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The ship swayed slightly as a young hunter sat in her bed and read a history book. It was about the kings and queens of the years before, and the earliest hunters on the seas putting an end to the dark ages. She was reading when suddenly her wrist became itchy to a painful point.
She hissed as she grabbed it. Staring at the mark on her arm. The pain ceases after a while and she whispers to herself "you're supposed to be healed by now." She groans. She looks back at her book then shrugs, putting it away. She shuffled off of her bed and pulled her jacket over her body, followed by her shoes over her feet, and her gloves over her hands.
She walks out of her cabin and into the bustling port that was her ship, and she scurried past a few to the taffrail of the ship, she gripped it as she threw her head over the side and let the wind blow on her face. "You hang on tight, you hear me Mercy?" She looked up at the familiar voice nearby, and they walked close.
"Hello, first mate Robin, it's good to see you're still on your feet!" She says, her voice never wavering. Robin walks up beside her, reciprocating her words as he scratches her head affectionately. Then pulling her close to his side. "How's your arm?" She spit out her tongue and Robin got the message.
Robin stares out at the ocean then turns to the girl again, "how's captain?" he asks, his voice being more level and calm. The girl shrugged, and leaned her head on the wooden surface of the taffrailing. Robin sighed and looked out on the water. His eyes went wide as he got an idea.
"Come on Mercy, let me show you something." Robin said as he walked to the main mast. Grabbing a hold of the rope and climbing up. The girl looks up at him as he climbs, he climbs into the crows nest, then looks down at her. "Mercy? What's the matter, plum?"
She frowns and stares up "I'm not allowed to go up to the nest. I also don't like heights." Robin laughed, throwing a good down to her. His hands fastened to the rope as if they were melted into it. "Come on! I'm the safest hunter on this ship! I'll keep you safe." The girl stared the rope down, partially glaring at the idea of falling. She grabbed it.
She panicked when she began to rise up, her eyes shut. She opened her eyes a tad, staring out at the deep blue hues surrounding their old ship. She smiled, and looked down, fighting the urge to scream as a chill went down her spine. Too high.
She felt her shirt get grabbed and she was pulled into the nest. She laid on the floor as Robin took a deep breath through his nose "Mercy, look! The sun is starting to set!" She stood up, and stared out into the beast infested waters. Then at the setting sun in the distance. She was speechless.
Robin patted her back, "Captain is going to kill me for taking you up this high, but ain't that prove to her that I'm a loyal first mate to the both of you? Maybe my logic is a bit...Astranged, however I'm not wrong. Right Mercy?" She's still staring at the sun, but robin grabs her shoulders.
"Mercy...I hate to say it, but I don't think I'd want to be first mate anymore with all these rules. I think i"d rather be free in a port somewhere. Tell me you understand." Robin seems a tad bit desperate. The girl stands startled. She nods.
The two stayed at the top of the world for a while, at least until Mercy heard supper being called. She went after Robin down the main mast to make sure she didn't fall. The two walked below deck to feast on the prepared dinner.
They entered an alive room, full of characters left and right. The girl walked around for a while until she heard her name. "Mercy! Be a dear and get me another drink?" someone yelled. Followed by another. Soon Mercy was overwhelmed by the shouting crew. Until the captain chimed in.
"Hey! Let the lass breathe would ya! Hey, love, go sit with Robin, and I'll join you in a moment." the captain pat the top of the girls head then just pushed her towards first make Robin. Robin seems to be in a bit of dismay.
She looked up at him and raised a brow. "What's the matter Robin?" Robin seems to be snapped out of his trance when he's asked that, and he turns to her. "Oh... Nothing, I'm just going to talk to the captain after dinner about a proposal." The girl wanted to push for more answers but was interjected by the captain's return.
The captain sat next to Robin. Robin tensed, and the girl relaxed in front of her motherly figure. Robin and the captain spoke quietly. The young girl sat still as people walked past her through the evening. After 30 minutes she got up, leaving Robin and Captain behind, and went to the captain's Cabin to eavesdrop on the captain's usual conversation.
