Cleo blocked a blow sent by a pirate, Elizabeth, and the twins had
hopefully made it to the fort already. Will and her were a bit
preoccupied with the pirates. Having two swords made it a bit easier
for her to fight. She felt someone bump her back and turned to see Will,
"Did they make it to the fort?" She asked, blocking another blow,
"Hopefully." He managed to get out before he cut another pirate's throat, "Have you seen Bill or Abigail?"
"No," She answered, and glanced quickly over to him, "They must've made it," Soon they both finished off the pirates and began to run to the fort, "Bloody pirates."
Bill pulled Abigail silently through the crowded streets. She started to lag even more behind him,
"Bill." She panted, "I tired, I can't run any more."
"We're almost there," He sighed, and started to pull again, but she stopped,
"There has to be a closer place," She looked tired, and unwell,
"Are you feeling alright?" He pulled her in a dark alleyway, to hid from the oncoming pirates, she shook her head, "We can stay here, hid behind this," They hid behind a large pile of something. Abigail sat down and hugged her knees and he sat down next to her, and put an arm around her waist,
"I'm scared Bill," She whispered,
"Don't worry everything will be fine," he reassured her,
"Well, well, well, look what we have here," They looked up, three pirates stood above them,
"Get away!" Bill shouted at them and stood up holding a dagger in front of him,
"Ah, pretty lil' thin's isn't she?" One laughed and cupped Abigail's head in his hand and Bill stood in front of him and went forward at him. One held something up above his head and he blackout.
"'Ello pretty one." Cleo turned and the pirate caught her throat, "You look somewhat familiar,"
"'at's funny, cause you don't." Cleo smiled, and him and looked at the sword that was raised above his head, and it slowly came down, and she saw where he was looking, "Oy, filth me eyes are up here!"
"'at's quite a pretty necklace there, love." He smiled and brought his eyes upward, "Blue eyes, eh? Wonder no man came to help you yet,"
"I don't need a man to help me," She growled and the grip on her neck tightened,
"You're comin' with me,"
Bill felt the sun beat against his eyes. He did not want to open them. It wasn't helping that his head hurt also. Wait why was his head hurting? His eyes flew open and he sat up, and looked towards the opening of the alleyway,
"Abigail!" He whispered and went over to her body that lay in the dirt. As he got closer he realized that there was something in the middle of her stomach, slowly he knelt beside her and picked up her loose body. In the middle of her stomach was a bullet whole with dry blood going down to the ground, leading to a small puddle of blood. He touched her cold lips, "Abigail,"
Elizabeth held tightly onto Clarissa, while the twins slept on the floor of the little office, her heart raced. Will still hadn't come back, or Bill and Abigail. Cleo hadn't come back either. Where they dead out in the streets lying there? Maybe they were in another office in the fort. Suddenly the door opened and she turned,
"Mrs. Turner have you seen Clarissa?" He asked and she looked a bit puzzled, "Ms. Turner?"
"Oh, no I'm sorry Edward," He started to leave, "Have you seen my husband or son?"
"No, I'm sorry," He shook his head, and left. She sighed heavily, maybe they weren't coming back, and she turned back to the window. An arm went tightly around her waist, and she jumped, and turned,
"Will!" She smiled, as he pulled her in for a hug, "Where's Bill?"
"Elizabeth," He started letting go of her and he looked almost uncertain, "Abigail, she's..."
"What?" She asked desperately,
"She's dead,"
"Come girly get up there!" A pirate pushed Cleo up on to the ship, "The captain will be waitin' for ya,"
"Funny cause I think I rather not," She smiled and started back towards the rowboat when a man stepped in front of her, she looked up at the unfriendly face, "lovely ship,"
"Lovely necklace," He smiled down at her,
"Well I best be goin' so if it isn't..." She began to walk around him,
"What's the hurry, missy?" He stepped in front of her, "Ya jus' got on, and ya didn't even get a taste of our hospitality!"
"Pity," She frowned but then smiled again, "Maybe next time you know, already stayin' with family, so I better get a move back..." She moved again, and he moved in front of her,
"Come now, I'm sure ya family wont miss ya 'at much." He looked down at her necklace, "Now missy where'd ya get 'at necklace?"
"Found it in me attic," She shrugged,
"What's you're name, girly?" He asked,
"Natalie Turner," She smiled, "Named after me gran'ma,"
"Fits a girl like ya, though ya don't look an inch like ya gran'ma," He smiled back and turned to crew member, "put her down below in cells, make sure it's the best one you can find."
