Chapter 10
The man on the stand box stopped his screams and grabbed the cream colored landline on the pole, he pulled so hard that it almost broke. He flung the phone to his left pick ice cold ear.
"Hello?! Hello?! Some pick the hell up!" he yelled into the phone as the ring went finale. It was silent for a few seconds then he heard a breath. "Pick up damn it!" the man yelled to the breath.
"Hello?" It was a light voice of an African American man on the other line.
"ICEBERG! Dead ahead I say! Look straight ahead!" he yelled.
The other crew man dropped the phone out his hand, letting it hand on the cord. The man wore the name Marshall on his name tag and wore the same white, black, and navy blue uniform as all on deck crew members did. He ran his thin legs to the Command Room to the Captain.
"Cap'm! Iceberg straight ahead sir!" He called out to Captain Curtis.
There were three other crew members inside the square shaped room. Two thick women in uniform and a fit buff man.
"Iceberg?!" Captain Curtis repeated in shock. He grabbed a pair of binoculars. The Captain gasped at the sight. One enormous rock of ice that sat right in front of the Seaic.
The other member froze their past as they waited for the Captain's response.
"My god!" he muttered. Captain Curtis turned to his team. "Well! Don't just stand there! Tell them to stop the ship!" He snapped.
Marshall ran back to the telephone, grabbing the landline and threw it back on the stand for a second then pulled it back to his right ear, starting a new call. The call was to the engine room. The phone rang for four and as each ring touched his ear, he cursed under his breath.
"Answer damn it! This is serious shit!" Marshall muttered. He looked around himself, making sure no one could hear him.
The ringing stopped and a breath was taken before a voice was heard.
Marshall's heart jumped up and he was losing his patience.
The breath was quick and quiet, someone who was exhaling wouldn't hear.
"What?!" A husky male voice yelled, making Marshall jump up. That yell didn't help Marshall calm.
"Stop the engines!" Marshall had a mission and fear wasn't going to kill his daughter, Michelle.
Marshall couldn't see ahead, but he knew if his tongue tied that iceberg would strike and then even they could see the future.
"Huh?" the male asked bewilderedly.
"Stop em'! Now! Cap'm said stop!" Marshall raised his voice, standing tall and proud/
"Cap'n said that?!"
"Do you have water in your ears?! I said he said stop em'! So stop em'! Damnit! We need to slow her down now! Iceberg!" Marshall explained as quickly as he could.
The man spoke none, yet nod in understanding. He hung up and took a deep breath. Readied his voice. He stood on the high metal platform in a back expensive suit, he was in charge of the engine room.
"Stop!" The man yelled louder than anything in the room. "Stop it! Reverse now!" He screamed. The man's face became red for his screams. "Now!" The man's name was Ed Wilson. He stood tall, showing how he meant nothing, but business.
The 100 or so men and women listened even though not knowing why, they did as told. The wheels that controlled the large machinery were spun in reverse and the speeding machines slowly slowed down, then stopping, then leisurely moved abnormally.
The coal men who were the next crew members to get a command, which was to STOP putting in coal, the man, who was the one to notice Louise and Logan, answered the phone as the name Aram. He nor his crew argued or asked why, he nod and said "Yes sir!" It was a break for them.
The Seaic became at ease and slowed herself.
"I can take her sir," a young boy, who was Louise's age with sea legs named Johnny, said.
"This isn't a smooth sail on ice Johnny, it's against ice!" The captain snapped trying to make him understand this needed a man of the sea.
The ocean, well it's like a woman, she thinks no lonely is better, but really the best time is silent time. She lays there, feeling the wind move her. The ocean is a complex subject, very hard to understand yet easy to upset, only few know the ocean. And yes, men causing most of the problems. She could destroy a town or a ship with just a blink, not because she loves to hear cries, not because the stereotypes of a woman says woman are too emotional, which aren't true, not because she's bored, but because they are playing with her when all she's trying to do is rest. Similar to a mother dealing with her dependents. The ocean was a story told by ten people, different stories, different sides, different parts, different views, and different lies. No one really knows the truth.
