Okay, so I was thinking about my sequel about later on in the story, and I realized that and idea I had would only work if I rewrote part of this story. Therefore, I have provided all of the rewritings here. This is a part of chapter two...she is meeting Lola and just finds that her father has lied...enjoy!
Oh, and you really don't have to read all of them, but the beginning of chapter 11 is really different, and you absolutely positively must, must, must read at least the end of chapter 14. It is essential to understanding my sequel. Thanks guys! I love you!
"Selesta, this is Lola. You'll be sharing her cabin. If you'll show her where it is, Lola..."
"Of, course Captian." She said, with a smile. "So," she said, leading me down a staircase, "Your father's Cannonbell. You must be proud."
Her words hit me like a cold wave. "My father's who?" I asked, my eyes fixed on her.
"Your father, Cannonbell?" She stared at me as if I didn't know what a queen was. She continued walking down a dark hallway, shaking her head. "I can't believe that man didn't tell you the truth. Well, I'm going to tell you, whether he knows or not. Selesta," She said, unlocking the door to a room, "Your father has been a pirate on the Black Pearl for years." She stepped inside the room, and I began to look around. There were two beds, a dresser, and a small mirror on the wall. Lola, once again began to talk. "Your mother died at the same time we, meaning the Captian and Crew, decided to go to the Caribbean. Your father knew he would have to bring you with us, and I'm guessing he decided to tell you that he just now joined the crew."
"But, why didn't he just tell me the truth?" My heart was beating so quickly I didn't think I'd ever recover.
"Selesta, he didn't want to hurt you." She kept it simple and made it clear that was all she was going to say.
"That's no excuse." I said, sitting down on the empty bed. I tossed my bag in the corner with more force than I knew I had. 'Why did he lie to me?' I thought in my head, over and over again. 'Bloody stupid...' My thoughts were cut off as Lola began to rumage through the dresser. She pulled out a pair of pants and a shirt and threw them on my bed.
"Here, these don't fit me anymore, and you'll want them later."
I picked up the pants and stared at them. 'How can these possible be comfortable?' I thought. 'Oh, well. Lola said I'd need them.' I reluntantly pulled off my dress and tossed it into my bag. I picked up the pants and the shirt and put them on. Surprisingly, they felt ten times better than the dress.
"We should go back to the deck. It's going to get light soon and we've got to get out of this port before we get caught." We stepped back into the dark walkway, and she locked the door back.
"Oh, and Lola," I remembered, as we walked back to the main deck, "Do you know anything about Jack?"
"Selesta, I know just as much about Jack as someone can find out. Just let me warn you, that's not much!" She laughed, and for a while I forgot about my father and his lie.
No rewrite for chapter 3, so here is chapter 4! Okay, since I didn't rewrite chapter three, here's a recap so you don't get completely lost. Selesta becomes a good part of the crew. Works during a storm, and runs into Jack. Okay...chapter 4!!!
The storm slowly started to fade, and there was less work to be done, so the Captain allowed Lola and I to return to our cabin, and some of the men to return to the bunk.
"I met Jack." I told Lola after we were finally dry and in our cabin.
"Really?" She asked. "How?" I was surprised that she took so much interest in my wanting to know him. But I liked having someone to talk to.
"When I went to go fix the sail, he was there, too, and he helped me get that done. I got his name out of him, but he ran off to help with the cargo net before I could talk to him anymore." I yawned. After all that work, I was tired, but not as worn out as I would've thought.
"Alright, let's get some sleep before morning comes. To tell you the truth, you did so well today, the Captain might, not have you follow me anymore. I might would miss that." We both laughed, and fell asleep.
I woke up early, and was the first on the deck.
"Wow. It's actually quiet for once..." I stood on the starboard side staring out to sea. Before I knew it, I had started to sing.
"We pilage, we pluder, we rifle and loot. Drink up me hearties, yo ho! We kidnap and Ravage, and don't give a hoot! Drink up me hearties, yo ho! Yo, Ho! Yo Ho, A Pirate's life for me!"
