Author Notes: Hi, me again ^.^;; Sorry that it took awhile to get this chapter out, I was a bit busy. I bought a video Capture Card this week!!! ::Squeals:: Its soooo cool! But, I've been messing with that instead of working on my stories, sorry!! ^^;;

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Elita - Thanks! ^.^ Yeah, knowing Lynn she's going to be freaking how when those cannons start shooting at her o.o; I mean, anybody would ^^; and poor Jack.. He's going to be the one to have to deal with her ^^; and thanks for telling me that my link didn't show up.. I didn't even notice that it didn't ::Hits herself in the head:: Doh!

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A Hearty Life

A Pirates Life

By MoonLight Star

The small wooden boat was turning away from the patches of land, but not quickly enough in Lynn's eyes. They were setting up at least five different cannons and they were pointed right at them.

"Jack, I don't understand! Why would they want to hurt us? We weren't even on their land!" Lynn's frantic voice said. She hated weapons being pointed at her, of course, but having something that big that was pretty much like one huge gun scared her half to death.

Jack didn't answer her though, if he just ignored her or didn't want to answer her, she couldn't tell. But, the boat was finally sailing farther away from the island, though not far enough in Lynn's eyes. She wouldn't feel safe again until she couldn't even see the island.

She heard something whistling by in the air, she whipped her head to the side to see what it was. But, she was blinded by water going all in her face and soaking her entire being.

Falling to the floor of the boat, sputtering and choking on water, she looked to the water at the offending object, it was a huge black like ball, she had only caught a glimpse of it, it was sinking to fast into the ocean. Another one whistled by before she even had a chance to gain her breath back, this one almost hit the boat.

The boat started thrashing around terribly from the cannon ball that had fallen a few inches away from it and into the water. Lynn ducked herself down onto the floor of the boat, scared to death that they were going to be hit by the cannons.

Lynn glanced at Jack and saw him messing with the rutters wildly, trying to get them out of here. He was looking panic stricken. Another cannon ball whistled by and the next thing Lynn felt was herself being bounced up and away from the boat from the force of the impact of the cannon ball to the boat.

The next thing she knew she was in the freezing water of the ocean. She was so shocked that she opened her mouth causing water to seep into her throat. Eyes widening in panic she swam to the surface of the ocean.

Her head broke through the waters of the ocean, her mouth wide gasping for air, but choking instead. She felt a large hand grab her arm and forcefully pull her into the boat again, she didn't see nor care who, though. She couldn't breath at all! Her mouth was still open trying to get air to her lungs that desperately needed it but the air did not go in.

That same hand was rubbing her back gently, trying to comfort her, it helped relax her muscles and eventually she started to breathe. Every time she sucked in air her throat made a wheezing sound, saying that she was still in danger of not being able to breathe.

After a few minutes when Jack was sure she was ok, he left to continue steering the boat. (AN: Has anybody ever done that? I wrote that scene from experience.. I swallowed my food wrong one night and that's exactly what happened to me o.o; I was freaking out ^^;; I didn't have a Jack to help me though ::Sniffles:: )

It took Lynn several more minutes to shake off the feeling of almost choking to death. Shakily, she stood up in the boat and looked to the rear, she could still see the island. She sighed in relief when she mentally calculated the distance and decided they wouldn't be able to get anywhere near them.

Lynn changed her gaze to land on Jack, he had a stern face on but she could tell that he had been in a panic before. "Are you alright, love?" His deep voice asked in concern.

Lynn opened her mouth to say she was fine but she was interrupted. Somebody was yelling at them again from the island. Straining her ears she tried to catch what he was saying.

"Don't you ever come back here again, you filthy pirate!" It was very faint and for a second Lynn thought she was hearing things, so she turned to Jack, prepared to forget all about it. But, when she saw his face she knew she heard correctly, Jack looked almost guiltily at her.

"Your.. A pirate?"

Author Notes: Hehehe, and we'll just stop right there ^-^ Review please and tell me what you thought about it ^-^