Asleep (Completed)

Chapter Three

I rubbed my eyes as I awoke.
"What?!"
How is it possible that I woke up from two dreams? Was it even possible?
"Captain? Rebecca? You didn't wake up on time. It's already breakfast. I informed the group of your late start and told them to be easy on you."
That was Burt but how could this be happening?
I remembered the two nightmares, it didn't seem possible but I remembered two of them. They were horrible nightmares, two important people died in them. Luke and Jo were such nice people, how could they die? I decided that I should slow down for a while. I started thinking about Luke. He was very handsome and attractive. I don't remember much about how we first met or any of that but I remember the warmth of his body and how his hair swooped around in a jolly way. He was an amiable man and was always able to bring some levity into the situation. Jo, on the other hand, was fighting a war the whole time she fought an actual one. She was so depressed because people made fun of her. She didn't deserve that much hate at all. It was unfair that she had to die with an unsettled feeling. She died sad, and that's what bothered me most about losing her.
I groaned and stood up quickly. My eyes felt fuzzy and my vision was blurred for multiple seconds. I must've stood up too quickly.
I looked down at myself to see blue plaid pajamas. I had a very nice body when I felt it. I looked in the mirror of my metallic themed room and saw how beautiful I was. I had exquisite blonde hair with natural highlights, blue silver eyes, and a cute face in general. I started remembering who I was, I wasn't Becky, the biomedical engineer or Becky, the captain of a starship. I was Becky, the captain of a futuristic ocean boat. My boat set sail in dangerous waters in search for rare fish, oils, and rocks. Usually, I am considered a pirate but I have never stolen anything for my job.
I change into my work clothes, a tight and warm sweater and puffy skinny jeans. I looked really good and I was happy with that.
I walked out and walked to breakfast. The lines were long, hordes of people were waiting to eat. I had a crew of about 100 people and honestly it was easy to feed them all. Our boat trips are usually a few days long anyways so it's easy to feed that many people with only two meals a day. They're good meals at least. I stood in line for a while and when it was finally my turn to get food I smiled brightly at the lunch lady. Her name was Mehala, she was from somewhere really cool and exotic but I don't really remember. I rarely talk to her.
"Good morning, Meha!" I already had a nickname for her though, obviously.
She smiled and greeted me back, handing me a plate of chicken stir fry and some baked beans in delectable sauce. I thanked Mehala and then looked around. I couldn't find any good place to sit for a few seconds but then Burt invited me to sit down at his table. I gratefully accepted his invitation and sat down next to him. Many of his friends made kissy faces and other weird faces when I sat down. Burt just blushed as I did.
"Thank you for waking me up this morning Burt. I trust you slept well."
He looked over and nodded apprehensively and I chuckled along with his friends. Even in dreams he had a crush on me. Couldn't blame him though, it's not like I'm that bad looking or something.
Then I heard a giggle. Some girl with black hair, black leather clothes, and even black lipstick sat down on Burt's lap. The girl had piercing all over, on her lip and eyebrows. She wore a black crop top that showed her belly button piercing and she wore a leather jacket over it. She wore a leather skirt and black tights underneath. I suddenly realized who that was.
"Orchid? What're you doing here? You're the route planner, go plan some routes."
She chuckled and then played with Burt's hair flirtatiously to make me jealous. She then kissed Burt for a few seconds, I had to look away, and then she nudged me.
"Siss, you got to lighten up. I'm just kissing your boyfriend that's all!"
I rolled my eyes and then left that table. I couldn't believe she was being like that, my own sister. I sat down at an empty table and continued eating. The captain of the whole boat shouldn't be treated like an unessential person. I should be treated like the principal of a school but I guess I'm just not cut out for it.
Burt came and sat next to me but no one followed him, not even Orchid.
"Please excuse my stupid sister. I don't even understand how we could possibly be related. In fact, I don't even look like her."
Burt scanned me and blushed.
"Yeah, you're prettier."
