Chapter Six: Trouble
"Emily, why are you sleeping in so late on such a fine day like this?" King Harry asked the pillows under Emily's covers. It was already noon, and he had not seen his daughter all day. He walked over to her window and looked outside as he continued talking. "Well, I know how much you liked Davis yesterday, so I took the liberty and asked him to join us for dinner this evening. Unless you want to miss him, I recommend that you get up now and start getting ready." The King walked over to Emily's bedside. "I got you a lovely new dress. You are absolutely going to love it! I'll have your maid bring it forth. Rebecca!" The young, scrawny maid came in. She was carrying a long, thin box.
"Yes, Your Majesty?" She asked timidly.
"Here, show Princess Emily her beautiful new gown." The maid revealed a long, extravagant, peach dress with an amazingly complex design. "It would look absolutely stunning on you. Emily? Would you not look at it? Emily?" The King sat down on the bed beside the inanimate pillows. Curious by the lack of response or movement, he placed his hand on the pillows and stroked them gently. Frowning confusedly, he pulled off the covers to reveal a line of cleverly placed pillows. He stood up quickly and gaped in utter horror. "Emily! Oh my goodness, Emily!" He turned to the maid. "You! You gather the other servants and search Port Royale! If you do not find her contact General Howard and send him to me! I'll search for her in this household!"
"Ay, m'lord." The maid turned and left. The King bolted out the bedroom door and down the stairs.
"Emily? Emily? Emily?" He checked every room three times at least and searched every inch of the courtyard. When the King's search party returned, they had not brought Emily, but General Howard accompanied them.
"General Samuel Howard, my daughter is missing!" the King desperately cried. General Howard nodded politely.
"I heard from the maid, and I did a little research. I found two witnesses that claim that they saw your daughter this morning," he gestured to two women, both of which were nervously looking around the room, "and they think Emily has been kidnapped by a strange man. Please, ladies, describe the kidnapper to the King."
"Well, he was tan, and had all sorts of stuff like dreadlocks and beads in his black hair-"
"He had dark, kinda gaunt eyes-"
"He wore a tricorner hat, and-"
"He was really attractive guy too." The general pulled out a piece of parchment from the pocket of his coat. He showed it to the King.
"Captain Jack Sparrow is whom they have described. He seems like the kind of pirate to do it in the first place. His ship, the Black Pearl, is extremely fast. We have an idea to where he is headed, and we plan on cutting him off."
"How do you know where he is headed?" the King inquired. The general smirked.
"Believe me, Your Highness, I have my sources." He turned around slowly, smiling maliciously. "We set sail tonight."
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"Land ho!" Emily excitedly looked around. Her gaze fell upon a small town. The night sky rang with the gunshots and screams of the barren dump. ~Oh my lord! Are we going there?!~ I shook my head in disgust. The air seemed to echo in the citizen's playful laughs and their shouts of anguish. I slowly turned to Jack, who happened to be smiling. He was probably amused by my reaction.
"Welcome to Tortuga luv!"
We entered a small pub, The Faithful Bride. I tried to remain as nonexistent as possible, but strangers kept staring at me. ~Is that all bystanders do? They always goggle at me.~ Luckily, Jack was there to glare back at them, causing them to avert their stare. I was relieved. As long as Jack was there, I had nothing to be afraid of. Or so I thought.
We chose a table away from the excitement of the tavern. Jack stood up.
"What would ye all like?" There was a rousing chorus of "Rum."
"Alright, I'll go get it." The whole crew smiled gleefully. Jack, however, frowned at this. "What? You really expect me to pay for it all? Cough up the money." The crew groaned as they pulled out numerous coins. I looked at Jack and asked for a water. Once Jack had left, I noticed that I was the center of the tavern's attention. Anamaria stood up.
"What are ye lookin' at, huh?! Get back to yer drinks ye half wits!" The people in the pub turned away almost instantaneously. Jack soon brought the drinks. The crew had a couple good laughs, and everybody, except for Elizabeth, Will and me, were having a good time. ~This would be a whole lot more fun if I wasn't so uncomfortable about this place.~ Will and Elizabeth soon left the group to "be alone on the ship."
