Chapter 12
Jade's POV
Ever since we were thrown into this barnacled infested cell, we were treated like animals. Not that I expected anything more. My newly acquired crew was gathered around Tai in one of the corners behind that support beam in the middle of the room as they all had their heads bow while they talked amongst themselves. No doubt they were discussing Sao Feng's passing and his decision on making me captain. How can I tell this? Well it's very evident when I heard his name being muttered, and mine seemed to pass through their hushed tones a few times.
Elizabeth kept bugging the crew members of the Flying Dutchman as they passed by our cell when we first got here asking them for "Bootstrap" Bill. I knew Bootstrap was a crew member on this ship considering he was the one to deliver Jones' "message" in the form of a black spot on Jack's hand all those months ago, but hadn't seen hide nor hair of the man when we came on broad. I soon found out why when Bootstrap spoke from within our cell. Elizabeth had went over to him, and talked to him.
I on the other hand had sat down in front of the support beam in the middle of the room, pulled my knees up to my chest (with little difficulty), and I have remained here. I have allowed my brain to haunt me with the images of Sao Feng's death, and the events that led up to his death. I didn't have the strength mentally to shake the images from my mind's eye.
I was thankfully saved from these images though when my eyes caught movement from my right side. I looked over expecting to see Elizabeth, but instead it was Tai who sat down beside me. The rest of my crew seemed to have stayed in the corner since it was just him. We sat there for a few quiet moments until the Tai decided to disturb it.
"The men won't respect you if this is how you are going to act after every tragedy," Tai whispered as he glared at me. I sighed as I sent him back my own glare and stood up from my position. "I don't know what you're talking about," I growled. Tai quirked an eyebrow, and stared at me with a look that seemed to see right through my facade.
"What?" I inquired irritably. Tai shrugged his shoulders as he seemed to, reluctantly; drop the subject as he asked, "So how do you plan to get us out of this mess, Captain Jade?" I groaned mentally as I replied, "I'm working on it."
Alyssa's POV
"Daddy, are you okay?" I asked my father. He had been acting strange, for him at least, ever since he talked to Aunt Auti. I know that he misses Mum a lot, but I think he's trying to hide it. I was lying in my bed while he was tucking me in when I had the urge to ask him that question.
Daddy nodded as he smiled softly and replied, "Aye, luv. I'm fine." He ruffled my hair slightly as I glared at him for messing up my hair that took Aunt Auti a while to brush out.
I saw sadness in his eyes as he petted the top of my head, and soon enough his eyes got a distant look to them like he was in deep thought. "You miss Mum don't you?" the question escaped me before I could stop it. His eyes focused again as he looked at me.
He sat there silent for a little while before he finally spoke. "I'm not hiding it well, am I?" Daddy asked as he sighed sadly. I shook my head as I replied, "No, but you hide it better than she did when she missed you."
"Really now?" Daddy asked surprised at this new piece of information. I nodded, "There would be some days that she would suck it up and go on, but there were also day I would find her by herself glaring out at the sea."
The room became quiet as Daddy seemed to be thinking about what I had told him, but soon enough he broke the silence as he kissed my forehead. "Get some sleep, luv," he told me as he covered me up with a blanket, "We'll see Mum tomorrow."
A yawn escaped me and before Daddy left the room I whispered, "G'night, Daddy. I love you." "I love you too, darling," he whispered back as he left the room shutting the door behind me.
As darkness began to overtake me, the last thought in my mind passed through my mind. 'I hope you're ok, Mum... Daddy and I really miss you.' With that last thought I yawn yet again as I allowed the darkness drag me into a dream filled slumber.
Jade's POV
I still didn't have a plan of escape, and at the moment I was all for winging it like Jack which was basically the only plan that seemed to have a higher success rate right now. Elizabeth and the rest of my newly acquired crew came to stand beside Tai and I. I knew I had to put my anger and hate toward Elizabeth aside if we were to get out of here.
I was about to put my winging skills to work when Norrington showed up. 'Just my luck,' I thought bitterly as I glared at the man on the other side of the bars. He pulled out the keys to our cell, and opened the door. I looked at him suspiciously wondering what the bloody hell he was doing here.
"Come with me," Norrington ordered as Elizabeth and I shared a look. We both turned our attention back to him as my crew waited for my order to go. "Quickly!" He hissed when he noticed we weren't going to move.
When I was finally convinced that this wasn't some elaborate plan of his that could get us killed, I turned to Tai and nodded to which he ordered the men to exit the cell. Elizabeth and I followed them out as we both paused in front of James. "What are you playing at?" I hissed as I stared him down with an intense glare. "I'm choosing a side," He replied. This was good enough for me as I ran after my crew with Elizabeth and James following behind me. 'Just my luck!' I thought cheerfully.
I reached my crew to find them climbing over to our ship by using the ropes that were being used to tow it behind the Flying Dutchman. I was thankful for once in my life that James was actually acting helping us. "Do not go to Shipwreck Cove," he demanded frantically, "Beckett knows about the meeting of the Brethren. I fear there may be a traitor among them."
"Aw I didn't know you care so much about me, James," I said sweetly which earned me a glare from the man, "Ah, so we're finally back to old times. Seriously though we still have to go to Shipwreck Cove. There is a very important message we have to deliver." James quirked an eyebrow, but when I didn't elaborate on the subject he just nodded.
"Just be careful," he said more to Elizabeth than me. "Always am. Bye, Mr. Norrington," I replied smartly as curtsied and grabbed one of the ropes shimming down it.
I was about half way to the ship when the ropes gave way, and I plummeted to the freezing dark water below. As I resurfaced I heard Elizabeth's scream, "JAMES! NO!" I looked up to the Dutchman to see James Norrington fall limply to the deck. I acted fast as I swam over to Elizabeth and helped her back to the Empress.
When we arrived on deck, I order Tai to set a course for Shipwreck Cove with all haste. I then turned to the two women who dress Elizabeth and I before, and told them to take us to the captain's quarters.
I helped Elizabeth into the room, not really pay attention to what it looked like; I walked her over to the bed so that she could sit. "Why are you helping me, Jade?" she inquired in disbelief after she had finally calmed herself. "I know how you feel right now. Also even after everything that has happened I would like to start over and be friends again, and this is what friends do, is it not?" I replied.
"I'm so sorry for putting you through that, Jade," she whispered. I nodded as I walked over to the clothing the women brought in for us. "Come on we got to find something suitable to wear tomorrow, Lizzy. Also we should get out of these wet clothes before we catch our death," I stated as she nodded. With that being said we both looked through the articles of clothing, but had to call the women back in for help.
