The elderly man had a firm hold on my elbow as he led me to the deck. I did not dare try to break away for fear of the cutlass that sat in the man's sheath. The silence was suffocating me and finally the dwarf, Marty, broke the silence.
"I say we kill her now" he said fingering his bowie knife with relish whilst the elderly man pondered this. Obviously these actions did not reassure me in the least. I started to wrack my brain for any way to get out of this. Jump into the ocean? No, I had felt the rocking we were to far away by now. What to do, what to do? Then it hit me. It was so simple.
"Parley!" I screeched excited. Marty's eyes turned at the disappointment of not being able to kill me.
"Parley! Guess she'll have to deal with the captain then" the elderly man said with a malicious smile. "And we were gonna go easy on 'er by killing 'er, oh well"
He was kidding right? We walked up onto the top deck and I look up to the mast and what was at there scared me to a stop, the elderly man gave me a shove. There above the mast was the flag for the Black Pearl. With the captain who was so vile and despicable that hell itself shot him back out. I think the elderly man was right, I was better off dead.
We walked up to a scraggly man with a tricorner hat over his face. He was sitting an oak chair with his feet up on a maple table. The crew who had been working on their various jobs had gathered to see what was going on.
"Cap'n, gotcha a stow way" The elderly man said shoving me towards scraggly man.
"You know what we do with stowaways Gibbs, Go throw the boy to the sharks" The scraggly man said without moving, The elderly man, Gibbs, grabbed at me and tried to pull me away but I was desperate. I pulled away from him and stood my ground.
"You don't want to be killing me" I said. The captain lifted his hat and threw it on table and waved the man away from me. He studied me for a second, dropping his legs and leaning forward, before speaking.
"Why look me'boys we got us a lass!" he said with a grin as the crew hooted. "Now tell me lassie why shan't I be killin' ye?" his smile grew with each patronizing word.
"I could be of great help to you" I said grateful for my skirts which covered my knocking knees.
"Could ye now? A great help to us!" he said "And what great help could a little lassie like you be, love? Well besides a pleasurable companion" the men hooted again at the captain's insinuation.
"I will not be your pleasurable companion as you so kindly put it captain" I said my anger started to take hold.
"My mistake lovie. Please continue with yer presentation" he said leaning once again in his chair.
"I can do more work most of the women on the island" I said silently thanking my non-father for pushing me "I can read and write, and cook and clean"
"What be yer name lassie?" The captain asked once again leaning forward.
"Katherine…" I said and for a second I almost said Wood, but I would not be his ever again.
"Yes, love and did ye forget yer surname?" the scraggly captain asked
"It be Turner sir" I said
"Turner…" he said with a pondering glance at me "And yer parents who would they be miss?"
"Bill Turner and Anna Wood, Rose is her maiden name" I said
"Well lovie!! Let say ye teach me to do yer little reading and writing stuff and I let ye live and on pain of death at yer choice of course I let ye free at Port Royal to get a passage back to yer lovely home of Barbados?"
"Port Royal?!!" I asked shocked "Not the Wickedest City on Earth?!!! You can't be serious"
"Beggars can't be choosers lass. Take the offer or live with sharkies" he said "Now do we have an accord?" he stuck out his hand for me to shake. It was this or be shark food. I shook his hand with relish. "Ye'll be fine lassie, just watch out for the religious fanatics and the drunks" he said with a smile "Now Gibbs will ye please show our guest to her room and Anamaria get her some nice piratin' clothes to wear woulnd't want her to wreck this lovely dress"
"Aye Cap'n" Anamaria said and headed to the lower decks, she was probably the only other woman aboard. Gibbs looked from to Captain before saying anything.
"Will ye ne'er listen to me warnin's abou' the lady folk?" he asked
"Not yet, Mr. Gibbs. Maybe next year" the captain answered
"Yer daft jack, I should've stayed with Bartholomew. Least 'e knew the dangers of women" Gibbs said
"Shoulda Woulda Coulda" Jack said "But ya didn't and now yer here with me and me new lass"
"Aye, don't mean I particularly gay abou' it" Gibbs said started to walk away with me tailing
"Have a good night lassie! I'll se ya in the mornin' for that readin' an writin'" the captain said with a wave of his much tanned hand. I followed Gibbs at a light tread. I was concentrating on how to remember the way when suddenly we stopped.
"Here we are lassie" Gibbs said and opened the door and I was met with a cold draft. Gibbs grabbed a match and lit the only lamp in the room illuminating the darkness. The room was covered with dust and cobwebs and canvas stuffed with straw was in the corner, I guess that's my bed. "Sleep tight" Gibbs said and then walked out shutting the door behind him. Not to long later Anamaria came in carrying two pairs of clothes.
"Here" she growled throwing the outfits towards me. I picked the clothing apart holding up a pair of breeches in front of me. Breeches!!!
"You're kidding me! These are men's clothes!" I screeched indignantly. Quick as flash Anamaria had her saber from its sheath and pointed at my neck.
"Know this Princess, Jack has no control over me and I'd kill you as soon as look at you so don't think that because you have a deal with the captain that you have respect from me!" Anamaria said seething
"Guess I'd best be on good behavior then" I said trying to get her to lower her arm.
"I'd guess you'd best" she said and then sheathed her sword. She walked out and slammed the door. I looked around my dank surroundings.
Oh fun! I thought cynically.
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Yeah!! Wasn't that fun boys and girls!!! Any way what did you think of my portrayal of Jack? Was it off? I can never get Jack just right!! I'm sorry! Any who review please!! I have here next to me Jack Sparrow
Jack: That's Captain!!!!!! Get it right!!!
Any way I have him and I have this lovely saber sword that just itches to cut his throat…
Jack: EEEP!!!
Now if you are good boys and girls and review like asked Jack here lives.
Jack: It's Captain!!!! * Author presses saber closer to his throat * EEP!!!! How 'bout I tell you about the time I got off that god forsaken island?
Author: Roped a couple of sea turtles I hear.
Jack: Please guys review!!!!!!! Help me!!!!!!