"Hey! Drinking contest o'er here!" shout a pirate from across the bar. All of the crew, including Jack, strolled over to place bets. I groaned. ~Don't leave me alone.~ I looked at Jack as he placed a bet, and then stole from someone else's money. ~Fine, I'll just sit here, alone, and drink some water.~ As I took a sip, a big, tall man approached.
"Did ye pay for that water?" the man asked. I shook my head slowly, but then recovered.
"Isn't water usually free?" He smiled and shook his head. I plunged my hand into my pocket and found nothing to my displeasure. Horrified, I looked back at him. ~Oh shit! Did Jack pay for this or not?~
"I left my money on the ship. I can go-"
"No, I want me money now!" He grabbed me by the back of my neck. He pulled me off my seat and dragged me up to his eye level. I was too scared to think.
"Put her down." Jack stated firmly, "Water has never had an expense here before." His sword was drawn, and he was pointing it at the man, who was clearly much larger than him. My attacker turned to face Jack, and looked down at him. The whole crowd got excited and formed a circle.
"This is going to be great! Jack is going to beat his ass! I'm betting on Jack!" the pirate placed a bet.
"So am I."
"My money's on Sparrow."
"Who's going to bet against us, though?"
"I will. Ye guys are blind. Sparrow is scrawny; the other guy can eat him in one bite." Spectators continued to bet money on Jack. The gigantic man unsheathed his sword, and the duel began. He came at Jack with all his might and swung his sword at Jack's head. He easily blocked it and the following swipes. While attacking viciously, Jack grabbed a nearby chair and swung it sideways at his opponent's head. The man fell to the floor in agony. Jack ran over to where he lay and kicked his throat. The man quickly got up and blocked Jack's blade as it repeatedly attacked. ~Jack is really good! This guy has no chance.~ Jack smiled as he cut the man's shoulder, watching the blood trickle down his arm. Now angry, the man began to hack viciously at everything. They ran around the room using every possible resource. Jack's opponent swung around and managed to nick Jack's neck. I watched as the fight continued. The large man grabbed a nearby chair and swung it around. Thinking quickly, Jack ducked in time, and snatched the same chair as it landed. He rammed the chair into the other man's stomach, knocking him to the floor. He slowly got up, wheezing. Seizing the opportunity, Jack slashed his foe's hand off cleanly. The man screamed as blood spewed out in all directions. He ran out of the tavern howling. All eyes darted to the one man who lost every bet. Realizing that he didn't have enough money, he ran out of the tavern as well. Everyone followed screaming their anger.
"Thank you so much Jack! You saved my life!" I walked over to Jack.
"Nah, don' mention it. I've been dying to best someone in a fight." We looked into each other's eyes. What used to be a small crush sprouted and blossomed into undying love. ~I love you. I want to be with you. I want you to hold me and never let me go. I want to kiss your wonderfully handsome lips, and you kiss mine. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Nay, I need to be with you forever more. Jack, I love you. Plus, you kick ass way better than that damn Davis could.~ We continued to look deeper and deeper into each other's eyes. We were inching closer. I closed my eyes and waited for my very first-
"Cap'n, we better get back to the Pearl." Anamaria's angry voice broke the connection. Jack turned to look at Anamaria and nodded.
"Aye, I'll round me crew." Jack said softly and somewhat disappointedly. He left the tavern. Anamaria followed him and gave me the most infuriated glower I have ever received. ~Oh no, Anamaria noticed us, but why would that make her so livid? I hope that I didn't just lose my good friend.~
I walked outside and headed for the Black Pearl. Jack had his crew ready, and I saw Anamaria. I tried to get her attention, but she gave me the cold shoulder.
"Please, I didn't mean it! I don't have enough money for all of you! Aaaaah!"
"Aaarrrrrgh! Get 'im!" A mob with torches and pitchforks chased him out of Tortuga. Jack and his crew laughed loudly at this.
