text: One month later...
  
  After joining Captain Teach's crew (by officially swearing yourself to the pirate code a day after Edward boarded your vessel), your frigate dubbed the Vindicta has been sailing on the open seas with the the small fleet of four ships. Not much has happened since then although the stress of having to arrive on deadlines has lifted from your shoulders. Now it was just the sea and you with no one to stop you from sailing on it.
  
  A week ago, the fleet had passed by a small beach near a dock. In this area, you decided to stop your ship and allow any men that did not want to stay, to leave and go back to civilization. By the end of it, your crew had went from around 70 to now 40 men. The large amount of men who left had made you a bit upset however you are content with the men who had stayed.
  
  Currently, you stood at the helm of your ship at the wheel, looking at the open horizon. In front of you were the three sloops of Revenge, (the ship Captain Teach is on) Ranger, (the ship Captain Hornigold is on although you have never actually met the man himself) and Captain Teach's old sloop.
  
  The day has been calm with no threats or any other vessels on the water. You lean on your wheel and stare into the distance when suddenly you hear the shout of one of your men.
  
  "Captain! Two sloops to port!" You look left to see two ships roughly the same size of Captain Teach's.
  
  You smiled as you stared at the two possible targets for plundering. Finally! A victim! Although you were ecstatic, you could not shake off the feeling of feeling nervous. As you looked, one of your men, Fin, (the man who shouted earlier) was running toward you then stopped right next to you.
  
  "Should we engage these two ships?" You stare at the two ships then give Fin a response.
  
  "No, wait for Captain Teach or Captain Hornigold to engage then we shall make our move." Fin nods then runs off to tell the other men what you had said. After a few minutes, the ships in front of you change direction toward the targets and you follow suit. Your men begin to chatter as they work, expressing signs of excitement as well as fear. As you watch the men work and steer your ship toward the targets, you announce directions toward them.
  
  "Men! We are to not board the targets unless told so by Captain Teach. Otherwise we are to remain on this ship keeping watch. Is that clear?!"
  
  "Yes, sir!" The men sound off in a excited manner as they continue to work and keep the ship maintained as well getting ready if they are called for boarding. Suddenly you hear a sharp whistle and turn to the origin of the noise. On the Revenge, you can see Captain Teach standing with one hand on his waist and another on a sword pointed toward the enemy vessels. Right afterwards, he dashes off toward a small boat to board the ships with his crew.
  
  You begin to run toward your rowboats and shout toward your crew, "Prepare for boarding!"
  
  There is a vicious cheer as the thundering of steps on the wooden deck clashed against the sounds of the rough waters below you. You quickly hop into a boat as a few of your men including Fin, join you. You release the boat as it drops into the water; pulling out paddles to row to the enemies in your sight. Looking around you, you see a few boats on the water paddling toward the target. You head toward the ship closest to you which is where you assumed Captain Teach had headed. As you get closer, the large size of the ship looms over you as the shadow engulfs your small rowboat.
  
  Once you get close enough, you reach under your seat and pull out a hook and rope. You haven't done this before but you are sure that you are able to board the ship without much trouble. Captain Teach had given you the boarding supplies a few weeks ago and told you how to use it although you had never used it in practice.
  
  You begin to spin the rope above your head, forming a circle as it continues to spin faster and faster. Then after a minute, you time the throw just right to let go at the moment the hook is about to launch toward the ship. You loosen your grip as the hook soars toward the top of the ship where you can hear a quiet crash against the deck of the ship. Tugging against the rope, you can feel that it is tightly secure so you start to climb up. Your men follow as you slowly ascend toward the top deck of the ship.
  
  After a minute of climbing, you place yourself onto the deck of the ship where you meet Captain Teach standing with a cutlass and the rest of his crew ransacking the ship while tying down members of the vessel. You stand, not knowing how to help in this situation when suddenly, Captain Teach gives you orders.
  
  "Rogers! Go and help tie down the rest of these men. Just in case any of them decide to try anything stupid."
  
  "Yes, sir!" You begin to walk toward some of the men who have not been taken down but are struggling against your allies who are busy attempting to tie their hands with rope.
  
  "Stop squirming! Otherwise I will tie your rear end to the bottom of our ship!" The man being tied still attempts to shake out and shouts vulgar insults at the pirate. Several other victims begin to struggle around him and you begin to question if you are ready for this life.
  
  Suddenly one of the men get out of the restraints and then start running directly toward you in an haste to escape. Your hand instinctively reaches for your flintlock pistol but sweat drips down your hand as nervousness kicks in.
  
  It's now or never...
  
  > shoot him
  You quickly aim your pistol and fire at the charging man. However the man instinctively side steps as he thrusts himself into you, causing yourself to cough up blood. The other pirates run to help however, the other men in the crew get up and charge toward the pirates.
  
  There is a mass breakout and as you struggle to get up, the man picks you up and slams his fist into your face. You feel a burning sensation in your nose and mouth as blood drips down from your face onto your collar. Then the man chucks you from the ship onto the open waters.
  
  The cold water surrounds you instantly, you body chilling up as salt enters your wounds. You attempt to scream only to have water go down your throat as you choke on the ocean. Your mind runs rampant, trying to find a way out however you died before you could think of anything else to do...