"Blind Eyes"
Disclaimer: I don't own "Pirates" or its characters. There are a few original characters in this story. I make no profit off of this story. Disney owns it, those lucky rich bums.
Rating: PG-13 for violence and some language. Although, it may change, you will be notified of the changes.
Summary: Captain Jack Sparrow, newly reunited with the Black Pearl, has encounter with blind girl who sees the future.
Chapter 1 - Prisoner of the Golden Phoenix
Warm Caribbean sun beat down upon the decks of the pirate ship, the Golden Phoenix. Far off in the distance lay the infamous Tortuga, refuge to pirate and prostitute alike. Not so much as a cloud tainted the sky on this particular day. The cool waters glinted blue and green like a precious jewel. This was the majesty of the Caribbean, a sight to behold. And yet, the majesty of the Caribbean was something which Lily could not see.
There were two reasons that Lily couldn't enjoy the picturesque surroundings. The first and most obvious of these reasons was that she was blind. The second reason was that she was currently residing in the hull of the Phoenix, sitting in a jail cell.
As to the first condition, Lily had been blind since the age of 5. Mysteriously one morning she woke up and could no longer see. She made up for her disability with her heightened senses of touch, smell and sound. And, some would consider that she really did have a sense of sight. Lily had the gift of seeing the future. It was hard for her to describe what her visions were like. She just knew when some things were about to happen. Sometimes it was pictures that she saw in her head, sometimes it was thoughts and sometimes it was something altogether otherworldly. But, 19 year old Lily considered this second sight a curse. She would much rather prefer to have her regular vision back. After all, it was her second sight which landed her in this jail cell in the first place.
Lily was residing in the jail as a captive of the Golden Phoenix's Captain Volais. Volais had an extremely unpleasant voice, this being one of the only manners in which she could judge a person. Lily generally got a picture of a person by touching the face and committing the details to memory, allowing her mind to create an image. However, Volais had never allowed Lily to touch him, and she supposed she was better off not touching this particularly disgusting pirate. As the case was, his voice was the only evidence of his character that she had to go on, and his voice was always tinged with violence. It was through his voice that she could tell that the captain was not a young man. His breath always reeked of alcohol. Whenever Volais spoke to her, he made sure to put his face up close to Lily's so that she could feel his rank breath on her face. Perhaps he got some sick pleasure from the fact that Lily couldn't see his movements.
What did Volais want? That was simple. He wanted to abuse her gift and use it to find treasure. Volais had found Lily in Tortuga earlier that year working as fortune teller in the bar that her mother ran. Once he heard of her valuable gift he couldn't resist kidnapping the girl that night. Since then, he had used her to find everything from treasure, to old enemies and even safe ports where the British Navy was sure not to be. She had proved to be a valuable asset, even if it took a little violence to convince her to cooperate.
Lily shuddered as she heard the tell tale plod of boots coming down the ladder. Volais was coming for some more information it seemed. He walked up to her cell and tapped his knife on the bars. She knew from past experience, and the metallic clink that it was his knife. She might as well tell him what wanted to know. If she didn't, he would cut her. Lily had a collection of scars on her arms and chest from previous attempts at avoiding Volais. She had pretty much learned that it was useless to resist. If she couldn't see, then she couldn't defend herself.
"Alright girly, you tell me what I wanna know and this'll be a painless process. If you refuse . . ." Lily heard Captain Volais drag his knife down the bars of the cell. "I want you to tell me where I can find a man named Captain Jack Sparrow."
*** Sashay. Swagger. Call it what you will. Captain Jack Sparrow was making his way down the streets of Tortuga in search of a cheap drink and perhaps a pretty girl to sit on his lap. He sauntered into the Lonely Mermaid; a pub that he knew was not likely to be crowded. Once his eyes adjusted to the soft glow of the table top candles, Jack saw that he had underestimated the drawing power of alcohol on a chilly night. The pub was packed. There was not a seat to be had, save for at the bar itself. He sat himself down on a stool and waved at the barmaid.
"What'll it be sweetheart?" She propped her arm on the counter and rested her chin on it.
"Rum."
"Should 'ave guessed. All your pirate friends in the back corner ordered the same thing." She said as she deftly poured him a shot.
Jack took his shot of rum and tilted his head to the table in the back corner. His men were not in Tortuga tonight, they were all still aboard the Black Pearl. There were three burly, ugly, dirty pirates at the table in question and one girl. The girl didn't look happy, but God was she beautiful! She didn't notice Jack's glance in her direction because she was staring off into space.
She was young, how young he wasn't sure - probably too young for him. Her hair was long and golden blond and it fell past her shoulders. She was wearing a dress of ice blue trimmed with lace that showed off her shapely figure. (The dress no doubt stolen by her companions.) If she hadn't been surrounded by such an unappealing bunch of scalawags, then Jack may have even have made a move on her.
Jack turned back to the bar and took a second shot of rum. His third shot was interrupted by a shout from across the room.
