Story be me.
Proof reading and editing by SeverinadeStrango.
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Isabel was weak and tired. Her little heart beat so fast it was like a hummingbird. Everything had been lost to her. Her parents were dead, the crew was no more, the ship was all but scrap and metal, and she was running low on supplies. No one knew that she was the only survivor from the attack, so no one came to search for her. As her tiny fingers clamped on to the board, her mind was lost in a sea of grim thoughts. She knew that she was going to die.
With all of her strength, she was able to grab on to a larger piece, pulling herself up and sitting on top of it. She felt so thirsty, so hungry, so alone. She grabbed her journal and wrote until she passed out from hunger.
It has been a whole three days since my parents' death. I'm all alone, I have no one to help me. Everyone I've ever loved is either dead or thinks I'm dead. I can't cry anymore, I have no more tears in me. I wish that this was all a dream. That when I wake up, my parents will be waiting for me outside the ship to have breakfast. But Deacon... He did this.. He robbed me of that life.
I want to make him feel the same pain that my parents and me have endured. If, by some miracle, I am able to live, I will train hard to become a pirate to make sure no one will ever feel the same pain that I have suffered. I feel like this is it. Mother, father, I'm coming soon. Wait for me...
The darkness slowly took her as she passed out, her journal in her clutches.
Meanwhile, a boat was heading towards the wreckage of the great ship once known as the 'Scorpion'. The hard working rat pirate aboard rowed his way to the ship wreckage, most likely to find anything that he would be able to sell or use. The rat was Lasko, the first mate of the ship he was currently aboard. He worked proudly for an old rat Captain known as Ratbeard. When they had heard that the legendary Quinn family had succumbed to a grim fate dealt by none other than the armada, Ratbeard had the idea of trying to find any leftover possessions that had remained.
Lasko thought that this was a stupid idea.
"How could anything survive the destruction the armada can bring? If I come back empty handed, Ratbeard won't be pleased. Wait, I think I see something... Great, Ratbeard was right. I can hear him right now. 'Ha! I told ye that their be something left of the Quinns!' Oy vey.." Lasko sighed to himself, rowing faster in the direction of the destroyed ship.
His eyes then widened in shock as he saw a little girl, half starved, injured, and ripped clothing, holding on to what looked like a leather journal for dear life. At first Lasko thought that she was dead, but as he got closer, he noticed her light breathing.
"Hey, kid, wake up!" Lasko shook her, but she only twitched. "Geez, you won't last a moment longer out hereā¦but I don't think my captain would be happy to have you on his ship. I'll have to hide ye until you're strong enough to leave for Skull Island." The rat pirate grabbed the girl and placed her in his boat, beginning to row back to the ship.
When they were halfway there, Isabel began to come to.
"Uhhh..." Isabel moaned, slowly beginning to stand up. Then she turned around in surprise to see Lasko, who was rowing the boat. "W-who are you?" The young girl whimpered, slowly backing away from him.
"It's okay, I'm not going to hurt ye. My name is Lasko. I found you in the wreckage. What is your name, little girl?" The first mate asked, keeping his voice calm and soft.
"Isabel..." The young Quinn answered as she slowly relaxed.
"What were you doing in that heap of wreckage? Where are your parents?" Lasko asked, rowing at a steady pace.
"My parents are dead. The Armada killed them. I was the only one who survived the blast..." Isabel brokenly explained as she stared at the sky below her.
"Oh, you poor thing...well, don't worry. I'll make sure to keep you safe." Lasko felt sorry for her. Her own parents had been killed by the armada, leaving her all alone.
Soon, they reached Ratbeard's ship. "Before we are hoist up, I need you to stay hidden. I'll try to smuggle you in to my room and I'll get you food and Yum." Lasko explained as the small girl nodded.
"Ratbeard, I have returned. I found nothing from the ship, but I did catch some fish for the crew!" Lasko shouted as the other crewmembers began to hoist up the boat. Lasko was able to cover the child as they reached the deck of the large galleon.
"Confound it! The treasures and weapons must have fallen to the abyss by now! Oh well, at least ye caught us some fish." Ratbeard complained as the crew helped haul up the fish. As they were doing so, Lasko managed to smuggle Isabel into his cabin courtiers and made a place for her to sleep.
"I'll be back soon with ye dinner." Lasko promised as he went back to the deck.
The young Quinn smiled gently after Lasko brought her dinner and went to sleep. As Lasko himself drifted off to sleep on the floor (as he had given up his bed for the girl) Isabel grabbed her journal and began to write a new entry.
I was given the miracle of survival. Now all I need to do is to recover my strength and think of what to do next. Watch yourself, Deacon. I'll be coming for you. I'll make you pay and prevent you from hurting anyone else.
