Starlight 2: Making The Impossible Possible

7: My Back

STARLIGHT'S POV

I slowly open my eyelids, and close them again. Ughhh this light.

"Cap'n, she's awake" I hear someone say.

I open my eyes, and slowly adjust to this light. I slowly turn my head around and see that i am in a cabin. Made from red wood. I stand up slowly making making my way to the door. As i nearly touch the handle the opens and see a man with a long red beard. More of a ginger...

He is quite tall, like around 5'7, or 5'8. He is dressed in a typical pirate, leather boots, a ragged coat, a belt with his sword and pistol, his pirates hat. He has a red eyepatch, basically most of his clothes are a deep colour of red. AND he has a ginger beard. And obviously he has a bottle of rum, and a beautiful red colorful parrot. What would a pirate be without a parrot?

The parrot is in the media

He slowly walks around me, which im lying on a red wooden table, and I slowly sit up, looking at him.

Red? This color is everywhere!

"Hello fishy" he says with a deep voice, and I can smell the rum. I cough silently, but say nothing.

"What's your name fishy?" he asks again

"Fish, fish" the parrot says.

"I will tell you mine if you say yours first" I say strongly.

He chuckles.

"Fine, im BloodBeard. You can probably tell-" he starts off but I interrupt.
"Well its more of ginger"
"Shut it, its red, depends on the light" he says simply
"And you are?" he continues
"I am...Umm...Starlight"

"Starlight"
"Yes, im Statlight, and yes the legend is true"

"Why am I here in the first place?" I say breaking the silence.
"I need your...ummm...body-"
"What?!" I shout
"Not in that way" he surrenders himself.
"Then in what way?" I quiet
"I... Need your help" he finally says
"In what way?"
"By letting me use your body" he says

Jesus NO

"In what way!?" I finally say
"I need your back"
"My back?"
"Fine, instead of saying in what way I'll start from the beginning and then you will understand...well...I am Captain BloodBeard, and this is my ship called Aphrodite red wood, I have a map of a gate, my gate.-"
"What is this gate?" I interrupt
"This gate shows what you desire most" he says
"So you can enter, see what you want and leave?"
"Aye" he says
"There is a catch" I say, it cant be that simple.
"You are one smart mermaid"
I nod and smile. First compliment in being a mermaid.
"If you want to leave the cave alive you need, the end of a mermaids tail" he finally says
"What?! a mermaids tail?" I say
"Aye, this tail is a protection against your mind, well it helps mostly, it's your choice whether you hold it or not."
"That's why you want me?"
"No"
"Then... Why?"
"This map" he takes the map put of his pocket and shows it to me."It shows the way to the gate, and I cant be always protect it, so I want it to be tattooed on your back"

My mouth drops open.
"I know its harsh but I need you to agree"
"Will it hurt?" Oh my gosh, couldn't think of a better question.
"Well, yes"
"Do I have an option?"
"Death or this"
"I'll agree to the second, thank you"

Or maybe, should I just die, then I will be with Jack. But what about Parita, Lou, and others. Can't die.

"Fine then, I want you to lie down on the table on your front. And then Rat will tattoo it on you, I will be by your side. RAT!"
"Aye, Cap'n"
"Do your work"
"Aye, aye"

This man, walks down the stairs, with ragged clothes. He has a red bandanna, and has alot of tattoos...I slowly lie down how BloodBeard told me. And the he rolls my dress up and I stop him when he is about to show my butt.

"A towel please" I say, he gives me a cloth and I wrap it around my waist, and then he continues to roll up the dress and stops when my back is uncovered. I slowly turn to the side and see Rat, taking a small needle, and a jar of ink right next to me. Oh my this is gonna be inside my skin. I start to cry.

"Dont cry love, your tears are precious" Rat says.

Suddenly a strong pierce went into my back, and I tried to hold back my scream. And then another, and another. And tears are running down my cheek.

Oh please someone hug me.