Tuesday, June 18th (7:09 am)
Uma
"Harry?" Uma exclaimed in surprise, lowering her sword. The sea witch was both relieved and furious at the sight of her first mate. She couldn't decide between hugging him, because she missed him so much, or punching him in the face for blatantly disregarding her orders. However, before she can act on either of those things, Harry springs forward, sword up.
Luckily, Uma had great reflexes and she avoided the blade expertly. She rapidly blocked a serie of attacks, taking a step back every time. "Harry!" She exclaimed again loudly, this time in shock at the pirate's action.
He was swinging his sword at her violently. He was using big, circular motions and don't hold back his power at all. Rage deformed his face as he delivered blow after blow. Uma was forced all the way onto the deck. Finally, Harry stops about 4 or 5 feet away from his captain and he stared at her, smiling smugly.
Uma sighed and tied her sword back onto her belt. "Harry," she begins. "I know you missed me but I ordered you to stay in Auradon. What will the crew become without anyone to lead them?" She started moving in the direction of her sleeping quarters. She didn't know exactly what time it was but she knew it was getting late (or early, depending). The young girl wanted at least a bit of sleep before her mom came looking for her. The pirate captain knew very well Ursula would make her work endless shifts again.
Harry waits for a split second before spinning on himself to close the gap between them, sword in the air again. It clashes loudly against Uma's, who had lifted her's just in time. As she is getting pushed against the railing of her own ship, Uma takes a good look into her first mate's light blue eyes. They held a hint of craziness, like they always did, but also something knew. She frowned as she tried to figure out what it was. Harry was still putting a lot of pressure on the blade, making it hard for Uma to concentrate. Her own eyes widened when she realized what the expression in her favorite pirate's eyes was. Pain.
The sun started to shine dimly through the toxic clouds of the isle. Uma noticed two worrying details about Harry. Firstly, he didn't have his hook. In all of her 16 years of life, the teal colored hair sea witch never saw him part voluntarily from it for more than a few minutes. Well, there was that one time he... started a little voice in her head. Or the time Gil did this thing and Harry... It trailed off. No, Uma had definitely never seen him without his precious hook. So where was it now?
And secondly, the sword he was using wasn't his. Uma had dueled against her first mate so many times before, either for practice or for fun, to know the blade in his hands wasn't his. This one was slightly longer, giving the person a longer reach. It had a black guard with an orange tiger painted on it. Harry usually had a shorter sword with a brown guard and two red pieces of fabric hanging from it.
Uma was pretty sure she had seen that symbol before. But where exactly?
Ben
Ben and Gil were back on the isle of the lost. Both of them was slightly on edge and jumpy at the idea of being there. The sun was starting to shine a little brighter, meaning the boys didn't have much time left. Taking one last quick look at the clock in the limo, Ben closed the door and locked it. 6:58 am. The teens had a little less than two hours to find Harry, bring him back to auradon and get a bit of rest before school started.
They quickly covered up the limo like the VKs had done when they came to free Ben a few weeks ago. The boys grabbed some swords they had "borrowed" from fencing club and made their way as discreetly as possible to the docks.
Thanks for reading! Hope everyone enjoyed it. What do you think will happen next? Leave a comment or a review!
I'm not a sword expert so sorry if I got some stuff wrong. I did some research and it seems the guard is the part that protects your hand when you hold the sword. If i made a mistake for this or for anything else in this story, please let me know so I can fix it.
Xx Sasha xX