~Author's Note and Disclaimer~
My first PotC fanfic. be gentle, please. I don't own any of the *main*
characters, so don't sue. Constructive criticism welcomed.
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Chapter 1:
A strange air whipped around her. She swayed back and forth gently, like she was hanging in midair. Her eyes opened slowly and she absorbed her first glimpse. At first, her vision was blurred by the salty air, then she saw the ship's giant propellers chopping at the water way down below her. She felt the person who held her from death suddenly grip her tighter. Then, she panicked.
"Don't struggle, missy," the man grunted. She slid down to hold his boots and then, very quiet, but loud enough to be heard, she said, "If you would, swing me to the railing."
Very slowly, she grasped the icy metal railing of the ship. Then, she clung to it, and eventually got herself on deck. Not to be seen, she carefully helped the man aboard. She gave him a questioning look as to ask how they even got there, but he didn't say anything.
"We need ta get offa this ship." he said.
"What's yer name?" she asked. He smiled toothily and said, "Captain Jack Sparrow. And yer's?"
"Captain Jack, eh? THE Captain Jack Sparrow?" she asked. He grinned wider and nodded. But just when she was about to tell him her name, something jerked at her shirt and pinned her to the wooden wall of a cabin. Three more just like it even tighter restrained her to the wall. She was pinned, however, with Jack in between the wall and herself. It looked rather ridiculous.
"Hello, there. And what be yer names? I know one a'you, Captain Jack Sparrow, but I dunno bout the missy thar," a woman said as she pointed to the girl.
"My name is Sandy Swann, and for what do y'want me?" she asked. The woman started to laugh coldly.
"Well I'm th'captain of this ship, and y'know, I really think ye two should stick around for a'while," she said, then walked away, chuckling. Jack rolled his eyes at the woman.
"Are ye related to Elizabeth Swann?" he asked Sandy.
"Yep. She'd be my little sister. I heard she fell fer a pirate blacksmith a year'r so ago. Sh'told me all bout ya," she said.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Now really? How're they doin so far?"
"They be fine, fer all I know. I wish I could 'ave such a good life, but I gone bankrupt. Nowhere t'turn. Might as well be a pirate," she said.
"How long do y'think they have us pinned up here?" Jack asked, fidgeting and struggling against the daggers that restrained them. She rolled her eyes as he did so and said, "I don't think they'll care in the least. Probably all night."
"So how DID we get hung up there? I don't remember a damn thing!" Sandy said.
"All three of our boats collided. They were the dangerous pirates, and I'm guessing we weren't that rowdy. Anyway, they took us and our crew. I'm guessing they took our crew t'use t'help work this boat, and they didn't have a purpose for us. Hung us from sumthin and didn't bother t'wake ye up. It had to be at least n'hour before ye FINALLY woke up," Jack explained, trying to do his hand motions as he talked.
It was nearing midday until someone finally unpinned them. "Look here, yer both sleeping outside t'night. No room fer ye downstairs, all th'cabins er'occupied by yer crews," the pirate explained.
Jack stopped her before she walked away only to ask, "S'cuse me, Captain, but why do ye need our crews? Couldn't ye just drop us off on some island? What exactly do ye need us fer?"
She smiled and said, "Fer battle purposes and finding the treasure o'course."
"What treasure?" Sandy and Jack asked at the same time.
The captain burst out laughing, and when she finally stopped, she said, "The treasure of Mermaid Cavern o'course. Y'know, the one no man can come out of alive? That one. It's said that th'sirens o' th'sea always lure them inta some hazard o' some sort."
Once dusk set in, Sandy climbed up into the crow's nest and Jack stayed under a small roofed area. Then, the winds died for a small time. Everything was quiet. Then, Sandy felt a drop of wet on her head. Then another, and another. Soon, it started to downpour.
She climbed down the ropes as fast as she could to see Jack laid out under the roofing. Since it was the only roofing on the entire ship, she slid down next to him, yet far enough away from him that she couldn't feel the warmth of his body heat. She laid there, miserably cold, wet, and hungry; the worst combination of miseries.
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~Author's Note~ Did you like it? Please review!!! I know it seems really really corny right about now, but trust me, it'll get a lot better. I'm going to try to not make a Mary Sue and I'm REALLY trying to not make it a gushy, fluffy romance. Everyone gets nausiated on those. I know I should've described the characters more, but whatever. It's not like I'll be continuing or anything, right?
