IMAGINARY REALITY
WRITTEN BY CELESTE SHINRA
Hello there! This is a fic based on another idea that someone else thought of. The idea that you could go back in time to actually meet Jack Sparrow and Will Turner in the past. It's called "Is this part of the ride." I think so anyhow. It's in my favorite story section so check it out. Now, I'll be using that concept but totally different. The characters from Twin Tales, Riley and Kat, will be thrust into this story. The two girls will have nothing to do with Twin Tales except for their personality. Hope you like it. Have fun and please review!
::CHAPTER ONE::
Finding the Well
Riley sat up, her eyes adjusting to the harsh sun. To her right, her best friend, Kat, was going through her bag. Probably looking for something to drink. The two friends had gotten free tickets from a KISSFM give-away to Disneyland. Of course they were all hyped up about it. So they got up early in the morning and got dressed and ready for a fun-filled day.
Riley, the taller of the two, put on a tight red shirt with torn sleeves at the elbow. After pulling on a black T-shirt, she put on her ragged jeans and sandals. She pulled her black hair into a small ponytail and then briefly put on her sword choker. It was her dream to make a movie where she could play a pirate.
Kat, the quieter and less aggressive of the two, had on her usual blue 'renaissance-style' shirt with the long sleeves at her elbows. She pulled on her white Capri pants and tiny white Japanese sandals. Her own long red hair was braided tightly from the ponytail on her head. She was the artist and also the one with a short temper. Riley just had temper, period!
They had been walking around the Disneyland theme park for almost an hour and there was no sign of an empty bench. Riley had the misfortune of losing their map so they just kind of, wandered around the park. Any ride that didn't have a long line, they went on. It was fun, up until Riley started getting hot.
"Man, how long is it gonna take for us to get some shade?" Riley pushed her short black hair behind her. Kat, leaning against a fence, just shrugged and looked around.
"Well, it looks like there is something over there behind the 'Caribbean' ride. I heard someone saying something about free chocolate."
Kat smiled when Riley immediately got her strength back and started walking to the back. Kat knew her friend was never one to give up free food, especially candy. Yet, not even Riley could love chocolate more than Kat herself. Pushing herself off the railing, Kat hurried to catch up with Riley who was already far ahead of her.
"Riley! Wait up!" She shouted. As she ran, she bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry!" She apologized but the person kept on walking. Not really thinking more of it, Kat just shrugged and tried to find Riley. She saw her dodge under some ropes and look back at her.
"C'mon, you're slowing me down!" Riley rushed behind the wall, her black hair bouncing behind her as she ran. Kat, pulling her backpack behind her, caught up.
"Riley, don't eat it all!" Knowing Riley all too well that she usually could clean out a whole house if she could. Then, she bumped into Riley who had abruptly stopped.
"Hey, what's with this?" Riley shouted in annoyance. When Kat came up to her she looked at the large mess in front of them. Various props used in the Pirates ride was set up in the back. "Kat, look! That looks like the sword they used for Sparrow!" Riley jumped ahead of Kat and rushed to the middle of the mess.
"Riley! We really shouldn't be back here! What if someone catches us?" Kat tried to reach her friend but before she could, she felt her feet give way underneath her. Her whole body slipped and fell downward down a piece of plywood and straight down into a large well.
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Kat woke up, her eyes barely opening. Her hand reached up to her head just as her eyes flittered open. She could feel a bump forming on the back of her head. "Oooh, ow!"
"Kat, is that you?"
"I think it is ..." Kat lifted her body up on her elbows and looked around. It was dark. Where was she? "Riley, where are we?"
"Actually, we both fell in the well." Riley's voice came out in the dark. Then, Kat heard Riley laugh. "Well, no. I jumped in because I thought I heard someone talking about some ship so I thought I would hide in here. You probably just lost your balance, huh?"
"Now, let's remember who's the one who is the real klutz." Kat joked back to Riley who just laughed even more.