"Emily, why are you sleeping in so late on such a fine day like this?" King Harry asked the pillows under Emily's covers. It was already noon, and he had not seen his daughter all day. He walked over to her window and looked outside as he continued talking. "Well, I know how much you liked Davis yesterday, so I took the liberty and asked him to join us for dinner this evening. Unless you want to miss him, I recommend that you get up now and start getting ready." The King walked over to Emily's bedside. "I got you a lovely new dress. You are absolutely going to love it! I'll have your maid bring it forth. Rebecca!" The young, scrawny maid came in. She was carrying a long, thin box.
"Yes, Your Majesty?" She asked timidly.
"Here, show Princess Emily her beautiful new gown." The maid revealed a long, extravagant, peach dress with an amazingly complex design. "It would look absolutely stunning on you. Emily? Would you not look at it? Emily?" The King sat down on the bed beside the inanimate pillows. Curious by the lack of response or movement, he placed his hand on the pillows and stroked them gently. Frowning confusedly, he pulled off the covers to reveal a line of cleverly placed pillows. He stood up quickly and gaped in utter horror. "Emily! Oh my goodness, Emily!" He turned to the maid. "You! You gather the other servants and search Port Royale! If you do not find her contact General Howard and send him to me! I'll search for her in this household!"
"Ay, m'lord." The maid turned and left. The King bolted out the bedroom door and down the stairs.
"Emily? Emily? Emily?" He checked every room three times at least and searched every inch of the courtyard. When the King's search party returned, they had not brought Emily, but General Howard accompanied them.
"General Samuel Howard, my daughter is missing!" the King desperately cried. General Howard nodded politely.
"I heard from the maid, and I did a little research. I found two witnesses that claim that they saw your daughter this morning," he gestured to two women, both of which were nervously looking around the room, "and they think Emily has been kidnapped by a strange man. Please, ladies, describe the kidnapper to the King."
"Well, he was tan, and had all sorts of stuff like dreadlocks and beads in his black hair-"
"He had dark, kinda gaunt eyes-"
"He wore a tricorner hat, and-"
"He was really attractive guy too." The general pulled out a piece of parchment from the pocket of his coat. He showed it to the King.
"Captain Jack Sparrow is whom they have described. He seems like the kind of pirate to do it in the first place. His ship, the Black Pearl, is extremely fast. We have an idea to where he is headed, and we plan on cutting him off."
"How do you know where he is headed?" the King inquired. The general smirked.
"Believe me, Your Highness, I have my sources." He turned around slowly, smiling maliciously. "We set sail tonight."
~~~~
"Land ho!" Emily excitedly looked around. Her gaze fell upon a small town. The night sky rang with the gunshots and screams of the barren dump. ~Oh my lord! Are we going there?!~ I shook my head in disgust. The air seemed to echo in the citizen's playful laughs and their shouts of anguish. I slowly turned to Jack, who happened to be smiling. He was probably amused by my reaction.
"Welcome to Tortuga luv!"
We entered a small pub, The Faithful Bride. I tried to remain as nonexistent as possible, but strangers kept staring at me. ~Is that all bystanders do? They always goggle at me.~ Luckily, Jack was there to glare back at them, causing them to avert their stare. I was relieved. As long as Jack was there, I had nothing to be afraid of. Or so I thought.
We chose a table away from the excitement of the tavern. Jack stood up.
"What would ye all like?" There was a rousing chorus of "Rum."
"Alright, I'll go get it." The whole crew smiled gleefully. Jack, however, frowned at this. "What? You really expect me to pay for it all? Cough up the money." The crew groaned as they pulled out numerous coins. I looked at Jack and asked for a water. Once Jack had left, I noticed that I was the center of the tavern's attention. Anamaria stood up.
"What are ye lookin' at, huh?! Get back to yer drinks ye half wits!" The people in the pub turned away almost instantaneously. Jack soon brought the drinks. The crew had a couple good laughs, and everybody, except for Elizabeth, Will and me, were having a good time. ~This would be a whole lot more fun if I wasn't so uncomfortable about this place.~ Will and Elizabeth soon left the group to "be alone on the ship."
