Next chapter up, slightly earlier than usual! Well, I updated three of my
stories today, so I thought WHY THE HELL NOT? Two new characters in this
chapter, hope y'all like it! I'm getting addicted to this story, which
means I'm neglecting my other ones. and my homework. *guilt*
Chapter 6 - Rum Island
The next morning Mako woke up early deliberately in order to try and get some alone time with Will. She was successful - Jack was sleeping off his hangover, Elizabeth was getting her beauty sleep, and the other girls and Tanuki were also still asleep after staying up half the night singing shanties. Will, however, was looking out to sea.
"Do you want some breakfast?" she asked, amazed that she was remaining standing, "I can cook, you know!"
"Cook what?" said Will, looking slightly nervous.
"Uhh..." She took a guess. "Bacon?"
"Bacon's good," shrugged Will. Mako sprinted down to the galley, swearing that she would make the best bacon he had ever eaten. Will watched her go, feeling slightly worried. Why did all these girls find him so attractive? He'd never had this problem before. Well, not all of them. Some liked Jack - Gemma and Jackie didn't seem to like either. Tanuki definitely didn't like either.
"Bacon?" came a voice behind him again. Mako had returned, with a plate piled high with bacon. Will took a bit of it. "Good?" said Mako nervously.
"Uh, yeah," said Will, "Very good bacon." Mako smiled happily.
"Did someone say bacon?" said Jack, appearing very quickly, "Nothing like bacon to cure a hangover."
"Bacon?" said the rest of the crew, also appearing. The smell had reached the cabins. Mako sighed disappointedly. So much for time on her own.
"What are we doing today?" asked Cirfia, still making bead fairies.
"We're stopping off at Rum Island," said Jack happily, "The rum capital of the Caribbean!"
"Isn't it also the shopping capital?" said Elizabeth.
"I wouldn't know," said Will, silently saying goodbye to next year's wages.
"But we're not going shopping," said Jack, "We're picking up essential supplies. Like food, weapons-"
"Rum?" said Brandi.
"Well, that's an essential solely from the medical point of view..." said Jack.
"We could also get some news of the cursed pirates," said Yilantri, "What do we know about them except the fact that they're cursed?"
"Uh... nothing," said Jack.
"Except they're guarding the Big Pink Pretty albeit Cursed Diamond?" pointed out Will.
"Yes, that too," said Jack.
*****
As they left the ship onto the quay, they realized the age old problem - they had no money.
"We could use bead fairies!" said Cirfia, holding out a batch she'd just made.
"Ooh, can I have a pink one?" said Elizabeth.
"Screw you!" said Cirfia, glaring. Elizabeth took a step back.
"I know!" said Kathryn, "There's a couple of young debutantes over there." Everyone looked where she was pointing. There were two girls standing on the seafront, wearing lovely dresses and chatting with some of the sailors. "Why don't we go and ask them to sponsor us?"
"Now there's an idea," said Jack, "You girls sort that out, I'm going to go befriend the locals." He headed with amazing speed towards the nearest pub.
"You'd better go too, Will," said Jackie, "Make sure that he gets some info." Will ran after Jack quickly before Elizabeth could ask for more clothes. Catarina turned to the rest.
"Now, you guys-" she said, talking to Cirfia, Tanuki and Frankie, "- are the youngest, and more their age, so you should go and talk to them. Just ask them whether they'd sponsor us on our quest to find the big pink pretty albeit cursed diamond. Mention Jack if they look interested."
"Right," said those three.
"What are we going to do?" said Gemma.
"I vote disposing of Elizabeth," said Mako.
"Seconded," said Brandi.
"Hey - where IS Elizabeth?" said Gemma. They looked around and realized that she was, in fact, nowhere to be seen.
"YES!!!" said Mako.
Meanwhile, Tanuki, Frankie and Cirfia were making their way over to the girls. They looked up and saw them coming.
"Pirates?" whispered one of them.
"Think so," said the other, "Fabby!"
