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Tangled Threads - A Story of Pirates	By : KiwiGirl Category: Pirates of the Caribbean (All) > General Views: 4819 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Thirty Eight - Dancing with Death

�Stay beside me� Will glanced at Bella his eyes saying a thousand words; she
nodded as they stepped forward to join the crew at the rail. Both had blades
now, a barrel full of weapons had been dragged up the stairs even as below
decks the canon had been pulled into place. Now they stood together, watching
as the Spanish pirates drew closer. The grinning skull and crossbones snapped
at the mast of the other ship, and they could hear the pirates shouting to one
another, eager to board the other vessel.

Each minute seemed to last an hour as they waited, bracing themselves as
Martinez gave the order to fire, the ship rocked beneath their feet and the big
guns roared as the heavy cannonballs crashed into the other vessel, the pirates
fired in return, and they responded, once, twice and then the ships were
alongside one another and chaos reigned. The first wave swung over and Will
leapt onto the railing, blades whirling in his hands as he danced with death,
one eye on Bella. Always ready to step in, fearful for her, he had not seen her
fight and she was small, she would have to rely on speed rather than strength.
He could see Jack�s teachings as she darted sideways but there were other
influences there, the driving kick to the chest was something that he had not
seen before, but it was effective, pushing her attacker back over the railing,
giving her space to face the next.

There was blood everywhere, blood and smoke and it was difficult to determine
if they were even holding their own. There were so many pirates, one after the
other swung towards them and they could hear clashing swords behind them, Martinez shouting orders for
men to drop back, the ship was being overrun.

Bella parried then ducked as a blade whistled over her head, from a crouch she
kicked out, her foot connecting solidly with her attackers groin as she spun
around, the hilt of her blade thunking into the
pirates head. She watched as he slumped to the deck, and swung hitting the man
over the head again before turning to face the next attacker. Will watched her
move forward before stepping back from the rail, one foot pushing the
unconscious man to one side so that he rolled away from them, further down the
deck. Bella saw the movement out of the corner of her eye and smiled at him,
she knew that she should have killed the man, she could almost hear Jacks voice
in her head, lecturing her about the folly of leaving live enemies behind her.
Jack, where was he? She glanced behind her, the battle was raging over the
deck, the pirates swarming over Martinez�s men and her heart
sank. They were outnumbered.

*

�More sail hurry! Hurry!�

Jack spun the wheel, intent on catching every last breath of wind. The compass
rested in the palm of his hand, the arrow unwavering, pointing towards the
horizon, towards the grey puffs of smoke that rose intermittently into the sky.
The Pearl groaned under the weight of the
sail, protesting, but he ignored her, they were there, he could feel it.

The crew were arming themselves, he could hear the rumbling below deck as canon
were pulled into place, Gibbs shouting for the men to wait until he gave the
order to fire, the occasional higher pitch of Anna Maria�s voice from up top as
she handed out weapons making sure that all were ready.

He could just see them now, two vessels silhouetted against the blue, keeping
one hand on the wheel he slipped the compass into his pocket, and pulled out
his telescope, focusing on the ships he cursed, the same bastard who had taken
Bella and Will was side by side with a Spanish boat, he could not make out
figures but the sunlight glinted off swords and the dull thunder of canon fire
rumbled across the waves.

�Is young Bella and Will there?� Gibbs was at his elbow his face slightly
anxious as he watched another billow of smoke rise into the sky.

�Aye they are both there� Jack lowered the glass from his eye �ready the men.�

*

They were being forced back, towards the mast, surrounded now by grinning
leering pirates, the fallen littered the deck and Bella stumbled as she stepped
backwards tripping over a motionless body. Will reached out catching her arm,
righting her even as his sword swung upwards to block the blade that was
descending on Bella�s unprotected shoulder. Her eyes met his, and he tried to
smile, to not think of what now seemed inevitable, defeat, capture or even
death.

He glanced to where Martinez battled, back to
back with his second in command, they were fighting fiercely, inflicting
terrible injuries but the sheer numbers of the attackers were against them and
the strain was beginning to show on the Captains face as he watched his men
fall.

�Will� Bella�s urgent shout had him weaving to one side, the axe whistled
through the air, biting into the deck the head half buried so that the pirate
was unable to pull the weapon back out for another blow. Will spun lightly his
blade slicing across the mans chest in a deadly arc, he leapt backwards as the
pirate crashed to the deck, one hand pulling Bella back with him as two men
rushed towards them. They both parried, spinning so that they fought back to
back, moving to protect the other, instinctively knowing where each was, blades
flickered and bit into flesh and bone. Bella fought with blade, as well as
hands and feet, Will now had a sword in each hand, each movement smooth, no wasted energy just controlled fury.

*

�Fire across the bow� Jack bellowed the order as he stood on the rail, sword at
the ready.

�Fire� Anna Maria�s voice rang out and the Pearl rocked, the cannonball
whistled harmlessly over the other ships landing in the ocean with a heavy
splash, but the shouts of surprise were audible over the last few hundred yards
that separated the Pearl from the two vessels locked in combat.

Jack was peering through the smoke and bodies looking for familiar figures even
as the Pearl manoeuvred
along side.

�Ready to board, with me lads� Jack swung across in one smooth motion landing
with a light thud on the wooden deck.

*

The roar of canon made Bella look up, she knew those guns.

�Jack� she glanced at Will and saw that he too had heard, he flashed a grin at
her, a brilliant smile that made her heart jump even as she swung to deflect
yet another attack. But before she could lift her blade another sword caught
the downward stroke with a steely ring.

�Hullo luv�
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