CHAPTER 3

Being a pirate came surprisingly easy to Tom. After two months nearly everything was second nature. But everyone kept reminding him that he hadn't stolen any thing yet and so couldn't really say that he was any good at that aspect of the profession, but so far so good.

Grace said that he really should stop drinking so much. As he now spent half of his time throwing his guts up over the side of the ship.

"It's just sea sickness."

"No, a month ago that was sea sickness. This is the after affects out you drinking two and a half bottles of rum."

"The rest of them drank just as much as I did and they're all fine."

"The rest of them can handle their drink."

"And I can't? O Bugger…"

"Ewww."

When she tried to lecture him while he was drinking with the rest of the crew Jack overheard her.

"You're going to regret it tomorrow."

"What are you doing here any way? Jack she's trying to get us to stop drinking."

"She's what? PROTECT THE RUM!"

The next thing she knew she was thrown out of the room. "Let me back in! I mean it! Let me in!"

"Lads we all knew it would come to this. She will stop at nothing short of blowing the entire ship up, and she will seize every opportunity."

"Bloody pirates!"

"So we must guard it with our lives."

The point of a sword was stabbed through the door half an inch from Jacks ear.

"You missed!"

A bullet burst through the door and smashed a half empty bottle of rum into pieces.

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"Do you really want to get rid of the rum?" Said Tom as he walked up to her at the wheel of the ship.

"Just between you and me. Of course I don't. I just got bored and needed something to do. You're sober now aren't you?"

"Yeah. Jack has barricaded himself in there with the rum. No one can get in."

"Good."

"How is that good?"

"Jack's in there give it a week or two and it will be all gone."

"So what are you going to teach me today?"

"I've taught you every thing there is to know for the time being. The rest of it you can pick up as you go along."

"Does this make me a pirate?"

"No. You my friend will be a pirate when you have broken the law and are obsessed with treasure. Right now you are just a competent swords man and ever so slightly greedy."

"So what now?"

"Well now I'm going to port royal. You can come with me if you want."

"All right."