Sorry bout the bad editing on the last one. We honestly have no idea what
happened. We're gonna clear this one up so there's no more confusion!-
Talon
Chapter 2
Jade Sparrow's Worst Nightmare
"I would never have believed it!" Will exclaimed incredulously. "Jack Sparrow! The infamous Captain Jack Sparrow has a daughter!"
"Yes, Yes, Will. I have a daughter."
"Well, where did she come from, where was she two years ago?"
"YOU REALIZE I AM HERE, DON'T YOU?" Jade cried, overcoming her shyness. It was then that Mrs. Elizabeth Turner walked in, holding two sleeping infants. First, she cried 'Jack!' Then focused on the source of all the noise.
"J-Jack? Who is that?" Mrs. Turner asked, just as shocked as Will.
"My daughter. You never met a less ladylike child!" Elizabeth just stared. After a moment, she regained her dignity and said:
"Well, we were going to have a-a-a party tonight, to celebrate the birth of the twins. You and the rest of the crew could come if you like!"
Jack bowed deeply and replied. "We'd love to." Then, gave her a strange look, which obviously meant something to Elizabeth, who promptly suggested something about grooming to Jack, who also accepted. Jade, however, was too preoccupied to notice any of this. Why would anyone ever need such a big house? And so. . . . .clean! Suddenly, she heard Elizabeth say " Are you sure Anamarie doesn't need some as well?"
"Nah!" Jack replied. "She, believe it or not, can actually be a lady! I mean, she has a dress and a hairbrush and everything!" Elizabeth giggled, and a maid, the same rosy-cheeked one who was scared of Jack, entered.
"Maria, would you please take Jade here to prepare for the party tonight?" Maria nodded and took Jade gently by the hand.
"Dad!?" she demanded, having no clue as to what exactly was going on. Jack bent down so he was level with her eyes.
"Jade, dearest daughter, treasure trove, my favorite girl in the world? You remember how I said, you might need to wear a dress?"
"No!" Jade cried. "Nuh-uh! No possible way you're getting me into a dress!" But her rants were cut short as Maria dragged her down the hall, with a surprisingly firm grip. Jade, not to be discouraged, shouted every word she'd ever picked up from her father right back at him. Maria commented on unladylike language, and Jade informed her that she was a pirate, not a lady!
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"So, Jack!" Elizabeth said, taking a seat beside Will on the couch opposite that on which the old pirate sat. "Tell us everything."
"About. . . ."
"Jade! You drunken pirate!"
"What can I say? 'Bout fourteen years ago, I met a lovely young lady called Caroline Ramose. 'Bout a year later, we docked in Tortuga and she shoved Jade into my arms and stormed off. 'Bout a week after that, your dad, Will, sent 'er someplace safe, just before I got marooned. When I finally got off that island, I went and got her, for reasons I still don't understand, stole a boat, and raised her ever since! Kept 'er hidden, so as to protect her, occasionally sending her someplace safe and picking her up later! I'd just sent her off so I could steal a ship, and that's when I met you! From then on, you know the story, then I came back, got her, and it's been the same, 'cept with a family."
"And why didn't you ever tell us about her?" Will asked, brows furrowed. Jack shrugged.
"I didn't know whether or not I could trust you, I figured we might never see each other again, so it really didn't matter."
"And all those other visits?"
"Didn't seem right important."
"Why now?"
"Will, you ask as many questions as Gibbs, you know that? Now just felt like the right time, savvy?"
"I suppose there's nothing else I can say."
"So, Elizabeth. Can this Maria of yours really turn me Jade into a lady?"
"Considering the fact that poor Jade was raised by you Jack, I'd say she has her work cut out for her, but I have complete coincidence that Maria can do it!"
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"OW! BLOODY HELL!"
"What's wrong, miss?"
"YOU'RE ATTACKING ME BLOODY HAIR WITH A BLOODY HAIRBRUSH! AND YA RUINED ME HAIR BEFORE THAT! LOOK AT MY BEADS AND WRAPS! IT'LL TAKE FOREVER TO GET 'EM ALL BACK IN! AND THEN YOU LATHERED IT UP IN ALL THOSE STUPID-SMELLING SOAPS-"
"Miss, I'm simply preparing you for the party! And you have to admit, the nice hot bath was rather nice!"
Jade didn't answer, flinching as the brush pulled at her many tangles.
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"NOW what're you doin'!?"
"It's make-up, miss!"
"You wiped off my kohl! That stuff's the only thing keepin' my eyes from burning in the sun!"
"You can apply some more later!"
