Chapter 24:
A/N: Good Day to all! I just wanted to say thank you to all of my reviewers; you all are so kind!!! And secondly I will be continuing my other story on the side, thanks for pushing me to write it! And lastly, HERE'S THE NEXT CHAPTER!
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"Hey Cat?" Salina called to her from behind the tall desk.
"Yesum?" Cat tried to sit up high enough to see her.
"By any chance, would you happen to have a handkerchief?"
"No, what would you be needing a handkerchief for anyway?"
"Well the Captain here is starting to drool on my shoulder," Salina shuddered, "filthy stinking cad! I can't take it any more!" Salina pushed Jack off of her and dragged him over to his bed, "Help me put him up here. Cat! CAT!"
Cat stirred from her short slumber, "Wha?"
"Get your sorry excuse for a pirate arse up here and help me!" Demanded Salina, her hands held his forearms ready to hoist him onto the bed.
"Okay, okay, I'm coming. Don't have to be so bossy," she grumbled as she approached Salina, "is he going to sleep through this?"
"He slept through me dragging his body across the floor, why should he sleep through this?"
"Good point," Cat leaned down and picked up his feet. "On three then? One-Two-Three!" They lifted the body onto the off-white sheets.
"Now that that's out of the way," Salina looked Cat over for a moment.
Cat's eyes widened becoming a little frightened of her friends intentions, "What?"
"You're going to stay in here with these two blubbering idiots," she shoved passed Cat and was on her way to the door.
"I aint no blubb- blubb- oh hell! I aint what you said!" Called Will from the floor by the closet.
"And I'm Commodore Norrington!" Shouted Salina opening the door to walk out.
"AND I'M THE SORRY LASS WHO GETS STUCK IN HERE WITH THESE TWO FILTHY CADS!" Screamed Cat.
The drunken Will watched the argument with a strange fascination.
"Aye, you are the sorry lass who gets stuck with them. Cheeerio!" Salina walked out and slammed the door in Cat's face.
"Now wait a moment here! Salina," Cat pulled on the door but it was locked, she began shaking it furiously, "SALINA! SALINA YOU STINKING SELFICH CUR! WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE I SWEAR YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE I KILL!"
Salina made her way up to the helm listening to her friend's ramblings as she strolled along, "Hogwash my dear friend! You couldn't kill me, we're too close!"
"I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION," came the voice on the other side of the wood flooring.
The elder pirate laughed as she approached the helm, her fingers wound themselves around the wood knobs of the wheel. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath praying that she would make it in time, hoping that Elizabeth and the crew were still alive.
She opened her eyes remembering Elizabeth's wind like spirit; Salina knew that Beth could do anything she wanted. She had such a strong will, much like Salina's, maybe even stronger. "I will come for you Beth, but I must wait for the opportune moment." Salina laughed realizing how much of Jack had rubbed off on her.
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"Argh! She's not even listening anymore!" Cat crossed her arms and sunk down into an old chair that was caked with dust. Cat began coughing and gagging on the dust and dirt that filled the air as she sat down.
Will was on the floor laughing at her foolishness. Cat peered down at him giving the evilest look she could possibly give.
"Hey I'm not the one who sat in the chair, am I?" Will chuckled at her scuff and leaned up against the wall.
"It's hopeless, this is hopeless, I'm hopeless!" Cat stood and walked over to will, "Is this seat taken?"
He smiled slightly and patted the wood, "Why right here is the grandest seat in the house", he paused for a hiccup and then continued, "it's comfortable, luxurious and the best part, it's free!"
Cat laughed and slumped down onto the floor, "You're right it is comfortable."
Will picked up the rum bottle and shook it in front of her, "Rum?"
Cat eyed the bottle for a moment and then let a conniving grin grow on her face as she thought aloud, "She thinks she can shove the responsibility of taking care of you two off on me, lets see how she handles three drunks." Cat took the bottle from Will and began to gulp down the vile drink
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Elizabeth stirred in the bed and opened her eyes slowly, through the window she could tell it was in the afternoon. The sun was high in the sky and there were orders being shouted on top deck.
