~ Chapter Five: Nightseer's Island ~
Disclaimer: I do not own POTC or any of its characters. I only own Jesline, the plot, and the places the Black Pearl will visit.
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Jesline quickly rushed out the door, closing it, and walking over to the bow of the ship. The anchors had already been lowered. No one was up on deck, which Jesline was thankful for. She leaned on the railing looking out into the vast, endless ocean. 'Why did he kiss me?' Jesline thought. 'I am Demon, a pirate killer. He should despise me, not try and get me into his bed. Why?' she thought, then it hit her. The rum. He was drinking and that made him do what he did. She bowed her head, smiling to herself and shaking her head, but soon the happy feeling was gone and replaced with sadness.
Jesline looked out on to ocean thinking of her life. 'Why? Why me?' she thought. 'Why can't the Devil let me go? Why did he make me do those things? Murder those innocent people? Damn my soul? Why?' Jesline thought to herself. Tears began to run down her cheeks and soon she was weeping, bowing her head. Jesline went down on her knees, covering her face in her hands, and wept through most of the night asking 'Why?'. Jesline fell asleep on the deck with tears on her face.
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"I tell ye, I saw a woman crawln' toward a ship. She looked bloody and weak. I would 'ave gone to help 'er, but the ship she got on made me stop." said a drunk, fat man.
"What ship was that my friend?" said a man.
"It be the Black Pearl." replied the drunk man. He took another swig of his drink and passed out.
"Thank you, for your help." said the man. He got up, paid for the drinks and left. 'Now the Devil won't make me suffer endless pain, not with the information I had retrieved.' he thought, smiling to himself. He did not know how wrong he was. The Devil would make him suffer for the reason that she escaped in the first place.
That night the town could hear endless screams of a man and the laughter of another. The people of that town locked their doors and prayed that God would protect them.
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Jesline awoke as the sun began to rise. She got up and stared at the sight before her. It was beautiful, no words could describe what she saw, but it was beautiful none the less. She turned away and quickly lifted the anchors and prepared the ship for sail. They were getting close. By nightfall they would be there and she wanted to retrieve certain items from that island, before the Devil found her. They had to be quick.
Jesline went over to the helm and steered the ship, but she soon felt a pair of eyes on her. She turned and saw that it was Jack. He had waken from his drunken slumber and was staring at her. She turned back and looked at the horizon. Jesline, then felt him at her back, touching. She turned her head and gazed deep into his eyes. His eyes held nothing, no emotion, no hint of what he was going to do. But then he lifted his hand to her face, caressing her cheek, leaning down until their lips met in a slow, but very passionate kiss. Jesline closed her eyes and felt his arm wrap around her waist, pulling her closer to him. She felt his tongue at her lips, waiting for entry. He opened her lips and plunged right into her mouth. Jesline moaned, moving one arm to his head, driving her hand into his hair, keeping him close. She put her other arm on the one that was around her waist. She heard his groan and he deepened the kiss. But he then began to pull away. Jesline opened her eyes and was about to ask for more, until she saw Him. The Devil. His red eyes staring into hers with anger and satisfaction. His long brown hair flowing in the wind and his evil smile that showed white teeth.
Jesline pushed out of his grip and fell to the ground. She crawled a few feet away when she felt a boot underneath her hand. Jesline looked up and saw that it was Jack staring at her. He then looked forward and stood beside the Devil, staring into oblivion. Jesline got to her knees when she felt something warm and wet on her hands. She looked and saw blood. The blood covered her hands. She looked in horror and the Devil say," That is the blood of all your victims, Jesline. The blood you spilt for me and the souls you gave to me." Jesline looked up and saw all the pirates that she was forced to kill and the ones she killed of the snake ship, dead and staring at her, walking toward her. They were all rotten, and dead. Jesline was breathing very hard. She looked to the Devil and whispered, "No."
"Oh! Yes, my love. Even the ones you kill of your own free will become mine. Soon Jack will be mine too and when I have his soul you will be mine completely. And you, my love, will do what I ask. You will open the door that has to long been locked." the Devil said lacing every word with a promise and evil. Devil began to laugh again, but louder this time and saying,' Remember'. Jesline looked and saw that the dead pirates were almost upon her. She tried to get away, but could not. She did the only thing, she could. She screamed.
Jesline was shaken awake by Gibbs kneeling by her, who looked worried. Jesline was breathing very hard and looking all over, searching for something, but did not find it. She looked at Gibbs with fear in her eyes, but soon it was gone and replaced with emptiness.
