Chapter 4:
Silver and Gold
The next day they reached a place called A Ship's Watery Grave. There was silence, not a regular I have nothing to talk about or say silence but an uncomfortable even reverent silence. Finally Gibbs spoke, "Many a good sailor has been lost to this place." Christy was staring off into space and Will was thinking so nether one heard his words.
"How'd Jack come by that compass?" He asked looking up at the Captain who was at the wheel a huge crooked smile on his face.
"Not a lots known about Jack Sparrow before he turned up in Tortuga with a mind to go after the island of Ilademurta. That was before I knew him, when he was Cap'n of the Black Pearl."
"What?" Christy asked now thoroughly interested.
"He failed to mention that." Will said speaking both their thoughts.
"Oh, well his crew did a mutiny to him and left him on a island to die. Now when a pirate is mutinied upon he's left with one pistol…"
"With one shot." Christy finished his sentence.
He stared at her angrily, "Sorry." She said, "Continue."
"Anyway, He was left a pistol with a single shot."
"How'd he get off the island?" Was Will's next question.
"Well, I'll tell yea." Gibbs said crouching down. Christy and Will followed suit. "He waded out into the water and he waited there three days and three nights until all manner of sea creatures were acclimated to his prescience. Then he caught a couple of sea turtles rust 'um together and made a raft.
"Sea turtles?" Christy rolling her eyes, it sounded too much like a lie from an infamous pirate to be true.
"What he use for rope?" Will inquired.
Gibbs opened his mouth thought about it and closed it again a confused look on his face.
"Human hair," Jack said from behind them, "From my back."
Christy snorted silently saying, 'You wish.'
"Mr. Turner and Miss. Swann and I are to go ashore." Jack spoke walking toward a lowering long bout.
"Cap'n," Gibbs said following him, "What if the worst happens?"
Jack look thoughtful for a second then answered saying, "Keep to the code."
Christy and Will followed Jack into the long bout as they set off. They didn't talk much as they entered the entrance to the cave. Christy stared around her she couldn't believe it! She was living her childhood and well adult dream. All her life she had wanted to live life on the sea, to meet pirates and see the world. Now was her chance, and it was even better that Lizz would soon be there to share it with her and it was even better that Will was there beside her. All around her was a legacy that was waiting for her to discover if she ever got the chance. This cave held more knowledge then she could possibly hope for.
Christy turned to Will to see his eyes widen as they met toughs of a skeleton with a sward or long dagger in his chest. "Whats the code that's to be kept to if the worst should happen?"
"Pirates code." Jack answered, "Any pirate that falls behind, is left behind."
"No hero's among thieves?" Will inquired dryly.
Jack gave him a searching look, "You know for having such a bleak out look on pirates you and," He looked at Christy, "and your friend are well on your way to becoming one; you sprung a man form jail, commandeered a ship of the fleet, picked up a crew in Tortuga," He followed Will's eyes that were fixed over the edge of the boat were gold lay, "And your completely obsessed with treasure."
The boat hit land and they all got out Will saying heatedly, "That's not true! I'm not completely obsessed with treasure!"
Christy couldn't hold back a laugh.
"I'm not." He insisted.
Christy nodded still holding back laughed, "What ever you say Will." They followed Jack deeper into the cave.
"Not all gold is silver and gold mate." Jack said standing next to a natural window that looked into the main cave.
Christy and Will exchanged a look and cautiously peered over the edge. There stood Lizz in a blood red dress. Christy smiled not really paying attention to what the pirates below were saying. Lizz was safe or safe at the moment and was also living her dream as well. They why did she look unhappy? Didn't she want to meet pirates, see the world and go on adventures just as much as she did? Christy had to admit she had the better part in this story so far but still! They were away form home, out on the sea and dealing with some very will piraty pirates.
The man next to Lizz who Christy guessed was Barbossa pushed Lizz over a stone box filled with gold coins and she snapped back to reality. Will who had tried climbing out the window to get to Lizz was being dragged back by Jack who was saying, "Not yet."
"Then when?" Christy asked angrily she had the gnawing feeling that Lizz was in more danger that what she had first thought.
"Or when is it the most prophetable to you?" Will added.
Jack turned on his heel and walked back to them, "Can I ask you something? Have I ever given either of you reason not to trust me?"
