Chapter 3:
While Jack and Will were on their way to Tortuga, Miss Elizabeth Turner was being invited to dine with the Captain for the dinner. Elizabeth accepted the offer after she was left with either this or a worser choice for dinner. Elizabeth entered the Captains quarters, smelling the delicious food that was laided out on the table. She was so hungry, she hadnt ate in so long. Barbossa invited to sit and dig in to the food. Elizabeth ate like she always did, the way she was taught. She ate gracefully as Barbossa watches her.
" No need to stand on ceremony, and no call to impress anyone. You must be hungry." Barbossa said still watching her intently. Barbossa offers wine and bread which Elizabeth takes and devours. Barbossa offers are an apple, Elizabeth takes it but then realised that it might be poisioned and drops it.
"It's poisoned!" Elizabeth says as she pushes her plate away and takes the knife and hides it on her lap.
" Oh, there would be no sense in killing you, Miss Turner." Barbossa says as he grabs the trinket Elizabeth had earlier. "Do you not know what this is,then?" He says as he dangles the necklace between his pirate- ridden fingers.
"It's a pirate medallion." Elizabeth says not thinking much of it. "It's a piece of the treasure of Isla de Muerta ." Barbossa says in roughish rough whisper. Elizabeth shrugs, not knowing anything about Isla de Muerta. Barbossa smiles and continues
"Ah, so you don't know as much as you pretend. Back when Cortes was cutting a great bloody swath through the New World, a high priest gave him all the gold they had, with one condition: that he spare the people's lives. Of course,Cortes being Cortes, he didn't. So the priest, with his dying breath, called on the power of the blood of his people, and put on the gold a curse. If anyone took so much as a single piece,as he was compelled by greed, by greed he would be consumed." Elizabeth stared intently not willing to believe all this but she couldnt help being interested.
"Within a day of leaving port for Spain, the treasure ship carrying the gold ...something went wrong. The ship run aground, every man aboard dead, save one. He survived long enough to hide the gold ashore." Barbossa pauses as he walks around the table, moving behind Elizabeth and continues whispering his stories along Elizabeth's neck. "Over time, the dark magic of the curse seeped into the place, making it a cursed island. An island of death. Isla de Muerta." Elizabeth continues to sit there interested.
"My crew and I, we found the gold, and we did more than take one piece, we took it all. Rich men we were and we spent it and traded it and gave it away in exchange for drink and food and pleasant company. But we found out the drink could not sate us, and the food turned to ashes in our mouths, and no amount of pleasant company could ease our torment... We are cursed men, Miss Turner!" Barbossa said , almost yelling it in Elizabeth's ear as he moved from each side of her from behind.
"That's all very interesting, but I hardly believe in ghost stories any more." Elizabeth said, pretending that she wasnt going to believe this nonsense. Barbossa laughed and continue to tell his story.
"There is but one way to remove the curse. All of the scattered pieces of the treasure must be restored in full, and the blood repaid." Barbossa paused and planted a evil smile on his weathered face. Elizabeth looked at him anxious and a little frightened, she gulped as she asked
"And the blood to repaid?" Elizabeth asked terrified.
" That's why there be no sense in killing ye,... yet" Barbossa said as Elizabeth stood out of her chair and used to knife to threat Barbossa and to run out of the cabin. Elizabeth stabbed Barbossa with the knife. Barbossa looked down and pulled out the blood soaked knife and was completely unaffected.
"I'm curious -- after killing me, what is it you were planning to do next?" Barbossa asked as Elizabeth ran out into the deck with the moonlight flashing upon the pirates as Barbossa followed her outside. Elizabeth looked at the pirates and seen there rotting skeleton bodies, Elizabeth screamed terrified and tried to run back to the cabin until she was caught by Barbossa.
