by bitmaxmouse
Disclaimers: Pirates of the Caribbean don't belong to me.
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'Colin has hit the jackpot,' the Captain thought as he saw the men cheering at the sight of so much food. 'Oh wait… the term jackpot probably doesn't exist yet…no casinos. Heh'
"Good job Colin!" The Captain said as he walked down clapping his hands, "It looks like we're going to have a feast tonight! Eat up men and enjoy! You deserved it!"
The men cheered as they raised their fists.
The Captain pointed at the Defiant, "Why don't we dock side by side with the Defiant. We'll bring over the other half of the crew and we'll feast."
The men nodded in agreement. Even though pirates hated sharing, the crew had become brother-like companions without much grudge against each other. The captain had chosen less inflammatory men to be part of his crew for that reason, they were less likely to hoard everything to themselves and they would be more loyal to each other and to the captain. Thus making a more effective group when attacking other ships.
Eventually, after tying the two ships together on the peaceful sea, the other half of the crew spent came over eagerly at the prospect of fresh and large supplies of food. For the rest of the night the men sang, ate and drank merrily.
The captain had eaten and drank with the men earlier, but as they started to fall asleep from the alcohol. He eventually slipped out of the dinning area and spent the night at the helm, looking at the Defiant. It would be his last days looking at her…
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They encountered the Black Pearl much sooner than they thought. In fact, they encountered her as they approached the Caribbean Sea. The captain gave a deep sigh as he pulled out his telescope and spotted the black sails with a few holes in it. Colin was in a sweaty mess, and so were the other men.
The Captain called out to the men on the Messenger. "Crew, I want you to dock with the Defiant and go back. I don't want you fighting the Black Pearl, not today! Once, you get on, start heading off in the other direction as fast as you can. Understood? I want you to take the southern current and dock at Panama."
The men nodded and started to scurry around and they shipped extra food and supplies onto the Defiant. They finished in around ten minutes, which was pretty fast. But then they didn't really want to encounter the Black Pearl. As the last man walked across to the Defiant, the captain signal for them to pull away the board.
"Captain?!" Randy, the ebony haired Asian they had picked up in Singapore asked.
The Captain pointed at the rope. "Don't worry I'll swing over."
The crew let out a breath of relief and quickly pulled the board away. Two of the men stood near the edge, ready to catch the Captain as the distance between the ships started to grow larger, "Come on cap'n!" One of them called out.
The Captain closed his eyes and then opened them, taking one last look at his ship and crew. Then he let go of the rope and let it swing over uselessly.
The crew started to scream, "Captain!"
"What are you doing!"
"Are you mad!"
" NO! You'll be killed!"
The captain waved at Old Maley, "Hurry, I can't hold them off for long, Old Maley, you're in charge now."
Old Maley look immensely sad and terrified, "But Alexand-r… -der!"
The Captain shook his head. "You'll be fine James! You're a good captain! I'm handing leadership over to you. Now git! No going back for stragglers!"
Old Maley nodded and called out to the forlorn crew, "Come on all of you, lets get out of here, Captain has bought us a lot of time, don't want to waste his sacrifice for nothing."
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Cont...
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Disclaimers: Pirates of the Caribbean don't belong to me.
~~~
'Colin has hit the jackpot,' the Captain thought as he saw the men cheering at the sight of so much food. 'Oh wait… the term jackpot probably doesn't exist yet…no casinos. Heh'
"Good job Colin!" The Captain said as he walked down clapping his hands, "It looks like we're going to have a feast tonight! Eat up men and enjoy! You deserved it!"
The men cheered as they raised their fists.
The Captain pointed at the Defiant, "Why don't we dock side by side with the Defiant. We'll bring over the other half of the crew and we'll feast."
The men nodded in agreement. Even though pirates hated sharing, the crew had become brother-like companions without much grudge against each other. The captain had chosen less inflammatory men to be part of his crew for that reason, they were less likely to hoard everything to themselves and they would be more loyal to each other and to the captain. Thus making a more effective group when attacking other ships.
Eventually, after tying the two ships together on the peaceful sea, the other half of the crew spent came over eagerly at the prospect of fresh and large supplies of food. For the rest of the night the men sang, ate and drank merrily.
The captain had eaten and drank with the men earlier, but as they started to fall asleep from the alcohol. He eventually slipped out of the dinning area and spent the night at the helm, looking at the Defiant. It would be his last days looking at her…
~~~
They encountered the Black Pearl much sooner than they thought. In fact, they encountered her as they approached the Caribbean Sea. The captain gave a deep sigh as he pulled out his telescope and spotted the black sails with a few holes in it. Colin was in a sweaty mess, and so were the other men.
The Captain called out to the men on the Messenger. "Crew, I want you to dock with the Defiant and go back. I don't want you fighting the Black Pearl, not today! Once, you get on, start heading off in the other direction as fast as you can. Understood? I want you to take the southern current and dock at Panama."
The men nodded and started to scurry around and they shipped extra food and supplies onto the Defiant. They finished in around ten minutes, which was pretty fast. But then they didn't really want to encounter the Black Pearl. As the last man walked across to the Defiant, the captain signal for them to pull away the board.
"Captain?!" Randy, the ebony haired Asian they had picked up in Singapore asked.
The Captain pointed at the rope. "Don't worry I'll swing over."
The crew let out a breath of relief and quickly pulled the board away. Two of the men stood near the edge, ready to catch the Captain as the distance between the ships started to grow larger, "Come on cap'n!" One of them called out.
The Captain closed his eyes and then opened them, taking one last look at his ship and crew. Then he let go of the rope and let it swing over uselessly.
The crew started to scream, "Captain!"
"What are you doing!"
"Are you mad!"
" NO! You'll be killed!"
The captain waved at Old Maley, "Hurry, I can't hold them off for long, Old Maley, you're in charge now."
Old Maley look immensely sad and terrified, "But Alexand-r… -der!"
The Captain shook his head. "You'll be fine James! You're a good captain! I'm handing leadership over to you. Now git! No going back for stragglers!"
Old Maley nodded and called out to the forlorn crew, "Come on all of you, lets get out of here, Captain has bought us a lot of time, don't want to waste his sacrifice for nothing."
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Cont...
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