An adventure to remember
Disclaimer: I do not own Tintin or any of the characters (except my OC). They all belong to Hergé.
Tintin x OC
Rating: T
Notice: This story wont follow the movie version to 100% accuracy.
Warning: Long chapter.
Chapter 4
The first thing Amanda noticed when she started to wake up was hands roaming her body and voices mumbling about something. Amanda could not clearly hear what they were saying but when she felt a hand grab one of her breast she flinched. Soon after she felt the roaming hands leave her body and she could clearly hear them now.
'She doesn't seem to have it on her. Let's look through the boy again.' The strangers said.
'What do I not have one me?' Amanda asked in a mumbled voice.
When the men didn't answer Amanda thought that they didn't hear or that they were ignoring her. But it didn't take long until they repeated the same sentence about the boy not having it on him as well. Shortly after a door was opened and since Amanda was more or less fully awake she looked in the direction she had heard the door open. There Amanda saw a man she recognised from somewhere.
'Did you find it?' the man asked.
'He doesn't seem to have it and neither does his girl.' One of the strangers that were looking through Tintins clothes said.
'Then where is it?' the man said again.
'Where's what?' Amanda heard Tintin mumble while the man, being impatient banged a cane against the bars.
'Oh don't play ignorant. I'm looking for a piece of paper like this.' The man said while holding a small piece of paper in front of Tintin.
'You mean the scroll?' Tintin asked.
'Yes.' The man said.
'Hidden in the mast?' Tintin said.
'Yes.' The man said again.
'Wrapped in a metal cylinder?' Tintin asked.
'YES!' the man said.
'I don't have it.' Tintin said.
As soon as Tintin said those words the man from the marketplace revealed a hidden blade within his cane and first pointed it at Tintin but then put it against the Amandas neck.
'I have a feeling you know the value of that scroll. Why else would you take it?' The man said. 'You better think about what use you are to me or I can't guarantee the safety of your girl.'
'These scrolls' Tintin said. 'They are part of a puzzle. You have one and need the other but something tells me that it's not all.' Tintin finished.
'Do not worry. I'll find it with or without your and your girlfriends help.' The man said again before leaving.
As the door was closing Amanda heard something enter and turned to look.
'Tintin, isn't that your dog?' Amanda asked seeing Snowy running over.
'Oh Snowy, it's good to see you too. See if you can bite these ropes off.' Tintin said.
As soon as the ropes were of from Tintin he went to help Amanda with hers. When that was done Tintin took a look around the room.
'Amanda, help me out. We have to get out of here before they come back.' Tintin said while he spotted a crowbar and jammed the door with it. After that he covered the window with a wooden plate.
'I see ropes and champagne bottles.' Amanda said. 'But I don't know how that'll help us out of here.'
'I have an idea but I'll need your help.' Tintin said. 'First, can you move the crates with the bottles making them face the door?' Tintin asked.
'Yes I can do that.' Amanda said.
Knowing that they had to move quick they both got to work and it didn't take long until the men from before were back banging on the door. Feeling a little stressed Amanda sped up putting the crates in place before joining Tintin at a window.
'Tintin I think they are back at the door.' Amanda said.
'Hey Amanda may I ask you something?' Tintin said.
'Yeah' Amanda said.
'How good's your climbing skill?' Tintin asked.
'Uh, I think it's fairly good. Why?' Amanda asked.
'To get out of here we'll have to climb to another floor outside.' Tintin said looking back at Amanda. 'Don't worry. If it helps you can climb first and I'll be right behind you.' Tintin said.
Amanda looked down on what she was wearing. Her current clothing was a long skirt, a white blouse and a shawl over it.
'Well I'll have to do my best.' Amanda said to Tintin and took the hand he had extended to help her up.
No sooner had both Amanda and Tintin (who was carrying Snowy) left when there was a sound of a door being blown off its hinges. Looking up Amanda saw that the rope was attached to an open window. Not wanting to stay too long in one place she started to climb and after 10 min of climbing she reached the window. As soon as Amanda got inside she saw a sleeping man. Not wanting to disturb him she quietly turned around to help Tintin and Snowy up as well.
As soon as Snowy was inside he jumped on the table. That in turn woke the sleeping man and when he saw Amanda and Tintin he grabbed a scope and started to swing it. To not get hit Tintin grabbed a nearby rod to stop the attack.
'So you think you could sneak in and catch me with my trousers down did you?' The man said while swinging the scope at Tintin again.
'I'd rather you keep your trousers on.' Tintin replied blocking another swing from the scope.
'I know what you and that girl of yours are playing at. The two of you are part of them aren't you?' the man said.
'Part of what?' Amanda asked.
'And now they have sent you here to kill me.' The man continued not hearing Amanda while he continued to swing the scope at Tintin. For every hit the scope got more and more bent.
'Look I don't know what you are talking about. Amanda and I were kidnapped and neither of us knows who you are.' Tintin said.
As Tintin said this the man threw the (now broken) scope on the floor.
'How could it turn out this way?' The man said. 'He's turned the whole crew against me, bought them all of.' The man continued.
'Who bought your crew?' Amanda asked although she had an idea of who it might be.
'Some guys with a sour face with a sugarname. He bought them all off, every last one of them.' The man said.
'Sakharine' Tintin said as he realised who it was the man was referring to.
'Nobody takes my ship!' he burst out.
'You're the captain?' Tintin asked.
'Of course I'm the captain. Who else would I be?' he said. 'I've been locked in this room for days with nothing but whiskey to sustain mu mortal soul.' The captain said as he lifted an empty bottle.
In the meantime both Amanda and Tintin had moved to the door. Amanda felt the handle and tried to open it. When it did open both Amanda and Tintin looked back at the captain.
'W-well I assumed it was locked.' He said.
'It obviously isn't.' Tintin said. 'You'll have to excuse us. If any of these men finds us here they'll kill us.' Tintin said. 'We'll try for find our way off this drunken tub.' Tintin finished as he let Amanda pass through the door first before closing it behind him.
When Amanda and Tintin were about to turn a corner a member of the crew came walking and stopped when he saw them standing there. Without thinking Tintin hit the man with the rod he took form the captains room. The man quickly regained his focus and started to fight as well. Without thinking Amanda hit the man in the head in hopes that would help Tintin out. The only thing it did though was to make the man turn his focus on her. Just as the man was about to hit Amanda someone hit the man making him fall back. Tintin saw this and took the opportunity to push him against the door. The only thing he didn't count on was the door closing which caused the man to lose consciousness.
'Thank you. I'm Tintin by the way and this is Amanda.' Tintin said while he extended his hand to the captain since it was him who had helped them.
'Archibald Haddock.' The captain said as he shook Tintins hand.
'Hold on. Did you way Haddock?' Tintin asked.
Not knowing why Tintin reacted that way when he found out the captains name Amanda decided to just follow for now. Hopefully there would be a time when Tintin could tell her the whole story about the ship and what he obviously have found out so far. But for now they have to focus on getting off this ship alive.
AN: in the next chapter I'll change the events a little. I hope you like the story so far. Please read and review.