Chapter 4: Knock knock
Daisy kicked at the hot sand under her feet and complained loudly that she had to get her shoes fixed as the sand was burning her 'poor aching feet'. The party began to make their way up to the Port up through the secret jungle passage. An annoying little monkey (probably named Jack) screeched overhead which sent Becky into a fit of "Oh no we've been found and now we will all swing for it!". She was an utter wimp.
Rachael noticed the monkey as it swung from branch to branch above their heads. As Daisy signalled for them to continue through the passage she noticed Becky giving unnerving glances around her. Rach held a hand to her pistol just in case...
"HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THINGS CRAP!" Daisy suddenly yelled out setting the party off into sudden awareness mode.
Rach, who had her pistol pointing down to the ground in her pants pocket was so completely and utterly shocked pressed her finger against the trigger! OK, so she now had a round burnt hole in her pants...but merely turned to Daisy, "What is it Cap'n?"
Daisy looked totally petrified, "I can't believe it!" she exclaimed, "I've bloody well gone and dropped me deck of cards all over the ground!! And those were my best deck an all!! Quick help me pick them up!!"
Rach had a blank expression, "Right..." She rolled her eyes at her own stupidity of actually firing an armed pistol which was still "safely" tucked away, hidden in her pocket. "Aye aye..." Rach leant down and helped Daisy collect back all of her cards, the whole deck was scattered everywhere but with the final help from Becky they retrieved them all.
Daisy sighed a sigh of relief. That was her favourite deck of cards given to her by Jack and she would have felt so bad if she had lost them all...plus they had a good memory to go with them...however now was not the time to dwell on memories of naked Jack now was the time to get to Will's!! "Onwards crew!" she cried and with that they were on their way. They soon came out of the jungle passage and cast their eyes over the sorry state of Port Royal.
Rach, Becky and of course Daisy...the land crew as it were for their little but very very important mission to find Will and gain knowledge of their dear friend. And of course Daisy's loved one's whereabouts....in order to save him!! Now our hero's stood at the peak of Mount Giballory. A small trash mound at the side of the port where local villagers would dump their daily waste and rubbish...stuff like that. "Will's mansion isn't too far away now girls..." Rach beamed to them.
Daisy smiled to herself, "more like pathetic shack made from a bit o' mud and wood" she mumbled under her breath. Rach frowned at Daisy, "only the truth!" Daisy said while throwing her hands in the air. They climbed Mount Giballory with noses wrinkled and toes curled under as the grime squidged its way through the holes in their shoes. "Ick" cried Beck. Finally Will's "mansion" (pathetic shack) was in view.
Rach skipped up to the door (no he isn't so poor he can't actually have a door)...and tapped gently. Meanwhile Daisy instructed Becky to wait at a 10 meter proximity around the "mansion" just to keep an eye out. Will finally answered the door and both Rach and Daisy were welcomed in. Daisy mumbled something about it being a squeeze to fit them all in.
Daisy peered around the small pathetic place for a home. Indeed there was an upstairs but in total just the two rooms. "I think I know why you're here" Will started in a voice which clearly told them that he had been expecting them. He proceeded to close all the shutters so that no one could hear what they were talking about. They all sat in a close huddle on the floor. "You can never be too sure with these neighbours" Will said in answer to the looks of questioning on their faces, "so you want to know about Jack aye?"
Rach nodded to him, "Aye aye Will..." She said with a slight giggle – she always found the thought of him speaking in pirate slang rather amusing, considering his more formal approach to life. She glanced around his lovely "mansion". Will coughed and then continued, "Well....a few days ago I overheard some of the guards down at the docks..." Daisy and Rach listen intently. Will continues... "They were talking of Jack, and how he has got himself into a spot of trouble with the Spaniards over here."
Daisy shook her heard but couldn't help smile to herself...typical Jack. "The next thing I know the Spanish ship has set sail with Jack onboard. I plan to set sail tomorrow after him" Will finished. "Why set sail tomorrow when you can set sail today?" Daisy suggested to him with a grin on her face, "We set sail tonight." A beam erupted on Will's face, "Aye Aye Cap'n!" he said.
