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Chapter 17- Port Royal
2 weeks have passed. The Interceptor was just docking into Port Royal. The
sun has begun to rise over the ocean tinting the blue sky with a hint of
orange. Jack lay on the floor of his cell on his back asleep, his hands
across his chest. He awoke at the sound of footsteps coming down the
stairs. His eyes opened. Two guards stood at the door of his cell opening
the lock.
"Let's go Sparrow."
Jack stood up and swaggered out of the cell. His wrists were still in the shackles and since they never once took them off, were bleeding and raw. The two soldiers had him by his arms as they led him up the stairs and out onto the deck where Commodore Norrington stood waiting. He glanced at Jack and without a word, started to walk off the ship with Jack being led behind him.
Port Royal was just starting to wake. Shop owners were opening their businesses for the day, a few kids running through the streets. All in all it was quiet in the town, and as the Royal Navy made down the streets towards the prison cells, people stared and glared at the pirate captain that was being led by Norrington. Jack didn't care though. He held his head high and swayed his hips as he walked. No one was going to break the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow, especially not the insufferable Commodore Norrington. He would never give the Commodore that pleasure.
They arrived at the prison and was literally thrown into the cell. Norrington stood at the opening with his hands behind his back and a cocky grin. "Well it would appear that Captain Jack Sparrow has reached his end. You're appointment with the noose will not be withheld for much longer. Today, mark my words, before the sun sets, I will see you hang from the gallows."
Jack looked at the Commodore dead in the eye and with his own cocky grin replied, "We'll just see about that....Commodore." He emphasized the last word with a hint of disgust in his voice.
Norrington glared back at him and stepped out of the cell. "Gillette I want this prison heavily guarded and if in any case someone is stupid enough to try and free him from this cell, shoot them dead on sight."
"Yes sir Commodore."
They left Jack alone in the prison. He stood staring out the small window with bars on them. In the distance he saw tattered black flags on a dark ship, docked near the edge of a cliff, far enough away that it wouldn't be seen from the docks of the town. A smile curled on his lips.
Back on the Pearl, Will gathered Gibbs, Romi and Angela together on a small row boat and made way for the Island. Will was worried about Angie, she had been sick as of late, but she refused to stay on the Black Pearl. They were silent, not a one of them said a word as Will and Gibbs rowed the boat towards the shore where no one would see them. They finally made it and each one got out and pulled the boat onto the beach. They snuck about town till they got to the Commodore's house. Will snuck to a window while the others hid behind some large bushes.
He stood at the window for some time till it seemed he saw the person he was waiting for. He knocked on the window trying to get that person's attention and motioned for them to come outside. He turned around and went back to the others. "Who are we waiting for?" Romi asked.
"An old friend that I think may be able to help us."
Suddenly a woman appeared at the spot where Will had been by the window turning her head this way and that looking for him. She had beautiful light brown hair that hung in perfect curls down her back just above her small waist. She was very lovely.
Will whistled to her to get her attention, she saw him and ran over.
"Will what are you doing here?"
"I need your help Elizabeth. The Commodore has arrested Jack. Do you know anything about it?"
Angela cocked an eyebrow at the mention of Elizabeth's name, and couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. She knew this was Will's Elizabeth, and seeing how beautiful she was made her feel somewhat self conscious. She didn't know what was wrong with her, her emotions were all over the place lately.
"James arrested Jack? No I had no idea. I knew there was to be a hanging today but I did not know it would be for him."
Romi paled when she heard about the hanging. "What time is the hanging?"
"At dusk I believe."
Will was deep in thought. "Elizabeth do you think you can get into the prison cell where Jack is?"
"I'll try, but considering it is Jack in there, it may be quite difficult even for me to get in."
"Please try." Romi had tears in her eyes that were now going down her face.
Will introduced Romi and Angela to Elizabeth. She looked at Angela when he said that she was his fiancé. "Oh. Nice to meet you." She gave a half smile then turned her attention back to Will. "I will go at once and see if I can get in. Meet me at the bar a block from the prison in an hour."
Will shook his head and they got up to leave. Elizabeth went back into her house to have her maid Maria assist her with going to the cell. The two women got ready and left the house together and started to walk up into the town and towards the prison. When they reached it, they noticed there were several soldiers guarding the entrance. Elizabeth held her head up and walked right up to Gillette.
