Hello all!
Guess what? I'm back for the sequel! *dances!* I know, I can't wait!
So, ladies and gentlemen - Welcome to 'A Touch Of Youth!'! Wooooooo!
Right firstly I've got some notes to do about this story etc so here goes:
1) THANK YOU EVERYONE for the last reviews on 'A Touch Of What..!' - I loved them all! So I want to say a massive thank you to the following: Dani, MaisieIrvette27, Ashley Rose Everdeen Malfoy, BlackShadow878, AnimationNut, CaptainSkitzoVamp, LittleMissDreamer7, Coconut Coral, Sage Inherigirl, znk99fg7, CountCresent, MizzTroublezxx and GabbyCaptainOfRamen!
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, and I hope you will be sticking with me with this one!
2) As you are were, Flik and Jenna will be staying with us through this story too BUT I'm pleased to announce the arrival of an ANOTHER FANGIRL to the mix! Welcome MaisieIrvette27 who will be joining in on the action with ANOTHER special guest :P
3) 'A Touch Of Youth' is going to be set during POTC 4: OST. Also I would like to mention that this is also set roughly two years AFTER AWE, because really we do not know how long it was set after everything so this is my estimate.
4) There is a longer summary of this fic if your just catching up etc: Flik and Jenna, your favourite girls are back! And this time they are on the journey to the Fountain Of Youth! So what happens when you throw in another fan girl, an old friend, ex lover and a evil pirate...? More trouble and more mixing it up! Jack/OC, Will/OC, Gillette/OC - Set: OST - Roughly 2 years after AWE.
Right! So are we all clear and ready to go? Yes? Take a seat and let the madness begin! OH! I would like to say, the beginning is kind of like Narnia? You know they go into it and when they come out nothings changed.. think that but the other way round!
Chapter One: Arriving, Changes, and Caught!
Present Day.
'Brrrrring…. Brrinnng…. Hello! You have reached Nature's health food shop.. If you…'
Maisie snapped her mobile phone up quickly in her hand, shaking her head very annoyed.
That was the 17th time she had tried called her work friends, Flik and Jenna at the shop and she still wasn't getting any answer! She put on her black hoodie, and grabbed her purple shoulder bag and left her house locking the front door behind her.
Luckily she only lived roughly 10 minutes from the shop which was in the centre of town.
"Where could they be…" Maisie muttered to herself, sighing out loud as she walked over the cobbles of the street heading towards the bridge that led into a nest of different shops, the town was quite busy today with musicians playing their violins to get money, and a few chain shops with queues nearly going out the door.
Maisie tucked a piece of her long blonde hair behind her ear as she finally reached her destination.
She stopped outside the closed door peering at the note that was stuck on it.
"Back in 5 minutes! No lights" Maisie said to herself, confused - her eyes drifted back inside the shop where it was still dark.
Cupping her hands around her face, she peered in and took a closer look to see if anyone was there but there was no one.
"It's been more than 5 minutes!"
She shot round on the spot to see an older lady with an walking stick sitting nearby on a bench looking at her.
"Sorry?" Maisie replied, frowning.
"The shop.. it's been closed for more than 5 minutes, I know the lights are off but they should have been fixed by now!" The lady complained to her, she tried not to roll her eyes but gave her an reassuring smile instead.
"I'll deal with it…" She replied, unzipping her purple bag and going into it reaching for the set of jangling keys - she found the right ones and opened the door quickly shutting it behind her just in case anyone tried to follow her wanting to buy something!
Maisie walked across the shop floor, heading to the till area she saw the till was still working.
"Odd…." Then she looked over in front of her too see an random magazine on the pitch of brazil nuts, shaking her head she made her way to the stock room where she found Flik's coat and bag along with Jenna's bag still there.
"Flik? Jenna…? Are you upstairs?" Maisie called up the dark stairs but no answer, there was silence around the place.
"Where the fuck are those guys?" She swore out loud, taking off her bag dumping it with the others and going back to the main shop floor.
