woman asked.
the surface he quickly unlocked the iron shackles
and started to swim towards his ship.
“Look at ‘em, now I sees it! They must be
twins, why look at ‘em!” another man said incredu“After him! Don’t stop until you have his
lously. John cleared his throat loudly, recapturing the head!!” Jacquelyn’s shrill voice screeched from incrowd’s attention.
side the castle walls. “I want him dead!!” John
laughed as he swam to meet the row boat coming
“Sis what do you think? I’d say we’re two
out to meet him. His men pulled him into the woodsides of the same coin.” He flipped his gold piece
en boat, slapping their soaked captain on the back.
again. Jacquelyn smirked but remained silent.
“However, my coin makes me the hero and you the
villain. Though this crowd has bought your façade of
being a loving and benevolent ruler.” Another flip.
Jacquelyn’s face fell then turned bright red with anger.
“Good ta see ya alive cap’ain!” one man said.
“Thank you Mr. Jones, feels good to be alive. And I
take it my first mate will be joining us shortly?” John
said, smiling brightly. His men had always joked that
he could blind someone with those pearly whites.
“Kill him!” she shrieked, jumping up from her The crew nodded. “Now, what do you say we get
chair. John looked at his first mate again and noticed back to my ship? And avoid my homicidal twin?”
John suggested. The men laughed.
him unsheathing a throwing knife from his hidden
supply in his jacket wrists. “Kill him NOW!” Jacquelyn
“Aye aye captain!!” They cheered. Jacquelyn
screeched. The portly man in black yanked the lever rushed to the edge of the pier that extended out into
to drop the platform beneath John, leading to his
the water. John smiled and waved at his sister as she
demise. As the rope just began to tighten around
screamed his name.
John’s throat his first mate’s throwing knife sliced
“Two sides of the same coin Jackie!!” he
the thick cording. John fell safely to his knees and
shouted. John pulled another gold coin from his
then quickly jumped back onto the platform. He
pocket and flipped it in the air.
started running for one of the stone pillars, his eyes
fixated on the decorative banners strung across the
pillars. He needed that banner. Two guards started
rushing at John but he maneuvered around them
quickly, while stealing the keys to his shackles. Two
more lunged at him but John used his bonds to his
advantage. He smashed the side of one of the guards
face with the iron around his wrists and then swiftly
slammed the shackles into the other guard’s stomach. John turned and jumped at one of the large
stone pillars, grabbing a fistful of the colorful banner.
He threw his weight forward and sent himself swinging along with the length of the decoration. John
swung all the way up to the balcony where the two
royals sat. He released the banner and landed on the
ledge of the rounded area. He flicked his gold coin at
his sister.
“You’ll be a terrible queen,” he said simply.
John jumped to the next balcony as the guards
grabbed for him and Jacquelyn continued to shriek in
rage. John then jumped to the wall of the castle and
then dove into the sea. When he swam back up to
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