The Adventure
Chapter 11
"We happen to be standing on Isla Desterrada William." Jack said with flourishing movements of his hands. "The natives here just absolutely love water. Anything to do with water you will find them…. doing. Swimming in said water, fishing on said water," and then with an expression of distaste accompanied by much sticking of his tongue in and out, "drinking said water, diving into said water…."
"Does this story of yours have a point Jack?" Will interrupted.
"I happened to have been coming to the point of my story when you interrupted me!" Jack said peevishly, then looked around bewildered for a moment, "Ah my story. As I was saying, the natives love the water. Now in this loving of the water they have also found some other things they have come to love, and in certain instances even worship and hold in a religiously sacred manner as it were. They are big fish eaters here Will, and even have a very tasty dish they make from seaweed and fish eggs……"
"Your point Jack." Will interrupted again. "Please explain what this has to do with Elizabeth and I, and why it was so important to get us here."
"It's not us here William, you here. You are the one I needed here." Jack said with a smile.
"What do you need me for, and if I'm the only one you need why did Elizabeth have to come?"
"Ah, your fair lass. Tell me William, what do you think the possibilities would have been for you to come along without your bonny lass? Or your bonny lass allowing you to come along without her? I surmised if I could convince her to come you would follow or visa versa for that matter. And that is exactly the way it worked out." He said pleased with himself.
"So I'm here. Now what?" Will asked.
"I shall finish my story is what. And I would appreciate it if I were not interrupted again if you please William."
Will rolled his eyes but gestured for Jack to continue.
"Now where was I?" and then with a little surprised sounding "Oh!" continued,
"Now as I was saying, the natives have found certain things in the water that they feel are sacred. The shark for one. But the most interesting I heard about a few years back whilst sitting in a tavern in Tortuga. Seems there is an over abundance of mullusk-y type creatures in these waters. Do you know what mullusk-y type creatures are good for William?"
"I suppose the natives make another one of their tasty dishes out of them." Will said sarcastically.
"No, that's not it." Jack said as if he didn't get the sarcasm. "They are good for eating that is true, but the natives worship them for much more better reasons. They make pearls!" Jack finished with a flourish of his hands and a smile on his face.
"So we are here to get a pearl?" Will asked.
"Not just any pearl William, a black pearl!" Jack said with the closest thing to reverence in his tone he would ever have. "They are very rare and very valuable William.
"So why bring me, why not get this black pearl on your own?" William asked.
"They don't just give them away to everybody William. You don't just walk up and knock on a native's door, if they have doors that is, and say "I have come after that black pearl lying there on your table, if they have tables that is." Jack said.
"So what is my part in this Jack? Why do you need me?"
"Seems the natives here also worship a god they call Atl. He's the god of water and as such owns all the pearls, and everything else in the water, and strangely William, he looks a lot like you." Jack finished wavy pointing at Will.
"No Jack." Will said.
"William, they will give the pearl to you if they think you are their god come to claim it."
"No Jack."
"William………." The rest of whatever Jack was going to say was interrupted by the appearance of a dozen or so said natives, with very sharp pointy spears, aimed at them.
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Aboard the Black Pearl, Elizabeth was pacing the deck watching for Will and Jack to reappear and start rowing back to the ship.
"They have been gone an awfully long time James, you don't think something happened to them do you?" Elizabeth said in a worried tone.
"I'm sure they will be fine Elizabeth, and they haven't been gone that long. Give them time. I'm sure Sparrow left Mr. Gibbs with some sort of plan if things go bad." James said trying in his way to soothe Elizabeth.
"Like following the pirates code perhaps? That does not make me feel any better James." Elizabeth said.
"I'm sorry Elizabeth. You just need to give them more time. I'm sure they are fine. Why don't you go get us some tea? I surely could use some." James said, hoping to take her mind off Mr. Turner for a bit. "Chances are they will be back before you are done."
"All right James, maybe you're right. I'll go make us some tea. If you do see them heading back please let me know right away." And she headed off for the galley.
On her way down the stairs she ran into Mr. Gibbs who was on his way up.
"Mr. Gibbs, Commodore Norrington said Jack probably left you with a back up plan in case things went bad on their scouting of the island."
"Only plan Jack ever leaves with Miss Elizabeth. Pirates Code, you should know that." He said and continued on his way.
"Why did I even bother to ask?" she said as she moved on towards the galley.
To Be Continued
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