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Jack's heart beat quickened, beating irregularly for a minute before Jack straightened and grinned, revealing his teeth. Norrington and Hawke recoiled in disgust.
"Well look who it is, me two favorite people! My traitorous uncle and me friend Norrington." Jack said with a grin.
"This is hardly the time for jokes and snide remarks, Sparrow."
"Captain!" Jack ordered sternly to Norrington. James rolled his eyes in disgust.
"This is business."
"Business? Sorry, I don't do business with honest men. Bad for me reputation, see?" Jack said smoothly. Adam was leaning on the fireplace now. He casually rolled up his sleeve. Jack raised an eyebrow. There it was. The family symbol. Of course, Adam's was a hawk, but the tattoo was still there. Jack's mother had also had the tattoo on her arm. Hers was a swan flying away from the sun though, which was partly why Jack had been intrigued by Elizabeth. The names were similar.
"Remember, Jack? You got your own branding at ten, just as I had mine done then. Just as your mother did." Hawke said softly, in an acidic tone. Jack nodded, still staring at the tattoo.
"Course. And it wasn't a branding. It was an honor." Jack replied savagely, his eyes narrowing. Hawke leaned gracefully on the fireplace still, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Hardly. They failed to mention that this brand would ensure that I became a pirate."
"You didn't mind then." Jack snapped. Hawke's face changed, his face going from easygoing to adamant and sharp.
"I didn't truly understand the 'family business'." He answered just as harshly.
"So what do you want with me, Adam?"
"What, you won't call me uncle?" Hawke teased cruelly. Jack crossed his own arms.
"You're no family of mine. You sold out my father and mother to the navy." Jack said in an icy tone. "We had to be extra careful cause of you, mate. You're not family." Jack snapped. Hawke straightened, dropping his arms.
"I didn't sell out your mother. She was my sister, how could I? I merely gave the previous commodore clues to your father's whereabouts." Hawke said coyly. Jack felt rage slam into his heart and begin to spread through his veins.
"What do you WANT?" Jack finally asked, struggling to control his anger, mask his wounded pride. Hawke grinned regally.
"I want you to stop being a pirate. You're all a vicious, brutal lot. Yet against the navy, the pirates stick together. And you, my nephew," Jack cut in.
"You're previous acquaintance, savvy?" Jack snarled. Hawke grinned again.
"My NEPHEW, is the leader of them all. If you stop, they'll all be killed, rounded up, or convinced to give up. A perfect plan."
"Why's Norrington here?" Jack asked suddenly. Hawke raised an eyebrow.
"Commodore Norrington? He is here merely on my invitation, to learn the history of the infamous Captain Sparrow. And to see his downfall. To see how easy it is to stop him." Jack's fists were clenched in rage.
"No. Pirating's in my blood. It's in yours too. The sea'll call you, Hawke. Sooner or later, ye'll have to answer." He said slowly. Hawke glared at him, Norrington stood.
"Sparrow, you have to quit. It is no longer a yes or no question. Your uncle,"
"Acquaintance! And it's captain." Shouted Jack, close to attacking Norrington and Hawke.
"Fine then. Your acquaintance has generously offered to buy you a house and give you money. He'll teach you to be a gentleman as well. Sparrow? Sparrow!" Jack was walking away. He turned on his heel, sauntered back over, and leaned in close to Norrington.
"Never." He said in a venomous voice. He began to walk away again, towards the stairs.
"Sparrow!" Norrington shouted. Jack kept walking.
"Jack! It's a shame that you think you can walk away. Unfortunately, there is the matter of leverage." Jack turned again on 'leverage'.
"I'll give you leverage." He snapped. "I'll first break off you leg and you can try and prop yourself up using a wall. But I'll break your other leg, and then your arms, and your fingers individually." Jack sneered.
"The girl, Sparrow." Hawke said lazily. Jack's heart stopped, and he froze in his tracks, unable to think. Finally, he shook his head, as if to clear away a daze.
"Jen?" He asked softly. Hawke grinned.
"Quite the pretty little thing, Jack. And you actually picked a lady. Or...she used to be a lady. Before she became a pirate's whore." Jack flew towards Hawke, a growl on his lips. The growl died, Jack faltered, as a pistol was aimed towards his heart.
"Bleeding hearts, Jack. How ironic." Hawke said softly. Jack gave a shudder of disgust, falling back.
"You don't talk about my things like that." Jack said in a voice barely audible. "Nothing gives you the right." Hawke was barely fighting to contain his smile.
"Anyway, here is my proposition. Either you give up your life and the girl's, and pirating fails anyway, or you accept my proposition and save your woman. Your choice." Hawke said. Jack heard a commotion on the stairs. Jen was running down them, nearly taking the stairs three at a time. Heavy footsteps pursued her; a man holding a gun was following her. Jen tripped and fell the next six stairs, landing with a thud.
"Jack! Don't! Don't give up your freedom! He won't kill me, if he tries I'll make sure I take long enough to die that the whole town knows and he's hanged." She panted, as the armed man yanked her up off the ground. Jack looked for Jen to Adam. Jen's face was lined with tears, hest chest was heaving as she tried to breath.
"I...accept."
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? WILL JACK HAVE TO KEEP HIS PROMISE? OR WILL IT BE BROKEN?