"First things first.. The lights…" Maisie muttered to herself, she came over to the cupboard pushing the handle down but it wouldn't budge.. She pulled and pushed it hard till it slammed open making Maisie stumble and trip over the corner of it landing her into the cupboard, the door closing behind her slowly…
"Shit! It's dark in here…" Her hands felt the wall around her, looking for the handle.
At last she found something, she didn't know what it was but she pulled down on it causing her to fall forwards hard and land onto her back with her eyes tightly shut.
"Ow.. Mother…" Maisie mumbled, rubbing her forehead with her right arm as she opened her eyes - the room was upside down but it wasn't the shop! It was a bedroom of some kind, with mainly wooden furnishings.
"Are you alright…"
Maisie heard a males voice making her quickly turn her body round to sit up to stare at who ever this stranger was and it was the last person she was expecting to see…
"Legolas?"
There sitting at the wooden table, with a tankard was William Turner, his brown shaggy hair was longer and in a ponytail and he had more of an goatee now.
"Not another one…" He muttered, his head going into his hand sighing hard.
Meanwhile… London.
London.
The mist over the city was just falling away from the busy morning, the streets were brimming full of men, women and children going about their ways - going to work, school or shopping.
The main place to be that morning was the courthouse, there were crowds and crowds out people lining outside the doors waiting to get in.
"PIRATE'S TRIAL TODAY! GET YOUR TOYS ERE!" A man with toy pirates cried out holding up them with little bits of strings around their necks.
"Papa, Papa! We are going to hanging! Hurry…!" A small girl no more than 8 years old tugged on her father's hand as they joined the crowds outside.
"It's not a hanging dear, it's a trial…the hanging comes this afternoon!" The girl's father replied coming along behind her.
Behind them two was another person, a dark red hooded figure followed them inside, dodging through the crowds going to the side, opening a door in a hurry slipping through inside.
The figure walked along the hallway, the boots clicking against the stone floor - their hand was about to reach for an door but they felt a sudden poke in their back, an officer was standing behind the figure.
"You are not suppose to be here! This is out of bounds!" The officer told the person, but with one swift move the figure turned grabbing the gun with one hand and the other reaching around the officers neck head butting the man against the door knocking him out cold.
The person sighed, kicking open the door first and dragging the officer inside then closing the door behind them both.
5 minutes later..
The person stepped out, wearing the officer's uniform - they looked side to side to see if anyone else was coming but there was no one, they went back inside the room with the officer on the floor tied up at the wrists and feet, he was awake now staring at the person..
"Oh my lord.. Your…" The officer began to say, gulping slightly as the person came to their height smiling at them.
"I'm who…"
"Felicity Sparrow… the pirate!"
Flik smiled widely, rolling her eyes at him before stuffing his mouth with some cloth and taking the keys from around his waist. She couldn't get use to the fact she was now Felicity Sparrow, sometimes she liked people to say it so she could smile at them and get reminded why she was.
Flik stood up, and took one final look in the mirror - in the last two years, she had changed. She was taller, more tanned, her dark brown hair was now past her shoulders going all wavy but it was in a ponytail under the officers hat and her dress sense had changed too - she now loved wearing boot heels and make up - her brown eyes were undercoated with black kohl stick and she liked to wear lipstick now and then - one thing hasn't changed though: She was still married to the famous pirate that everyone knew the name of, Captain Jack Sparrow.
She couldn't believe herself that it has been two years since they were married, and since then both of them had their adventures, arguments, fights but after everything they had been through love held them together.
"Now, mister - where's the cells?" Flik asked down to the man, he shook his head.
"Fine.. I'll find them myself…" She replied, throwing the red cloak over the man and heading out of the door with the gun in her hand into the hallway.
"OFFICER!"
Flik froze, tipping her hat further over her face as a another officer approached her.
"Yes?" She deepened her voice to him.
"Can you go and escort the prisoner to the court room.. You know which one.."
Of course she knew which one, that's why she was here in the first place. She thought to herself and nodded to the man.
Flik walked along the hallway looking around till she finally found the jail cells, she passed many empty and full cells till she found the one she was looking for.
