Okay..now I was planning on using this chapter as actually a time to thank
everybody for their reviews, but it would take too long (I swear I tried,
but there was just too many) I hope that you'll all not be mad at me for
not thanking you individually. But I do thank you all so very very much!!!
And besides, I think that another chapter might be present enough for this
holiday season....hehehe. So, read on!
Disclaimer: Still not owning.
Chapter 7
Conversations and Terrifying Surprises
Meline stared at Jack, her mouth fully open by now.
After a moment, she seemed to come out of her revery, and said, "He couldn't have given it to me."
"Yes he did," responded Jack automatically.
"No. He didn't."
"Yes he did, lass. And I pride myself, I am a much better arguer than you, so you'll have to trust me on this. Your grandfather gave the gold piece to you."
"But, but I'd know if I had a gold coin in my back pocket, or-"
"It seems you wouldn've, lass. None of us have known 'till recently," said Jack. "But we'll discuss that later. Right now I need to finish telling the story."
Meline sighed.
"Fine," she said, folding her arms and leaning back in her chair.
Jack stood up and continued his pacing around the room, thinking.
"Well, once your grandfather realized Marquez was coming to get the coin, he wanted to give it off to yer parents to keep it safe. See, his relationship with his step brother had started as a sort of sibling row, but by this point, Marquez was pissed, and willing to kill anyone who kept him from the gold piece."
"Then why did my grandfather want to give it to my parents?"
"Because he thought Marquez didn't know they existed. But now it seems that there was a spy even at this point."
"A spy?" asked Meline suddenly. "There's a spy? Who is it?"
"Well, lass. If we knew, I'd tell ya. But we're fairly clueless. All we know, is that it must be someone that was close to the govenor. You see, Will and Elizabeth refused to take that coin, thinking that the risk on their lives was too much. And the govenor must have told the spy he was going to give the gold to you, because we've only known it was in your possesion since your grandfather's will came to our attention."
"Why?"
Jack took something out of his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Meline.
"Here," he said. "Your father sent me this to explain what we're dealing with."
Meline took the piece of paper and read:
Last will and Testiment of
Mr. Swan
I, Govenor Swan, upon my death, hereby leave all of my valuable possessions, not to my child and her husband, but to my granddaughter Meline. This includes a trinket already unknowingly in her possession. May she guard it well. I ask of her forgiveness for my stupidity of putting her in danger, and only hope she understands that this was my only option. I love you all, and beg of your forgiveness.
Under the will was a note in her father's handwriting:
Jack- Marquez will stop at nothing to kill Meline and reverse the curse. I need you to get her out of here. A pirate such as yourself will be better suited for a mission like this, and I am also afraid that, if we accompany you, mine and Elizabeth's care for our daughter would only inhibit our ability to make decisions concerning her safety.
Your friend in desperate need
Will Turner
Meline lowered the paper and looked at Jack.
"If we didn't know until after he died, then how.." She slammed the will on the nearby table. "Who's been spying on my family?!" she shouted.
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"Will. Will! Wake up!" Elizabeth whispered in a hiss, shaking her husband I an attempt to wake him.
"Wh-what is it, Elizabeth?" asked Will, opening one eye (the other was black and mercifully swollen shut) and sitting up on the cell floor.
Elizabeth lowered her voice to a whisper.
"There's someone coming down the stairs."
They listened as the sound of feet came closer. And then the figure of a man was there, a smile across his face.
Elizabeth gasped.
"You!" shouted Will.
Dun dun dun!!!!!
Heh. Short, I know. But let's just face the facts. I can't write long chapters. So deal with it!
Once again, I just really want to thanks everyone for their reviews! And for the fact that you all seem to like it.
Just keep doin' what your doin'! and I'll update soon. I know where I'm going with this story. And this is your last chance to figure out who the spy is, because I'm gonna tell ya soon. I mean, we're on winter break now, because I live on the outer banks, and we've got the whole centennial thing going on (aka three weeks of vacation!!!) Talking jack and will dolls to everyone who figures out who the spy is!!!
