Sorry this chapter has taken so long! And that it's shorter than the
others! *ducks as she is attacked by various people* I SAID SORRY!!!
Chapter 5 - The voyage begins
The ship sailed out of Tortuga, out onto the wide ocean. This was a moving moment, which all the girls felt shouldn't go unmarked. Jack celebrated it by chugging five rums at once, but as Will said, he did that most of the time anyway. Jackie celebrated in her own way.
"A pirate's life is a wonderful life, full of adventure and sport!" she sang, dancing around the mast with Jack, "We live every minute for all that's in it, a pirate's life is short! O, a pirate's life is short!"
"That's not a pirate song," said Jack, "We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs, drink up me 'earties, yo ho!"
"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!" chorused the rest of the girls.
"I didn't even have to teach them!" said Jack proudly, drinking another rum in celebration.
"I still prefer mine," said Jackie, "A pirate's life is a wonderful life, we're sailin' over the sea! Gimme a career as a buccaneer, the life of a pirate's for me, O, the life of a pirate's for me!"
"Look, a boy, there's a boy in the water!" called Elizabeth from the front of the ship, looking ecstatic.
"She's good at that, isn't she?" said Cirfia to Will, "Do you want a bead fairy?"
Jack rushed to the side of the boat, closely followed by his crew of girls. There was indeed a boy floating in the water, very much like Will at the beginning of the film.
"We've got to get him out of there!" said Catarina. She and Kathryn leapt into the water. Jack and Will, not wanting to be outdone, followed. The rest of the girls followed, not turning down a chance for a dip in the sea with Jack and Will, especially since Will was wearing a white shirt. Together they managed to get him back on board the ship. Gemma, who knew quite a bit about first aid, checked his pulse etc. When he came round and saw himself surrounded by eleven girls he nearly passed out again.
"Are you OK?" said Yilantri.
"Uh, yeah," said the boy.
"Who are you?" asked Alex.
"Tanuki," said the boy, "My ship sank, we were attacked by pirates."
"Not cursed pirates?" said Will hopefully.
"Well, they were pretty evil, with black sails..."
"Oh-many-evil-profanities-too-coarse-for-young-ears," said Becky.
"What's wrong with that?" said Brandi, "We get to kick cursed pirate ass! That's brilliant!"
"Well, some of us don't know how to fight yet," said Mako, "With swords anyway. No-one can beat my kung-fu..."
"I beg to differ," said Frankie.
"We'd better teach them how to sword fight," said Will, "Has everyone still got their swords?"
"Like we'd cast away a gift from you?" said Kathryn. All the girls pulled out the swords at once. Tanuki looked slightly worried, until he was also given a sword. Jack and Will both drew their swords, and Elizabeth backed away to a safe distance.
"Watch and learn," said Jack.
"You're going down," said Will, glaring. Frankie, Cirfia, Kathryn and Mako sighed happily.
They started sword fighting, so brilliantly that the soundtrack started up. I suck at describing fights, so I'll leave it to your imagination how brilliant a sword fight on board a ship could look. It involved jumping onto rigging, balancing along rails, and swinging on ropes. All the girls were jumping up and down and squealing by the end. Finally the fight culminated in Jack and Will both falling into the sea, and all the girls jumped in after them for the second time that day. By the time everyone was back on deck, Jack's eyeliner still miraculously unsmudged, the girls were itching to get fighting themselves.
"Now," said Jack, "You can either go against me, Will or Elizabeth-"
"Elizabeth," said Cirfia, Brandi and Mako, turning to glare at her. Elizabeth looked very nervous.
"Uhh, Will, are you sure I have to fight these three?" she said, tugging his arm.
"I'll fight... uh... you, you, you and you," said Jack, pointing at Jackie, Catarina, Kathryn and Alex, "Gemma, Frankie, Yilantri and Becky can fight Will, and since you three asked, you and Tanuki can fight Elizabeth."
"Excellent," smiled Cirfia, Brandi and Mako evilly.
They split into their various groups. First of all Jack showed the girls various sword moves, and then, most importantly, how to cheat ("For sword fighting can become slightly more tricky under the influence of rum," said Jack, "And you may need alternative ways of winning.") Will was showing his girls how to look good while fighting, demonstrating by leaping from deck to rigging to railing, swinging from a rope and finishing with his sword point about an inch from Becky's face. Becky took this as an invitation and kicked Will in the stomach.
Becky would probably have suffered a severe beating from Frankie, Cirfia, Kathryn and Mako right then, but Elizabeth's shrieking alerted them to the fact that most of those girls were right at that second trying to stuff her into one of the cannons.
"Whoa, whoa, GIRLS!" called Jack, looking slightly worried, "Not good! Don't put crewmembers into the cannons!"
"Aw, why?" said Cirfia, "It's fun!"
"Yeah, but Will would hate you," said Jack. The girls all turned white and pulled her out hurriedly, Mako muttering that this was not over.
*****
Cirfia - Sorry, I can't do that. Yet. And you'll get more to do, I promise! And hooray for bead fairies!
Im a Brandybuck - Arrr is your phrase. No-one else gets to say it.
Tanuki Yasha - CAPTAIN JACK ROCKS!!!!
Mako - You always seem to be having the last word! And in the next chapter you get some alone time with Will, I promise!
Reasonably Crazy - Now there's an idea! Thanks!
Yilantri - Uh-oh. I'd been wondering what those pecking noises outside my window last night had been.
Theshiz - OK, you're in! Just not quite yet! You'll be appearing with another girl who applied at the last minute. Next chapter!
Lucki Me - Yep, beatboxing! You're one of Jack's faves cos your name is like alcohol.
