Just an Illusion, by Ortain
Chapter 20 – Knife's Edge
Disclaimer: I own Pirates of the Caribbean, so sue me. Just kidding, I don't.
Author's Note: Thanks for coming, please read and review.
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Josephine found herself falling, and then she and Moris plunged into icy cold water. Out of the two she was first to recover from the impact of the water and she thrust the heal of her hand at Moris nose. Normally this move would have broken his nose but in water she just sent him shooting backwards.
He pushed her against the side of the Black Pearl with his hand grasped tightly around her neck. This time he wasn't threatening anybody, he was moving in for the kill.
Josephine felt his hands tightening she felt around in her boot for a dagger. She grasped the knife tightly and took it out of her shoe pointing it at Moris' throat.
He let go of her. Two ropes came down from the two ships. Josephine grabbed one of them and Moris grabbed the other. They were both dragged out of the water and onto the ship.
Josephine hit the deck of the ship hard, rubbing her backside she got up. To her horror she wasn't on the Black Pearl. She saw more than a dozen pirates with swords who were advancing towards her. All those who had previously gone onto the Black Pearl had returned to their own ship, all except Moris.
He had also taken the wrong rope and found himself on the Pearl.
"I'll trade the girl for your Captain." Jack shouted across to the crew of the enemy ship.
Two planks were quickly put across linking the two ships to one another. Both Josephine and Moris took the plank to their left.
The planks wobbled, Josephine tried not to look down, instead she looked at Jack's encouraging face.
Moris reached the other side first. As he looked back Josephine was still on the plank. Angry at being humiliated by just a mere lass he stamped one foot on the plank she was on and it fell bringing Josephine with it.
She had almost gotten to the other side. Suddenly the plank below her disappeared and she fell down, down, for the second time that day.
A hold had been created earlier on when the enemy ship had fired canons at the Pearl. Several pieces of wood were sticking out and Josephine grabbed hold of one of them. They were very unstable and she hung there praying that Jack would come and get her very soon
Moris was angry that his attempt to send Josephine down to Davvy Jone's Locker had once again failed. He hurled one of his crew member's sword at Josephine. It grazed her arm and she let go of the unstable piece of wood she was hanging onto but her other hand just managed to grab blade of the sword.
The blade cut into her hand and she winced in pain. Blood was dripping down her arm and into her sleeve.
A bullet hurled itself pass her and impaled itself about an inch away from her waste.
"Hurry Jack!" she whispered, wondering why he was taking so long. As if he could hear her a rope came swinging out of nowhere and she grabbed hold of it. Ignoring the pains in her hand.
The whole crew of the Black Pearl cheered when Josephine reached the deck. She looked across at Moris, directly in his eyes. And she held her hands out in front of her to show him the damage he had done.
There were two deep incision wounds in her right hand and blood was dripping onto the deck.
"I'LL BE BACK." Shouted Moris at Jack. Then the enemy ship was gone.
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"ARGH!" yelled Josephine. Gibbs was trying to wash the wounds in Josephine's hand but he was finding it exceedingly hard to considering that she kept screaming and drawing her hand protectively back towards her.
After Jack had checked the rest of the crew (they had sustained no serious injuries) he tried to hold her hand still but she was kept yelling and drawing her hand back.
On the fifth attempt AnaMaria held her hand still, Jack held her shoulders and Gibbs did the washing.
Tears of pain were squeezing out of Josephine's eyes. She whimpered.
Without warning Jack leaned in and kissed Josephine on the lips. She was taken by surprise at first but then she forgot the pain and that Gibbs was cleaning her wounds. She focused on the kiss.
Josephine didn't notice when Gibbs finished cleaning the incisions and AnaMaria started to bandage her hand. She and Jack were caught in their own little world. Josephine felt so loved.
AnaMaria finished bandaging Josephine's hand as Jack broke away from her.
"You were really brave today, I underestimated you." Jack whispered giving Jo a hug. AnaMaria made an indistinct sound in her throat that sounded like disgust and left in search of something else to do.
"Let's go up to the crow's nest." Jack took Josephine's uninjured hand and pulled her onto deck.
They climbed up, Josephine with some difficulty and sat on the narrow pole together looking out to the horizon. The sun was setting and there was a red glow in the sky. Josephine had never seen anything this beautiful.
She was happy, the first time she'd been really happy in months. Jack took her hand in his. "I love you." He whispered, this time, really meaning it.
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Sorry that wasn't the best chapter but I wanted to update sooner or more heavy objects will be hurled at me. ;-) Please review and please be nice.