"LOOK! The moonlight shows us for what we really are! We are not among the living and so we cannot die -" Barbossa holds Elizabeth by the shoulders and makes her watch the un-dead pirates as they stop their jobs and slowly creep closer to towards Elizabeth. Barbossa pushes Elizabeth slightly into the moonlight and Barbossa follows and reveals himself to be a skeleton too. " -- but neither are we dead! We have all the desires of the living, but cannot satisfy them! Ten years I have been parched of thirst, and unable to quench it! Ten years, I have been starving to death -- and haven't died!.." Barbossa raises his hand into the moonlight and reveals his arm as a skeleton too. "And I have not felt anything for ten years ... Not the wind on my face, nor the spray of the sea ..." Barbossa continued as his hand reaches up to get closer to Elizabeth's face as she starts to move back slowly. "... nor the flesh of a woman ..." Elizabeth backs away more and more until the hand picks up a bottle of wine. Barbossa starts to drink it as Elizabeth watches the red liquid flow down his body and along his yellow bones.
"You'd best start believing in ghost stories, Miss Turner. Because now you're in one." Barbossa says as Elizabeth screams and runs back into the cabin. Barbossa throws the bottle of water after he closes the cabin doors and laughs hard.
Jack and Will are still sailing to Tortuga. Will starts to venture into talking about his past, Knowing Jack knows something about his father. Will tells Jack about how he came to the Caribbean to find his father after his mother died. Jack makes a slight grunting noise and continues doing sailing jobs. Will looks at Jack's response and wasnt satisfied with the subtle way he was trying to get information out of Jack and decided to go with a different direction..
"I'm not a simpleton. At the jail -- it was only after you learned my name that you agreed to help. You knew my father." Will stands in front of Jack as Considered a response. Either to lie or to tell the truth. Jack decided to tell the truth, it wouldnt do any harm... would it?
"I knew him. Probably one of the few who knew him as William Turner. Most everyone just called him Bill, or 'Bootstrap' Bill." Jack said as moved to the helm.
"'Bootstrap?'" Will asked " Good man. Good pirate. And clever -"- I never met anyone with as clever a mind and hands as him. When you were puzzling out that cell door, it was like seeing his twin."
"That's not true." Will said angry, not wanting to believe his was a pirate.
"I swear, you look just like him." Jack said flashing his trade mark sarcastic smile.
"It's not true that my father was a pirate. He was a merchant marine! He was a respectable man who obeyed the law, and followed the rules--" Will said getting louder and angrier with every word. Will had enough of Jack's 'lies' and pulled out his sword and leveled it at Jack.
"Put it away, son. It's not worth getting beat again." Jack said sighing, he was starting to re-think the plan he had come up with. " You didn't beat me. You ignored the rules of engagement. In a fair fight, I'd kill you." Will said stilling holding his sword in Jack's direction. "Then that's not much incentive for me to fight fair, is it?" Jack said as he kicked the wench. A sail boom came across the deck as Jack ducked and let the boom hit Will in the chest. Will held onto the boom as he dangled over the open sea. Jack picks up the sword and points the sword at Will
" As long as you're just hanging there, pay attention. There are only two absolute rules. What a man can do. And what a man cant do... For instance: you can accept that your father was a pirate and still a good man... or you can't.. But pirate is in your blood, boy, so you'll have to square with that some day. And me, for example, I can let you drown, but I can't bring this ship into Tortuga all by me onesies, savvy? So, can you sail under the command of a pirate, or can you not?" Jack said swinging the boom back around and handing the sword to Will.
"Savvy?" Jack asked as Will looks lost.
" Tortuga?"
"Aye, Tortuga" Jack said with a smile and a certain devious look in his eyes.
Soon enough Jack and Will turn up at Tortuga, Jack looks around like its heaven and Will looks around scared and giving Jack a look of not wanting to be here. Jack moves around the crowd as Will follows. Jack smile perks up when he sees a busty red-headed woman.
"Scarlett!" Jack said approaching the red-headed woman. She smiles evil like and slaps Jack across the face.
Jack then says to Will " I dont think I deserved that". Will raised his eyebrow and gave a slight smile. Jack looks across the crowd again and says a blonde woman now.
"Giselle!" The blonde woman walks up to Jack
"Who was she?" The blonde woman asks as Jack looks dumbfonded. 'Giselle' swings back and hits Jack just as hard. Jack then says " Well i might have deserved that one" Will smiles and enjoys seeing Jack get smacked around.