"It's a great song, isn't?" Someone said behind me. I turned to see none other than Jack, smiling at me.
"How did you sneak up behind me?" I was so startled, I forgot to be polite. It's not that it mattered though. I was on a pirate ship after all.
"I've been here a while. I could sneak up behind a bird a catch it as long as I'm on The Pearl. I'm guessing you're Cannonbell's Daughter?" He asked, genuinely, as if he truly wanted to know.
"Unfortunately." I grumbled. "You're the Captain's son, correct?" I asked back, even though I already knew. It just seemed like the right thing to say.
"Aye, that I am." He said, walking up next to me along the edge. "Captain told me that we have the nest today, almost all day. Lost four men to the sea last night and he said that he would need all the men, and Lola, on deck today. Looks like you're stuck with me for a while. Sorry about that." I couldn't help but laugh as he spoke.
"It doesn't seem that bad." I smiled. It turned out that Jack was rather cute. For a pirate anyway.
"That's because you don't know me yet. Once you meet me, you'll be dying to do anything to escape." We both laughed. "So, what are you doing up so early?" He asked and I didn't really know what to say.
"Habit, I guess. And what about you?"
"The same. I like the sunrise." He said, staring into the distance. "I hear the crew waking up; you want to head on up to the nest?" He asked, staring into my eyes.
I looked away. "Alright, I'll follow you up." I said blushing, as he climbed up to the nest. We got to the top, and he smiled.
"You got up a lot easier than I expected. Any other way to surprise me today?" He joked.
I laughed. "Not unless you didn't think I knew the rest of the song..."
"No, that's not going to surprise me! But it was hard for me to believe that it was Cannonbell's daughter singing earlier. I'm telling you the worst way to die is your eardrums exploding. And if you listen to your father sing for too long, well..." We laughed, I resolved to never listen to my father sing (if I ever listen to him talk again), and I began to sing the rest of the song.
"We extort, we pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho! Maraud and embezzle and even hijack. Drink up me hearties, Yo Ho! Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me. Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me..." I had only known Jack for less than an hour, and I was already falling for him.
Okay...you may have noticed a little pattern here. In this version, Selesta is far more angry at her father. You may have figured out that he will be in the sequel. You may know where...anywho, that's enough information! On to the story! Chapter 5!!
Jack and I spent the entire day up in the Crows Nest, being on look out. Or so we said. We talked the entire time about everything possible. But especially about Pirating.
"Jack. How long have you been on the Pearl?" I couldn't help but ask.
"I've been on the Pearl since I was seven. I'm fifteen now." He seemed to love the Pearl though, so I didn't bother to ask if he ever wished for land. "How old are you, Selesta?" He looked at me and asked.
"I'm thirteen now. But my Birthday is in a month." I said, as though it didn't matter. It's not like I was going to get any gifts anyway, right?
"Really? We'll be in the best place on Earth for your Birthday, then!" He smiled and laughed. But I didn't seem to get the joke.
"The best place on earth?" I stared at him, and he laughed again.
"Tortuga!" He said with a smile. He obviously loved this place, but I had no idea where it was, or even what it was. "You don't know what Tortuga is, do you?" He read my mind. "Tortuga is a port city where pirates can go without having to hide the fact that they are pirates."
"Is it in the Caribbean?" I asked. He acted as if he knew the place, but I thought the Black Pearl had always been in English Waters.
"Of course! Where else would it be?" He said with another laugh. He must have thought I was pretty funny. I didn't want him to think of me that way.
"Never mind. I just thought that the Pearl had never left English Waters, that's all." I turned away and stared out in the Ocean.
"No, every man, and Lola, has been to Tortuga. A few years back we went, just to go, and loved it. We came back of course, but decided to go to the Caribbean to stay. Then you joined the crew." He explained.
"So, my father has been?" I asked.
"Aye. Your father has been. We all have. Except you, of course."
