A/N: Chapter One is complete! Party time! Celebrate!
Disclaimer: I own nothing but Elmarine. Now if only she would zap me to Johnny Depp's house...
An Idea
Captain Jack Sparrow was happy. He had his ship, his hat, a bottle of rum, and an eternity to enjoy it all. Yes, life was good, and had been good for 100 years. He started humming the tune to an old pirate song he had learned.
As he looked out to the horizon, and noticed something. He took out his spyglass and what he saw made him look at his bottle of rum accusingly.
Mr. Gibbs was so conveniently walking by, so Jack grabbed him, thrust the spyglass into his hand, and pointed.
"Mr. Gibbs," he said, "do you see a girl floating in the middle of the ocean with a sign that says 'I have an idea'?" Gibbs put the spyglass down.
"Aye, sir, I do." He answered. Jack smiled.
"Oh, good!" he said, "Take the wheel." And with that he left a very confused and surprised Mr. Gibbs to steer the ship.
Jack went down the stairs that lead to the helm and looked over the side of the ship. Yep, she was there all right.
"You, sir!" he called to a random sailor, "Pull that woman aboard!" The sailor looked over the ship's railing, gave a little salute to the captain, and proceeded to get a rope.
As she was pulled onboard, Jack could hear faint cries of "I have and idea! I have an idea!" But before Jack could see who it was, he was tackled.
When his head stopped spinning he saw me, his little sister, sitting on top of him yet again. We smiled at each other for a minute as if to say "good to see you again," and then Jack noticed that the crew was staring at us.
"Back to work ye dogs!" he shouted at them. They immediately returned to their stations. Then he turned his head to me and smiled.
"So," he said, "you have and idea?" I got all giggly.
"How did you know?" I said. Jack just rolled his eyes. I got off of him and pulled him up. He looked at me expectantly. After about a minute he sighed.
"Any chance you are going to tell me about said idea?" he said.
"Oh," I said, "well, I was going to tell you, but then I kinda… sorta… forgot." I laughed nervously. Jack sighed again.
"Let me get this clear, you came all the way out here (I'm not complaining, it's good to see you) to tell me an idea that you forgot about." He said.
"Ya, but don't worry, I'll remember eventually." I said with a big grin. Jack just laughed.
"Alright, luv, let me show you around me ship, the magnificent Black Pearl!" he said. He was beaming with pride as he showed me everything from the brig to the helm.
He shooed Gibbs off the wheel and took his place. He looked like a true pirate captain.
I ran my hands over the wood of the Pearl. There was definitely something conscience in there, a spirit of some kind.
"You have a real connection with this ship, don't you?" I asked. Jack just beamed. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I could hear them speaking.
"She definitely has a soul." I said, opening my eyes.
"Aye, that she does." he said, "I'm glad you understand that, sis."
For the next few days we enjoyed the wind, water, and each other's company. I woke up one morning and looked out of the window of the captain's cabin. I had been sleeping there on a hammock I had made out of thin air (the crew didn't know about it). It was a bright, sunny morning and that got me thinking of how different the weather was from London's. Then my idea finally came flooding back to me.
I sprinted out of the cabin and up to the helm, where Jack was every morning. I was running so fast that I slipped on some water on the deck and ran strait into Jack. Damn these human legs! I will never get used to them. I prefer floating. I pulled Jack to his feet.
"I am so, so, so sorry Jack!" I said, "It's just that I remembered my idea and I didn't want to forget it so I started running and…" Jack put his hand over my mouth.
"Alright, luv, I get it. Now tell me what this idea of yours is before you forget again." He said. I smiled and began to explain.
"Well, my brother, I thought that since we have an eternity, we might as well have some fun. I plan on playing a joke on the good old town of London. A joke in which we would fool people into thinking we aren't who we really are. Savvy?" I said.
"Aye," Jack said, "I'm listenin' and I'm willin' to play along." I smiled evilly.
"Let's start with Part 1, shall we? You and I go into London pretending to be a married couple. You get a job as a barber and then we play it by ear until you get captured and sent away by the police. An easily escapable situation for an individual such as yourself, might I add. We wait 15 years until Part 2, and that's when the fun really begins!" I waited for Jack to react.
"You've really planned this out, haven't you?" I smiled. "Well, I'm likin' Part 1, but what happens in Part 2?" he asked. I smiled evilly again.
"We'll get to Part 2 when we get to Part 2." I said.
"You might be my sister after all." He said, "Let us begin preparations for Part 1, shall we?" It was Jack's turn to smile evilly.
"Now you're talkin'!"
A/N: Reveiw and you will be invited to my Chapter One Party! Homemade poundcake for everyone!