A/N - Another day, another chapter. I hope you enjoy this one, folks.
Please review, and thank you to all of those who already did! Watch out
for this chappie, Will fans. . . (That's all I'm going to say)
~Lady Cyann~
Disclaimer - I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean. I do not own Jack Sparrow, the awesome pirate captain of the aforesaid movie. I do not own any of the dialogue or songs spoken or sang by the captain or others, located in the aforesaid movie, savvy?
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Jack whooped noisily with joy and fervor as Gianna stood gaping, her jaw nearly hitting the sand. The Pearl was all she's thought it to be and more. The whole thing was an unvarnished, flawless black that shone in the sun like obsidian. The sails were like so many blankets, and from far away it looked like a black piece of sky.
Jack was singing gleefully, "We're saved, we're saved, we're saved!" and proceeded to sweep Gianna up in a playful dance. He swung and spun her around, dancing to the music in his head. "We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, we loot, drink up, me hearties YO HO!" He sang. Gianna struggled to pull Jack out of his insanity and get his attention. After she had said his name for the millionth time without a response, she slapped him across the face. His beads jingled.
"Now, what was that for, luv?" Jack asked, not sounding even the slightest bit angry.
"Snap out of it, Jack! Have you even thought about the finer details, such as, how we would get on board the Pearl? Perhaps, the ship is just passing by and wasn't intending to come within a league of this island? Perhaps, since you are the former captain of the vessel, the new captain would resist taking you aboard?"
"Lass, don't underestimate the intellect of a pirate," Jack said coolly. When Gianna met his eyes with a puzzled stare, he continued, "Gianna, darling, I happen to be about 99% sure that those pirates will be coming to this island. You see, this is one of the most popular marooning islands in the Caribbean due to its proximity, or lack thereof, to other islands. Ergo, they would have no other reason to be out here, savvy?"
Gianna could not counter this. "Okay," she said cheerily, "Works for me. Now what's our plan of action?"
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Jack guessed that the poor soul to be marooned would probably walk the plank late the next morning. So Jack and Gianna spent the evening and into the night for preparation. Gianna used Jack's linen shirt and animal sinews to sew a pack. This she filled with spring water, coconuts, and the few earthly belongings they still had. The thought that they would soon be aboard the Black Pearl put Jack in a good mood. He walked around camp whistling bawdy pirate songs and showered Gianna with kisses.
Jack approached Gianna at sunset. "Okay, here's the plan," he began. "We get up at dawn, and make sure all's well and ready to go. When the man's marooned, we wait til he arrived on the island, and we chat with him. If we like him, we'll agree to take him back with us. If he's annoying, we'll discard him, savvy?"
Gianna nodded grimly. It was their last chance.
That night, they fell asleep to dreams of the Black Pearl, Gianna warm in the crook of Jack's arm.
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The next morning they awoke with the sun as planned. Gianna put all their stuff together (which was not much), and they bathed and dressed quickly. They saw an indistinct, gray shape hurtle over the side of the Pearl and into the ocean. He swam furiously toward the island. He soon arrived, and looked upon them with shock.
"Jack Sparrow?" the handsome man said questioningly.
"Well if it isn't the spawn of ol' Bootstrap Bill, Will Turner?" Jack said, and the two embraced heartily, slapping each other on the back and laughing. But Jack's face turned grave.
"Why were you part of the crew of the ruthless pirate that stole me ship, boy?" Will said nothing, and he slumped.
"I don't wanna talk about this," he stated.
"It's ok, Will me boy! We're intending to swim out and sneak aboard the Pearl! You can come with us!" Jack reassured him.
Will shook his head furiously and said, "I'd rather be abandoned here on this island than have to the face my old captain again. It's bloody awful." Suddenly his eyes widened significantly and he started to stutter in fear. Jack groaned.
"What is it now?" Jack groaned, throwing his hands up expressively, "I don't even want to turn around!" But he did, and when he saw that the Black Pearl was sailing toward the island with great haste, he said, "Why ME?"
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"Uh-oh," Gianna spoke for the first time since Will's arrival. "That ruins our plan."
Jack wrapped his arm around Gianna consolingly, "No worries, luv, Jack'll find us a way." He led the trio behind a clump of tall bushes, concealing them from the pirate ship.
Will looked at Gianna, and back at Jack.
"So, Jack, this is your-" he began.
"Yes, me boy, this is my lady," Jack said, and when Will looked at him speculatively, he said, "But she's different. She's the only one for me, of that I am sure." He kissed Gianna showily and romantically, making her glow with pleasure.
"Please to meet your acquaintance, miss." Will bent and kissed Gianna's hand, making her blush, and making Jack angry. He swatted Will's hand away.
"May I inquire as to your name, miss?" Will, not regarding Jack's motion, asked politely.
Gianna responded, more softly than she intended, "Gianna Cirocco."
Will gasped, and looked at Jack, "The pirate?"
Gianna leaned in towards Will, "The one and only."
"You've more on your hands than you'd think, Sparrow," Will said, laughing good-naturedly."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jack said, going on the defensive.
"Them lady pirates, you never know with them. . ." Will continued, seeming to find this conversation extremely funny.
"Don't you ever go insulting my lass, whelp." Jack said, his voice brimming over with rage.
"I fear you've met your match, Sparrow," Will said, "This girl's probably visited as many whorehouses and you!" He launched into raucous laughter, and Jack punched his lights out.
