Heyhey! Sorry it took me so long to update! Yes its true I got in trouble
again and couldn't get online but that was only for a couple of days then I
had a basketball tourney in Lansing so I couldn't get to a computer so here
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Chapter Fourteen
Kate was pacing in front of her father who was smiling amusedly as he watched, "Let me get this straight. This treasure on the island can only be reached by one person and that person is me, correct?" Her father nodded. "And to get to the treasure I have to unleash some sort of evil that only I can bring down?"
Bill Morgan nodded, "Basically."
Kate smirked, "And I suppose that when I reach the treasure you'll expect it to be handed over to ye?"
He nodded, "Aye."
She looked at him skeptically, "Doubtful."
"What?" he replied.
She glared, "I said it's doubtful. You've been gone from my life for how many years now? And now you just show up trying to tell me that you want to me to go after some enchanted treasure that you can't get to and you expect me to just hand it over? It sounds like a load of bloody crap to me. There's a catch somewhere, I know it."
Bill Morgan looked intently at his daughter as if considering the person she had become, "Well that was the plan but I can see you aren't as naïve as I had hoped. I guess you becoming a pirate wasn't all that great of an idea, eh?"
Kate's eyes narrowed, "What else is there to this? What haven't you told me?"
"Well you see," he started. "This evil you have to unleash to reach the treasure..."
"Yes," she prompted.
He smirked, "Well it puts everyone into a deep sleep except those closest to you."
"Sleep?" Kate asked. "What's so horrible about sleep?"
"This sleep holds everyone on the island an inch from death," he replied. "One wrong move from ya and they'll all die."
Kate looked up at him sharply, "Who?"
"Why you're crew," he replied. "And the Captain there of course."
Her eyes quickly found there way to the drunken captain snoring on the ground, completely oblivious to what was going on. She thought of Pitney and her mind immediately conjured an image of Galena before she died. She squeezed her eyes shut to stop it.
"I won't do it," she said. "This has nothing to do with them. Let Jack take the Pearl and her crew away from here and I'll take ye to the treasure."
"Well you see there is more to this then meets the eye. You were right in that matter." Bill smiled sadly, "Unfortunately your companions already know where the island is so we would have to kill them anyway."
Kate growled, "What else is there that you won't let them leave the island?" She glared at him when he only shrugged arrogantly. Frustrated she said, "I won't do it."
"Are ya scared?" a voice slurred from sleep spoke from behind her.
She whirled ready to rake her nails down Jack's face. "Scared of what?" she snarled.
Jack grinned, "Death. You're a pirate, ye've faced it a hundred times before."
Kate's lips curled into a sneer, "And I'll face it a hundred times again but not because I was forced into it. I like to do the forcing thanks."
Bill sighed, "Well like it or not luv ye will get to that treasure."
She turned to face her father again, "What do ye mean."
"He means ye'll take us there be it of your own accord or by force," Jack replied now on his feet.
Kate marveled slightly at how fast he could recover from too much alcohol before she snapped her dark eyes back to her father, "You would force me?"
"If it came to that."
She growled and drew her cutlass, "Ye would die before ye could lay a hand on me."
"Oh darlin'," he chuckled. "Ye are sadly outnumbered." He whistled long and low and pirates emerged from the trees to form a protective circle around Kate, Jack, and Bill.
Kate saw Jack's smirk before he said, "Now I know where she gets it from."
Before she could stop it she felt a tiny trickle of pride before she squashed it and glared at her father, "You're taking me captive then?"
"Cap'n!" someone shouted coming into the clearing. "We found this blighter lurkin round in the trees."
"Bring him here," Bill shouted and they all turned to look as a pirate pulled a young man towards them. Kate and Jack both groaned simultaneously making Bill raise an eyebrow. The pirate threw the young man at his feet and Bill kicked him in the ribs, "What be yer name boy?"
He groaned and muttered, "Will Turner."
"Will can't you bloody stay out of trouble for an hour?" Kate snapped.
"Ye do know you're talking to Will luv?" Jack said offering Will a grin in return to his glare.
"This thing is yours then?" Bill asked.
"No," Kate and Jack said at the same time making Will all the more unhappy.
Bill chuckled and nudged Will with his toe, "Get up!"
Will scrambled to his feet and Kate suddenly realized that she had two pistols in her belt which she had replaced soon after meeting her father and she, Jack, and Will were carrying cutlasses.
As if he could read her mind he winked at her and drew his cutlass. With the first booming sound from Kate's pistol the whole group of pirates broke into complete chaos.
She emptied one of her guns and slipped them both back into her gun belt, one still full. Drawing her cutlass she charged into the crowd not completely caring who or what she struck. She had run through five or more pirates when a shout went up over the pandemonium and everyone turned to look.
When she spotted Jack pinned against a tree by her father her heart leapt annoyingly into her throat her slight hesitation in defending herself was all it took for two pirates to get a hold on her. She kicked and twisted doing her best to make their job harder. She'd be damned if they would take Kate Morgan that easily.
