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Chapter 20:
Davy Jones' Story
"About that luv, there isn't going to be any wedding…." Her mouth dropped open quickly so she blurted out "Your lying!" I shook my head disappointed and whispered, "Is the ring tightening "Lizabeth?" She shook her head sadly so I continued, "No, I'm not lying, luv. Even though I wish I was…." I then looked up at the sky nervously and once again began to pray.
Elizabeth hit me on the shoulder and shouted at me "Jack, how could you do this to me… and without a reason?" I turned to look at her quickly and raised my voice "'Lizabeth, I do be havin' a reason!" Elizabeth breathed in and out for a second and then asked quietly "…. and what reason is that Jack? That you don't love me? Or that you can't marry me because you don't want just one woman for the rest of your life?" My eyes widened because I felt shocked. I knew I should tell her the truth, but I just couldn't.
So I said back "Listen, luv. It's neither of those. I just can't tell you the reason because…" Gibbs then interrupted my explanation with "Captain, I've got to be telling you something important!" I turned around and gave him a dirty look so he put his hands together and bowed down while apologizing "Perhaps later then Captain". I nodded and turned around to face Elizabeth while once again explaining "because, before I was interrupted by Joshamee, its not your fault 'Lizabeth. I just can't marry you…"
Elizabeth then got up while saying rudely "Fine. Then I can't talk to you." I watched her walk towards Gibbs shocked and disappointed. But I muttered to myself "This is better than seeing her hurt."
A few seconds later Elizabeth walked over to Gibbs and she was crying. Gibbs put down the coconut and rum that he was holding and walked over to where she was sitting on the sand. He began "Miss. Elizabeth, why be ye leakin'?" Elizabeth continued to cry while answering "It's Jack. He doesn't want to marry me anymore and he won't tell me why! It's probably because he doesn't love me anymore!"
Gibbs chuckled at her response and whispered, "Whom be ye talkin' about? Jack Sparrow? Th' man that loves ye wi' all his heart, actually ye're th' first lass he's ever loved." Elizabeth looked up at Gibbs and started to wipe away her tears while asking confused "But how can that be?" Gibbs smiled at her and said, "Bless yer pool soul, Miss. Swann. Jack's had many wenches, more wenches than a man has fingers, but he has never loved an' cared fer one as much as ye."
Elizabeth smiled for a second but the smile faded away as she asked "Then why doesn't he want to marry me?" Gibbs shrugged as he got up and answered, "Well, if I know Captain Jack Sparrow, an' I do. He's got t' be havin' a good reason, he has too". Elizabeth nodded and whispered "Oh why does life have to be so complicated?" Gibbs chuckled and began to cut pieces of coconut while muttering "If life wasn't complicated Miss. Swann then 't would be dull." She nodded and glanced my way, and I caught her glance.
Elizabeth turned to face Gibbs once again and she asked, "Mister Gibbs, what was that matter of importance that you wanted to tell Jack about?" Gibbs put down the coconut sighed and responded, "Well, I shouldn't be tellin' ye these things. But I saw a ship in th' distance…." Elizabeth then turned to look at the sea, but then she asked confused "Where is it Gibbs? I don't see it". Gibbs nodded and whispered, "Ye be seein', Miss. Swann that's what has me worried. A second later after I spotted 't, 't sunk into th' sea an' gone 't be."
Elizabeth raised her eyebrows shocked and asked, "A ship cannot sink, and still be a ship, can it?" Gibbs shook his head smiling and whispered "Of course not…." But then he stopped and whispered realizing "Oh mother of pearl, that's it…."
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I was looking at the ocean when Gibbs came running towards me. I then shouted "Slow down, mate. You don't want to give yourself an attack do you?" Gibbs inhaled and then shouted out "I'm sorry to be disturbing you Captain. But I've got a wee little crisis one me hands!" My eyes widened so I got up and asked "What is it Gibbs?" Suddenly, we heard Elizabeth scream and we both turned around as quickly as we could to see her being held hostage by some men.
I pulled out my sword as Gibbs continued "That is it Captain". I got a closer view of the men and noticed that they weren't very much men at all. More like half man, half sea creature. So I asked them furiously "Who sent you?" The one-crew member that held Elizabeth by the neck answered "Davy Jones." I made my way to them and shouted "Your business is with me, savvy? Let her go!"
