Aaaah! Freaky Fish People!
By: SilverstartheWaterbender
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Chapter Four: Creepy Cannibals (Part 1)
(Mary's POV)
I woke up to the sound of screaming. I looked around. I had been lying in a chair in Jack's empty cabin. Someone screamed again. What the bloody hell is going on out there?!
I walked outside into complete chaos. The entire crew was moving across the deck, arms up and yelling. I pushed my way through the crowd to find Jack. "Jack, what are you doing!?!?"
Jack pointed at the rigging. "The monkey took my rum!" he whined.
I looked up to see Jack the monkey scampering across the rigging, tail wrapped around a bottle of rum. I laughed. "Oh my God, this is priceless!"
"Glad we could make your day," Gibbs growled. "Now help us with this!"
I laughed again, but before I could degrade myself, the ship wobbled violently and the whole crew, along with the monkey, fell to the deck.
"Squawk! LAND HO!" Cotton's parrot shouted.
"Now you tell us!" I retorted. Cotton smiled meekly from the helm. I peered over the edge of the railing. The ship had run aground on the island of the Pelegostos! I turned back to Jack. "The ship's stuck on the beach!"
"Wonderful!" Jack said happily.
"No, not wonderful! Don't you know where we are?"
Jack was no longer listening; he was ordering the crew ashore. I sighed. He's impossible! One of the many reasons why I love him, but still!
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"So, what are we doing here again?" I asked once we were all ashore.
"Um…good question," Jack answered.
I slapped my forehead. I had to save Jack's dignity, and fast! "Uh, wait Jack! Didn't you tell me that you were looking for a place to restock?"
Jack grinned at me. "Why yes, luv, I did tell you that! Which is exactly why we're here!"
Gibbs stepped forward. "All right, you two, what's going on here? You've been acting like you've seen a ghost!" Jack and I exchanged a glance.
"Sh…" Leech whispered. "Do you hear that?"
I strained my ears. Sure enough, I could hear rustling, followed by some muffled screeches. "Oh no," I whispered. "Pelegostos."
"Pele-what?" Jack asked.
"Pelegostos. You know, the natives on this island."
"So what's wrong?" Gibbs asked.
"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG? THEY'RE CANNIBALS, THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG!"
It took a second for that to sink in. "Back to the ship!" Jack yelled, but it was too late. Hundreds of cannibals burst out of the trees and formed a circle around our group, screeching. Suddenly, one of the older cannibals halted and started yelling above the others. When everyone was silent, he pointed to Jack, grinning and waving his hands. The other Pelegostos' eyes widened, and they started bowing to Jack.
Jack grinned. "I like the Pelegostos!"
"Any idea what they were saying?" Gibbs asked.
I turned to him. "I don't speak their language, but I got the general idea. I guess that Jack resembles one of their gods or something."
Jack grinned and waved to the Pelegostos. "Do not be alarmed, my children! I mean you know harm! My servants and I are just here to find some rum!"
"Servants?" Gibbs echoed.
I sighed. "You know Jack; he lives for this kind of stuff. Anyway, Jack's in a really bad position here, because the Pelegostos think he's trapped in a human form. They plan on…releasing him." Everyone stared at me. "THEY'RE GONNA EAT HIM!"
Silence. "I don't like them anymore," Jack said weakly. The natives started jabbering again.
"What do we do now?" Marty whispered.
"Draw your swords, load your guns, and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!" I shouted. The pirates yelled and raced toward the Pelegostos, weapons drawn. The Pelegostos drew their spears and tranquilizer darts, and the battle began. I managed to disarm two Pelegostos before I caught sight of Jack. He was frantically making "run-away" motions at me.
"There's too many!" I shouted over the noise. "Head for the trees!" I started running, listening for the sounds of the others. I didn't hear them. A dart zoomed over my head. I ran faster.
I guess I went about half a mile before I tripped over a coconut. I hit the ground, face-first. "DAMN THE STUPID COCONUT!" I swore, and then looked around. I was the only one here; the others had been captured.
"Damn," I whispered. What am I supposed to do now? Maybe the Pelegostos would wait to eat Jack, if they had any good will…Will! Of course! All I had to do was wait for him, let myself get captured, and roll around in a giant cage made of bones! Grinning, I started walking back to the Pearl.
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I waited until sunset, but still no eunuch. What was taking him so long? I sighed and went into Jack's cabin. It was still and quiet, with a single bottle of rum resting on the table.
I stared at it. I hadn't had a chance to sample any rum last time…what harm could one sip do? I cautiously picked up the bottle and took a drink. It tasted delicious, although it made me feel a bit light-headed. Maybe I should get some rest…
My eyes wandered to Jack's bed. Oh no, I'm not sleeping there! I've already crossed the line with the rum! "Lighten up," My inner voice told me. "Jack won't mind. You can just say you were waiting in the cabin and didn't realize you fell asleep. Anyway, you will sleep there at one point, won't you? And you won't be alone, will you?"
