Just an Illusion, by Ortain
Chapter 13 – Only Friends
Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney does. This is fanfic, so sue me. I don't care.
Author's Note: I'm back at school after the Easter holidays so I might not be able to update as fast, I'll try my best though. : - )
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Barbossa ordered Jack and Josephine to be locked in the Captain's cabin. It was pathetic, the last real pirate ship in the Caribbean, the most fearsome Pirates in the whole world, threatened by an illusion. But this illusion was real.
Josephine was clearly in much pain, she collapsed on the floor with blood seeping through her shirt. Jack exposed her bare stomach and then pressed on her wound with the bandages, Josephine winced.
"It's ok, luv. I know how to get out of this. He's just an illusion, just an illusion." Jack tried to comfort Josephine.
"He told me that love was an illusion, he told me that you were an illusion." Said Josephine.
"You...he...he's talked to you before?" (Jack)
"Remember those nightmares I had, those hallucinations. It was him, telling me to murder you." (Josephine)
Jack regained some of his cockiness. "And you just almost listened to him didn't you." He raised an eyebrow. "So feisty"
Josephine turned away. "Look I'm really sorry about that." Said Jack in a guilty voice. He tried to touch Josephine's cheek but she pushed him away. "Get off me." She tried wriggling out of his reach but he stopped her. She was in too much pain to protest.
When the bleeding stopped Jack bandaged Josephine's waist and arm up.
"I don't know how long Barbossa's gonna be gone, why don't ye try an' get some sleep." Said Jack. It was almost nightfall.
"I thought that was your bed." Snarled Josephine. Then she thought her tone might have been a little harsh, maybe Jack was just trying to be nice. But then again he wouldn't have gone to bed with a whore if he really loved her. But maybe she was interpreting him wrong, maybe he meant as a friend.
Josephine hadn't really thought about that, and when Jack said he loved her he didn't actually say that. He said "I luv ye." That seemed informal for the time.
She lay down on the bed and tried to get some sleep. After about five minute Jack crawled under the bed covers with her. She gave him such a hard shove that he rolled right off the bed onto to the floor.
"What the hell are you doing in bed with me?" snapped Josephine.
"Well, it is me bed an' I'll be needing sleep too." Jack pouted, annoyed at being pushed onto the floor.
"Fine, then you can sleep on your bed and I'll sleep on the floor." Josephine grabbed the pillow and yanked all the sheets off the bed and dumped them on the floor leaving nothing but a bare mattress.
"Look, I know you're still mad at me. But I'm sorry and...and well...I explained in that letter I gave you." Jack held out his arms. "Friends...at least?" When Josephine looked apprehensive he added "We've got to stick together, through this."
Then Josephine let Jack hug her, friends, they were just friends. Nothing more, nothing less.
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That night Josephine slept on the bed, Jack waited until she was asleep, and then curled up with her.
Early in the morning, before the sun rose, Barbossa banged on the door and yelled for them to wake up. Josephine shoved Jack out of bed like yesterday.
Barbossa knew what his final aim was, to kill Jack and his crew, they could not be trusted, and to keep the girl. He was planning on killing her, but then again he wanted some pleasurable company. The crew would go easily, but Jack. Barbossa wanted the girl to kill Jack for him, he couldn't kill Jack himself. If he killed Jack himself, he would be gone.
The reason Barbossa had become a ghost was because he had unfinished business. He had emerged out of the Orb of the Lost Souls. If he killed Jack, he would not have any unfinished business and would be gone. However, if he got the girl to kill Jack, then he would live forever, undefeatable. A few years ago, he would have rather death, but in his brief encounter with hell, he would rather the invincibility and immortality.
He had read all this in the Orb, the Orb had told him everything about the girl, her weaknesses, he knew where she was from, her name. He knew about her loneliness, about how her parents wouldn't pay ransom money for her safe return.
Barbossa aimed to kill one crew member each day, he would make Josephine fear him. Then he would be able to take over her mind. Fear was human's greatest weakness, this set Josephine aside from all others, she had never been afraid, since she had become Jack's hostage she had never been afraid. Only angry and lonely, but never afraid.
Barbossa had missed his chance yesterday, Josephine had been afraid when he had threatened her, but Barbossa had been too preoccupied to tell.
It seemed easy, threaten her again, but Barbossa needed more time, more time to intimidate the girl and make her fear him over a long period of time.
"All hands on deck" yelled Barbossa. When everyone was assembled Barbossa told everyone what they already knew. He would be taking over as Captain, and if so much as a single soul dared to object, instant death was assured.
