Chapter 7
Jade's POV
It was sunset of the next day. I had found out on my own that we didn't have any rum on this ship after I was trying to find the amber liquid to drown away all my sorrows even for a little while. It was not long after that I found out that our sacred liquor was gone, but also we were out of water too. I sat on the left stairs that led up to the helm. I was lost in my memory of the previous night, and couldn't stop thinking about what my foster father had told me.
"Beckett is the same reason why our life is going to be a living hell if we ever get out of this hell hole," I grumbled bitterly to no one in particular.
I was brought out of my stupor when I felt like I was being watched. Looking around I found Autumn and Gibbs were watching me closely with worried expressions as if I would snap at any moment and jump off the ship. This only made my mood that much more sour. 'They're just worried and concerned about you,' the reasonable voice in my head chimed as I sighed running a hand through my hair exasperatedly.
"Up is down," Jack mumbled successfully drawing my attention away from my foul mood, "Well that's just maddeningly unhelpful. Why are these things never clear?" I watched him closely as I began to realize that he was talking to himself. I quirked an eyebrow at him even though he couldn't see it since his back was turned.
I closed my eyes and shook my head. 'Must be the Locker's doing. It must've gotten to him during his extended stay here,' I thought as I opened my eyes and continued to watch him.
"WHAT'S THAT?!" Jack cried as he ran to the rail, "What is that? I don't know. What do you think?"
"Where?" Gibbs inquired as he walked over to stand beside his captain. "There," Jack answered nodding in nowhere in particular. He then ran to the other side of the ship. I stood up with a quirked eye brow as Alyssa ran over to me. "Daddy's been talking to himself, Mum," Alyssa whispered as I picked her up placing her on my hip. She climbed around to my back latching onto my shoulders and warping her legs as best she could around my waist. "So I've noticed," I replied as I walked over to where Jack was only to watch him run to the other side.
"What is it?" Elizabeth and I asked as we finally caught up with the man. Jack made a strange noise as he ran back to the other side of the ship, and when I went to follow I almost plowed into the table that he had sat at. I looked down to see the charts still laid upon it, and saw what he was planning.
I smiled knowing that he had found a way out of here. "Alyssa hold on tight, darling," I told her as I followed Jack. "We're rocking the ship," Gibbs grumbled as he run up beside me. "Aye, he's onto it!" Barbossa called a slight smile gracing his lips.
We ran back and forth as Jack made sure I got to the railing with Alyssa safely. Soon it had gotten hard for me to run, but I made sure Alyssa still held on tightly. The last time we had to run one of the men didn't make it as his arms became tired causing him to let go and to be crushed by one of the canons.
"Now, up," Jack called beside me as the ship began to flip over, "… Is down!"
"Alyssa, hold your breath," I told my daughter as I took in a deep breath myself before we hit the water. I felt her nodded as I closed my eyes, and we hit the surprisingly cold water below.
When I opened my eyes, I looked around as my eyes landed on Jack. He nodded his head as he looked relieved, but it was gone so quickly. Jack looked down cocking his head to the side in confusion. I looked down also to see that the surface was rushing up towards us.
Soon we were on the surface as the sun was just rising shining bright in the sky. I coughed and gasped for air as I set Alyssa down to check on her making sure that she was alright. I smiled down at her when she giggled grinning up at me. "That was fun!" She cried, but her cheerfulness was short lived when we heard pistols being cocked.
I turned toward the scene to see Jack aimed his pistols at Will and Elizabeth, Barbossa aimed his at Jack and Gibbs, Gibbs aimed his at Barbossa and Will, Elizabeth aimed hers at Jack, and Will aimed his at Jack and Barbossa. I stood up pulling both my pistols out aiming them at Elizabeth and Barbossa this caused Elizabeth to aim hers at me as Jack the Monkey held his pistol at Cotton's parrot causing the parrot to say, "Parley."
We all began to laugh and lower our weapons, but raised them up when we became serious again. "Alright, then," Barbossa bellowed, "The Brethren Court is a-gathering at Shipwreck Cove. And, Jack, you and I are a-going. There'll be no arguing that point!"
"I is arguing the point. If there's pirates a-gathering, I'm pointing my ship the other way," Jack argued as a smirk graced his lips.
"The pirates are gathering to fight Beckett, and you're a pirate!" Elizabeth growled as she pointed the pistol she had trained on me back onto him.
"I think he knows that by now," I snarled as I had both pistols pointed at her now.
"Fight or not, you're not running, Jack," Will stated as he pointed both his pistols at Jack.
"If we don't stand together, they'll hunt us down one by one, till be none left, but you, Mrs. Jade, and yer daughter," Barbossa growled, "Then they'll kill them leaving you all alone."
Jack looked at me with a worried glance that left as quickly as it came. "Even though I quite like the sound of that, 'Captain Jack Sparrow, the last pirate', you've got to remember they'll have to find them according to kill 'em, mate," Jack pointed out as he motioned to Alyssa and me.
"Aye, but then you and yer little family will be fighting Jones alone. How does that fit into your plan, hm?" Barbossa inquired as he stepped forward.
"I'm still working on that," Jack replied as a sly look came over his face, "But I will not be going back to the locker, mate. Count on that." He pointed his pistol at Barbossa and pulled the trigger only to have water come out of it. Everyone followed suite. "Wet powder," Gibbs grumbled as he rolled his eyes putting away his pistols. "A lot of good it did for us," I muttered as Jack nodded.