"Talking"
'Thinking/Thoughts'
Shinobi of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Medallion
By Yami a.k.a Rachel
Chapter One
"Yo ho, yo ho. A pirates life for me." Elizabeth sang, looking out over the sea. Without warning, master Gibbs came up behind her and said "cursed pirates sail these waters. You don't want to bring them down on us now do you!" "Mr. Gibbs, that will do." Captain Norrington said. "But she was singing about pirates sir! It's bad luck to be singing about pirates sir." Norrington looked out at the sea and said "Consider them marked. On your way." Gibbs left without a word. "I think it would be rather exciting to meet a pirate." Elizabeth said innocently. "Think again Miss Swann." He walked up beside her, looking out over the sea. "They are violent creatures the lot of them. I intend to see the lot of them get what they deserve."
"Norrington, I appreciate your help, but I'm concerned about what affect this will have upon my daughter," said Governor Swann. "My apologies Governor Swann." With that, Norrington left. "Actually, I find it all rather quite fascinating," said Elizabeth. "Yes, that's what concerns me." As her father left, Elizabeth looked back out over the sea. As she took a closer look, she saw a pale pink umbrella floating in the water. A few minutes later, she noticed something else floating toward the their boat. It was a young boy. Elizabeth turned to the crew and shouted "Look a boy! There's a boy in the water!" "Haul him aboard!" Norrington shouted. The crew did as they were told and within seconds, the boy was laid down on the deck. "He's still breathing." Norrington said.
"Mary mother of God," said Gibbs as he looked out toward where the boy had been floating from. Elizabeth turned around, as did the rest of the crew and they all saw a burning ship. The ship was slowly burning into nothing and sinking to the bottom of the sea. "Everyone's thinking it. I'm just saying it," Gibbs said. "Pirates." Governor Swann laughed lightly and said "There's no proof of that, it was probably just an accident." Meanwhile, Elizabeth was standing over the boy. She could hear Norrington shouting commands to his crew. "Elizabeth, I want you to accompany the boy. He'll be in your charge, take care of him." Elizabeth nodded.
Elizabeth was stroking the boy's hair when, suddenly, he gasped and grabbed her hand. Elizabeth jumped and said "It's okay. My name's Elizabeth Swann." "Wil—Will Turner," the boy gasped. "I'm watching over you Will." Will then relaxed and passed out. As she was looking at him, she noticed he was wearing a necklace. She removed the necklace to see a medallion as the pendant. Only this wasn't a normal medallion, it had a pirate skull on it. Her eyes got wide and whispered "Your a pirate!" "Has he said anything," said Captain Norrington. Elizabeth turned around quickly and hid the medallion behind her. "His name's William Turner, that's all I've found out." Norrington said simply "Take him below."
Elizabeth was looking out over the sea once more. Or so it would seem. She looked down at the pirate medallion in wonder. As she lifted it up to get a better look at it, she noticed out in the seas was a ship with black sails. As the fog cleared, she could fully see the ship. The whole ship was practically black. She could visibly see the pirate flag as well. Elizabeth squinted her eyes shut and opened them, only to be not on a ship, but in her bedroom. She had, had a dream. 'It was all a dream,' she thought. She got up and went over to open a compartment over at her vanity and takes out the medallion. She put on the medallion and stared at herself in the mirror.
Just then her father knocked on the door. "Elizabeth?" He said. Elizabeth scrambled to get her robe, knocking down a candle stand in the process. "Elizabeth are you alright?" "Yes, yes." She said. Her father came in with two maids. One was carrying a box. What was in it though, Elizabeth didn't know. "Still abed at this hour?" He said in fake surprise. The other maid opened the curtains and opened the window. The bright light that shown through forced Elizabeth to close her eyes. "Beautiful day isn't it?" Her father said. "I have a gift for you." He motioned for one of the maids to bring the box to him. He opened the box and what was inside surprised Elizabeth.
Inside the box as a beautiful dress. She took the dress and the maid put the box on the bed. Elizabeth said "May I inquire as to the occasion?" "As if a father needs an occasion to dote upon his daughter." Elizabeth smiled and went to put on the dress. "Actually, I was hoping that you would wear it to the ceremony this evening," her father said. "Ceremony?" "Yes, Mr. Norrington's promotion ceremony." Elizabeth said happily "I knew it!" Her father smiled and said "Commodore Norrington as he will soon be." Elizabeth gasped as one of the maids tightened the corset she was wearing. "Elizabeth, how does it look?" "Difficult to say." "I'm telling you, it's the latest fashion in London." Her father said. "Well women in London must have learned not to breathe." Said Elizabeth. A butler came in and said "Governor, some one is here to see you."
Down on the ground floor of the house, a much older Will Turner stood waiting for the Governor. "Ah, Mr. Turner. Good to see you again." The governor said. "Good day sir. I have your order." The governor looked at the sword as Will took it out of it's case. "This is a beautiful sword. The Commodore will be very pleased." "Pass my compliments on to your master will you." The Governor said. Will closed the case and said "I shall." It was at this time that Elizabeth came down the stairs in her new dress. "Oh Elizabeth you look absolutely stunning." When Elizabeth noticed Will, she quickly made her way down the steps and said "I had a dream about you last night Will."
Will looked surprised and said "About me?" "Yes, it was about the day that we met, remember." "How could I forget Miss. Swann." Elizabeth sighed and said "Will how many times must I tell you to call me Elizabeth." "At least once more Miss. Swann, as always." He said. "Well at least the boy has a sense of propriety." Said Elizabeth's father. "Lets go shall we." Elizabeth looked at Will and said "Good day Mr. Turner." With that, the Governor and Elizabeth left for the ceremony. As he watched the carriage ride off, Will whispered "Good day...Elizabeth."