"Guess what? I think I found the sword Johnny Depp used in the movie. Cool, huh?" Kat could hear the sound of the sword moving quickly in the air. Riley was having too much fun probably just holding it.
"Yeah, that's nice but can we get out of here? It smells like alcohol down here." Kat stood up and reached up. Her hands felt the top of the well. "This well must just be a prop, Riley. I can feel the top."
"Well then why don't you just get out! I'm waiting!" Riley gave Kat a shove up.
"Alright, alright! I'm going!" Kat's eyes readjusted to the light coming from the top of the well. A mixture of sea salt and wet air touched her face. Was it just her or did it look darker up there? "Uh, how long have we been knocked out down there?" Kat stood on Riley's shoulder and pulled herself up.
"How should I know? Now, don't you leave me down here, Kat!" Riley shouted from inside the well. Kat turned around and leaned down, grabbing Riley's hands. When she got her friend out, she looked around.
It was definitely darker outside. In fact, they weren't even outside but in a room. A poorly lit room. In the middle was a large wooden table with many plastic figures around the table. The men all had mugs in their hands. A single candle lit up the room, casting an eerie light across the walls.
"Wow, it looks like one of the ride things. Maybe ..." Riley went up to one of the men and took his large, leather hat. She put it on her head and pranced around the room. "You know what Kat? I think we're on one of those Pirates set!"
"Do you really think so, Riley?" Kat leaned over and grabbed another man's mug. "Hmm, it looks real enough." Kat went over to one end of the room and began poking at things.
"Hey, look at me! I'm a pirate! Argh, avast!" Riley came up, the large leather hat on her head and a dangerous looking dagger in her hand. She moved back and forth, fighting an imaginary foe. Kat just shook her head and laughed.
"Riley, I really doubt many real pirates said 'avast'."
"How do you know that?" Riley took the dagger and swung it in the air a couple more times. "Have you ever met a real pirate?"
"Well, not really."
"Then how do you know?" Riley came up and leaned over Kat's shoulder. "What are you looking at over here?"
"These pens or what I think are pens." Kat lifted up a piece of paper, trying to get the candlelight to rest on the words. "It's so hard to read in this light."
"Here, I'll go get the candle for ye." Riley scurried off to the other side of the room and lifted the candle off the table. She looked at the mannequins and grinned. "Hope y'all don't mind me taking this for a bit!" She said mockingly.
"Riley, did you just say 'ye'?" Kat asked when Riley came back with the candle. Riley just grinned smugly.
"That I did, lass." Riley's voice changed to an English accent. It wasn't the best but it sure sounded real enough.
"You know how I detest you using that accent of yours." Kat frowned, trying not to smile at Riley's smirkish face.
"Can't help it, luv." Riley let her voice carry deeper into the accent.
"Riley! Stop it!" Kat punched Riley lightly in the arm making her friend laugh.
"Okay okay, I won't use it anymore!" Riley then leaned the candle over and shined it over the paper. "So what does this say? Wo, whoever wrote this has seriously nice handwriting."
"Hmm, it's signed ... get this, Jack Sparrow." Kat said, her eyebrows rising.
"Hey, that be cap'n to you, lass."
"Riley!"
"Alright! Geez, can't even talk like a pirate." Riley muttered under her breath. She shut up when Kat gave her an annoyed look. Shrugging back at her friend, Riley moved the candle closer to the paper. Her eyes squinted down at the writing. "Well, go on ahead and read it. I'm sure the cap'n won't mind."
Kat looked over her shoulder at the mannequin and grinned. The black hair hid the face and the mug held firmly in his hands. She turned back to the paper and began reading.
"'It has been four weeks since I have seen Will and Elizabeth. After staying at Tortuga for a couple nights, we will set sail for Port Royal. I must admit, it has been lonely out here without them,' aww!" Kat tilted her head to the side, a glazed look in her eyes. Riley just took a look at the paper and then raised an eyebrow.
"Wow, who knew the infamous Sparrow could display such emotions."
"But look at this, Riley! It's so cute!"
