Captain's Legacy

Lockjaw Unchained

Chapter3: Lockjaw Unchained

We snuck into the prison unnoticed. "Split up and find him." Be outside in 10 minutes." I demanded. We split up to search. I have no idea where the hell I'm going. I looked around for about 7 minutes when I heard a gunshot. I rushed to the sound of the shot. Bloody hell! The first thing I see is Roses body fly past my face. She slams against cage bars. "Rose!" I shout as I run to her.

"Look out.." She mubles to me. I turn and see an arm coming at me. I duck. Then grab Rose and sprint to the other side of the hall. I set her down. I turn and look at a giant man wrapped in muscle and a giant shark tattooed on his arm. I pull out my swords. "You hurt my crew...I'm gonna cut your god damn head off." I say as I rush at him.

I kick him down then stand on his chest and put my swords on his neck. "What are you waitin for? Finish the job or get the hell off me. Spare me or not I'm dead anyway." He says calmly. It can't be. I look at his arm again. "Well I'll be damned lad." I say stepping off him. "You must be Lockjaw. Mate I've been searching this damn rock high and low for you." I say smiling.

"You're gonna join my crew." I demand. "I'm what!?" He asks shocked. "If you hadn't noticed we're in a prison and I'm getting executed soon. Maybe I'll join next time." He says with sarcasm. "I won't make you join. But I'll say this. If you don't join you won't survive even the next 2 minutes let alone a wole nother week. I'm gonna kill you for hurting one of my crew members but if you join me on the other hand. You'll get more action than when you were a hired killer. More gold than some higher man could ever pay. And nothing lad is out of reach." I tell him as I look deep into his dead cold eyes.

I turn and begin walking away waiting for him to accept my offer. "Wait" he says. I turn to him. He scratches his beard. "No double crossin?" He asks. "You have my word." I say reaching my hand out. He takes it. "Fine, now let's get the hell out of here." He demands. We make our way to the armory. He grabs a two handed battle Axe and a rifle. I hear footsteps. I calculate. "Footsteps about 5 of them." I whisper. "All set now...Let's tear em apart!" He shouts as he runs out at them. I watch.

He cuts down the first as if were nothing the second one goes down just as easy. The third panics and tries to run but Lockjaw blasts a whole right through his chest. The fourth cuts Lockjaw's back when he's turned. He doesn't make a sound. He just turns and slams the Axe in his damn head. Its a god damn blood bath over there. I look at Rose. She just stares shocked. He grabs the last one and breaks his arms and legs. He screams. Lockjaw throws him on the ground. "Does it hurt?" He asks. The guard nods. Lockjaw kicks his neck,breaking it. "Not anymore." He grunts as he flings the blood off of his Axe.

We make it outside. Guards are everywhere shooting at us. We make it to the ship. Lockjaw has cut down about 10 men by now. I see a shadow of a man in an alley way. I hear wind. Then Lockjaw roars. I look and he's holding his eye. A damn dart's stuck in it."Green tip that means its poison!" Rose shouts. "If we try to remove the dart the poison could leak into the other eye causing blindness." She say. "I have an idea" he grunts. He cries out in pain for a moment then stops.

The man just took out his own eye! "What the hell Lad!" I shout. Rose chucks up her supper over the side of the boat. "No eye...huh...huh...no poison." He explains. He coughs. Then he faints. Lands on his face. "God!" I shout. There's a pool of blood surrounding him from the wound on his back. He was also shot in the shoulder. "Let's get him in off the deck and get him stitched up now!" I demand. A few hours later he's resting and me an Rose are out on the deck looking at the stars. "Tough son of a bitch." I say talking about Lockjaw. "He can dish out just as much as he can take. I almost feel bad for those guards." She says. "Can't be a pirate if you can't stomach the blood Rose." I tell her. "You were disgusted too don't try and seem tough." She responds giving me a shove.

"Only thing disgusting here is your ability to fight he tossed you like a doll." I said smiling. "Bet I could take you down boy." She challenges. "Do it then." I demand. She pushes me down put I pull her with me. She lands on my chest. "Told you." She says looking into my green eyes. "Guess you got me." I say looking into hers. We kiss. Its been three years since we have. Last time she pushed me off. Now she kisses back. Its new. I like it.