Commandeering Commodore

Chapter 21

Elizabeth thought she knew what the man was about to say. She had very little doubt he was going to tell her he was her contact, but the words that were spoken were such a shock they took a few moments to register.

"Would you please say that again Mr. Bergeron?"

"I want to go with you when you leave." Alon repeated.

"Why would you want to do that Mr. Bergeron?"

"I feel I can no longer live under the present rule. I wish to defect Madame Turner." He said, watching her expression, hoping his opinion that she could be trusted would be shown there.

"I don't know what to say Mr. Bergeron. You have taken me by surprise here."

"Please Madame Turner, I know it is not every day you have someone come up to you wishing to defect, but I have thought this over long and hard and feel it is my only option. I hope you will find it in your heart to assist me."

"Are you in physical danger Mr. Bergeron?" Elizabeth asked in alarm.

"I am not at the present but may soon be, I have unwisely it seems, made my opinion of the current state of affairs known to the wrong people, people whom I trusted, and whom it seems have betrayed that trust. It is only a matter of time until I am arrested……and then who knows what harm could befall me."

"I don't know that I am in any position to help you Mr. Bergeron."

"But you are Madame Turner, all you need do is secret me away on your ship before you sail off. Drop me at any port other than a French port and I will be fine." Seeing the look on Elizabeth's face he continued, "I hope you will help me Madame Turner, my life is in your hands."

Looking at the earnest and desperate look on the man's face Elizabeth made a snap decision, "I will do what I can to help you Mr. Bergeron."

"Thank you Madame Turner. I will be eternally in your debt. I will leave you now." Alon said gratefully.

"Do not thank me yet Mr. Bergeron, the deed has not been done. Save your thanks until it is."

Alon nodded, gave her a smile, and left.

"Well that was unexpected." Elizabeth said as she watched the door close behind the man. "I guess that rules him out as my contact."

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Jack stood there looking at the man seated in the chair sipping the rum. Then his eyes went to the rum, and even though he was not looking forward to socializing with the man the lure of the rum proved too much, so he walked over, cautiously sat down keeping his eyes on Teague as if he expected him to suddenly grow another head, downed the rum, poured another and said, "Ya haven't told me why yer here."

"Now Jackie, can't a Da pay a friendly visit to his son?" Teague said innocently.

"Maybe someone else's Da," Jack said waving his hands about as he continued, pointing from time to time at Teague, "But not this Da. I'm not buyin it mate, more to it than that or I'm not Captain Jack Sparrow, which I am by the way just so ya know… absolutely, conspicuously, and prominently ………Captain Jack Sparrow."

Teague graced him with a smile and said, "Aye, but you'll always be little Jackie ta me son."

"Twaddle speak says I, thoroughly and utterly twaddle speak, now what's the real reason you're here?"

"I didn't think ya was gonna buy that." Teague said shaking his head, still smiling at Jack, "Wasn't even worth me breath was it?"

"Peas in a pod mate, peas in a pod." Jack said wavily pointing between himself and Teague.

"Well now, can't be denyin the truth in that statement Jackie." Teague said with a chuckle.

"So what would bring you all the way to the Caribbean?" Jack said almost more to himself than Teague, the wheels almost visible as they spun in his head.

"You Jackie, you're the reason." Teague said seriously.

"I thought we just cleared all that up." Jack said focusing on the man once more.

"Aye Jackie, but ya are the reason I'm here." Teague responded. "Maybe not as yer lovin Da, but I am here cause of you."

"Why are these things never clear?" Jack shook his head mumbling to himself.

"We'll discuss all the details later. Seems the rums gone. What say we off to yon bar room and acquire us a bit more." Teague said rising from the table.

Jack followed him out still pondering what the reason for Teague's appearance could be, and more importantly what it could have to do with him, nothing good, he had very little doubt about that.

Barbossa came to his feet instantly at the sight of the last person on Earth he was expecting to see come into the bar room.

"What are you doin here?" Barbossa said when the man looked his way.

"Barbossa? I could ask you the same thing." Teague said as he deftly relieved one of the barmaid's trays of a bottle of rum that appeared to be overburdening the poor girl, and walked over to the table Barbossa was standing behind. As he came to a halt Jack peeked around from behind him.

Rolling his eyes at Jack's antics Barbossa said, "And what are you doin here Jack Sparrow?"

"Ah Hector," Jack said putting on his most shiny smile and waving his hands about and stopping for a moment to point at Teague said, "I'm with him."

"No you're not."

"Yes I am."

"No you're not."

"Yes I am."

"Jack, I been here fer hours, I saw ya come in with these two." Hector said indicating the two still passed out men.

"Oh," Jack said with a bit of surprise, swaying back on his heels and eyeing Hector, "Well in that case…..I was with them" Jack said pointing between James and Will, "but seeing as neither one of them turned out to be fit company……I found meself another bit of fit company" as he waved his hands around at the bar room, "…..who's company I was prematurely deprived of for no good reason at all ………by more unfit company….that I have been, at least at the present time, unable to rid myself of so far ……..so now as you can plainly see, I am with him." Jack finished with a flurry of hands winding up with a finger pointed at Teague.

To Be Continued

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