Rising In The East by Rob Kidd

Author:Rob Kidd [Kidd, Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Disney
Published: 2012-05-08T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Just as Jack thought he was about to lose consciousness, a grip of steel locked around his wrist and yanked him upwards. Lian’s robes swirled around him as she towed him to the surface. She’d returned for him! Jack snorted out a spray of bubbles and saw one of the shadows go spinning away.

Lian and Jack burst into the open air. Jack inhaled deeply, filling his lungs until his heart was calm again.

“Are you all right?” Lian asked anxiously.

“See, I knew you liked me,” Jack said with a wink. “Just wanted you to prove it.”

“Do you have it?” Sao Feng called eagerly from above them. “Do you have the opal?” He leaned over the railing of the Pearl, the sun reflecting off the dome of his head. Apparently while they had been gone, Sao Feng had moved ships. Jack’s crew lined the rail, peering down at him curiously. Jack noticed that Carolina was even more delighted to see Diego than Marcella was. (Marcella was too busy throwing a tantrum over the fact that Diego had brought her no precious jewels from the treasure trove she imagined at the bottom of the ocean.) Perhaps Carolina was finally starting to notice the lad after all.

Billy and Diego hurried up the rope ladder to the deck, followed by Lian, and then Jack. Jack took his hat from Carolina’s outstretched arms and clapped it on top of his wet head, instantly feeling much better. A good hat made all the difference.

“Well?” Sao Feng demanded.

“First I want to know about the vial,” Jack said cagily. “You said you would tell me where it is.”

“Did I?” Sao Feng said. “I believe if you think carefully, the terms are not quite so clear. I implied I would help you find it. But to do that, you will have to accompany me back to Singapore.”

“Go with you!” said Jack. “That’s not exactly my style, mate. I’m not much of a follower.”

“Not much of a leader, either,” Barbossa muttered, but only Diego heard him. The Spanish sailor filed that away in his mind with the other suspicious comments he’d heard from the first mate.

“Besides, it’s not very subtle, showing up with an entourage,” Jack said with a grimace. “It’s rather flashy. Hallo, over here, come to steal your Shadow Gold, ta very much. Savvy?”

“Trust me,” Sao Feng said in a manner that did not inspire trust at all. “This is the best way for you to get your Shadow Gold. You need my help.” He held out his hand. “Now. The opal.”

Jack touched the smooth surface of the stone tucked inside his vest. The temptation of all that power was very strong…but the memory of the shadows trying to drown him was stronger. Resigned, he pulled out the opal and plopped it into Sao Feng’s hand.

“Beautiful,” Sao Feng whispered, holding up the opal to watch it sparkle in the sunlight. “Just as I dreamed.” He formed a thin-lipped smile. “Liang Dao will be so pleased.”

The busy, dilapidated streets

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