"You like pirates?" said Cirfia.
"Yes," said one, "Of course. Especially Captain Jack Sparrow, by what I've heard of him!"
"He's just as cool as you've heard," said Frankie.
"Really?" said one girl.
"Yes," said Tanuki, "We're on his boat."
"You ARE????" said the girls, looking impressed.
"Yeah, and we're on a quest," said Frankie, "Except we have no money-"
"Well, our dresses our worth quite a bit," said one girl, "We could sell them and give you some money, if we could join your crew..."
"Yeah, sure!" said Cirfia. "I'm Cirfia, by the way, and this is Frankie and Tanuki."
"I'm Diana, and this is Hanna," said Diana, "Are those bead fairies?"
*****
Jack and Will were sitting in the bar, which was slightly less rowdy than the one in Tortuga, and was therefore a restaurant in Jack's mind. They'd gone there to get information, but Jack seemed to be doing most of the talking.
"And then - and then I jumped off the cliff, leaving Will and his bonny Elizabeth!" he finished, draining the last of his rum.
"Did you get together with Anamaria?" asked a man.
"What?"
"Well, Will got a girl. If you didn't, does that mean he's better with women than you?"
"Of course," said Will.
"Now wait just a minute," said Jack indignantly, "I could get any girl I wanted. You just got Elizabeth because I helped you win your fair lady's heart."
"No way," said Will, "I got her because I'm dashing!"
"Oh yeah?" said Jack, "You willing to put money on that?"
"Yeah!" said Will, "But, uh - how, exactly?"
"We both go for a girl. See who gets her."
"Which girl, though?"
"It would have to be a crewmember, so that there's no time limit. How about... Alex?"
"No way! She's one of your fangirls! What about Mako?"
"Ditto! One that likes neither of us... How about Gemma?"
"Done!" said Will. They shook hands, just as the door burst open. Alex, Becky, Brandi, Kathryn, Jackie, Catarina, Yilantri and Mako came in - and Gemma.
"Gemma!" they both said excitedly, jumping to their feet. Gemma took a step back, looking alarmed.
"Here, have my seat," offered Will.
"Come, Gemma! Sit on me!" said Jack, slapping his lap. Gemma looked at them both, trying to decide which one was stranger. The other girls glared at her. Finally she took the seat Will had offered, thanking him, albeit nervously. Will shot a triumphant grin at Jack.
"Way to go, Will," said Jack, "Now where are YOU going to sit?"
"I-" Will looked around and saw that, indeed, since all the girls had settled down, there was no room left for him.
"Nya ha," said Jack, smiling.
"You can have my seat!" said Mako immediately, leaping to her feet. Will sat down in it, and Mako settled himself on his lap happily.
"Girls sit on MY lap," said Will smugly, "Not YOURS."
"Well, they probably worried my enchanting musk will befuddle their senses," said Jack.
"What musk?" said Will, "Rum?"
"Oh, and speaking of girls, where's Elizabeth?" said Jack.
"What?" said Will, "Where's Elizabeth?"
The girls shrugged. "Ooh, lost another one, have you?" said Jack.
Suddenly the door opened again, and Cirfia, Frankie, Tanuki, Diana and Hanna came in. Hanna's eyes widened as she caught sight of Will.
"Hi!" said Frankie, "These are Diana and Hanna. They gave us some money in exchange for joining our crew."
"Great!" said Jack, "I think that calls for a little drink in celebration-"
"We need to find Elizabeth!" said Will, leaping to his feet. Most of the girls looked thoroughly put out at Will's obvious desire to find Elizabeth again, but obligingly got to their feet. Both Will and Jack suddenly remembered their bet, and threw themselves towards the door to hold it open for Gemma. In the attempt, they both crashed into Diana and Hanna.
"Hi there," said Hanna weakly as she looked at Will's face, just inches from her own. Guess who glared?
"OH MY GOD, you're Captain Jack Sparrow!" said Diana.
"Well, yes, I was last time I checked," said Jack.
