Sparrow's Pearl

Pick Up The Pace

"Can't this ship go any faster?" I groaned to the Captain.

"What's your rush? We're making excellent progress." He smiled, standing at the wheel.

"I need to get to the next port as soon as possible. My friends are in potential danger!"

"'Potential danger'? So you're not exactly sure if they are in danger?"

"Well...no..but judging by what my friend is like I'm guessing that they're very likely to get themselves killed; unless I'm there."

"Listen-"

"No, you listen here!" I shouted."The only reason I got on this hip was so that I could get to my friends! It was definitely not so that I could spend some quality time with the crew members of the Allure!"

Tricks spoke up beside him."Remember what I told you about her, Captain."

The Captain gulped, nervously laughing."I'm sure we can get a bit more speed into this old ship, haha...."

It had already been two days but I knew that if we put as much speed into this ship as possible, we could get there by the next morning. All of the crew were confused as to why I was on the ship and they were scared too; they had all heard of me and my many 'adventures'. Much to my surprise, none of them had bothered to try flirtng with me. Maybe that was a bad thing. Was I too intimidating to other men?

The Captain hadn't dared talk to me after I had shouted at him. He was probably scared that he would say the wrong thing and I would unleash my anger on him; maybe even kill him. Though it was a very risky idea, I would gain power of the ship...

No Scarlett, naughty Scarlett.

I went below deck, bored out of my mind. The ship was very old fashioned and oddky had a femininne touch to it. Did the Captain have a wife? Or did he like this decorative style? However, I didn't care because all I could think about was what Jack was planning to do on the Island of Iros. Obviously, I had ruined his initial plan, meaning that he was probably in some very deep trouble (though when was he not?). Graham had said that they were headed for the island as soon as I was off of the ship. He had overheard that it would take them at least five days for them to get there; it had already been two, now we were on our third day. Depending on my next ship, I could either make it there a day before them or a day after.

Graham had disappeared as soon as we stepped on this ship. He was estatic when he was ordered to srub the deck, making him the most hardworking. He wasn't excited about the work, he was excited about getting as far away from me as possible. I smiled to myself at the thought.

Ha, men were scared of me.

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Apart from the men on watch from the previous night, I was first up. The sun was only just rising but I could make out the port up ahead. It was tiny, with only a few rowing boats docked to it. I prayed that the next ship I was to aboard would be here soon. The sooner we set off, the sooner I could save Jack was his almost certain death.