Just an Illusion, by Ortain
Chapter 23 – Beneath
Author's Note: Sorry I haven't updated for quite a while but it's the end of the year and the teachers are throwing stuff at us like there's no tomorrow...just a figure of speech.
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Josephine felt inside her leather boots to see if her trusty daggers were in there, they were, good. She tied her hair in a tight pony tail, a fashion disapproved greatly by her mother. She was still wearing Jack's clothes, they were easy to move in and comfortable.
Josephine studied herself in the mirror, she had gone a long way since the night Jack kidnapped her, she had discovered time and death and love. She opened the drawer of her dresser and there were the pair of scissors that she had tried to cut her hair with. It all seemed such a long time ago. And now, less than half a year later she was plotting to save him, save him from the finality of death because she loved him.
Her hair was the same, long and untamable. Her nose was still too wide, her eyebrows still too thick. But her eyes had changed, if it were possible, she would say she had grown smarter in the time she had been with Jack.
Josephine swung one leg out of her window and looked back into her room, this was not the life she chose, she would rather...the life of a pirate a life with Jack.
Josephine made it down to Will's blacksmith shop without incident, as she thought, Elizabeth was also there. She told them her plan and they made some changes to it, it had to work, there was no second chance, Jack's life, and their own was on the line, there was no room for mistakes.
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Dawn had come, Josephine had spent the night at Will's Blacksmith shop in a pile of hay. Will himself had returned to his hut and Elizabeth to her father's mansion.
That morning, Josephine had jerked awake as if she had been slapped. Her mind filled with the memories of Jack, everything depended on her today.
She pulled on a wide brimmed hat, Will was right behind her. Elizabeth was with her father. "We've been here before." Muttered Will. Josephine frowned.
"What?" she asked confused.
Will shook his head, "Never mind, Jack will tell you...when he gets the chance."
Josephine didn't dare look up at the gallows in case she was recognized but Will told her it was in fact Jack up there. A long list of offenses was read. Will had his sword gripped in his hand.
The drums sounded, Will raised his hand and prepared to throw his sword but suddenly, all around them villagers grabbed them...wait, they weren't villagers, they were marines dressed in ordinary clothes.
"I knew I'd have to tolerate some manner of ill conceived escape attempt, but not from you." Norrington looked directly at Josephine. She was being held by five or six marines.
"I thought you were in your room." Said Mr. Crowne who was also there. Josephine sneered and informed her father she hadn't been there since last night.
"Hang him, now, I'm not having him slip through my finger again." Norrington gave the orders and the executioner pulled the lever to the trap door.
As he did this all hell broke loose, Josephine screamed, an extraordinary spurt of adrenaline pumped through her blood and she broke free from all the marines. She dashed through the remaining 'layer' of crowd in front of her. God help anyone who might try to stop her.
She had pulled her daggers out and was ready to throw them at the rope that Jack had been hung by when there was a great boom and she was thrown backwards, she landed a few feet away from Jack, unconscious.
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I'm going to make you guys wait till the next update which will be in another month...just kidding.
It took several minutes for Elizabeth to wake Josephine up. By then there were pirates all over the town, pirates that, Josephine recognized, were from Moris' crew.
"Where's Jack?" asked Josephine when her aching head had stopped hurting. "What happened?"
"Canons, from a pirate ship." Elizabeth said sadly, then she gestured to a large pile or rubble. Will was there throwing pieces of wood aside.
Josephine got up off the floor. "Jack, JACK." She called, there was nothing, no reply, no sound but her own blood pounding in her ears and background sounds of chaos.
She threw aside pieces wood, there was something, something breathing, hurriedly she shifted a large plank of wood away. Her face fell, it was the executioner, not Jack.
There was another boom, the fort wall in front of her was blasted to pieces.
Josephine fell backwards onto...something soft. Jack! He was found under a few planks of wood, white as snow with the noose still around his neck.
Josephine quickly cut the rope. "Jack, talk to me." Josephine heaved a sigh of relief as Jack sneezed, opened his eyes and sat up.
Their eyes met and the couple froze, oblivious to the surrounding chaos. "I missed you." Murmured Jack planting a swift kiss on Josephine's lips.
"I can tell." She said smiling. Jack pulled her into a hug. Elizabeth and Will watched the two, Will put his arm around Elizabeth and smiled.
"I hope Jack has found his girl at last." Whispered Will.
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...dun, dun, dun (drum roll). He escapes from the noose but will he escape from Moris? Tune in to find out, don't go, after the break, the next chapter of Just an Illusion will be posted.
That sounded like an advertisement, please R&R.
