The Jaw

Chapter I: A Caught Bird

Chapter I
A caught bird

There was a dead silence in the Atlantic Ocean, in the Bay of Biscay. There were many ships around two other main ships but none of the passengers said a word at the moment. Only seagulls were making some background sounds to the current tragic scene: Captain Cooper, the fearsome and famous pirate, was captured by another famous pirate: Captain Annie GoldArrow, but she wasn't as notorious as Cooper himself. Until now...
"HAHAHA! WHO'S THE MOST DREADFUL PIRATE IN THE SEVEN SEAS NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN?! IT IS I, CAPTAIN ANNIE GOLDARROW! THE PIRATE WHO HAS JUST DEFEATED THE GREATEST PIRATE, "GOLD OF DEATH"! BEWARE OF ME NOW, PIRATES! FROM NOW ON, I'M THE MOST DANGEROUS AND RUTHLESS PIRATE IN THE WORLD!!!" The blond female roared fiercely yet cheerfully, victoriously waving her cutlass in the air. Her brown eyes shone brighter than the gold she was about to possess and her announcement promised to bring her great fame.
The other sailors, mostly pirates, were shocked by the event. They never expected that someone can beat the greatest pirate of the century, not to mention a girl.

"Cap'n Grey...?" the second in command gingerly tried to bring his beloved Captain back to reality. Captain Grey was too paralysed by the situation. The Captain did nothing but stood still staring at the scene then soon, shed a tear. Second in command got worried. He exactly knew what was going on with his Captain and he didn't like it at all...

"Maldita sea!" Captain Marta Isabella Garcia cussed in Spanish, tightly clutching her tricorn hat with red, black and golden feathers found in exotic lands, and gritted her teeth. "This woman has just gone mad! Does she know she will get into trouble after this?"
"Seniorita... I mean, Captain Garcia!" one of her crew members murmured.
"It's Captain Marta, Esteban" corrected him the Spanish girl with a little smile on her face. Esteban faltered: "Si, Captain M-Marta! ...I think Captain Annie wanted to show her... true power"
Marta listened to him carefully but then bursted into a laughter, thus making him feel confused. Then she headed towards the wheel and waved her hand rapidly, giving her commands to her crew:
"Set sail to the south! We're going to Santander!"
"Set sail to the south, fellas!" a little girl, Captain's second in command, shouted after her. Marta smiled in satisfactory and patted the little girl's head. She giggled in respond.
"Why did you laugh at Esteban, Marta? Did he tell you a joke?" Marta chuckled at the girl's statement.
"No, Adelina, he just said something ridiculous about Annie"
"What can be so funny about her at this moment?" Adelina tilted her head curiously. Marta just turned the wheel and looked forward, focusing on the steering.
"After this, people will think that Annie is a dangerous pirate and will try to avoid her at all cost. But the truth is that she's not the only one who would like to show off. There will be other pirates or.. even navies, to catch her and so increase their status.. In order to increase their status."
"But Annie is strong! She defeated Andrew!" Adelina pointed back at the Captain Cooper and Captain GoldArrow as if Marta will look there. But she only snorted:
"Adelina, querida, she was only lucky..."
"Only lucky?" Adelina questioned.
"You perfectly know, Captain Cooper is much more stronger than her..." she looked behind to see what's about to happen and she saw that The Jaw, Captain Cooper's ship, and Annie's were heading to the north.
"What is she up to?" Marta said to herself quietly.
The other ships also left the place with their Captains who were wondering what this event can lead to...