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The crew ran around trying to defend the mast from any kind of attack. No one really knew what to expect from the Kraken. Nikki kept her eyes on the water for any signs of movement.
"It'll attack the starboard. I've seen it before. Break out the cannons and hold for my signal." Will ordered the crew. There was a loud rumbling sound and Nikki saw giant tentacles slowly climbing up the ship, "Easy boy."
"Will?" Elizabeth said staring at the tentacles. Jack grabbed Nikki's hand and held it tightly. She noticed he was softly trembling. She squeezed his hand trying to confront him in some way.
"Steady! Steady." Will yelled as the tentacles slowly started to rise higher on the ship's side.
"Will?" Elizabeth said again as the tentacles started to feel around the ship.
"Hold. Hold…" Will said somehow able to be calm during all of this. The crew was slowly backing away from where the tentacles were.
"Will?" Elizabeth said able getting very nervous by how close the tentacle was getting to where she was.
"Fire!" Will yelled finally. The crew fires the cannons at the Kraken. The cannon balls hit the tentacles, nearly severing some. Nikki heard the Kraken cry out in pain as it sunk back into the sea. The crew starts cheering thinking they have won.
"It's not over yet." Nikki said firmly glaring at the water. The crew turned to look at her, "There's no way a beast like that could be killed that easily."
"She's right mates." Jack was able to say even though Nikki knew he was still worried about the Kraken attacking again.
"That's why we have to get off the ship." Will said stepping forward towards where Nikki and Jack stood.
"But there are no boats." Elizabeth said walking over to Will's side. Will looks around seeing the wrecked boats, and then he's eyes land on the barrels on gunpowder.
"Pull the grates! Get all the gunpowder onto the net in the cargo hold." Will yells out to the crew. He pulls out a long gun and hands it to Elizabeth, "Whatever you do, don't miss."
"As soon as you're clear." Elizabeth said nodding as she takes the gun. The crew starts loading gunpowder into the hold. Nikki felt Jack pull her hand and started to lead her to the side of the ship. Nikki turned to look at him and saw he was leading her to the one rowboat that wasn't destroyed. She quickly hopped in with Jack right behind her. He undid the rope that held it to the ship and the boat fell onto the ocean below. Both of them grabbed an oar and started to row away.
"But Jack what about the Pearl?" Nikki asked looking over at her husband who was staring at the Pearl. When the two got far enough, they both stopped rowing and watched the ship. The Kraken's tentacles wrapped around the Black Pearl.
"I would rather lose the Pearl then have both of us lose our lives. But I will miss her." Jack said looking back in the direction they were heading then handed Nikki the compass. Nikki looked at it, it was pointing back to the Pearl. Jack looked at it and sighed, "I guess we have to go back."
"Sorry Jack." Nikki said smiling a little as the two grabbed the oars and started to quickly row back to the Pearl.
"It's alright love. I didn't think it would that easy." Jack said as the two neared the Pearl. The rowboat softly hit the side of the ship and the two quickly climbed up. When the two landed back on the deck Nikki saw Elizabeth on the ground reaching for a rifle that was laying on the ground. Jack quickly put his foot on top of the rifle and then picks it up and shots at a barrel of gunpowder. When the musket ball hit the gunpowder it exploded, this makes the Kraken release its hold on the ship and sink back down into the water. Nikki heard one of the crewmembers ask if it was dead.
"No. We just made it angry. We're not out of this yet. Captain! Orders!" Will yelled looking over at Jack.
"Abandon ship. Into the longboats." Jack said seriously. The crew stared at him shocked by his order.
"Jack! The Pearl!" Gibbs yelled taking a step forward.
"She's only a ship, mate." Jack said with a sad look on his face. The crew sadly agreed and started to head to the longboats. Jack followed after them and Nikki was about to join when someone knocked her back. Nikki looked up and saw Elizabeth standing over Nikki with her foot pressing on Nikki's neck and Nikki's own sword pointing at her stomach.
'Damn it! I let my guard down!' Nikki growled to herself glaring up at Elizabeth.
"Jack!" Elizabeth yelled getting his attention, but not the crews. However Will looked up because he was in front of Jack in the longboat.
"Nikki! Let her up." Jack said angry as he took a step forwards the two of them, but Elizabeth pushed the sword closer to her stomach making Jack stop in place.
"That thing it after you not us." Elizabeth said pulling Nikki up and putting the sword close to Nikki's neck and held Nikki's arms at her side.
'I can't believe I let her get her hands on my sword. Damn it Nikki you got too trusting! Captain Darkness wouldn't let this happen to her!' Nikki yelled at herself in her head.
"Now let lock you two up." Elizabeth says walking the two over to the railing where two manacles were. She cuffed one of Nikki's hands to one of the cuffs then turned to Jack, "Now Jack cuff your hand or I'll cut her throat."
"Jack don't." Nikki said struggling a little, "If you do the Kraken will get you."
"If you die Nikki, then I'll die with you." Jack said cuffing one of his hands.
"Jack." Nikki said as Elizabeth released her and put Nikki's sword back in the sheath at Nikki's waist and quickly moved out of the way.
"I would say I'm sorry, but I'm not." Elizabeth said then ran over to the lowering longboat. She must have told them the two were stay behind or something because the longboat hit the water.
"I'm sorry Jack. I made us come back to the ship and I let my guard down." Nikki said looking down. She heard the sound of chains and looked to see Jack struggling with his manacles.
"Love don't apologize. I agreed to return to the Pearl and why should you have to keep your guard up around the crew. Even though I would start doing that when we get out of here." Jack said fighting with the manacle, "Bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger, bugger…!" Jack spots a lantern and picks it up with his sword, "Love we're going to use the oil to get our wrists loose alright."
"Got it." Nikki replied as Jack breaks the lantern on the mast and pours oil onto both of their wrists. The two struggled to slip their hands out of the manacles.
"Come on…come on…" Jack said as both of their hands slip out of the cuffs. Just then the Kraken raises up from the ocean behind the two. Both of them whipped around to face the creature. It looked like a huge octopus, but it had a huge mouth on the bottom with rows of razor sharp teeth. It roared at the two spraying the both with slime and Jack's old hat.
"Gross." Nikki said wiping some of the slime from her face. She looked down and spotted Jack's old hat by her foot, "Oh." Nikki picked it up and placed it back on Jack's head as he wiped slime from his face. He nods in thanks and looks up at the Kraken.
"Hello, beastie." Jack said as both of the pirates drew their swords and charged at the Kraken.
To be continued……