Beth pulled the covers from her legs and sat up rubbing her temples as to soothe her throbbing head. "Bloody hell, not now!" She swayed over to the window hastily; sticking her head out she began to empty her stomach out into the ocean. She turned and slid down the side of the wall, wiping her mouth on her sleeve.
Elizabeth noticed a small box hidden under the bed, she looked up at the door to check that no one was there before snatching it out from under the bed. "What have we here?"
She opened the lid and inside was enclosed a faded journal and scraps of maps along with one coin. Beth pulled out the gold coin and began to shake slightly, "The Aztec gold, he still has a piece. But how?"
There was movement out in the hallway and Beth quickly kicked the box under the bed and slid the gold coin into a small pocket within her pants. She stood shakily sticking her head out the window acting as if she were still emptying her stomach.
Barbossa walked in horrified at the sight of Elizabeth hanging out the window. He pulled her back in and sat her on the floor, "What do you think you're doing? Do you want to kill yourself?"
"I was puking my guts up, besides what's it matter to you if I just up and died?" She spoke in a bitter tone wiping her mouth once again on her sleeve.
"I have to protect my plan now don't I? Without you there is no plan, there is no trap, no set-up. I need that and you're the investment that insures that takes place." Barbossa stood and walked towards the door.
"That's it then? No hidden feelings, no murderous plot? Nothing?" Beth began laughing, "I'm sorry, for once I'm actually useful to you and it amuses me." Beth paused a moment to change her tone, "Barbossa I have one question that I would like you to answer honestly."
"Yeah, well what is it?" He sneered his hand on the door handle.
"You felt something for my cousin didn't you? And that's part of the reason why you were mad at Jack, because you couldn't have what he had all along? This really isn't about treasure or adventure it's about taking back what should've been yours in the first place, right? The Pearl, the adventure, the tittle of Captain, Salina; it's all for revenge."
Barbossa took out his dagger and marched over to where Beth sat. He jammed the dagger into the wall and breathed heavily in her face. "I'd appreciate it if we stuck to the present circumstances instead of traveling off down memory road!" Barbossa turned and strode over to the door.
"So you loved her then?" Beth called as he went out the door slamming it shut.
She gripped the handle off the dagger and yanked it from the wall; "I take that as a yes."
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Salina tied the wheel in place to keep the ship heading in a steady direction. She walked down the steps and turned to unlock the Captains quarters. "Hello Cat? Cat where are you?" Salina stepped further in the room ans noticed Cat and Will passed out on the floor.
"They've been like that for a good hour now," rang a voice from behind her.
Salina turned and saw Jack sitting up on the bed starring up at her, "really?" She shifted her body and glanced down at the empty rum bottle next to Cat, "For heavens sake, can anyone on this blasted ship stay sober?"
"Well you don't seem to be drunk or passed out," mentioned Jack.
"Besides me," Salina walked over to him and helped him to his feet. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I had been hit in the head with a rock several times, but besides that I seem to be okay. I think?"
Salina rolled her eyes and looked down at his hand, "You haven't been picking at this have you?" She untied the cloth and looked at the cut; dried blood surrounded the outer layer but inside it looked fine. "It should heal in a few days, until then keep it covered."
Jack looked down at her shirt and noticed the section missing from it his eyes met hers and he felt different, almost like he was off in a dream. Maybe that's what this was, was a dream. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For not killing me earlier for forcing myself on you."
Salina smiled as she tied the cloth back around his hand, "Nah, that wouldn't have been a smart idea, how would I get Beth back without a Captain?" She paused and gazed up at him her grin fading as she noticed his grim expression. "Come on, we have work to do, we're catching up with Barbossa. Won't be long till-."
Her sentence was interrupted by a tender kiss landing on her lips. She hesitated before agreeing with the action; the taste of his salty lips consumed her. Salina felt at peace, finally she felt whole again.
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A/N: I thought that was a rather good note to leave off on, don't you agree? Well more to come soon, so please keep up the reviews! Thanks and more candy for everyone! *dumps barrels of Halloween candy on the floor and watches as a bunch of rabbit reviewers run toward the pile* Good day and TA!
