A Pirate Tale (Poseidons looking glass)

Chapter 16: So sensetive

Back at the ship a tense atmosphere was creeping its way threw the crew. Kidd hadn't said anything since leaving

"Boatswain!" Kidd called out from the helm. Mason quickly ran to Kidd.

"Aye captain?"
"I think there's a hole in my sail, get on that!" He ordered firm.

Mason gave a mocking bow and went to pretend he was fixing a fully functioning sail.

All of a sudden the boatswains bell went of from another ship.
"All man on deck, man ye're battle stations!" Kidd ordered.

"What's going on?" Toby asked hiding behind a barrel.
"Looks like we found Robert Moore Jr." Kidd replied.
"Full sails"

The enemy ship ran a shot across the bow.
"we're attacking on the broadside" Kidd noted pulling the wheel in a quick motion

"The chase is making full sails, captain" Mason pointed towards the enemy ship.

"Why would he fire at us, just to run away?" Kidd muttered.
"Come about, and follow that ship!" Kidd ordered.

Cora broke through "Cap? Eh do you realize that our current ship is five times smaller then the chase?"
Kidd looked flabbergasted at her "but he... i mean my old ship had... what if.." Kidd muttered frustrated.
"Follow the ship, but don't let them make us, lower the mainsail" he said regrettingly.

The crew had been following Jr. for a day and a half before they saw land.
The sun was hiding its face behind one cloud after another, and a strong wind was pushing them forward.
"Chris, where are we heading?" Kidd asked closing his jacket.
Chirs swung himself down from the crowsnest.

"I have absolutely no idea, I lost our heading when they attacked us" he said carefully.
"Ye what?!" Kidd grapped Chris in a quick motion, pulled his cutlass and placed the blade on Chris' throat making a tiny cut.

"I always knew there was somthing suspicious about ye, mate. From the very start ye're story didn't add up. Giving up the good life, the ladies, the money, the parties to join a bunch if scallywags on a quest on the high seas"
Kidd kept applying pressure to Chris' throat, making Chris squirm.
"Now tell me, is this a trap?" Kidd had such a tight grap on Chris that if he answered he would have his throat slit.

"For godness sake Kidd, at least let him answer the question before you kill him" Cora ordered, pulling Kidd's cutlass bit further away from Chris thoat, giving Chris the ability to talk again.
Mason had joined the others at the helm, but insted of butting in, he took the wheel and decided to let the crewmates fight their own battles.

"Chris," Cora began "I don't think I have to tell you what happens if you lie to us so, are you are part of a mutaniy aboard this ship"

"I'll cleave him to the brisket" Kidd said baring his teeth in anger.
"I swear I did not do anything, I just forgot to pay attention thats all, I swear.... I.." Kidd droped his cutlass and placed his arm around the neck of Chris, slowmy smuthering him.

"Would you stop that already! He's turning blue!" Cora roared.

"Dead men tale no tales" Kidd said, and when he was just about to snap the neck of Chris, Cora snatched the cutlass of the deck and pointed it towards Kidd, resulting in Kidd dropping his grip on Chris, who rubbed his hand on his neck trying to regain his breath.

"Ah, so the rich snobs are helping one another. I see how it is, ye two were working together probably waiting for me to retreat to my quarters so ye could capture me and maroon me on some godforsaken Island and and take the treasure all for yeself!" Kidd klutched his wrist, froth coming from his mouth as the anger filled his eyes.

"Do you hear yerselfs?" Mason broke in between them. He'd been watching them going at each other for to long, suddenly realizing that they weren't mature enoug to solve their own problems.

"She said she suspected a traitor, she didn't say she knew there was one. Now let go of one another and get back to work. Savvy?" Mason yelled getting their attention.

"Aye" the said in unison and let go of each other.

Kidd blew a raspberry at the others.
"Oh real mature" Cora snared.

"Now I'll stear the ship until you work this out between yourselfs, and I'll take that" he said and retrieved all the weapons from the crewmates.

"Hey! Return that at once!" Kidd ordered, but he quickly swallowed his words as Mason pointed a gun he had taken from Chris at him.

"Okay okay, we'll talk to one another. Gezz so sensetive"