AN: Ooooookay sorry about the title joke. I just did that because so many people just wanted Jack, and didn't care about the rest of the characters. So I just did a bit of a trick. But never fear this part IS Jack. But I warn you now. It is a very weird take on greed. Some may not get it or it doesn't seem like greed or whatnot. But it is, to me.
Oh yeah and there is going to be a sequel. With the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
Dedication: To Norah who lent me this wonderful idea and has supported me throughout the writing of this. Thank you so much for being the sweetheart that you are. Never stop being so cute okay?
The Sea and the Sin
Part7: Jack Sparrow
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Freedom.
I want it more than anything in the world.
Anything.
Most people think that it is an unattainable state of being. Because no matter where you go, there are restraints holding you back. There is captivity in life that just doesn't allow for a true state of freedom to exist.
No that isn't true.
Freedom is more that just that feeling inside you chest when you stare out at the horizon, at the water slicing below you and the knowledge that you can live by your own rules. No. Freedom is also a material thing.
And I have to have it.
The Black Pearl is my freedom. Aye, she is. But you see when I lost her; I lost more than a ship. Those restraints of life came crashing down upon my wrists in shackles of limitations. I had had my taste of true autonomy and now that it was gone, I had to have it back. I couldn't let her remain in someone else's soiled hands any longer than necessary. No one else could obtain her. I needed her. I needed more than just her.
I have other ways of taking the freedom that I lacked. I still had my like of piracy. Just because I lost the Pearl didn't mean that I lost the pirate within me. In away, the pirate that I was, was just another facet of freedom.
It was an incomplete form of freedom. But freedom nonetheless.
But now, I can feel the smooth, polished wood beneath my fingertips again. She is within my grasp again. Freedom, independence both came hand in hand when I was in control of my Pearl. My life that had been confined before, in the absence of her, was given its wings again.
Sparrow could fly again.
But as I discovered when she had slipped from my embrace, was that there were these other forms of freedom that I hadn't considered before.
The freedom of a good sword fight for one. Now that may seem more like a restriction at first. But think about it. When two men cross blades, you are in control of your life and the life of another. There are no rules to go by, no real rules of engagement. Not for a pirate, not for a man who cherishes freedom as I do.
Then there was the freedom of gold. Oh yes, I do love gold. Really I could not get enough of it. Now you may ask how is gold freedom? Well when you have it, you have the freedom, the liberty to buy whatever in the seven seas you want to. You could buy food, buy home, buy your freedom, hell, you could even buy love.
Can you see why I became a pirate?
This life that I chose for myself encompassed freedom in every possible way. I had my ship, my sword, and my treasure. What more could I ask for?
Well except for more freedom that is.
There was one freedom that I had not reached for yet.
Out on the sea there was the old superstition that if you were sail on into the sunset, you'd sail off the edge of the earth. Now a couple of hundreds of years ago, some high and mighty upper-class man figured out that it was a sham. But still the idea of it intrigues me.
Gripping the helm, I can stare forever unto the sea.
My pockets are lined with gold, my sword hangs heavily at my side, my compass in one hand and the other on the wheel.
With the scent of my Pearl all around me, the firmness of the lath beneath my feet, the creaking of the ratlines and rigging fill my ears. This is what I was meant for. This was my freedom. I wanted nothing but that and I needed no one else.
But that last, untried for bit of freedom that would make me complete.
"Now, bring me that horizon..."
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Just to clear some things up, for those who were wondering:
1. Barbossa: Anger
His scene wasn't a real one, just set prior to the movie
2. Elizabeth: Envy
Her was set when the maids were tying the laces on the corset
3. Norrington: Pride
His was set right before the first canon from the Black Pearl is fired, the lines used are straight from that part
4. Pintel: Gluttony
His is when he and Ragetti are carrying the chest to their pile of treasure, the first time we see the cave
5. Will: Lust
His is when he reaches for Elizabeth and she shows him the medallion onboard the Interceptor
6. Gibbs: Sloth
His is when Elizabeth demands for them to help her rescue Jack and Will after she released them the brig on the Pearl
7. Jack: Greed
Obviously his is one of the last scenes in the movie with the "Now bring me that horizon." (definitely my fav. line)
Oh yeah and there is going to be a sequel. With the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
Dedication: To Norah who lent me this wonderful idea and has supported me throughout the writing of this. Thank you so much for being the sweetheart that you are. Never stop being so cute okay?
