Pirates II -- Come on, Be A Pirate (Please do not delete)

The deck of the Endeavour was tranquil and silent. Saruman had retired for the night (or, if you call sitting and reading retiring, then so be it - it seemed he never slept). Cutler Beckett stepped out onto the midnight deck, which was silent save for a few soldiers here and there, but upon seeing Beckett they stood a distance away, knowing he did NOT like to be disturbed.

The summer air was cool and the stars shone brilliantly. Beckett sipped his tea and smiled, for his mind was upon one person, and it was to her that he spoke. "Aravis, little girl! How far you and I have come in our lifetime, and what different lives we do lead. You, turning to piracy, and I, turning to diplomacy and to peacekeeping. Ridding the world of pirates is a noble deed, do you not agree? Of course not...but why does this path please you? Why couldn't you stray from your path, and become a law-abiding citizen? Surely great riches would be yours. You've always had a great string of admirers, even now you are well known in the world. And yet I pity you..." he stopped, and sipped his tea again.
 
Aravis lay in bed staring at the ceiling. The candle that was next to her bed flickered repeatedly as the fire was about to extinguish itself. She was examining the key when she heard Beckett's voice. Slowly rising she put on the necklace. "Oh please, I have no desire to be controlled by Jewelry, fancy dresses and shoes, military husbands, or dumb titles men of yer position seem to give us women. I fight fer meself, I fight fer me dignity. And with every breath I take, with every rule I break, I spit on everything ye worked hard (or not so hard) for!"
 
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"So you see now," Beckett continued, smiling to himself, "for that I do truly pity you. Your brazen defiance is unfounded, Aravis, and yet rather contradictory. For the very people you spit on are the same who have, even if inadvertently, given you what little dignity you do possess. By the sweat and blood of the law-abiding have you gained your pathetic livelihood. What a shame...and to think, I had once even considered offering you everything, a life above and beyond that of any other. But your heart delights in making a fool out of yourself. So be it."

Beckett sat down on a deck chair and continued to gaze out at the black sea, dotted with the reflection of the stars and faintly lit by the moonlight. He sighed, and then proceeded, "What have you done with the key and chest, Aravis? These items have never belonged to you, so why do you insist on keeping them? I have been told that you live a double life...you claim to be a servant of this...ASLAN creature, and yet here you are! Stealing and living like a brigand. I demand you return to me what is my own!"
 
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"So you see now," Beckett continued, smiling to himself, "for that I do truly pity you. Your brazen defiance is unfounded, Aravis, and yet rather contradictory. For the very people you spit on are the same who have, even if inadvertently, given you what little dignity you do possess. By the sweat and blood of the law-abiding have you gained your pathetic livelihood. What a shame...and to think, I had once even considered offering you everything, a life above and beyond that of any other. But your heart delights in making a fool out of yourself. So be it."

Beckett sat down on a deck chair and continued to gaze out at the black sea, dotted with the reflection of the stars and faintly lit by the moonlight. He sighed, and then proceeded, "What have you done with the key and chest, Aravis? These items have never belonged to you, so why do you insist on keeping them? I have been told that you live a double life...you claim to be a servant of this...ASLAN creature, and yet here you are! Stealing and living like a brigand. I demand you return to me what is my own!"
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"Ye think I will easily give up what ye have demanded from me?" Aravis walked over to her window and opened it to gaze at the crescent moon that hung on the dark midnight sky. It seems scary to me that while ye rule the seven sees ye have interest in ruling alternate worlds and dimensions as well. Only yer heart truly knows what ye are capable of bringing here on Earth. There be a reason why us humans from earth aren't allowed to know of the existance of creatures different from us. Look what we've done with those who 'ave different skin colors! I won't allow ye to 'ave the key or map!"
 
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The deck of the Endeavour was tranquil and silent. Saruman had retired for the night
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AFTER he managed SOMEHOW to escape the maw of the shark :p

Meanwhile in Prussia...

The Prussian armee met the Austrians in staggered formation, and opened with a hailstorm of lead. Many Austrians fell to the superior marksmenship of the Prussian soldiers, then they exchanged fire. The staggered formation worked excellently, the Prussians losing far more than they would have in a regular line formation... (and far fewer than their Austrian foes)
 
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"Ye think I will easily give up what ye have demanded from me?" Aravis walked over to her window and opened it to gaze at the crescent moon that hung on the dark midnight sky. It seems scary to me that while ye rule the seven sees ye have interest in ruling alternate worlds and dimensions as well. Only yer heart truly knows what ye are capable of bringing here on Earth. There be a reason why us humans from earth aren't allowed to know of the existance of creatures different from us. Look what we've done with those who 'ave different skin colors! I won't allow ye to 'ave the key or map!"
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"And yet YOU plan on using them for your own purposes? To make use of different worlds and dimensions, and for what, pray tell?!" Beckett, for the first time it seemed in his whole life, seemed to be on edge now. "Why shouldn't I have what was mine to begin with? Give it to me! And if you do plan on using the secrets of the key and chest, why should I have any less of a right than you? It was mine, and it does not belong to you. Can't you accept reality, Aravis? Or is that why you insist on living the life of a pirate, to escape...." he said these last words, demeaning though they may have been, quite bitterly.
 
