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Alice continued to run her right arm throbbing in pain although it had started to heal now. The wound still caused her pain when she moved it a lot she was surprised that Jack hadn't scene it. But then again she had removed the bandage as it wasn't bleeding anymore. She continued to run through the streets hoping that the guy wasn't following her.
Her right hand still hurt even though she had punched him ages ago her fingers a bright pink. Her neck also hurt too although she was glad that she was able to breath fresh air in again. But the air here wasn't all that good the smell of gun powered and alcohol mixed in the air.
Alice however didn't care as she searched frankly for Jack and his crew turning corners never once stopping. Her heart pounding against her chest hard as she gasped for air. Trying to get as much air in her lungs as possible to keep her body going as her heart beat ringed in her ears.
As she turned another corner she suddenly felt a hand grab her right arm she screamed loudly. As she turned around to face the person her pure bright blue eyes wide with fear. She clenched her left hand into a fist to punch the person but stopped as she saw there face. "Luv' don't ye ever do that again"
Tears came as she saw Jack she wanted to hug him but stopped herself not wanting to make a scene. "I'm sorry Jack..." But he just grinned and patted her head as he let go of her arm. He then turned around and started to walk of, "Come on lets go everyone's waiting for us" she nodded and followed him.
As they came to the doors of the Faithful Bride Alice gulped she remembered it last time. When she came here with Will one of men started to hit on her thinking she was for sell. Although he left her alone in the end when another women came over. She still felt uneasy about it.
The Faithful Bride appeared, from the outside to be little more than an oversized shack and was constructed from the timbers of wrecked boats. It was said that the tavern smelled of tar, salt, seaweed and fish. The roof was noticeably too weak to keep rain from dripping inside the tavern. The sign above the door was a politically-incorrect painting of a smiling bride holding a bouquet in her manacled hands.
As they walked through the doors Jack wandered of to a chair in the left corner as Gibbs sat a table. A line of men in front of him whiles Jack's small crew started to drink and rum and sang to themselves merrily. Some even got themselves a bit of fun Alice slowly wandered around.
Gibbs interviewed the first man his hands crossed as he rested his arms on the wooden table. Trying to find ninety-nine souls willing to sail on the Black Pearl. "And what makes you think you're worthy to Crew the Black Pearl?" The first sailor looked hopeful he was a scruffy old man with torn dirty cloths and long hair holding a long wooden staff in his right hand.
"Truth be told, I never sailed a day in me life. I figure I should get out and see the world while I'm still young" Jack sat in his chair his feet up on the table as he shock his compass about in the air. Getting frustrated with it as he stopped and opened it once more but nothing, "You'll do. Make your mark" as he pointed to the roster sheet beside him.
Gibbs then shouted out, "Next!" the next sailor was also hopeful too. Another old guy he wore a small little hat on his head with short scruffy hair along with a fancy coat and shirt. Along with an untied cravat and breeches, "My wife run off with my dog, and I'm drunk for a month, and I don't give an ass rat's if I live or die." Gibbs smiled at his words.
"Perfect! Next!" As he nodded at the roster sheet Alice looked over at Jack as he held the compass and muttered to himself 'I know what I want, I know what I want, I know what I want'. He opened it once again grinning but it still won't show him his bearing he frowned at it. The next was a middle aged Asian man he had a black sailors hat on his head.
Along with a brown colored jacket, a belt that went across his chest and dark breeches, "Me have one arm and a bum leg" Gibbs smiled at him. "It's the crow's nest for you" Jack closed his eyes trying again, 'I know what I want' he then opened then grinning showing of his gold teeth and opened it but still nothing as his grin went Alice sighed. "What are we even doing..."
Gibbs shouted out once again causing Alice to jump, "Next!" and again another old man with a bald head. He had tangled hair and a thick beard around the back with a white blouse and a blue waist coat. Along with matching breeches, "Ever since I was little, I've always wanted to sail the seas. Forever" Gibbs smiled at his words and moved his right hand towards the roster.