I'll be updating as soon as I, um, finish the next chapter.
Chapter 5 - The voyage begins
The ship sailed out of Tortuga, out onto the wide ocean. This was a moving moment, which all the girls felt shouldn't go unmarked. Jack celebrated it by chugging five rums at once, but as Will said, he did that most of the time anyway. Jackie celebrated in her own way.
"A pirate's life is a wonderful life, full of adventure and sport!" she sang, dancing around the mast with Jack, "We live every minute for all that's in it, a pirate's life is short! O, a pirate's life is short!"
"That's not a pirate song," said Jack, "We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs, drink up me 'earties, yo ho!"
"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!" chorused the rest of the girls.
"I didn't even have to teach them!" said Jack proudly, drinking another rum in celebration.
"I still prefer mine," said Jackie, "A pirate's life is a wonderful life, we're sailin' over the sea! Gimme a career as a buccaneer, the life of a pirate's for me, O, the life of a pirate's for me!"
"Look, a boy, there's a boy in the water!" called Elizabeth from the front of the ship, looking ecstatic.
"She's good at that, isn't she?" said Cirfia to Will, "Do you want a bead fairy?"
Jack rushed to the side of the boat, closely followed by his crew of girls. There was indeed a boy floating in the water, very much like Will at the beginning of the film.
"We've got to get him out of there!" said Catarina. She and Kathryn leapt into the water. Jack and Will, not wanting to be outdone, followed. The rest of the girls followed, not turning down a chance for a dip in the sea with Jack and Will, especially since Will was wearing a white shirt. Together they managed to get him back on board the ship. Gemma, who knew quite a bit about first aid, checked his pulse etc. When he came round and saw himself surrounded by eleven girls he nearly passed out again.
"Are you OK?" said Yilantri.
"Uh, yeah," said the boy.
"Who are you?" asked Alex.
"Tanuki," said the boy, "My ship sank, we were attacked by pirates."
"Not cursed pirates?" said Will hopefully.
"Well, they were pretty evil, with black sails..."
"Oh-many-evil-profanities-too-coarse-for-young-ears," said Becky.
"What's wrong with that?" said Brandi, "We get to kick cursed pirate ass! That's brilliant!"
"Well, some of us don't know how to fight yet," said Mako, "With swords anyway. No-one can beat my kung-fu..."
"I beg to differ," said Frankie.
"We'd better teach them how to sword fight," said Will, "Has everyone still got their swords?"
"Like we'd cast away a gift from you?" said Kathryn. All the girls pulled out the swords at once. Tanuki looked slightly worried, until he was also given a sword. Jack and Will both drew their swords, and Elizabeth backed away to a safe distance.
"Watch and learn," said Jack.
"You're going down," said Will, glaring. Frankie, Cirfia, Kathryn and Mako sighed happily.
They started sword fighting, so brilliantly that the soundtrack started up. I suck at describing fights, so I'll leave it to your imagination how brilliant a sword fight on board a ship could look. It involved jumping onto rigging, balancing along rails, and swinging on ropes. All the girls were jumping up and down and squealing by the end. Finally the fight culminated in Jack and Will both falling into the sea, and all the girls jumped in after them for the second time that day. By the time everyone was back on deck, Jack's eyeliner still miraculously unsmudged, the girls were itching to get fighting themselves.
"Now," said Jack, "You can either go against me, Will or Elizabeth-"
"Elizabeth," said Cirfia, Brandi and Mako, turning to glare at her. Elizabeth looked very nervous.
"Uhh, Will, are you sure I have to fight these three?" she said, tugging his arm.
"I'll fight... uh... you, you, you and you," said Jack, pointing at Jackie, Catarina, Kathryn and Alex, "Gemma, Frankie, Yilantri and Becky can fight Will, and since you three asked, you and Tanuki can fight Elizabeth."
"Excellent," smiled Cirfia, Brandi and Mako evilly.
They split into their various groups. First of all Jack showed the girls various sword moves, and then, most importantly, how to cheat ("For sword fighting can become slightly more tricky under the influence of rum," said Jack, "And you may need alternative ways of winning.") Will was showing his girls how to look good while fighting, demonstrating by leaping from deck to rigging to railing, swinging from a rope and finishing with his sword point about an inch from Becky's face. Becky took this as an invitation and kicked Will in the stomach.
Becky would probably have suffered a severe beating from Frankie, Cirfia, Kathryn and Mako right then, but Elizabeth's shrieking alerted them to the fact that most of those girls were right at that second trying to stuff her into one of the cannons.
"Whoa, whoa, GIRLS!" called Jack, looking slightly worried, "Not good! Don't put crewmembers into the cannons!"
"Aw, why?" said Cirfia, "It's fun!"
"Yeah, but Will would hate you," said Jack. The girls all turned white and pulled her out hurriedly, Mako muttering that this was not over.
*****
Cirfia - Sorry, I can't do that. Yet. And you'll get more to do, I promise! And hooray for bead fairies!
Im a Brandybuck - Arrr is your phrase. No-one else gets to say it.
Tanuki Yasha - CAPTAIN JACK ROCKS!!!!
Mako - You always seem to be having the last word! And in the next chapter you get some alone time with Will, I promise!
Reasonably Crazy - Now there's an idea! Thanks!
Yilantri - Uh-oh. I'd been wondering what those pecking noises outside my window last night had been.
Theshiz - OK, you're in! Just not quite yet! You'll be appearing with another girl who applied at the last minute. Next chapter!
Lucki Me - Yep, beatboxing! You're one of Jack's faves cos your name is like alcohol.
I'll be updating as soon as I, um, finish the next chapter.