Disclaimer:
Py: I don't own PotC! I can't even own the DVD until Christmas! Wah! *sobs hysterically*
Sess: -.- stop whining.
Py: Oh shut up you; don't think that I don't know that you have a copy of it hidden in the attic. *glare* Oh, by the way, thanks for all of you guys who wished me well. I'm better now ^.^ Anyways, on with the story.
Slightly Hazy
Chapter 6: We have an accord?
Jacque and Elizabeth look up as their small rowboat approached the ethereal Black Pearl.
"I din' know we was takin' prisoners." A very tall, dark, and formidable- looking pirate states as they climb aboard the ship.
"The poppetts have invoked the right of parley." The pirate that was known as Pintel explained.
"I am here to negotiate-" Elizabeth is cut off when the dark pirate backhands her.
"You will speak when spoken too." He growls menacingly at Elizabeth as he raises his arm to strike her again.
"And ye'll not lay a hand on those under the protection of parley." A grizzled pirate with an eerie monkey on his shoulder as he grabs the offending hand before it makes contact.
"Aye, sir." The pirate growls, backing away from Elizabeth but continuing to throw hardened glares at her and Jacque.
"My apologies, Miss.?" The pirate questions with a sneer.
"Captain Barbossa," Elizabeth says, ignoring his question and cutting to the chase. " I am here to negotiate the cessation of the hostilities against Port Royal."
"There's a lot of long words there, Miss;" Barbossa says with an aggravating smile. " We're naught but humble pirates. What is it that you want."
"I want you to leave and never come back." Elizabeth says sharply, as Jacque shakes her head slightly, wondering if Elizabeth can hear how utterly naïve she sounds.
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request." Barbossa says impishly. "Means no."
"That's it." Jacque mutters as she decides to take matters into her own hands. She walks over to Elizabeth, snatches the chain around her neck, and dangles it over the railing.
"Very well, I'll drop it." She states simply, watching how every pirate's eyes fasten to the small piece of gold.
"Me holds are burstin' with swag and that bit o' swine matters to us? Why?" Barbossa asks with a cool laugh.
"It's what you've been searching for." Elizabeth states with confidence. " I recognize the ship. I saw it eight years ago on the crossing from England."
"Did ya now?" Barbossa asks with a slightly amused face.
"Fine," Jacque casually comments as she releases a good portion of the chain in her hand. " If it's worthless, there's no point in us keepin' it. I'll just let it go here and the current will carry it to sea." She says with a smirk, knowing that, although the pirates could easily retrieve the medallion if it sunk into the cove, they were loath to search the entire ocean.
"Ah," Barbossa chuckles, as he analyzes the girls at the railing. "You have names, Missies?"
"Elizabeth. Turner." Elizabeth states after a moment's thought. "I'm a maid in the Governor's household."
"Aye," Barbossa says thoughtfully, as soft murmurs of "Bootstrap" echo throughout the ship. "And who might you be?" He asks, turning to Jacque.
"I'm." Jacque pauses for a moment, mentally pleading with every deity she'd heard of that she'd be able to pull this off. " I'm her sister, Jacqueline."
(A/N: Hey, Jacque's here w/ me so you get to have random comments thrown in and random insanity- don't know if that's good or bad ^.^
Jac: that's awesome!!!!)
"Her sister." Barbossa trails off, lost in thought for a moment. "And how did a maid come to own a trinket such as that? A family heirloom, perhaps?"
"I didn't steal it, if that's what you mean." Jacque says, glancing over at Elizabeth who couldn't say that for herself.
" Very well," Barbossa says in a newly resigned voice. "Hand it over and we'll put your town to our rudder and never return."
Elizabeth drops the medallion reluctantly into Barbossa's waiting hand. With a satisfied smirk on his face, Barbossa turns and begins to walk away from Jacque and Elizabeth.
"Still the guns 'n stow 'em!" Barbossa bellows to his crew and turns to walk to the helm.
