Disclaimer: I do not own PotC, lol, my magic monkey has run to Leesa, and won't come back =(
XD so I can't wish I did ;)
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Reviews:
Thanks to all who reviewed, sorry I don't have the time at the moment to write em all up, but
I do, nonetheless apreciate them, this chapter is overdue as it it, SORRY :(
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Oh yes, and I am allowing my creative little mind to do something quite evil in the next couple of chapters, so yes. I imagine Orli*n*Keira is going to be mad with me, as is some others of you ;) hehehehe, read on and you will know what I mean.
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As the Black Pearl entered the port, sailing into the waters, one of the members of the Navy ran down to the fort, where Commodore Norrington sat in his office, Governor Swann seated in a chair, around the same table.
"Sir, it's the Black Pearl," the soldier burst out as he entered the room, and Norrington's face turned to a frown.
"Very well, I will assemble the men to wait for them to dock," he turned to Governor Swann, who nodded in grim approval.
"Just make sure Elizabeth is not harmed in the fray," Governor Swann said, and Norrington forced a smile.
"She will not be hurt," he said, and turned to his soldier, "Tell the men already at the docks to await their presence,"
"Yessir," the man said, and left the room, leaving the Governor and the Commodore alone to ready themselves.
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When the Black Pearl anchored at the docks, the first thing both Will and Jack noticed was that the Commodore's men were waiting for them, supposedly blocking them off. Jack looked to Will, who shrugged in confusion, and Elizabeth walked over to them, watching intently as three men from the Navy provided them with a board in which to walk down. She left Will's side to hug Jack tightly.
"Goodbye Jack," she said softly, "thank you for everything," she said.
"It's fine love, good luck to you with the baby," he said, and she politely kissed his cheek before she pulled away. It was only then that she noticed the Commodore walking onboard, and she frowned slightly.
"Commodore, what are you..........." she was cut off as he approached her, and grabbed her arm, dragging her off the ship. She squealed as she was handed to another man, who passed her back. It was then that the Commodore pulled a piece of parchment from his pocket, and proceeded to read it.
"I have a warrant of arrest for the crew of the Black Pearl, after the slaughter of a new settlement exactly six and a half days ago, just after sunset." The Commodore read. He then looked up, seeing Jack.
"Jack Sparrow," he frowned, "You and your crew are to be hung tomorrow morning. Including him," he pointed to Will, "Men, please capture these Pirates and bring them ashore."
Elizabeth screamed, but was shoved back to her father, who, with the help of several soldiers lead her away from the docks, to a carriage. She struggled against their hold, but upon reaching the transport, was forced in, and the doors were locked.
Jack was grabbed by several men, and irons were secured around his wrists, and he was shoved down the plank to the docks. When he reached land, he saw Will was receiving the same treatment, but Norrington shoved him from behind as he walked down the plank, and he fell over, sprawling to Jack's feet as he landed on the wooden surface of the dock. He was dragged up, and the two of them were dragged forcefully along to the fort. A loud explosion sounded behind them, and Jack realised that it was the cannons of the Pearl. Then the ground below him lurched, and he was dropped into the water, along with several of the guards. His tightly bound arms and legs didn't let him move, and he couldn't stay above water for much longer, he was already bobbing under with every wave that washed over him. He smiled as he saw several more men fall into the water, off the Pearl, and the ship moved away from the docks. ~Good,~ Jack thought, ~So the crew wasn't caught, we might get out of this one yet.~. He groaned as he was wrenched up by his arms, into a small boat, and choked some of the water out of his mouth, only to be kicked in the stomach for getting it on the boots of one of them. He looked up, and saw It was Norrington, and he closed his eyes. There was no doubt that the Commodore was in charge right now, he was helpless.
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Elizabeth pounded at the door to the carriage, demanding to be let out. Through the window, she could see Norrington shove Will to the ground off the boat, and she cried out.
"Let me out," she yelled, "He hasn't done anything, he was with me the whole time."
"Elizabeth, dear, please calm down, he was caught, and it's for the best, im sure," Governor Swann tried, with no avail.
"Will didn't have anything to do with the raid," she glared.
"Then the Pirate with him did, and since he was with him, he has the death penalty too. We have to abide by the law." He tried to reason.
"Then by law, I should have the penalty too, if I was with my husband the whole time," Elizabeth looked out the window again.
