AN: Hey look I just got a review from this guy who told me how boring my story was because it was unoriginal. I know this alright? I intentionally made it that way. It's a part of the story I planned. I absolutely do not plan on making my whole story unoriginal because if it was then I myself would kick my own butt for it. So if any of you have any problems with that then don't bother reading this fic. I'm not forcing you guys to anyway!
To those who are kind enough to read and review, this will be the last chapter of this part of the story. There's still an epilogue though so don't start giving up on me. There will also be a sequel of course! One that is purely original I promise you guys. Now, on with the show!
Chapter 7
The small wooden rowboat bumped hard onto the solid ground and almost tossed both Marine and Elizabeth over into the deep, dark waters. Marine quickly recovered her balance and mumbled a soft curse as she stepped out of the boat and onto the land. She helped Elizabeth out afterwards, seeing that the other woman was having a hard time in her dress and wasn't as used to rough terrain as she was. They could hear the sound of swordfighting deeper in the cave and followed the sound to the large opening Marine knew and remembered in the times she watched the movie. She couldn't tell what was happening inside though and only hoped that she didn't miss out everything that was important. When they looked about they saw only a small number of Barbossa's men fighting. Jack was climbing up some of the rocks, his sword clashing against Barbossa's while said pirate was following Jack's every move. Marine turned her gaze away from them to Elizabeth who was looking at something else worriedly. Marine followed her glance and saw Will fighting pirates all around him.
"Go and help him. I'll see what I can do to help Sparrow with Barbossa." She told the other woman. Elizabeth nodded to her and began running towards Will who was beginning to have a few problems with the pirates before him. Marine turned around just in time as she saw the two pirates standing on a flat surface above her.
"You can't beat me, Jack." Barbossa taunted as he stopped to take a quick rest. Jack used this opportunity to thrust his sword into Barbossa. The cursed pirate stared down at the sword sticking out of him and sighed wearily. He grabbed the hilt, took it out of himself, and returned the favor by stabbing Jack on his chest. Marine winced slightly but knew what was going to happen so instead of gasping in fear and crying out for Jack Sparrow worriedly, she made a dagger appear out of her hand from nowhere and turned around to help Will and Elizabeth in their fight.
Jack staggered back, his eyes wide with shock, and stepped onto a sliver of moonlight that casted down on them from the holes on the ceiling of the cave. Barbossa was grinning, thinking that he had finally won, when he saw his enemy standing under the moonlight in the form of a skeleton. Jack looked down at his bony self and grinned.
"That's interesting." Before Barbossa could open his mouth to react, Jack revealed a gold medallion in his fingers, playing with it for a short while before hiding it again. "I couldn't resist, mate." He said, the grin never going away. Barbossa glared and charged at Jack again, pushing him back and making the two move all around the place. Jack ran back to gain some recovery time and accidentally hit the edge of a table. He mumbled a quick sorry before turning back his attention on the cursed pirate.
"So what now, Jack Sparrow? Will it be two immortals locked in an epic battle until Judgment Day and trumpets sound? Hmm?" Barbossa asked as his sword clashed against the one Jack held. Jack stopped for a while and gave a shrug.
"Or you could surrender." This didn't really go well with Barbossa, growling first then laughing as he chased Jack further around the room. Marine at the time had caught up to Elizabeth and Will, as the latter fell down to the ground. A pirate stood before him with a snarl on his face and a sword raised above his head.
"I'm gonna teach you the meaning of pain." He sneered. Before Marine could go and save Will, she caught sight of Elizabeth nearing the blacksmith with a determined, concentrated frown on her face.
"Do you like pain?" Before the pirate could react to what was happening, a very large and heavy staff swung around and knocked him off his feet. Elizabeth threw down the heavy staff and glared at the pirate with contempt in her eyes. "Try wearing a corset." Marine couldn't help but laugh and gave Elizabeth a thumbs up in approval of what she did. Elizabeth smiled back at Marine then helped Will stand up from the ground. After she did, she noticed Jack in a skeletal form under the moonlight, fighting Barbossa. She stared at Will and Marine in confusion. "Whose side is Jack on?" She asked.
