I saw the figure in front of me fall limp. The opposing crew dropped their weapons and surrendered. The crew of the Black Pearl cheered and clapped for me. I just stood there, not believing what I had done. I had grabbed a gun from my sash (which was picked up earlier during the fight) and had shot their captain. I killed someone. I had no idea if I should be proud or scared. Lucky, Jack came to take my mind off this, well sorta.
"Luv, are ye alrite?" he asked, concern in his voice.
"I-I think so, just a bit tired I guess," I said quietly.
"First kill?"
I simply nodded. Wow, he speaks of killing real men like a game.
"Don't worry 'bout it, ye was jus protectin yourself. If ye didn't kill him, he woulda killed ya," Jack said patting my shoulder.
I nodded again. After a few more minutes just staring at the lifeless form, a crewmember took him away causing me to take my eyes off him. I sighed and began to walk in the direction I was facing, which ever that was.
"Luv, where ye goin?"
"I dunno..." I trailed off. -Get a grip Deanie! You killed someone, oh well! You're so out of it! It doesn't matter anymore, like Jack said, you were protecting yourself! Shake it off and just live on with it. You are a pirate now, just get used to it-. I shook my head quickly. "I'm fine now Jack, thanks."
Jack grinned, "Great! We be arriving on the island now, ye want to come along?"
"Of course!"
"Thas the spirit!"
We got into little row boats and rowed to the island. Will, Jack, and I in one boat and Gibbs, AnaMaria, and some man name Tom in another. We found a cave in the middle of the island and walked in, no one believed what they saw.
"What the bloody 'ell is this!?" Jack roared, more out of frustration than anything.
Everyone else stayed quiet. There was nothing in the whole cave, it was completely empty! I walked further into the cave and found a book. On cover, bottom right hand corner was a name. Hernan Cortez.
"Jack!" I hollared. He bolted towards me at once.
"What is it?" Jack asked looking at the book.
"I think it's his journal," I said, not daring to open it. From the looks of it, Jack had thought the same thing. We shrugged and took it with us back to the ship.
It took a while for Jack to tell the crew that the treasure was not here and was somewhere else. The crew groaned but obeyed their captain that they would sail back to Tortuga for more information. Jack said they would stay for a week and the crew may do whatever they pleased. This convinced the crew and we sailed away happily.
I walked to the captain's quarters with Jack following me. We both sat down at his table and stared at the book.
"Jack..." I said breaking both of us out of our trance.
"Aye?" he asked a little dazed.
"Are we just gonna stare at it all day or are we actually gonna open it and read it?"
Jack thought for a moment, walked to his cupboard, grabbed a bottle of rum and drank out of it quickly. He sat back down and continued to stare. I sighed and waited.
"Let's jus leave it fer now and wait till we get to Tortuga," he started, "There may be people there who know more about this book than we do."
I nodded and we left the cabin. Jack went to the helm and I helped with the crew with anything.
Liz's POV (A/N this is rarely done, but once in awhile it will be in someone else's POV, not alwayz mine)
I walked up to Will and kissed him on the cheek lightly. "Hello Will."
"What's on your mind Liz?" he asked softly.
"I don't really know. Don't you think it's a bit odd that the cave only had a book?" I asked curiously.
"Aye, that be true, but oh well."
"I guess. Well I'm going to go down to the galley and see if I'm needed." He kissed me goodbye and I left. I was walked past Jack's room and noticed his door was opened. I peared in and found no one there. I saw a book on his table and went in to look through it.
"Hernan Cortez," I read the name to myself. I opened it and started to read. When I saw a picture I gasped and dropped the book.
Normal POV (mine I guess you could say)
I heard something drop as I walked down the stairs and to the galley. It came from Jack's room. I opened the door to find a horrified Elizabeth. The book was on the floor.
"Liz! Are you alright?" I asked walking in and trying to help her out of the table. Before I could reach her, she squeeled and moved back a bit.
"I-I'm fine, I'll be on my way now," she stuttered and walked toward the door. Just then Jack and Will came in.
"We heard Liz's voice, are ye ok luv?" Jack asked.
She pointed to the book and huddled closer to Will.
"The book didn't cure ye did it?" Jack asked being only half serious. He walked over to pick up the book and flipped it open exactly to the page where Liz was. I moved closer to Jack to see. My eyes grew wide open.
