A Promise To Kill Is A Promise Kept
The ship was headed straight for us at an alarmingly fast pace. As soon as Serenity realized what she was staring at wasn't an illusion she hurried down stares to inform the other crew members. At first they thought it was some kind of joke but when she swore to them that she saw the ship the Dark Magician they humored her and went to the deck carrying their swords. She saw exactly what she had thought she'd seen the horrid ship with the black letters carved into it that said Dark Magician.
There was a panic immediately. All the men were grabbing their swords and preparing for battle. The idea had come up to shot cannon balls at them but they were to close to them. While blowing up the enemy's ship they would also be blowing up themselves.
So they all prepared for battle including Serenity and Goku.
"What are you kids doing up here," their mother said, "go below deck."
"Mom," Serenity said, "you know as well as anyone that I am exceptionally well with a sword and Goku can hold his own with one to."
"Yes but it's not safe up here..."
"And it won't be safe down there if the prates kill you all. So let us help."
"Alright but if any thing should go wrong you must take your brother and hid, keep him safe."
"I will and besides you know death and me are old friends."
~**~Serenity's POV~**~
Just then a mass of pirates swarmed onto our ship and I could tell by the look in their eyes that they were out for blood. I became scared but that's when instinct took over and I was quickly knocking pirates unconscious. My energy was slowly starting to drain and I could see Goku getting tired too. I had various cuts and bruises but none were to serious. Just as I glanced back at Goku I was almost hit with a fatal blow to the belly. I was expecting the blow but it never came and then I looked up and to my horror my mother had taken the blow for me. I was to shocked to say anything but, "mom...mom...mom....mom.....mom....MOM!!!!!!!!!"
I kept saying over and over again like if I said it enough times we would be back at home cooking diner together and discussing what to do about my annoying little brother. And then when I came to the horrible realization that this wasn't a nightmare this was real I yelled her name. She said, "Go Serenity and take Goku with you. Go now. You promised me now go."
I couldn't even move stuck where I stood with the shock that my mother was bleeding to death right before my eyes. But then I started to move away going towards my brother and grabbing him by the arm telling him we had to go. I could feel the hot tears running down my cheeks but I made no move to wipe them away. I was to intent on finding a hiding place. There were about 5 other pirates that had been chasing us but now they were no where in site. We knew they couldn't be to far behind.
We had reached a dead end now and I made a swift turn dragging Goku into a closet with me to hide. We cracked the door slightly and saw that we were correct in assuming that the pirates weren't far behind us.
We saw that only 2 of the 5 pirates that had been chasing us so we assumed the other 3 were checking the other rooms nearby.
I say to Goku, "On three we run past pirates and up to the top deck."
Goku just nodded to stunned by the recent events to even speak so I counted.
"one ....two ...three!!"
We bolted out of that closet like two bats out of hell. We ran straight past the two pirates and down the long hallway. We ran up the stairs to the deck and immediately stopped dead in our tracks. It was a horrible site blood was everywhere. Mostly the blood of our crew. Near the fishing nets I saw my mother lying in a puddle of her own blood but I saw her chest move. I was relieved when I saw her still alive.
She looked up at me and smiled the softest smile I ever saw her give. By now I was sitting on her left and Goku on her right. We both had fresh tears poring down our cheeks and were unaware of the gathering crowd of pirates. She looked over to Goku with the same smile and that's when we knew that she would not live to see tomorrow. "Mom listen to me you can't die. You'll make it threw this we've been threw worse together. Hell I'll every one of these bastards if I have to just don't leave me," I said with a pleading tone.
"Mom," Goku said, "you can't go we still need you."
"I don't think I have a choice in the matter kids. Just know that I will watch over you from heaven."
"But there's no need for that," Serenity blurted out, "your going stay right here with us."
"Serenity make sure to watch over your brother for me and don't always be so doom and gloom all the time."
Then she turned to Goku. "You listen to your sister and watch over her."
Se gave us each one last smile before turning to the sky and closing eyes for the very last time. Tears gushed out of my brothers eyes as he clutched to our mothers lifeless form.
