Chapter Two: Stop Blowing holes in my ship!
A/N: I tend to reread my the chapter I've written before sitting down and writing the next one.... Just a habit of mine, really. Anyway, stupid me doesn't seem to know the difference in "Title" and "Author" Yeah.... I fell dumb... Oh! And have you noticed that both of these stories so far have started out with sleeping and rum..... Hmmm.....
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"They look like they wan' to board, Cap'n," the sailor said.
"Let 'em," Jack answered with a grin. "We'll make 'em sorry they set eyes on the Black Pearl."
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The battle was fierce, he had to admit. The East India Company seemed to know exactly who they were after.
"'ello, Jack Sparrow."
Jack turned to see the person behind him. He had recognized the voice even before he saw the face. "'allo. Nice of ye to drop by, Anderson. 'ope you won' stay long."
Jack's cutlass struck Douglass Anderson's sword and the two shoved off from each other, standing a couple feet away. "It's been quite a while, Sparrow. I was hoping you'd come to visit us."
"Not very likely, but thanks anyway."
"Very likely," Anderson responded, motioning to behind Jack.
The pirate captain risked a glance to see a man holding Ana Maria. Jack kept his face neutral. "What makes you think I'm goin' to come quietly jus' because you 'ave 'er?" He turned a careful glance towards Ana Maria, trying to read her expressions. "Anyway, 'ow do ye knew she's a pirate, eh? She has no brand."
"We'll fix that," Anderson said with a grin. "You didn't have one either before our first little meeting, did you, Sparrow?"
Jack tensed, his mind reeling for an escape rout. Most of his crew had been rounded up, the fight was over, and he and Ana Maria were at gunpoint from several different directions. "All you want is me, eh?"
"Aye, but the lass will come as well. Your crew is free to go, only because you didn't attack first."
Jack shot Gibbs a look. The elder man nodded, as if understanding the silent command to not do anything.... at the moment, of course. The opportune moment would soon present itself.
"Come along now, Sparrow," Anderson said as he took Jack by the shoulders, leading him. He bent down so he was right in the captain's ear. "Wouldn't want her to go through what you did, would you?"
"Son of a-"
"Such language, in front of a lady, Sparrow! I thought even you had more manners than that."
"Not like you'll treat 'er as a lady," Jack growled back.
"We'll see, Sparrow."
The crew from the opposing ship led the Pearl's captain and first mate over and tied them tightly in chains.
"Fire at will, gentlemen," Anderson called out.
The sound of the cannon made Jack's eyes go wide. "Stop blowin' 'oles in me ship!" he yelled. "You said you'd let 'er go!"
"I will, Sparrow, because I'm a man of my word, but we can't have them following us, can we? That'll be all gentlemen!" He turned back to Jack, suddenly right in the younger man's face. "Don't like it so much when you're not the one invading people's space, do you? The nearest port is Port Royal, they'll make it that far. Don't worry about your ship, Sparrow, she'll fair much better than you. Unless of course our pirate hunting commodore out of Port Royal gets to them before they can leave."
Jack thought about this. He and Norrington had signed that agreement that the Pearl could dock in Port Royal if needed, as long as they kept other pirates out of the area and didn't loot any of the merchant ships in the area herself. So his ship was safe, but with all likelihood they would gather up the whelp and his new wife there and come after them. Jack frowned. That wouldn't do at all, them putting themselves in danger for two people.
"Jack?"
The pirate captain turned to his first mate. "What is it, luv?"
"What all did they do to you here?"
Jack shuddered slightly. "Not somethin' I wanna think about right now, luv. Let's just focus on getting' outa 'ere, savvy?"
TBC
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Sorry for the short chappy
Thanks very much for reviews!
Kungfuchick: Why is that good news that it stopped? Is it mad at you so it won't talk to you? Aww... that'd be sad. :grins:
LaVieSansAmour: I'm fast when I have time, and I've had some time lately. I'd probably write more if I weren't studying for my ACT exam. Stupid thing.... I'm taking it tomorrow though, so it'll be out of my way and I can write even faster! Wohoo!
Savvy-rum-drinker: Oh of course I'm going to hurt Jack again! He's my favorite, and you can always spot Saiko-chan's favorites by seeing who gets hurt the worst..... twisted, ne? Anyway, hope you enjoy!
