Disclaimer : I don't own anything... except Cat and the story.
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Chapter 21 : An Escapade and a Stab
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"No. To the fame."
Jack was confused. "What?"
Catharine held up the sword to Jack's neck. "Yer known throughout the entire world - Jack. What does anybody know about Cap'n Barbossa? Nothing! Other than that pirate Jack Sparrow shot Barbossa, killin' 'em! Nobody will know anything about Barbossa, but they'll know more about the Black Cat than anybody. Take over a female pirate - ye don't get much o' those. Now, do ye Jack? Right special case, the lass was. Now I'll be the famous Catharine DeVries. The Black Cat that killed Jack Sparrow. The most famous of all pirates."
Jack was still confused. "I'm famous?" The point of the sword was making him nervous. He already had a bloody hand, now he was going to have a bloody neck.
"Yes. They don't want Barbossa's feet swingin'. It's yer head on a platter that they want. I give up yer body and I'll get money to start me off to pillagin' and plunderin'. Even got me some new crewmembers."
"Barbossa - you - " Then it hit Jack. Catharine always had a dagger on her ankle. If he could get it -
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Elizabeth's only escape from the roaming eyes of the pirates was to just stare at the floor. Staring. And even more staring. But it was becoming a bit boring - and while in her staring fits she would start to figure out different plans of escape.
If she could ever get her hands free of the bonds. Or... if she could seduce one of the pirates. But then both had their setbacks. For one, what would they do if they got free? Also, she had dropped the "seduce pirate" plan in an instant. Will would get extremely jealous.
Elizabeth leaned up against the chair that the pirates had recently moved her to. With a quick jump she sat back up, biting her lip. There was a certain something sharp on her chair.
"What are ye gettin' all excited for?" One of the pirates stepped over the body of the still dead and one-eyed pirate. "Ready ter die, aye?" He pulled out a cutlass and pointed it at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth, who didn't want to move from her chair, just shook her head and hoped that she looked scared. It seemed to work; the pirate gave her one last look and then was back off to drinking and playing cards.
Horrid pirates, she thought, as she slowly leaned back to find the sharp part again. She was too busy worried about trying to cut the bonds that she was paying absolutely no attention to her surroundings.
"AGH!" Elizabeth looked up and saw Will with the cutlass of the pirate who had threatened her. And that was all she saw. All the pirates were dead.
Elizabeth's mouth dropped open.
"No one threatens you and lives to tell the tale." Will said in a hushed voice. He was breathing a little hoarsely and gave Elizabeth a lopsided smile.
Elizabeth sighed. "Well, the threatened one would like to be rescued by the one who did the rescuing..."
She stopped. That was something Jack would say.
"We need to find the crew and we need to save Jack." Will was ignoring Elizabeth's insane mindless Jack babble.
"Of course." Elizabeth smiled as her hands were now in front of her, rather than behind her. "How did you get free?"
"A certain dead pirate had a sharp boot buckle that did the job rather nicely." Will smiled as they stepped over the one-eyed, now dead, pirate.
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Jack could feel the blood pouring from the wound from his hand. But, that was only on the backburner of his mind.
Barbossa pressed the sword closer to Jack's neck. Jack was waiting for Barbossa's move.
And then it came.
When Barbossa pulled slightly back on the sword to push further into the skin of Jack, Jack rolled away from most certain death and grabbed the dagger. He couldn't get back up from the roll, so he stayed on the floor of the deck. But, he did manage to get a knee onto the deck to stop him from rolling.
"Are you going to ask me to marry you?" Cat's voice rang out as Jack's equilibrium straightened out.
Jack looked at his stance. Other than the both of them with sharp objects in hand... Jack did look like he was asking Catharine to marry him.
"And your answer?" Jack smirked.
"A hell o' a no." Barbossa's eyes gleamed as he swung the sword around and Jack rolled again to avoid another cut.
Jack finally found a position to lift himself up from. He threw the dagger that he had at Cat and hit her in the leg. The sword slipped from her hand and Jack was now above Cat with the tip of the sword at her neck.
The blood from his hand was now around the handle of the sword. Jack was rather proud that it looked so menacing. He had something going for him.
"Ye do know, Jack," Barbossa began. "If I die, she dies. If she dies, I die. Consider yerself warned."
"Shut up." Jack's eyes narrowed. "You're just sayin' that."
"Jack!" Jack heard Elizabeth's and Will's voice behind him.
"You don't want to kill me in front of them, do you?" Catharine's eyes looked frightened, but Jack knew it was an act.
There was no other way. Even if Barbossa was telling the truth.
With a rush and a stab, Jack plunged the sword into Catharine's stomach.
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A/N: I am nearly done with IoS. But don't worry - like I've said many times before - sequel in the makes. In fact, I'm already about 1/3 of the way through it. Expect a lot of cool stuff to happen...
But back to IoS - read and review. Sorry for the lack of updates. I get really busy and just can't get to my computer to type stuff up. Snow Day today - thus a free day where I can write about 2 chapters for this and for Elf Seeress (if you like LoTR and Angel - go read it - yes, I know - shameless plugging). Then I can write more for the sequel to IoS.
