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 13 – Meet My First Mate
Jack stares at Will.
"You seem somewhat familiar. Have I threatened you before?" he asked, eyeing Will suspiciously.
Will glared daggers at the unknown pirate. "I make a point of avoiding familiarity with pirates" he sneered.
Jack cocked his head slightly. "Ah, well, then it would be a shame to put a black mark on your record. So, if you'll excuse me…" he says as he turns away and is about to leave when Will gets his own sword.
"Do you think this wise, boy – crossing blades with a pirate?"
Will held his sword up. "You threatened Miss Swann."
Jack slid his sword along Will's. "Only a little" he mocks as they parry.
"You know what you're doing. I'll give you that," he says as he looks at the young blacksmith "Excellent form. But how's your footwork? If I step here" he steps and Will follows his movements exactly. "Very good. Now I step again" Will manages to catch his every move and manages to ward off the pirate. Jack suddenly withdraws and smiles at him.
"Ta" he says as he sheathes his sword and walks to the door.
Will looks at him, annoyed at being fooled. He takes his sword and throws it so it gets stuck in the door, barring the exit.
Jack gulps and looks at the sword moving in the door. It had missed him by an inch. He grabs the handle and tries to pull it out but is unsuccessful. He's fuming and swings around. "That is a wonderful trick" he moves down the plank "… except, once again you are between me and my way out." He unsheathes his sword "And now you have no weapon."
Will takes out a sword with a heated tip and they begin to fight again. Jack manages to get rid of Will's sword but Will dives out of the way. He grabs another sword from the rack.
Jack leans in and looks amazed at all the swords. "Who makes all these?"
Will blocks his attack. "I do!" he leans around. "And I practice with them…" he lunges "three hours a day!"
Jack grins. "You need to find yourself a girl, mate!" He and Will pushes forward. Their swords cross and their faces are merely inches from one another. "Or perhaps the reason you practice three hours a day is that you already found one and are otherwise incapable of wooing said strumpet" Jack taunts the younger man. "You're not a eunuch, are you?" he asks and looks down.
Will seethes at these words. "I practice three hours a day so that when I meet a pirate, I can kill it!" he says as he pushes Jack away.
They continue their swordfight jumping onto a cart that sways under them. Will hooks a knife in the irons hanging from Jack's left wrist and throws it up so it is embedded in the beam above, in return Jack hits a loose board which throws Will off the car.
Jack uses his body weight to get the knife out of the wood and falls back on the cart just as Will climbed back on and Will is thrown up into the rafters. Jack manages to get untangled and looks up at Will in the rafters. His smile disappears as he sees Will swinging his sword.
Will cuts free a heavy sack, which vaults Jack up into the rafters as well. They fight, jumping from beam to beam; Jack loses his weapon jumps from the rafter but Will is faster. Jack spots a bag of sand and blinds Will with it; takes out his pistol while Will protects his eyes.
Will looks at him "You cheated!"
"Pirate!" Jack shrugs.
They then hear men trying to break the door down. He points the pistol at Will. "Move away."
Will continues to stand in front of the door and Jack's freedom "No."
Jack cocks the pistol "Please move."
Will stands his ground. "No! I cannot just step aside and let you escape."
Jack just shakes his head and Will hears the pistol going off and then…
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"Jack NO" Will screamed as he bolted upright in bed. He was still very weak however and fell back onto the pillows, moaning in pain.
"Easy love" he heard a soft feminine voice and then felt gentle hands touching his face.
He opened his eyes and smiled when Elizabeth's face came into view.
"It's good to have you back Will," she said as she took his hand and kissed it. She was relieved to see that the bright glint of fever had finally left his eyes.
"Elizabeth" he whispered hoarsely and he frowned when he saw tears in her eyes.
"I was so afraid," she said as she gently hugs him.
Will weakly lifts a hand and rubs her back. "It's okay now" he says, "Everything is going to be all right."
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"Good to see yer up mate" Jack said as he sat on a chair next to Will's bed.
The blacksmith was propped up against some pillows and looked a lot better. The past few weeks had been hard on Elizabeth and he knew she needed to rest.
They both looked up as the door to the cabin opened.
Will smiled wide when Katherine, escorted by his father came in. He frowned when he saw the bandages around he arms.
He looked at Jack concerned but the older man's eyes told him not to ask any questions.
"Hey Kat" he said as he smiled.
She returned the smile but Will noticed that it didn't reach her eyes.
"It's good to see you better" Kat said as she sat down.
"I still need to thank you for saving my life" Will said as he sat up and swung his legs over the edge.
"Will lad" his father moved to him.
"No dad" Will said as he looked at his father, determination shining in his eyes "I need to do this on my own."
