AN// Hey! How are all of you lovely people? Haha. *dodges flying grenade
and zips on bulletproof vest* I'm updating! I'm updating! *ducks away from
tomatoes* Excuse this time? Writer's Block... *bleh* sorry!!
Chapter 15//
Patricia laid herself on the bed, her head still feeling as if her brain had shrunk two sizes and was now rattling inside her skull. Light was pouring into the wooden cabin and bright late morning light was making the brown panels of her walls and bed frame glow. Her eyes squinted as she made her way deeper into the covers.
The Rouge was rocking slowly as the waves bobbed up and down. Seagulls squawked in the skies above. Outside, the little coastal town was abuzz. Patricia's ears strained to hear the little conversations occurring just a few feet on the other side of her wall.
"... It ain't a schilling if I only got a canoe!"
"...Fish don't catch themselves, savvy..."
"... All the treasures of the Maiden Blue..."
"... Aye, that Kate be a wild cat in..."
.... Wait ..... What was that of the Maiden Blue?
Patricia wanted to know what else was going to be said about the ship and its contents but the gentle swaying of the boat on the water, the remnants of the booze and the constant hum of the outside was lulling her to sleep. She tried to look out the window and saw men going back and forth on the port. It was the last she saw and heard of Tortuga before she fell asleep.
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"Where's Jack?" AnaMaria asked hours later. Her head was jutting from the deck below. "I can't find him again."
"Last I saw of him, he left the ship for land with Gibbs," Elizabeth answered, looking up from some journals left by Toulouse in the ship. Elizabeth decided that she would take a look at them and found them almost interesting in parts.
"And Will?"
Elizabeth pointed towards the end of the boat where Will had taken his permanent spot above the water. "Hasn't moved."
"At least, he's stopped his attempts to go below," AnaMaria sighed in relief.
"How's Patricia, anyways?"
"As asleep as a corpse, in my opinion." AnaMaria stepped out and shaded her eyes from the water's glare as she took a look at Tortuga. The brown dust from the streets were being kicked into a sandstorm and it was difficult to make out any faces but after a few minutes, she recognized Sparrow's tell- tale hat and holler from the rest. The hat was heading back along the pier along with its owner and strangely enough, Gibbs and a dozen men.
"What's going on?" Elizabeth asked, following AnaMaria's eye. She could tell that the female pirate's expression was hiding a deep frown and just conveyed the reluctance she felt.
"We're off a-pirating. We're going after the Maiden Blue's treasure," AnaMaria replied simply before walking off to meet Jack.
"AnaMaria, my love," Jack greeted her, throwing his arm around her shoulders but one glare from AnaMaria told him to back away.... slowly. "All right then..." He gestured towards the men lined up on the pier. "Meet our new and able-bodied crew."
"Able-bodied?" AnaMaria cringed as she saw one man who had two fingers cut off and another with a peg leg. "And new?" Half of the men must have been in their fifties.
"Well and new and able-bodied as we can gather. You'll be hard pressed to find such a crew in such a short amount of time," Jack nodded.
"And in such a way when you're short on money yourself," AnaMaria countered. "How much are they?"
"Only a few quid, Maria..."
"How much, Jack Sparrow?"
"They shall be taking a quarter of the takings and be split amongst themselves."
"A QUARTER? I could get a crew like this and not even have them paid at all!"
"Well, it was the best Gibbs and I could do so, so if you don't mind, I'd like throw in the power of being the CAPTAIN of the ship and announce our leave in half an hour," Jack huffed and strode into the ship, the other men following and AnaMaria just standing there in disbelief.
"What's going on?" Will asked confused as the men filed in, crates of food following them.
"We're taking the Maiden's booty," Elizabeth answered before shaking her head and walking below deck.
"What?" Will stalked over to where Jack was talking to another recruit.
"... see here, Mack. It isn't even a day's trip to the spot..." Jack was saying but was interrupted when Will pushed him aside.
"What are you doing?" he demanded.
"Taking ourselves on a little adventure, lad," Jack grinned.
"OURselves?! Patricia is in no condition to be taking on one of your god damned expeditions around the Caribbean. Not to mention, she has definitely announced her refusal to go after tainted gold!"
"Well, unlike you, Mr. Turner. My decisions aren't based on a woman who has me wrapped around her little finger."
Will's lips twisted into a mischievous smile. "That's not what you said about AnaMaria last night." It seemed that AnaMaria was passing by so she looked up at the two men at her name.
"What about AnaMaria last night?" she asked, her eyes narrowing suspiciously.
"Jack said that he seems to have a weak spot.... mmph mmmfoo," Will mumbled as Jack's hand came down and smacked Will at the mouth and kept it there.
"What?" AnaMaria asked confused.
"Nothing... not a thing, love. Go on about your business," Jack said and... was he blushing?!? AnaMaria just gave them a strange look and walked away.
"All right.. whatever you say..." Once out of earshot, Jack took away his mouth and Will started gagging.
