A/N:
Here's the 4th chap in the row. A bit adjusted as I noticed to have forgotten one line of Will's. Hairsplitter, am I? ;D
Also recently (23.6.2014) re-edited.
Enjoy!
Will had been put inside a weird cage, where he had then met those familiar faces he had been looking for earlier from the deck of the Pearl. Also the members of Jack's crew were now hanging in middle of another ravine, the cage hanging by only one thread over the deadly drop.
Will was irritated. And he was worried about Eve. She had vanished right before those cannibals had captured him, and he had no idea where she could be, or was she even free or not. And Jack. Why had he let those cannibals take him away, even Jack seemed to have recognized him after all? This whole thing was wrong, as Eve had said right after they had arrived to this island.
Will stared at the cliff far away from the cage. But then he turned carefully, stepping on the slats of the cage as made his way toward Gibbs, who was also staring to the distance.
"Why would he do this to us? If Jack is the chief…" Will started as reached Gibbs and Cotton, looking at Gibbs questionably, but was interrupted.
"Aye, the Pelogostos made Jack their chief but he only remains chief as long as he acts like a chief", Gibbs answered. Will had realization on his face.
"So he has no choice", he stated, glancing at the cage. "He's a captive as much as the rest of us."
"Worse, as it turn out", Gibbs said, meeting next Will's gaze. "See the Pelogostos believe that Jack is a God in human form. And they intend of doing him the honor of releasing him from his fleshy prison", Gibbs continued.
Will tilted his head agreeably, until gave him a wondering look. But then Cotton grabbed Gibbs' hand and bit his fingers, demonstrating what Gibbs meant. Will got the point as Gibbs shot Cotton annoyed look and turned his eyes to stare back forward.
"They'll roast him and eat him", Gibbs finished, Marty giving him a horrified look as well.
Also Will pondered this somewhat disgusted, but then shock hit him as he realized something. Eve. If the Pelogostos would find Eve and find out she was a Goddess, same would happen to her…
"Oh my god Eve!" Will then said out loud in terror, squeezing the cage. Both Gibbs and Cotton gave him a questionable look, and Will looked at them worried. "It's Eve! We came her together to find Jack, and now she's still out there somewhere!"
"Miss. Eve is here?" Gibbs asked. But then his surprise turned into that gloomy expression again. "I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you lad. If she is still out there, she has pretty sure been captured or soon will be. It'll be only a matter of time…"
Will didn't answer. But now great worry burdened him. No, Eve wouldn't let herself become a prisoner and she was not one either! Eve was alright. She was alright and safe. Then Will realized another thing.
"Where's the rest of the crew?" he asked then, his voice colored by wonder as he gave Gibbs another questionable look. Gibbs gazed up the cage, eventually giving Will remarkable look.
"These cages we're in, weren't built till after we got here", Gibbs answered, making Will now see that the cage was indeed made out of human bones.
He made a disgusted face and took his hand away from the bones, examining it a bit, until then tilted his head and leaned again against the cage as Gibbs continued.
"The feast is about to begin. Jack's life will end when the drums stop", he said, now all of them gazing toward the direction where the village was, as they did hear the beating of the drums coming from there.
"Well we can't just sit here and wait then, can we?" Will stated questionably, starting to glance around, feeling the structures of the cage. Trying to figure out a way to escape. But Gibbs only gave him indifferent gaze.
"Do you have a plan then?" he questioned, making Will freeze. And Will's shoulders then slumped, him leaning then again against the cage defeated. His mind was blank.
"No", he answered.
"Thought not."
They were then silent for a small moment, until something came into Will's mind.
"How did Jack become their chief?" Will then asked, wrinkling his brows in wonder. But Gibbs didn't answer. Just made a face and stayed silent.
But then all of a sudden Marty let out a shout. And as the three men and many others turned to look at him, they saw him point toward the cliff on their right side.
"It's the Goddess! The Goddess has come to help us!" Marty exclaimed happily, earning weird looks from the others. What was he…?
Then as Will directed his questionable look up with the rest of them, the rock of worry was shifted away from his heart as he then saw Eve. Running along the edge of the cliff, eyeing at them and the bridge behind her in turns, until stopped right next to them. Tilting her head and making a playful salute smirking. Will felt a delighted smile spread on his lips as he now saw that girl's familiar face. And she was unharmed.
"It's Miss. Eve!" Gibbs stated.