"Kat, please, stop it! You're embarrassing me and I'm sure if Sparrow were here, you'd be embarrassing him too." Riley put the candle back on the table. "Guys don't like to be called cute. Especially when it involves their emotions." She walked over to a window and peered out. "It looks real dark outside. Maybe we got stuck in the theme park."
"Oh, don't even kid about that! Stuck in here could be creepy!" Kat put the letter down and rushed over to the well. "C'mon, let's go back, Riley! We could get in big trouble for just being in here."
"Are you nuts?" Riley rushed over and grabbed Kat by the arm. Kat just gave her a weird look.
"Well are you? You're the one who wants to stay in come creepy pirates set." Kat wrenched herself out of Riley's grip and started climbing into the well.
"It's not creepy! I like it!" Riley put her hands on her hips and glared at Kat. "And if you wanna go back because you have no sense of adventure, fine! Go ahead but I'm staying right here, hat and all!" Riley watched as Kat gave her a sad look and then jumped into the well. Riley was too mad to even be surprised. She turned around and grabbed an empty chair in the corner.
"Stupid, acts as if I'm the crazy one who wants to stay in here. She's the one who's gonna get lost in the closed theme park. Idiot!"
"I am not!" Kat's head bounced right back up out of the well, an irritated look on her face. Riley's eyes widened and her head tilted in confusion. "Hey, that was quick."
"Well, I didn't really get too far." Kat climbed out. Then, she shoved the tall well over, revealing the bottom. "See, there's no hole to get out." Kat turned her eyes to Riley who didn't look at all phased.
"So what. Someone probably came over and locked it up. We're gonna have to stay here and spend the night." Riley, a big smile on her face, leaned back in the chair and let the hat cover half of her face. Only the smug smile and few locks of black hair were showing. Kat came over and tapped the hat.
"Riley, you look so devilish in that hat, did you know that?"
"And you look absolutely breathtaking, luv." Riley said, her accent quickly returning. "What be your point?"
"Stop it, Riley! I won't be able to go to sleep if you keep on talking like that!"
The girl sighed and let the chair lean forward into its original place. She looked around, her light blue eyes taking in the room. Turning back to Kat, she shrugged.
"Since we're here, why don't we look around? Can't be any harm in that, now can there?"
"Fine, you look and I'll watch." Kat crossed her arms and sat on the chair that Riley had left. "I swear, one of these days, you're curiosity is gonna get the better of you, Riley."
"It'll have to catch me first!" Riley said, a playful glint in her eyes. Kat just rolled her eyes.
Riley went over to the table and lifted a mug to her mouth. Her face changed instantly to a grimace. She went to a basin and spat everything back out. As soon as she rinsed her mouth with the water in the basin, she heard muffled laughter. She turned her head and glared at Kat.
"Stop laughing, Kat."
"I didn't."
"Yes, you did! I heard you!"
"Then you must be hearing things, Riley. I didn't even say a word." Kat said, daring Riley to challenge her. Riley just glared at her and then set the mug back on the table.
She walked over to another side of the room and found a row of swords. Excited, she reached out and touched the one cased in a leather scabbard. She fitted it around her waist and then walked proudly around the room.
"Hey, for a prop, this is kind of heavy." Riley slowly unsheathed the sword, loving the sound of the metal rubbing against the inside of the case. Even in the dark, she could tell it was a beautiful sword. She tilted in the candlelight to get a better look.
"Kat, look at this sword! It's so ..." Suddenly, a voice interrupted her. Except, it sounded a whole lot deeper than Kat's own sweet voice. This one sounded, in a way, manly. Riley turned her head in the direction of the table and gasped. A familiar reaction arose from Kat who immediately stood up in her chair.
"Miss, would you please do us all a favor and put down me sword before you cut y'rself? Be a pity to see you all mangled and such." One of the mannequins spoke and stood up. He had deep blue eyes and touseled long brown hair with beads and dreadlocks embedded in them. "Oh, and I'll be taking me hat back now, if you would be so kind."