"Wait!" Elizabeth calls after Barbossa. "You have to take us to shore! According to the code of the order of the brethren-"
"No he doesn't." Jacque states in an exasperated voice as Barbossa turns to look at her, intrigued. " Elizabeth, when you made that agreement, you failed to demand that we be returned. or left alive, now that I think about it." She trails off as her eyes widen in realization.
"Aye," Barbossa says with a cruel laugh. " The lass is right. First, your return to shore was not part of our negotiations or agreement, so I must do nothing. And secondly, you must be a pirate for the pirate's code to apply, and you're not. And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules." He said, grinning and showing his rotting teeth. " Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, ladies."
"Do you really think that that's going to work?" You ask with a yawn as you watch Jack attempt to open the lock with the splintered bone.
"Have any better ideas, luv?" Jack asks as he continues to rigorously jiggle the bone. "C'mon, please?" He pleads with the lock.
"You know, Jack," You say with a smirk as you walk next to him and stare intently at the bone. "It's pretty sad when two unguarded pirates can't even open a lock."
You freeze as you hear footsteps echoing down the steps and you and Jack glance at each other before throwing the bone back into the cell and lying down on the ground.
"You, Sparrow!" You look up to find a rather disheveled-looking young man standing on the other side of the cell.
"Aye." Jack answers nonchalantly from his spot on the floor.
"You are familiar with the ship, the Black Pearl?" He asks, his eyes desperately looking at Jack for an answer.
"I've heard of it." Jack answers casually.
"Where does it make berth?" He asks as Jack snorts.
"Where does it make berth? Have you not heard the stories?" Jack asks, sitting up as the young man, apparently not grasping the sarcasm, continues to stare at Jack.
"Cap'n Barbossa and his crew sailed from the dreaded Isle de Muerta." You state as the man notices you for the first time. "It's an island that can't be found except by those who already know where it is."
"The ship's real enough." He states indignantly, sending you a glare. "Therefore its anchorage must be a real place."
"Why ask me." Jack asks as he studies his nails with a hidden smirk.
"Because you're a pirate." He answers harshly.
"Oh, and you want to turn pirate yourself?" You ask with a laugh.
"Never!" He yells, outraged, before continuing in a subdued voice. "They took Miss Swann."
"Oh, so it is that you've found a girl!" Jack states cheerfully as he stands up. "I see. Well, if you're intending to brave all and so win fair lady's heart, you'll have to do it alone; I see no profit in it for me."
"I can get you out of here." Will states after examining the cell for a moment.
"How's that?" You ask. "That idiot scared the key off."
"I helped build these cells." He states proudly. "These are half pin-barrel hinges." He states as he picks up the bench behind him and positions it against the cell. "With the right leverage and the proper application of strength, the door will lift free."
"What's your name?" You ask the man, hoping for a familiar name to pass from his lips.
"Will Turner." He says as he looks at you for a moment.
"That would be short for William, I imagine." Jack says with a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Good, strong name. No doubt, named for your father, aye?"
"Yes." Will answers slowly, uncertain as to why these two pirates were so intent on learning who he was.
"Aha." Jack says with a smile, walking up to the door. "Well, Mr. Turner, I've changed me mind. If you spring me from this cell, I swear on pain of death, I shall take you to the Black Pearl and your bonny lass. Do we have an accord?"
"Agreed." Will says quickly, grasping Jack's hand in his own.
"Us." You say, snapping their attention back to you.
"What?" Will asks, clearly confused.
"You'll spring us from this cell, and then I'm coming with you to the Isle de Muerta." You state simply.
"Why would I do that?" Will asks incredulously, clearly unwilling to free another pirate.
"Because, you said that Elizabeth was taken to the Black Pearl, correct?" You ask.
"Yes." He states. "But, how did you know her name?"
Ignoring his question, you continue. "That means that Jacque was probably taken as well."
Will's eyes widen as your words sink in, before shaking his head. "No, Jacque wouldn't let herself get captured by pirates."
You repress a laugh at his obvious denial. "Are you kidding? Of course she'd stick by Elizabeth- she'd never miss an opportunity for this big of an adventure and that's precisely the problem."
