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Chapter Eight
The island seemed to loom out of the distance as Jack watched four nights later. It seemed to be ensconced in shadow and fog and grow out of the darkness. The winds blew hard from the east and carried the sent of clean sea air. The full moon was the only light in the sky the stars seemingly swallowed by the darkness of the night. Jack's eyes narrowed and he studied the small swell of the island on the horizon. There was something about it that held a viewers eye.
Pulling his vision from the ship he called down to the lower decks. "Wake Captain Morgan!"
"Aye, aye sir!" someone yelled in response and minutes later Kate came trudging up to find out what exactly Jack needed at this hour.
"What could possibly be so important that you felt the need-" she stopped dead in her tracks and Will who had followed her nearly knocked her down.
"Is that the island?" Will asked.
"Yes," Kate replied without giving Jack a chance to reply. "That's it."
Jack looked surprised at her certainty. "How do you know?" he asked.
She looked him straight in the eye and found what she was looking for, "The same way you know it's the island."
Jack looked amusedly at her, "I see."
"When will we arrive at the island?" Kate asked.
"Sundown tomorrow most likely," Jack said measuring the distance with his eyes.
"I don't want to go ashore until the next morning then," she replied. "We don't know what we'll find and it's best we face anything we do find in the daylight."
Jack nodded in agreement, "Just one thing." Kate raised her eyebrows in response. "We don't know what the saying on that card means. We should probably try and decide on it's meaning before we do any exploring."
Kate frowned and nodded. "Aye. Well let's get to it then. Leave Ana Maria and Pitney at the helm."
****
"By the moon may my many treasures be seen," Kate said absently. "What could that possibly mean?"
"My guess would be that if we want to find anything important it will have to be by moonlight," Jack replied.
"There is no way you are getting me on that island in the dark," Elizabeth exclaimed. "We don't even know what's on that island."
"Well we're going to find out what's on that island or no treasure," Kate replied.
"Yes but we already know there will be terrifying things on that island. The Gods sent creatures to that island humankind can only dream about."
"Sure know you're Mythology don't you?" Kate asked annoyed. Elizabeth nodded giving her a sneering look.
"Well that's why we told you not to come in the first place," Jack told her exasperated. "This is a pirate's work."
"What are you saying?" Will asked jumping to her defense.
"Stop it Will," Elizabeth said. "He knows very well I can take care of myself."
Jack nodded, "But you seem to have a strong dislike for rum."
Kate looked at the slightly annoyed look on his face and laughed, "Past experiences I suppose. Anyways it doesn't matter. Whoever goes, goes but we need to figure out who and when."
"And what the rest of this bloody message means," Jack added.
"It says 'By night they are protected'," Will said.
"That must mean that whatever *terrors* await us will probably be guarding this treasure," Jack said.
"Aye," Kate agreed. "But it says that in the morn they will be gone and that only those who have seen us can find us."
"And?" Jack prompted.
"Well it's obvious isn't it?" Kate replied. "Whatever is guarding the treasure at night will be gone but so will the treasure and only those who have seen the treasure will be able to find it again in the daylight."
"Oh this gets better by the minute," Elizabeth sighed.
Kate studied the last lines of the message on the card. "Jack?"
"Hmm?" he asked.
"Were there any stars in the sky tonight?" she asked.
"No, why?" he asked.
"Is the moon full?" she replied.
"Yes," he said, "Once again why?"
"It means," she replied disbelievingly. "That if you hadn't seen that island tonight we wouldn't have been able to find it at all."
"What?" Will said.
"We wouldn't have been able to find it for another month if we hadn't spotted it tonight," Jack said. "This is interesting."
"The fates were on our side tonight," Gibbs said.
"So it would seem," Kate replied. "But doesn't it all seem a little to easy to all of you? I mean every guess we've made so far has been right, we just happened to be able to slip past all of those soldiers at The Deep, and just by chance we happened upon this island tonight. Seems all to easy to me."
Jack frowned, "It does but it could just be coincidence as well."
Kate sighed, "I suppose. But still," she faded off.
Jack clapped his hands together, "Well I'm actually feeling rather good about this. So, whose going?"
"I simply refuse," Elizabeth said. "I won't go."
Kate looked at her like she was an idiot, "I guessed as much. Will are you going?"
Will nodded, "Of course."
Kate raised an eyebrow and turned to Gibbs questioningly. He nodded, "Aye I'll go."
Kate nodded, "Pitney will go, of that I'm sure."
