Gems of the Endless Sea

[phantomstar21]

"Hey you there, be quiet!" the pirate growled at Kim.

"No! I'll keep screaming until you let me out of this cell!" Kim threatened.

"you'll run yourself ragged my dear, now shut up!"

"LET ME OUT!" she screamed

[kikiv]

"You aren't coming out until your new master calls for you ladies! So enjoy your moment of peace while it lasts!"

Kim's face turned red with rage as she wished desperately she could grab that pirate and strangle him. "I have no master! I want out NOW!!"

[Lady Kaya]

He laughed darkly.

"Don't fight it, girl. You're on our turf now. And lovely ladies like you only serve one purpose." Her face blanched and he gave her a dark, toothy smile.

[kikiv]

Another voice from the upper deck shouted down, "Hey, the captain wants you to bring those two up here!"

"Very well." Smirking, he turned to the two captives and said, "What luck. Turns out you get to serve that purpose sooner than expected."

The two girls frowned at him as he moved to unlock their cell. Kim and Kay stood at the ready, prepared to fight their way past him.

[phantomstar21]

Just as the cell door opened, Kim charged, the man expected this and grabbed her. But Kay used her shoe to knock him in the head, causing him to stumble to the ground.
"Thank you!" Kim smiled at her friend, and the two ran up the stairs,prepared to run to the closest exit.

[Lady Kaya]

"GRAB THOSE TWO WENCHES!!!" the pirate shouted.

They reached the deck and froze as several pirates stopped what they were doing and turned to look at them.

"Run!" Kim cried and they both dashed for the side of the ship

[phantomstar21]

AS they approached, Kim realized just how far from the docks they were.
"Better risk it, than this!"she thought to herself urgently. She was about to jump on the ledge before making the leap of faith into the ocean.

"Oh no you don't!" someone grabbed her arms roughly before tackling her to the ground.

"Ow, get off me!" she wheezed as she felt the crushing force of the man on top of her.

Kay paused when she saw Kim go down.
"Kay go! Get help!" Kim screamed at her. The blonde hesitated for one brief moment, but she too was grabbed by a pirate.

"Nice try."he growled.

[Lady Kaya]

"Damn it!" she hissed, struggling in his grip. He grunted and moved to hold her waist to reduce her leverage.

"Little bitch! We'll teach you both some manners!"

[kikiv]

"Oh, that's rich, coming from a filthy, smelly, brutal pirate!" Kay shouted as she turned and hit him in the face multiple times. As she did this, the other pirate lifted Kim up off of the ground, and in response, she began flailing her legs around and screaming.

[Lady Kaya]

The pirate holding Kay dropped her in shock when she managed to dent his nose and she quickly moved.

"DAMN IT!" he roared.

[kikiv]

Without much thought, Kay jumped on the back of the man holding Kim, hoping he would let go of her. Sadly, this pirate was much bigger and burlier, so he was able to continue holding onto Kim while attempting to shake Kay off. It would've looked humorous, were the current situation not so dire. The three of them were a lump of flailing limbs and screaming for a while until a sudden gun shot made everyone freeze.

"What is going on here?!"

As the girls looked up at who the voice belong to, an onlooker said, "Our apologies, Captain. These wenches wouldn't hold still for us."

[phantomstar21]

"Heh,I thought you guys were better than this." the man addressed as the captain said in reply.

the man holding Kim let her go, she fell to her knees at the captain's feet. Behind her, Kay was grabbed and yanked off the pirate, before being forced onto her knees as well.
"So what did you bring on board then?" the captain asked, inspecting the two girls. Kim looked up, staring up at the man. He seemed rather tall, with long tangled white hair, his skin fairly pale, but she could tell he spent some time in the sun. He wore a red coat, with a matching red hat,and she could see a sword and gun holster along his waist.

"Entertainment sir." A man piped up. The captain looked between the two girls, his eyes lingering on Kim a little longer than Kay.

"Huh," he bent down, gripping Kim's chin, "She's a little plainer than what you typically bring aboard."

"Yes, but see how pale she is? Bet her father is rich and would pay a pretty price."

"I'm not rich,."Kim blurted and yanked her face out of the mans grip.

[kikiv]

The captain smirked at her. "A fighter, huh? I'm sure some men on board would appreciate that. Otherwise, you'll have no use on my ship, if what you say is true." He turned to look at Kay next, who scowled back. "However, you, my dear, are quite the beauty. You'll make a fine piece of treasure on my ship."

Giving an angered sort of smirk, Kay said, "Oh, I'm sure I would, but I'm not your treasure or anyone else's. Now, what have you done with my hotel guest and my friend?"

Kim gasped; in her frustration and desperate desire to escape, she had forgotten that Kay had told her about the pirates taking Yugi and Kaiba! Quietly, she looked around to see if Yugi was anywhere on the deck.