"Well," Jack says, breaking the awkward silence. "It seems as if you're comin' with us, luv. We're gonna need all the help we can get to sail out of this bloody port. The first step, however, would be to get out of this damn cell."
"Fine." Will states in a huff as he pushes down on the bench and door cracks off its hinges. "Hurry, someone will have heard that."
"Not without my effects." You and Jack say simultaneously as you run down the hallway to the storage closet.
"We're going to steal a ship." Will states in disbelief. "That ship?"
"Commandeer." Jack states, looking at Will. "We're going to commandeer that ship. Nautical Term." He pauses for a moment before continuing. "One question about your business, boy, or there's no use going. How far are you willing to go to save those girls?"
"'I'd die for them." He states resolutely.
"And you, luv?" Jack says to you.
"Hmph, I won't die for them," You say as you watch Will clench his fists in anger and begin to turn red. "I'll rescue them, but I don't plan on dieing. If I die, then you two'll be dead as well, and then, since we'll all be dead, they'll probably be killed for fun and then who'd be around to enact a horrifically satisfying revenge. But, seeing as we're two brilliant scoundrels and an extremely headstrong but determined boy, there's no way we can die."
"Too true, luv." Jack says with a grin as he motions for you to crawl under a beached rowboat.
Once all three of you get under the boat, you walk to the shore, and then into the water.
"This is either madness or brilliance." Will states from behind you.
"You'd be surprised how often those two traits coincide." Jack says casually.
"Personally, I find it's madness." You state as you gaze down at the ocean floor below you. "Will, watch out for the-" You fell the boat falter slightly and wince. "crab trap."
Jack chuckles slightly, before stopping. "On three, let go of the boat and swim up to the Dauntless. We'll."
"Three!" You yell, cutting Jack off as you let go of the boat and swim upwards. You surface a moment later and swim towards the ship, smiling as you hear Will's coughs as he and Jack surface behind you.
"Now, that wasn't very nice." Jack says with a smirk as he begins to swim after you.
NEXT CHAPPIE: TORTUGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To make up for the lateness and shortness of this chapter, I'm gonna try to put all of Tortuga into one chapter (I was originally gonna make it two chaps- but you guys have been so great that I'm gonna make it one!)
A/N: Yeah, like I said, sorry about bein' a week late and short, but I'm dying a long and painful death by school.
Anyways, this weekend, Jacque and I rented Pirates of the Carribbean, 'cause we both can't buy it until Christmas. So, we watched the movie like twice before we decided to check out the second disk- the one with all the cool stuff, like deleated scenes. IT WAS SCRATCHED SO DEEPLY IT LIIKED LIKE SOMEONE WAS PLAYING WITH KNIVES!!!! Wahh! So we didn't get to see anything else 'cause we had to take it back and complain.
Sess: Come on, you only have 12 days until you can see it again, stop being such a baby.
Py: *twitch twitch* SHUT UP! *grabs big-ass history textbook and slams it down on sess's head*
Sess: x_x
Review Responses:
Purple Stain: Thank you- that bottle of Aspirin was a lifesaver. You survived finals, I'm so proud of you. My finals are in the middle of January and I'm pretty sure that survival is not an option. O.o'
Cryptic Storm: Yeah, could you please leave your character for Tortuga in your review 'cause my e-mail's not workin' right. You're right, it is a lot easier when they can't remember the plot completely, although it will cause a lot of "strange coincidences."
Stephanie: Thanks. Oh! *smacks head against table* I can't believe I typed that wrong!!!
Bluelady198: Evil malicious laughter rocks!
CastlesInTheAir: Ok, I can't tell you what's gonna happen with Ccap'n Maru and the Tensiga, but we didn't leave them in Tortuga. Maru dropped you and Jaken off in Tortuga and then planned on picking you up again when the docked. Not sayin' anything more. I can't wait until Tortuga either! *evil grin*
SkullAndCrossbones: *blushes* thanks. I'm really sorry about the whole lateness thing, but at least you'll get Tortuga next week, right?
Thanks to Everyone who reviewed!!! I love you all!!!!!!!