His expression was mixing happiness and awe, and all of the still alive crew members who knew that name started to murmur. Will stepped to the other side of the cage, looking at Eve through the slats, seeing her send him a smirk. But she now crouched on the edge, letting her eyes wander around thoughtfully.
Will had never been more delighted to see her. And seeing her being alright made the anxiety vanish. He watched as Eve scanned the surroundings for a moment.
Eve thought as she just stayed there still, trying to figure out a way to save the men. She had noticed that all of those sailors she had once known in Jack's crew weren't in those two cages, but for example another one on the left was filled with men she had never seen. But she didn't waste time to ponder something so trivial and returned her attention back to her surroundings, examining it closely.
Eve then peeked over the edge. But wasn't that surprised to see another dead fall. How was she supposed to get those men out of there? But then as Eve happened to notice some roots growing out of the cliff all the way down to the spot the cages were hanging, she got an idea.
Will then watched in confusion as Eve then dashed a bit to the right, kneeling down again in middle of the two cages. And after letting out a sigh she placed her hand on the cliff. Will wrinkled his forehead as she just sat there, but after a couple of seconds all of the men could now see as there were some roots pushing out of the rock. Strengthening the already existing ones on the cliff.
Will's eyes widened, as he had never seen Eve use her powers that openly before. But after a moment of daze he only smiled a bit. That might've been a little cool, he had to admit.
Then after a quick moment Eve had risen those new fresh roots out of the rock, her eyes snapped open and she stood up, walking back to Will's cage. Will saw Eve open her mouth as if to shout, but then closed it as there was a realization on her face.
Eve sighed. Right, if she would scream now, it wouldn't take long before the cannibals would hurry at the scene. So instead she then started to motion at Will, telling him to start to swing the cages. Then Eve tried to explain the next stage of her plan as to make movements of climbing and pointed at the roots she had just made.
All of the men stared at her with blank faces. Eve rolled her eyes. Oh come on!
Eve repeated her gestures a couple of times. And after giving Will some annoyed looks, eye-rolls and many wrinkles of brows he finally got it, his eyes widening for realization. He turned to his companions in the cage.
"Swing the cage!" he exclaimed, now moving to the right side of their own and motioned to the other men inside the second cage. "Swing the cage and try to grab the vines!"
"Will what are you saying?" Gibbs asked coming to him. "What is your plan?"
"It's Eve's plan! She just told it to us! We must swing the cage, and grab the roots she raised for us to take a hold of!" Will answered, now taking a position.
Eventually the rest of the crew also got it. And with a smile of satisfaction Eve then watched as finally Will, Gibbs, Cotton and the rest in their cage started to swing the cage as she had told them to.
The men in the other cage however didn't follow the lead instantly. But after watching the other cage and then seeing Eve wave at them with wrinkled brows to do the same, also the second cage started to swing eventually. And even they were in middle of a life and death situation Eve still couldn't stop herself from smiling amused as after a moment, when the cages were in a good motion, the men inside got really into it. Will included. And they started to scream every time they flung themselves forward in the cage to make it move, reaching out their hands in order to grab the vines.
Eve followed as the cages kept on swinging back and forth, until it was very close that they got a hold of the roots. But they ripped off against the weight of the cages and it flung backwards. Quickly before the cages came back again, Eve knelt down the third time and strengthened the vines even more them to hold. And eventually the men managed to grab them, Eve smiling down at Will contended. What would you know, her plan was working smoothly!
Will answered the smile quickly, before turned serious again.
"Put your legs through! Start to climb!" Eve heard Gibbs' voice exclaim from down, and indeed saw the cages starting to rise slowly.
"Come on men! It'll take all of us to crew the Black Pearl!" Will's voice encouraged. Eve peeked down, but her head whipped at the second cage as then a voice exclaimed from there.
"Actually you wouldn't need everyone! About six will do!" a man exclaimed. And then Eve saw the cages stop on their tracks, as the men probably stared at each other from cage to another. But then suddenly the cages started to rise again with fast speed.
"Hurry!" Will's voice carried into Eve's ears. And she now wrinkled her brows, glancing at the cages which were now coming up racing.
Eve let out a sigh. Men. Only them could make a competition out of this due of their selfish agendas. Eve let out another frustrated breath. And with her eyes narrowed she now stood up, crossing her arms on her chest. She stared at the cages in turns, lifting an eyebrow. Well, let boys be boys…
Eve only eye-rolled as she heard some cheering shouts and mocking coming from the ravine, shot between the members of the cages. But then as she started to listen more carefully, she realized the drums to have stopped. Oh lord. That might not have been a very good sign…
"Come on! Is that all you've got!" was the latest of the shouts.