Barbossa, naturally, was in control of the wheel. Jack felt he needed to object to that. Barbossa decided to assert his authority on the ship and he wanted to have a go at making Josephine afraid of him.
Barbossa made his way up to one of the crew members and swiftly, ran his sword through his abdomen and out again. The man fell, without a word. Barbossa then wiped his sword on the man's filthy garments.
"Your whore will go next." Snarled Barbossa to a very surprised Jack.
Josephine was not afraid, instead she was very furious of what Barbossa had done and what he had just called her.
"You filthy scum, I'm not his whore." She snapped at him trying to slap him but he caught her wrist.
"Don't hate me...Josephine."
"How do you know my name?"
"Ah...so that's your name." said Jack, feeling the need to interrupt. Barbossa let go of Josephine's hand.
"When the greedy man awakes from the nigh he remembers neither what happened nor what his whore's name is." Barbossa smiled. "I think I'll be getting the Captain's cabin, lock these two in the brig."
When the crew failed to comply Barbossa put his sword to Gibb's neck, two crew members feebly dragged Josephine and Jack to the brig.
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Here's another chapter, please please please review. Ice cream to all reviewers.
Note to Reviewers:
Nicole: Yep, I've read Harry Potter. This is sort of like the Legilimency stuff, but Barbossa has different intentions. Thanks for the review : - ). [hands over strawberry ice-cream]
Jessica (insidethejadeddreamland@hotmail.com): The orb thing, like Saruman's orb. Sort of. Thanks for the review : - ). [hands over vanilla ice-cream]
SparrowPhoenix: Yes, you're right, I wouldn't object too much if he captured me either. Thanks for the review : - ) [hands over chocolate ice- cream]
CrazyCanoeingGIT: She does tell him her name in this chapter, not really tell him. He sort of discovers it. Thanks for the review : - ) [hands over mango ice-cream]
XPUNKROCKGODESSX: Nah, not crazy. Thanks for the review : - ) [hands over chocolate chip ice-cream]
Captainme: Thanks for reviewing, it's ice-cream this time : - ) [hands over mint ice-cream]
Jupiter-1685: Thanks for the many many reviews : - ) [hands over raspberry ice-cream]
Sorry I chose the ice-cream flavours this time, please review again and tell me what flavour you prefer. Thxxxxx
Ortain
Chapter 13 – Only Friends
Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney does. This is fanfic, so sue me. I don't care.
Author's Note: I'm back at school after the Easter holidays so I might not be able to update as fast, I'll try my best though. : - )
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Barbossa ordered Jack and Josephine to be locked in the Captain's cabin. It was pathetic, the last real pirate ship in the Caribbean, the most fearsome Pirates in the whole world, threatened by an illusion. But this illusion was real.
Josephine was clearly in much pain, she collapsed on the floor with blood seeping through her shirt. Jack exposed her bare stomach and then pressed on her wound with the bandages, Josephine winced.
"It's ok, luv. I know how to get out of this. He's just an illusion, just an illusion." Jack tried to comfort Josephine.
"He told me that love was an illusion, he told me that you were an illusion." Said Josephine.
"You...he...he's talked to you before?" (Jack)
"Remember those nightmares I had, those hallucinations. It was him, telling me to murder you." (Josephine)
Jack regained some of his cockiness. "And you just almost listened to him didn't you." He raised an eyebrow. "So feisty"
Josephine turned away. "Look I'm really sorry about that." Said Jack in a guilty voice. He tried to touch Josephine's cheek but she pushed him away. "Get off me." She tried wriggling out of his reach but he stopped her. She was in too much pain to protest.
When the bleeding stopped Jack bandaged Josephine's waist and arm up.
"I don't know how long Barbossa's gonna be gone, why don't ye try an' get some sleep." Said Jack. It was almost nightfall.
"I thought that was your bed." Snarled Josephine. Then she thought her tone might have been a little harsh, maybe Jack was just trying to be nice. But then again he wouldn't have gone to bed with a whore if he really loved her. But maybe she was interpreting him wrong, maybe he meant as a friend.
Josephine hadn't really thought about that, and when Jack said he loved her he didn't actually say that. He said "I luv ye." That seemed informal for the time.
She lay down on the bed and tried to get some sleep. After about five minute Jack crawled under the bed covers with her. She gave him such a hard shove that he rolled right off the bed onto to the floor.
"What the hell are you doing in bed with me?" snapped Josephine.
"Well, it is me bed an' I'll be needing sleep too." Jack pouted, annoyed at being pushed onto the floor.
