Chapter 20:
A/N: Ah, what a beautiful morning! Well time to get back to work on my story! Oh and by the way, I am working on changing the beginning of Salina Rose a little, that way it doesn't rush in to things and it doesn't seem too mary sue, even though it really is *shrugs* , oh well. I just figured I'd tell you guys first since after all you are my readers! Well please continue reading and I'll let you know when I update the first story, TA!
Disclaimer: Haven't we been through this before, seriously I don't own POTC!
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Recap:
"Nothing, never mind. Can we just get on with the ship stealing?"
"Ahem!" A loud voice sounded behind them.
Jack turned and saw Henry with his pistol aimed at Will, "What is this I hear about stealing our ship?"
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Will looked down the barrel of the pistol terrified of what might happen next.
"I think ye should be getting yer bloody carcasses off our ship before one of us decides to go buck wild with a pistol!"
Jack was about ready to step forward and make a smart comment when a gun went off. There was silence for a brief period of time.
"You three stay here!" Henry ran to the side of the ship looking around the peer and finally finding the drunk in his chair. "Sean, can ye watch yer pistol yer going to kill someone! Blubbering idiot!" He looked back at the trio and aimed his gun; "Ye three stay right there no sudden movements or I blow ye straight to Davie Jones' locker!"
"Damn it Sean, are ye even listening to me?" He ran down the gangplank and starred at the man slouched in the chair, in one hand was a pistol in the other and empty bottle, "Where's Jake?"
Henry froze as the gold metal of a pistol was placed to the back of his head, "I'm sorry, Jake decided to take a sudden swim."
Henry looked to his side and saw Jake's corpse floating in the water rocking up against the ship. "Argh," was the first thing he blurted out as he turned around and saw the pistol now aimed at his face, "Yer the whore!"
Cat pulled the clip back on the pistol, "Sir do you really think it right to insult someone when they have a gun aimed to your head?"
"WHOA! THAT'S MY GIRL!" Salina screamed from the ship Jack and Will turned and looked at her awkwardly, "ahem, sorry." She lowered her eyes and then laughed softly.
"Now if you're a smart man, which I know you are Henry, is it?"
"Aye it's henry wench!"
"Tisk, tisk, we really need to work on your manners, it's ma'am, savvy?" Cat pressed the barrel harder against his forehead.
"Aye ma'am," he said behind gritted teeth.
"Now Henry, I want you to toss your pistol into the water over there and hand me your cutlass, then I want you to tell me exactly when your crew is to be back, got that?"
"Yes ma'am," he dropped his pistol into the water and undid the belt holding the cutlass and handed it to Cat.
"Thank ye kindly sir, now when might your crew be expected back?"
"Dawn," he gulped hard and starred down at the barrel.
"Will and Salina go make sure the ship is intact and ready to go, Jack check the sails. I'll be up in a minute to help," she turned back to Henry with a smile, "Tonight your lucky night Henry, I'm going to give you two choices you can continue to stand here like a moron and I'll shoot you or you can agree to join our crew and do as we say. So what'll it be?"
"I believe my only true choice is to join your crew, wouldn't ye agree?"
"Aye it seems so, well go ahead up but know we'll be watching you very carefully one false move and your lost forever, understand?"
"Yes ma'am," he began his stroll up the gangplank and onto the ship.
"That's a good boy!" Cat followed him up the plank her pistol aimed at his back the whole time.
"Cat! What in blazes are you doing?" Jack bellowed from the helm.
"I've recruited our newest crew member," she smiled innocently and winked.
"Something tells me I'd be better off drunk tonight," Jack grabbed a flask from his breast pocket and took a swig.
"Sparrow I know you aint drinking!" Salina appeared on deck with a small barrel of potatoes and a knife, Will followed behind her with a stool, "We've got better things to do then have you drunk, you need to keep your mind focused on getting us to Bridgetown in one piece!"
"And what is it that you are doing, milady?"
"I'm skinning some potatoes for dinner, kind sir," she retorted.
