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CHAPTER 4 Over the next few weeks Cameron and Jim talked every evening after dinner and though she still wouldn't tell what her little secret was she did feel she could talk to him about her past, or at least some of it. She also seemed to have more respect for Jim though she never really showed it if she didn't have to. He too gave her a brief story about his past and also about Treasure Planet.
"So you really were the guy who found that place?" Cameron laughed.
"Yes I was." Jim laughed when he saw the awe on her face.
"Wow! If I could have found that place." She paused. "Did you bring any treasure back?" She smiled punching him playfully in the arm.
"Enough to help rebuild my mom's business."
"Must have been one exciting ride."
"Yeah! I learned a lot." There was a moment of awkward silence as they just stood on deck looking at each other.
Cameron looked away from him and out at the Eithrium. She froze when she saw what looked to be a minefield. "Cap'n, do you see what I see?"
Jim walked closer to the railing where Cameron was and looked out in front of them. "Oh no a mine field. Everyone get to your positions. Mine field ahead!" Jim yelled to his crew. Everyone started running around the deck preparing the guns and getting the sails down. Jim turned back to Cameron. "Cammie, help get the sails down!"
"Aye, cap'n!" Cameron who was already climbing the stern saluted him briefly before continuing her climb up.
Jim ran up to the wheel as they headed into the field and did his best with trying to steer the ship around the large mines, but a few did hit causing the ship to rock to the side.
Cameron hung on to the beam she was sitting on while trying to get down the sail as the ship rocked from side to side. She was about to head back down when a rather large mine hit the starboard side causing the ship to almost roll over all the way on its side. Cameron lost her balance and wrapped her arms around the large beam as she hung there. She tried getting her feet back up but every time another jolt would rock the ship and she would loose her grip. She hung on for dear life as more mines crashed into the sides of the ship. She looked down at where her lifeline was tied securely around her waist then looked down at the other end that was tied to a small peg on the stern. She looked down underneath her and noticed that the beam she was hanging onto protruded from the ship so that if she fell she would fall down at its side. She held her breath and let go of the beam, she was jerked to a holt when her lifeline caught and she dangled there holding the rope tightly in her hands. She looked up and noticed that she was about a foot from the bottom of the ship and preyed that no mine would hit her.
A few minutes later, she opened her eyes when she heard hoot and hollers from the deck. They had finally made it out of the minefield. Cameron breathed a small sigh of relief but still gripped the rope tightly in her hands.
She laughed when she heard Jim. "Where's Cameron?"
"I'm down her cap'n!" She yelled up to him as loud as she could.
Jim looked over the edge of the railing when he heard Cameron yell and laughed. "Having fun down there, Cammie?"
"No! And don't call me that, I hate it!" She yelled up to him as he started pulling her back up to the deck. She screamed when she felt herself slide back down again. "Very funny cap'n. Now get me up!"
Jim ran over to the railing while another crewmember held Cameron's lifeline and helped her back onto the deck. She stood up straight and breathed another sigh of relief.
"Who made sure that the lifelines were secure?" She asked the crew.
Zack raised his hand as Cameron looked at him surprised. "I did!"
"I owe ya one." Cameron laughed. For the first time Zack gave her a genuine smile that Cameron gratefully returned.
"Hey I pulled you up!" Jim gave her a stern look.
"Yeah and if it wasn't for that secure lifeline, I would be drifting out in space by now." She paused and rolled her eyes. "Thank you so much cap'n, you're my hero!" She said in girly voice as she giggled. The crew, not being able to keep a straight face, went hysterical and to everyone's surprise so did Jim.
"Please don't ever do that again. You kinda scared me there for a moment." Jim laughed.
"Whatever you say cap'n!" Cameron smiled as she slapped him on the back playfully and walked over to sit on a stray barrel. Jim followed her as the crew got back to their regular work.
"I don't' know if it was just me or not, but you looked a bit scared when I was pulling you up here." He teased.
"What? Me? Scared? Your outa your mind!" She waved a hand at him dismissing the thought. She looked up when he lifted his eyebrows at her. "Ok maybe just a lil bit." She laughed.
Jim laughed. "You can take the rest of the day off if you want since that little incident occurred."
"Why thank you, cap'n!"
"Were ganna have to stop at the next planet we come by to see about repairing the damage. Can I trust you not to try and escape?"
Cameron hesitated. "Yeah cap'n, you can!"
"I mean it, no trying to escape."
"You have my word and a pirate can never break their word unless they want a lifetime of bad luck." She held a hand up to her heart. "Pirates code."
"Good! I need to go check out the damage. I suggest you rest a bit since you got quit a scare." He laughed.
"Yeah whatever." She mumbled as he walked away.