I looked away because I didn't want him to see me blush and bite my lip from excitement. I looked back when I looked normal and ate some more food off my plate.
"Burt, I have the impression that you're hitting on me and want to date me, and possibly get laid. First off, not your smoothest approach. Second, I think you're nice and all but we hardly know each other right now. Third, I don't think I'll be getting anyone laid anytime soon"
I stared at him and for a brief moment I thought I had spoke completel lies to him but then I nodded to reassure him. I didn't want to move things so fast in this reality, dream, or whatever.
I'm pretty convinced this is a dream since the last two were. If this was a dream then all I had to do was find a nice spot, lay down, and fall asleep but I don't think I should cheat like that. Clearly, something bad is going to happen here and I don't want to miss it. Personally, I think these dreams are different realities that my brain is exploring but I'm not sure. It's hard to determine what's real and what's not anymore. My last two dreams felt so real, I can tell you that.
Burt put his hand on my thigh like he usually did and then smiled.
"You know me, I still won't give up on you even though you tell me to."
I laughed happily and then nudged him away playfully. He's such a sweet and caring guy when he wants to be but boy is he annoying. He is very cute though. His slight beard and muscular figure make it okay to like him. It's not like I actually love him though, I only have dreams about him, right?
I can't believe it. He's been the only constant in my dreams. Oh well, I can't do anything about this anyways.
When I finished my breakfast I put my plate in the pile of other plates so it could be cleaned. Then, I walked out of the dining hall and made my way to my post. I had to go look at routes first though. I'd have to see Orchid.
I walked through the mostly red colored boat to the planning room. The boat was very high tech but there was tubes and wires everywhere. Everyone who boarded had to agree not to touch anything through a contract.
I walked into the planning room and Orchid was already all over a guy in the corner. I rolled my eyes and walked to the maps. "Maybe you two should get a room," I teased but they just continued. I had to admit, Orchid was very good at getting guys though. I guess that's probably why it's so easy for her to tease me about being single.
I grabbed the maps and saw the routes. At least she did her job, she did her job well too.
I then skipped out and bumped into Burt. He had a new looking wrench in his hand and he already had oil all over his face. He wore the basic overalls that all mechanics wore and a black shirt underneath.
"Becky! Nice to see you! I was just patching up some tubes," he muttered happily and quietly. I smiled back but he could tell I didn't really care.
I nodded and then looked down at the map in my hand. The route was strange, it went into Muntible. Muntible is a large area of water with many landforms. Some legends say that there are tribes of devil worshipers boating around the waters like pirates. Personally, I don't know what to believe since I've already seen so much. I've seen so many people die and I've even had my boyfriend die in my dreams.
"Hey, Beck, is something bothering you?"
I showed him the maps and he chuckled.
"Muntible? You're scared that we'll get raided? Well, I thought you knew better than that."
A frown appeared on my face and I sighed. I snatched the map away and then walked down the hallway to the control room where the steering wheel was. We have two people to steer the boat, I can't do it because I'm busy doing other thing, but I know how to.
I threw the map down onto the table and walked up next to the young man who was carefully gripping the large metal wheel on a desk. He smiled over at me.
"Good morning captain. I heard you slept in, you were probably tired. What can I he you with?"
He had pretty long black hair that he tucked behind his ears. He wore all blue clothes that made him look a bit bigger than he really was. He was pretty normal looking though.
I looked out the large window in front of the wheel and then saw the large blue waves.
"Jake, right? What do you know about the Muntible?"
He immediately laughed and then used his weight to turn the boat slightly.
"The Muntible? You mean you're worried about pirates? We'll, I can assure you I'm positive that there are no pirates in those waters. I have driven boats through those waters tons of times and I have never seen an unfriendly boat."
I smirked widely at his speech, especially the end.
"So you've seen other boats that were unidentified but friendly?"
He rolled his eyes at me but kept silent. I left the room quickly and then headed straight for my sister's room. I knew she would be there because of earlier.