"Sooner than you think. Sign the roster" The guy froze a little before nodding his head, "Thanks very much" as he walked over to sign. Jack shouted out to Gibbs as he held his compass the lid closed he didn't even look at him as he spoke.
"How are we going?" He then opened the lid taking a look, "Including those four? That gives us… four" as Gibbs looked at him Jack closes the lid on his compass. Mad at his compass Jack shakes it vigorously as another hopeful comes up to the table. Gibbs looks back at him a smile on his face.
"And what's your story?" When his smile goes as he stares at the man, "My story?" Alice froze at the voice her eyes wide as she turns to look at the man. His brown hair all frizzy and stuck up his dark blue frock coat had mud and dirt covering ends were torn and ripped the cream-colored lapels were just hanging and had lost there color.
His waist coat was now tattered and dull all brown, grey with a through buttons still intact. He had a cream colored blouse underneath along with a small brown buckle belt across his waist. Another with a thick brown belt across his chest with a thick buckle his breeches too were a dull black color and he had brown knee high boots.
On his head he still had his white wig although that too was all unruly and sticking out. But he still somehow managed too keep his blue tricorn hat on Alice could only stare she thought he was dead everyone else did. As he spoke, "It's exactly the same as your story, just one chapter behind. I chased a man across the seven seas" Jack froze as he head the voice looking over at them.
His left hand high in the air as he held his compass he lowered his arm and looked around for a spot to hide in. As Norrington continued, "The pursuit cost me my Crew, my commission, and my life" he grabs the rum bottle down off the table and takes a swig Alice could only look at him he was scruffy, dirty, and very much unlike himself.
Gibbs just sits his mouth open in shock, "Commodore?" Norrington shouted at him angrily. "No, not anymore, weren't you listening?" He moves back feeling uncomfortable as Norrington moves in closer to him pointing at him. Alice slowly walks over to them but as she got closer she wasn't sure on what she was going to say to him.
"I nearly had you all off Tripoli. I would've, if not for the hurricane" Jack looks over as he grabs a green leafy plant and hides behind it hoping he wont notice him. "Lord. You didn't try to sail through it?" Gibbs frowns at him shocked as Jack slowly walks past them Norrington puts the bottle on the table and grabs the ends with both hands.
"So do I make your Crew or not? You haven't said where you're going. Somewhere nice!" Gibbs looks away at the papers as Norrington frowns and upturns the table causing Gibbs falls off his stool everything falling to the floor as he falls on his left side. The candles just missing him as Norrington starts strutting around the tavern.
Both arms outwards still holding his rum bottle in his left hand as he shouts making himself heard as the hole cabin goes quite as they look at him. "So am I worthy to serve under Captain Jack Sparrow?" As he looks around the cabin Jack tries to inconspicuously walk away with the plant clutched in front but unfortunately Norrington spots him anyway.
As he walks past one of the wooden circler poles he points his pistol at him, "Or should I just kill you now?" Jacks peeks out from the top of the plant. Norington frowns at him as he looks away when he moves left. Beside the wooden pole Norrington follows him as he goes back and forth, "You're hired" and finally stops smirking at him.
But Norington just smiles back, "Sorry. Old habits and all that" he gets ready to shoot when two pirates raise his pistol hand to the ceiling. "Easy Sailor!" His pistol fires and the bullet ricochets off the lights and breaks someone's bottle causing a brawl to break out. Everyone starts to fight and the music band starts to play again Norrington pushes of the two men holding him.
But they charge back at him and he kicks one away causing him to stumble backwards into the other one. Jack walks over to a plant pot and put the leaf into it shouting out to Gibbs, "Time to go" he gets up from his place. "Aye" And they carefully make their way upstairs managing to miss all the attacks and fights Alice looked around the cabin.
As a guy stood on a table pinning a man against it as he punched his face fresh red blood on his knuckles. Blood slowly dribbling down his face as he took the blows breaking his nose when he finally kicked him off but the guy didn't give up. As two maids held each other by there shoulders the top one pushed her too the floor hard. Her back smacking against the stone floor but she kept trying to push her off.
