Shipwrecked Story

Qin

She tapped her finger on her glass and downed the shot.
"Another one ma'am?" the bartender inquired.
"Give me a whisky on rocks."
The bartender nodded.

Qin rested her chin on her palm. She had a tattoo of a grey wolf on the inside of her wrist. It's eyes were haunting, almost as if it were alive.
"That's a nice tattoo."
Qin looked up. The bartender smiled and placed her whisky on the coaster. "Know where I can get something like that?" he asked.

Qin kept silent, and sipped her whisky.
"Not gonna tell me huh? Well enjoy your drink." he smiled and proceeded to cleaning the glasses.
Qin's eyes followed him.
"You cannot get a tattoo like mine." she said without emotion. "You have to earn it."
The bartender looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"Earn it? How-"
"By death." she casually replied. "Thanks for the drink."
Qin stood up and left a tip on the bartop. She gave the bartender a brief smile. "It's only for the strongest. Can you survive?" she said before walking off.
The bartender was stunned. "Death? Survive?"


Extasy

Ex kept staring at the White faced wolf that was tattooed around Naomi's wrist. Naomi was wearing a fingerless leather glove on her right hand, and the animal's head was peeping out from it.

"Hey Naomi, what does it mean? Your tattoo."
Naomi was silent for awhile. "Strength, Speed, Device and Wisdom." she replied.
Ex nodded. "Will I ever get one?"
Naomi didn't give an answer.
"You know, I wonder what Hank would have given me if he were still alive." Ex thought aloud.
"He's not dead Ex. He's just a coward. Probably hiding in some secret cave in the middle of the Sahara."
Ex shrugged. "I wish he were still with us."
She then whipped out a flash drive. "Here."
Naomi looked at the flash drive. "What's in it?"
"The full layout of this ship. If you're gonna make this your hunting ground, you gotta know your way around."
"Thanks" Naomi replied, taking the device from Ex.
Ex smiled. "What are friends for right?" she turned to Naomi.
Naomi was quiet. Ex's smile slowly faded.
"We're not friends Ex. We're cold blooded killers, survivors. If a day comes when I have to kill you, I will. And I will expect you to do the same."
Ex's heart sank. She had always thought of Naomi as a friend, as someone whom she could depend on, and Naomi has never failed to save her from getting her butt kicked. But she knew what Naomi said was true, and that made her feel sad, making her yearn to be normal, to have friends.

 

Nana. You're already in. Lol. 
Added you without permission.

 

15 years ago

"Good. Now run and jump as high as you can." Hank's voice echoed through the room. Naomi ran as fast as she could, prepped her legs and pushed herself off the ground, managing to land on the higher platform.
"Yeah! You made it!" a girl with bright brown eyes and light brown hair cheered and raised her hand toward Naomi.
Naomi gave her a high five and grinned from ear to ear. The two 8 year olds started giggling. Hank walked into the room with a huge smile on his face.
"Well done girls. Just remember, only the strongest will survive. And you have to be the strongest."


5 years later

The two girls stood back to back. They were growing tired and a pair of wolves were circling around them growling.

Naomi dropped her blade and stretched her hand toward the growling animal.
"Naomi! What are you doing?!" the girl said in a loud whisper.
"I don't think it will attack if it doesn't feel threatened."
"No way!" the other girl lunged toward the animal with her blade.
"Stop! No!" Naomi jumped in between the two of them and the animal sank it's teeth into her arm.
Her partner quickly pulled back. "No! Naomi!!"
Naomi clenched her teeth, grabbed her blade and sank it deep into the animal's chest. The animal loosened it's grip on Naomi's arm and fell dead in front of her. It's pack mate growled at the girls and ran back into the woods.

Naomi
Present Day
Naomi took out a a folded photograph from her glove and passed it to Ex.
Ex leaned in closer to look at it. "Hey! That's Hank right?" she said pointing at the man in the photograph. His hair was a little overgrown, and he had a deep scar down the left side of his face.
Naomi nodded.
"Wow! He looked so young!"
"He's the man that saved my life. But he also took it away." Naomi started walking down the walkway and Ex followed.
"So that's you with the White Wolf right? Who's the other girl? The one with the brown hair?" Ex pointed to the girls who had their arms around each other's shoulders.
Naomi paused. "She was my best friend."
"Was?"
"We were separated from each other when we were fifteen. Hank wanted us to cut off all connections that would distract us from our duties. She was my only friend, and-"
"and...?" Ex looked at Naomi.
"Family."
"Oh..." Ex fingered the photo.

The girl with the brown hair had a huge grin on her face and was waving at the camera. On her wrist, was the tattoo of a grey wolf.

Qin
9 Years Ago

She was bouncing on the back seat of the car. "This is so exciting Naomi! We're gonna get tattoos!"
Naomi grinned.
"I wonder what we're gonna get."
Qin leaned forward. "Hank, are we both gonna get the same tattoo as yours?" Hank had the tattoo of a Cougar climbing up his right arm.
"No Qin, you both will be given tattoos that will define who you are."
Naomi popped her head out, "Will it hurt?"
Hank laughed. "Alot less than the bite that you got."
"So what are we gonna get?"
Hank looked at Naomi. "You're getting a Snow Wolf, representing Strength, Speed, Devise and Wisdom. You," he turned to Qin "Are getting a Grey Wolf."
Qin raised her eyebrows. "What's it represent?"
"Strength, Perseverance, Wit and Patience."

Present Day

Qin stood at her cubicle. She picked up an arrow form the quiver and hooked it onto the bow. She pulled back and touched her fingers to her cheek, taking aim.
'Whoosh!'
The arrow flew straight toward the target board and hit straight centre.
"Hey babe. Knew I'd find you here." Nana walked up behind Qin and put his arms around her waist, resting his chin on her shoulder. Qin smiled. "You know me."
"Yeah, I guess I do. Ready to go for lunch? I hear they serve the best rib eye on board."
Qin put down her bow. She turned around and held Nana's hand.
"Sounds good."

 

Jack Sparrow

Jack stood at the viewing glass. The first of the nano bots were
about to be tested. He was physically there, but his mind was elsewhere. Charles was out at sea, and though his company made the ship Charles was traveling in, Jack had far too many enemies and too many rivals for Charles to be safe. He was not worried about the boat, he was worries about the people.

He suddenly felt a nudge. Mrs Sparrow gave Jack a disapproving frown. She knew that he was distracted.
"I know you're worried about Charles. But you are here now and I need you to focus, Jack"
Jack could never resist his wife's
eyes. There was always this spark of Intelligence and strength. Chase took after his mother.
Jack nodded and turned his attention back to the nano bots.

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A young man was getting a little
jittery. His appointment was late. And he didn't have much time. In his hands, he carried a small crystal box.
A BMW pulls up right in front of the young man, and the back window was wound down.
"Do you have what I asked for?" the voice came from the backseat.
"Y-yes. The t-trolls are in here."
"Hmm. Well done." a hand stretches out and hands the young man a cheque.
"Send it to the location that I told you. Make sure it gets there. " when he finished, the BMW drove off, leaving the young man, standing there alone.
He peeked at the cheque, and his eyes widened with shock and delight. On the cheque wrote "One Million Dollars only". Attached to it was a note: "Deliver the package to the Captain of the Black Pearl..."

 

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