CHAPTER 6: GONE
Jack stood at the helm of the ship, his coat blowing in the wind and rain pounding onto the Pearl. The crew worked on the deck being tossed by the waves and wind. Lightning ripped through the sky as a giant wave pounded itself onto the Pearl, throwing everyone to the side. Jack had ordered them to continue, knowing that the mast could hold.
When the storm finally settled, every one on deck visibly relaxed. Will disappeared below deck, returning a few minutes later with Elizabeth by his side. Jack looked over his crew feeling like something was wrong. As he looked at all his men and the one woman he wondered what it was.
His eyes grew wide at the notice that there was only one woman on the deck. Connor was missing. She had been on deck during the storm, helping the crew, but now she was gone.
"Mates, has anyone seen Connor?" He asked, his heart pounding in his chest.
The crew then noticed her absence and began to look around at the others. When none answered Jack, they turned to their Captain.
"Find her you scabrous dogs!" Jack ordered and the crew hurried off looking for Connor.
Fifteen minutes later they all stood before Jack, none finding her. Realization hit Jack that she had fallen overboard during the storm. He ran to the side of the ship looking out for her.
"Jack, she's gone." Will said from somewhere behind him. He then motioned for the crew to go on with their duties.
"Jack I'm sorry." Elizabeth said reaching out and touching his shoulder.
"It's my fault, if I had just told her that I loved her, kept my eyes on her, sent her down with you Lizzie none of this would have happened. Now she's gone. I've screwed everything up. We got to give her a ceremony." Jack said turning away from Will and Elizabeth and calling for the crew to come up on deck.
"I know that a lot of you didn't know Connor, but it still be respectful to give a pirate a burial of some sort. So," Jack said turning out to the sea, "Connor may you go into the afterlife and be at peace. Be happy in knowing that the sea took ye lass." He stopped and lowered his head.
The crew knew that that signaled the end of the ceremony. What more could he say about a woman they barely knew. The dispersed leaving their Captain alone with Elizabeth and Will.
"Jack?" Elizabeth asked hesitantly.
"I'll be in my cabin." Jack said turning away from them and entering his cabin, where they knew he would drown himself in rum.
Somewhere on the sea Connor's body floated in the water.
Short I know but it seemed appropriate to end here. I'll update soon.