Peering through the window of the door, a man was sitting on the bench with a hood over his head and chains around his wrists.
Flik unlocked the door, going in and roughly grabbing the man acting the part of the officer.
"MOVE ALONG YOU PIRATE! OR SHOULD I SAY? CAPTAIN PIRATE! HA!" Flik shouted, pushing the man along - the hooded man's head turned to look at the person but he couldn't see who it was.
Court Room: Old Bailey.
The court room of the Old Bailey was buzzing full of people shouting, cheering and booing at everyone! The jury members were positively looking scared, fearing for their lives whilst the barristers looked calm and content.
Flik entered the room, pushing the man onto the dock in front of everybody.
"Now appearing in front of the court! The notorious and infamous pirate, brigand, pillager, and highway man, Captain Jack Sparrow!" The bailiff of the court yelled and pointed towards the man.
Flik lifted off the hood of the man to reveal him, she smiled at the face as she did.
"Morning Gibbs…" Flik whispered into his ear, before moving off the stand standing next to the box.
Gibbs looked around confused, blinking to adjust to the light before he looked down to the guard who brought him in - knitting his eyebrows puzzled and then relaxing silently to see it was Flik under the uniform.
"I told you! The name is Gibbs! Joshamee Gibbs! How many times…" Gibbs huffed out to them all, causing more shouting around the court.
Flik continued to look around the room, it seemed to be getting packed by the minute cramming full of people then her eyes drifted over to two men whispering to each other, one of them handing over hastily some money.
"HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Commencing now the sessions of the peace! And oyer and terminer! Presiding now over these trials, the highly esteemed magistrates of south York! All rise and attend for the right honourable Justice Smith!" The bailiff yelled.
Everyone stood up, looking in the direction of the judges chair the door opened stepping through was a man in a powdered white curly shoulder length wig and a red robe.
Flik bit her lip secretly as she already knew who the man was - she watched him hold up a white hanky chief to his mouth, before lowering it to reveal a powdered white moustache and the recognizable beard too along with a few golden teeth.
The man waved his hands in the air making the jury and others to sit down as he sat looking around the room.
"Jack…." Gibbs looked at the man confused, narrowing his eyes to get an better view.
Behind Flik, another officer with a bat hit Gibb's hard over his head making him yell and the crowd laugh hard.
"Ffft, fft… not necessary.. Though you were saying?" Jack asked him, peering down at a bit of paper, he also had circular glasses on his nose which made Flik giggle a little.
"Jack… Sparrow…is not my name! My name is Joshamee Gibbs!" Gibbs replied to him, the crowd booed loudly and began to hiss but Jack banged his gravel on the bench silencing them.
"Is that so? It says Jack Sparrow here.. And another name… Felicity Sparrow? Where is she?" Jack asked, his eyes slowly looking over to the officer on Gibb's left at Flik giving her a slight sexy smirk.
"I have no clue where she is!" Gibbs quickly lied, but an officer behind him cut into the conversation.
"The other Sparrow fled the nest, milord - she managed to escape when she was on her way here…" The officer replied, Jack nodded taking an note of this.
"I told them! I'm not Jack Sparrow, nor ever claimed to be! I was just making inquires as to the whereabouts of him and who I would be happy to identify to the court, if it would help my case!" Gibbs told them, his eyes wide trying to make Jack get the hint but Jack wasn't going along with it - he had another plan in mind.
"I think that would be poor defence. Unless you want to be bludgeoned like an harp seal!" Jack smiled, making the whole crowd laugh hard along with him.
"The prisoner claims to be innocent of being Captain Jack Sparrow! How do you find.." Jack turned his head to the jury where one member stood up shaking on the spot looking at him and Gibbs.
"No trial…but…"
"Foreman! Your finding? Guilty?" Jack pushed the poor man for an answer, adjusting his glasses a little. The foreman looked around to his fellow jurors for an answer but they didn't say anything.
"Guilty verdict means he'll hang…"
Flik's ears nearly went then, the shouts of the people got louder till the whole room was practically shaking!
