It had turned out, that Anthony had given her a book about pirates from all over the world. Pirates from the Americas, Europe, China, the Caribbean, and places of all sorts. He had been reading it to her for a while, and had been answering her many endless questions. He had given the book to her, which she put on the inside chest pocket of the large jacket of Jack's she had been wearing. The bullet stopped in the book, but still the pressure from the bullet hitting the book sent her to the floor. She had a bit dazed, but later shook out of it.
The Navy had taken Maud and take the merchant sailors, whose ship was un-sailable, to the port they where sailing to (which was just twenty miles). Now, they were going to Europe, to have Maud sentenced. And Jack was following them, for he deeply wanted her to...well, not be with the living after trying to kill Camille.
His ship was his again, his crew once again his crew. Anamarie had slapped him for letting Maud on the ship and for taking that long of time to get them. She grumbled to him about wanting more money, before storming away to finish her duties. Elizabeth on the other hand, hugged Jack as soon as she saw him, thanking him for getting them so quickly. Will had gave Jack a handshake that turn into, for Jack, an awkward hug.
Jack stood behind the wooden wheel of his great ship. Softly running his fingertips up and down the wheel in an affectionate way. He stare at the blue ocean all around the ship, then up to the Navy ship that was still in view. The spray from the waves gently hit his tan face.
His dark brown eyes fell down to Camille, who was standing behind him, staring around the ship and at the ocean in the same way Jack did, with much affection. Her hand softly held onto his rough jacket. Camille looked up to Jack and smiled sweetly. He lightly put a hand on Camille's hair and she continued to smile before looking back to the ocean.
Jack looked up with a smile and seen that Will and Elizabeth were talking deeply about something. His crew was on their own duties. Cotton though, was talking, or...something such as that with his Parrot and suddenly it squawked, "Like the Waves! Like the Waves!" Jack wondered what this meant but guessed something like 'not sure'. He shrugged to himself and squinted into the distance, seeing land. He took a breath, this was where they'd find out the fate of Maud.
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Jack stood within the crowd, holding onto the hand of Camille, so she wouldn't get lost. He looked down to his clothes; he was given clothes that made him look like a man of wealth. But he threw off the tie and left his overcoat unbuttoned, and the shirt under it un-tucked. He still had on his boots, and his weathered, beaten leather hat he had worn since his first year as a pirate. So, even though he had on quite fancy clothes, he managed for himself to still have the appearance of a pirate.
He looked down to Camille who was currently trying to swat a fly away. On her hands were small white gloves, and see had on a dark green dress, that matched her eyes. The top half of her hair was neatly pulled back into a ribbon, the bottom half was done in ringlet curls. She sighed at this task that was unmanageable and frowned at the fly then pulled on the large green sunhat and tried to look over the crowd that was about two or three feet taller then she was.
Smiling to himself, he picked her up, not trying to mess up her dress, but Camille didn't seem to care. He propped her up in his arms, so she could see as well. Her arms wrapped around Jack's neck her cheek resting against his, which caused both of their hats to go crooked.
"How do you like it here, Camille?"
She continued to look over the crowd, "It's alright."
"Alright?"
"I like being on the ship more..." She said softly.
"As do I, As do I..." Jack said.
"So why can't we go?"
Jack looked at her for a moment, "Just after this, and we'll be off."
Camille nodded, "Okay."
The gallows, Jack had faced it before, but had gotten out of it thanks to Will. Now, Maud stood there, the noose a few inches from her head, listening to the charges given by a man.
"...For the murder of five people; Christopher Evans, Jonathan White, Robert Larson, Benjamin Crane, and Matthew Paulsen...The stealing of two Navy ships, The Ocean's Son and The Golden Wave." The man paused looking over the parchment to the crowd, to Maud, then back to the paper. "And for stealing from countless shops and homes in different countries."
Maud only smirked and gave a single nod. A different man put the noose around her neck. "I get a last word don't I?" She asked and he shrugged then nodded. She looked around, "You can't harm an innocent child can you? More or a less, a baby..." Maud put a hand to her stomach and there were gasps throughout the crowd.
Jack felt his breath stop short in his throat.
"And what proof is there?" Demanded the man.
Maud took the noose off of her neck, "Well ask the local midwife..."
Eyes turned to a woman in a blue dress who looked to be in her middle thirties. "It's true..." She began slowly, "Some weeks ago, she came to my home and... She is with child..."
Maud smiled and turned her head to Anthony slowly, "I'm sure you'll make a good father."
Jack gaped at Anthony, that must've been what Anthony was trying to tell Jack before. Anthony looked down then shuffled to the steps that Maud walked down.
"Now, I've a few things to tend to. She walked through the crowd, and people stepped out of her way in shock as she walked. A slightly dazed Anthony followed behind her. She stopped at Jack with a smirk she said, "Camille... Captain Sparrow..." She nodded her head to them then walked down the steps, out of the area.
For moments, everyone stood in the same spot, not saying anything. Jack pushed his way through the crowd, still holding Camille and looked over the railing at the ocean below, there were about five ships. Jack saw Maud walk onto the largest one which was docked, and Anthony reluctantly followed. "She's got herself a fleet..." He muttered to himself.
Camille looked at him silently, "Jack...Can we go now...Please?" She asked him in a quiet whisper.