"Aww... man, that was nasty," Will said digustedly wiping away his mouth. "Ever heard of hygiene?"
"I once heard that cleanliness was right up there with godliness so it hasn't been high on my priorities," Jack grinned but his smile faltered when Will continued his simulated vomiting. "Oh come one, it isn't that bad!" He looked at his grimy fingers and grimaced. "Okay, maybe it is..."
"YES! It is!"
"Fine! Be your pansy way... You know you really should take leaf out of your father's book and be a man. In fact, if you would just be a little less like a rigid statue he might even be proud of you!" Jack snapped walking away. AnaMaria heard the last shout and saw the shocked look on Will's face. Before Jack could get farther past her, she gripped his arm and made him face her.
"That was a low blow, Jack. Low even for you," AnaMaria reprimanded.
"Bastard needs to untwist his damn knickers," Jack growled.
"Even then... Bootstrap would have been ecstatic at the man Will grew up to be. He would probably been happier if you hadn't given him Bill's history..." AnaMaria argued. "You really should apologize."
"Apologize, my arse. Like I'd ever really apologize," Jack sneered, walking away again. "All hands on deck! We take sail now!" His hands gripped a hatchet and swung it down on the ropes tethering the ship to port.
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Patricia turned her head as dusk set in. Her head felt light now, instead of heavy and she could smile without the least bit of pain. The light of dusk was setting in. Shadows were dancing in effect with the sunset and the water. She snuggled further into the comfort and warmth of her bed, taking in the sounds as the Rouge rocked up and down on the calm ocean. Seagulls squawked in the skies above. Outside, the little coastal town was... not there?
Patricia's head shot up when she saw out the window and all she saw was blue waters going on at every direction. Tortuga was far gone and had already disappeared from her line of sight. Her ears pricked up at the sudden flutter of footsteps above her but there seemed to be too many. Thumps resounded right above her and she turned just in time to see a man drop in from the deck above to the side of the ship, his head just level with her window.
"Oh, hello, love," the man grinned, showing his rotting teeth. Patricia screamed and stepped away from the window. She grabbed a dark cloak hanging on one of the chairs and wrapped it around herself. "Aww... don't run away, rabbit!" Patricia stumbled out of her room and ran up the stairs to throw open the door to not only see Will, Elizabeth, AnaMaria, Jack and Gibbs working away at the ship... (Well, everyone but Jack, who seemed satisfied just standing, pompously at the deck presenting itself to him at the wheel) But a full crew as well.
"What in the bloody hell is this?!"
AN// Read and Review Please! The more reviews the more I tend to like to update!!
Chapter 15//
Patricia laid herself on the bed, her head still feeling as if her brain had shrunk two sizes and was now rattling inside her skull. Light was pouring into the wooden cabin and bright late morning light was making the brown panels of her walls and bed frame glow. Her eyes squinted as she made her way deeper into the covers.
The Rouge was rocking slowly as the waves bobbed up and down. Seagulls squawked in the skies above. Outside, the little coastal town was abuzz. Patricia's ears strained to hear the little conversations occurring just a few feet on the other side of her wall.
"... It ain't a schilling if I only got a canoe!"
"...Fish don't catch themselves, savvy..."
"... All the treasures of the Maiden Blue..."
"... Aye, that Kate be a wild cat in..."
.... Wait ..... What was that of the Maiden Blue?
Patricia wanted to know what else was going to be said about the ship and its contents but the gentle swaying of the boat on the water, the remnants of the booze and the constant hum of the outside was lulling her to sleep. She tried to look out the window and saw men going back and forth on the port. It was the last she saw and heard of Tortuga before she fell asleep.
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"Where's Jack?" AnaMaria asked hours later. Her head was jutting from the deck below. "I can't find him again."
"Last I saw of him, he left the ship for land with Gibbs," Elizabeth answered, looking up from some journals left by Toulouse in the ship. Elizabeth decided that she would take a look at them and found them almost interesting in parts.
"And Will?"
Elizabeth pointed towards the end of the boat where Will had taken his permanent spot above the water. "Hasn't moved."
"At least, he's stopped his attempts to go below," AnaMaria sighed in relief.
"How's Patricia, anyways?"
"As asleep as a corpse, in my opinion." AnaMaria stepped out and shaded her eyes from the water's glare as she took a look at Tortuga. The brown dust from the streets were being kicked into a sandstorm and it was difficult to make out any faces but after a few minutes, she recognized Sparrow's tell- tale hat and holler from the rest. The hat was heading back along the pier along with its owner and strangely enough, Gibbs and a dozen men.
"What's going on?" Elizabeth asked, following AnaMaria's eye. She could tell that the female pirate's expression was hiding a deep frown and just conveyed the reluctance she felt.
"We're off a-pirating. We're going after the Maiden Blue's treasure," AnaMaria replied simply before walking off to meet Jack.
