Title: Daughters of the Empire
Author: Grizzled Rose
Chapter 6: The Tears of a Fractured Looking Glass
A/N: Sorry about the long wait for updates, I have had a bad couple of weeks... I would also like to thank Courtney for the review.
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Elisabeth awoke with a throbbing pain in her head. A little moan passed through her lips and she didn't want to move, or even open her eyes. She couldn't understand why her head hurt so badly and so she tried to think back on what happened the other day. As the memories began flashing in front of her eye lids, her eyes flew wide open and she quickly sat up in the bed. She looked around the room and found nothing that she recognized. She didn't know where she was or what was going on, but it all felt wrong.
The door knob began to tremble and Elisabeth decided then that she wouldn't just let this happen to her. The door opened and Andrew, one of the pirates that captured her stepped into the room and looked around. Quickly he started to panic, going up to the bed and throwing the blankets about looking for his missing charge. Elisabeth came from behind the door, and pushed Andrew into the bed. She then started to hit him over the head with a camber pot that she had quickly found in the corner. Andrew let lose a high pitched scream right before Elisabeth smashed the camber pot over Andrew's head.
Elisabeth turned and ran out the door and right into something big and solid. She squeaked and fell back a few steps as she looked up at what she had run into. There stood a man with a face like stone; he was build like a bear, easily filling out the long and heavily decorated captain's coat. The feather that pinned up a side of his wide brimmed hat dragged on the ceiling of the ship's hallway. Elisabeth gasped at the empty brown eyes that stared back at her.
"Miss Summers", the captain said in a soft voice with a whisper of an Irish accent. He then slightly bowed his head. "You are my prisoner until your ransom is paid, or I no longer have a use for you. I'll warn you this once, follow my orders and you might make it through this in one peace." He said as he slapped her across the face, forcing her back into the room. "I know the boy's a fool, but I don't want any trouble from you. Don't fight back again, next time I wouldn't send the fool." He said all of this as he threw Elisabeth on to the bed next to Andrew, Elisabeth yelped as she cut her hand on a peace of the broken camber pot. "Seeing as you've broken your camber pot you'll have to make do with out." The captain smiled as he dragged Andrew from the bed, with no regard as Andrew's head fell to the floor. He started heading to the door dragging the boy behind him.
"What do you want with me?" Elisabeth managed to get out while trying not too break down into tears.
"Why, your worthless my dear. It's that foolish father of yours I want; you are just a means to an end." The captain said smiling, and with a quick laugh he left the room with Andrew. Once they were gone and the door locked, Elisabeth couldn't hold it in anymore. Her tears turned to sobs as she sat on the bed hugging herself.
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Dawn could hear her father's muffled voice as she made her way to the families dinning room. As she continued on her way, she made out a second male voice, and slowly made her way closer to the room. She stood just out side the door and listened to the two men talk. "I'm sorry there is nothing I can do. You don't understand how much this is tearing me up inside, but my orders are clear." Lt. Finn said as he sat down in the chair next to the Governor. The tone of his voice was still dull and flat.
"I know, but what else can we do? I can't allow these ruffians their ransom, nor can you." Governor Summers said. He looked tired, like a man that hadn't slept in weeks.
"How do you plan on telling Dawn?" Lt. Finn asked.
"I suppose that her sister was killed." The Governor answered right before Dawn burst into the room.
"What do you mean 'tell Dawn'? Why aren't you trying to save her? You're just giving up?" Dawn screamed, as the Governor stood up and the out burst.
"What's the meaning of this Dawn? We've tried everything and I can't pay the ransom!" He yelled back at her.
"Why? Is you money more important?" Dawn yelled back, during this the Lieutenant was uncomfortable watching the family matter unfold in front of him. He slowly stood and left the room. "You have never truly cared for us! Just yourself, how will it make you look! If you loved her you would be doing something!"
"How dare you! I love your sister, but it's not money they want. I would easily pay any sum, but they want safe passage threw our waters!"
"So, lie or go after them!"
"With what, my little sail boat? The Navy refuses to help, to much risk if they confront the pirates, she is as good as dead anyway!"
"What about Lieutenant. Finn, can't he help?" Dawn was no longer yelling she was now trying to hold back her tears.
"He has tried. He has no command of his own, and his captain refuses to help. I've tried, but Elisabeth is gone." The Governor stated. Dawn looked up at his stone face and the rage build with in her once again.
"We have to go after her! We have to try! I don't care, what about hiring a crew, or." Dawn cried out.
"Where do we start? Where do we look?" The Governor asked.
"I don't. the pirate! Ask the pirate he may know!?"
"No."
"Why not, He maybe the only way we get Elisabeth..." The Governor cut Dawn off once again.
"No, I will not sink to their level. It's over and she is gone Dawn! That is the end of this." Governor Summers was losing control, breathing heavily and his face red he could barely contain his anger.
"I refuse to give in, I refuse to give up!" Dawn yelled as she ran out of the room. A few moments later the Governor walked to his study, after calming down.
"Sorry about that Lieutenant. Finn, children get so emotional over things."
