back to the peer. "That was unfair and ruthless," Jack muttered.
"Pirate," was her only explanation.
"Pirate, eh?"
"Aye pirate!"
Jack nodded and lunged up on the peer grabbing her and falling back into the water. The splash from the fall sprayed the deck and the men who were now engulfed half way in water. Moments later Salina surfaced and thrashed about as she tried to find Jack before he snuck up on her.
Will and Cat came walking down the street surrounded and completely consumed by their conversation, "I don't know where they are."
Will turned as he heard splashing and shouts, "I do," he gave a quick smile before running over to the peer.
Salina picked Jack's hat up from the surface of the water and plopped it on his head so that all the water and seaweed ran in his face. "Well hello there William, care for a quick swim, no? Too bad, so did you find us a ship?"
Salina climbed up on the peer with the help of William's hand. "yes we have found us a ship, it's a little ways down, not far from here."
"Right then, let's go." Salina began walking down the peer her feet squishing in her leather boots. She was a sight to see then, her hair separated in little clusters dripping wet, her clothes soaked and clinging to her flesh and the annoying sound of her wet boots.
Jack climbed onto the peer and gazed at Will who was questioning their behavior, "And what pray tell was that about?"
After a moment of thinking and constant swaying Jack replied to his eager comrades, "It's the lass's fault. Now if you'd be so kind as to lead the way to the ship I'd be much obliged."
Will nodded an walked off of the peer and down the street, he wiped the sweat from his brow and watched as Cat approached Salina.
"It seem you and the dear Captain our rather close lately." Cat concluded with a smile as she peered up at Salina.
"It seems you and Mr. Turner are also very close lately too." Salina gave a wink and her devilish grin bore into Cat's thoughts so much to where she stopped in her tracks.
"That's not funny!" She yelled at Salina who was still walking and getting further by the second.
"Oh, but it is! It truly is!"
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The four of them huddled behind some crates on the dock by the ship they are currently about to highjack. "We're going to commandeer that ship?" Jack inquired.
"Yeah, anything wrong with that?" Will piped up.
"Only that it's the Mystic Diver, it's another pirating vessel. But hey it's as good as any, at least it will be in working order." Salina jumped in the conversation and then acted on her response by heading over to the peer next to it.
She climbed down into the water and moved further into it until she was waist deep, "Well come on then, I can't do this by myself!"
Jack turned to Cat and looked her over a moment, "Cat can you do us a favor?"
"What kind of favor?"
"Distract the guards for us."
"How?"
"You're the woman, show them some skin, tease them. Do what you have to but keep them distracted and away from their posts." With that Jack and Will ran over to Salina leaving Cat by herself.
"Wait! Oh, just wonderful." Cat let out a sigh and then pulled her scarf out of her hair and loosened her shirt a little, "Why do I have to be the decoy?"
She stood up and walked down the docks making sure to sway her butt as she walked. One of the guards was sitting out on the peer in front of the ship, she approached him first.
"Ello' handsome, how are you this fine evening?" She enhanced her accent and added a little more feminine movement to her posture.
The man looked her over and gave a toothy smile revealing his gold and rotten teeth, "I'm doing just fine now that ye've come over here."
Cat flipped her hair back as a symbol for her comrades to begin their highjacking.
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"Now's our chance, come on." Salina began moving through the water trying not to splash too much.
When they reached the side of the ship Salina looked out at Cat to see how she was holding up. "Okay, we're going to have to go one by one up the anchor and on to the deck-."
"Hold up, who died and made you Captain?" Jack instigated.
"Well if you have a better plan captain go right ahead and say it."
"I do!" He thought for a moment and looked up at the ship. "We can't go up on the deck yet, it'll be too obvious. Cat won't have enough time to get the other pirate's attentions. So we'll climb the anchor rope as far as the canons, we'll climb in from there and then go onto the deck. By that time Cat should have them all fixed on her."
"Not bad, not bad at all."
"Well I'm glad I received your approval I've only been a Captain since before you were even a pirate."
"Can we just board the ship already, we're wasting a lot of time don't you think?" Will interrupted their argument.
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"So who are your friends?"
