Disclaimer: You know the statement by now. I only own Alex.
I'm sorry about the long wait. I actually began to figure out how the sequal to this is going to go. It's going to be the same story line as POTC 2 and Alex is going to have her 2 little flings. Since I have NO idea how the 3rd movie is going to go, I'm trying to figure out if I should wait until the 3rd movie comes out to start the 3rd part..if I indeed do it.
Oh well. Enough of my rambling. Hope you enjoy the chapter.
Alex jumped up from the deck, forgetting all about her headache, and ran towards Will. She didn't make it very far for Barbossa grabbed her by the arm tightly. "What's in your head boy," he said to Will. Pointing the gun in Barbossa's face Will menacingly glared at Barbossa. "The girls go free." Alex twisted her arm in pain and Barbossa let her go. She walked quickly towards Jack and stood to watch how this was going to go down. "Don't do anything stupid," her father whispered beside her, in the hopes that Will would hear. Apparently he got the message.. until he climbed onto the railing of the ship and pointed the gun to his throat.
"Course like that," Alex muttered to herself. Barbossa turned to look at his crew before turning back to Will. "Who are you?" Biting her lip in pure nervousness, Alex looked up to her father before pushing him forward. "What the bloody hell," Jack yelled. Barbossa whirled around, his eyes fixing on the 2 Sparrows in anger. "Got something to say about this boy here," he said, pointing to Will who still had the gun to his throat. "He's no one. A distant cousin of my aunt's nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice though. Eunuch." At that last bit of false information from Jack, Alex stifled a giggle. "My name is Will Turner, the son of Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins. And on my word I will pull this trigger, and sink all the way down to Davy Jones' Locker," Will said, trying to save them all.
Jack walked back to Alex and shook his head. Sensing something was wrong, Alex spoke. "What's wrong." Her father glanced over to her before saying, "He's just doomed us all." Alex quirked her eyebrows before turning her attention back to Will who was negotiating with Barbossa. "Name your terms Mr. Turner," Barbossa said. "Elizabeth and Alex go free." Barbossa rolled his eyes before looking at Will, as if he was an idiot, and replying, "Yes. We know that one. Anything else." Will looked around quizzically, before he saw Jack motioning to himself and smiling as if to say "WELL!"
"And the crew. The crew are not to be harmed." Alex looked at Will in anger. She was going to really gut him for this one. She looked back up at her father who had turned a few shades whiter after the statement from Will. Barbossa considered this for a few minutes while everyone waited in anticipation. Liz was still struggling with the pirates Alex noted and she wished Barbossa would make his decision quickly. Just as she thought this, the ship suddenly stopped and Barbossa leaned over to look at Will before sneering and saying, "Agreed."
As soon as the words left his mouth, chaos loomed over the ship. Alex and Liz were shoved to the front of the plank, and Jack had rope bound around his hands. In the distance Alex could see a small island that looked no bigger than her pinky. The pirates were all cheering and were excited it seemed to be tossing people overboard. The crew of the Interceptor were all shoved below decks and Will was struggling against the pirates who were holding him back. All in all, Alex knew they would probably not be getting off this island. But at least I'll be stuck with my best friend and father she thought.
Snapping her out of her thoughts, the pirates all took out their swords and pointed them towards Alex and Liz, who walked on shaking feet to the end of the plank. When they reached the end, Liz was in front of Alex and they both held each other's hands, afraid that if they let go one of them would fall. "Barbossa you lying bastard! You swore they would go free," Will screamed out. Liz turned back to look at Will and gave Alex a face full of her honey blonde hair. Alex sputtered for a few seconds but controlled herself, for the plank started to wobble. "DON'T DARE IMPUNE ME HONOR BOY! I agreed they'd go free but it was you who failed to specify when or where."
The pirates all laughed and Alex was very surprised when she saw defeat began to form in Liz's eyes. Alex however had a look of defiance in her eyes and was madder than hell. "Though it does seem a shame to be loosing something so fine don't it lads," Barbossa said to all the crew. The crew all nodded in approval and Alex was disgusted. She wanted to get this damn jump over with. Leaning in Barbossa finished his statement and Alex fought the urge to clock him. "So I'll be having that dress back before you go," he said, motioning to Liz. Casting a glance to her companion, Alex saw a mask of rage come over Liz and without a word she ripped the beautiful dress off her body, leaving her in a simple white shift.
The crew jeered at the sight, but Liz just tossed the dress to Barbossa saying, "Goes with your black heart." As she turned around, Alex felt a squeeze on her hand and behind her the pirates were all shouting at them to jump. Liz turned back to look at Will and he looked at Liz as if his heart was breaking. Alex felt a sudden pang of jealousy and for the life of her, she could not figure out why. Shaking her brown tresses from the thought, she glanced back to her father. He looked at her and said, "I'll be right behind you." As she opened her mouth to reply, the Bosun hit the side of the plank and Alex screamed in surprise as herself and Liz were dropped into the ocean. Hitting the ocean's surface, Alex felt like a thousand knives had just stabbed her all over her body. Swimming quickly to the top, she broke the surface and gasped for air. Looking to the left, she saw Liz break the surface and sputter. Sighing in relief, Alex looked up and saw her father walking to the end of the plank.
