Chapter 4 "The ship
Lara stepped out onto the hotel balcony and looked down. It was November; the morning weather was mild. Lara had just woken up. She looked over at Port Elizabeth, it was so brilliant as the morning sun peered from the horizon, and it's rays hitting the water it seemed to sparkle. She stepped back into her room.
"Lara!" Bryce knocked on the room door.
"Come in." Lara said calmly.
Bryce opened the door slowly and walked in. Lara turned to the door.
"You better get ready I heard the next boat to dock Port Elizabeth will be here soon." Bryce explained.
"Okay, thank you." She said.
Bryce nodded and left the room.
Lara changed her clothes and packed up. She cleaned up, made the bed, picked up her bags, and left for the ship.
Lara's cell phone rang,
"Bugger" she scoffed.
She wasn't feeling in the right mood for a phone call.
"Hullo" She said trying to keep her anger unnoticeable.
"Lady Croft". Hillary said.
Lara took a deep breath.
"One more thing, the ship that you shall be going on is a small passenger ship. The name of it is: The Rose Alexandria named after the captain's water-loving three year old, daughter. The captain's name is Captain Darren Jade." Hillary explained.
"Okay" Lara said trying to keep her rage down.
"That's all I have to say." Hillary said.
"Bye" he added.
"Bye" Lara said.
Lara hung up and took a relieved breath.
"The ship we will be going on is the Rose Alexandria, Captain Darren Jade is the captain." Lara told Bryce as she put her phone away.
Bryce nodded.
Bryce and Lara waited a few hours before a small passenger ship docked the port.
"Rose Alexandria" Lara read the peeling silver lettering.
"Come on then mate", Bryce started to grab his things.
Lara stopped him.
"Hold on Bryce, there is such thing as boat jacking. We must know if it's Captain Jade or not." Lara said seriously.
"How are we going to do that?" Bryce asked.
"Just a few simple questions". Lara said.
A man came off the boat he was mid age with light brown hair and he wore a white captain's suit. He walked over to Bryce and Lara.
"Are you Lady Croft?" He asked Lara politely.
"I'm captain Darren Jade." He added.
"Yes I am Lady Croft." Lara said cautiously.
"Nice to meet you". Captain Jade said.
He looked over at Bryce
"And you must be Bryce." He added.
"Yes" Bryce nodded.
"Captain Jade" Lara started to change the subject.
"I like the name of the ship, where did you get it?" Lara glanced at the ship.
"Oh it's my 3-year-old's name, she just loves the water. I call her Daddy's little fishy." Captain Jade.
Bryce looked at Lara.
"Okay" She said to the captain.
"Come on Bryce let's go."
Bryce followed her onto the ship.
The captain brought some of their luggage as they carried the rest. They put their luggage in the cargo room. The captain went to start up the ship and they were off. Lara stood on the deck and looked out at the sea, the movement of the boat made her a bit nauseous.
"Hi hi." A little girl came running up to Lara jumping up and down.
She had dirty blond hair and blue eyes and was about three. She also wore a sailor's suit. Lara knew she had to be the captain's daughter.
Lara smiled at the little girl.
"I'm Rose." The three-year-old said cheerfully.
"Hello Rose." Lara said to her.
"My daddy told me about you Lady Croft. His friend told him and he talked to Mr. Hillary." Rose said.
"Really what did he tell you about me?" Lara squatted so she could see Rose eye to eye.
"Maybe I could get something out of her." Lara thought she knew Hillary knew something she didn't. She wanted to know if Rose's dad had told her about it.
"He said you wents on lots of adventures and that you and a friend was goings to New um New…" The blue eyed little girl said.
"New Zealand?" Lara said.
The little girl nodded.
"Any thing else?" Lara asked.
Rose scratched her head.
"Not that I can wemember" She said.
"Okay" Lara smiled.
"Rose!" Someone called.
"Mummy" Rose said. "Over heres"
A woman came in she had a soft face, blue eyes and blond hair. Lara stood up.
"We were just talking." Lara smiled.
The little girl ran to her mom.
"Thanks" The little girl's mother said.
It was later that night, it was getting dark Captain Jade had his lights on. Lara sat on a deck chair. She didn't want to go inside just yet.
"Alert!" someone yelled. Lara looked around, she saw no one. Suddenly from above, it started raining, but it wasn't water, ninjas came onto the ship.
"Bugger." Lara said as the ninjas landed on the deck.
She jumped up the ninjas had surrounded her then attacked. Lara kicked the nearest one, then punched the next. She grabbed a third and head butted it. Bryce ran in.
"Lara behind you!" He yelled.
Lara swiftly turned around and dodged a punch. Then Bryce did something she couldn't believe, he jumped in the air and came down on the nearest ninja.
"Blimey! I didn't know I could do that. Oh well here goes". He said and then kicked the next one.
Lara watched in amazement then went back to fight another Ninja. Lara fell to the ground then rolled away before the other ninja could come down on her. she jumped up and breathed heavily, she then went after another one. She glanced over at Bryce.
Not bad" She thought.
Lara flipped over the ninja her chestnut brown hair flying behind her. she kicked it from the back off the ship then jumped up onto higher ground. Jumped down to punch the next ninja.
In no time there weren't any more to be seen.
"Brilliant Bryce". Lara complimented.
"Thanks, that was easy." Bryce said.
"A little too easy". Lara said suspiciously.
A last one, much bigger than the others, jumped from the sky.
"Yeh you may have defeated my Allies but you will never defeat me." He said.
Bryce and Lara glanced at each other. Bryce went after it but it knocked him to the ground.
"Bryce!" Lara motioned him to get up and onto higher ground.
Bryce got up and quietly climbed up a ladder to another deck.
Lara looked back at the ninja. She ran from another side, the ninja took a swipe at her but she ducked and kicked him in the shin. Lara pushed the ninja in front of where Bryce was and punched it. The tomb raider back flipped out of the way and motioned Bryce to jump on the ninja. He did and hit his target. The ninja struggled to get Bryce off him but didn't succeed. Bryce punched it in the head and jumped off the ninja threw back his hands thinking Bryce was still there and slapped his own head. Bryce Laughed.
"Bugger" He said as the ninja advanced on him. Bryce got out of the way, as the ninja charged at him.
Bryce was trapped he jumped then slid through the Ninja's legs. The ninja turned around and saw Bryce on the ground. Bryce had cut his arm, badly from sliding.
Lara took out her handkerchief and wrapped it around his bloody arm. The ninja slowly walked across the edge of the ship, Lara went after it.
Before it touched her, Lara felt a little punch in her stomach. She swiftly punched the ninja harder than ever before and Knocked him off the boat and into the deep water. Lara glanced around to be sure there weren't any more. She was shocked at the powerful punch and what she had felt.