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Chapter 15- Approaching Fast
The sun had just begun to peek over the horizon. Jack lay in his bed staring at the ceiling. Will and Angela were busy getting up and dressed. Gibbs stood at the helm looking out into the ocean. It was a very quiet time on the Black Pearl. All that could be heard was the waves splashing against the hulls of the ship and the few occasional creaks of the wood when someone walked on the deck.
The silence was broken by a loud yell from a young pirate sitting in the crow's nest. "Mr. Gibbs! I have the Night Princess in view sir!"
Gibbs turned his head up to look at the boy and then swiftly turned around to look in the direction he was pointing at. He could see a faint outline in the distance but could barely see it without the help of a telescope. "Mr. Cotton!" The pirate appeared quickly. "Take over the wheel mate, I'm going to tell the Capt' we have the Night Princess in sight." Mr. Cotton nodded and took the wheel.
Gibbs got to Jack's cabin and knocked. "Come in."
Gibbs walked in and saw that his captain was already getting dressed. Jack looked up at him. "I heard the lad mate. I'm going to the helm."
Gibbs nodded in approval but was still uncertain about his health. "Are ye sure ye're goin' to be alright Jack?"
Jack looked at him sternly. "I appreciate your concern Mr. Gibbs but I am the Captain of this ship and I belong at the helm. Understood?"
"Aye Capt'."
Jack placed his tri-corner hat on his head and walked out of his cabin with Gibbs right behind him. He had felt much better, and he was able to move about more freely. It still hurt a bit but it was nothing he couldn't handle.
He arrived at the wheel. "Thank ye Mr. Cotton, that will be all." He promptly took out his telescope and searched the ocean for the ship. It came into view and he squinted his eyes as hate began to fill him. They were approaching fast. He knew his Pearl would never let him down. "Gibbs, as soon as we reach the ship I want to bring the Pearl as close as possible so we can board them. Have the crew ready with their pistols and swords and I want the cannons loaded and at the ready. Once we take them over and our crew is back safely on the Pearl, I want their ship destroyed."
"Aye Capt'." Gibbs turned on his heel and left, shouting orders to the crew.
Will appeared at Jack's side. "I heard we're approaching Captain Martinez's ship?"
"Aye, we are. We should reach them in less than an hour. We'll take them on the starboard side." He shot an eye in Will's direction. "Ye ready for a good sword fight young William?"
Will looked at him with fire in his eyes. "I most certainly am." His hand rested on the grip of his cutlass. "I'm sure you want us to leave Martinez for you to kill?"
"Aye, the pleasure of killing him will be mine, to be sure." His hands rested on the wheel as he glared towards the ship.
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Romi had been awake for some time. She stood by the window staring out at the ocean, wishing and praying silently that a miracle would save her. She lifted her hand and touched the glass she was looking through. She noticed the window had hinges and dared pray she would be able to open it. It did! She swung it open and poked her head out. There was a small ledge she could stand on. She turned her head and saw one of the boats hanging nearby. If she could only reach that boat she'd be home free. She turned around and ran to the door looking through the glass on the door making sure no one was coming near.
She went back to the window and using a chair to step up on, crawled through the opening. She stepped down onto the ledge and held on, her back sprawled against the wall of the ship. With tiny steps, she made her way towards the boat. The rocking of the ship was making it hard to move too much at one time so she held on to anything she could get her hands on. She took a step and felt her foot was trapped between the two pieces of the wooden ledge she was standing on. She couldn't get her foot to move, no matter how hard she pulled, and she couldn't pull too hard or she would surely fall into the ocean. She looked up, the railing wasn't too far off, if anyone got close they would see her for sure. Her only hope was to get her shoe off. There was a piece of loose rope hanging near her. She grabbed it and while holding on, managed to bend down enough so she can reach her shoe, using her fingers she pulled it off. She stood straight up and started towards the boat again. She heard yelling suddenly and the captain was shouting orders.
"Git the cannons loaded ye dogs, the Pearl is comin' fast!"
Could it be? Jack had found her? Romi had to get on deck, but she would wait for the ship to stop so she could climb out over the railing. With the rocking of the ship she would fall.