"At the moment?" Will asked rhetorically. No one had the opportunity to answer or reply as more pirates surrounded the three people. Will grabbed the staff that Elizabeth used and began to fight one of them. Another fought Elizabeth herself while the remaining one charged at Marine. The female pirate made one more dagger appear in her hands for Elizabeth to use. She tossed the dagger she held on her right at the woman while she blocked the sword of the pirate in front of her with the one on her left. They all fought hard yet not that long, as Will struck the staff into the pirate he was fighting with. Elizabeth, upon seeing the staff sticking out, dodged her attacker's charge and pushed him towards it. Marine glanced to her side and saw that the two pirates were struggling with the thing stabbed through them.
"Will!" She cried, catching the blacksmith's attention. Will looked at her and smiled knowingly, turning the staff around so that one of its ends was pointed behind the pirate and in front of Marine. The pirate turned around in curiosity, an action that was pretty idiotic for him, and gave Marine the opportunity to kick him from behind and send him falling forward at the staff. The three men found themselves stuck in a very strange and unescapable predicament. One of the pirates was going to one direction, the other going to another, while the one in the middle looked at the other two irritatingly.
With a devious smile, Elizabeth grabbed a small bomb from one of the pirates and scraped two rocks together to light up the wick. She handed it over to Will who then shoved it into the insides of the pirate in the middle while he was in his skeletal form. Marine cracked her fingers and with casual ease, pushed the three of them out of the moonlight. Flesh covered the pirates' bodies and kept them from getting the bomb inside. One of them stared at the unseen bomb inside him in defeat and looked up at the three in dismay.
"No fair."
Will grabbed Elizabeth and shielded her with his own body as the pirates exploded into little bits of pieces with a loud roar. Marine held up a hand in front of her face and braced herself as she, together with Will and Elizabeth, felt the force of the bomb brush past them. When all three looked again, the spot where they had seen the pirates was empty and clean of anything. Only a charred, cracked ground gave them the sign that there were people standing there only seconds ago. Marine whistled, impressed with the scene before her.
"That...was absolutely, positively, totally awesome!" She cried with a grin. Will and Elizabeth turned their heads towards Marine at the same time, a look of incredulity and slight disgust both etched onto their faces. Marine felt their eyes on her and looked at them innocently.
"What? They're just dead people."
The sound of sword fighting becoming louder snapped the heads of the three. They all turned to watch as Jack and Barbossa crossed blades again and again, with no stopping. While Marine stared at them, something at the back of her mind kept on nagging at her. She widened her eyes, realization hitting her, as the two pirates went on for a painstakingly long time.
"Why is nothing happening?! Something's supposed to happen right about now." She muttered worriedly. Both Will and Elizabeth heard her speak and turned to her in a confused manner.
"What's wrong?" Will asked.
"Marine?" The female pirate felt a warm hand on her shoulder and looked back to find Elizabeth smiling softly at her. Marine forced a smile on her face then turned her attentions back to the fight. Jack should be tossing the coin to Will. That was supposed to be the next scene in the movie. So why wasn't he cutting his own hand and throwing the bloody coin at Will? Just like the question had come to her, the answer did as well. She looked slightly crestfallen as they continued to fight. Barbossa was giving Jack no chance to cut his palm and toss the coin to Will. If he did, Barbossa would have had him trapped and immobile within seconds. Not a good situation to be in once the curse was gone. Marine gritted her teeth in irritation and charged at them, ignoring Elizabeth as she shouted her name; told her to stop and come back.
She caught up a bit with the two as they moved about, with Barbossa's back in front of her. She gripped the dagger in her hand tightly, turning her knuckles white with rage. She gritted her teeth and with a loud battle cry, charged at Barbossa, pulling back the dagger before striking it at Barbossa in full force. Barbossa stopped his attack on Jack and turned his whole body around with shock as Marine's dagger stabbed into his chest. He stepped back a few steps and blinked at her in silence.