Eve just shook her head as waited nervously them to reach the top. But then her eyes spotted one Pelogosto guard walk over the bridge, and her eyes widened. Eve dropped down in a flash and started to wave at the men to stop.
"Stop!" she hissed. As loudly as she dared and waved furiously, trying to grasp Will's gaze, as at the same time glanced at the guard approaching. "Stop moving!"
Will then noticed Eve's feverish waving and turned in confusion to the direction she was pointing, seeing the guard also. He went stiff, as also now waved himself the men to stop.
"Wait, stop!" he whispered, their cage stopping. But then they noticed that the other cage kept on moving up.
Eve whipped her head to stare at the cage and shot it a glare. She started to wave again, even more furiously. "What the hell are you doing, stop already!" she whispered in frustration to herself. Were they trying to get caught?
She also noticed Will wave at them, probably ordering them too to stop. But they didn't, and the cage kept on moving up, Eve glancing at the guard tensely. So they were trying to gain a head start in the race? How selfish and stupid could people be? And then the worst happened in every way.
One of the men in the still moving cage suddenly grabbed a snake instead of a vine. And as there was a startled confusion forming inside the cage, the men let go of the vines in fear of more snakes, and the cage dropped back down. The men letting out a shout of horror.
Eve wrinkled her forehead in frustration and glanced at the guard, who of course had now noticed the escape attempt. Staring his mouth open as the cage kept on falling, until the string holding it broke and the cage disappeared to the bottom of the deep ravine.
The guard and the men in the other cage were frozen as was Eve. But she then jumped up and looked down, waking the men from their shock.
"Get your asses up here now!" Eve now shouted loudly, not caring anymore about the fact of getting caught herself. They were already in big trouble and seen, the guard now dashing toward the village he had come from.
"Move!" Will exclaimed. And now the rest of the men started to climb furiously, making their way up in a record speed.
During the time it took for the men to reach the top eventually, Eve kept on glancing toward the bridge, all the time to see if the guard was returning with other cannibals to catch the captives. And after an eternity feeling time Eve finally saw the tip of the cage coming in sight.
She grabbed it, pulling it with all strength she had, until with the help of everyone the cage was up. But then everyone started to find something to get loose from the cage. Eve cut the line holding the cage attached to the supporting line first.
"Cut it loose! Find a rock!" Will exclaimed, everybody obeying.
Eve dashed to him and pulled out a dagger, throwing it to Will as herself pulled out her sword, starting to saw the bones as quickly as she could. But just as Eve was about to manage cut through one of the thick ones, there was the sound everybody had waited in horror. The sound of angered cannibals running their way. And as Eve whipped around and the men lifted their gazes, they saw the Pelogostos run toward them from the jungle. Holding up their weapons.
Eve froze. But then Will pushed his hand through the already broken slats without a moment of hesitation.
"Get in the cage!" he exclaimed to Eve, Eve giving him a wrinkle of brows.
"No", Eve answered, shaking her head. There was no way Eve was going inside that death trap. Will rolled his eyes.
"Eve", he said.
"No! NO Will, I won't! I won't!" Eve argued, facing the cannibals stubbornly. But Will wasn't going to listen to her objections.
"Come now!" he shouted and half yanked Eve with force inside the small, just human going through hole, pulling Eve in the cage in a second of time. Immediately as Eve was inside, Will started to shout orders, a bit dumbfounded Eve getting surprised by the next move.
"Roll the cage!"
All the men, including Eve who had gotten over her surprise grabbed the cage, forcing it forward as made a run for it. Away from the following cannibals. They forced their way forward, until all of a sudden they reached a sudden hill. Eve's eyes widened as she looked ahead.
"Will!" escaped through her lips in shock, making Will look back forward.
But now he and the rest let out a loud cry, as the cage then moved forward on its own. Starting to roll freely down the hill and along the jungle grounds, sometimes flying in the air, all the time gaining more speed as landed again and as the men inside couldn't do anything to stop it. They flew off from another low cliff, making everybody scream in shock and horror as the cage kept on going, suddenly then starting to roll up a palm tree. Only to roll back after a moment, and half dropping straight to the ground. Well at least they stopped.
Eve was laying under Will and Cotton, her head spinning so much that she couldn't even tell the sky from the ground. She tried to push the heavy men off her, letting out a wail as closed her eyes to ease the spinning.