Meanwhile, out over the seas was a man sailing on his boat. This man was a pirate, but not just any normal pirate. Oh no, this pirate was known as Jack Sparrow. There was many stories about Jack, whether they were true or not was uncertain. Jack looked down at the bottom of his boat to see that it was leaking terribly. He grabbed a bucket and poured some of the water out of his boat. He then looked up to notice three people were hanging. They were pirates that had been sent to death by a hanging. Right beside the pirates was a sign that read "Pirates ye be warned." Jack took off his hat and put it to his heart.
With ever inch Jack's boat came closer to the docks of Port Royal, the more his boat sank. By the time his boat reached the dock, his boat was almost completely under water. Jack jumped onto the docks before his boat could sink anymore and walked down the dock. As he passed a man with a book and quill stopped him and said "Stop right there you!" Jack turned around and walked back over to the man. "It's a shilling to tie up your boat." Said the man. Jack looked over at his boat to see it almost completely under water. "And I shall need to know your name." "How about I give you three shillings, and we forget the name." Jack said. The man looked down at the shillings and said "Welcome to Port Royal Mr. Smith."
Back at the ceremony, Elizabeth was having a hard time breathing. The sun wasn't helping either. She watched as Norrington took the sword that Will had made and he began to swing in around and about, seeing just how good it really was. He seemed to be very pleased with how well the sword had been made. 'Just hurry up already.' Elizabeth thought.
Down at the docks, Jack was looking at a rather nice ship. A ship that would be perfect to commandeer. As he was heading toward the ship, two Royal Navy guards stopped him. "Hey you!" "This dock is off limits to civilians." One of the guards said. "I'm terribly sorry, I didn't know. If I see one, I shall inform you immediately." "Apparently there is something big happening up at the fort eh. How is it, that two upstanding gentlemen such as yourselves did not merit an invitation?" One of the guards said "Some one has to make sure this dock stays off limits to civilians."
"A fine goal to be sure, but it seems to me that--" Jack said as he tried to walk up to the ship. "A ship like that makes this one a bit superfluous really." "Oh the Dauntless is the power in these waters sure enough, but there is no ship that can match the Interceptor for speed." Said one of the guards. "Really? I've heard of one." Jack said. "It's supposed to be uncatchable." He paused and said "The Black Pearl." One of the guards laughed and said "There's no real ship that can match the Interceptor." The other guard looked over at him and said "The Black Pearl is a real ship." The guard chuckled and said "No, no it's not." "Yes it is, I've seen it."
While the two guards were arguing, Jack slowly made is way onto the Dauntless. By the time the tow guards finished arguing, Jack was already fingering the wheel of the ship. "Hey!" "You!" The two guards ran up to Jack and said "Get away from there!" Jack looked at them and said "I'm sorry, it's just such a pretty boat." "Ship." He said quickly after. "What's your name?" One of the guards demanded. "Smith. Smithy if you like."
"What's your purpose in Port Royal, Mr. Smith?" "Yeah, and no lies." One of the guards added. "Well then, I confess. I intend to commandeer a ship, set sail for Tortuga, pick up a crew, and pillage." "I said no lies." The guard said. "I think he's telling the truth." The other guard said. "If he was telling the truth then he wouldn't have told us." "Unless of course he knew you wouldn't believe the truth even if he told it to you." The two guards were confused by his statement.
Back at the Fort, Norrington walked up to Elizabeth and asked "May I have a moment?" Elizabeth agreed and the two walked out over to the edge of the fort. Norrington looked out over the sea as Elizabeth stumbled up beside him. It was getting more difficult for her to breathe. "Elizabeth you look lovely this evening." She smiled a fake smile. "I must say, this promotion came as a great shock." "A shock that has yet to be relieved." He looked over at her. "A marriage to a fine woman. You have become a fine woman Elizabeth." Elizabeth was gasping and said "I can't breathe." Norrington turned back around to stare out at the sea. "Yes, I'm a bit nervous myself."
Elizabeth's oxygen ran out and she blacked out, falling over the edge and into the water. Near by, Jack was talking to the two guards saying "And then they made me their chief." The three of them turned around when they saw Elizabeth falling into the water. "Elizabeth?" Norrington said. He looked beside him to see that Elizabeth wasn't there. He then looked down to see that Elizabeth had fell. "Elizabeth!" He shouted. Norrington was about to dive in after her. One of the officers stopped him and said "Sir the rocks, it's a miracle she missed them!" "Will you be saving her then?" Jack said to the guards.
One of the guards said "I can't swim." The other just shook their head. "Part of the King's Royal Navy you are." He then took off his hat and his weapons. "Don't lose these." He said as he dived in after Elizabeth. As Elizabeth sank to the bottom of the sea, the medallion she had put on earlier that day, made a pulse. The entire sea swayed as the pulse traveled through the water. The wind started to pick up and the guards held on to their hats. Jack was quick in picking up Elizabeth. He came up to the surface but quickly sank back down.
Thinking quickly, Jack removed one of the many layers of her dress, and the two made it back to the docks. "Not breathing." One of the guards said. "Move!" Jack said as he took out his knife and cut the corset in half. Elizabeth began choking up water and was breathing again. As Jack was looking at her, he noticed the medallion she was wearing. He held it in his hand and said "Where did you get that?" "On your feet." Norrington commanded. Jack did as he was told and stood up.
