~Author's Note and Disclaimer~
Okay, 2 reviews so far. I guess this deserves another chapter. Oh, and:
I do not have authorization of any characters other than the ones *I* have
created and no other. This storyline is my original idea. There we go!
Oh, and one other thing... to my reviewers:
Kristi Carlson Fernandez: Thanks for the encouragement. I really
appreciate it!
Julie Morgan: Thank you! I feel so special; so motivated!!!
***Now lets get the show on the road!!!!!***
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Chapter 5:
When Sheryl awoke, she was laying on a cold, hard floor that was covered in old hay. She looked around and then, she saw Jack laying face down in a big pile of hay. She smiled, then remembered what she was doing there and how she got there. Her expression sunk into an angry frown as she got up. She paced around until she finally decided to wake Jack up.
"Jack? Jack! Wake up! I want ye ta tell me somethin'," she said. He looked around and rubbed his head before saying, "What?" She put her hands on her hips, and in a very irritated tone she said, "How the hell did you get me into this?! I didn't do anything wrong! You an' yer dirty reputation, that's what! Now, yer gonna help me get out of it!"
His eyes slid open wider, and his careless smile faded. "Oh yes. I forgot... Ahh... I think we should just wait around until-" "JACK! You got me inta this, now you gotta get me out! And don't pull any a'your bullshit on me, mister!" she yelled. A guard came up to the bars, and said, "Hello there. I see you two are up bright an'-" Interrupting the guard, Sheryl pulled him off the ground by the collar and said very intensely, "Get me out of here! I didn't do ANYTHING worth this!"
She quickly let go of the guard, and he dropped to the floor, but landed on his butt, instead of his feet. He got off the floor, and said, "Well, I think that since you're a pirate, and you're with this imbecile, that you deserve to be in there. And you love each other so-" "Shut up! I don't want anything to do with the imbecile, so that's clearly not what the main objective is!" Sheryl yelled again.
The guard smirked, then asked, "Well, if that's not it, then what IS?" She crushed his foot and screamed, "TO GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" Jack rolled his eyes, and said, "Yes, well, go on then, sir. I don't think this is getting her anywhere."
The guard chuckled and began to walk away. She turned to give Jack the death glare, when he said, "Listen, love. I've got a plan." That was the only thing she ever wished to hear him say, so she listened.
"I found this rope under the bed. If we tie it to you, I could throw it over the bars, then-" "Way ahead of ye. I'm ready," she said, tightening her grip on the rope. "No, no. We have to wait for the opportune moment," Jack said. She rolled her eyes, then asked, "Ah, so we wait around all day for the guard to go to sleep? Is that how it will work? No. Jack, I'm getting out of this mess whether ye want me to or not. I'm ready."
He rolled his eyes, then muttered, "Fine." He threw the rope over the 11 foot railing and began gripping it. "Climb!" he whispered. She started to climb up the rope. Once she reached the top, she swung one skinny leg over, but then she did something unexpected. She lepta over to a shelf and crawled until she reached a box. She waited until the guard was right below, then got behind it and kicked it off. It exploded onto his head, knocking him out.
She leapt down from the shelf, then grabbed the guard's keys to unlock the door to Jack's cell. He gave her a nod as a sign that he approved, and they were off. They ran through the door, and to their surprise, nobody was there. They made a beeline to the harbor. Once they got there, they hid behind a building to talk.
"Listen, let's steal the fastest ship in the harbor, that way, we can- " but before Jack finished, she was already off. She ran to one half- sized, yet speedy ship and untied it.
"NO!!! What are you doing!?!? We can steal it now!" Jack screamed.
"Now why's that? Do we always HAVE ta do it YOUR bloody way? Can't I just do it MY way? I got us outta th'last fiasco, now why can't I do it THIS time?" she said angrily. Jack smirked and said, "Because I'm captain." She opened her mouth in rage and was about to curse wildly, when, "HEY! GET OFFA MY SHIP!" a feminine voice yelled.
They saw a girl, about 17, come up to them and yell at them. She screamed wildly, but neither of them understood what she was saying since it was all in French. Jack smiled after the girl calmed down and said, "Now, pet, what do ye need this ship for? I mean, it's not very big and the colors are pretty tasteless-" "It's mine and you dirty rotten PIRATES stole it after-" but Jack clapped a hand over her mouth and carried her below deck, her fighting in the whole process.
Once he had restrained her, they were miles away from the island. She was tired from screaming and fighting, so she decided to give up. Jack and Sheryl were up on deck bickering about which way the cavern was, when she came up to join them. Sheryl gave her a disgusted look and walked away.
"Don't mind Sheryl-" "CAPTAIN!" she yelled as she was walking away. He yelled back, "NOT ANYMORE!" Then, turning his attention back at the girl, he talked quieter. "Don't mind Sheryl. She's not... let's just say she doesn't have feelings. Now tell me, love, how much of our fighting did you overhear?" Jack asked. She looked away, then said, "I know where the treasure is... but I'm not telling to you!"
