Treasure

Velna:

Velna smiled and nodded walking out of the room and towards the Captain's cabin. She knocked on the door and waited. The Captain opened the door.

"Can I help you?" He asked looking at her.

"Um...Chris needs to talk to you." She said softly looking at the floor keeping her eyes on the ground.

"Alright, where is he?" he asked.

"This way." She replied turning and leading him towards where CHris was.

Chris:

Velna entered his cabin, followed by the captain. Chris smiled apologetically at her, "Would you mind leaving us? I need to discuss this with the captain in private." She shrugged and stepped outside, closing the door behind her. Chris waited a moment, then looked back at the captain, "You haven't talked to Colt yet, have you, sir?"

"No..." said the captain, a bemused smile on his face, "Why?"

"Because we...don't quite agree on this matter, and-"

"You wanted to get in before he could try to sway me."

Chris glanced away, "Yeah. He wouldn't put it in the best light for me, he'd say there're things interfering with my judgement."

The captain sat down, "And are there?"

"What he thinks is obstructing me has no bearing on this particular concern. I think we ought to consider Velna part of the crew."

The captain's eyebrows went up, "Excuse me?"

"She's been aboard for some time now, sir, and she has no ties with the navy any more. When we were told she was the son of a navy captain, they didn't say that he was dead. She's no use as a hostage. Also, she had the chance to escape."

"I remind you we sunk them. She didn't have any such chance."

Chris shrugged, "She could've sided with them before that. She said she couldn't, the navy considers her one of us now."

The captain laughed, "Chris, I can't believe you're actually going along with the navy line!"

He shook his head, "I'm only saying that she's more or less part of the crew anyway. Why not just acknowledge it?"

The man thought about it for a moment, "I'll sleep on it. We've got more important things at hand."

"Yes?"

"Carl was captured. Given what he did to the other ship, there's an execute order on him as well. Of course, the navy would belay that if he gave them sufficient information, and you know his history."

Chris' eyes widened, "You don't think...?"

"What's he got to lose? We've got serious problems on our hands now, Chris. He could've revealed any number of things. We're on their trail, though, maybe a day or two away. Will you be better by then?"

"That's what they're telling me, Captain."

"I'll think about the Velna issue." He said, rising.

"Thanks, I appreciate it."

Carl:

He was taken out of the Marshall's cabin, but this time not to the jail cabin, but he was placed into a normal crew man cabin... that was meant for onlyone person. He had had to sign a few papers, and now he was counted s a part of the crew... although he had refused to change some of his clothes you could still understand that he was now a part of the navy.

He sighed... so this is what it had come to?

Velna:

Velna sat across the door her head laid back her eyes closed as she waited. THe rocking of the boat lulled her to sleep.

"Pirates aproaching!" A crew member yelled. Her dad grabbed her arm and yanked her into his cabin locking hte door. SHe heard the clashing of swords and guns then the door was shoved open.

"Velna, wake up." She heard someone say shaking her shoulders. SHe looked up, it was Captain. She jumped up quickly keeping her eyes to the ground.

"Sorry, sir." She muttered.

"It's fine, you need to get some rest. You can go back in with Chris again."

Carl:

They were heading to an english town to get support. They knew that the pirates were after them.

They had to hurry.