Author's Note: How are all of you scallywags today? Wow, I love the
reviews people! Very nice. It makes me want to write in a jiffy! Well, I
know the anticipation is killing you. Gallagher and Jack, opps messed up
again, I mean CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow are arriving in Tortuga in this chapter
and Gallagher has a very interesting proposition to share with our beloved
captain. Read on, mateys!
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"Throw down the anchor!" Jack bellowed from the helm, one hand on the wheel and the other waving about as he hollered out orders. Tortuga was staring us straight in the face, with its lights and laughter and danger.
"Ah, Tortuga at last," I breathed to myself, "How I've missed you."
"Say something, Terrence?" Elizabeth asked with a smile.
"This is goin' ta be a lot o' fun, jus' you wait," I informed her with a grin.
"I would rather not hang around drunks and scoundrels, thank you very much," she said with a crinkle of her nose.
"Then you best jump off the Black Pearl," I teased, "Oh speaking of scoundrels and drunks, here comes one now!"
Jack walked over to us in that swagger of his and said, "Are you ready to dock, Mrs. Turner?"
"Aye, Jack. It will be nice to get off the boat for a change," she said lightly.
"And what do you plan on doin' in Tortuga, Jack?" I asked.
"That's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow to ya," he said with a grin, "I've been looking forward to seeing my love once again."
"You have a woman here?" I asked, shocked.
"Aye," he agreed, eyes twinkling, "Rum."
"Rum is a vile drink that turns even the most respected gentlemen into complete scoundrels," Elizabeth muttered.
"Rum is a scurvy drink," I agreed, "But it tastes like heaven."
"Like tar, more like it," Elizabeth grumbled.
"There, there, luv," Jack said, patting Elizabeth on the shoulder. He turned to me and said, "I'll buy ya a drink, Gallagher."
"Aye aye, Captain," I said and watched as the rest of the crew hauled their arses off the ship, beginning to flee in different directions. Elizabeth walked out with Will, probably trying to look for a more respectable place to stay for the night. Hell, we were in Tortuga! Where the rum flows like water and there are roaring parties 'till dawn! I could care less about staying in the respectable parts of town. Give me an adventure, any day. That's when I suddenly got a wonderful idea. I glanced around me and realized Jack was gone, so I ran in pursuit after him.
He was already inside the tavern when I got there, ordering two mugs of rum.
"Bloody 'ell, Gallagher, I thought you 'ad forgotten I was buyin' the drinks," he said.
"Me forget you being nice for once? Never," I said, "It's such a rare occurrence, after all."
"Then let's drink to it," he suggested as we sat down at a table.
"To Jack's niceties," I bellowed and downed the mug.
"Aye!" he responded and took a healthy gulp.
"I have a proposition for ya, Sparrow," I said, leaning closer so he could hear. After all, there was a huge bar fight going on just ten feet away and there was laughter and noise coming from everywhere at once.
"And what would it be, lassie?" he asked, taking another drink.
"Snidely's treasure," I replied, "Has still not been claimed."
"Is that the treasure you were after before your ship was wrecked to smithereens?" he questioned, one eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, now let me talk," I said stubbornly. With a motion of his hands, he let me continue.
"Apparently there is an island not too far from here," I continued, "But to reach it we would still have to go through the Sea of Blood, but I don't want to risk losing the Black Pearl. The Sea of Blood has some of the most fearsome storms this side of the equator."
"The Black Pearl can withstand anythin'," Jack said angrily, defending his ship, one of the only things he truly loved. Jack had three loves: The Black Pearl, the sea, and of course his rum.
I'm not sayin' it can't," I said with exhaustion, "But we are takin' a risk. A month ago I heard a ship called "The Ghost" was goin' after it too."
"The Ghost," Jack murmured, "Its crew doesn't take kindly to strangers."
"Especially strangers who are going after the same treasure they are," I finished for him.
"Do you 'appen to 'ave a map on ya?" Jack said gruffly, "Because we can't go sailing blindly into the Sea o' Blood."
"I've carried it with me since the day me ship went down," I replied seriously.
"What was the name o' your ship, Gallagher?" Jack asked suddenly, staring straight into my eyes.
"The Dancing Horizon," I said, sighing, "She was a beautiful ship."
"I know how it feels to lose a ship," Jack said, "I watched the Black Pearl sail away from me twice before I got it back again."
"Well that is different, Jack," I said wearily, "You have your ship now. Unless my ship suddenly decides to spit itself from the ocean, I shall never be seein' it again."
Jack said suddenly, "So we shall leave for this island tomorrow, I wager?"
"Aye, tomorrow. The sooner the better."
"You know what this situation calls for?" Jack cried with a grin.
"What, Jack?"
"More rum!!!"
