PART 2 By: K.S.S.
They had just left Jaalois,Jamaica on a particularly stormy afternoon after getting the necessary supplies and mended all of the net's and sail's. They had taken on a young boy who seemed promising. They were now debating on which way to go. " Why don't we get a heading and then go wherever it takes us? We can always avoid the storm." suggested kaity. " I think,that is a pretty good idea." Said barbossa," But,what heading should we use?'' He asked. "North east." Said will. " I think that's a good heading." Barbossa thought for a few moments and then finally said: " Well,I think that is good enough." " Weigh anchor!" He barked,"Let the main sail go!" Kaity jumped up and scampered up the main mast as quickly as you could blink your eyes. She let down the sail and climbed down. " What next captain?" She asked,breathless. " You and Will get up in the crow's nest,keep your eye open for anything suspicious," He paused and handed her a gun," Shoot that if you see anything." "I will-Captain." Said kaity and climbed up the mainsail. After they made it to the Crow's nest,they looked around for island's and other ship's. Kaity shivered as the rain began,pelting down from the angry black sky. They saw a brilliant streak of lightning plummet through the sky, then they heard an alarming snap coming from the "Flying Jib" sail. "The Jib!" Kaity screamed. "It's breaking loose!" Kaity grabbed her knife from her boot and cut a rope free. "I've got to-" But Kaity never got to finish,rain started pouring down in sheet's the wind picked up and blew the rope from her hands. "We need to get out!" Will shouted. "She's coming apart!" Will grabbed the knife from Kaity and cut another rope. He threw himself over the edge. "Kaity!" "Come one!" Kaity didn't need urging: She followed quickly. They made it to the deck and found Barbossa. "I don't know what we're going to do now!" "The ship's not going to take the storm!" Kaity bit her lip and thought: If we discontinue the search we'll never find Dad. I've got to think. Kaity jerked out of her daze and took her knife from Will's hand and ran to the mainsail. "I'm going to dis-lodge the main sail! It's our only hope of survival!" "Kaity!" cried Will. "Be careful!" Kaity nodded and grabbed the rope they climbed down on. She carefully avoided the splintering wood of the old mast as she climbed upward. She cut away the holding rope's and let the sail down completely. It flew away like a gray ghost in the wet wind. "I've got to get the second sail down to..." Kaity snatched the rope. Knife in teeth,she carefully climbed down to the second sail. Just then,another streak of lightning pelted down from the stormy gray sky,it hit the main sail at full force it broke it jaggedly two,knocking Kaity from it. "Heeeellllllppppp!" She screamed as she plummeted down to the black,cold sea. She hit the water roughly. "Kaity!" "Kaity! Don't panic!" Kaity WASN'T going to panic: not if they got someone down to save her soon. She swam in measured stroke's so she wouldn't get tired. "Help me!" She yelled up at the crew. "We're coming-what the!?" The long mast hadn't broken completely free. Kaity watched it topple un-steadily and then creak forward. It snapped ominously and then fell into the water. Kaity grabbed it and hung onto it. "Thanks for that God." "But please knock some sense into their head's!" Kaity suddenly felt the light wood of the mast sinking beneath her weight,she tried to swim away but a crack in the wood had snagged her shirt. Her shirt would not come lose. She was doomed. She slowly felt herself sinking beneath the choppy black surface of the water. Kaity counted 1,2,3 minute's and began to lose conscience. She saw what looked like a ghost not far from her. She was to delirious to know that Will jumped in after her and was swimming close by. Kaity was thoroughly unconscious by now. Will dove after her,the black water engulfing him to. He saw a floating white thing not 5 feet from him; it was Kaity. He grabbed her and tore her shirt free from the crack and jerked her upward. He climbed the rope ladder up the side with Kaity over his shoulder. She moaned slightly and let her head hang. He layed her down on the net's and looked her over. "Is she going to be all right?" Gibbs asked. "I don't know" "She was under for a few minutes." Kaity coughed and some water came out. "Ouch. My side hurt's." She asked. " Are you all right otherwise?" "Yes." She said "Your bleeding all over the place. Let me get a cloth." Kaity sighed. She looked down at her blood stained shirt. She opened it to reveal a long cut across her side. Will came back with the cloth and cleaned the cut out with some fresh water. "That was very scary you know: falling into the sea like that. It happened to me before. I swore I'd never do that again." "But,you guy's needed my help." Kaity sighed. "Kaity,that was very brave. I would never have done that in 1,000 years!" Raghetti said. "Thanks. I needed the scare anyway. It toughen's me up." Kaity didn't like it when people said things like that to her. "I'll get dinner ready. It's still raining." Kaity left the uncomfortable silence behind her as she walked down to the Galley. She hunted around for some thing's to feed the crew