Disclaimer : Um - let me think. I stole Johnny Depp. He is now mine. Forever and always.
UM - HELLO! Duh, same as friggin' always. I'm broke; don't sue. I own nothing except my ideas and don't steal those ideas b/c I work my mind off thinking them up. Thanks!
Some thanks --
pixiesox - Well, I meant to have her do the left-handed thing, but everything else is purely unintentional. Wow - I never really saw all the resemblances. Thanks for the review... :) Enjoy the rest of the story. It's about to get... real good.
Mrs. Sparrow - I always like reading your reviews. They always make me smile. Mwahahahaha! And make me cackle. Keep 'em coming. :)
Simoriah Girl of Summer - Jack's on his way. Promise! Concert!?!?! Take me! *cough* Anyway... um... remember if you get detention you may blame it all on me. I'll take full credit for your actions while reading any of my stories. *nod*
FrannieGurl2006 - Why thank ye, thank ye! I try my hardest. I really do. I'm not really good with the descriptive stuff. But, hey, as long as you say you can follow it - guess I'm doin' mighty fine, aye? Fwahaha (does it work?)
Kanaloas Wrath - Thanks a million, mate! If you like what you've seen so far... hang on. You're in for some huge surprises, twists, turns, and more adventure to come. Because this sucker ain't over yet. *maniacal laugh ensues* *cough* :)
jackfan2 - Am I that good a writer? *blushes* Aw, gee, shucks. Huh-yuck (Goofy laugh people, come on!). Nuh-uh! Tag you're it! Buah Ha Ha!
KoorimeHiei - I think I already said something about pirate talk, but I'll do it again. Read any book about pirates, watch any movie with pirates, and just say 'argh' a lot. It works. Swear... er... promise! Thanks fer ye review, mate. :)
Seth 7 - Thank you ever so much. :) Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Lauren - Heh. Thanks! :) Hehe.
When I wrote these, it was the first page of reviews, next chapter I'll have more thank yous. :) If you want to be thanked, all ye gots to do is review!!
Now that you all have read my useless babble. You may now go forth into storyland... once upon a friggin' time... lmao...
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Chapter 17 - Or the Bloodlust.
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"Elizabeth what did you do!?" Catharine began to feel a sense of vertigo as the room began to spin faster still.
There was no sound from Elizabeth. Another voice however broke the silence and the spinning of the room.
"Ye two girls sure are in a tight spot, aye?" The voice gave a small chortle and continued on. "Nobody 'as found the way ter me treasure. Ye two be the firss."
A swirling cloud began to form above the treasure. Cat looked around desperately for Elizabeth; they found each other's eyes at the same time. They ran away from the cloud, away from the treasure.
"It be no use ter be runnin' dears." That voice. It was so familiar.
The cloud began to shift and it dissolved into a figure. The floating figure of Blackbeard himself. He gave a hearty smile and laughed softly.
"I'm so 'appy tha' ye two found yer way!" He clapped his hands together and smiled with enthusiasm.
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"How long do you think we've been flying, Jack?" Will was in a very comfortable-looking position. His hands were behind his head, and if it weren't for the wind carrying him, it would look like he was lying down.
"Eh, a few minutes. Ye'd think that the win' spirits were... more... how do ye put it when they be aroun' ye an' ye don't want them ter kill ye... " Jack continued with his nonsense babbling.
"Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!" Will's sudden scream of terror lurched Jack out of his own mindless babble.
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"So this is your treasure? When did you die?" Elizabeth was talking so fast that not even Cat could quite understand what she was saying. "Are you sure that you're the real Blackbeard; because the one we know isn't very nice. And yet, you're very - "
"Elizabeth! Shut up!" Cat pushed Elizabeth aside, whispering into her ear. "You don't want him to kill us do you?"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!"
"What the -- " Blackbeard looked up at the sound.
Two falling figures could be seen slowly making their way into the treasure room. Cat and Elizabeth knew who it was right away, and they both hid their eyes before Jack and Will would hit the ground with a sickening ... but there was no thud.