Without another word, Alex began to swim to the small island, Liz in tow behind her. A few minutes later Alex heard a splash and she looked behind her to see a glance of her father diving into the ocean. Deciding not to worry, Alex kept swimming and swimming. Her legs felt as if they were on fire and her arms ached but Alex refused to stop swimming. She was going to get to that island if it was the last thing she did. The 3 sea bound adults finally reached the small island, where Alex collapsed onto her back on the hot sand. Liz came strolling out next and stood by her and Jack threw some rope on the sand, looked back to the ship, muttered something under his breath, and walked across the sand to sit by Alex. Liz shook the water out of her hair, and took off around the island, without one word to Jack or Alex.
"The island is not at all that big. She'll soon find that out," Jack said, breaking the silence. Alex frowned underneath her arm, which was guarding her face from the sun. "And when she comes back we'll have to deal with a small tantrum. Hope you're ready," Alex replied. Her father glanced over to her and gave a small smirk before he began to clean his gun and other accessories. Alex kicked off her boots and sat up, sticking her toes between the sand. A good hour of silence passed between the father and daughter before Liz finally reappeared and had a look of defeat back onto her face. "It's not all the big is it," Alex said.
Liz turned to Alex and Jack. "Jack if you are going to shoot me please do so without delay." Jack stopped playing with his gunpowder and looked up to Liz. "Is there a problem Miss Swann?" Liz chewed her lip before leaning in and saying, "You were going to trade Will for a ship." "We could use one right about now. Here's the gist Liz. The thing is, he was not going to trade Will for a ship and he in fact had a plan. Which now nobody has a plan or a ship and we are stuck on this island all thanks to bloody stupid Will," Alex spouted off. Jack looked at her in a stupor before looking up to Liz and said, "What she said."
Liz shrunk back, defeated. "Oh," she said. "Oh," Jack said back. With that, he stood and walked into the trees with Liz at his heels. Alex decided to stay where she was and stood up. She wiped the sand from her breeches before walking into the ocean and rinsing off her hands, which were full of sand and rock. When she was finished, she looked back into the trees and saw her father and Liz arguing. "Good lord. They fight as if they are a couple in a squabble," Alex mused. She had remembered seeing a young couple in love fighting in the streets of Port Royal when she was younger. Alex and Liz had both watched in glee as the young couple made up by madly kissing as if their fight had never happened.
"So is they're any truth to the other stories," Liz's voice rang out. This knocked Alex back into the present and she saw how her father turned to Liz, said something to her and pulled open his shirt revealing 3 bullet holes on the left side of his chest. "No truth at all," he said before plopping back down into the sand. "We still have month or two. Keep a weather eye open for passing ships," her father said, as if all hope was lost. "What about Will? We have to do something," Liz replied, with a shake in her voice. Alex trudged back up to them and took a rum bottle from her fathers' side.
"You're right Liz." Popping the cork from the rum bottle, Alex took one long swig before removing the bottle from her lips and sputtering profusely. "Good luck to you Will Tuner," Jack said, while patting Alex on the back as she sputtered and coughed madly. Liz frowned. She saw how Jack and Alex were drinking their troubles away and after a moment, she decided the hell with it and uncorked her bottle of rum and sat next to Alex. "Drink up me hearties, yo ho," Liz muttered, before drinking a long swig from the rum bottle.
Jack turned to look at her suddenly, after hearing her sing the words. "What was that Elizabeth," he asked. "It's Miss Swann," Liz practically growled back. Alex rolled her eyes before saying, "Good god Liz. At least try and be nice to him." Giving the two of them a sideways glance, Liz played with the bottle and smiled before saying back, "Nothing. Just a song Alex and I learned as children when we thought it might be exciting to actually meet a pirate." As Jack listened to Liz talk, he became intrigued and wanted to know more about the song. "Let's hear the rest of it then." Liz choked back a cough, as she was taking another drink of rum. "I don't think so," she said. Alex looked over to her father, who gave her a knowing glance, before he tried again with Liz. "Come on we've got the time," he said, pestering her. "No," Liz yelled back to him.
Jack threw up his hands in defeat and took another swig of rum. Alex, seeing that Liz really wanted to sing the song, nudged her father in the shoulder. As he turned to look at her, Alex said, "She'll have to have a lot more to drink." Jack smiled in glee and the father/daughter team gave Liz matching smirks. Liz, on the other hand, tried to look away, knowing she was about to be lured into their game.
"How much more?"
Ha. The drunken island scene. Personally, one of my fav scene's in the 1st movie.
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