Nailer and Pima talk on the beach where they used to work about how they no longer have to break ships and the future. It's hard for Nailer because he hurt his ankle, but they succeed.

Nailer and Nita escape the sinking Pole Star and swim through rough seas to the Dauntless. Their troubles aren't over yet, though, since they're on a sinking ship. Falling Action A Swim for their Lives… Literally The two fight, and Nailer kills his dad to save himself and Nita. Nailer tries to find Nita, but when he does, his father has her, and is intent on selling her to save himself. Nailer and the crew of the Dauntless approach a ship they think Nita is on, but it's a trap, and a bigger ship bears down on the Dauntless. Climax Pirates of the Caribbean, the Ship Breaker version Nita is eventually captured by Richard, who gives her to her enemies, and Nailer allies himself with some of Nita's people that he finds aboard the clipper ship Dauntless. Like this: Richard and his crew plus the people who are chasing Nita to use her as leverage against her father come after the trio. This is an action book, Shmoopers, so of course there are more complications in the plot. More Complications Political Machinations for Dummies Tool takes Nailer and Nita under his protection and the three flee north toward Orleans so that Nita can find her people. So Nailer and Nita escape with the help of Pima and her mother and a half-man named Tool. Scary stuff, since he's high almost all the time. Complication Escape to the Cityīut… Richard Lopez finds the trio, and he decides to take charge and get the reward for himself. After much deliberation, Nailer and Pima decide to help Nita get back to her people, and the stage is officially set for them to encounter some obstacles along the way. Nailer and Pima find it and somewhat reluctantly rescue Nita, a swank, who says her dad owns some corporation.

When a seriously killer storm hits the coast, a clipper ship wrecks. Rising Action (Conflict) Swanks versus Ship Breakers However, Nailer has kind of a surrogate family in his crewmember Pima and her mother. His boss isn't all that great, and his dad is a violent and manipulative drug addict (Nailer's mom died a while ago). Nailer, who seems a lot older than his teenage years, is a ship breaker working with a crew to break apart oil tankers for scrap near the Gulf Coast.

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