"Did they make it to the fort?" She asked, blocking another blow,
"Hopefully." He managed to get out before he cut another pirate's throat, "Have you seen Bill or Abigail?"
"No," She answered, and glanced quickly over to him, "They must've made it," Soon they both finished off the pirates and began to run to the fort, "Bloody pirates."
Bill pulled Abigail silently through the crowded streets. She started to lag even more behind him,
"Bill." She panted, "I tired, I can't run any more."
"We're almost there," He sighed, and started to pull again, but she stopped,
"There has to be a closer place," She looked tired, and unwell,
"Are you feeling alright?" He pulled her in a dark alleyway, to hid from the oncoming pirates, she shook her head, "We can stay here, hid behind this," They hid behind a large pile of something. Abigail sat down and hugged her knees and he sat down next to her, and put an arm around her waist,
"I'm scared Bill," She whispered,
"Don't worry everything will be fine," he reassured her,
"Well, well, well, look what we have here," They looked up, three pirates stood above them,
"Get away!" Bill shouted at them and stood up holding a dagger in front of him,
"Ah, pretty lil' thin's isn't she?" One laughed and cupped Abigail's head in his hand and Bill stood in front of him and went forward at him. One held something up above his head and he blackout.
"'Ello pretty one." Cleo turned and the pirate caught her throat, "You look somewhat familiar,"
"'at's funny, cause you don't." Cleo smiled, and him and looked at the sword that was raised above his head, and it slowly came down, and she saw where he was looking, "Oy, filth me eyes are up here!"
"'at's quite a pretty necklace there, love." He smiled and brought his eyes upward, "Blue eyes, eh? Wonder no man came to help you yet,"
"I don't need a man to help me," She growled and the grip on her neck tightened,
"You're comin' with me,"
Bill felt the sun beat against his eyes. He did not want to open them. It wasn't helping that his head hurt also. Wait why was his head hurting? His eyes flew open and he sat up, and looked towards the opening of the alleyway,
"Abigail!" He whispered and went over to her body that lay in the dirt. As he got closer he realized that there was something in the middle of her stomach, slowly he knelt beside her and picked up her loose body. In the middle of her stomach was a bullet whole with dry blood going down to the ground, leading to a small puddle of blood. He touched her cold lips, "Abigail,"
Elizabeth held tightly onto Clarissa, while the twins slept on the floor of the little office, her heart raced. Will still hadn't come back, or Bill and Abigail. Cleo hadn't come back either. Where they dead out in the streets lying there? Maybe they were in another office in the fort. Suddenly the door opened and she turned,
"Mrs. Turner have you seen Clarissa?" He asked and she looked a bit puzzled, "Ms. Turner?"
"Oh, no I'm sorry Edward," He started to leave, "Have you seen my husband or son?"
"No, I'm sorry," He shook his head, and left. She sighed heavily, maybe they weren't coming back, and she turned back to the window. An arm went tightly around her waist, and she jumped, and turned,
"Will!" She smiled, as he pulled her in for a hug, "Where's Bill?"
"Elizabeth," He started letting go of her and he looked almost uncertain, "Abigail, she's..."
"What?" She asked desperately,
"She's dead,"
"Come girly get up there!" A pirate pushed Cleo up on to the ship, "The captain will be waitin' for ya,"
"Funny cause I think I rather not," She smiled and started back towards the rowboat when a man stepped in front of her, she looked up at the unfriendly face, "lovely ship,"
"Lovely necklace," He smiled down at her,
"Well I best be goin' so if it isn't..." She began to walk around him,
"What's the hurry, missy?" He stepped in front of her, "Ya jus' got on, and ya didn't even get a taste of our hospitality!"
"Pity," She frowned but then smiled again, "Maybe next time you know, already stayin' with family, so I better get a move back..." She moved again, and he moved in front of her,
"Come now, I'm sure ya family wont miss ya 'at much." He looked down at her necklace, "Now missy where'd ya get 'at necklace?"
"Found it in me attic," She shrugged,
"What's you're name, girly?" He asked,
"Natalie Turner," She smiled, "Named after me gran'ma,"
"Fits a girl like ya, though ya don't look an inch like ya gran'ma," He smiled back and turned to crew member, "put her down below in cells, make sure it's the best one you can find."