Will just looked at him wile Christy opened her mouth to say yes but Jack cut her off.
"I know it must be difficult for you both, but please stay here…and …don't do anything stupid." He said slowly backing away then turning around and walking away.
Will and Christy exchanged a look, "You like that idea?" Christy asked.
"Not one bit." Will replied grabbing the ore left behind-Jack had taken the other one with him- and they went after Jack forming there own plan along the way. When they spotted him Will went up behind him and hit him in the back of the head knocking him out cold. "Sorry Jack." He said, "We're not going to be your leverage."
Christy waited behind the rock wall as Will swam silently toward the island in the middle of the cave and Lizz. She waited breathlessly for them to return. She had wanted to come along but Will had insisted one would be less likely to get cout and she had to admit he had a point wither she liked it or not.
After what seemed an eternity she was helping them ashore and they were heading back to the long boats.
"I think we should hide the ores to the other long boats." Will suggested.
"We don't have time." Christy growled as she untied their own long boat.
"No, if we do that they won't be able to start after us right away." Will insisted.
"Fine." Christy gave in, "But hurry, they could be after us already."
When Will had gone Lizz got over some of her shock, "Christy?"
"That would be me." Christy answered.
Lizz flung her hands over Christy's neck, "You have no idea how glad I am to see you!"
Christy hugged her sister, "Your safe." For now she added silently. "So tell me about life on the Pearl!"
"Oh it was terrible!" Lizz exclaimed. "The captain, Barbossa, and I had dinner and he told me about the curse he and his crew are in and…"
"Curse?" Christy interrupted.
"Yes, Christy. There undead! They can't die! They don't feel anything and there skin is…"
Christy laughed, "Very funny Lizz. Come on what did you really talk about?"
"I told you," She insisted, "There undead!"
"Who are?" Will asked as he came into view and Lizz started all over as they headed out.
"I don't know." Sighed Will after Lizz had finished her story, "I guess that would explain…" He broke off.
"Explain what?" Christy asked eagerly.
"Well when the pirates came to Port Royal I killed one of them with my ax but later I saw him again. I thought that it was the trick of the light or something, but if what Lizz says is true then it was the same one."
Christy nodded, "It sounded like a child's story to her, but what did she know about things like the undead. They could exist…I guess.
They reached the Intersepter. When Lizz boarded she grimaced, "Not more pirates."
"Welcome aboard Miss. Elizabeth."
"Mr. Gibbs?" Lizz asked squinting at him.
"Yep!" Christy said happily as she came up after her, "Weird isn't it?"
Lizz nodded as Will took her arm and led her below. Christy followed at a distance.
"What kind of man trades a man's life for a ship?!" Lizz demanded angrily after hearing there story as she wrapped her cut hand. This made no sense to Christy at all. She had gotten the better side of the deal but why was she acting like…well their father? Could it be that she was jealous? Christy thought that had to be it but the face Lizz had made before they had rescue her had planted the seed of doubt.
"A pirate." Will answered her, "May I?" he asked taking the bandage. As he tied it Lizz gasped, "Sorry, blacksmith hands. I know there ruff."
"Yes, I mean yes they are." Lizz said as Will continued to stroke her hand, "Don't stop." At this point Christy looked away, partly to give them privacy but more importantly to spare her self looking at the kiss that was on the way, just in case she started crying. It never came however she heard Will say, "I thought I lost it at sea." She turned back around to see Will holding the medallion looking almost remorseful. "Why did you take it?" He demanded suddenly sharp.
"Because I thought you were a pirate," Was Lizz's answer," That would have been awful." Christy looked at her sister, this isn't what Lizz was like. She looked back to all the things Lizz had done or said recently and a evil sounding voice in her asked her, is it really?
"It wasn't your blood they needed," Will was saying but his voice sounded far off in another sea, "It was my blood. The blood of a pirate."
"Will I'm so sorry." Lizz said in a sad voice and Will let his hand with the medallion slam onto the table. Lizz looked at him for a moment then left them.
"You knew this." Will spat at her.
"Hey!" Christy defended herself, "I thought you still had it, I've never seen the medallion she wore, I just know she did! I thought you still had it."