Author: Grizzled Rose
Chapter 6: The Tears of a Fractured Looking Glass
A/N: Sorry about the long wait for updates, I have had a bad couple of weeks... I would also like to thank Courtney for the review.
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Elisabeth awoke with a throbbing pain in her head. A little moan passed through her lips and she didn't want to move, or even open her eyes. She couldn't understand why her head hurt so badly and so she tried to think back on what happened the other day. As the memories began flashing in front of her eye lids, her eyes flew wide open and she quickly sat up in the bed. She looked around the room and found nothing that she recognized. She didn't know where she was or what was going on, but it all felt wrong.
The door knob began to tremble and Elisabeth decided then that she wouldn't just let this happen to her. The door opened and Andrew, one of the pirates that captured her stepped into the room and looked around. Quickly he started to panic, going up to the bed and throwing the blankets about looking for his missing charge. Elisabeth came from behind the door, and pushed Andrew into the bed. She then started to hit him over the head with a camber pot that she had quickly found in the corner. Andrew let lose a high pitched scream right before Elisabeth smashed the camber pot over Andrew's head.
Elisabeth turned and ran out the door and right into something big and solid. She squeaked and fell back a few steps as she looked up at what she had run into. There stood a man with a face like stone; he was build like a bear, easily filling out the long and heavily decorated captain's coat. The feather that pinned up a side of his wide brimmed hat dragged on the ceiling of the ship's hallway. Elisabeth gasped at the empty brown eyes that stared back at her.
"Miss Summers", the captain said in a soft voice with a whisper of an Irish accent. He then slightly bowed his head. "You are my prisoner until your ransom is paid, or I no longer have a use for you. I'll warn you this once, follow my orders and you might make it through this in one peace." He said as he slapped her across the face, forcing her back into the room. "I know the boy's a fool, but I don't want any trouble from you. Don't fight back again, next time I wouldn't send the fool." He said all of this as he threw Elisabeth on to the bed next to Andrew, Elisabeth yelped as she cut her hand on a peace of the broken camber pot. "Seeing as you've broken your camber pot you'll have to make do with out." The captain smiled as he dragged Andrew from the bed, with no regard as Andrew's head fell to the floor. He started heading to the door dragging the boy behind him.
"What do you want with me?" Elisabeth managed to get out while trying not too break down into tears.
"Why, your worthless my dear. It's that foolish father of yours I want; you are just a means to an end." The captain said smiling, and with a quick laugh he left the room with Andrew. Once they were gone and the door locked, Elisabeth couldn't hold it in anymore. Her tears turned to sobs as she sat on the bed hugging herself.
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Dawn could hear her father's muffled voice as she made her way to the families dinning room. As she continued on her way, she made out a second male voice, and slowly made her way closer to the room. She stood just out side the door and listened to the two men talk. "I'm sorry there is nothing I can do. You don't understand how much this is tearing me up inside, but my orders are clear." Lt. Finn said as he sat down in the chair next to the Governor. The tone of his voice was still dull and flat.
"I know, but what else can we do? I can't allow these ruffians their ransom, nor can you." Governor Summers said. He looked tired, like a man that hadn't slept in weeks.
"How do you plan on telling Dawn?" Lt. Finn asked.
"I suppose that her sister was killed." The Governor answered right before Dawn burst into the room.
"What do you mean 'tell Dawn'? Why aren't you trying to save her? You're just giving up?" Dawn screamed, as the Governor stood up and the out burst.
"What's the meaning of this Dawn? We've tried everything and I can't pay the ransom!" He yelled back at her.
"Why? Is you money more important?" Dawn yelled back, during this the Lieutenant was uncomfortable watching the family matter unfold in front of him. He slowly stood and left the room. "You have never truly cared for us! Just yourself, how will it make you look! If you loved her you would be doing something!"
"How dare you! I love your sister, but it's not money they want. I would easily pay any sum, but they want safe passage threw our waters!"
"So, lie or go after them!"
"With what, my little sail boat? The Navy refuses to help, to much risk if they confront the pirates, she is as good as dead anyway!"
"What about Lieutenant. Finn, can't he help?" Dawn was no longer yelling she was now trying to hold back her tears.
"He has tried. He has no command of his own, and his captain refuses to help. I've tried, but Elisabeth is gone." The Governor stated. Dawn looked up at his stone face and the rage build with in her once again.
"We have to go after her! We have to try! I don't care, what about hiring a crew, or." Dawn cried out.
"Where do we start? Where do we look?" The Governor asked.
"I don't. the pirate! Ask the pirate he may know!?"
"No."
"Why not, He maybe the only way we get Elisabeth..." The Governor cut Dawn off once again.
"No, I will not sink to their level. It's over and she is gone Dawn! That is the end of this." Governor Summers was losing control, breathing heavily and his face red he could barely contain his anger.
"I refuse to give in, I refuse to give up!" Dawn yelled as she ran out of the room. A few moments later the Governor walked to his study, after calming down.
"Sorry about that Lieutenant. Finn, children get so emotional over things."