(hint hint: that helpful little button down there might be able to bribe me into updating twice next week)
^.~
Py: I don't own PotC! I can't even own the DVD until Christmas! Wah! *sobs hysterically*
Sess: -.- stop whining.
Py: Oh shut up you; don't think that I don't know that you have a copy of it hidden in the attic. *glare* Oh, by the way, thanks for all of you guys who wished me well. I'm better now ^.^ Anyways, on with the story.
Slightly Hazy
Chapter 6: We have an accord?
Jacque and Elizabeth look up as their small rowboat approached the ethereal Black Pearl.
"I din' know we was takin' prisoners." A very tall, dark, and formidable- looking pirate states as they climb aboard the ship.
"The poppetts have invoked the right of parley." The pirate that was known as Pintel explained.
"I am here to negotiate-" Elizabeth is cut off when the dark pirate backhands her.
"You will speak when spoken too." He growls menacingly at Elizabeth as he raises his arm to strike her again.
"And ye'll not lay a hand on those under the protection of parley." A grizzled pirate with an eerie monkey on his shoulder as he grabs the offending hand before it makes contact.
"Aye, sir." The pirate growls, backing away from Elizabeth but continuing to throw hardened glares at her and Jacque.
"My apologies, Miss.?" The pirate questions with a sneer.
"Captain Barbossa," Elizabeth says, ignoring his question and cutting to the chase. " I am here to negotiate the cessation of the hostilities against Port Royal."
"There's a lot of long words there, Miss;" Barbossa says with an aggravating smile. " We're naught but humble pirates. What is it that you want."
"I want you to leave and never come back." Elizabeth says sharply, as Jacque shakes her head slightly, wondering if Elizabeth can hear how utterly naïve she sounds.
"I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request." Barbossa says impishly. "Means no."
"That's it." Jacque mutters as she decides to take matters into her own hands. She walks over to Elizabeth, snatches the chain around her neck, and dangles it over the railing.
"Very well, I'll drop it." She states simply, watching how every pirate's eyes fasten to the small piece of gold.
"Me holds are burstin' with swag and that bit o' swine matters to us? Why?" Barbossa asks with a cool laugh.
"It's what you've been searching for." Elizabeth states with confidence. " I recognize the ship. I saw it eight years ago on the crossing from England."
"Did ya now?" Barbossa asks with a slightly amused face.
"Fine," Jacque casually comments as she releases a good portion of the chain in her hand. " If it's worthless, there's no point in us keepin' it. I'll just let it go here and the current will carry it to sea." She says with a smirk, knowing that, although the pirates could easily retrieve the medallion if it sunk into the cove, they were loath to search the entire ocean.
"Ah," Barbossa chuckles, as he analyzes the girls at the railing. "You have names, Missies?"
"Elizabeth. Turner." Elizabeth states after a moment's thought. "I'm a maid in the Governor's household."
"Aye," Barbossa says thoughtfully, as soft murmurs of "Bootstrap" echo throughout the ship. "And who might you be?" He asks, turning to Jacque.
"I'm." Jacque pauses for a moment, mentally pleading with every deity she'd heard of that she'd be able to pull this off. " I'm her sister, Jacqueline."
(A/N: Hey, Jacque's here w/ me so you get to have random comments thrown in and random insanity- don't know if that's good or bad ^.^
Jac: that's awesome!!!!)
"Her sister." Barbossa trails off, lost in thought for a moment. "And how did a maid come to own a trinket such as that? A family heirloom, perhaps?"
"I didn't steal it, if that's what you mean." Jacque says, glancing over at Elizabeth who couldn't say that for herself.
" Very well," Barbossa says in a newly resigned voice. "Hand it over and we'll put your town to our rudder and never return."
Elizabeth drops the medallion reluctantly into Barbossa's waiting hand. With a satisfied smirk on his face, Barbossa turns and begins to walk away from Jacque and Elizabeth.
"Still the guns 'n stow 'em!" Barbossa bellows to his crew and turns to walk to the helm.