"And what the hell is that?!"
"Lipstick, miss. And before you ask, this is eye shadow, and this is powder!"
"I know what powder is!"
After about ten minutes of applying make-up, Maria tackled the nails.
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"No! Lady, you are NOT getting me into one of THOSE things!"
Maria held up a lovely, blue-embroidered white dress and corset.
"Uh, maybe not just yet. . ." she muttered.
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"OW! What the-OW- BLOODY-OW!"
"I'm waxing your legs and tweezing your eyebrows, miss! Of course, the latter is already quite thin."
"Listen, I don't know anything about latters or platters or anything like that for the matter! But, damn woman, WHY ARE YOU RIPPING THE HAIR OFF ME LEGS?!"
"Because that's what's expected of a lady!"
"I already told ya, I ain't a lady!"
Maria couldn't help but smirk on the inside as she pulled the cloth again.
"OW!"
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"Like it or not, you're going to put it on!"
"NO!"
"Please Miss, they're quite fashionable in London."
"Look around! We ain't IN London!"
"Please-"
"I AIN'T PUTTIN' ON A CORSET! OR a dress for that matter!"
"Miss Sparrow! We can do this the easy way, or the hard way! All day, we've been doing this the hard way!"
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Two hours after going into the bedroom, Jade came out, and Jack could hardly recognize her. Before, she'd looked almost like a long-haired boy in tattered, too-big clothes, dull boots, greasy skin and hair, and brown fingernails. She came out with now clean, brushed hair in a bun, a powdered, make-upped face, red fingernails, and a ladylike air. Her five tarnished earrings (two in one ear, three in the other) had been replaced by two small pearls, and her dirty necklaces and bracelets had been replaced by new shiny ones. Most shocking of all, she was wearing a. . . .a. . . a dress! An embroidered, ladylike dress!
"I couldn't get her into a corset" he heard Maria whisper to Elizabeth.
"You can hardly get me into one." he heard Elizabeth reply. "You did very well, Maria!"
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Good, huh? Yup! I'm proud! Listen, any feedback or advice would be wonderful!-Talon
And could you please spread the word around? I don't care what you have to do. . . Dance naked in the streets with your hair on fire singing "A Pirate's Life For Me" if you have to, just please spread the word bout this story!-Raven
See that lovely blue button on the bottom? Press it! Go on, press it! You know you want to! Press it and submit your review!-talon
Chapter 2
Jade Sparrow's Worst Nightmare
"I would never have believed it!" Will exclaimed incredulously. "Jack Sparrow! The infamous Captain Jack Sparrow has a daughter!"
"Yes, Yes, Will. I have a daughter."
"Well, where did she come from, where was she two years ago?"
"YOU REALIZE I AM HERE, DON'T YOU?" Jade cried, overcoming her shyness. It was then that Mrs. Elizabeth Turner walked in, holding two sleeping infants. First, she cried 'Jack!' Then focused on the source of all the noise.
"J-Jack? Who is that?" Mrs. Turner asked, just as shocked as Will.
"My daughter. You never met a less ladylike child!" Elizabeth just stared. After a moment, she regained her dignity and said:
"Well, we were going to have a-a-a party tonight, to celebrate the birth of the twins. You and the rest of the crew could come if you like!"
Jack bowed deeply and replied. "We'd love to." Then, gave her a strange look, which obviously meant something to Elizabeth, who promptly suggested something about grooming to Jack, who also accepted. Jade, however, was too preoccupied to notice any of this. Why would anyone ever need such a big house? And so. . . . .clean! Suddenly, she heard Elizabeth say " Are you sure Anamarie doesn't need some as well?"
"Nah!" Jack replied. "She, believe it or not, can actually be a lady! I mean, she has a dress and a hairbrush and everything!" Elizabeth giggled, and a maid, the same rosy-cheeked one who was scared of Jack, entered.
"Maria, would you please take Jade here to prepare for the party tonight?" Maria nodded and took Jade gently by the hand.
"Dad!?" she demanded, having no clue as to what exactly was going on. Jack bent down so he was level with her eyes.
"Jade, dearest daughter, treasure trove, my favorite girl in the world? You remember how I said, you might need to wear a dress?"
"No!" Jade cried. "Nuh-uh! No possible way you're getting me into a dress!" But her rants were cut short as Maria dragged her down the hall, with a surprisingly firm grip. Jade, not to be discouraged, shouted every word she'd ever picked up from her father right back at him. Maria commented on unladylike language, and Jade informed her that she was a pirate, not a lady!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So, Jack!" Elizabeth said, taking a seat beside Will on the couch opposite that on which the old pirate sat. "Tell us everything."
