Mutants of the Caribbean

Scene Eleven: The Return Of Pork-Breath

"Tortuga . . . Actually, it's pretty sad that you've never been to Tortuga, yo? If every town was like Tortuga, no mutant would ever feel unwanted." Toad explained as he lead Lance away from the docks and further into the city. As they walked along, a fiery, young woman, sauntered up to Toad. "Sweet-Cheeks!" He shouted as he moved to embrace her, but she sent him flying with a hex bolt. "Don't think I deserved that." Toad mumbled as he hopped back to his feet and saw another lady approaching him. "Rogue!" Toads laughed.

"Who was she?" Rogue asked accusingly before taking off her glove and slapping him. Lance just stood by and watched as Toad hit the ground unconscious. Rogue stood over him for a moment as if she was trying to remember something then a look of disgust crossed her face and she planted a solid kick on the still unconscious Toad before taking off and leaving Lance to wake him up.

"Wha? I may have deserved that." Toad muttered as Lance shook him back to consciousness. Toad got back on his feet again and led Lance around Tortuga, until they found the mutant they were looking for asleep in a pigsty. Toad smirked and grabbed a bucket of water and motioned for Lance to do the same.

"I'll rip your throat out, bub!" Logan snapped angrily as Toad poured the water over him. "Toad! You should know better than to wake a man when he's sleeping, Stink-Boy." Logan growled, though he seemed a little less angry after recognizing his attacker.

"You're callin' me Stink-Boy, Pork-Breath?" Toad asked pointing out the fact Logan had been sleeping in a pigsty with pigs. Then Lance splashed Logan with the water in his bucket.

"I was already awake!" Logan roared angrily.

"That was for the smell." Lance explained with a sneer.

Logan growled, but he let it slide. "So, what are ya after this time, bub?" Logan asked Toad as they headed off to The Faithful Bride.

"The Black Pearl." Toad told him as soon as Lance was distracted by some of the local wildlife.

"You're a real fool, you know that, Stink-Boy?" Logan grunted.

"Listen, I know what he's up to . . . All I need is a crew." Toad explained, checking to make sure Lance wasn't listening in.

"From what I hear Magnet-Butt doesn't take to kindly to fools." Logan warned Toad as he watched Storm saunter by.

"Good thing I'm not a fool then, yo?" Toad said drawing Logan's attention back to the discussion at hand.

"Prove me wrong, bub." Logan sighed, "What makes you think Magnet-Butt is gonna give you that ship?"

"I gots something he wants, yo?" Toad muttered under his breath as he motioned to Lance.

"That bub?" Logan asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"That, bub, is the son of Avalanche Alvers. His only son, yo?" Toad stated confidently.

"That so, bub? There's been a change in the wind. I'll sniff out a crew, there's bound to be some mutants on this rock as crazy as you." Logan said as a smirk crept onto his face.

"One can only hope." Toad laughed as he raised his glass for a toast. " Take what you can. . . "

". . .Give nothin' back." Logan finished as their glasses clinked.

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Cast:

Will Turner ~ Lance Alvers

Captain Jack Sparrow ~ Todd "Toad" Tolensky

Joshamee Gibbs ~ Logan

Bootstrap Bill ~ Dominic Alvers

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