"Jack Sparrow! Run! Run now Jack Sparrow!" Jack turned to see the girl from the corner table standing up and screaming at him. The three other pirates at her table were trying unsuccessfully to subdue her. Jack didn't need to be told twice. He slid off his bar stool and dashed to the door. Half way there he realized that he had been set up. The whole bar was full of pirates and they were all after him. He was surrounded. Jack stood his ground, sword brandished, as the pirates enclosed around him.
"My fellow pirates! You will long remember this as the day that you had Captain Jack Sparrow trapped and yet you let him get away!!" With this announcement, Jack dove under a table and came out the other side. He hit away swords and dodged his attackers as they came at him. Jack took a slash to the right shoulder as he slid out the door. He turned right and ran up an alley, closely followed by his pursuers. Jack wove in and out of the alleys of Tortuga until he thought that he was safe. Jack turned left and walked right into the girl that had warned him at the bar.
*** It had been easy for Lily to get away from the pirates in the confusion. Even though she couldn't see where to run, she knew. She had grown up in that bar with her mother. She knew where the back door was. When Lily had the vision of Jack Sparrow in her mother's old bar, she knew that she would have to use this as a chance to escape.
Lily collided with a hard form in front of her. She screamed at the sudden impact and tried to run away, fearing that it was one of the pirates from the Phoenix. Two firm hands grabbed her arms and pulled her back. The voice was not one she recognized.
"Wait. I'm not gonna hurt you. Who are you and why did you help me?" So then, it was Captain Jack Sparrow. She knew him from her vision. For some reason Lily could not stop herself from shaking uncontrollably. She cast her face down to the ground. Apparently Sparrow had noticed because he said, "Look at me."
"I can't." She whispered. "I'm blind."
Jack tilted the girls face up and looked into her eyes. Her blank gaze confirmed her story.
Lily found a small store of courage and said in a soft voice, "I am a prisoner from the pirate ship the Golden Phoenix. The captain, a man named Volais is after you. I am certain that he intends to kill you, although I do not know why. If he finds me, he will kill me for betraying him. Please help me!" "Alright then love, we can't stay here. Come with me and we can talk more when we get back to my ship, savvy?" Jack grabbed Lily's hand and dragged her through the alleys and toward the area where the Black Pearl was docked.
**** In the next edition of our exciting adventure: Find out why Volais wants Jack Sparrow! Plus: is there romance blooming among our hero and heroine? This and much more when our story continues. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own "Pirates" or its characters. There are a few original characters in this story. I make no profit off of this story. Disney owns it, those lucky rich bums.
Rating: PG-13 for violence and some language. Although, it may change, you will be notified of the changes.
Summary: Captain Jack Sparrow, newly reunited with the Black Pearl, has encounter with blind girl who sees the future.
Chapter 1 - Prisoner of the Golden Phoenix
Warm Caribbean sun beat down upon the decks of the pirate ship, the Golden Phoenix. Far off in the distance lay the infamous Tortuga, refuge to pirate and prostitute alike. Not so much as a cloud tainted the sky on this particular day. The cool waters glinted blue and green like a precious jewel. This was the majesty of the Caribbean, a sight to behold. And yet, the majesty of the Caribbean was something which Lily could not see.
There were two reasons that Lily couldn't enjoy the picturesque surroundings. The first and most obvious of these reasons was that she was blind. The second reason was that she was currently residing in the hull of the Phoenix, sitting in a jail cell.
As to the first condition, Lily had been blind since the age of 5. Mysteriously one morning she woke up and could no longer see. She made up for her disability with her heightened senses of touch, smell and sound. And, some would consider that she really did have a sense of sight. Lily had the gift of seeing the future. It was hard for her to describe what her visions were like. She just knew when some things were about to happen. Sometimes it was pictures that she saw in her head, sometimes it was thoughts and sometimes it was something altogether otherworldly. But, 19 year old Lily considered this second sight a curse. She would much rather prefer to have her regular vision back. After all, it was her second sight which landed her in this jail cell in the first place.
Lily was residing in the jail as a captive of the Golden Phoenix's Captain Volais. Volais had an extremely unpleasant voice, this being one of the only manners in which she could judge a person. Lily generally got a picture of a person by touching the face and committing the details to memory, allowing her mind to create an image. However, Volais had never allowed Lily to touch him, and she supposed she was better off not touching this particularly disgusting pirate. As the case was, his voice was the only evidence of his character that she had to go on, and his voice was always tinged with violence. It was through his voice that she could tell that the captain was not a young man. His breath always reeked of alcohol. Whenever Volais spoke to her, he made sure to put his face up close to Lily's so that she could feel his rank breath on her face. Perhaps he got some sick pleasure from the fact that Lily couldn't see his movements.
