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Chapter 4 -Two Captains.
"Dead men tell no tales." Cotton's Parrot said while they entered the lagoon.
"Puts a chill in the bones how many honest sailors have been claimed by this passage." Mr. Gibbs says as the whole crew look upon the wreck in the ocean.
"How is it that Jack came by that compass?" Will asks watching Jack close the compass.
"Not a lots known about Jack Sparrow before he showed up in Tortuga with a mind to go after the treasure of the Isla de Muerta . That was before I met him, back when he was Captain of the Black Pearl." Mr. Gibbs says.
"What? He failed to mention that."
"He was captain? Mr. Gibbs, we've all heard stories of the black pearl, but him captain?" Abigail asked tilting her head towards Jack.
"Aye, him captain, hard to believe I know, but he was and as for him not mentioning well, he plays things closer to the vest now. And a hard-learned lesson it was. See three days out on the venture the first mate comes to him and says everything's an equal share. That should mean the location of the treasure, too, so Jack gives up the bearings. That night there was a mutiny. They marooned Jack on an island and left him to die but not before he'd gone mad with the heat." Mr. Gibbs explains.
"Ah. So that's the reason for all the?" Will asks trying to act like Jack.
"Reason's got nothing to do with it. Now Will, Abigail, when a man is marooned he is a given a pistol with a single shot, one shot. Well it won't do much good hunting or to be rescued. But after three weeks of a starving belly and thirst, that pistol will start to look real friendly. But Jack he escaped the island, and he still has that one shot. Oh, but he won't use it, though, save for one man, his mutinous first mate." Mr. Gibbs says, he was a real good story teller, Mr. Gibbs was.
"Barbossa." Will and Abigail say at the same time.
"Aye." Mr. Gibbs says, but looks strangely between Abigail and Will.
"How did Jack get off the island?" Will asked. "
"Well, I'll tell ye. He waded out into the shallows and there he waited three days and three nights till all manner of sea creature came and acclimated to his presence. And on the fourth morning, he roped himself a couple of sea turtles, lashed 'em together and made a raft." Gibbs explained, Jack was listening in on the conversation and was waiting for the opportune moment to jump in.
"He roped a couple of sea turtles?" Will asked.
"Impossible." Abigail mumbled.
"Aye, sea turtles." Gibbs answered.
"What did he use for rope?" Will asked trying to sense some logic for this mad story.
"Human hair from me back. Let go of the anchor!" Jack announced and explained to Will.
"Let go of the anchor, sir!" A crew member shouted.
"Young Mr. Turner and I are to go ashore." Jack announced, Abigail sat shocked that Jack didn't mention her.
"And what of me?" Abigail asked thru gritted teeth.
"Captain! What if the worst should happen?" Gibbs asked, worry in his eyes.
"Keep to the code. And you will sit and stay." Jack said pointing with his finger for her to sit and stay. Abigail's mouth dropped open, she stood up saw Jack and Will were already towards the island.
"What the hell Jack?" Abigail screamed. "You can't make me stay here forever!" She shouted as loud as she could wailing her arms around for a more dramatic effect.
"Aye, the code." Gibbs mumbled.
Abigail sat on a barrel sharping her sword, she knew a battle was coming and she knew she had to be ready. A voice pulled her out of her thoughts, her sister's voice.
"Not more pirates." Elizabeth says boarding the Interceptor.
"Welcome aboard, Miss Elizabeth." Mr. Gibbs say leading his hand to help her aboard.
"Mr. Gibbs ?" Elizabeth asks.
"Quite funny, seeing him 'ere isn't it?" Abigail asked chuckling at herself for speaking pirate.
Elizabeth nodded her head and ran to hug her younger sister, who hugged back.
"Hey, boy, where be Jack?" Mr. Gibbs asked as Will climbed aboard.
"Jack? Jack Sparrow?" Elizabeth asked everybody ignored her.
"He fell behind." Will said leading Elizabeth away.
"Will! What were ye thinking, we need Jack and you know it." Abigail said marching behind him, Abigail then felt a hand lay on her shoulder, she turned around and found it was Mr. Gibb's hand.
"Keep to the code." Mr. Gibbs said, removing his hand and turning to help the crew.
"Weigh anchor! Hoist the sails! Make quickly, divvies." Anamaria shouted orders, since she was now captain.
"Hands aloft to loose t'gallants! With this wind at her stern, she'll carry every sail we've got." Mr. Gibbs shouted, a ship be gaining on her.
"What's happening?" Elizabeth asked completely clueless to what was going on.
"The Black Pearl, she's gaining on us." Anamaria said looking out at the Pearl.
"This is the fastest ship in the Caribbean, it's not possible." Elizabeth said.
"Actually it is, the pearl happens to be the fastest with the wind, not against the wind." Abigail explained.
"You can tell them that after they've caught us." Anamaria explained to Elizabeth in simpler terms.
"We're shallow on the draft, right?" Abigail asked, an idea forming in her head.
"Aye." Anamaria said.
"Well, then can't we lose them amongst those shoals?" Abigail explained.
"We don't have to outrun them long, just long enough." Mr. Gibbs said catching on to Abigail's idea.
"Lighten the ship, stem to stern!" Anamaria said shouting out orders.
"Anything that we can afford to lose see that it's lost." Mr. Gibbs shouted.
Barrels and cannon balls are tossed over the side.
"We're gonna need that." Will says stopping a crew member from throwing a cannon over.
"It was a good plan up till now." Anamaria says.
"Gibbs! We have to make a stand. We must fight! Load the guns!" Will announces to the crew.
"With what?" Anamaria asks, good question too.
"Anything. Everything! Anything we have left." Abigail says, finally realizing what was going on.
"Load the guns! Take shot and langrage. Nails and crushed glass! With a will! The Pearl is going to luff up on our port quarter. She'll rake us without ever presenting a target." Mr. Gibbs announces as his canteen is thrown into a cannon.
"Lower the anchor on the right side. On the starboard side!" Abigail says coming up with an idea.
"It certainly has the element of surprise." Elizabeth says agreeing, Will agrees too.
"You're daft, lady! All three of ya are!" Anamaria shouts.
"Daft like Jack ! Lower the starboard anchor! Do it, ye dogs, or it's you we'll load into the cannons!" Gibbs say as the anchor is lowered.
"Now." Abiagil say to Anamaria who lets go of the wheel and the ship swings about.
"Keep us steady now. Now!" Will shouts, cannons go off and Abigail watches leaning against the railing.
"Fire!" Barbossa says.
"Fire." Elizabeth screams as the shops exchange cannon fire. 'Was it necessary to repeat it Elizabeth?' Abigail thought in her head.
"We could use a few more ideas, lass." Gibbs says looking between Abigail and Will.
"Your turn." Abigail says pointing her finger at Gibbs.
"We need us a devil's dowry." Gibbs says.
"We'll give them her." Anamaria says pointing her pistol at Elizabeth.
"She's not what they're after." Will says, Abigail looks between Will and Elizabeth quite confused.
"The medallion." Elizabeth whispers and goes to touch her neck, but nothings there. Will goes in search for it below deck.
Well, i decided that was a good place to end it. were almost coming to the end soon!): Well, if you want me to contiune this story and write a sequal to this one, let me know in your reviews! It would be highly apprecited. (:
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