Rach burst into fits of laughter, her head lolled backwards like she was a hyena. Daisy and Will exchanged baffled looks, "What's so funny?" Rach couldn't stop laughing, it was like some infectious disease, and once you got it, it was a long time to get rid of it!
Daisy suddenly held up her hand to silence Rach's laughter a look of urgency on her face. She strained her ears and once again heard the five small taps on the door. "Quick hide!" she yelled quietly to Rach, "That's Becky's signal means that the navy are here!" Will quickly hid them under his pathetically small bed and went to peer through on of the shutters. He could see Becky sitting with her head covered in her cloak like an old beggar woman. She was alright but if they found Rach and Daisy they would recognise them...they were almost as well known as Jack! Meanwhile Daisy and Rach were cramped under the bed.
"He he he..." Daisy rolled her eyes... "Rach, keep it down...its not funny anymore! You've killed the joke now..." Rach whipped the tears from her eyes and tried to stifle her giggles that erupted every 30 seconds. "Sorry...its not this...its he he he....Will" Rach wriggled in the uncomfortable space under the bed. "What about Will?" Daisy inquired and Rach pondered for a bit... "I'm not really sure, he just makes me laugh, and the way he speaks slang- ..." Another little giggle came out but she giggled it out quickly.
Daisy suddenly suppressed a scream. "You've got your foot in my mouth you smelly pirate!" she yelled. Rach removed the offending foot only to see the head of Will pop under the covers. "All clear girls you can come out but I'm afraid that there's no way you can leave yet...The guards have the place surrounded." Rach and a disgruntled Daisy crawled out from under the bed rubbing their 'poor aching backs'. They settled themselves on the floor in silence so the guards wouldn't hear them. The silence was unnerving and Daisy was getting increasingly bored, suffering from lack of strip poker syndrome (known by the crew as LOSPS). Will and Rach kept giving each other looks so Daisy whipped out her pack of cards and dealt them all in for a game of Strip Poker.
Daisy kicked at the hot sand under her feet and complained loudly that she had to get her shoes fixed as the sand was burning her 'poor aching feet'. The party began to make their way up to the Port up through the secret jungle passage. An annoying little monkey (probably named Jack) screeched overhead which sent Becky into a fit of "Oh no we've been found and now we will all swing for it!". She was an utter wimp.
Rachael noticed the monkey as it swung from branch to branch above their heads. As Daisy signalled for them to continue through the passage she noticed Becky giving unnerving glances around her. Rach held a hand to her pistol just in case...
"HOLY MOTHER OF ALL THINGS CRAP!" Daisy suddenly yelled out setting the party off into sudden awareness mode.
Rach, who had her pistol pointing down to the ground in her pants pocket was so completely and utterly shocked pressed her finger against the trigger! OK, so she now had a round burnt hole in her pants...but merely turned to Daisy, "What is it Cap'n?"
Daisy looked totally petrified, "I can't believe it!" she exclaimed, "I've bloody well gone and dropped me deck of cards all over the ground!! And those were my best deck an all!! Quick help me pick them up!!"
Rach had a blank expression, "Right..." She rolled her eyes at her own stupidity of actually firing an armed pistol which was still "safely" tucked away, hidden in her pocket. "Aye aye..." Rach leant down and helped Daisy collect back all of her cards, the whole deck was scattered everywhere but with the final help from Becky they retrieved them all.
Daisy sighed a sigh of relief. That was her favourite deck of cards given to her by Jack and she would have felt so bad if she had lost them all...plus they had a good memory to go with them...however now was not the time to dwell on memories of naked Jack now was the time to get to Will's!! "Onwards crew!" she cried and with that they were on their way. They soon came out of the jungle passage and cast their eyes over the sorry state of Port Royal.
Rach, Becky and of course Daisy...the land crew as it were for their little but very very important mission to find Will and gain knowledge of their dear friend. And of course Daisy's loved one's whereabouts....in order to save him!! Now our hero's stood at the peak of Mount Giballory. A small trash mound at the side of the port where local villagers would dump their daily waste and rubbish...stuff like that. "Will's mansion isn't too far away now girls..." Rach beamed to them.