It took a few minutes to get there but when I found her room, room 472, I knocked on her door. I couldn't hear anything which was a good sign but there was a large silence before she finally opened the door.
Orchid seemed pretty unhappy but she always does. She is the emotional type after all.
"Becky, are you here for dating advice beca-"
"Are you serious? No! I was wondering why the route of the trip had to be through the Muntible."
Orchid's face lit up brightly and a slight giggle escaped her mouth.
"It's the fastest route to our destination and it's perfectly safe."
I bit my lip slightly and walked into her room. It was exactly what I expected it to be, plain and creepy looking. Her clothes were in neat piles and her bed was made. It was perfect, as if she was ready to leave at any moment. I sat down on her bed and then looked up at her. She was shorter than me but I still had to look up at her blue eyes.
"Can you honestly tell me this will be safe? The person steering the boat says the he's seen unidentified boats sailing around here."
She sighed and sat down next to me.
"I'm a professional, I know what I'm doing. Mom said it herself, we know the oceans the best."
I remembered mom but only when Orchid mentioned her. It was as if I didn't have a mom until now, that's probably how these dreams work.
"Yeah...and dad?" I wasn't sure about him yet. I think someone else has to mention them for me to remember but I'm still experimenting.
"Our dad? We don't have one, remember? He died right before I was born."
I should've seen that coming, but I guess I'm just a bit behind in my intelligence today. I did remember though. I remembered him a tiny bit, my father with almost blonde hair. I remember his funeral most of all, it was really sad and I cried a lot. That's all I remember though, I'd don't remember any other parts of my past.
"Yeah sorry, I just thought maybe mom told you more about him... I guess she's been pretty lenient on that."
Orchid groaned and stood up.
"Get out, I'm bored with you. I'd much rather go hit on other boys."
She stuck her tongue out, she had about three tongue piercings.
I stood up too and silently walked out. I had to prepare for this trip mentally. I have never been captain of a boat that had to go throughout the Mundible. It frightened me that there were even things out there, pirate ships, that could destroy my ship or worse.
I remember that as a kid I would read stories about pirates and want to be one. I wanted to detail money because it was so easy but I never wanted to get things stolen from me.
I walked down to the main deck and watched the crew walk around. I felt pretty lonely and just noted a breather. I met Burt again and this time he seemed to be just hanging around there were many mechanics on the ship after all, he probably had nothing to do.
I walked up to Burt and smiled. He turned around and was holding a bottle of beer in his hand. It was around noon but it still seemed early to be drinking.
"Want some?"
I giggled and then put a hand on my hip. I seemed to cute but I didn't know how to fix that. I kind of wished I wasn't as pretty in a way.
"Burt, if that was your attempt at flirting then no."
His face turned bright red like at breakfast. I laughed again and blushed too, but only because I actually had a slight crush on him. After two dreams with the same guy you start to develop feelings for him.
He sat down at a dining chair that was outside. Usually people sat down out here from breakfast but since breakfast was over no one was around. I sat down next to him and clenched my fists nervously.
"Burt, what if we find a pirate ships in the Muntible?"
Burt held my hand firmly. Why couldn't this be real?
* * *
That evening, we entered the body of water with its legends. At first, nothing happened except we had to change the times on our clocks. I was actually pretty calm and etc but I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.
An hour had passed and I talked to the person who steered the boat. Occasionally I would head out to the bow for some fresh air. The front of the boat had the best views of the ocean, one time, Burt wrapped his arms around me from behind and we talked about the movie Titanic. We both loved that movie, it's like we were made for each other in some ways. I don't even mind that in my previous dream he was a jerk to someone I really cared about. He's different than that.
After exactly an hour had passed I was at the wheelhouse and I was talking to Jake. He was very nice but he would be off duty soon for the next person to steer. I would probably offer to steer if he needed to sleep more.
I spotted something out the clear view screen. It seemed small at first, like a hummingbird was approaching slowly, but soon I realized it was another boat. I called Orchid first, telling her to come immediately, and then hanging up. Then, I called Burt, telling him to come as soon as possible. Then I looked at the list of the crew and needed to find others.
