Title: Daughters of the Empire
Chapter 2: Unlikely Hero
A/N: I'd like to thank Jenna, Nytescape730, and Celebel for the reviews. Also, to all those out there reading this, thank you as well.
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Elisabeth sank with the heavy weight of the layers of petticoats that her dress contained. With her previous lack of air, she was in no condition to fight the laws of nature. Once the stranger located Elisabeth, he attempted to drag her to the surface. Unfortunately the weight of all her finery began to sink them both. Quickly the stranger pulled a knife hidden in the small of his back and cut the offending clothing from Elisabeth. Then he began the task of swimming for the surface. At the same time Lt. Finn was running down the many levels to reach the bay and docks bellow. Men that saw him running decided to follow him on his way.
Slowly the two surfaced from the water, the dim-witted guard helped drag the two onto the dock. Elisabeth lay on her back motionless, seeing this the stranger straddled her hips and placed one good punch into her diaphragm. Elisabeth began choking up water and gasping in breaths of air. Then as she opened her eyes, they met with the softest blue that see had ever seen. For a fraction of a second their eyes locked, glacier blue with emerald green.
The next second the stranger was being pulled off of Elisabeth and held at sword and gun point. As Elisabeth lay on the dock in nothing but her undergarments. Then there was the sound of jogging footsteps on the planks once more, and the group of onlookers was joined by Elisabeth's father, sister and maid Anya.
"Elisabeth! My god, are you all right?" Her father coddled as he pulled her up from the dock and placed his coat around her. Dawn, and Anya just stared at the scene unfolding in front of them.
"I'm fine." Elisabeth stated looking back to the stranger that had just saved her life. Quickly the Governor followed Elisabeth's glance to the stranger. He then took in how she was dressed and the wet ruffian next to her.
"Shoot him!" The Governor ordered.
"Wait!" Elisabeth yelled, she then turned to her father. "Do you really want to shoot the man that just saved my life?" She begged. Then she turned to Lt. Finn. "Do you plan on killing my rescuer?" At Lt. Finn's signal the men around the stranger withdrew their weapons. The Lieutenant then stepped up to the stranger, and extended his hand to the man.
"I believe that I owe you a thank you sir." Lt. Finn said. The stranger looked to the man in the military uniform that was waiting to shake his hand. Debating for a moment he then reached out his own hand. In doing so his wet sleeve pulled back just enough to reveal the brand on the inside of his wrist. "I see that you've had a run in with the British navy before, pirate." Lt. Finn said as he looked the man coldly in the eyes. He then gripped the stranger's wrist and pulled the sleeve up to reveal his lower arm. Flipping the arm over there was a tattoo on the meaty part; it was a bleeding heart with a spike driven through it. "What do we have here, if it isn't William the Bloody. Men keep your weapons on him!" The Lieutenant barked to his men.
"Arrest that man." The Governor added. "We don't allow piracy here, have him hung." Coming out of the crowd the dim-witted guard saluted and addressed the Lieutenant.
"These are his things Sir." The guard said, pointing to the small pile of things on the dock. "He was hanging around this here dock earlier as well. I was questioning him when the girl fell Sir." Lt. Finn rolled his eyes at the guard.
"Bring me the irons." Lt. Finn ordered, and then turned back to the dim- witted guard. "You keep an eye on his things for now." Then turning to William, he continued. "You are under arrest for the crime of piracy and trespassing."
As the Lieutenant turned to take the chains from a lower solider, William made his move. He quickly kicked the dim-witted guard in the stomach, which caused the guard to fall backwards, and in doing so taking out two or three of the others. Dropping into a crouch William quickly retrieved his sword, and then springing to his full height again he grabbed Elisabeth around the waist, and drew her close. Reaching over he laid his blade across her neck. All of this happened in a moment of time, so little that the Lieutenant didn't even see it happen.
"What the." Lt. Finn exclaimed, after turning around to see what all the noise was about. Dawn's face was etched in horror.
"Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" Elisabeth's father yelled. William smirked at the group.
"Well I think I'll be on my way now. Luv if you wouldn't mind picking up my personal effects." William never left his shield, and followed her movements as she retrieved his things. "Mind the coat Luv." He warned. Elisabeth just grumbled.
"It's Miss Summers to you, you disgusting." She was cut off by the additional pressure he placed on the blade.
"Now, none of that Luv." He stressed the last word. Again the pirate smirked. He had her hand everything over her shoulder to him one at a time and replaced them onto his person. Even his coat he put on one handed as the other hand always controlled the blade. "We are just going to walk out of here, nice and easy."
"Like hell!" Lt. Finn growled.
"That it is, unless you like your women filled with holes solider boy." William mocked the man. When his boots hit dry land William leaned in close to Elisabeth and quickly spooned her body, his mouth brushed against her ear. In a quite voice he whispered, "Thanks pet." Then he threw her into the group of following soldiers in front of him and took off running into the surrounding cover.
"After him!" "Shoot him!" The two officials yelled at the same time.
