Jaeh_JediPirate
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can anyone check out a part of my story?? No title yet though. Here:
A lone cabin boy scrubbed the deck.
I’ll be safe as long as cutler doesn't ‘visit’ this ship.
The crew adjusted the sails while the captain shouted orders. Men scurried here and there.
That conniving backstabbing snake! He’ll pay for everything.
Someone looking into a spyglass shouted something.
I have nothing to worry about, right? This is a small insignificant trading ship… why would he bother?
“The Endeavor!” The captain shouted. “Bring the ship to a full halt! Prepare yourselves for the inspection!”
Everyone ran to and fro the ship. Everyone straightened themselves out, no matter how horrible they look, and lined-up. The cabin boy dropped the rug into the bucket and ran to the line.
“Ah. Good Morning Captain Sullivan.”
“Good morning Lord Beckett. May I say how… splendid, you look today.” The captain bowed.
“Enough pleasantries captain.” The Lord Beckett scoffed. He was disgusted with the sad attempt the captain did to ingratiate himself. “Is your crew ready for inspection?”
“Yes sir.”
“I hope no one has ties with pirates for your sake, captain,” Lord Beckett leered. “For your sake. Anyone on my list, or is discovered to have any connection whatsoever to piracy on this ship will be hanged, and you, captain will be charged with collaboration with pirates and sent to the gallows.”
The captain shrunk and paled. He gulped, and proceeded to announce his lordship’s business with a shaky voice. “The Lo-lord Beckett is go-going to question you all about piracy and everything else he might want to know.” He paused to breathe and take back his air of authority that disappeared. “If I find out any of you are pirates, or even as so much have any connection with any pirate I’ll make your life suffer so that you’ll wish your execution will come quick before we are both hanged!”
The cabin boy entered the cabin of the captain for the questioning. The captain, and Lord Beckett along with two guards were there. His lordship was sipping tea. The captain’s face was finally regaining its color. The cabin boy was the last part of the crew, and everyone had been proven innocent. Now it was the boy’s turn.
“Remove your hat, please.” Beckett told the seemingly young kid. The tone of his voice indicated it wasn’t a request.
The cabin boy had this . He slowly removed his hat. Jet black hair cascaded down.
“You… you’re a woman!” The captain gasped, color draining from his face.
Beckett stared at her for a few seconds, when it registered. The look on his face was astonishment. “Jerry Beckett. I didn’t recognize you there. I see you have been great at hiding your identity.”
“It’s nice to see you too Cutler.” Jerry countered sharply. “Last I heard you killed my mother last hanging.”
“I have no choice my dear. They were ‘keeping to the code’ as you pirates call it.” He pushed a cup of tea towards Jerry. “Do you like tea?”
“You bloody bastard.” She half rose. “She was your own flesh and blood!” Jerry yelled at him angrily.
Beckett sipped from his cup. “Sometimes, blood has to be sacrificed to reach your ambition.”
Jerry stared at Cutler, fuming. “I guess you’d have to hang me too then.” Jerry retorted. “I’ve always known I was a pirate since I was born.”
Jerry’s father before Jerry was even born. He was a pirate in the Asian waters. It was from him where she got her shiny black hair. Jerry’s mother named her Jerry because he wanted a son, but instead got her.
“I have plans for you Jerry.” Beckett said. “Now that I have the Flying Dutchman in my hands, and my plans of ridding this world of pirates is going well, I want to search for the ‘Aqua Le Vida’, the Fountain of Youth.”
Jerry laughed at him. “What do you need me for? I don’t have the map.”
“I’ve heard there is more than one way to get to it.” Beckett said, and finished the rest of his tea. “And I know you have one of those ways.”
Jerry looked at him seriously. This might be the only way I could get away from him. And once I find a chance, I’ll go back and kill him for what he’d done. “Go on.”
“I’ll give you a ship, and a crew. You shall sail to the Fountain of Youth, and will wait for me there. If you find it, you shall send me a letter, guiding me in the waters. I’ll arrive then, and after I take my drink I’ll kill you.”
“Sounds fair enough.” Jerry said. “Just don’t hang the captain’s sorry self.” Jerry indicated the pallid captain. “So, when will I leave?”