Woot! I'm back! Go me!
I'm sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry that this took so long to get up, in
addition to laziness, I had a bout of writer's block. But that's alright,
I'm over it now. Aren't you happy?
Wee! I love school plays! Woot!
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Chapter three- to find my father
Edward crept silently into the night. He smiled to himself at his own daring as he crept stealthily to Tortuga's main harbour. He imagined rose's stunned look when she found his bed empty and his belongings gone. He grinned wider. Now she was going to get what she deserved.
Edward turned a corner where he expected to see the Black Pearl moored, and stopped dead. He looked wildly up and down the docks. No . . . The Black Pearl was gone, gone like it had never been there at all. The waves lapped gently on the shore. There was loud singing in the distance, and crashes from drunken fights could be clearly heard. But no sound came from the harbour. No one to see Edward in the most disappointing moment in his life.
It couldn't be! Jack Sparrow had clearly said that they were leaving in the morning! It wasn't anywhere near dawn, what got into his head? More importantly, where had the Pearl gone?
Edward sat dejectedly on the docks. He put his head in his hands and desperately thought about what he was going to do.
The Pearl was Gone, his father was gone, and just about all his hopes had gone. He considered going back home, but that delicious image of Rose's stunned face came to mind, and his pride wouldn't allow that to pass him by. He could get a boat and crew and hope to catch up, but what crew would listen to a kid like him? No, he had to barter passage on some other ship going the same way. Yes, that would do. With new-found determination, Edward stood up.
Looking up and down the docks, Edward took stock of which ship would be the most likely to take on a cabin boy, or something. There were three ships moored in Tortuga's harbour. One small, dilapidated ship, obviously ready to sink to Davy Jones' locker. One grand ship, taken just recently rumour had it, from a wealthy English merchant. But the third one, a perfect pirate ship that one, the Jolly Roger flapping proudly in the breeze. Dirty sails displayed proudly from the masts. A nice ship, well built, scarred from many different firefights. Just right for Edward.
He stole quietly around the harbour. Tiptoeing so as not to attract the attention from people he knew, he quietly came to the huge ship. A silhouette formed in front of him, lighted form behind from one of the taverns. A short silhouette.
"Who's there?" a familiar voice said.
"Jonathan! Oi mate! It's me!" Edward exclaimed quietly.
"Edward? That you?" Jonathan asked. "What're you doin' up?"
"I could ask the same as you!" Edward retorted, reluctant to reveal his departure, even to his best friend.
"I'm gonna stow away," Jonathan said, coming closer, so that Edward could see a familiar adventurous glint in his friend's eye.
"I was plannin' on doin' it the 'onest way, but me too!" Edward exclaimed.
"The 'onest way? What's that?" Jonathan asked.
"Barterin' passage," Edward said.
"Oh. Why're you leavin'?"
"I found my father," Edward whispered conspiratorially.
"Really mate? Who is it?" Jonathan asked.
"Captain Jack Sparrow!" Edward exclaimed.
"Ye're jokin'!" Jonathan said. "'E can't be!"
"'E is! Rose told me. She said if she ever laid eyes on 'im again, she'd 'ave to kill 'im." Edward grinned. "I'm goin' ta find 'im."
"What an adventure! I'm comin' along! Ye can't leave me!" Jonathan said.
"Sure, c'mon! We should stow away if there's two, 'ho wants two cabin boys?" Edward said.
They crept to the gangplank and quietly and cautiously climbed up. No one was guarding the ship. Perfect. Edward and Jonathan quietly scrambled below deck, into the brig area. Climbing into a shadowy corner, the two grinned at each other. Feeling safe down in this little-used space, the two boys felt safe enough to fall asleep, in order to have some strength when they would finally be discovered.
Hours later, Edward and Jonathan awoke to the sounds of an anchor being hauled up, and orders being shouted. Grinned giddily to each other, Edward and Jonathan listened as they set sail for the open sea.
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WOOT! Hope you liked that chapter!
No chat right now, I want to put this up before you decide I've taken too long. Please review! Tell me to update faster and I'll try my best! *muah! Muah!*
Jenn. . . I 3 you muchly! Please go to the meet if you can!
