Chapter 3: Tortuga
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It took Will and Elizabeth about three days until the finally were ready to cast off. They had no idea where they were going, but the crew heard stories about Captain James's berth place.
"Ready to go, Elizabeth?" asked Will.
She nodded her head as the ship, the Frontier, cast off from the Port Royale dock.
"Do you think Abby will be alright?" asked Elizabeth.
"She'll be fine," replied Will as he put an arm around his wife. "Now let's go find Jack!"
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Jack was in worse trouble than he has ever seen. He was caught trying to escape and was tied even harder than before.
"Do you think you can help me out, mate?" he asked to the deck swabber.
The man gave Jack a sorry face and continued on with his work.
"Will you at least give me a bottle of rum? Please, please," begged Jack.
The man ignored him and walked back up to the main deck. Jack sat in silence for long while until Captain James finally came down to try to reason with Jack once again.
"Sparrow, now will you tell me where that island is found," he asked.
Jack took in a big breath and sighed, " Nope, sorry mate,"
"How bout' you tell me where the island is and I let you go and give you all the bottles of rum that ye want?" asked James.
Jack took a long while to consider this, but then shook his head. James was getting angry. He grabbed his first mate and whispered into his ear. The mate nodded and left the room. He came back in with five bottles of rum.
"Want a drink, Jack?" asked James.
Not even thinking Jack said yes. The mate helped Jack drink the first bottle, then the second, third and fourth bottle. Jack finally gave up and didn't want the fifth bottle.
James grinned, " Where's the island, Sparrow?"
"Wh - Wha - What? Oh, Oh, The Island, The Island, it's that er way, no, that way, no, its 200 miles North of Tortuga, yep!" yelled Jack as he bounced in his chair.
"Thank you Sparrow, now how bout' we leave you off on Tortuga and you can find your own way home?" he said.
Jack nodded as James hit him over the head and was knocked unconscionus.
He awoke to find himself on a beach. His head throbbed with pain. He sat up and turned to the water. He saw James's ship sail away.
"I've got to get to the island!" said Jack and tried to get up but failed.
He tried and tried and finally got up. He wobbled his way to the town called Tortuga.
"It feels so good to be back," mumbled Jack as he walked to a nearby tavern.
"Jack, I'm glad you're back, they're some nasty folk about that are looking for ye," said the Tavern owner, Peter Smith.
"They already found me," replied Jack.
"Are you alright?" replied Peter.
"I'll tell you once my head stops throbbing, mate," said an annoyed Jack.
"I'll get you a room for free," replied Peter and ran up the stairs.
Jack walked around and found a piece of paper.
"Maybe I can get Will to pick me up," he asked himself.
Jack sat down and wrote the letter.
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"Take cover," yelled Will.
A storm was raging over the Frontier. Elizabeth and most of the crew were underneath.
"Will, get inside before this blows you away," yelled Elizabeth over the wind.
"Just a minute," he screamed back.
The ship was taking on water fast. One of the crewmembers helped Will take down the sails. They hurried back into the cabin and waited for the storm to pass. It took about two hours until it finally faded. Elizabeth walked out onto the deck and saw the trouble they were in.
"WILL, HURRY!" she yelled and ran up towards the wheel.
Will jumped out of the cabin. The ship was heading towards some rocks! He helped Elizabeth turn the ship just in time. The rocks scimmed the side of the boat. It was just large enough to make water pour through.
"We have to dock," said a crewmember.
"The closest dock is Tortuga," replied Elizabeth.
"Then we're going to Tortuga," said Will.
He looked as he saw the island that lay ahead of him.
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It took Will and Elizabeth about three days until the finally were ready to cast off. They had no idea where they were going, but the crew heard stories about Captain James's berth place.
"Ready to go, Elizabeth?" asked Will.
She nodded her head as the ship, the Frontier, cast off from the Port Royale dock.
"Do you think Abby will be alright?" asked Elizabeth.
"She'll be fine," replied Will as he put an arm around his wife. "Now let's go find Jack!"
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Jack was in worse trouble than he has ever seen. He was caught trying to escape and was tied even harder than before.
"Do you think you can help me out, mate?" he asked to the deck swabber.
The man gave Jack a sorry face and continued on with his work.
"Will you at least give me a bottle of rum? Please, please," begged Jack.
The man ignored him and walked back up to the main deck. Jack sat in silence for long while until Captain James finally came down to try to reason with Jack once again.
"Sparrow, now will you tell me where that island is found," he asked.
Jack took in a big breath and sighed, " Nope, sorry mate,"
"How bout' you tell me where the island is and I let you go and give you all the bottles of rum that ye want?" asked James.
Jack took a long while to consider this, but then shook his head. James was getting angry. He grabbed his first mate and whispered into his ear. The mate nodded and left the room. He came back in with five bottles of rum.
"Want a drink, Jack?" asked James.
Not even thinking Jack said yes. The mate helped Jack drink the first bottle, then the second, third and fourth bottle. Jack finally gave up and didn't want the fifth bottle.
James grinned, " Where's the island, Sparrow?"
"Wh - Wha - What? Oh, Oh, The Island, The Island, it's that er way, no, that way, no, its 200 miles North of Tortuga, yep!" yelled Jack as he bounced in his chair.
"Thank you Sparrow, now how bout' we leave you off on Tortuga and you can find your own way home?" he said.
Jack nodded as James hit him over the head and was knocked unconscionus.
He awoke to find himself on a beach. His head throbbed with pain. He sat up and turned to the water. He saw James's ship sail away.
"I've got to get to the island!" said Jack and tried to get up but failed.
He tried and tried and finally got up. He wobbled his way to the town called Tortuga.
"It feels so good to be back," mumbled Jack as he walked to a nearby tavern.
"Jack, I'm glad you're back, they're some nasty folk about that are looking for ye," said the Tavern owner, Peter Smith.
"They already found me," replied Jack.
"Are you alright?" replied Peter.
"I'll tell you once my head stops throbbing, mate," said an annoyed Jack.
"I'll get you a room for free," replied Peter and ran up the stairs.
Jack walked around and found a piece of paper.
"Maybe I can get Will to pick me up," he asked himself.
Jack sat down and wrote the letter.
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"Take cover," yelled Will.
A storm was raging over the Frontier. Elizabeth and most of the crew were underneath.
"Will, get inside before this blows you away," yelled Elizabeth over the wind.
"Just a minute," he screamed back.
The ship was taking on water fast. One of the crewmembers helped Will take down the sails. They hurried back into the cabin and waited for the storm to pass. It took about two hours until it finally faded. Elizabeth walked out onto the deck and saw the trouble they were in.
"WILL, HURRY!" she yelled and ran up towards the wheel.
Will jumped out of the cabin. The ship was heading towards some rocks! He helped Elizabeth turn the ship just in time. The rocks scimmed the side of the boat. It was just large enough to make water pour through.
"We have to dock," said a crewmember.
"The closest dock is Tortuga," replied Elizabeth.
"Then we're going to Tortuga," said Will.
He looked as he saw the island that lay ahead of him.
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~*~ I hope you liked this chapter. Thanks to all my reviewers. Please review more. It means a lot to me to know what you like and maybe dislike about this story. Thanks so much. ~*~