Pirates of the Caribbean - Blood is thicker than Rum
By Princess-Pirate
Email: lz_iceprincess@yahoo.co.uk
Summary: What if Jack and his friends got betrayed by someone they thought they knew. An old friend returns to help and they must rely on a woman and superstitious crewmate to save them. But the question is - Will they be in time to keep someone from death?
Disclaimer: All recognizable characters and places belong to Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer, I don't own any of them. Some of the new characters are my own creations and therefore I have some ownership over them.
A/N: By the way this is NOT slash. Just so you know! This is my first fic, so cut me some slack. But reviews and ideas on coming chapters are most welcome.
The fic starts somewhere in the middle of the journey. But the characters have flashbacks about what happened to give it an interesting twist.
Chapter 3 - Mate, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow
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"Will, yer father is still alive." Will looked at Jack in confusion.
"How can that be Jack? He died when the curse got broken by us."
"I don't know lad but one of me good friends in Tortuga told Giselle that he saw ole Bootstrap Turner in Tortuga with his crew. She managed to spill the whole story after a few bottles o rum."
"What does this have to do with us Jack?" said Elizabeth and Jack unconsciously rubbed his cheek where she had slapped him earlier.
"I want ye to come with me to look for him. If he's a hiding we might be able to get word to him that yer looking fer him in Tortuga. Me mate will meet with us and we'll let a rumor slip, savvy?"
Will looked at him. "I can't believe he may actually still be alive." He nodded. "Okay, I'm coming."
"Hang on" screeched Elizabeth and looked at her husband "Your not leaving my in this forsaken port." Will smiled and nodded.
'Here we go again' he thought as he helped her into the rowboat.
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"That should do it," said William as he finished tying the bandage. He took another clean cloth and wiped his hands.
"Now we just need to get his fever to break" said Elizabeth as she ran her hands through Will's hair. They were married for nearly a year now and still were very in love. She looked down at the ring on her finger. It was a golden band with a single diamond sparkling on it. Inside engrave, were the words TILL DEATH DO US APART.
She smiled at Will's father as he looked at her. "Go get us some more water lass" he said and she nodded. As she left Anamaria got up from Jack's side and walked over to him.
"How's Jack?" asked William as he looked at his friend sleeping.
"He's wounds aren't too bad and he's exhausted" said Anamaria as she looked at Will "And the young 'un." William shook his head.
"His wounds are clean but if his fever doesn't break soon, we're in trouble. A fever is always bad and it takes someone so quickly." Anamaria nodded and looked at Will.
He and his father looked just like one another and although they hadn't seen each other long enough, she knew that they cared deeply for one another.
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"Get in there," yelled Jonathan as he pushed Will into the room. Jack and Anamaria gasped, afraid he was going to fall and hit his head.
Suddenly a pair of hands appeared and grabbed him before he hit the ground. Will shook his head and looked into a pair of eyes he hadn't seen in years.
"It can't be" Jack whispered. Then Will did something that surprised everyone. With a cry he threw his arms around his father's neck and sobbed.
"Shh lad" said William as he held him. He looked at Jack whom nodded. He motioned for Anamaria and Elizabeth and they left the room.
William held him away. "You've grown into a fine man, lad" he said. "Ye 'ave yer mother's eyes. A fine woman she was."
Will nodded and looked at his father. "I missed you so much," he said.
"Aye lad" said William as he hugged his son again. "I missed ye too."
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"Father" yelled Will and opened his eyes.
"Easy lad" he heard a voice and felt hands pushing him down. Then he had to scream again as pain filled his entire body. He grasped his father's hand and squeezed it tightly.
"That's it Will" he heard Elizabeth's voice "Ride with it. It will pass." She was right. After a few minutes Will relaxed back onto the pillow, exhaustion and pain clearly showing in his eyes.
"Where am I?" he whispered weakly.
"We're in a cabin on board the Sea Breeze," said Elizabeth "I persuaded Captain Oxford to allow us to take care of you and Jack."
"I feel like hell spat me back out" smiled Will. William nodded and looked at his son. "You were holding hands with death at a moment son" said William as he wiped Will's face with a cloth. Will sighed and closed his eyes.
"I'm just so sleepy" he murmured. "Then go to sleep love," said Elizabeth as she kissed him
"We'll be waiting here when you wake up." Will smiled and then allowed sleep to take his weary body. Elizabeth sighed gratefully and looked at her husband. "He needs ta rest lass," said William as he got to his feet and held a hand out to help her up as well. She took it and he pulled her to his feet.
"Let's leave them to rest and go out onto the deck," said Anamaria as she knocked at the door to let the guard know that they wanted to get out.
Although William wasn't allowed out, Elizabeth persuaded the guard to let him out as well. It wasn't until a few hours later that they returned to the cabin to find both men still sound asleep.
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Katherine Sparrow smiled as she looked at the ocean. She was thinking of the story her brother had told her about him and Will's adventure at the Isla de Muerta.
"Freedom" she whispered. Her brother has always been at sea since he ran away from home about fifteen years ago. She had tracked him down and wasn't planning on losing him again.