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So that's the end of that chapter! Well Jack and Gallagher consuming large quantities of alcohol overnight never turns out to be a good thing. So we shall just have to wait for the next chapter to see what happens! Savvy? LoL read and review, you scoundrels!
Ay mateys,
---PineAppleLint---
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"Throw down the anchor!" Jack bellowed from the helm, one hand on the wheel and the other waving about as he hollered out orders. Tortuga was staring us straight in the face, with its lights and laughter and danger.
"Ah, Tortuga at last," I breathed to myself, "How I've missed you."
"Say something, Terrence?" Elizabeth asked with a smile.
"This is goin' ta be a lot o' fun, jus' you wait," I informed her with a grin.
"I would rather not hang around drunks and scoundrels, thank you very much," she said with a crinkle of her nose.
"Then you best jump off the Black Pearl," I teased, "Oh speaking of scoundrels and drunks, here comes one now!"
Jack walked over to us in that swagger of his and said, "Are you ready to dock, Mrs. Turner?"
"Aye, Jack. It will be nice to get off the boat for a change," she said lightly.
"And what do you plan on doin' in Tortuga, Jack?" I asked.
"That's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow to ya," he said with a grin, "I've been looking forward to seeing my love once again."
"You have a woman here?" I asked, shocked.
"Aye," he agreed, eyes twinkling, "Rum."
"Rum is a vile drink that turns even the most respected gentlemen into complete scoundrels," Elizabeth muttered.
"Rum is a scurvy drink," I agreed, "But it tastes like heaven."
"Like tar, more like it," Elizabeth grumbled.
"There, there, luv," Jack said, patting Elizabeth on the shoulder. He turned to me and said, "I'll buy ya a drink, Gallagher."
"Aye aye, Captain," I said and watched as the rest of the crew hauled their arses off the ship, beginning to flee in different directions. Elizabeth walked out with Will, probably trying to look for a more respectable place to stay for the night. Hell, we were in Tortuga! Where the rum flows like water and there are roaring parties 'till dawn! I could care less about staying in the respectable parts of town. Give me an adventure, any day. That's when I suddenly got a wonderful idea. I glanced around me and realized Jack was gone, so I ran in pursuit after him.
He was already inside the tavern when I got there, ordering two mugs of rum.
"Bloody 'ell, Gallagher, I thought you 'ad forgotten I was buyin' the drinks," he said.
"Me forget you being nice for once? Never," I said, "It's such a rare occurrence, after all."
"Then let's drink to it," he suggested as we sat down at a table.
"To Jack's niceties," I bellowed and downed the mug.
"Aye!" he responded and took a healthy gulp.
"I have a proposition for ya, Sparrow," I said, leaning closer so he could hear. After all, there was a huge bar fight going on just ten feet away and there was laughter and noise coming from everywhere at once.
"And what would it be, lassie?" he asked, taking another drink.
"Snidely's treasure," I replied, "Has still not been claimed."
"Is that the treasure you were after before your ship was wrecked to smithereens?" he questioned, one eyebrow raised.
"Yeah, now let me talk," I said stubbornly. With a motion of his hands, he let me continue.
"Apparently there is an island not too far from here," I continued, "But to reach it we would still have to go through the Sea of Blood, but I don't want to risk losing the Black Pearl. The Sea of Blood has some of the most fearsome storms this side of the equator."
"The Black Pearl can withstand anythin'," Jack said angrily, defending his ship, one of the only things he truly loved. Jack had three loves: The Black Pearl, the sea, and of course his rum.
I'm not sayin' it can't," I said with exhaustion, "But we are takin' a risk. A month ago I heard a ship called "The Ghost" was goin' after it too."
"The Ghost," Jack murmured, "Its crew doesn't take kindly to strangers."
"Especially strangers who are going after the same treasure they are," I finished for him.
"Do you 'appen to 'ave a map on ya?" Jack said gruffly, "Because we can't go sailing blindly into the Sea o' Blood."
"I've carried it with me since the day me ship went down," I replied seriously.
"What was the name o' your ship, Gallagher?" Jack asked suddenly, staring straight into my eyes.
"The Dancing Horizon," I said, sighing, "She was a beautiful ship."
"I know how it feels to lose a ship," Jack said, "I watched the Black Pearl sail away from me twice before I got it back again."
"Well that is different, Jack," I said wearily, "You have your ship now. Unless my ship suddenly decides to spit itself from the ocean, I shall never be seein' it again."
Jack said suddenly, "So we shall leave for this island tomorrow, I wager?"
"Aye, tomorrow. The sooner the better."
"You know what this situation calls for?" Jack cried with a grin.
"What, Jack?"
"More rum!!!"
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So that's the end of that chapter! Well Jack and Gallagher consuming large quantities of alcohol overnight never turns out to be a good thing. So we shall just have to wait for the next chapter to see what happens! Savvy? LoL read and review, you scoundrels!
Ay mateys,
---PineAppleLint---