Stronger Than Glass

Sequel to Cold as Glass

End of the Glass Trilogy

A Captain's Adventure

Chapter 5

Sao Feng cleared his throat and starred at my husband, in an amused manner," So you admit, you have deceived me."

I lifted up my eyebrow, before Sao Feng pulled out his saber, and shouted," Weapons!"

Instantly all of his men pulled out their weapons from somewhere near them, making my father, Elizabeth, Sirius, and I crowd together.

"Sao Feng," My father shouted," I assure you, our intentions are strictly honorable."

But I sent a glance down towards me feet, where the floor boards met with one another, where I could barely make out Pintel's dirty golden hair.

Then as if like magic, eight swords flew up into the air, from below our very feet.

Two for each of us.

Sao Feng starred at us in shock for a moment, but in his usual manner, my father shrugged his shoulders with a guilty smile.

Then Sao Feng took the man with the melting tattoo, and held his blade to his throat.

He must be very stupid to think we would be affected by him threatening his own men.

"Drop your weapons or I kill the man!"

I glanced over at Sirius, who obviously glanced at me from the corner of his eyes. But my father looked between, Elizabeth, Will, Sirius, and I to see if we had any idea what Sao Feng was talking about.

Elizabeth on the other hand was gawking at Sao Feng, as if he was speaking another language.

But the man under Sao Feng's blade was squirming in fear.

"Kill him." Sirius shrugged, while I discreetly began to arch my back, so I could grab my gun that hid under my vest. "He's not our man."

Sao Feng glanced at the squirming man in question, before Will spoke up," If he's not with you, and he's not with us…who's he with?"

I sent a glance towards Sirius, while my father carefully spun around, keeping his eye upon everyone and the lay out of the building.

Sirius stepped closer to me, while I began to slowly move one of my sword bearing hands towards my chest, hoping I could grab my pistol.

But then the door to the Bath House, swung open, making each one of us jump back and look at the door.

And through the mist and through the bamboo dividers, charged East India Trading Company men. They had guns too.

"Charge!"

Quickly I threw my blades down towards Pintel, who I knew still stood below me watching our fight, and reached into my vest, pulling out my two pistols.

I kept firing, while everyone around me was flustering about in worry.

Another door broke down, behind Sao Feng, and more gun fire went off. Thus making this situation only look dimmer, with each passing second we remained in Sao Feng's bath house.

"This isn't going well," I shouted over to my husband, who was behind me, reaching back underneath my jacket for my last pistol I had hidden.

Sirius pulled out the last pistol, shoved it inside his jacket, before hissing to me, over the loud noises of men yelling and gun fire," Stay behind me!"

With that Sirius and I worked as a team, he took over close combat (with the swords) and I controlled the long distance combat (with my pistols).

But I could see Will using his binds as a weapon, with Elizabeth fighting her way towards him. And my father fought alongside of Sao Feng. And even to my surprise the two twins were fiercely fighting alongside one another, looking even more intone with one another than Sirius and I were.

Yet during our struggle, I heard Will shout," Elizabeth!"

And at my feet and Sirius's feet, came crashing down Elizabeth and Will, as gun fire went off.

I looked next to me and found one of the twin's shot through the head, in the arms of her shocked sister.

I twisted my head around and found Cutler Beckett's right hand man Mister Mercer upon the other end of the pistol that shot the fetal blow.

But I couldn't stare for long, because as soon as that moment came, it went by, and Sirius and I were still in the fight for our lives.

"Sirius! Beaux!" My father shouted, as I saw Elizabeth, Will, Sao Feng, and my father retreat back to the dome, showing we were being over run. Which only meant one thing…

Sirius and I rushed towards my father's side, while we heard a British officer shout behind us," Ready!"

Sirius wrapped his arm around me, pulling me underneath him, as guarding me from anything that could possibly happen if Pintel, Ragetti, Cotton, Gibbs, and Marty could not do their job of setting up a bomb beneath our feet.

"Fire!"

Yet instead of gunfire, an explosion occurred beneath the feet of the approaching British.

Sao Feng then shouted an order in his native tongue, instantly leading his men in a charge out of the Bath House and we went along with him.

Sirius kept a firm grip around me, as the two of us bum rushed out of the Bath House, with Will and Elizabeth behind us and my father in front of us with Sao Feng.

But I noticed something in front of me, Sao Feng took the chart from a man running pass him, before he aided by Gibbs, Pintel, Ragetti, Marty, and Cotton, who came out with guns blaring.

Unfortunately, I was becoming lost with the mass of people all around us and the fighting. The only thing that kept me centered was Sirius's arm about me, keeping me stable.

And despite the fact I was been rumored to be a strong and powerful woman, I was still a young naïve woman who had been married for nearly two years and for nearly a year of that marriage my husband was missing.

I admit, I am emotional and now more than ever, I see myself depending upon Sirius to live in this complicated world.

Oddly enough though, as I ran through the entrance way, I found my hat sitting undisturbed upon the table.

I couldn't help but smirk, as I grabbed it and pushed it on top of my head.

It was like as my mother had once said: Sophie's Code of Conduct Number Four-If A Accessory Is Really Meant For You, It'll Never Leave And Always Find It's Way Back To You.