All Treasure is Not Silver & Gold
Disclaimer: As you all know I do not own any of the POTC characters. Therese, Quinn and some of the new pirates and sailors are my own creations!
Chapter 9 - History
"I don't know exactly where to be startin'" Bill said once they had assembled in Jack's cabin.
"The beginning usually works for me aye?" Jack said with a wink.
"Then I guess I should start!" said Therese from her seat next to Will
"I am the great-great granddaughter of Black Beard. I think ye knew that Jack!" she began
"Aye, I did." He answered
"Well it be true that I alone know the location of his treasure. My Da and I were gonna go get it the year he was killed. After his death, it didn't really matter to me anymore. Nothing did. I just wanted to get to Venezuela. That's when I boarded the Pearl. Bill had agreed to look after me, the dear man!" she said as she squeezed his hand.
"We were attacked by Quinn and I was taken. I, like ye and Bill thought he was after the treasure, but I came to know that he didn't care about that. It was me he wanted."
Will saw she had a far away look in her eyes that was filled with pain. He wanted nothing more than to put his arms around her and comfort her, but the look on Jack's face told him not to move.
"He told me he took me for two reasons. One because I was beautiful and he could have 'fun' with me. And two to hurt my father. He said my father had stolen the woman he loved and he wanted revenge. Told me that he should have been the one that married my mama. Now something didn't seem right to me - see my mama was from Venezuela, not England. It wasn't my mama that he had loved, it was yours Will." She paused
"He thought Bill was my Da. When I told him his mistake he was furious, but he still wouldn't let me go. For three years that man beat me, tortured me and starved me, and yet told me he loved me." She paused to wipe a tear from her cheek.
"Did he ever..do worse to you?" Will asked concerned
"Take me, ye mean? No, not once. He told me that eventually I'd realize I loved him and come willingly! That was the only thing that kept me sane!"
"Your mother was pursued by Quinn, but she didn't want or ask for his advances." Bill said, "When we married Quinn was furious and vowed revenge. He had heard that we had a child, but did not know it was a son. The day the Goliath attacked the Pearl I didn't know that Quinn was her captain. I wanted to search for Therese, but the Goliath had simply vanished. Then Barbossa and the crew mutinied and we all ended up damned. Before I knew it I was at the bottom of Davey Jones' locker. By the time I found any land that I could live on I heard rumours that the Goliath was back in the Caribbean searching for something. I knew it was one of two things, either they were looking for the treasure, or somehow Therese was alive and had escaped."
"It was almost 2 years ago that we returned to the Caribbean. I felt renewed to be so close to home. One night the guard outside my door had gotten too drunk and passed out. I took my chance, even if I was caught Quinn couldn't hurt me anymore than he already had!" Therese saw Will flinch at her last statement and she reached out and touched his hand. "Ye didn't know me then Will. There was naught ye could have done."
"I snuck above deck and found a place as far away from any ears that may be listening as I could and I jumped overboard. I was in the water for three days and was half dead before the smuggling ship 'The White Morgan' found me. They dropped me in Tortuga, where I began to hear the stories of the cures on the Pearl. I had the thought that Bill might yet live and started searching. I found him six months later. Quinn has remained, searching for me. He keeps getting closer and closer as time passes." She finished.
"'Tis an interesting tale to be sure!" Jack said, "But I still don't see where I or the Pearl come into it!"
"Well, I be goin after the treasure!" Therese said bluntly, "I only want enough to get me to the colonies and start a new life where Quinn can't find me. The captain and crew who help me do that can have the rest!"
"Therese asked me if there was anyone I trusted enough to help." Bill said, "By then I knew that you had broken the curse and reclaimed the Pearl. There is also a debt I be owin' ye Jack!"
"We planted the trunk on the Sea Horse, hopin ye'd attack her and find it. It was to risky to search for you in the open with Quinn looking for me." Therese said, "I didn't think it'd work, but here we are telling you the tale!"
"Very interesting!" Jack said, "Let me discuss it with my crew. It would be their lives risked if we meet the Goliath. They have the right to choose. Ye'll have your answer tomorrow. Till then we continue on course to Cuba!"
