((yes, we can almost start now...i can't wait!!!))

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((*comes back still grumbling about stupid, bloody Drivers Ed* Just spent over an hour doing all the tedious little lessons and quizzes, and yet I still have so much more to do...I swear, when I'm done with it, I'm gonna burn all my non-essential materials...
But anyway....yeah. Starting now ))

"And you're sure this thing can stay afloat with passengers onboard?" Marie asked doubtfully, narrowly appraising the small vessel that by some far stretch of the imagination might have been considered a boat. "It looks lucky to be floating at all."
"Hey, give us some credit!" Jack protested, hopping down into it from the dock. "We've spent over a month getting the Sparrow's Flight seaworthy, and that's no easy task using driftwood and stol- I mean...borrowed- parts."
Marie simply raised an eyebrow. "My concerns exactly," she muttered dryly.
"Marie, you have my word she's perfectly safe," William assured her, helping her down into the boat and untying the rope that kept them tethered to the dock. "I double-checked anything that could have even potentially been a problem, and she's as structurally sound as the Pearl herself... Well, almost."
"Yes, now I feel much safer," she retorted, sitting down on one of the wooden seats as Jack worked to free the single sail.
Finally he got it unforled and jumped down to sit beside her. "Relax, Marie," he said with a grin, amiably putting an arm around her shoulder. "What's the worst thing that could happen?"
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An hour later, they were bailing water with anything they had available as the small boat was rocked by the growing waves. "You just had to say it, didn't you?" Marie accused Jack as she tossed another bucket-full of water over the side. "'She's perfectly seaworthy, Marie!' 'What's the worst thing that could happen, Marie?' I told you to stay in sight of the shore, but did you listen?"
Jack steadied himself against the small mast as the boat took a particularly hard plunge. "Look, I had no way of knowing there was a storm swell coming," he said, raising his hands in surrender. "William said-"
"Oh no, Jack Turner, you're not blaming this one on me!" his brother interrupted. "I'm always the one who takes the fall for your irresponsibility."
"Guys..." Marie began apprehensively.
"Well, you're the responsible one!" Jack argued, ignoring his sister. "You should know better than to listen to my stupid ideas!"
"Jack...William..."
"I should know better? You're the one who-"
"BOYS!" Marie shouted, finally getting their attention. Both twins looked up just in time to see a huge wave coming down on them.
"Hang on!" William shouted as the small boat was picked up by the colossal wave...
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Marie swam her way to the surface, wiping the water out of her eyes as she gasped for air. Looking around, she realized that they were much closer to shore now, but everything seemed different. The Sparrow's Flight was nowhere to be seen, and those shores were most definately not Tortuga.

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((Ah, Johnathan, aka "Jack," was in the boat with them. Sorry for not making it clearer.))

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William was pushed into the water and soon found himself swept under in the current. He fought to get to the surface and soon found himself close to the top. He kicked with all his might and finally broke through, taking a gasp of air. His eyes were blurry and he lifted one of his hands and tried to wipe the water from them. It helped a little but he still couldn't see that great.

William saw the shore and a figure standing on it but he couldn't make out who it was. He began to swim in that direction, as the waves kept crashing around him. Soon he found himself touching sand, his hair had fallen out of his pony tail and hung loose. He coughed up some of the water and then got to his feet. He was a bit unsteady on his feet till he managed to get his vision clear. He looked around him noting that this was not Tortuga. "Jack, Marie, where are you" he yelled as he began to walk the beach.

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Marie shook her head to get her bearings about her. As she floated there in the water, she was immensely grateful that she'd at least had the sense to change into pants and a shirt before setting out with her brothers. A dress would have no doubt weighed her down too much to efficiently swim. Of course, if she'd truly had any sense, she wouldn't have gotten into the boat in the first place...
Looking around, she spied another small boat that was still a good distance off, but considerably nearer than the shore. Muttering something under her breath, she groaned and set off in that direction. Jack was in for a good tongue-lashing when she found him...

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William heard his brother Jack calling out, though it still seemed some ways away. He began to follow Jack's voice, wipeing away the dark hair the clug to his face. "Jack" he yelled, making sure that he was still going in the right direction. "Marie" he yelled looking around as he walked. He caughed a few more times getting the rest of the water from his lungs.

After about 15 minutes he came to Jack "where's Marie" he asked sitting down by his brother. He wanted to hit him up side the head but he knew it was not the right time nor the place. He was worried about his sister, she was no place to be seen.

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William put a shoulder over his brother "don't worry we'll find her and looking for her is a great idea." William was trying to stay calm, he had always been the one to make things better. He too started to call his sisters name, both of them walking along the shore, looking for Marie. William had thoughts of her at the bottom of the water but pushed them out of his mind.

William then spoted a boat "hey Jack look, a boat, purhaps they picked up Marie" he said pointing at the small boat. It too looked in pretty bad shape but all they had left was hope. William could never live with himself if it turned out that their sister was indeed dead.

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Marie finally made her way over to the boat and clung to its wooden side. Peering over the edge, she could see that it only held one occupant, and that said occupant was sound asleep. It was also slowly starting to sink.
"Hey!" she shouted, splashing some water up over the side and onto the sleeping man. "Mind giving me some help here, mate?"