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Chapter 2 - Tortuga
"We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs, drink up me 'earties, yo ho!" sang Elizabeth happily as they sailed towards Tortuga. "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!"
"Something's cheered you up," said Will, "It wouldn't be seeing JACK again, would it?"
"No," said Elizabeth innocently, "I just like that song."
"Jack likes it too," said Will.
"I've always liked it!" protested Elizabeth, "Ever since I was little!"
"Is that why you took my medallion?" said Will.
"Oh great, you have to drag that into EVERYTHING, don't you?" said Elizabeth huffily, and stomped down into the lower decks of the ship. Several sailors watched her go.
"Happy newlyweds?" said the Commodore ironically.
"We're not actually married yet," said Will.
"Yes, I expect some of my crew are thinking that way too," said the Commodore, smirking slightly, then returning to doing something that looked important but probably had no use whatsoever. Will continued glaring at the ocean, and it took several minutes for it to click what he had said. Then he gasped loudly, started to run below, tripped, and - you guessed it - somersaulted out of habit, and sailed over the side.
"Hey!" called Will, as the ship showed no sign of stopping, "HEY!"
Elizabeth stuck her head out of a cannon hole. "What are you doing down there?"
"What does it look like?"
"Getting wet."
"Ha ha. Tell them to stop the ship!"
"Whatever," said Elizabeth, then turned round. "Hey, Tom? Edward? Daniel? Yeah, my boyfriend's fallen overboard..."
"Why are Tom, Edward and Daniel there?" said Will, not missing a beat. Elizabeth rolled her eyes.
"You are so completely untrusting! They're working, duh. I was just talking to them."
"Hmph," said Will, but obligingly grabbed onto the rope that he was thrown. As he was dragged on board - with considerably less style than Jack Sparrow - he continued to question Elizabeth.
"So in all the time we've been together, you've never even LOOKED at another man?"
"Will, we've been together for ONE DAY!" said Elizabeth, "And even I have to look at my father sometimes..."
"Wedded bliss, eh, Will?" said the Commodore, punching Will on the shoulder.
"Ha ha," said Will. He and Elizabeth had a quick 'reconciliation' kiss at the front of the ship, and they watched Tortuga coming nearer. Will was wondering whether he would ever fully trust Elizabeth, when she was so much more beautiful than him and would be popular amongst men.
Elizabeth was pretty much wondering the same thing.
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"Tortuga," said the Commodore, "This is your stop, end of the line. No more help."
"That was the deal," said Elizabeth, "Unless of course you want us to come back and tell everyone how your ex-fiancée and a blacksmith-"
"A PIRATE!!!!"
"- a piratey blacksmith defeated yet more cursed pirates, while you went home."
"I wouldn't care less," said the Commodore, "Bye."
"Wow," said Elizabeth as the ship sailed away, "That usually works."
"Way to go, Lizzy," said Will.
They looked around Tortuga. It had changed very little on their absence (probably since they'd only been gone one day, but whatever) - if anything, it had become yet grimier. It was amazing just how little the drunks they'd seen last time had moved. Will saw several girls look up and glare at him, so he quickly steered Elizabeth into the nearest dress shop. This backfired slightly, as he was forced to buy her the most expensive one in the shop. As they emerged, Elizabeth smiling happily at her ability to extort money from her boyfriend, Will asked,
"So where do you think Jack is?"
"Where do you think?" said Elizabeth, "Wherever sells the cheapest rum. Can you get me that necklace?"
"What? Why?"
"Well, firstly, you love me, secondly, it would go perfectly with the dress, and thirdly, do you know those girls over there?"
Will looked up. The girls were still glaring at him and muttering to each other, and Will could catch the words 'Bastard' and 'Two-timer'. "Which one?" he asked quickly.
They went in and started to look at the necklaces. Elizabeth was just considering whether she could get a bracelet and earrings as well if she asked where he'd gone on that night in Tortuga, when a man walked into the shop, swaying slightly. He walked straight up to the counter.
"I'll have that one," he said, pointing to the biggest one in the display box.
"Do you have any money?"
"No," said the man, "But I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?" The man behind the counter looked perplexed. Jack rolled his eyes.
"Hey!" called Will, "Jack!"
