Disclaimer- I do not own any of the POTC characters. I only own the character Jackeus and the awesome plot that I have created.
Summary- The adventure continues with many twists and turns along the way! Enjoy reading!
Chapter 9- Secrets Revealed
The night seemed algid and cimmerian, even though daylight hadn't completely become nonapparent to the people of France. A sudden loneliness had found its way into the lives of several people, currently stationed in Jackal's Inn for the evening, and there was no indication that happiness would re- enter any time soon. Many questions were left unanswered, many mysteries were yet to be revealed, but on a night like this, it didn't seem likely that answers could be found with ease.
"Well, that's that," said Bootstrap Bill Turner sullenly. "There's nothing we can do. My son is dead, and so is his wife."
Jack Sparrow had almost been brought to tears again, but kept up his manly attitude. "All right," he mumbled. "Let's get out of here."
They had been staying in a room on the second floor of Jackal's Inn. Neither of them had spoken to each other in over an hour, slowly realizing that their closest friends and family had parted from this world into the next, never to be seen again. The pillow that Jack had been resting his head on was fairly moist where tears had recently fallen. Bootstrap's knowledge did not contain this information, but it became apparent to him when he passed it. He, too, had been emotional over his son's death. He, however, made his emotions public.
As the two pirates headed down a handsome wooden staircase, Jack in the lead, they heard laughter coming from below. They stopped, exchanging confused glances, and continued on slowly. Jack peered around a corner to the front desk, where he saw Jackeus, ecstatic with laughter.
"That brute never saw it coming! Pow!" He pretended to shoot a pistol he had in his hand, and continued laughing. Jack's mouth dropped, as he faced Bootstrap. Bootstrap's face was filled with rage, and he cocked his pistol, boiled over from the new information he had ascertained. He rounded the corner and yelled, "You bastard! You scallywag!" He aimed the pistol at Jackeus.
"Bootstrap," Jackeus said in fright. "What brings you to do such a dastardly deed?"
"You killed my son!" he shouted, tears falling from his eyes. "You killed my Will!"
"I did nothing of the sort!" shouted Jackeus. "I found him dead out on the dock, a bullet lodged into his back!"
"Don't you dare lie to me," Bootstrap growled. "You know how angry I can get."
"I swear on my mother's grave, I--"
A gun was shot, and a bullet flew right into Jackeus' chest. But the bullet didn't come from Bootstrap's gun; it came from someone else's. A tall figure stood in the shadows, but as he moved into the moonlight that now flooded the floor in front of the open door, it became clear who it was. Jack and Bootstrap gasped loudly.
"WILL!!!" Jack shouted. "OH MY GOD! WILL!" Jack ran over and gave his friend the largest hug he had probably ever received. He let go, to find that Will was not the only one that occupied the door space. "ELIZABETH!" Jack ran over to her as well, practically knocking her over, and threw himself on her.
Bootstrap ran over and hugged his skeleton-like son. "Will," he said. "How did you--when did you--?"
"It's all right, Dad," Will said calmly. "Everything will be explained shortly."
After nearly five minutes of tears flying, a second round of hugs from Jack, and a sigh of relief from Bootstrap, the lot of people strolled out of Jackal's Inn. Jack dragged Jackeus out to one of the docks, shot him once more in the back to ensure his death, and pushed him into the dark abyss.
"Not exactly a pleasant funerary," Jack said, as they boarded the Savage Link. "But he deserved it, that filthy scum." He spat into the water and began to steer the ship out into the sea.
"I am befuddled," Jack confessed. "How the hell did you two survive those bullets?"
"Well, it's a rather interesting story," Will said, smiling at Elizabeth. "Would you care to tell it?"
"No," she said. "It's your tale, you do the honors."
He nodded and began his story. "Jackeus is an amazing man in many ways," he said. "Incredibly cruel and evil, but a brilliant pirate. Before he killed me (Bootstrap's face filled with rage once again, his fists clenched), he told me a long story about how he stole a coin called Miracus Spectacturus. It is a coin that can bring living people back from the dead. I didn't realize exactly how it worked until after I brought myself back to life."
"You did what?" asked Bootstrap.
"I brought myself back to life," Will repeated. "I found the coin on the dock after I threw one of Barbossa's pirates into the sea. It was obvious that he had found it, but it was unfortunate for him that he lost it. Had it remained in his pocket, I would have stayed dead, and he would have lived. Jackeus obviously didn't realize that I had the coin in my possession, and pushed me into the ocean. When the night became dark, and the full moon showed itself, I opened my eyes and realized what had happened. I was ecstatic with happiness, and started climbing onto the dock, when the coin slipped out of my hand into the water below. It landed right on top of the pirate who had been killed. He instantly came to life, in skeleton form, and pulled me under water. I grabbed the coin as he tried to suffocate me under water, and stabbed him with my sword. He was dead once and for all.
"After climbing back onto the dock, I noticed a man up in Jackal's Inn that looked oddly familiar. A bright light helped me to recognize him. He had a black beard and a tall hat perched on top of his head. I knew at once it was none other than Jack Sparrow. But when I saw tears falling from his eyes, I knew something was wrong."
"I don't know what you are talking about," Jack said stubbornly. "Crying....puh!"
"Anyway," Will said, his eyes narrowing. "I noticed another man next to him at the window, who was also crying. I knew at once it had to be my father. Do you remember, Father, when we first met on the Reincarnation?"
"Of course," he said. "And I was so drunk that I didn't know who you were!"