"You will pay for killing my father. Do you hear me Barbossa? You will pay!" She spat angrily at him, sinking the dagger deeper into him at the last three words she uttered. Barbossa recovered quickly, and gave a maniacal laugh as he grabbed the wrist holding onto the dagger's hilt. Marine widened her eyes, struggling with the strong, unfaltering grip. Barbossa expertly twisted Marine's body around so that he had her arm in a tight arm lock behind her back.
"Well well well, I never really quite expected it, but if Jack Sparrow escaped that bloody island, you were bound to follow him soon after. I must admit that it was a mistake to simply throw you overboard while you were tied up. It's just like Jack Sparrow to save a sorry excuse for a lass like you. Always tryin' to be the big, bad pirate hero everyone would admire and fear at the same time. I should have killed ye when I had the chance." He said. Marine grimaced and gave a short gasp in pain as Barbossa pushed her arm behind her back even more.
"You have no one but yourself to blame for your stupid decisions. I'd have thought you'd redeem yourself of the mistake the first time this happened." She muttered. The main thing bothering her at that moment was the slowly growing pain on the bruises on her arms. They were fine when they were left alone, but if the muscles were stretched just like they were doing then, pain was bound to come.
"I shan't be making the same mistake then." Barbossa kicked Marine's legs all of a sudden, forcing her to fall down to the ground on her knees. With his free hand, Barbossa took out his gun from the holster and aimed it at the side of her head. Marine felt the cold barrel on her skin and heard the sound of the pistol being cocked. Strangely she didn't feel afraid of what was going to happen to her. "Well then lass, this is goodbye." He whispered. Marine closed her eyes and braced herself for what was to come. The sound of coins clinking together reached her ears for some reason and a smile came upon her face knowingly before a single gunshot was fired, its sounds echoing throughout the cave.
Marine coughed and spat out some of the dirt that had gotten to her mouth. It was only then when she realized that she was lying facedown on the mucky ground. She noticed that no one was holding her and used both hands to push herself up. She turned her head around-looked over her shoulder-and stared at Barbossa's back. He was still holding onto the pistol in his hand, but it was aimed at the floor. Jack had his own pistol aimed at Barbossa, wisps of smoke curling up into the air
"Ten years you carry that pistol, and now you waste your shot." Barbossa said in a humorous tone.
"He didn't waste it." Will spoke up from behind them. The three pirates turned to look at Will as he stretched out his hand under the chest, his palms closed. Barbossa looked at Will in confusion, then slowly paled in fear as he realized what was in the blacksmith's hand. A bit of blood was dripping down onto the chest as Will opened his palm, letting two aztec coins fall into the large chest with a loud clinking sound. To Marine, it sounded like the clinking of coins echoed throughout the cave. Barbossa unconsciously dropped his sword to the ground and looked down at himself hesitantly as he watched blood seep out from where the dagger's hilt stuck out and from the bullet he received from Jack. He looked back up at both Jack and Marine, with a faraway glaze clouded over his eyes.
"I feel...cold." He whispered softly before falling backwards onto the ground. Marine, Jack and Will watched him fall with emotionless gazes, none of them sympathetic to the pirate. He fell slowly to Marine's irritation; fell like the way people did in a slow-motion movie. She never thought that was possible in real life, but it was exactly how she felt that moment. Finally, a green apple tucked into Barbossa's sleeve fell away from him as his body hit the uneven, rocky, floor. Silence flooded the whole room after that. It was over. Finally, she had her revenge on the man who killed her father. But then...why didn't she feel satisfied? All she felt was empty and cold. She jumped in surprise when a hand held her shoulder.
"No one's supposed to feel good after killing someone...not even for the right reasons." Jack said behind her. Marine hadn't realized that she had spoken her thoughts aloud for everyone in the cave to hear and slightly blushed in embarrassment. Marine turned around and stiffened as a hand went up to wipe away a tear on her face that she never noticed. She stared up at Jack's own eyes; his dark brown eyes emitting an aura of calm and gentleness. It was through those orbs that she found the walls around her crumbling down into pieces. She gritted her teeth and struggled with herself as her unwanted tears slowly fell down to her face.