Chapter 23 – Beneath
Author's Note: Sorry I haven't updated for quite a while but it's the end of the year and the teachers are throwing stuff at us like there's no tomorrow...just a figure of speech.
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Josephine felt inside her leather boots to see if her trusty daggers were in there, they were, good. She tied her hair in a tight pony tail, a fashion disapproved greatly by her mother. She was still wearing Jack's clothes, they were easy to move in and comfortable.
Josephine studied herself in the mirror, she had gone a long way since the night Jack kidnapped her, she had discovered time and death and love. She opened the drawer of her dresser and there were the pair of scissors that she had tried to cut her hair with. It all seemed such a long time ago. And now, less than half a year later she was plotting to save him, save him from the finality of death because she loved him.
Her hair was the same, long and untamable. Her nose was still too wide, her eyebrows still too thick. But her eyes had changed, if it were possible, she would say she had grown smarter in the time she had been with Jack.
Josephine swung one leg out of her window and looked back into her room, this was not the life she chose, she would rather...the life of a pirate a life with Jack.
Josephine made it down to Will's blacksmith shop without incident, as she thought, Elizabeth was also there. She told them her plan and they made some changes to it, it had to work, there was no second chance, Jack's life, and their own was on the line, there was no room for mistakes.
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Dawn had come, Josephine had spent the night at Will's Blacksmith shop in a pile of hay. Will himself had returned to his hut and Elizabeth to her father's mansion.
That morning, Josephine had jerked awake as if she had been slapped. Her mind filled with the memories of Jack, everything depended on her today.
She pulled on a wide brimmed hat, Will was right behind her. Elizabeth was with her father. "We've been here before." Muttered Will. Josephine frowned.
"What?" she asked confused.
Will shook his head, "Never mind, Jack will tell you...when he gets the chance."
Josephine didn't dare look up at the gallows in case she was recognized but Will told her it was in fact Jack up there. A long list of offenses was read. Will had his sword gripped in his hand.
The drums sounded, Will raised his hand and prepared to throw his sword but suddenly, all around them villagers grabbed them...wait, they weren't villagers, they were marines dressed in ordinary clothes.
"I knew I'd have to tolerate some manner of ill conceived escape attempt, but not from you." Norrington looked directly at Josephine. She was being held by five or six marines.
"I thought you were in your room." Said Mr. Crowne who was also there. Josephine sneered and informed her father she hadn't been there since last night.
"Hang him, now, I'm not having him slip through my finger again." Norrington gave the orders and the executioner pulled the lever to the trap door.
As he did this all hell broke loose, Josephine screamed, an extraordinary spurt of adrenaline pumped through her blood and she broke free from all the marines. She dashed through the remaining 'layer' of crowd in front of her. God help anyone who might try to stop her.
She had pulled her daggers out and was ready to throw them at the rope that Jack had been hung by when there was a great boom and she was thrown backwards, she landed a few feet away from Jack, unconscious.
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I'm going to make you guys wait till the next update which will be in another month...just kidding.
It took several minutes for Elizabeth to wake Josephine up. By then there were pirates all over the town, pirates that, Josephine recognized, were from Moris' crew.
"Where's Jack?" asked Josephine when her aching head had stopped hurting. "What happened?"
"Canons, from a pirate ship." Elizabeth said sadly, then she gestured to a large pile or rubble. Will was there throwing pieces of wood aside.
Josephine got up off the floor. "Jack, JACK." She called, there was nothing, no reply, no sound but her own blood pounding in her ears and background sounds of chaos.
She threw aside pieces wood, there was something, something breathing, hurriedly she shifted a large plank of wood away. Her face fell, it was the executioner, not Jack.
There was another boom, the fort wall in front of her was blasted to pieces.
Josephine fell backwards onto...something soft. Jack! He was found under a few planks of wood, white as snow with the noose still around his neck.
Josephine quickly cut the rope. "Jack, talk to me." Josephine heaved a sigh of relief as Jack sneezed, opened his eyes and sat up.
Their eyes met and the couple froze, oblivious to the surrounding chaos. "I missed you." Murmured Jack planting a swift kiss on Josephine's lips.
"I can tell." She said smiling. Jack pulled her into a hug. Elizabeth and Will watched the two, Will put his arm around Elizabeth and smiled.
"I hope Jack has found his girl at last." Whispered Will.
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...dun, dun, dun (drum roll). He escapes from the noose but will he escape from Moris? Tune in to find out, don't go, after the break, the next chapter of Just an Illusion will be posted.
That sounded like an advertisement, please R&R.