Chapter 4

Skyler and her crew had their swords drawn and guns cocked ready to board The Curse.  She could see that the fighting had already begun and even Captain Anna and her crew had joined in.  Bragg's old ship, Te Great White, had sunk under the heavy cannon fire and now only The Skyrunner, The Black Heart and The Curse remained floating.  Skyler had given the orders to ram into The Curse’s hull with the iron-covered tip of The Skyrunners Bow,  once that had happened the gun crews would fire all and then they would board.

            “Can you spy Cap’n Bragg?”  Skyler asked Colton as the neared The Curse.

            “Couldn’t say Cap’n, what does he look like?”

            “Oh, he’s probably leading a massive charge or cuttin’ down five men at once or "“

            “Or could he be the one with a gun pointed at his face?”  Colton interrupted.

Skyler wiped out her spyglass and scanned the deck of The Curse.  She saw that Colton was right; Captain Bragg did have a gun in his face.  She looked to see who the holder of the gun was and wasn’t surprised to find that it was Jason.

            “That bloody traitor, I swear I’ll kill ‘im.” She said.

Suddenly The Skyrunner rammed into The Curse with full speed.  The triple row of cannons fired and The Curse’s cannons were smashed. 

            “BOARD!” Skyler yelled and within minutes her entire crew was on the deck of The Curse.

            “Crew of The Curse! Stow your weapons!” Colton shouted. 

Slowly hundreds of swords and pistols clattered to the ground, except for one.

Skyler walked over behind Jason and put her sword to his back, “Drop it, Jason.” She said harshly.

            “That’s Captain Jason, if you please.” Jason said sarcastically still holding his weapon to Bragg’s head.

Skyler pulled out her own gun and put it to his back, slowly cocking it.

            “Now, now, Captain Skyler.” Jason said, “Let’s not do anything irrational.”

Suddenly a loud shot echoed across the sea and Captain Bragg dropped to the deck. Captain Anna screamed from the left and there where gasps amongst both crews.

Skyler’s eyes went wide and for a few moments she was petrified.  Then anger took over.  She hit Jason with the butt of her pistol and he fell to the ground, senseless.

Skyler ran over to where Bragg had fallen.

            “Bragg?” she said softly turning him over on his back.

Bragg coughed, “It’s just me arm.” He said painfully.

Skyler motioned for Anna to help her help Bragg to his feet and when he stood once more Skyler reeled her hand back and punched him in the cheek.  Bragg stumbled to his right, “Skyler! What in the name of "“

            “HOW DARE YOU INTERFEAR WITH MY ATTACK!” she shouted, “We agreed that if he was to enter the Caribbean Sea I was to take him.”

Bragg clutched his arm; blood was running down his fingers, “I didn’t want you to take him alone, if anything happened to you --- “

            “Bragg I am not some incapable child!  I’m a captain of a bloody ship!”

Captain Anna walked up to Skyler, “Skyler, he was only trying to help you.”

            “I know what he was doing, Anna.  He was trying to protect me.”

Skyler sheathed her sword and turned around, “Crew of The Skyrunner take Cap’n Jason and put ‘im in our brig.”

            “What about the crew, Cap’n?” Colton asked.

Captain Anna stepped forward, “They’re welcome to stay in my brig.” She said with a smile.

Skyler nodded, “From now on this ship will be known as The Blood-Trader!  It is now under the command of The Pirates of the Breaker!”

She turned to Colton, " Take half of the crew run down to the hull and fix it up the best you can. Just stop it from sinking, Bragg's going to need a new ship."

Colton nodded and  suddenly the deck was loud with people moving to different ships.  Jason was dragged to The Skyrunner still unconscious, the rest of the crew was forced onto The Black Heart and the dead bodies were tossed into the sea.  Soon it was just Skyler and Bragg.

Bragg looked out to the afternoon sun, “Do you think Jason knows where it is?” he asked.

Skyler looked down at her feet, “Bragg that treasure has been missing for three years, he probably tossed it to the bottom of the ocean just so we couldn’t get hold of it.”

            “We’ll get it out of him.” Bragg said.

Skyler walked up to Bragg and looked him straight in the eyes, “You scared me half to death today, Bragg.  Never get shot again.”

Bragg smiled, “I’ll try my best.”

Skyler tipped her hat, “Cap’n Bragg.”

Bragg mimicked her motion, “Cap’n Skyler.”

Skyler grabbed a rope and swung onto her ship and Bragg was left alone.

Author's Note

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