"We can make an exception, just for you," Governor Swann said, "You should be happy to be alive."
"Not without him," she murmured softly, looking blankly out the window as the carriage took off, resting a hand on her stomach.
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Will heard the sound of a cell door being thrown open, and then felt himself being shoved roughly to the cold, coarse floor of the cell. A sharp pain tore through the left side of his face, and as he brought his shackled hands to the source of the pain, they came away bloody. Upon investigating further, he realised he had a deep graze that ran from his jaw to his temple, between his eyebrow and just in front of his ear. He rested his head on his shirt, and could feel the blood seeping through to his arm, but he felt lightheaded, and tired from struggling to try get away from the soldiers, and to Elizabeth.
He heard the door open again, but didn't have to look as he heard another body hit the floor to know that it was Jack. When the soldiers left, he used the last of his strength to roll over onto his right side. He saw Jack watching him, and frowned. The Pirate was a mess. He was soaking wet, and his arm had a deep cut through the sleeve, which looked like it had been torn open. He then dropped his head back against his arms in another wave of dizziness, frowning as he saw the blood on his sleeve. Although shaky, Jack managed to get up and crawl over to Will, brushing the hair from the graze in the side of his face.
"Jesus mate," Jack swore, "What happened?"
"Commodore........Norrington.............or....his men..." Will muttered, the dizziness consuming him, making him unable to speak. Jack tore the sleeve of his shirt, and pressed it to the younger man's face. Will closed his eyes against the stinging of shallow cut being pressed with a cloth, and winced in pain as the Pirate pulled it off the wound, but he said nothing. The world around him was spinning, but he was just very barely holding on, clinging desperately.
"Jack," he forced himself to speak, "Do you know where Elizabeth is?"
"No lad," Jack said, "As far as I know, she was taken by Norrington's men. Yer lass is probably with her father. You know he would never let anything happen to her,"
"You're right Jack," Will said, "Im not thinking straight at the moment,"
"Aye lad," The Pirate agreed, "You need to rest, so I can make a plan of escape, and you will be strong enough to follow it."
Will never heard the last thing Jack said, as the pain in his face and body had swallowed him up, leaving him unconscious on the floor of the cell.
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Jack looked up from where he sat, curled up in the corner of the cell on a ledge. He could have sworn that Will had stirred from where he lay, still on the floor. The captain frowned, looking at the boy. The blood that ran down his face had dried, leaving crusted blood smeared over his cheek, and through his hair. Shaking his head, he realised he must have been hearing things, and turned back to the wall, facing it gloomily. There was no way he could get out this time, he played with the chains that they had bound his hands with in despair.
He looked up as he heard men enter the room, and was instantly slammed against the cold stone wall, where he hit his head, rendering him senseless. He could then feel himself being dragged, and his weight was supported, whilst someone did something to his wrists. Then he was dropped, but the chain forced him to stay upright. The Pirate blinked, forcing the pain down, and he noticed that they had grabbed Will, and were taking him to the wall, beside himself. Finally aware of what was happening, Jack frowned, almost a glare, which was a rare look, that he reserved for only the worst.
"Leave the lad be," he said, his normally calm, and happy voice now came in a tone of anger, "Can't you see you already knocked him out?" he growled.
"The Commodore does not want you to escape this time Jack," one of the men said, "And lets face it, one night of standing up won't kill the both of you, the noose of the hangman will do that tomorrow morning," he smiled, and the men stepped away from Will, who was hanging limply by his wrists, his head resting on his shoulder and chest. Suddenly Jack was snapped back to thoughts of the men that stood in front of him once more, as one of the guards smacked the butt of his gun into the Pirates stomach, knocking the breath out of him.
"Aren't ye brave," Jack choked out, "hitting a chained and bound prisoner. I bet you that they sing heroic songs about you at night," he groaned at the pain in his torso, and bit his lip. The man grabbed him by his chin, and forced the Pirate to look him squarely in the eye.
"I will truly enjoy seeing you hang tomorrow," he spat, and left the cell, leaving Jack and Will alone once more.
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Yes, I know Im evil, I know I know I know, but of course, I can't have them getting too comfy can I? *gets glared at by Jack, Will and Elizabeth* Okay Okay......GAH
but of course every story has to have a happy ending, no matter what happens.
R/R
~RTT