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

Chapter 5

For several minutes Haddock, Tintin, Amanda and Snowy snuck through the corridors in hopes of not getting caught before reaching the life boats. Whenever they heard crewmembers getting close they hid behind doors, corners and under stairs. When they reached a door both Tintin and Amanda thought it lead outside but it turned out that it was just a storage room for whiskey. When Amanda saw the captain stocking several bottles in his pockets she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. Just as they were about to climb another stair they heard voices getting closer. Not wanting to be found they hid behind the stair.

'He said to find Haddock and to kill the boy.' One of the crewmembers said.

'Yeah and whoever finds the girl get to bed her.' Another said.

As soon as they left Haddock, Tintin, Amanda and Snowy went up the stairs. When they opened a door leading outside another crewmember was standing guard. Looking around Tintin saw the captain holding a bottle of whiskey. Walking out again Tintin was about to hit the guard with the bottle when Haddock took it from him causing Tintin to hit the man with his bare hand.

'To the life boat' Captain Haddock said after taking a big swig from the bottle.

Shaking their heads Amanda and Tintin followed with Snowy right behind them. Reaching the life boats were easier said than done. When looking closer Amanda saw that many of the crewmembers were carrying guns. How they reached the boats without getting caught is a mystery for Amanda. When they had gotten one boat ready they heard voices and the captain recognised one of the men as his first mate.

'Is that the bridge`' Tintin asked.

'Yes and next to it is the radio room.' Haddock said.

'Wait here. I'll be right back.' Tintin said.

'Be careful.' Amanda said as Tintin snuck away.

When Amanda looked back the captain had a knowing smile on his face.

'What?' Amanda said.

'Oh, nothing. Young love these days.' The captain said taking another swig from the bottle while Amanda started to blush at his comment.

The longer Tintin was away Amanda got more and more anxious. Haddock seemed to have similar feelings.

'Hey! You two. Hands up.' A man said as he stood up in the boat Haddock was holding. Obeying his command Haddock let go of the rope making the boat and the man fall.

'Let that be a lesson to you.' Haddock yelled at the man. 'Help me with another boat.' Haddock said to Amanda and together they got another boat ready. This time Haddock took a closer look inside to make sure no one was hiding. As soon as they got the boat ready they heard gunshots. Moments later Snowy came running.

'TINTIN!' Amanda yelled while Haddock got into the boat with Snowy following. This made one of the ropes holding the boat break. Not long after Amanda saw Tintin running in her direction. Without hesitation Amanda too jumped onto the hanging boat while giving enough room for Tintin to join them. With a gunshot Tintin made the boat fall from the ship.

The moment they were off the ship Tintin and Haddock started to row to get further away. When two searchlights flashed over them they all got down on the floor hoping for the best. While Captain Haddock took hold of Snowy Amanda wrapped her arms around Tintin who in turn did the same. The minutes ticked by and then they heard the sound of a boat being crushed. When they looked up they saw Karaboudjan getting further away from them. Feeling relieved Amanda leaned on Tintin and put her head on his shoulder.

'That was close.' Amanda said.

'Yes but we are not out of danger yet.' Tintin said while once again taking the oars. Amanda sat down facing Tintins back while Haddock sat down at the other end.

'So, care to tell me what that was all about?' Amanda asked Tintin. 'I've heard you talk to the captain here about some old ship. I guess it have something to do with the model you bought from the market the other day.' Amanda continued.

'Yes it does. And I'm going to go to the bottom of this and find out what happened on that ship and why Sakharine is after it.' Tintin said before returning to face the captain. 'We have to try to get to Bagghar before he does.' Tintin continued.

'Why?' both Haddock and Amanda said.

'Because that's where the third model of the ship is.' Tintin said. 'The Sheik collects old ships and this is the prise in his collection.' Tintin said while showing something to the captain.

'Blistering barnacles! Isn't that the Unicorn?' the captain said.

'Yes it is. Do you see the distortion around the ship?' Tintin asked the captain.

'Yes' the captain said.

'That means the ship is surrounded by bulletproof glass.' Tintin said.

After listening to their conversation Amanda had a better understanding on what was going on with the old ship and she guessed that this Sakharine guy was after the secret cargo.

'So you are saying to find the location of this secret cargo and the remains of The Unicorn you need clues that was concealed in the models' Amanda said to Tintin. 'And to solve the whole puzzle you need all three of them?' she continued.

'Yes and right now Sakharine is on his way to Bagghar because that's where the third clue is located.' Tintin said to Amanda and after he turned back to the captain.

'Can you get us to Bagghar captain?' Tintin asked.

'What kind of stupid question is that?' he said. 'Of course I can. Just give me the oars and I'll have us there in no time.' The captain said while rearranging the oars. In the process he hit Amanda, Tintin and Snowy in their heads making them pass out.

'Oh look at these landlubbers they have no stomach these days.' The captain said to himself while rowing.