Chapter 5
The adventure begins!
"Excuse me, sir." a young woman said to a man with a large feathered hat covering his face. "Are you waiting for someone? The docks really aren't an ideal place to saty in a small town like this!"
"Lock your doors, bar your windows, and get to safety. Pirates are coming tonight, so it would be best if you stayed indoors for a while.
"Pirates!" the woman gasped, dashing back to the town to alert everyone else, leaving Will to sit there, waiting for the Pearl to show. Hours crept by, and still, Jack hadn't come. So, Will still sat, looking inconspicuous, as he'd brought a small boat rather than anything noticeable. Was this not the port Jack had planned on hitting next? Around six o'clock, she appeared over the horizon, creeping toward land like some sort of black predator. Will grinned. Finally!
The pirates slowly crept onto the land as the light faded, Will, caught in one of the shadows.
"This is odd." one of Jack's men muttered. "They're usually outside at this hour!"
"See if any of the doors are unlocked." Jack said coolly. "I think someone's tipped them off!"
Will, feeling that this was the opportune moment, picked up his crutch and hobbled off toward Jack, a feeling of foreboding in the pit of his stomach.
"Jack Sparrow!" he said in a businesslike manner.
"It's Captain Jack Sparrow! Is that so hard? Captain Jack- oh, 'ello Will. What are you doing here?"
"Elizabeth's been captured again!"
Jack snorted, suppressing a laugh. "Again? That lass really does have trouble staying put, doesn't she? You remember that incident a couple of months ago?"
"They've taken the children, too! I need you to help me track them!"
"They're not on the Pearl, Will! And what possible motivation would I have to go after her with you?"
"You'd have the satisfaction of seeing her safe and sound with my children in my house."
"Will, you know that won't sway me."
"I'll give you my hat!"
Jack raised one eyebrow, as though seriously considering this. Will sighed. It was time to bring in the real motivation.
"They took Jade, too."
Jack's other eyebrow shot up in rage.
"Crew!" he shouted. "We're not going to get anything out of this place! Back onto the ship! We're going on a little adventure!"
The crew of the Black Pearl stopped trying to break into the impenetrable houses and headed back to the ship. Will made to follow them, but was stopped by Jack after only a few steps.
"Will!" he cried. "What happened exactly? Why do ya need a crutch?"
"I'll tell you later." Will mumbled, limping onto the Black Pearl.
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Jade cursed up a storm, tryin' to bust open the doors that contained herself and Elizabeth within the small cabin aboard the Rose Serpent. Damn fool name, in her opinion. Serpents weren't rosy! When she's cursed herself hoarse, Jade sighed and sat down on the bed. The whole time she'd been cooped up in the mansion, she'd just thought that then feel of a ship rolling beneath her feet, the sea spray wetting her hair, would comfort her. But this was not the Black Pearl, it wasn't right! It felt alien, unnatural!
Pulling out the linen bag, which she actually kept with her while she slept, she pulled out her beads and started stringing them back in her hair.
"What are you doing?" Elisabeth asked, staring intently at her.
"Well, screaming won't do me any good anymore, so, since there's nothing else to do, I figure I'll fix my hair!" she knotted the end and went about wrapping another strand in a dirty blue piece of fabric. Elisabeth sighed and brought her children closer to her, as though to shield them from all of this. As Jade strung her hair, she couldn't help but wonder who the hell would do something like this! After all, why would pirates leave an entirely wealthy port in perfect condition, save for the kidnapping of a woman, two infants, and a teenager?
When she finished stringing her hair, (feeling all the while more and more like her old self) she applied some kohl around her eyes and wrapped her head in her kerchief. A while back, she'd wanted a hat, but he had said she was too young for a nice big hat like his own, so she'd settled for a dagger for her birthday instead. Gingerly, she picked up the sword and frowned. She hadn't been able to stop them. Maybe she just wasn't good enough after all! So, she'd just have to become a better swordsman!
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Ok! All advice, requests, and flames welcomed. Though we'd not prefer the lattermost! The first two are what we like the most!)-talon
*laughs*, the crew never got to plunder!-Raven
But why jade? Why did they have to take jade? And, you know, I DO like will's hat!-Jack
Oh, and everybody, thank you for so many review! It's really nice of you! And, could you possibly give some ideas to us? Pleeeeeeeze?, and, if you want us to email you when the next chapter comes out, then put your email in the review.-Raven
The adventure begins!
