chapter 11(and a half)
Jackie stood at the front of the ship, the same place Lizzie always stood, and pondered over the tatoo on the back of his right hand. He kept rubbing it, hoping that it would come off.
"What are you doing up here?" said a voice from behind
"Oh, hey Will." Jackie said, "I'm just thinking, why did I get this tatoo, and what does it mean?" He showed Will the back of his hand. Will looked at it for some time.
"I think, I've seen that before. That's the tatoo that Jack has on his arm. It's his mark. When did you get it?" Will asked
"Last night. I wonder if it has anything to do with Lizzie?" he said, with a look of depression, "What do think he's doing to her? He better not kill her! If he did, I'll...I'll kill him!" Then, he keeled over, feeling burns all over his body. All Will could do was watch for awhile, until Jackie stopped yellingand got up.
"What was that about?" he asked in a groaning voice
"I'm not sure. Maybe we should talk to Jack." Will said. They saw Jack at the helm. As the ventured towards him, Jackie kept feeling these sharp, stinging pains on his back. He kept hoping that they would stop, but he kept feeling ten of them. They kept happening until he was suddenly suffocating and was thrown to the floor. He got up next to Jack.
"That's interesting." he said. Jackie was standing and Jack helped him up.
"Jack what's wrong with me?" Jackie said. Just then, he felt pain all over him. From head to toe he felt it so much. He fell to the floor in a feetle position, yelling for it to stop. Then, it did and on the back of his hand, there was nothing. WhenJackie got up and saw that, he was surprised.
"That's veeery interesting." Jack said, helping Jackie up on his feet again.
"Jack. On the back of my hand, there was a tatoo that Will said looked like one on your arm. I got it last night, a bit of a whileafter Lizzie was taken away. Do you think it has something to do with her? I miss her. Anyway, I felt all this pain, like you saw. What does it mean?" Jackie said in one breath.
"I think it meansLizzie was feeling the same pain. My guess is that the tatoo was connecting you to Lizzie, and the pain you were feeling was the same pain Lizzie was feeling. When you stopped feeling the pain, she must have been disconnected. She's fine." Jack said
"She's not fine! She's in the clutches of a squid faced maniac who wants to steal our souls and use us as slaves in his locker, so don't tell me she's fine!" Jackie yelled
"Jackie, calm down." Will said
"Don't tell ME to calm down! You don't understand! I love her! Lizzie is the most amazing, brave, strong, smart, and sweetest person I've ever met. I might not be brave or strong or all that smart, but I make her smile when she's sad. To see her smiling face in the hands of that monster is a crime against nature. If she was killed, I...I...i..." Jackie fell to his knees and cried for a long time. Elizabeth was brave enough to go to him.
"Jackie, you should know she's still with you." Elizabeth lifted his head and pointed to his chest, "She's right there, in your heart, and she will never be taken from there. If she dies, she will always be alive in your heart." Jackie dried his tears on his jacket sleeve and got back up on his feet. He gave a little hug to her and she gave a little hug back.
"Thank you so much Elizabeth." he whispered in her ear. They both got out of the hug at the same time and Jackie looked up at the sky. Clouds, all around the ship.
"Jack, what do you make of this weather all around us?" he asked
"Davvys work. He wants our souls, no matter what." Jack said, then yelled out, "Crew on deck! Line up!" Everyone, including Jackie, did that. The clouds were coming closer.
"We will be facing a terrible storm soon. I called you up here, because this might be the last time we see eachother. Tie your lifelines around the main mast and take your posts. I'll steer you in the right direction." Jack said. Finally, The clouds were above them. There was no turning back now.