The Crossing
Chapter 5: Aurora's common sense, or lack thereof A/N: Okay, sorry for the wait, my imaginations skipping sections! Sorry! Note-Wind scrying is hearing and seeing on the wind. I got in from a Tamora Pierce book.
Dis: I own Aurora, Ri, Song of the Phoenix, and my theory on time travel.
Aurora woke up two hours later. Five minutes later, she started singing. She sang ALL of the tracks of these CDs:
Dangerously In Love
Stripped
A New Day
Jagged Little Pill
The ABBA Generation
Falling Uphill
All the Way
All the Joy in the World
All the Time in the World
I then slept for a while. When I woke up, she was taking a sip out of a clear plastic bottle. I leaped at her.
"No soda! What time is it?"
"Eleven thirty."
"I got some sleep, then. How long was she singing?" I asked Jack sleepily.
"Hour-"
"or five." Aurora broke in. She asked me quietly, "Can you blast us out of here?"
I snorted, and quoted a line from our class project, to read The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and turn it into a play. "Use the wits God gave you, Aurora Molina!"
"What does that mean, Gabrielle Holeyer?" she fired back.
"A.) I would probably burn the fort all around us, and B.) (here I whispered) that would seriously screw up the movie!"
"What?"
"Will wouldn't help Jack escape, Elizabeth would probably die, the (deleted) curse would probably never be broken, and must I go on?" I hissed.
"Good point." Aurora admitted.
"Good point?" I muttered, but Aurora started singing again. I joined in out of lack of a better thing to do..
One step closer to heaven, baby,
Means one step closer to you.
No more livin' without ya,
I'm countin' each minute
Till I'm back to you!
We were singing "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" when we heard footsteps. Jack pretended to be asleep, and we stayed in a corner. We whispered the wish spell with this ending-
I wish I could heal people with magic-Aurora
I wish I could wind scry.-Me
Of course, it was Will. I listened intently, occasionally thumping Aurora to keep her from goggling. At the right time, I jumped up and said, "We're coming too!"
"I don't think." Will started.
"They'll be coming along, too" Jack said. I noticed coolly he was eyeing the ashes of Twiggy, the pirate I scorched last night, nervously.
"Only if they can keep up," Will said doubtfully. I cocked an eyebrow.
"Um, I feel kinda stupid for asking, but, could we get me some shoes?" Aurora asked.
"Ye might be wanting some weapons, too," Jack put in.
"We can stop at the place I work," Will said. He then did the leverage thingy I still don't get. Jack grabbed his "effects" and I grabbed my bag, shoving the book inside.
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We hastily departed to the blacksmith's shop, where Mr. Brown was drunkenly asleep. Aurora received an old pair of boots, and two of us picked out swords. I found a thin dagger that reminded me of a dart. I took it and two other identical pieces.
After sneaking though a maze of streets, I noticed that few seemed older than eight or nine years. When I asked Will about it, he told me, "Nine years ago, Port Royal had an earthquake. The ground turned to liquid, and many people and homes sank under the ground. The old governor was riding, and the horse bucked him off. He fell from the solid ground his horse was on, and sank in the ground. Parliament then elected Governor Swann."
I gulped. That would have been scary. "I take it you weren't there?" I asked. I didn't know if it were smart to tell him our story yet.
"No, I was on a ship to here with my aunt. The ship was attacked by pirates. My aunt tried to stop one from killing me. She used her parasol to block his sword. It didn't work. They killed her. I barely escaped with my life."
Aurora whistled. "And you're making a deal with a pirate now?"
"Those pirates took Miss Swann. I think they were the same ones that killed my aunt."
My eyes widened. I forgot to put together one and one and get two. Elizabeth saw the Black Pearl on her crossing from England, when Will was rescued from the wreckage of the burning merchant vessel. It was when she was examining the medallion.
Aurora swore softly. "You're afraid."
"They'll kill Elizabeth soon." I finished. "Don't worry, we'll get her back safely."
"How can you be so sure?"
"I have my ways." I grinned, trying to cheer him up.
I whispered to Aurora, "Aurora, how well do you know this movie?"
"Pretty good, why?" she asked nervously. She doesn't trust my ideas. I don't know why. Aurora laughed quietly. Note to self : Stop saying what's on my mind. I get in trouble.
"Anyways, maybe we could have some fun."
"Drive various characters crazy?" I looked at her. "Crazier, in some cases," she admitted dryly. I nodded. Let the games begin.
A/N: Good chapter? Bad chapter? Tell me in a review. BTW, there really was an earthquake in Port Royal, Jamaica, around then.