"Oh ye mean my comrades?" The man looked u at the deck of the ship, "Henry, Sean! Come down here! I got someone for you to meet!"
The two men leaned over the edge of the ship and looked down at her. "Ello' gentlemen, care to join us?" Cat insisted on persuading them to come down and talk with her, which they did.
"What a fine lass we have here!" The man named Henry looked her over and licked his lips.
"It's been so long since I had a woman," Sean laughed at the thought and stared at her breasts.
"Well boys I think we found our fun for tonight," the man sitting in the chair on the peer pulled Cat into his lap. "Ye're such a beauty," he pushed Cat's stray hairs from her face, "what be yer name?"
"C- Tabatha, Tabatha Renolds." Cat gave an innocent smile and wrapped her arms around the mans neck, "so what is your name kind sir?"
"Jake Clark at yer service milady." He gave a slight bow of his head as a kind gesture.
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"Ladies first," Will motioned for Salina to begin her climb.
"She aint no lady, she's more of a man than you!" Jack laughed and Salina swooshed around in the water looking straight at him.
"You just remember that next time you want to bed me!" Salina grabbed the rope and started pulling herself up, her hair swaying to and fro as she ascended.
Jack gave a mock Impression of her comment and then grabbed the rope and also began to climb.
"I heard that Jack!" Salina retorted.
Will grabbed the rope and rolled his eyes, "Here we go."
Salina grabbed the hatch and pulled it open with some difficulty.
"Women, I swear they're so weak." Jack teased.
"Oh so I'm now back to being a woman, I like how you change your mind so quickly." Salina pushed the canon back and climbed into the ship. She looked around before motioning for Jack and Will to enter.
Salina stood and unsheathed her sword and readied her pistol. "Lead the way Captain."
"Thank you, I will." Jack tipped his hat and walked with his pistol aimed up the stairs into a vacant hallway.
"Has he always been like this?" Will questioned.
"Well there was a time where I swear he was a woman, but I suppose it was just the rum." Salina and Will laughed as they followed Jack into the hallway and onto the deck.
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"Just a measly three guards, I'm surprised their ship hasn't been high jacked before." Salina looked over the end of the ship down at the pirates who were well under the influence of Cat with the help of some rum. "That girl can handle men well!"
"I suppose you taught her?" Jack perused his chances at annoying her once more.
"Yes as a matter of fact I did." She boasted proudly.
"Too bad it never worked for you!"
'I beg your pardon? I got you in bed didn't I?"
"No, if I remember correctly it was I who bedded you."
"No it was-."
"What the ell' is wrong with you two?" Will looked very frustrated and annoyed.
"Something wrong Little Will?" Salina looked at him like he had two heads.
"Nothing, never mind. Can we just get on with the ship stealing?"
"Ahem!" A loud voice sounded behind them.
Jack turned and saw Henry with his pistol aimed at Will, "What is this I hear about stealing our ship?"
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A/N: Oh yay! Another cliffhanger! Got to love em'! Yeah, I know you don't but they are so fun! Well please review and tell my sorry, tired self what you thought! Thanks! Until next time, TA!
A/N: GOOD MORNING! I got 4 hours of sleep last night because I was up all night partying at homecoming then back at my house. I'm so glad for this nice hot cup of coffee next to me, maybe it will make this non-stop yawning stop! Well I really have no idea how this chapter will turn out, it will probably be like a wave start out fast then slow down then pick up again as more sugar kicks in to my system, so yeah. Have fun!
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The sun was completely set and the stars out shinning by the time Jack and Salina made it to the burned down pub. Salina turned the corner sharply running straight for the peer. She stopped as she hit the foot of the peer and gazed around looking for any sign of Cat.
Jack came running around the corner of the end building, stopping and then catching his breath.
"I don't see them, any where," Salina turned on her heel, placing both of her hands on her sides.
"Well they came through here roughly ten minutes ago they could be any where by now," Jack insisted.
There were muffled sounds coming from under the peer, Salina looked over the edge and saw three burly man strapped to the base of the peer. Their butts were in the sand and their arms bound to the wood support of the peer. "Jack, how long do you suppose until high tide?"