A/N: Good Day to all! I just wanted to say thank you to all of my reviewers; you all are so kind!!! And secondly I will be continuing my other story on the side, thanks for pushing me to write it! And lastly, HERE'S THE NEXT CHAPTER!
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"Hey Cat?" Salina called to her from behind the tall desk.
"Yesum?" Cat tried to sit up high enough to see her.
"By any chance, would you happen to have a handkerchief?"
"No, what would you be needing a handkerchief for anyway?"
"Well the Captain here is starting to drool on my shoulder," Salina shuddered, "filthy stinking cad! I can't take it any more!" Salina pushed Jack off of her and dragged him over to his bed, "Help me put him up here. Cat! CAT!"
Cat stirred from her short slumber, "Wha?"
"Get your sorry excuse for a pirate arse up here and help me!" Demanded Salina, her hands held his forearms ready to hoist him onto the bed.
"Okay, okay, I'm coming. Don't have to be so bossy," she grumbled as she approached Salina, "is he going to sleep through this?"
"He slept through me dragging his body across the floor, why should he sleep through this?"
"Good point," Cat leaned down and picked up his feet. "On three then? One-Two-Three!" They lifted the body onto the off-white sheets.
"Now that that's out of the way," Salina looked Cat over for a moment.
Cat's eyes widened becoming a little frightened of her friends intentions, "What?"
"You're going to stay in here with these two blubbering idiots," she shoved passed Cat and was on her way to the door.
"I aint no blubb- blubb- oh hell! I aint what you said!" Called Will from the floor by the closet.
"And I'm Commodore Norrington!" Shouted Salina opening the door to walk out.
"AND I'M THE SORRY LASS WHO GETS STUCK IN HERE WITH THESE TWO FILTHY CADS!" Screamed Cat.
The drunken Will watched the argument with a strange fascination.
"Aye, you are the sorry lass who gets stuck with them. Cheeerio!" Salina walked out and slammed the door in Cat's face.
"Now wait a moment here! Salina," Cat pulled on the door but it was locked, she began shaking it furiously, "SALINA! SALINA YOU STINKING SELFICH CUR! WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE I SWEAR YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE I KILL!"
Salina made her way up to the helm listening to her friend's ramblings as she strolled along, "Hogwash my dear friend! You couldn't kill me, we're too close!"
"I'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION," came the voice on the other side of the wood flooring.
The elder pirate laughed as she approached the helm, her fingers wound themselves around the wood knobs of the wheel. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath praying that she would make it in time, hoping that Elizabeth and the crew were still alive.
She opened her eyes remembering Elizabeth's wind like spirit; Salina knew that Beth could do anything she wanted. She had such a strong will, much like Salina's, maybe even stronger. "I will come for you Beth, but I must wait for the opportune moment." Salina laughed realizing how much of Jack had rubbed off on her.
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"Argh! She's not even listening anymore!" Cat crossed her arms and sunk down into an old chair that was caked with dust. Cat began coughing and gagging on the dust and dirt that filled the air as she sat down.
Will was on the floor laughing at her foolishness. Cat peered down at him giving the evilest look she could possibly give.
"Hey I'm not the one who sat in the chair, am I?" Will chuckled at her scuff and leaned up against the wall.
"It's hopeless, this is hopeless, I'm hopeless!" Cat stood and walked over to will, "Is this seat taken?"
He smiled slightly and patted the wood, "Why right here is the grandest seat in the house", he paused for a hiccup and then continued, "it's comfortable, luxurious and the best part, it's free!"
Cat laughed and slumped down onto the floor, "You're right it is comfortable."
Will picked up the rum bottle and shook it in front of her, "Rum?"
Cat eyed the bottle for a moment and then let a conniving grin grow on her face as she thought aloud, "She thinks she can shove the responsibility of taking care of you two off on me, lets see how she handles three drunks." Cat took the bottle from Will and began to gulp down the vile drink
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Elizabeth stirred in the bed and opened her eyes slowly, through the window she could tell it was in the afternoon. The sun was high in the sky and there were orders being shouted on top deck.