Ta for now!
Disclaimer: Still not owning.
Chapter 7
Conversations and Terrifying Surprises
Meline stared at Jack, her mouth fully open by now.
After a moment, she seemed to come out of her revery, and said, "He couldn't have given it to me."
"Yes he did," responded Jack automatically.
"No. He didn't."
"Yes he did, lass. And I pride myself, I am a much better arguer than you, so you'll have to trust me on this. Your grandfather gave the gold piece to you."
"But, but I'd know if I had a gold coin in my back pocket, or-"
"It seems you wouldn've, lass. None of us have known 'till recently," said Jack. "But we'll discuss that later. Right now I need to finish telling the story."
Meline sighed.
"Fine," she said, folding her arms and leaning back in her chair.
Jack stood up and continued his pacing around the room, thinking.
"Well, once your grandfather realized Marquez was coming to get the coin, he wanted to give it off to yer parents to keep it safe. See, his relationship with his step brother had started as a sort of sibling row, but by this point, Marquez was pissed, and willing to kill anyone who kept him from the gold piece."
"Then why did my grandfather want to give it to my parents?"
"Because he thought Marquez didn't know they existed. But now it seems that there was a spy even at this point."
"A spy?" asked Meline suddenly. "There's a spy? Who is it?"
"Well, lass. If we knew, I'd tell ya. But we're fairly clueless. All we know, is that it must be someone that was close to the govenor. You see, Will and Elizabeth refused to take that coin, thinking that the risk on their lives was too much. And the govenor must have told the spy he was going to give the gold to you, because we've only known it was in your possesion since your grandfather's will came to our attention."
"Why?"
Jack took something out of his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Meline.
"Here," he said. "Your father sent me this to explain what we're dealing with."
Meline took the piece of paper and read:
Last will and Testiment of
Mr. Swan
I, Govenor Swan, upon my death, hereby leave all of my valuable possessions, not to my child and her husband, but to my granddaughter Meline. This includes a trinket already unknowingly in her possession. May she guard it well. I ask of her forgiveness for my stupidity of putting her in danger, and only hope she understands that this was my only option. I love you all, and beg of your forgiveness.
Under the will was a note in her father's handwriting:
Jack- Marquez will stop at nothing to kill Meline and reverse the curse. I need you to get her out of here. A pirate such as yourself will be better suited for a mission like this, and I am also afraid that, if we accompany you, mine and Elizabeth's care for our daughter would only inhibit our ability to make decisions concerning her safety.
Your friend in desperate need
Will Turner
Meline lowered the paper and looked at Jack.
"If we didn't know until after he died, then how.." She slammed the will on the nearby table. "Who's been spying on my family?!" she shouted.
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
"Will. Will! Wake up!" Elizabeth whispered in a hiss, shaking her husband I an attempt to wake him.
"Wh-what is it, Elizabeth?" asked Will, opening one eye (the other was black and mercifully swollen shut) and sitting up on the cell floor.
Elizabeth lowered her voice to a whisper.
"There's someone coming down the stairs."
They listened as the sound of feet came closer. And then the figure of a man was there, a smile across his face.
Elizabeth gasped.
"You!" shouted Will.
Dun dun dun!!!!!
Heh. Short, I know. But let's just face the facts. I can't write long chapters. So deal with it!
Once again, I just really want to thanks everyone for their reviews! And for the fact that you all seem to like it.
Just keep doin' what your doin'! and I'll update soon. I know where I'm going with this story. And this is your last chance to figure out who the spy is, because I'm gonna tell ya soon. I mean, we're on winter break now, because I live on the outer banks, and we've got the whole centennial thing going on (aka three weeks of vacation!!!) Talking jack and will dolls to everyone who figures out who the spy is!!!
Ta for now!