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b Reviewers b : Banks 99: Happy ya like it so much! lol Who said Apollo's not gonna have anyone? **innocent look** I have plans. Many, Many Plans.. You rock and your review made my day!
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b I'm planning on making this the 2nd to last chapter b
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Beginning of the End~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apollo awoke to see Artemis whispering something to Jamison. He tapped her on the shoulder. "Welcome back." She said. "We're on the Iced Nightmare." Apollo groaned.
"What are we going to do?" he asked. Artemis and Jamison both shrugged. Jamison was looking out the window. "We're pulling up near the docks." Apollo and Artemis came up beside him.
"France." Apollo stated a flash of memories passed through his eyes.
"Think we could bust out the window?" Jamison asked.
"Probably." said Artemis slowly.
"So, you're saying we bust the window open, and roam through the streets avoiding Hawk?" Apollo inquired.
Jamison grinned impishly. "I was thinking more along the lines of getting out, if Hawk tries to stop us we'll beat his ass, and commandeering a ship if our parental units aren't here."
"You do have the potential to be a pirate. I'm so proud." Artemis said.
"Didn't think ya had it in ya." Apollo said clapping a hand on his back. The three of them worked the window out of its place and hopped out. "He'll look in all the taverns so we should steer clear of those." Artemis suggested. The other two nodded. They walked around for a bit until they came upon a strange looking book shop. A girl a year or two younger than Artemis, with long black hair pulled up into an intricate bun and stormy gray eyes, came out carrying a heavy load of novels. She ran into Apollo, falling down and dropping everything in the process. "Sorry." She said in a soft voice. Apollo helped her up and gathered up her things.
"Don't worry about it, love." He replied.
"Apollo?" the girl looked up and questioned.
Apollo's eyes grew wide. "Maria??"
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Hawk strode into where they were keeping Artemis. Let's see how she'd like him now. HA! But when he opened the door something was very wrong. Artemis was nowhere to be found. He went to the other room and saw the debris of what had once been a window. Dammit! Heads will roll for this! He told himself, oh indeed they would.
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Jack, Araina, Kirk, Will, Elizabeth and crew sailed into the docks of France looking for the Iced Nightmare but found it nowhere. The five previously mentioned decided to search the streets and see if they could find them there. Half the crew helped out with that while the other half stayed with the ship, just in case.
"I didn't think I'd ever see you again." Maria acknowledged in the same soft voice.
"I didn't know what happened to you. I was worried." Apollo said at the same time. Neither of them could take it anymore. They dropped what they were carrying, embraced each other and proceeded to kiss fervently in the middle of the street.
"OK! Not in public, children!" Artemis exclaimed. "Maria. As soon as we find the Pearl want to come with us?" She added, knowing that Apollo and Maria would never leave each other's side again. Jamison looked slightly confused. He was happy for Apollo though. Those two were quite a pair if they could just pick up where they left off. It was pure, true, first and only love.
"I hate to break this up." A rough masculine voice said. All four people stopped. 'Not again.' Artemis thought. The four of them turned and there stood...No one?
"What the hell?" Apollo asked.
"Maybe it was the wind?" Jamison suggested not really even believing himself. Maria and Artemis stood with identical looks of bewilderment on their faces.
"We all heard it so we can't be completely insane." Artemis stated.
"But what if we are?" Maria asked mysteriously.
"Then we're screwed."
"Well that explains it." Maria said. The guys looked at them peculiarly.
"What?" Artemis said. "We're trying to lighten the mood." The two young men sighed.
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Jack, Kirk, Araina, Elizabeth and Will neared the spot where their children were. "That them?" Kirk asked. The others nodded.
"But who is that with them?" Elizabeth asked.
Jack squinted. "Maria." Everyone but Kirk looked totally clueless.
"The love of Apollo's life." explained Kirk. The five of them walked up to the kids but as they were going up there someone else got there first.