As Elizabeth got up, her father came running to her. "Elizabeth are you alright?" He said worriedly. "Yes, yes I'm fine." He put his coat around her and looked at Jack. "Shoot him." He said simply. "Father!" Elizabeth said. "Norrington do you really intend on killing my rescuer?" Norrington looked at Elizabeth and had his men put their weapons down. As he put his sword down he said "I believe thanks are in order." He held out his hand and Jack was hesitant in shaking the commodore's hand. Once his hand was in his, Norrington pulled Jack closer and lifted up his sleeve. There was a pirate brand on his arm.
"Had a brush with the East India Trading Company did we. Pirate?" "Hang him." The Governor said. "Keep your guns on him men. Gillette, fetch some irons." Norrington then lifted up his sleeve even farther and noticed the tattoo of a sparrow with a sunset in the background. "Well well, Jack Sparrow." "Captain Jack Sparrow." Norrington looked around and said "Well Captain, I don't see your ship." "He said he came to commandeer one." Said one of the guards. The other guard took Jack's items and said "These are his sir." Norrington went through Jack's belongings and said "You are without doubt the worse pirate I've ever heard of." "But you have heard of me." Jack said.
Norrington took Jack over to Gillette who had the irons ready to cuff Jack with. "Commodore I really must protest." Elizabeth said. "Pirate or not, this man saved my life." "One good deed is not enough to redeem a man of a lifetime of wickedness." Norrington argued. Once the irons were on, Jack swung his arms around so that the chains of the irons were around Elizabeth's neck. "No! No don't shoot!" Her father shouted. "I knew you'd warm up to me." Jack said. "Commodore my effects please, and my hat." When Norrington didn't move Jack said "Commodore!"
While Norrington gathered Jack's belongings, Jack said to Elizabeth "Elizabeth-- it is Elizabeth isn't it?" "It's Miss. Swann." "Miss. Swann, if you would be so kind." Norrington handed Elizabeth Jack's items. Once Jack had all of his items back, he turned Elizabeth around so that she was facing Norrington and the others. "Gentlemen, milady. You will always remember this day as the day that you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack then let Elizabeth go and re quickly made his escape.
"Now will you shoot!" The Governor demanded. Norrington looked at Jack making his escape and shouted "Open fire!" Jack ran for dear life as the soldiers were shooting at him. Miraculously, he didn't get shot. He quickly found a hiding spot behind a blacksmith statue. When he thought that the coast was clear, he ran out from behind the statue and ran into the blacksmith shop. Once he was inside, he looked around for something to get the irons off.
Once he found a hammer, he heard a noise behind him. He turned around quickly to see a man sitting on a couple of barrels. He was sleeping soundly, probably from all the rum he drank. Jack lightly tapped the man a couple times and when he was sure that the man was still asleep, he continued his mission of removing the irons. Try as he might, the hammer was not working. He was getting frustrated. Looking around he noticed a way to get the irons off.
Just as Jack had broke the chains, he heard the door opening. He quickly found another hiding spot and hoped that the person did not notice him. Will walked in and laid his coat down on one of the tables. He turned around to his master and said with a smile "Right where I left you." He then turned around and noticed that the hammer was in a different spot than before when he left. "Not where I left you." He said frowning. He then noticed Jack's hat. When he went over to pick it up however, a sword stopped him.
Will looked up to see Jack standing in front of him. Jack pointed his sword at Will. As Will backed up he said "Your the one their hunting. The pirate." "You seem somewhat familiar, have I threatened you before?" Jack said. "I make a point in avoiding familiarity with pirates." "Ah, well then it would be a shame to put a black mark on your recored. So if you will excuse me--" But Will stopped him. He got himself a sword and pointed it at Jack. Jack narrowed his eyes and said "Do you think this wise boy? Crossing blades with a pirate." "You threatened Miss. Swann." Will said. "Only a little." Jack argued.
The two went at it and Jack was impressed. "You know what your doing I'll give you that. Excellent form. But how's your foot work." He said. "If I step here-" They were at it again. "Very good. And now I step again." Jack took one more step and said "Ta." As he made his way toward the door, Will threw his sword so that it lodged itself into the door. Jack took the sword and tried to wrench it free from the door, but failed. He turned around and said "That is a wonderful trick... but once again you are between me and my way out. And now, you have no weapon." Will backed up as Jack got closer.
Will, thinking quickly, got a hot iron pole that he used for making swords. The two went at it yet again. In the end, Jack won the fight by blinding Will with sand. Will cleaned his eyes as quickly as he could, but it was too late. Will looked at Jack and said "You cheated." Jack said simply "Pirate." Pounding was coming from the door. The Royal Navy had arrived. Will blocked the back way out of the shop. "Move." Jack demanded, pointing his gun at Will. "No, I cannot just step aside and let you escape." Jack was getting frustrated. "This shot was not meant for you." Will looked confused.
Just as Jack was about to make his move, some one took a glass bottle and used it to knock Jack out. As Jack fell to the ground, unconcious, Will could see his master standing with a smashed rum bottle in his hand. The men outside had finally managed to opened the door and Norrington and his men quickly rushed in. "Good work Mr. Brown. You have assisted in capturing a dangerous fugitive." Norrington said. "Just doing my civic duty sir." Said Mr. Brown. 'Yeah right.' Will thought. "Well I trust that you will remember that this is the day Captain Jack Sparrow almost escaped." "Take him away." With that, Norrington's men carried off Jack to a jail cell.