The crew-member shook his head while stating, "Ye be Captain Jack Sparrow?" I then shake my head and put to Gibbs "No, he is…" and then I quickly run over to the Pearl, but one of the crew members grabbed me and the next thing I knew I was on the Flying Dutchmen.
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"You have a dept to pay. You've been captain of the Black Pearl for 13 years. That was our agreement". I looked around to see Gibbs and Elizabeth with knives to their throat. I swallowed hard and answered "Technically, I was only Captain for two years, then I was viscously mutinied upon" Davy Jones rolled his eyes and said " Then you were a poor captain, but a Captain nonetheless! Have you not introduced yourself all these years as Captain Jack Sparrow?" I nodded and then asked frustrated "Well how about I row my ship over to Tortuga, and pick up a soul for ye to pay me debt".
Jones shook his head and said calmly "One soul is not equal to another." My eyes narrowed as I asked confused "Just how many souls do you think my soul is worth?" Davy Jones looked up at the sky and answered "One hundred souls, three days-uh." I smiled and whispered happily "You're a diamond, mate…."
I then walk towards Elizabeth and take her hand and mine and asked her "Are you alright, luv?" She nodded and said understandingly "So this is why you did not want to get married…" I nodded but then I was grabbed backwards and thrown against the helm. I turned around to see Davy Jones standing in front of Elizabeth while saying "You didn't tell me you brought your fiancée Jack… its funny Miss... The Jack Sparrow, I know and despise would never love any woman!"
Elizabeth bit her hip while yelling "But he does love me. He doesn't have a cold heart like you do, he is actually able to love!" As soon as she said that I shook my head nervously and began to bite my nails. Davy Jones' eyebrows narrowed as he began to shout at Elizabeth "You think I am incapable of love Miss, soon to be Mrs. Sparrow?" Davy Jones then makes his way to me and yells, "Because of your future bride, now you've got only two days to find me not 100 souls but 150!"
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That night we had made it to Tortuga and I had not spoken to Elizabeth since our visit to the Flying Dutchmen. I opened the door to a pub that was in the middle of the town and I slammed the door behind me aware that Elizabeth was next to step through. I walked into the pub and sat down against a wall and Elizabeth asked me sadly "How long do we continue not talking?" I took out my compass and opened it and saw that it pointed at Elizabeth.
I rolled my eyes and then shouted at Gibbs and Ana Maria "Find me some crew members, start asking around!" I then turned my attention back to my compass as Elizabeth sat down beside me and took my hand. I turned away from her and she then bit her lip furiously. She then began to yell, "I didn't know the story of Davy Jones!" I turned back around and yelled at her "It is not a story love! It is reality, and now I face the reality of being bounded on a ship for the rest of my life!"
Elizabeth sighed and whispered while taking my hand "Jack, I'm sorry!" I pushed her hand away while getting up and saying "It's too late for that now 'Lizabeth! I had 3 days, and now I have two to find one hundred and fifty souls, and if I don't get them, then I have to take orders from another Captain for the rest of my life!" Elizabeth got up and pulled on my shirt and asked, "Is that all you care about Jack?
I turned around and asked confused "What?" Elizabeth grabbed the side of my shirt and shouted, "I said, is that all you care about? Is what matters to you most is that you will not be able to act superior as a Captain anymore?" I pushed her away from me and yelled back "How can you accuse me of something like that love! I didn't want to get married to you because of Davy Jones, because of how I would be stuck on his ship!"
Elizabeth chuckled and said "Jack, Jack. I am not talking about that! I am talking about us, and up until a minute ago I was willing to sacrifice the rest of my life to be with you on the Flying Dutchmen". I pulled her nearer to me and whispered "Nay, luv. I couldn't let you do that!" Elizabeth sighed and took a few steps closer to me and whispered back "But I wanted to…. Want to". I smiled and grabbed her head and kissed her.
About a second later I heard a voice shout, "Jack! Elizabeth! I've finally found you!" Elizabeth and I stopped kissing and looked towards the direction of the voice. Elizabeth then asked with a confused look on her face "Will…?"
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