As she heard a scream she looked up as a man pushed another guy of the baloney above she watched as the guy fell. Her eyes wide but the man managed too catch the wooden chandler and held on. Swinging back and forth as another fell again and landed front first on a wooden table the table broke his fall breaking in half. As it fell to the floor as blood slowly dribbled down the sides of his mouth.
Nobody seemed to want to fight her when Elizabeth slowly opened the doors she spots Norrington. Fighting back his attackers with his sword she runs over to help him as he ducks an attack. Running across the floor he leans against a pole and starts to drink from his bottle. Jack slowly walked up the stairs as a hat fell to the floor.
He picked it up tried it on more hats kept falling his way as he tried on another but not one seems to suit him well enough. He takes of the hat and puts it on another mans head whiles Elizabeth and Norrington fight below. Alice decided to help out but she didn't have a sword she sighed she really was useless wasn't she. As a guy came up to her.
She freaked out and shoved against his chest causing the guy to tumbled backwards and smack his head against the wooden pole. The blow knocked him out and he slowly slide down it Norrington looked at him taking his rum bottle for himself. Jack finally made it to the top swaying slightly as he looked at the guy at the top taking his hat.
The pirate didn't seem to mind but Jack quickly changed his mind and took it back, "Thanks, mate" he gently touches the pirate's shoulder and the man falls off his perch on the railing. "Ooh" Jack and Gibbs watched him he cringed slightly but continued walking he stops as two men held a guy. Jack stopped in front of them and puts the hat he took off the previous pirates onto his head.
He steps aside, "Carry on" and pirate being carried was thrown of the second floor they watched the display then continued walking. Elizabeth ducked and dogged attacks till she was corned by two men. Alice eyes widen as she saw her she was wearing a black pirates hat her hair put up in a bun hidden underneath it. Along with a white blouse and deep red waist coat with brown circle buttons.
A burgundy long coat with light brown buttons and black breeches with matching boots. To her she looked pretty she wouldn't of noticed her at first, "Sis!" Elizabeth looked over shocked. But then smiled and nodded her head Alice nodded back as Elizabeth walked backwards till she hit the pole. Norrington on the other side shouting threats.
Even though he was surrounded by unfriendly swords, Elizabeth at his back. "Come on, then! Who wants some? For my lordly line, I'll have you one by one. Come on, who's first?" She sighs and grabs the bottle in his right hand smashing it over his head the glass breaking on impact. The blow knocking him out Alice gasped as she watches him fall to the floor.
She runs over to him as the pirates freeze and look at Elizabeth, "I just wanted the pleasure of doing that myself" but they just cheer at her. Raising there cups at her as she leans against the pole catching her breath. The pirates grabbed him holding each limb as they heave him out into the pig pen. Alice tried to stop them but the pirates her back.
As they throw him into the mud face first muck splashes over him and his body now covered in fresh mud. The pirates leave cheerfully as Mr. Mercer, Beckett's man is standing in the doorway watching them. Nobody notices him as they let go of Alice she runs over skidding over the slippery mud but manages to keep her balance as she bends down.
Trying to keep herself from falling into it she gently grabs the tops of his arms. Pulling him up he looks at her blinking as mud slowly drips of his white wig and is all over his face. They both stared at each other there eyes locking she smiles at him, "Hi Norrington" but he doesn't say anything as he looks into her eyes slightly shocked by how kind she was being.
After all of the things he had done to her in the past Elizabeth herself just watched shocked by her actions too. Alice slowly pulled him up to his knees Norrington to drunk to be able to stand as they finally managed to help him up to his feet. He stood on wobbly feet swaying from side to side slightly the rum still getting to his head as she held onto his right arm as they slowly walked out of the pig pen.
Elizabeth watched as they got closer and walked off towards the docks she lowly mumbled to herself. "James Norrington. *sigh* What has the world done to you?" She quickly caught up to them walking in front as she shouted out to Jack, "Captain Sparrow?" he looked behind him as he walked along with Gibbs. As he his crew started to pack food, rum and other useful items onto the ship.