A little cliffy, not that big. Just wanted to end the chapter somewhere. I realized that I only write a chapter when I'm depressed or something...weird eh =S well r/r plzzz!
"Luv, are ye alrite?" he asked, concern in his voice.
"I-I think so, just a bit tired I guess," I said quietly.
"First kill?"
I simply nodded. Wow, he speaks of killing real men like a game.
"Don't worry 'bout it, ye was jus protectin yourself. If ye didn't kill him, he woulda killed ya," Jack said patting my shoulder.
I nodded again. After a few more minutes just staring at the lifeless form, a crewmember took him away causing me to take my eyes off him. I sighed and began to walk in the direction I was facing, which ever that was.
"Luv, where ye goin?"
"I dunno..." I trailed off. -Get a grip Deanie! You killed someone, oh well! You're so out of it! It doesn't matter anymore, like Jack said, you were protecting yourself! Shake it off and just live on with it. You are a pirate now, just get used to it-. I shook my head quickly. "I'm fine now Jack, thanks."
Jack grinned, "Great! We be arriving on the island now, ye want to come along?"
"Of course!"
"Thas the spirit!"
We got into little row boats and rowed to the island. Will, Jack, and I in one boat and Gibbs, AnaMaria, and some man name Tom in another. We found a cave in the middle of the island and walked in, no one believed what they saw.
"What the bloody 'ell is this!?" Jack roared, more out of frustration than anything.
Everyone else stayed quiet. There was nothing in the whole cave, it was completely empty! I walked further into the cave and found a book. On cover, bottom right hand corner was a name. Hernan Cortez.
"Jack!" I hollared. He bolted towards me at once.
"What is it?" Jack asked looking at the book.
"I think it's his journal," I said, not daring to open it. From the looks of it, Jack had thought the same thing. We shrugged and took it with us back to the ship.
It took a while for Jack to tell the crew that the treasure was not here and was somewhere else. The crew groaned but obeyed their captain that they would sail back to Tortuga for more information. Jack said they would stay for a week and the crew may do whatever they pleased. This convinced the crew and we sailed away happily.
I walked to the captain's quarters with Jack following me. We both sat down at his table and stared at the book.
"Jack..." I said breaking both of us out of our trance.
"Aye?" he asked a little dazed.
"Are we just gonna stare at it all day or are we actually gonna open it and read it?"
Jack thought for a moment, walked to his cupboard, grabbed a bottle of rum and drank out of it quickly. He sat back down and continued to stare. I sighed and waited.
"Let's jus leave it fer now and wait till we get to Tortuga," he started, "There may be people there who know more about this book than we do."
I nodded and we left the cabin. Jack went to the helm and I helped with the crew with anything.
Liz's POV (A/N this is rarely done, but once in awhile it will be in someone else's POV, not alwayz mine)
I walked up to Will and kissed him on the cheek lightly. "Hello Will."
"What's on your mind Liz?" he asked softly.
"I don't really know. Don't you think it's a bit odd that the cave only had a book?" I asked curiously.
"Aye, that be true, but oh well."
"I guess. Well I'm going to go down to the galley and see if I'm needed." He kissed me goodbye and I left. I was walked past Jack's room and noticed his door was opened. I peared in and found no one there. I saw a book on his table and went in to look through it.
"Hernan Cortez," I read the name to myself. I opened it and started to read. When I saw a picture I gasped and dropped the book.
Normal POV (mine I guess you could say)
I heard something drop as I walked down the stairs and to the galley. It came from Jack's room. I opened the door to find a horrified Elizabeth. The book was on the floor.
"Liz! Are you alright?" I asked walking in and trying to help her out of the table. Before I could reach her, she squeeled and moved back a bit.
"I-I'm fine, I'll be on my way now," she stuttered and walked toward the door. Just then Jack and Will came in.
"We heard Liz's voice, are ye ok luv?" Jack asked.
She pointed to the book and huddled closer to Will.
"The book didn't cure ye did it?" Jack asked being only half serious. He walked over to pick up the book and flipped it open exactly to the page where Liz was. I moved closer to Jack to see. My eyes grew wide open.
A little cliffy, not that big. Just wanted to end the chapter somewhere. I realized that I only write a chapter when I'm depressed or something...weird eh =S well r/r plzzz!