Everyone died. The End.

Just Kidding! Haha, made your heart stop, just a little, didn't I? Well, I'm kinda sick, so it probably isn't as good as it normally is, but, anyway, here's the next chapter. Please notify me of any errors you notice, please.

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The Black Ship drew near and Arthur ordered the cannons fired. The other ship took the hits, but continued to come closer. Soon they had drawn up alongside and Arthur ordered a cease-fire. "Take your positions!"

The crew of the Black Ship dropped boards between our ships and soon the pirates were crossing. "Take aim!" called Arthur. "Fire!"

We emptied our pistols into the advancing horde and then drew our swords. It was then that the other crew fired their guns. There was a cry and we all turned to see Tino falling backwards, a hole in his chest. Berwald let out a strangled cry and caught him, tears streaming down his face. There was another yelp and Sadik stumbled, clutching his shoulder.

We all turned back to the advancing horde. With a yell they crashed onto us and it became a blur of swinging swords. I was soon surrounded by pirates, and was fighting desperately for my life. Alfred had been right. They were nothing like the last crew we fought. These were trained killers, hungry for blood. They were arrogant, however, which was the only reason I was able to beat them. They seemed endless and I knew we were hopelessly outnumbered.

I saw most of Arthur's crew fighting for their lives, but they were not as lucky as I was. Berwald fell, trying to protect Tino's body. Sadik fell, hampered by his injured shoulder. I saw Yao fighting rather well with a sword, but even he was soon overwhelmed. Gilbert fell, taking most of his attackers with him. I could feel tears beginning to rise as I watched man after man fall. I looked around for Arthur and my brother. I saw Arthur first, a devilish grin on his face as he cut through one pirate after another.

I saw Alfred laughing and dancing among the pirates. I looked around again and saw that almost everyone else had fallen. Ludwig had fallen and Feliciano was crying and holding him. Feli fell by Ludwig with a gurgle as his head left his body. Lovino was injured and Antonio had put himself between his love and the pirates. Any who approached were felled by his sword. But I could see that he was getting tired.

I lost sight of anyone else as more pirates attacked me. The crew of Captain Maleki seemed to be unending. I fought them off and caught glimpses of Antonio falling and Lovino losing his life. Kiku fell, overwhelmed by the pirates.

Matthias was swinging around an axe, but the pirates ganged up on him and soon he was brought down by several gunshots. Emil fell, a knife in his back. Lukas yelled a challenge and began muttering in a weird language. He was surrounded by a green glow and any attacks were repulsed. I was impressed because whatever he was doing, call it magic if you like, was working.

Francis was amazingly light on his feet. But the pirates cornered him and he soon met the same fate as the others. Tears began to streak down my face. All these men I had come to view as friends, family even, were now dying like flies, and there was nothing I could do about it.

I repulsed another horde of pirates and looked around. Ivan was holding his own, smiling coldly as he swung his pipe around, smashing heads in with every swing. I found Arthur again and saw that he was tiring, but still doing rather well. I saw that Alfred was still alive as well and breathed a sigh of relief.

I heard a cry and spun around to see Lukas fall, a hole in his chest. Behind him stood a tall, dark-haired man, with a thick black beard, with cold black eyes, dressed in black. I felt a chill. It was Captain Maleki himself. He was grinning madly.

He raised his gun and I turned to see where he was aiming. Ivan. "Ivan! Look out!"

Ivan turned and had time to recognize the danger before he dropped like a stone, bullet through the head. I screamed and turned back to Maleki, eyes blazing. I began fighting through his crew to get at him, but I soon lot sight of him in the chaos. I fought off my attackers and looked around. Arthur was fighting his way through the crowd, trying to reach me. I found Alfred fighting a horde of pirates, laughing and beating back all of them and almost relaxed, but then I saw something that made my blood run cold. Captain Maleki was approaching Alfred from the back, sword drawn. My eyes widened in shock. It was as though the world froze and I watch in slow motion as Maleki slid his blade into Alfred's lower back. Alfred arched forward, mouth open in a gasp and I heard a high-pitched scream as Maleki pulled the sword out. Alfred fell in slow motion, thudding onto the deck, still. I didn't even realize I was moving until I found myself at Alfred's side, sobbing.

Someone grabbed me and I fought back, but then Arthur's arms encircled me, holding my sobbing form. I turned into him and clung to him for dear life, oblivious to the rest of the world.

I am very sorry. *sits in a corner and cries* I'm sorry I'm such a terrible person, killing all of the characters, and killing Alfred in such a terrible way. I am so, so, very sorry. Also, I apologize for another cliffhanger. I will probably not have the next one up for at least a day. I'm on my way back to college, and I don't have internet on the plane and I'm kinda sick, and I have to get ready for the new semester, so I apologize for any wait you have to do, also I apologize again for my cruelness.

But, I want to know what you think.