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Anyway, my pen name just changed to Rebellious Phoenix.
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CHAPTER 5
~~Jack Sparrow in his chambers~~
Jack knew what Delora had meant. He was merely teasing her about it. He, however, knew that Delora had no idea of what had happened. He thought, it was safer to leave her at Port Royal with Elizabeth and Will. The plundering and all were a bit too risky for her. After all...
Delora stood outside sitting on the ground from her slide. "Port Royal?" she asked. She vaguely remembered the time when she had met Elizabeth there. Her family was considerably wealthy, but not as wealthy as Elizabeth or Norrington. Norrington -- yes, she's heard the name. She couldn't remember who it was, just that she'd heard from Elizabeth a moment ago about him.
"Yes, Port Royal. Me and Will are getting off there. My father will be expecting me and Will." Elizabeth said, sitting down beside Delora.
"Port Royal..." Delora whispered. Memories of her childhood flooded back and she kept silent for a moment.
"Yer going with 'em." Jack said, coming out from behind them.
"Me?" Delora asked. Jack nodded, and walked towards the steering wheel.
Delora looked at the pale blue sky. She had, all of the sudden, felt like staying on the ship. But she wouldn't give in to Elizabeth's plan. She had not wanted to have any relationship with pirates. She wondered what had made her think of staying on the ship, when there was so much danger, and nothing much to do. She got up and went to the other side of the ship.
Delora looked up and was unable to speak. She saw something hanging on the bending branch of an old tree. So this was a pirate's life? To be hanged and be rotten when you die?
"Your parents." Jack shouted form the wheel.
"My parents..." Delora said, her voice barely a whisper as she stood, staring wide-eyed at the two skeletons hanging on the branch. She felt awful, felt like dying. Like there was nothing worth more to live for...
Jack passed something to Elizabeth, and Elizabeth handed it to Delora. Delora looked down at it with tear-filled eyes. It was a silver necklace, with a diamond ring hanging from it. "What's this?" Delora managed to ask.
"Jack said they were from your parents. He found it off them." Elizabeth replied softly.
"How did he know-" Delora started to ask, then saw her name inscribed on the inside of the ring. "How did he get it?"
"Delora. He was once part of Barbossa's crew, until they betrayed him. He found the ring from your father when your were captured." Elizabeth said.
"He was part of the Barbossa's crew?!"
"Listen to me, Delora. He's not a bad pirate. He was betrayed anyway." Elizabeth started explaining.
Delora hugged Elizabeth and cried her heart out as the image of the skeletons went away.
Late at night, Delora was still up, staring at the sea with her black eyes. She had worn the silver necklace her parents left her. She knew tomorrow morning she was going to be at Port Royal, and wasn't able to sleep. She missed something on the ship. Or rather, someone. She wasn't sure of it, but she just knew that she wasn't keen to get off the ship.
"You best go sleep, Delora." Anamaria said, placing a hand on Delora's shoulder. Delora hesitated, then went under the platform and into an empty room. She curled up on the floor and shut her eyes tight, praying that no dreams would come to her that night, for fear of seeing her parents.
The next morning, someone shook Delora awake, and Delora opened her eyes to see Elizabeth and Will.
"We're arriving soon, Delora, wake up." Elizabeth said, helping Delora up. The three went outside and Delora closed her eyes at the blinding sunlight.
Moments later, Elizabeth, Will and Delora had gotten off the ship. Delora looked longingly at the Black Pearl. Ever since the destruction of Barbossa, Elizabeth's father had agreed not to attack the Black Pearl or any of its crew, and in return, the pirates of te Black Pearl were not allowed to conduct their plunders at Port Royal.
Jack did not look at Delora and waved goodbye to them. Delora felt a rush of unwillingness enter her. She wanted not to leave the Black Pearl, but she had to. She had to deny her feelings for the captain... As she followed Will and Elizabeth, she looked back quietly at the Black Pearl getting smaller and smaller...
As they saw Elizabeth's father standing at the doors to Elizabeth's house, Elizabeth ran to her father and they went into an embrace. "Father, I've returned with Will." Elizabeth said happily. Elizabeth's father smiled at Will, then looked at Delora.
"And who is this?" he asked.
"Oh, this is Delora. You know her. Delora Edan." Elizabeth said.
"Good Lord! I've not heard from the Edans for a long time!" Elizabeth's dad exclaimed. "Come in, the rooms are alread prepared..."
While Delora was in her room, she stared the walls which she had not faced for a decade. She remembered her own lovely house. It was now covered in ruins.
"Delora? Someone just left this at the doorstep for you..." Elizabeth said, handing Delora something. Delora stared at the package for a moment before tearing it...
