Norrington laughed and got up, motioning Eric to follow him. He did.
He walked over to a window and looked out showing Eric, what appears to be a drunk captain.
"Behold...that my boy, be yer captain."Norrington told him.
"Drinks nothing but rum..and water."He laughed again."Ever tasted rum before?"
"No, sir."Eric answered quietly.
"Well, then I think you will really soon."And then he walked away.
The sky grew darker as the air grew colder.
"Cap'n! I think we should go meet in the cabin now!"Mr. Gibbs called from below."Talk about our plans!"
Jack scurried down the stairs, wobbly of course. Had been drinking some rum.
As they all sat down in the cabin, Jack grabbed a bottle of rum and handed it to Eric.
"Here. Ya cant be part of a pirate crew w'out tasting some rum, now can ye?" Jack laughed.
Gibbs laughed too, and nodded his head in agreement.'Ya might not like it at first, but you definately grow into it!"He sang.
Eric took the bottle from Jack and opened it.
"People please. He just a child."Tia Dalma said walking in the room.
"Oh come on. Let the kid have some fun."Norrington told her.
"I dont find it fun to gots a drunken kid, almost as drunk and crazy as his cap'n."She said to him.
"Its true. What happens if he gets out of hand?"Elizabeth screamed."I dont want another "pirate" running around here, knocking things over, and getting us into more trouble as it is."
"What do ye think he could possibly do if he just a meer child?"Gibbs asked louder."If he was just a little kid, he wouldn't be able to do nothing now can he?"He argued.
Elizabeth continued."You know how the rum can get to you.It can drive the most loyal people to do something crazy."
"Ya mean like..you?"Jack asked.
"Exactly!"Elizabeth smiled, then her face faded into a straight look."No!..Well, I guess so."
"My point is...people can be more fun after they had a few drinks."Norrignton continued.
"And they can be a handful and rude and ...and...oh fine."She finally gave up protesting."i guess it'd be alright. A pirate can't be a real pirate without having some rum, I supose.Even if he is a minor"
They all cheered and motinoed for Eric to take a sip.
He slowly took a small drink and it was probably the worst thing he ever tasted.
He managed to swallow his sip, as everyone looked at him.
"Well..."Asked Will.
"That was the most...disgusting thing I ever tasted!"Eric answered.
Nobody was shocked. The strong flavoring of rum can really take a while for your taste buds to settle into.
And with that, a party had begun.
There was, Eric, Jack, Norrington, Gibbs, Pintel, Ragetti, and Will down in the cabin.
The girls were out on the deck saying how stupid the boys were.
The boys on the other hand, inside telling stories, and getting drunk.
"So, then my mother left me."Norrington continued.
Eric started laughing uncontrollably and then stopped as everyone watched him.His smile suddenly turns into a frown."Oh..I thought that was supposed to be funny."He said quietly.
Norrington rolled his eyes, as the other men, laughed as well.
"I guess thats rather funny!"Gibbs said.
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Back at camp everyone was
wondering where Eric was.
"Look you guys. He probably didn't
want to do it, and fell asleep somewhere. Don't worry about it. lets
start the race without him."
They agreed and had a race. They did it 4 times and it was late.
As soon as they returned to camp, they noticed Eric was no where to be seen.
"Nobody seen sign of him yet?"Daley asked.
"You think something happened?"Melissa asked.
They ll thought and decided to split up looking for him.
They returned an hour later, and stil he was not there.
"Im sure he'll turn up. Just be patient."Lex told them as they went into the tents.
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Eric had too many to drink , i guess. He was already as drunk as Jack and the other guys were.
They decided to see who could walk around with the bandana covering their eyes, and not crashing into the walls.
They took their turns.
Eric went last, laughing at everyone else crashing into the walls.
He toppled around as they tied the bandana around his eyes, and then he couldnt see a thing.
They decided they all should covered and try not to bump eachother.
As he was the last one tied up and they all ran around like crazy, Elizabeth was watching shocked,
"There all gonna get hurt."She mumbled to herself going into the cabin to get some sleep, if the boys would be quiet enough.But what can ya do? Boys will be boys.
The guys ran around, bumping into this and that, and then falling intot he floor.
Pintel and Ragetti ran and hit eachother then fell down the stairs. They laughed and got up to do it again.
THATS THE MAGIC OF RUM,AYE!!!
The last thing Eric remembered happening is he crashed into something really hard. The next thing he knew, he was waking up having the night just a blur.
He rubbed his head, as Elizabitch came in."How was your first night aboard the ship?"She laughed.
"Ive had better."He laughed and looked around."What happened yesterday?"he asked puzzled.
"You and your little friends had a little too much to drink."She helped him up and he thanked her.
"Figures."He shrugged."They were right though. you definately grow into it."He said smiling as she patted his head and walked away.
He sighed and walked towards Jack.
"Eric. Do you remember at all, what the heck happened last night?"
"No clue."He answered quietly.
"Good. Nobody
does."He laughed.
"NOW LETS GET GOING !!!! WE DONT HAVE
ALL DAY. "
"Jack, can't you tell me what were gonna be doing now?"Eric asked.
"Well yes. I think it'd be good if I did."He motioned Gibbs to take the wheel as he and Eric walked over to the sid of the boat and started talking.
Will standin with Gibbs talked with him."So what do you think of the new lad?"Gibbs asked him.
"he's a good kid. But thats the only problem. Hes just a kid."
"And what are you?"Gibbs mocked.
"Im a pirate."Will answered.
"Well, maybe he can be one too. I like him. Hes...rather fun."Gibbs laughed and Will nodded
"He'll fit in just fine."Will said and walked away.
"Now, Eric. I dont think you know the stories and legens of your fabulous Jack. But let me tell you this...I have cheated death many times."
Eric sighed. This is gonna be a long story.