"I am your BIGGEST FAN," said Diana breathlessly.
"Well, that's nice to know," said Jack, "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, WHELP??" he shouted, hurling himself at Will's ankles as he tried to reach the door.
"DON'T CALL ME A WHELP!!!!" said Will. Gemma stepped over them both and opened the door herself.
"When you're quite done wrestling, are we going to get supplies or what?" she said, still looking slightly worried.
"Hearken to the lady!" said Will, leaping to his feet, "For she has a fine mind."
"And she's a fine lady," said Jack, throwing his arm round her shoulders.
"We have another rival," whispered Mako.
"Arrrr," said Kathryn.
*****
Reasonably Crazy - Thanks! I just had double Biology, so I'm not feeling very random or hyper.
WOB-WOBS: Heaven forbid!
I KNOW!!! Next wombats will take over the world. hey, guess I am feeling pretty random.
Im a Brandybuck - Yup, arrr is your phrase. Well, you were the only one who specifically requested it. So it's only fair!
Tanuki Yasha - Don't want to sound completely stupid, but what's Soul Calibur? You're still the only guy. I NEED MORE GUYS!!! Can't you ask some of your friends if they want to be in it?
Lucki Me - Yeah, what was that thing? It looked like a gilt lamppost or something. Cursed pirates soon! And more swinging from ropes!
Mako - Yup, I saw it pretty much right after reloaded came out! My friend downloaded the preview off the internet! ISN'T AGENT SMITH CREEPY WHEN HE LAUGHS????? Now, what was it you were saying about muffins?
Cat Youkai - I know it was short. Sorry.
Yilantri - Uh-oh. *turns round and sees chicken at the window looking threatening* I'M UPDATING! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! My Wob-Wobs won't fight them off, they're on strike until they get more brownies.
Danielle - OK. Thanks!
Hyper-Elf - You're in it this chapter! And I'm really sorry that you happened to have the same name as the evil person. I just know several evil Hannahs.
Cirfia - I'm plotting. Oh, I'm plotting.
Stargirl - Thanks!
See y'all next week, folks! And, um, don't be too mad at Gemma.
Chapter 6 - Rum Island
The next morning Mako woke up early deliberately in order to try and get some alone time with Will. She was successful - Jack was sleeping off his hangover, Elizabeth was getting her beauty sleep, and the other girls and Tanuki were also still asleep after staying up half the night singing shanties. Will, however, was looking out to sea.
"Do you want some breakfast?" she asked, amazed that she was remaining standing, "I can cook, you know!"
"Cook what?" said Will, looking slightly nervous.
"Uhh..." She took a guess. "Bacon?"
"Bacon's good," shrugged Will. Mako sprinted down to the galley, swearing that she would make the best bacon he had ever eaten. Will watched her go, feeling slightly worried. Why did all these girls find him so attractive? He'd never had this problem before. Well, not all of them. Some liked Jack - Gemma and Jackie didn't seem to like either. Tanuki definitely didn't like either.
"Bacon?" came a voice behind him again. Mako had returned, with a plate piled high with bacon. Will took a bit of it. "Good?" said Mako nervously.
"Uh, yeah," said Will, "Very good bacon." Mako smiled happily.
"Did someone say bacon?" said Jack, appearing very quickly, "Nothing like bacon to cure a hangover."
"Bacon?" said the rest of the crew, also appearing. The smell had reached the cabins. Mako sighed disappointedly. So much for time on her own.
"What are we doing today?" asked Cirfia, still making bead fairies.
"We're stopping off at Rum Island," said Jack happily, "The rum capital of the Caribbean!"
"Isn't it also the shopping capital?" said Elizabeth.
"I wouldn't know," said Will, silently saying goodbye to next year's wages.
"But we're not going shopping," said Jack, "We're picking up essential supplies. Like food, weapons-"
"Rum?" said Brandi.
"Well, that's an essential solely from the medical point of view..." said Jack.