Later that night, Jack had to listen to the other men who had been jailed. They were trying to get the guard dog's attention and have him bring the keys that would set them all free. Jack looked over at them and said "You keep doing that, the dog is never going to move." One of the men said "Sorry if we haven't resorted ourselves to the gallows just yet." Jack smiled and stared at the wall of his cell.
Over at the Governor household, one of the maids was helping Elizabeth get settled in for the night. "There you go Miss. It was a difficult day for you I'm sure." The maid said. "Well I suspected that Commodore Norrington would propose, but I must admit that I wasn't entirely prepared for it." Elizabeth said. "Well I meant about you being threatened by that pirate. It must have been terrifying." "Oh yes, it was terrifying." Elizabeth said.
"But, the Commodore proposed. Fancy that. And that's a smart match miss, if it's not too bold to say." The maid said. "It is a smart match. He's a fine man." "What about that William Turner, he's a fine man too." The maid said. "That is too bold." Elizabeth said. "I beg your pardon miss. It was not my place." That being said, the maid left Elizabeth to her reading. Once the door closed, Elizabeth fingered at the medallion that hung from her neck. As she fingered the medallion, the candle beside her went out.
Just outside Port Royal, came a ship with black sails. The ship was heading for Port Royal. Meanwhile, the Governor and Norrington were outside at the Fort talking. "Has my daughter given you an answer yet?" The Governor asked. "No, she hasn't." "Well she has had a very trying day." The governor said. "Ghastly weather, don't you think?" "Bleak, very bleak." Norrington said. The Governor stopped walking and said "What's that?" Norrington quickly ran and pulled the governor to the ground. As he did so he shouted "Cannon fire!"
Meanwhile back in his cell, Jack said to himself "I know those cannons!" He quickly got up and looked out the small bared window. He looked out and saw a ship with black sails. "It's the Pearl." He said in amazement. The other men in the other cell walked over to him. One of the men said "I've heard stories. That ship has been preying on ships and settlements for nearly ten years. They never leave any survivors." Jack looked over at them and said "No survivors. Then where do the stories come from I wonder." The men looked confused.
The Black Pearl continued to blow up bits and pieces of Port Royal. Men in the Royal Navy were running everywhere, trying to protect the Fort. Citizens were running in every which direction in fear. People's houses were being blow to bits. The pirates got off the ship and into smaller boats and sailed to what was left of the docks of Port Royal. They got out of their boats and began killing. Will, back in the blacksmith shop, was preparing himself for a fight. Once he got all the weapons he wanted, he ran outside and immediately began a sword fight with one of the many pirates.
Back with Norrington and the Governor at the Fort, Norrington said "Governor, barricade yourself in my office." The Governor hesitated. "That's an order." Norrington stressed. The Governor made his way quickly to the Commodore's office. At the Governor's household, Elizabeth looked out her window to see Port Royal being bombed to ribbons. She then saw the pirates running up to the door of the house. She quickly ran out of her room and made her way down the stairs. At half way down, she saw the butler about to open the door. "No don't!" She shouted. But it was too late.
The butler opened the door and one of the pirates, whose name was Pintel, said "Hello chum." Pintel then raises his gun and shoots the butler. The butler falls to the ground lifeless. "Up there!" Said Pintel's friend, whose name was Ragetti. Elizabeth quickly ran back up to her room. When she got there, she jumped when the maid from earlier came out of no where. "Miss. Swann, they've come to kidnap you." "What?" Elizabeth said, confused. "Your the Governor's daughter."
Elizabeth looked back at the door that was slowly but surely being taken down by the pirates. She then looked back at the maid and said "Hide. And when you get the chance, run to the fort." As Elizabeth ran into another room, the door finally gave way and the pirates entered the bedroom. Pintel looked to see the end of Elizabeth's nightgown flow into the other room. Pintel and Ragetti both ran into the room only for Pintel to get hit with a bed warmer. Once she was sure no one would see her, the maid ran out of the house and to the fort.
Elizabeth ran down the steps to the ground floor of the house, but didn't quite make it all the way down. Ragetti was at the bottom of the steps, waiting for her. She stopped and gasped. When the two were distracted by a fellow pirate, she quickly ran into yet another room. She looked the door and quickly hid from the pirates. When the two pirates finally made their way through the door, they slowly walked in. "We know your here poppet." Pintel said. "Come out...and we promise we won't hurt you." Ragetti motioned for Pintel to be silent and pointed toward the closet.
"We will find you poppet. You got something of ours and it calls to us." Pintel said. "The gold calls to us." Elizabeth looked down at the medallion. She looked back up to see through the small opening. She could see Pintel's face. "Hello poppet." He said simply. He opened the closet doors and before either Pintel or Ragetti could do anything, Elizabeth shouted "Parley." "What?" Pintel said. "Parley." She repeated. "According to the code set down by the brethren you can do me no harm." "I know the code." Pintel said, gritting his teeth.
"I wish to speak to your captain." Elizabeth said. Ragetti was about to complain when Pintel shouted "She wants to be taken to the captain." He looked at Elizabeth and said "And she'll go without a fuss. We must honor the code." Elizabeth got a worried look on her face. Back in the town, Will continued to fight his way through the many pirates. As he finished attacking one of them, he notice Elizabeth being taken off by two pirates. He was taken out of his trance by a pirate that he could have sworn he killed already.
The pirate looked down a Will's feet. Will did the same and noticed a small bomb laid and was about to go off. Will braced himself for the explosion, but nothing happened. Will smirked and was about to attack the pirate, but a pirate from behind him knocked him out. Will fell to the ground and was out cold. The two pirates laughed and continued their killing of citizens.