Elizabeth peered out over her hands. They were being suspended by a pair of wispy hands. The hands were swirling around them and Jack was threatening each one with its wispy life.
"Ah, glad ye two could join us." Blackbeard's voice was no longer cheery. It was the same voice as the old Blackbeard they had known; cruel and uncaring. Cat slowly opened her eyes; everything coming to play... everything was a set up.
The evil eyes glared down at her, large yellow eyes that were full of hate.
"Ye've all earned a huge surprise, ye 'ave." The hoarse cackle came up from the throat, and when it burst from the lips the figure of Blackbeard slowly turned into a man so evil that Hell itself spit him back out. The notorious Captain Barbossa.
With a snap of his fingers, Elizabeth flew into the cloud of wispy hands with Jack and Will. None of them could believe what they were seeing. Jack had shot him. There was no doubt about it. He had died, but now he was right in front of them. A spirit no less, but still there.
Will, Elizabeth, and Jack kept staring at Barbossa, hoping that they would wake up from their dream. For once, all of them were unable to talk out of pure shock. Cat on the other hand was ready for a chat.
"Captain Barbossa." She spat out the name, not wanting to say it at all. Not even when she was the Black Cat did she like saying his name. It was the epitome of all evil.
"Yes?" He averted his gaze to her. "Oh, yes. You."
"Oh, you are so smart." Cat rolled her eyes.
"'Course I am. Ne'er known a pirate ter come back from the Underworld, did ye?" His mouth twisted into a crooked half smile. "And it was all because o' Jack."
"Me?" Jack's mouth fell open and he looked at Will and Elizabeth, trying to plead his case. "You lying piece o' -- "
"Eh, now don't flatter yeself... the monkey, o' course." Barbossa snapped his fingers again, and Jack the Monkey was at his feet. Jack then made his way to Barbossa's shoulder.
"If it 'adn't'a been for him I'd still be dead. Well, at least not even able ter walk upon the earth, that is. When dear Elizabeth was on me ship tha' dreadful night, she didn't kill Jack when he fell off'a the ship. 'e came back ter the gold, always a proper pirate if ye can't steer'em away from the gold," He laughed and gave the monkey a pat on the head. "He took another one o' them Aztec gold pieces, and somehow, because I wasn't all o' the way dead... I was given a life. A spirit life, but a life. My spirit was awakened here on the Isle of Spirits, and I could only inhabit a human on this Isle. The real Blackbeard stashed all o' his treasure here on this island. Well, I watched Blackbeard e'ery time he came so tha' when I did inhabit 'im I would know how ter act. After I was strong enough, and while Blackbeard was here on the Isle, I performed the simple ritual and I became Blackbeard. A' firss, o' course, I was much like the Captain, but as time went by, I started to become myself. Ye know, ye hear about a pirate and think he's one of the Scallywags o' the Sea, but then ye become the guy, and ye realize he was almost as lady-like as Elizabeth Swann."
*So that's why I began to see the difference in Blackbeard's eyes, I was seeing Barbossa.* Cat thought to herself after Barbossa revealed himself.
"Well, you aren't very bright, Captain." Catharine beamed with sarcasm.
"Ye aren't either, but I'm not speakin' my mind, lass." Barbossa spat back.
"I knew about your plan since your stupid little monkey made an appearance to me after I had been whipped with the Cat-O-Nine-Tails." Catharine pointed at Jack and then put her hands back on her hips. "He even waved the piece of Aztec gold in my face. How stupid of him, and you, to think that I didn't know the story of Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa."
Captain Sparrow perked up as his name was being mentioned.
"Since then I have known that you were around here somewhere, little did I know that you were in someone else's body. So, where is Blackbeard?" Cat finished.