So were all the men messed up for their rolling and they tried to stand up as quickly as possible, Will also trying to get off Eve.
"I'm sorry", he said to Eve, trying to help her up after pushing Cotton off himself. But Eve just brushed him off with a wave.
"Say that after my back is healed!" Eve said sarcastically, also now slowly sitting up and indeed stretching her back.
But even her head had stopped spinning, once again they had to move as the shouts of the cannibals reached them again. And once more they saw them running down the hill, right after them. Eve let out a breath of frustration. Oh, come on! Their small brake had lasted only a couple of seconds.
"Lift the cage!" Will exclaimed now again as the men stood up in a flash, grabbing the cage.
"Come on lads! Lift it like a lady's skirt!" Gibbs then exclaimed in turn, earning then a quick brow-lifting from Eve. He gave her slight apologetic gaze before they were off again, now running with the cage, Marty's legs swinging in the air as he was too short to reach the ground.
They ran for their lives, passing now more open space of the jungle, crossing only a couple of palm trees.
"Run!" Will shouted, glancing back at the following cannibals, who didn't seem to give up their chase that quickly.
Eve noticed one sailor start to leave behind and she grabbed his shirt, yanking him forward as herself continued running, getting everything out of her feet. Eve thanked god she was accustomed to exercise. Otherwise it would've been her to be the first to tire out.
They kept on running forward blindly, not having clearly the slightest clue where they were heading. But suddenly as they reached the end of the clearing they pushed through palm leaves, only to lose the ground under their legs. And Eve let out a curse in Spanish as they fell again. Now long, long drop when suddenly the sunlight vanished and they landed in water, the cage breaking by the hit.
In that moment of surprise due what had happened Eve then felt Will's hand as it grabbed her arm, pulling her with him to the surface. She took in a deep breath.
"This way lads!" Gibbs said and started to swim, the rest of them following him behind a rock wall. They had fallen into another ravine, but which wasn't even close so deep than the other ones for their luck.
But then the Pelogosto cries filled the air. And as Eve turned to look up, she almost got a spear right on her face, it crazing her cheek. Eve dove, escaping the weapons the cannibals started to throw at them in order to prevent them from escaping. She didn't come back to surface until she had reached the cover where the rest of the men were, but didn't have time to react as immediately as she resurfaced Will yanked her next to him behind the cliff.
All of them then saw in horror that the cannibals were about to throw all of their spears at their hiding. They took in a breath of shock, but were then saved by a voice of a child from above, drawing the Pelogostos' interest.
Eve then dared to take a step away from the shelter and looked up her brows wrinkled, Will reaching out to pull her back. But then all them saw the cannibals hastily leave, forgetting or leaving them on purpose in the ravine with no further interest. Eve let out a breath of relief and she relaxed for a moment.
Will stepped next to her, now noticing the blood on Eve's cheek.
"You're bleeding" he stated, now stepping in front of Eve and touched her cheek, wiping it as tried to feel the wound. But there wasn't any and Eve gave him a smile, tilting her head.
"Not anymore. Goddess", she said. Until then her eyes fell on the floating pieces of the cage in the water. Eve lifted an eyebrow.
"What was the cage made of by the way?" she then asked, meeting Will's gaze who went into lock. He glanced at the other crew members until Eve then glanced around, as well searching.
"And where are the others? I've been wondering this for a while now too, but I don't see a couple of Jack's crew, and they weren't in that other cage…" Eve continued.
Will directed another glance at Gibbs and the others, until looked at Eve remarkably. Nodding toward the now sunken cage.
"Eve, they were the cage", he answered, completely serious.
Will saw disgust in Eve's eyes as she gaped a bit and let out a small also disgusted sound, now rubbing her hands together in the water.
"And I touched it!" Eve then commented, faking that horror. But her voice was all in all sarcastic, and after she gave Will amused smile with a shake of a head.
Will started to laugh at her. But then he and Eve were rushed out of the ravine and they got out of the water, starting to run again through the jungle, following the crew members toward the shore. But then suddenly Eve heard a peculiar voice, not the cries of the Pelogostos or the drums, but something else.
She paused to listen and Will stopped as well, looking at her like she was a madman.
"Evelyn!" Will exclaimed in astonishment, glancing behind them. Eve frowned.
"Do you hear something?" she asked looking as well back, Will frowning again, now questionably and looked back again. He shook his head.
"What?" he asked.
"Shouting", Eve specified. Will sighed and marched to Eve, taking a hold of her.