Back at the jail cell with Jack and the other prisoners, a bomb came flying their way and smashed one of the jail cells. Unfortunately for Jack, it wasn't his cell. "My sympathies friend. It's no matter of luck at all." One of the men said, laughing as he left Jack alone. Jack was actually relieved that the others were gone. He got to work quickly and grabbed the bone that the other men had left behind. Jack began to whistle and call out to the dog. "It's just you and me now. You and old Jack."
But try as he might, he could not get the dog to give him the keys. Just as he was about to get the dog close enough to him that he could take the keys, he heard men shouting. The shouting made the dog run off with the keys. Jack turned back to see two pirates standing in front of him on the other side of his cell. "Well, well, well. Look what we have here." Said one of the pirates. "Jack Sparrow."
Pintel and Ragetti lead Elizabeth aboard the Black Pearl and presented her to the rest of the crew. One of the crewmen walked up to the three and said "I didn't know we were taking on captives." Pintel looked up at the man and said "She's invoked the right of Parley with Captain Barbossa." Elizabeth walked up to the man and said "I've come to nego-" but stopped when the man slapped her. "You'll speak when spoken to." The man that had slapped her was caught in a grip by the captain himself. "And ye will not harm those who are under the protection of Parley."
"Captain Barbossa, I've come to negotiate." Elizabeth said. Barbossa stared at Elizabeth and said "What is it that you want?" "I want you to leave and never come back." The pirates laughed. Barbossa said "I disincline." There was a pause and he continued, "means no." Elizabeth pulled the necklace from her neck and said "Very well then." She walked over to the edge of the ship and held the medallion over the edge. "I'll drop it." She said warningly.
Captain Barbossa looked around and said "That bit of shine matters to us. Why?" Elizabeth looked confused and said "It's what you've been searching for. I recognize this ship, I saw it eight years ago on the crossing from England." "Did ya now?" Barbossa said. Elizabeth looked around and said "Fine. Well I suppose if it is worthless then there's no point in me keeping it." She loosened her grip slightly and the medallion inched closer to the bottom of the sea. As the medallion moved, so did the crew.
Barbossa walked up slowly to Elizabeth, making her nervous. She quickly got a better grip of the medallion. "You have a name, missy?" She hesitated "Elizabeth...Turner. I'm a maid in the Governor household." Barbossa slowly turned to his crew and said "Miss. Turner." The crew murmured amongst themselves. Captain Barbossa turned back to Elizabeth and said "And how does a maid come to find such a trinket as that. Family heirloom?" Elizabeth looked at him with narrowed eyes. "I didn't steal it, if that's what you mean."
Barbossa smiled and said "Very well, hand it over and will drop you off and you can be on your way." Elizabeth looked at Barbossa and slowly handed him the medallion. Barbossa took the medallion and handed it to his pet monkey that was sitting on his shoulder. The monkey took the medallion and walked up a rope to a higher level of the ship. Elizabeth watched the monkey and then faced Barbossa. "Our bargain?"
He silently turned to his men and nodded. The man that had slapped Elizabeth from before started shouting out commands to the rest of the crew. Elizabeth, confused, ran up to Barbossa. "Wait! You have to take me to shore. According to the code-" Barbossa turned around and said "First of all, that was not part of our agreement, so I must do nothing. Second, the code is more like a set of guidelines than actual rules." He then said "Welcome aboard the Black Pearl Miss. Turner."
The next day, Will woke up to find himself on the ground with chickens pecking all around him. He got up and looked at the spot where he last saw Elizabeth. He then ran quickly to where Norrington and the Governor was. "They've taken her, they've taken Elizabeth." He said. Without looking up from what he was doing, Norrington said "Remove this man." But before the guard could do anything, Will said. "We have to hunt them down, we must save her." The Governor walked up to him and said "And where do you propose we start? Please, if you have any information that could lead us to my daughter, please do share."
"What about Jack Sparrow." One of the guards said. Will looked at Norrington and said "Ask him where it is. Make a deal with him, he can lead us to it." Norrington, still not looking up at him said "No. The pirates who were here last night left Sparrow in his cell, so they are not his allies." Norrington was turning to the Governor when Will threw his ratchet down on the table with the map that Norrington had been looking at. "That's not good enough."
Norrington looked over at Will and said "Don't make the mistake of thinking that your the only one who cares about Elizabeth." Will silently left and headed for Jack to talk to him. Jack was trying his hardest to pick the lock open when he heard someone coming. He quickly fell to the ground so that it looked like he hadn't been doing anything. Will came running down the stairs and walked up to Jack. "You, Sparrow." "Eh." Jack responded.
"Your familiar with that ship the Black Pearl?" Will said. Jack said "I've heard of it." Will looked expectantly at him and said "Where does it make berth?" Jack looked up at Will in fake surprise and asked, "Where does it make berth? Have you not heard the stories." Will looked lost. Jack laid back down and told the tale of the Black Pearl. Once he was finished, he asked, "Why ask me?" Will looked down at the ground and said "Because your a pirate." "Are you saying that you want to be a pirate as well?" Jack said.
Will leaned up against the iron bars and said "Never." He then looked back down at the ground. "They've taken Miss. Swann." Jack smiled and said "So you have found a girl. I see." He then continued "Well if your wanting to save her, your going to have to do it alone mate. I see no profit in it for me." Will stared and said "I can get you out of here." Jack lazily asked "How's that, the keys ran off." "I helped build these cells. With the right conditions, the bars will break free."