Jack agreed, "We'll decide on the rest of the crew in the morning."
***
Two mornings later Jack, Kate, and Will were all standing on the shore of the dread Lost Isle of the Gods. The small crew they had chosen watched them curiously waiting for them.
"Where do we start?" Will asked.
Kate studied the map, "It says thirty paces from the stone caveat."
"What the hell is a caveat?" Will asked.
"It's a forewarning, a cautionary warning," Jack replied.
"Okay so where will we find it?" he replied.
"It says stone caveat," Kate murmured. "So where-"
"There," Jack said pointing down the shoreline towards an inlet in the island. "There's a stone pillar there between the beach and the trees."
Minutes later they were standing in front of the pillar. "In the grave, watery deep lies the evil, lies the terror, lies the gold, lies the desire. But behold you've been forewarned henceforth you walk on cursed ground," Jack read.
"That's comforting," Will said.
Kate nodded, "Looks like we're in for a lot more then we bargained for."
********
Jack: Question? Me: Yes Jack? Jack: Why doesn't Kate like me?" Me: (Rolls eyes) Honestly! Jack: Really! Me: Aside form the fact that you act like you own the world I can't tell you. It will ruin the story. Jack: (pouts) That's not fair! I helped with this story to! Me: (rolls eyes, again) You're in this story. Jack: Exactly Me: Drop it! Kate: What's going on? Me: Never mind! Jack: (frowning) But I want to know! Let's ask her! Me: (sighing exasperated) Drop it Jack and I'll tell you later!
Sorry about that! Anyways yes the next chapter you will learn why Kate has such an aversion to Jack and how she knew him before they're encounter on the Pearl at the beginning of this story. Yeah and there's just something I have to tell all of you, (especially those who are Johnny Depp fans, such as I!)
New movie coming out!! It's called Secret Window and Johnny plays a writer who is stalked by this guy who says he stole his story! And if I may say so Johnny looks completely sexy in the previews!! So yeah it comes out April 23, 2004! Go see it! lol! It comes out three days before my birthday!! *does little dance*
*sighs* "I wish Johnny was mine," *looks appalled* Did I say that? Whoops, you weren't supposed to hear that, hehe! Oh well! Anyways! Hope you liked the chapter and please review!
Chapter Eight
The island seemed to loom out of the distance as Jack watched four nights later. It seemed to be ensconced in shadow and fog and grow out of the darkness. The winds blew hard from the east and carried the sent of clean sea air. The full moon was the only light in the sky the stars seemingly swallowed by the darkness of the night. Jack's eyes narrowed and he studied the small swell of the island on the horizon. There was something about it that held a viewers eye.
Pulling his vision from the ship he called down to the lower decks. "Wake Captain Morgan!"
"Aye, aye sir!" someone yelled in response and minutes later Kate came trudging up to find out what exactly Jack needed at this hour.
"What could possibly be so important that you felt the need-" she stopped dead in her tracks and Will who had followed her nearly knocked her down.
"Is that the island?" Will asked.
"Yes," Kate replied without giving Jack a chance to reply. "That's it."
Jack looked surprised at her certainty. "How do you know?" he asked.
She looked him straight in the eye and found what she was looking for, "The same way you know it's the island."
Jack looked amusedly at her, "I see."
"When will we arrive at the island?" Kate asked.
"Sundown tomorrow most likely," Jack said measuring the distance with his eyes.
"I don't want to go ashore until the next morning then," she replied. "We don't know what we'll find and it's best we face anything we do find in the daylight."
Jack nodded in agreement, "Just one thing." Kate raised her eyebrows in response. "We don't know what the saying on that card means. We should probably try and decide on it's meaning before we do any exploring."
Kate frowned and nodded. "Aye. Well let's get to it then. Leave Ana Maria and Pitney at the helm."
****
"By the moon may my many treasures be seen," Kate said absently. "What could that possibly mean?"
"My guess would be that if we want to find anything important it will have to be by moonlight," Jack replied.
"There is no way you are getting me on that island in the dark," Elizabeth exclaimed. "We don't even know what's on that island."
"Well we're going to find out what's on that island or no treasure," Kate replied.
"Yes but we already know there will be terrifying things on that island. The Gods sent creatures to that island humankind can only dream about."
"Sure know you're Mythology don't you?" Kate asked annoyed. Elizabeth nodded giving her a sneering look.
"Well that's why we told you not to come in the first place," Jack told her exasperated. "This is a pirate's work."