" Why are we here?" Will askes impatiently. " We need a crew, how can you and me manage the Pearl in the open seas, young pirate Turner?" Jack asked Will purposely teasing and stirring him up. "We need to find an old friend of mine to do this.." Jack said as he walked off, and Will follows.
" Who were those 'ladies' Jack?" Willa asked interested in their profession.
" They give sailors pleasure lad.. you know the sea gets lonely. We arent all enunchs you know" Jack said as Will got angry. "Ah there he is" Jack said as he strolled over to a piss den. Jack and Will then woke up the old man. Will learnt that it was Mister Gibbs, an old friend of Jacks. The three went to a local tavern. Will keep away from Jack and Gibbs as they discussed plans and crews. Little did Will know Jack was telling Gibbs that he is going after the Pearl and that he has Will as leverage. Jack reveals to Gibbs that Will is Bootstrap Bill Turner's son. Gibbs finally comes around on Jacks idea and starts to sign up people for a crew. Meanwhile Will over heard every word and begun to not trust Jack after hearing he was going to trade Will for a ship.
The next morning, Jack and Will inspected the 'crew' that Gibbs put together. It included a mute and midget and most importantly a woman. Jack proceeded down the line and was about to board the ship when a voice called out..
"You havent told us where we are going" the young sailor asks, with a slight femininity to the persons voice. Jack walks down the line again cautious and looks around the sailors hat and slips it off to reveal an old friend.. of sorts.
"Anamaria!" Jack says surprised. Anamaria then slaps Jack and Jack rubs his cheek. "I suppose, you didn't deserve that one either?" Will asked peeking around from behind.
"No, that one I deserved." Jack stated looking at Will instead of Anamaria.
"You stole my boat!" Anamarie yelled.
"Actually..." Jack started until Anamaria slapped him again. Jack then looks sore and frustrated "Borrowed... borrowed without permission, but with every intention of bringing it back." Jack says, as Anamaria looks unamused.
"But you didn't!"
"You'll get another one." Jack says lying.
"A better one." Will says smiling. Jack turns to Will and agrees, smiling as he keep lying.
"That one." Will said pointing out the Interceptor.
"What one? Jack looks at Will angrily. That one? Aye, that one. What say you to that? " Jack said knowing this will be the only way to convince her.
"Aye!" Anamaira and the crew yelled. She snaps her hat back and walks to the boat. Will and Jack follow.
"I suppose you know her from Tortuga then, just like the others.." Will said matter- of-factly. "Nah mate, She is from Tortuga, but she doesnt give that kind of pleasure.. Well not to just anyone.. " Jack said smiling proudly. Thinking about how he seduced Anamaria and stole her boat. Jack and Will climbed aboard and Jack looks up in the sky and heard thunder.
During that night, the sailors and Jack battle the storm but Jack is in an uncommonly good mood because he knows they are catching up. In the morning after the storm, Jacks craddles the 'broken' compass and shouts headings at Anamaria, which seem to be changing by the second. Will looks over at Jack and is clearly un-impressed. Will then approaches Gibbs for some answers but Jack and his compass.
"How do we expect to find an island no one can find -- with a compass that doesn't work?" Will asks getting annoyed at Jack more and more.
"Now, lad, just because it don't point north don't mean it don't work. That compass gives bearings to the Isla de Muerta, wherever it may lie." Gibbs says in a low voice so no one over hears. Jack watches Gibbs and Will chatting away in their low voices. Jack slowly gets closer and closer to them to hear them talking without them noticing him.
"Really? So ... what's the story on the pistol?" Will asked slightly impressed and interested. Jack starts to listen intently ,knowing full well the story of his pistol. The story made his normally clam blood boil.
" I'll tell lee. Now, Jack Sparrow has an honest streak in him, and that's where the whole problem starts. This was when he was Captain of the Black Pearl -" Gibbs started but was interrupted by Wills stunned face. Jack was listening and cursed Gibbs for mentioning his history that Jack made sure Will would not know.
"What? He never told me that." Will said not surprised that Jack would not tell him.