"We could also get some news of the cursed pirates," said Yilantri, "What do we know about them except the fact that they're cursed?"
"Uh... nothing," said Jack.
"Except they're guarding the Big Pink Pretty albeit Cursed Diamond?" pointed out Will.
"Yes, that too," said Jack.
*****
As they left the ship onto the quay, they realized the age old problem - they had no money.
"We could use bead fairies!" said Cirfia, holding out a batch she'd just made.
"Ooh, can I have a pink one?" said Elizabeth.
"Screw you!" said Cirfia, glaring. Elizabeth took a step back.
"I know!" said Kathryn, "There's a couple of young debutantes over there." Everyone looked where she was pointing. There were two girls standing on the seafront, wearing lovely dresses and chatting with some of the sailors. "Why don't we go and ask them to sponsor us?"
"Now there's an idea," said Jack, "You girls sort that out, I'm going to go befriend the locals." He headed with amazing speed towards the nearest pub.
"You'd better go too, Will," said Jackie, "Make sure that he gets some info." Will ran after Jack quickly before Elizabeth could ask for more clothes. Catarina turned to the rest.
"Now, you guys-" she said, talking to Cirfia, Tanuki and Frankie, "- are the youngest, and more their age, so you should go and talk to them. Just ask them whether they'd sponsor us on our quest to find the big pink pretty albeit cursed diamond. Mention Jack if they look interested."
"Right," said those three.
"What are we going to do?" said Gemma.
"I vote disposing of Elizabeth," said Mako.
"Seconded," said Brandi.
"Hey - where IS Elizabeth?" said Gemma. They looked around and realized that she was, in fact, nowhere to be seen.
"YES!!!" said Mako.
Meanwhile, Tanuki, Frankie and Cirfia were making their way over to the girls. They looked up and saw them coming.
"Pirates?" whispered one of them.
"Think so," said the other, "Fabby!"
"You like pirates?" said Cirfia.
"Yes," said one, "Of course. Especially Captain Jack Sparrow, by what I've heard of him!"
"He's just as cool as you've heard," said Frankie.
"Really?" said one girl.
"Yes," said Tanuki, "We're on his boat."
"You ARE????" said the girls, looking impressed.
"Yeah, and we're on a quest," said Frankie, "Except we have no money-"
"Well, our dresses our worth quite a bit," said one girl, "We could sell them and give you some money, if we could join your crew..."
"Yeah, sure!" said Cirfia. "I'm Cirfia, by the way, and this is Frankie and Tanuki."
"I'm Diana, and this is Hanna," said Diana, "Are those bead fairies?"
*****
Jack and Will were sitting in the bar, which was slightly less rowdy than the one in Tortuga, and was therefore a restaurant in Jack's mind. They'd gone there to get information, but Jack seemed to be doing most of the talking.
"And then - and then I jumped off the cliff, leaving Will and his bonny Elizabeth!" he finished, draining the last of his rum.
"Did you get together with Anamaria?" asked a man.
"What?"
"Well, Will got a girl. If you didn't, does that mean he's better with women than you?"
"Of course," said Will.
"Now wait just a minute," said Jack indignantly, "I could get any girl I wanted. You just got Elizabeth because I helped you win your fair lady's heart."
"No way," said Will, "I got her because I'm dashing!"
"Oh yeah?" said Jack, "You willing to put money on that?"
"Yeah!" said Will, "But, uh - how, exactly?"
"We both go for a girl. See who gets her."
"Which girl, though?"
"It would have to be a crewmember, so that there's no time limit. How about... Alex?"
"No way! She's one of your fangirls! What about Mako?"
"Ditto! One that likes neither of us... How about Gemma?"
"Done!" said Will. They shook hands, just as the door burst open. Alex, Becky, Brandi, Kathryn, Jackie, Catarina, Yilantri and Mako came in - and Gemma.
"Gemma!" they both said excitedly, jumping to their feet. Gemma took a step back, looking alarmed.
"Here, have my seat," offered Will.
