Chapter 4:
Elizabeth made her way back onto "The Diamond Cutter" dejectedly. The crew were all ainging merrily to Jack's favorite tune, when she boarded. They stopped imediately upon seeing her.
"Ms. Elizabeth? Is something the matter? Where be Jack?" Gibbs approached her with caution, seeing the tears in her eyes.
"He got himself caught, by the Commodore." Elizabeth stated, tossing her packages in the private cabin she shared with Anamaire. "I would have been down there with him if he hadn't lied for me. Scaliwag! How are we supposed to save him?"
"I don't know, Lass. Damn Wanker! He shouldn't have drank so much Rum!" Gibbs shook his head.
"Idiot!" Anamarie snapped. "How could he do this to us? He knows this ship needs him! This crew needs him!"
"Let's just get some rest mates." Gibbs soothed. "Jack ain't going anywhere for the time being. Might as well get some shut eye. We'll fgure this out in the morning."
"Gibbs is right, Ana." Elizabeth nodded. "Let's sleep on it. We'll have a better plan by morning."
"Alright. Lights out, Maties!" Anamaire stalked to the cabin She couldn't fool Elizabeth though. She knew Ana was as worried about Jack as she was. Maybe more so because Ana was in love with him.
Elizabeth tossed and turned in her bed. She couldn't seem to fall asleep. It was earlier than she usually went to bed, but Jack was also on her mind. Anamarie seemed to find sleep easily. she was snoring in her bed on the other side of the cabin.
Just as she turned over, a loud boom erupted. Shaking the ship like an earthquake, Elizabeth sprung forward. She knew those guns. Anamaire also sprung up.
"What's happening?" She shouted, scrambling out of bed.
"The Pearl." Elizabeth jumped out of bed. She pulled on her corset and leather boots, before grabbing her pistol. She flung the door open and rushed outside. Anamarie right behind her.
"Lass, what's going on?" Gibbs and the rest of the crew were on their feet, staring at the massive Pearl. It's cannons were blasting up the town of Port Royale.
Suddenly, it dawned on her. Will Turner, Bootstrap Bill. He was in danger. He was what they wanted. Panicked, she spun around to face the crew. "Don't just stand there! It's the Pearl! Gather your weapons and protect the civilians. We need Jack for this one. I'll get him. Make sure they take no one aboard, go!" She barked. The crew imediately gathered their weapons, just as one of the Pirates, swung aboard their ship.
Grabbing the nearest thing, Elizabeth took the hammer and swung it hard, hitting him right under the chin, sending him flying back overboards. The crew made their way ashore, attacking every nearest pirate.
Elizabeth swung off the ship, landing gracefully on her feet. She went in search for Will. She'd be damned before they get him. She swung at any Pirate in her way, knocking them out with the hammer. Some of these men used to be her friends. Now all she felt was burning hatred towards them. Civilians were screaming and running for cover, as the Pirates looted their city, setting their houses and shops on fire.
She finally found him, as a Pirate hooked him around the neck and yanked him forward. He raised his axe threateningly. "Say Goodbye!"
Elizabeth swung as hard as she could, hitting him right in the back of his head. "Goodbye!" She snarled, watching him tumble into the street.
"Elizabeth!" Will looked rather relieved. Just then, another Pirate came up to them, swinging his sword wildly. Will flung his up and countered him, swing for swing. Elizabeth watched in awe for a moment. He was a bloody brilliant swordsman.
Then she realized that they had to get to Jack. "Hey Basher!" The Pirate turned to her, only to meet and hammer in the face. "Good to see you again too." She smirked, grasping Will's arm, she dragged him through the crowd.
"Where are we going?" He asked, following her.
"I'll explain later. Right now, we need Jack."
"But he's drunk, what can he do?"
"You'd be surprised. He sobers up rather quickly." She charged again, knocking two Pirates aside, in the process.
The Gallows weren't very far ahead, they reached it, just as a whole blew through the side wall. Three pirates scrambled out, none of them Jack. She heard one them tell someone he had the worst luck in the world and she knew it was Jack. She scurried forward, pulling her pistol out. She knocked the guard out with the butt of her pistol and hurried down the stairs.