Chapter 5: Aurora's common sense, or lack thereof A/N: Okay, sorry for the wait, my imaginations skipping sections! Sorry! Note-Wind scrying is hearing and seeing on the wind. I got in from a Tamora Pierce book.
Dis: I own Aurora, Ri, Song of the Phoenix, and my theory on time travel.
Aurora woke up two hours later. Five minutes later, she started singing. She sang ALL of the tracks of these CDs:
Dangerously In Love
Stripped
A New Day
Jagged Little Pill
The ABBA Generation
Falling Uphill
All the Way
All the Joy in the World
All the Time in the World
I then slept for a while. When I woke up, she was taking a sip out of a clear plastic bottle. I leaped at her.
"No soda! What time is it?"
"Eleven thirty."
"I got some sleep, then. How long was she singing?" I asked Jack sleepily.
"Hour-"
"or five." Aurora broke in. She asked me quietly, "Can you blast us out of here?"
I snorted, and quoted a line from our class project, to read The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and turn it into a play. "Use the wits God gave you, Aurora Molina!"
"What does that mean, Gabrielle Holeyer?" she fired back.
"A.) I would probably burn the fort all around us, and B.) (here I whispered) that would seriously screw up the movie!"
"What?"
"Will wouldn't help Jack escape, Elizabeth would probably die, the (deleted) curse would probably never be broken, and must I go on?" I hissed.
"Good point." Aurora admitted.
"Good point?" I muttered, but Aurora started singing again. I joined in out of lack of a better thing to do..
One step closer to heaven, baby,
Means one step closer to you.
No more livin' without ya,
I'm countin' each minute
Till I'm back to you!
We were singing "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" when we heard footsteps. Jack pretended to be asleep, and we stayed in a corner. We whispered the wish spell with this ending-
I wish I could heal people with magic-Aurora
I wish I could wind scry.-Me
Of course, it was Will. I listened intently, occasionally thumping Aurora to keep her from goggling. At the right time, I jumped up and said, "We're coming too!"
"I don't think." Will started.
"They'll be coming along, too" Jack said. I noticed coolly he was eyeing the ashes of Twiggy, the pirate I scorched last night, nervously.
"Only if they can keep up," Will said doubtfully. I cocked an eyebrow.
"Um, I feel kinda stupid for asking, but, could we get me some shoes?" Aurora asked.
"Ye might be wanting some weapons, too," Jack put in.
"We can stop at the place I work," Will said. He then did the leverage thingy I still don't get. Jack grabbed his "effects" and I grabbed my bag, shoving the book inside.
**************************************************************************** *********
We hastily departed to the blacksmith's shop, where Mr. Brown was drunkenly asleep. Aurora received an old pair of boots, and two of us picked out swords. I found a thin dagger that reminded me of a dart. I took it and two other identical pieces.
After sneaking though a maze of streets, I noticed that few seemed older than eight or nine years. When I asked Will about it, he told me, "Nine years ago, Port Royal had an earthquake. The ground turned to liquid, and many people and homes sank under the ground. The old governor was riding, and the horse bucked him off. He fell from the solid ground his horse was on, and sank in the ground. Parliament then elected Governor Swann."
I gulped. That would have been scary. "I take it you weren't there?" I asked. I didn't know if it were smart to tell him our story yet.
"No, I was on a ship to here with my aunt. The ship was attacked by pirates. My aunt tried to stop one from killing me. She used her parasol to block his sword. It didn't work. They killed her. I barely escaped with my life."
Aurora whistled. "And you're making a deal with a pirate now?"
"Those pirates took Miss Swann. I think they were the same ones that killed my aunt."
My eyes widened. I forgot to put together one and one and get two. Elizabeth saw the Black Pearl on her crossing from England, when Will was rescued from the wreckage of the burning merchant vessel. It was when she was examining the medallion.
Aurora swore softly. "You're afraid."
"They'll kill Elizabeth soon." I finished. "Don't worry, we'll get her back safely."
"How can you be so sure?"
"I have my ways." I grinned, trying to cheer him up.
I whispered to Aurora, "Aurora, how well do you know this movie?"
"Pretty good, why?" she asked nervously. She doesn't trust my ideas. I don't know why. Aurora laughed quietly. Note to self : Stop saying what's on my mind. I get in trouble.
"Anyways, maybe we could have some fun."
"Drive various characters crazy?" I looked at her. "Crazier, in some cases," she admitted dryly. I nodded. Let the games begin.
A/N: Good chapter? Bad chapter? Tell me in a review. BTW, there really was an earthquake in Port Royal, Jamaica, around then.