NOTE - this story is a co-authorship between sistergrim, nittanychick11,
and stitches1fangirl. I do not take full credit under any circumstances
for this work.
NOTE- The pirate town of Tortuga is from Disney's Pirates of the Carribean movie, which is of course, one of the reasons we wrote this story in the first place. We do not lay claim to the naming of said town; it will appear in the next few chapters of the story.
NOTE -This story is a work of fiction. We only own the characters that are non-WWE. Vince McMahon owns the WWE and characters. Do not distribute, do not sell, and do not sue. THANKS..****************************
Behind the closed door, Molly finally felt free to release the tears she'd been holding in for too long. With those tears, the floodgates of her memories sprang open.
"I'm so sorry Jo," She called out as if somehow her comrade would hear her plea. "I shouldn't have let it happen; me and my big mouth," She lamented.
Molly sat in sobbing reflection of the past and recalled the day they'd gone too far over that proverbial line to ever come back.
~Flashback to five years earlier~
"Come on Emmaline," A slightly younger Molly (who still had both eyes at that time) called back to her friend. "We've got to warn Jo before its too late."
Emmaline ran to catch up with Molly, "I still can't believe that cad had the nerve to turn her in twice."
"Well, believe it girl, he did; what she ever saw in his sort I'll never know," Molly remarked bitterly.
Reaching their destination, Molly and Emmaline clamored inside the hideout the four friends had designated. Inside they found the sisters Jo and Kate waiting.
"Jo, he's coming for you," Molly managed while trying to regain her breath. "He knows about the murder and he's called the magistrate on you."
"Derek?" Jo sought clarification.
Just then a loud pounding came outside the door.
"Open up or will bash this door down!" Called a stern male voice.
"Damn, it was a setup!" Emmaline realized in fear.
"That lying stupid dog tricked us!" Molly commented in growing horror.
The door abruptly swung open to reveal the magistrate and several of his men. Derek, the Duke of Avandale was with them.
"Jo, I didn't want to believe it," Derek remarked and his eyes came to rest on her bloodstained garments. He swallowed and was unable to continue.
"We knew you were involved in the murders but didn't have the proof," The magistrate continued for him. "I knew that if we 'arranged' for your comrades her to overhear some conversation, they'd go running and lead us right to you."
"Sir," An officer addressed him, "The clothing there, it's soaked in blood."
"So it is," The magistrate replied with a satisfied smile. "And thereby is my proof. We'll stretch your necks by morning." He declared then ordered, "Seize them!"
"No!" Cried Molly realizing her folly.
Kate thought quick and overturned the table between them to block their path, "Run girls!"
Together the four friends ducked out of the small house by the back door while the officers struggled to get around the large table.
"Head for the ship!" Kate ordered.
They ran hard and fast with the soldiers closing behind them. Running by some barrels on the pier, Emmaline took a moment to throw them over to slow down their pursuers.
Kate yelled to some of their waiting friends aboard the vessel when within earshot, "Pull away now!"
The crew aboard rushed to comply. When they neared the ship it had already drifted almost out of the moorings.
"Grab on!" Kate indicated ropes that hung down from the rear of it.
The four girls each grabbed hold and clung onto the ropes as the ship pulled free of the harbor. The crew above them hurriedly drew up the ropes with them as the magistrate ordered his men to open fire.
A wild bullet grazed across Molly's left eye and caused her to scream out in pain.
"MOLLY!" Yelled Emmaline in fear.
Finally the four women had been pulled to safety and the magistrate had to give up his pursuit for this time. Thankfully with the exception of Molly's eye, there were no other casualties on that night. Her vision became horribly blurred in that eye because of the damage tissues. She took to wearing the eye patch because it cut down on the distraction of her ruined sight. She'd worn it covered ever since that night.
~End Flashback~
Molly's hand was resting on her patch when she drifted out of her reverie. "Oh Jo, I'm so sorry," She lamented once more.
Meanwhile up on the captain's deck at the wheel of the ship, one of the pirates, a brawny redhead named Lil' Bette, was giving her report to Mad Kate.
"We've got trouble in the cargo hold. All the jostling about has caused us to spring a leak," Bette informed her. "We've patched her as best we can cap'n but some of the necessary supplies washed overboard in the storm before we could stow 'em."
"A leak," Mad Kate repeated. "Well, the triangle is going to have to wait then. We'll have to make berth and make repairs." Kate glanced at the map and her compass; "We're heading to Tortuga."
A chorus of cheers arose from the crew.
"Set the sails," Kate ordered.
