Be warned, mates... this chapter is epic and kind of deep, too.
Oh, by the way, I'm gonna start to call Jack Seaeagle JS so he doesn't get confused with Jack Firesteel. Oh, and I'm call him JF.
Chapter 8: Mark Captured
As JS, and the crew of Partners N Crime including Stealth were walking along the beaches of Port Royal looking for Mark.
JS was about to open the blacksmith's door, when he heard a panicked voice cry out, "MAN THE SHORES OF PORT ROYAL! JOLLY IS INVADING AND WE NEED YER HELP!" Then, the man tripped over a rock and fell. JS poked him, and he concluded relieved, "Yup, he's still alive."
All of a sudden, the crew heard thunderbolts! JS turned around and saw a tattered ship approaching Port Royal!
Del shouted, "TAKE OUT YOUR WEAPONS! JOLLY IS HERE!"
JS quivered with anger. He angrily whispered to himself, "You... you started all of this. I won't forgive you, Jolly!" He didn't hesitate to take out his magic blade. Stealth was getting ready to unleash his ugly powers. JF was ready to charge Jolly's forces with his mastered powers. Del was devising a battle plan in his head, of course, because of his blade. And finally, Gastro was ready in a defensive stance with a serious look on his face. For some reason, he seemed to be mad at Jolly for something...
Finally, Jolly made it to the docks of Port Royal. He carefully placed his ship still far enough away, so the pirates couldn't ambush his ship.
Jolly then shouted out his orders, "Alright, mates! It's time to take down the Governor's Mansion to dampen the spirits of those pitiful pirates! Now, forward, attack!!" Jolly then cackled after his encouraging speech.
Everyone charged at the surfacing skeletons from the water. JS slashed a skull off of a skeleton, and stabbed another one. They both disintegrated. Del blocked a slash from a skeleton, flipped over it, and stabbed it in the back. It disintegrated. Gastro got ready to attack as skeletons started marching at him. He spun around his body, slashing his sword around. He then came back around with a hard hack. Before anyone knew it, five skeletons disintegrated! JF stabbed at a skeleton, and shot at another one. They both disintegrated into ashes. Finally, Stealth stared at the skeletons and almost ten of them disintegrated!
Wave after wave, Jolly sent his skeletons to attack the barricades the town had set up. The defenders of the island kept succeeding to hold back his forces.
Jolly growled in rage, and finally decided his next plan. "Send out me last mates!"
More skeletons came out of the water, but something wasn't right. The skeletons were easy, but there was someone that stood out among them.
JS then held down his sword and said, "....Mark?" JS ran after him, but this time, Mark didn't seem so friendly. He took out his blade and started to charge at JS. JS said, "Wait, Mark, it's me! Don't you remember? Jack!" He blocked Mark's slash at him. All of a sudden, they locked swords.
JS pushed his sword against Mark, and the blade fell out of his hands. But Mark's blade disappeared in a flash of light, and reappeared in his hand! Mark took a slash at JS, but JS jumped over the slash and countered with a hack. Mark parried the attack and suddenly the two took a slash at each other. Mark was overwhelming JS with his strength, and finally JS said, "Sorry....rrgh...Mark...but, there's more to battle than just strength!" A light emitted from Jack's blade and blasted Mark. Suddenly, his blade was lowered. JS took this opportunity and slashed at Mark. Mark fell to the ground in unconsciousness.
JS then understood why Gastro looked so angry. Gas knew that Jolly had corrupted Mark with evil thoughts, and that Mark was now Jolly's dark slave.
JS shook in anger and said, "That's it! Time to have a talk with Jolly!"
JS then walked into the water and swam toward the skeleton master's ship to confront him.
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