Author's Note:
There ARE SPOILERS in this chapter!
I repeat
There ARE SPOILERS in this chapter!
If you don't want to know what happens in the movie or crutial plot points, then...
Read At Your Own Risk...
YE BE WARNED!
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Chapter 4: Reunion
The streets were silent, not a whisper could be heard to break such a spell as had descended upon Port Royal. Will crept silently and stealthily through the back alleys and dark corners of the city, hoping to arrive at the harbor before it was too late.
I will kill him for this, Will thought.
The blacksmith knew why his enemy would wish to kidnap his only child and it was as simple as revenge. Only, there was one problem... the pirates were supposed to be dead.
Not walking dead, mind you. Not like they were before, during the time of their curse, but truly put into their graves. Jack Sparrow had killed Barbossa himself, the man had watched it all happen. Actually, Jack would have met an untimely end had Will not suddenly had the most ingenious idea. Why he had not thought of it earlier, not even he could tell.
Cannon fire echoed in the still of the night, adding flashes of light to paint the walls nearby. Will rounded a corner and stopped dead in his tracks.
Before him fought the Black Pearl, fastest and deadliest ship in the Caribbean and, opposite that, was what appeared to be a commandeered Spanish vessel. As large and menacing as the Black Pearl, the Sangria looked to be fresh out of port, it's white sails glimmering in the flashes of gunfire between the two ships.
Will whispered a curse, quickly drawing his cutlass and rushing into the port area. If he could but get to the Black Pearl, everything would be fine.
"Whoa, slow down there lad. Where might ye be goin'?" A voice called from the shadows.
The blacksmith stopped, turning slightly at the sound. The sword nearly fell from his hand as he looked upon the countanence of the very man whom he wanted nothing more in this world than to destroy.
"Barbossa..." Will whispered, pointing his sword in the direction of the buccanner.
But the captain just laughed, "Put it away, lad. We cannot be killed, you know that as well as any of us."
"What have you done with my son?" The man was not about to back down and he defiantly stood his ground.
Barbossa thought for a moment, "Your son?... I didn't think he was old enough to be a pirate. But then again," he smiled, "they jus' keep gettin' younger and younger. Don't they?"
With a quick thrust, the tip of Will's cutlass found a snug spot beneath the other man's chin.
"Such impatience." Barbossa replied, snapping his fingers.
From behind the cursed captain, two of his fellow crew members stepped forward, holding little Jack Turner between them. The poor boy was frightened out of his wits. Of course, who could blame him. He was, after all, abducted from home in the middle of the night by bloodthirsty cutthroats. And cursed cutthroats at that.
Will looked at the boy but quickly faced the captain once more, "Let him go. It is not his fight and I would rather he not get involved."
But Barbossa just laughed, "But it is his fight. He's a Turner, just like you, just like... your father."
The truth of the matter sunk in for Will at that moment. Eyes wide, the blacksmith began to understand that it was not just he himself whom the pirates needed, but his son as well.
Before Will could maniver the cutlass however, something came down hard upon the back of his neck. What little he could see in the dark faded to black, Jack's scream echoing through Will's mind.
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"Papa!"
With a gasp, Will sat up, instantly aware of the pain radiating through his head.
"Take it easy, lad. You've had a rough night."
The blacksmith fell back onto the pillow. Wait, pillow? Will looked at his surroundings and found that he was within the cabin of a ship, and a very familiar cabin at that. Looking to the desk across the room, the man's eyes settled on a most joyous sight.
There, sitting with his feet propped up upon his desk and a sly smile gracing his features, sat Captain Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl.
"Jack! What in hell's going on? Why is Barbossa back? I thought you killed him? I thought we got rid of his crew? And of the curse to boot!"
Jack held his hands up, "Slow down now, Will. All'll be answered with time."
"But there is no time!" The man shouted, sitting up once more despite his head's protest. "Barbossa's kidnaped my son."
The pirate captain nodded, "I'm aware o' that."
"They're gonna kill'im!"
But Jack just shook his head, "They just need him to break the curse, they won't kill'im. They'll just take a few drops o' blood. No matter."
Will stood, walking over to the captain's desk, "Jack, you don't understand. If you and Elizabeth and the Royal Navy hadn't come when you did eight years ago, I'd have been dead. Just a few drops can't fully break the curse, as we can see now. They'll drain'im dry! They were going to do the same thing to me!"
The captain seemed to let that thought roll within his head for a moment before standing, "In that case, we must press on." and, without a second word, rushed from the cabin and onto the deck. "AnaMaria!"
A woman, at least as tall as Jack and just as tough, stepped forward from the wheel of the ship, "Aye, Captain?"
"Set course immediately to follow the Sangria. We haven't a moment to lose."
The woman looked stunned for a moment, "Sir, you told us to let Barbossa and his crew go about their business."
Jack held up a hand, "That was before Will explained the entire situation. We must catch up with that ship."
AnaMaria nodded, going into full order mode and bringing the ship underway. As the crew hustled about on deck, Will walked through the cabin doorway, shading his eyes from the harsh morning sun.
"It's bloody morning!" He panicked.
Jack put a hand on his shoulder, "The Sangria left port but a couple hours ago. We are sure to catch up with her in this ship."
Will sighed, sinking to the floor. He leaned against the cabin doorway, where all he could see was the clear blue ocean for miles and miles before them.