Daisy smiled to herself, "more like pathetic shack made from a bit o' mud and wood" she mumbled under her breath. Rach frowned at Daisy, "only the truth!" Daisy said while throwing her hands in the air. They climbed Mount Giballory with noses wrinkled and toes curled under as the grime squidged its way through the holes in their shoes. "Ick" cried Beck. Finally Will's "mansion" (pathetic shack) was in view.
Rach skipped up to the door (no he isn't so poor he can't actually have a door)...and tapped gently. Meanwhile Daisy instructed Becky to wait at a 10 meter proximity around the "mansion" just to keep an eye out. Will finally answered the door and both Rach and Daisy were welcomed in. Daisy mumbled something about it being a squeeze to fit them all in.
Daisy peered around the small pathetic place for a home. Indeed there was an upstairs but in total just the two rooms. "I think I know why you're here" Will started in a voice which clearly told them that he had been expecting them. He proceeded to close all the shutters so that no one could hear what they were talking about. They all sat in a close huddle on the floor. "You can never be too sure with these neighbours" Will said in answer to the looks of questioning on their faces, "so you want to know about Jack aye?"
Rach nodded to him, "Aye aye Will..." She said with a slight giggle – she always found the thought of him speaking in pirate slang rather amusing, considering his more formal approach to life. She glanced around his lovely "mansion". Will coughed and then continued, "Well....a few days ago I overheard some of the guards down at the docks..." Daisy and Rach listen intently. Will continues... "They were talking of Jack, and how he has got himself into a spot of trouble with the Spaniards over here."
Daisy shook her heard but couldn't help smile to herself...typical Jack. "The next thing I know the Spanish ship has set sail with Jack onboard. I plan to set sail tomorrow after him" Will finished. "Why set sail tomorrow when you can set sail today?" Daisy suggested to him with a grin on her face, "We set sail tonight." A beam erupted on Will's face, "Aye Aye Cap'n!" he said.
Rach burst into fits of laughter, her head lolled backwards like she was a hyena. Daisy and Will exchanged baffled looks, "What's so funny?" Rach couldn't stop laughing, it was like some infectious disease, and once you got it, it was a long time to get rid of it!
Daisy suddenly held up her hand to silence Rach's laughter a look of urgency on her face. She strained her ears and once again heard the five small taps on the door. "Quick hide!" she yelled quietly to Rach, "That's Becky's signal means that the navy are here!" Will quickly hid them under his pathetically small bed and went to peer through on of the shutters. He could see Becky sitting with her head covered in her cloak like an old beggar woman. She was alright but if they found Rach and Daisy they would recognise them...they were almost as well known as Jack! Meanwhile Daisy and Rach were cramped under the bed.
"He he he..." Daisy rolled her eyes... "Rach, keep it down...its not funny anymore! You've killed the joke now..." Rach whipped the tears from her eyes and tried to stifle her giggles that erupted every 30 seconds. "Sorry...its not this...its he he he....Will" Rach wriggled in the uncomfortable space under the bed. "What about Will?" Daisy inquired and Rach pondered for a bit... "I'm not really sure, he just makes me laugh, and the way he speaks slang- ..." Another little giggle came out but she giggled it out quickly.
Daisy suddenly suppressed a scream. "You've got your foot in my mouth you smelly pirate!" she yelled. Rach removed the offending foot only to see the head of Will pop under the covers. "All clear girls you can come out but I'm afraid that there's no way you can leave yet...The guards have the place surrounded." Rach and a disgruntled Daisy crawled out from under the bed rubbing their 'poor aching backs'. They settled themselves on the floor in silence so the guards wouldn't hear them. The silence was unnerving and Daisy was getting increasingly bored, suffering from lack of strip poker syndrome (known by the crew as LOSPS). Will and Rach kept giving each other looks so Daisy whipped out her pack of cards and dealt them all in for a game of Strip Poker.