Chapter seven
The monkey was screeching and chattering like it was the end or the world, and if they were lucky it would be his end. But nobody had tome to think about the monkey, Cotton and Mari secured life lines and anything like cannonballs or supplies that were on deck they quickly moved below deck. While Gibbs, Will, and everyone else quickly scaled the rat lines and mast to secure all the sales. It was the pre-storm chaos. Jack was the only not rushing about, he was calmly steering the ship towards the storm.
"It looks to me, captain, that you're heading us towards the storm." Mari spoke up from where she had snuck up behind him.
"Yes, I am, savvy. You have a problem with that?" Jack said starting a little.
"Depends, what are the chances of us making it through the storm with everything in tact?" Mari asked. Her voice was light and casual, as though they were having this discussion over a nice cup of tea, and not before a roaring storm.
"Um, if I had to guess I'd say half. Savvy?"
"Oh good, then I have absolutely no problem with that, anything with half or less than half of a chance of survival is always a fun challenge." Mari said a wide grin spreading across her face; she was ready for all the fury of the storm and more.
Al became suddenly quiet as everyone waited for the storm to hit. It was eerily quiet, so quiet and the tension in the air was so strong you could almost taste it. It was the clam before the storm, then as the wind picked up one of the top sails came undone and whipped wildly in the wind.
"Tie down that sail!" Jack roared. Mari hastily made her way to the mast but Will cut in front of her
"No, you leg won't support you." He said and had already begun to climb up before she could protest. She backed up a few paces to watch he brother climb the treacherous mast that was already soaked with rain carried o the wind. Then just as Will made it up to the top and grabbed the sail the storm hit. It held nothing back and unleashed its entire fury upon the Black Pearl and her crew.
"WILL!" Mari called up. She could no longer see her brother and the ship was rocking wildly and dangerously in the wind as water, wind, and lighting lashed at the ship. She couldn't stand it any longer; she struggled towards the mast, and then suddenly slipped on a round ball of ice, hail. But strong arms caught her and held up.
"Let's get you below deck!" Will shouted over the noise and chaos of the storm. He was soaked through and bleeding from a cut on the arms but otherwise looked unharmed. Mari shook her head
"No, I'll be fine; I'm going to keep the lifelines in check. You help the rest of the crew, but for pete's sake Will, be careful." Mari said then dashed to check all the lifelines.
Chaos reigned for what felt like an eternity but could have only been an hour, maybe two. Then suddenly everything went quiet and still, calm and quiet engulfed them. They were in the eye of the storm. Everyone breathed a temporary sigh of relief. Every pirate quickly did a count of limbs and crew. Everyone was bleeding from one cut or another and frozen to the bone. Jack's hat was frozen to his head, as was Mari's and her bandages were like and icy cast around her ankle. All of them had lost feeling in one part of their body or another and all weapons were frozen to their sheaths and holsters. One of the newer members, a lad by the name Tim, had his hair sticking straight up from the aftershock of a lighting strike. But now everyone was bracing themselves for the last part of the storm, which was always the worst.
"Mari, how are the lifelines?" Jack called.
"All secure captain. We're ready for all her fury when she hits. Jack nodded a 'good job' and then faced the on coming return of the storm.
Just as before it struck without warning, and struck hard and fast. The crew soon found themselves trying to rid the Pearl of excess water.
"Hold firm men! We're almost through it." Jack called as more water cascaded over the sides of the ship and onto the crew. Suddenly another sail was wrenched free of its binding and flapped rapidly in the wind. Will raced to the mast and carefully scaled it; Mari looked on in worry for her brother.
They all watched as Will managed to secure the sail then suddenly a fork of lighting struck the mast, in barely missed the beam Will was on. But it struck a lower part of the mast as well. With a tremendous cracking and crashing the mast started to fall, everyone ran for it, Mari was slower with her injury and as she turned she tripped and fell over the monkey who was scurrying for cover. She got to her feet just as the mast fell with a tremendous crash upon the deck, with her most likely beneath it.
Thank you to my loyal reviewers. I am so happy. 23reviews for six chapters is so awesome for me. Thank you. I give you all a once in a lifetime special today because of the new release of the world's most awesome movie. POTC 2. There will be three other new chaps besides this one. We will find out what fate became of Mari and how the crew, especially Will and Jack, will take it.
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