Ok, here's the next chapter. This is the end of the story if anyone wants a sequal. If you do want a sequal then please tell me. Otherwise I will continue this story and there will be no garentee of a sequal.

Chapter 27

The lashes themselves were nothing compared to the saltwater seeping into her numerous wounds. But the loss of blood was making her head spin, and her body shake. Twenty more lashes, cries from the Pearl's crew, a spat curse at Jones from David, Rhia's vision was fading. She lost count of the lashes she received, she a cry from David and scuffle from her father. Then she heard something that tore her worse than any whip ever could, sobs, from her mother. It was time to end this, she smiled as she let her body fall limp and hit the deck. The she giggled, the giggle turned to a light laugh. Everyone was staring at her, she was laughing insanely.

"Silence!" Jones shouted and lashed at her again, she laughed harder than ever.

"You can't silence me you old squid, because you may kill me, but you know something?" Rhia asked, using the last of her strength to sit back up, she grinned insanely.

"What's that?" Jones asked.

"I'm taking you with me. ORION NOW!" She shouted, the falcon swooped low, his talons slicing the ropes around her hands and dropping a package in her lap at the same time. She withdrew a dagger from her boot and unwrapped the bundle, inside was the heart of Jones. He lashed at her with the whip; she barely dodged it and kicked that heart as he grabbed at it. He staggered and gasped, David had seized the heart, Rhia had staggered to her feet and leapt at Jones, grabbing him by his neck and making him stager away from David. He seized the blade of a crew man and without a second of hesitation he plunged the dagger at the heart.

"Do it and she dies!" Jones shouted; Rhia held in his claw by her throat, David halted less than an inch away from the heart. Rhia was clawing at the claw that was strangling her.

"Kill him now." She gasped, and then the claw tightened. Rhiannon's world went black and she fell limp, Jones looked surprised she had passed out so quickly.

"You murderer!" David shouted, and plunged the knife deep into the heart and turned. For a few seconds nothing happened, then everything just disappeared, no big bang, or explosion, or dissolving. Everyone was in the water; David was by Rhia's side, and supporting her in a heartbeat. The entire crew of the Black Pearl was swimming, as well as Bootstrap, and Bill. The other members of the Dutchman were no where to be seen. They all swam to the Pearl and clambered aboard, nobody wasted anytime in getting Rhia some medical attention. Although it wasn't much. David refused to leave her side as she lay on the bed, but deep down nobody was sure if she would make it. She had a pulse, but her wounds were severe and her throat had nearly been crushed, any tighter and it would have been. The days slowly turned to a week, David never left her side, and Bill was in her room every day.

On the seventh day, David was fighting sleep again, night had fallen and everybody else was asleep.

"Da-David?" a voice muttered quietly. David jumped and looked around, Rhia's eyes were barely open and her head was lifted about half an inch off the pillow.

"Rhia!" David stood up hastily went to her side, kneeling beside the bad. She smiled and tried to sit up, but the pain in her back was too strong, she fell back and winced.

"It's ok, don't try to move, I'm just glad you're alright." David said reassuringly, holding her. She struggled to keep her eyes open and focus. Finally she managed it and saw that David's hair was back to normal, as was his eyes, Jones was dead and everything was right in the world again.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

"About a week, but you look like you could still sleep."

"A week? It's feels like ten minutes. I feel so tired." Rhia said, she wanted to sit up, but everything ached.

"Well, sleep now and I'll give you a full account when you wake up."" David promised, Rhia smiled and nodded, she rolled over on her side to face him.

"Don't leave me, please."

"No, never." He promised, and they both drifted to sleep, one on the bed, the other kneeling on the floor, both holding hands.


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