"Le' me tell ye tha' Blackbeard 'as been dead for quite some time now, me dear. Couldn't let him live, 'e might 'ave fought ter keep his own spirit." Barbossa then leaned in close to Cat, making sure that only she could hear. "Ye know what? I 'ad wanted ter get the most horrible pirate, you o' course, and I wanted you ter bring Sparrow an' his friends along for the ride ter the Isle. We would 'ave 'ad a killin' party, both me an' you. But now I don't believe that ye are the dreaded pirate that ye once was." Blackbeard paused and pulled away from her. "But ye still can be, we can still kill'em."
Cat thought about it. Or at least let Barbossa think that she was thinking about it. She knew exactly what she wanted to do, and if there was any killing it was to kill Barbossa and that stupid monkey.
"I want to be the Black Cat again." Cat whispered.
"Eh?" Barbossa leaned his head forward.
"I am the Black Cat, let us kill." Cat gave a side-glance to the three in the swirling hands; they all stared at her in awe.
"No! Catharine!" Elizabeth finally found her voice. "Cat, no. Barbossa is evil, whatever he promised you, he will give you only death!"
"Oh, shut up." Barbossa waved his hand and the wind spirits began to twirl them around, keeping the three in their midst dizzy and unable to concentrate.
"Amen." Cat said. "She never shuts that mouth of hers."
"So how would ye do it?" Barbossa asked as he stopped the wind spirits from twirling Will, Elizabeth, and Jack. He wanted them to hear this conversation.
"Beg your pardon?" Cat watched, hoping that they knew that she was doing this to save them. To keep them from being killed. Like her mother had told her, 'Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.'
"How would ye kill them?" Barbossa watched the horrified faces.
"Eh..." Cat tilted her head to one side and looked at the three. "Skin a pound of flesh off each of them. Maybe more, depending on my mood that day. Then I'd put them on a large hook, the kind that you go fishing for swordfish for, while they are still bleeding from the skinned-off flesh. I'd toss the skin overboard, wait for the sharks to come, and then, feed them to the sharks. They'd be half-dead and half-alive before they even went in. Simple, but painful and fun to watch." She smiled as if savoring the moment, when in reality she felt her stomach turn.
"Good. Very good." Barbossa scratched his chin thoughtfully.
"That's good." Jack Sparrow explained to Will. Will looked at him like he'd lost his marbles, and Will figured that he already had, so he had to look for another excuse. "No seriously, she's got imagination."
"But Jack, she's turning on us." If Will's hands were free he'd have smacked Jack right across the head.
"Yes, but ye have ter love the imagination."
"Or the bloodlust - whichever you prefer Captain." Elizabeth said.
Barbossa was so intent on their conversation that Cat found an opportunity and took it. She reached for his sword, and yanked it away from him. She didn't know how she had done it, but it was there in her hand.
"I'm NOT the Black Cat anymore, Barbossa. So, you can just forget our little chat about killing my friends." She pointed the blade at Barbossa's neck.
Barbossa was surprised, but he kept his calm. "I love the idea o' yours, and that will be the fate o' yer friends." He pushed away the blade but Cat slashed at his wrist, the blade going straight through his arm. She looked up into his eyes, a yellow fire burned brightly within their sockets.
"Oh, wait - if I said that like I wanted ter die that way - I really didn't mean it. Barbossa, she's mad. She has gone mad from all the spinning! I really am on yer side ye know." Jack was almost in hysterics.
Will and Elizabeth look at him in shock.
Jack tries to hide his embarrassment, "What? Worth a try... "
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A/N : Since Chapter 16 was so short I decided to give you guys a long one. :) And did I not tell you that it would get good? It gets better. Next chapter... lots of cool stuff too. If I tell even a tiny thing it will ruin it.
I think the end is nearer than I wanted it to be. Probably only a few more chapters. Like 22-25 chapters in all (like all together not... 25 more... sheesh!)
And, yes I changed me name, mates. Hope ye weren't confused much. I decided to go for something that was on all boundaries. Feel free to take Lady Sparrow if ye want it. :)
elfe de chocolat is french for 'chocolate elf' I LOVE IT! I LOVE FRENCHNESS! So how do you guys like it?