" Ah -- he's learned, then. Plays things more close to the vest. Jack was the Captain of the Black Pearl and hired a crew, promised each man an equal share. So, they're forty days out, and the First Mate.. Barbossa.. says, everything's an equal share, that should mean the location of the island, too. So Jack gave up the bearings. That night, there was mutiny. Jack gave hisself up for the sake of his loyal crewmen. He was marooned on an island, left there to die." Gibbs said happy that he had a listener to one of his many stories. Will sat there amused and surprised to hear that Jack had an honest streak. Jack was listening as his blood started to boil thinking about Barbossa. Jack tried to keep calm as Gibbs and Will continued..
"Is that the reason why Jack is.." Will asked puzzled, trying to imitate the way Jack walks and acts. Always drunk. Jack looks at him puzzled at his impression and mutters "I dont act like that ..Do I?"
"Reasons got nothing to with it.. you see When a pirate is marooned, he's given a pistol with a single shot. No good for hunting, or surviving, really. But after three weeks of starvation and thirst – the option of that pistol begins to look good up here." Gibbs says using his fingers make a gun shape and pointed his fingers to his head.
"How did he get off the island?" Will asked wondering how Jack did this amazing, impossible thing.
"he roped himself a couple of sea turtles, lashed 'em together and made a raft." Gibbs said happily not realising how impossible that sounds. Jack stood there still listening smiling at his great adventures.
"He roped a couple of sea turtles."
"Aye. Sea turtles."
"What did he use for rope?" Will asked proudly as Gibbs looked confused, Jack quickly popped up beside them to answer this said question..
"Human hair... From my back." Jack said sternly and then walked off. Will and Gibbs look at each other puzzled and not sure what to believe.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth and the cursed crew of the Black Pearl were at Isla de Muerta. Elizabeth was forced into the cave wearing the trinket as a necklace. The crew pulled Elizabeth over to the chest and bent her over it. Elizabeth looked around terrified that this was the end. She felt like crying but she was still brave and stubborn. Barbossa begun a 'heart warming' speech about the curse and told the crew tonight is the night it ends.
Outside Jack and Will are making their way into the caves in a back entrance. Jack and Will watch as Barbossa gives his speech, Jack moves closer and Will follows behind with an oar in hand. Just at the right time Will hits Jack in the face, knocking him out cold. Will mutters that he will not be traded for a ship. Will then swims around the river around the stone chest and waits behind the stone chest where Barbossa cant see him.
Barbossa finishes his speech and grabs the knife and cuts Elizabeth's hand, Elizabeth squirms slightly in pain but she waits for more.
"Is that it?" Elizabeth asks very surprised.
"What did you expect? We're all gentlemen here, right and proper... You know the first thing I'm going to do after the curse is lifted?.. Eat a whole bushel of apples." Barbossa says laughing as he slowly drops the trinket into the chest and says "What was begun by blood, let blood now end!" All the pirates including Barbossa look up at the moonlight and wait.. they feel no different. They all wonder if it worked. Barbossa sighed at Pintel's questions and grabs out his gun and shots Pintel straight in the heart. Pintel bleeds but doesnt die. Barbossa growls and grabs Elizabeth.
" You. Maid. Your father. What was his name?! Was your father William Turner?!" Barbossa grabbing her shoulders and shakes her around. Elizabeth waits and smiles evil-y and simply says "No".
"Where's his child? The child that sailed from England eight years ago, the child who is the real owner of that medallion, the child in whose veins flows the blood of William Turner?! Where?" Barbossa yells in her face as he holds her. Elizabeth stares at him not backing down and not knowing who he is talking about. Barbossa had enough and slapped Elizabeth roughly. The force of the slap made Elizabeth tumble down the hill of treasure and down the shore of the river where Will is waiting. He grabs Elizabeth's mouth and wakes her up. Elizabeth looks shocked but extremely happy as the take the medallion and swim out of the caves together.
Barbossa and the pirates argue as Elizabeth and Will run away. Barbossa suddenly looks down to where Elizabeth is suppose to be and doesnt see her there. He orders the crew to go after her, As the crew get ready to chase her they find a slightly conscious Jack, still groggy from being hit hard. Pintel and Ragetti look at their former Captain shocked that he aint dead.
"You're supposed to be dead!" Pintel yells at Jack. Jack looks around with an oar in his hand still very groggy.