"Excuse me, sir." a young woman said to a man with a large feathered hat covering his face. "Are you waiting for someone? The docks really aren't an ideal place to saty in a small town like this!"
"Lock your doors, bar your windows, and get to safety. Pirates are coming tonight, so it would be best if you stayed indoors for a while.
"Pirates!" the woman gasped, dashing back to the town to alert everyone else, leaving Will to sit there, waiting for the Pearl to show. Hours crept by, and still, Jack hadn't come. So, Will still sat, looking inconspicuous, as he'd brought a small boat rather than anything noticeable. Was this not the port Jack had planned on hitting next? Around six o'clock, she appeared over the horizon, creeping toward land like some sort of black predator. Will grinned. Finally!
The pirates slowly crept onto the land as the light faded, Will, caught in one of the shadows.
"This is odd." one of Jack's men muttered. "They're usually outside at this hour!"
"See if any of the doors are unlocked." Jack said coolly. "I think someone's tipped them off!"
Will, feeling that this was the opportune moment, picked up his crutch and hobbled off toward Jack, a feeling of foreboding in the pit of his stomach.
"Jack Sparrow!" he said in a businesslike manner.
"It's Captain Jack Sparrow! Is that so hard? Captain Jack- oh, 'ello Will. What are you doing here?"
"Elizabeth's been captured again!"
Jack snorted, suppressing a laugh. "Again? That lass really does have trouble staying put, doesn't she? You remember that incident a couple of months ago?"
"They've taken the children, too! I need you to help me track them!"
"They're not on the Pearl, Will! And what possible motivation would I have to go after her with you?"
"You'd have the satisfaction of seeing her safe and sound with my children in my house."
"Will, you know that won't sway me."
"I'll give you my hat!"
Jack raised one eyebrow, as though seriously considering this. Will sighed. It was time to bring in the real motivation.
"They took Jade, too."
Jack's other eyebrow shot up in rage.
"Crew!" he shouted. "We're not going to get anything out of this place! Back onto the ship! We're going on a little adventure!"
The crew of the Black Pearl stopped trying to break into the impenetrable houses and headed back to the ship. Will made to follow them, but was stopped by Jack after only a few steps.
"Will!" he cried. "What happened exactly? Why do ya need a crutch?"
"I'll tell you later." Will mumbled, limping onto the Black Pearl.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jade cursed up a storm, tryin' to bust open the doors that contained herself and Elizabeth within the small cabin aboard the Rose Serpent. Damn fool name, in her opinion. Serpents weren't rosy! When she's cursed herself hoarse, Jade sighed and sat down on the bed. The whole time she'd been cooped up in the mansion, she'd just thought that then feel of a ship rolling beneath her feet, the sea spray wetting her hair, would comfort her. But this was not the Black Pearl, it wasn't right! It felt alien, unnatural!
Pulling out the linen bag, which she actually kept with her while she slept, she pulled out her beads and started stringing them back in her hair.
"What are you doing?" Elisabeth asked, staring intently at her.
"Well, screaming won't do me any good anymore, so, since there's nothing else to do, I figure I'll fix my hair!" she knotted the end and went about wrapping another strand in a dirty blue piece of fabric. Elisabeth sighed and brought her children closer to her, as though to shield them from all of this. As Jade strung her hair, she couldn't help but wonder who the hell would do something like this! After all, why would pirates leave an entirely wealthy port in perfect condition, save for the kidnapping of a woman, two infants, and a teenager?
When she finished stringing her hair, (feeling all the while more and more like her old self) she applied some kohl around her eyes and wrapped her head in her kerchief. A while back, she'd wanted a hat, but he had said she was too young for a nice big hat like his own, so she'd settled for a dagger for her birthday instead. Gingerly, she picked up the sword and frowned. She hadn't been able to stop them. Maybe she just wasn't good enough after all! So, she'd just have to become a better swordsman!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ok! All advice, requests, and flames welcomed. Though we'd not prefer the lattermost! The first two are what we like the most!)-talon
*laughs*, the crew never got to plunder!-Raven
But why jade? Why did they have to take jade? And, you know, I DO like will's hat!-Jack
Oh, and everybody, thank you for so many review! It's really nice of you! And, could you possibly give some ideas to us? Pleeeeeeeze?, and, if you want us to email you when the next chapter comes out, then put your email in the review.-Raven