"You be alright, lass?" Gibbs asked. He saw that fear, 'but what could have caused it? What did she dream about that made her scream?' he thought.
"I am fine, Gibbs. We need to set sail, if we are to make it to Nightseer's Island by nightfall." Jesline said, standing and going to pull up the anchor. She couldn't tell Gibbs what she saw, and what she remembered. She remembered that night, all too clearly, but could not utter a word of it to anyone, but Jack. She needed to tell him soon. 'When they reached Nightseer's Island, I will tell him.' she thought.
Jesline quickly pushed all thoughts out of her mind and set to work. The crew began to come on deck shortly after the anchor was pulled up. They set the sails and were soon under way. The Captain woke up from his slumber and saw that they had already begun to move. He saw Jesline at the helm. Jack was suspicious, but remembered that she wanted to go to Nightseer's Island and they also had a level of trust between them. So he just went over to the helm and behind Jesline. He saw that she stiffened and that she did not turn around to greet him.
"We will be at Nightseer's Island by nightfall, Captain." Jesline said with no emotion. She did not look at Jack while she spoke. She just kept looking at the horizon, scanning.
Jack did not like this. She acting as if they were going to be attacked, or if she was going to be attacked. Jack took the latter. 'But by what?' he thought. 'The Devil.' he answered to himself. For some reason, Jack felt the need to protect her from this threat, but soon pushed it off. He did not want to feel that or even think it because she was a killer of pirates.
"You feeling alright, Jesline?" Jack asked, curious for she looked pale and a little shaken.
"I am fine, Captain. Would you like to take over?" Jesline said, but still not looking at him. Jack said yes and Jesline left to do other work. Jack knew she was hiding something from him, something dangerous, something important. What ever it was Jack wanted to find out and soon.
Jack took his thoughts off Jesline and looked at the horizon. They were getting close. Jack also noticed to the north a storm coming, a big one too and it looked nasty. Jack smiled to himself. A challenge was coming and he wanted to fight it.
Night fell and the night sky was covered in clouds. The storm would be upon them soon. Jack looked and saw a formation in front of him. An island.
"Land ho!" Jacob, another crew member, yelled.
Nightseer's Island. They had come at last.
Disclaimer: I do not own POTC or any of its characters. I only own Jesline, the plot, and the places the Black Pearl will visit.
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Jesline quickly rushed out the door, closing it, and walking over to the bow of the ship. The anchors had already been lowered. No one was up on deck, which Jesline was thankful for. She leaned on the railing looking out into the vast, endless ocean. 'Why did he kiss me?' Jesline thought. 'I am Demon, a pirate killer. He should despise me, not try and get me into his bed. Why?' she thought, then it hit her. The rum. He was drinking and that made him do what he did. She bowed her head, smiling to herself and shaking her head, but soon the happy feeling was gone and replaced with sadness.
Jesline looked out on to ocean thinking of her life. 'Why? Why me?' she thought. 'Why can't the Devil let me go? Why did he make me do those things? Murder those innocent people? Damn my soul? Why?' Jesline thought to herself. Tears began to run down her cheeks and soon she was weeping, bowing her head. Jesline went down on her knees, covering her face in her hands, and wept through most of the night asking 'Why?'. Jesline fell asleep on the deck with tears on her face.
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"I tell ye, I saw a woman crawln' toward a ship. She looked bloody and weak. I would 'ave gone to help 'er, but the ship she got on made me stop." said a drunk, fat man.
"What ship was that my friend?" said a man.
"It be the Black Pearl." replied the drunk man. He took another swig of his drink and passed out.
"Thank you, for your help." said the man. He got up, paid for the drinks and left. 'Now the Devil won't make me suffer endless pain, not with the information I had retrieved.' he thought, smiling to himself. He did not know how wrong he was. The Devil would make him suffer for the reason that she escaped in the first place.
That night the town could hear endless screams of a man and the laughter of another. The people of that town locked their doors and prayed that God would protect them.
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Jesline awoke as the sun began to rise. She got up and stared at the sight before her. It was beautiful, no words could describe what she saw, but it was beautiful none the less. She turned away and quickly lifted the anchors and prepared the ship for sail. They were getting close. By nightfall they would be there and she wanted to retrieve certain items from that island, before the Devil found her. They had to be quick.