There were so many different types of jobs. Captain (me), Quartermaster, Sailing Master (Jake and the other one), boatswain (I would assume Burt was something close to that), Master Gunner, and etc. going from most important to least.
Orchid arrived and immediately noticed the boat sailing towards our boat, the S.S. Delilah. She gasped and looked closely. I did so too, gathering details of the boat. It looked old and even had sails.
"Becky, Orchid, do you guys see this?" Jake looked over at us and had the same look as us as well.
My sister and I both stayed silent and I just shook my head.
"And you guys said this wasn't possible... Get the Master Gunner, we're going to need weapons and gear," I ordered and the cabin boy ran off as commanded to deliver the message.
This was it, I knew it, I had to fight pirates. This was what the dream was about.
"Hey guys? Wasn't the Muntible known for containing satan worshiping pirates? What if these guys are super evil and stuff?"
Sometimes Orchid was smart and made sense, now was not one of those times.
"We have high tech weapons though."
"True, it is 2479, we should be good..."
I felt reassured because of that. I don't recall what year I am actually alive in but that doesn't matter, what matters is that I don't die. Even though it's a dream, this could be reality. If I die here I could die in real life and I don't want that.
Eventually, the Master Gunner came along and handed out pistols to everyone. These weren't normal pistols, these were high technology ones. These had wires all around and used bullets filled with poison, but the only flaw was that they were using wifi to know other people's guns and stuff. I didn't understand any of it but oh well. I knew from experience that the Pirates could hack into our pistols if they had the technology.
When the other boat got fairly close our guns stopped working, of course. Instead of guns, everyone was given these strange swords that looked like light sabers except they were less colorful and looked more like wires. These weren't very high technology at all. It was just a stick, a handle, and a pole with wires around it. It even had a small button to press when it needs to be turned on.
I was panicking very much at this point. I was so nervous, what if this time I wasn't so lucky? I could just go to sleep but...
"Captain? Go to the main deck, near the bow, you'll lead any fights that take place on this ship!"
I heard Jake but I totally ignored him otherwise. I ran out, Orchid and Burt trailed not to far behind me, and we made it to the bow just in time for the other boat to get daily close. Every strangers formidable noise made me jump. The boat would vacillate heavily, I bet Jake was having a hard time in the wheelhouse. The waves were intense and everybody was crying out sadly. When the boat approached it stopped and seemed to follow our boat. The people on the boat seemed normal from far away.
A large plank of wood was placed on our boat, connecting the two vessels. I gulped and stepped forward, up close to the plank. I was the captain after all, I had to be brave.
A tall ginger woman walked the plank across first. She held a saber, a regular one not an electric one. She had one brown eye, the other was covered by and eyepatch. She wore a bandana and very long and strange earrings. She had a red shirt on and blue jeans, shoe seemed pretty normal though beside the weird pirate look.
"Who's the captain of this stupid thing?" The woman looked around and seemed very amused every time someone cried or whimpered.
I stepped up and held my breath. I gripped my sword tightly though and hove do my thumb above the button to turn it on.
"I am, my name is Becky."
The ginger walked up to me and looked me dead into the eyes.
"My name is Emily but everyone calls me Diablo, it makes sense because I'm ginger."
The woman cackled loudly and many people whined in fright from how scary she sounded.
I smirked a bit and cleared my throat.
"This is a large and well known ship. If you steal from us or sink us the. The authorities will know immediately."
"We considered that already. As you probably noticed, everything online of yours was hacked before we arrived. All inlanders will see you as still sailing until you're suppose to be at port and they can't find you," she replied eagerly and my smirk disappeared.
Everyone was backing up to the other side of the boat at this point. I was standing on the starboard side and everyone backed up and scrunched onto the port side.
"So what're you doing to do to us? Sacrifice us to satan or something?!"
