I am really surprised that I've gotten into another one of these writing spurs again. But oh well!
I.O.N.
Enjoy!
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The night was quiet. Midnight had come and gone as the crew of the Red Lady were waiting patiently for the enemy to catch up. Marinette had set up a rotation of guard for the passengers. It had started with Alya and Nino who would then trade off with Chloe and Marinette in four hours, then they would trade with Kim and Alix.
It was just after four a.m. when Rose informed the Captain that the other ship was now within their striking range. "Alright Rose, raise the flag. I'm going to go talk to the passengers so that none of them get too freaked out."
Rose nodded and headed to grab the light red flag with embroidered black dots that were practically invisible from too far away.
As Marinette descended the steps, she was unsurprised to find that very few of her passengers were actually sleeping. They all turned to her almost immediately. "Captain? Is something wrong?" An older man asked.
"Not yet sir." Marinette responded, "But, as we are still being tailed by the mystery ship, it is possible that you will hear some cannon fire." At the frightened looks the passengers gave her, Marinette continued, "Please don't worry. My crew and I are very experienced in dealing with pirates."
"If you're so experienced then why do we have to hide down here with armed guards?"
"It would be ill-advised and dangerous to allow civilians on the upper decks when there is a very real threat. As for the guards, it is simply a precaution, think of it like a back up plan if we are boarded and someone manages to slip past us and get down here."
Since they still seemed nervous, Marinette sighed, "I know that you are all scared, but at the moment you have nothing to worry about, I suggest that you get some rest."
Turning to leave, she caught the eyes of Alix, and Kim, who nodded in understanding. They were to make sure that none of the passengers tried to do anything drastic.
With one more silent sigh, Marinette headed back up stairs. It was going to be a long day.
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This will probably be out either Thursday or next Tuesday, because I'm writing this on a public library computer because my sister is gone for the week and at the moment she has the only charger for both of our computers and my laptop is almost dead. The reason for Thursday or Tuesday is because another charger has been ordered and will arrive on one of those days...Maybe?
But who knows? Maybe I'll have a couple chapters written out by then.
Sorry for the wait.
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See ya next time!
