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Chapter 4 – A Storm Approaching
Jack left the cabin and went back to the helm where Will was.
"Thanks mate, I'll take it from 'ere." He was all smiles, but Will dismissed it.
"You think this is going to be a quick mission?"
"One can only hope Will." His eyes never leaving the horizon. Will nodded and left to find something else to do around the ship.
After a few hours of sailing, Jack noticed in the distance that there was a storm approaching. It looked like a nasty one too. Jack frowned, this would only detain them longer and he wanted to get this mission over and done with. He called to his crew to get the ship ready for the storm.
Celeste and Brennan came running up to Jack. "Daddy is there really a storm coming?"
Jack scooped her up in his arms and gave her the telescope. "Yup, see off in the distance over there?"
Her eyes got wide. "Yeah I see it. It looks so far away." She put the telescope down and Brennan grabbed it from her. "I want to see." Jack pointed him in the direction where to look. "Oh I see it now!"
"It should arrive before nightfall, so I want you two in the cabin before it hits us savvy?"
They both looked annoyed but answered at the same time with the same monotone voice. "Ok."
Jack put Celeste down and they ran off to play outside while they still can. Romi appeared then with Angela. "How long before the storm arrives?" She asked as she snuggled into Jack's arm. It was getting a little cold as the winds were picking up.
"It looks like 2 hours at the most. I told the kids to be inside before it reaches us." He looked at both of them. "Ye should go inside too. Don't want ye both to be gettin' in the way." He smiled at Romi who poked him in the ribs for that comment. "We're not children Jack, thank you very much."
Angela laughed and crossed her arms. "Men, what is it with them? Will told me to stay indoors too."
Jack laughed out loud. "Only lookin' out for our women, tha's all."
"Mmhmm." Came their reply as they walked off together.
After another hour of sailing the sky began to get dark with the clouds as it covered them like a gray sheet. The winds were now billowing through the black sails. The crew had the ship ready for anything. Jack wasn't worried about his ship, he knew it was strong. He only hoped the storm would pass quickly so they wouldn't have to waste any more time than necessary.
Jack looked up and felt the first few drops of rain fall on his face. Will came up to him then. "Jack, Romi and Angela are in your cabin with the kids."
"Good. Tell the crew to keep the sails up. I want to keep the ship sailing for as long as we can handle it. No sense wasting time."
"Aye Jack, I'll let the others know." Will ran off to give the orders to the men. Jack stood at his helm with his hands on the wheel. The rain began to come down hard now and the winds were becoming quite a nuisance, making it hard to stand without holding on to something. Jack stood his ground firmly turning the wheel this way and that trying to keep his ship on course even as the waves began splashing with all their might against the hulls. The Black Pearl rocked back and forth. It was completely dark now with only the light of a few occasional bolts of lightning flashing through the sky. The only sounds were those of the waves, the rain and the thunder. The crew were drenched as they held the sails as firmly as they could. A few of them being knocked to the ground, every now and then, when a wave splashed on deck.
Back in the cabin, Romi and Angela were sitting on the floor holding onto whatever they could get their hands on as the ship rocked back and forth violently at times. The kids were up playing around falling over and laughing every time the ship rocked. At one point when they were near the door, the wind blew it wide open. Celeste had a pirate doll her dad had given her and the wind knocked it out of her hands and out onto the deck. Romi was trying to get up to close the door, but Celeste ran out into the storm to fetch her beloved doll. "Celeste!!! Come back here!" Romi ran out after her.
Angela tried to stand to get to the door, Brennan came up to her to lend her a hand. "Brennan, go sit against the wall and don't move understand?" She said as she held onto his shoulders. He nodded his answer and did as he was told. Angela walked to the doorway and stood there to see if she could locate Celeste or Romi.
The doll was being dragged by the water on the deck and came close to the railing before Celeste reached it, she was on her knees to keep herself from falling down. Romi tried to get to her but a wave smacking against the ship made her fall over against the cold and wet wooden boards of the ship. She let out a scream and Jack turned his head to see what was going on. He saw Romi on the floor trying to get up and looked in the direction she was staring at. His heart almost stopped beating as she saw his little girl terrified clutching the doll he gave her. Before he could begin breathing again, an enormous wave crashed onto the deck. Knocking many of the crew over, Jack had to keep himself steady by holding onto the wheel. The wave subsided back into the ocean and he looked in the direction where Celeste had been and saw she was gone. Romi was screaming as she ran as best as she could to the railing. He ran over to her and looked down at the ocean to see if he could see her. Panic filled his face when he didn't locate her. Suddenly he saw her little form bobbing in and out of the water trying to keep herself up and without thinking he threw off his jacket and dove into the water. All Romi could do was watch helplessly. Will ran over to the edge and called for the crew to get a rope ready to throw out.
Jack emerged from the water and looked about frantically, he saw her and quickly swam over to her. She had begun to sink lifelessly into the water, having swallowed a lot of water. Jack took a deep breath and dived under the ocean. He swam to her and grabbed her in his arms, he came up to the surface and waved his arm about. Will threw out the rope. He had tied a small barrel to the end so it would float and Jack could get a better handle on it.
