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Back on deck, the storm was getting worse. Kate was about ready to give up hope when she heard gunfire from her ship. It took her half a second to remember that there were others aboard her ship besides her crew. The Duke broke the kiss he was giving Jo and looked towards the helm of the ship. His crew did the same. It was that distraction which gave Kate, Molly, Emmaline, and the rest of their crew to draw their weapons. The wrestlers came out on deck.

"Now, it seems that we are even," Said Kate.

Derek had two burly men take Jo. "So you take to recruiting men now," He said drawing his cutlass. "Take her on board my ship, now!" Derek ordered the two men holding Jo.

The battle was immediately under way when Kate and Derek started sword fighting.

Chris quickly jumped to the defense of Molly who had four men after her. "I think you could use some help!" He yelled to her above the wind. The rain started pouring from the sky and lightning flashed all around the two ships that were locked in battle with each other.

"Thanks!" Yelled Molly running her sai into the side of a young man from the Dukes ship.

"Don't mention it, but perhaps we could talk about this later, when the fighting's done and we have some quiet time," suggested Chris punching another of the men in the stomach.

"Shut up and fight!" Molly spat back while kicking someone whom dove at her leg.

Edge ran over to Maxine, who still didn't know how to fight well. He reached her just as one of the men attacking her grabbed her arm. Edge tapped his shoulder. "Excuse me, I don't think the lady likes you helping her," With that he gave him the edgecuction. Then he pushed Maxine behind him and started to defend her.

Jeff and Shawn Michaels ran over to help Emmaline and Roxy. "We think you could use some help," Said Jeff pulling someone off Emmaline's back.

"What made you think that?" Smirked Emmaline as she kicked another man in the family jewels.

"The fact that all these men seemed to be flocking to be around your sunny personality," Said Shawn as he dropkicked some poor guy who was trying to get his hands around Roxy's throat.

"I think we should teach you girls some moves to defend yourselves when you don't have any weapons," Said Jeff.

"If we live through all this, of course, we will have you show us some of those, moves," agreed Emmaline.

Shannon went to help Kyrie who was trying to fight off four men. "Let me help you," Said Shannon. One of the men punched him in the stomach.

"Shannon, be careful!" Warned Kyrie stabbing one of the other men with her dagger.

"I'm OK," He responded as he was punched in the jaw. "Wait a minute! Wait a minute!" The men they were fighting stopped. "Look! It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's the Hurricane." From the upper deck, the Hurricane did the flying crossbody and took out two of the men. While they were distracted Shannon and Kyrie took out the other two.

From the deck of the Duke's ship, the two holding Jo saw the Hurricane jump and take out some of their men. "What was that?" One said.

"That rocked!" Commented Jo who had stopped struggling for the moment.

"Shut up, you lying wench!" Said the other man holding her.

"Did you see that?" said Wendy.

"We see that all the time," Said Bradshaw as he smashed a candlestick over the head of a man that had been fighting him.

"Wendy! We could use some of your help," Said Farooq.

"I'm sorry guys," Said Wendy as she rejoined the fight.

"I don't want to die!" Whimpered Kurt as someone was thrown past him, "I'm Kurt 'Freakin' Angle." Just then, he found a crate off to the side of the fighting and hid behind it. 'I'll just stay here til the fighting stops,' he thought ducking down.

"I'm going to kill you!" Kate declared as she swung her cutlass towards Derek's knees. He jumped back and took a slash at her, grazing her arm.

"Looks like I cut you first." He taunted swinging again at her. Kate blocked.

"I don't care, in the end I will get you." She promised. Kate and Derek continued fighting. Matt was fighting some men nearby, but couldn't get close enough because of the blades that they both wielded against the other. He had seen Kate get cut and as they continued both the man she was fighting and she were getting themselves cut. It looked as though they were just testing the waters before committing to actually hurting each other. As Matt watched he realized that it looked like the man purposely angled Kate's back towards his ship, and then Derek gave a look over. Matt followed his glance and saw as someone from aboard the other ship aimed a gun at her back. Jo must have seen it too; from aboard the other ship Jo screamed Kate's name. Kate turned. For Matt, it seemed like everything was in slow motion he was running towards Kate, just as the gun fired he threw himself on top of Kate and pulled her to the ground, he felt the bullet rip through his shoulder.

"Your Excellency!" yelled one of the men holding Jo. "The storm is getting worse! We need to pull away and find some shelter!"

"Fall back men!" Yelled Derek, jumping across the gap that was widening between the two ships. Immediately, all of his crew that was still alive crossed back over and pushed off and moved away from the Roaring Lioness. Kate jumped up and started running towards the edge of the ship. "JO!" she yelled. She jumped onto the banister of the ship and was going to jump, but she felt two strong arms pull her back.

"You will kill yourself," Said Matt pulling her back.

"No, I must save my sister. Let me go!" she said angrily as she tried to get away.

"Cap'n!" Yelled Molly. "We must get the ship bunkered down for the storm and the wounded must be attended to now!" Kate stopped struggling and watched the ship that carried her sister slowly pull away.

"What about Jo?" questioned Emmaline.

"Everyone get medical attention, and get this ship bunkered down for the storm," Ordered Kate while collecting herself. "We'll get Jo back. Emmaline, Molly, come with me," Kate started walking to her study and passed the crate that Kurt was hiding behind. She pulled him up by his collar and punched him. He dropped to the ground as she walked away. "Coward."

"I'm Kurt Angle," whimpered Kurt. "I'm Kurt 'Freakin' Angle." He started to cry.

"You're ridiculous," Observed Matt looking down at him and then followed Kate.