"I'm here to see Captain Sparrow Gillette."
"Sorry madam, but the prison, for now, is off to any and all civilians."
"Well I'm not just any civilian Gillette. The Commodore is my husband, so I must ask you to allow me in."
Gillette began to feel uneasy about the situation. "The Commodore has given me strict orders to not allow anyone in."
"Sir I am about to reach my wits end. If I have to disturb my husband for something like this I don't think he would be very happy, you have nothing to worry about I assure you, I just want to talk to him."
Gillette hesitated then stood aside to let them pass. Elizabeth and Maria walked in and down the stairs where the cells were. Jack was laying on the floor amidst piles of hay. He looked up at hearing the footsteps and was shocked at who he saw. "Elizabeth? What are you doin' 'ere?"
"Will came to find me and told me you had been arrested. I'm here to help."
"How are you goin' to help me? The place is surrounded by soldiers."
Elizabeth gave a mischievous smile and pulled out a pair of keys for the cell. Jack's eyes widened and his face lit up, but only for a moment. "And what am I s'possed to do just walk right out the front door? Or perhaps ye're goin' to hide me in underneath that bodice of yours?"
"Very funny Jack. Now listen up. I'm going to leave the keys here with you, we are going to go back and get Will and the others. After we leave in about a half an hour we will create a distraction to get some of the soldiers to run and help us. Here take this." She handed him a dagger she pulled from under her dress that had been strapped to her thigh. "Do you think you could handle yourself with a few soldiers?"
"Lass, I'm Capt..."
"Captain Jack Sparrow, yes I know, I know." She said as she finished his sentence. Jack just looked annoyingly at her for having mocked him.
"Anyway, you'll know when to escape when you hear a woman scream. That will be your cue."
He nodded.
"By the way Jack. That girl that was with Will, Romi I believe her name is. What is she to you?"
Jack's face softened at the mention of Romi's name. "She's here? With Will? Is she alright?"
Elizabeth gave a knowing smile. "She seems fine, just worried about you." She turned and left up the stairs with her maid in tow.
Jack felt his chest puff with pride. It amazes him that a woman would care so much about him. He lay back down on the floor staring at the ceiling with a genuine smile spread on his face.
Elizabeth and Maria walked out of the prison and onto the street. Maria had a worried look. "Maam, do you really think it wise what you're about to do? He is nothing more than a pirate."
"That pirate is a good man and has saved my life more than once. I owe him."
Not wanting to continue questioning her employer, Maria just nodded.
They walked into the bar and sat at a table. Minutes later Will, Gibbs, Angela and Romi walked in, spotted them and sat at the table with Elizabeth and her maid. She told them that she went to Jack and gave him the keys and the dagger. "I think it would be best to try and get one of these men in this bar riled up and get him to come after me out of the bar in sight of the prison. The soldiers will have to come to my rescue. Will and Gibbs can help Jack with any remaining guards left at the prison entrance."
They nodded in approval. Will spoke up, "Angela and Romi can wait for us at the boat and have it ready to go when we get there."
"Aye, and if by any chance we don't make it, stick by the pirate's code." Gibbs reminded them, Angela looked confused not knowing what he meant, but Romi understood.
Romi and Angela stood up and walked out the bar to get to the boat. Will and Gibbs walked out after them to find a hiding spot where the soldiers would not see them. Looking around they ducked behind a cart carrying barrels that stood off to the side of the prison. Elizabeth and Maria sat at the table, and once they finished scouring the entire bar, Elizabeth's eyes fell on a particularly drunk and dirty man sitting near the bartender. She started to give him flirty looks trying to entice him. He looked right at her and gave her a toothless smile, which made her shudder in disgust but tried not to show it. She leaned in to whisper something to Maria, to which she nodded in approval. Elizabeth stood up and walked over to the man. Began a conversation with him, obviously still flirting but then she slapped him across the face. The man stood up very annoyed with her. She made for the door and walked out into the street. The drunk followed her. "Come 'ere ye dirty l'il tease." He grabbed Elizabeth by the arm, spun her around and tried to kiss her. She began screaming and Maria ran out the door and towards the prison.