"It's not fair...he's dead. He doesn't have to go through life anymore while I get all the suffering he deserves. My father won't come back to life just because I killed Barbossa. He's dead when he should be suffering along with me!" She screamed angrily. Jack took a step back and held up his hands in defense, fearful of Marine's uncontrolled anger. "He gets to live his life the way he wanted and die quickly when I wanted to strangle him and slowly cut him to pieces to make him suffer for everything he did to me. Why do I have to pay the price for what he did to my father?! I hate him for killing my father. I hate my father for letting himself get killed like that. I didn't even get to meet him in person for christ's sake! It's not fair!" She sank down onto her knees and bit back her sobs. She cried silently yet it felt like the whole cave trembled and weeped alongside her, feeling her pains and sharing it with her. Elizabeth frowned in concern and tried to walk towards Marine but Will stopped her. He shook his head at her and turned his gaze to the two pirates ahead of him.
"Let them work this out themselves. I'm sure she'll be fine." He said. Elizabeth looked back at Marine one more time before heaving a sigh of defeat and nodded to Will.
"I guess so..." She answered back softly with a small smile on her face. As they walked away, Jack crouched down beside Marine's trembling form and wrapped his arms around her in a comforting embrace. He placed her head on his shoulder, blocking her view of Barbossa's corpse. Marine instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and buried herself closer to his body. She felt his warmth seep into her, not only physically but emotionally as well. She blinked slowly, then blushed in embarrassment as she realized what she was doing and tried to gently push Jack away from herself. To her surprise Jack tightened his hold on her.
"You don't need to hold it in." He murmured. "Let your emotions go. You'll feel better afterwards." Marine immediately wiped the tears away from her eyes and shook her head at him. She wasn't sobbing or crying anymore, just sniffing.
"No really, it's alright. I don't want to ruin your shirt by crying on it and besides, I can't act all selfish and sensitive. There are others who are greatly affected by what had happened as well." She replied, eyeing Jack knowingly. Jack gave a frustrated sigh as he looked at Marine.
"Look love, I know that you're not the only one affected. I of all people should know that. But you're wrong if you think things will be better by not showing your emotions. And besides..." He added, giving her body a nervous squeeze. "I could use the hug too." Marine turned even redder than she already was as she looked at anything but Jack Sparrow. She cursed him for making her feel these things and look like a total buffoon in front of Will and Elizabeth. As much as the female pirate tried to hide it, she knew by the sound of his amused chuckle that he had seen her face.
"You're not being honest with everyone." He suddenly said. Marine blinked at him in confusion.
"Wha?"
"Don't deny it love. I can see the pain in your eyes even if you smile at everyone and say there's nothing wrong with you. You don't show your pains and your sadness to anyone and try to make yourself look strong and tough by smiling and waltzing about proudly. You don't want anyone to see your weaknesses; afraid of being ridiculed or worse, used to others' advantages." He said. Marine widened her eyes in surprise and was about to open her mouth when she paused, carefully considering. Closing her mouth, she raised a suspicious eyebrow at Jack.
"And how would you know that Mr. Smarty-know-it-all-pants?"
"Excuse me?" Jack said, blinking at her. Marine rolled her eyes and gave an exhausted sigh.
"Forget it. Just answer the question Jack." She froze as the words came out of her mouth. It was the first time she addressed the rogue captain by his first name. It had always been "Sparrow" or "Captain"-if she ever felt like it-but never did she call him by his first name. Jack had taken note of that too since he had a look of small surprise on his face. But that expression was quickly changed as he answered Marine with a small, grin on his face.
"Because I do exactly the same thing." He answered. Marine's eyes bulged even wider if that was possible. At first she thought she had only imagined Jack speaking those words but she saw the look on his face and knew that what had happened had been real.