"Am I not?" Jack asks as the crew raise there guns and swords. Jack then has an idea and tries to conjure up the attack of parley.. if only he could remember the name. " Parillleee".. "Parsnip".. "Parsely".. Meanwhile the crew slightly lower there guns confused at what Jack is trying to say.. "Partner" .. "Par.." Jack almost finished when Ragetti pipes in and says "Parley!". Pintel starts at him angrily and curses Ragetti. "Damn those muttonheads who thought of Parley!" Pintel says so annoyed. Jack starts to compose himself slightly.. "The French mate" Jack says lowering Pintel's gun. The crew then drag Jack over to Barbossa.When Jack is placed in front of Barbossa, Barbossa looks abousutely dumbfounded
"Its not possible!" Barbossa says looking at him as if he was a ghost.
"Its not probable" Jack says leaning on his oar.
"How the blazes did you get off that island?" Barbossa asked stunned.
"When you marooned me on that god forsaken spit of land, you forgot one very important thing, mate: I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."Jack said very arrogantly and proud. Barbossa smilies and signals for the crew to kill him.
"The girls blood didnt work, did it?" Jack says flashing his trademark devilish smile. Barbossa looks amused and sighs that he cant kill him right now.
"I suppose you know who's does" Barbossa says looking at Jack to see if he will lie
"I know who's blood does" Jack said proud of himself.
Elizabeth and Will by this had got to the Interceptor. Will told the crew and Anamaria and Gibbs that Jack fell behind and wanted you to follow the code. Gibbs looked painfully upset as shouted orders to leave without Jack. Thats just what they did. Meanwhile Jack had persuaded Barbossa into hearing his deal on the Black Pearl. Jack and the rest of the crew followed Barbossa back onto the Pearl. Jack and Barbossa then went into the Captain's quarters and discussed terms.
"So you expect to leave me standing on some beach with nothing but a name and your word it's the one I need and watch you sail away on my ship?" Barbossa said almost laughing at Jacks deal.
"No. I expect to leave you standing on some beach with absolutely no name at all, watching me sail away on my ship and then I'll shout the name back to you. Savvy? " Jack said proud and smiling.
"But that still leaves us with the problem of me standing on some beach with naught but a name and your word it's the one I need." Barbossa says still not following his deal at all.
"Of the two of us, I am the only one who hasn't committed mutiny, therefore…my word is the one we'll be trusting. Although…I suppose I should be thanking you because, in fact, if you hadn't betrayed me and left me to die, I would have an equal share in that curse, same as you. " Jack says happily as he grabs an Apple from Barbossa's table and bites into to it.. "Funny ol' world, innit?" Jack says slightly chuckling and offers Barbossa his apple as Barbossa smiles slightly upset. Just as they finish talking a crewman comes in and says they are coming up on the Interceptor. Jack follows Barbossa up to the deck and decides with a new plan. Barbossa grabs out his telescope and Jack jumps in front of his sight.
"I'm having a thought here, Barbossa. What say we run up a flag of truce? I scurry over to the Interceptor, and I negotiate the return of your medallion, eh? What say you to that?" Jack said trying to put on his charm.
"Now you see, Jack , that's exactly the attitude that lost you the Pearl . People are easy to search when they're dead. Lock him in the brig." Jack then is carried away into the brig.
Meanwhile on the Interceptor, Will try to bandage up Elizabeth's hand and was being too rough. Elizabeth told Will about the medallion and how she stole it off him eight years ago. Will gets angry knowing that his blood they need. Elizabeth gets scared and leaves Will.