Johnny wasn't ready to deal with the power of the ocean lady, the only one on the ship with a drop was Captain Curtis. That's why he's Captain, right?
Captain slowly and ever so carefully turned the helm away from the ice berg.
"Slow and steady," Captain said for himself.
The Seaic moved just inches every four seconds.
"Come on girl." He barely moved his fingers as he turned.
Marshall, Johnny, the girls, and two men in partnership inside the box, prayed Captain would make it.
"Come on!" One of the two partners muttered as he hoped.
The other watched with his green eyes as knifes.
Johnny loudly prayed and raised his weak not fully mature voice at Amen.
On the deck with the two lovebirds were five others. Three men and two women.
It was 1:32 in the morning, so their reasons were unknown.
"We're almost-" Captain muttered, but an interruption got to him.
The sound was the worst noise to hear on water. A similarity to a hundred bowling ball hitting Graphene or the voice of a banshee. It was shaking the ship.
The girl didn't pass the iceberg.
The soiled and strong iceberg cut a thick line above and below the water.
Some of the side ice that was hit against her, broke and fell into the Seaic.
Louise, who was too busy to see the ice coming to hit her, was pulled by Logan. He instinctively grabbed her, taking her away from the ice. Louise almost fell his arms, but again he grabbed her even tighter, picking her up basically.
"Oh my god!" Logan gasped as the iceberg pass them.
"Damnit!" Captain Curtis yelled, flying up his arms up, letting go in anger.
"Cap'n!" Johnny grabbed the helm and turned the helm toward the iceberg.
"Hell you doin' Johnny?!" Captain yelled. "You're driving us right to it! Now what are you doing?!"
"I'm- I don't know," Johnny nervously answered.
"What?!" Captain barked.
Marshall grabbed Johnny, pulling him away from the helm.
"Wo! Marshall! Wait a second," Captain called. He noticed the change.
Thanks Johnny the boat was actually passing the iceberg somehow.
"What's happening, sir?" Marshall asked and let Johnny go.
"A miracle," Captain answered. "It's a miracle."
That was the last word coming from anyone in that room, but there wasn't silence.
The shake knocked Tina right out her bed and onto the floor, the wet floor.
"What the?!" Gene jumped awake, which woke Bob and Linda.
Now everyone in the room was awake.
"What happened?!" Linda sleepily shot out. "Tina, why are you on the floor?!"
"I fell and-"
"Oh you okay my Tiny Tina?" Linda only asked to ask, she really didn't care, well not that much. She cared more about getting back to sleep.
"Yeah, it's just- mom the floor is wet," Tina answered pulled herself up from the puddling floor.
"Huh?" Bob questioned, sitting up.
"Tina, you're dreaming, go back to bed," Linda rolled back in bed.
Gene sat up and stepped out of bed, his feet instantly feeling the cold water, stopping right at his ankles.
"Wow… Pool in the room," Gene smirked.
"It's not a pool Gene, who spilled the water? Louise?" Bob asked.
Tina looked around and noticed something.
"Louise isn't in here," Tina told.
"What?!" Linda jumped up.
"Umm… Lin, the water's rising," Bob climbed off the top bunk, landing in the water.
Linda, then climbed off as well and felt the freezing water.
A loud commotion came from the hallway and the Belchers rushed to see who? What? Why?
Outside was the same freezing water as inside and other guest were coming out their rooms in nightgowns, food pj pants, oversize sport tees, and comfy short shorts. Two guards blew their metal whistles.
"Back to your rooms!" The two men yelled. "Back to your rooms!"
"What was that noise?" one guest asked, it was a female voice.
"What's happening?" A male asked.
"Why it's 2 in the morning!" another guest complained.
These and many other questions were called out.
More crew members came down the hall, starting to push people back into their rooms.
Linda rushed pass two crew men, but the third caught her.