END OF CHAPTER ONE
WRITTEN BY CELESTE SHINRA
Hello there! This is a fic based on another idea that someone else thought of. The idea that you could go back in time to actually meet Jack Sparrow and Will Turner in the past. It's called "Is this part of the ride." I think so anyhow. It's in my favorite story section so check it out. Now, I'll be using that concept but totally different. The characters from Twin Tales, Riley and Kat, will be thrust into this story. The two girls will have nothing to do with Twin Tales except for their personality. Hope you like it. Have fun and please review!
::CHAPTER ONE::
Finding the Well
Riley sat up, her eyes adjusting to the harsh sun. To her right, her best friend, Kat, was going through her bag. Probably looking for something to drink. The two friends had gotten free tickets from a KISSFM give-away to Disneyland. Of course they were all hyped up about it. So they got up early in the morning and got dressed and ready for a fun-filled day.
Riley, the taller of the two, put on a tight red shirt with torn sleeves at the elbow. After pulling on a black T-shirt, she put on her ragged jeans and sandals. She pulled her black hair into a small ponytail and then briefly put on her sword choker. It was her dream to make a movie where she could play a pirate.
Kat, the quieter and less aggressive of the two, had on her usual blue 'renaissance-style' shirt with the long sleeves at her elbows. She pulled on her white Capri pants and tiny white Japanese sandals. Her own long red hair was braided tightly from the ponytail on her head. She was the artist and also the one with a short temper. Riley just had temper, period!
They had been walking around the Disneyland theme park for almost an hour and there was no sign of an empty bench. Riley had the misfortune of losing their map so they just kind of, wandered around the park. Any ride that didn't have a long line, they went on. It was fun, up until Riley started getting hot.
"Man, how long is it gonna take for us to get some shade?" Riley pushed her short black hair behind her. Kat, leaning against a fence, just shrugged and looked around.
"Well, it looks like there is something over there behind the 'Caribbean' ride. I heard someone saying something about free chocolate."
Kat smiled when Riley immediately got her strength back and started walking to the back. Kat knew her friend was never one to give up free food, especially candy. Yet, not even Riley could love chocolate more than Kat herself. Pushing herself off the railing, Kat hurried to catch up with Riley who was already far ahead of her.
"Riley! Wait up!" She shouted. As she ran, she bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry!" She apologized but the person kept on walking. Not really thinking more of it, Kat just shrugged and tried to find Riley. She saw her dodge under some ropes and look back at her.
"C'mon, you're slowing me down!" Riley rushed behind the wall, her black hair bouncing behind her as she ran. Kat, pulling her backpack behind her, caught up.
"Riley, don't eat it all!" Knowing Riley all too well that she usually could clean out a whole house if she could. Then, she bumped into Riley who had abruptly stopped.
"Hey, what's with this?" Riley shouted in annoyance. When Kat came up to her she looked at the large mess in front of them. Various props used in the Pirates ride was set up in the back. "Kat, look! That looks like the sword they used for Sparrow!" Riley jumped ahead of Kat and rushed to the middle of the mess.
"Riley! We really shouldn't be back here! What if someone catches us?" Kat tried to reach her friend but before she could, she felt her feet give way underneath her. Her whole body slipped and fell downward down a piece of plywood and straight down into a large well.
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Kat woke up, her eyes barely opening. Her hand reached up to her head just as her eyes flittered open. She could feel a bump forming on the back of her head. "Oooh, ow!"
"Kat, is that you?"
"I think it is ..." Kat lifted her body up on her elbows and looked around. It was dark. Where was she? "Riley, where are we?"
"Actually, we both fell in the well." Riley's voice came out in the dark. Then, Kat heard Riley laugh. "Well, no. I jumped in because I thought I heard someone talking about some ship so I thought I would hide in here. You probably just lost your balance, huh?"
"Now, let's remember who's the one who is the real klutz." Kat joked back to Riley who just laughed even more.