"What are you saying?" Will asked jumping to her defense.
"Stop it Will," Elizabeth said. "He knows very well I can take care of myself."
Jack nodded, "But you seem to have a strong dislike for rum."
Kate looked at the slightly annoyed look on his face and laughed, "Past experiences I suppose. Anyways it doesn't matter. Whoever goes, goes but we need to figure out who and when."
"And what the rest of this bloody message means," Jack added.
"It says 'By night they are protected'," Will said.
"That must mean that whatever *terrors* await us will probably be guarding this treasure," Jack said.
"Aye," Kate agreed. "But it says that in the morn they will be gone and that only those who have seen us can find us."
"And?" Jack prompted.
"Well it's obvious isn't it?" Kate replied. "Whatever is guarding the treasure at night will be gone but so will the treasure and only those who have seen the treasure will be able to find it again in the daylight."
"Oh this gets better by the minute," Elizabeth sighed.
Kate studied the last lines of the message on the card. "Jack?"
"Hmm?" he asked.
"Were there any stars in the sky tonight?" she asked.
"No, why?" he asked.
"Is the moon full?" she replied.
"Yes," he said, "Once again why?"
"It means," she replied disbelievingly. "That if you hadn't seen that island tonight we wouldn't have been able to find it at all."
"What?" Will said.
"We wouldn't have been able to find it for another month if we hadn't spotted it tonight," Jack said. "This is interesting."
"The fates were on our side tonight," Gibbs said.
"So it would seem," Kate replied. "But doesn't it all seem a little to easy to all of you? I mean every guess we've made so far has been right, we just happened to be able to slip past all of those soldiers at The Deep, and just by chance we happened upon this island tonight. Seems all to easy to me."
Jack frowned, "It does but it could just be coincidence as well."
Kate sighed, "I suppose. But still," she faded off.
Jack clapped his hands together, "Well I'm actually feeling rather good about this. So, whose going?"
"I simply refuse," Elizabeth said. "I won't go."
Kate looked at her like she was an idiot, "I guessed as much. Will are you going?"
Will nodded, "Of course."
Kate raised an eyebrow and turned to Gibbs questioningly. He nodded, "Aye I'll go."
Kate nodded, "Pitney will go, of that I'm sure."
Jack agreed, "We'll decide on the rest of the crew in the morning."
***
Two mornings later Jack, Kate, and Will were all standing on the shore of the dread Lost Isle of the Gods. The small crew they had chosen watched them curiously waiting for them.
"Where do we start?" Will asked.
Kate studied the map, "It says thirty paces from the stone caveat."
"What the hell is a caveat?" Will asked.
"It's a forewarning, a cautionary warning," Jack replied.
"Okay so where will we find it?" he replied.
"It says stone caveat," Kate murmured. "So where-"
"There," Jack said pointing down the shoreline towards an inlet in the island. "There's a stone pillar there between the beach and the trees."
Minutes later they were standing in front of the pillar. "In the grave, watery deep lies the evil, lies the terror, lies the gold, lies the desire. But behold you've been forewarned henceforth you walk on cursed ground," Jack read.
"That's comforting," Will said.
Kate nodded, "Looks like we're in for a lot more then we bargained for."
********
Jack: Question? Me: Yes Jack? Jack: Why doesn't Kate like me?" Me: (Rolls eyes) Honestly! Jack: Really! Me: Aside form the fact that you act like you own the world I can't tell you. It will ruin the story. Jack: (pouts) That's not fair! I helped with this story to! Me: (rolls eyes, again) You're in this story. Jack: Exactly Me: Drop it! Kate: What's going on? Me: Never mind! Jack: (frowning) But I want to know! Let's ask her! Me: (sighing exasperated) Drop it Jack and I'll tell you later!
Sorry about that! Anyways yes the next chapter you will learn why Kate has such an aversion to Jack and how she knew him before they're encounter on the Pearl at the beginning of this story. Yeah and there's just something I have to tell all of you, (especially those who are Johnny Depp fans, such as I!)
New movie coming out!! It's called Secret Window and Johnny plays a writer who is stalked by this guy who says he stole his story! And if I may say so Johnny looks completely sexy in the previews!! So yeah it comes out April 23, 2004! Go see it! lol! It comes out three days before my birthday!! *does little dance*
*sighs* "I wish Johnny was mine," *looks appalled* Did I say that? Whoops, you weren't supposed to hear that, hehe! Oh well! Anyways! Hope you liked the chapter and please review!