I sighed. "Lier." I whispered to myself. I practically hated the man, now...and yet, I almost wanted to talk to him. Almost. I continued to stare out into the sea. The sun was still high in the air, and its reflection glared in my eyes, so I had to turn back around.
"Well, when we get to Tortuga, we'll pick up a few more people for the crew. Then you won't have to be stuck up here with me anymore." I laughed, and he seemed surprised. We stayed up in the Crows nest until the sun began to set. I stared at the beautiful sight until I realized Jack was doing the same.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" I asked, without looking looking at him. I didn't feel like I needed to, I felt like we were finally on the same page.
"Almost as beautiful as you." I heard him mumble.
"What did you say?" I asked quickly, turning my head toward him.
"Almost a beautiful as the sunrise." He said quickly. "Remember. I wake up early just to see it." He covered up his words and turned his head away from me. Maybe we were on a closer page than I thought.
Chapter 7!! I skipped rewriting chaper 6, so here's a recap...Jack tells Selesta about Tortuga and realizes she needs to learn to sword fight before she can go ashore...then they head for the Captain's cabin and the next chapter starts...
Jack grabbed my hand and lead me down a hall I had never seen before. He stopped in front of a large door and rapped the knocker. I heard someone walking, and soon I saw the Captian open the door.
"Captian!" Jack exclaimed, almost to happy to have been a normal human emotion.
"What do ya want, Jack?" The Captain tried to hide his smile, but it showed through. He was truely happy to see his son, even though he knew there was a reason he was here. Jack let go of my hand and began to talk.
"Now, you do know that Selesta does not know how to handle a sword, and it would just be murder to allow her to port at Toruga, under these conditions." He talked as though he were used to trying to pursuade, and I had to muffle my laugh. He was rather good at it.
"I do believe you should allow me to give her lessons. I'd teach her how to fight, and we wouldn't have to worry about her in Tortuga." He smiled, and placed his hand on this father's shoulder. "Don't you think this is more important than work? No, no, let me rephrase that. Don't you think this work is more important than anything else we could do?" He looked up into his father's eyes, and gave him the most pitiful stare I had ever seen. Once again, I had to cover my laugh. This time by coughing.
"Jack. Ye know that look does no good on me. But ye have a point. She needs to learn 'er way with a sword, an' I trust ye to teach 'er." He walked over to a cabinet and pulled something out. "Here." He said handing me a sword. "You can borrow me old one to learn."
"Thank-You Captian!" I said, taking the sword.
"Aye, thank-you Captian." Jack said, leading me away from the door. "Hurry, lets go before he says something about more work." I laughed again, as we ran back to the deck. We stepped into the newly arrived sunshine, and I looked at the sword. It was extremely light, and the handle fit perfectly in my hand. I pulled it from it's sheath only to find a perfectly polished blade, sparkling in the light.
"Come on!" Jack said, walking to an open area. "You need to learn."
"Aye, Captian!" I joked, and walked toward him. He shook his head, and pointed his sword at me.
"Now hold it like this..."
My lesson lasted for the rest of the week, but by the end, I could spar with Jack and almost win. By sunset, we had a large portion of the Crew watching our last spar.
"Alright, Selesta." He said. "Lets make this one last!" I smiled and glanced into the crowd, seeing my father. He gave me a smile and mouthed 'good-luck'. I rolled my eyes and looked away. How dare he act as though nothing happened. I looked toward Jack. "Lets go."
We walked to oposite sides of the ship, and waited until Barbossa, (Haha...I'd forgoten I'd wrote this part in...hehe...) a member of the crew, gave the ok.
"Alright, ready?" He asked. I nodded, and saw Jack do the same. "Now, while I have everyone's attention, I would just like to take this opportunity to wish Miss Selesta good-luck."