I on the other hand was also crying but I had a mixture of hate and despair. Why did she have to leave us? Why did these bastards have to kill her? These were some of the things that went threw my head at the time and out of a fit of rage I used what I thought was the last of my strength to slowly stand up and punch the man standing behind in the face. The man had red eyes that were cold and emotionless.
I was immediately ceased by at least 3 other men and so was my brother. They had to literally drag him away from his mother's cold body. We watched in horror after they had put us on the ship and swiftly sailed away far enough so that when the ship went up in flames we would be far away enough not to get hit with the blast.
I was furious how could they just burn my mothers body like that, have they no respect for the dead. Then I heard cries. It sounded like my brother. They were tying him to the mast of the ship. He was struggling but to weak to fight to much. I immediately started to rise in an effort to help my brother but I was grabbed by 5 men this time. They pushed me on to the plank. I was just barely keeping my balance. When I heard my brother yelling. He was calling out to me.
"Serenity help me."
I immediately started trying to fight the pirates. I bit one who got a little to close and said, "you may throw me off this plank but I intend to take a piece of you with me if you do."
I spit out the blood of the man I had bitten and started kicking and punching anyone who got to close to me but I looked up when I heard my brother call out to me again.
I looked over the other pirates trying to locate my brother. He was still tied to the mast of the ship but there was a man with white hair standing near him heating up an iron sword. When the tip of the sword turned red from the flames he started to approach my brother while saying, "your sister is dead she was thrown over board quite some time."
Goku responded back, "that's a lie my sister would never die at the likes of your pirate's filthy hands."
He said these words with absolutely no doubt and I felt my brother's confidence in me give me strength. I leapt over the 5 pirates that surrounded me and landed quite gracefully considering my condition. I felt somebody's hand grabbed my shoulder and kicked him in the groin even though I knew I could have killed the red eyed pirate with a quick blow to the head but I wanted to see no more deaths tonight and I had to get to my brother fast.
When I got to him I could tell by the way that the pirate was holding himself up that he had been kicked in that forbidden area and he was about to stab my brother with that hot sword. I tried to think of the most logical way to do this but the only idea that popped up in my head was grab the sword. So I did it and the metal burned my skin but the pain was quickly forgotten and when I heard my call out in happiness.
I could tell by the look on his that he had suddenly realized I had grabbed the hot end of the sword. But I gave him a quick nod to tell him that I was a right. That's when I noticed that we were completely surrounded and it was a lot more than the 30 that had raided our ship it was more like 50 and all swords were pointed on us. I could feel they're hatred pointed at me but I didn't care my hatred was stronger. They had killed one out of the two people that I truly loved and they would pay. Yes each and every one of them would pay with they're lives.
A man who seemed vaguely familiar stepped or should I say limped forward. Then I looked into his cold red eyes and knew where I had seen him before. He was the man I had punched on the Saint Ann and the man I had kicked in the groin because he had grabbed my shoulder when I was trying to save my brother. I also knew that he matched the description of the person they called Pharaoh. When I stared into his red eyes I knew he was looking into my soul but I was looking into his to and all I saw was anger, hatred, regret, and pity. I hated pity and I was sure that I was going to make him feel more regret than he ever felt in his life. Behind him was a man with bronze skin and sandy blond hair who I assumed was the second mate and the man behind him the one I had taken the sword away from. He was the first mate.
The Pharaoh said, "you have past the test you are now part of the crew."
"Test?" I said a more than a little confused.
"Yes," he said, "it was all a test and now that you've past you are officially part of the crew."
"What makes you think we would even consider being part of your crew."
"If you don't," said the man with long white hair, "we'll have to kill you both."
I thought this over for some time. I was still holding my sword ready for any who dared attack but none were making a move to suggest any kind of attempt to do so. If I said no then they would kill us both but if I said yes we would become a part of the horrid group of people who killed my mother. But I promised her I would take care of him and that's just what I plan on doing. I'll just get close enough to them so when they turn they're backs...bam.
I walked over to my brother and lifted up the sword. He didn't even flinch when the sword came down on him and cut the rope that was binding his hands. We both stood side by side. By now I had lowered my head and my black hair that cascaded to my but had covered my eyes. I wished for no one to look in my eyes when I finally said, "fine."
That simple word rolled off of my tongue so viciously that you would have thought it was pure poison.
