Chapter 2: Scarecrow Sparrow
Dixie's P.O.V
I was walking for a good half hour until I came to a fork in the road. Two paths, which way do I go? I looked up at the blistering sun, it was getting hot and I was getting nowhere. I huffed and sat beside a bunch of barrels.
"Which way?" I groaned.
"You could go left!" came a male voice.
I looked around "who said that?"
"Or you could go right!" it said again.
I sighed. "Great" I said "now I'm going crazy!"
A man with dreadlocks popped out of one of the barrels. "No, I know crazy and you, luv, are not crazy" he told me.
I stared at him "what are you doing in that barrel?" I asked.
"Can't answer that, luv" he grinned.
"Why not?"
He looked around to make sure no one was listening. "Because I don't have a brain" he whispered.
"You don't?" I whispered
He nodded.
"Why are you whispering?" I asked
"I can't answer that because I don't have a brain."
"How can you talk then?" I asked him.
"I don't know, but I don't think ye need a brain to talk" he said "Just look at drunk people!"
"I suppose that's true" I nodded, somewhat understanding it. "How did you lose your brain?"
"I traded it for rum" he said happily.
I rolled my eyes.
"Do you think you could help me out of this barrel?" he asked me.
"Sure" I said. I pushed the barrel over and it split in two with Jack in it.
"Ow!" he cried. He got up legs wobbling; I helped him up, helping him steady himself.
"Thanks, luv" he said. Not gonna lie, I liked it when he called me luv.
"You're welcome" I said picking up Jack the monkey. "Now if you don't mind we have to get going."
"Where are ye headed?" he asked me.
"To see the captain" I answered.
"Really?" he asked "do you think if I go with you that the captain will give me a brain?"
"Maybe" I shrugged "but you'd be best to stay here, I've got a ghost on my tail and I don't want you getting hurt."
"Ghost" he scoffed "I'm not afraid of any ghost, I'm not afraid of anything… except for burning rum. But I'd got through a burning rum tavern just get a brain! "
"I don't know…"
"Please take me with you!" he pleaded "I promise I won't be any more trouble than usual!"
"Well…okay then, I could use some entertainment on this trip!" I said.
He smirked at me.
"Not that type of entertainment" I said annoyed.
AN: You know what I'd like from the captain? Reviews!
