The Makings of a Pirate
"This is it."
"She IS beautiful."
"Just like her mother,"
"Go get him, will you Will?"
"…Elizabeth."
"Well, now with Jessica we'll- AKK!"
"Will, Elizabeth!"
" Jack! What's going on!"
" Davey Jones! He's found us!"
" The children! Will go get-!"
" I know what to do! Here, put this on her!"
"An amulet?"
"Just like-" The boat rumbled again. "He wants the key back-GO! Save Jessie!"
And so Elizabeth lowered her newest child into the ocean with the silver amulet around her neck. It was in the shape of a heart and it opened up so you could see her name. As the basket with the child lowered into the sea, tears fell from her eyes. She, and her family were dragged away and locked away… except for one more escapee…
Fourteen years later:
"JESSIE!" A screech came from Mother. My mother is Victoria Dickson. Father is Paul Dickson: A governor for the king. Together they had Peter. Peter is THE most obnoxious thing in my life! In a close second: His fan girls… Fiona is the worst of all. Peter has Fathers green eyes and Mother's dirty blonde hair. He also has pale skin. I too have dirty-blonde hair, but my eyes are brown and I have tan skin.
"Jessica!" Father and Mother called this time.
"WHAT?" I moaned. Mother, Father, and Peter burst into the room.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Father screamed rapping his arms around my neck.
"My little Jessie… a woman now…" Said Mother a tear falling from one of her eyes, and THAT'S where my ADD and OCD come in, I have a problem where everything MUST be symmetrical… don't judge!
"Yea…" moaned Peter
"Oh, Peter!" I said "Once I'm out of the house, you'll miss me…" ( In this book the boy, even though married, stays at the house to inherit the estate. The girl moves into the parents house with the boy. Whether this info is important to the plot you'll find out…)
"Yes." He started "I'll miss being set on fire, my stuff being destroyed, and experimented on-"
"I only burned off your eyebrows…"
"I'M STILL GROWING THEM BACK!"
"Okay, okay no fighting on Jessie's birthday everyone!" Mother pleaded
"Hmm. Fine." Said Peter
"Tsk. I don't need this…" I said
"Get dressed then down to breakfast."
"Yes ma'am." I responded to Mother. I got dressed in a light green petty-coat. I put on the emerald necklace Mother had gotten me for my thirteenth Birthday, the emerald earrings Father had gotten me for my thirteenth Birthday (My Birthday's in June O-0) and the headband Peter had MADE me for my thirteenth Birthday (He just sew an emerald one of his fan girls sent him with one of grandma's old, green, headbands). I still gazed at it with loving care. I went down stairs to have my breakfast.
After breakfast I decided to go for a walk. And of course, since I'm old enough to get married but, not old enough to take walks by myself, Peter tagged along.
"Peter."
"Hmm?"
"What has Princess Haley said?"
"About the wedding?"
"Yes. Are you going to be married to her?"
"… Yes, Jessica. I am. In Spring I'll be known as 'Prince Peter'"
"…" I looked down
"Aw, Jessie." he said sadly "I- hide…me."
' What?" I said looking up. I locked in the direction he was looking. Fiona was upon us.
"PETER!" she screamed. Fiona Hodge: Daughter of James and Kayla Hodge, she has red hair and grey eyes with a splash of freckles on her nose. She used to be my friend until she turned into a complete and utter snob in sixth grade. Now we only talk about my brother (she raving over him. Me calling her insane FOR raving over him).
"Fiona!" I screamed putting a wall ( my body!) in-between her and Peter.
"You are MINE!" she screamed
"RUN PETER!" I screamed. When Fiona tried to run after him I tripped her, putting a hole in her pink petty-coat.
"Dickson!" she screamed "When daddy hears about this he'll-!"
"Hey." Came a voice. We both looked to see who it was, it was Peter. "I'm sorry for my sister's action's." he said smoothly and calmly.
"Ugh." I said shaking my head. Fiona was in a trance.
"Please forgive her." he said stepping towards her. "When you punish her-" he got REAL close to her face "-You punish me."
Fiona was about to melt.
"So…" Peter started "How did you get a hole in your dress?"
"I tripped and fell."
"Because-"
"I tripped and fell." she said giggling
"Good." he said. He waited until she was gone to ask me for a barf bag.
"Why did you do that?"
"Because earlier you were worrying about me."
"No, what I was about to say was 'If your going to a castle, can I have your room and bathroom?'"
"Why would you need my bathroom?"
"You kick me out to early."
"Jessie, the shortest shower you've ever taken was one that lasted an hour!"
"I'm a girl! It takes me two hours just to wash my hair!"
"Ugh." he sighed
"Come on, Peter. It's almost sunset."
"Time to go home."
When we arrived there was a note.
"Dearest children,
An emergency meeting with the King has been called on the issue of Pirates! Jessie your present is in our room. We'll be back at dawn.
Signed.