He wrapped his arm around Gianna and said, "He'll not be coming with us."
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Disclaimer - I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean. I do not own Jack Sparrow, the awesome pirate captain of the aforesaid movie. I do not own any of the dialogue or songs spoken or sang by the captain or others, located in the aforesaid movie, savvy?
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Jack whooped noisily with joy and fervor as Gianna stood gaping, her jaw nearly hitting the sand. The Pearl was all she's thought it to be and more. The whole thing was an unvarnished, flawless black that shone in the sun like obsidian. The sails were like so many blankets, and from far away it looked like a black piece of sky.
Jack was singing gleefully, "We're saved, we're saved, we're saved!" and proceeded to sweep Gianna up in a playful dance. He swung and spun her around, dancing to the music in his head. "We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, we loot, drink up, me hearties YO HO!" He sang. Gianna struggled to pull Jack out of his insanity and get his attention. After she had said his name for the millionth time without a response, she slapped him across the face. His beads jingled.
"Now, what was that for, luv?" Jack asked, not sounding even the slightest bit angry.
"Snap out of it, Jack! Have you even thought about the finer details, such as, how we would get on board the Pearl? Perhaps, the ship is just passing by and wasn't intending to come within a league of this island? Perhaps, since you are the former captain of the vessel, the new captain would resist taking you aboard?"
"Lass, don't underestimate the intellect of a pirate," Jack said coolly. When Gianna met his eyes with a puzzled stare, he continued, "Gianna, darling, I happen to be about 99% sure that those pirates will be coming to this island. You see, this is one of the most popular marooning islands in the Caribbean due to its proximity, or lack thereof, to other islands. Ergo, they would have no other reason to be out here, savvy?"
Gianna could not counter this. "Okay," she said cheerily, "Works for me. Now what's our plan of action?"
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Jack guessed that the poor soul to be marooned would probably walk the plank late the next morning. So Jack and Gianna spent the evening and into the night for preparation. Gianna used Jack's linen shirt and animal sinews to sew a pack. This she filled with spring water, coconuts, and the few earthly belongings they still had. The thought that they would soon be aboard the Black Pearl put Jack in a good mood. He walked around camp whistling bawdy pirate songs and showered Gianna with kisses.
Jack approached Gianna at sunset. "Okay, here's the plan," he began. "We get up at dawn, and make sure all's well and ready to go. When the man's marooned, we wait til he arrived on the island, and we chat with him. If we like him, we'll agree to take him back with us. If he's annoying, we'll discard him, savvy?"
Gianna nodded grimly. It was their last chance.
That night, they fell asleep to dreams of the Black Pearl, Gianna warm in the crook of Jack's arm.
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The next morning they awoke with the sun as planned. Gianna put all their stuff together (which was not much), and they bathed and dressed quickly. They saw an indistinct, gray shape hurtle over the side of the Pearl and into the ocean. He swam furiously toward the island. He soon arrived, and looked upon them with shock.
"Jack Sparrow?" the handsome man said questioningly.
"Well if it isn't the spawn of ol' Bootstrap Bill, Will Turner?" Jack said, and the two embraced heartily, slapping each other on the back and laughing. But Jack's face turned grave.
"Why were you part of the crew of the ruthless pirate that stole me ship, boy?" Will said nothing, and he slumped.
"I don't wanna talk about this," he stated.
"It's ok, Will me boy! We're intending to swim out and sneak aboard the Pearl! You can come with us!" Jack reassured him.
Will shook his head furiously and said, "I'd rather be abandoned here on this island than have to the face my old captain again. It's bloody awful." Suddenly his eyes widened significantly and he started to stutter in fear. Jack groaned.
"What is it now?" Jack groaned, throwing his hands up expressively, "I don't even want to turn around!" But he did, and when he saw that the Black Pearl was sailing toward the island with great haste, he said, "Why ME?"
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"Uh-oh," Gianna spoke for the first time since Will's arrival. "That ruins our plan."
Jack wrapped his arm around Gianna consolingly, "No worries, luv, Jack'll find us a way." He led the trio behind a clump of tall bushes, concealing them from the pirate ship.
Will looked at Gianna, and back at Jack.
"So, Jack, this is your-" he began.
"Yes, me boy, this is my lady," Jack said, and when Will looked at him speculatively, he said, "But she's different. She's the only one for me, of that I am sure." He kissed Gianna showily and romantically, making her glow with pleasure.
"Please to meet your acquaintance, miss." Will bent and kissed Gianna's hand, making her blush, and making Jack angry. He swatted Will's hand away.
"May I inquire as to your name, miss?" Will, not regarding Jack's motion, asked politely.
Gianna responded, more softly than she intended, "Gianna Cirocco."
Will gasped, and looked at Jack, "The pirate?"
Gianna leaned in towards Will, "The one and only."
"You've more on your hands than you'd think, Sparrow," Will said, laughing good-naturedly."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jack said, going on the defensive.
"Them lady pirates, you never know with them. . ." Will continued, seeming to find this conversation extremely funny.
"Don't you ever go insulting my lass, whelp." Jack said, his voice brimming over with rage.
"I fear you've met your match, Sparrow," Will said, "This girl's probably visited as many whorehouses and you!" He launched into raucous laughter, and Jack punched his lights out.
He wrapped his arm around Gianna and said, "He'll not be coming with us."
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