Chapter 7: The Black Pearl
The prisoners on the other side of the cell were able to escape. It wasn't enough for Jack to escape and make his way out to freedom. The one that Jack bonded with the most stayed behind for a short while.
"My sympathies, friends," the ex-prisoner said. "You've no manner of luck at all."
He and the other convicts escaped through the whole in the side of the building. Jack and Mia were the only ones who remained. She tried beating down the cell doors, but no matter how many times Mia beat down on the door, it wouldn't budge.
"Mia, it's no use!" Jack said. He picked up a bone, "but this is."
He stuck out the bone and the prisoner dog with the keys came walking by where he saw Jack was trying to bribe his way out of this.
"Come on, doggy." He said, and the dog came near them. "It's just you and me and my baby sister now. It's you and ol' Jack and Mia. Come on. Come on, good boy." The dog came a bit closer to him. "That a good boy, come on!"
The dog moved closer, but he stayed a distance. Come on you filthy, slimy, mangy cur."
He ran away when he heard more pirates coming. Mia was wishing she was in a cell with her brother, so that way they wouldn't dare to touch her.
"This ain't the armory," said a pirate named Twigg.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here Twigg – Captain Jack Sparrow," Koehler said.
Twigg spat in the Sparrow Siblings' direction.
"Last time I saw you, you were all alone on a godforsaken island," Twigg said, "shrinking into the distance. His fortunes aren't improved much."
Amelia backed away from them, in the corner where her brother's cell was at. They were looking at her.
"And who is this, his girlfriend?" Koehler said. Never had she been so scared before in her entire life. She didn't even want to say her name.
"Hey, does she look familiar to you?" Twigg said. Mia was backing as far away as she could.
"Yes, I think she does," Koehler said.
"Gents, why don't you leave that bonny lass alone. She doesn't want to be disturbed by you for long," Jack said. the men looked away from her and looked at Sparrow.
"And, worry about your own fortunes, gentlemen. The deepest circle of Hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers." Koehler grabbed the front of Jack's neck.
"No, don't hurt him!" Amelia cried, but Twigg held her back so rough that she couldn't move anywhere.
"So, there is a curse," Jack said. "That's interesting."
"You know nothing of Hell," Koehler said. Twigg released Mia and Koehler released Jack's throat.
"See you later pretty face," said the Twigg master. He looked at her with a frightful smile, which was something that made her feel absolutely repulsed by their appearance.
"That's very interesting." Jack muttered and then he looked at Mia.
"Were those them? The men who mutinied you?" Mia asked.
"Yes, and because of Barbossa, my former first Mate, we have no family ship. No ships for you and that Norrington fellow to have little guppies to roam around the deck."
Mia looked at him indifferently.
"Oh, don't deny it, sis. You know what I am talking about. I see the way you look at him every time he comes over to you."
"Wait, you were the man that went disguised?" Mia asked.
"Yes, I was making sure he wouldn't make a move on you."
Mia shook her head. Ever since seeing her for the first time, Jack was always protective over Mia. Ever since liking a man since she was twelve, Jack would always make sure to watch over her. She didn't even think that he would go a little bit too far. She was twenty-four for goodness sake and didn't need an older brother looking after her. And then she looked at Jack.
However, she had to think of a way to save her brother from being killed. Jack had also been the father figure in her life. There was no way she was going to stand by and watch her half-brother die. She wouldn't let it happen, not for one second in her life. Knowing the damage that the Pirates had caused it would take them forever to repair the damage done to kill her brother. There was only one thing she could do: go to Tortuga and get some of her friends to help her.
"Don't worry, Jack, I will get you out of this thing, no matter what it takes!" Mia said. She got up and she went to leave.
"And where do you propose you're going, young missy?" he asked.
She looked at her brother and said. "Well, where else would you get a crew to help you with a situation like this?"