"HANG HIM!"
"STRING HIM UP NOW!"
"BLOODY PIRATE!"
"Yes…." Jack raised his eyebrow back to the foreman who gulped at him.
"Guilty?"
"That's not fair!" Gibbs shouted in protest to them both.
"Not favourable. To you. But fair is not the same as favourable eh? You have been found guilty so are sentenced to hang by the tongue.. Hold on, I mean neck…" Jack corrected himself whilst the crowd in the background cheered more loudly. Flik shook her head side to side, she whistled her noticeable whistle that Jack only knew who looked over to her raising an eyebrow.
"Hurry the fuck up…" She mouthed to him, trying not to draw attention of anyone.
He nodded, waving his airs into the air again with his gravel..
"What say ye? What? What is that? You wish me to set these prisoners free?" Jack asked the crowd who disagreed with him telling him to hang him!
"No! I cannot in good conscience set these prisoners free. Not while you and I are consigned to suffer in this life, through endless days of toil and torment. The release of hanging is, in this case, undeserved. It would be the equivalent of setting them free. And so..." Jack came to the conclusion, the whole room stopped shouting looking at the judge bewildered and puzzled.
"Right. Joshamee Gibbs - the crime of which you have been found guilty of is of being innocent of being Jack Sparrow and given this mitigating circumstance, you will not go to your reward. Rather, I hereby commute you sentence and order that you be imprisoned for the remainder of your miserable, moribund, mutton chopped life-" Jack told them all banging his gravel against the bench once more.
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!"
"THAT'S WRONG!"
The crowd were now really shouting at him, telling him to hang the man again but Jack wasn't having any of it.
"Officer! This man is to be taken to the tower of London, take him to the proper transport!" Jack nodded over to Flik, she came over to Gibbs grabbing his shoulders hard taking him away from the box, through the door of the court room - before she left she could see some of the crowd chucking random things over at Jack before he moved off his seat too.
"Looks like Jack saved you…" Flik whispered, taking Gibbs through the hallway to the back entrance of the courts.
"He was about to hang me…" Gibbs muttered as Flik shoved him into a prison cart, nodding to the driver who Jack had paid off earlier that day.
Flik joined Gibbs in the cart sitting opposite him, she reached to her belt taking off the keys looking through them for the right one and then unlocking his wrist chains.
Her hands came up to her head, taking off the hat off her head and the ponytail out to shaking her hair back to her shoulders.
"You have certainly changed, miss…" Gibbs noticed, Flik gave him a smile leaning back in the cart as the door opened and in came Jack wearing his dark brown over coat, dark blue waistcoat with his effects safety attached to him and also his hat.
"Now, all of us are off to prison…" Gibbs sighed looking at Jack and Flik.
Jack ignored him for a moment, sitting next to Flik and wrapping his hand around her waist smiling.
"You did a good job love…" Jack said to her, making a smile go across her face.
"We both did.. Especially you and the wig…" Flik teased back, Jack laughed and pulled his wife into a soft kiss.
"Ahem!"
Both of them turned their attention back to Gibbs who was sitting there looking..
"I paid off the driver…" Flik announced, rolling her eyes making the man sigh in relief.
"And in ten minutes, we will be outside of London to the coast. Then it's the matter of finding a ship…" Jack joined in, going into his coat pocket pulling out his flask and taking a sip then passing it along to Flik who accepted without any problems - she now loved rum.
"What happened Gibbs? I thought you found another gig?" Jack asked Gibbs as Flik passed the flask to him.
"Yeah, last time I saw you - you were smiling wide with those two sluts.." Flik remembered that day, and then remembered beating the crap out of those two.
"Aye, but I always listened like a thief for news of the Black Pearl. No one's seen hide nor hair of it, where it might be docked or next make port. And then I hear a rumour: Jack Sparrow's in London." Gibbs explained to them both.
"Am not…"
"You are actually.. Right now darling.." Flik corrected him, pointing outside the small window as they went over the bridge that had the Thames river below them.