Jesline went over to the helm and steered the ship, but she soon felt a pair of eyes on her. She turned and saw that it was Jack. He had waken from his drunken slumber and was staring at her. She turned back and looked at the horizon. Jesline, then felt him at her back, touching. She turned her head and gazed deep into his eyes. His eyes held nothing, no emotion, no hint of what he was going to do. But then he lifted his hand to her face, caressing her cheek, leaning down until their lips met in a slow, but very passionate kiss. Jesline closed her eyes and felt his arm wrap around her waist, pulling her closer to him. She felt his tongue at her lips, waiting for entry. He opened her lips and plunged right into her mouth. Jesline moaned, moving one arm to his head, driving her hand into his hair, keeping him close. She put her other arm on the one that was around her waist. She heard his groan and he deepened the kiss. But he then began to pull away. Jesline opened her eyes and was about to ask for more, until she saw Him. The Devil. His red eyes staring into hers with anger and satisfaction. His long brown hair flowing in the wind and his evil smile that showed white teeth.
Jesline pushed out of his grip and fell to the ground. She crawled a few feet away when she felt a boot underneath her hand. Jesline looked up and saw that it was Jack staring at her. He then looked forward and stood beside the Devil, staring into oblivion. Jesline got to her knees when she felt something warm and wet on her hands. She looked and saw blood. The blood covered her hands. She looked in horror and the Devil say," That is the blood of all your victims, Jesline. The blood you spilt for me and the souls you gave to me." Jesline looked up and saw all the pirates that she was forced to kill and the ones she killed of the snake ship, dead and staring at her, walking toward her. They were all rotten, and dead. Jesline was breathing very hard. She looked to the Devil and whispered, "No."
"Oh! Yes, my love. Even the ones you kill of your own free will become mine. Soon Jack will be mine too and when I have his soul you will be mine completely. And you, my love, will do what I ask. You will open the door that has to long been locked." the Devil said lacing every word with a promise and evil. Devil began to laugh again, but louder this time and saying,' Remember'. Jesline looked and saw that the dead pirates were almost upon her. She tried to get away, but could not. She did the only thing, she could. She screamed.
Jesline was shaken awake by Gibbs kneeling by her, who looked worried. Jesline was breathing very hard and looking all over, searching for something, but did not find it. She looked at Gibbs with fear in her eyes, but soon it was gone and replaced with emptiness.
"You be alright, lass?" Gibbs asked. He saw that fear, 'but what could have caused it? What did she dream about that made her scream?' he thought.
"I am fine, Gibbs. We need to set sail, if we are to make it to Nightseer's Island by nightfall." Jesline said, standing and going to pull up the anchor. She couldn't tell Gibbs what she saw, and what she remembered. She remembered that night, all too clearly, but could not utter a word of it to anyone, but Jack. She needed to tell him soon. 'When they reached Nightseer's Island, I will tell him.' she thought.
Jesline quickly pushed all thoughts out of her mind and set to work. The crew began to come on deck shortly after the anchor was pulled up. They set the sails and were soon under way. The Captain woke up from his slumber and saw that they had already begun to move. He saw Jesline at the helm. Jack was suspicious, but remembered that she wanted to go to Nightseer's Island and they also had a level of trust between them. So he just went over to the helm and behind Jesline. He saw that she stiffened and that she did not turn around to greet him.
"We will be at Nightseer's Island by nightfall, Captain." Jesline said with no emotion. She did not look at Jack while she spoke. She just kept looking at the horizon, scanning.
Jack did not like this. She acting as if they were going to be attacked, or if she was going to be attacked. Jack took the latter. 'But by what?' he thought. 'The Devil.' he answered to himself. For some reason, Jack felt the need to protect her from this threat, but soon pushed it off. He did not want to feel that or even think it because she was a killer of pirates.
"You feeling alright, Jesline?" Jack asked, curious for she looked pale and a little shaken.
"I am fine, Captain. Would you like to take over?" Jesline said, but still not looking at him. Jack said yes and Jesline left to do other work. Jack knew she was hiding something from him, something dangerous, something important. What ever it was Jack wanted to find out and soon.
Jack took his thoughts off Jesline and looked at the horizon. They were getting close. Jack also noticed to the north a storm coming, a big one too and it looked nasty. Jack smiled to himself. A challenge was coming and he wanted to fight it.
Night fell and the night sky was covered in clouds. The storm would be upon them soon. Jack looked and saw a formation in front of him. An island.
"Land ho!" Jacob, another crew member, yelled.
Nightseer's Island. They had come at last.