Prologue:
Kimberlew Krutz struggled to free herself from her captor's grasps. She heard the laughter of men and felt their presence around her. They blindfolded her to stop her from seeing where she was being dragged.
"Easy does it, mate," a voice sneered. "We don' want dear Kim ta get hurt, do we?"
"Certainly not, captain," somebody scoffed.
She could imagine the smiles and grins on their faces as each man laughed aloud again. Someone suddenly pushed her forward. She lost her footing and fell facedown on the slippery, wet floor. They laughed again, jeering at her.
"What do ye want from me?" Kimberlew demanded.
She heard footsteps coming toward her and someone pulled the blindfold roughly off her. She gasped, seeing who her captor is.
Chapter One: Back At Tortuga
"Nice ta see ye 'ere again," Kurt the bartender said, passing her a tankard of rum. "`S been a long time since I last saw ye 'ere."
"Aye, Kurt, 's been a very long time." Kimberlew agreed, downing her rum.
"So, what are yer plans now, Krutz?" Kurt asked conversationally.
"I'm tryin' ta live me life anew. Ye know what I mean, Kurt?"
"O' course, I do!" Kurt said. "I'm not yer friend fer nothin'."
"Aye, ye are."
"Ye ever 'eard anythin' again from Captain Jack Sparrow, Krutz?" Kurt asked, wiping an empty mug with a dirty rag.
"Nope." Kimberlew answered, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. "I doubt 'e still wants me to be 'is firs' mate after what 'appened before."
"What did 'appen before?" Kurt asked, leaning closer with interest.
"`S all in the past, Kurt, I'm not reliving it all again." Kimberlew answered curtly. "Ye know 'ow I hate bein' emotional an' such."
"Aye, aye, I get ya."
A woman with heavily painted eyes walked at the bar and winked at Kurt. "You got yourself a bonny lass, Kurt?"
"Watch yer tongue if ye don' wan' it fed to the sharks, lass." Kurt quietly warned, glancing at Kimberlew out of the corner of his eye.
"Who she, Kurt?" The woman continued, ignoring his warning.
"Kimberlew Krutz, lassie, ye are?" Kimberlew interrupted, facing the woman and giving her a cold look.
"Krutz? The Krutz that deceived Captain Jack Sparrow?" The woman asked, highly interested.
"Shut yer mouth, lass." Kurt warned again.
Kimberlew took out a pistol from her belt and pointed it at the woman's forehead. The woman clamped her mouth shut, staring wide-eyed at Kim's cold eyes.
"I didn' deceived me capt'n lassie," she muttered quietly. "Anyone who says so dies so."
"B-But everyone knows how you left Captain Sparrow on an island barely alive." The woman stuttered.
"I didn', ye 'ear?" Kimberlew barked. "If I knew they were gonna do so to me capt'n, I would've intervened!"
Kurt placed a hand on the pistol and slowly lowered it. Knowing Kimberlew as he does, she would probably shoot the blasted woman if things get too far.
"O' course ye didn', Krutz," Kurt said, looking her in the eye. "Else ye would've intervened, aye?"
"Aye."
"Now lower tha' pistol o' yers. She's not worth yer bullets, aye?"
Kimberlew sighed, lowering her pistol. "Aye."
"Good." Turning to the woman, Kurt barked, "If ye've got nothin' good ta do 'ere, lass, ye better get out o' me tavern. Or else."
"Actually, I'm here to gossip that Captain Jack Sparrow's in Tortuga." The woman said.
Kim's head shot up. "What? Me Capt'n Jack Sparrow? 'Ere on Tortuga?"
"Yeah, I heard it from folks all around. They were all talking about his arrival. Word sure travels fast here on Tortuga." She winked.
"With all 'is crew? All the Black Pearl crew?" Kim demanded.
"No, he's with his new crew." The woman answered, flipping her hair from her shoulders. "You know, the crew he got here. He replaced his old crew with new ones to save a certain girl years ago."
""Aye, I 'eard about it." Kurt said thoughtfully. "Gossips were tha' the lass was a governor's daughter or somethin' o' the sort."
"Yeah, I know some details about that." The woman said slyly. "You want to hear it? I know lots about your daring captain."
"Why didn' ye say so immediately?" Kim growled at the woman who cringed.
"I didn't kow you were looking for him." She said defensively.
"Fine, where's 'e now?" Kim asked, her patience running thin.
"Down at Tapping Shoes Tavern, they say," she answered.
"What's yer name?" Kim asked.
"Me?" The woman blinked. "I'm Genevieve. But you can call me Gene."
"Thank ye, Gene," Kim daid. "Ye might 'ave some use after all."
Genevieve went red. They watched as Kim went out of the bar and disappeared in the crowd.