"I'll be hearing mine if those cannibals get us and eat us alive", he answered rather gloomily and started to run again, pulling Eve with him. "Let us just run! Or do you want to be in their menu next? As a real Goddess?"
Eve made a grimace for that thought and shuddered, even she didn't completely understand Will's point. But she then still looked thoughtful.
"Will, really I heard someone shout. And I think I recognized the voice", Eve insisted. But now both of them stopped as one, as the same realization came to them. They looked at each other.
"Jack", Eve stated horrified.
"Jack", Will noted nodding, not so horrified himself. But now Gibbs' voice woke them.
"Are you waiting an invitation? Forward you two!" he shouted at the end of the jungle clearing they had been running, waving at them. Immediately they followed.
Soon they came out of the jungle, returning to the same beach the Pearl was still standing on its place. But as Eve then examined it, she noticed two figures running on the deck. Two familiar figures. No… She saw Pintel and Ragetti, trying to make the Pearl ready to sail.
"This can't be true..." Eve said to herself Will hearing, giving her a look. But Eve didn't repeat as she just kept running toward the ship.
Pintel then swung himself down and hardly stayed on his feet, as the risen tidal waves hit him. "Haul loose the mooring line! The mooring line!" he shouted to Ragetti impatiently, holding a rope to stay up.
Eve then saw small furry animal jump on the cannon and she stopped in horror. No. Not that god damn monkey too! Eve glared at Jack, Barbossa's old pet monkey she hated more than anything, as Will and the others rushed toward Pintel.
"He's got my eye! He won't give it back!" Ragetti exclaimed meaning the monkey, Cotton's parrot now flying next to him.
"Well how'd you get it back last time?!" Pintel shouted back as then Will and the rest of the crew came to the scene, most of them running past him.
"Excellent! Our work is half done!" Gibbs exclaimed contended.
"We done it for you, knowing you'd coming back!" Pintel answered then, taking abject and innocent tone as met Gibbs' eyes, who only gave him slight doubting look.
Eve rolled her eyes. Yea right. They did it for them for sure…
"'Ello poppet!" Pintel then stated as Eve stopped next to him and gave him a hard look, until Gibbs' voice shout out.
"Make ready to sail boys!" Gibbs continued. Eve turned around to see were the cannibals after them. But the beach was empty.
"What about Jack? I won't leave without him!" Will exclaimed, meeting Gibbs' gaze now too.
Eve looked back at Will also remembering Jack. Right, they had come to this god forsaken island to find Jack in the first place. They couldn't leave him here!
"Yes, we have to go back for him! We cannot leave him…" she then agreed. But sudden voice interrupted her.
"Oi!" someone shouted then from far away. And now all of them saw Jack, running hastily to sight behind a cliff far at the other side of the beach. And then after making a quick turn, he dashed toward them.
A relieved sigh came out of Eve's lips, as both she and Will then smiled at the sight of him alive.
"They didn't eat him", Eve stated happily, Will's smile also widening. Until both of their smiles vanished and their faces only showed horror, as they next saw the whole Pelogosto tribe running after Jack, following him. Eve wrinkled her forehead. Hell. Not good.
"…Yet I mean", Eve added frozen.
"Time to go", Will stated behind her now so eagerly, even just a moment ago he had insisted on waiting for Jack. Eve looked bored, directing his escaping figure a bit weird look.
"Cast off those lines! Make ready to cast off!" Gibbs exclaimed again.
The crew started to hurry to get into the ship. Eve stood there hesitant a hand on the net, glancing at the ship and then at Jack, until then cursed. They couldn't leave him after all.
Eve heard Jack let out a horrified cry as he ran away from the cannibals. Eve shot him a glance until then pulled out her pistol, instantly realizing it to do nothing good as the powder had gotten wet. Eve then cursed again and let out a sigh. Why every time she needed to shoot something, the powder was always wet? Well it couldn't be helped then…
All of a sudden Will saw Eve now dash toward Jack, yanking her medallion of her neck as she ran through the water. Slight stampede took over him.
"Eve come back!" he shouted. But even Eve heard him she just brushed him off.
Jack now noticed Eve running right toward him and he quickened his run. He rounded the waves, giving Eve a slight grin before letting out another cry of horror as sped past her. Eve rolled her eyes, as after making sure Jack wasn't caught also followed him. The cannibals not far from her.
Jack had reached the side of the ship first and was climbing the net, now grinning at the cannibals all fear away, completely contended as Eve still ran, reaching the still rising water.