"I've lost'im, Jack. God, he was so scared and there was nothing I could've done. I've failed him. I've failed Elizabeth..." Will burried his face in his hands, his brown hair falling before his eyes.
Jack knelt down next to him, "Pull yourself together, mate. Let's go inside and have a chat."
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"... and that's everything. The past eight years summed up into one quick tale." Will sat at a small table in the captain's quarters.
Jack leaned back in his chair, "Named your son after me, did ya?" he smiled, "Nice to know I'm somebody's hero."
"It was Elizabeth's idea."
Jack nodded, "Smart woman, it's a shame what happened to her, truly it is. But ya can't go blamin' yourself, Will. Your father never blamed himself for things he couldn't a stopped."
Will looked over at his friend, "I'm not my father, Jack."
"Aye, that I know. But think of it this way, mate. You've got more of your father in ya than you'd like to believe. Why, just a few hours ago you were worryin' and frettin' over the entire situation. Your father would've done the same thing, I know, I saw'im do it."
"He never cared about us. I mean look! Look what he's gotten me involved in!" Will indicated himself and the sea roaring just out the window.
Jack shrugged, "Valid point, but besides that. He did care about ya. He'd spend all day sayin' how he'd return home one fine evenin' and tell you all about his life on the high seas."
"You're just trying to make me feel better."
"Am not! It's the honest truth. But," Jack stood, shrugging again, "If ya don't want to believe me, that's your buisness, not mine."
Will smiled. Somehow, Jack always managed to make light of the situation, even if they were about to face their own doom. The blacksmith hated to admit it, but he had missed the Black Pearl's captain over the past years. Sure, they had both done some underhanded things to the other, but it had all turned out okay in the end.
Just as Will thought he could face the world once more, Gibbs ran into the cabin.
"Capt'n, there's a ship off to port. Looks like it's headin' to Tortuga."
Jack raised an eyebrow, inrtrigued. "Is it Barbossa's?"
"Aye, sir."
"What would he be doing in Tortuga?" Will asked, standing from the table.
Jack smiled, "We're about to find out."
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Disclaimer:
I do not own anything of "Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl." Not it's actors, characters, or storyline. I have read the Junior Novelization and have based my story, two years, after the events within.
Also, the idea for the next chapter, about the greedy slave trader guy... that is kinda stolen from "Captain Blood." I thought it would add a bit more spice to everything so, well, you'll just have to wait to see what I can cook up.
Hahahahahahaha!
Yeah, lame pun...
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Author's Note:
Thank you Merry for pointing out my inability to spell Caribbean. I was at work (in the library mind you) and I read your review for "Flashes Of Light, Rulers Of Fate" and when I noticed I spelled Caribbean wrong, I completely flipped out.
I am ashamed of myself, and the spell check on my computer for not catching that.
Thanks ever so... now, I'm going to go resign as a writer... adieu
This just in...
Okay, I keep reading how Orlando Bloom playing Will Turner looks a lot like the old 1930's and 40's actor, Errol Flynn. I just want to say that that statement is entirely true!
I rented three Errol Flynn movies, "The Adventures Of Robin Hood" and "The Sea Hawk" and "Captain Blood" and I have to say that the two could nearly be twins! I mean, seriously, in "Captain Blood" all he needs is a vest and a bit of facial hair and he's an Orli twin, or would it be the other way around?
Anyway, there were a lot of things in "Captain Blood" that reminded me of POTC. Both take place in Port Royal, Jamaica and in Tortuga. Both mention the pistol with one bullet for stranded sailors (wait till the movie, you'll get it).
I mean, Errol Flynn and Orlando Bloom even have the same freakin glare for crying out loud!
I haven't watched the other two yet, but the Robin Hood one should be interesting. Seeing as how Errol Flynn will be wearing GREEN and shooting a BOW! I wonder how much they are alike... just without the blonde hair and pointy ears.
But any way, just saying that I agree with the observation.
They even have the same nose... and the eyes, dang!
Sorry, side tracked. Any who, if you ever get a chance to rent some Errol Flynn movies, they're pretty cool. I mean, they're old and all, so the acting is completely different and the effects suck, but that's cause they're old!
I liked'em.
They were tight.
So any way, there's another author's note further down about the next chapter.
Until next time...
Laters!
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Reviews:
Pen D. Fox: Well, there's Jack! Yep, the real Cap'n Jack Sparrow has arrived! Yeah, I love the guy too and Depp does a wonderful job in the role (though I haven't seen it yet either... but only 24 more days! ROCK ON!) But of course my beloved Orlando does a great job as well. He's just never really the comic relief. Though, he did have a few good lines in the books. But anyway, thanks for the review. I hope you keep reading!
Shiloh: Thanks! I do write other stories like this, just not Pirates Of The Caribbean. I have two Lord of the Rings and one for Black Hawk Down and even an original fiction at fictionpress.net (under the same name) for Ned Kelly. Those are just the ones I have done that are connected to Orli! But yeah, I'm kinda obsessed with him too... just 24 more days and POTC will come out... YAY!
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Author's Note:
In the next chapter, The Black Pearl docks at the town of Tortuga, a pirate's heaven. But with so many cutthroats and villains running through the streets, can Will find his son before something else goes wrong? What happens when the blacksmith becomes the target of a greedy slave trader who's broken all the rules of the Pirate's Code? Can Jack survive his trip in Tortuga without getting slapped by at least twenty women?
Find this out and more in the next chapter!
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Chapter 5: Tortuga
Coming Soon!