"Come, Gemma! Sit on me!" said Jack, slapping his lap. Gemma looked at them both, trying to decide which one was stranger. The other girls glared at her. Finally she took the seat Will had offered, thanking him, albeit nervously. Will shot a triumphant grin at Jack.
"Way to go, Will," said Jack, "Now where are YOU going to sit?"
"I-" Will looked around and saw that, indeed, since all the girls had settled down, there was no room left for him.
"Nya ha," said Jack, smiling.
"You can have my seat!" said Mako immediately, leaping to her feet. Will sat down in it, and Mako settled himself on his lap happily.
"Girls sit on MY lap," said Will smugly, "Not YOURS."
"Well, they probably worried my enchanting musk will befuddle their senses," said Jack.
"What musk?" said Will, "Rum?"
"Oh, and speaking of girls, where's Elizabeth?" said Jack.
"What?" said Will, "Where's Elizabeth?"
The girls shrugged. "Ooh, lost another one, have you?" said Jack.
Suddenly the door opened again, and Cirfia, Frankie, Tanuki, Diana and Hanna came in. Hanna's eyes widened as she caught sight of Will.
"Hi!" said Frankie, "These are Diana and Hanna. They gave us some money in exchange for joining our crew."
"Great!" said Jack, "I think that calls for a little drink in celebration-"
"We need to find Elizabeth!" said Will, leaping to his feet. Most of the girls looked thoroughly put out at Will's obvious desire to find Elizabeth again, but obligingly got to their feet. Both Will and Jack suddenly remembered their bet, and threw themselves towards the door to hold it open for Gemma. In the attempt, they both crashed into Diana and Hanna.
"Hi there," said Hanna weakly as she looked at Will's face, just inches from her own. Guess who glared?
"OH MY GOD, you're Captain Jack Sparrow!" said Diana.
"Well, yes, I was last time I checked," said Jack.
"I am your BIGGEST FAN," said Diana breathlessly.
"Well, that's nice to know," said Jack, "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, WHELP??" he shouted, hurling himself at Will's ankles as he tried to reach the door.
"DON'T CALL ME A WHELP!!!!" said Will. Gemma stepped over them both and opened the door herself.
"When you're quite done wrestling, are we going to get supplies or what?" she said, still looking slightly worried.
"Hearken to the lady!" said Will, leaping to his feet, "For she has a fine mind."
"And she's a fine lady," said Jack, throwing his arm round her shoulders.
"We have another rival," whispered Mako.
"Arrrr," said Kathryn.
*****
Reasonably Crazy - Thanks! I just had double Biology, so I'm not feeling very random or hyper.
WOB-WOBS: Heaven forbid!
I KNOW!!! Next wombats will take over the world. hey, guess I am feeling pretty random.
Im a Brandybuck - Yup, arrr is your phrase. Well, you were the only one who specifically requested it. So it's only fair!
Tanuki Yasha - Don't want to sound completely stupid, but what's Soul Calibur? You're still the only guy. I NEED MORE GUYS!!! Can't you ask some of your friends if they want to be in it?
Lucki Me - Yeah, what was that thing? It looked like a gilt lamppost or something. Cursed pirates soon! And more swinging from ropes!
Mako - Yup, I saw it pretty much right after reloaded came out! My friend downloaded the preview off the internet! ISN'T AGENT SMITH CREEPY WHEN HE LAUGHS????? Now, what was it you were saying about muffins?
Cat Youkai - I know it was short. Sorry.
Yilantri - Uh-oh. *turns round and sees chicken at the window looking threatening* I'M UPDATING! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! My Wob-Wobs won't fight them off, they're on strike until they get more brownies.
Danielle - OK. Thanks!
Hyper-Elf - You're in it this chapter! And I'm really sorry that you happened to have the same name as the evil person. I just know several evil Hannahs.
Cirfia - I'm plotting. Oh, I'm plotting.
Stargirl - Thanks!
See y'all next week, folks! And, um, don't be too mad at Gemma.