X-Men Fan Fiction ❯ After Titanic ❯ Finding Jack ( Chapter 2 )

     Cletus was sitting on the top deck of the old rickety fishing boat. His boss Tom was sleeping in the cabin while Cletus took watch. He was tired too. But Tom was unfair. This was his day but Tom always wins. Cletus was beginning to fall asleep when he heard a thump in front of the boat. He jumped up and looked over. It was dark so he went back to grab his lantern. He held it out and what he saw shocked him.

     "Man overboard!" he shouted, "man overboard!" Tom ran out a few seconds later and he too gasped. They reached and grabbed his hands. A few minutes later, they had the man on a table in the cabin. They stripped off his clothes and covered him in blankets. 

     "What do you think happened, Cletus?" Tom asked. 

     "I don't know," Cletus replied. 

     "Do you think he'll tell us?" Tom asked. 

     "He'll have to tell us his name first," he replied, "And what if he doesn't remember?"

     "How could he not remember?" Tom exclaimed. 

     "I don't know, Tom," Cletus sighed, "he could have some of that...head trauma. The Atlan- hey, he's moving!" They were distracted from their conversation and turned to the frozen man. His mouth twitched and his hand began to flex. The man's eyes fluttered open and he hurriedly sat up.

     "Rose-!" he finally noticed the two people in front of him, "where am I?!"

     "We can't answer anything without knowing your name!" Tom said firmly.

     "Who are you?" Cletus asked.

     "Jack. Jack Dawson."