Jack began to mock her twiddling his fingers as he went along, "I'm skinning some potatoes woo, I'm a big help. YOU'RE A BLOODY BARMAID THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!"
"AND YOU'RE AN OLD DRUNK WHO DOESN'T KNOW HIS LEFT FROM HIS RIGHT!"
"I do to know my left from my right," he took a moment to examine his hands, "when I'm sober," he let a small laugh escape his lips.
"Hopeless idiot," Salina sat on the stool peeling the potatoes and putting them into a small basket that William had brought up.
Cat shook her head laughing, "there they go again, never satisfied with each other, I swear they're going to kill each other before Barbossa ever gets the chance to."
Henry swirled around and looked at her with frightened eyes, "Did ye say Barbossa?"
"Aye that I did, now keep moving or this bullet will find a cozy spot in your back," Cat shoved him along down the lower decks. Her boot squished on the wood floor as she walked and water seeped out.
Salina turned her head at the strange sound and began laughing as she realized how soaked Cat had gotten, her clothes were sticking to her body and her hair dripped fiercely on the floor.
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"It's good to see you again Miss Swann, or is it now Mrs. Turner?" Barbossa crocked through the bars of Elizabeth's cell.
Elizabeth slumped in the corner of her cold wet cell and starred away from Barbossa. The cell was dark and had a rotten smell that, like a noose, wrapped itself around her throat and cut off her breathing. It was musty and old, Elizabeth could barely see the other figures in her cell let alone the pirate at the door.
"I suppose it doesn't matter, because when dear William comes all he'll find is your remains, but don't feel bad he'll join you shortly after, I promise," Barbossa continued.
"You bastard," Elizabeth grabbed and a minute chunk of wood that had been sitting next to her and chucked it at the door.
"Such a temper on such a lovely young woman, what has changed you? Is it perhaps that you know you can't get out or is it fear of losing all that you once loved, either way it seems to work to my advantage."
She began muttering under her breath and the tears that rolled down her cheek.
"What's that I couldn't hear you, forgive me I am aging unfortunately," Barbossa teased.
"I said go to hell," she rang out finally not even looking up from the spot that her eyes were fixed on.
"I've been there once, lovely place. You know I think you're afraid of losing that which you love," he paused a moment waiting until he got Elizabeth's attention before he started again, "That's what was Salina's problem. She had lost so much in her life time that she was afraid of losing something else, something of value to her. That's how I was able to have my plan work all them years ago. Without her, it never would have worked."
"Your so horrible! How could you do that to her? All she knew was that life and you robbed it from her, for what? A ship? What kind of man would trade someone's life for a ship?"
"Pirate, and you forget that Salina also had many secrets of her own. All you know is what she tells you, but deep down inside she's just as vicious and crewel as me, as is Jack. Did she ever explain to you how her mother died?"
"She was ill, she died when Salina was very young."
"Wrong! Salina found her mother years later when she joined the Pearl, she murdered her mother and her real father."
"No! Salina wouldn't, they must've provoked her!"
"She also killed a young woman in a tavern her name was Jordan, and you can't forget the time she rose up against your father and left you both behind!"
"No!" Elizabeth yelled again.
"Barbossa leave the child alone!" Gibbs shouted in a very frustrated tone, "She doesn't need to know went on in the past because it's gone, it's done!"
Elizabeth looked a little shocked and hurt at the same time, "So it did happen, she really did those things?"
"There's more to the story then what Barbossa here is telling you, she had her reasons!"
"Reasons," Elizabeth asked shakily," what reason's could she have for killing some one like that?"
"Yes Gibbs please enlighten us," Barbossa insisted making himself comfortable in his wooden chair the whole time.
"I knew that wench was good for nothing!" Ana- Maria chimed in, her voice raspy and full of hate.
"Bite your tongue woman! Salina is a damn good pirate and you know it, your just jealous that she was able to win Jack's affection and you weren't!" Gibbs' protested.