Jack turned round, pulling out his sword as he did. "Oh, hey, Will," he said, "See you ditched the hat. Good move. So what you doing here? The Elizabeth thing not work out? Well, several of the girls here have been asking about you-"
"Asking what?" said Elizabeth quickly.
"Well, from what I hear, Will's definitely not a eunuch, if you know what I mean-"
"Wasn't it this one you wanted?" said Will loudly, "And how about we get you some nice earrings to match, then?"
"Sounds good," said Elizabeth happily. Will quickly paid for everything before she could extract more money from him, and made a mental note to hit Jack at the nearest available opportunity. They then left the shop into the streets of Tortuga, where Elizabeth felt that she was in danger of contracting the bubonic plague just by breathing.
"So what are you doing here?" asked Will.
"Well, you know the phrase 'A girl in every port'?"
"Yes..."
"Well, I'm aiming for 'Every girl in one port', if you know what I mean..."
"Jack?" said Elizabeth, "Barbossa's monkey would know what you meant."
"So why were you robbing a shop, then?"
"I ran out of money," shrugged Jack, "And needed more rum. Speaking of which, who's up for a drink?"
"Oooh, I am!" said Elizabeth, "I got a real taste for rum on that island. That was fun there, wasn't it?"
"It was," said Jack, "It's not many girls who get to live out the 'Marooned on a desert island with the guy of your dreams' wish, is it?"
Elizabeth started nodding, but then stopped at Will's glare. "What?" said Jack, "She wasn't engaged then."
Will continued to glare at Jack. Maybe hitting wasn't enough. They walked into the pub, one of many in Tortuga, and made their way to the back of the room, where the crew of the Black Pearl was sitting. Their heads went up when Will and Elizabeth came and sat down next to them.
"Hey, Will!" said Mr Gibbs, "Giselle told me to say hi. And Scarlet. And Betsy. And Maria-"
"Hey, Mr Gibbs, can I get you another drink?" said Will hastily, glancing at Elizabeth, who didn't seem to care and was knocking back a bottle of rum, and was already deep in discussion with Anamaria.
"So, what brings you to Port Royale?" asked Jack.
"Well, we want to go after the pink diamond," said Will. The crew blinked as one.
"Not THE pink diamond?" said Mr Gibbs, "The Big Pink Pretty albeit Cursed Diamond?"
"Yes, actually," said Will.
"Why would you want to do that?" said Jack, "You can get imitation ones here in Tortuga that aren't guarded by yet more cursed pirates."
"Well, Elizabeth wants the original one."
"Ah, always for a girl, isn't it Will?"
"That doesn't matter. I was here to call in a favour."
"What for?"
"Well, as I saved your life when you were being hanged, I think you may owe me."
"Well, I'm not the sort of pirate who deliberately goes looking for cursed pirates to defeat."
"Hey, isn't there a rum port on the way to the island?" asked Elizabeth. Jack's eyes widened.
"But a man can change. So, you want the Black Pearl to sail to the island, get the pink diamond, and make your bonny lass happy?"
"Wait a minute," said Mr Gibbs, "There's a merchant convoy due in Tortuga in a few days. I thought we would go and intercept them."
"Huh," said Jack.
"I know," said Will, "How about only Jack comes, and we buy another boat, and find a new crew?"
"Sounds good," said Jack, "I'll start putting up posters."
"All men are PIGS," slurred Elizabeth to Anamaria, "I mean, I break up with the Commodore, and less than 24 hours later, he's with that HANNAH. And I'm stuck with a BLACKSMITH who's PRETTIER than me."
"Luckily the blacksmith isn't within earshot," said Will pointedly. Elizabeth swivelled round.
"Oh, hello Will," she said, "Where did you come from? Do you want some rum? It's really good..."
"Come on," said Will, pulling her to her feet, "We need to find a new crew."
"That sounds good," murmured Elizabeth, "Drink up me hearties, YO HO!!!!!"
* * * * *
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Name:
Age:
Favourite bit in PotC:
Any special skills you may have:
How do you feel about -
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Elizabeth?:
How you would describe yourself in one sentence?:
Reason for wanting to join the crew of the Black Pearl?:
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Chapter 2 - Tortuga
"We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs, drink up me 'earties, yo ho!" sang Elizabeth happily as they sailed towards Tortuga. "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!"
