Chapter five
The mast was stick with dew and Will couldn't get a good hold on it. He tried to lift himself up but it was only made it worse, and finally his grip gave way and he plummeted to the deck below. But before the deck could break his fall, he was caught and swung around and lightly set on the deck.
Will turned to see his rescuer was Naydeene, "Naydeene! What."
Naydeene interrupted him and pulled out lifelines, "Hurry we have to save Jake!"
"Jake." Then Will remembered the person and splash he heard, "Oh, that was Jake?" He said, trying up his lifeline.
"Yes, You have to hurry," Naydeene scurried off to turn the boat in the direction Jake was floating. Will directed which way Naydeene should move.
"What do you think you are doing?" Jack said right behind Naydeene as she gasped and jumped not knowing he was there.
"Jake! He threw himself over the side!" Naydeene said, her voice beginning to quiver.
Jack's expression changed drastically, "What?! What's going on around here?! Is everyone crazy?!"
Naydeene opened her mouth to say something, but Jack stopped her and rushed up the mast to try and see something. By now everyone was on deck, trying to finger out what's going on.
"Naydeene, What's going on?" A voice said behind will. The two turned to see Jake standing there.
"Jake?" Will said, Confused. "But I though-"
Naydeene had began to sob, and Jake pulled her into his arms, "Shh." He said softly, "It will be alright, I promise."
Will disappeared up the ship, standing at the bottom of the mast. "You see anything?" He called up.
Jack rode some ropes down to Will's side. "Something is at work here.."
"You saw it too?" Will asked.
Jack looked around, "Where is Naydeene?"
Will sighed, "With Jake. It wasn't him. Is everyone a counted for?"
Jack looked down at his boots, "Something isn't right here. Something has changed." Jack turned away, "You weren't the only one to see it. You, and Gibbs, were both to see it, along with Naydeene. I will tell you who else has when they tell me. Until then, yer kept yer mouth shut, savvy?" Here was a paused, then Jack called out, "Naydeene, you bilge rat, get back to the bung hole! SMARTLY!"
Naydeene ran up, grinned a little, "Aye, Captain!" She turned to return to the Bung Hole.
Jack rolled his eyes, "Arrr..Bilge Rat!" Jack wandered off to yell at some crewmember. Will smiled a little, then looked up the mast. There was something now different about it, almost something unsafe about it.
"Bad things happen when a fathom walker walks.." A voice said, Will turning to Gibbs. "Something is a foot here..I told Jack never to let that girl aboard." Gibbs opened his flask, and took a swig. "Bad luck she is, bringing a fathom walker." He shook his head, "Not many pirates care for them.."
Will looked over at Gibbs, who was now holding out the flask to him. "What's a fathom walker?" Will asked, and took a sip of the grog. He made a face and vowed never to drink any of Gibbs flask-o-wonders again.
"A fathom walker is an omen.and anyone who sees, or hears it has to deal with the message it brings. One showed up on the Pearl before Jack lost it. Maybe this trip to Chamber Island is a bad idea."
Will nodded, then looked up at the mast. "Has Naydeene returned to the bung hole?"
"Mostly likely." Gibbs watched as Will got up. "Shame..I think she was the closest one to it too."
(Confusion say that a spinning head is like squirrel in July.)
Will nodded, walking over to the door to the bunghole, and disappeared through it. The bunghole was dark, only lighted only with candles. Naydeene was sitting in the corner, the book she had been reading for weeks sitting in her lap. She didn't notice Will as he walked in, so her being seated was far pass lady-like. One foot, booted, was sitting on top a crate that had been "Borrowed" A while back; the other one was tucked under her.
Will turn his head to the side, waiting for Naydeene to speak. She didn't.
"So." Will started. "Did you see who jumped?"
Naydeene looked away, crossing her arms. "No." She said crossly. "I thought it was Jake."
"You don't have to be so cross."
"Yeah, well maybe I want to."
"Look! Why are you being so.sooo."
"So what?! So unreliable? So stupid? So untalented?"
"SO rude!! Why?"
"Have you ever though that it was you?"
"What?"
"Couldn't you tell? Everything I was around you? How I hung on your every word? Couldn't you tell?! Everyone else could."
"..Nay."
"No! It's to late now. Leave."
"But.."
"No! OUT! NOW!"
"Fine.." Will headed for the door, stopping as he faced out. "I just wanted to say thank you."
Naydeene still didn't look.
"Thank you for saving me, today."
Will closed the door, and Naydeene started dinner.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The pirates lined up for their share of the evening slop. Naydeene stood at the front. The pirates walked up one by one, as Naydeene angrily threw the stew at the metal plates.
Will and Jake walked up, Naydeene glared at Will as she dropped some stew into his bowl. She smiled at Jake a little, and dropped the stew into his bowl. Will sighed as they were pushed to the side.
