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Chapter 9: Mutiny
"You're going to have a nasty bruise in the morning" Leigh sighed as she placed a wash cloth over the side of Will's jaw.
The young man grinned slightly, "Yes, but at least I know my son still has hope."
Leigh frowned, her feelings going out completely to the blacksmith. Granted, she had never had children, but it was not hard to imagine how much pain losing them could cause.
"Look lad, there still be a chance to save your son. But you'll have to trust me and I mean, trust me one hundred percent." James said from the other side of the small cabin.
The elder man had yet to reveal his true identity to the young blacksmith and he had instructed Leigh to keep it a secret as well.
Will blinked, holding the cold cloth to the side of his face, "What did you have in mind?"
James smiled, "It's quite simple, actually. We've put to sea, been out for a good hour or so now, so we could easily sail with three people. You and I start a fight, an all out brawl. Leigh over there begins to scream bloody hell and eventually Scott'll have to come down here. With Scott out of the way, getting rid of the rest of Matthew's crew, not to mention Matthew himself, should be a piece of cake. They're all in a separate compartment during the day, the crew anyway."
"Lazy dogs." Leigh chimed in, her anger at the ship's crew plainly evident in her tone.
"You're suggesting a mutiny of sorts then?" the young man smiled, "That's the best idea I've heard all day."
"But what if something goes wrong?" Leigh asked, "I'd hate to think what would happen to the both of you."
Will took his hand in his own, "I swear to you that nothing will go wrong. It'll be alright Leigh. Besides, I'm betting that Matthew, Scott, and maybe a navigator will be up during the evening. Am I right, James?"
The older man nodded, "Aye. Their shift is normally only a few hours, so we'd best get this over with and soon."
"See, everything will be fine."
Leigh smiled slightly before James continued. "Now, Will lad, we have to make this look real. Meanin', I'm gonna have to actually punch ya."
The blacksmith stood from his seat, releasing Leigh's hand as he did so. "I only expected as much." he smirked, "A fight only looks as real as it is, right?"
James nodded, "Right then..." and, with a quick breath, it began.
"You little bastard! Such an insult's punishable by death where I come from!" the elder man yelled.
Not it was Will's turn to carry on the argument. "And I'd say it again, you old lame dog!"
Before the blacksmith could blink, a punch to the chin sent him sprawling backwards. Leigh screamed, doing her part, and put her hands to her cheeks in mock sheer terror. Will stood, his eyes fixed on the other man.
"You..." and with a cry, Will leapt at the other man, taking him down to the floor.
Up on the deck, Matthew sighed. "Go see what that's all about, Mr. Scott. I'll not have them killin' one another. They're worth too much."
Scott shook his head as he stood, "It's just some fist fight, cap'n. I doubt it'll be too much for me to handle. Probably just fizzle itself out."
Within moments, Will and James could hear Scott's footfalls. The blacksmith motioned for Leigh to step aside as he unloaded a massive right hook to Jame's jaw. The elder man fell back, landing against Scott, who had appeared behind him, as he did so. Matthew's first mate grabbed James by the shoulder, spinning the man around to face him. Without hesitation, James slammed his fist into the side of Scott's head. The slaver went down hard, unconscious before he even hit the cabin floor.
Will blinked in shock and surprise, "I'm glad you held back when hitting me."
James was busy taking Scott's pistol and cutlass. Tossing the sword to Will he stood and looked back at his two companions.
"You know how to use that, lad?" he asked, indicating the sword.
The blacksmith rolled his eyes, "No. Never seen one before in my life."
James nodded, "Good." then the younger man's words sunk in, "This is no time to be sarcastic, lad."
"Sorry." Will replied with a smirk as he twirled the cutlass in his hands expertly.
"What do you want me to do?" Leigh asked, not standing next to the blacksmith.
It took the two men a moment to think. They only had two weapons, which would leave Leigh defenseless if something should go wrong.
"Barricade this door once we leave." James replied, pointing to a pile of barrels. "This is a storage room, so just make sure that door stays shut, no matter what you hear."