I didn't mean to be so sassy and flamboyant but I didn't want to seem like a shy idiot or something. I quickly turned around to see everyone. Fear was in their eyes. Orchid was crying and hugging Burt. Burt was staring straight at me with his arm around Orchid. I needed to relax right now but I couldn't, not with my sister and crush in danger as well as everyone else.
The woman hissed. Half of her crew was coming aboard this boat. I nervously shuffled back and gripped my sword.
"We will steal your riches, take your food, drink your water, take your children, rape your women, and then sink you," Diablo responded angrily. Getting a closer look at her, I did see demonic symbols. Perhaps something God related would drive them away.
"What are you waiting for?"
Diablo gave a smug look and her crew started dragging a quarter of the people away, including me, over the plank.they took our weapons skillfully but I managed to kill one of their crew members in the whole process. Walking the plank was scary though because I was technically standing above freezing cold death water. I could've slid the plank away if I tried hard enough but Orchid was on the plank already and soon Burt would be. I struggled slightly and groaned often but all of my efforts were futile and worthless.
I was taken to a room with Burt, Orchid, and Jake surprisingly. It was a terrible looking room but it was big, it had a hallway, and two other rooms as bedrooms. The hallway included the bathrooms and the bedrooms included one bed.
"I call being with Burt," Orchid whispered but Burt snickered. It was amazing to witness. I couldn't believe that I actually laughed at their silly small talk.
Jake seemed very sensitive about it though and he was getting violent. Eventually, they executed him in front of us by shooting him int the head with very old looking pistols. It was horrible to watch, being vicarious was so overrated at this point. I wanted to cry but I think I already was, either way, I think my cheeks were too numb from nervousness to tell.
When we settled into the room Burt gave us a grim look.
"We're going to die in here and no one can save us. They took our weapons. We have nothing and now we're locked up inside of a tiny room."
Orchid and I nodded but she seemed casual about the whole thing. She twirled around her dyed black hair and licked her lips occasionally.
"But seriously, Burt sleeps with me, right?"
Burt scoffs and so do I, I feel like Orchid is trying to hook me up in a way though. She's usually never the one to want a guy to approach her.
Burt and I walk to our room and immediately I lay down. He notices me trying to fall asleep and nudges me.
"What're you doing?"
I open my eyes and sigh. I don't think I should tell him the truth.
"I'm tired," such a sad lie.
He tugged on my arms a bit and I finally stood up.
"Becky, could you please not lie to me?" He chuckled but I'm sure he wasn't amused.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and stared at his eyes. I felt so close to him but this was all a dream. He wasn't real, nor was Orchid or Jake. I felt bad for seeing him die but he wasn't a real person. I felt Burt's hands on my waist and I suddenly felt extremely skittish but before I could pull away he kissed me lovingly and passionately. I could feel his beard stubble against my face as he pulled me closer. Eventually, I broke the kiss and stared at him. He barely knew me in this dream, he only knew me for about a year in the dream and we rarely talked. I think he knows what's going on as well as I do.
"Becky, you know me. Not just in this world, but in parallel worlds. And I have to admit, I didn't think about it until you were acting suspiciously. I think your subconscious brought me here."
My head started hurting again and I yelled in pain. Bright lights surrounded me and I struggled to keep my eyes open. He waved my arms but I couldn't see anything so I'm not sure if it did anything. I could hear whimsical whispers, probably trivial, but they sounded sad.
When I got back to reality I on the floor with shirt off, weirdly. Burt wasn't around, maybe he was freaked out by my outburst and went to talk to Orchid. I stood up and put on my shirt. It was on Burt's bed. I looked in the mirror and fixed up my luscious blonde hair. I heard a loud bang doing in my room, like a door closing, and I walked out. Orchid and Burt had been thrown back in for attempt of escaping, probably not very well. When they saw me their eyes widened.
"Sis?! You're alive!"
I raised an eyebrow. Orchid and Burt didn't hesitate to hug me and I hugged them back.
