DISCLAIMER: No, I don't own Jack Sparrow, LOTR or any of Tolkein's characters, but I did make and do own the characters Bex, Laila and Keikæ.
A/N: Ok. This is chapter 1 reposted, because I changed the format a lot later on. I'll gradually be redoing chapters 3 – 18, so it may seem a little bit weird.
:: Thoughts ::
P.S This story's written through Keik's eyes.
P.P.S I'm not saying that you're stupid or anything, but there has been some debate over how names are pronounced, so Keikæ = Kee-kay Laila = Li-la Bex = Hmm... I wonder?
On with the story....
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Chapter 1 - Mucking Around
I was completely bored, sitting in the centre of town, with two friends. Utterly bored.
Keikæ: Hey, Bex. I dare you to nick that policeman's wallet.
Bex: What? No WAY – you do it.
Keikæ: Laila?
Laila: You have GOT to be kidding.... Go on Keeks – I'll give you a fiver.
Keikæ: Oh, fine. I was determined to prove them it could be done. Anyway, we were doing this sort of stuff the whole time; always betting. I mean, it's not like we'd get caught, and if things really did get out of hand, Laila and Bex would get me out. I hope.
I slid on my skates, tying the laces of my trainers together and hanging them around my neck.
:: Here goes.... ::
I pushed off, passed the copper twice and on the third pass, I grabbed him by the neck of the jacket and seized his wallet from his inside pocket. I was hoping to do it a little more subtly, but I screwed that idea – whatever I did, it probably wouldn't go unnoticed.
I heard but shouting behind me, but I was away, skidding round corner so fast my roller blades were beginning to smoke. Despite that, I could hear an engine revving behind me.
::How can they get worked up about such a little thing?::
Ignoring this question, I decided to go off road. I span to my left, down an alleyway, though just wide enough for a car. I was still being followed.
::God, how far will these people go::
I turned right out of the alleyway to follow the canal, hoping the car would go strait on. No such luck. I was beginning to think this wasn't such a good idea after all. I decided that, to put as much space as possible between me and that fuming copper, I'd have to cross the canal.
So – what do I do? Use the bridge? No! Course not! I'm to stupid to do that, and anyway I can't be bothered to travel the extra few metres to the bridge; I'll jump onto the roof of that barge and across onto the other side.
Still, although I had found a quick way, the bridge is still quite a good option – probably why there's still a deranged Policeman behind me.
::When will he give up?::
Once again I ignored the main road, and went for the old one – the one with potholes all over it. I could dodge the ruts easily: I just hoped a car couldn't. This was my undoing.
::SHIT! Cobbles!::
Once again, I swerved left, this time to meet a London Underground station. With nowhere else to go, I jumped – with difficulty – the ticket barrier. Unfortunately, my landings were never that clean, which, I think, is why I made the most spectacular fall ever, and found myself laying on my back, hearing running footsteps and someone breathing heavily.
:: I need a distraction, anything – Laila? Bex?::
Keikæ: Um... Parley?
"Par... what?"
It was the 2-second distraction I needed. As he hesitated, I lifted my right skate and kicked him... hard. As he toppled over, I seized the opportunity to get out of here. Not able to go downstairs, I grinded down the rail and jumped onto the tube train to find Laila and Bex, grinning their heads off.
I threw Laila the wallet and collapsed on the seats, laying across 4 of them.
Keikæ: You owe me a fiver.
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8:00 pm
The three of us slumped onto the sofa, having dragged ourselves back from the local pub.
Bex: Great, so... what do we do now?
Keikæ: How the bloody hell do I know? YOU were the one who set half the bar alight, causing US to get thrown out.
Bex: Hey! That was a bet – and I had never smoked before.
Laila: Cut it out you two. So long as you don't start drinking, I don't mind. You've never had alcohol before have you Bex?"
Bex shook her head.
Laila: Poor person. Ah, well – here's your money!
We sat in silence for a few minutes....
Bex: Lets go down to the lake.
Laila and I sat forward, exchanging confused looks.
::Bex, I think you have finally cracked.::
Bex: C'mon, there's a little wooden boat down there tied up at the jetty – and a jet ski.
::Now you've got my attention.::
Keikæ: A jet ski, you say?
Bex: Yep. We could nick- hem... Commandeer it.
::Why the hell did I choose to carry the drinks?::
I grunted as I carried my rucksack down the hill. Between us, we had three rucksacks containing an assortment of things; Alcohol, Coke, chocolate, rope, sellotape, 3 pen knives, a few lighters (one of which was in Laila's back pocket), 2 flick knives, 1 long knife to hack through any strong rope, a tip-ex and a fruit knife (Though why we had a fruit knife I don't know.).
Keikæ: Where the hell did you get all this alcohol?
Laila replied as casual as anything.
Laila: Behind the bar just now. That's why I got Bex to accidentally set the barman's jacket alight.
Keikæ: Dude, no way!
Laila: Yes way.
We stowed the rucksacks in the bottom of the wooden boat. For some strange reason, there was a ladder sticking up from the middle of the boat. Not knowing why it was there, we left where it was, but tied a sheet too it in true POTC spirit. We then tied the Jet Ski to the boat, after picking the lock on its chain.
::Who the hell is stupid enough to leave a Jet Ski lying around?::
I pushed off and jumped in the boat.
::Great – this is going to be brilliant!::
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