He raised his eyebrows in surprise, then said, "How about-" "Nope. Sorry, can't hear you. La la la la la..." she interrupted. He rolled his eyes and looked away in irritation as she mumbled loudly with her fingers jammed in her ears. Finally, he gave up and walked away.
"Sheryl, love. I have something to-" then she grabbed him, both hands on his shoulders, and said, "Don't you dare call me love again. Ever. I swear I'll-" "Yes, sorry. That girl we... uh-well she knows where the treasure is," Jack said. She loosened her grip, yet pulled him closer. "Did ye say that she..." Sheryl trailed, and he nodded. He enveloped her in a hug, but then, she realized where this was going. "Sparrow, you're pushing it. Get your hands off me before I physically shove them up yer-" but then she stopped, noticing that the girl was watching.
Sheryl pushed him away and ran over to the girl. "Hello, sweetie. How about you an' me have a little talk," Sheryl said, almost sweetly. The girl's eyes widened, then she said, "My name's Dell, n-n-not sweetie, and I don't like it that I'm on my own ship with two love-struck pirates." Sheryl laughed seductively. "Who said we were love-struck? I think you mean hate-struck, because there's NO *possible* way for ME to be... in LOVE with this drunk, savvey? Oh, and by the way, where's the treasure?" she asked, pulling out a dagger.
Dell's aqua eyes darted from the dagger back to Sheryl's evil expression. "I don't have it," Dell replied innocently, but then Sheryl tightened her grip on her. "You will TELL me where it is, or I'll spill some blood, CHILD. Now where's the treasure!?!?" Sheryl said menacingly, pressuring the blade against the skin of her neck. Dell gulped, then said, "Here," handing Sheryl a rolled up piece of dusty old paper. Sheryl jerked it out of her hand and let her fall to the ground.
Jack and Sheryl looked at the map and saw the dotted line that led to the giant red X. After a while, they studied it, until Sheryl yelled, "HA! Northeast, SEE!? I told you we were going the wrong way! I think the only reason why it's bad luck to bring a woman aboard is because we're always RIGHT!!!!"
And with that, she danced to the wheel and gave it a spin to the right. They started to turn around, then, when she was sure they were headed the right way, she said, "And this makes ME captain! HA!" Jack rolled his eyes and turned to the horizon to see the midday sun brightly shining over them, making the blue waters shine silver.
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~Author's note~ Okay, so they escaped the jail without difficulty, dragged along a new character, and that finally brings us to ... the treasure! :P So how did you like it? Any suggestions, any flames, anything else? Review, please!
***Now lets get the show on the road!!!!!***
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Chapter 5:
When Sheryl awoke, she was laying on a cold, hard floor that was covered in old hay. She looked around and then, she saw Jack laying face down in a big pile of hay. She smiled, then remembered what she was doing there and how she got there. Her expression sunk into an angry frown as she got up. She paced around until she finally decided to wake Jack up.
"Jack? Jack! Wake up! I want ye ta tell me somethin'," she said. He looked around and rubbed his head before saying, "What?" She put her hands on her hips, and in a very irritated tone she said, "How the hell did you get me into this?! I didn't do anything wrong! You an' yer dirty reputation, that's what! Now, yer gonna help me get out of it!"
His eyes slid open wider, and his careless smile faded. "Oh yes. I forgot... Ahh... I think we should just wait around until-" "JACK! You got me inta this, now you gotta get me out! And don't pull any a'your bullshit on me, mister!" she yelled. A guard came up to the bars, and said, "Hello there. I see you two are up bright an'-" Interrupting the guard, Sheryl pulled him off the ground by the collar and said very intensely, "Get me out of here! I didn't do ANYTHING worth this!"
She quickly let go of the guard, and he dropped to the floor, but landed on his butt, instead of his feet. He got off the floor, and said, "Well, I think that since you're a pirate, and you're with this imbecile, that you deserve to be in there. And you love each other so-" "Shut up! I don't want anything to do with the imbecile, so that's clearly not what the main objective is!" Sheryl yelled again.
The guard smirked, then asked, "Well, if that's not it, then what IS?" She crushed his foot and screamed, "TO GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" Jack rolled his eyes, and said, "Yes, well, go on then, sir. I don't think this is getting her anywhere."
The guard chuckled and began to walk away. She turned to give Jack the death glare, when he said, "Listen, love. I've got a plan." That was the only thing she ever wished to hear him say, so she listened.
"I found this rope under the bed. If we tie it to you, I could throw it over the bars, then-" "Way ahead of ye. I'm ready," she said, tightening her grip on the rope. "No, no. We have to wait for the opportune moment," Jack said. She rolled her eyes, then asked, "Ah, so we wait around all day for the guard to go to sleep? Is that how it will work? No. Jack, I'm getting out of this mess whether ye want me to or not. I'm ready."