"So." Jake started, "What happened?"
Will sighed, dropped into the seat next to Gibbs. "Some one walked off the boat. Or so it seems."
The crew was sitting out most finshed with Naydeene's horrible stew, and began to hum and tell tales. There were the few that had pulled out some hornpipes. Soon the mood shifted and they began to get going. One very drunken pirate got up on a table and began to dance. Before anyone knew it, the galley turned into one big party.
Pirates swig off each other's arms, their voices joined into one song. "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A pirate's life for me! We pillage, we plunder, we rife and loot; Drink up me hearties Yo Ho! We kidnap and Ravage, and don't give a hoot; Drink up me hearties Yo Ho!"
Their voices seemed to bend together, making them sound quite nice. Will and Jake were arm and arm, swinging the mugs in the air, lost in the moment. "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A pirate's life for me! We extort, We pilfer, we filch and sack; Drink up me hearties Yo Ho! Maraud and embezzle and even high-jack, Drink up me hearties Yo Ho!"
"It's called commandeering!" Jack shouted back, and a bunch of laugher went through the galley.
There were some shouts of, 'Whatever you say Captain,' and 'You say that all the time,' And 'Commandeer this!'. Before they started again, "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's life for me! We Kindle and char and inflame and ignite; Drink up me hearties, Yo, Ho! We're Devils and black sheep." There was a pause, and then Jack shouted, "Really bad eggs!" Then the group began to laugh again, then gained enough control to sing again. "Drink up me Hearties yo ho!"
Everyone began to catch their breath so Will and Jake started again, "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's life for me!" There was a pause, and other's joined in, "We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well Cabs! Drink up me hearties Yo, Ho! Aye, but we are mommies and Dads; Drink up me Hearties Yo HO!"
Everyone bust into laugher, some began to dance with all their might. Flask were being passed, pipes were being lit, and stories being shared. Naydeene sunk up to join Jack's side, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Uncle Jack," She said, "Can every day be like this?"
Jack Just grinned a golden tooth grin.
A/N: And that ends another chapter. I feel bad about not thanking you all for the reviews last chapter. They were all great, and I am better sure there were no questions to answer. Anyone who doesn't get some of the words in the story that were used, just leave a review about it, and I will make a glossy next time if it's really bad. Well, I feel all pirately. Hand me so Grog! We are west coast btw-Kita out
The mast was stick with dew and Will couldn't get a good hold on it. He tried to lift himself up but it was only made it worse, and finally his grip gave way and he plummeted to the deck below. But before the deck could break his fall, he was caught and swung around and lightly set on the deck.
Will turned to see his rescuer was Naydeene, "Naydeene! What."
Naydeene interrupted him and pulled out lifelines, "Hurry we have to save Jake!"
"Jake." Then Will remembered the person and splash he heard, "Oh, that was Jake?" He said, trying up his lifeline.
"Yes, You have to hurry," Naydeene scurried off to turn the boat in the direction Jake was floating. Will directed which way Naydeene should move.
"What do you think you are doing?" Jack said right behind Naydeene as she gasped and jumped not knowing he was there.
"Jake! He threw himself over the side!" Naydeene said, her voice beginning to quiver.
Jack's expression changed drastically, "What?! What's going on around here?! Is everyone crazy?!"
Naydeene opened her mouth to say something, but Jack stopped her and rushed up the mast to try and see something. By now everyone was on deck, trying to finger out what's going on.
"Naydeene, What's going on?" A voice said behind will. The two turned to see Jake standing there.
"Jake?" Will said, Confused. "But I though-"
Naydeene had began to sob, and Jake pulled her into his arms, "Shh." He said softly, "It will be alright, I promise."
Will disappeared up the ship, standing at the bottom of the mast. "You see anything?" He called up.
Jack rode some ropes down to Will's side. "Something is at work here.."
"You saw it too?" Will asked.
Jack looked around, "Where is Naydeene?"
Will sighed, "With Jake. It wasn't him. Is everyone a counted for?"
Jack looked down at his boots, "Something isn't right here. Something has changed." Jack turned away, "You weren't the only one to see it. You, and Gibbs, were both to see it, along with Naydeene. I will tell you who else has when they tell me. Until then, yer kept yer mouth shut, savvy?" Here was a paused, then Jack called out, "Naydeene, you bilge rat, get back to the bung hole! SMARTLY!"
Naydeene ran up, grinned a little, "Aye, Captain!" She turned to return to the Bung Hole.
Jack rolled his eyes, "Arrr..Bilge Rat!" Jack wandered off to yell at some crewmember. Will smiled a little, then looked up the mast. There was something now different about it, almost something unsafe about it.
