Diray of Two-Faced Esmeralda Jackson - Entry Four (part three)

It took longer than expected to find all the gunpowder we needed. There wasn’t enough at the Cutthroat camp so Bonnie Anne had to run back to town while Wing Chun strategically placed the gunpowder we did have in various places around the camp. It was a wonder how he didn’t get caught. Courtney and I hid in the nearby foliage as I explained to her one more time what her job was.

“Now are you sure you know what you’re supposed to be doing?”

“Yes, I go into the camp and look around for any information about Fin. I need to be quick because you’re planning-”

“Yes, yes, yes, good job Courtney.”

“I have the rest of your gunpowder Captain,” Bonnie Anne said setting down a couple of kegs. “And I brought an extra pair of hands.”

I heard the sound of two more kegs being set on the ground and when Bonnie Anne stepped aside a girl around my age held out her hand. “Amber Jones,” the girl said. “Buccaneer.”

“I can tell,” I said glancing at the spear she held that was taller than both of us. “I’m Esmeralda Jackson,” I continued as I shook Amber’s hand.

“I heard of you. You’re the orphan off the Armada ship.”

“Yeah, how did you-”

“Word travels quickly around here, if you want to be top pirate you have to know who’s who.”

“Right,” I said making a mental note of it. In the Armada you just had to know your job and who your boss was.

Wing Chun returned and I told him to set up the last of the gunpowder. Once he returned from that I sent Courtney off.

         “Ok,” I said to my remaining crew (plus ally). “Let’s go be shark bait.”


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