Yo ho ho! It's Talon here! Ok, here's the new arrangement so we post
sooner. I write the 1st half of the story, Raven, the second half. Then I
edit. Oh! And for any confused readers, this is the third time we have
completely had to reload this story, and the first time it's under the
correct genre. That's why we have virtually no reviews and I am typing
this notice so late. Anyway, enjoy! -Talon
We don't care what you have to do to get reviewers! In the immortal words of Christopher Paolini! (writer of Eragon, a must-read!) "Dance nake in the streets with your hair on fire if you have to! Spread the news!" so, yeah! ALso, a recommended PotC story besides this is Lost, by mak4. Our stories are rather similar, and Talon almost accused them of copying, in a joking way. anyhoo, Similar plot, only even better than this one! it's good. -Raven
Chapter 12
Exploration
"Just a little further!" Jade urged, practically dragging David along with her free hand.
"You are insane!" He hissed. "You're heading straight for the mess hall filled with pirates."
"I think we've established that I know I'm insane, Davy!" Jade retorted ferociously. "We'll just pretend to be ship's boys, snatch a couple 'o grapes and biscuits and be gone. Course, for the kids ta eat, we'll have ta keep out of our lovely accomodations."
David stared at her, eyes wide, mouth hanging partly open.
"What!?" she demanded.
"I didn't know you knew such a big word as accomodations!"
"Shut up!" she snapped, cuffing him round the head. "I didn' ask you fer an English lesson! Now c'mon!"
Together, they snuck across the virtually empty decks, trying to find their way down to the mess hall. It was difficult, as the ship was huge and it was very nearly unfathomable as to where one might find a hidden door. They stopped only once, as Jade leaned over the side, peering into the water.
"Don't lean over the railing!" her father warned "You'll fall in!"
"But daddy!" she exclaimed. "There's dolphins! See?"
He joined her and peered overboard.
"Tha's good luck." he said with a grin. "Maybe we'll get the Pearl back! Once we get off this woebegotten ship! You know how hard it was for me to convince them to let you on?"
"Pretty?" she guessed, leaning further in.
"Yes." he confirmed, pulling her back. "And I'd appreciate it if you didn't fall overboard. Ye're a clever girl, Jade, but you do stupid things."
"I wish I were a dolphin." she sighed, watching the magnificent creatures nip playfully at one another.
"Fantasies of a seven-year-old girl. Nah, we are free. Just not as free as them. Tell ya what." he rummaged in the pockets of his tattered old blue coat and extracted a carved, wooden dolphin. "Take it. I dunno what I'd do with it."
"Thanks daddy!" she exclaimed, cupping it in her hands. It seemed to smile at her playfully, eager to toy with her. Joyfully, she glanced over the edge again.
"What did I just tell you?" Jack demanded, pulling her back.
"Um, that you didn' want the dolphin?" she tried.
"No."
"That I was se'en?"
"No. And stop talking like a common sailor. I'd like some proper English outta ya."
"Oh! I know!" she cried. "You jus' told me ta talk good!"
"No. Don't. Lean. Over. the. Edge. Comprende?"
She stared blankly at him.
"Comprendo!" he said. "Comprende means understand, comprendo means understood."
"Why didn't you say that then?"
"I thought I'd try some Spanish on you."
"But you just told me to speak English. An' I ain't ne'er bin to Spain."
"You know Jade." he said. "If you remain as thick as you are, you'll always be in the thick of things, and it'll be long and thick for you to get out, so I'd advise you stop being thick."
She stared at him again, squeezing the wooden dolphin to contain her laughs. Shrugging, she leaned over the edge again and waved at the dolphins with her free hand.
"Jade!"
"Jade" David exclaimed. "Let's go!"
"Yeah." she mumbled, following him across the deck. She had lost the dolphin ages ago. Now she had a sword instead. After quite a while, they made their way into the mess hall. Jade, with some difficulty, pretended to be a boy as they snitched a few biscuits, a piece of meat, a rather soggy-looking apple, and a flask if water. David looked as though he were going to lose his meager lunch, which wasn't saying much. Barbossa certainly didn't understand hygiene. The crew stank, the mess hall stank. They used foul language and terrible manners. On the Pearl, they bathed regularly (and bathing in sea water wasn't easy) and cleaned the decks every day. This place was hideous!
"C'mon!" David urged, and they fled. Barely had they returned to the cabin with the food, when Jade heard someone cackle:
"Wouldn't it be a lovely night for a little dance, now, miss Sparrow?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back on the island, the crew was staring at Jack, Sam (the strange old pirate), and Will. Mostly Jack.