She then left the room, leaving her brother in her thoughts. Jack knew where she was going to go, but hopefully, she would make it back before something terrible had happened.
However, something bad did happen. Jane and Elizabeth were hauled a longboat and dragged off to the Black Pearl. They both uneasily entered the ship. No one was looking at any of them.
"I didn't know we was takin' on captives," commented the Bo' sun. He was looking at Jane and Elizabeth.
"They've invoked the right of parley with Captain Barbossa," Pintel answered.
"We are here to negotiate–" Elizabeth began explaining. However, she was slapped by the Bo'sun.
"Elizabeth!" Jane said, but the Bo'sun threatened to slap her.
"You will both speak when spoken to," the Bo'sun said. He went to slap her, but a hand upon the Bo'Sun's wrist stopped him from slapping Jane.
"And ye not lay a hand on those under the protection of parley," said the captain that Jane assumed was Barbossa.
"Aye, sir," Bo'sun said.
"My apologies, Misses," Barbossa apologized to Jane and Elizabeth.
"Captain Barbossa," Elizabeth started, this time with no one to hit her this time. All Jane could see was a red part of her face forming. "I am here to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal."
"There are a lot of long words in there, Miss," Barbossa said. "We're naught but humble pirates. What is it that you want?"
"We want you to leave and never come back," Elizabeth answered frustrated.
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request," Barbossa said. The girls gave him confused looks. "Means "no."
"Very well," Elizabeth said. She took off her medallion. Jane looked and noticed that the coin looked familiar. She looked closely to it and knew she saw it from somewhere...
"I'll drop it," said Elizabeth.
"Me holds are bursting' with swag. That bit of shine matters to us? Why?" Barbossa inquired.
"It's what you've been searching for. I recognized the ship. My sister and I saw it eight years ago on the crossing from England."
"Did ya, now?" Barbossa asked.
"Fine. Well, I suppose if it is worthless then there's no point in me keeping it," Elizabeth said. She held it over and began to let it drop, and saw the pirates lunging forward to stop her. Elizabeth found it all amusing.
Barbossa gave out a small laugh. "You have a name, Missy?"
"Elizabeth Turner," Elizabeth answered, knowing "Swann" would put her, her sister and her father in total danger. Just at that moment, Elizabeth had put her sister in danger. She had said "my sister Ruth and I." However, they would be looking for a "Miss Ruth Turner" not a Miss Ruth Swann. That is what came into her mind.
"And you?" he asked Jane.
"Jane Selwyn," she answered.
"Yes," Elizabeth said. "We are maids in Governor's Household
The captain looked at "Miss Turner" and "Miss Selwyn" and then at the crew.
"Miss Turner?" Barbossa said, emphasizing mostly on Elizabeth's name.
"Bootstrap," Pintel said, knowing the name meant something.
"And how does a maid come to own a trinket such as that." Barbossa said. "Family heirloom, perhaps?"
"I didn't steal it, if that's what you mean," Elizabeth lied. Jane knew that she had stolen it from Will but didn't say anything.
"Very well, you hand it over," said Barbossa, and held out his hand. "And we'll put your town to our rudder and ne'er return."
Elizabeth was hesitant for a second and looked to Jane for an answer. She just shot her stares to just hand it over and gave a small nod. Elizabeth reluctantly let it drop in Barbossa's hands.
"Our bargain?" Elizabeth asked, but he ignored her.
"Still the guns and stow 'em, Signal the men, set the flags and make good to clear port," the Bo'sun said. Jane was relieved, as it was the only peace she had heard overnight.
"Wait! You have to take me and Miss Selwyn to shore," Elizabeth said, with Jane coming behind her. "According to the Code of the Order of the Brethren..."
Barbossa, annoyed, turned to her.
"First, your return to shore was not part of our negotiations nor our agreement so I must do nothing," Barbossa said. "And secondly, you must be a pirate for the pirate's code to apply and you're not. And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Turner and Miss Selwyn."