A/N: I tend to reread my the chapter I've written before sitting down and writing the next one.... Just a habit of mine, really. Anyway, stupid me doesn't seem to know the difference in "Title" and "Author" Yeah.... I fell dumb... Oh! And have you noticed that both of these stories so far have started out with sleeping and rum..... Hmmm.....
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"They look like they wan' to board, Cap'n," the sailor said.
"Let 'em," Jack answered with a grin. "We'll make 'em sorry they set eyes on the Black Pearl."
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The battle was fierce, he had to admit. The East India Company seemed to know exactly who they were after.
"'ello, Jack Sparrow."
Jack turned to see the person behind him. He had recognized the voice even before he saw the face. "'allo. Nice of ye to drop by, Anderson. 'ope you won' stay long."
Jack's cutlass struck Douglass Anderson's sword and the two shoved off from each other, standing a couple feet away. "It's been quite a while, Sparrow. I was hoping you'd come to visit us."
"Not very likely, but thanks anyway."
"Very likely," Anderson responded, motioning to behind Jack.
The pirate captain risked a glance to see a man holding Ana Maria. Jack kept his face neutral. "What makes you think I'm goin' to come quietly jus' because you 'ave 'er?" He turned a careful glance towards Ana Maria, trying to read her expressions. "Anyway, 'ow do ye knew she's a pirate, eh? She has no brand."
"We'll fix that," Anderson said with a grin. "You didn't have one either before our first little meeting, did you, Sparrow?"
Jack tensed, his mind reeling for an escape rout. Most of his crew had been rounded up, the fight was over, and he and Ana Maria were at gunpoint from several different directions. "All you want is me, eh?"
"Aye, but the lass will come as well. Your crew is free to go, only because you didn't attack first."
Jack shot Gibbs a look. The elder man nodded, as if understanding the silent command to not do anything.... at the moment, of course. The opportune moment would soon present itself.
"Come along now, Sparrow," Anderson said as he took Jack by the shoulders, leading him. He bent down so he was right in the captain's ear. "Wouldn't want her to go through what you did, would you?"
"Son of a-"
"Such language, in front of a lady, Sparrow! I thought even you had more manners than that."
"Not like you'll treat 'er as a lady," Jack growled back.
"We'll see, Sparrow."
The crew from the opposing ship led the Pearl's captain and first mate over and tied them tightly in chains.
"Fire at will, gentlemen," Anderson called out.
The sound of the cannon made Jack's eyes go wide. "Stop blowin' 'oles in me ship!" he yelled. "You said you'd let 'er go!"
"I will, Sparrow, because I'm a man of my word, but we can't have them following us, can we? That'll be all gentlemen!" He turned back to Jack, suddenly right in the younger man's face. "Don't like it so much when you're not the one invading people's space, do you? The nearest port is Port Royal, they'll make it that far. Don't worry about your ship, Sparrow, she'll fair much better than you. Unless of course our pirate hunting commodore out of Port Royal gets to them before they can leave."
Jack thought about this. He and Norrington had signed that agreement that the Pearl could dock in Port Royal if needed, as long as they kept other pirates out of the area and didn't loot any of the merchant ships in the area herself. So his ship was safe, but with all likelihood they would gather up the whelp and his new wife there and come after them. Jack frowned. That wouldn't do at all, them putting themselves in danger for two people.
"Jack?"
The pirate captain turned to his first mate. "What is it, luv?"
"What all did they do to you here?"
Jack shuddered slightly. "Not somethin' I wanna think about right now, luv. Let's just focus on getting' outa 'ere, savvy?"
TBC
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Sorry for the short chappy
Thanks very much for reviews!
Kungfuchick: Why is that good news that it stopped? Is it mad at you so it won't talk to you? Aww... that'd be sad. :grins:
LaVieSansAmour: I'm fast when I have time, and I've had some time lately. I'd probably write more if I weren't studying for my ACT exam. Stupid thing.... I'm taking it tomorrow though, so it'll be out of my way and I can write even faster! Wohoo!
Savvy-rum-drinker: Oh of course I'm going to hurt Jack again! He's my favorite, and you can always spot Saiko-chan's favorites by seeing who gets hurt the worst..... twisted, ne? Anyway, hope you enjoy!