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Next Chapter: At Death's Door
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Chapter 21 : An Escapade and a Stab
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"No. To the fame."
Jack was confused. "What?"
Catharine held up the sword to Jack's neck. "Yer known throughout the entire world - Jack. What does anybody know about Cap'n Barbossa? Nothing! Other than that pirate Jack Sparrow shot Barbossa, killin' 'em! Nobody will know anything about Barbossa, but they'll know more about the Black Cat than anybody. Take over a female pirate - ye don't get much o' those. Now, do ye Jack? Right special case, the lass was. Now I'll be the famous Catharine DeVries. The Black Cat that killed Jack Sparrow. The most famous of all pirates."
Jack was still confused. "I'm famous?" The point of the sword was making him nervous. He already had a bloody hand, now he was going to have a bloody neck.
"Yes. They don't want Barbossa's feet swingin'. It's yer head on a platter that they want. I give up yer body and I'll get money to start me off to pillagin' and plunderin'. Even got me some new crewmembers."
"Barbossa - you - " Then it hit Jack. Catharine always had a dagger on her ankle. If he could get it -
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Elizabeth's only escape from the roaming eyes of the pirates was to just stare at the floor. Staring. And even more staring. But it was becoming a bit boring - and while in her staring fits she would start to figure out different plans of escape.
If she could ever get her hands free of the bonds. Or... if she could seduce one of the pirates. But then both had their setbacks. For one, what would they do if they got free? Also, she had dropped the "seduce pirate" plan in an instant. Will would get extremely jealous.
Elizabeth leaned up against the chair that the pirates had recently moved her to. With a quick jump she sat back up, biting her lip. There was a certain something sharp on her chair.
"What are ye gettin' all excited for?" One of the pirates stepped over the body of the still dead and one-eyed pirate. "Ready ter die, aye?" He pulled out a cutlass and pointed it at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth, who didn't want to move from her chair, just shook her head and hoped that she looked scared. It seemed to work; the pirate gave her one last look and then was back off to drinking and playing cards.
Horrid pirates, she thought, as she slowly leaned back to find the sharp part again. She was too busy worried about trying to cut the bonds that she was paying absolutely no attention to her surroundings.
"AGH!" Elizabeth looked up and saw Will with the cutlass of the pirate who had threatened her. And that was all she saw. All the pirates were dead.
Elizabeth's mouth dropped open.
"No one threatens you and lives to tell the tale." Will said in a hushed voice. He was breathing a little hoarsely and gave Elizabeth a lopsided smile.
Elizabeth sighed. "Well, the threatened one would like to be rescued by the one who did the rescuing..."
She stopped. That was something Jack would say.
"We need to find the crew and we need to save Jack." Will was ignoring Elizabeth's insane mindless Jack babble.
"Of course." Elizabeth smiled as her hands were now in front of her, rather than behind her. "How did you get free?"
"A certain dead pirate had a sharp boot buckle that did the job rather nicely." Will smiled as they stepped over the one-eyed, now dead, pirate.
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Jack could feel the blood pouring from the wound from his hand. But, that was only on the backburner of his mind.
Barbossa pressed the sword closer to Jack's neck. Jack was waiting for Barbossa's move.
And then it came.
When Barbossa pulled slightly back on the sword to push further into the skin of Jack, Jack rolled away from most certain death and grabbed the dagger. He couldn't get back up from the roll, so he stayed on the floor of the deck. But, he did manage to get a knee onto the deck to stop him from rolling.
"Are you going to ask me to marry you?" Cat's voice rang out as Jack's equilibrium straightened out.
Jack looked at his stance. Other than the both of them with sharp objects in hand... Jack did look like he was asking Catharine to marry him.
"And your answer?" Jack smirked.
"A hell o' a no." Barbossa's eyes gleamed as he swung the sword around and Jack rolled again to avoid another cut.
Jack finally found a position to lift himself up from. He threw the dagger that he had at Cat and hit her in the leg. The sword slipped from her hand and Jack was now above Cat with the tip of the sword at her neck.
The blood from his hand was now around the handle of the sword. Jack was rather proud that it looked so menacing. He had something going for him.
"Ye do know, Jack," Barbossa began. "If I die, she dies. If she dies, I die. Consider yerself warned."
"Shut up." Jack's eyes narrowed. "You're just sayin' that."
"Jack!" Jack heard Elizabeth's and Will's voice behind him.
"You don't want to kill me in front of them, do you?" Catharine's eyes looked frightened, but Jack knew it was an act.
There was no other way. Even if Barbossa was telling the truth.
With a rush and a stab, Jack plunged the sword into Catharine's stomach.
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A/N: I am nearly done with IoS. But don't worry - like I've said many times before - sequel in the makes. In fact, I'm already about 1/3 of the way through it. Expect a lot of cool stuff to happen...
But back to IoS - read and review. Sorry for the lack of updates. I get really busy and just can't get to my computer to type stuff up. Snow Day today - thus a free day where I can write about 2 chapters for this and for Elf Seeress (if you like LoTR and Angel - go read it - yes, I know - shameless plugging). Then I can write more for the sequel to IoS.
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Next Chapter: At Death's Door