Author Notes: You guys, be really really glad that you got this chapter.. ::Pouts:: I'm sick!!! I could barely concentrate when I wrote half of this because of my headache and my sneezing, but I did it! So, I hope its not to sucky..
Answers to Reviews:
Mi - That's actually one of the reasons why I picked Lynn as her name, theres a lot of people who are named Lynn, and I know with me when I read a story that has my name in it, I always get so happy for some reason ^^;;;
And yes, Lynn is from our time but its like an alternate universe, they never made a Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and Lynn herself never really bothered to read about pirates, so she wouldn't know any better if Jack was a pirate of not ^^
Thank you for telling me the right phrase! I thought I was a little off when I wrote it but I couldn't remember ^^;; Thanks!
Jadedrose01 - Aww.. Wonderful! I'm sorry that I kinda left you hanging on the last chapter, it took me like.. What? 3 weeks to get that chapter out? Sorry!
Natalie Aja - Hehe, thanks! I know I tend to put chapters out really fast cause I get so excited about it, but for now on I'm going to try to put out a chapter each Saturday, that way it gives me a week to really work on it ^^
sugar icing - I know!! Isn't he adorable!! Hehe, seriously, Jack's so cute!! ::Drools:: Oh, and I'm glad you didn't find any grammar mistakes, I know I misspell a few things but I'm pretty good at grammar, and when I'm not my spell checker finds it and corrects it ^^
Krillball6 - You probley just now received my e-mail!! ^.^ Hope you like this chapter! ^-^
Saiyan-girl-cheetah - Actually, I'm not to sure how Jack's going to find out about her.. I tend not to plan my stories and just go with it ^^;; But, for once, I actually planned a lot of this fanfic out, but I haven't decided how Jack's going to find out about Lynn yet, I have an idea of how to do it, but I'm not sure if I'll do that. ^^;;; Any idea's would be great ^^
Serenity - I must be honest with you. I was a bit hurt when you basically pointed and laughed at my story, but I also realize why you did. The first chapter of my story is .. Well, even I must admit, terrible. It was so terrible that if I weren't the writter and I read it, I would have ex'ed the story out and not bother to look at it again. I should have taken more time on that first chapter because that's the chapter that introduces the story, if that chapter is bad then a lot of people will not read your fanfic, no matter how good the rest of the chapters may be.
I am so glad that you gave my story another chance and read it, I know a lot of people probley wouldn't have, so I thank you for giving it a fair chance. I'm also sorry if I offended you in anyway! ^.^ And, of course your back in my favor! Anybody who has the guts to say something bad on a public review page and then turn around and apoligize on that same review page should always be forgiven in my eyes, it takes a lot of guts to do that ^^ So, thank you so much for your review! You have no idea how much it lifted my spirits! ^.^
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Hehe! Yay! You really like it? That's great! I really didn't think anybody would like this fanfic.. But I'm really glad they do! ^.^
ShaneLover1 - Lol! I know.. It would have been much easier if Jack was there ^.^ But, It really sucks to lose your breathe o.o; I hate it when that happens!
A Hearty Life
Strong Swimmer
Chapter 6
By MoonLight Star
Sighing, Toni ran her fingers through her hair. "That's impossible, Tom! Some demon-"
"You mean ghost." Tom said like it was a fact.
"Or ghost," She corrected herself, annoyed. "Did not take Lynn. Its impossible!"
"Whatever. Lets just check the forest." Tom was sick of arguing with Toni. They had wasted time fighting for twenty minutes about if Lynn had been taken by some demon or ghost, or if she was just hiding to get back at them for making her go into the haunted house in the first place.
Frustrated, they each went their separate ways while calling Lynn's name, hoping she was just playing a trick on them.
After twenty minutes of looking for Lynn, Tom leaned his back against the bark of a tree, sighing. 'I'm so going to get sued for this.' He thought. He wasn't really worried about Lynn at all, he just wanted to find her so he wouldn't get sued. He pushed himself away from the large oak tree and continued searching. In the background echoing through the trees, Toni's voice could be heard, calling for her as well.
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"Your…A pirate?" Lynn asked him with her eyes wide as she did a double take at him, just now seeing what kind of cloths that he was wearing. She had never dressed up as a pirate for Halloween, but she had seen people who did, and he looked just like them, only difference was, he was a real and true pirate.
Jack looked almost embarrassed as he rubbed the back of his neck, looking down, in a nervous habit. "Well, yeah." He really didn't know what else to say to her. He, himself, was beyond surprised when she didn't know he was a pirate. 'A sheltered life..' he thought not for the first time that day.
Lynn couldn't help but continue to stare at him, she knew it was rude and it was making him nervous but she just couldn't help it. 'Just where am I? Pirates aren't real. I can't be on my Earth, could I?' After a few more moments of staring at Jack she finally blinked a few times, breaking the stare. Embarrassed, she looked down towards the wooden floor of the boat.
And saw water.
Lynn looked back to Jack. 'Wait, water?!' She thought as she looked back at the wooden floor, doing a double take. 'That's not normal. But, then again, what has been normal today?'
"Jack! There's water in the boat!" Surprised that he hadn't noticed before, Jack saw there was indeed water in the boat. His dark brown eyes started roaming the boat wildly trying to see where it was coming from. It took him a few moments but he finally saw it. There was a small hole in the corner of the boat. 'That's why I didn't see it. When it hit was when Lynn fell into the water.'
It was a small hole, but water was coming in through it rather fast. Jack ran over next to the hole and tried to stop the water coming in with his hands, once it became obvious that that was not going to work, he opened a spare bag that was on the other corner of the boat with a few other bags that looked like it held food.
Jack grabbed a dirty old rag from one of the bags and shoved it into the hole. "That's not going to hold for long." He muttered as he inspected the hole. Water was still coming in, but not as fast as before. "That will buy us time."
Frightened, Lynn couldn't help but twiddle her fingers together and grab one of another, squeezing it to get out the nervous energy. Jack was up again, she saw, this time he was holding a piece of paper. The sun was facing her, allowing her to see through the piece of paper, from what she could tell, it was a map. "Where are we going to go?"
Jack looked nervous, himself. "There's only one place within reach. But, we might not make it that far. If we don't we'll have to swim the rest of the way there." When he saw Lynn's frantic look he couldn't help but tease her. "It should not be a problem for you, mate. After all, you are a strong swimmer, remember?"
Blushing, Lynn nodded her head.
Author Notes: There ya go! The next chapter will probley be out next week on Saturday ^^ Every Saturday I will try to put a new chapter out, sorry if it's a few days late though ^^;; Hopefully by then I won't be sick. ::Sneezes:: D'oh…..
::Looks at how many reviews she's gotten:: Wow! 26 reviews.. that's more then I ever hoped for! Thank you to all of the people who reviewed! Just thinking about it makes me feel a lot better ^^ Thanks!
Oh, before I forget (Like I always do.. ) I'm thinking about making a Rurouni Kenshin fanfic, if I were to write one (it wouldn't be a standalone ^^;) do you think you guys would read it? I pretty much have the plot all written out and such. I probley will go ahead and write it, I just wanted to know what you guys thought about it ^.^