Chapter 7:
"The Diamond Cutter" cut through the sea, still going strong from braving last night's storm. Jack knew she could. Just as he knew Elizabeth was still going strong. They shared the same bloodlines, she wouldn't be a Sparrow if she gave in now.
That was the thought that gave Jack the most comfort. She was a bloody Sparrow and could get herself out of a pinch when needed. Barbossa could never break her, no matter how hard he tried. She'd just keep on fighting. Elizabeth could brave anything, just like her brother, maybe even more so.
"We coming close, Capt'n?" Gibbs climbed aboard the upper deck, followed by Annamaria and Will.
"The Pearl' should be nearby, Mate. Just have to find her and get my Ducks back. Then we'll worry about getting back me ship." Jack handed the wheel over to Annamaria. "You think you lot can handle this ship, whil Turner and I go ashore for a bit."
There was a loud chorus of "Ayes" from the crew. Jack nodded and began to lower a lifeboat. Will followed him closely, looking rather uncertian of himself.
"Um Jack?" He began, before mustering up his confidence. "You knew my father, didn't you? You and Elizabeth."
Jack looked up sharply. "How do you figure that?"
"You both knew my medallion and you both were rather panicked when you learned my name." Will crossed his arms over his chest.
"Yeah, we knew your father. Probably one of the only ones who knew him as William Turner. Everyone else just called him Bootstrap or Bootstrap Bill. He took pretty good care of Ducks. Good man, good pirate." Jack bent over to continue untying the boat.
"You lie!" Will snapped. "My father was a sea merchant!"
"Look here, Boy. Your father was a Scalliwag, jusr accept it." Jack scoffed, not taking his eyes off the boat, until he heard Will draw out his sword.
"My father was not a Pirate."
"Put that away, Son. Unless you want me to beat you again."
"You didn't beat me, you ignore the rules of engagment in a fair fight. In a real fight, I would kill you."
"Well then, I guess I don't want to fight fair then do I?" Jack drew out his pistol. "Now, I can't save Ducks by myself then, Savvy? So, you can either except the fact that your father was pirate or you can't. Either way, I'll win."
Will dropped the sword with a loud clatter and Jack put his pistol away. "We're going ashore."
He regathered his sword and helped him lower the boat. Then the two fo them scurried overboard into it and Jack began to row towards the caves ashore.
Elizabeth watched helplessly as they dragged Norrington up front. The guilt was just starting to settle in. It was her fault that the Commodore was going to die. She kept telling herself better him than Will, but it was no use. She'd still be the cause of his death no matter what.
She couldn't do anything to help him either. Not with Bo'sun holding her hands tied behind her back and plus she was weaponless. God, where was Jack when you needed him.
'Off drinking rum.' She answered her own question with an eye roll.
He always knew how to get out of fixes like this, but here she was, Elizabeth Sparrow. His sister, same blood running through her veins and she felt utterly helpless. She had no clue what to do.
Barbossa was yelling to the crew and they were agreeing with him, but Elizabeth's thoughts were too occupied with an escape plan topay attention. Norrington looked ready to cry and all these pirates yelling were not helping calm him down.
'Jack! Where are you?' She yelled helplessly in her mind.
Will stared around the cave in wonder, as Jack rowed through it. They had found "The Black Pearl", but no Elizabeth. Jack seemed to be in a better mood than yesterday, so Will felt a bit better too. Although, he was still pretty worried.
"So, what's the code?" Will asked, recalling a conversation he overheard between Jack and Gibbs.
"Simple, when a man falls behinds, he's left behind." Jack replied, continuing to row the boat forward.
"Not heroics in piracy, huh?" Will muttered sarcastically.
"You know, for someone who's not interested in having anything to do with pirates, you sure are well on your way to being one." Jack commented.
"How's that?" Will snapped.
"Well, first you come with a Pirate to break another pirate out of jail, you jump aboard a ship with a bunch of swashbucklers, you proceed to fancy a pirate and..." Jack grinned when he saw Will looking at the glittering coins on the sea floor. "You're completely obsessed with treasure." Will tied the boat and Jack climbed out.
"I'm not obsessed with treasure." Will snarled, following him further into the caves.
"Not all treasure is silver and gold, Mate." Jack gestured to a hole in the rocky wall, where you could see the pirates gathered around Barbossa and Norrington, with a brute of a pirate holdong Elizabeth oof to the side and she looked panicked.
"Elizabeth." Will whispered.
Okay, I know I'm mean for ending it there, but I've got to go. So, review if you want more laterz!