Jack looked at Will suspiciously and asked "What's your name?" Will said simply "Will Turner." "Short for William I imagine. No doubt name for your father eh?" Will looked at Jack in wonder and said "Yes." Jack got up and said "Well, Mr. Turner, I change me mind." "If you spring me from this cell. I swear on the pain of death, I shall take you to the Black Pearl and you can save your bonny lass." Will was quick and in freeing Jack and the two left the with haste.
The two ran out to the docks. They hid under the bridge nearby. "We are going to steal the ship." Will asked. Jack was looking over at the Interceptor. "That ship?" He asked. "Commandeer. We're going to commander that ship." Jack said. He then said "One question about your business boy. How far are you willing to go to save Miss. Swann?" Will looked hard at him and said "I'd die for her." Jack looked relieved and said "Oh good, no worries then."
The two had hidden under a boat and once the coast was clear, started to make their way toward the ship. As they walked under water, Will complained "This is either madness or brilliance." When they finally made it to the boat, Jack shouted to the crew "Everyone stay calm! We are taking over the ship." The crew laughed and the officer said "This ship cannot be crewed by just two men. You won't make it out of the bay." Jack looked at them and said "Son, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." He pointed his gun at the officer.
Meanwhile Commodore was looking over some plans to help save Elizabeth when he heard shouting out near the docks. "Commodore, they've taken the ship!" The officer said. Norrington looked to see Jack trying to tell Will something. "Too rash Mr. Turner, too rash." He said simply. "That is without doubt the worst pirate that I have ever seen." The then walked off.
As the Navy men swung from the Interceptor over on to the Dauntless, Jack and Will were doing just the opposite. Norrington turned around to see the Interceptor getting farther and farther away from them. Jack took off his hat and shouted "Thank you Commodore for getting us ready to make way. We would have had a hard time of it all by ourselves." Norrington looked sourer as he watched Jack and Will sail off with the Interceptor.
"Captain?" The officer said. "Load the guns." He said. "We are going to fire on our own ship sir?" Norrington looked at the officer and said "I'd rather see it at the bottom of the ocean than in the hands of a pirate." The officer did as he was told and ordered for the cannons and guns to be ready to fire. Norrington continued to stare at the Interceptor. It was no use, Jack and Will were too far ahead of them. "That has got to be the best pirate I've ever seen." The officer said. "So it would seem." Norrington said sourly.
As Jack guided the Interceptor to their destination, Will said "When I was a lad in England, my mother raised me by herself. After she died, I came out here, looking for my father." He then looked up at Jack "I'm no simpleton Jack. You knew my father." Jack looked at Will and said "I knew him. Probably one of the few people who knew him as William Turner. Everyone else just called him Bootstrap Bill Turner." "Bootstrap?" Will said.
Jack continued to steer the ship when he said "Good man. Good pirate." He then turned around to face him and said "I swear you look just like him." Will looked at Jack confused and said "It's not true, my father was a merchant sailor." Jack rolled his eyes and said "He was a bloody pirate." Will repeated "My father was not a pirate." Jack sighed and said "Pay attention boy, the only rules that really matter are these. What a man can do, and what a man can't do."
Jack handed Will his sword and said "So can you sail under the command of a pirate, or can you not?" Will slowly took the sword and said "Tortuga?" Jack smiled and said "Tortuga." When the two arrived at the pirate port, the site they saw was unbelievable. Well, in Will's opinion. "What do you think?" Jack said. Will looked at Jack and said "It'll linger." A girl in a red dress walked up to Jack and Jack said happily "Scarlett!" Scarlett smiled and slapped the pirate. "Not sure I deserved that." He said. Another girl came up to him and he said "Giselle." The girl smiled and said "Whose she?" She the too slapped him. Jack looked at Will and and "I may have deserved that."
The two eventually made their way up to a man who was sleeping with a bunch of pigs. Jack took a bucket of water and threw it on the sleeping man. Cursing, the man, who happen to be Gibbs, got up and looked to see it was Jack. "Jack, you should know better. It's bad luck to wake a man when he's sleeping." As Jack was helping Gibbs stand up, Will threw another bucket of water at Gibbs. "I'm already away!" He shouted. "That was for the smell." Will said.
As Jack got himself and Gibbs a drink, he said to Will "Keep a sharp eye." Will nodded and Jack returned to his and Gibb's table. Gibbs looked at Jack and took the offered drink. "So what's this about Jack?" Gibbs asked. "I'm going after the Black Pearl." Jack said. Gibbs choked on his drink. "I know where it's going to be and I'm going to take it." Gibbs shook his head and said "Jack, it's a fool's errand. You know better than me the tales of the Black Pearl."
"That's why I know what Barbossa is up to. All I need is a crew." Gibbs looked at Jack and said "If there's one thing I know about Captain Barbossa, it's that he doesn't like to make bargains with fools." Jack looked at him and said "Well it's a good thing that I'm not a fool then eh?" "Prove me wrong. What makes you think Barbossa is going to give up his ship to you?" Jack looked over at Will and said "Let's just say it's a matter of leverage, eh?" Will turned to look at Jack, but Jack already turned back to look at Gibbs.
Gibbs looked lost. Jack tilted his head to the side and eventually Gibbs asked "The kid?" Jack nodded curtly and said "That is the child of Bootstrap Bill Turner, his only child." Gibbs got a smile on his face and said "I feel a sudden change in the wind says I. I'll find us a crew. There's bound to be some sailors on this rock crazy as you." Jack raised his mug and said "One can only hope." "Take what ya can." "give nothing back."