"Hey! Drinking contest o'er here!" shout a pirate from across the bar. All of the crew, including Jack, strolled over to place bets. I groaned. ~Don't leave me alone.~ I looked at Jack as he placed a bet, and then stole from someone else's money. ~Fine, I'll just sit here, alone, and drink some water.~ As I took a sip, a big, tall man approached.
"Did ye pay for that water?" the man asked. I shook my head slowly, but then recovered.
"Isn't water usually free?" He smiled and shook his head. I plunged my hand into my pocket and found nothing to my displeasure. Horrified, I looked back at him. ~Oh shit! Did Jack pay for this or not?~
"I left my money on the ship. I can go-"
"No, I want me money now!" He grabbed me by the back of my neck. He pulled me off my seat and dragged me up to his eye level. I was too scared to think.
"Put her down." Jack stated firmly, "Water has never had an expense here before." His sword was drawn, and he was pointing it at the man, who was clearly much larger than him. My attacker turned to face Jack, and looked down at him. The whole crowd got excited and formed a circle.
"This is going to be great! Jack is going to beat his ass! I'm betting on Jack!" the pirate placed a bet.
"So am I."
"My money's on Sparrow."
"Who's going to bet against us, though?"
"I will. Ye guys are blind. Sparrow is scrawny; the other guy can eat him in one bite." Spectators continued to bet money on Jack. The gigantic man unsheathed his sword, and the duel began. He came at Jack with all his might and swung his sword at Jack's head. He easily blocked it and the following swipes. While attacking viciously, Jack grabbed a nearby chair and swung it sideways at his opponent's head. The man fell to the floor in agony. Jack ran over to where he lay and kicked his throat. The man quickly got up and blocked Jack's blade as it repeatedly attacked. ~Jack is really good! This guy has no chance.~ Jack smiled as he cut the man's shoulder, watching the blood trickle down his arm. Now angry, the man began to hack viciously at everything. They ran around the room using every possible resource. Jack's opponent swung around and managed to nick Jack's neck. I watched as the fight continued. The large man grabbed a nearby chair and swung it around. Thinking quickly, Jack ducked in time, and snatched the same chair as it landed. He rammed the chair into the other man's stomach, knocking him to the floor. He slowly got up, wheezing. Seizing the opportunity, Jack slashed his foe's hand off cleanly. The man screamed as blood spewed out in all directions. He ran out of the tavern howling. All eyes darted to the one man who lost every bet. Realizing that he didn't have enough money, he ran out of the tavern as well. Everyone followed screaming their anger.
"Thank you so much Jack! You saved my life!" I walked over to Jack.
"Nah, don' mention it. I've been dying to best someone in a fight." We looked into each other's eyes. What used to be a small crush sprouted and blossomed into undying love. ~I love you. I want to be with you. I want you to hold me and never let me go. I want to kiss your wonderfully handsome lips, and you kiss mine. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Nay, I need to be with you forever more. Jack, I love you. Plus, you kick ass way better than that damn Davis could.~ We continued to look deeper and deeper into each other's eyes. We were inching closer. I closed my eyes and waited for my very first-
"Cap'n, we better get back to the Pearl." Anamaria's angry voice broke the connection. Jack turned to look at Anamaria and nodded.
"Aye, I'll round me crew." Jack said softly and somewhat disappointedly. He left the tavern. Anamaria followed him and gave me the most infuriated glower I have ever received. ~Oh no, Anamaria noticed us, but why would that make her so livid? I hope that I didn't just lose my good friend.~
I walked outside and headed for the Black Pearl. Jack had his crew ready, and I saw Anamaria. I tried to get her attention, but she gave me the cold shoulder.
"Please, I didn't mean it! I don't have enough money for all of you! Aaaaah!"
"Aaarrrrrgh! Get 'im!" A mob with torches and pitchforks chased him out of Tortuga. Jack and his crew laughed loudly at this.