Kimberlew Krutz struggled to free herself from her captor's grasps. She heard the laughter of men and felt their presence around her. They blindfolded her to stop her from seeing where she was being dragged.
"Easy does it, mate," a voice sneered. "We don' want dear Kim ta get hurt, do we?"
"Certainly not, captain," somebody scoffed.
She could imagine the smiles and grins on their faces as each man laughed aloud again. Someone suddenly pushed her forward. She lost her footing and fell facedown on the slippery, wet floor. They laughed again, jeering at her.
"What do ye want from me?" Kimberlew demanded.
She heard footsteps coming toward her and someone pulled the blindfold roughly off her. She gasped, seeing who her captor is.
Chapter One: Back At Tortuga
"Nice ta see ye 'ere again," Kurt the bartender said, passing her a tankard of rum. "`S been a long time since I last saw ye 'ere."
"Aye, Kurt, 's been a very long time." Kimberlew agreed, downing her rum.
"So, what are yer plans now, Krutz?" Kurt asked conversationally.
"I'm tryin' ta live me life anew. Ye know what I mean, Kurt?"
"O' course, I do!" Kurt said. "I'm not yer friend fer nothin'."
"Aye, ye are."
"Ye ever 'eard anythin' again from Captain Jack Sparrow, Krutz?" Kurt asked, wiping an empty mug with a dirty rag.
"Nope." Kimberlew answered, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. "I doubt 'e still wants me to be 'is firs' mate after what 'appened before."
"What did 'appen before?" Kurt asked, leaning closer with interest.
"`S all in the past, Kurt, I'm not reliving it all again." Kimberlew answered curtly. "Ye know 'ow I hate bein' emotional an' such."
"Aye, aye, I get ya."
A woman with heavily painted eyes walked at the bar and winked at Kurt. "You got yourself a bonny lass, Kurt?"
"Watch yer tongue if ye don' wan' it fed to the sharks, lass." Kurt quietly warned, glancing at Kimberlew out of the corner of his eye.
"Who she, Kurt?" The woman continued, ignoring his warning.
"Kimberlew Krutz, lassie, ye are?" Kimberlew interrupted, facing the woman and giving her a cold look.
"Krutz? The Krutz that deceived Captain Jack Sparrow?" The woman asked, highly interested.
"Shut yer mouth, lass." Kurt warned again.
Kimberlew took out a pistol from her belt and pointed it at the woman's forehead. The woman clamped her mouth shut, staring wide-eyed at Kim's cold eyes.
"I didn' deceived me capt'n lassie," she muttered quietly. "Anyone who says so dies so."
"B-But everyone knows how you left Captain Sparrow on an island barely alive." The woman stuttered.
"I didn', ye 'ear?" Kimberlew barked. "If I knew they were gonna do so to me capt'n, I would've intervened!"
Kurt placed a hand on the pistol and slowly lowered it. Knowing Kimberlew as he does, she would probably shoot the blasted woman if things get too far.
"O' course ye didn', Krutz," Kurt said, looking her in the eye. "Else ye would've intervened, aye?"
"Aye."
"Now lower tha' pistol o' yers. She's not worth yer bullets, aye?"
Kimberlew sighed, lowering her pistol. "Aye."
"Good." Turning to the woman, Kurt barked, "If ye've got nothin' good ta do 'ere, lass, ye better get out o' me tavern. Or else."
"Actually, I'm here to gossip that Captain Jack Sparrow's in Tortuga." The woman said.
Kim's head shot up. "What? Me Capt'n Jack Sparrow? 'Ere on Tortuga?"
"Yeah, I heard it from folks all around. They were all talking about his arrival. Word sure travels fast here on Tortuga." She winked.
"With all 'is crew? All the Black Pearl crew?" Kim demanded.
"No, he's with his new crew." The woman answered, flipping her hair from her shoulders. "You know, the crew he got here. He replaced his old crew with new ones to save a certain girl years ago."
""Aye, I 'eard about it." Kurt said thoughtfully. "Gossips were tha' the lass was a governor's daughter or somethin' o' the sort."
"Yeah, I know some details about that." The woman said slyly. "You want to hear it? I know lots about your daring captain."
"Why didn' ye say so immediately?" Kim growled at the woman who cringed.
"I didn't kow you were looking for him." She said defensively.
"Fine, where's 'e now?" Kim asked, her patience running thin.
"Down at Tapping Shoes Tavern, they say," she answered.
"What's yer name?" Kim asked.
"Me?" The woman blinked. "I'm Genevieve. But you can call me Gene."
"Thank ye, Gene," Kim daid. "Ye might 'ave some use after all."
Genevieve went red. They watched as Kim went out of the bar and disappeared in the crowd.