"That man doesn't live with a sole woman, he picks one up at every town, everyone knows it! He can't keep his paws off the ladies!"
"That was exactly the attitude Jordan had, she was crazy jealous and it drove her mad that someone as simple as Salina could have such an effect on Jack!" He turned to Barbossa, "It's true and you know it, you were there, Jordan provoked her own death!"
"Hog wash! Salina ran her through clean as a whistle because she was afraid Jordan was too much competition! Salina was the one who was jealous!" Barbossa stood and starred down Gibbs with rage burning in his eyes.
"And I suppose you are going to say that Jack wasn't all over her in the pub! That it wasn't partially his fault?"
"Tell her what happened earlier that day! Tell her about James," Barbossa's eyes cut to Elizabeth's who was still in awe about the whole subject.
"James," she questioned curiously.
"Yes James Norrington the second youngest of the three Norrington brother's, the current Commodore is the youngest."
"Enough of this! I'm sick of arguing over the past, its Salina's life not ours and I will not listen to it any more!" Gibbs sounded and rolled over in the cell.
"Gibbs you can't just stop there, I need to know! Was my cousin a ruthless cutthroat or was she not?"
"You know your cousin, you see how she is now, make your own choice." With that Gibbs went back to sleeping, as did Ana-Maria.
"You see Elizabeth he gives up, because he knows that I was right! I'll let you out of that dank cell if you'll believe me, but only if you believe me and trust my every word."
"I'd rather die!" She spit through the cell bars and went back to her soggy corner.
Barbossa wiped the spit from his face, "Have it your way, but a cell is no place to keep an expecting mother!" Barbossa stood and walked out of the brig.
Elizabeth held her stomach and tried to forget the mess of the night. But one thought kept her awake; 'How does he know? We told no one, not even my father.'
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A/N: o0o0o0o0o0o0! I wonder what will happen next? Well we will find out in the next chapter! Mawha!!! All right then. Guess until next tome, TA! Oh and do keep up the good reviews, I love them so very much! *tosses candy into the air* Candy for everyone!
A/N: Ah, what a beautiful morning! Well time to get back to work on my story! Oh and by the way, I am working on changing the beginning of Salina Rose a little, that way it doesn't rush in to things and it doesn't seem too mary sue, even though it really is *shrugs* , oh well. I just figured I'd tell you guys first since after all you are my readers! Well please continue reading and I'll let you know when I update the first story, TA!
Disclaimer: Haven't we been through this before, seriously I don't own POTC!
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Recap:
"Nothing, never mind. Can we just get on with the ship stealing?"
"Ahem!" A loud voice sounded behind them.
Jack turned and saw Henry with his pistol aimed at Will, "What is this I hear about stealing our ship?"
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Will looked down the barrel of the pistol terrified of what might happen next.
"I think ye should be getting yer bloody carcasses off our ship before one of us decides to go buck wild with a pistol!"
Jack was about ready to step forward and make a smart comment when a gun went off. There was silence for a brief period of time.
"You three stay here!" Henry ran to the side of the ship looking around the peer and finally finding the drunk in his chair. "Sean, can ye watch yer pistol yer going to kill someone! Blubbering idiot!" He looked back at the trio and aimed his gun; "Ye three stay right there no sudden movements or I blow ye straight to Davie Jones' locker!"
"Damn it Sean, are ye even listening to me?" He ran down the gangplank and starred at the man slouched in the chair, in one hand was a pistol in the other and empty bottle, "Where's Jake?"
Henry froze as the gold metal of a pistol was placed to the back of his head, "I'm sorry, Jake decided to take a sudden swim."
Henry looked to his side and saw Jake's corpse floating in the water rocking up against the ship. "Argh," was the first thing he blurted out as he turned around and saw the pistol now aimed at his face, "Yer the whore!"
Cat pulled the clip back on the pistol, "Sir do you really think it right to insult someone when they have a gun aimed to your head?"
"WHOA! THAT'S MY GIRL!" Salina screamed from the ship Jack and Will turned and looked at her awkwardly, "ahem, sorry." She lowered her eyes and then laughed softly.
