BOOM
A few prisoners screamed. A loud blast was heard on the upper deck as was cussing and the shrieking of orders.
"Stupid French! Fire!" They heard the Captain command.
BOOM
"Looks like the fun is starting!" Gilberta clapped her hands. Matthew looked at her quizzically. A few of the freed prisoners considered the objects they had for things they could use as weapons if the battle came to them. Lee looked like he could have cared less.
"Hey, this looks like a great time to bust out," Amy commented. "Everyone is confused. The French are so convenient that way." She picked up a plank of wood and smacked it in her hand.
Matthew and Gilberta said "That's not very lady-like." and "I'm starting to like you, kid." at the same time. Amy shrugged and looked out a peep hole.
"Well, everyone thinks I'm a guy in these clothes anyways. Whoa, it looks like they have managed to land on each other's ships. Hey, I can see Captain Kirkland from here!"
She laughed and pointed through the tiny space at the red coat slicing through his enemies. "He's pretty tough."
"Well, I want to get the hell out of here while I can so I say we find some more people to help with this mutiny. Amy, you should get Lee or whatever his name was to open the door for us. Don't hesitate to knock him out if you have to," Gilberta said and stood up.
"Ok that shouldn't be hard." Amy walked over to the door. "Hey, Lee, um, can you open the door?" Lee looked at her. He looked up at the door. Then he looked back at Amy.
"Open it yourself," he muttered and stepped aside.
"Oh, ok, thanks." Amy pushed at the door and stepped out into the gunpowder and sword filled air. By this time, almost all the slaves were untied and once they realized the doors were open, they ran out with their weapons to join the skirmish.
"Capt'n! The slaves-GAH!" an English pirate was knocked out onto the deck, followed by many more, who were distracted by fighting the French and did not see that board a wood coming at them.
Amy was swinging her plank like a baseball bat (did they even have those?) and Gilberta had snatched a sword from a French pirate and fighting alongside a few prisoners. Matthew was fighting just as fiercely with a dagger he had found strewn on the floor.
"Hey Matthew and Gilberta, get a few people to hide so we can surprise the captain once he comes back from the French ship." Amy dove behind a barrel of gunpowder. Matthew and Gilberta nodded and hid behind tall stacks of crates. A few other people followed them.
"Hum... La…" Amy hummed to herself while they waited. 5 minutes… 10 minutes… 15 minutes… 20 minutes… Finally, the battle calmed down.
"Here, Lee. Take her to an extra room." Captain Arthur tossed a bound up white haired girl to Lee. "She was captured by the French and doesn't like them one bit." He laughed. "No one does. She claims she's a princess." He looked at the open door to the bottom deck. "Hey aren't you supposed to guard them?"
Lee nodded while struggling with the girl. "They behaved well, so I sensed there was no need to guard them. I'm pretty sure they are all there. You can count them if you want." Lee lied through his teeth and he knew it.
Kirkland waved his hand. "Whatever." The captain walked over to the stacks of boxes and barrels. Amy took this opportunity and slipped two muskets from his red coat. Pickpocketing came in handy.
Lee noticed Amy slipping the weapons but did not show any emotion.
"I took the piece of the map anyways," Captain Arthur announced to the rest of the crew. "I also took the moon pendant." He held up a silver moon shape with a blue crystal in the center and Gilberta gasped loudly.
The captain swung around and noticed Gilberta. A few other pirates lunged at the other hiding escapees.
"Get them!"
Amy jumped out of her hiding place and pounced on Arthur.
"I said I demanded to be freed!" she yelled in his ear. Captain Arthur tried to swing her off.
"Get the bloody hell off me!" he shouted angrily. "Stupid little boy!" He threw her off and she crash landed into the crates. Amy recovered and stood up quickly. She pointed her two muskets at Arthur's head.
"Don't move." She told him. Arthur reached for his sword.
"What! Where the bloody hell…?"
Matthew stood behind him, holding the captain's sword to the back of his neck, Gilberta besides him, holding her own stolen sword and dagger.
"We won't hesitate to kill, you," Gilberta growled. Captain Arthur stared at the odd trio for a few seconds, two blondes and a famous lady thief, and then started to laugh. His confused crew laughed along with him, still holding the rest of the slaves who had also attacked.
"Ok, kids." Captain Arthur snapped his fingers and his pirate crew pointed their respective weapons at Amy, Matthew, and Gilberta. "I've caught interest in you. No you can't leave and I don't think you'll be able to kill all my friends here." He gestured at the gruff looking English pirates. "How about we make a deal? Why don't you become part of the crew and help us search for Alice's treasure? Don't worry, you can trust me."
Amy looked at her brother and Gilberta. Matthew looked defeated and Gilberta shrugged.
The little boy, Peter, popped up from behind a pirate.
"You can trust Captain! He's the Invisible British Gentleman. He never goes back on his word!" Amy nodded. It was better than being a slave.
"Alright, we accept your offer." Gilberta crossed her arms. "On one condition."
"Oh, and what might that be?" Captain Arthur smiled.
"You cannot hurt or abuse the slaves you capture in any way!"
Arthur shook her hand. "Done."
Yep! Lee seems to be one of those main background characters. Do you guys want me to write a short side story about him? I considered one but it eventually grew into a full-fledged idea so...
If you guess who the girl is by the next chapter, you get one of Arthur's muskets! And review please!
I fail at action scenes. hahahaha derp.