Mummy, and Daddy"
"I'll go get my present." I said
"I'll get the cake." said Peter
That's how it was for as long as I can remember; On every one of my birthdays a meeting to discuss pirates was arranged. Only, I don't get what the deal is about pirates. I went to get the present in the room when I passed Mother's jewelry box. Temptation, temptation, temptation! I opened it. Inside was the most beautiful thing ever… Hey! That ring matches my outfit! Anyway, there it was a silver amulet, in the shape of a heart. I saw I little dent on the side, and pressed it. The amulet popped open and inscribed was 'Jessica Ann Turner'.
"Turner?" I thought
"JESSIE!" Peter called. I shoved the amulet in my bra (What! No pockets in a dress…) then ran out into the kitchen.
"Where's the gift?"
"Cold! I mean, I'm tired I'll open it tomorrow."
"…"
"With Mother and Father."
"…"
"Good night!" And I ran too my room. Shutting the door I shoved the thing out of my bra. "Who knew metal could be so cold?" I whispered
I slipped into bed (I was to tired to dress into pajamas so bra + underwear + sleep = comfort.) I then went into a deep. The only thing that woke me up was a scream from Mother. I ran to the door of my parent's room and listened.
"PAUL!"
"WHAT?"
"The amulet's GONE!"
"If the children find it, Jessica will know about her…pirateylineage." Said Father
I ran to my room and got in bed.
"Pretend your asleep." I thought covering my self with more blankets. "Pretend your asleep, pretend-"
"JESSIE!"
"What!" I moaned
"Have you seen an amulet anywhere."
"No. Why?"
"It's just a family heirloom that must've fallen."
"Sorry."
"I'll find it soon."
"Good luck…"
After she left and shut the door I got out of the covers and pulled the necklace out of my 'brazier' and gazed at it.
"This is my family heirloom." I thought and then, clutching my amulet, I made the decision.
Later that night in the garden.
"Peter… Please…"
"No."
"Please…"
"NO.
"Pleeease."
"NO!"
"You know you want-"
"NO! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TOO!"
"What does that even mean?"
"NO!"
"Come on you'll get freedom, NO FANGIRLS, and-"
"We'll be runaways, hunted by our own country-
"But my family-"
"We're siblings!"
"LIES!" I screamed showing him the amulet dangling in my fist. "This is 'mother's' precious 'family heirloom'." I opened it.
"Jessica Ann Turner." he whispered "Why…"
"Why what?"
"Why would I leave my future?" He said pointing towards the castle. "For some… stranger?"
"Oh, so now that my name has changed I'm not your sister?"
"…"
"You were with me from day one! Or whenever I came. Who called mom when you broke your leg? Who saved ME from the badger when I followed you into the woods? We may not have sibling rivalry anymore, but now we can be-"
"Shut up." Peter mumbled
"Wha-"
"SHUT UP!"
"I-I" I stuttered tears in my eyes
"Get off my land." he said looking down
"Don't tell mother and Father" I said turning to the path that leads down to the ocean.
"I wont."
In the dead of night I walked down to the beach to find a boat. I found a good one: The Brocken Rose. Bad news: Guards, guards EVERYWHERE! Hiding in the cat-tails I came up with my plan. First, I went home to change from a petticoat into a silk dress that trails, I grabbed my 'Father's' prized machete that he got from killing a pirate. The house was empty.
"Maybe they went for a walk-Mff hmm!" Someone put a cloth around my mouth
"Jessie calm down! It's me Peter!"
"Per-her?"
"Yeah…" he said taking the cloth off my mouth "The parents are out for dinner."
"What are you doing?"
"Going with you."
"What?" I said smiling
"I need to be with my sister through thick and thin."
"Peter." I said with tears in my eyes
"Jessica." He said hugging me
"Let's get you a weapon."
"Already got one."
"O-oh! Talkin' like a rebel already, eh."
"Shut up." he said with a smirk
"Hey, rule one: Never tell the girl with a machete to shut up."
"Sure."
"Let's go."
"I'll get my sword."
"'Kay. Meet me at the shore."
At the shore
"There she is." I said
"So a sixteen-year-old and a fourteen-year-old against five men."
"What could possibly go wrong, right." I said sarcastically
"I know."
"Let's go."
"Oh, God."
"It's too late for praying! HYAH!"
"What the-!" One of the guards screamed
Twenty minutes later
"Okay! Jackie Sparrow and Peter's adventure begins NOW."
"Who, what?"
"Oh, I did some research at the library. Jack Sparrow is the captain of the 'Black Pearl'. Two people on his crew are Will and Elizabeth-"
"So?"
"Will and Elizabeth TURNER…."
"…"
"So untie the ropes before the sun comes up!"
"Ai-yai! Captain! Wait!"
"What?"
"I want a name."
"Sure, uh Haden."
"Haden? That's my middle name!"
"Haden…Emerald"
"Cool."
"Now get this ship sailing!"
"Yes sir!"
"WHAT." I said through gritted teeth.
"I'm on it!"
"That's what I thought…"