"Now if you're a smart man, which I know you are Henry, is it?"
"Aye it's henry wench!"
"Tisk, tisk, we really need to work on your manners, it's ma'am, savvy?" Cat pressed the barrel harder against his forehead.
"Aye ma'am," he said behind gritted teeth.
"Now Henry, I want you to toss your pistol into the water over there and hand me your cutlass, then I want you to tell me exactly when your crew is to be back, got that?"
"Yes ma'am," he dropped his pistol into the water and undid the belt holding the cutlass and handed it to Cat.
"Thank ye kindly sir, now when might your crew be expected back?"
"Dawn," he gulped hard and starred down at the barrel.
"Will and Salina go make sure the ship is intact and ready to go, Jack check the sails. I'll be up in a minute to help," she turned back to Henry with a smile, "Tonight your lucky night Henry, I'm going to give you two choices you can continue to stand here like a moron and I'll shoot you or you can agree to join our crew and do as we say. So what'll it be?"
"I believe my only true choice is to join your crew, wouldn't ye agree?"
"Aye it seems so, well go ahead up but know we'll be watching you very carefully one false move and your lost forever, understand?"
"Yes ma'am," he began his stroll up the gangplank and onto the ship.
"That's a good boy!" Cat followed him up the plank her pistol aimed at his back the whole time.
"Cat! What in blazes are you doing?" Jack bellowed from the helm.
"I've recruited our newest crew member," she smiled innocently and winked.
"Something tells me I'd be better off drunk tonight," Jack grabbed a flask from his breast pocket and took a swig.
"Sparrow I know you aint drinking!" Salina appeared on deck with a small barrel of potatoes and a knife, Will followed behind her with a stool, "We've got better things to do then have you drunk, you need to keep your mind focused on getting us to Bridgetown in one piece!"
"And what is it that you are doing, milady?"
"I'm skinning some potatoes for dinner, kind sir," she retorted.
Jack began to mock her twiddling his fingers as he went along, "I'm skinning some potatoes woo, I'm a big help. YOU'RE A BLOODY BARMAID THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!"
"AND YOU'RE AN OLD DRUNK WHO DOESN'T KNOW HIS LEFT FROM HIS RIGHT!"
"I do to know my left from my right," he took a moment to examine his hands, "when I'm sober," he let a small laugh escape his lips.
"Hopeless idiot," Salina sat on the stool peeling the potatoes and putting them into a small basket that William had brought up.
Cat shook her head laughing, "there they go again, never satisfied with each other, I swear they're going to kill each other before Barbossa ever gets the chance to."
Henry swirled around and looked at her with frightened eyes, "Did ye say Barbossa?"
"Aye that I did, now keep moving or this bullet will find a cozy spot in your back," Cat shoved him along down the lower decks. Her boot squished on the wood floor as she walked and water seeped out.
Salina turned her head at the strange sound and began laughing as she realized how soaked Cat had gotten, her clothes were sticking to her body and her hair dripped fiercely on the floor.
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"It's good to see you again Miss Swann, or is it now Mrs. Turner?" Barbossa crocked through the bars of Elizabeth's cell.
Elizabeth slumped in the corner of her cold wet cell and starred away from Barbossa. The cell was dark and had a rotten smell that, like a noose, wrapped itself around her throat and cut off her breathing. It was musty and old, Elizabeth could barely see the other figures in her cell let alone the pirate at the door.
"I suppose it doesn't matter, because when dear William comes all he'll find is your remains, but don't feel bad he'll join you shortly after, I promise," Barbossa continued.
"You bastard," Elizabeth grabbed and a minute chunk of wood that had been sitting next to her and chucked it at the door.
"Such a temper on such a lovely young woman, what has changed you? Is it perhaps that you know you can't get out or is it fear of losing all that you once loved, either way it seems to work to my advantage."
She began muttering under her breath and the tears that rolled down her cheek.