"Alas, my children, this is the day you shall all remember as the day that you almost…" Jack started with a loud voice. But Eve snorted as well bored and waved her hand up, Jack being once again cut off as on the day two years ago in Port Royal saying the same words, when a giant wave suddenly came tumbling down on him. Drenching him.
Eve smirked at the grimace on his face.
"…Captain Jack Sparrow", Jack then finished with monotonous voice as turned away, climbing up. Eve was about to follow almost reaching the ship, but the cannibals were quicker than she had thought and they closed in very fast.
"Eve!" She heard Will's voice shout out from the deck.
She wouldn't just let them have her. Immediately Eve released her power, summoning a great wave with her hand and directing it toward the cannibals, who ran off escaping it. The men who had had a moment of shock Eve getting caught now watched, as she walked slowly back toward the cannibals, staring at them.
The cannibals didn't attack her. But only watched as Eve then moved her hand slowly, as if she was pulling something invisible toward herself. But soon the men saw she was summoning the tide on the shore, new waves gathering by the movement of her hand. Until Eve lifted her other hand, now making the water pile up to a circling wall behind her.
The Pelogostos stared in awe mixed with fear, frozen, staring at Eve next. But then for the surprise of everyone they knelt down, starting to bow down to Eve, mumbling that same thing than with Jack earlier that day.
Will lifted his eyebrows in astonishment. Eve was so surprised she dropped her hands, letting her power fade and the water dropped down. Pulling back in the sea, now hitting as normal waves again. Shouldn't they be afraid of Eve?
Jack saw Will's confusion and stepped to him, tapping him on his shoulder. "A Goddess", Jack stated. And Will had a realization. Oh great, so they were making Eve their next chief? This was just marvelous. Will then jumped up on the rail.
"Hey Eve! Do you want to stay to rule your little village here, or are you coming with us?!" he shouted between his hands. But couldn't stop himself speaking a little sarcastic. He saw Eve flinch.
"Hell no!" Eve shouted back, as she recovered for her own confusion. And now she again dashed toward the Pearl, in a hurry creating a new wave that lifted her up before she jumped on the deck. She sent a wary look at the cannibals, who now also ran in the water after her, exclaiming and wailing in grief as stared at her their hands up.
Jack nodded and gave her a remarkable look. "What do you know? You were their queen for only a minute and they love you already!" he stated sarcastically, leaning on the railing smirking.
Eve squinted and waved her hand casually, making another huge wave fly straight on Jack again and send him backwards on the stairs. Then Eve heard barking and she looked back on the beach confused, until indeed saw a dog. But it couldn't be… It was that dog from Port Royal with the keys to the cells!
Eve watched in next awe today, as then the cannibals got over mourning her early departure, now turning to look at the barking dog. And when it suddenly ran off, the cannibals went after it. Now all of them forgetting Eve completely. Eve felt sorry for the poor dog, but only lifted an eyebrow. What, dog was going to lead them now? They should seriously stop living as barbarians and reform their regime.
But really this day was all messed up. First the cannibals, then Pintel and Ragetti with the annoying monkey showing up. And now her as the cannibal chief only to be overthrown by a dog… Just a normal day in the Caribbean…
Eve let out half amused half tired laugh. Then Will came next to her, giving her a quick amused smirk.
"Jack did have a point", he said obviously kidding, but said it to annoy Eve. "This time Pelogostos would've had the real deal God as their leader! I'm sure they regret of losing you Eve!"
Eve once again lifted her left eyebrow, crossing her arms as gave Will a faked sweet smile. "Want me to throw you overboard to go ask them?" Eve said back, starting to walk away shaking her head. Will gave her another smile.
"Come on, it was a joke! You never laugh at my jokes!"
"Because they're not funny."
"Oh yes they are!"
"No, they are not. And would you please start to act like your own age William Turner? It is not very grown up to debate over such a matter."
Will kept a break. "You're smiling now, aren't you?" he asked, leaning closer to Eve who stopped, indeed smiling, looking up. But then she sighed and turned to give him a brow-lifting.
"Alright. Would it make you feel better, if I say I often laugh at you behind you back with Lizzy, is that okay for you? So do not fret, you are funny Will…"
Eve answered Will's gaze until started to laugh at his expression, then turning to walk closer to Jack and the rest, all running around to make the ship ready to sail.
"Let's put some distance between us and this island and head out to open sea!" Gibbs said now to Jack with a serious tone.
