Chapter 14:

The light fell to the ship, but it's light shined on the figured, although it was still not enough for us to tell who had attacked Will or how many there were. Jack was watching as best he could with his spyglass and we were just waiting for Will to return or call for us to row over or something. I turned to look behind me, hearing a sound, and when I turned around I saw the most outrageous sight. Standing in front of Jack was a man…well something like a man. His head was that of an octopus, tentacles instead of a beard and hair, along with a wooden peg leg.

Suddenly we were all surrounded by ghastly creatures that seemed to be half men and half creatures from the sea. They rounded us up as Jack spoke to the octopus man…to which I now assume is Davy Jones. "You have a debt to pay…You've been Captain of the Black Pearl for 13 years. That was our agreement!" He backed Jack up as he spoke, clearly dominating the ship with his presence. "Technically, I was only Captain for two years…then I was viciously mutinied upon." "Then you were a poor Captain, but a Captain none the less. Have you not introduced yourself, all these years, as Captain Jack Sparrow!?" he spoke his name in a mocking tone, signaling the crew to laugh at his joke.

"You have my payment, one soul to serve on your ship…he's already over there." I was shocked that Jack planned to have Will serve in his place on Davy Jones's crew. And also shocked that Jack made a deal with Davy Jones just to be a Captain of a ship. "One soul is not equal to another." "Ah-ha, so we've established my proposal as sound and principal, now we're just haggling over price." he smirked at Davy and I was so pissed that Jack would do this, betray one of his few friends to be turned into a creature like the ones holding us hostage.

"Price?" he asked, seeming to actually think about it. "Just how many souls do you think mine is worth?" Davy Jones looked away for a moment, I could almost see the wheels in his head turning as he weighs Jack's soul. "100 souls…3 days." "You're a diamond, mate. Send me back the boy and I'll get started right away." Jack was hissed at by a shark-man as Jones spoke again, "I keep the boy. A good faith payment. That leaves you only 99 more to go. Ha."

"Have you not met Will Turner? He's noble, heroic, terrific soprano…he's worth at least 4...maybe 3 ½. And did I happen to mention, he's in love. With a girl. Due to be married. Betrothed. Dividing him from her and her from him, would only be half as cruel as actually allowing them to be joined in holy matrimony, ey?" I couldn't see Davy's face, but what Jack was saying seemed to cause a reaction out of him. Suddenly the moment was gone and he snapped again, "I keep the boy, 99 souls!" he turned to Jack, "But I wonder Jack…can you live with this? Can you damn an innocent man, a friend, to a lifetime of servitude in your name, while you roam free?" I expected Jack to think about it and change his mind, but all too soon his voice rang in my ears. "Yep! I'm good with it. Shall we seal in blood, ugh, ink?" Davy grabbed Jack's hand with his, a tentacle sliding up and down Jack's wrist.

"Three days." Jones had a rip his arm away, as if the tentacle didn't want to release Jack. And the crew was released as they retreated. "Mr. Gibbs, I feel sullied and unusual." "And how do you plan to harvest these 99 souls in three days?" They were still talking as I walked over to them, clearly formulating a plan already. "Tortuga." Jack said, wiping his hand on Gibb's shirt. He saw me coming and must have thought something different, because he smiled and didn't see that I was upset. I leaned back and threw my whole body forward, punching him as hard as I could in his face.

"How dare you!" I shouted at him as he got up off the ground, holding his chin. "W-wait a minute here-" "Shove off Gibbs, or you're next!" I rounded on him, ready to take anyone on that was in my sights. "Come now, let's talk about this." Jack's voice seemed so calm and it only made my blood boil. I narrowed my eyes and faced him. "Just listen." "How about no? And to think I ever thought of you as a good fair captain! You are a evil man and a terrible friend!" and I turned on my heels and stormed down to my bunk, unable to control myself anymore.

I continued to walk passed my bed and down to the storage room, grabbing a bottle of rum. I plopped down on a barrel and wrenched the cork out of my teeth, spitting it across the room and began to gulp it down. Once it was empty, I dropped it to the ground and grabbed another one, doing the same. I chugged the third bottle and sighed, how could I help Will? My mind was beginning to blur as I thought about things I knew about Davy Jones' and what I could trade for Will's return. I didn't hear anyone come down, so I hiccupped and jumped when he spoke, "That was a hell of a punch."

I blinked a few times, trying to clear my vision as he kicked the empty bottles, seeing how much I had drank. "Just get away from me. I don't want to hear a damn thing you got to say." I shot at him, not going to allow myself to even look at him anymore, it was impossible. "Come now, it's going to be alright." "Says the man that is willing to trade 100 souls to save himself. One of which is a good man that has stood by you again and again. He trusted you!" I chunked the bottle at his head and it smashed against the wall as he ducked down. "Easy love."

"I don't want you to even be in the same room as me, so get out!" I raised my voice, unaware that the crew could probably hear us now. "Dear William can take care of himself." I narrowed my eyes, he was unbelievable, still trying to make this seem simple. "Jack, just leave me be. I don't want to be apart of this anymore, so when we port I will take my belongings and leave. I never want to see you again. I want nothing more to do with Davy Jones and Captain Jack Sparrow." I sighed and sank back, feeling every bottle of rum hit me finally.

"Well that's too bad." I heard him breath out and suddenly I was in his arms and he pressed his lips to mine, making sure I couldn't get free to hit him again. I tried to fight it, but my mind was blurred and I finally just sank into the kiss and gave in again…maybe just this last time I would allow myself to feel for Jack. We broke apart after a minute or two and he smiled at me, clearly seeing the affect he had on me. "That's right, just relax and calm down." I tried to push him away as the thoughts of what he did slowly came back, but he just kissed me again, making me forget once more.