"You know what I mean…"
"But, that's what I heard. Jack Sparrow's in London, with a ship and looking for a crew. Fact is, you're signing men up tonight, pub called the Captain's Daughter." Gibbs said.
"Am not!"
"I thought it a bit odd. But then...you've never been the most predictable of sorts." Gibbs said again, a small smile on his face.
"Too true.." Flik nodded, and Jack gave her a look but she smiled at him.
"Truth is, Jack and Felicity Sparrow arrived in London this morning to rescue Joshamee Gibbs from the gallows - it was Felicity's idea, and your alive! That's a start!" Jack smiled.
"Like I said. Unpredictable" Gibbs took another sip from the flask till Flik snatched it back.
"You saying my plan was crap? HEY! We got you out of there in one piece.. Do you want me to tell the driver to go back so that crowd can rip you to shreds eh?" Flik began to stand up and bang on the roof but Gibbs stopped her.
"Your plan was amazing…"
"Much better… So, there's another Jack sullying the name of Sparrow?" Flik asked him, leaning her head on Jack's shoulder.
"An impostor…"
"Aye.. But an impostor with a ship.." Jack piped up, looking over to Flik half smiling at her - those smiles of his still made her heart go twice as fast, she bit her lip slightly blushing.
"And in need of a crew…" Gibbs also said to him, both men nodded to each other working out a plan.
"That could be our ticket…" Flik shrugged, shooting looks between them.
"What about you Jack…"
Gibbs gave the flash back to Jack, but noticed something wrapped up inside his jacket - he pulled it out and started to unroll it to show the symbols of the 'fountain of youth'.
"Last I heard, you two were hell bent to find the fountain…any luck…?" Flik instantly took back the map from Gibbs giving him an evil glare from her brown eyes.
"Urm…"
Flik and Jack looked at each other thinking of an answer - they both were on the path to finding it till other things got in the way their boat sank, they wounded up on an island had an argument about it, Jack left Flik on the island so Flik had to go and find him and she did in Tortuga drunk. The next day they made up and vowed they would never argue again and they didn't.
"Circumstances arose, ensued, and forced a compelling insight regarding discretion and valour…" Jack coughed, as they broke eye contact.
"Meaning you gave up…" Gibbs rolled his eyes to them both, shaking his head as he knew it.
"No! We didn't!"
"Yes! Not true.. We are just as bent as ever to find it! Hellishly so! We will taste those waters… mark my words Gibbs.." Jack replied to him, his grip on Flik tightening making her lean into Jack more till she was nearly sitting on his lap… she began to softly kiss his neck under those dreg locks making Jack shift closer to her.
"There's the Sparrows I know!" Gibbs exclaimed happily to them both.
Suddenly the cart stopped - Gibbs, Jack and Flik banged into each other as it did.
"Are we there already?" Flik pondered, looking confused at Jack.
Jack shrugged his shoulders, getting up from Flik.. "Short trip…" Jack said over his shoulder, and opening both doors with both hands to reveal over 20 officers standing there with their guns pointed in their direction!
"Oh bugger…." Flik came next to Jack, stepping out of the cart with him - she watched as one of the officers came to the side of the cart throwing the driver a bag of coins and him catching it.
"OH! You fucking fake pirate! I bet that tattoo isn't real!" Flik shouted to the man, annoyed and was about to go over to him but was grabbed by two officers holding her arms tightly.
"OI!" Jack protested about to go over but was stopped, Gibbs appeared over his shoulder making Jack turn.
"Part of the plan…yes?" Gibbs muttered, Jack opened his mouth to say something but another officer raised his gun up smacking Jack on the back of his head.
Flik started to struggle as she watched Jack fall into the arms of the officer and they started to take him away.
"This one is to come too…" The officer pointed, but before she was carted off to - she found herself being held tighter as a cloth was tied around her mouth making everything she say muffled!
"Mmgmgmhm you… mgmgmfmfmhmm!" Flik screamed through the cloth, her eyes wide at the officer who stood their laughing.
"Orders…"
Flik shook her head at him, and she was being led off as well…
Stopping it there..
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