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The morning after the storm the Interceptor had arrived at Isla de Muerta and Will, Becky and Gibbs were standing at the side of the ship.
"Puts a chill in the bones how many honest sailors have been claimed by this passage" said Gibbs sitting down on a barrel with Becky and Will either side of him.
"How is it that Jack came by that compass?" asked Will.
"Not a lot's 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" continued Gibbs.
"What? He failed to mention that," said Will. "Did you know this?" he asked Becky.
"No" she said quickly.
"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" said Gibbs.
Becky now realised how much the Pearl meant to Jack and felt sorry for him.
"Ah. So that's the reason for all the" said Will doing an impression of Jack.
"Reason's got nothing to do with it," said Gibbs. "Now, when a man is marooned he is given a pistol with a single shot, one shot. Well it won't do much good hunting or to be rescued. But after three days of a starvin' 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."
"Barbosa" said Will and Becky at the same time.
"Aye Barbosa" said Gibbs.
"How did Jack come into possession of the Pearl?" asked Becky.
"Oh that's a long, long story, I'll have to tell you another day Miss Becky."
"How did Jack get off the island?" asked Will.
"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 creatures acclimated to his presence. And on the fourth morning, he roped himself a couple of sea turtles and harassed them together and made a raft."
"He roped a couple of sea turtles," said Will and Becky once again.
"What did he use for rope?" asked Will. He saw Gibbs look up at something and both him and Becky looked up and saw Jack hovering over them.
"Human hair from my back" said Jack. "Let go the anchor" he yelled. "Young Mr. Turner and I are to go ashore."
"Captain! What if the worst should happen?" asked Gibbs.
"Keep to the code," said Jack.
"Aye, the code" replied Gibbs.
Jack looked at Becky sitting on the stairs and noticed how sad she looked. "Wait a minute" he said to Will and made his way over to Becky. "C'mon, you can come along as well" he said.
"Really?" she asked looking happier.
Jack nodded and smiled a small smile. "Everyone needs to have an adventure once in a while."
This put a smile on Becky's face, which even made Jack happy.
"What code is to keep to if the worst should happen?" asked Will.
"Pirates code, any man who falls behind, gets left behind," said Jack as he rowed the boat.
"No heroes amongst thieves eh?" asked Will.
"You know, for having such a bleak outlook on pirates, you're well on your way to becoming one, sprung two people from jail." Becky noticed for the first time that Jack hadn't failed to remember that he was with someone. "Commandeered a ship of the fleet, sailed with a buccaneer crew outta Tortuga and you're completely obsessed with treasure" said Jack as the boat reached the cave entrance.
"That's not true, I am not obsessed with treasure," said Will angrily following Jack and Becky out of the boat.
"Not all treasure is silver and gold mate," said Jack.
"Gentlemen, the time has come! Our salvation is nigh! Our torment is near at end!" yelled Barbosa.
"Elizabeth" whispered Will.
"For ten years we've been tested and tried, and each man jack of you here has proved his mettle a hundred times over and a hundred times again!"
"Suffered I have!" said Ragetti.
"Punished we were. The lot of us – disproportionate to our crimes! Here it is!" continued Barbosa as he kicked off the lid of the chest. "The cursed treasure of Cortes himself. Every last piece that went astray, we have returned! Save for this" he said pointing to the medallion on Elizabeth's neck.
"Jack!" Will gasped scrambling up but Becky pulled him back down.
"Don't!" she whispered. Jack knew she was aware of the fact that they needed Will's blood to lift the curse.
"Not yet. We wait until the opportune moment," said Jack walking past them.
"When's that? When's it's of greatest profit to you?" asked Will starting to get angry.
"May I ask you something? Have I ever given you a reason not to trust me? Do us a favour, I know it's difficult for you, but please stay here and try not to do anything stupid" said Jack. "Make sure he doesn't go anywhere!" said Jack looking at Becky who nodded in understanding.
"He's hiding something," said Will quietly as Becky went back to watching Barbosa.
After about a minute she noticed that Will wasn't around, she went to look for him and found her father knocked out on the floor. "Oh, Will" she moaned as Jack started to come around.
"Where's Will?" he asked.
"He ran off," said Becky in a guilty like tone.
Jack picked up the oar with Becky following him into the centre of the cave, neither of them knowing what lie ahead.
"You!" yelled one of the pirates who had spotted Jack. "You're supposed to be dead!"
"Am I not?" he asked looking down at himself, then turning to go back the other way only to find pistols being pointed at him, then turning back round to find more pistols pointed at them. "Palulay, palu-lila-la-lulu, parlili, parsnip, pasley, par – partner partner…"
"Parley?" said the pirate in front of Jack.
"Parley!" yelled Jack. "That's the one parley! Parley!"
"Parley? Down to the depths whatever man that thought up Parley?" said the other pirate.
"That would be the French," said Jack putting his fingers over the holes of the pistol.
Jack and Becky soon found themselves surrounded by pirates with pistols and daggers pointing at them in every direction.
"How the blazes did you get off that island?" asked Barbosa. Becky's stomach tied up in knots at the sight of him.
"When you marooned me on that god forsaken spit of land, you forgot one very important thing mate, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow!" exclaimed Jack.
"Well I won't be making that mistake again-" began Barbosa as he was about to give the order for Jack to be killed when he noticed Becky. "I remember you!" he cried. "Well it's nice to see an old face," he said evilly.
"Oh no" Becky cried as Barbosa walked behind her.
"You all remember Becky don't you lads" said Barbosa running a finger down her neck. "She's a pretty little thing ain't she Jack?"
Jack just stared at Barbosa, wondering what he was going to do next.
"She satisfied me and me crew, if you know what I mean" said Barbosa causing Becky to start crying.
"Stop it" Jack mumbled, but no one heard him.
"She did it on more than one occasion."
"Stop it," said Jack slightly louder as Becky continued to cry.
"She really hit the-"
"STOP IT!" screamed Jack causing everyone to look at him as he started to breathe heavily. Barbosa's rambling didn't cause Jack to lose it; it was the fact that Becky was crying so much that made him do it.
"How do you know her anyway?" asked Barbosa.
Jack hesitated for a moment. "She's my daughter," he said shocking all the pirates.
"Kill 'em!" said Barbosa as the crew cocked their pistols ready to fire.
"The girl's blood didn't work did it?" asked Jack.
"You know whose blood we need?"
"I know whose blood you need."
"Both of you come back to the Pearl, and we'll discuss things further."