"Come to join me Crew, lad? Welcome aboard" Both men slowly stopped walking as Elizabeth sped up her pace, "I'm here to find the man I love" Gibbs stops in front of Jack as he looks at her. Both men not recognize the person as Jack looked at Gibbs eyes wide at bit worried by her words.
"I'm deeply flattered, son, but my first and only love is the sea" Alice froze as she heard his words she knew form the very begging that she was nothing to Jack. But still it hurt her heart to know it was true even after there little moment yesterday and all the kisses. What did they all mean? Did they mean nothing to him at all cause to her they did.
Her first kiss was supposed to be special and he took that away from her she held back her tears. As Norrington looked down at her he noticed the pained look in her eyes. As she looked away Jack kept his back to her looking alarmed and raises his left arm. Pointing to her and away to indicate to Gibbs to get the 'lad' away from them. When suddenly Norrington pulls away from Alice leaning over the rope he throws up into the bay.
Elizabeth frowns at there rude actions, "Meaning William Turner, Captain Sparrow" Jack finally turns all the way around doing a quick spin. "Elizabeth?" He freezes shocked to see her eyes wide and quickly turns to Gibbs.
"Hide the rum" He points to the bottle in his right hand as Gibbs looks down at it. He quickly takes the bottle from his hand and runs onto the ship. "You know these clothes do not flatter you at all. It should be a dress or nothing. I happen to have no dress in my cabin"
As he points to his ship, "Jack..." Elizabeth stops holding back her tears as she looks down to hide her face with her hat. She manages to stop herself and looks back up to Jack her eyes darting back and forth he watches her.
"I know Will and Alice came to find you but, where is Will?" Jack stops as he looks at Alice as she gently rubbed up and down on Norrington's back trying to help him. As he continued to bring up the rum Elizabeth looked over. She was glad to know her sister was safe but she wanted Will she missed him so much she wanted to feel his embrace and soft gentle kisses once again.
Jack walked over to her standing beside her, "Darling, I am truly unhappy to have to tell you this, but through an unfortunate and entirely unforeseeable series of circumstances that had nothing whatsoever to do with me, poor Will has been press-ganged into Davy Jones's Crew" Elizabeth frowned at him not knowing whether to believe him or not.
As he had lied to her before, "Davy Jones?" Jack shake his head up and down fast trying to have a serious look on his face. Norrington still throwing up the rum spoke up, "Oh, please. The Captain of the Flying Dutchman?" as he pushed himself up leaning his left arm on the rope. Alice stopped rubbing his back as she looked at Jack.
"You look bloody awful, what are you doing here?" As he shake his head at him leaning back slightly, "You hired me. I can't help it, if your standards are lax" Norrington then suddenly lost his balance and fell forward. Alice quickly moved in front of him and just managed catch him putting her hands on his chest to push him up there faces just inches form each other.
She felt her face get hot as her cheeks went red as she stared at Norrington's hazel eyes he looked at her shocked by her red face. She could smell the rum on his breath mixed fruits it wasn't a bad smell. As it hit her in the face she was used it to with Jack drinking it all the time she could taste it on his lips and tongue every time they kissed. But she didn't understand why she was getting flustered around Norrington.
Jack froze at Alice's actions as she pushed him back onto his feet Norrington nodded his head in thanks. As she turned back around to face them he froze as he saw her flushed face. He frowned and leaned forward, "You smell funny" pulling a silly face. Elizabeth shouted at him, "Jack!" he quickly turned around to look at her a worried look on his face like he had just been told of by his mother.
"Hmm" They continued to look at each other as her face softened, "All I want is to find Will" he looked away from her before turning back to face her a serious look on his face.
"Are you certain? Is that what you really want most?" Jack stared into her eyes looking straight at them his brown eyes raising as he spoke. He lifted his head slightly as she stared back at him. "Of course"
Chapter 27 Early June