It's not too late! Scream to get Billy's attention.
From Create Your Own Story
You suck in the biggest breath you've ever taken. "Billy!" you cry. "BILLY!"
So many people are screaming, and those two words are the only ones you can get out before your captor clamps a hand over your mouth. Unlike Billy's, this one is callused and rough. A voice hisses into your ear, "Can it, or the boy dies." You feel the barrel of a gun at your back. You don't doubt his words. But to your delight, you can see Billy pushing his way through the crowd toward you. He must have heard! Your heart soars.
Your captor-- a pirate, you presume-- doubles his pace. When you reach the harbor, the streets widen and the crowds thin. In the bay is a black-sailed ship. The place is deserted save for a few crewmen guarding the ship. When they spot the two of you, one boards the ship and comes back with rope. You struggle as they bind your wrists, but the three of them overpower you. You wonder what's taking Billy so long.
The man who nabbed you is young, to your surprise. He looks to be in his twenties. Even more surprising, he's relatively well-kept, and his clothes are clean. You'd think him handsome, but his eyes are cold. Nothing like Billy.... The other two are rather generic looking. You don't think they're of much importance.
Gradually, more pirates return to the harbor. They bring with them the spoils of the town: jewels, clothes, riches. The need to run, to escape builds inside of you. You cast a glance over at your captor. He hasn't laid a hand on you since he bound your wrists, and now he's sitting on a barrel, smoking a cigarette. The smell makes you wrinkle your nose. He's not watching... you could try to escape, if you dared.