The gaurds heard the scream, so did Jack who began to fumble with the keys trying to get it into the lock. Maria came into view of the soldiers and yelled, "Help please, the Commodore's wife is being attacked!"
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"Let's go Sparrow."
Jack stood up and swaggered out of the cell. His wrists were still in the shackles and since they never once took them off, were bleeding and raw. The two soldiers had him by his arms as they led him up the stairs and out onto the deck where Commodore Norrington stood waiting. He glanced at Jack and without a word, started to walk off the ship with Jack being led behind him.
Port Royal was just starting to wake. Shop owners were opening their businesses for the day, a few kids running through the streets. All in all it was quiet in the town, and as the Royal Navy made down the streets towards the prison cells, people stared and glared at the pirate captain that was being led by Norrington. Jack didn't care though. He held his head high and swayed his hips as he walked. No one was going to break the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow, especially not the insufferable Commodore Norrington. He would never give the Commodore that pleasure.
They arrived at the prison and was literally thrown into the cell. Norrington stood at the opening with his hands behind his back and a cocky grin. "Well it would appear that Captain Jack Sparrow has reached his end. You're appointment with the noose will not be withheld for much longer. Today, mark my words, before the sun sets, I will see you hang from the gallows."
Jack looked at the Commodore dead in the eye and with his own cocky grin replied, "We'll just see about that....Commodore." He emphasized the last word with a hint of disgust in his voice.
Norrington glared back at him and stepped out of the cell. "Gillette I want this prison heavily guarded and if in any case someone is stupid enough to try and free him from this cell, shoot them dead on sight."
"Yes sir Commodore."
They left Jack alone in the prison. He stood staring out the small window with bars on them. In the distance he saw tattered black flags on a dark ship, docked near the edge of a cliff, far enough away that it wouldn't be seen from the docks of the town. A smile curled on his lips.
Back on the Pearl, Will gathered Gibbs, Romi and Angela together on a small row boat and made way for the Island. Will was worried about Angie, she had been sick as of late, but she refused to stay on the Black Pearl. They were silent, not a one of them said a word as Will and Gibbs rowed the boat towards the shore where no one would see them. They finally made it and each one got out and pulled the boat onto the beach. They snuck about town till they got to the Commodore's house. Will snuck to a window while the others hid behind some large bushes.
He stood at the window for some time till it seemed he saw the person he was waiting for. He knocked on the window trying to get that person's attention and motioned for them to come outside. He turned around and went back to the others. "Who are we waiting for?" Romi asked.
"An old friend that I think may be able to help us."
Suddenly a woman appeared at the spot where Will had been by the window turning her head this way and that looking for him. She had beautiful light brown hair that hung in perfect curls down her back just above her small waist. She was very lovely.
Will whistled to her to get her attention, she saw him and ran over.
"Will what are you doing here?"
"I need your help Elizabeth. The Commodore has arrested Jack. Do you know anything about it?"
Angela cocked an eyebrow at the mention of Elizabeth's name, and couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. She knew this was Will's Elizabeth, and seeing how beautiful she was made her feel somewhat self conscious. She didn't know what was wrong with her, her emotions were all over the place lately.
"James arrested Jack? No I had no idea. I knew there was to be a hanging today but I did not know it would be for him."
Romi paled when she heard about the hanging. "What time is the hanging?"
"At dusk I believe."
Will was deep in thought. "Elizabeth do you think you can get into the prison cell where Jack is?"
"I'll try, but considering it is Jack in there, it may be quite difficult even for me to get in."
"Please try." Romi had tears in her eyes that were now going down her face.
Will introduced Romi and Angela to Elizabeth. She looked at Angela when he said that she was his fiancé. "Oh. Nice to meet you." She gave a half smile then turned her attention back to Will. "I will go at once and see if I can get in. Meet me at the bar a block from the prison in an hour."
Will shook his head and they got up to leave. Elizabeth went back into her house to have her maid Maria assist her with going to the cell. The two women got ready and left the house together and started to walk up into the town and towards the prison. When they reached it, they noticed there were several soldiers guarding the entrance. Elizabeth held her head up and walked right up to Gillette.
"I'm here to see Captain Sparrow Gillette."
