Disclaimer: I don't own PotC, never have done, and probably never will do.
:-*( Blame Disney.
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been spending way too much time outside this week! And yes, Jack is OOC, but that's because it is near impossible to get him in character in a JackOC. I mean, we don't see that side of him in the movie so technically we are allowed to make up that part of him, which is probably why so many people do these fics. Sorry if I sound like I'm having a rant, I only mean to explain why I wrote Jack like that. Keep on reviewing, I love getting them! ^__^
Chapter Ten-Ambush in the Night
It was Nicola's turn to sit in the crows' nest and keep watch. Normally, she would have been happy to do this job, although she wasn't fond of the dark. However, that night was the worst possible night; with nothing to distract her, her thoughts overtook her completely. When she looked up at the stars, she saw a constellation of Jack's face. When the wind blew past her ear, she heard his name swirl around her brain. And she still didn't know why she kept thinking about him. Or maybe she did, but she didn't want to believe it. Deep, deep down, Nicola knew that the last option came from her heart.
In the meantime, she contented herself by watching the moon slowly arch through the sky. As it reached its peak, she heard someone climbing up the rigging, and she peered over the side of the crows' nest. The sight of Jack grinning up at her made her jump back in alarm and land painfully on her back.
"Ow!" she cried, lifting herself up again. Jack climbed in and sat down next to her.
"Thought I'd keep you company for a while. Haven't spoken to you properly since noon. How's that arm comin'?"
Nicola blushed and thanked the gods that it was too dark for him to see. "It's a little better."
"Good. You did well on those ropes earlier, y'know. Almost as good as new. Have you done it before you joined us?"
"No." she said, "But my mother once showed me how to make cotton into thread, so I assumed it would be the same method."
Their conversation turned silent as it always seemed to do whenever they talked to each other. The wind blew Jack's hair around, causing a jingling sound as the beads and coins knocked against each other. The sound was comforting to both of them. Even more comforting was when Jack snaked his arm around Nicola's shoulders and pulled her closer to him.
The peace was soon broken by a large "Boom!" and then splintering wood. The Black Pearl was being attacked!
"Bloody hell!" Jack yelled as he sprang to his feet. "They're blowin' up my ship!" He climbed back on deck and dived below to alert the crew, leaving a stunned Nicola to watch the cannonballs currently flying towards them.
Chaos ensued from then onwards as cannons were loaded and fired, people ducked to dodge the attacks and everyone shouted at each other. Confusion rampaged across the ship, and all the while the enemy carried on approaching them. Soon the Pearl and the enemy ship were side by side, many of the crew members controlling pistols rather than cannons. A couple of particularly sinister-looking members of the enemy crew jumped across onto the Pearl, shouting "Where's the girl? Where's the bloody girl?" and pushing everyone to the floor. They soon spotted Nicola peering down at the fight below, and began to climb the rigging. At the top they grabbed her foot and tried to drag her down. She responded by screaming at the top of her voice, the most powerful weapon she possessed.
"HELP! Help! Someone, please!"
No one could hear her cries, and she was promptly carried down to the deck by the pirates. She was about to be taken aboard the other ship when she heard a voice cry out "Stop right there, mate!" and saw Jack holding a pistol and facing the two pirates. Unfortunately, they in return were also holding pistols in their empty hands. Jack and the pirates stood facing each other for a couple of minutes, neither of them moving a muscle. Nicola watched in horror, crying, "Jack, let them go! I'll be fine!" He didn't lower his pistol.
This turned out to be a good thing, as the captain of the other pirate ship crossed over to the Black Pearl. The battle seemed to temporarily stop as everyone turned to watch the Captain. He strode over to Jack.
"Surrender the girl." He ordered.
Jack looked at his rival, and saw he looked the way a stereotype pirate should look; eye patch on one side, bandana over the hair, and a parrot on his shoulder. The parrot was glaring over at Cotton's macaw, which seemed to be intimidated by it's presence.
"I will not under any circumstances surrender a member of crew." Jack replied, staring at the other captain in outrage.
"Hah! Her, a member of the crew? She is nothing but a stowaway, a pathetic little girl who you've taken into your care! She is little more than a whore to you!"
This caused both Jack and Nicola to yell in anger, and Jack moved his finger even closer to the trigger of his pistol, if such a thing was possible.
"Oh, I wouldn't shoot me if I were you. You see, if you kill their captain," the enemy captain pointed to the rest of his crew, "they will not be happy men. And I have demanded that in the event of my death they are to blow up the five tons of explosives that are currently on my ship."
No one said a word. The Captain continued.
"If you want us to stop attacking you, however, there is only a small price to pay."
"The girl." Jack growled.
"Very good. If you let us take the girl back home, we will leave you in peace to sail to sunny St Vincent. Do we have an accord?"
Jack turned to look at Nicola. She looked distressed.
"Just let me go, I don't want to trouble you anymore." She whispered. Clearly she didn't want to leave, but she was prepared to surrender herself if it meant the other pirates didn't attack the Black Pearl.
"I don't want to surrender a member of my crew."
Nicola gave him a small, sad smile. He finally thought of her as a crew member. "Please, I'll be fine. I've hindered you enough."
Jack saw the pain in her eyes as she spoke, and knew if he said anymore she wouldn't be able to cope. He gave a small nod, barely moving his head at all.
"Take the girl."
The Captain grinned. "Good, I'm glad we have an agreement. You would have been the first one to ignore Captain Lawrence's threats. Take her aboard!"
Nicola obediently followed the pirates on to their ship. "Welcome to the Dark Siren." One of them muttered in her ear, causing her to shiver. She looked back at the Pearl. Gibbs looked horrified. Jack looked like he was struggling to hide his anger. Everyone else was still and silent as the Dark Siren turned in the water and began to sail into the murky darkness of the night.