When they finally got her over to face her father she spit in his face, "I'm not afraid of you old man."
Bill wiped his face, "Ye will by the time this is all over, ye will. Now since ye made it so clear that ye won't be takin' the easy route I'll enjoy making this a nightmare for you. As soon as I kill the Captain here."
A fleeting memory of a shrouded dream clutched at her heart making her shout in protest, "No!"
Jack and Bill looked at her in surprise. "Why?"
"I-I had a dream," Kate stuttered out her mind working to come up with an excuse more for herself then anyone. "All I remember is that he is necessary for finding the treasure."
Bill raised an eyebrow and looked at her doubtfully, "Sorry luv but you are a pirate so I can't take your word on that."
Jack raised a hand and winced as the tip of the sword drew a pinprick of blood, "Yes Morgan but you don't know that it's not true so what if she does need me and you killed me, hmm? Then you would never get to your treasure."
Bill grumbled as he seemed to argue with himself mentally. "Fine," he growled. "I'll let you live but if I find out at any time that you're useless ye will die. Take 'em both away."
"Much obliged," Jack said sarcastically.
As Kate was dragged away she scowled at herself. What had made her stop her father from killing Jack? It seriously pissed her off that she couldn't place the feeling she'd had when she'd seen him pinned against the tree.
The problem was, she had an idea that she did know what that feeling was and frankly it scared her.
***o0o0o cliffy!! I know I know you can't wait to see what happens but unfortunately you'll have to wait till me next update haha! But tell me...how did you all like it? pleez review so I can find out! Oh yeah and for those of you who haven't started reading my HP fic, pleez read it and tell me what you think??? K??? thankies much!
And to all my "reviewers" who I usually leave a response for...I love you all, thank you so much for reviewing and I'm sorry I can't say more but I have to finish the next chapter of my HP story so ta all! This one was kinda short but I promise to update sooner this time! luv yas!
PS: TheSiriusSparrow: Hey Alex!!! Thanks for reviewing both my stories and sorry it took me so long to update but you know how that is! Anywho! Yea it would be great if you would be my beta for the HP story but after the second chapter cuz I need to get that up before someone kills me *looks guilty* I haven't updated in a while! But yeah I've decided you will get you know who *winks* actually I decided that a long time ago but yeah...I gotta go!
Jessi Lupin: hey girl!! You wrote an anime story!! That's totally awesome! And actually I used to watch Yu-Gi-Oh but I don't watch much tv anymore so I'll have to watch it so I can read your story *grins* and not feel stupid and lost!! Lol! Anywho! Luv yas! Byes!
Chapter Fourteen
Kate was pacing in front of her father who was smiling amusedly as he watched, "Let me get this straight. This treasure on the island can only be reached by one person and that person is me, correct?" Her father nodded. "And to get to the treasure I have to unleash some sort of evil that only I can bring down?"
Bill Morgan nodded, "Basically."
Kate smirked, "And I suppose that when I reach the treasure you'll expect it to be handed over to ye?"
He nodded, "Aye."
She looked at him skeptically, "Doubtful."
"What?" he replied.
She glared, "I said it's doubtful. You've been gone from my life for how many years now? And now you just show up trying to tell me that you want to me to go after some enchanted treasure that you can't get to and you expect me to just hand it over? It sounds like a load of bloody crap to me. There's a catch somewhere, I know it."
Bill Morgan looked intently at his daughter as if considering the person she had become, "Well that was the plan but I can see you aren't as naïve as I had hoped. I guess you becoming a pirate wasn't all that great of an idea, eh?"
Kate's eyes narrowed, "What else is there to this? What haven't you told me?"
"Well you see," he started. "This evil you have to unleash to reach the treasure..."
"Yes," she prompted.
He smirked, "Well it puts everyone into a deep sleep except those closest to you."
"Sleep?" Kate asked. "What's so horrible about sleep?"
"This sleep holds everyone on the island an inch from death," he replied. "One wrong move from ya and they'll all die."
Kate looked up at him sharply, "Who?"
"Why you're crew," he replied. "And the Captain there of course."
Her eyes quickly found there way to the drunken captain snoring on the ground, completely oblivious to what was going on. She thought of Pitney and her mind immediately conjured an image of Galena before she died. She squeezed her eyes shut to stop it.
"I won't do it," she said. "This has nothing to do with them. Let Jack take the Pearl and her crew away from here and I'll take ye to the treasure."
"Well you see there is more to this then meets the eye. You were right in that matter." Bill smiled sadly, "Unfortunately your companions already know where the island is so we would have to kill them anyway."
Kate growled, "What else is there that you won't let them leave the island?" She glared at him when he only shrugged arrogantly. Frustrated she said, "I won't do it."
"Are ya scared?" a voice slurred from sleep spoke from behind her.
She whirled ready to rake her nails down Jack's face. "Scared of what?" she snarled.
Jack grinned, "Death. You're a pirate, ye've faced it a hundred times before."
