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- Posted: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:14:05 +0000



It was a glorious day. The sun was out, not a cloud in the sky. And the sea was the perfect shade of blue. All of this went unnoticed on the sanguine, one of (if not the most) infamous pirate ships on the high seas. Aboard was the notorious Captain 'Scurvy Dog' Hawks and his crew. Looking out of the telescope, Madeline Folliot assumed they were in luck, a merchant ship appeared to be headed in their direction. Minutes later, as the ship moved closer, the crew realized it was actually one of the royal navy's ships. "This will be interesting." Anne mumbled to herself as she focused her attention on the ship drawing closer. She stood behind the wheel of the ship, it was probably one of her favorite responsibilities.
The two ships stood side by side, ready for battle. Anne was not going to miss the fight so she quickly maneuvered to the Captain's side. The other captain must not have known exactly what he was getting himself into. Negotiations? Since when had the ship ever negotiated? Her thoughts were echoed by the laughter of the crew. The familiar voice of Captain Hawks replied in his usual fashion. That was more like it. No surrender. No negotiation. It was probably more than twisted but the cannons were a comforting sound.
As soon as Hawks uttered the 'Blow them away', Anne was landing on the other ships deck. There was nothing like a good fight. When Anne first wanted to join the crew, they laughed and brushed her off like she must have been kidding. At the time, she was aboard one of the Royal Navy's ships getting revenge on the captain for her husband's untimely death. Hawks and his crew almost ruined her plan for revenge when they attacked.
'Act like normal and they won't suspect a thing.' She thought to herself. Being a navigator aboard the Elizabeth I, it wasn't difficult to get near the captain. She just had to be a few feet away. As she neared the captain, a commotion started aboard. From the telescope, someone had seen a pirate ship. This was good and bad for her plans. Good because it would provide a distraction for the crew and no one would notice until after the fight; and bad because SHE had to be the one to kill him, not anyone else. Once the two ships were aligned and the fighting had started, Anne tried to get near the captain once again. This was not how she planned it. Somehow she was now fighting the pirate captain, and, wow, was he a good fighter. She never thought she was that good of a fighter but she managed to corner him, but not without some cuts and bruises. It took some time, but they both got what they wanted. The captain was dead and all the money was on the other ship.
Either Captain Hawks was too much of a gentleman to let her die on the other ship, or he thought she was too good of a fighter to leave behind. Maybe it was some combination of both, it didn't really matter to Anne. As she thought back on their fight, she thought she must have been damn lucky that day, or just too determined to let a little blade in the way of what she wanted. She didn't consider herself an all-powerful, amazing fighter, just when luck was on her side.
Anne was lost in her own thoughts, not really paying attention to the carnage going on around her. She was jolted back into reality by a near hit. Quickly taking down her opponent, she made her way to Captain Hawks who was "talking" with the other Captain. She held back a chuckle as Captain Hawks asked politely a question, as if there was another option. "It would be a pleasure." She pleasantly said to Captain Hawks and moved to stand above the opposing Captain, he was a short man, appearing even smaller as he fretted for his life. She put her heavy boot right at his throat, leaving just enough room for him to breathe. She recognized him as one of the Royale Navy's most celebrated Captains. "It's a pity. I've heard such great things about you." She mocked at him. The short man spit on her shoe with the little movement room he had. Anne just rolled her eyes, more than anything she would have expected him to have more dignity than that. She quickly plunged the sword into the middle of his chest so he would suffer. She looked back down at the disgusting sight once more to wipe her blade of on his clothing.
Glancing up and walking away from the dieing Captain, she looked at the crew left standing around waiting for directions. "You heard the Captain. Take what is of value." She shouted to everyone. The crew scurried away to the lower decks and Anne walked to the Captain's Cabin with another pirate. There wasn't much of use to them in the room. Piles and piles of maps, luxurious furniture that looked out of place, and a chest locked chest. She pulled out her pistol, blew off the lock and looked inside. There were various gems of different shapes and colors and another pistol with some ammunition. Anne put her pistol back in the side of her belt, put the other pistol in the other boot, and opened the little cloth bag she carried at her waist. Storing the ammunition and gems, she rummaged threw one of the dressers, and found a few items that looked in good enough condition and size to take along. "Lets grab these maps." She told the blond pirate with her and picked up several scrolls.
Anne lightly knocked on Captain Hawks door before opening it and closing it behind her. Most of the time Anne just knocked then barged into the cabin. "There wasn't much but we did find fifteen or so maps and some-" She paused mid-sentence looking at the Captain in a mix of surprise and pity. She hadn't even realized he had a fit coming on, he hid his sickness so well until he was shaking. She rushed to his side and helped him sit up in his chair. Turning around, she opened up both of the windows, letting the fresh sea air inside the stuffy room. They had thought that his disease was gone; it had been so long since he had an outburst. Moving to the small table in the corner of the room, she picked up a rag and dipped it into the water in the large tub on the table. She rang it out and walked back to the Captain, placing the wet towel on his forehead. It was a shame to see him like this. Based on appearance, she wasn't sure if this was even the same man as before.