"Bad things happen when a fathom walker walks.." A voice said, Will turning to Gibbs. "Something is a foot here..I told Jack never to let that girl aboard." Gibbs opened his flask, and took a swig. "Bad luck she is, bringing a fathom walker." He shook his head, "Not many pirates care for them.."
Will looked over at Gibbs, who was now holding out the flask to him. "What's a fathom walker?" Will asked, and took a sip of the grog. He made a face and vowed never to drink any of Gibbs flask-o-wonders again.
"A fathom walker is an omen.and anyone who sees, or hears it has to deal with the message it brings. One showed up on the Pearl before Jack lost it. Maybe this trip to Chamber Island is a bad idea."
Will nodded, then looked up at the mast. "Has Naydeene returned to the bung hole?"
"Mostly likely." Gibbs watched as Will got up. "Shame..I think she was the closest one to it too."
(Confusion say that a spinning head is like squirrel in July.)
Will nodded, walking over to the door to the bunghole, and disappeared through it. The bunghole was dark, only lighted only with candles. Naydeene was sitting in the corner, the book she had been reading for weeks sitting in her lap. She didn't notice Will as he walked in, so her being seated was far pass lady-like. One foot, booted, was sitting on top a crate that had been "Borrowed" A while back; the other one was tucked under her.
Will turn his head to the side, waiting for Naydeene to speak. She didn't.
"So." Will started. "Did you see who jumped?"
Naydeene looked away, crossing her arms. "No." She said crossly. "I thought it was Jake."
"You don't have to be so cross."
"Yeah, well maybe I want to."
"Look! Why are you being so.sooo."
"So what?! So unreliable? So stupid? So untalented?"
"SO rude!! Why?"
"Have you ever though that it was you?"
"What?"
"Couldn't you tell? Everything I was around you? How I hung on your every word? Couldn't you tell?! Everyone else could."
"..Nay."
"No! It's to late now. Leave."
"But.."
"No! OUT! NOW!"
"Fine.." Will headed for the door, stopping as he faced out. "I just wanted to say thank you."
Naydeene still didn't look.
"Thank you for saving me, today."
Will closed the door, and Naydeene started dinner.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The pirates lined up for their share of the evening slop. Naydeene stood at the front. The pirates walked up one by one, as Naydeene angrily threw the stew at the metal plates.
Will and Jake walked up, Naydeene glared at Will as she dropped some stew into his bowl. She smiled at Jake a little, and dropped the stew into his bowl. Will sighed as they were pushed to the side.
"So." Jake started, "What happened?"
Will sighed, dropped into the seat next to Gibbs. "Some one walked off the boat. Or so it seems."
The crew was sitting out most finshed with Naydeene's horrible stew, and began to hum and tell tales. There were the few that had pulled out some hornpipes. Soon the mood shifted and they began to get going. One very drunken pirate got up on a table and began to dance. Before anyone knew it, the galley turned into one big party.
Pirates swig off each other's arms, their voices joined into one song. "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A pirate's life for me! We pillage, we plunder, we rife and loot; Drink up me hearties Yo Ho! We kidnap and Ravage, and don't give a hoot; Drink up me hearties Yo Ho!"
Their voices seemed to bend together, making them sound quite nice. Will and Jake were arm and arm, swinging the mugs in the air, lost in the moment. "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A pirate's life for me! We extort, We pilfer, we filch and sack; Drink up me hearties Yo Ho! Maraud and embezzle and even high-jack, Drink up me hearties Yo Ho!"
"It's called commandeering!" Jack shouted back, and a bunch of laugher went through the galley.
There were some shouts of, 'Whatever you say Captain,' and 'You say that all the time,' And 'Commandeer this!'. Before they started again, "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's life for me! We Kindle and char and inflame and ignite; Drink up me hearties, Yo, Ho! We're Devils and black sheep." There was a pause, and then Jack shouted, "Really bad eggs!" Then the group began to laugh again, then gained enough control to sing again. "Drink up me Hearties yo ho!"
Everyone began to catch their breath so Will and Jake started again, "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's life for me!" There was a pause, and other's joined in, "We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well Cabs! Drink up me hearties Yo, Ho! Aye, but we are mommies and Dads; Drink up me Hearties Yo HO!"
Everyone bust into laugher, some began to dance with all their might. Flask were being passed, pipes were being lit, and stories being shared. Naydeene sunk up to join Jack's side, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Uncle Jack," She said, "Can every day be like this?"
Jack Just grinned a golden tooth grin.
A/N: And that ends another chapter. I feel bad about not thanking you all for the reviews last chapter. They were all great, and I am better sure there were no questions to answer. Anyone who doesn't get some of the words in the story that were used, just leave a review about it, and I will make a glossy next time if it's really bad. Well, I feel all pirately. Hand me so Grog! We are west coast btw-Kita out