"Sorry," Will said angrily, "I just…" He trailed off and Christy finished his sentence for him,
"Don't know what to think."
They went up on deck to see that the Pearl had finally cout them.(Sorry everyone I don't remember how this part goes so I'm making it up)
"Shes gaining on us," Ana Maria was saying.
Will looked thoughtful then said, "Lighten the load."
"What?" Gibbs asked.
"Get rid of anything, everything, everything that can be lost."
Gibbs smiled then yelled to the crew, "Anything that can be lost, see that its lost!"
They got rid of almost everything, when a crew member tried to get rid of the canons Will put his foot on it saying, "Were goanna need that."
After a wile the Pearl gained them again. Christy stared at the Pearl the said, "Lower the ancor on the right side."
"Hu?"
"On the starbert side!"
"Your both daft!"
"Daft like Jack. We don't have to flert with them long, just long enogh." Gibbs said beaming.
"Lower the ancor." There was a sudden jerk as the Interceptor swung around.
"Well it was a good idea, until now." Ana Maria said a little later.
Will stood up, "We must fight!"
"With what?" Ana demanded.
"Anything, everything, anything we have left!"
"It might work." Gibbs said thinking and after a short pause yelled, "Load the canons!" They stuffed anything they could into the canons wile everyone else grabbed a gun. The fight began and they were losing…badly.
"What do we do?" Marty asked.
"We give them her!" Ana said heatedly grabbing Lizz and pointing a gun to her head. Christy was about to object when Will said, "she's not who there after."
Lizz looked down her bodice whispering, "The medallion!" Will ran off to go get it. He was gone some time when an over exsited pirate came bothering Lizz. Out of nowhere Jack appeared and taped him on the shoulder, " That's not very nice." He said and Christy hit him in the head with the but of her gun so he fell over board.
Jack took Lizz aside and asked her earnestly, "Weres the medallion?" That's when Christy remembered Will. In the heat of the fighting she had totally forgotten he wasn't at her side. She ran to the entrance to below deck. The door was down.
"Will!"
"Christy?" He asked.
"Yes. I can't move it!" Christy called down to him its stuck!"
Just then Lizz came running she pushed Christy out of the way yelling "Will!"
"Elizabeth!" He called.
She tried her luck at it wile Christy stood. When she did a man grabbed her from behind. She fought and he tightened his grip on her and drug her over to the Pearl. Lizz was brought later with the rest of them and they were tied to the mast.
"If any of you as much think the word parley," One said, "I'll have your guts for garters.
Christy and Lizz looked at each other then bolted under the rope just as the Pearl blew up. Lizz stopped in her tracks and Christy ran to Barbossa intent on blowing him up just like her beloved Will had been. He caught her and held her so she had no way to escape. "You took…" Barbossa stopped, "Ah," He said looking at Lizz and he directed his words to her, "You took advantage of our hospitality last time its now fair that you return the favor." The crew ran over to her, "Now as for you, you may join them." He through Christy to them as well. She felt hands on her and she stomped on some feet, "No!"
"Barbossa! Let them go!" A voice called. Will climbed aboard and grabbed Jacks pistol that was laying on a bearl and pointed it at Barbossa.
"Whats in your head boy?" Barbossa demanded.
"The girls go free."
"You only have one shot and we cant die."
Will looked taken aback for a time then he climbed onto the railing saying, "You can't, but I can." He put the pistol to his neck. Christy and Lizz tried to get to him and stop him but The crew tightened there hold.
Barbossa looked at Will then to his crew and then back a confused look on his face,"Who are you?"
Will opened his mouth but Jack spoke first, "No one! He's no one! Some cousins of my Aunts great nephew…" He groped for some thing, "Twice removed."
Will continued loudly, "I am the son of Bootstrap Bill Turner, By my word do as I say or I'll pull this trigger and be lost to Davy Johns Locker."
"He's the spin' image of our bootstrap come back to haunt us!" Some one exclaimed.
"Name your terms mister Turner."
"Elizabeth and Christy go free!"
"Yes we know that one, anything else." Barbossa asked in an annoyed voice.
Will looked at Jack who seemed to be trieing to get out of it unscathed. "And the crew, the crew are not to be harmed."
Barbossa took a step toward him then said evily, "Agreed."