I smiled and glanced at Jack. He rolled his eyes and looked back at me, laughing. Barbossa's Revolver shot, and Jack and I were off. From there it was nothing but the metallic sound of our swords, and cheers of the crew. This spar, unlike the others seemed to last forever, one person in offense, the other in defense only to switch with time. Until, I saw the oppertune moment. Jack was leaving his right side, the side on my left, much less protected than his other side. He knew that I was much weaker with my left than right, but I knew I had to try.
I was on the offense at the moment, so I worked my way toward the ropes around the crows nest. In one swift motion, I grabbed the lowest one, and succeded in swinging my self toward Jack's right side, knocking him on the deck. I let go and stood over him, my sword in hand.
"The amazing Jack Sparrow, finally defeated." I smiled and put my borrowed sword back in it's sheath, only to be greeted by the crew, and their congradulations. No one had actually expected me to be able to win, I didn't even think I could do it, but some how I did.
I walked back over to Jack, who was still laying on the floor. I extended my hand and helped him up. He looked at me, and opened his mouth, only to close it again. He shook his head, smiled and walked away. For the first time ever, Jack Sparrow didn't know what to say.
Okay...big jump this time! Chapter 14! This is one of the ones that I really recommend reading if you don't read anything of the others. (But you have to read the last rewrite!) Recap...Jack and Selesta kiss, Selesta falls overboard, Jack saves her and gets a nasty cut from it. It is sewn up, and now while he's recovering Selesta must still work above deck. And that's where we are...
Oh, and I reread the cut chapter. That was waaay too dramatic. I should have had him break something...or made the cut much worse. Oh, well. I don't feel like rewriting that part. Anywho on with the chapter!!!
Walking out on deck the next day, I realized I was still the first up. The sun had just begun rising in the sky, and I walked around, waiting for the crew so I could do something. After about ten minutes, I heard a few people up on deck. My father was the first one I saw.
"Selesta!" He said. "Its nice to finally see you. Almost everyday you're off somewhere with Jack." I turned away from him. He meant it nicely, but it reminded me of how bad I felt for Jack. I glared at him.
"Still angry with me, aye?" My father asked.
"How do you expect me to feel? I found out that everything my father told me was a lie! A lie!" I yelled at him.
"Well what would you have done?" He asked slowly. "Tell your daughter that you were a pirate when your family was a part of regular society? I couldn't risk everything." He said.
"So you just lied to me instead." I said. He just didn't get it.
"You ought to at least meet the crew." He said slowly, lead me toward a group of men.
"Well. I guess I can finally meet you all." I said politely smiling, despite my previous outburst. "In case you didn't guess, I'm Selesta."
The men all smiled, and told me their names. One was Jeffery, but told me to call him Gunner. The next was Neil, and he told me to call him Cat'O'Neil, which I thought was funny, condsidering the Cat'O'Nine Tails. The third was William who told me to call him Bootstrap or Bootstrap Bill. They all seemed so nice, and I felt at ease right away.
We worked the rest of the day, and eventually I told the men about Jack's surgery. They continuously would ask about the blood.
"No." I would answer every time. "I wasn't scared of the blood!" And they would just smile to themselves. I guess its a guy thing.
I walked around the deck, looking for something to do. Most of the men had everything covered, and there was even someone in the crows nest.
"I thought they were short on crew members." I mumbled to myself. I leaned against the port railing and began singing 'A Pirates Life for Me' in honor of Jack. Bootsrap looked my way and smiled. I smiled back and continued singing. During my song, most of the crew had begun to listen, while doing their work, of course. At the end of the song, they all told me to sing again.
"You liked it that much?" I asked. They nodded, so I began to sing again. After I finished it a second time, I didn't feel like singing anymore, so I looked around for work again. Still none to be found, but I did find Lola at the Helm.
"Lola!" I said when I saw her. Walking up to her, she had a look on her face.
"Is Jack ok?" She asked.
"Yea, he's fine." I answered, wondering why she'd ask. I hadn't seen him since last night, and even then, she was in the cabin last night.
"So did you really make it through Jacks surgery. Even with the blood?" She asked.
