Chapter 4: The map
Jack opened his eyes and tried to move, but surprisingly couldn't. He looked down, and his eyes widened. Elizabeth was sound asleep with her head resting on his chest. He tried to shift his position and get out of bed, but he couldn't. He looked down at her again, and was about to push her off when he pulled his hand away and sighed. His left arm slowly folded around her, and he went back to sleep.
When Jack woke up for the second time, Elizabeth was gone. He sat up and looked at his pocket watch. "It's already nine 'o'clock. Bloody hell. I slept in!" he scrambled out of bed and got dressed. Back on deck, Elizabeth stood by the side of the boat and looked out over the ocean. It was a beautiful day outside; the sky was absolutely clear and blue, with not a cloud in it. Jack came out on deck walked up beside her. "Clear waters today?" Jack asked, trying to make conversation. "Yes. Clear as crystal," said Elizabeth, noticing he was there. "Did you sleep well last night?" Elizabeth shot Jack a panicked look. "Fine. Yes, thank you," she hurriedly said. "How's your wound?" "It's fine." "That's good." After a short, uneasy pause: "Don't tell anyone about last night," Elizabeth finally said. "About what?" "The fact that we slept in the same bed." "All right. Cause of course you're ashamed of a pirate" " No, it's not like that. I just don't know how people would react!" "Fine," Jack said before walking away. Elizabeth looked a bit upset and then turned back to looking at the ocean. Jack looked out at sea while steering the helm on his ship. Gibbs came up beside him. "Here's your map, sir," said Gibbs, handing Jack a piece of rolled parchment. "Ahh. Thank you, Gibbs. Been lookin' all over for me map," Jack shoved it into his pocket, but half of it was sticking out. Meanwhile, Elizabeth, looking bored, plopped herself down on a bench. When she overheard Gibbs and Jack talking, she inched closer and began to eavesdrop. "You know what this map is, Gibbs?" Jack asked. "No, sir." "It's a treasure map, Gibbs." Elizabeth's eyes widened. "This map holds the legendary treasure of Carnalia. This treasure will make us bloody rich. We can build a fleet. Our very own fleet." "Why Jack, that be a very hard treasure to get. Won't it?" "Well that's the best part. See, it's no fun going after a treasure that no one knows about. Because when you finally reach the treasure, and you get it, who knows? But, when you are up against tons of other crews, and you fight them off, and beat them to the treasure, you feel good. They all know you got it instead of them - you beat them to it. Then it's worth something." "You don't expect us to go after this treasure, now do yer?" "Of course I do." All of a sudden, a huge thump was heard. Jack and Gibbs looked down. Elizabeth was on the floor. "Mr. Gibbs. I found you. Um, I wanted to find you because I saw a huge.spider down in one of the cabins. And I wanted you to dispose of it for me, if you will?" she lied. "Of course, Ms. Swann," Gibbs went down to the cabins, leaving Elizabeth and Jack on deck. "You didn't tell me you had a treasure map," said Elizabeth. "Eavesdropping were we, darling?" Jack said, smiling slyly. "Where did you get it?" "I bargained with a sailor in Tortuga." "How do you know it's a real treasure?" "How do you know anything's real?" he said smiling. "Well, is that where we're heading?" "Aye. But first we need to stop at Menos and pick up some supplies." "You're not going to take me home first?" Jack turned around and faced her. "Well, seeing as we're headed south, and your home, Port Royal is north, it's just a tad out of our way." "Good, " Elizabeth walked away, leaving a bewildered Jack at the helm.
Jack opened his eyes and tried to move, but surprisingly couldn't. He looked down, and his eyes widened. Elizabeth was sound asleep with her head resting on his chest. He tried to shift his position and get out of bed, but he couldn't. He looked down at her again, and was about to push her off when he pulled his hand away and sighed. His left arm slowly folded around her, and he went back to sleep.
When Jack woke up for the second time, Elizabeth was gone. He sat up and looked at his pocket watch. "It's already nine 'o'clock. Bloody hell. I slept in!" he scrambled out of bed and got dressed. Back on deck, Elizabeth stood by the side of the boat and looked out over the ocean. It was a beautiful day outside; the sky was absolutely clear and blue, with not a cloud in it. Jack came out on deck walked up beside her. "Clear waters today?" Jack asked, trying to make conversation. "Yes. Clear as crystal," said Elizabeth, noticing he was there. "Did you sleep well last night?" Elizabeth shot Jack a panicked look. "Fine. Yes, thank you," she hurriedly said. "How's your wound?" "It's fine." "That's good." After a short, uneasy pause: "Don't tell anyone about last night," Elizabeth finally said. "About what?" "The fact that we slept in the same bed." "All right. Cause of course you're ashamed of a pirate" " No, it's not like that. I just don't know how people would react!" "Fine," Jack said before walking away. Elizabeth looked a bit upset and then turned back to looking at the ocean. Jack looked out at sea while steering the helm on his ship. Gibbs came up beside him. "Here's your map, sir," said Gibbs, handing Jack a piece of rolled parchment. "Ahh. Thank you, Gibbs. Been lookin' all over for me map," Jack shoved it into his pocket, but half of it was sticking out. Meanwhile, Elizabeth, looking bored, plopped herself down on a bench. When she overheard Gibbs and Jack talking, she inched closer and began to eavesdrop. "You know what this map is, Gibbs?" Jack asked. "No, sir." "It's a treasure map, Gibbs." Elizabeth's eyes widened. "This map holds the legendary treasure of Carnalia. This treasure will make us bloody rich. We can build a fleet. Our very own fleet." "Why Jack, that be a very hard treasure to get. Won't it?" "Well that's the best part. See, it's no fun going after a treasure that no one knows about. Because when you finally reach the treasure, and you get it, who knows? But, when you are up against tons of other crews, and you fight them off, and beat them to the treasure, you feel good. They all know you got it instead of them - you beat them to it. Then it's worth something." "You don't expect us to go after this treasure, now do yer?" "Of course I do." All of a sudden, a huge thump was heard. Jack and Gibbs looked down. Elizabeth was on the floor. "Mr. Gibbs. I found you. Um, I wanted to find you because I saw a huge.spider down in one of the cabins. And I wanted you to dispose of it for me, if you will?" she lied. "Of course, Ms. Swann," Gibbs went down to the cabins, leaving Elizabeth and Jack on deck. "You didn't tell me you had a treasure map," said Elizabeth. "Eavesdropping were we, darling?" Jack said, smiling slyly. "Where did you get it?" "I bargained with a sailor in Tortuga." "How do you know it's a real treasure?" "How do you know anything's real?" he said smiling. "Well, is that where we're heading?" "Aye. But first we need to stop at Menos and pick up some supplies." "You're not going to take me home first?" Jack turned around and faced her. "Well, seeing as we're headed south, and your home, Port Royal is north, it's just a tad out of our way." "Good, " Elizabeth walked away, leaving a bewildered Jack at the helm.