Chapter 9
Scarlett's POV
"What about Susan? My cousin is she an angel like I am as well?" I ask Dodge and Munder hoping they can give me some answers.
"We don't know, she doesn't give us the angel vibe really." Munder tells me as we get into the elevator.
"What if crazy woman does find a way to kill me?" I ask both of them.
"No way, we won't let her get close to you." Dodge informs me as the elevator dings and opens its door revealing the ballroom entrance.
"Anyone else feel like we are about to enter a battle field?" I wonder out loud.
We walk in together and see almost everyone is already there and the captain is in the center judging the costume party. As we walk forward I get a sense come through my body, like a really bad cold chill. I look around trying to find the source then to my horror I see Victoria holding a knife behind her back as she approaches my cousin Susan.
"Guys she's going after my cousin!" I tell them as I point to the scene before me.
"Stay here, we can take care of her. After all thanks to you no one has power over us anymore." Dodge says as he walks off.
"I saved him too? Why don't I remember any of this?" I question.
"Technically it was the other side of you that saved him but it still counts I suppose." Munder says with a laugh.
I watch carefully as Dodge tries to confront Victoria but something still doesn't sit right with me. Munder seems to notice this as well and goes to help Dodge as well. I don't know how he can tell how I feel or what I am thinking but to be honest it is starting to creep me out. I turn around and see Jack walking my way. The wave hits me again, all the sudden emotions come all though my body and before he can pass me I stick my arm out and stop him and look him right in the eyes not knowing why I just stopped him.
"Scarlett let me go." Jack tells me as he tries to push past me.
"You aren't needed right now, they can handle her if not then I will take care of her myself." I say not really sounding like something I would say though.
"I won't lose you again, Munder and Dodge seem to be doing their job though but they left you up here alone." Jack tells me as he looks out to the party.
"Just like you did once." I reply not really knowing what I am talking about.
"That was different, you nor I had any choice in that matter." He tells me.
"You knew I had to marry him, you really think that I didn't want to run away with you?" I ask him as some new yet apparently very old memories start to come forward.
"Scarlett this is not the time or the place to talk about such things." Jack tells me.
"Your right, I have to go and save these people before you try to collect them. How I ever could have loved someone so evil and selfish I will never know." I tell him as I start to turn away but he stops me and turns me back to face him.
"I am doing what I have to do, you won't know that until it happens. I sold my soul for you! I will love you for all of eternity." Jack tells me as he pulls me closer to him.
"Yet now because of me you're doomed." I tell him regretfully as he pulls me closer and once again our lips meet.
A part of me knew this was coming but I knew all these people still needed my help somehow. I felt Jack make our kiss as deep and passionate as he could make it.
"Scarlett, Angels have a mark as well. Take someone's forearm and focus, imagine the mark on their skin. Unlike mine yours will be invisible. Now go before it's too late." Jack tells me.
Do I really want to know how he all the sudden came up with this information? No better just to do what he says and go and mark as many people as I can.
"What if she does kill me Jack?" I ask him as I look up at him.
"That won't happen, now get going." Jack says and he nudges me forward.
I go about the ballroom when I am accidently ran into by a small child, a little boy to be more precise.
"Sorry miss oh are you an angel?" the little boy asks me.
"Very observing of you, are you a cowboy?" I ask him as I kneel down beside him.
"Yeah, my dad dressed me as this and I think he is a sheriff." The little boy tells me. "I'm Alex by the way. What's your name?"
"Well Alex my name is Scarlett and it is a pleasure to meet you." I tell him as I take his forearm and concertrate just like Jack told me and I can feel something appear on the boy for just a second then it fades. "And you are a very strong cowboy aren't you Alex? Where is your father?"
"I think he is over with the captain, why you wanna meet him?" he asks me.
"I would like to, if you don't mind." I tell him with a smile as I stand up and he grabs my hand and starts to take me to the captain.
"Dad, this is Scarlett. Isn't she a pretty angel?" Alex asks the tall blonde man who I am guessing is his father.
"That she is, forgive my son he has a fascination with Angels." The man tells me with a smile.
"Not at all, he was a very nice cowboy. I'm Scarlett." I tell him offering him my hand.
"Charles, and you have already met my son Alex." Charles tells me taking my hand, I act like I trip so my hand can move to his forearm and just like Alex I mark him as well.
"I am so sorry, still getting my sea legs I guess." I tell him with a flirtatious giggle.
"Not a problem, always happy to catch a pretty angel." He tells me with a smile as he helps me to my feet.
"Thank you very much Sheriff, I had better go and find my cousin before she starts to worry. It was nice to meet you Charles and you too Alex." I tell them as I put my hand on Alex head and smile at him before I walk away.
While making small talk with as many people in the room as I can as well as marking them I come up on an older women who looks like she is thinking about suicide oh not on my watch lady.
"Hello there." I say as she lady turns around and looks at me, I can see the tears in her eyes.
"Oh hi, sorry just not having a good night tonight." She tells me through her tears.
"Oh I'm sorry what happened?" I ask as I sit down at her table beside her.
"My lover, she left me after 13 years for a young model." She tells me as she tries to calm herself down.
Ok I can honestly say I have never been in this situation before but I'm not going to let her die.