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Chapter 1:
A strange air whipped around her. She swayed back and forth gently, like she was hanging in midair. Her eyes opened slowly and she absorbed her first glimpse. At first, her vision was blurred by the salty air, then she saw the ship's giant propellers chopping at the water way down below her. She felt the person who held her from death suddenly grip her tighter. Then, she panicked.
"Don't struggle, missy," the man grunted. She slid down to hold his boots and then, very quiet, but loud enough to be heard, she said, "If you would, swing me to the railing."
Very slowly, she grasped the icy metal railing of the ship. Then, she clung to it, and eventually got herself on deck. Not to be seen, she carefully helped the man aboard. She gave him a questioning look as to ask how they even got there, but he didn't say anything.
"We need ta get offa this ship." he said.
"What's yer name?" she asked. He smiled toothily and said, "Captain Jack Sparrow. And yer's?"
"Captain Jack, eh? THE Captain Jack Sparrow?" she asked. He grinned wider and nodded. But just when she was about to tell him her name, something jerked at her shirt and pinned her to the wooden wall of a cabin. Three more just like it even tighter restrained her to the wall. She was pinned, however, with Jack in between the wall and herself. It looked rather ridiculous.
"Hello, there. And what be yer names? I know one a'you, Captain Jack Sparrow, but I dunno bout the missy thar," a woman said as she pointed to the girl.
"My name is Sandy Swann, and for what do y'want me?" she asked. The woman started to laugh coldly.
"Well I'm th'captain of this ship, and y'know, I really think ye two should stick around for a'while," she said, then walked away, chuckling. Jack rolled his eyes at the woman.
"Are ye related to Elizabeth Swann?" he asked Sandy.
"Yep. She'd be my little sister. I heard she fell fer a pirate blacksmith a year'r so ago. Sh'told me all bout ya," she said.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Now really? How're they doin so far?"
"They be fine, fer all I know. I wish I could 'ave such a good life, but I gone bankrupt. Nowhere t'turn. Might as well be a pirate," she said.
"How long do y'think they have us pinned up here?" Jack asked, fidgeting and struggling against the daggers that restrained them. She rolled her eyes as he did so and said, "I don't think they'll care in the least. Probably all night."
"So how DID we get hung up there? I don't remember a damn thing!" Sandy said.
"All three of our boats collided. They were the dangerous pirates, and I'm guessing we weren't that rowdy. Anyway, they took us and our crew. I'm guessing they took our crew t'use t'help work this boat, and they didn't have a purpose for us. Hung us from sumthin and didn't bother t'wake ye up. It had to be at least n'hour before ye FINALLY woke up," Jack explained, trying to do his hand motions as he talked.
It was nearing midday until someone finally unpinned them. "Look here, yer both sleeping outside t'night. No room fer ye downstairs, all th'cabins er'occupied by yer crews," the pirate explained.
Jack stopped her before she walked away only to ask, "S'cuse me, Captain, but why do ye need our crews? Couldn't ye just drop us off on some island? What exactly do ye need us fer?"
She smiled and said, "Fer battle purposes and finding the treasure o'course."
"What treasure?" Sandy and Jack asked at the same time.
The captain burst out laughing, and when she finally stopped, she said, "The treasure of Mermaid Cavern o'course. Y'know, the one no man can come out of alive? That one. It's said that th'sirens o' th'sea always lure them inta some hazard o' some sort."
Once dusk set in, Sandy climbed up into the crow's nest and Jack stayed under a small roofed area. Then, the winds died for a small time. Everything was quiet. Then, Sandy felt a drop of wet on her head. Then another, and another. Soon, it started to downpour.
She climbed down the ropes as fast as she could to see Jack laid out under the roofing. Since it was the only roofing on the entire ship, she slid down next to him, yet far enough away from him that she couldn't feel the warmth of his body heat. She laid there, miserably cold, wet, and hungry; the worst combination of miseries.
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~Author's Note~ Did you like it? Please review!!! I know it seems really really corny right about now, but trust me, it'll get a lot better. I'm going to try to not make a Mary Sue and I'm REALLY trying to not make it a gushy, fluffy romance. Everyone gets nausiated on those. I know I should've described the characters more, but whatever. It's not like I'll be continuing or anything, right?