UM - HELLO! Duh, same as friggin' always. I'm broke; don't sue. I own nothing except my ideas and don't steal those ideas b/c I work my mind off thinking them up. Thanks!
Some thanks --
pixiesox - Well, I meant to have her do the left-handed thing, but everything else is purely unintentional. Wow - I never really saw all the resemblances. Thanks for the review... :) Enjoy the rest of the story. It's about to get... real good.
Mrs. Sparrow - I always like reading your reviews. They always make me smile. Mwahahahaha! And make me cackle. Keep 'em coming. :)
Simoriah Girl of Summer - Jack's on his way. Promise! Concert!?!?! Take me! *cough* Anyway... um... remember if you get detention you may blame it all on me. I'll take full credit for your actions while reading any of my stories. *nod*
FrannieGurl2006 - Why thank ye, thank ye! I try my hardest. I really do. I'm not really good with the descriptive stuff. But, hey, as long as you say you can follow it - guess I'm doin' mighty fine, aye? Fwahaha (does it work?)
Kanaloas Wrath - Thanks a million, mate! If you like what you've seen so far... hang on. You're in for some huge surprises, twists, turns, and more adventure to come. Because this sucker ain't over yet. *maniacal laugh ensues* *cough* :)
jackfan2 - Am I that good a writer? *blushes* Aw, gee, shucks. Huh-yuck (Goofy laugh people, come on!). Nuh-uh! Tag you're it! Buah Ha Ha!
KoorimeHiei - I think I already said something about pirate talk, but I'll do it again. Read any book about pirates, watch any movie with pirates, and just say 'argh' a lot. It works. Swear... er... promise! Thanks fer ye review, mate. :)
Seth 7 - Thank you ever so much. :) Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!
Lauren - Heh. Thanks! :) Hehe.
When I wrote these, it was the first page of reviews, next chapter I'll have more thank yous. :) If you want to be thanked, all ye gots to do is review!!
Now that you all have read my useless babble. You may now go forth into storyland... once upon a friggin' time... lmao...
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Chapter 17 - Or the Bloodlust.
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"Elizabeth what did you do!?" Catharine began to feel a sense of vertigo as the room began to spin faster still.
There was no sound from Elizabeth. Another voice however broke the silence and the spinning of the room.
"Ye two girls sure are in a tight spot, aye?" The voice gave a small chortle and continued on. "Nobody 'as found the way ter me treasure. Ye two be the firss."
A swirling cloud began to form above the treasure. Cat looked around desperately for Elizabeth; they found each other's eyes at the same time. They ran away from the cloud, away from the treasure.
"It be no use ter be runnin' dears." That voice. It was so familiar.
The cloud began to shift and it dissolved into a figure. The floating figure of Blackbeard himself. He gave a hearty smile and laughed softly.
"I'm so 'appy tha' ye two found yer way!" He clapped his hands together and smiled with enthusiasm.
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"How long do you think we've been flying, Jack?" Will was in a very comfortable-looking position. His hands were behind his head, and if it weren't for the wind carrying him, it would look like he was lying down.
"Eh, a few minutes. Ye'd think that the win' spirits were... more... how do ye put it when they be aroun' ye an' ye don't want them ter kill ye... " Jack continued with his nonsense babbling.
"Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!" Will's sudden scream of terror lurched Jack out of his own mindless babble.
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"So this is your treasure? When did you die?" Elizabeth was talking so fast that not even Cat could quite understand what she was saying. "Are you sure that you're the real Blackbeard; because the one we know isn't very nice. And yet, you're very - "
"Elizabeth! Shut up!" Cat pushed Elizabeth aside, whispering into her ear. "You don't want him to kill us do you?"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!"
"What the -- " Blackbeard looked up at the sound.
Two falling figures could be seen slowly making their way into the treasure room. Cat and Elizabeth knew who it was right away, and they both hid their eyes before Jack and Will would hit the ground with a sickening ... but there was no thud.
