The Adventure
Chapter 12
"I don't know how I let you get me into these situations Jack. You'd think I would know better by now." Will whispered disgustedly to Jack who was standing beside him.
"Now William, I am almost positively sure I can get us through this if you refrain from doing anything stupid." Jack whispered back.
"I have a feeling I'm not the one that's done something stupid this time Jack." Will retorted in a whisper.
Putting his hands together in front of him and looking at Will he said, "Just let me handle this William, you stand there and look…and look…godly if that's possible."
"What ever you say Jack. I don't see as I have much choice."
A/N: In case any one was wondering, Isla Desterrada is a real place near Mexico, although it may not be exactly as I have portrayed it here. It was in an area that the Spanish held a large part of in the 1700's and before. So for simplicities sake I am going to use my prerogative as an "author" (used here in the broadest of terms) and say these natives at least understood Spanish and would know what Jack says to them. I feel Jack would probably know enough Spanish from his travels to be able to say the following speech. Now if everyone is still with me and willing to use their imaginations, the story can continue.
Jack stepped a few paces in front of Will preparing to speak to the natives. His actions brought reactions from some of the natives in the form of raising their spears in a threatening manner.
"Atl!" Jack said loudly as he made floppy pointing motions at Will. "Atl, god of the water has come to see his people!"
The group of natives looked back and forth at each other at this speech. Jack couldn't tell at first by the looks on their faces if they had understood him.
"Bugger!" he mumbled to himself.
"Atl?" one of the natives said as he stepped forward and stopped a few feet from Will looking closely into his face.
Jack mumbled under his breath, "Nothing stupid boy!"
Will was trying his best not to do anything stupid. Even though he was very nervous, he was trying his best to look "godly" for the native standing in front of him scrutinizing his face.
After what seemed forever to Will the native turned around and walked back to where he had been standing. Will could hear them talking amongst themselves but didn't have the slightest idea what they were saying. Jack on the other hand was smiling as he stepped back over next to Will.
"They are going to take us to their village William, seems we have come at an opportune moment. They are having a feast for Atl right here, right now."
"Opportune if we don't turn out to be the feast Jack!" William answered.
"Ah dear William, always doom and gloom with you.
"Only when I'm with you Jack."
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Elizabeth had resumed her pacing of the deck as soon as she finished her tea.
"I think Miss Elizabeth is a mite upset Commodore." Mr. Gibbs said as he stood by James.
"So it would seem Mr. Gibbs. They have been gone a bit longer, in my opinion, that it would seem necessary to scout the island. Did Sparrow leave any orders for a rescue party in this situation?"
"Nay Commodore, the only orders Jack left were to sail off with the Pearl if they didn't come back. Figured I'd give 'em a little more time before doin that." Mr. Gibbs replied.
"Not a word of a contingency plan? I will never understand what goes on inside that man's head." James said.
"Aye Commodore, don't rightly know that Jack understands what goes on in there most of the time either. Not if it be judged by some of the things he does. But I don't hold that against him, he's always done right by me." Mr. Gibbs said.
"Indeed!" the Commodore snorted.
Elizabeth walked over to them, "James, I'm sorry. In all my worrying about Will I have forgotten about you. You must be worn out by now. Would you like to go back to your cabin? I'm sure Mr. Gibbs and I can manage to help you."
"Actually Elizabeth, I feel fine. The fresh air has done me some good. I think I will stay here at least a little longer."
She looked dubiously at him and said, "You will let me know when you are ready to return to your cabin, and before you wear yourself out completely won't you?"
"Yes Elizabeth, I will. As I said before, I am not an invalid. I still have enough about me to tell if I am too worn out to sit here on deck."
"Very well then. I shall just go over here and….pace I guess." She said, at a loss for anything better.
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"William, you do understand what this feast means do you not?" Jack said in an undertone as they were escorted by the natives towards the village.
"I'm hoping it doesn't mean we are the main course Jack." Will replied.
"I don't think this particular tribe of natives is in the habit of eating their gods William." And after a short pause, "Of course there are certain tribes that do that, however I don't believe these natives are in anyway aligned or associated with them that do, I don't think. Hum, now you do have me wondering William if my recollecting of god eating tribes is in fact correct. Perhaps I do have them confused with each other and backwards as it were and this is the god eating tribe, and in fact the ones I supposed to be god eating tribes are not the god eating tribes I supposed them to be……."
William interrupted, "Jack!"
"Humm." Jack said, and then "Now William, what I was about to say before you once again interrupted my train of thought was this, the feast means the pearl will be placed in a place of honor in honor of Atl.….. that being you. And should be easily accessible by me….being me."
"All I care about is getting out of this alive and getting back to Elizabeth, and never going so much as across the street with you Jack!"
With a smile Jack pointed and said, "Ah dear William, the village! Now William, don't forget you are a god. And please don't do………."
"Anything stupid, I know Jack."
To Be Continued
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