"Jack?" She called.
"Ducks! I'm over here!" Jacks arm stuck out through the holes between the bars. She rushed towards them.
"Jack, it's the Pearl!"
"I know Love, get me out of here!" He demanded. She swung her hammer at the lock, jarring the lock open. "Nice work , Ducks!" He kicked the door open.
"Got any other weapons on you?" She turned to Will. He handed her his pistol and she tossed it to Jack. "Let's go!"
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Sparrows?" A new voice interupted. She turned to see two Pirates glaring upon them. "Why, Elizabeth, you look absolutely ravishing."
"Sorry, can't say the same about you!" She snarled, rotating the hammer in her grasp. "You can go to Hell."
Her lunged forward, grasping her by the throat, pushing her into the moonlight. His hand turned skeletal. She gasped in surprise.
"So there is a curse?" Jack asked, but it was more of a statement.
"You know nothing of Hell." The Pirate snapped, letting her go. Her hand instinctively went up to her throat, massaging it gently. The two Pirates disappeared back up the stairs.
"Jack!" She turned to face her brother. "Will!" She nodded to Will, who frowned at her confused.
Jack's eyes widened, as he got her meaning. "The medallion!"
"This?" Will held up the glittering piece of aztec gold. Elizabeth, tugged it off his neck. "Hey!"
"Trust me!" She told him. "Jack, get Will to the boat, safely!"
"What are you going to do?" He demanded.
"Give them what they want." She smirked, before jogging up the stairs. She shoved the medallion into her corset, before running to the wall where the Commodore was fighting with his men.
"Commodore!" She shouted running up to him.
"Ms. Elizabeth." He turned to her startled. She thrust the medallion into his hands.
"It's what they want, but for god's sakes, if they catch you, do not tell them your name is Norrington, they'll shoot you on the spot. Tell them you're Turner or something. They'll spare you then. Be careful!" Elizabeth swung off the wall, racing towards her ship.
Suddenly, she was yanked back viciously by none other than Morris. The giant black pirate with studs in his face. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Ms. Sparrow."
"Morris." She spat distastefully. "Get oyur filthy hands off of me!"
He backhanded her hard. "I'll enjoy, finishing you off, Sparrow!"
Elizabeth rubbed her cheek, before grabbing her pistol and shooting him right in the chest. He yelled and stumbled back, while she scrambled to her feet and ran. She had just about reached "The Diamond Cutter", when he caught her again. She did the only thing she could do, she screamed.
Jack shoved Will on deck, where his crew where fighting Pirates. He knocked one aside, before pointing to his cabin. "Hide in there!" He ordered. "I'll be back in a moment."
"I will not hide." Will snapped.
Suddenly, a piercing scream rung in their ears. Jack's heart leapt into his throat. He knew that scream and it sent chills down his spine. "Elizabeth!" He ran for the railing and found Morris with her swung over his shoulder and she was pounding his back with her tiny fists. The big pirate paid her no mind, as he led her aboard "The Black Pearl", he recognized Pintel and Ragetti dragging the Commodore behind her.
Within minutes, The Pearl was pulling out of the Harbor, taking Elizabeth and the Commodore with it. Jack let out an anguished yell, before spinning to face the crew. "Hoist the sails, now! They've taken Elizabeth!"
Will felt fear run through his veins, the minute Jack told them Elizabeth had been captured. The crew members around him scurried to work of setting the ship asail. Jack swearing ever curse he could think of, ran up to the wheel. Will followed.
"What will they do to her?" He asked fearfully.
"You've got eyes in yer head, Boy! They're ruddy Pirates. What do you think?!" Jack slammed his fist on the railing. "I'll kill each and every one of them."
Will felt white hot rage course through him. "We have to save her!"
"What do you think I'm trying to do!" Jack snapped. "But, "The Black Pearl" is the fastest ship ever built. It's nigh uncatchable."
"Do you know where they're going?" Will asked, watching the Pearl disappear.
"I've got a guess, yeah. I just hope we're not too late!" Jack spun thw wheel, trying to get out of the harbor as fast as possible.