[phantomstar21]

"Hmmmm,perhaps I decided to use them as more labor for the whole ship. Or maybe I killed them. There are endless possibilities." he said with a smirk.

"Don't play games with me!" Kay said angrily,

"You best not worry about it." the captain turned to pirate, "Take her to my quarters. and make sure she can't escape."

"Yes sir."

"Wait, Kay!"Kim cried as two men grabbed at Kay's arms, before dragging her away.

"And what would you liked done with this one?" the man holding Kim down asked. The captain stared at her for a very long moment.

"Hmmm, perhaps, you'll be entertaining for myself, or, maybe my second in command. Malik!"

another man approached her, she turned her head and stared up at him with great dislike. The man was powerfully built, with caramel skin, and hair that stuck in every angle possible.
"Oh, you know me Bakura. I like them nice and fiesty."

[Lady Kaya]

"F-feisty?!" Kim shrilled before she was grabbed by the other pirates. She thrashed in their arms, but they had more than enough leverage to keep her in their grip.

"Take her to my quarters as well! Bind and gag them both, if you must!"

"Aye, cap'n," they both chorused, flashing Kim a sickening, toothy smile that made her skin crawl.

[phantomstar21]

"No! Let me go!" she screamed, still struggling against their grips. She watched helplessly as her hometown got farther and farther away.

Once she disappeared, Bakura turned to Malik.

"what did you do with the other two we captured?" he asked.

"They're both locked up in an empty closet. The young boy tried to keep the men from taking the blonde girl." Malik explained, "I knew immediately who her "guest" was. He's Seto Kaiba, and he has a pretty important hand in the trading business. I figured he'd be a decent price for his...safe return."

"I like how you think," Bakura smirked and went to the wheel. "But what do you plan to do with the kid?"

"I figured he'd be some interesting entertainment, or another slave. as our...current one has a little too much privilege with Jounouchi to get away with some of her crap." He scowled bitterly.

"heh. is she getting out of line again?"

"Nothing extreme. she puts up a fuss if I ask her of certain chores, like cleaning some of the bedrooms or something, think she's afraid someone will take advantage of her. but she's still pretty submissive. I just know though that Jounouchis' been telling her to put up more of a fight if she's uncomfortable, which is what she does."

[kikiv]

Bakura sighed to himself with a small grimace. "I'm starting to regret handing her over to him..."

"In any case, would you like me to bring the other two prisoners to see you?"

Bakura thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "Not yet. Wait until we're a fair distance away from the shore. After seeing those girls try to escape, I don't want my prisoners to have any reason to do anything stupid."

"Very well then."

[phantomstar21]

Malik began to turn away and paused before turning back to Bakura,

"So. you got yourself two good looking girls." he smirked and cocked his head, "Any one you're particular about?"

Bakura just smiled to himself,
"I don't know yet. the pale girl is feisty, and I'm a little intrigued with just how pale she is. we don't find that very often. But the blonde girl is definitely pretty. I'll get introduced to them tonight and probably make my decision then, you know how I am."

"That I do,"

==

meanwhile, below deck, Yugi was crammed in a tiny broom cupboard with Kaiba. IT was awkward at first, and the two boys tried their hardest to break down the door, but to no avail. finally, they had given up, with Kaiba saying they should save their energy. So they were stuck trying to find a comfortable spot with minimal touching as possible. Yugi tried to strike up conversation, but he could tell the noble was not interested in conversing, so he took to playing with his hands instead.

"what are they going to do to us?" he worried. He knew they had taken Kay, and he was scared for her fate moreso than his. But what purpose would he and Kaiba serve for these bloodthirsty pirates?

[kikiv]

'I guess Kaiba's rich, so he'll at least be used to get money, but what about me?' Yugi sulked as he remembered what he had been lamenting on before the pirates' arrival. 'I can't fish, and I never had a chance to ask my father about getting into trade. If I don't find something to do, these pirates might just...' Yugi shrunk back closer to the walls of the closet, refusing to finish his thoughts.

Both of the boys froze up as they began finally hearing noises outside of their little closet. Ever since being shoved in their closet, they had been left alone with nothing but the sound of the ship's movements in the ocean. When their heard the knob begin to turn, Kaiba stood on guard, and Yugi instinctively tried to make himself as small as possible, too afraid to think about what would happen next.

[phantomstar21]

The door swung open, and they were greeted by a powerfully built man with bronzed skin.
"Ah, Mr. Kaiba," he greeted. Kaiba glared at him,

"What is it you want? Money?" he asked warily.

"Hm, you're good." the pirate smirked darkly,

"you lot aren't exactly the hardest to guess around." the taller man said evenly. "you're all greedy scumbags. You took that girl for no reason, and I assume me just to fill your pockets."

"Oh, the girl has a reason." Malik said crossing his arms. "and you're right, we figured you would be a good bribing tool. I'm sure the English government will want you back. You're pretty important to them. And if not, well...you'll do well on the black market."