Disclaimers!
Thank you for your reviews, appreciated as ever. A shortish chapter again, sorry, but it's the way the story panned out. If you're good and review, I'll post up another chapter tomorrow maybe.
Sakhara, I had terrible trouble getting on, but hopefully the problems seem to be over (for now). As for Jack's nightmares, the way I saw it, he'd had a hard life, nearly dying on a few occasions (that we know about), it'd be enough to give anyone nightmares!
KK, here's the next chapter for you. (
Lady Skywalker, I can be a bit of a sadist when I feel like it – mwahahahaha! Maddy and Will hadn't used to be friends though........ ;)
Trella, I like The Mummy too, it's great isn't it? Thank you for your kind words.
Hils, not first last time, but hey, you can't win 'em all!
Lin, I'll forgive you for falling behind on reviews, unlike some (see above! :p )
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Chapter 36
'Well?' Maddy eyed the healer suspiciously. She was starting to wonder whether he was doing any good for Jack at all.
'Well, this is normal. Y'can't draw poison outta body wi'out there being some reaction lady,' the healer shook his head, smiling to himself. 'He's doin' good, but I'll leave ya wi'somethin' ter build yerself up wit, ya lookin' peaky.' He delved into his bag and pulled out a large bottle, and handed it to Maddy. 'Take this lady, an' when he wakes, gi'im some too.' The healer walked out of the cabin, leaving Maddy staring at the bottle with a bemused look on her face. She put the bottle on the table and ran after the dreadlocked man.
'Wait!' Maddy caught his arm as he was just about to go over the side of the ship to the boat waiting below. 'How long will Jack be like this?'
'Dunno lady, it's upto 'im.' The healer shrugged Maddy's hand off and climbed down to the boat, waving up to her before rowing himself to shore.
Maddy sighed in exasperation, but made her way back to her husband, sleeping fitfully in the bunk in his cabin. 'Oh Jack, please fight it.' Maddy took up the bottle left by the healer and opened it, and recoiled at the smell emanating from it. 'He wants me to take this?' She cocked her eyebrow at the bottle and thought about it for a time, but just shrugged her shoulders and poured some into a mug. She took a tentative sip, and was pleasantly surprised at the taste of the liquid, which was infinitely better than the smell. She finished off the potion in the mug, and then climbed in the bunk next to Jack. 'Night darling, I love you,' she whispered, kissing his lips gently.
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'Mmmmm... Jack stop it! Jack, stop tickling me, I'm trying to sleep.' Maddy waved a sleepy hand across her face in an attempt to get Jack's hand away. 'Ja.... JACK!' Maddy's eyes shot open and she peered at her husband in the dark. Maddy reached over and turned the lamp up, turning to see Jack's deep brown eyes looking back at her. 'Jack?' She whispered incredulously, not believing he could really be awake.
'Ello darlin.' Jack's voice was croaky and weak, but the light in his eyes shone brightly.
'Oh my God, Jack!' Maddy took a couple of deep breaths, then climbed off the bunk and fetched a mug of water, gently raising Jack and pressing it to his lips.
Jack winced as he swallowed, then shook his head and lay back down. 'Couldn't ya get me anythin' stronger luv?' His voice was barely audible, not being more than a whisper; his throat was still too tight to speak any louder. Jack smiled at Maddy as she peered down at him, her smile quivering on her lips.
'You get stronger Jack Sparrow, and you can have as much rum as you like, savvy?' Maddy leaned over and kissed the tip of his nose, then his lips. 'I thought I'd lost you Jack.' Maddy blinked away the tears forming in her eyes.
'Nah luv, you'll never be rid of me.' Jack smiled crookedly, showing his golden teeth. 'I'm cold Madalene, come back in.'
'I'll dress you first Jack.' Maddy fetched some clothes, and then carefully peeled off the dressing, realising it hadn't been changed for a number of hours. To her amazement, there was very little discharge on it, but what caught her eye was the black sliver of shot that had been causing all the problems. She carefully put the dressing to one side and made up a fresh one, gingerly putting it on Jack's wound. Maddy jumped when Jack hissed at the sensations the bandage was creating.
'What the bloody hell is that?' Jack's face was contorted with pain.
'It's something a local healer made up, to draw out a piece of shot that had been lodged too deeply in your body to be pulled out. It'll stop hurting soon.' Maddy quickly dressed Jack then climbed back into the bunk with him. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close, feeling relieved that there was warmth in his body at last. 'Sleep, Jack...' Maddy turned the lamp down, snuggled back against Jack and stroked his hair and face, softly singing his favourite shanties until he was finally sleeping peacefully.