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Chapter 2: Unlikely Hero
A/N: I'd like to thank Jenna, Nytescape730, and Celebel for the reviews. Also, to all those out there reading this, thank you as well.
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Elisabeth sank with the heavy weight of the layers of petticoats that her dress contained. With her previous lack of air, she was in no condition to fight the laws of nature. Once the stranger located Elisabeth, he attempted to drag her to the surface. Unfortunately the weight of all her finery began to sink them both. Quickly the stranger pulled a knife hidden in the small of his back and cut the offending clothing from Elisabeth. Then he began the task of swimming for the surface. At the same time Lt. Finn was running down the many levels to reach the bay and docks bellow. Men that saw him running decided to follow him on his way.
Slowly the two surfaced from the water, the dim-witted guard helped drag the two onto the dock. Elisabeth lay on her back motionless, seeing this the stranger straddled her hips and placed one good punch into her diaphragm. Elisabeth began choking up water and gasping in breaths of air. Then as she opened her eyes, they met with the softest blue that see had ever seen. For a fraction of a second their eyes locked, glacier blue with emerald green.
The next second the stranger was being pulled off of Elisabeth and held at sword and gun point. As Elisabeth lay on the dock in nothing but her undergarments. Then there was the sound of jogging footsteps on the planks once more, and the group of onlookers was joined by Elisabeth's father, sister and maid Anya.
"Elisabeth! My god, are you all right?" Her father coddled as he pulled her up from the dock and placed his coat around her. Dawn, and Anya just stared at the scene unfolding in front of them.
"I'm fine." Elisabeth stated looking back to the stranger that had just saved her life. Quickly the Governor followed Elisabeth's glance to the stranger. He then took in how she was dressed and the wet ruffian next to her.
"Shoot him!" The Governor ordered.
"Wait!" Elisabeth yelled, she then turned to her father. "Do you really want to shoot the man that just saved my life?" She begged. Then she turned to Lt. Finn. "Do you plan on killing my rescuer?" At Lt. Finn's signal the men around the stranger withdrew their weapons. The Lieutenant then stepped up to the stranger, and extended his hand to the man.
"I believe that I owe you a thank you sir." Lt. Finn said. The stranger looked to the man in the military uniform that was waiting to shake his hand. Debating for a moment he then reached out his own hand. In doing so his wet sleeve pulled back just enough to reveal the brand on the inside of his wrist. "I see that you've had a run in with the British navy before, pirate." Lt. Finn said as he looked the man coldly in the eyes. He then gripped the stranger's wrist and pulled the sleeve up to reveal his lower arm. Flipping the arm over there was a tattoo on the meaty part; it was a bleeding heart with a spike driven through it. "What do we have here, if it isn't William the Bloody. Men keep your weapons on him!" The Lieutenant barked to his men.
"Arrest that man." The Governor added. "We don't allow piracy here, have him hung." Coming out of the crowd the dim-witted guard saluted and addressed the Lieutenant.
"These are his things Sir." The guard said, pointing to the small pile of things on the dock. "He was hanging around this here dock earlier as well. I was questioning him when the girl fell Sir." Lt. Finn rolled his eyes at the guard.
"Bring me the irons." Lt. Finn ordered, and then turned back to the dim- witted guard. "You keep an eye on his things for now." Then turning to William, he continued. "You are under arrest for the crime of piracy and trespassing."
As the Lieutenant turned to take the chains from a lower solider, William made his move. He quickly kicked the dim-witted guard in the stomach, which caused the guard to fall backwards, and in doing so taking out two or three of the others. Dropping into a crouch William quickly retrieved his sword, and then springing to his full height again he grabbed Elisabeth around the waist, and drew her close. Reaching over he laid his blade across her neck. All of this happened in a moment of time, so little that the Lieutenant didn't even see it happen.
"What the." Lt. Finn exclaimed, after turning around to see what all the noise was about. Dawn's face was etched in horror.
"Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" Elisabeth's father yelled. William smirked at the group.
"Well I think I'll be on my way now. Luv if you wouldn't mind picking up my personal effects." William never left his shield, and followed her movements as she retrieved his things. "Mind the coat Luv." He warned. Elisabeth just grumbled.
"It's Miss Summers to you, you disgusting." She was cut off by the additional pressure he placed on the blade.
"Now, none of that Luv." He stressed the last word. Again the pirate smirked. He had her hand everything over her shoulder to him one at a time and replaced them onto his person. Even his coat he put on one handed as the other hand always controlled the blade. "We are just going to walk out of here, nice and easy."
"Like hell!" Lt. Finn growled.
"That it is, unless you like your women filled with holes solider boy." William mocked the man. When his boots hit dry land William leaned in close to Elisabeth and quickly spooned her body, his mouth brushed against her ear. In a quite voice he whispered, "Thanks pet." Then he threw her into the group of following soldiers in front of him and took off running into the surrounding cover.
"After him!" "Shoot him!" The two officials yelled at the same time.
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