"Guess what? I think I found the sword Johnny Depp used in the movie. Cool, huh?" Kat could hear the sound of the sword moving quickly in the air. Riley was having too much fun probably just holding it.
"Yeah, that's nice but can we get out of here? It smells like alcohol down here." Kat stood up and reached up. Her hands felt the top of the well. "This well must just be a prop, Riley. I can feel the top."
"Well then why don't you just get out! I'm waiting!" Riley gave Kat a shove up.
"Alright, alright! I'm going!" Kat's eyes readjusted to the light coming from the top of the well. A mixture of sea salt and wet air touched her face. Was it just her or did it look darker up there? "Uh, how long have we been knocked out down there?" Kat stood on Riley's shoulder and pulled herself up.
"How should I know? Now, don't you leave me down here, Kat!" Riley shouted from inside the well. Kat turned around and leaned down, grabbing Riley's hands. When she got her friend out, she looked around.
It was definitely darker outside. In fact, they weren't even outside but in a room. A poorly lit room. In the middle was a large wooden table with many plastic figures around the table. The men all had mugs in their hands. A single candle lit up the room, casting an eerie light across the walls.
"Wow, it looks like one of the ride things. Maybe ..." Riley went up to one of the men and took his large, leather hat. She put it on her head and pranced around the room. "You know what Kat? I think we're on one of those Pirates set!"
"Do you really think so, Riley?" Kat leaned over and grabbed another man's mug. "Hmm, it looks real enough." Kat went over to one end of the room and began poking at things.
"Hey, look at me! I'm a pirate! Argh, avast!" Riley came up, the large leather hat on her head and a dangerous looking dagger in her hand. She moved back and forth, fighting an imaginary foe. Kat just shook her head and laughed.
"Riley, I really doubt many real pirates said 'avast'."
"How do you know that?" Riley took the dagger and swung it in the air a couple more times. "Have you ever met a real pirate?"
"Well, not really."
"Then how do you know?" Riley came up and leaned over Kat's shoulder. "What are you looking at over here?"
"These pens or what I think are pens." Kat lifted up a piece of paper, trying to get the candlelight to rest on the words. "It's so hard to read in this light."
"Here, I'll go get the candle for ye." Riley scurried off to the other side of the room and lifted the candle off the table. She looked at the mannequins and grinned. "Hope y'all don't mind me taking this for a bit!" She said mockingly.
"Riley, did you just say 'ye'?" Kat asked when Riley came back with the candle. Riley just grinned smugly.
"That I did, lass." Riley's voice changed to an English accent. It wasn't the best but it sure sounded real enough.
"You know how I detest you using that accent of yours." Kat frowned, trying not to smile at Riley's smirkish face.
"Can't help it, luv." Riley let her voice carry deeper into the accent.
"Riley! Stop it!" Kat punched Riley lightly in the arm making her friend laugh.
"Okay okay, I won't use it anymore!" Riley then leaned the candle over and shined it over the paper. "So what does this say? Wo, whoever wrote this has seriously nice handwriting."
"Hmm, it's signed ... get this, Jack Sparrow." Kat said, her eyebrows rising.
"Hey, that be cap'n to you, lass."
"Riley!"
"Alright! Geez, can't even talk like a pirate." Riley muttered under her breath. She shut up when Kat gave her an annoyed look. Shrugging back at her friend, Riley moved the candle closer to the paper. Her eyes squinted down at the writing. "Well, go on ahead and read it. I'm sure the cap'n won't mind."
Kat looked over her shoulder at the mannequin and grinned. The black hair hid the face and the mug held firmly in his hands. She turned back to the paper and began reading.
"'It has been four weeks since I have seen Will and Elizabeth. After staying at Tortuga for a couple nights, we will set sail for Port Royal. I must admit, it has been lonely out here without them,' aww!" Kat tilted her head to the side, a glazed look in her eyes. Riley just took a look at the paper and then raised an eyebrow.
"Wow, who knew the infamous Sparrow could display such emotions."
"But look at this, Riley! It's so cute!"