"Something's cheered you up," said Will, "It wouldn't be seeing JACK again, would it?"
"No," said Elizabeth innocently, "I just like that song."
"Jack likes it too," said Will.
"I've always liked it!" protested Elizabeth, "Ever since I was little!"
"Is that why you took my medallion?" said Will.
"Oh great, you have to drag that into EVERYTHING, don't you?" said Elizabeth huffily, and stomped down into the lower decks of the ship. Several sailors watched her go.
"Happy newlyweds?" said the Commodore ironically.
"We're not actually married yet," said Will.
"Yes, I expect some of my crew are thinking that way too," said the Commodore, smirking slightly, then returning to doing something that looked important but probably had no use whatsoever. Will continued glaring at the ocean, and it took several minutes for it to click what he had said. Then he gasped loudly, started to run below, tripped, and - you guessed it - somersaulted out of habit, and sailed over the side.
"Hey!" called Will, as the ship showed no sign of stopping, "HEY!"
Elizabeth stuck her head out of a cannon hole. "What are you doing down there?"
"What does it look like?"
"Getting wet."
"Ha ha. Tell them to stop the ship!"
"Whatever," said Elizabeth, then turned round. "Hey, Tom? Edward? Daniel? Yeah, my boyfriend's fallen overboard..."
"Why are Tom, Edward and Daniel there?" said Will, not missing a beat. Elizabeth rolled her eyes.
"You are so completely untrusting! They're working, duh. I was just talking to them."
"Hmph," said Will, but obligingly grabbed onto the rope that he was thrown. As he was dragged on board - with considerably less style than Jack Sparrow - he continued to question Elizabeth.
"So in all the time we've been together, you've never even LOOKED at another man?"
"Will, we've been together for ONE DAY!" said Elizabeth, "And even I have to look at my father sometimes..."
"Wedded bliss, eh, Will?" said the Commodore, punching Will on the shoulder.
"Ha ha," said Will. He and Elizabeth had a quick 'reconciliation' kiss at the front of the ship, and they watched Tortuga coming nearer. Will was wondering whether he would ever fully trust Elizabeth, when she was so much more beautiful than him and would be popular amongst men.
Elizabeth was pretty much wondering the same thing.
* * * * *
"Tortuga," said the Commodore, "This is your stop, end of the line. No more help."
"That was the deal," said Elizabeth, "Unless of course you want us to come back and tell everyone how your ex-fiancée and a blacksmith-"
"A PIRATE!!!!"
"- a piratey blacksmith defeated yet more cursed pirates, while you went home."
"I wouldn't care less," said the Commodore, "Bye."
"Wow," said Elizabeth as the ship sailed away, "That usually works."
"Way to go, Lizzy," said Will.
They looked around Tortuga. It had changed very little on their absence (probably since they'd only been gone one day, but whatever) - if anything, it had become yet grimier. It was amazing just how little the drunks they'd seen last time had moved. Will saw several girls look up and glare at him, so he quickly steered Elizabeth into the nearest dress shop. This backfired slightly, as he was forced to buy her the most expensive one in the shop. As they emerged, Elizabeth smiling happily at her ability to extort money from her boyfriend, Will asked,
"So where do you think Jack is?"
"Where do you think?" said Elizabeth, "Wherever sells the cheapest rum. Can you get me that necklace?"
"What? Why?"
"Well, firstly, you love me, secondly, it would go perfectly with the dress, and thirdly, do you know those girls over there?"
Will looked up. The girls were still glaring at him and muttering to each other, and Will could catch the words 'Bastard' and 'Two-timer'. "Which one?" he asked quickly.
They went in and started to look at the necklaces. Elizabeth was just considering whether she could get a bracelet and earrings as well if she asked where he'd gone on that night in Tortuga, when a man walked into the shop, swaying slightly. He walked straight up to the counter.
"I'll have that one," he said, pointing to the biggest one in the display box.
"Do you have any money?"
"No," said the man, "But I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?" The man behind the counter looked perplexed. Jack rolled his eyes.
"Hey!" called Will, "Jack!"
Jack turned round, pulling out his sword as he did. "Oh, hey, Will," he said, "See you ditched the hat. Good move. So what you doing here? The Elizabeth thing not work out? Well, several of the girls here have been asking about you-"
"Asking what?" said Elizabeth quickly.