Meanwhile Elizabeth was still on the Black Pearl in the captain's office. Pintel and Ragetti came into the office and Pintel had a dress in his arms. "You'll be dinning with the Captain and he requests that you wear this." He said, holding up the dress to her. Elizabeth looked at the dress and said "Well tell your captain that I disincline." Pintel and Ragetti looked at each other. "He said you'd say that and he said that if that be the case, then you'll be dinning with the crew...and you'll be naked." Elizabeth frowned and took the dress from Pintel. "Fine." Said Pintel, frowning.
The dinner was being held in Barbossa's office. The table as lined with all sorts of different foods. As they ate, Barbossa watched Elizabeth eat in a proper manner. "There's no need to stand on ceremony, nor call to impress anyone. You must be hungry." Elizabeth looked down at her plate and began to eat fervently. Barbossa was taken aback by her sudden change in mood. "Try the wine." He said, handing her a goblet. She took the goblet with much enthusiasm. He then grabbed an apple. "And the apples, try one of those."
Elizabeth looked at the apple and then at Barbossa. "It's poisoned." She said in slight fear. Barbossa chuckled slightly and said "There's no sense in killing you Miss. Turner." "The release me, you have your trinket, I'm of no further value to you." Elizabeth said. Barbossa took out the medallion and said "You don't know what this is, do you?" Elizabeth looked at the medallion and said knowingly "It's a pirate medallion." Barbossa chuckled again and said "This is Aztec gold...one of 882 identical pieces that was placed in a stone chest, sent to Cortez himself."
Barbossa continued "The heathen God placed a cures on the gold. A terrible curse." "Any man that takes a coin from that stone chest is to be punished for an eternity." Elizabeth smirked and said "I hardly believe in ghost stories anymore Captain Barbossa." Barbossa smiled and said "That's exactly what I first thought when we were told the tale. Buried on an Island that cannot be found only by those who already know where it is." He stood up and walked over to her. "Found it we did. There lay the chest, there lay the gold. We took it all!"
"We spent em', traded em', and frittered them away for drink and food and pleasurable company." He walked over to her other side "The more we gave em' away, the more we came to realize that the curse was real. We are cursed men Miss Turner." As he walked over to his monkey, he said "Compelled by greed, we were. But now, we are consumed by it." As Barbossa was petting his monkey, Elizabeth hid her dinner knife within her dress. "There is one way we can end our curse." He said.
He looked over at Elizabeth and said "All the gold must be restored and the blood repaid." He paused and continued "Thanks to ye, we have the final piece." Elizabeth looked confused and said "And the blood to be repaid?" Barbossa smiled and said "That's why there be no sense in killing you." He handed her an apple and she smacked it out of his hand. She stood up and stabbed him in the heart. Barbossa, not being phased, took the knife and said "I'm curious, after killing me what is it you plan on doing next?"
Elizabeth gasped at his reaction and ran toward the doors. She opened the doors and what she saw frightened her to no end. The entire crew as nothing but walking skeletons. She turned back around to see Barbossa standing just outside the moonlight. "Look! The moonlight shows us for what we really are. We are not among the living, therefore we cannot die, but neither are we dead." As Barbossa walked into the moonlight, he became a walking skeleton just like his crew. "You best start believing in ghost stories Miss. Turner. Your in one!"
Elizabeth was frightened and ran back into the office. Barbossa closed the doors and turned to his crew. He began to laugh as did his crew. "What are ya looking at, get back to work." The crew did as they were told and the lot of them went back to their duties. Elizabeth sat in the corner of the captain's office in fear. She didn't know, however, that company would soon be arriving.
Back with Jack and Will, they were being presented the crew that Gibbs had found. "Feast your eyes, captain." Gibbs said. "All of them faithful hands before the mast, every man worth his salt, and crazy to boot." Jack looked at the row of pirates. Will looked at Jack and asked "So this is your able-bodied crew?" Jack looked at Will then at the crew and back at Will "Yeah, this is my able-bodied crew." Will raised an eyebrow and sighed. "What?" Jack said innocently.
Meanwhile, in a place far different then the Caribbean, was a place where four young shinobi were waiting for their sensei. "Where in the name of Hokage is he!" One of them shouted. It was a girl with pink hair. Her name was Sakura Haruno. "Hard to say." Said two of them at the same time. One of them was a boy with hair as black as night that kicked up in the back, his name was Sasuke Uchiha, and the other was a girl with just as black hair, only her bangs were light blue and the ends of her hair was magenta, her name was Yami Koi. "Well I'm tired of waiting for him!" Complain the last shinobi. The last shinobi was a boy with golden blond hair and wore an orange jumpsuit, his name was Naruto Uzumaki.
The four shinobi had been waiting at their usual meeting spot at the bridge. Just as Sakura was about to complain some more, the four of them heard a loud poof of smoke come from behind them. They turned around and saw a man, whose face as almost completely covered, appear out of the smoke. "Finally!" Said everyone but Sasuke. Sasuke Uchiha wasn't much of a talker. Two of the people he talked to the most were Kakashi and Yami. "Hello all, sorry I'm late. I was-" "Save it Kakashi." Yami said, raising an eyebrow.
"So what's our mission today Kakashi sensei?! Is it something exciting!?" Naruto said in excitement. Kakashi smiled behind his mask and said "Oh yes, it's very exciting. You'll like it a lot Naruto." Naruto was even more excited about the mystery mission. "What is it Kakashi sensei, what is it?!?!" Kakashi laughed lightly and said "Follow me and you'll find out." So with that being said, the four shinobi and their sensei headed toward a family farm.