"What is it with you people?" I asked. "Every time this comes up, someone asks about the blood!"
"It's just that..." She began. "Well, we..." She seemed at a loss for words. "Its not important right now. I guess we're all so surprised you don't mind. Especailly since I do. They must think all women are scared of blood, I mean after all, most are..." Her voice trailed off, but it sounded like she was hiding something. But I knew Lola was not going to tell me anything, so I let it slide.
I walked back around, talking to the crew. By the end of the night, I had made friends with all of them, and I'd become really good friends with Bootstrap. It turns out that he has a son a few years younger than me.
"Why isn't he on the Pearl?" I asked. We were all done working for the night, and I was on my way to check on Jack. "I mean, you're a pirate after all. And I'm sure he'd like it, too."
"It's not a life I want for him, Selesta." He said, and I understood where he was coming from. A Pirates life was a hard one, and dangerous as well. "I do miss him a lot though. Hardly got to see him when we were in English waters. Now that were in the Caribbean, I wonder if I'll ever see him." I felt so bad for him, and his son. I knew what it was like to hardly see your father...maybe I ought to forgive mine. No. I couldn't do it yet. I stopped in front of the Captian's Cabin, where Jack was resting, and turned to Bootstrap.
"Thank-you for being so nice today. I never expected Pirates to be so friendly." I said. He laughed and walked away, down to the bunks.
I walked in the Captians Cabin, knowing Jack would be the only one there. Walking over to his couch, I saw him, sleeping soundly. I brushed his hair out of his face and walked out of the room, closing the door softly behind me. Walking back to my cabin, I heard a group of men talking. The group was noisey, and it sounded like the entire crew was there.
"So, thats what we're gonna do with 'er?" I heard someone say.
"Aye. We spent the day gettin' to know 'er. I like 'er, like a daughter a'course. We'll leave the other like'n to Jack." The men laughed.
"They're quite a pair." Someone else said. "But back to business. Ye sure its right? I mean we have Cannonbell and Lola's input, and Bootstrap's, now. They all say the samething. We goin' with it?"
"Aye!" The men said. I was getting scared.
'What are they talking about? They're talking about a girl, and they have Lola's input, so it can only be me.' I started to run away from the area. I ran to my cabin, hoping Lola wouldn't be there, but she was. I sat on my bed as far away from her as I could get.
"Are you ok?" She asked. I said nothing. "Selesta, what's wrong?"
"What are you all going to do to me?" I still didn't look at her. "I heard the crew talking about doing something to "'er". They said something about you getting your input, so that means they were talking about me." I kept my eyes glued to the floor.
"Look, we all just decided we really like you. We want you to stay on the Pearl for as long as you can! That's all!" I didn't buy it, but something in her voice told me not to worry as much. I finally decided to move, and I climbed into the bed. Without another word, I fell asleep, dreaming of the worst.
Two weeks passed since the incident, and I had stored it away in my mind. No one other than Lola knew that I knew about it, and I intended to keep it that way. Jack had finally healed enough to come out on deck, though he wasn't able to work. He would sit on the edge of the ship, and talk to everyone near by. But today, he talked continuously about Tortuga.
"We're a day's journey away from Tortuga! We'll be walking the city streets by tomorrow!" He said.
"That's great, Jack." I retorted.
"What's wrong?" He said, giving me a pitiful look, and I couldn't help but smile.
"Tomorrow's my Birthday. Do I really want to be in Tortuga for my Birthday?" I was worried. The way I heard people talk about Tortuga had me scared. They would sound excited, but their words didn't match their emotions. Drunks covering every street. Fights and gunshots being the main sound in the air. I wasn't sure.
"Love, you will adore Tortuga. It's in your blood." He glanced over at my father. "He likes it. I know you will."
"Don't compare me with him." I glared at my father. Jack gave me a strange look, but said nothing. Which was a good thing- I didn't want to talk about him.
We worked all day, and I walked down to my cabin after night. Lola was already in the cabin, and I climbed into bed. She laughed at me.