"As I said before, I think we ALL DESERVE AN EXPLANATION!!" Anamaria screamed in everyone's faces after a few moments of silence.
We don't care what you have to do to get reviewers! In the immortal words of Christopher Paolini! (writer of Eragon, a must-read!) "Dance nake in the streets with your hair on fire if you have to! Spread the news!" so, yeah! ALso, a recommended PotC story besides this is Lost, by mak4. Our stories are rather similar, and Talon almost accused them of copying, in a joking way. anyhoo, Similar plot, only even better than this one! it's good. -Raven
Chapter 12
Exploration
"Just a little further!" Jade urged, practically dragging David along with her free hand.
"You are insane!" He hissed. "You're heading straight for the mess hall filled with pirates."
"I think we've established that I know I'm insane, Davy!" Jade retorted ferociously. "We'll just pretend to be ship's boys, snatch a couple 'o grapes and biscuits and be gone. Course, for the kids ta eat, we'll have ta keep out of our lovely accomodations."
David stared at her, eyes wide, mouth hanging partly open.
"What!?" she demanded.
"I didn't know you knew such a big word as accomodations!"
"Shut up!" she snapped, cuffing him round the head. "I didn' ask you fer an English lesson! Now c'mon!"
Together, they snuck across the virtually empty decks, trying to find their way down to the mess hall. It was difficult, as the ship was huge and it was very nearly unfathomable as to where one might find a hidden door. They stopped only once, as Jade leaned over the side, peering into the water.
"Don't lean over the railing!" her father warned "You'll fall in!"
"But daddy!" she exclaimed. "There's dolphins! See?"
He joined her and peered overboard.
"Tha's good luck." he said with a grin. "Maybe we'll get the Pearl back! Once we get off this woebegotten ship! You know how hard it was for me to convince them to let you on?"
"Pretty?" she guessed, leaning further in.
"Yes." he confirmed, pulling her back. "And I'd appreciate it if you didn't fall overboard. Ye're a clever girl, Jade, but you do stupid things."
"I wish I were a dolphin." she sighed, watching the magnificent creatures nip playfully at one another.
"Fantasies of a seven-year-old girl. Nah, we are free. Just not as free as them. Tell ya what." he rummaged in the pockets of his tattered old blue coat and extracted a carved, wooden dolphin. "Take it. I dunno what I'd do with it."
"Thanks daddy!" she exclaimed, cupping it in her hands. It seemed to smile at her playfully, eager to toy with her. Joyfully, she glanced over the edge again.
"What did I just tell you?" Jack demanded, pulling her back.
"Um, that you didn' want the dolphin?" she tried.
"No."
"That I was se'en?"
"No. And stop talking like a common sailor. I'd like some proper English outta ya."
"Oh! I know!" she cried. "You jus' told me ta talk good!"
"No. Don't. Lean. Over. the. Edge. Comprende?"
She stared blankly at him.
"Comprendo!" he said. "Comprende means understand, comprendo means understood."
"Why didn't you say that then?"
"I thought I'd try some Spanish on you."
"But you just told me to speak English. An' I ain't ne'er bin to Spain."
"You know Jade." he said. "If you remain as thick as you are, you'll always be in the thick of things, and it'll be long and thick for you to get out, so I'd advise you stop being thick."
She stared at him again, squeezing the wooden dolphin to contain her laughs. Shrugging, she leaned over the edge again and waved at the dolphins with her free hand.
"Jade!"
"Jade" David exclaimed. "Let's go!"
"Yeah." she mumbled, following him across the deck. She had lost the dolphin ages ago. Now she had a sword instead. After quite a while, they made their way into the mess hall. Jade, with some difficulty, pretended to be a boy as they snitched a few biscuits, a piece of meat, a rather soggy-looking apple, and a flask if water. David looked as though he were going to lose his meager lunch, which wasn't saying much. Barbossa certainly didn't understand hygiene. The crew stank, the mess hall stank. They used foul language and terrible manners. On the Pearl, they bathed regularly (and bathing in sea water wasn't easy) and cleaned the decks every day. This place was hideous!
"C'mon!" David urged, and they fled. Barely had they returned to the cabin with the food, when Jade heard someone cackle:
"Wouldn't it be a lovely night for a little dance, now, miss Sparrow?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Back on the island, the crew was staring at Jack, Sam (the strange old pirate), and Will. Mostly Jack.
"As I said before, I think we ALL DESERVE AN EXPLANATION!!" Anamaria screamed in everyone's faces after a few moments of silence.