The ship was headed straight for us at an alarmingly fast pace. As soon as Serenity realized what she was staring at wasn't an illusion she hurried down stares to inform the other crew members. At first they thought it was some kind of joke but when she swore to them that she saw the ship the Dark Magician they humored her and went to the deck carrying their swords. She saw exactly what she had thought she'd seen the horrid ship with the black letters carved into it that said Dark Magician.
There was a panic immediately. All the men were grabbing their swords and preparing for battle. The idea had come up to shot cannon balls at them but they were to close to them. While blowing up the enemy's ship they would also be blowing up themselves.
So they all prepared for battle including Serenity and Goku.
"What are you kids doing up here," their mother said, "go below deck."
"Mom," Serenity said, "you know as well as anyone that I am exceptionally well with a sword and Goku can hold his own with one to."
"Yes but it's not safe up here..."
"And it won't be safe down there if the prates kill you all. So let us help."
"Alright but if any thing should go wrong you must take your brother and hid, keep him safe."
"I will and besides you know death and me are old friends."
~**~Serenity's POV~**~
Just then a mass of pirates swarmed onto our ship and I could tell by the look in their eyes that they were out for blood. I became scared but that's when instinct took over and I was quickly knocking pirates unconscious. My energy was slowly starting to drain and I could see Goku getting tired too. I had various cuts and bruises but none were to serious. Just as I glanced back at Goku I was almost hit with a fatal blow to the belly. I was expecting the blow but it never came and then I looked up and to my horror my mother had taken the blow for me. I was to shocked to say anything but, "mom...mom...mom....mom.....mom....MOM!!!!!!!!!"
I kept saying over and over again like if I said it enough times we would be back at home cooking diner together and discussing what to do about my annoying little brother. And then when I came to the horrible realization that this wasn't a nightmare this was real I yelled her name. She said, "Go Serenity and take Goku with you. Go now. You promised me now go."
I couldn't even move stuck where I stood with the shock that my mother was bleeding to death right before my eyes. But then I started to move away going towards my brother and grabbing him by the arm telling him we had to go. I could feel the hot tears running down my cheeks but I made no move to wipe them away. I was to intent on finding a hiding place. There were about 5 other pirates that had been chasing us but now they were no where in site. We knew they couldn't be to far behind.
We had reached a dead end now and I made a swift turn dragging Goku into a closet with me to hide. We cracked the door slightly and saw that we were correct in assuming that the pirates weren't far behind us.
We saw that only 2 of the 5 pirates that had been chasing us so we assumed the other 3 were checking the other rooms nearby.
I say to Goku, "On three we run past pirates and up to the top deck."
Goku just nodded to stunned by the recent events to even speak so I counted.
"one ....two ...three!!"
We bolted out of that closet like two bats out of hell. We ran straight past the two pirates and down the long hallway. We ran up the stairs to the deck and immediately stopped dead in our tracks. It was a horrible site blood was everywhere. Mostly the blood of our crew. Near the fishing nets I saw my mother lying in a puddle of her own blood but I saw her chest move. I was relieved when I saw her still alive.
She looked up at me and smiled the softest smile I ever saw her give. By now I was sitting on her left and Goku on her right. We both had fresh tears poring down our cheeks and were unaware of the gathering crowd of pirates. She looked over to Goku with the same smile and that's when we knew that she would not live to see tomorrow. "Mom listen to me you can't die. You'll make it threw this we've been threw worse together. Hell I'll every one of these bastards if I have to just don't leave me," I said with a pleading tone.
"Mom," Goku said, "you can't go we still need you."
"I don't think I have a choice in the matter kids. Just know that I will watch over you from heaven."
"But there's no need for that," Serenity blurted out, "your going stay right here with us."
"Serenity make sure to watch over your brother for me and don't always be so doom and gloom all the time."
Then she turned to Goku. "You listen to your sister and watch over her."
Se gave us each one last smile before turning to the sky and closing eyes for the very last time. Tears gushed out of my brothers eyes as he clutched to our mothers lifeless form.