"AnaMaria, my love," Jack greeted her, throwing his arm around her shoulders but one glare from AnaMaria told him to back away.... slowly. "All right then..." He gestured towards the men lined up on the pier. "Meet our new and able-bodied crew."
"Able-bodied?" AnaMaria cringed as she saw one man who had two fingers cut off and another with a peg leg. "And new?" Half of the men must have been in their fifties.
"Well and new and able-bodied as we can gather. You'll be hard pressed to find such a crew in such a short amount of time," Jack nodded.
"And in such a way when you're short on money yourself," AnaMaria countered. "How much are they?"
"Only a few quid, Maria..."
"How much, Jack Sparrow?"
"They shall be taking a quarter of the takings and be split amongst themselves."
"A QUARTER? I could get a crew like this and not even have them paid at all!"
"Well, it was the best Gibbs and I could do so, so if you don't mind, I'd like throw in the power of being the CAPTAIN of the ship and announce our leave in half an hour," Jack huffed and strode into the ship, the other men following and AnaMaria just standing there in disbelief.
"What's going on?" Will asked confused as the men filed in, crates of food following them.
"We're taking the Maiden's booty," Elizabeth answered before shaking her head and walking below deck.
"What?" Will stalked over to where Jack was talking to another recruit.
"... see here, Mack. It isn't even a day's trip to the spot..." Jack was saying but was interrupted when Will pushed him aside.
"What are you doing?" he demanded.
"Taking ourselves on a little adventure, lad," Jack grinned.
"OURselves?! Patricia is in no condition to be taking on one of your god damned expeditions around the Caribbean. Not to mention, she has definitely announced her refusal to go after tainted gold!"
"Well, unlike you, Mr. Turner. My decisions aren't based on a woman who has me wrapped around her little finger."
Will's lips twisted into a mischievous smile. "That's not what you said about AnaMaria last night." It seemed that AnaMaria was passing by so she looked up at the two men at her name.
"What about AnaMaria last night?" she asked, her eyes narrowing suspiciously.
"Jack said that he seems to have a weak spot.... mmph mmmfoo," Will mumbled as Jack's hand came down and smacked Will at the mouth and kept it there.
"What?" AnaMaria asked confused.
"Nothing... not a thing, love. Go on about your business," Jack said and... was he blushing?!? AnaMaria just gave them a strange look and walked away.
"All right.. whatever you say..." Once out of earshot, Jack took away his mouth and Will started gagging.
"Aww... man, that was nasty," Will said digustedly wiping away his mouth. "Ever heard of hygiene?"
"I once heard that cleanliness was right up there with godliness so it hasn't been high on my priorities," Jack grinned but his smile faltered when Will continued his simulated vomiting. "Oh come one, it isn't that bad!" He looked at his grimy fingers and grimaced. "Okay, maybe it is..."
"YES! It is!"
"Fine! Be your pansy way... You know you really should take leaf out of your father's book and be a man. In fact, if you would just be a little less like a rigid statue he might even be proud of you!" Jack snapped walking away. AnaMaria heard the last shout and saw the shocked look on Will's face. Before Jack could get farther past her, she gripped his arm and made him face her.
"That was a low blow, Jack. Low even for you," AnaMaria reprimanded.
"Bastard needs to untwist his damn knickers," Jack growled.
"Even then... Bootstrap would have been ecstatic at the man Will grew up to be. He would probably been happier if you hadn't given him Bill's history..." AnaMaria argued. "You really should apologize."
"Apologize, my arse. Like I'd ever really apologize," Jack sneered, walking away again. "All hands on deck! We take sail now!" His hands gripped a hatchet and swung it down on the ropes tethering the ship to port.
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Patricia turned her head as dusk set in. Her head felt light now, instead of heavy and she could smile without the least bit of pain. The light of dusk was setting in. Shadows were dancing in effect with the sunset and the water. She snuggled further into the comfort and warmth of her bed, taking in the sounds as the Rouge rocked up and down on the calm ocean. Seagulls squawked in the skies above. Outside, the little coastal town was... not there?
Patricia's head shot up when she saw out the window and all she saw was blue waters going on at every direction. Tortuga was far gone and had already disappeared from her line of sight. Her ears pricked up at the sudden flutter of footsteps above her but there seemed to be too many. Thumps resounded right above her and she turned just in time to see a man drop in from the deck above to the side of the ship, his head just level with her window.
"Oh, hello, love," the man grinned, showing his rotting teeth. Patricia screamed and stepped away from the window. She grabbed a dark cloak hanging on one of the chairs and wrapped it around herself. "Aww... don't run away, rabbit!" Patricia stumbled out of her room and ran up the stairs to throw open the door to not only see Will, Elizabeth, AnaMaria, Jack and Gibbs working away at the ship... (Well, everyone but Jack, who seemed satisfied just standing, pompously at the deck presenting itself to him at the wheel) But a full crew as well.
"What in the bloody hell is this?!"
AN// Read and Review Please! The more reviews the more I tend to like to update!!