"And tie him up for us." Will added, indicating Scott's unconscious form on the floor.
The elder man nodded, "Good call, lad. We don't need him wakin' up and causin' us even more troubles."
Leigh smiled slightly, "Be careful then."
Without another word, Will and James disappeared through the hatch.
Immediately, Leigh grabbed a length of rope and, trying a secure knot around one of the larger barrels, she quickly tied the other end to the above door latch. The woman also made sure to fasten a few more barrels using various pieces of rope she found scattered about. No one would be coming through that door if she could help it. Lastly, Leigh found a few leftover lengths of rope and tied Scott's hands behind his back and his feet. Then, the woman was left to waiting and listening.
Meanwhile, up on the deck, James walked up behind Matthew. The slaver was leaning upon a crate, looking as if he were asleep. As the older man got behind the captain, Will quickly ascended the steps toward whomever was currently navigating.
"Did you break up that fight, Mr. Scott?" Matthew asked, not even bothering to turn.
James nodded to the young blacksmith who returned a nod of his own.
"Sure did, mate."
As Matthew sat bolt upright, now facing the man he had thought to be Scott, James knocked the slaver flat on his back. Will meanwhile, was up top holding the navigator at sword point.
James pointed the stolen pistol at Matthew, "Now, how about we have a little discussion concerning the new captain of this ship?"
Will smiled as he watched the action from above. Maybe everything would turn out for the better. Yet, the blacksmith found his thoughts constantly drifting back to his son. Silently, Will prayed that Jack Sparrow would rescue the young lad before it was too late. Will could never live with himself if something happened to his son.
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Disclaimer: Refer to chapter 1 for this.
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Megan: Yeah, the novel was okay. It gave me a lot of insight as to what I should expect from the movie. Aka... I researched.
AgentBloom: I'm mad I did that too... cause I hated Elizabeth from the book, but I liked her in the movie.
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Eimaj: Barbossa wasn't a real pirate. There was someone with a name like his though.
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Circa-Sul: My friend Becca and I tried to find a way to send it to Disney, but they want only original scripts... *tears*
Vanya Edhel: Dude, that movie made my friend Mark have a whole new actress to like. He thinks she's the most beautiful girl in Hollywood. I work in a library, so I researched pirates and blacksmiths for the story. So yeah, most captains did that but not all, it was common. Also, there's an explanation as to why James is keeping the secret but... Sore Wa Himitsu Desu (which, in Japanese means, It's a secret).
MistressHolbytla: Could have just been a typo and I'm thinking it was because I have it printed out and it doesn't look like that. Normally I go back and fix them.
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Merry: *tackles you* BUDDY! I already provoked her, dude. Any who, I haven't updated in a while on this, huh? Well, hope you like it, though Johnny isn't in it. *hides behind Depp* he will be soon though, I swear!
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450: Awwwww you're back again *coughbitchcough* Any who, point out how I contradicted the movie and I'll explain my view. Course, if you're a shallow and lying *coughbastardcough* person than you'll make my job of explaining all the more simple. *smiles sweetly* And to the comment of, 'what the hell' well... what was it directed towards? Examples here, people. I need examples. How else will I correct mistakes which are brought up by people who are *coughcompletelyignorantofthemovieandthereforehavenorighttosayanythingcough* reviewing for my story?
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Author's Note:
I'm so sorry it took me so long to update. I had COMPLETE writers block pertaining to POTC!
*runs around screaming about bad writer's block*
I've also changed the title of this chapter to fit better with what's going on.
BUT...
I've watched POTC a few times more, thought a bit on it, and have written you guys a new chapter.
I am so so so so so very sorry it took so long!
Course, now that I have the movie completely memorized, perhaps that helped some... who knows!
In the next chapter, Will, James, and Leigh have control of the slave ship. Now, the only problem will be getting to Isla De Mutera! But wait! Will becomes suspicious of James when the man swears that he knows their destination! But didn't Jack say that only someone who'd been there can find it?
All this and more in the next chapter!