Thanks to the faithful reviewers! You guys keep me going! And any future reviewers, thanks in advance!
Jack's heart beat quickened, beating irregularly for a minute before Jack straightened and grinned, revealing his teeth. Norrington and Hawke recoiled in disgust.
"Well look who it is, me two favorite people! My traitorous uncle and me friend Norrington." Jack said with a grin.
"This is hardly the time for jokes and snide remarks, Sparrow."
"Captain!" Jack ordered sternly to Norrington. James rolled his eyes in disgust.
"This is business."
"Business? Sorry, I don't do business with honest men. Bad for me reputation, see?" Jack said smoothly. Adam was leaning on the fireplace now. He casually rolled up his sleeve. Jack raised an eyebrow. There it was. The family symbol. Of course, Adam's was a hawk, but the tattoo was still there. Jack's mother had also had the tattoo on her arm. Hers was a swan flying away from the sun though, which was partly why Jack had been intrigued by Elizabeth. The names were similar.
"Remember, Jack? You got your own branding at ten, just as I had mine done then. Just as your mother did." Hawke said softly, in an acidic tone. Jack nodded, still staring at the tattoo.
"Course. And it wasn't a branding. It was an honor." Jack replied savagely, his eyes narrowing. Hawke leaned gracefully on the fireplace still, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Hardly. They failed to mention that this brand would ensure that I became a pirate."
"You didn't mind then." Jack snapped. Hawke's face changed, his face going from easygoing to adamant and sharp.
"I didn't truly understand the 'family business'." He answered just as harshly.
"So what do you want with me, Adam?"
"What, you won't call me uncle?" Hawke teased cruelly. Jack crossed his own arms.
"You're no family of mine. You sold out my father and mother to the navy." Jack said in an icy tone. "We had to be extra careful cause of you, mate. You're not family." Jack snapped. Hawke straightened, dropping his arms.
"I didn't sell out your mother. She was my sister, how could I? I merely gave the previous commodore clues to your father's whereabouts." Hawke said coyly. Jack felt rage slam into his heart and begin to spread through his veins.
"What do you WANT?" Jack finally asked, struggling to control his anger, mask his wounded pride. Hawke grinned regally.
"I want you to stop being a pirate. You're all a vicious, brutal lot. Yet against the navy, the pirates stick together. And you, my nephew," Jack cut in.
"You're previous acquaintance, savvy?" Jack snarled. Hawke grinned again.
"My NEPHEW, is the leader of them all. If you stop, they'll all be killed, rounded up, or convinced to give up. A perfect plan."
"Why's Norrington here?" Jack asked suddenly. Hawke raised an eyebrow.
"Commodore Norrington? He is here merely on my invitation, to learn the history of the infamous Captain Sparrow. And to see his downfall. To see how easy it is to stop him." Jack's fists were clenched in rage.
"No. Pirating's in my blood. It's in yours too. The sea'll call you, Hawke. Sooner or later, ye'll have to answer." He said slowly. Hawke glared at him, Norrington stood.
"Sparrow, you have to quit. It is no longer a yes or no question. Your uncle,"
"Acquaintance! And it's captain." Shouted Jack, close to attacking Norrington and Hawke.
"Fine then. Your acquaintance has generously offered to buy you a house and give you money. He'll teach you to be a gentleman as well. Sparrow? Sparrow!" Jack was walking away. He turned on his heel, sauntered back over, and leaned in close to Norrington.
"Never." He said in a venomous voice. He began to walk away again, towards the stairs.
"Sparrow!" Norrington shouted. Jack kept walking.
"Jack! It's a shame that you think you can walk away. Unfortunately, there is the matter of leverage." Jack turned again on 'leverage'.
"I'll give you leverage." He snapped. "I'll first break off you leg and you can try and prop yourself up using a wall. But I'll break your other leg, and then your arms, and your fingers individually." Jack sneered.
"The girl, Sparrow." Hawke said lazily. Jack's heart stopped, and he froze in his tracks, unable to think. Finally, he shook his head, as if to clear away a daze.
"Jen?" He asked softly. Hawke grinned.
"Quite the pretty little thing, Jack. And you actually picked a lady. Or...she used to be a lady. Before she became a pirate's whore." Jack flew towards Hawke, a growl on his lips. The growl died, Jack faltered, as a pistol was aimed towards his heart.
"Bleeding hearts, Jack. How ironic." Hawke said softly. Jack gave a shudder of disgust, falling back.
"You don't talk about my things like that." Jack said in a voice barely audible. "Nothing gives you the right." Hawke was barely fighting to contain his smile.
"Anyway, here is my proposition. Either you give up your life and the girl's, and pirating fails anyway, or you accept my proposition and save your woman. Your choice." Hawke said. Jack heard a commotion on the stairs. Jen was running down them, nearly taking the stairs three at a time. Heavy footsteps pursued her; a man holding a gun was following her. Jen tripped and fell the next six stairs, landing with a thud.
"Jack! Don't! Don't give up your freedom! He won't kill me, if he tries I'll make sure I take long enough to die that the whole town knows and he's hanged." She panted, as the armed man yanked her up off the ground. Jack looked for Jen to Adam. Jen's face was lined with tears, hest chest was heaving as she tried to breath.
"I...accept."
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? WILL JACK HAVE TO KEEP HIS PROMISE? OR WILL IT BE BROKEN?