"Why are you telling me these things?" She asked him, tilting her head with the suspicious glance still on her face. "This isn't a weird pirate's code wherein you have to share your feelings and secrets to each other after experiencing some kind of near-death situation is it?" Jack raised his eyebrows at her in a strange manner.
"Where the bloody hell would you get a ridiculous idea like that?" He asked. Marine's lips curled into a smile as she watched Jack recover himself and go back to the real topic. He still stared at her with the same expression on his face though, an expression Marine was happy to get used to seeing on Jack's usually arrogant, smug face. "I was just trying to make you feel better. If you don't appreciate my trying then I might as well forget about it and leave you alone." He said in irritation and stood up; about to walk away when Marine grabbed his sleeve and laughed softly.
"Calm down Sparrow I was just kidding." Her mirth was returned with Jack's own unique grin. "Thank you. For everything." She said, smiling at him sincerely. Jack looked at her for a while, before grinning again and bringing her up on her feet.
"You can continue your praises and adoration as I go about the island and take all the available, not-cursed treasure I can get my hands on." He said. Marine shook her head in disbelief but followed Jack all the same. They stepped onto some of the rocks and began crossing through the battlefield to the shiny golden coins and statues layered about the ground. Jack inspected one statue, that in Marine's eyes resembled a Chinese God called Buddha, and tossed it aside carelessly. He was more attentive to the jewels, rings and gems that lay about the pile. He even took a crown from the ground and placed it on his head. As soon as Marine saw him she couldn't help but laugh at him. Jack frowned and turned his back on her, trying to dig through the other treasures and ignore her completely. Marine pouted her lips and turned away from the pirate to find Will and Elizabeth facing each other.
"We should start returning to the Dauntless." Elizabeth said. Will nodded, a frown on his face.
"Your fiancé will be wanting to know you're safe." He replied. Elizabeth looked at him in shock, then recovered herself and sadly walked away towards where the boats were. Jack had finished his search and walked past Marine towards Will, tapping him on the shoulder lightly.
"If you were waiting for the opportune moment...that was it." Before he could give Will a chance to answer, he moved on. "Now, if you'll be so kind, I'd be much obliged if you'd drop me and the lass off my ship." Marine was walking alongside Jack and stopped short when Jack said his last line. She turned her gaze to Elizabeth, who was far from hearing range and was getting onto one of the boats, and bit her nails nervously. The good mood she found herself in soon dissipated as she watched Jack hop into the rowboat. She jogged after him and sat down on the boat in silence. Once Will followed, he grabbed the oars and began rowing out of the cave. Marine kept looking out onto the waters, both with a dreadful and hopeful expression on her face. She knew it wasn't likely that the Black Pearl would be there, but much of the small events from the movie itself had changed that she thought it would be possible if they changed altogether.
"Why do you look so glum?" Jack asked her. "I'm finally getting me Black Pearl back and we have enough treasures on this boat to last us a lifetime. You should be celebrating this joyous occasion with me by being my rum drinking mate!" That made Elizabeth flinch. Will looked from her to Marine, still lost to what was happening. Marine looked at Elizabeth pleadingly but only received a slight shrug and a pointing look. She turned to Jack and debated within herself on what she was going to say. She had no idea how to break the news to the poor captain.
"Er...well...about your ship...you see...it's..." She didn't get a chance to continue as they passed the edge of the entrance to Isla de Muerta. Jack was looking around, trying to find the ship he had come to love so much. Soon after searching for quite a long while his face fell. There was no sign of anything out in the open water. He turned his gaze to Marine who didn't take her eyes off the floor of the boat then moved on to Elizabeth who was frowning sympathetically at him.
"Where's my ship? Where's the Black Pearl?" He asked softly even though he had a feeling he already knew the answer to it. Will looked at the two women in silence, his face filled with concern and worry. Marine was still looking down so it was Elizabeth who spoke.
"I'm sorry, Jack." The rogue pirate gave a soft sigh and closed his eyes for a while. Elizabeth didn't say the words, but his fears had been confirmed by the expression on the woman's face. When he opened his eyes and looked at them he saw three sad and sympathetic faces staring back at him. He shrugged casually and looked to the side away from them, pretending not to be greatly affected by it.