Jack looked back at him, blinking the water out of his eyes as Pintel and Ragetti were behind him, putting Jack's jacket on him. Eve rolled her eyes again. What lackeys…
"Yes to the first, yes to the second, but only insofar as we keep to the shallows as much as possible", Jack answered, getting a confused look from Gibbs as then Jack noticed the two old enemies of his putting his jacket on him. They made salutes as Jack's widened eyes hit them.
"That seems to be contradictory, captain", Gibbs answered. But Jack just brushed him off.
"I have every faith in your reconciliatory navigational skills Master Gibbs ", Jack answered, then his eyes widening again due of an idea. "Now where's that monkey? I want to shoot something!"
Then suddenly Ragetti's eye dropped down from the rigging above. He knelt to get it, as Jack drew out his gun to shoot at his animal namesake. Then Eve stood next to him smiling, as did Will behind her. Jack made a grin and forgot the shooting as now took a step toward Eve.
"Evie love! It's always a happy fortune to see you!" Jack said cheerfully, Eve nodding as she answered the smile.
But then she surprised everyone, mostly Will by slapping Jack. That brought too many memories in many of the men's minds, as they now stood shocked, staring at Eve and Jack. Jack turned slowly and extremely confused toward Eve, who still was smiling at him innocently, Jack holding his cheek.
"What the bloody hell was that for?" Jack then asked, clearly bewildered. "I was rather delighted to see you after such a long time, but first thing that you do is you slap me? I can't honestly say what I've done to deserve such cruel treatment…"
"That you did deserve", Eve said tilting her head. "It was for the kiss back in the hanging. I just wanted to pay you back, and thought to suit the action into words to be the best way to do it…"
Will gave Eve a brow-lifting, until he remembered the day when he had helped Jack escape. Oh yes, Jack had kissed Eve. But Jack gave her another bewildered look, as if he had no idea what she was saying.
"At least it wasn't a pistol this time…" Jack then mumbled, smoothing his reddish cheek. But then gave the girl a smile. "Surely you can't be mad over such old matter!" Jack tried then. But flinched as Eve crossed her arms, giving that also familiar one risen eyebrow to him.
"No, I wasn't. But Giselle and Scarlett sent their regards to you. And as this message just happened to make that inner frustration of mine come back to surface, I just thought it to be best to let it out. But now, everything is fine!" Eve answered, then walking toward the railing, Jack giving her a wary look before Will now rushed to him.
"Jack, Elizabeth's in danger!" Will said, Jack uttering a displeased sound as turned his head to look at Will, until then just walked away.
"Have you considered keeping a more watchful eye in her. Or maybe just locking her up somewhere, or taking her with you into your little adventures as you do with her…" Jack answered indifferently, now looking at Eve briefly as the last sentence had referred to her.
Will followed him and Eve followed them too, after examining the two a while as they walked over to the helm.
"She is locked up in a prison, bound to hang by helping you!" Will answered.
"There comes a time when one must take responsibility for one's mistakes", Jack just answered back indifferently, walking up the stairs.
Eve then saw Will draw out one sailor's sword and pointed it at Jack. She sighed. Boys and their toys. Men could never agree on anything without a fight. Eve walked behind Will, examining him and saw him glance at Jack's compass. Very smooth work, agent Turner. So much for retrieving the property by bargain then...
"I need that compass of yours Jack. I must trade it for her freedom", Will said, now nodding toward the compass. Jack glanced down to it. But then Eve cut in, pushing away the blade and gave the two men a tired look.
"Always with the swords, eh?" she said, taking the sword away from Will who stared at her in confusion. Eve lifted an eyebrow. "Wasn't I taken on this voyage to persuade Jack to agree? So, what if you put your little knives away, and we for once talk about this…"
But then suddenly Eve pulled out her pistol, loading it and pointed it between Jack's eyes. "Or I can just force you. Last time I shot you I missed. I won't do that mistake again…" Eve continued now, her smile gone as she once again stared at Jack, him seeing truth in her eyes as she then continued speaking. Well alright, maybe using a point of a sword would be more effective in this case…
"We need that compass, Jack. Elizabeth's going to die without it, and we can't go back without having it. Am I understood, or does your natural instinct for female creatures prove me wrong?" Eve continued, making slight mocking smile.
"And here is the Evie I know!" Jack then answered with also faked grin. "You sure know how to twist a knife in a wound love", Jack said. Eve tilted her head.
"I try."