I on the other hand was also crying but I had a mixture of hate and despair. Why did she have to leave us? Why did these bastards have to kill her? These were some of the things that went threw my head at the time and out of a fit of rage I used what I thought was the last of my strength to slowly stand up and punch the man standing behind in the face. The man had red eyes that were cold and emotionless.
I was immediately ceased by at least 3 other men and so was my brother. They had to literally drag him away from his mother's cold body. We watched in horror after they had put us on the ship and swiftly sailed away far enough so that when the ship went up in flames we would be far away enough not to get hit with the blast.
I was furious how could they just burn my mothers body like that, have they no respect for the dead. Then I heard cries. It sounded like my brother. They were tying him to the mast of the ship. He was struggling but to weak to fight to much. I immediately started to rise in an effort to help my brother but I was grabbed by 5 men this time. They pushed me on to the plank. I was just barely keeping my balance. When I heard my brother yelling. He was calling out to me.
"Serenity help me."
I immediately started trying to fight the pirates. I bit one who got a little to close and said, "you may throw me off this plank but I intend to take a piece of you with me if you do."
I spit out the blood of the man I had bitten and started kicking and punching anyone who got to close to me but I looked up when I heard my brother call out to me again.
I looked over the other pirates trying to locate my brother. He was still tied to the mast of the ship but there was a man with white hair standing near him heating up an iron sword. When the tip of the sword turned red from the flames he started to approach my brother while saying, "your sister is dead she was thrown over board quite some time."
Goku responded back, "that's a lie my sister would never die at the likes of your pirate's filthy hands."
He said these words with absolutely no doubt and I felt my brother's confidence in me give me strength. I leapt over the 5 pirates that surrounded me and landed quite gracefully considering my condition. I felt somebody's hand grabbed my shoulder and kicked him in the groin even though I knew I could have killed the red eyed pirate with a quick blow to the head but I wanted to see no more deaths tonight and I had to get to my brother fast.
When I got to him I could tell by the way that the pirate was holding himself up that he had been kicked in that forbidden area and he was about to stab my brother with that hot sword. I tried to think of the most logical way to do this but the only idea that popped up in my head was grab the sword. So I did it and the metal burned my skin but the pain was quickly forgotten and when I heard my call out in happiness.
I could tell by the look on his that he had suddenly realized I had grabbed the hot end of the sword. But I gave him a quick nod to tell him that I was a right. That's when I noticed that we were completely surrounded and it was a lot more than the 30 that had raided our ship it was more like 50 and all swords were pointed on us. I could feel they're hatred pointed at me but I didn't care my hatred was stronger. They had killed one out of the two people that I truly loved and they would pay. Yes each and every one of them would pay with they're lives.
A man who seemed vaguely familiar stepped or should I say limped forward. Then I looked into his cold red eyes and knew where I had seen him before. He was the man I had punched on the Saint Ann and the man I had kicked in the groin because he had grabbed my shoulder when I was trying to save my brother. I also knew that he matched the description of the person they called Pharaoh. When I stared into his red eyes I knew he was looking into my soul but I was looking into his to and all I saw was anger, hatred, regret, and pity. I hated pity and I was sure that I was going to make him feel more regret than he ever felt in his life. Behind him was a man with bronze skin and sandy blond hair who I assumed was the second mate and the man behind him the one I had taken the sword away from. He was the first mate.
The Pharaoh said, "you have past the test you are now part of the crew."
"Test?" I said a more than a little confused.
"Yes," he said, "it was all a test and now that you've past you are officially part of the crew."
"What makes you think we would even consider being part of your crew."
"If you don't," said the man with long white hair, "we'll have to kill you both."
I thought this over for some time. I was still holding my sword ready for any who dared attack but none were making a move to suggest any kind of attempt to do so. If I said no then they would kill us both but if I said yes we would become a part of the horrid group of people who killed my mother. But I promised her I would take care of him and that's just what I plan on doing. I'll just get close enough to them so when they turn they're backs...bam.
I walked over to my brother and lifted up the sword. He didn't even flinch when the sword came down on him and cut the rope that was binding his hands. We both stood side by side. By now I had lowered my head and my black hair that cascaded to my but had covered my eyes. I wished for no one to look in my eyes when I finally said, "fine."
That simple word rolled off of my tongue so viciously that you would have thought it was pure poison.