"Wait!" Elizabeth calls after Barbossa. "You have to take us to shore! According to the code of the order of the brethren-"
"No he doesn't." Jacque states in an exasperated voice as Barbossa turns to look at her, intrigued. " Elizabeth, when you made that agreement, you failed to demand that we be returned. or left alive, now that I think about it." She trails off as her eyes widen in realization.
"Aye," Barbossa says with a cruel laugh. " The lass is right. First, your return to shore was not part of our negotiations or agreement, so I must do nothing. And secondly, you must be a pirate for the pirate's code to apply, and you're not. And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call guidelines than actual rules." He said, grinning and showing his rotting teeth. " Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, ladies."
"Do you really think that that's going to work?" You ask with a yawn as you watch Jack attempt to open the lock with the splintered bone.
"Have any better ideas, luv?" Jack asks as he continues to rigorously jiggle the bone. "C'mon, please?" He pleads with the lock.
"You know, Jack," You say with a smirk as you walk next to him and stare intently at the bone. "It's pretty sad when two unguarded pirates can't even open a lock."
You freeze as you hear footsteps echoing down the steps and you and Jack glance at each other before throwing the bone back into the cell and lying down on the ground.
"You, Sparrow!" You look up to find a rather disheveled-looking young man standing on the other side of the cell.
"Aye." Jack answers nonchalantly from his spot on the floor.
"You are familiar with the ship, the Black Pearl?" He asks, his eyes desperately looking at Jack for an answer.
"I've heard of it." Jack answers casually.
"Where does it make berth?" He asks as Jack snorts.
"Where does it make berth? Have you not heard the stories?" Jack asks, sitting up as the young man, apparently not grasping the sarcasm, continues to stare at Jack.
"Cap'n Barbossa and his crew sailed from the dreaded Isle de Muerta." You state as the man notices you for the first time. "It's an island that can't be found except by those who already know where it is."
"The ship's real enough." He states indignantly, sending you a glare. "Therefore its anchorage must be a real place."
"Why ask me." Jack asks as he studies his nails with a hidden smirk.
"Because you're a pirate." He answers harshly.
"Oh, and you want to turn pirate yourself?" You ask with a laugh.
"Never!" He yells, outraged, before continuing in a subdued voice. "They took Miss Swann."
"Oh, so it is that you've found a girl!" Jack states cheerfully as he stands up. "I see. Well, if you're intending to brave all and so win fair lady's heart, you'll have to do it alone; I see no profit in it for me."
"I can get you out of here." Will states after examining the cell for a moment.
"How's that?" You ask. "That idiot scared the key off."
"I helped build these cells." He states proudly. "These are half pin-barrel hinges." He states as he picks up the bench behind him and positions it against the cell. "With the right leverage and the proper application of strength, the door will lift free."
"What's your name?" You ask the man, hoping for a familiar name to pass from his lips.
"Will Turner." He says as he looks at you for a moment.
"That would be short for William, I imagine." Jack says with a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Good, strong name. No doubt, named for your father, aye?"
"Yes." Will answers slowly, uncertain as to why these two pirates were so intent on learning who he was.
"Aha." Jack says with a smile, walking up to the door. "Well, Mr. Turner, I've changed me mind. If you spring me from this cell, I swear on pain of death, I shall take you to the Black Pearl and your bonny lass. Do we have an accord?"
"Agreed." Will says quickly, grasping Jack's hand in his own.
"Us." You say, snapping their attention back to you.
"What?" Will asks, clearly confused.
"You'll spring us from this cell, and then I'm coming with you to the Isle de Muerta." You state simply.
"Why would I do that?" Will asks incredulously, clearly unwilling to free another pirate.
"Because, you said that Elizabeth was taken to the Black Pearl, correct?" You ask.
"Yes." He states. "But, how did you know her name?"
Ignoring his question, you continue. "That means that Jacque was probably taken as well."
Will's eyes widen as your words sink in, before shaking his head. "No, Jacque wouldn't let herself get captured by pirates."
You repress a laugh at his obvious denial. "Are you kidding? Of course she'd stick by Elizabeth- she'd never miss an opportunity for this big of an adventure and that's precisely the problem."
