*groans* I was abed for two solid days nauseous. Sorry, I just keep getting
sick. It really sucks. Um, nothing romantic in here. This chapter was just
to introduce "Iron Morgan Bonney". Now remember from a past chapter the
gold pebble Isis found on the beach? It returns! O.o Lol, anyway, onto the
reviews:
Mamono: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! And I'll try to put your idea into use.
YAMIGIRL3: Arigato! And I'm glad you liked the part where Joey got hurt though I never imagined that you'd "yay joey got hurt!" about it. lol ^_^
Kaz: Yippee! You liked it as well! *is sooooooooooooooo happy* Everyone who reviewed liked it!!! Thank you so much for your compliments!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh but I do own Iron Morgan Bonney and her uncle and his crew.
Chapter 8
Iron Morgan Bonney
Serenity awoke the next day when door to her small, empty room was opened. She shifted slightly, squinting in the bright sunlight that streamed in. A young woman, no older than 17, walked in closing the door behind her and locking it. Her dark brown hair, which could've been mistaken for black, was pulled back in a loose ponytail. Pieces had fallen out in soft ringlets framing her narrow face. She had a pale complexion and cherry red lips. Her eyes were black coals from a fire just waiting to be set alit. She was dressed in a white, canvas blouse and brown cargo pants along with a leather belt. Hanging from her belt was a pistol and a long knife. Unlike most of the crews' knives, hers was obviously new and kept in good condition. On her feet were leather boots which were also in good condition. As for jewelry she wore large, gold hoop earrings; gold and silver bracelets; and a single gold ring with a most interesting carving on it. There were two triangles with a semi-circle behind them and a tiny figure riding on some animal passing by some sort of tree.
The girl was carrying a plate of what looked like gruel, a biscuit, and a small cup of ale. She looked down at Serenity and smiled. Not one of those sneers that the crew gave her or the mocking grins from the captain, this was a friendly smile.
"I'm sorry. Did I wake ya up? Didn't mean ta. I just came in ta give ya somemat ta eat," she said setting the plate down next to Serenity then proceeded to untie her hands. "By the way, they's call me Iron Morgan Bonney. I prefer Bonney meself but they's still calls me Iron Morgan. So what's your name miss?"
Serenity sat up rubbing her wrists were the ropes had cut into her skin trying to get the blood flowing again. "Serenity, Serenity Wheeler."
Bonney sat down across from her. "Serenity, eh? That's a perdy name. Suits ya too. A perdy girl like you deserves a nice name like that." Bonney laughed. "I had ta sleep outside your door last night ta warred off all those boys who came lookin' for ya."
Serenity wasn't amused by these words; they only made her more scared about being stuck on this ship. Again she wished she was with her brother on the island. She hoped he was alright. Serenity tried to suppress a sob as it rose in her throat nearly chocking her. She would even be happy if it was Yami Malik whom she was stuck with.
Bonney noticed Serenity's discomfort and shifted to her. She put her arms around the girl and drew her close. Serenity burst into tears burying her face into the older girl's shoulder.
"There now, don't cry. Everything'll turn out alright, hun. You'll see," Bonney murmured stroking Serenity's head.
Serenity looked up, tears staining her face. She didn't know why she trusted this woman. After all she was in league with the pirates, but why then did she seem so kind. It could be a scheme to gain Serenity's trust and trick her into telling where the encampment is. Still, what Bonney had just said made no sense to her. "What do you mean?" she asked.
Bonney gave her a small smile. "Cuz they's ain't figured out yet how ta get the Millennium Dagger from me."
Serenity gasped as Bonney showed her the Millennium Symbol on the sheath of her dagger. "They's daren't kill me cuz I'm Cap'n Reed's niece an' I'm valuable ta him."
Bonney leaned back against the wall and sighed, "I only agreed ta this voyage cuz me ma 'n' pa 'n' me lil bro needed the money. See, I come from a poor part in Ireland. An' with all that war 'tween the Catholics 'n' Protestants it's hard ta come by with enough money ta feed the family. Me pa worked at the ol' potato plantation till that was blown apart. Ma wants ta move ta Italy (see, she's Italian) an' move in with her folks but we ain't got the money for the trip. That's why I'm here with me uncle. He's terrible but at least I get the money. When all this is done an' over with I'm goin' back ta Ireland an' me 'n' me folks are headin' ta Italy.
"But me uncle doesn't want me ta go. For two reasons: One, I hold the Millennium Dagger 'n' two, I'm one of the best in the crew. That's where I got me name, Iron Morgan. I'm the best fighter he's got too. An' I can cook decent. It's a wonder these boys are still 'round after that last cook. He'd set his own hand on fire stead of the logs!
"Now enough of that, ya need ta eat somethin'," Bonney said nodding to the plate of food. "We can't have ya wastin' away ta nothin', now can we?"
Serenity nodded and reluctantly began to spoon the gruel into her mouth. It wasn't the best thing she'd tasted but she hadn't had anything since breakfast the day before and she was starving. The biscuit was dry but Bonney showed her how to take a bite of the bread and then a sip of the ale making the biscuit more edible. When she was done Bonney took the plate and slipped out of the room leaving Serenity to herself once again.