"Well, from what I hear, Will's definitely not a eunuch, if you know what I mean-"
"Wasn't it this one you wanted?" said Will loudly, "And how about we get you some nice earrings to match, then?"
"Sounds good," said Elizabeth happily. Will quickly paid for everything before she could extract more money from him, and made a mental note to hit Jack at the nearest available opportunity. They then left the shop into the streets of Tortuga, where Elizabeth felt that she was in danger of contracting the bubonic plague just by breathing.
"So what are you doing here?" asked Will.
"Well, you know the phrase 'A girl in every port'?"
"Yes..."
"Well, I'm aiming for 'Every girl in one port', if you know what I mean..."
"Jack?" said Elizabeth, "Barbossa's monkey would know what you meant."
"So why were you robbing a shop, then?"
"I ran out of money," shrugged Jack, "And needed more rum. Speaking of which, who's up for a drink?"
"Oooh, I am!" said Elizabeth, "I got a real taste for rum on that island. That was fun there, wasn't it?"
"It was," said Jack, "It's not many girls who get to live out the 'Marooned on a desert island with the guy of your dreams' wish, is it?"
Elizabeth started nodding, but then stopped at Will's glare. "What?" said Jack, "She wasn't engaged then."
Will continued to glare at Jack. Maybe hitting wasn't enough. They walked into the pub, one of many in Tortuga, and made their way to the back of the room, where the crew of the Black Pearl was sitting. Their heads went up when Will and Elizabeth came and sat down next to them.
"Hey, Will!" said Mr Gibbs, "Giselle told me to say hi. And Scarlet. And Betsy. And Maria-"
"Hey, Mr Gibbs, can I get you another drink?" said Will hastily, glancing at Elizabeth, who didn't seem to care and was knocking back a bottle of rum, and was already deep in discussion with Anamaria.
"So, what brings you to Port Royale?" asked Jack.
"Well, we want to go after the pink diamond," said Will. The crew blinked as one.
"Not THE pink diamond?" said Mr Gibbs, "The Big Pink Pretty albeit Cursed Diamond?"
"Yes, actually," said Will.
"Why would you want to do that?" said Jack, "You can get imitation ones here in Tortuga that aren't guarded by yet more cursed pirates."
"Well, Elizabeth wants the original one."
"Ah, always for a girl, isn't it Will?"
"That doesn't matter. I was here to call in a favour."
"What for?"
"Well, as I saved your life when you were being hanged, I think you may owe me."
"Well, I'm not the sort of pirate who deliberately goes looking for cursed pirates to defeat."
"Hey, isn't there a rum port on the way to the island?" asked Elizabeth. Jack's eyes widened.
"But a man can change. So, you want the Black Pearl to sail to the island, get the pink diamond, and make your bonny lass happy?"
"Wait a minute," said Mr Gibbs, "There's a merchant convoy due in Tortuga in a few days. I thought we would go and intercept them."
"Huh," said Jack.
"I know," said Will, "How about only Jack comes, and we buy another boat, and find a new crew?"
"Sounds good," said Jack, "I'll start putting up posters."
"All men are PIGS," slurred Elizabeth to Anamaria, "I mean, I break up with the Commodore, and less than 24 hours later, he's with that HANNAH. And I'm stuck with a BLACKSMITH who's PRETTIER than me."
"Luckily the blacksmith isn't within earshot," said Will pointedly. Elizabeth swivelled round.
"Oh, hello Will," she said, "Where did you come from? Do you want some rum? It's really good..."
"Come on," said Will, pulling her to her feet, "We need to find a new crew."
"That sounds good," murmured Elizabeth, "Drink up me hearties, YO HO!!!!!"
* * * * *
Do you want to be on Jack Sparrow's new crew, and help search for the Big Pink Pretty albeit Cursed Diamond? Fill in the following form and send it to me at hobbit_eyes@kittymail.com.
Name:
Age:
Favourite bit in PotC:
Any special skills you may have:
How do you feel about -
Jack?:
Will?:
Elizabeth?:
How you would describe yourself in one sentence?:
Reason for wanting to join the crew of the Black Pearl?:
Next chapter will be up next week, and I can only take a limited number of people, so it's first come first serve! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and I'm away laughing on a fast camel!