With Celeste lying limp in his arms he made his way to the barrel and pulled on the rope. The crew yanked them up the side of the ship, at times slipping every time a wave crashed onto the deck. Finally, having reached the deck, Jack ran to the cabin with his daughter, Romi followed close behind. Anamaria was at the helm so Will came to the cabin as well. Angela was still at the doorway and stood aside when she saw them coming. Jack entered and laid Celeste on the bed. She wasn't breathing. Romi was sobbing next to her. "Please Celeste wake up baby."
Brennan was still on the floor with his hands against the wall. He was staring at Celeste and couldn't blink with the shock he felt seeing his friend lying there, not moving.
Jack was trying everything he could to get her to breathe. He turned her over on her side and began smacking her back. Suddenly she started coughing and spitting out water. When she was done throwing up the water, Jack held her tightly against him. Romi placed her arms around her and Jack. The three of them were on the floor holding each other. Angela leaned against Will with tears in her eyes. He held her in his arms. They looked over to where Brennan was and saw he was still shaken up by everything that just happened. They went over to him and Will picked him up in his arms. The ship was still rocking back and forth and the rain had not let up. Will thought it best if Angela and Brennan went to their own cabin to leave Jack alone with his family. Even after they left the room, Jack held on to Celeste and Romi. Celeste was the first to speak.
"I lost my doll." She said in a weak and faint voice. Jack smiled as he still held her to him. "It's ok darling. What's important is that ye're safe."
"But you gave me that doll and I said I would always take care of it." Her face fell and tears came down. Jack's heart skipped a beat seeing how much something he gave her meant to her. "I'll get ye another one, don't worry."
Romi was touched at how her daughter tried to be so responsible. "Dolls can be replaced baby, you can never be." Celeste looked at her mom and smiled. Romi brought her into her arms and she held her tight. She looked at Jack who had a tear coming out of the corner of his eye. She knew how hard it was to make such a fierce pirate as Jack Sparrow cry, and it moved her to see how greatly this had affected him. Romi stood up with Celeste in her arms and changed her into drier clothes. After she and Jack had done the same they decided to go to sleep. Anamaria and Will can take care of the helm for the night. The storm seemed to finally have settled. So after the three of them got into the bed and Jack had told Celeste a bedtime story, they fell asleep together with Celeste in the middle being held by her loving parents.
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Chapter 4 – A Storm Approaching
Jack left the cabin and went back to the helm where Will was.
"Thanks mate, I'll take it from 'ere." He was all smiles, but Will dismissed it.
"You think this is going to be a quick mission?"
"One can only hope Will." His eyes never leaving the horizon. Will nodded and left to find something else to do around the ship.
After a few hours of sailing, Jack noticed in the distance that there was a storm approaching. It looked like a nasty one too. Jack frowned, this would only detain them longer and he wanted to get this mission over and done with. He called to his crew to get the ship ready for the storm.
Celeste and Brennan came running up to Jack. "Daddy is there really a storm coming?"
Jack scooped her up in his arms and gave her the telescope. "Yup, see off in the distance over there?"
Her eyes got wide. "Yeah I see it. It looks so far away." She put the telescope down and Brennan grabbed it from her. "I want to see." Jack pointed him in the direction where to look. "Oh I see it now!"
"It should arrive before nightfall, so I want you two in the cabin before it hits us savvy?"
They both looked annoyed but answered at the same time with the same monotone voice. "Ok."
Jack put Celeste down and they ran off to play outside while they still can. Romi appeared then with Angela. "How long before the storm arrives?" She asked as she snuggled into Jack's arm. It was getting a little cold as the winds were picking up.
"It looks like 2 hours at the most. I told the kids to be inside before it reaches us." He looked at both of them. "Ye should go inside too. Don't want ye both to be gettin' in the way." He smiled at Romi who poked him in the ribs for that comment. "We're not children Jack, thank you very much."
Angela laughed and crossed her arms. "Men, what is it with them? Will told me to stay indoors too."
Jack laughed out loud. "Only lookin' out for our women, tha's all."
"Mmhmm." Came their reply as they walked off together.
After another hour of sailing the sky began to get dark with the clouds as it covered them like a gray sheet. The winds were now billowing through the black sails. The crew had the ship ready for anything. Jack wasn't worried about his ship, he knew it was strong. He only hoped the storm would pass quickly so they wouldn't have to waste any more time than necessary.
Jack looked up and felt the first few drops of rain fall on his face. Will came up to him then. "Jack, Romi and Angela are in your cabin with the kids."
"Good. Tell the crew to keep the sails up. I want to keep the ship sailing for as long as we can handle it. No sense wasting time."