"Then she is a fool, you seems to be a very kind and generous woman to me. I mean I know we only just met but I am very good at judging character" I tell her with a kind smile.
"Oh thank you sweetie, this isn't my first break up but as I get older the harder they get." She admits to me.
I put my hand on her forearm and mark her without her even knowing it. I must be getting better at this.
"It'll get better, that just means there is someone out there better for you." I tell her trying to reassure her.
"Thank you, I think I am going to go to the powder room and re apply my make up. Thank you for cheering me up. Oh I forgot to introduce myself I am Patricia Hart. You are?" she asks me.
"You can just call me Scarlett." I tell her with a smile as we both stand up from the table.
"Thank you Scarlett, I needed to hear your kind words." She tells me as she walks away.
"You always had a way to make everyone feel better." I hear Dodge's voice behind me as I turn around and see Dodge and Munder smiling at me.
"I have to keep going, apparently I can mark people two and so far I have only counted about 58 people so I still have a lot to go." I tell them.
"Wait when did you find this out and from who?" Munder asks me.
"Jack told me, I didn't question it but it turns out it's true." I tell them.
"Speaking of Jack do you seem him anywhere?" Dodge asks.
We all look around the room and I spot him as he and Victoria are about to leave the room apparently my body decides that ain't gonna happen. I start to follow them when I reach the door is when I feel the ship start to shake. Oh god it's starting and I only helped a little over 50 people. I turn back just as the wave hits and Dodge and Munder grab onto me just as they did before.
Once the wave completely turns the ship upside down Munder and Dodge release their hold on me and we look around. We landed right next to a chandelier. I slowly stand up with Dodge and Munder beside me when I hear a boy crying. I look around and see Alex is standing up with dead bodies surrounding him. I make my way through the sea of people as I get to Alex.
"Alex I need you to look at me ok, I know your scared but remember I'm an angel. I can help you." I tell him as I offer him my hand trying to lead him my way.
"I can't find my dad, he was going to get a drink." Alex chatters out.
"Ok we'll find him but I still need you to come to me ok?" I tell him as he nods to me through his sobs. "Ok come and take my hand, I promise I won't let anything happen to you."
Alex looks up at me as he makes his way through the dead bodies when he finally grabs my hand I pull him into my embrace and hold him close as he starts to cry again.
"It's ok, I got you." I tell him trying to console him.
"My dad, where is my dad?" he asks me.
"Alex!" I hear Charles call out to him as he comes to my side. "Oh thank god, I was so scared. Alex are you alright?"
"Yeah, Scarlett saved me. I guess she really is an angel." Alex says as he looks at his father but his grip on me doesn't loosen.
"I guess so, thank you so much Scarlett. I don't know what I would do without him." Charles tells me as he looks from Alex to me.
"It was no problem, I'm glad I was able to help him." I say as I hand Alex over to Charles. "You two just stay together alright."
"I know a way to get out, even though the ship is upside down." Charles tells me.
"All of these people or just a small group?" I ask him.
"Only a small group...you have to come with us Scarlett, I know that Alex won't leave without you now." Charles tells me.
I look back around the room and see Dodge and Munder heading our way but no sign of Jack or Victoria. Where the heck did they wonder off to? Charles grabs my hand and I can feel something good radiate through my body. I look back to Charles as he pulls me forward with Alex to a set of up turned stairs.
"Good things stairs work the same way upside down or not." Alex says with a laugh.
"Where you goin?" Patricia asks.
"Up and out, no point staying here." Charles tells her.
Dodge and Munder finally get to us.
"He's right through the bottom would be the only way to get out. Well through the propellers really." Dodge says encouraging the plan.
"Once we get through though what would we do then?" Munder asks.
"The ship probably sent out a beacon once we were hit by the wave, help should be here by the time we get out." Charles says.
"I'm comin with ya then." Patricia says.
"Alright but this is all, Two women, a child and three men. Our odds are somewhat in our favor." Charles says as we start up the stairs.
I still know this isn't a good idea, but there is no way I can save all these people so I will save the ones that I can. Once we get to the stairs we looks around the hall and know that the lobby is not to far away. The others start that way but I look behind me and see Jack. I quickly run up to him.
"What is going on? I thought you were going to try and stop her?" I ask him as I hit him on his chest.
"I had no choice, If I don't do what I need to then you. Trust me you don't want to know. Follow them and get out of here while you can." Jack tells me.
"You're not telling me something, right now is the time to be completely truthful Jack." I tell him as I glare at him.
"I can't now get out of here before she find you and there is real trouble." He tells me as he tries to leave but this time I stop him.
"No, you tell me what is going on or I won't move from this spot." I threaten him.
"Damn it Scarlett get out of here! Dodge! Munder!" Jack calls out to them.
Of course Dodge and Munder come back and grab me.
"Get her off this ship, you two please do something right for once." Jack says with a sigh as he starts to walk off.
"You coward! You bastard!" I yell out to him as loud as I can. "I hope you rot in hell!"
Dodge and Munder pull me away as we meet up with the others who are looking at a map in the lobby. I am so pissed right now though I don't know what to do. Alex comes up and pulls on my dress I look down at him and I can't help but smile.
"We're gonna make it right?" Alex asks me.
"Of course we are. Come on let's see what your dad is talking about." I tell him as we walk up to the others.
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