"They done what's right by them. Can't expect more than that." He murmured. Marine held his hand comfortingly and smiled in reassurance.
"Not to worry Sparrow." She told him. "I'm sure everything's going to go exactly as it should." Jack tilted his head to the side in confusion, wondering about Marine's words. Elizabeth quickly caught on to the deeper meaning behind them and smiled slightly. Will was just as confused as Jack as he went on rowing and shook his head slightly before focusing his attentions on what he was doing.
Marine stared up at the ceiling in boredom as she played with a small rock in her hands. She threw it up into the air and caught it in her hands before it fell to the ground. She was inside the cell with Jack again, only this time they were at the very end of the room. The dungeon was dark, the moonlight outside the barred windows the only source of light in the room. Jack Sparrow was going to be hanged first thing tomorrow morning. Marine was to follow him the day after that. A smirk formed on Marine's lips as she remembered what had happened as she and the others climbed up the side of the hull onto the deck of the Dauntless. Commodore Norrington was plainly surprised at seeing the pirates willingly step onto his ship. He seemed even more surprised at the end of their trip when he pointed out that neither of them bothered to try any means of escape.
"To what end would we get to if we did try Commodore?" Marine had asked him with a grin on her face. "Our only means of escape on this ship are the rowboats and those aren't fast enough to escape your clutches. Even if we did get onto them we wouldn't even be sure if we would survive on the next island with nothing but our clothes. Any other method would have been futile." Elizabeth walked up to the Commodore then.
"Can't you do something? They don't deserve to be hanged after everything they've done for us!" She cried. Norrington frowned.
"I apologize Miss Swann, but there is nothing I can do. Rules are rules. These pirates have committed crimes liable to death no matter how much they have redeemed themselves by helping us destroy one of the biggest threats in the sea."
"Relax Liz. No need to fret over us." Marine told her casually, waving a hand carelessly at her. "We can handle anything they throw at us. Right Sparrow?" She turned her gaze to the pirate beside her and frowned when she saw him glare at her in disapproval.
"What?"
"You shouldn't speak of things on behalf of other people love." Jack began, waving his arms about unnecessarily. "It's not only rude but wrong." Marine narrowed her eyes at him in return and muttered something that sounded familiar to the word 'chicken'.
Ever since then she has been playing with the rock. Jack was off to another side, sleeping with his hat covering the front of his face. Will and Elizabeth had visited them and stayed for quite some time, simply talking with them and trying to cheer them up. Once they left, the two pirates went back to what they were doing before their friends came; which was absolutely nothing. Marine's thoughts began to wander far as she pondered on what was going to happen to her. The end of the movie was near, she knew. Jack was going to be saved by his crew and set sail on his beloved Black Pearl to live happily ever after until the next adventure plagues him. Was she going to simply disappear after that? Or was she going to live on as Marine? If so, then was she going to die by being hanged or would Jack have the heart and the time to save her? Marine frowned at that. And she had thought her problems were over after killing Barbossa.
"So love..." Jack began, making Marine jump slightly in surprise. His voice after the silence was louder than it should have been normally. "What's going to happen to ye?" He asked as if he had read Marine's mind. She blinked at him and didn't reply immediately. Jack assumed that Marine didn't understand his question and so explained further. "I mean, do you just disappear out of existence or does a light from the heavens suddenly envelop you and bring you up to the sky where angels come to sing praises and send you back to your own little haven?" Marine gave him a sardonic smile at that.
"No, actually the ground will open up underneath me and send me falling into the fiery pits of hell." Jack grimaced at her answer.
"That's not nice. It would be a much better idea if you stay here, in this 'world'," Jack made exaggerated flailing hand gestures as he said the last word. "Or whatever you want to call this place." Marine sighed at him then shrugged.
"Truth be told I don't know what's going to happen to me. Maybe I would disappear, and maybe I won't. Either way it's not looking good in my future." Jack frowned.