"Sorry madam, but the prison, for now, is off to any and all civilians."
"Well I'm not just any civilian Gillette. The Commodore is my husband, so I must ask you to allow me in."
Gillette began to feel uneasy about the situation. "The Commodore has given me strict orders to not allow anyone in."
"Sir I am about to reach my wits end. If I have to disturb my husband for something like this I don't think he would be very happy, you have nothing to worry about I assure you, I just want to talk to him."
Gillette hesitated then stood aside to let them pass. Elizabeth and Maria walked in and down the stairs where the cells were. Jack was laying on the floor amidst piles of hay. He looked up at hearing the footsteps and was shocked at who he saw. "Elizabeth? What are you doin' 'ere?"
"Will came to find me and told me you had been arrested. I'm here to help."
"How are you goin' to help me? The place is surrounded by soldiers."
Elizabeth gave a mischievous smile and pulled out a pair of keys for the cell. Jack's eyes widened and his face lit up, but only for a moment. "And what am I s'possed to do just walk right out the front door? Or perhaps ye're goin' to hide me in underneath that bodice of yours?"
"Very funny Jack. Now listen up. I'm going to leave the keys here with you, we are going to go back and get Will and the others. After we leave in about a half an hour we will create a distraction to get some of the soldiers to run and help us. Here take this." She handed him a dagger she pulled from under her dress that had been strapped to her thigh. "Do you think you could handle yourself with a few soldiers?"
"Lass, I'm Capt..."
"Captain Jack Sparrow, yes I know, I know." She said as she finished his sentence. Jack just looked annoyingly at her for having mocked him.
"Anyway, you'll know when to escape when you hear a woman scream. That will be your cue."
He nodded.
"By the way Jack. That girl that was with Will, Romi I believe her name is. What is she to you?"
Jack's face softened at the mention of Romi's name. "She's here? With Will? Is she alright?"
Elizabeth gave a knowing smile. "She seems fine, just worried about you." She turned and left up the stairs with her maid in tow.
Jack felt his chest puff with pride. It amazes him that a woman would care so much about him. He lay back down on the floor staring at the ceiling with a genuine smile spread on his face.
Elizabeth and Maria walked out of the prison and onto the street. Maria had a worried look. "Maam, do you really think it wise what you're about to do? He is nothing more than a pirate."
"That pirate is a good man and has saved my life more than once. I owe him."
Not wanting to continue questioning her employer, Maria just nodded.
They walked into the bar and sat at a table. Minutes later Will, Gibbs, Angela and Romi walked in, spotted them and sat at the table with Elizabeth and her maid. She told them that she went to Jack and gave him the keys and the dagger. "I think it would be best to try and get one of these men in this bar riled up and get him to come after me out of the bar in sight of the prison. The soldiers will have to come to my rescue. Will and Gibbs can help Jack with any remaining guards left at the prison entrance."
They nodded in approval. Will spoke up, "Angela and Romi can wait for us at the boat and have it ready to go when we get there."
"Aye, and if by any chance we don't make it, stick by the pirate's code." Gibbs reminded them, Angela looked confused not knowing what he meant, but Romi understood.
Romi and Angela stood up and walked out the bar to get to the boat. Will and Gibbs walked out after them to find a hiding spot where the soldiers would not see them. Looking around they ducked behind a cart carrying barrels that stood off to the side of the prison. Elizabeth and Maria sat at the table, and once they finished scouring the entire bar, Elizabeth's eyes fell on a particularly drunk and dirty man sitting near the bartender. She started to give him flirty looks trying to entice him. He looked right at her and gave her a toothless smile, which made her shudder in disgust but tried not to show it. She leaned in to whisper something to Maria, to which she nodded in approval. Elizabeth stood up and walked over to the man. Began a conversation with him, obviously still flirting but then she slapped him across the face. The man stood up very annoyed with her. She made for the door and walked out into the street. The drunk followed her. "Come 'ere ye dirty l'il tease." He grabbed Elizabeth by the arm, spun her around and tried to kiss her. She began screaming and Maria ran out the door and towards the prison.
The gaurds heard the scream, so did Jack who began to fumble with the keys trying to get it into the lock. Maria came into view of the soldiers and yelled, "Help please, the Commodore's wife is being attacked!"
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