Disclaimer: Still don't own anything except Alexis.
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Chapter Four-Land Ho!
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Alexis woke early with the sun as usual. Getting dressed in her shirt and pants she continued the laborious process of attaching all her weapons to her person. With this complete she wandered out on deck.
Sauntering up to the helm sleepily she took the rope off the spoke keeping them on course through night. Day passing uneventfully she wandered down to give the prisoners their grub.
She passed in a jug of water, a loaf of bread for each of the crew and an orange per man as well. Moving in front of the Commodore's cell she poked him until he toppled to the ground from where he was napping.
"Would ye like to join me for lunch? No food for you otherwise," she commented.
He didn't have to think on the offer, what she said was true enough. He accepted.
"Someone will be down in a while ta pick you up." She turned and clambered up the slippery stairway.
Alexis sorted through her wardrobe. She thought for a minute before pulling out a green dress, velvet and plush.
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After twenty minutes of getting ready she called to one of the crew to drag up the Commodore. She paced back and forth deep in thought in the minutes before he arrived.
Edward was shoved in the door and it was locked from the inside. He reached up to straighten his wig before realizing it wasn't there.
He turned and looked at Alexis. She was in a green dress with her hair tied up in a complex bun, he couldn't tell how though.
He bowed to her and kissed her hand. "And here I stand before this astounding beauty in naught but pirates' garb. Quite obviously I should have been allowed to keep my wardrobe."
"I get to keep all that was on that boat, remember?"
"Ship," He said rubbing his brow. "Aye, I remember." Edward's eye's shot open, "I meant yes. I didn't say aye, I didn't." he sighed and fell into the chair he occupied last time.
Alexis was giggling through his whole ordeal. "I see we're rubbing off on you." She took the seat at the head of the table. "We'll be reaching Port Royal within the day, you'll be happy to hear."
"Finally, on land at last."
Alexis giggled.
"What is funny?"
She started loading her plate, "You'll see."
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"Land Ho!" came a cry from the crow's nest.
Alexis smiled as she steered towards a smaller port on the same island as Port Royal. She took the ship in for a gentle bump against the dock. Crew jumped down tying the boat and doing jobs. Alexis tied the wheel and went below.
"Land Ho, boys." She said to the crew. Opening each of the three crew cells she had more of her own crew escort them up to deck. They winced at the fresh sunlight.
Alexis turned to head back up the stairs.
"Ahem?" Norrington was waiting on his cot to be let out.
"Yes?"
"Might you let me out?"
"I might.' She said pulling up a chair to his cell. She flipped it backwards and straddled it. "Now, do you remember my exact word on account of your ship and it's contents?"
Norrington raised his voice a few octaves and quoted as close as he could remember, "'I get to keep anything I want on this ship.'"
Alexis nodded deeply. Not saying any more.
Norrington wondered at her silence. Realization hit him. "Oh you have to be kidding?" he pleaded.
"Sorry laddie, at the time ye were on the ship." She turned for the stairwell. "You can come out once we leave port."
Norrington shut his eyes and pounded his head against the wall. "Pirates. Bloody pirates and their bloody loopholes."
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So how did you like. So any ideas? Next chapter me thinks Norrington needs to be in Tortuga. Read and review, mechawashu2@mailcity.com if you feel like telling me stuffs. Have a nice week! *The leprechaun shall be mine*