"Aye Jack, I'll let the others know." Will ran off to give the orders to the men. Jack stood at his helm with his hands on the wheel. The rain began to come down hard now and the winds were becoming quite a nuisance, making it hard to stand without holding on to something. Jack stood his ground firmly turning the wheel this way and that trying to keep his ship on course even as the waves began splashing with all their might against the hulls. The Black Pearl rocked back and forth. It was completely dark now with only the light of a few occasional bolts of lightning flashing through the sky. The only sounds were those of the waves, the rain and the thunder. The crew were drenched as they held the sails as firmly as they could. A few of them being knocked to the ground, every now and then, when a wave splashed on deck.
Back in the cabin, Romi and Angela were sitting on the floor holding onto whatever they could get their hands on as the ship rocked back and forth violently at times. The kids were up playing around falling over and laughing every time the ship rocked. At one point when they were near the door, the wind blew it wide open. Celeste had a pirate doll her dad had given her and the wind knocked it out of her hands and out onto the deck. Romi was trying to get up to close the door, but Celeste ran out into the storm to fetch her beloved doll. "Celeste!!! Come back here!" Romi ran out after her.
Angela tried to stand to get to the door, Brennan came up to her to lend her a hand. "Brennan, go sit against the wall and don't move understand?" She said as she held onto his shoulders. He nodded his answer and did as he was told. Angela walked to the doorway and stood there to see if she could locate Celeste or Romi.
The doll was being dragged by the water on the deck and came close to the railing before Celeste reached it, she was on her knees to keep herself from falling down. Romi tried to get to her but a wave smacking against the ship made her fall over against the cold and wet wooden boards of the ship. She let out a scream and Jack turned his head to see what was going on. He saw Romi on the floor trying to get up and looked in the direction she was staring at. His heart almost stopped beating as she saw his little girl terrified clutching the doll he gave her. Before he could begin breathing again, an enormous wave crashed onto the deck. Knocking many of the crew over, Jack had to keep himself steady by holding onto the wheel. The wave subsided back into the ocean and he looked in the direction where Celeste had been and saw she was gone. Romi was screaming as she ran as best as she could to the railing. He ran over to her and looked down at the ocean to see if he could see her. Panic filled his face when he didn't locate her. Suddenly he saw her little form bobbing in and out of the water trying to keep herself up and without thinking he threw off his jacket and dove into the water. All Romi could do was watch helplessly. Will ran over to the edge and called for the crew to get a rope ready to throw out.
Jack emerged from the water and looked about frantically, he saw her and quickly swam over to her. She had begun to sink lifelessly into the water, having swallowed a lot of water. Jack took a deep breath and dived under the ocean. He swam to her and grabbed her in his arms, he came up to the surface and waved his arm about. Will threw out the rope. He had tied a small barrel to the end so it would float and Jack could get a better handle on it.
With Celeste lying limp in his arms he made his way to the barrel and pulled on the rope. The crew yanked them up the side of the ship, at times slipping every time a wave crashed onto the deck. Finally, having reached the deck, Jack ran to the cabin with his daughter, Romi followed close behind. Anamaria was at the helm so Will came to the cabin as well. Angela was still at the doorway and stood aside when she saw them coming. Jack entered and laid Celeste on the bed. She wasn't breathing. Romi was sobbing next to her. "Please Celeste wake up baby."
Brennan was still on the floor with his hands against the wall. He was staring at Celeste and couldn't blink with the shock he felt seeing his friend lying there, not moving.
Jack was trying everything he could to get her to breathe. He turned her over on her side and began smacking her back. Suddenly she started coughing and spitting out water. When she was done throwing up the water, Jack held her tightly against him. Romi placed her arms around her and Jack. The three of them were on the floor holding each other. Angela leaned against Will with tears in her eyes. He held her in his arms. They looked over to where Brennan was and saw he was still shaken up by everything that just happened. They went over to him and Will picked him up in his arms. The ship was still rocking back and forth and the rain had not let up. Will thought it best if Angela and Brennan went to their own cabin to leave Jack alone with his family. Even after they left the room, Jack held on to Celeste and Romi. Celeste was the first to speak.
"I lost my doll." She said in a weak and faint voice. Jack smiled as he still held her to him. "It's ok darling. What's important is that ye're safe."
"But you gave me that doll and I said I would always take care of it." Her face fell and tears came down. Jack's heart skipped a beat seeing how much something he gave her meant to her. "I'll get ye another one, don't worry."
Romi was touched at how her daughter tried to be so responsible. "Dolls can be replaced baby, you can never be." Celeste looked at her mom and smiled. Romi brought her into her arms and she held her tight. She looked at Jack who had a tear coming out of the corner of his eye. She knew how hard it was to make such a fierce pirate as Jack Sparrow cry, and it moved her to see how greatly this had affected him. Romi stood up with Celeste in her arms and changed her into drier clothes. After she and Jack had done the same they decided to go to sleep. Anamaria and Will can take care of the helm for the night. The storm seemed to finally have settled. So after the three of them got into the bed and Jack had told Celeste a bedtime story, they fell asleep together with Celeste in the middle being held by her loving parents.
HOPE YOU LIKED THIS CHAPTER, OF COURSE I'LL KNOW IF YOU DID BY READING AND REVIEWING!!! HINT HINT!