The guard also seemed surprised that I was alive but he left.
"What happened? How long was I out?"
"For quite a while, a few hours. It's the evening already," Burt relied but with a smile.
I sighed deeply and looked away. I'd have to sleep soon.
Suddenly, another guard came in and took away Orchid. I tried to get her back but the guard was very strong and persistent. She was a goner, the guard seemed so happy about taking her. Knowing the pirates they would probably make her walk the plant or something like that. At the moment, I thought the best option was to fall asleep and get this dreams over with but that wouldn't make me strong, it would make me a coward. I started making a plan to escape and Burt didn't seem amused.
"Becky, you're a great person and all but you shouldn't be risking your life. What am I suppose to do when you die?!"
I looked up at Burt, he seemed to concerned and worried.
"Burt, my sister is going to die and you don't seem fazed at all. What if she was your sister?"
"She's not your sister..." I couldn't really hear him since he spoke so softly but that's what I heard.
"I still have to try to save her. Even if I die."
He slapped me really hard, reality hit me like a bus. I got another headache but there were no bright lights this time, I just felt a large pain on my face. When I could see clearly I was on my bed. It was still the amaze pirate ship so I didn't fall asleep, I probably passed out again. Burt was sitting in front of me.
"I watched Orchid die. They even took out all of her piercings to sell sometime."
I bit my lip roughly to keep from crying. I didn't like Orchid much but I cared about her. She died and I couldn't save her. I didn't have time to mourn anyways.
"I have a plan. How about we go to their weapon storage and get back the swords. Then, we can take them by surprise. Maybe we can every recruit others. We may be subordinate so far but eventually we can take over the pirates!"
Burt didn't seem so excited about that plan at all. He leaned against the wall and put his hands in his pockets.
"Becky, you need to slow down a bit. You should get some sleep."
If I fell asleep then I would wake up in a new dream, and he knew that.
"What?! No!"
I pushed him roughly and he grunted as he was scrunched against the wall. He seemed to fight back, trying to trip me by kicking my ankles but I was stronger than that. I contributed fighting him until I was tired of it. I let go of him and by that time I was crying.
"I'm tired of this! I want this to be over!" I screamed so loud that my throat hurt. I felt like I was exploding.
Burt hugged me tightly and I seemed to melt. I eventually calmed down and hugged Burt tightly. I felt like I was done with my suffering. I should be rewarded for all of my troubles.
He squeezed my body tightly as if he had more muscle than my sister and I combined.
"It's not over yet. I know you're struggling but it'll be over soon, I promise. I love you..."
I blushed heavily, my face was as bright as a tomato.
"I love you too."
Why was I doing this to myself, now I can't lose him. I have to protect the both of us now and I don't think I can do that.
"Now, about that plan, I agree."
I stepped back and I was completely baffled. He was the one doubting me earlier, he should be trying to stop me or something.
After a while, the guard came to take Burt. At first, we acted calm but then Burt managed to restrain the man from attacking and I attacked the man. First, I punched him in the head. Then, I kicked hi. Until his body went limp. He probably didn't die but I hope the bastard did. Everyone on this boat deserved to die for killing Orchid. We headed out straight down the hall.
We had everything planned out. Burt had a good idea about where the weapons were since he had studied boats for a long time, so did I but I usually never went down there, especially in an old boat I was clueless. Then, we would get some weapons, not too many though, and go find survivors. We would try to stealth through so we wouldn't have to take on so many pirates. When we recruited a few people we would try and wipe out all of the crew, then make it to the S.S. Delilah if it was still afloat. If not, then we would sail this piece of crap to the nearest land.
We got pretty far, we got to the bottom deck of the boat where they stored their weapons. We picked up a few, mostly the rods that electrocuted people also some regular guns. I'm not really sure how to she guns but I know that you pull back the part in the rear for some safety reason and then push the actual trigger.
We stayed mostly silent but occasionally he would mutter a curse word or as hateful word at the situation. We seemed like slaves trying to escape for our masters.