"You know. For an almost Birthday girl, you are awfully quiet. Usually you have some sort of daily news to tell me. None today?" I shook my head. "Worried?"
"Lola, I just don't know about Tortuga." She smiled.
"Don't worry. You'll like it. I'll make sure of that."
'Who knows what she means by that.' I thought, laying down, and drifting off to sleep.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Lola screamed as I woke up the next day.
"Thanks Lola!" I said. I was in a much better mood than yesterday. We both walked up to the deck, only to find the crew waiting for us.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" They shouted as we walked on deck.
"Thanks!" I smiled. They were making a big deal out of this.
"Selesta." The Captain walked toward me. "We have a few things we'd like to give ye fer yer Birthday." I was astonished. "First, I'd like to direct yer attention to the shore line. That m'dear is Tortuga." I looked over the starboard side to see land in the distance. It was almost a strange sight; we'd been out to sea so long. "I think the crew'd like to go first." He said.
"Selesta." Barbossa (Haha...why do I find it so funny that I almost made him nice here!) stepped forward. "For yer Birthday, we couldn't get'ya anything special, but we did come up with somethin' we think ye've deserved. Your Pirate name. These names are given to a Pirate by their fellow crew after they have earned them. And your time is here."
Bootsrap stepped forward. "It took us a while to come up with a name. We had a lot of input from the people who know you best- your father and Lola, but we finally came up with your name. Bloody Rose."
"I love it!" I said after he said my name. "Just one question. Why 'bloody'?"
"Well, you said you don't mind blood...and pirates definately aren't elegant and all that..." Lola answered, with a smile. Suddenly it all made sense. The other night, they were talking about my name, and they would ask about the blood to make sure it would work!
"Now, we won't call ye by yer name all the time, but ye should learn to answer to it." Someone said, with a laugh.
"Of course! Thank you all so much!" I said.
"Oy. Bloody Rose." The Captain said to get my attention. "Ye know that sword of mine, ye've been practicin' with? Keep it." He said.
"Really?" I loved that sword, I couldn't believe he was giving it to me!
"A'course. Ye need a sword, an' it's too small for me anyway." He laughed.
"Selesta, Bloody Rose, whatever you're answering to now..." Lola said. "When we get to Tortuga, I'm taking you shopping to get you some more clothes. That's my present for you. And your father's present is paying for the shopping." I looked over at him, slowly.
"Thanks." I mumbled.
"Sure." He said, unsure of what would be right to say. I walked away from him and began to wander around, trying to find Jack. He was the only one I hadn't seen yet. After a lot of searching, I found him on the port side, talking to Cat'O'Neil. He hadn't seen me yet, and I couldn't help but overhear part of their conversation.
"I can't believe yer doing that, Jack." Cat'O'Neil said, shaking his head. "I mean, It's not like ye have to do anythin'."
"No, I, I want to. I just...It's important to me, ok? Once we get on land, I'm searching Tortuga until I find what I want. No matter what."
'What is he talking about?' I thought. 'No, I don't want to hear anymore.' "Hey, Jack!" I said, waling closer to him.
"Happy Birthday, 'Bloody Rose!'." He said, giving me a kiss.
"Wow." I laughed. "You don't know how strange it is having people call you 'bloody'. Wait, Jack. You've been here longer than I have. What's your 'pirate name?' I mean everyone just calls you Jack."
"You really want to know my name?" He asked.
"Of course." I answered. "I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want to know.
"Captain." He said simply. "They named me Captain."
"Why would they call you Captain? Because you're the Captains son or..."
"No." He cut me off. "They call me Captain because they are positive that I will be Captain of the Black Pearl someday."
"Well then Captain." I said sarcastically. "When are we getting off this ship? I'm told I can go shopping and, hey, I'm a girl. I'm excited."
"Bloody Rose. We can get off this ship as soon as you want. It's your birthday, and according to the Pirates' Code, you have full authority today."
