"Feast yer eyes on it men!" Captain Meris shouted aloud with joy as his
rowboat followed Jack's into the caves of Isla de Muerta. The gold shone in
the setting sun's rays that fell through the cracks. Meris could hardly
believe his eyes - the fabled treasure was real and now every single piece
belonged to him and his men. He was rich beyond imagination, if only he had
struck a deal like this a couple of years ago with Jack. The fool, he
thought to himself.
"And there you have it gentlemen," Jack clambered onto a very familiar looking chest. A chest that had caused a lot of trouble in the past. "Everything in these caves is yours except, of course, this chest and its contents," He told Meris and the captain frowned. "And why be that?" He asked and Jack plonked himself down on the chest, noticing that the lid was partly opened.
"Well, you know about Isla de Muerta, so am I wrong in assuming you know about the curse on the pieces of Aztec gold in this chest?" Jack asked, swinging his legs backwards and forwards like a little child. "I heard about the curse Sparrow, but I say once a curse has cursed it can curse no more," Meris stated. "Now if your men would be so kind as to load the treasure into my boats - would be much obliged," He said, glancing around to marvel at the shiny golden objects.
"Your funeral," Jack muttered as he hopped off the chest, knocking the lid open some more. As he looked about the caves he could see Will hidden away near Captain Norrington. A few other officers could just be seen, as the caves grew darker due to the setting sun. They were all ready for their surprise attack but someone who was crucial to their attack was missing.
"Where's the girl?" Jack asked Meris and the pirate smiled crookedly. "You'll get her when enough of this," He waved his arm about, indicating the treasure. "Is safe on my ship, so you'd better tell yer men to hurry it along," He told Jack. "For it was not stipulated when or where she'd be returned to ye," Meris told him as he admired a golden goblet.
Hidden in the shadows Captain Norrington was both angry and upset - after all this Sarah was still Meris's prisoner? He couldn't take it anymore, he wanted Sarah back safe now - not when it suited the captain's plans. Unsheathing his sword he leapt into view. "Meris, a deal is a deal - you must return Sarah to us now," He demanded, a little shocked at his own courage to face a pirate, who had many other pirates at his command.
Captain Meris too, was a little shocked at an officer popping out of nowhere, demanding the girl be freed. It didn't take him too long to figure out that he and his men had been tricked. He drew his own sword and his men followed suit. "Now why don't yer other men show their faces too," He told Jack as Will slipped over beside him. "Why is it I knew one of these red coats were going to do something stupid?" Jack muttered to Will.
"Pearls of the navy - everyone of 'em," He said as they all emerged, all brandishing swords, pistols or both. Before long men from both sides started engaging in battle whilst the light from the waxing moon began to seep through the cracks. Will went to jump into the fray when Jack put his arm out to stop him. "Listen mate, we might need a bit of help," He said as he slipped his hand into the gold coins and plucked one out. "Savvy?"
"And there you have it gentlemen," Jack clambered onto a very familiar looking chest. A chest that had caused a lot of trouble in the past. "Everything in these caves is yours except, of course, this chest and its contents," He told Meris and the captain frowned. "And why be that?" He asked and Jack plonked himself down on the chest, noticing that the lid was partly opened.
"Well, you know about Isla de Muerta, so am I wrong in assuming you know about the curse on the pieces of Aztec gold in this chest?" Jack asked, swinging his legs backwards and forwards like a little child. "I heard about the curse Sparrow, but I say once a curse has cursed it can curse no more," Meris stated. "Now if your men would be so kind as to load the treasure into my boats - would be much obliged," He said, glancing around to marvel at the shiny golden objects.
"Your funeral," Jack muttered as he hopped off the chest, knocking the lid open some more. As he looked about the caves he could see Will hidden away near Captain Norrington. A few other officers could just be seen, as the caves grew darker due to the setting sun. They were all ready for their surprise attack but someone who was crucial to their attack was missing.
"Where's the girl?" Jack asked Meris and the pirate smiled crookedly. "You'll get her when enough of this," He waved his arm about, indicating the treasure. "Is safe on my ship, so you'd better tell yer men to hurry it along," He told Jack. "For it was not stipulated when or where she'd be returned to ye," Meris told him as he admired a golden goblet.
Hidden in the shadows Captain Norrington was both angry and upset - after all this Sarah was still Meris's prisoner? He couldn't take it anymore, he wanted Sarah back safe now - not when it suited the captain's plans. Unsheathing his sword he leapt into view. "Meris, a deal is a deal - you must return Sarah to us now," He demanded, a little shocked at his own courage to face a pirate, who had many other pirates at his command.
Captain Meris too, was a little shocked at an officer popping out of nowhere, demanding the girl be freed. It didn't take him too long to figure out that he and his men had been tricked. He drew his own sword and his men followed suit. "Now why don't yer other men show their faces too," He told Jack as Will slipped over beside him. "Why is it I knew one of these red coats were going to do something stupid?" Jack muttered to Will.
"Pearls of the navy - everyone of 'em," He said as they all emerged, all brandishing swords, pistols or both. Before long men from both sides started engaging in battle whilst the light from the waxing moon began to seep through the cracks. Will went to jump into the fray when Jack put his arm out to stop him. "Listen mate, we might need a bit of help," He said as he slipped his hand into the gold coins and plucked one out. "Savvy?"