"About. . . ."
"Jade! You drunken pirate!"
"What can I say? 'Bout fourteen years ago, I met a lovely young lady called Caroline Ramose. 'Bout a year later, we docked in Tortuga and she shoved Jade into my arms and stormed off. 'Bout a week after that, your dad, Will, sent 'er someplace safe, just before I got marooned. When I finally got off that island, I went and got her, for reasons I still don't understand, stole a boat, and raised her ever since! Kept 'er hidden, so as to protect her, occasionally sending her someplace safe and picking her up later! I'd just sent her off so I could steal a ship, and that's when I met you! From then on, you know the story, then I came back, got her, and it's been the same, 'cept with a family."
"And why didn't you ever tell us about her?" Will asked, brows furrowed. Jack shrugged.
"I didn't know whether or not I could trust you, I figured we might never see each other again, so it really didn't matter."
"And all those other visits?"
"Didn't seem right important."
"Why now?"
"Will, you ask as many questions as Gibbs, you know that? Now just felt like the right time, savvy?"
"I suppose there's nothing else I can say."
"So, Elizabeth. Can this Maria of yours really turn me Jade into a lady?"
"Considering the fact that poor Jade was raised by you Jack, I'd say she has her work cut out for her, but I have complete coincidence that Maria can do it!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"OW! BLOODY HELL!"
"What's wrong, miss?"
"YOU'RE ATTACKING ME BLOODY HAIR WITH A BLOODY HAIRBRUSH! AND YA RUINED ME HAIR BEFORE THAT! LOOK AT MY BEADS AND WRAPS! IT'LL TAKE FOREVER TO GET 'EM ALL BACK IN! AND THEN YOU LATHERED IT UP IN ALL THOSE STUPID-SMELLING SOAPS-"
"Miss, I'm simply preparing you for the party! And you have to admit, the nice hot bath was rather nice!"
Jade didn't answer, flinching as the brush pulled at her many tangles.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"NOW what're you doin'!?"
"It's make-up, miss!"
"You wiped off my kohl! That stuff's the only thing keepin' my eyes from burning in the sun!"
"You can apply some more later!"
"And what the hell is that?!"
"Lipstick, miss. And before you ask, this is eye shadow, and this is powder!"
"I know what powder is!"
After about ten minutes of applying make-up, Maria tackled the nails.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"No! Lady, you are NOT getting me into one of THOSE things!"
Maria held up a lovely, blue-embroidered white dress and corset.
"Uh, maybe not just yet. . ." she muttered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"OW! What the-OW- BLOODY-OW!"
"I'm waxing your legs and tweezing your eyebrows, miss! Of course, the latter is already quite thin."
"Listen, I don't know anything about latters or platters or anything like that for the matter! But, damn woman, WHY ARE YOU RIPPING THE HAIR OFF ME LEGS?!"
"Because that's what's expected of a lady!"
"I already told ya, I ain't a lady!"
Maria couldn't help but smirk on the inside as she pulled the cloth again.
"OW!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
"Like it or not, you're going to put it on!"
"NO!"
"Please Miss, they're quite fashionable in London."
"Look around! We ain't IN London!"
"Please-"
"I AIN'T PUTTIN' ON A CORSET! OR a dress for that matter!"
"Miss Sparrow! We can do this the easy way, or the hard way! All day, we've been doing this the hard way!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
Two hours after going into the bedroom, Jade came out, and Jack could hardly recognize her. Before, she'd looked almost like a long-haired boy in tattered, too-big clothes, dull boots, greasy skin and hair, and brown fingernails. She came out with now clean, brushed hair in a bun, a powdered, make-upped face, red fingernails, and a ladylike air. Her five tarnished earrings (two in one ear, three in the other) had been replaced by two small pearls, and her dirty necklaces and bracelets had been replaced by new shiny ones. Most shocking of all, she was wearing a. . . .a. . . a dress! An embroidered, ladylike dress!
"I couldn't get her into a corset" he heard Maria whisper to Elizabeth.
"You can hardly get me into one." he heard Elizabeth reply. "You did very well, Maria!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good, huh? Yup! I'm proud! Listen, any feedback or advice would be wonderful!-Talon
And could you please spread the word around? I don't care what you have to do. . . Dance naked in the streets with your hair on fire singing "A Pirate's Life For Me" if you have to, just please spread the word bout this story!-Raven
See that lovely blue button on the bottom? Press it! Go on, press it! You know you want to! Press it and submit your review!-talon