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Norrington and George saw the teenagers and strode over behind them. "So you're the ones that kidnapped Elizabeth and Araina?" Norrington said to the twins.
Artemis turned looked him up and down clearly unimpressed. "I'd hardly call it a kidnapping considering Araina is our mother." George looked ready to explode. "You-your-your mother?" he asked.
"Aye." Apollo said instinctively moving in front of Maria to protect her if need be.
"Seeing as Elizabeth is my mother I'd say she is the one with the custody of me, and in total control of what she wants, unless things have changed since we left Port Royal, Commodore?" Jamison commented in a bored voice. Norrington gave Jamison a look of pure loathing. Jamison didn't back down from his glare though.
"What's goin' on 'ere?" Jack questioned. Norrington turned and Jack did a double take. "Commodore! Long time no beat! How ya been?" Norrington gave him a fierce look that could freeze the sun over.
"We're here to arrest you, these children, and William Turner for kidnapping the duchess Araina and Elizabeth Turner." He said looking rather smug.
"You idiot. Why would my husband have for kidnap me? It's absurd." spat Elizabeth.
"I wanted to spend time with my children." Araina stated not noticing George was there. George cleared his throat.
"Children that clearly aren't mine." He said.
"George!"
"You were involved with a pirate! No you are involved with that riffraff! You should be with me! Remember your fiancée?
"I thought I loved you. I was wrong for leading you on George. It-it couldn't be helped." Araina stood her ground proudly.
George's gaze softened. He did something very unexpected. "If you are happy who am I to stop you? Go and enjoy life." He turned to Jack. "Take care of her aye?"
Norrington spit. "So it's just over like that is it? You're going to let her run with that pirate?"
"Yes. If she's happy then I want her to stay that way. Commodore, that's what true love is. What you are feeling is lust and jealousy. Love is neither of those. I'll be waiting for your return to the ship so we can go home." That said George walked off and out of Araina's life forever. This left the others grateful and yet, confused about Norrington. They looked at him expectantly waiting for a clarification.
b Reviewers b : Banks 99: Happy ya like it so much! lol Who said Apollo's not gonna have anyone? **innocent look** I have plans. Many, Many Plans.. You rock and your review made my day!
Yavanna: Of course they will! ^-^
b I'm planning on making this the 2nd to last chapter b
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Beginning of the End~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Apollo awoke to see Artemis whispering something to Jamison. He tapped her on the shoulder. "Welcome back." She said. "We're on the Iced Nightmare." Apollo groaned.
"What are we going to do?" he asked. Artemis and Jamison both shrugged. Jamison was looking out the window. "We're pulling up near the docks." Apollo and Artemis came up beside him.
"France." Apollo stated a flash of memories passed through his eyes.
"Think we could bust out the window?" Jamison asked.
"Probably." said Artemis slowly.
"So, you're saying we bust the window open, and roam through the streets avoiding Hawk?" Apollo inquired.
Jamison grinned impishly. "I was thinking more along the lines of getting out, if Hawk tries to stop us we'll beat his ass, and commandeering a ship if our parental units aren't here."
"You do have the potential to be a pirate. I'm so proud." Artemis said.
"Didn't think ya had it in ya." Apollo said clapping a hand on his back. The three of them worked the window out of its place and hopped out. "He'll look in all the taverns so we should steer clear of those." Artemis suggested. The other two nodded. They walked around for a bit until they came upon a strange looking book shop. A girl a year or two younger than Artemis, with long black hair pulled up into an intricate bun and stormy gray eyes, came out carrying a heavy load of novels. She ran into Apollo, falling down and dropping everything in the process. "Sorry." She said in a soft voice. Apollo helped her up and gathered up her things.
"Don't worry about it, love." He replied.
"Apollo?" the girl looked up and questioned.
Apollo's eyes grew wide. "Maria??"
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Hawk strode into where they were keeping Artemis. Let's see how she'd like him now. HA! But when he opened the door something was very wrong. Artemis was nowhere to be found. He went to the other room and saw the debris of what had once been a window. Dammit! Heads will roll for this! He told himself, oh indeed they would.
