Wanted - A Pirate Tale

11 ~ Power

So yes, 'Power' is a real movie, here's the proof: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091786/ - don't know if I want to see it or not it kind of sounds slightly boring... but then again it might be cool. Sorry for all the dialogue. I prefer action rather than words, but there's going to be some important stuff explained.

When I next open my eyes, I think I'm on a beach. The wind is flying around me, I can smell the scent of the salty sea, the sand and the sun. When I open my eyes, however, there's no sand, only rolling waves. I realize there's no beach, just the ship. And the wind is rolling around me because of the windows, which are still broken. 

Standing up, I hesitantly walk out of the doorway. I see a few crew members adjusting the sales - fixing them up with rope and any material they can find. Since I don't know any of them, I decide to go to the guy who showed his compassionate side last night, when he asked me if I was alright.

As I slowly go over to him, he looks up. His brown hair is matted to his forehead, his shirt rumpled. He smiles when he looks up and comes over, wiping his hands on his already dirty shirt. "You alright?" He asks kindly. "I'm Ash. If you want food, I think there's still some left in the last cabin that wasn't destroyed." 

"I'm good." I shrug. "Is everyone alright?"

"Funny question considering you don't know us very well." Another crew member joins Ash's side. "Russ, my lady. Heckler wanted to see you too, but he's with the captain."

"Julian? Is he alright?" I try to keep the panic out of my voice. 

Ash smiles knowingly. "Aye. Although he has a nasty gash. He's resting."

"How long was I asleep?" I ask, glancing around the tattered ruins of the ship.

"A while." Russ says with a grin. "All night and half of this morning. That was quite something - what you did. You saved our lives."

"I don't know why that Night Crawler didn't finish me off." I frown, fingering the necklace that Cassius gave me.

A dark skinned boy comes running up. "Julian!" He pants. "wants... to see..."

"Slow down, Heckler." Ash frowns. "What's wrong?"

Heckler glances up at me. "Julian wants to see her."

"Me?" I ask, surprised. "What?"

"Come on!" Heckler takes my hand and drags me towards the cabin.

"Somehow I thought you'd be bigger." I say. He looks up at him, frowning slightly. "Oh," I say hurriedly, "I wasn't meaning that in a bad way. Julian talks about you a lot."

Heckler smiles proudly. "Captain Julian rescued me from a slave auction. Me and my family were taken from our home - captured by pirates - who ran a slave trade. They sold my parents and my sister off to masters. Julian bought me, and I've been apart of his crew ever since."

"You miss your parents?" I ask softly.

He nods, turning away so I can't see the tears in his eyes. "But Julian has been nothing but kind to me. I owe him my life. Here." He opens the door of the cabin.

"Thanks Heckler." I go in, and he follows closely behind as I sit down beside the bed.

Julian's eyes are closed - his breathing laboured. He opens them as I touch his shoulder. "Shayleigh." He smiles weakly. "Thanks for saving us back there."

"It's alright." I sponge his forehead. "You're going to be OK, aren't you?"

"I'll try." He mutters with a smile. "I'm sorry for what I did back there."