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RedFireHead41
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Will rushed over to the cell that held Kate and pulled on the bars.
"They're locked. Barnett took the keys, so we'll need to shoot it open." Jack immediately pulled out his pistol and did so.
The other two stayed back as Will went inside. He shook Kate, trying to wake her.
"Come on, Katie wake up. We're here now." It wasn't any good. She just lay there, still and quiet.
"She was hit on the back of the head last night. Passed out immediately." Jonathan said grimly. "We should get moving. I don't know when everyone will be back." Will nodded as Jack threw him his coat. He carefully wrapped Kate up and lifted her off the ground. He was surprised at how light she was.
The group hurried up the stairs and back on deck. The night air was cold; making Will pull his daughter closer instinctively.
Ana and Gibbs stared at the lifeless body that was once their fellow pirate as it came down the gangplank. Jack sent them to gather the rest of the crew and bring them to the Pearl. They took the long way around the town to avoid any of the Rosaria's crew and any unwanted attention.
Everyone was back on the ship within twenty minutes, and they set sail. Will put Kate on Jack's bed, where she laid lifeless.
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Barnett went back to the ship, followed by most of his crew. They were to set sail late the next day, but no one felt like paying for a room.
To his surprise, Jonathan wasn't on deck. That was suspicious. Probably went to bed. The boy never was able to stay up late. He headed to his cabin.A crew member approached him warily.
"Um, Cap'n?"
"Aye?" He replied in annoyance.
"It's the girl…she's, uh….she's not there." Barnett stiffened.
"What do you mean she's not there?"
"She's not in the brig anymore." He whirled around and headed below deck, pushing through the groups of pirates. And sure enough, the cell she had been put in was empty. Next he went to Jonathan's cabin, and he too was also gone.
An irate Barnett ordered that the rest of the crew be hunted down and brought back immediately. It took till the next day to find all of the crew members. Most were in the midst of hangovers or were still drinking. Despite such drawbacks, they set sail.
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Will and Ana Maria stood next to the bed where Kate lay, surrounded by bowls of water and strips of cloth. They tried to prepare themselves for what they would see.
Jonathan had told them of some of the injuries she had. He had promised that he had nothing to do with whatever they found.
Will took a deep breath and pulled back the blanket.
It was obvious that she hadn't eaten very much. The outline of her bones could be seen through her pale skin.
She was covered in cuts and bruises. Her eyes were sunken with dark circles underneath, like she hadn't slept in days. Her bottom lip was split and swollen.
The back of her head had a large wound, the surrounding hair matted with blood. No doubt that was from whatever had knocked her unconscious.
They flipped her onto her stomach carefully.
"Good God." Ana whispered. Her back was covered in whip marks. The crew had carved things in her back. Mostly it was x's, but in the small of her back was a large S. B.
Will could hardly stand it, having his daughter, his little girl, mutilated in this way.
They cleaned her wounds quickly and dressed her. Will sat next to her all night, hoping that she would come around. He stared forlornly into her face, once so full of life, reduced to this. The tears he had kept inside himself came out, falling onto the blankets.
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AWWWW. sniff So sad. Anyway, please review!
Chicaga