Elizabeth peered out over her hands. They were being suspended by a pair of wispy hands. The hands were swirling around them and Jack was threatening each one with its wispy life.
"Ah, glad ye two could join us." Blackbeard's voice was no longer cheery. It was the same voice as the old Blackbeard they had known; cruel and uncaring. Cat slowly opened her eyes; everything coming to play... everything was a set up.
The evil eyes glared down at her, large yellow eyes that were full of hate.
"Ye've all earned a huge surprise, ye 'ave." The hoarse cackle came up from the throat, and when it burst from the lips the figure of Blackbeard slowly turned into a man so evil that Hell itself spit him back out. The notorious Captain Barbossa.
With a snap of his fingers, Elizabeth flew into the cloud of wispy hands with Jack and Will. None of them could believe what they were seeing. Jack had shot him. There was no doubt about it. He had died, but now he was right in front of them. A spirit no less, but still there.
Will, Elizabeth, and Jack kept staring at Barbossa, hoping that they would wake up from their dream. For once, all of them were unable to talk out of pure shock. Cat on the other hand was ready for a chat.
"Captain Barbossa." She spat out the name, not wanting to say it at all. Not even when she was the Black Cat did she like saying his name. It was the epitome of all evil.
"Yes?" He averted his gaze to her. "Oh, yes. You."
"Oh, you are so smart." Cat rolled her eyes.
"'Course I am. Ne'er known a pirate ter come back from the Underworld, did ye?" His mouth twisted into a crooked half smile. "And it was all because o' Jack."
"Me?" Jack's mouth fell open and he looked at Will and Elizabeth, trying to plead his case. "You lying piece o' -- "
"Eh, now don't flatter yeself... the monkey, o' course." Barbossa snapped his fingers again, and Jack the Monkey was at his feet. Jack then made his way to Barbossa's shoulder.
"If it 'adn't'a been for him I'd still be dead. Well, at least not even able ter walk upon the earth, that is. When dear Elizabeth was on me ship tha' dreadful night, she didn't kill Jack when he fell off'a the ship. 'e came back ter the gold, always a proper pirate if ye can't steer'em away from the gold," He laughed and gave the monkey a pat on the head. "He took another one o' them Aztec gold pieces, and somehow, because I wasn't all o' the way dead... I was given a life. A spirit life, but a life. My spirit was awakened here on the Isle of Spirits, and I could only inhabit a human on this Isle. The real Blackbeard stashed all o' his treasure here on this island. Well, I watched Blackbeard e'ery time he came so tha' when I did inhabit 'im I would know how ter act. After I was strong enough, and while Blackbeard was here on the Isle, I performed the simple ritual and I became Blackbeard. A' firss, o' course, I was much like the Captain, but as time went by, I started to become myself. Ye know, ye hear about a pirate and think he's one of the Scallywags o' the Sea, but then ye become the guy, and ye realize he was almost as lady-like as Elizabeth Swann."
*So that's why I began to see the difference in Blackbeard's eyes, I was seeing Barbossa.* Cat thought to herself after Barbossa revealed himself.
"Well, you aren't very bright, Captain." Catharine beamed with sarcasm.
"Ye aren't either, but I'm not speakin' my mind, lass." Barbossa spat back.
"I knew about your plan since your stupid little monkey made an appearance to me after I had been whipped with the Cat-O-Nine-Tails." Catharine pointed at Jack and then put her hands back on her hips. "He even waved the piece of Aztec gold in my face. How stupid of him, and you, to think that I didn't know the story of Jack Sparrow and Captain Barbossa."
Captain Sparrow perked up as his name was being mentioned.
"Since then I have known that you were around here somewhere, little did I know that you were in someone else's body. So, where is Blackbeard?" Cat finished.