"Well it should be coming in soon, like ten minutes or so. Why?" Jack began to walk up to her, Salina just stood there smiling wildly.
"Oh no real reason I was just wanting to tell the gentle men how long until they have to hold their breath."
He looked at her inquisitively, "You feeling all right, love?"
Her smile vanished and was replaced with a frown, "no Jack, I'm an insane criminal!" After a short pause she continued, "yes I am fine."
"Well love, there are no men here."
Salina rolled her eyes and pointed below the peer, Jack leaned over skeptically, when he saw the men he began laughing.
"Hey Jack, aren't those the pirates who were chasing Will and Cat?"
Jack bent over and looked at them, his arse sticking up in the air. "I think they are."
Salina's smile reappeared as she thought of a wonderful idea, "Are you sure? Look a little harder!"
"What the blazes are you-." Salina kicked him in his butt and sent him straight into the water.
She fell back onto the peer rolling about, laughing hysterically. Jack surfaced and swam back to the peer. "That was unfair and ruthless," Jack muttered.
"Pirate," was her only explanation.
"Pirate, eh?"
"Aye pirate!"
Jack nodded and lunged up on the peer grabbing her and falling back into the water. The splash from the fall sprayed the deck and the men who were now engulfed half way in water. Moments later Salina surfaced and thrashed about as she tried to find Jack before he snuck up on her.
Will and Cat came walking down the street surrounded and completely consumed by their conversation, "I don't know where they are."
Will turned as he heard splashing and shouts, "I do," he gave a quick smile before running over to the peer.
Salina picked Jack's hat up from the surface of the water and plopped it on his head so that all the water and seaweed ran in his face. "Well hello there William, care for a quick swim, no? Too bad, so did you find us a ship?"
Salina climbed up on the peer with the help of William's hand. "yes we have found us a ship, it's a little ways down, not far from here."
"Right then, let's go." Salina began walking down the peer her feet squishing in her leather boots. She was a sight to see then, her hair separated in little clusters dripping wet, her clothes soaked and clinging to her flesh and the annoying sound of her wet boots.
Jack climbed onto the peer and gazed at Will who was questioning their behavior, "And what pray tell was that about?"
After a moment of thinking and constant swaying Jack replied to his eager comrades, "It's the lass's fault. Now if you'd be so kind as to lead the way to the ship I'd be much obliged."
Will nodded an walked off of the peer and down the street, he wiped the sweat from his brow and watched as Cat approached Salina.
"It seem you and the dear Captain our rather close lately." Cat concluded with a smile as she peered up at Salina.
"It seems you and Mr. Turner are also very close lately too." Salina gave a wink and her devilish grin bore into Cat's thoughts so much to where she stopped in her tracks.
"That's not funny!" She yelled at Salina who was still walking and getting further by the second.
"Oh, but it is! It truly is!"
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The four of them huddled behind some crates on the dock by the ship they are currently about to highjack. "We're going to commandeer that ship?" Jack inquired.
"Yeah, anything wrong with that?" Will piped up.
"Only that it's the Mystic Diver, it's another pirating vessel. But hey it's as good as any, at least it will be in working order." Salina jumped in the conversation and then acted on her response by heading over to the peer next to it.
She climbed down into the water and moved further into it until she was waist deep, "Well come on then, I can't do this by myself!"
Jack turned to Cat and looked her over a moment, "Cat can you do us a favor?"
"What kind of favor?"
"Distract the guards for us."
"How?"
"You're the woman, show them some skin, tease them. Do what you have to but keep them distracted and away from their posts." With that Jack and Will ran over to Salina leaving Cat by herself.
"Wait! Oh, just wonderful." Cat let out a sigh and then pulled her scarf out of her hair and loosened her shirt a little, "Why do I have to be the decoy?"
She stood up and walked down the docks making sure to sway her butt as she walked. One of the guards was sitting out on the peer in front of the ship, she approached him first.
"Ello' handsome, how are you this fine evening?" She enhanced her accent and added a little more feminine movement to her posture.
