9. Pirates
I start pulling the robes so we can get the sails at best position so we can get out of here.
I the see Elisabeth come to me in tears.
''Will hates me,'' she says to me.
''What? No he doesn't,'' I tell her.
''Yes he does. I did something bad that he's never going to forgive,'' she says as the tears are now running across her cheeks. I then start walking to the gallows. I walk the stairs down and look for Will.
''Will are you here,'' I say. I notice him sitting on a bed holding a golden medallion in his hands.
''Will are you alright? Elisabeth is worried,'' I tell him.
''She took it,'' he whispers.
''What?'' I ask.
''She took this medallion when we first met,'' I look and see the medallion. It was pure gold and skull on the center.
''Is that so bad thing?'' I ask
''It was the only thing from my father.'' Now I see. Will was always sensitive about the subject considering about his father.
''But maybe she thought this would imprint you as a pirate and took it for safe keeping,'' I try to explain Elisabeth's actions.
''That's what she told me. But why didn't she ever return it to me?'' He asks. For once I didn't have the answer. I got to Will and sit next to him.
''I think you're making a big deal out of nothing,'' I say to him. He looks at like I was crazy. I then take the medallion from him and hold it so he can see it,
''This is just a piece of gold. It's not your father. Sure your father send it to you but it's still just metal. You have wished to be with Elisabeth since the day one,'' I say to him. I then take his face between my hands and say,
''Are you really letting something as small as this to get between you two,'' I look him in the eyes and smile. These words really made my heart bleed but I didn't care as long as he was happy so was I. He looks at me and suddenly starts leaning closer to me. I lean to him but then we hear a loud shots and we separate and run to the deck.
''What's happening,'' I ask
''The Black Pearl. She's gaining on us,'' Anamaria says.
''This is the fastest ship in a Caribbean,'' Elisabeth says
''You can tell that after they caught us,'' Anamaria says to her. Then I get an idea. Ah thank heaven I was mermaid for twelve years so I know everything about ocean.
''We shallow on the draft, right?'' I ask.
''Aye,'' Anamaria admits.
''Well can't we lose them on those shoals?'' I ask. Gibbs agrees with me and Anamaria starts to turn the helm. Anamaria and Gibbs give orders to others to throw everything we have over board to lessen the weight of the ship.
We start throwing stuff away like boxes that held who know what and other stuff. When some pirate tried to throw cannon over board Will stopped him by saying that we will need it.
But even though we threw everything away the Black Pearl was still hot on out tail.
''It was a good plan, up till now,'' Anamaria says. Then Will comes to us
''Gibbs we must take a stand. We must fight. Load the guns,'' he says to us.
''With what?,'' Anamaria asks
''Anything. Everything. Anything we have left,'' Will says. Gibbs looks at him for a moment and then
''Load the guns!'' He yells at the crew. Will looks at me and Elisabeth for a while and then joins Gibbs to load the guns. I run to bellow and grab as much stuff as I can and put them on the cannons. We put knives, forks, spoons even Gibbs's Hip Flask ended up in the cannon.
I run to the deck and see Black Pearl really close now.
''Lower the anchor on the right side. On the starboard side,'' I hear Elisabeth say. They just look at her.
''Do it!'' I yell.
''You're daftly, you both are,'' Anamaria yells at us
''Daft like Jack. Lower the starboard anchor'' Gibbs yells, ''do it or it's you who'll we load on the cannons.''
The crew then goes to the anchor and throws it to the sea. The anchor then grabs on to something and the ship almost fells over by the impact. I almost lose my balance but Will catches me before I fell. I nod him as a thank.
''Let go,'' I yell at Anamaria who let's go of the helm. The ship starts to turn around. Then we're on the side of the Black Pearl. I take out my sword and prepare for the upcoming battle.
''Now!'' Will yells
''Fire!'' I yell at the crew. The cannons from both ships are fired. I take the riffle and start shooting at the Black Pearl. I don't see much of it because of the smoke from the cannons but I keep shooting.
''We could use a few more ideas lass,'' Gibbs yells at me.
''Your turn,'' I yell as I reload my gun.
''Good idea would be good now,'' I hear Gibbs mumble.
''We give them her,'' I hear Anamaria say and pointing her gun at Elisabeth.
''She's not what they're after,'' Will says. Elisabeth looks her neckline and the us.
''The medallion,'' I say. Will then runs to bellow.
''Will. Will what an earth you are doing?'' I yell but can't follow him because shots that are fired at me. Then the main mast is fired down and It falls right on to the Black pearl. Then pirates from the Black Pearl starts to invade out ship.
I then look at the hatch that takes to the bellow and see that it's blocked.
''Will!'' I yell and try to run to it. But some pirates came to my way and I had to fight them. It turns out these pirates are immortal so they just won't die. I tried everything but they just kept coming.
I then see Jack swinging from the Black Pearl. He gives something to Gibbs and walks away. I finally reach the hatch and see Will trying to get out.
''Will,'' I yell.
''Melody, are you okay?'' He asks
''Never mind me. we have to get you out of there,'' I yell as I try to light stuff that keeps the hatch blocked but it's too heavy.
''I can't move it,'' I yell to him. Then somebody grabs me from behind and tires to drag me away. I can't help but to scream at them.
''Melody!'' I hear Will yell.
''Let me go you rotten bastards!'' I yell. I then notice that the cursed crew starts cheering. What happened? I look at the hatch and see water flooding out of it.
'WILL!'' I scream. They take us to the Black Pearl. I kick and hit and spit. Try to do everything to stop them but they are much stronger than me. We sail away from the Interceptor and then we just look at it. It's a mess. Totally destroyed.
One of the pirates tries to act tough and point his gun at us and gabbles something about parlay. The suddenly the Interceptor blows up. I can't help but to fall on my knees. Will.
Tears start to pour out of my eyes as I look the remaining ruins of the Interceptor. Elisabeth and I lung towards Barbossa and scream profanity at him.
''Welcome back miss. you took advantages of out hospitality last time now it's time to return the favor. And look what we have here boys a real beauty queen,'' He says to Elisabeth and I and throws us to the crew who starts to rib our clothes. I kick and hit everywhere I can. And couple times I hear a loud groan as I must have hit somewhere sensitive.
''Barbossa,'' we hear a shout. I look and see Will alive and well. Tears start to run on my face again.
''Will,'' I whisper happily.
''They go free,'' he says and point a gun at them.
''What's in your head, boy?'' Barbossa asks.
''They go free,'' Will repeats.
''You only got one shot and we can't die,'' Barbossa tells him. I try to struggle my way out of the pirates but they grab my hair and force me to look and Will and Barbossa. Will then rises to the rail and points the gun on himself.
''Will'' I whisper.
''You can't, I can,'' he says.
''No,'' I yell.
''Who are you?'' Barbossa asks.
''No one. He's a distain cousin of my aunt's nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice. Eunuch,'' Jack tries to cover for Will,'' for once in my life I'm grateful for Jack.
''My name's Will Turner. My father was Bootstraps Bill Turner. his blood runs in my veins,'' Will says to Barbossa.
''He's a spitting image of Bootstrap Bill come back to haunt us,'' one of the pirates say.
''On my word do as I say or I'll pull this trigger and be lost to Davey Jones locker,'' Will threatens.
''Name your terms Mr. Turner,'' Barbossa agrees.
''Elisabeth and Melody goes free,'' Will shouts.
''Yes we know that one. Anything else?'' Barbossa asks.
''And the crew. The crew are not to be harmed,'' Will adds. Barbossa walks a little closer to Will and then says
''Agreed.''