"Kat, please, stop it! You're embarrassing me and I'm sure if Sparrow were here, you'd be embarrassing him too." Riley put the candle back on the table. "Guys don't like to be called cute. Especially when it involves their emotions." She walked over to a window and peered out. "It looks real dark outside. Maybe we got stuck in the theme park."
"Oh, don't even kid about that! Stuck in here could be creepy!" Kat put the letter down and rushed over to the well. "C'mon, let's go back, Riley! We could get in big trouble for just being in here."
"Are you nuts?" Riley rushed over and grabbed Kat by the arm. Kat just gave her a weird look.
"Well are you? You're the one who wants to stay in come creepy pirates set." Kat wrenched herself out of Riley's grip and started climbing into the well.
"It's not creepy! I like it!" Riley put her hands on her hips and glared at Kat. "And if you wanna go back because you have no sense of adventure, fine! Go ahead but I'm staying right here, hat and all!" Riley watched as Kat gave her a sad look and then jumped into the well. Riley was too mad to even be surprised. She turned around and grabbed an empty chair in the corner.
"Stupid, acts as if I'm the crazy one who wants to stay in here. She's the one who's gonna get lost in the closed theme park. Idiot!"
"I am not!" Kat's head bounced right back up out of the well, an irritated look on her face. Riley's eyes widened and her head tilted in confusion. "Hey, that was quick."
"Well, I didn't really get too far." Kat climbed out. Then, she shoved the tall well over, revealing the bottom. "See, there's no hole to get out." Kat turned her eyes to Riley who didn't look at all phased.
"So what. Someone probably came over and locked it up. We're gonna have to stay here and spend the night." Riley, a big smile on her face, leaned back in the chair and let the hat cover half of her face. Only the smug smile and few locks of black hair were showing. Kat came over and tapped the hat.
"Riley, you look so devilish in that hat, did you know that?"
"And you look absolutely breathtaking, luv." Riley said, her accent quickly returning. "What be your point?"
"Stop it, Riley! I won't be able to go to sleep if you keep on talking like that!"
The girl sighed and let the chair lean forward into its original place. She looked around, her light blue eyes taking in the room. Turning back to Kat, she shrugged.
"Since we're here, why don't we look around? Can't be any harm in that, now can there?"
"Fine, you look and I'll watch." Kat crossed her arms and sat on the chair that Riley had left. "I swear, one of these days, you're curiosity is gonna get the better of you, Riley."
"It'll have to catch me first!" Riley said, a playful glint in her eyes. Kat just rolled her eyes.
Riley went over to the table and lifted a mug to her mouth. Her face changed instantly to a grimace. She went to a basin and spat everything back out. As soon as she rinsed her mouth with the water in the basin, she heard muffled laughter. She turned her head and glared at Kat.
"Stop laughing, Kat."
"I didn't."
"Yes, you did! I heard you!"
"Then you must be hearing things, Riley. I didn't even say a word." Kat said, daring Riley to challenge her. Riley just glared at her and then set the mug back on the table.
She walked over to another side of the room and found a row of swords. Excited, she reached out and touched the one cased in a leather scabbard. She fitted it around her waist and then walked proudly around the room.
"Hey, for a prop, this is kind of heavy." Riley slowly unsheathed the sword, loving the sound of the metal rubbing against the inside of the case. Even in the dark, she could tell it was a beautiful sword. She tilted in the candlelight to get a better look.
"Kat, look at this sword! It's so ..." Suddenly, a voice interrupted her. Except, it sounded a whole lot deeper than Kat's own sweet voice. This one sounded, in a way, manly. Riley turned her head in the direction of the table and gasped. A familiar reaction arose from Kat who immediately stood up in her chair.
"Miss, would you please do us all a favor and put down me sword before you cut y'rself? Be a pity to see you all mangled and such." One of the mannequins spoke and stood up. He had deep blue eyes and touseled long brown hair with beads and dreadlocks embedded in them. "Oh, and I'll be taking me hat back now, if you would be so kind."
END OF CHAPTER ONE