"Is everything ready?"
"All is ready for the plan."
"When will we begin?"
"Tomorrow."
"You remember what you have to do?"
"Well, it's not exactly like I have a choice now, do I?"
"Stop fooling around and answer me."
"Yes, don't worry, Captain. I'll take care of everything."
"Good. I'm eager to finish this once and for all. Go now, we must hurry."
Alone once more, he turned around on the deck and marched to the edge of the ship, looking at the open ocean.
"You are about to pay your debt once and for all," he whispered dangerously, "Jack Sparrow."
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Owned Soul
"All hands on deck! Set the sails! Heave the anchor! And move it, you scurvy dogs!"
"Aye, Capt'n!"
Jack Sparrow walked proudly along the deck of his ship, The Black Pearl, watching as the sailors hurried back and forth to obey his commands. Yes, he was indeed the Captain of the ship, and he had passed not few troubles to be it, too.
The crew was to head towards Tortuga that day, where they would remain for a couple of days in the hope of finding what they needed for their next voyage, in search of a lost treasure.
Jack smiled at the thought: somewhere out there, hidden, was the biggest treasure one could possible dare dreaming of, and he was determined to find it. The fact that the legends he'd heard all mentioned impossible obstacles and deadly threats of all sorts didn't bother him too much: he was used to coping with such dangers.
He was grateful of having a crew at least half as crazy as he was, who usually accepted to follow him in whatever death-promising mission he'd come up with, as long as there were riches involved in it. It was a pretty disturbing thought, knowing that they only followed him for the treasure. But hell, they were pirates, weren't they?
His thoughts snapped back to the present when he saw someone rushing over to the rail, as though he'd seen something, before calling out to all the other pirates, who quickly followed him, gathering around.
Jack, confused and surprised by the sudden commotion, promptly switched his march towards the group.
"Oi!" he called out, "What's the matter with you-?"
But before he could finish, he saw with his own eyes what had captured the crew's attention: not too far from them, there was another ship, and looking more closely Jack saw that there was somebody – a girl, he noticed right after – who was being forced to walk the plank, wrists tied and group of pirates urging her in the backround.
The girl, who evidently had figured she had no other choice but to jump, lifted her head with dignity and began walking down the plank, before one of the pirates gave the piece of wood a strong shake, making her lose her balance and plunge straight into the water with a choked scream. The pirates watched her go and laughed, before one of them barked the order to set sail and the ship moved on a few moments later.
Meanwhile, Jack's crew watched astonished as the girl gasped for breath, desperately trying to keep herself above the surface, before being pulled underwater by the waves. Jack knew at once that something had to be done. Seeing that nobody else moved a muscle, he shook his head.
"I'm surrounded by idiots," he said, before taking off his hat and his belongings, handing them over to one of his mates, and jumping headfirst into the water.