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Jack, Araina, Kirk, Will, Elizabeth and crew sailed into the docks of France looking for the Iced Nightmare but found it nowhere. The five previously mentioned decided to search the streets and see if they could find them there. Half the crew helped out with that while the other half stayed with the ship, just in case.
"I didn't think I'd ever see you again." Maria acknowledged in the same soft voice.
"I didn't know what happened to you. I was worried." Apollo said at the same time. Neither of them could take it anymore. They dropped what they were carrying, embraced each other and proceeded to kiss fervently in the middle of the street.
"OK! Not in public, children!" Artemis exclaimed. "Maria. As soon as we find the Pearl want to come with us?" She added, knowing that Apollo and Maria would never leave each other's side again. Jamison looked slightly confused. He was happy for Apollo though. Those two were quite a pair if they could just pick up where they left off. It was pure, true, first and only love.
"I hate to break this up." A rough masculine voice said. All four people stopped. 'Not again.' Artemis thought. The four of them turned and there stood...No one?
"What the hell?" Apollo asked.
"Maybe it was the wind?" Jamison suggested not really even believing himself. Maria and Artemis stood with identical looks of bewilderment on their faces.
"We all heard it so we can't be completely insane." Artemis stated.
"But what if we are?" Maria asked mysteriously.
"Then we're screwed."
"Well that explains it." Maria said. The guys looked at them peculiarly.
"What?" Artemis said. "We're trying to lighten the mood." The two young men sighed.
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Jack, Kirk, Araina, Elizabeth and Will neared the spot where their children were. "That them?" Kirk asked. The others nodded.
"But who is that with them?" Elizabeth asked.
Jack squinted. "Maria." Everyone but Kirk looked totally clueless.
"The love of Apollo's life." explained Kirk. The five of them walked up to the kids but as they were going up there someone else got there first.
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Norrington and George saw the teenagers and strode over behind them. "So you're the ones that kidnapped Elizabeth and Araina?" Norrington said to the twins.
Artemis turned looked him up and down clearly unimpressed. "I'd hardly call it a kidnapping considering Araina is our mother." George looked ready to explode. "You-your-your mother?" he asked.
"Aye." Apollo said instinctively moving in front of Maria to protect her if need be.
"Seeing as Elizabeth is my mother I'd say she is the one with the custody of me, and in total control of what she wants, unless things have changed since we left Port Royal, Commodore?" Jamison commented in a bored voice. Norrington gave Jamison a look of pure loathing. Jamison didn't back down from his glare though.
"What's goin' on 'ere?" Jack questioned. Norrington turned and Jack did a double take. "Commodore! Long time no beat! How ya been?" Norrington gave him a fierce look that could freeze the sun over.
"We're here to arrest you, these children, and William Turner for kidnapping the duchess Araina and Elizabeth Turner." He said looking rather smug.
"You idiot. Why would my husband have for kidnap me? It's absurd." spat Elizabeth.
"I wanted to spend time with my children." Araina stated not noticing George was there. George cleared his throat.
"Children that clearly aren't mine." He said.
"George!"
"You were involved with a pirate! No you are involved with that riffraff! You should be with me! Remember your fiancée?
"I thought I loved you. I was wrong for leading you on George. It-it couldn't be helped." Araina stood her ground proudly.
George's gaze softened. He did something very unexpected. "If you are happy who am I to stop you? Go and enjoy life." He turned to Jack. "Take care of her aye?"
Norrington spit. "So it's just over like that is it? You're going to let her run with that pirate?"
"Yes. If she's happy then I want her to stay that way. Commodore, that's what true love is. What you are feeling is lust and jealousy. Love is neither of those. I'll be waiting for your return to the ship so we can go home." That said George walked off and out of Araina's life forever. This left the others grateful and yet, confused about Norrington. They looked at him expectantly waiting for a clarification.