"What's that I couldn't hear you, forgive me I am aging unfortunately," Barbossa teased.
"I said go to hell," she rang out finally not even looking up from the spot that her eyes were fixed on.
"I've been there once, lovely place. You know I think you're afraid of losing that which you love," he paused a moment waiting until he got Elizabeth's attention before he started again, "That's what was Salina's problem. She had lost so much in her life time that she was afraid of losing something else, something of value to her. That's how I was able to have my plan work all them years ago. Without her, it never would have worked."
"Your so horrible! How could you do that to her? All she knew was that life and you robbed it from her, for what? A ship? What kind of man would trade someone's life for a ship?"
"Pirate, and you forget that Salina also had many secrets of her own. All you know is what she tells you, but deep down inside she's just as vicious and crewel as me, as is Jack. Did she ever explain to you how her mother died?"
"She was ill, she died when Salina was very young."
"Wrong! Salina found her mother years later when she joined the Pearl, she murdered her mother and her real father."
"No! Salina wouldn't, they must've provoked her!"
"She also killed a young woman in a tavern her name was Jordan, and you can't forget the time she rose up against your father and left you both behind!"
"No!" Elizabeth yelled again.
"Barbossa leave the child alone!" Gibbs shouted in a very frustrated tone, "She doesn't need to know went on in the past because it's gone, it's done!"
Elizabeth looked a little shocked and hurt at the same time, "So it did happen, she really did those things?"
"There's more to the story then what Barbossa here is telling you, she had her reasons!"
"Reasons," Elizabeth asked shakily," what reason's could she have for killing some one like that?"
"Yes Gibbs please enlighten us," Barbossa insisted making himself comfortable in his wooden chair the whole time.
"I knew that wench was good for nothing!" Ana- Maria chimed in, her voice raspy and full of hate.
"Bite your tongue woman! Salina is a damn good pirate and you know it, your just jealous that she was able to win Jack's affection and you weren't!" Gibbs' protested.
"That man doesn't live with a sole woman, he picks one up at every town, everyone knows it! He can't keep his paws off the ladies!"
"That was exactly the attitude Jordan had, she was crazy jealous and it drove her mad that someone as simple as Salina could have such an effect on Jack!" He turned to Barbossa, "It's true and you know it, you were there, Jordan provoked her own death!"
"Hog wash! Salina ran her through clean as a whistle because she was afraid Jordan was too much competition! Salina was the one who was jealous!" Barbossa stood and starred down Gibbs with rage burning in his eyes.
"And I suppose you are going to say that Jack wasn't all over her in the pub! That it wasn't partially his fault?"
"Tell her what happened earlier that day! Tell her about James," Barbossa's eyes cut to Elizabeth's who was still in awe about the whole subject.
"James," she questioned curiously.
"Yes James Norrington the second youngest of the three Norrington brother's, the current Commodore is the youngest."
"Enough of this! I'm sick of arguing over the past, its Salina's life not ours and I will not listen to it any more!" Gibbs sounded and rolled over in the cell.
"Gibbs you can't just stop there, I need to know! Was my cousin a ruthless cutthroat or was she not?"
"You know your cousin, you see how she is now, make your own choice." With that Gibbs went back to sleeping, as did Ana-Maria.
"You see Elizabeth he gives up, because he knows that I was right! I'll let you out of that dank cell if you'll believe me, but only if you believe me and trust my every word."
"I'd rather die!" She spit through the cell bars and went back to her soggy corner.
Barbossa wiped the spit from his face, "Have it your way, but a cell is no place to keep an expecting mother!" Barbossa stood and walked out of the brig.
Elizabeth held her stomach and tried to forget the mess of the night. But one thought kept her awake; 'How does he know? We told no one, not even my father.'
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A/N: o0o0o0o0o0o0! I wonder what will happen next? Well we will find out in the next chapter! Mawha!!! All right then. Guess until next tome, TA! Oh and do keep up the good reviews, I love them so very much! *tosses candy into the air* Candy for everyone!