"Okay you guys, we are at the Fukui clan's farm." Kakashi said as they walked up to Mrs. Fukui. "Thank you all so much for helping me around the farm." Mrs. Fukui said in delight. Naruto was confused, he thought he was going on some big mission, not helping some old lady with her farm. "Kakashi sensei you lied!" He shouted. Kakashi smiled behind his mask and said "Oh did I do that, I'm sorry Naruto." "Yeah right!" The blond shinobi said.
Yami giggled and said "Come on you guys, the sooner we get this mission done, the sooner we can all go and train, or something along those lines." This seemed to cheer Naruto up a little. Naruto was always looking for time to train. "Alright." Naruto said with a deep sigh. That being said, the four shinobi walked off to do their separate duties. Naruto cleared the fields of any trash, Yami and Sakura bathed the horses, and Sasuke was stacking the haystacks.
As Yami was scrubbing behind one of the horses ears, she looked down at the hay covered ground and noticed a black spot on the ground. She stopped scrubbing and bent down to see just exactly what the spot was. Turns out it was a black medallion. "Interesting." She whispered. Sasuke noticed what Yami was doing and said "Yami, what are you doing?" She slowly looked up at him, not really seeing him. "I'm staring at this black medallion." She said in a daze.
Confused at her statement, Sasuke bent down in front of her and looked down at the medallion. Yami was about to pick it up when Sasuke grabbed her hand and stopped her. "Don't touch it." He said. He then looked over at Sakura. "Sakura, go get Naruto and Kakashi." She looked confused and said "Uh, right." She quickly ran to retrieve the two men. "That's very interesting." Yami said once more. Sasuke looked back down at the medallion. "You don't think it belongs to the family do you?" Yami asked. "I don't think so. You don't find something like this in Japan."
Sakura came back with Naruto and Kakashi. Yami and Sasuke backed away from the medallion for their sensei to look at. Kakashi bent down and stared at the trinket. "None of you touched it right?" He asked, still looking at the trinket. "No one touched it yes." Yami said. "Do you know anything of it Kakashi sensei?" She asked. Kakashi looked up at his students and said "Sorry guys, but I don't know where this came from. This isn't something you see around our parts." "That's what I said." Sasuke said.
Yami bent down and picked up the medallion. Everyone was tense, wondering if something bad would happen. Just when Yami was about to take a sigh of relief, a blinding light was coming off the medallion, causing everyone to shield their eyes. In a flash the five were gone. A few minutes later Mrs. Fukui came in the barn to see no one there. "I wonder where they went." She said. Not even the five shinobi knew where they would end up. They also didn't know that they were separating the lock from the key, as one might say. Naruto would get his big mission, he just didn't know it yet.
Elizabeth was slowly starting to calm down just to be startled again when a bright flash appeared and out of nowhere, Yami fell on the office floor in a heap. Elizabeth just stared at the motionless girl. She was wearing practically all black. Black t-shirt, black pants, black sandles of some kind. Her hair was very odd too. Elizabeth slowly and cautiously crawled over to Yami to see if she was alright. She stopped when Yami began to stir. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked around herself. When she noticed that she was not alone she jumped and sat up quickly.
"Who...who are you?" Yami said scared. "It's alright, my name is Elizabeth." Yami calmed down, knowing that Elizabeth wouldn't hurt her. "My name's Yami." "Nice to meet you Yami. Where did you come from exactly?" Elizabeth asked. Yami looked around and said "Well I came from Konoha." "I'm sorry, but I don't know where that is." Elizabeth said. Yami looked at Elizabeth and said "I didn't think you would have. Where are we exactly?" Elizabeth answered "Where on the ship called the Black Pearl."
Yami was lost and confused. She didn't know where she was and didn't know where the others were. "I hope the others are alright." She said out loud. "Who are the others you speak of?" Elizabeth asked. "My teammates and teacher." Yami then noticed the black medallion laying beside her. "You!" She said. She picked up the medallion and was surprised to hear Elizabeth gasp. "What?" Yami asked. "Where did you get that?" She asked. Yami looked down at the medallion and said "Me and my team found it in a family barn. I think this is the reason why I'm here."
Elizabeth held out her hand and said "May I?" Yami nodded and handed the medallion to Elizabeth. Elizabeth studied the medallion and said, "There's things you need to know if you want to live." Yami looked scared, but listened to what Elizabeth had to say. It was then that Elizabeth told Yami all the information that she had learned while on the Black Pearl. And slowly, Yami was understanding why she was here. "Separating the lock from the key." She said with a smirk.
Meanwhile back with Jack and Will and Jack's "able-bodied" crew, Kakashi and his other three students all appeared in a flash on the dock that Jack and Will were on. Jack jumped while Will just backed up in surprise. The four appeared to be unconcious. "Well that's something you don't see every day." Jack said. Will walked slowly up to the four and paused when one of them started to move. The one that was moving wore a blue, high-collared shirt and white shorts. He also wore arm and leg warmers and blue sandles that looked unfamiliar.
The boy slowly opened his eyes and looked to see Will and the others. He quickly got up and stared at them all. By this time Kakashi and the other's were waking up. "Ah man, my head." Naruto complained. Kakashi helped Sakura stand up and the four shinobi all looked at Will and the others. "Um...hello. Sorry to bother you but, where are we exactly?" Kakashi asked nervously. Jack slowly walked up to the four and said "Welcome to the Caribbean mates!"