Jack looked at her then set her down, but still held onto her hand, "To the Black Pearl then..." He started the walk, Camille beside him.
- THE END -
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{ Shall I make a sequel to this? }
The Navy had taken Maud and take the merchant sailors, whose ship was un-sailable, to the port they where sailing to (which was just twenty miles). Now, they were going to Europe, to have Maud sentenced. And Jack was following them, for he deeply wanted her to...well, not be with the living after trying to kill Camille.
His ship was his again, his crew once again his crew. Anamarie had slapped him for letting Maud on the ship and for taking that long of time to get them. She grumbled to him about wanting more money, before storming away to finish her duties. Elizabeth on the other hand, hugged Jack as soon as she saw him, thanking him for getting them so quickly. Will had gave Jack a handshake that turn into, for Jack, an awkward hug.
Jack stood behind the wooden wheel of his great ship. Softly running his fingertips up and down the wheel in an affectionate way. He stare at the blue ocean all around the ship, then up to the Navy ship that was still in view. The spray from the waves gently hit his tan face.
His dark brown eyes fell down to Camille, who was standing behind him, staring around the ship and at the ocean in the same way Jack did, with much affection. Her hand softly held onto his rough jacket. Camille looked up to Jack and smiled sweetly. He lightly put a hand on Camille's hair and she continued to smile before looking back to the ocean.
Jack looked up with a smile and seen that Will and Elizabeth were talking deeply about something. His crew was on their own duties. Cotton though, was talking, or...something such as that with his Parrot and suddenly it squawked, "Like the Waves! Like the Waves!" Jack wondered what this meant but guessed something like 'not sure'. He shrugged to himself and squinted into the distance, seeing land. He took a breath, this was where they'd find out the fate of Maud.
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Jack stood within the crowd, holding onto the hand of Camille, so she wouldn't get lost. He looked down to his clothes; he was given clothes that made him look like a man of wealth. But he threw off the tie and left his overcoat unbuttoned, and the shirt under it un-tucked. He still had on his boots, and his weathered, beaten leather hat he had worn since his first year as a pirate. So, even though he had on quite fancy clothes, he managed for himself to still have the appearance of a pirate.
He looked down to Camille who was currently trying to swat a fly away. On her hands were small white gloves, and see had on a dark green dress, that matched her eyes. The top half of her hair was neatly pulled back into a ribbon, the bottom half was done in ringlet curls. She sighed at this task that was unmanageable and frowned at the fly then pulled on the large green sunhat and tried to look over the crowd that was about two or three feet taller then she was.
Smiling to himself, he picked her up, not trying to mess up her dress, but Camille didn't seem to care. He propped her up in his arms, so she could see as well. Her arms wrapped around Jack's neck her cheek resting against his, which caused both of their hats to go crooked.
"How do you like it here, Camille?"
She continued to look over the crowd, "It's alright."
"Alright?"
"I like being on the ship more..." She said softly.
"As do I, As do I..." Jack said.
"So why can't we go?"
Jack looked at her for a moment, "Just after this, and we'll be off."
Camille nodded, "Okay."
The gallows, Jack had faced it before, but had gotten out of it thanks to Will. Now, Maud stood there, the noose a few inches from her head, listening to the charges given by a man.
"...For the murder of five people; Christopher Evans, Jonathan White, Robert Larson, Benjamin Crane, and Matthew Paulsen...The stealing of two Navy ships, The Ocean's Son and The Golden Wave." The man paused looking over the parchment to the crowd, to Maud, then back to the paper. "And for stealing from countless shops and homes in different countries."
Maud only smirked and gave a single nod. A different man put the noose around her neck. "I get a last word don't I?" She asked and he shrugged then nodded. She looked around, "You can't harm an innocent child can you? More or a less, a baby..." Maud put a hand to her stomach and there were gasps throughout the crowd.
Jack felt his breath stop short in his throat.
"And what proof is there?" Demanded the man.
Maud took the noose off of her neck, "Well ask the local midwife..."
Eyes turned to a woman in a blue dress who looked to be in her middle thirties. "It's true..." She began slowly, "Some weeks ago, she came to my home and... She is with child..."
Maud smiled and turned her head to Anthony slowly, "I'm sure you'll make a good father."
Jack gaped at Anthony, that must've been what Anthony was trying to tell Jack before. Anthony looked down then shuffled to the steps that Maud walked down.
"Now, I've a few things to tend to. She walked through the crowd, and people stepped out of her way in shock as she walked. A slightly dazed Anthony followed behind her. She stopped at Jack with a smirk she said, "Camille... Captain Sparrow..." She nodded her head to them then walked down the steps, out of the area.
For moments, everyone stood in the same spot, not saying anything. Jack pushed his way through the crowd, still holding Camille and looked over the railing at the ocean below, there were about five ships. Jack saw Maud walk onto the largest one which was docked, and Anthony reluctantly followed. "She's got herself a fleet..." He muttered to himself.
Camille looked at him silently, "Jack...Can we go now...Please?" She asked him in a quiet whisper.
Jack looked at her then set her down, but still held onto her hand, "To the Black Pearl then..." He started the walk, Camille beside him.
- THE END -
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{ Shall I make a sequel to this? }