The man looked her over and gave a toothy smile revealing his gold and rotten teeth, "I'm doing just fine now that ye've come over here."
Cat flipped her hair back as a symbol for her comrades to begin their highjacking.
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"Now's our chance, come on." Salina began moving through the water trying not to splash too much.
When they reached the side of the ship Salina looked out at Cat to see how she was holding up. "Okay, we're going to have to go one by one up the anchor and on to the deck-."
"Hold up, who died and made you Captain?" Jack instigated.
"Well if you have a better plan captain go right ahead and say it."
"I do!" He thought for a moment and looked up at the ship. "We can't go up on the deck yet, it'll be too obvious. Cat won't have enough time to get the other pirate's attentions. So we'll climb the anchor rope as far as the canons, we'll climb in from there and then go onto the deck. By that time Cat should have them all fixed on her."
"Not bad, not bad at all."
"Well I'm glad I received your approval I've only been a Captain since before you were even a pirate."
"Can we just board the ship already, we're wasting a lot of time don't you think?" Will interrupted their argument.
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"So who are your friends?"
"Oh ye mean my comrades?" The man looked u at the deck of the ship, "Henry, Sean! Come down here! I got someone for you to meet!"
The two men leaned over the edge of the ship and looked down at her. "Ello' gentlemen, care to join us?" Cat insisted on persuading them to come down and talk with her, which they did.
"What a fine lass we have here!" The man named Henry looked her over and licked his lips.
"It's been so long since I had a woman," Sean laughed at the thought and stared at her breasts.
"Well boys I think we found our fun for tonight," the man sitting in the chair on the peer pulled Cat into his lap. "Ye're such a beauty," he pushed Cat's stray hairs from her face, "what be yer name?"
"C- Tabatha, Tabatha Renolds." Cat gave an innocent smile and wrapped her arms around the mans neck, "so what is your name kind sir?"
"Jake Clark at yer service milady." He gave a slight bow of his head as a kind gesture.
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"Ladies first," Will motioned for Salina to begin her climb.
"She aint no lady, she's more of a man than you!" Jack laughed and Salina swooshed around in the water looking straight at him.
"You just remember that next time you want to bed me!" Salina grabbed the rope and started pulling herself up, her hair swaying to and fro as she ascended.
Jack gave a mock Impression of her comment and then grabbed the rope and also began to climb.
"I heard that Jack!" Salina retorted.
Will grabbed the rope and rolled his eyes, "Here we go."
Salina grabbed the hatch and pulled it open with some difficulty.
"Women, I swear they're so weak." Jack teased.
"Oh so I'm now back to being a woman, I like how you change your mind so quickly." Salina pushed the canon back and climbed into the ship. She looked around before motioning for Jack and Will to enter.
Salina stood and unsheathed her sword and readied her pistol. "Lead the way Captain."
"Thank you, I will." Jack tipped his hat and walked with his pistol aimed up the stairs into a vacant hallway.
"Has he always been like this?" Will questioned.
"Well there was a time where I swear he was a woman, but I suppose it was just the rum." Salina and Will laughed as they followed Jack into the hallway and onto the deck.
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"Just a measly three guards, I'm surprised their ship hasn't been high jacked before." Salina looked over the end of the ship down at the pirates who were well under the influence of Cat with the help of some rum. "That girl can handle men well!"
"I suppose you taught her?" Jack perused his chances at annoying her once more.
"Yes as a matter of fact I did." She boasted proudly.
"Too bad it never worked for you!"
'I beg your pardon? I got you in bed didn't I?"
"No, if I remember correctly it was I who bedded you."
"No it was-."
"What the ell' is wrong with you two?" Will looked very frustrated and annoyed.
"Something wrong Little Will?" Salina looked at him like he had two heads.
"Nothing, never mind. Can we just get on with the ship stealing?"
"Ahem!" A loud voice sounded behind them.
Jack turned and saw Henry with his pistol aimed at Will, "What is this I hear about stealing our ship?"
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A/N: Oh yay! Another cliffhanger! Got to love em'! Yeah, I know you don't but they are so fun! Well please review and tell my sorry, tired self what you thought! Thanks! Until next time, TA!