Holy crap! Another review! Oh, the excitement. 6 chapters max left, if I follow the storyline I have planned. Probably only gonna do 4 or 5 more, though, I suck at writing long stories.
Captain Arnold appoints Rogers as the new first mate and makes Hugh the second mate.
Both are good, honorable men who will serve the ship well.
I tell John this, and he laughs. In addition to calling me Ray, he also calls me 'the Captainess' due to the amount of time I spend with the Captain, who is teaching me to read maps.
Stories are spreading like wildfire of the existence of the children of Will Turner and Jack Sparrow.
'Who are they?' The people whisper.
Only John, Gibbs, and I know.
'We're in for a hell of a storm' the Captain informs us 'I want her in the nearest port as fast as she can go.'
I scramble up to the rigging, pulling ropes to give the small ship her full power. Casey helps me.
Below us, I see John and Liam frantically running around the deck as the rain begins to pour down in sheets.
Liam and the Captain are at the wheel, and the rest of the crew rushes below deck as the first cracks of thunder are heard.
I stay up on the rigging. Lightning crackles around me, and thunder echoes throughout my head.
I can make out the black craggy cliffs of a small island town through the rain, but as the storm gets worse, the town becomes harder and harder to see. I squint, trying as hard as I can to find the safe haven again –
Liam slips on the wet deck, and lies there, trying to get up.
Captain Arnold calls to him, but he cannot let go of the wheel, nor can he steer it with Liam gone.
Jumping down from the rigging, I race to Liam. 'Ray!' he gasps 'What the hell are you doing out here?'
His leg is bent funny underneath him and his face is white.
'I think your leg's broken.' I say worriedly.
I help him up, and half-dragging him, I take Liam to the galley.
John rushes to help me and Liam. 'Where the fuck were you?' He exclaims.
'Relax,' I say 'Liam already gave me an earful.' Liam nods weakly.
Carefully, John and I lay him on the galley. George is already sending Casey to get the materials he will needs for a splint.
Once I make sure Liam is comfortable, I rush back up to the deck.
Besides the Captain, I am one of the only members of the crew who knows how to steer a ship.
'Ray!' John yells, but his voice is lost to the storm as I emerge on the deck.
Slipping the hood of my oilcloth coat over my head, I run to help the Captain guide the ship to safety.
The Captain and I are seated at the table in the center of the galley, thick blankets wrapped around us and mugs of tea in our hands.
The rest of the crew, except for John and George are sleeping peacefully in their bunks.
Liam lies on a makeshift cot on the floor of the galley, so George can tend to him.
While Liam sleeps, though, George and John fuss over me and the Captain.
George finally orders us to bed, and with John guiding me, I collapse onto my bunk.
He tucks some more blankets carefully around me.
I feel the faint brush of lips against my forehead, and hear John mutter ''Night' before he closes the door softly behind him.
I drift off immediately.
My mother lies on a bed in a big, airy room. Her eyes are closed and there is a bandage around her chest.
My father sits on a chair next to the bed. I am on his lap. Jack is behind him.
'Liz'll be fine, Will. Quit frettin'. You'll make Rachel fussy.' I don't like seeing my father like this, so I fuss accordingly.
Jack looks at me. 'Atta girl.'
Ana comes in. 'I'll take her, Will, so you can stay with Liz.'
John waves at me happily, from her hip. Ana places me on the other hip, and as we walk away, I hear my father and Jack talk about 'that bloody bastard Liesgow.'
'Boody?' I inquire questioningly.
Ana looks at me in surprise. 'Going to kill that husband of mine' she mutters, and begins informing me about the evils of that word.
Icoo happily. She can understand me!
John swats at me, and Ana has her hands full with the full-out war that begins to rage.
Smiling in my sleep, I roll over, oblivious to the ship far out at sea, searching for me and John…..