Elizabeth made her way back onto "The Diamond Cutter" dejectedly. The crew were all ainging merrily to Jack's favorite tune, when she boarded. They stopped imediately upon seeing her.
"Ms. Elizabeth? Is something the matter? Where be Jack?" Gibbs approached her with caution, seeing the tears in her eyes.
"He got himself caught, by the Commodore." Elizabeth stated, tossing her packages in the private cabin she shared with Anamaire. "I would have been down there with him if he hadn't lied for me. Scaliwag! How are we supposed to save him?"
"I don't know, Lass. Damn Wanker! He shouldn't have drank so much Rum!" Gibbs shook his head.
"Idiot!" Anamarie snapped. "How could he do this to us? He knows this ship needs him! This crew needs him!"
"Let's just get some rest mates." Gibbs soothed. "Jack ain't going anywhere for the time being. Might as well get some shut eye. We'll fgure this out in the morning."
"Gibbs is right, Ana." Elizabeth nodded. "Let's sleep on it. We'll have a better plan by morning."
"Alright. Lights out, Maties!" Anamaire stalked to the cabin She couldn't fool Elizabeth though. She knew Ana was as worried about Jack as she was. Maybe more so because Ana was in love with him.
Elizabeth tossed and turned in her bed. She couldn't seem to fall asleep. It was earlier than she usually went to bed, but Jack was also on her mind. Anamarie seemed to find sleep easily. she was snoring in her bed on the other side of the cabin.
Just as she turned over, a loud boom erupted. Shaking the ship like an earthquake, Elizabeth sprung forward. She knew those guns. Anamaire also sprung up.
"What's happening?" She shouted, scrambling out of bed.
"The Pearl." Elizabeth jumped out of bed. She pulled on her corset and leather boots, before grabbing her pistol. She flung the door open and rushed outside. Anamarie right behind her.
"Lass, what's going on?" Gibbs and the rest of the crew were on their feet, staring at the massive Pearl. It's cannons were blasting up the town of Port Royale.
Suddenly, it dawned on her. Will Turner, Bootstrap Bill. He was in danger. He was what they wanted. Panicked, she spun around to face the crew. "Don't just stand there! It's the Pearl! Gather your weapons and protect the civilians. We need Jack for this one. I'll get him. Make sure they take no one aboard, go!" She barked. The crew imediately gathered their weapons, just as one of the Pirates, swung aboard their ship.
Grabbing the nearest thing, Elizabeth took the hammer and swung it hard, hitting him right under the chin, sending him flying back overboards. The crew made their way ashore, attacking every nearest pirate.
Elizabeth swung off the ship, landing gracefully on her feet. She went in search for Will. She'd be damned before they get him. She swung at any Pirate in her way, knocking them out with the hammer. Some of these men used to be her friends. Now all she felt was burning hatred towards them. Civilians were screaming and running for cover, as the Pirates looted their city, setting their houses and shops on fire.
She finally found him, as a Pirate hooked him around the neck and yanked him forward. He raised his axe threateningly. "Say Goodbye!"
Elizabeth swung as hard as she could, hitting him right in the back of his head. "Goodbye!" She snarled, watching him tumble into the street.
"Elizabeth!" Will looked rather relieved. Just then, another Pirate came up to them, swinging his sword wildly. Will flung his up and countered him, swing for swing. Elizabeth watched in awe for a moment. He was a bloody brilliant swordsman.
Then she realized that they had to get to Jack. "Hey Basher!" The Pirate turned to her, only to meet and hammer in the face. "Good to see you again too." She smirked, grasping Will's arm, she dragged him through the crowd.
"Where are we going?" He asked, following her.
"I'll explain later. Right now, we need Jack."
"But he's drunk, what can he do?"
"You'd be surprised. He sobers up rather quickly." She charged again, knocking two Pirates aside, in the process.
The Gallows weren't very far ahead, they reached it, just as a whole blew through the side wall. Three pirates scrambled out, none of them Jack. She heard one them tell someone he had the worst luck in the world and she knew it was Jack. She scurried forward, pulling her pistol out. She knocked the guard out with the butt of her pistol and hurried down the stairs.