She looked around the room for a while, and rummaged through a few things. She pulled a dagger out from one of her drawers and stared at it for a moment. She then saw a gun in the same drawer, but before she could grab it she heard footsteps outside.
She panicked and hopped into a chest that had nothing but coins in it. She opened the chest enough to view the outside, and two pairs of boots entered the room. Captain and Robin she thought. She watched the scene unfold ahead of her.
"You wanted to speak to me Robin?" The captain spoke, they're voice calm and patient. Robin looked at the Captain in desperation. He sighed before he spoke "Yes, I wanted to walk to you about...leaving?" The Captain smiled at the word, sitting at their desk.
Once Captain was down sitting. They continued the conversation. "Oh?" They said, Robin swallowed, "yes! I just feel as if I should get a move on considering the...the new rules you placed. I don't agree with them much." The candles lit in the room seemed to dance with warning.
Robin sat in his usual spot, leaning into his elbows. Robin scratches his head, before he can speak again the Captain interjects. "What rule? Robin?" They rest their heels on the desk in front of them. They opened a drawer slowly as Robin responded. "The one about family. Severing the connections with friends? My fiancé is waiting for me to return. I cannot do that." He says. The captain pulls out their gun, toying with it.
The captain nodded in understanding. "I get it. You love your fiancé as well as your friends and family. So you can't follow that rule." Robin smiles "yes! Her name is Lillian, she's the sweetest woman any man could ever meet!" The Captain shrugs nonchalantly as they stood. "Then we've come to an understanding, we'll drop you off as soon as possible." They said, and Robin couldn't help but smile.
Robin stands as well. "Thank you for allowing me my freedom!" The Captain smiled. Toying with their gun more. They walked closer to Robin. "This is goodbye then." Robin furrowed his brows. The Captain raised they're gun. Robin gasped, reaching for his sword.
The girl in the chest stopped breathing when a loud bang silenced any noise in the room. She was panicked when Robin fell towards the chest, she couldn't take her eyes away from the corpse in front of her. She looked up at the Captain, who was fixing their coat. The captain's eyes landed on hers.
The girl panicked, shutting the chest instantly. Covering her mouth so that a scream wouldn't escape. She failed to hold one down as the chest was thrown open and she was ripped out of the chest without warning. She was slammed against a wall, and the gun that killed Robin was held to her neck.
The Captain glared daggers into her. "Oh Mercy, what will I ever do with you." The girl begged immensely, almost to the point of screaming. The gun pressed harder. The girl began to cry, The Captain frowned "oh Mercy. Don't cry." They put the gun down and held the girls tight.
She continued to cry until her eyes started to hurt. The Captain puts her down. walking over to Robin, taking off his hat and pushing it onto the girl's head. "Welcomeq . First Mate Mercy. We have a lot of work to do, starting with cleaning up this room." The Captain smiled at the little girl, then went to grab Robin's body.
The Captain groaned as they grabbed his shoulders. "You start scrubbing, I'll make sure Robin gets home safe!" The girl stared in shock as the body was dragged out. She couldn't help but wonder if what happened actually happened.
She did what she was told anyway. The following days were hell on her mental state. She listened and worked harder, only because she didn't want to end up like Robin. It only got worse when the Captain had bought a Robin and left it in her cabin. The girl never complained however. Just kept working. Working. And working.
Bonus:
(Y/N) slept silently, moving slightly in her sleep as discomfort mocks her continuously. Jacob yawned when he walked past her. Stopping when he saw blue in his path. "Why aren't you with Maisie?" Blue licked his eye as he waddled up to Jacob.
"No. I'm sure Maisie would like you with her." Blue rubbed his head on Jacob's Ankle. Jacob, groaning quietly, grabbed blue. Lifting him up onto his shoulder. "Just this once" he continued with his nightly task, then went to bed, blue staying with him all night.
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