"Back to your room miss," he told. His name tag said 'Bill', so guessing that was his name.
"Mr. Bill," Linda nervously said to explain herself, but using the man's first name felt weird. "I- well I need to find my daughter," Linda almost stuttered. "Please," she was searching for empathy from the strong rock in front of her. He's face was muscular and scarred, with his plain soulless hazel eyes stared. Linda felt he was staring through her, but no matter how 'mean' the man looked, Louise was gone and she needed to find her. "Please let my family and I find her, she's young." Gotta lie to get what you want.
Bill groaned.
"Nothing another," he mutter, but not quite enough.
Linda didn't know what he meant and her chances of looking for Louise felt lower.
"Name of the… girl?" he had to recall the sex.
"Louise Belcher," Linda tried to hide her smile.
"Age?"
Linda knew that telling Louise's real age wouldn't help her.
Louise once ran away or well 'went missing' two years ago, truth was she was on a scaring adventure in the woods with Rudy, Jessica, Ollie, and Andy out late. Well when Linda called the police and told her age, the cops said she's probably at a high school party or sleeping around, so they weren't going to look.
"9 years old," Linda quickly answered.
Bill looked confused to her.
"How do you lose a nine year old?"
He must not have kids.
"Well, she was out at the pool, but never came back to the room," Linda explained.
Bill nod in understanding and then gave a sigh after hearing the end, He looked back to the Belcher family behind her.
Tina looked up from the rising water and saw Bill's beautiful hazel eyes.
Love at first sight some would say.
Tina's body heat and heart rate increased.
Bill continued eyes with Tina, giving a nice smile, just to be nice and that she had to be one of the prettiest girls he had seen before, even if she was in watermelon pjs.
"Okay, you guys can go," he said to Linda, but still looking at Tina.
Linda quickly turned to her family.
"Come on!" She told them and started to run in the water, down the hall.
The rest of the family rushed to join Linda, but Tina was pulled back, by the one and only Bill.
"Hi," he smiled to her with his rough large hand on her small wrist.
"Hello," Tina smiled, turning to face him.
"I'm so sorry to stop you, I just thought that I should say you are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."
"Wow you're smooth."
"Thanks," Bill chuckled at the compliment.
"What's your name, Mr. Smooth?" Tina smirked to him.
"Jared Smith," he answered in a deeper voice than before, trying to impress.
"It says Bill?" Tina tapped his nametag.
"That's a fake, I don't like strangers saying my name like they know me."
Tina giggled at that odd answer.
"What's your name?" Jared asked.
"Tina, Tina Belcher."
"Beautiful name for a beautiful woman."
Tina stepped closer to him with him still having a grip on her.
"Thank you," Tina smiled.
"So, Ms. Tina… do you happen to have a boyfriend?"
"Actually I don't, do you have a girlfriend?"
"No, but a boyfriend."
Tina heart fell right to her feet.
Sadness jumped on Tina's face, but Jared still smirked.
"Oh," Tina sighed.
"I'm kidding!" Jared shot out.
"What?!" Tina's face turned back to the normal hope it every day.
"I was joking, I'm single and straight Tina," he gave a little laugh.
"Oh my gosh! That isn't funny! You scared me!" Tina couldn't help, but grin.
"So I'm guessing you're into me?" he smirked.
"Yeah... I'm into you," Tina gave a smiled. "You into me?"
"A lot," he gave her the answer everyone wanted to hear/
Tina opened her mouth to speak, but a flood of water burst a metal wall and made Tina and Jared fall into the freezing water.
"What the?!" Jared yelled out.
"What is happening?" Tina asked him.
Now there were screams and yells from each room.
"We're sinking!" Jared answered.
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After the ice hit the decks, things kind of calmed down and Louise, with Logan, walked up the three stairs to another named deck. Passing the Captain, Mr. Seymour, Marshall, and Johnny, who were rushing down the stairs?
Louise heard some of the conversation.
The Captain said something like look here and Mr. Seymour said something as well, but Louise only got 2 hours.