"You heard the cap'n," Emmaline called out to those around her. "Let's get those sails hoisted on the double, girls...and men!"
NOTE- The pirate town of Tortuga is from Disney's Pirates of the Carribean movie, which is of course, one of the reasons we wrote this story in the first place. We do not lay claim to the naming of said town; it will appear in the next few chapters of the story.
NOTE -This story is a work of fiction. We only own the characters that are non-WWE. Vince McMahon owns the WWE and characters. Do not distribute, do not sell, and do not sue. THANKS..****************************
Behind the closed door, Molly finally felt free to release the tears she'd been holding in for too long. With those tears, the floodgates of her memories sprang open.
"I'm so sorry Jo," She called out as if somehow her comrade would hear her plea. "I shouldn't have let it happen; me and my big mouth," She lamented.
Molly sat in sobbing reflection of the past and recalled the day they'd gone too far over that proverbial line to ever come back.
~Flashback to five years earlier~
"Come on Emmaline," A slightly younger Molly (who still had both eyes at that time) called back to her friend. "We've got to warn Jo before its too late."
Emmaline ran to catch up with Molly, "I still can't believe that cad had the nerve to turn her in twice."
"Well, believe it girl, he did; what she ever saw in his sort I'll never know," Molly remarked bitterly.
Reaching their destination, Molly and Emmaline clamored inside the hideout the four friends had designated. Inside they found the sisters Jo and Kate waiting.
"Jo, he's coming for you," Molly managed while trying to regain her breath. "He knows about the murder and he's called the magistrate on you."
"Derek?" Jo sought clarification.
Just then a loud pounding came outside the door.
"Open up or will bash this door down!" Called a stern male voice.
"Damn, it was a setup!" Emmaline realized in fear.
"That lying stupid dog tricked us!" Molly commented in growing horror.
The door abruptly swung open to reveal the magistrate and several of his men. Derek, the Duke of Avandale was with them.
"Jo, I didn't want to believe it," Derek remarked and his eyes came to rest on her bloodstained garments. He swallowed and was unable to continue.
"We knew you were involved in the murders but didn't have the proof," The magistrate continued for him. "I knew that if we 'arranged' for your comrades her to overhear some conversation, they'd go running and lead us right to you."
"Sir," An officer addressed him, "The clothing there, it's soaked in blood."
"So it is," The magistrate replied with a satisfied smile. "And thereby is my proof. We'll stretch your necks by morning." He declared then ordered, "Seize them!"
"No!" Cried Molly realizing her folly.
Kate thought quick and overturned the table between them to block their path, "Run girls!"
Together the four friends ducked out of the small house by the back door while the officers struggled to get around the large table.
"Head for the ship!" Kate ordered.
They ran hard and fast with the soldiers closing behind them. Running by some barrels on the pier, Emmaline took a moment to throw them over to slow down their pursuers.
Kate yelled to some of their waiting friends aboard the vessel when within earshot, "Pull away now!"
The crew aboard rushed to comply. When they neared the ship it had already drifted almost out of the moorings.
"Grab on!" Kate indicated ropes that hung down from the rear of it.
The four girls each grabbed hold and clung onto the ropes as the ship pulled free of the harbor. The crew above them hurriedly drew up the ropes with them as the magistrate ordered his men to open fire.
A wild bullet grazed across Molly's left eye and caused her to scream out in pain.
"MOLLY!" Yelled Emmaline in fear.
Finally the four women had been pulled to safety and the magistrate had to give up his pursuit for this time. Thankfully with the exception of Molly's eye, there were no other casualties on that night. Her vision became horribly blurred in that eye because of the damage tissues. She took to wearing the eye patch because it cut down on the distraction of her ruined sight. She'd worn it covered ever since that night.
~End Flashback~
Molly's hand was resting on her patch when she drifted out of her reverie. "Oh Jo, I'm so sorry," She lamented once more.
Meanwhile up on the captain's deck at the wheel of the ship, one of the pirates, a brawny redhead named Lil' Bette, was giving her report to Mad Kate.
"We've got trouble in the cargo hold. All the jostling about has caused us to spring a leak," Bette informed her. "We've patched her as best we can cap'n but some of the necessary supplies washed overboard in the storm before we could stow 'em."
"A leak," Mad Kate repeated. "Well, the triangle is going to have to wait then. We'll have to make berth and make repairs." Kate glanced at the map and her compass; "We're heading to Tortuga."
A chorus of cheers arose from the crew.
"Set the sails," Kate ordered.
"You heard the cap'n," Emmaline called out to those around her. "Let's get those sails hoisted on the double, girls...and men!"