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"But why are you packing your things Jack?" asked an eight year old Katherine as she looked at her older brother stuffing things into a bag.
"Cause I cannot live this life Kat" said Jack as he threw more things in the bag. If his father caught him then he wouldn't get out of the study alive. He flinched as he thought about the beating that drove him to this. If it wasn't for the business associate of his father that arrived, his father would have beaten him to death.
He had managed to get out of the study and make it to his room. Then he fainted on the floor and it was Katherine whom had found him and called one of the servants. They didn't dare to stand up to his father but their maid helped Katherine to get Jack in the bed and nurse him back to health. They swore not to speak a word about it, fearing that her father may whip Jack again.
She looked as Jack swung the bag over his shoulder. "Where will you go Jack?" she asked as she looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"I'll be better off alone Kat," he said looking out the window to see if his father was anywhere near the coach yet "I got passage on a ship named the Ruby Pearl. The captain agreed to take me on after I explained why I wanted to leave. But please Kat. Don't tell anyone about that. As soon as I have made a living and have enough money, I promise that I will come back for you and mother."
Katherine nodded and ran to hide, as there was a knock at the door. Jack motioned for her to stay hidden and opened the door.
"All is clear sir," said Benjamin, one of their servants, but best friend to Jack and Katherine. Jack nodded and he and Katherine followed him down to the harbor.
"I'll miss you," said Katherine as she hugged Jack.
He nodded and kissed her on the head. "I will come back for you, I promise," he said as they heard footsteps.
"It's time to go lad," said the man Katherine knew was the captain. Jack nodded.
"Take care of her and my mom Benjamin" he said and the servant nodded.
Then Jack followed the captain on to the ship and they got ready to leave. Benjamin and Katherine waved and then returned back home. Katherine went to bed and could only hope that her brother was far away when their father returned from town that evening.
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"You want me te relieve ya captain?" asked Gibbs as he came walking out on the deck. She shook her head and smiled.
"No thank you Gibbs. I'm just getting the bearing right and I need to stay awake in order to make sure we use all our time."
The other sailor nodded and sat down on one of the crates. "Ye miss him, don't ye?" he asked and she nodded. "He promised he would come back and he did. And for that I will always be grateful. He saved my life and our servants."
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"Why you no good wench" her father said, hand raised to slap her once again as he did so many times, since Jack left ten years ago.
"Lay one hand on her 'gain and ye'll regret it for the rest of yer pathetic life."
Katherine spun around and gasped. There in the door stood Jack and another man she didn't know. "Jack" she said and ran to him.
"Ello love" he said as he hugged her and saw the black and blue mark on her cheek. "Go and get mother" he continued as he released her "We're leaving."
She turned to him and the tears ran down her cheeks. "She's dead" she sobbed and saw the shock in his eyes.
"tis okay love," he said as he handed her over to his friend. "Come on" he said as he turned "We're leaving and the servants are going with us too."
Katherine clung to Jack as she heard her father's booming and drunken voice.
"Well well well. The lost brat came back. I'm sorry Jack but I won't allow you to corrupt your sister as well. She'll marry a fitting young man to ensure the future of this family."
Jack released her and stepped forward. "It's Captain Jack" he snarled "And I'm sorry father but Katherine is coming with me. I won't allow ye to molest er any more. Tis ends here. I'm taking her and the servants and I just want to see ye try and stop me."
He turned and took Katherine's hand.
"You'll just make her a bigger wench than she already is Jack" her father yelled "You don't know what she's been up to while you were gone."
This was all too much for Katherine and she fainted. Jack caught her before she hit the floor and hoisted her up in his arms.
"Get the servants and burn this place" he said and the other man nodded. Then he carried Katherine out of the door and to her new live as a free woman.
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"And how do you expect us from getting away from here Jack?" asked William as he looked at his friend whom had finally awoken with much pain and fever.
"You forget mate" he smiled "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. By now Katherine has gotten the Pearl under control, and is she looking for us with the sails all hoisted. She won't let me get away that easily. She's."
He suddenly stopped and looked at Anamaria.
"What is it?" she asked, as his eyes grew wide in his head.
"My chest" he gasped and clutched his waist. She got up and ran to him, sitting next to him and sitting him up in her arms.
"He feels as if he's on fire." William left Will's side and also moved to Jack's side. He saw the blood on Jack's shirt and cursed loudly.
"Get me that candle and some bandages" he said as he pushed Jack back down again. "Hang on Jack" he said as he looked at him.
Elizabeth handed him the candle and he unsheathed a dagger from his boot. He looked at Anamaria and saw her swaying. He managed to catch her as she fell forward. He gently lowered her to the ground.
"Get a cloth and wake her up" he said as he heated the dagger and moved over Jack. Elizabeth got the cloth and when she got up she only saw blood.
A/N - Sorry about the cliffhanger but what's the use ending the chapter lamely. I promise the answers to everything will be in the next chapter. Please read and review. My program on which I type is giving me some problems. I do my spacing correctly but it changes everything as soon as I upload. Maybe thing one looks better. If it works I'll update those as well. If anyone has some suggestions on another program please let me know.