Anyway, my pen name just changed to Rebellious Phoenix.
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CHAPTER 5
~~Jack Sparrow in his chambers~~
Jack knew what Delora had meant. He was merely teasing her about it. He, however, knew that Delora had no idea of what had happened. He thought, it was safer to leave her at Port Royal with Elizabeth and Will. The plundering and all were a bit too risky for her. After all...
Delora stood outside sitting on the ground from her slide. "Port Royal?" she asked. She vaguely remembered the time when she had met Elizabeth there. Her family was considerably wealthy, but not as wealthy as Elizabeth or Norrington. Norrington -- yes, she's heard the name. She couldn't remember who it was, just that she'd heard from Elizabeth a moment ago about him.
"Yes, Port Royal. Me and Will are getting off there. My father will be expecting me and Will." Elizabeth said, sitting down beside Delora.
"Port Royal..." Delora whispered. Memories of her childhood flooded back and she kept silent for a moment.
"Yer going with 'em." Jack said, coming out from behind them.
"Me?" Delora asked. Jack nodded, and walked towards the steering wheel.
Delora looked at the pale blue sky. She had, all of the sudden, felt like staying on the ship. But she wouldn't give in to Elizabeth's plan. She had not wanted to have any relationship with pirates. She wondered what had made her think of staying on the ship, when there was so much danger, and nothing much to do. She got up and went to the other side of the ship.
Delora looked up and was unable to speak. She saw something hanging on the bending branch of an old tree. So this was a pirate's life? To be hanged and be rotten when you die?
"Your parents." Jack shouted form the wheel.
"My parents..." Delora said, her voice barely a whisper as she stood, staring wide-eyed at the two skeletons hanging on the branch. She felt awful, felt like dying. Like there was nothing worth more to live for...
Jack passed something to Elizabeth, and Elizabeth handed it to Delora. Delora looked down at it with tear-filled eyes. It was a silver necklace, with a diamond ring hanging from it. "What's this?" Delora managed to ask.
"Jack said they were from your parents. He found it off them." Elizabeth replied softly.
"How did he know-" Delora started to ask, then saw her name inscribed on the inside of the ring. "How did he get it?"
"Delora. He was once part of Barbossa's crew, until they betrayed him. He found the ring from your father when your were captured." Elizabeth said.
"He was part of the Barbossa's crew?!"
"Listen to me, Delora. He's not a bad pirate. He was betrayed anyway." Elizabeth started explaining.
Delora hugged Elizabeth and cried her heart out as the image of the skeletons went away.
Late at night, Delora was still up, staring at the sea with her black eyes. She had worn the silver necklace her parents left her. She knew tomorrow morning she was going to be at Port Royal, and wasn't able to sleep. She missed something on the ship. Or rather, someone. She wasn't sure of it, but she just knew that she wasn't keen to get off the ship.
"You best go sleep, Delora." Anamaria said, placing a hand on Delora's shoulder. Delora hesitated, then went under the platform and into an empty room. She curled up on the floor and shut her eyes tight, praying that no dreams would come to her that night, for fear of seeing her parents.
The next morning, someone shook Delora awake, and Delora opened her eyes to see Elizabeth and Will.
"We're arriving soon, Delora, wake up." Elizabeth said, helping Delora up. The three went outside and Delora closed her eyes at the blinding sunlight.
Moments later, Elizabeth, Will and Delora had gotten off the ship. Delora looked longingly at the Black Pearl. Ever since the destruction of Barbossa, Elizabeth's father had agreed not to attack the Black Pearl or any of its crew, and in return, the pirates of te Black Pearl were not allowed to conduct their plunders at Port Royal.
Jack did not look at Delora and waved goodbye to them. Delora felt a rush of unwillingness enter her. She wanted not to leave the Black Pearl, but she had to. She had to deny her feelings for the captain... As she followed Will and Elizabeth, she looked back quietly at the Black Pearl getting smaller and smaller...
As they saw Elizabeth's father standing at the doors to Elizabeth's house, Elizabeth ran to her father and they went into an embrace. "Father, I've returned with Will." Elizabeth said happily. Elizabeth's father smiled at Will, then looked at Delora.
"And who is this?" he asked.
"Oh, this is Delora. You know her. Delora Edan." Elizabeth said.
"Good Lord! I've not heard from the Edans for a long time!" Elizabeth's dad exclaimed. "Come in, the rooms are alread prepared..."
While Delora was in her room, she stared the walls which she had not faced for a decade. She remembered her own lovely house. It was now covered in ruins.
"Delora? Someone just left this at the doorstep for you..." Elizabeth said, handing Delora something. Delora stared at the package for a moment before tearing it...