August, 2003.
The island which Barbosa ordered his pirates to attack.
"They're coming after us!" shrieked Elizabeth in horror.
"They're coming after us!" shrieked Will in horror.
"They're coming after you," said Shawna and Jack at the same time to the horrified Will.
"Run away! Run away!" Will screamed.
"No. They will not hurt you, or us," said the umbrella calmly. "You see, in the actual movie, Jack had time to get an actual crew. The bad guys have to give us time to get a crew, you know."
"Oh. And how do you know all this?" demanded Jack.
"I AM THE UMBRELLA," said the umbrella. "So of course-"
"You know everything . . ." breathed Shawna. Nobody noticed that Elizabeth was eyeing the umbrella with an admiring stare.
"Besides, they cannot hurt Will," contined the umbrella.
"And why not?" demanded Will. "They have guns and cannon and assorted sharp and pointy things. That would hurt me."
"Because," said the umbrella dramatically, "you are an orphan boy."
"An orphan boy-how sad!" sniffled Elizabeth.
"But why won't they hurt orphans? They didn't care about hurting orphans when I was their captain," snorted Jack.
"I know. But between then and now, they have discovered the actual pirates' manual."
"The actual pirates' manual?" chourosed the rest of them.
"Yes. It is a play of sorts, called 'The Pirates of Penzance,' by Sirs William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The Pirates of Penzance do not hurt orphans, for they are orphans themselves. The pirates of the Caribbean are also orphans, and they decided not to hurt orphans. So all we have to do is say we are orphans, and they'll let us off."
"That is a brilliant idea," said Elizabeth, staring dreamily at the umbrella and thinking of another way out of the problem for herself.
"Oh, Umbrella, you are so intelligent!" Shawna squealed.
"Why, thank you," said the umbrella. Shawna, of course, thought he/it was speaking to her, but in reality he/it was talking to Elizabeth.
The band of good guys watched the approaching pirate ship.
"They're coming after us!" shrieked Elizabeth in horror.
"They're coming after us!" shrieked Will in horror.
"They're coming after you," said Shawna and Jack at the same time to the horrified Will.
"Run away! Run away!" Will screamed.
"No. They will not hurt you, or us," said the umbrella calmly. "You see, in the actual movie, Jack had time to get an actual crew. The bad guys have to give us time to get a crew, you know."
"Oh. And how do you know all this?" demanded Jack.
"I AM THE UMBRELLA," said the umbrella. "So of course-"
"You know everything . . ." breathed Shawna. Nobody noticed that Elizabeth was eyeing the umbrella with an admiring stare.
"Besides, they cannot hurt Will," contined the umbrella.
"And why not?" demanded Will. "They have guns and cannon and assorted sharp and pointy things. That would hurt me."
"Because," said the umbrella dramatically, "you are an orphan boy."
"An orphan boy-how sad!" sniffled Elizabeth.
"But why won't they hurt orphans? They didn't care about hurting orphans when I was their captain," snorted Jack.
"I know. But between then and now, they have discovered the actual pirates' manual."
"The actual pirates' manual?" chourosed the rest of them.
"Yes. It is a play of sorts, called 'The Pirates of Penzance,' by Sirs William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The Pirates of Penzance do not hurt orphans, for they are orphans themselves. The pirates of the Caribbean are also orphans, and they decided not to hurt orphans. So all we have to do is say we are orphans, and they'll let us off."
"That is a brilliant idea," said Elizabeth, staring dreamily at the umbrella and thinking of another way out of the problem for herself.
"Oh, Umbrella, you are so intelligent!" Shawna squealed.
"Why, thank you," said the umbrella. Shawna, of course, thought he/it was speaking to her, but in reality he/it was talking to Elizabeth.
The band of good guys watched the approaching pirate ship.