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Chapter 15- Approaching Fast
The sun had just begun to peek over the horizon. Jack lay in his bed staring at the ceiling. Will and Angela were busy getting up and dressed. Gibbs stood at the helm looking out into the ocean. It was a very quiet time on the Black Pearl. All that could be heard was the waves splashing against the hulls of the ship and the few occasional creaks of the wood when someone walked on the deck.
The silence was broken by a loud yell from a young pirate sitting in the crow's nest. "Mr. Gibbs! I have the Night Princess in view sir!"
Gibbs turned his head up to look at the boy and then swiftly turned around to look in the direction he was pointing at. He could see a faint outline in the distance but could barely see it without the help of a telescope. "Mr. Cotton!" The pirate appeared quickly. "Take over the wheel mate, I'm going to tell the Capt' we have the Night Princess in sight." Mr. Cotton nodded and took the wheel.
Gibbs got to Jack's cabin and knocked. "Come in."
Gibbs walked in and saw that his captain was already getting dressed. Jack looked up at him. "I heard the lad mate. I'm going to the helm."
Gibbs nodded in approval but was still uncertain about his health. "Are ye sure ye're goin' to be alright Jack?"
Jack looked at him sternly. "I appreciate your concern Mr. Gibbs but I am the Captain of this ship and I belong at the helm. Understood?"
"Aye Capt'."
Jack placed his tri-corner hat on his head and walked out of his cabin with Gibbs right behind him. He had felt much better, and he was able to move about more freely. It still hurt a bit but it was nothing he couldn't handle.
He arrived at the wheel. "Thank ye Mr. Cotton, that will be all." He promptly took out his telescope and searched the ocean for the ship. It came into view and he squinted his eyes as hate began to fill him. They were approaching fast. He knew his Pearl would never let him down. "Gibbs, as soon as we reach the ship I want to bring the Pearl as close as possible so we can board them. Have the crew ready with their pistols and swords and I want the cannons loaded and at the ready. Once we take them over and our crew is back safely on the Pearl, I want their ship destroyed."
"Aye Capt'." Gibbs turned on his heel and left, shouting orders to the crew.
Will appeared at Jack's side. "I heard we're approaching Captain Martinez's ship?"
"Aye, we are. We should reach them in less than an hour. We'll take them on the starboard side." He shot an eye in Will's direction. "Ye ready for a good sword fight young William?"
Will looked at him with fire in his eyes. "I most certainly am." His hand rested on the grip of his cutlass. "I'm sure you want us to leave Martinez for you to kill?"
"Aye, the pleasure of killing him will be mine, to be sure." His hands rested on the wheel as he glared towards the ship.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Romi had been awake for some time. She stood by the window staring out at the ocean, wishing and praying silently that a miracle would save her. She lifted her hand and touched the glass she was looking through. She noticed the window had hinges and dared pray she would be able to open it. It did! She swung it open and poked her head out. There was a small ledge she could stand on. She turned her head and saw one of the boats hanging nearby. If she could only reach that boat she'd be home free. She turned around and ran to the door looking through the glass on the door making sure no one was coming near.
She went back to the window and using a chair to step up on, crawled through the opening. She stepped down onto the ledge and held on, her back sprawled against the wall of the ship. With tiny steps, she made her way towards the boat. The rocking of the ship was making it hard to move too much at one time so she held on to anything she could get her hands on. She took a step and felt her foot was trapped between the two pieces of the wooden ledge she was standing on. She couldn't get her foot to move, no matter how hard she pulled, and she couldn't pull too hard or she would surely fall into the ocean. She looked up, the railing wasn't too far off, if anyone got close they would see her for sure. Her only hope was to get her shoe off. There was a piece of loose rope hanging near her. She grabbed it and while holding on, managed to bend down enough so she can reach her shoe, using her fingers she pulled it off. She stood straight up and started towards the boat again. She heard yelling suddenly and the captain was shouting orders.
"Git the cannons loaded ye dogs, the Pearl is comin' fast!"
Could it be? Jack had found her? Romi had to get on deck, but she would wait for the ship to stop so she could climb out over the railing. With the rocking of the ship she would fall.
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