"Why's that?"
"Well..." Marine began, biting her lip hesitantly. "I don't know if I would get to go back to my own world. And if I did there's a chance that time either moved forward or backward while I was away. Would my family and friends still be there if I arrive? Would they even remember me? On the other hand, if I stay here I'll be hanged to death two days from now. That's not really a nice thing to look forward to."
"Is that it?" Jack asked, earning himself a narrow-eyed stare from Marine. "You're wasting your time worrying about something that shouldn't be worried over. Relax! You don't know what will happen to you if you go to your own world and nothing about that will change whether you think about it or not. If you stay here, then that's fine too. You can come with me and we'll sail off together just like we've agreed on earlier." He said.
"But I didn't help you get your Black Pearl back." She pointed out to him. "It's still out there somewhere being run by Gibbs and the others. And if you can actually remember it, we're both stuck here in this cell, about to be hanged soon. Aren't you worried about what's going to happen to you tomorrow?" She asked him. Jack didn't answer Marine immediately as he stared out of the only window in the cell. Just when she was about to repeat the question, he turned his head towards her.
"No, not really." This was followed by his signature cocky grin. "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow love, and that means I don't die that easily. And aside from that, the fact that you're not as worried about me as you should be means I'm not going to die here." Marine narrowed her face then quickly recovered by raising an eyebrow at him in amusement.
"And what makes you think I'm not worried about you because you're not going to die? Should I be worried about you Sparrow?" She told him teasingly. Jack frowned at her and huffed indignantly.
"Of course you should! I know despite your outer hatred and irritation for me you truly, greatly care about me deep inside." Marine pursed her lips and placed a finger on her chin in thought.
"Let me think on that..." Marine looked at Jack and shook her head with a large grin on her face. "Nope. I don't." The expression on Jack never changed and made Marine laugh at him openly. Jack lost his irritation at her after a short while and chuckled as well. They fell in silence after, and spent it that way for a few minutes before Marine gave a yawn and began to lie down on the dusty ground.
"As much as I would like to keep this going on, I need to get some shut-eye. You're right after all Sparrow. There's no point worrying about the future when I know it'll come anyway. Thanks for making me feel better."
"I'm glad one of us in this blasted cell is." He muttered in sarcasm. Marine couldn't help but smile before she closed her eyes and dozed off. Jack leaned his back against the cold walls and watched Marine's breathing slow down, indicating that she was fast asleep. He stared at her and at the rest of the things around him, letting his mind wander about freely until his eyelids closed down on him and sent him to a dreamless but uncomfortable sleep.
Jack woke up from his slumber as soon as his ears picked up the sounds of footsteps coming down the stairs. He opened one eye then closed it again when he saw Norrington with a couple more guards standing behind the bars. Let them go inside and make him get up. He was going to prolong his hanging as much as he could, whether they like it or not. The Commodore was about to open his mouth when he looked into the cell and widened his eyes. Jack could hear him muttering to one of the guards hurriedly and listened to the quick, rushed footsteps of the man as he ran up the stairs out of the dungeon. He still didn't open his eye, not feeling like waking up just yet. Norrington and the other guard entered the prison cell and made Jack stand up, cuffing his hands with iron claps.
"How unfortunate for you Jack Sparrow." Norrington said in mocking concern as he led Jack out of the cell and waited for his guard to lock the door. "It seems that your female pirate accomplice does not care a whit about you."
"Like I told her last night, I know that deep inside she truly, greatly cares about me." Jack replied casually.
"Oh?" A hint of amusement rang in Norrington's voice. "Then may I ask why on earth did she escape the dungeons and left you to your death? Unless there is some strange custom among you pirates that I have not heard about, I would say she deserted you." As what he said registered in Jack's mind, the pirate widened his eyes and turned his head around to look back at the cell he and Marine were held in the other night. At first he didn't believe the commodore and expected to find Marine sitting in the cell, making a sarcastic comment to Norrington about being blind or something similar to that.
But there was no sign of Marine anywhere.