CHAPTER 4 Over the next few weeks Cameron and Jim talked every evening after dinner and though she still wouldn't tell what her little secret was she did feel she could talk to him about her past, or at least some of it. She also seemed to have more respect for Jim though she never really showed it if she didn't have to. He too gave her a brief story about his past and also about Treasure Planet.
"So you really were the guy who found that place?" Cameron laughed.
"Yes I was." Jim laughed when he saw the awe on her face.
"Wow! If I could have found that place." She paused. "Did you bring any treasure back?" She smiled punching him playfully in the arm.
"Enough to help rebuild my mom's business."
"Must have been one exciting ride."
"Yeah! I learned a lot." There was a moment of awkward silence as they just stood on deck looking at each other.
Cameron looked away from him and out at the Eithrium. She froze when she saw what looked to be a minefield. "Cap'n, do you see what I see?"
Jim walked closer to the railing where Cameron was and looked out in front of them. "Oh no a mine field. Everyone get to your positions. Mine field ahead!" Jim yelled to his crew. Everyone started running around the deck preparing the guns and getting the sails down. Jim turned back to Cameron. "Cammie, help get the sails down!"
"Aye, cap'n!" Cameron who was already climbing the stern saluted him briefly before continuing her climb up.
Jim ran up to the wheel as they headed into the field and did his best with trying to steer the ship around the large mines, but a few did hit causing the ship to rock to the side.
Cameron hung on to the beam she was sitting on while trying to get down the sail as the ship rocked from side to side. She was about to head back down when a rather large mine hit the starboard side causing the ship to almost roll over all the way on its side. Cameron lost her balance and wrapped her arms around the large beam as she hung there. She tried getting her feet back up but every time another jolt would rock the ship and she would loose her grip. She hung on for dear life as more mines crashed into the sides of the ship. She looked down at where her lifeline was tied securely around her waist then looked down at the other end that was tied to a small peg on the stern. She looked down underneath her and noticed that the beam she was hanging onto protruded from the ship so that if she fell she would fall down at its side. She held her breath and let go of the beam, she was jerked to a holt when her lifeline caught and she dangled there holding the rope tightly in her hands. She looked up and noticed that she was about a foot from the bottom of the ship and preyed that no mine would hit her.
A few minutes later, she opened her eyes when she heard hoot and hollers from the deck. They had finally made it out of the minefield. Cameron breathed a small sigh of relief but still gripped the rope tightly in her hands.
She laughed when she heard Jim. "Where's Cameron?"
"I'm down her cap'n!" She yelled up to him as loud as she could.
Jim looked over the edge of the railing when he heard Cameron yell and laughed. "Having fun down there, Cammie?"
"No! And don't call me that, I hate it!" She yelled up to him as he started pulling her back up to the deck. She screamed when she felt herself slide back down again. "Very funny cap'n. Now get me up!"
Jim ran over to the railing while another crewmember held Cameron's lifeline and helped her back onto the deck. She stood up straight and breathed another sigh of relief.
"Who made sure that the lifelines were secure?" She asked the crew.
Zack raised his hand as Cameron looked at him surprised. "I did!"
"I owe ya one." Cameron laughed. For the first time Zack gave her a genuine smile that Cameron gratefully returned.
"Hey I pulled you up!" Jim gave her a stern look.
"Yeah and if it wasn't for that secure lifeline, I would be drifting out in space by now." She paused and rolled her eyes. "Thank you so much cap'n, you're my hero!" She said in girly voice as she giggled. The crew, not being able to keep a straight face, went hysterical and to everyone's surprise so did Jim.
"Please don't ever do that again. You kinda scared me there for a moment." Jim laughed.
"Whatever you say cap'n!" Cameron smiled as she slapped him on the back playfully and walked over to sit on a stray barrel. Jim followed her as the crew got back to their regular work.
"I don't' know if it was just me or not, but you looked a bit scared when I was pulling you up here." He teased.
"What? Me? Scared? Your outa your mind!" She waved a hand at him dismissing the thought. She looked up when he lifted his eyebrows at her. "Ok maybe just a lil bit." She laughed.
Jim laughed. "You can take the rest of the day off if you want since that little incident occurred."
"Why thank you, cap'n!"
"Were ganna have to stop at the next planet we come by to see about repairing the damage. Can I trust you not to try and escape?"
Cameron hesitated. "Yeah cap'n, you can!"
"I mean it, no trying to escape."
"You have my word and a pirate can never break their word unless they want a lifetime of bad luck." She held a hand up to her heart. "Pirates code."
"Good! I need to go check out the damage. I suggest you rest a bit since you got quit a scare." He laughed.
"Yeah whatever." She mumbled as he walked away.