The Black Pearl gains on the Interceptor. They begin a sea battle. Elizabeth comes up with daft ideas like Jack that work for only short times. Will then takes over the combat stragedy and tells everyone they have to fight. The cannons from both ships hit each other, including one that hits Jack's cell and he gets mad at the cannons blowing holes in his ship. Jack then clams down when he notices the cell door is opened by the cannon. Jack then leaves the Pearl and slips out to the deck and swings over to the Interceptor. Meanwhile Anamaria threatens to give Elizabeth over to them but Will says she isnt what they are after and realises he doesnt have the medallion and goes after. He has trouble because the room is a mess because of the battle. The mast breaks ontop of the door to the deck. Will is trapped and the cabin starts to fill with water. Will starts to drown when he sees Barbossa's monkey has the medallion and tries to find away out but cant. The crew of the Black Pearl is now battling with the crew of the Interceptor. Some of the Pearl's crew use the gunpowder and rum to make an explosive. They set it off just as they take the crew are taken over to the Pearl.. kidnapped. Meanwhile Will is still stuck insdie the Interceptor. Elizabeth tries to leave the Pearl to get Will but is being held off. All of a sudden the Interceptor explodes and both Elizabeth and Jack look stunned.
Out of nowhere Will appears on deck and points the pistol at Barbossa and demands Elizabeth goes free. Will looks over at Jack who is whsipering not to do anything stupid. Will then grabs his gun and points it to his head. Jack closed his eyes and curses Will for doing something stupid.
"Who are you?" Barbossa asks confused. Jack then jumps in front of him to distract him.
"No one. He's no one. A distant cousin of my aunt's nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice, though – eunuch." Jack says pointing at Will at the end.
"My name is Will Turner . My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins." Will stays proud."On my word do as I say, or I'll pull this trigger and be lost to Davy Jones' Locker."
" Name your terms, Mr. Turner ."
"Elizabeth goes free."
"Yes, we know that one. Anything else? " Barbossa asks and Will points to the crew, as he sees Jack pointing to himself begging for him to see his name.
"And the crew – the crew are not to be harmed."
"Agreed." Barbossa said with an evil tone. All of a sudden Will puts down his gun and gets captured by the Pearl's crew. The other crew are still being shackled as Elizabeth is being told to walk the plank.
"Go on, Poppet, go! Walk the plank!" Elizabeth is forced to being climbing on the plank as Will screams and squirms from his captors.
"Barbossa, you lying bastard! You swore she'd go free!" Will said yelling, Barbossa got terribly at angry at his outburst.
"Don't dare impugn me honor, boy. I agreed she'd go free, but it was you who failed to specify when or where. Though it does seem a shame to lose something so fine, don't it lads?" Barbossa asks as the crew agress and Elizabeth's gives him a dirty look.
"So I'll be having that dress back before you go." Elizabeth takes off the dress and throws it at Barbossa. "It goes with your black heart ."
"Ooh, it's still warm. " Barbossa brags as he holds the dress to his face, One of the pirates gets anxious and pushed Elizabeth off the plank when she wont do it herself. Elizabeth falls into the icy waters. Now Jack was being forced onto the plank.
"I'd really rather hoped we were past all this." Jack said scared trying to talk his way out again.
"Jack…. Jack . Did ya not notice? That be the same little island that we made you Governor of on our last little trip." Barbossa said as he points to the same island ahead.
"I did notice."
"Perhaps you'll be able to conjure up another miraculous escape…but I doubt it." Barbossa says as he begins pushing Jack down the plank. Jack doesnt move.
"Last time, you left me a pistol with one shot."
"By the powers, you're right. Were be Jack 's pistol? Bring it forward."
"Seeing as there's two of us, a gentleman…would give us a pair of pistols."
"It'll be one pistol as before, and you can be the gentleman and shoot the lady and starve to death yourself." Barbossa declares and throws the pistol into the sea, quickly Jack dives in after it and to grab his pistol from below the sea.
Jack and Elizabeth swim over to the island. Elizabeth groans as she notices that evil pirate is the way she is stuck with on this island. Jack unties the rope around his arms and says to no one in specific.. "That's the second time I've had to watch that man sail away with my ship." Elizabeth walks away not caring. She hates Jack for comprising Will for a boat. Elizabeth walks up the beach and then remembers all the stories of Captain Jack Sparrow and conjures up some hope that he might help her out of here so she can go save Will. Meanwhile Jack was just thinking about Rum and where it was last time. Jack started to think that it wouldnt be too bad to have some company this time.. especially company thats that fine to look at. Jack smiled as he watched Elizabeth walk. Jack was now thinking of having some fun.
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A/N: Now the next chapter will have way more new material XD . RandR please
