I Do Not Own Any Pirates of the Caribbean Movies
Jack came to beside François and Luxora. None of them were bound. They were in the middle of a village. The villagers made a wide circle and watched the three of them. Women were dressed in plain animal skin dresses while men wore pants. A man dressed in a tattered coat and pants sat in a chair across from them.
No one from the village spoke. The chief was stern faced. Jack looked over to Luxora and François.
"Where are we?"
"The cannibal village. There's something you should know—" Luxora was stopped by Jack vigorously standing up.
"I've dealt with cannibals before. I think I can do it again."
Jack sauntered over to the chief and bowed to him.
"Hello my good friend," Jack shouted, even though the man was only three feet in front of him. "We were shipwrecked on the island."
He made dynamic gestures to the chief. The chief examined Jack with a stone face.
"We come from a far off land of rum and boats. Deities from this land enlightened us with their powers."
François hung his head in embarrassment.
Luxora cut in, "Jack, they—"
"Please, not now Luxora. This is part of your apprenticeship so you might want to take notes. As I was saying, give us food and shelter, and we will grant you whatever you want, except our flesh. Savvy?"
The chief scratched his chin thoughtfully. The village eagerly awaited his answer. Luxora sighed heavily.
The chief replied in perfect English, "You don't happen to be from England, do you?"
Jack was taken aback. "You speak English?"
"We're not cannibals."
Jack couldn't believe his ears. He looked back at Luxora.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"You didn't let me finish!"
Suddenly the chief roared out in laughter. The village followed his lead. François muttered something inaudible while Luxora turned red. Jack, seeing there was laughter, joined it. When the chief stopped laughing everyone else was silenced. Jack was the only one left laughing.
He turned to look at the chief, and then the villagers before he ceased his laughter.
"What is your name?"
"Captain Jack Sparrow—at your service your highness."
"I am Jed. Everyone calls me Jed in the village so please skip the formalities. We're all friends here."
Jed stood up and went over to Jack, shaking his hand, and then embracing him in a strong hug. For a man who was a head shorter than Jack, he was strong. Jack didn't hug him back, but winced—partly because of the man's strength and also the fact that Jack wasn't too fond of hugs. Jed held Jack out and arms length and beamed confidently at him.
"Your friends have already introduced themselves to me and the village. With introductions done, you can tour the village. Dismissed!"
The villagers obediently went back to their regular schedules, leaving Luxora, François, and Jack to get a tour of the village by the chief himself.