He gently got onto his feet and wobbled over to Elizabeth. Jack flinched as he saw the bloody lines on the bandage covering Will's back.
Will made it over to Katherine and pulled her to her feet and into a hug.
She hugged him back and then helped him back to the bed.
"Take it easy and get some rest" she said. Will nodded and settled back onto the pillows.
They were still all talking when Jack realized how late it was and ushered everyone from the room.
"The whelp needs ta rest," he said.
"Jack" Will growled "I'm not a bloody whelp, savvy?"
Jack could only smile. "Only joking lad" he said as he walked to the bed and helped Will to get settled for the night.
He pulled the blankets up and tucked them around Will. He then blew out all the candles except one and looked at Will.
The younger man had already fallen asleep.
"Rest well young Will" Jack said before he walked from the cabin, closing the door behind him.
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"Stop it you bastard" Will struggled against his bonds as Jonathan slapped Jack again.
"Quiet whelp" Jonathan yelled as he backhanded Will.
Jack groaned in pain as he looked at Will and his friends.
They were all chained against the walls in a dark cabin, the only light coming from two lanterns against the walls.
"Now" Jonathan said as he aimed his sword at Jack's chest "The captain only needs Will and Elizabeth. I can just as well get rid of the rest of you."
"No" Will screamed and gave a hard enough yank. His bonds broke and he attacked Jonathan.
"Will no" Elizabeth, Jack and William screamed at the same time.
They were too late and Jonathan managed to knock Will unconscious.
"The captain will hear of this," he said as he walked away "Consider yourself lucky Jackie. The boy just agreed to take your punishment instead."
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"Will" Jack whispered as he saw his friend standing at the railing between William and Elizabeth.
"He could be the right one" Anamaria voice sounded in his head.
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"Jack, you wake luv" Anamaria asked as she leaned on her elbow and looked at Jack.
"Mmmm" Jack mumbled as he opened his eyes.
"We need to talk about something that concerns the Pearl."
Jack nodded and sat up and leaned against the headboard. "Yes Luv" he said as he looked at Anamaria.
"Well ye know that I need te start taking it easy" Anamaria started "You know with the baby and all."
"I'm glad ye agree with me," Jack said as he hugged her.
"I know. But as ye know I have certain duties above the other crew."
Jack looked at her, as he understood. "Ye want me te get another, a new first mate."
"Aye" Anamaria said as she looked at him "And I think it ought to be a permanent one since I'm going te have te see to the little un's needs nearly all the time."
"Do ye have someone in mind?" Jack asked as he leaned back against the board again.
"Will Turner" Anamaria said as she looked at him "He has pirate blood in him and he could be the perfect one to handle the Pearl."
"I think ye may be rights Ana" Jack said, "I noticed how he walked on the Pearl. He looked as if he was right at home and the Pearl likes him as well. It's as if they've known each other before."
"She senses his free spirit Jack and it reminds her of you. She wants to be handled by people whom seeks the same freedom that she does – the ocean."
Jack nodded and realized that Anamaria was right.
"I'll talk to him as soon as he's well enough to take on the responsibility," Jack said as he slid back to lie on the pillows.
Anamaria nodded and got settled next to him, smiling as she felt how calm he was.
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"You called Jack?" Will asked as he was helped to the helm.
"Sit down lad" Jack said as he gave the helm to William and went to sit across Will on another crate "We need te talk."
Will gulped but looked at the older pirate.
"Your bonnie lass has asked that I take ye on" Jack started and Will nodded. "And me and Ana had a talk last night. She's gonna withdraw from 'er duties due to 'er concerns about the pregnancy. She wants to protect the little Sparrow."
"That's a good choice" Will said "We wouldn't want anything to happen to the baby."
Jack nodded and smiled at Will.
"Remember I told ye that ye would one day 'ave te square with ya blood?"
Will nodded and looked at Jack confused.
"Well are ye willing to square with it more and become me first mate Will?" Jack looked at Will, hope and fear shining in his eyes.
Will looked at his father and wife. They both smiled and nodded approvingly.
"All right Jack" Will said as he smiled at Jack "I'll be yer first mate."
"Yer a good man Will" Jack said as he gave Will a hug.
"GIBBS" he yelled at the older man "Get the crew on deck and open some rum. We've got something te celebrate. I want the introduce the crew to me new first mate."
Will just smiled as he stood next to Jack. The two pirates would become the most feared ones in the Caribbean.
A/N – I am soooooooo sorry for taking so long to update but it's been a hectic week. I finally got a new computer; the virus totally wrecked my other one. Now I will be able to update more than before. Keep those reviews coming please. I need to know if I'm doing a good job mates.