***
"We can't camp out in the open anymore," Seto said. "We need to find shelter, preferably hidden from view."
"Weren't Tristan, Malik, Yami Malik, and Yami Bakura building a refuge?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, but it'd take about a week to finish it unless you plan on pitching in," Yami Bakura answered.
"We'll have to," Seto said firmly. "It has to be finished by tomorrow. I don't like the idea of skeletal pirates roaming the shores looking for us."
"Right," Duke said clapping his hands together, "Let's get going then."
"But what about my sister!" Joey cried out.
Mai squeezed his healed shoulder lightly, "Don't worry, Joey, we'll get her back."
Joey nodded but wasn't comforted by these words. After seeing those pirates at their worst he couldn't help but wonder what was happening to Serenity. He hoped they weren't doing anything horrible to her.
***
The jobs ended as: Téa and Mokuba collected vines to make nets from, Mai and Yugi gathering/fishing for food, Malik and Bakura felling trees, Isis and Duke stripping the bark and limbs from the trees, Joey and Seto getting the logs into the trees where the shelter was going to be, and the Yami`s and Tristan putting them in place.
The morning past undisturbed and they still worked well into the afternoon when suddenly a cry sounded out.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!!"
Everyone dropped what they were doing (literally in Joey's case where the log he and Seto were carrying fell on his foot) and ran to see what had happened. Duke and Isis were on the ground brushing dirt away from some sort of yellowish stone. There appeared to have carvings of some sort on it.
Yami shoved Yami Bakura roughly out of the way and squatted down next to Isis.
"Watch it Pharaoh!"
Yami ignored Yami Bakura and turned to Isis, "Do you still have it?"
Isis nodded taking the gold pebble out of her pocket. There was a gasp of surprise as Yami examined the gold to the yellow stone. "This is gold as well," he said after a pause.
"You've been keeping something from us Yami," Seto growled. "What's going on?"
Yami didn't answer. He took the small stone from Isis and placed it in a little crack on the other. The ground suddenly began to shake.
"What's going on?!" Bakura cried.
"Yami, what'd you do?!" Joey demanded.
Yami turned to look at him. His eyes widened, "JOEY! LOOK OUT!" Mai looked up and a heavy branch almost on top of Joey. She grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the way. That's when the ground began to break apart . . .
*****
-.-' I'm getting a bad reputation for cliff hangers. . . Um, supposed summery for the next chapter: Some more interaction between Bonney and Serenity. Shadi's either coming in next chapter or the chapter after that. Serenity finds out more (I hope) about the ring Bonney wears. The main group gets split-up. That's about it I think. Oh yeah! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!
Mamono: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! And I'll try to put your idea into use.
YAMIGIRL3: Arigato! And I'm glad you liked the part where Joey got hurt though I never imagined that you'd "yay joey got hurt!" about it. lol ^_^
Kaz: Yippee! You liked it as well! *is sooooooooooooooo happy* Everyone who reviewed liked it!!! Thank you so much for your compliments!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh but I do own Iron Morgan Bonney and her uncle and his crew.
Chapter 8
Iron Morgan Bonney
Serenity awoke the next day when door to her small, empty room was opened. She shifted slightly, squinting in the bright sunlight that streamed in. A young woman, no older than 17, walked in closing the door behind her and locking it. Her dark brown hair, which could've been mistaken for black, was pulled back in a loose ponytail. Pieces had fallen out in soft ringlets framing her narrow face. She had a pale complexion and cherry red lips. Her eyes were black coals from a fire just waiting to be set alit. She was dressed in a white, canvas blouse and brown cargo pants along with a leather belt. Hanging from her belt was a pistol and a long knife. Unlike most of the crews' knives, hers was obviously new and kept in good condition. On her feet were leather boots which were also in good condition. As for jewelry she wore large, gold hoop earrings; gold and silver bracelets; and a single gold ring with a most interesting carving on it. There were two triangles with a semi-circle behind them and a tiny figure riding on some animal passing by some sort of tree.
The girl was carrying a plate of what looked like gruel, a biscuit, and a small cup of ale. She looked down at Serenity and smiled. Not one of those sneers that the crew gave her or the mocking grins from the captain, this was a friendly smile.
"I'm sorry. Did I wake ya up? Didn't mean ta. I just came in ta give ya somemat ta eat," she said setting the plate down next to Serenity then proceeded to untie her hands. "By the way, they's call me Iron Morgan Bonney. I prefer Bonney meself but they's still calls me Iron Morgan. So what's your name miss?"
Serenity sat up rubbing her wrists were the ropes had cut into her skin trying to get the blood flowing again. "Serenity, Serenity Wheeler."
Bonney sat down across from her. "Serenity, eh? That's a perdy name. Suits ya too. A perdy girl like you deserves a nice name like that." Bonney laughed. "I had ta sleep outside your door last night ta warred off all those boys who came lookin' for ya."