with. She made some stew and served it in wooden bowl's at the long table in the small dining room at the end of the Galley.Gradually, everyone came down in 2's and 3's and ate. After everyone finished eating,they all sat around below deck,playing card's,whittling,mending net's,and drinking rum. Kaity sat in her room studying some map's: for she was one of the only people on the ship that could read. She traced and circled paths to caves and such. Place's where the Craken had been known to rest. Place's where- "Ship!" she heard being called by Shorty up in the crow's nest. She stood up and looked out her porthole. It was a very small ship,a Schiff by the looks of it. Kaity couldn't make out who was on it. Kaity ran up onto deck and saw two figure's standing on the deck. "Just two..." Kaity said to herself. "Can we come aboard?" a strangley familiar voice called. "We ran into a storm halfway across The Atlantic!" "We haven't gotten off this thing for two day's!" said another voice,it sounded like a young girl. "Come on!" Will yelled across to them, "Kaity come here and give me a hand." "Okay Will." Kaity reached across to one of the people,the smaller person of the two grabbed Kaity's hand and jumped across to the deck. Kaity helped the girl to her feet and eyed her critically. She was of about 13,Kaity wagered,she was tall and thin with long chestnut brown hair and blue eyes. She was wearing clothe's similar to Kaity's. "Uh,hi. I'm Kaity Sparrow." "Are you really?! I've heard all about you! Your Jack Sparrow's Daughter,right?" " Yes. Who are you?" "I'm Alaina Norrington." kaity looked up as a water-logged man jumped over the side. "I DO NOT need your help Turner!" Alaina sighed. "How old are you Kaity?" "12 1/2. I'll be 13 next February." "I'll be 14 in march." Kaity thought: Are these people really safe? "Alaina dear,if you want any of your thing's to be saved from the storm,please go get them now,because I am not going to keep that Schiff." "Yes Dad." Kaity was desperate to make freind's with this girl. 'Do you want me to help you?" "Thanks! I could use it." Said Alaina. Kaity jumped across to the Schiff and Alaina jumped after her. "I've got some book's down in the hold,and then some of my clothe's are down there to." "Okay. "Say,where do you come from Alaina?" "I'm orginally from Port Royal." Said Alaina. "You?" " I was born in Jaalois,Jamaica." "Really? I've been there. Wonderfull place." Kaity looked around the interior of the Schiff. It wasn't much different from their ship. "Over here" Said Alaina. Kaity helped Alaina carry the trunk up to the deck. "I heard about your dad being well...eaten." "He was not eaten." "Well,maybe he was but I think he's still alive." "That's why we are here in the Atlantic. Lookin' for him.I hope we find him." "I see." The silence closed on the two as they heaved the trunk over the side. "So....." Kaity said. "How long have you and your dad been in the Caribbean?" Oh great,thought Kaity,what a dumb question. I hope she doesn't think I'm stupid. "Most of my life." "I did got to Europe once." "Me to. Sometime's we had silk and spice trade's there." Kaity said. The silence came back. "Um....are you hungry Alaina?" "Starved! I'd eat a whale." "Okay,let me go catch one for you." Alaina grinned and they both laughed at her joke. Kaity knew that they would be great freinds. They both talked and laughed while they ate. Kaity helped her un-pack in her room. (It was the nicest room in the ship) "You'll sleep there." Kaity pointed to the bottom bunk of her bed. "Great." Alaina said. Silence once again reared it's ugly head. "So..." "What are your hobbies?" Kaity spoke first: " I like to help the Captain with his map work. I'm one of the only people who can read here. I write when I can. I started writing a book about Port Royal's Pirates,but it was destroyed in a storm." "Oh. That's sad." "Well,it give's me a chance to write it again and maybe make it better." "Uh huh." Kaity started talking about all the places that she had been,the people she had met,and the danger's that she had faced. Alaina asked her qeustions about the ship,and wrote down everything in a leather book. "What's that?" "My log. I've written down everything about every ship I've been on." "I used to do that to,but things get old fast." "Yes they do." Kaity showed Alaina around the ship,Alaina wrote down every detail carefully. "I have Crows nest watch now. Do you want to come with me?" "I would but..." "That's okay. I don't like doing it, but it's helping find dad." Kaity climbed the mast and got inside the Crows nest. "WILL! GET UP HERE!" She yelled. "Will helps me." She explained to Alaina. "Interesting..." Alaina wrote in her book some more. It was very late when Kaity was done taking her shift,Alaina was in her room,writing. Kaity had noticed that the crew was sitting outside,being very still and quiet. "She told us to be quiet." Raghetti explained. Kaity came into the room silently. "I'm writing a book about us." Alaina said. "So I can always remember the kind people who took us in during the storm." Kaity smiled,and knew that this would be a good freindship. END OF PART 2 |
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Dec. 8, 2006 - Untitled Comment
~Alaina~
~Becca~