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"Aye Capt."Titinr says jumping through the shrouds and finding a good place atop the yard to sleep, He was a very strange guy enjoying the heights above the ocean. He slept til dawn and then arose to see the begining of the sunrise."such beauty, the sun and the sea, playing a trick upon a man's heart."Titinr mumbles wiping his eyes and stretching.

Rayne stood on the side of her ship, her brunette hair blowing slightly in the breeze. Watching the gathering light appear over the horizon, she turned to see some men cleaning the deck. They looked exhausted, their uniforms dirty and wrinkled. They must have had the latest watch. "Go eat something. The captain is still sleeping." Rayne told the midshipmen with a wink. Nodding gratefully, they put their buckets in the hold and scurried off towards the dining hall. Turning back around, she looked into the sunset. Another ship. Squinting, she could see the top mast of it. She turned toward the rigging, climbing to a higher position where she could see better.

"Pirates!" Rayne gasped to herself. Sliding expertly down to the deck, she knocked on the captains door with a hardened fist. "What?!" he cried as he opened the door. "Pirates." she repeated, out of breath. His eyes grew wide, as he stared at Rayne. "Prepare the men for battle." he said, turning back into his room. Nodding, Rayne turned and shouted "Prepare for battle!" Men scarmbled for their positions, but the ship isn't in tip top shape. They just got out of a battle, and the ship lost a few men and two cannons. "Let's do this thing!" Rayne shouted. The men roared back toward her.

Rayne ducked as a cannonball wizzed past her head, just missing the main mast. Cursing loudly, Rayne shouted to the captain "We are in no shape to fight! We'll be killed!" Looking over at her with kind eyes, he answered truthfully, "They'll kill us anyways." Staring hard into his eyes, she turned to find Jamey. Hearing a distant shout of 'Fire!', she braced herself as three cannons fired upon the pirates. "Jamey!" she shouted, looking into the crowd. "Rayne." he answered. Running up to him, she entered his arms, taking in the smell of him. He circled her in his arms, and pulled her down as a cannon shot over them.

Kissing Jamey for the last time, she pulled out her gun and shot. The bullet wizzed dangerously past the pirate captain. "Bring it on." she shouted over the commotion. Glaring at the pirate, she pulled out her second pistol.

"Sweety, I don't just have guns. I have something you don't," smiling innocently, Rayne turned her head sideways slightly, "looks." She smiled at the captain, her white teeth shining in the sunlight.

"If you don't quit rolling your eyes their going to fall out of your head." Rayne answered, her eyes straying towards the fallen body of the captain. He must have been hit by a cannon, for his body wasn't just a body but many pieces. "That would be me, sweety." she said, her crew eyeing her, wondering what she was up to.