Thxxx, ortain
Chapter 20 – Knife's Edge
Disclaimer: I own Pirates of the Caribbean, so sue me. Just kidding, I don't.
Author's Note: Thanks for coming, please read and review.
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Josephine found herself falling, and then she and Moris plunged into icy cold water. Out of the two she was first to recover from the impact of the water and she thrust the heal of her hand at Moris nose. Normally this move would have broken his nose but in water she just sent him shooting backwards.
He pushed her against the side of the Black Pearl with his hand grasped tightly around her neck. This time he wasn't threatening anybody, he was moving in for the kill.
Josephine felt his hands tightening she felt around in her boot for a dagger. She grasped the knife tightly and took it out of her shoe pointing it at Moris' throat.
He let go of her. Two ropes came down from the two ships. Josephine grabbed one of them and Moris grabbed the other. They were both dragged out of the water and onto the ship.
Josephine hit the deck of the ship hard, rubbing her backside she got up. To her horror she wasn't on the Black Pearl. She saw more than a dozen pirates with swords who were advancing towards her. All those who had previously gone onto the Black Pearl had returned to their own ship, all except Moris.
He had also taken the wrong rope and found himself on the Pearl.
"I'll trade the girl for your Captain." Jack shouted across to the crew of the enemy ship.
Two planks were quickly put across linking the two ships to one another. Both Josephine and Moris took the plank to their left.
The planks wobbled, Josephine tried not to look down, instead she looked at Jack's encouraging face.
Moris reached the other side first. As he looked back Josephine was still on the plank. Angry at being humiliated by just a mere lass he stamped one foot on the plank she was on and it fell bringing Josephine with it.
She had almost gotten to the other side. Suddenly the plank below her disappeared and she fell down, down, for the second time that day.
A hold had been created earlier on when the enemy ship had fired canons at the Pearl. Several pieces of wood were sticking out and Josephine grabbed hold of one of them. They were very unstable and she hung there praying that Jack would come and get her very soon
Moris was angry that his attempt to send Josephine down to Davvy Jone's Locker had once again failed. He hurled one of his crew member's sword at Josephine. It grazed her arm and she let go of the unstable piece of wood she was hanging onto but her other hand just managed to grab blade of the sword.
The blade cut into her hand and she winced in pain. Blood was dripping down her arm and into her sleeve.
A bullet hurled itself pass her and impaled itself about an inch away from her waste.
"Hurry Jack!" she whispered, wondering why he was taking so long. As if he could hear her a rope came swinging out of nowhere and she grabbed hold of it. Ignoring the pains in her hand.
The whole crew of the Black Pearl cheered when Josephine reached the deck. She looked across at Moris, directly in his eyes. And she held her hands out in front of her to show him the damage he had done.
There were two deep incision wounds in her right hand and blood was dripping onto the deck.
"I'LL BE BACK." Shouted Moris at Jack. Then the enemy ship was gone.
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"ARGH!" yelled Josephine. Gibbs was trying to wash the wounds in Josephine's hand but he was finding it exceedingly hard to considering that she kept screaming and drawing her hand protectively back towards her.
After Jack had checked the rest of the crew (they had sustained no serious injuries) he tried to hold her hand still but she was kept yelling and drawing her hand back.
On the fifth attempt AnaMaria held her hand still, Jack held her shoulders and Gibbs did the washing.
Tears of pain were squeezing out of Josephine's eyes. She whimpered.
Without warning Jack leaned in and kissed Josephine on the lips. She was taken by surprise at first but then she forgot the pain and that Gibbs was cleaning her wounds. She focused on the kiss.
Josephine didn't notice when Gibbs finished cleaning the incisions and AnaMaria started to bandage her hand. She and Jack were caught in their own little world. Josephine felt so loved.
AnaMaria finished bandaging Josephine's hand as Jack broke away from her.
"You were really brave today, I underestimated you." Jack whispered giving Jo a hug. AnaMaria made an indistinct sound in her throat that sounded like disgust and left in search of something else to do.
"Let's go up to the crow's nest." Jack took Josephine's uninjured hand and pulled her onto deck.
They climbed up, Josephine with some difficulty and sat on the narrow pole together looking out to the horizon. The sun was setting and there was a red glow in the sky. Josephine had never seen anything this beautiful.
She was happy, the first time she'd been really happy in months. Jack took her hand in his. "I love you." He whispered, this time, really meaning it.
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Sorry that wasn't the best chapter but I wanted to update sooner or more heavy objects will be hurled at me. ;-) Please review and please be nice.
Thxxx, ortain