The Sea and the Sin
Part7: Jack Sparrow
------------------------------------------------------------------
Freedom.
I want it more than anything in the world.
Anything.
Most people think that it is an unattainable state of being. Because no matter where you go, there are restraints holding you back. There is captivity in life that just doesn't allow for a true state of freedom to exist.
No that isn't true.
Freedom is more that just that feeling inside you chest when you stare out at the horizon, at the water slicing below you and the knowledge that you can live by your own rules. No. Freedom is also a material thing.
And I have to have it.
The Black Pearl is my freedom. Aye, she is. But you see when I lost her; I lost more than a ship. Those restraints of life came crashing down upon my wrists in shackles of limitations. I had had my taste of true autonomy and now that it was gone, I had to have it back. I couldn't let her remain in someone else's soiled hands any longer than necessary. No one else could obtain her. I needed her. I needed more than just her.
I have other ways of taking the freedom that I lacked. I still had my like of piracy. Just because I lost the Pearl didn't mean that I lost the pirate within me. In away, the pirate that I was, was just another facet of freedom.
It was an incomplete form of freedom. But freedom nonetheless.
But now, I can feel the smooth, polished wood beneath my fingertips again. She is within my grasp again. Freedom, independence both came hand in hand when I was in control of my Pearl. My life that had been confined before, in the absence of her, was given its wings again.
Sparrow could fly again.
But as I discovered when she had slipped from my embrace, was that there were these other forms of freedom that I hadn't considered before.
The freedom of a good sword fight for one. Now that may seem more like a restriction at first. But think about it. When two men cross blades, you are in control of your life and the life of another. There are no rules to go by, no real rules of engagement. Not for a pirate, not for a man who cherishes freedom as I do.
Then there was the freedom of gold. Oh yes, I do love gold. Really I could not get enough of it. Now you may ask how is gold freedom? Well when you have it, you have the freedom, the liberty to buy whatever in the seven seas you want to. You could buy food, buy home, buy your freedom, hell, you could even buy love.
Can you see why I became a pirate?
This life that I chose for myself encompassed freedom in every possible way. I had my ship, my sword, and my treasure. What more could I ask for?
Well except for more freedom that is.
There was one freedom that I had not reached for yet.
Out on the sea there was the old superstition that if you were sail on into the sunset, you'd sail off the edge of the earth. Now a couple of hundreds of years ago, some high and mighty upper-class man figured out that it was a sham. But still the idea of it intrigues me.
Gripping the helm, I can stare forever unto the sea.
My pockets are lined with gold, my sword hangs heavily at my side, my compass in one hand and the other on the wheel.
With the scent of my Pearl all around me, the firmness of the lath beneath my feet, the creaking of the ratlines and rigging fill my ears. This is what I was meant for. This was my freedom. I wanted nothing but that and I needed no one else.
But that last, untried for bit of freedom that would make me complete.
"Now, bring me that horizon..."
-------------------------------------------------
Just to clear some things up, for those who were wondering:
1. Barbossa: Anger
His scene wasn't a real one, just set prior to the movie
2. Elizabeth: Envy
Her was set when the maids were tying the laces on the corset
3. Norrington: Pride
His was set right before the first canon from the Black Pearl is fired, the lines used are straight from that part
4. Pintel: Gluttony
His is when he and Ragetti are carrying the chest to their pile of treasure, the first time we see the cave
5. Will: Lust
His is when he reaches for Elizabeth and she shows him the medallion onboard the Interceptor
6. Gibbs: Sloth
His is when Elizabeth demands for them to help her rescue Jack and Will after she released them the brig on the Pearl
7. Jack: Greed
Obviously his is one of the last scenes in the movie with the "Now bring me that horizon." (definitely my fav. line)