"Really?"
"No!" He laughed, and I shoved him into the railing. Another day, another wise crack from 'Captain' Jack Sparrow.
Okay, nothing important happens in the next chapter...they go to Tortuga, Selesta go shopping...Oh, and a very important part, Jack gives her a sliver heart necklace. But this is the most important rewrite I am writing, therefore If you don't read anything else...READ THIS. You might catch on in the sequel, but it'd be easier just to read this...or the end of it anyway. I'll mark the part to read...enjoy the most depressing thing I've ever written...here...
We walked into the room and stood with the rest of our pirates. Most of them were drunk by now, and were such a sight to see, laughing and carrying on. We all had a great time until another group came in.
"Oh, look!" The man leading the group said. "Its th' crew of th' Black Pearl. What are ye doin in th Caribbean? I thought ye lily-livers were stayin in English waters." He spat at us, with a slight Italian accent.
"Who is that?" I leaned over toward Jack and whispered.
"Thats the captain of the Malvagita-Nave." He whispered back. "He's chased the Pearl for years, trying to sink her and kill us all. We need to get out of here."
He looked toward his father, who mouthed for us to leave. We snuck out of the bar, and ran for the Pearl. We boarded, and shouted for the few people of the crew that stayed on the Pearl. Barbossa and Bootstrap ran up from the bunks; neither had gone because they werent too fond of rum.
"Whats going on?" They asked.
"The Malvagita's after us." Jack answered.
"Wheres the rest of the crew?" Bootstrap asked. Jack did nothing, but looked toward the ground. We all had realized but now what had happened after we left. A tear fell down my check, and everyone was silent.
"We've got to get out of here before they find the Pearl. All hands on deck!" Jack yelled, taking position as Captian. A few more men ran up, and we began to sail from the harbor, but not fast enough. Just as we left, we saw the Malvagita's Crew begining to board. We worked as fast as we could, desperately trying to move. We had almost traveled far enough to be safe when we heard the sickening sound of firing cannons.
"They're shooting at us!" I yelled as a cannonball ripped through the side of the Pearl. There wasn't much left to do, but we all continued to try. Another cannon tore through the side of the ship, and water began to pour into her side.
"If I can patch that hole, we might stand a chance." Jack yelled.
"No, Jack. You'd get yourself killed." Bootstrap yelled back.
"Its our only hope." Jack answered.
"Jack, please, we need you up here, and if anything happens, you could get stuck down there..." I didn't know what to say, but I knew something terrible could happen if he was to go. He turned around to face me, and gave me the biggest kiss I'd ever had.
"I love you. Always remember that." He said, as he ran down the steps. Another tear fell down my cheek as I ran back to work. Suddenly, I heard the sound of three consecutive fires. Two hit the Pearl on her hull, causing even more water to pour through. The third fire was a double cannonball, attached with a chain. It easily tore through the main mast, causing it to fall. It landed on the deck, above the stairs, trapping Jack below. I ran to the staircase, trying to move the mast, but there was nothing to be done. The holes were filling up with water too quickly, and she was almost sunk. I tried everything to move the mast, crying out in agony, but soon Bootstrap pulled me away.
"We have to get off the ship!" He yelled.
"But Jack is trapped! We have to help him!" I yelled, trying to break free from his grip. (For those of you who are reading just parts...Read here...)
"We can't move this mast. If there's a way out, he'll find it. We have to go before the Malvagita gets here." We ran toward the edge of the deck, the water slowly creeping up my calves. We jumped into the water, I by force, and swam to shore. I watched in pain as the Pearl sank down to the depths and Jack along with her. Everything good in my life was gone. My adventure and freedom on the Pearl. My best friend, Lola. My mother, and father. Even worse from that, I'd never forgiven him. I so stupidly hadn't talked to him. Our last words were angry...And even the love of my life Jack, was gone. Tears poured out of my eyes as I clutched my silver necklace. 'Captian' Jack Sparrow was dead.
