When A Sparrow Sings Its Last Song
Notes: Creeped out yet? You should be...again...none of them belong to me except Christopher and Addie.
Chapter Four: The Child Cries
The next morning, the sky was dreary. A ship was being sent from Tortuga with Jack's "body" on board. His funeral would be held in Port Royale and he could be buried. Mr. Gibbs, Elizabeth, Will, and Christopher were dressed in black as they left the house to depart to the rural part of the island where Jack would be buried.
Not many people were present at the ceremony. Jack's last crew from Tortuga were there. That was about it. There was a hole that had been dug for the coffin. As it was being lowered, the ropes broke and the coffin fell into the hole and broke, revealing the rotting torso of Jack Sparrow. Everyone quickly threw their flowers into the hole and walked away. Christopher was still standing by the hole when Elizabeth, Will, and Mr.Gibbs left. Elizabeth turned back to get him. He refused to move away from the hole.
"Christopher, we have to check on your mother." Elizabeth said.
"I thought you were my mother." Christopher said. Elizabeth had never been so touched.
"I will be if you want me to." She answered. Tears fell from he little boys eyes.
"I do." He said. Elizabeth grabbed him and pulled him into a hug. She stood up, the little boy still in her arms and walked, trying to catch up with Will and Mr. Gibbs. They were going to see if Addie was still sitting in her spot.
When they got to the ship, it seemed quiet and dead.
"Do you smell it?" Mr. Gibbs asked.
"Smell what?" Will asked.
"The stench of the dead." Mr. Gibbs said.
"Please, Mr. Gibbs. Christopher is with us." Elizabeth said.
She took Christopher into the Captains Quarters. Will stood outside with Mr. Gibbs.
"There's something different about this ship." Will said.
"Aye. Jack isn't here. He's what made the Pearl the greatest pirate ship..." Mr. Gibbs was cut off by an ear shattering scream.
"Elizabeth!" Will yelled. He ran into the Captain's Quarters. Elizabeth stood in the middle of the room, Christopher in her arms still. The woman, once sitting in the chair by the window, now hung from the ceiling by a rope, swinging in the wind.
Will grabbed Elizabeth and they ran out of the room. Elizabeth was crying hysterically and Will took her into his arms, the little boy in between. Mr. Gibbs walked over the doorway of the Captain's Quarters and stepped inside. When he saw the body, he fainted. Will let go of Elizabeth to check on Mr. Gibbs.
"Elizabeth." Will said.
"What?" Elizabeth asked, still crying.
"He's dead." Will answered.
Mr. Gibbs lay on the stairs, cold, limp, and lifeless. Christopher stood by Elizabeth, holding the skirt of her dress in his tiny hands. Elizabeth put her face in her hands and wept. The dreary sky poured with rain. It was a sign of death. A faint sound could be heard over all of Port Royale. It was the sound of when a sparrow sings its last song.
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