I pushed the rum-and-hormone induced thoughts out of my head, but they came right back in. Well, I have to admit: Jack and I sleeping together would be pretty hot. I shook myself. I can't think like this! Besides, will Jack even love me after Lizzie comes back? I felt my anger build.
My anger made me reckless. I cautiously slipped into Jack's bed. It was warm and comfortable, and the pillow smelled like him. I sighed and fell asleep, almost believing he was there.
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"JACK! JACK SPARROW! MARY! MARTY! COTTON!"
Will's yells woke me up. Finally! I raced out side. "Took you long enough!"
"Mary?!"
"'Ello, whelp!" I said brightly, putting on a British accent. Even though I'd missed Jack the most, it still felt good to see Will again.
Now if only he could help me save Jack without a fuss.
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"So Jack was captured by cannibals?" Will asked me. We were walking through the forest, eyes peeled for Pelegostos.
"If you don't want to go into details, then yeah, Jack was captured by cannibals."
Will was quiet before saying, "You can still see the future?"
I stared at him. "…Sort of. I know what's going on with you, Lizzie, and Beckett, but I can't find the Pelegostos camp or anything."
At this point, Cotton's parrot flew down out of no where. "Ah, a familiar face!" Will said.
"Squawk! Don't eat me!" the parrot answered.
Will blinked. "I'm not going to eat you."
"DON'T EAT ME! NO, DON"T EAT ME! SQUAWK!"
"Okaaaaaay," I said, recognizing the true insult in "birdbrain." "So, like I was saying, if we want to find the camp, we have to let ourselves get captured."
"How do we do that?"
I pointed at Gibbs flask, hanging from a tree. "Follow the black-rope road."
"Gibbs," Will murmured, examining the flask. He then followed the wire attached from it. I followed him, making sure to keep a safe distance away.
Suddenly, a Pelegosto jumped from the bushes. Will took a step backwards, and triggered the trap. He hung from a tree by his foot. Drawing his sword, he shouted at the gathering Pelegostos, "Come on! Let's go! Come on! Who wants it! I could do this all day!"
I stared at him, trying to contain my laughter. "Will, you look like such an idiot! I mean here you are, hanging to a tree upside down, trying to fight off like ten cannibals!" One of the Pelegostos shot him with a tranquilizer gun, and then aimed the staff at me.
My eyes widened. "Um…uh, in the words of Elizabeth Swann…OH, THE HEAT!" I pretended to pass out. After a minute, I felt one of the Pelegostos start to bind my wrists and ankles. Perfect. We were in.
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Once I smelled smoke, I "woke up." Like Will I had been tied to a long stick like a deer.
"Hey, put me down!" I growled. No one paid attention.
After about thirty seconds, we were facing Jack, eyeball make-up and all. "Kali kali ten dah dah!" one of the cannibals shouted…or something like that. Jack opened his eyes and stared at us. Other than a brief flash of fear when he saw that the Pelegostos had captured me, he showed no sign of ever meeting us before, much less battling undead pirates with.
Will moaned and opened his eyes. "Jack? Jack Sparrow!" He laughed. "I can honestly say that I'm glad to see you!"
Jack got up and swaggered over. He gently prodded my shoulder and put his hand on my leg. Again, concern for my safety flashed in his eyes.
"I'm okay, Jack," I whispered. He gave the smallest of nods and went to inspect Will. By the look on Will's face, he was poking him much harder than me.
"Jack, it's me! Will Turner!"
Jack showed no reaction. He walked over to the main cannibal and said, "Ba sei ko?" (1)
"Teen dah dah. Eseepis."
"Eseepis," the rest of the tribe echoed.
"Wow, you learned that fast!" I said in awe. "I've been taking French for four years and I still can't speak the language!"
Jack looked at me. Will tried again. "Tell them to let us down!"
Jack ignored him. "Kele lum. Lum piki piki. Lum eensy-weensy." He looked at Will again. "Lum say say eunuchy. Snip snip."
"Ohhhhh, eunuchy," the tribe repeated.
I laughed. "That I understood!"
Jack started walking away, and Will spotted the compass. "Jack, the compass! That's all I need! Elizabeth is in danger! We were arrested for trying to help you! She faces the gallows!"
"Yay," I said softly.
Jack paused, thinking. He turned back to the cannibals. "Say say lum yoo shupshup sha smame mame shuku, savvy?"
"I sure don't savvy. What the hell are you saying!?" I asked.
"Maliki liki," Jack finished.
"Maliki liki!"
"Maliki liki!"
"Save me!" Jack whispered.
"We will, after we save ourselves!"
"Jack, what did you tell them?" Will shouted. "No! What about Elizabeth? JAAAAAACK!"
I stared back at Jack. He was staring at me, hurt and fearful. I smiled weakly. This part, at least, I know we'd get out of.
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(1) I have no idea how that's spelled, or even what they're saying. I'm just typing what it sounds like.
Silverstar: A nice random moment at the beginning. R&R!