Kate's lips curled into a sneer, "And I'll face it a hundred times again but not because I was forced into it. I like to do the forcing thanks."
Bill sighed, "Well like it or not luv ye will get to that treasure."
She turned to face her father again, "What do ye mean."
"He means ye'll take us there be it of your own accord or by force," Jack replied now on his feet.
Kate marveled slightly at how fast he could recover from too much alcohol before she snapped her dark eyes back to her father, "You would force me?"
"If it came to that."
She growled and drew her cutlass, "Ye would die before ye could lay a hand on me."
"Oh darlin'," he chuckled. "Ye are sadly outnumbered." He whistled long and low and pirates emerged from the trees to form a protective circle around Kate, Jack, and Bill.
Kate saw Jack's smirk before he said, "Now I know where she gets it from."
Before she could stop it she felt a tiny trickle of pride before she squashed it and glared at her father, "You're taking me captive then?"
"Cap'n!" someone shouted coming into the clearing. "We found this blighter lurkin round in the trees."
"Bring him here," Bill shouted and they all turned to look as a pirate pulled a young man towards them. Kate and Jack both groaned simultaneously making Bill raise an eyebrow. The pirate threw the young man at his feet and Bill kicked him in the ribs, "What be yer name boy?"
He groaned and muttered, "Will Turner."
"Will can't you bloody stay out of trouble for an hour?" Kate snapped.
"Ye do know you're talking to Will luv?" Jack said offering Will a grin in return to his glare.
"This thing is yours then?" Bill asked.
"No," Kate and Jack said at the same time making Will all the more unhappy.
Bill chuckled and nudged Will with his toe, "Get up!"
Will scrambled to his feet and Kate suddenly realized that she had two pistols in her belt which she had replaced soon after meeting her father and she, Jack, and Will were carrying cutlasses.
As if he could read her mind he winked at her and drew his cutlass. With the first booming sound from Kate's pistol the whole group of pirates broke into complete chaos.
She emptied one of her guns and slipped them both back into her gun belt, one still full. Drawing her cutlass she charged into the crowd not completely caring who or what she struck. She had run through five or more pirates when a shout went up over the pandemonium and everyone turned to look.
When she spotted Jack pinned against a tree by her father her heart leapt annoyingly into her throat her slight hesitation in defending herself was all it took for two pirates to get a hold on her. She kicked and twisted doing her best to make their job harder. She'd be damned if they would take Kate Morgan that easily.
When they finally got her over to face her father she spit in his face, "I'm not afraid of you old man."
Bill wiped his face, "Ye will by the time this is all over, ye will. Now since ye made it so clear that ye won't be takin' the easy route I'll enjoy making this a nightmare for you. As soon as I kill the Captain here."
A fleeting memory of a shrouded dream clutched at her heart making her shout in protest, "No!"
Jack and Bill looked at her in surprise. "Why?"
"I-I had a dream," Kate stuttered out her mind working to come up with an excuse more for herself then anyone. "All I remember is that he is necessary for finding the treasure."
Bill raised an eyebrow and looked at her doubtfully, "Sorry luv but you are a pirate so I can't take your word on that."
Jack raised a hand and winced as the tip of the sword drew a pinprick of blood, "Yes Morgan but you don't know that it's not true so what if she does need me and you killed me, hmm? Then you would never get to your treasure."
Bill grumbled as he seemed to argue with himself mentally. "Fine," he growled. "I'll let you live but if I find out at any time that you're useless ye will die. Take 'em both away."
"Much obliged," Jack said sarcastically.
As Kate was dragged away she scowled at herself. What had made her stop her father from killing Jack? It seriously pissed her off that she couldn't place the feeling she'd had when she'd seen him pinned against the tree.
The problem was, she had an idea that she did know what that feeling was and frankly it scared her.
***o0o0o cliffy!! I know I know you can't wait to see what happens but unfortunately you'll have to wait till me next update haha! But tell me...how did you all like it? pleez review so I can find out! Oh yeah and for those of you who haven't started reading my HP fic, pleez read it and tell me what you think??? K??? thankies much!
And to all my "reviewers" who I usually leave a response for...I love you all, thank you so much for reviewing and I'm sorry I can't say more but I have to finish the next chapter of my HP story so ta all! This one was kinda short but I promise to update sooner this time! luv yas!
PS: TheSiriusSparrow: Hey Alex!!! Thanks for reviewing both my stories and sorry it took me so long to update but you know how that is! Anywho! Yea it would be great if you would be my beta for the HP story but after the second chapter cuz I need to get that up before someone kills me *looks guilty* I haven't updated in a while! But yeah I've decided you will get you know who *winks* actually I decided that a long time ago but yeah...I gotta go!
Jessi Lupin: hey girl!! You wrote an anime story!! That's totally awesome! And actually I used to watch Yu-Gi-Oh but I don't watch much tv anymore so I'll have to watch it so I can read your story *grins* and not feel stupid and lost!! Lol! Anywho! Luv yas! Byes!