"What was happening in two hours?" Louise thought.
She was tempted to stop and listen, but Logan held her hand tight, basically pulling her. She shock it off and discontinued her curiosity on the subject.
Together, they happily walked to Logan's room. Not even thinking about if someone was there, like Charlotte or worse, Cynthia, but really Logan wanted them there. He was going to them his for Louise and that he was leaving Charlotte, taking any punishment that was coming.
As they walked down the hall, an unknown man in a black leather hat that was covering his face, bumped into Louise and with no apology, the man continued.
Louise's dress pocket felt heavier, something weighing in the light pocket, but too worried about what was coming up at room 4 to check.
The door of room 4 was wide open and inside was at least five crew members, Lester, Cynthia, and a crying Charlotte.
The second Logan and Louise walked in, Charlotte jumped off the edge of the bed, where she was sitting, pointing straight at Louise.
"Her!" She screamed.
Both Logan and Louise were confused.
"She stole it!" Charlotte hollered
One of the male crew members walked up to Louise.
"Stole?! Stole what?!" Louise asked in complete confusion.
"Don't play dumb!" Charlotte hissed, coming up to them. "Logan! She stole my diamond necklace!"
"What?!" Logan asked.
"I didn't!" Louise defended.
"Check her!" Cynthia told the man next to Louise.
As told, he did, starting to pat her down.
"This is ridiculous!" Louise snapped.
Logan wanted to kill the man for touching Louise, but held himself back.
The man stopped at her waist, making Logan quietly growl, and he was ready to bark.
"I think-" the man's light voice started. He dug in her pocket and pulled out the proof.
The necklace shined.
Charlotte gave a relief sigh.
"That's it!" she answered/
Louise gasped.
"I- that man!" Louise looked back in the hallway that was empty. "That man must of-"
Charlotte cut her off.
"Save it! You thief!"
"Logan, I didn't do it!" Louise told him.
"She couldn't have stolen it, Charlotte," Logan defended.
"She did Logan! It was in her pocket! She stole it, honey!" Charlotte hissed.
Cynthia gave the man a scary glare and he noticed.
"Here you go miss," The man handed Charlotte the necklace and pulled out silver cuffs. "You're under arrest," he grabbed Louise's wrist tight, pulling her away from Logan.
"What?!" Louise yelled.
He cuffed her tight, making Louise groan in pain and created a red-ish mark on her wrist.
"Wait a second!" Logan snapped at the man.
"Shut it Logan!" Cynthia yelled at her son/
"Come on Miss," the man told Louise, pushing her out the door.
"Stop it!" Louise screamed. "I will kick you in the jaw! Let me go! I didn't do it!"
Lester and other crew members followed.
Cynthia grabbed Logan before he could leave.
"I didn't do it!" Louise screamed again.
xXxXx
End of Chapter 10
A/N: Well I guess some are wondering why I didn't post last week, well… because I didn't want to. I had a little vacation from writing anything and it was… fucking awesome. I slept and fucking relaxed so you know whatever. Anyways, enough about my break, I'm back and this is the second last week (Next week is the last) I have three more chapters and well then it's over. I'm sorry, but you know the Titanic must sink. People must die! Kidding and not, people will die, that's life, but like I said in my first author's note, there's a twist, that I feel everyone will be shocked about, hell even I'll be. So let's finish this and get our tissues. So how is everyone? Okay, if you are a reader of my other Louigan Fanfic, actually my first, I'd Give Everything for This, you know it ended, you know what happened and that also means you know my news and that news will be coming, probably next month, mid-march. In my news I have planned 20 chapters, can't wait to share them. If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about read I'd Give Everything for This. And did anyone else see the new Bob's Burgers, Valentine's episode, that Rudy and Louise kiss was the cutest and Tina's day was just crazy, the whole freakin' episode was amazing, like all of them. Well I'll see you soon, there will be another chapter again late tomorrow, making this faster. Okay bye bye guys.
-Harmony