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You didn't *really* think I'd kill him did you? :p
Thank you for your reviews, appreciated as ever. A shortish chapter again, sorry, but it's the way the story panned out. If you're good and review, I'll post up another chapter tomorrow maybe.
Sakhara, I had terrible trouble getting on, but hopefully the problems seem to be over (for now). As for Jack's nightmares, the way I saw it, he'd had a hard life, nearly dying on a few occasions (that we know about), it'd be enough to give anyone nightmares!
KK, here's the next chapter for you. (
Lady Skywalker, I can be a bit of a sadist when I feel like it – mwahahahaha! Maddy and Will hadn't used to be friends though........ ;)
Trella, I like The Mummy too, it's great isn't it? Thank you for your kind words.
Hils, not first last time, but hey, you can't win 'em all!
Lin, I'll forgive you for falling behind on reviews, unlike some (see above! :p )
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Chapter 36
'Well?' Maddy eyed the healer suspiciously. She was starting to wonder whether he was doing any good for Jack at all.
'Well, this is normal. Y'can't draw poison outta body wi'out there being some reaction lady,' the healer shook his head, smiling to himself. 'He's doin' good, but I'll leave ya wi'somethin' ter build yerself up wit, ya lookin' peaky.' He delved into his bag and pulled out a large bottle, and handed it to Maddy. 'Take this lady, an' when he wakes, gi'im some too.' The healer walked out of the cabin, leaving Maddy staring at the bottle with a bemused look on her face. She put the bottle on the table and ran after the dreadlocked man.
'Wait!' Maddy caught his arm as he was just about to go over the side of the ship to the boat waiting below. 'How long will Jack be like this?'
'Dunno lady, it's upto 'im.' The healer shrugged Maddy's hand off and climbed down to the boat, waving up to her before rowing himself to shore.
Maddy sighed in exasperation, but made her way back to her husband, sleeping fitfully in the bunk in his cabin. 'Oh Jack, please fight it.' Maddy took up the bottle left by the healer and opened it, and recoiled at the smell emanating from it. 'He wants me to take this?' She cocked her eyebrow at the bottle and thought about it for a time, but just shrugged her shoulders and poured some into a mug. She took a tentative sip, and was pleasantly surprised at the taste of the liquid, which was infinitely better than the smell. She finished off the potion in the mug, and then climbed in the bunk next to Jack. 'Night darling, I love you,' she whispered, kissing his lips gently.
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'Mmmmm... Jack stop it! Jack, stop tickling me, I'm trying to sleep.' Maddy waved a sleepy hand across her face in an attempt to get Jack's hand away. 'Ja.... JACK!' Maddy's eyes shot open and she peered at her husband in the dark. Maddy reached over and turned the lamp up, turning to see Jack's deep brown eyes looking back at her. 'Jack?' She whispered incredulously, not believing he could really be awake.
'Ello darlin.' Jack's voice was croaky and weak, but the light in his eyes shone brightly.
'Oh my God, Jack!' Maddy took a couple of deep breaths, then climbed off the bunk and fetched a mug of water, gently raising Jack and pressing it to his lips.
Jack winced as he swallowed, then shook his head and lay back down. 'Couldn't ya get me anythin' stronger luv?' His voice was barely audible, not being more than a whisper; his throat was still too tight to speak any louder. Jack smiled at Maddy as she peered down at him, her smile quivering on her lips.
'You get stronger Jack Sparrow, and you can have as much rum as you like, savvy?' Maddy leaned over and kissed the tip of his nose, then his lips. 'I thought I'd lost you Jack.' Maddy blinked away the tears forming in her eyes.
'Nah luv, you'll never be rid of me.' Jack smiled crookedly, showing his golden teeth. 'I'm cold Madalene, come back in.'
'I'll dress you first Jack.' Maddy fetched some clothes, and then carefully peeled off the dressing, realising it hadn't been changed for a number of hours. To her amazement, there was very little discharge on it, but what caught her eye was the black sliver of shot that had been causing all the problems. She carefully put the dressing to one side and made up a fresh one, gingerly putting it on Jack's wound. Maddy jumped when Jack hissed at the sensations the bandage was creating.
'What the bloody hell is that?' Jack's face was contorted with pain.
'It's something a local healer made up, to draw out a piece of shot that had been lodged too deeply in your body to be pulled out. It'll stop hurting soon.' Maddy quickly dressed Jack then climbed back into the bunk with him. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close, feeling relieved that there was warmth in his body at last. 'Sleep, Jack...' Maddy turned the lamp down, snuggled back against Jack and stroked his hair and face, softly singing his favourite shanties until he was finally sleeping peacefully.
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You didn't *really* think I'd kill him did you? :p