Hi! I'm sorry for not updating for so long, especially when the chapter isn't even that long. Happy late Easter!

Of course, Jim wasn't the kind of kid that gave up after only one try. He awoke in the dead of night. The only sound was the boat creaking and the purring of Carolyne.

He soundlessly approached Carolyne. He was close to her when he stepped on a creaky board. Carolyne mumbled, then rolled over, her back facing him, which made his job easier. He needed another pin.

He quickly pulled it out, but it got caught in a rat's nest of hair. Jim cursed to himself trying to get the pin without hurting her or worse- waking her up.

Finally, the pin was free from her hair. He went up to the lock, and began to fiddle with it. The sound of Morph curiously chirping made Jim jump and almost drop the pin.

"Shush!" Jim angrily whispered at the pink blob.

Morph glanced at Carolyne, then back at Jim with a confused look.

"Yeah, I'll be back and get her." Jim promised. "I just wanna get out first, grab some supplies, then I'll get her and we'll get a longboat and we'll be on our ways back to Montressor."

The lock clicked and Jim quietly escaped the galley. He looked around to see the deck was completely empty. Stage one was complete. Now to find supplies. He knew there would be a limitless supply of food in the cook's galley. He crept around the deck, hoping to find the galley before anyone else woke up. His plans were changed when he heard wood creaking and footsteps.

Jim raced back to his prison.

"Carolyne! Wake up! It's unlocked!" Jim exclaimed.

"What?" Carolyne muttered.

"Carolyne! Get out of there!" Jim yelled. He knew the crew had to be awake now, but he was so sure the escape could be made. He saw her slowly emerge from the galley. "Get over here! We're getting a longboat!"

"Uh..." Carolyne said slowly.

"I don't care how tired you are!" Jim said. He went to find out where the longboats were, but he ran into someone. He assumed it was Max, and he was correct.

"Tryin' to escape, eh?" Max asked, looking down at Jim. "I was hopin' ya would be smart like yer prisonmate."

Max glared at Carolyne. "Get back in the galley!"

Carolyne ran back into the galley without thinking. Max's mind went back to Jim.

"I've had a change of heart." Max said. "Ye won't get yer floggin'. Ye'll get a nice ol' keelhaul instead."

For the first time on the ship, Jim felt fear. He did his best not to show it, but he had a feeling Max knew about his fear. He had never witnessed a keelhaul, but he heard enough of Silver's stories to know about it.

"Get to the galley." Max said in a kind voice. Without thinking, Jim's right hand turned into a fist, which went flying right to Max's face. Jim was surprised at his own punch, but then he felt a bit of pride when he saw Max's angered face, and he noticed a spot of blood on his lower lip.

Jim went back to the galley feeling satisfied.

"What's a keelhaul?" Carolyne asked when Jim was locked back inside the galley. Jim's pride fell.

"I'm gonna get tied up, then dragged under the ship." Jim said. He heard Silver describe how the person getting the keelhaul looked afterwards. All bloodied up and cut all over. Some don't even survive.

Early the next day, Levi was sent to get Jim for his keelhaul. Practically the entire crew came to watch for entertainment.

Soon, Jim was tied up and all prepared for the keelhaul. He hoped there wouldn't be any space barnacles under the boat, but he had a feeling it would be cluttered with them.

Jim was slowly lowered to the keel of the ship, and Jim saw that the underside of the boat was covered with space barnacles. He was being pulled closer and closer to them, and finally, his left side came in contact with the space barnacles. He felt them scratch his skin and felt a few rip his shirt.

"Captain, Hawkins, he's just a boy!" Levi pleaded.

"Hawkins?" Jim said to himself. He called out to the crew. "Captain Hawkins!"

"What now, boy?" Max asked.

He was no longer being pulled.

"Do you have a family?" Jim asked.

"What's it to ya?" Max asked.

"A wife named Sarah?" Jim asked.

"How do ya know that?" Max demanded.

"I'm your son!"

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