Wee! I love school plays! Woot!
*****
Chapter three- to find my father
Edward crept silently into the night. He smiled to himself at his own daring as he crept stealthily to Tortuga's main harbour. He imagined rose's stunned look when she found his bed empty and his belongings gone. He grinned wider. Now she was going to get what she deserved.
Edward turned a corner where he expected to see the Black Pearl moored, and stopped dead. He looked wildly up and down the docks. No . . . The Black Pearl was gone, gone like it had never been there at all. The waves lapped gently on the shore. There was loud singing in the distance, and crashes from drunken fights could be clearly heard. But no sound came from the harbour. No one to see Edward in the most disappointing moment in his life.
It couldn't be! Jack Sparrow had clearly said that they were leaving in the morning! It wasn't anywhere near dawn, what got into his head? More importantly, where had the Pearl gone?
Edward sat dejectedly on the docks. He put his head in his hands and desperately thought about what he was going to do.
The Pearl was Gone, his father was gone, and just about all his hopes had gone. He considered going back home, but that delicious image of Rose's stunned face came to mind, and his pride wouldn't allow that to pass him by. He could get a boat and crew and hope to catch up, but what crew would listen to a kid like him? No, he had to barter passage on some other ship going the same way. Yes, that would do. With new-found determination, Edward stood up.
Looking up and down the docks, Edward took stock of which ship would be the most likely to take on a cabin boy, or something. There were three ships moored in Tortuga's harbour. One small, dilapidated ship, obviously ready to sink to Davy Jones' locker. One grand ship, taken just recently rumour had it, from a wealthy English merchant. But the third one, a perfect pirate ship that one, the Jolly Roger flapping proudly in the breeze. Dirty sails displayed proudly from the masts. A nice ship, well built, scarred from many different firefights. Just right for Edward.
He stole quietly around the harbour. Tiptoeing so as not to attract the attention from people he knew, he quietly came to the huge ship. A silhouette formed in front of him, lighted form behind from one of the taverns. A short silhouette.
"Who's there?" a familiar voice said.
"Jonathan! Oi mate! It's me!" Edward exclaimed quietly.
"Edward? That you?" Jonathan asked. "What're you doin' up?"
"I could ask the same as you!" Edward retorted, reluctant to reveal his departure, even to his best friend.
"I'm gonna stow away," Jonathan said, coming closer, so that Edward could see a familiar adventurous glint in his friend's eye.
"I was plannin' on doin' it the 'onest way, but me too!" Edward exclaimed.
"The 'onest way? What's that?" Jonathan asked.
"Barterin' passage," Edward said.
"Oh. Why're you leavin'?"
"I found my father," Edward whispered conspiratorially.
"Really mate? Who is it?" Jonathan asked.
"Captain Jack Sparrow!" Edward exclaimed.
"Ye're jokin'!" Jonathan said. "'E can't be!"
"'E is! Rose told me. She said if she ever laid eyes on 'im again, she'd 'ave to kill 'im." Edward grinned. "I'm goin' ta find 'im."
"What an adventure! I'm comin' along! Ye can't leave me!" Jonathan said.
"Sure, c'mon! We should stow away if there's two, 'ho wants two cabin boys?" Edward said.
They crept to the gangplank and quietly and cautiously climbed up. No one was guarding the ship. Perfect. Edward and Jonathan quietly scrambled below deck, into the brig area. Climbing into a shadowy corner, the two grinned at each other. Feeling safe down in this little-used space, the two boys felt safe enough to fall asleep, in order to have some strength when they would finally be discovered.
Hours later, Edward and Jonathan awoke to the sounds of an anchor being hauled up, and orders being shouted. Grinned giddily to each other, Edward and Jonathan listened as they set sail for the open sea.
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WOOT! Hope you liked that chapter!
No chat right now, I want to put this up before you decide I've taken too long. Please review! Tell me to update faster and I'll try my best! *muah! Muah!*
Jenn. . . I 3 you muchly! Please go to the meet if you can!