As we snuck through the boat we met a few guards. Burt took care of most of them and would usually kill them. One time, we met the person that was in charge of weapons, the Master Gunner. Burt just knocked him out and stuffed him into a closet, locking it from the outside.
We made it to the other rooms, the rooms like ours, and were about to help the first people escape. We went to the last room down the hall but it was empty, and same with the first few. We finally got to one that was locked from the outside. He used the handle of our swords to break it off. Because the locks were so loose, the locks could be broken off in less than five minutes.
When we opened the doors to the first room there were four people. They didn't look like crew from the S.S. Delilah but they could've been passengers. That could've been true. They smiled in excitement and almost cheered from excitement but Burt and I told them to hush their speaking and take a weapon. We gave them all the electronic sabers and were on our way.
There was six of us. Burt, this young teenage girl, her parents, the mothers sister, and I. I doubted this team would work, all of us had never handled any weapon of any sort. I knew this was going to be the ultimate downfall of the dream.
I decide to keep everything to myself. We made it to the main deck purely by luck. No one saw us, I think, so we were doing pretty good for the original picture I had in my mind.
Eventually though, someone found us. As always, we were totally unprepared for any fights. A young man with a huge hat had spotted us and shrieked some weird phrase is some sort of language that wasn't English. I thought it as some sort of Satan thing but then someone, the mom I think, leaned over and mumbled "Hebrew".
We readied our weapons, loading the guns and turning on the swords. The first people to come at us were pretty easy to knock down. They all had weapons that caused them to toil and etc. like fencing swords and kitchen knives. Eventually, though, the bulkier pirates were heading towards us. We all teamed up and eventually the ginger devil pirate came around and ordered all of her pirates to back off.
"What do we have here? A cute couple and a family? How adorable."
Did she just say that Burt and I were a cute couple? Weird...
"Let everyone go. We didn't do anything to deserve this."
I looked out onto the horizon and saw no other boat near here at all. They must've sunken the S.S. Delilah. I wasn't surprised, it wasn't a dumb idea.
I glows and took a step forward with my electronic sword. Diablo had a sword too, yet one of those bigger pirate looking ones though. I raised my weapon and then got into an attack stance.
"How about a duel for all of the remaining survivors? If I win, then you take us back to the nearest land unharmed. If you win you can do whatever you want with us."
I looked back and Burt was smiling brightly. I was being brave and he seemed to like it. I then looked over to the family. They were scared, all of them.mall of them looked as if they had just seem a dinosaur slaughter a baby.
"Sure," Diablo shouted loudly and everyone gathered around in a circle.
I wasn't expecting that, I was expecting her to reject the offer and try to kill everyone. I swallowed a large lump in my throat and then took deep breaths. I would surely lose. Then what would would they do to everyone?! Then again, it was a pretty worthless offer if I lost. It wouldn't change much.
"Scared?" Diablo giggled and then lifted her large sword up. Mine would kill her if it touched her, hers would probably barely wound me if I was fast enough.
I started off the duel with a heavy but slow slash to the side which she easily dodged. Then, she attacked from the same side which was unexpected. I still dodged, though, and managed to even get her off balance a bit by leaning my saber near her. I held the button on my handle tightly as I jabbed at her. She barely dodged it and growled. A slight burst of energy came out of both of us. We lashed at each other with sword attacks. I guess we were both pissed at each other. We continued like this until I finally managed to get a really good hit on her leg. She trembled greatly and made small movements but in general she just fell over and twitched a few times before dying. Their crew didn't seem so happy about her dying and immediately flooded over me. They grabbed at me and tossed me around. Everything was moving too fast and I couldn't find Burt. They carried me to the side of the boat, I'm not sure which one, and we're about to toss me off but they all started talking about some idea and carried me back to my room instead.
I was thrown into my room so harshly that I fell down. I saw Burt above me but I was so tired and weak that I close my eyes. I knew I shouldn't have but I did.
And then I woke up.