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been spending way too much time outside this week! And yes, Jack is OOC, but that's because it is near impossible to get him in character in a JackOC. I mean, we don't see that side of him in the movie so technically we are allowed to make up that part of him, which is probably why so many people do these fics. Sorry if I sound like I'm having a rant, I only mean to explain why I wrote Jack like that. Keep on reviewing, I love getting them! ^__^
Chapter Ten-Ambush in the Night
It was Nicola's turn to sit in the crows' nest and keep watch. Normally, she would have been happy to do this job, although she wasn't fond of the dark. However, that night was the worst possible night; with nothing to distract her, her thoughts overtook her completely. When she looked up at the stars, she saw a constellation of Jack's face. When the wind blew past her ear, she heard his name swirl around her brain. And she still didn't know why she kept thinking about him. Or maybe she did, but she didn't want to believe it. Deep, deep down, Nicola knew that the last option came from her heart.
In the meantime, she contented herself by watching the moon slowly arch through the sky. As it reached its peak, she heard someone climbing up the rigging, and she peered over the side of the crows' nest. The sight of Jack grinning up at her made her jump back in alarm and land painfully on her back.
"Ow!" she cried, lifting herself up again. Jack climbed in and sat down next to her.
"Thought I'd keep you company for a while. Haven't spoken to you properly since noon. How's that arm comin'?"
Nicola blushed and thanked the gods that it was too dark for him to see. "It's a little better."
"Good. You did well on those ropes earlier, y'know. Almost as good as new. Have you done it before you joined us?"
"No." she said, "But my mother once showed me how to make cotton into thread, so I assumed it would be the same method."
Their conversation turned silent as it always seemed to do whenever they talked to each other. The wind blew Jack's hair around, causing a jingling sound as the beads and coins knocked against each other. The sound was comforting to both of them. Even more comforting was when Jack snaked his arm around Nicola's shoulders and pulled her closer to him.
The peace was soon broken by a large "Boom!" and then splintering wood. The Black Pearl was being attacked!
"Bloody hell!" Jack yelled as he sprang to his feet. "They're blowin' up my ship!" He climbed back on deck and dived below to alert the crew, leaving a stunned Nicola to watch the cannonballs currently flying towards them.
Chaos ensued from then onwards as cannons were loaded and fired, people ducked to dodge the attacks and everyone shouted at each other. Confusion rampaged across the ship, and all the while the enemy carried on approaching them. Soon the Pearl and the enemy ship were side by side, many of the crew members controlling pistols rather than cannons. A couple of particularly sinister-looking members of the enemy crew jumped across onto the Pearl, shouting "Where's the girl? Where's the bloody girl?" and pushing everyone to the floor. They soon spotted Nicola peering down at the fight below, and began to climb the rigging. At the top they grabbed her foot and tried to drag her down. She responded by screaming at the top of her voice, the most powerful weapon she possessed.
"HELP! Help! Someone, please!"
No one could hear her cries, and she was promptly carried down to the deck by the pirates. She was about to be taken aboard the other ship when she heard a voice cry out "Stop right there, mate!" and saw Jack holding a pistol and facing the two pirates. Unfortunately, they in return were also holding pistols in their empty hands. Jack and the pirates stood facing each other for a couple of minutes, neither of them moving a muscle. Nicola watched in horror, crying, "Jack, let them go! I'll be fine!" He didn't lower his pistol.
This turned out to be a good thing, as the captain of the other pirate ship crossed over to the Black Pearl. The battle seemed to temporarily stop as everyone turned to watch the Captain. He strode over to Jack.
"Surrender the girl." He ordered.
Jack looked at his rival, and saw he looked the way a stereotype pirate should look; eye patch on one side, bandana over the hair, and a parrot on his shoulder. The parrot was glaring over at Cotton's macaw, which seemed to be intimidated by it's presence.
"I will not under any circumstances surrender a member of crew." Jack replied, staring at the other captain in outrage.
"Hah! Her, a member of the crew? She is nothing but a stowaway, a pathetic little girl who you've taken into your care! She is little more than a whore to you!"
This caused both Jack and Nicola to yell in anger, and Jack moved his finger even closer to the trigger of his pistol, if such a thing was possible.
"Oh, I wouldn't shoot me if I were you. You see, if you kill their captain," the enemy captain pointed to the rest of his crew, "they will not be happy men. And I have demanded that in the event of my death they are to blow up the five tons of explosives that are currently on my ship."
No one said a word. The Captain continued.
"If you want us to stop attacking you, however, there is only a small price to pay."
"The girl." Jack growled.
"Very good. If you let us take the girl back home, we will leave you in peace to sail to sunny St Vincent. Do we have an accord?"
Jack turned to look at Nicola. She looked distressed.
"Just let me go, I don't want to trouble you anymore." She whispered. Clearly she didn't want to leave, but she was prepared to surrender herself if it meant the other pirates didn't attack the Black Pearl.
"I don't want to surrender a member of my crew."
Nicola gave him a small, sad smile. He finally thought of her as a crew member. "Please, I'll be fine. I've hindered you enough."
Jack saw the pain in her eyes as she spoke, and knew if he said anymore she wouldn't be able to cope. He gave a small nod, barely moving his head at all.
"Take the girl."
The Captain grinned. "Good, I'm glad we have an agreement. You would have been the first one to ignore Captain Lawrence's threats. Take her aboard!"
Nicola obediently followed the pirates on to their ship. "Welcome to the Dark Siren." One of them muttered in her ear, causing her to shiver. She looked back at the Pearl. Gibbs looked horrified. Jack looked like he was struggling to hide his anger. Everyone else was still and silent as the Dark Siren turned in the water and began to sail into the murky darkness of the night.