"Fine, then you can sleep on your bed and I'll sleep on the floor." Josephine grabbed the pillow and yanked all the sheets off the bed and dumped them on the floor leaving nothing but a bare mattress.
"Look, I know you're still mad at me. But I'm sorry and...and well...I explained in that letter I gave you." Jack held out his arms. "Friends...at least?" When Josephine looked apprehensive he added "We've got to stick together, through this."
Then Josephine let Jack hug her, friends, they were just friends. Nothing more, nothing less.
* * *
That night Josephine slept on the bed, Jack waited until she was asleep, and then curled up with her.
Early in the morning, before the sun rose, Barbossa banged on the door and yelled for them to wake up. Josephine shoved Jack out of bed like yesterday.
Barbossa knew what his final aim was, to kill Jack and his crew, they could not be trusted, and to keep the girl. He was planning on killing her, but then again he wanted some pleasurable company. The crew would go easily, but Jack. Barbossa wanted the girl to kill Jack for him, he couldn't kill Jack himself. If he killed Jack himself, he would be gone.
The reason Barbossa had become a ghost was because he had unfinished business. He had emerged out of the Orb of the Lost Souls. If he killed Jack, he would not have any unfinished business and would be gone. However, if he got the girl to kill Jack, then he would live forever, undefeatable. A few years ago, he would have rather death, but in his brief encounter with hell, he would rather the invincibility and immortality.
He had read all this in the Orb, the Orb had told him everything about the girl, her weaknesses, he knew where she was from, her name. He knew about her loneliness, about how her parents wouldn't pay ransom money for her safe return.
Barbossa aimed to kill one crew member each day, he would make Josephine fear him. Then he would be able to take over her mind. Fear was human's greatest weakness, this set Josephine aside from all others, she had never been afraid, since she had become Jack's hostage she had never been afraid. Only angry and lonely, but never afraid.
Barbossa had missed his chance yesterday, Josephine had been afraid when he had threatened her, but Barbossa had been too preoccupied to tell.
It seemed easy, threaten her again, but Barbossa needed more time, more time to intimidate the girl and make her fear him over a long period of time.
"All hands on deck" yelled Barbossa. When everyone was assembled Barbossa told everyone what they already knew. He would be taking over as Captain, and if so much as a single soul dared to object, instant death was assured.
Barbossa, naturally, was in control of the wheel. Jack felt he needed to object to that. Barbossa decided to assert his authority on the ship and he wanted to have a go at making Josephine afraid of him.
Barbossa made his way up to one of the crew members and swiftly, ran his sword through his abdomen and out again. The man fell, without a word. Barbossa then wiped his sword on the man's filthy garments.
"Your whore will go next." Snarled Barbossa to a very surprised Jack.
Josephine was not afraid, instead she was very furious of what Barbossa had done and what he had just called her.
"You filthy scum, I'm not his whore." She snapped at him trying to slap him but he caught her wrist.
"Don't hate me...Josephine."
"How do you know my name?"
"Ah...so that's your name." said Jack, feeling the need to interrupt. Barbossa let go of Josephine's hand.
"When the greedy man awakes from the nigh he remembers neither what happened nor what his whore's name is." Barbossa smiled. "I think I'll be getting the Captain's cabin, lock these two in the brig."
When the crew failed to comply Barbossa put his sword to Gibb's neck, two crew members feebly dragged Josephine and Jack to the brig.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*~*
Here's another chapter, please please please review. Ice cream to all reviewers.
Note to Reviewers:
Nicole: Yep, I've read Harry Potter. This is sort of like the Legilimency stuff, but Barbossa has different intentions. Thanks for the review : - ). [hands over strawberry ice-cream]
Jessica (insidethejadeddreamland@hotmail.com): The orb thing, like Saruman's orb. Sort of. Thanks for the review : - ). [hands over vanilla ice-cream]
SparrowPhoenix: Yes, you're right, I wouldn't object too much if he captured me either. Thanks for the review : - ) [hands over chocolate ice- cream]
CrazyCanoeingGIT: She does tell him her name in this chapter, not really tell him. He sort of discovers it. Thanks for the review : - ) [hands over mango ice-cream]
XPUNKROCKGODESSX: Nah, not crazy. Thanks for the review : - ) [hands over chocolate chip ice-cream]
Captainme: Thanks for reviewing, it's ice-cream this time : - ) [hands over mint ice-cream]
Jupiter-1685: Thanks for the many many reviews : - ) [hands over raspberry ice-cream]
Sorry I chose the ice-cream flavours this time, please review again and tell me what flavour you prefer. Thxxxxx
Ortain