What did Volais want? That was simple. He wanted to abuse her gift and use it to find treasure. Volais had found Lily in Tortuga earlier that year working as fortune teller in the bar that her mother ran. Once he heard of her valuable gift he couldn't resist kidnapping the girl that night. Since then, he had used her to find everything from treasure, to old enemies and even safe ports where the British Navy was sure not to be. She had proved to be a valuable asset, even if it took a little violence to convince her to cooperate.
Lily shuddered as she heard the tell tale plod of boots coming down the ladder. Volais was coming for some more information it seemed. He walked up to her cell and tapped his knife on the bars. She knew from past experience, and the metallic clink that it was his knife. She might as well tell him what wanted to know. If she didn't, he would cut her. Lily had a collection of scars on her arms and chest from previous attempts at avoiding Volais. She had pretty much learned that it was useless to resist. If she couldn't see, then she couldn't defend herself.
"Alright girly, you tell me what I wanna know and this'll be a painless process. If you refuse . . ." Lily heard Captain Volais drag his knife down the bars of the cell. "I want you to tell me where I can find a man named Captain Jack Sparrow."
*** Sashay. Swagger. Call it what you will. Captain Jack Sparrow was making his way down the streets of Tortuga in search of a cheap drink and perhaps a pretty girl to sit on his lap. He sauntered into the Lonely Mermaid; a pub that he knew was not likely to be crowded. Once his eyes adjusted to the soft glow of the table top candles, Jack saw that he had underestimated the drawing power of alcohol on a chilly night. The pub was packed. There was not a seat to be had, save for at the bar itself. He sat himself down on a stool and waved at the barmaid.
"What'll it be sweetheart?" She propped her arm on the counter and rested her chin on it.
"Rum."
"Should 'ave guessed. All your pirate friends in the back corner ordered the same thing." She said as she deftly poured him a shot.
Jack took his shot of rum and tilted his head to the table in the back corner. His men were not in Tortuga tonight, they were all still aboard the Black Pearl. There were three burly, ugly, dirty pirates at the table in question and one girl. The girl didn't look happy, but God was she beautiful! She didn't notice Jack's glance in her direction because she was staring off into space.
She was young, how young he wasn't sure - probably too young for him. Her hair was long and golden blond and it fell past her shoulders. She was wearing a dress of ice blue trimmed with lace that showed off her shapely figure. (The dress no doubt stolen by her companions.) If she hadn't been surrounded by such an unappealing bunch of scalawags, then Jack may have even have made a move on her.
Jack turned back to the bar and took a second shot of rum. His third shot was interrupted by a shout from across the room.
"Jack Sparrow! Run! Run now Jack Sparrow!" Jack turned to see the girl from the corner table standing up and screaming at him. The three other pirates at her table were trying unsuccessfully to subdue her. Jack didn't need to be told twice. He slid off his bar stool and dashed to the door. Half way there he realized that he had been set up. The whole bar was full of pirates and they were all after him. He was surrounded. Jack stood his ground, sword brandished, as the pirates enclosed around him.
"My fellow pirates! You will long remember this as the day that you had Captain Jack Sparrow trapped and yet you let him get away!!" With this announcement, Jack dove under a table and came out the other side. He hit away swords and dodged his attackers as they came at him. Jack took a slash to the right shoulder as he slid out the door. He turned right and ran up an alley, closely followed by his pursuers. Jack wove in and out of the alleys of Tortuga until he thought that he was safe. Jack turned left and walked right into the girl that had warned him at the bar.
*** It had been easy for Lily to get away from the pirates in the confusion. Even though she couldn't see where to run, she knew. She had grown up in that bar with her mother. She knew where the back door was. When Lily had the vision of Jack Sparrow in her mother's old bar, she knew that she would have to use this as a chance to escape.
Lily collided with a hard form in front of her. She screamed at the sudden impact and tried to run away, fearing that it was one of the pirates from the Phoenix. Two firm hands grabbed her arms and pulled her back. The voice was not one she recognized.
"Wait. I'm not gonna hurt you. Who are you and why did you help me?" So then, it was Captain Jack Sparrow. She knew him from her vision. For some reason Lily could not stop herself from shaking uncontrollably. She cast her face down to the ground. Apparently Sparrow had noticed because he said, "Look at me."
"I can't." She whispered. "I'm blind."
Jack tilted the girls face up and looked into her eyes. Her blank gaze confirmed her story.
Lily found a small store of courage and said in a soft voice, "I am a prisoner from the pirate ship the Golden Phoenix. The captain, a man named Volais is after you. I am certain that he intends to kill you, although I do not know why. If he finds me, he will kill me for betraying him. Please help me!" "Alright then love, we can't stay here. Come with me and we can talk more when we get back to my ship, savvy?" Jack grabbed Lily's hand and dragged her through the alleys and toward the area where the Black Pearl was docked.
**** In the next edition of our exciting adventure: Find out why Volais wants Jack Sparrow! Plus: is there romance blooming among our hero and heroine? This and much more when our story continues. Please R&R!