Beth pulled the covers from her legs and sat up rubbing her temples as to soothe her throbbing head. "Bloody hell, not now!" She swayed over to the window hastily; sticking her head out she began to empty her stomach out into the ocean. She turned and slid down the side of the wall, wiping her mouth on her sleeve.
Elizabeth noticed a small box hidden under the bed, she looked up at the door to check that no one was there before snatching it out from under the bed. "What have we here?"
She opened the lid and inside was enclosed a faded journal and scraps of maps along with one coin. Beth pulled out the gold coin and began to shake slightly, "The Aztec gold, he still has a piece. But how?"
There was movement out in the hallway and Beth quickly kicked the box under the bed and slid the gold coin into a small pocket within her pants. She stood shakily sticking her head out the window acting as if she were still emptying her stomach.
Barbossa walked in horrified at the sight of Elizabeth hanging out the window. He pulled her back in and sat her on the floor, "What do you think you're doing? Do you want to kill yourself?"
"I was puking my guts up, besides what's it matter to you if I just up and died?" She spoke in a bitter tone wiping her mouth once again on her sleeve.
"I have to protect my plan now don't I? Without you there is no plan, there is no trap, no set-up. I need that and you're the investment that insures that takes place." Barbossa stood and walked towards the door.
"That's it then? No hidden feelings, no murderous plot? Nothing?" Beth began laughing, "I'm sorry, for once I'm actually useful to you and it amuses me." Beth paused a moment to change her tone, "Barbossa I have one question that I would like you to answer honestly."
"Yeah, well what is it?" He sneered his hand on the door handle.
"You felt something for my cousin didn't you? And that's part of the reason why you were mad at Jack, because you couldn't have what he had all along? This really isn't about treasure or adventure it's about taking back what should've been yours in the first place, right? The Pearl, the adventure, the tittle of Captain, Salina; it's all for revenge."
Barbossa took out his dagger and marched over to where Beth sat. He jammed the dagger into the wall and breathed heavily in her face. "I'd appreciate it if we stuck to the present circumstances instead of traveling off down memory road!" Barbossa turned and strode over to the door.
"So you loved her then?" Beth called as he went out the door slamming it shut.
She gripped the handle off the dagger and yanked it from the wall; "I take that as a yes."
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Salina tied the wheel in place to keep the ship heading in a steady direction. She walked down the steps and turned to unlock the Captains quarters. "Hello Cat? Cat where are you?" Salina stepped further in the room ans noticed Cat and Will passed out on the floor.
"They've been like that for a good hour now," rang a voice from behind her.
Salina turned and saw Jack sitting up on the bed starring up at her, "really?" She shifted her body and glanced down at the empty rum bottle next to Cat, "For heavens sake, can anyone on this blasted ship stay sober?"
"Well you don't seem to be drunk or passed out," mentioned Jack.
"Besides me," Salina walked over to him and helped him to his feet. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I had been hit in the head with a rock several times, but besides that I seem to be okay. I think?"
Salina rolled her eyes and looked down at his hand, "You haven't been picking at this have you?" She untied the cloth and looked at the cut; dried blood surrounded the outer layer but inside it looked fine. "It should heal in a few days, until then keep it covered."
Jack looked down at her shirt and noticed the section missing from it his eyes met hers and he felt different, almost like he was off in a dream. Maybe that's what this was, was a dream. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"For not killing me earlier for forcing myself on you."
Salina smiled as she tied the cloth back around his hand, "Nah, that wouldn't have been a smart idea, how would I get Beth back without a Captain?" She paused and gazed up at him her grin fading as she noticed his grim expression. "Come on, we have work to do, we're catching up with Barbossa. Won't be long till-."
Her sentence was interrupted by a tender kiss landing on her lips. She hesitated before agreeing with the action; the taste of his salty lips consumed her. Salina felt at peace, finally she felt whole again.
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A/N: I thought that was a rather good note to leave off on, don't you agree? Well more to come soon, so please keep up the reviews! Thanks and more candy for everyone! *dumps barrels of Halloween candy on the floor and watches as a bunch of rabbit reviewers run toward the pile* Good day and TA!