"Jack?" She called.
"Ducks! I'm over here!" Jacks arm stuck out through the holes between the bars. She rushed towards them.
"Jack, it's the Pearl!"
"I know Love, get me out of here!" He demanded. She swung her hammer at the lock, jarring the lock open. "Nice work , Ducks!" He kicked the door open.
"Got any other weapons on you?" She turned to Will. He handed her his pistol and she tossed it to Jack. "Let's go!"
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Sparrows?" A new voice interupted. She turned to see two Pirates glaring upon them. "Why, Elizabeth, you look absolutely ravishing."
"Sorry, can't say the same about you!" She snarled, rotating the hammer in her grasp. "You can go to Hell."
Her lunged forward, grasping her by the throat, pushing her into the moonlight. His hand turned skeletal. She gasped in surprise.
"So there is a curse?" Jack asked, but it was more of a statement.
"You know nothing of Hell." The Pirate snapped, letting her go. Her hand instinctively went up to her throat, massaging it gently. The two Pirates disappeared back up the stairs.
"Jack!" She turned to face her brother. "Will!" She nodded to Will, who frowned at her confused.
Jack's eyes widened, as he got her meaning. "The medallion!"
"This?" Will held up the glittering piece of aztec gold. Elizabeth, tugged it off his neck. "Hey!"
"Trust me!" She told him. "Jack, get Will to the boat, safely!"
"What are you going to do?" He demanded.
"Give them what they want." She smirked, before jogging up the stairs. She shoved the medallion into her corset, before running to the wall where the Commodore was fighting with his men.
"Commodore!" She shouted running up to him.
"Ms. Elizabeth." He turned to her startled. She thrust the medallion into his hands.
"It's what they want, but for god's sakes, if they catch you, do not tell them your name is Norrington, they'll shoot you on the spot. Tell them you're Turner or something. They'll spare you then. Be careful!" Elizabeth swung off the wall, racing towards her ship.
Suddenly, she was yanked back viciously by none other than Morris. The giant black pirate with studs in his face. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Ms. Sparrow."
"Morris." She spat distastefully. "Get oyur filthy hands off of me!"
He backhanded her hard. "I'll enjoy, finishing you off, Sparrow!"
Elizabeth rubbed her cheek, before grabbing her pistol and shooting him right in the chest. He yelled and stumbled back, while she scrambled to her feet and ran. She had just about reached "The Diamond Cutter", when he caught her again. She did the only thing she could do, she screamed.
Jack shoved Will on deck, where his crew where fighting Pirates. He knocked one aside, before pointing to his cabin. "Hide in there!" He ordered. "I'll be back in a moment."
"I will not hide." Will snapped.
Suddenly, a piercing scream rung in their ears. Jack's heart leapt into his throat. He knew that scream and it sent chills down his spine. "Elizabeth!" He ran for the railing and found Morris with her swung over his shoulder and she was pounding his back with her tiny fists. The big pirate paid her no mind, as he led her aboard "The Black Pearl", he recognized Pintel and Ragetti dragging the Commodore behind her.
Within minutes, The Pearl was pulling out of the Harbor, taking Elizabeth and the Commodore with it. Jack let out an anguished yell, before spinning to face the crew. "Hoist the sails, now! They've taken Elizabeth!"
Will felt fear run through his veins, the minute Jack told them Elizabeth had been captured. The crew members around him scurried to work of setting the ship asail. Jack swearing ever curse he could think of, ran up to the wheel. Will followed.
"What will they do to her?" He asked fearfully.
"You've got eyes in yer head, Boy! They're ruddy Pirates. What do you think?!" Jack slammed his fist on the railing. "I'll kill each and every one of them."
Will felt white hot rage course through him. "We have to save her!"
"What do you think I'm trying to do!" Jack snapped. "But, "The Black Pearl" is the fastest ship ever built. It's nigh uncatchable."
"Do you know where they're going?" Will asked, watching the Pearl disappear.
"I've got a guess, yeah. I just hope we're not too late!" Jack spun thw wheel, trying to get out of the harbor as fast as possible.