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"And yet YOU plan on using them for your own purposes? To make use of different worlds and dimensions, and for what, pray tell?!" Beckett, for the first time it seemed in his whole life, seemed to be on edge now. "Why shouldn't I have what was mine to begin with? Give it to me! And if you do plan on using the secrets of the key and chest, why should I have any less of a right than you? It was mine, and it does not belong to you. Can't you accept reality, Aravis? Or is that why you insist on living the life of a pirate, to escape...." he said these last words, demeaning though they may have been, quite bitterly.
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The key on Aravis chest lit up all of a sudden. Scared that it might burn her she took it off and threw it on the bed where it glowed. "Ye don't even know where the chest is!" she said. Taking out a piece of cloth she picked up the key. She felt it getting hotter by the second. Why are ye acting like this? It seems ye 'ave a life of yer own, she thought. "Anyways, be the time ye reach me, I will be long gone from this earth. Aslan knows where he will send us to. Why am I even tellin' ye these things? Ye godless man! Ye do not fear authority. When godless men are defeated, their humiliation are worth tellin' to the generations after theirs. I hear it makes fer a great inspirational story to those who have been persecuted by such men."
 
Beckett quietly laughed. "Your words are vain and you know it. Your attempts to intimidate me are futile and pathetic. If you claim to serve this Aslan, or whomever this entity may be, fancied or not, you know it would be the ultimate betrayal - you would fail in your profession of loyalty to a Being that desires goodness by utilizing a tool that, for one thing, is not lawfully yours, and for another, would be commanding a power not meant to be commanded...at least, not by someone such as yourself." Beckett chose his words very carefully at this point. He paused and sipped his tea again, leaning back in his chair. "The right thing to do is to meet me and hand over the items that are mine. Do what is right, Aravis...do what is expected of you."
 
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Beckett quietly laughed. "Your words are vain and you know it. Your attempts to intimidate me are futile and pathetic. If you claim to serve this Aslan, or whomever this entity may be, fancied or not, you know it would be the ultimate betrayal - you would fail in your profession of loyalty to a Being that desires goodness by utilizing a tool that, for one thing, is not lawfully yours, and for another, would be commanding a power not meant to be commanded...at least, not by someone such as yourself." Beckett chose his words very carefully at this point. He paused and sipped his tea again, leaning back in his chair. "The right thing to do is to meet me and hand over the items that are mine. Do what is right, Aravis...do what is expected of you."
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Aravis couldn't help but to roll her eyes and sigh in desperation. "And ye think I will allow fer ye to manipulate me with all this so called morality talk coming from yer mouth? I'm sorry, but yer words be falling on deaf ears. There is not much ye can say to weaken my spirit," Aravis said. She noticed that the key stopped glowing and she lifted it up from her bed. "Besides, what do ye know 'bout the Wood between the Worlds?" she said while she childishly played around with the key, swinging it. She was careful not to hit her face.
 
"Haven't my words fallen on your deaf ears for a long time now, Aravis? It is no surprise to me. I will be honest with you, I know very little about this Wood Between Worlds, or whatever name you have chosen to give it. And now I believe I will ask you a question: what exactly do you want with this dimensional realm? Surely you have a purpose...what is it, exactly?"
 
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"Haven't my words fallen on your deaf ears for a long time now, Aravis? It is no surprise to me. I will be honest with you, I know very little about this Wood Between Worlds, or whatever name you have chosen to give it. And now I believe I will ask you a question: what exactly do you want with this dimensional realm? Surely you have a purpose...what is it, exactly?"
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"As childish as it may sound, I left my heart back where I was. Figuratively speaking of course. I have no desire to roam the waters of Earth. I have no business in doing so either. Ye 'ave put so many limitations on the seas it be blasphemy to even think 'bout it. I will not allow ye to place those same limitations on the magic waters of what lies in the Wood Between the Worlds. I may be a Pirate, but me actions are a far cry from piracy. I have no intentions of letting ye know 'bout me plans. Not after what ye did to Cap'n Black Mare!"
 
Beckett smiled, "Ah, the good captain! Black Mare...I remember distinctly how he swung from the gallows for a good five minutes until he drew his last breath! It was a great joy for the Company to see him come to the end he justly deserved. And now with Jimmy out of the way, you remain the last threat to my ability to maintain peace on the seas. But as for your self-deception, convincing yourself that you belong in a world to which you are not by any means native, is blasphemous in itself, if we will speak of such things. I will find you, Aravis...and the key will be in my hands again. And whether you tell me the location of the chest or not, it will be in my hands again. I guarantee you."
 
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Beckett smiled, "Ah, the good captain! Black Mare...I remember distinctly how he swung from the gallows for a good five minutes until he drew his last breath! It was a great joy for the Company to see him come to the end he justly deserved. And now with Jimmy out of the way, you remain the last threat to my ability to maintain peace on the seas. But as for your self-deception, convincing yourself that you belong in a world to which you are not by any means native, is blasphemous in itself, if we will speak of such things. I will find you, Aravis...and the key will be in my hands again. And whether you tell me the location of the chest or not, it will be in my hands again. I guarantee you."
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"Ok if ye say so. Keep feeding yer mind with silly fantasies. I always found the way ye tried to persuade me a bit creepy. Or shall I say pursue? I don't know, I'm a bit confused here. Help me out will ye?"
 
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