Twisted
Disclaimer: I do not own Kong, or any of the characters. Plain and Simple.
Quick Summary: My version of the newest movie with a couple twists.
Author's Note: Okay, dahlings, it is time! that was a little lame:-p
Chapter Six: Unexpected Surprises
Alex awoke to a throbbing pain that spread out from her left temple to the rest of her head and the rising and falling of the Venture on the ocean. Her vision was blurred, so she couldn't quite see where she was, but according to the smell, she must have been in the animal cages.
Alex blinked and felt the left side of her face crack slightly accompanied by the small sting of a scab opening. Her eyesight became better as she continued to blink repeatedly. Despite the pain that got worse with every twitch, she had no clue as to what her condition was.
Then she remembered what had happened. Carl Denham had broken a liquor bottle with her face. Alex gritted her teeth as much as the pain would allow; he would pay for that. What about Hayes? What had they done with him? Not much probably, because he was unconscious with injuries that only God knew.
Mutiny. The single word echoed through her brain. They had done everything without her... everything? Who was steering the ship? None other than herself and Hayes were qualified for that! In her panic, another scab cracked and she felt a small amount of blood drip down the side of her face.
Then she did what she would have never dreamed of doing in front of the other sailors. Alex Englehorn cried. Hot tears fell over the newly opened wounds, stinging like never before. No sounds exited her mouth; her clenched teeth would not allow such a thing, but she didn't even attempt to stop the flow of salty tears from her eyes.
The sound of footsteps approaching placed her back into reality. The stream of tears had dried up a while ago, but the salt continued to irritate the large scratches.
"Alex?" Came a gentle voice; Ann Darrow.
Alex stood up and took one step forward to grasp the bars that were in front of her. "Ann?" She said her voice cracking.
Ann gasped when she saw the captain's face. "I heard it was bad, but... oh my gosh, Alex, you need help." She whispered.
"Ann," pleaded Alex. "You have to tell me what's happening."
"But your face--!"
"No, don't worry about that. Tell Jimmy to bring some Hydrogen Peroxide, lotion, and some bandages down here later... secretly. I want you to tell me everything that has happened since you got back."
Ann told everything that she knew to the imprisoned captain. Finally finishing with the fact that they managed to tear up the deck and make a spot for the gorilla, who the called Kong. King Kong. The Eighth Wonder of the World. The one major thing that Alex wanted to know about, though, was Hayes. They were practically brother and sister they were so close, but Ann knew nothing about his condition.
She left Alex in the semi-darkness of the cage. The Captain had pleaded for her to send Jimmy down soon, but Ann didn't know what she could do without somebody else finding out. The actress said that if anything, she would try to get Jack down to see her.
Hours passed like eternities in the small cell as Alex waited for some kind of action. Every rise and fall of the boat did nothing but worsen her headache, and now she would gratefully accept even the primitive Chlorophorm for a painkiller, although she knew that when, and if, she woke up, everything would be worse than it was before.
Finally, when night fell, light footsteps could be heard descending into the cargo hold. There was no light for Alex to see who her visitor was, but she assumed that she would find out soon enough.
"Captain!" Came a hiss though the darkness and Alex could see a slim sillhouette approaching.
"Jimmy!" She whispered, coming to the bars of the cage. Her fingers curled around the bars so tightly that her knuckles cracked in the strain.
The deckhand rushed to the cage and thrust a small bottle of peroxide and a towel through the bars. "Sorry I couldn't find any lotion,"
"That's completely okay, Jimmy," she placed the bottle in the towel and put it behind her. "Tell me what you know,"
Jimmy, like Ann, told her everything that he had seen. "And they say that Mr. Hayes has a lot of broken bones and if we don't find the mainland within a week he might die." The emotion in his voice was almost too much for the young captain to handle. The teenager was going through so much.
Alex reached through the bars and grabbed Jimmy's hand in both of hers. "Jimmy, you're a good kid, but I don't want you to worry about Mr. Hayes. He'll pull through,"
Jimmy looked up at Alex. "I know, it's just so hard..."
"Be brave Jimmy,"
There was silence as the captain pulled back into the cage and grabbed the small glass bottle and the towel.
"Captain?" Asked Jimmy quietly.
"Yes?"
"Before I go back up, I brought you a biscuit. Sorry it's kind of hard, but with Lumpy gone, not many people know how to cook..." the teen pulled out a sloppy-looking piece of bread and handed it to Alex through the bars.
"Thanks," she said, sounding a little disgusted. "But I guess it's the thought that counts, right?"
Jimmy gave a tired chuckle and headed quietly back up the steps.
Alex looked at the hard biscuit in one hand, then at the bottle in the other. She finally decided to eat first; cure one pain at a time, starting with taking the edge off the hunger that she hadn't even noticed before. The first bite was a little crunchy and hard to chew, but the second was a little easier. The third, though, came as a surprise.
As she bit down into the center of the biscuit, her teeth struck something solid and metallic tasting. Drawing away, she peered into the center of the bread to see something black.
"Ew," gagged Alex, trying not to imagine what it could be. She pulled it out with her thumb and forefinger, squinting in the dark to try to make out the shape.
It was a key.
SURPRISE! A KEY! I bet your thinking, wow, a key, so what? Okay, maybe not, but that key is important! Thank you elvespiratesandcowboysohmy for the wonderful review! Review now, darlings!
Until Next Time!
KARA