"Le' me tell ye tha' Blackbeard 'as been dead for quite some time now, me dear. Couldn't let him live, 'e might 'ave fought ter keep his own spirit." Barbossa then leaned in close to Cat, making sure that only she could hear. "Ye know what? I 'ad wanted ter get the most horrible pirate, you o' course, and I wanted you ter bring Sparrow an' his friends along for the ride ter the Isle. We would 'ave 'ad a killin' party, both me an' you. But now I don't believe that ye are the dreaded pirate that ye once was." Blackbeard paused and pulled away from her. "But ye still can be, we can still kill'em."
Cat thought about it. Or at least let Barbossa think that she was thinking about it. She knew exactly what she wanted to do, and if there was any killing it was to kill Barbossa and that stupid monkey.
"I want to be the Black Cat again." Cat whispered.
"Eh?" Barbossa leaned his head forward.
"I am the Black Cat, let us kill." Cat gave a side-glance to the three in the swirling hands; they all stared at her in awe.
"No! Catharine!" Elizabeth finally found her voice. "Cat, no. Barbossa is evil, whatever he promised you, he will give you only death!"
"Oh, shut up." Barbossa waved his hand and the wind spirits began to twirl them around, keeping the three in their midst dizzy and unable to concentrate.
"Amen." Cat said. "She never shuts that mouth of hers."
"So how would ye do it?" Barbossa asked as he stopped the wind spirits from twirling Will, Elizabeth, and Jack. He wanted them to hear this conversation.
"Beg your pardon?" Cat watched, hoping that they knew that she was doing this to save them. To keep them from being killed. Like her mother had told her, 'Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.'
"How would ye kill them?" Barbossa watched the horrified faces.
"Eh..." Cat tilted her head to one side and looked at the three. "Skin a pound of flesh off each of them. Maybe more, depending on my mood that day. Then I'd put them on a large hook, the kind that you go fishing for swordfish for, while they are still bleeding from the skinned-off flesh. I'd toss the skin overboard, wait for the sharks to come, and then, feed them to the sharks. They'd be half-dead and half-alive before they even went in. Simple, but painful and fun to watch." She smiled as if savoring the moment, when in reality she felt her stomach turn.
"Good. Very good." Barbossa scratched his chin thoughtfully.
"That's good." Jack Sparrow explained to Will. Will looked at him like he'd lost his marbles, and Will figured that he already had, so he had to look for another excuse. "No seriously, she's got imagination."
"But Jack, she's turning on us." If Will's hands were free he'd have smacked Jack right across the head.
"Yes, but ye have ter love the imagination."
"Or the bloodlust - whichever you prefer Captain." Elizabeth said.
Barbossa was so intent on their conversation that Cat found an opportunity and took it. She reached for his sword, and yanked it away from him. She didn't know how she had done it, but it was there in her hand.
"I'm NOT the Black Cat anymore, Barbossa. So, you can just forget our little chat about killing my friends." She pointed the blade at Barbossa's neck.
Barbossa was surprised, but he kept his calm. "I love the idea o' yours, and that will be the fate o' yer friends." He pushed away the blade but Cat slashed at his wrist, the blade going straight through his arm. She looked up into his eyes, a yellow fire burned brightly within their sockets.
"Oh, wait - if I said that like I wanted ter die that way - I really didn't mean it. Barbossa, she's mad. She has gone mad from all the spinning! I really am on yer side ye know." Jack was almost in hysterics.
Will and Elizabeth look at him in shock.
Jack tries to hide his embarrassment, "What? Worth a try... "
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A/N : Since Chapter 16 was so short I decided to give you guys a long one. :) And did I not tell you that it would get good? It gets better. Next chapter... lots of cool stuff too. If I tell even a tiny thing it will ruin it.
I think the end is nearer than I wanted it to be. Probably only a few more chapters. Like 22-25 chapters in all (like all together not... 25 more... sheesh!)
And, yes I changed me name, mates. Hope ye weren't confused much. I decided to go for something that was on all boundaries. Feel free to take Lady Sparrow if ye want it. :)
elfe de chocolat is french for 'chocolate elf' I LOVE IT! I LOVE FRENCHNESS! So how do you guys like it?