Enemies At First

The Lie Exposed

The next few hours were silent. I still haven't fully comprehended everything. When she was away helping the brothers find Libertalia, James was killed by Hamilton. I sat with Sam, he was doing everything he could to keep me calm. I wanted to go and see my brother, but we were so close to Libertalia. Sully had called for an ambulance, just to make sure. That was hours ago and I'm positive James is dead. I felt like I was going to be sick. Just as I was starting to cry again, my phone rang in Sam's pocket. I knew who it was I didn't want to talk about it so I let Sam pick it up. I sat on his lap watching him speak to the man on the other line. Sam then looked down at me with wide eyes. "You might want to hear this." He said while handing me the phone. I took in a deep breath, preparing to hold back my tears. "H-hello." I said with a shaky voice. "Ashley, James is alive." My heart started to pound faster and I stood up from Sam's lap. "What?" I said still shocked. "They revived him and now he's sleeping." I began to cry again, only this time they were full of joy. "Oh god. Is he alright?" I asked wanting to hear everything about the situation. "He's fine. The wound wasn't as deep as we thought. He'll make a full recovery." I smiled, now knowing that my brother would be okay. "Thank you Sully, thank you." I repeated those words over and over again. "Your welcome kiddo. I'll keep you posted." He said before hanging up. Sam stood up, he looked at me worried. "He's gonna be okay!" I said before throwing my hands around his neck. Now that James was okay, I felt a new energy blast through me. "Let's find Libertalia, so we can go home."

We rode the boat to another island, but not before we spotted Shoreline. Nadine's whole army was here and trying to kill us. We defended ourselves as best as we could but we were badly out numbered. Me and Sam shot at the men while Nate drove us to the island. I looked to my side to see a giant boat headed start for us. "Look out!" I shouted, but it was to late. The boat crashed into us and we all fell into the ocean. Jesus, how many times am I almost going to drown. I tried to swim to the surface but to no avail. The boats flew above me and the current pushed me down deeper. My consciousness began to fade as the waves carried me. No, I can't go like this. James needs me and so does everyone else. Yet I couldn't beat the deep blue and more blackness over took me.

Rain fell onto my face as water pooled out of my mouth. I coughed up my lungs, trying to remember what had just happened. "Sam....Nate...." I have to find them. I stood up and tried to find out where I was. It's seems that I washed up on the island. Well at least I'm here, I just hope the boys are okay. I walked up the sandy hill and looked around. Pieces of our boat had washed a shore with me and was scattered around. I searched one the supply boxes and found a grappling hook. "How convenient." I said while putting the rope on my belt. I continued my search and began to hike upward, hoping to find the boys. When I reached the top, all I found was jungle. At least Shoreline wasn't here, yet. I continued up the slope, having to climb rocks along the way. Grappling a tree, I swung for the edge of a cliff when the branch broke. It sent me falling into the tops of more trees and I hit the ground. I immediately stood back up and noticed where I was. Right in the middle of a Shoreline camp. Soldiers stood in front of me, shocked. They then pointed there guns at me and contacted Nadine. "Hi." I said with a wave of my hand. Well shit, now who knows what's gonna happen. The soldiers kept their guns on me while we waited for Nadine and her partner to come. Soon enough they showed and were surprised by appearance. "Look at who it is. The great Ashley Royal." Nadine said while walking closer to me. "It's nice to see you too, Nadine. Who's your pet over there?" I asked motioning towards the man behind her. He shot me a glare and walked closer to me. He put his hand on my chin and looked into my eyes. "You've been a pain in my ass for the past couple of weeks. And now that I have you, I'm not letting you go." He said before kissing me. I immediately tried to step back but his grip on my face was to tight. "Rafe." Nadine said, interrupting the man. His lips left mine and he walked away from. "Can't I have a little fun, Nadine." She rolled her eyes and barked out some orders. I wiped my mouth, getting that mans bacteria off of my lips. Why did he kiss me? Whatever the reason, it was fucking weird. One of the soldiers hit me in the back with the barrel of his gun. "Where are we going?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me. "Finding your friends." Said an angry Rafe.