Serenity wasn't amused by these words; they only made her more scared about being stuck on this ship. Again she wished she was with her brother on the island. She hoped he was alright. Serenity tried to suppress a sob as it rose in her throat nearly chocking her. She would even be happy if it was Yami Malik whom she was stuck with.
Bonney noticed Serenity's discomfort and shifted to her. She put her arms around the girl and drew her close. Serenity burst into tears burying her face into the older girl's shoulder.
"There now, don't cry. Everything'll turn out alright, hun. You'll see," Bonney murmured stroking Serenity's head.
Serenity looked up, tears staining her face. She didn't know why she trusted this woman. After all she was in league with the pirates, but why then did she seem so kind. It could be a scheme to gain Serenity's trust and trick her into telling where the encampment is. Still, what Bonney had just said made no sense to her. "What do you mean?" she asked.
Bonney gave her a small smile. "Cuz they's ain't figured out yet how ta get the Millennium Dagger from me."
Serenity gasped as Bonney showed her the Millennium Symbol on the sheath of her dagger. "They's daren't kill me cuz I'm Cap'n Reed's niece an' I'm valuable ta him."
Bonney leaned back against the wall and sighed, "I only agreed ta this voyage cuz me ma 'n' pa 'n' me lil bro needed the money. See, I come from a poor part in Ireland. An' with all that war 'tween the Catholics 'n' Protestants it's hard ta come by with enough money ta feed the family. Me pa worked at the ol' potato plantation till that was blown apart. Ma wants ta move ta Italy (see, she's Italian) an' move in with her folks but we ain't got the money for the trip. That's why I'm here with me uncle. He's terrible but at least I get the money. When all this is done an' over with I'm goin' back ta Ireland an' me 'n' me folks are headin' ta Italy.
"But me uncle doesn't want me ta go. For two reasons: One, I hold the Millennium Dagger 'n' two, I'm one of the best in the crew. That's where I got me name, Iron Morgan. I'm the best fighter he's got too. An' I can cook decent. It's a wonder these boys are still 'round after that last cook. He'd set his own hand on fire stead of the logs!
"Now enough of that, ya need ta eat somethin'," Bonney said nodding to the plate of food. "We can't have ya wastin' away ta nothin', now can we?"
Serenity nodded and reluctantly began to spoon the gruel into her mouth. It wasn't the best thing she'd tasted but she hadn't had anything since breakfast the day before and she was starving. The biscuit was dry but Bonney showed her how to take a bite of the bread and then a sip of the ale making the biscuit more edible. When she was done Bonney took the plate and slipped out of the room leaving Serenity to herself once again.
***
"We can't camp out in the open anymore," Seto said. "We need to find shelter, preferably hidden from view."
"Weren't Tristan, Malik, Yami Malik, and Yami Bakura building a refuge?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, but it'd take about a week to finish it unless you plan on pitching in," Yami Bakura answered.
"We'll have to," Seto said firmly. "It has to be finished by tomorrow. I don't like the idea of skeletal pirates roaming the shores looking for us."
"Right," Duke said clapping his hands together, "Let's get going then."
"But what about my sister!" Joey cried out.
Mai squeezed his healed shoulder lightly, "Don't worry, Joey, we'll get her back."
Joey nodded but wasn't comforted by these words. After seeing those pirates at their worst he couldn't help but wonder what was happening to Serenity. He hoped they weren't doing anything horrible to her.
***
The jobs ended as: Téa and Mokuba collected vines to make nets from, Mai and Yugi gathering/fishing for food, Malik and Bakura felling trees, Isis and Duke stripping the bark and limbs from the trees, Joey and Seto getting the logs into the trees where the shelter was going to be, and the Yami`s and Tristan putting them in place.
The morning past undisturbed and they still worked well into the afternoon when suddenly a cry sounded out.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!!"
Everyone dropped what they were doing (literally in Joey's case where the log he and Seto were carrying fell on his foot) and ran to see what had happened. Duke and Isis were on the ground brushing dirt away from some sort of yellowish stone. There appeared to have carvings of some sort on it.
Yami shoved Yami Bakura roughly out of the way and squatted down next to Isis.
"Watch it Pharaoh!"
Yami ignored Yami Bakura and turned to Isis, "Do you still have it?"
Isis nodded taking the gold pebble out of her pocket. There was a gasp of surprise as Yami examined the gold to the yellow stone. "This is gold as well," he said after a pause.
"You've been keeping something from us Yami," Seto growled. "What's going on?"
Yami didn't answer. He took the small stone from Isis and placed it in a little crack on the other. The ground suddenly began to shake.
"What's going on?!" Bakura cried.
"Yami, what'd you do?!" Joey demanded.
Yami turned to look at him. His eyes widened, "JOEY! LOOK OUT!" Mai looked up and a heavy branch almost on top of Joey. She grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the way. That's when the ground began to break apart . . .
*****
-.-' I'm getting a bad reputation for cliff hangers. . . Um, supposed summery for the next chapter: Some more interaction between Bonney and Serenity. Shadi's either coming in next chapter or the chapter after that. Serenity finds out more (I hope) about the ring Bonney wears. The main group gets split-up. That's about it I think. Oh yeah! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!