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 the characters, ships, and places in the Caribbean belong to Walt Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as well as the dialect in the flashbacks from the movie. I don't own any of them (I wish). Some of the new characters are my own creations and therefore I have some ownership over them.
A/N: 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.
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Chapter 11 – A New Day, A New Life
"Elizabeth Turner" Jack fumed as he stood with his hands on his hips "Will ye please get down from there."
"No Jack" Elizabeth smiled as she looked down at the captain from the crow's nest.
"Please Beth" Jack pleaded "If ye break yer arrogant aristocratic neck, young Will is gonna have me hide nailed to me lovely Pearl."
Giving it a second thought Elizabeth got out of the crow's nest and made her way down to Jack.
"Let me teach you what the Pearl wants lass" he said as he pulled her to the helm "For ye need to learn about being a pirate and about said freedom."
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"And you'll be positively the most fearsome pirate in the Spanish Main" Elizabeth remarked as she looked at Jack.
Jack grinned. "Not just the Spanish Main, love. The entire ocean" he said adding the motion of the bottle for emphasise "The entire wo'ld. Wherever we want to go, we'll go. That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails that's what a ship needs but what a ship is…" He swallowed "what the Black Pearl really is…is freedom."
Elizabeth sighed. "Jack…" she said as she leaned against him "it must be really terrible for you to be trapped on this island."
Jack nodded. "Oh, yes." He puts his arm around her shoulder "But the company is infinitely better than last time, I think. The scenery has definitely improved."
Elizabeth pulls away. "Mr. Sparrow …I'm not entirely sure that I've had enough rum to allow that kind of talk" she faked her drunkenness.
Jack nodded. "I know exactly what you mean, love" he says as he curls his moustache.
Elizabeth holds up her bottle. "To freedom."
Jack holds up his own bottle. "To the Black Pearl."
He drinks the rest of the rum and loses consciousness.
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Elizabeth was totally exhausted when she opened the cabin door to where Will was resting.
He had regained consciousness just after Jack had agreed to take them on. She had told him the news and to her greatest joy he smiled.
He was now resting again since he was still in a great deal of pain. William looked up as she walked into the cabin.
"So how was the first lessons?" he asked her, a Turner grin on his face.
"Very well, thank you" she replied "I only scared Jack by going up to the crow's nest. He nearly had a heart attack due to what Will would do to him if I got myself hurt."
"That's Jack" William chuckled as he got up and stretched.
"Go and get some fresh air" Elizabeth said "I'll keep an eye on Will."
William nodded his thanks and headed up only to be nearly knocked over by Jack.
"Take the helm mate" Jack yelled before he ducked into Katherine's cabin. Before he closed the door he heard a bloodcurdling scream from the cabin.
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"It doesn't look good luv," Anamaria said as she rose from the side of the bed on which a now pale Katherine was lying.
Jack looked at her and she grabbed him to her, holding the love of her life tight.
She couldn't shake what had happened earlier.
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"Ana help me" she heard her name.
She immediately dashed to Katherine's cabin. She nearly fainted when she saw the scene in front of her.
Katherine was covered in blood, most coming from gashes in her arms. A man was lying on the floor near her desk. From the amount of blood Anamaria could tell that he was dead.
"Jack" Katherine screamed as she slumped to the ground.
Anamaria had managed to get her onto the bed before Jack burst into the room. He stood there a moment and then sprang into pirate mode.
"What happened luv?" he asked Katherine while Anamaria went over to their cabin to get some medical supplies.
"He tried to hurt me" Katherine sobbed as she fell into Jack's embrace.
"Easy luv" Jack said as he rocked her back and forth.
When Anamaria returned he released his sister into the other woman's tender care.
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"Let's go and get some air" Anamaria said as she took Jack's arm and led him above deck.
They stood on deck gazing out at the ocean.
Anamaria nestled into Jack as she felt him wrap his arms around her.
"What would I do without you" he whispered.
"You would be lost," she said, as she looked at him "The same as me."
For the first time in ages Jack Sparrow smiled. He then bent his head and their lips met in a passionate kiss.
They remained on the deck for a while, until he felt Anamaria relaxes and falls into him. He gently scooped her up into his arms and carried her to their cabin. After tucking her safely into bed he walked to Katherine's cabin to go and keep a watch over his sister.
William was sitting there as well, the two pirates sat the whole night talking about the old days, and the ones missed.
By sunrise Katherine stirred and Jack knew that she would be all right.
He walked out onto deck just in time to see the sun peek over the horizon.
"It going to be a beautiful day" he said and looked at William.
The older man nodded. "A new day filled with hopes for a new life."
A/N – I am soooooooo sorry for taking so long to update but it's been a hectic month. Exams and tests and my sister allowed a virus on my computer erasing all my stories and drafts. So it was back to the ole drawing board. I promise I'll update now as frequently as I can.