Disclaimer: As you all know I do not own any of the POTC characters. Therese, Quinn and some of the new pirates and sailors are my own creations!
Chapter 9 - History
"I don't know exactly where to be startin'" Bill said once they had assembled in Jack's cabin.
"The beginning usually works for me aye?" Jack said with a wink.
"Then I guess I should start!" said Therese from her seat next to Will
"I am the great-great granddaughter of Black Beard. I think ye knew that Jack!" she began
"Aye, I did." He answered
"Well it be true that I alone know the location of his treasure. My Da and I were gonna go get it the year he was killed. After his death, it didn't really matter to me anymore. Nothing did. I just wanted to get to Venezuela. That's when I boarded the Pearl. Bill had agreed to look after me, the dear man!" she said as she squeezed his hand.
"We were attacked by Quinn and I was taken. I, like ye and Bill thought he was after the treasure, but I came to know that he didn't care about that. It was me he wanted."
Will saw she had a far away look in her eyes that was filled with pain. He wanted nothing more than to put his arms around her and comfort her, but the look on Jack's face told him not to move.
"He told me he took me for two reasons. One because I was beautiful and he could have 'fun' with me. And two to hurt my father. He said my father had stolen the woman he loved and he wanted revenge. Told me that he should have been the one that married my mama. Now something didn't seem right to me - see my mama was from Venezuela, not England. It wasn't my mama that he had loved, it was yours Will." She paused
"He thought Bill was my Da. When I told him his mistake he was furious, but he still wouldn't let me go. For three years that man beat me, tortured me and starved me, and yet told me he loved me." She paused to wipe a tear from her cheek.
"Did he ever..do worse to you?" Will asked concerned
"Take me, ye mean? No, not once. He told me that eventually I'd realize I loved him and come willingly! That was the only thing that kept me sane!"
"Your mother was pursued by Quinn, but she didn't want or ask for his advances." Bill said, "When we married Quinn was furious and vowed revenge. He had heard that we had a child, but did not know it was a son. The day the Goliath attacked the Pearl I didn't know that Quinn was her captain. I wanted to search for Therese, but the Goliath had simply vanished. Then Barbossa and the crew mutinied and we all ended up damned. Before I knew it I was at the bottom of Davey Jones' locker. By the time I found any land that I could live on I heard rumours that the Goliath was back in the Caribbean searching for something. I knew it was one of two things, either they were looking for the treasure, or somehow Therese was alive and had escaped."
"It was almost 2 years ago that we returned to the Caribbean. I felt renewed to be so close to home. One night the guard outside my door had gotten too drunk and passed out. I took my chance, even if I was caught Quinn couldn't hurt me anymore than he already had!" Therese saw Will flinch at her last statement and she reached out and touched his hand. "Ye didn't know me then Will. There was naught ye could have done."
"I snuck above deck and found a place as far away from any ears that may be listening as I could and I jumped overboard. I was in the water for three days and was half dead before the smuggling ship 'The White Morgan' found me. They dropped me in Tortuga, where I began to hear the stories of the cures on the Pearl. I had the thought that Bill might yet live and started searching. I found him six months later. Quinn has remained, searching for me. He keeps getting closer and closer as time passes." She finished.
"'Tis an interesting tale to be sure!" Jack said, "But I still don't see where I or the Pearl come into it!"
"Well, I be goin after the treasure!" Therese said bluntly, "I only want enough to get me to the colonies and start a new life where Quinn can't find me. The captain and crew who help me do that can have the rest!"
"Therese asked me if there was anyone I trusted enough to help." Bill said, "By then I knew that you had broken the curse and reclaimed the Pearl. There is also a debt I be owin' ye Jack!"
"We planted the trunk on the Sea Horse, hopin ye'd attack her and find it. It was to risky to search for you in the open with Quinn looking for me." Therese said, "I didn't think it'd work, but here we are telling you the tale!"
"Very interesting!" Jack said, "Let me discuss it with my crew. It would be their lives risked if we meet the Goliath. They have the right to choose. Ye'll have your answer tomorrow. Till then we continue on course to Cuba!"