"The Diamond Cutter" cut through the sea, still going strong from braving last night's storm. Jack knew she could. Just as he knew Elizabeth was still going strong. They shared the same bloodlines, she wouldn't be a Sparrow if she gave in now.
That was the thought that gave Jack the most comfort. She was a bloody Sparrow and could get herself out of a pinch when needed. Barbossa could never break her, no matter how hard he tried. She'd just keep on fighting. Elizabeth could brave anything, just like her brother, maybe even more so.
"We coming close, Capt'n?" Gibbs climbed aboard the upper deck, followed by Annamaria and Will.
"The Pearl' should be nearby, Mate. Just have to find her and get my Ducks back. Then we'll worry about getting back me ship." Jack handed the wheel over to Annamaria. "You think you lot can handle this ship, whil Turner and I go ashore for a bit."
There was a loud chorus of "Ayes" from the crew. Jack nodded and began to lower a lifeboat. Will followed him closely, looking rather uncertian of himself.
"Um Jack?" He began, before mustering up his confidence. "You knew my father, didn't you? You and Elizabeth."
Jack looked up sharply. "How do you figure that?"
"You both knew my medallion and you both were rather panicked when you learned my name." Will crossed his arms over his chest.
"Yeah, we knew your father. Probably one of the only ones who knew him as William Turner. Everyone else just called him Bootstrap or Bootstrap Bill. He took pretty good care of Ducks. Good man, good pirate." Jack bent over to continue untying the boat.
"You lie!" Will snapped. "My father was a sea merchant!"
"Look here, Boy. Your father was a Scalliwag, jusr accept it." Jack scoffed, not taking his eyes off the boat, until he heard Will draw out his sword.
"My father was not a Pirate."
"Put that away, Son. Unless you want me to beat you again."
"You didn't beat me, you ignore the rules of engagment in a fair fight. In a real fight, I would kill you."
"Well then, I guess I don't want to fight fair then do I?" Jack drew out his pistol. "Now, I can't save Ducks by myself then, Savvy? So, you can either except the fact that your father was pirate or you can't. Either way, I'll win."
Will dropped the sword with a loud clatter and Jack put his pistol away. "We're going ashore."
He regathered his sword and helped him lower the boat. Then the two fo them scurried overboard into it and Jack began to row towards the caves ashore.
Elizabeth watched helplessly as they dragged Norrington up front. The guilt was just starting to settle in. It was her fault that the Commodore was going to die. She kept telling herself better him than Will, but it was no use. She'd still be the cause of his death no matter what.
She couldn't do anything to help him either. Not with Bo'sun holding her hands tied behind her back and plus she was weaponless. God, where was Jack when you needed him.
'Off drinking rum.' She answered her own question with an eye roll.
He always knew how to get out of fixes like this, but here she was, Elizabeth Sparrow. His sister, same blood running through her veins and she felt utterly helpless. She had no clue what to do.
Barbossa was yelling to the crew and they were agreeing with him, but Elizabeth's thoughts were too occupied with an escape plan topay attention. Norrington looked ready to cry and all these pirates yelling were not helping calm him down.
'Jack! Where are you?' She yelled helplessly in her mind.
Will stared around the cave in wonder, as Jack rowed through it. They had found "The Black Pearl", but no Elizabeth. Jack seemed to be in a better mood than yesterday, so Will felt a bit better too. Although, he was still pretty worried.
"So, what's the code?" Will asked, recalling a conversation he overheard between Jack and Gibbs.
"Simple, when a man falls behinds, he's left behind." Jack replied, continuing to row the boat forward.
"Not heroics in piracy, huh?" Will muttered sarcastically.
"You know, for someone who's not interested in having anything to do with pirates, you sure are well on your way to being one." Jack commented.
"How's that?" Will snapped.
"Well, first you come with a Pirate to break another pirate out of jail, you jump aboard a ship with a bunch of swashbucklers, you proceed to fancy a pirate and..." Jack grinned when he saw Will looking at the glittering coins on the sea floor. "You're completely obsessed with treasure." Will tied the boat and Jack climbed out.
"I'm not obsessed with treasure." Will snarled, following him further into the caves.
"Not all treasure is silver and gold, Mate." Jack gestured to a hole in the rocky wall, where you could see the pirates gathered around Barbossa and Norrington, with a brute of a pirate holdong Elizabeth oof to the side and she looked panicked.
"Elizabeth." Will whispered.
Okay, I know I'm mean for ending it there, but I've got to go. So, review if you want more laterz!