Jack then stared into the barrel of the pistol and then made a smile, shrugging. "You can't shoot me! Not either now!" he said, now smiling somewhat victoriously as glanced at Will. "Your powder is wet!"
Eve smirked. "Always the wet powder..."
She then dropped the pistol, pushing it back in her belt. Jack narrowed his eyes in thoughts as examined both her and Will, until turned toward Gibbs.
"Mr. Gibbs?" he called, walking to him.
"Captain?" he asked back, Will and Eve looking at them questionably, wrinkling their eyebrows.
"We have a need to travel upriver", Jack answered mysteriously, first meeting the two's eyes until stared forward. His eyes wide for some feeling Eve didn't recognize.
Gibbs' face froze for a moment until wrinkled his forehead.
"By need do you mean a trifling need? Fleeting? As in say, a passing fancy?" now Gibbs asked, glancing at Jack and continuing that mysterious talk. Jack thought a moment until wrinkled his forehead, before making a remarkable nod.
"No as in, a resolute and unyielding need", he said back, as then also mysterious look on his face stepped before the helm, Will stepping to him.
"What we need to do is make sail to Port Royal with all haste!" Will cut in, standing behind Jack who then made a tired face.
"William, I shall trade you my compass if you will help me, to find this!" Jack then said, suddenly taking a fabric scroll out of his jacket and opened it, revealing a drawing of a key.
Eve wrinkled her brows and walked to the other side of Jack, now also examining the picture in suspicion. Will pondered for a while.
"You want me to find this?" he asked as pointed the cloth, looking at Jack doubting, who only stood there looking completely serious. Eve lifted an eyebrow. What was that?
"No", Jack then said taking a break, until gave Will a luring look. "You want you to find this. Because the finding of this finds you incapacitorially finding and/or locating in your discovering the detecting of a way to save your dolly belle, ol' what's-her-face, savvy?"
Eve looked at Jack dumbfounded, until wrinkled her brows again. That didn't mean anything!
"You know that that didn't make sense at all, or and didn't help us understand anything?" she said then, putting her left arm on her hip as Jack gave her a slight annoyed glance due of her quoting him.
Will only stared at Jack in complete astonishment, until yanked the cloth away from him. Giving it a suspicious look.
"This, is going to save Elizabeth?" he asked, his voice full of the said doubt. Eve agreed by tilting her head.
"How possibly could a piece of cloth help her?" Eve asked as leant on the railing, also staring at Jack. Jack then pondered a bit not turning to Eve, as then gave Will a serious look.
"How much do you about Davy Jones?" Jack asked, his voice sounding however a bit suspicious.
Eve twitched and her eyes widened as she straightened. What did he have to do with anything what they were just discussing? Will looked confused for a moment as he thought, eventually shaking his head.
"Not much. Only what Eve has told me about him", Will answered, meeting Jack's gaze.
There was then a realization on Jack's face. And Will jolted as he then turned sharply to look at Eve, who also took a step back as met his suddenly examining eyes.
"And what do you know love?" Jack asked his voice soft. But Eve saw carefulness on his face. It confused her.
"Only that he is ugly scumbag, and the one who ripped out my heart and cursed me", Eve answered completely serious. Then after hearing that Jack looked contended and turned away, nodding at Will.
"Yeah, it's going to save Elizabeth", he the finally answered Will's question, lifting his brows and started to tap the railing as watched his men working.
Will looked at the cloth in wonder, until exchanged a look with Eve. They were thinking the exact same thing. This whole thing was suspicious, whatever it was.
"Hey Jack?" Eve then asked, the pirate captain turning to her with a smile, until became gloomy again. Eve saw a flash of fear in his eyes as she made her question. "What's up with the shallows? Wouldn't it be faster to sail in the open?"
Jack froze and said nothing, only starting to stare forward. Eve noticed him then rub his right palm, which was covered with a cloth. Had he hurt himself?
A/N:
The 4th finished! ;) Listening Muse at the same time makes you really creative, I tell ye! Me at least...
Okay so the part where Eve hears a shouting voice in middle of their flee, it is the scene where Jack falls down into the ravine after being thrown at with fruits by he two cannibal women in the movie. I just randomly watched a clip where that scene was, so I though of adding it in some way to my fic. And again, thought it to create some comic art if Eve was to hear his voice. But I don't know... If it feels weird or something you can always tell me! It was added only recently as well and wasn't part of the original story. But this chap looked like this!
I hope I said everything I needed... Wish ye liked! :D