He rolled his eyes, then muttered, "Fine." He threw the rope over the 11 foot railing and began gripping it. "Climb!" he whispered. She started to climb up the rope. Once she reached the top, she swung one skinny leg over, but then she did something unexpected. She lepta over to a shelf and crawled until she reached a box. She waited until the guard was right below, then got behind it and kicked it off. It exploded onto his head, knocking him out.
She leapt down from the shelf, then grabbed the guard's keys to unlock the door to Jack's cell. He gave her a nod as a sign that he approved, and they were off. They ran through the door, and to their surprise, nobody was there. They made a beeline to the harbor. Once they got there, they hid behind a building to talk.
"Listen, let's steal the fastest ship in the harbor, that way, we can- " but before Jack finished, she was already off. She ran to one half- sized, yet speedy ship and untied it.
"NO!!! What are you doing!?!? We can steal it now!" Jack screamed.
"Now why's that? Do we always HAVE ta do it YOUR bloody way? Can't I just do it MY way? I got us outta th'last fiasco, now why can't I do it THIS time?" she said angrily. Jack smirked and said, "Because I'm captain." She opened her mouth in rage and was about to curse wildly, when, "HEY! GET OFFA MY SHIP!" a feminine voice yelled.
They saw a girl, about 17, come up to them and yell at them. She screamed wildly, but neither of them understood what she was saying since it was all in French. Jack smiled after the girl calmed down and said, "Now, pet, what do ye need this ship for? I mean, it's not very big and the colors are pretty tasteless-" "It's mine and you dirty rotten PIRATES stole it after-" but Jack clapped a hand over her mouth and carried her below deck, her fighting in the whole process.
Once he had restrained her, they were miles away from the island. She was tired from screaming and fighting, so she decided to give up. Jack and Sheryl were up on deck bickering about which way the cavern was, when she came up to join them. Sheryl gave her a disgusted look and walked away.
"Don't mind Sheryl-" "CAPTAIN!" she yelled as she was walking away. He yelled back, "NOT ANYMORE!" Then, turning his attention back at the girl, he talked quieter. "Don't mind Sheryl. She's not... let's just say she doesn't have feelings. Now tell me, love, how much of our fighting did you overhear?" Jack asked. She looked away, then said, "I know where the treasure is... but I'm not telling to you!"
He raised his eyebrows in surprise, then said, "How about-" "Nope. Sorry, can't hear you. La la la la la..." she interrupted. He rolled his eyes and looked away in irritation as she mumbled loudly with her fingers jammed in her ears. Finally, he gave up and walked away.
"Sheryl, love. I have something to-" then she grabbed him, both hands on his shoulders, and said, "Don't you dare call me love again. Ever. I swear I'll-" "Yes, sorry. That girl we... uh-well she knows where the treasure is," Jack said. She loosened her grip, yet pulled him closer. "Did ye say that she..." Sheryl trailed, and he nodded. He enveloped her in a hug, but then, she realized where this was going. "Sparrow, you're pushing it. Get your hands off me before I physically shove them up yer-" but then she stopped, noticing that the girl was watching.
Sheryl pushed him away and ran over to the girl. "Hello, sweetie. How about you an' me have a little talk," Sheryl said, almost sweetly. The girl's eyes widened, then she said, "My name's Dell, n-n-not sweetie, and I don't like it that I'm on my own ship with two love-struck pirates." Sheryl laughed seductively. "Who said we were love-struck? I think you mean hate-struck, because there's NO *possible* way for ME to be... in LOVE with this drunk, savvey? Oh, and by the way, where's the treasure?" she asked, pulling out a dagger.
Dell's aqua eyes darted from the dagger back to Sheryl's evil expression. "I don't have it," Dell replied innocently, but then Sheryl tightened her grip on her. "You will TELL me where it is, or I'll spill some blood, CHILD. Now where's the treasure!?!?" Sheryl said menacingly, pressuring the blade against the skin of her neck. Dell gulped, then said, "Here," handing Sheryl a rolled up piece of dusty old paper. Sheryl jerked it out of her hand and let her fall to the ground.
Jack and Sheryl looked at the map and saw the dotted line that led to the giant red X. After a while, they studied it, until Sheryl yelled, "HA! Northeast, SEE!? I told you we were going the wrong way! I think the only reason why it's bad luck to bring a woman aboard is because we're always RIGHT!!!!"
And with that, she danced to the wheel and gave it a spin to the right. They started to turn around, then, when she was sure they were headed the right way, she said, "And this makes ME captain! HA!" Jack rolled his eyes and turned to the horizon to see the midday sun brightly shining over them, making the blue waters shine silver.
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~Author's note~ Okay, so they escaped the jail without difficulty, dragged along a new character, and that finally brings us to ... the treasure! :P So how did you like it? Any suggestions, any flames, anything else? Review, please!