"Well," Jack says, breaking the awkward silence. "It seems as if you're comin' with us, luv. We're gonna need all the help we can get to sail out of this bloody port. The first step, however, would be to get out of this damn cell."
"Fine." Will states in a huff as he pushes down on the bench and door cracks off its hinges. "Hurry, someone will have heard that."
"Not without my effects." You and Jack say simultaneously as you run down the hallway to the storage closet.
"We're going to steal a ship." Will states in disbelief. "That ship?"
"Commandeer." Jack states, looking at Will. "We're going to commandeer that ship. Nautical Term." He pauses for a moment before continuing. "One question about your business, boy, or there's no use going. How far are you willing to go to save those girls?"
"'I'd die for them." He states resolutely.
"And you, luv?" Jack says to you.
"Hmph, I won't die for them," You say as you watch Will clench his fists in anger and begin to turn red. "I'll rescue them, but I don't plan on dieing. If I die, then you two'll be dead as well, and then, since we'll all be dead, they'll probably be killed for fun and then who'd be around to enact a horrifically satisfying revenge. But, seeing as we're two brilliant scoundrels and an extremely headstrong but determined boy, there's no way we can die."
"Too true, luv." Jack says with a grin as he motions for you to crawl under a beached rowboat.
Once all three of you get under the boat, you walk to the shore, and then into the water.
"This is either madness or brilliance." Will states from behind you.
"You'd be surprised how often those two traits coincide." Jack says casually.
"Personally, I find it's madness." You state as you gaze down at the ocean floor below you. "Will, watch out for the-" You fell the boat falter slightly and wince. "crab trap."
Jack chuckles slightly, before stopping. "On three, let go of the boat and swim up to the Dauntless. We'll."
"Three!" You yell, cutting Jack off as you let go of the boat and swim upwards. You surface a moment later and swim towards the ship, smiling as you hear Will's coughs as he and Jack surface behind you.
"Now, that wasn't very nice." Jack says with a smirk as he begins to swim after you.
NEXT CHAPPIE: TORTUGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To make up for the lateness and shortness of this chapter, I'm gonna try to put all of Tortuga into one chapter (I was originally gonna make it two chaps- but you guys have been so great that I'm gonna make it one!)
A/N: Yeah, like I said, sorry about bein' a week late and short, but I'm dying a long and painful death by school.
Anyways, this weekend, Jacque and I rented Pirates of the Carribbean, 'cause we both can't buy it until Christmas. So, we watched the movie like twice before we decided to check out the second disk- the one with all the cool stuff, like deleated scenes. IT WAS SCRATCHED SO DEEPLY IT LIIKED LIKE SOMEONE WAS PLAYING WITH KNIVES!!!! Wahh! So we didn't get to see anything else 'cause we had to take it back and complain.
Sess: Come on, you only have 12 days until you can see it again, stop being such a baby.
Py: *twitch twitch* SHUT UP! *grabs big-ass history textbook and slams it down on sess's head*
Sess: x_x
Review Responses:
Purple Stain: Thank you- that bottle of Aspirin was a lifesaver. You survived finals, I'm so proud of you. My finals are in the middle of January and I'm pretty sure that survival is not an option. O.o'
Cryptic Storm: Yeah, could you please leave your character for Tortuga in your review 'cause my e-mail's not workin' right. You're right, it is a lot easier when they can't remember the plot completely, although it will cause a lot of "strange coincidences."
Stephanie: Thanks. Oh! *smacks head against table* I can't believe I typed that wrong!!!
Bluelady198: Evil malicious laughter rocks!
CastlesInTheAir: Ok, I can't tell you what's gonna happen with Ccap'n Maru and the Tensiga, but we didn't leave them in Tortuga. Maru dropped you and Jaken off in Tortuga and then planned on picking you up again when the docked. Not sayin' anything more. I can't wait until Tortuga either! *evil grin*
SkullAndCrossbones: *blushes* thanks. I'm really sorry about the whole lateness thing, but at least you'll get Tortuga next week, right?
Thanks to Everyone who reviewed!!! I love you all!!!!!!!
(hint hint: that helpful little button down there might be able to bribe me into updating twice next week)
^.~