Will chuckled. "I continued walking up the dock, and finally reached Jackal's Inn. I looked into a window on the first level, and noticed a woman sleeping in one of the rooms. It was Elizabeth Turner, my very own wife! I almost went insane! How did she find me? Why were Jack and my father crying? Nothing made sense to me. I broke into the room and walked to Elizabeth's bedside. I said her name and kissed her, only to realize that her skin was cold as stone. I felt her heartbeat, and after receiving none, I myself began to cry. I realized that my wife was dead, and there was nothing I could do about it. I laid on top of her, my hand on her heart. That's when my life changed forever."
He looked over to Elizabeth, who now had tears in her eyes. "Go on," she whispered.
Will nodded and continued. "I realized that the coin was in my hand as it touched her heart. The moonlight was shining right through her window, and she came back to life! She looked at me, grabbed me, and started making love to me. Forgive me Jack, but I will not go into much detail."
Jack groaned and spat into the water.
"We snuck back outside, and opened up the main door to the Inn, only to find you two yelling at Jackeus. I realized that this was my chance. I grabbed a pistol from my belt, and shot the bastard down."
Will and Elizabeth smiled at each other and sighed. "I guess that's the end of this adventure," Elizabeth said.
"Oh, I think not," Bootstrap said. "I think it's just beginning."
That's the end of Chapter 9! I hope you enjoyed it! Please give me constructive critcism! :)
Summary- The adventure continues with many twists and turns along the way! Enjoy reading!
Chapter 9- Secrets Revealed
The night seemed algid and cimmerian, even though daylight hadn't completely become nonapparent to the people of France. A sudden loneliness had found its way into the lives of several people, currently stationed in Jackal's Inn for the evening, and there was no indication that happiness would re- enter any time soon. Many questions were left unanswered, many mysteries were yet to be revealed, but on a night like this, it didn't seem likely that answers could be found with ease.
"Well, that's that," said Bootstrap Bill Turner sullenly. "There's nothing we can do. My son is dead, and so is his wife."
Jack Sparrow had almost been brought to tears again, but kept up his manly attitude. "All right," he mumbled. "Let's get out of here."
They had been staying in a room on the second floor of Jackal's Inn. Neither of them had spoken to each other in over an hour, slowly realizing that their closest friends and family had parted from this world into the next, never to be seen again. The pillow that Jack had been resting his head on was fairly moist where tears had recently fallen. Bootstrap's knowledge did not contain this information, but it became apparent to him when he passed it. He, too, had been emotional over his son's death. He, however, made his emotions public.
As the two pirates headed down a handsome wooden staircase, Jack in the lead, they heard laughter coming from below. They stopped, exchanging confused glances, and continued on slowly. Jack peered around a corner to the front desk, where he saw Jackeus, ecstatic with laughter.
"That brute never saw it coming! Pow!" He pretended to shoot a pistol he had in his hand, and continued laughing. Jack's mouth dropped, as he faced Bootstrap. Bootstrap's face was filled with rage, and he cocked his pistol, boiled over from the new information he had ascertained. He rounded the corner and yelled, "You bastard! You scallywag!" He aimed the pistol at Jackeus.
"Bootstrap," Jackeus said in fright. "What brings you to do such a dastardly deed?"
"You killed my son!" he shouted, tears falling from his eyes. "You killed my Will!"
"I did nothing of the sort!" shouted Jackeus. "I found him dead out on the dock, a bullet lodged into his back!"
"Don't you dare lie to me," Bootstrap growled. "You know how angry I can get."
"I swear on my mother's grave, I--"
A gun was shot, and a bullet flew right into Jackeus' chest. But the bullet didn't come from Bootstrap's gun; it came from someone else's. A tall figure stood in the shadows, but as he moved into the moonlight that now flooded the floor in front of the open door, it became clear who it was. Jack and Bootstrap gasped loudly.
"WILL!!!" Jack shouted. "OH MY GOD! WILL!" Jack ran over and gave his friend the largest hug he had probably ever received. He let go, to find that Will was not the only one that occupied the door space. "ELIZABETH!" Jack ran over to her as well, practically knocking her over, and threw himself on her.
Bootstrap ran over and hugged his skeleton-like son. "Will," he said. "How did you--when did you--?"
"It's all right, Dad," Will said calmly. "Everything will be explained shortly."
After nearly five minutes of tears flying, a second round of hugs from Jack, and a sigh of relief from Bootstrap, the lot of people strolled out of Jackal's Inn. Jack dragged Jackeus out to one of the docks, shot him once more in the back to ensure his death, and pushed him into the dark abyss.
"Not exactly a pleasant funerary," Jack said, as they boarded the Savage Link. "But he deserved it, that filthy scum." He spat into the water and began to steer the ship out into the sea.
"I am befuddled," Jack confessed. "How the hell did you two survive those bullets?"
"Well, it's a rather interesting story," Will said, smiling at Elizabeth. "Would you care to tell it?"
"No," she said. "It's your tale, you do the honors."
He nodded and began his story. "Jackeus is an amazing man in many ways," he said. "Incredibly cruel and evil, but a brilliant pirate. Before he killed me (Bootstrap's face filled with rage once again, his fists clenched), he told me a long story about how he stole a coin called Miracus Spectacturus. It is a coin that can bring living people back from the dead. I didn't realize exactly how it worked until after I brought myself back to life."
"You did what?" asked Bootstrap.
"I brought myself back to life," Will repeated. "I found the coin on the dock after I threw one of Barbossa's pirates into the sea. It was obvious that he had found it, but it was unfortunate for him that he lost it. Had it remained in his pocket, I would have stayed dead, and he would have lived. Jackeus obviously didn't realize that I had the coin in my possession, and pushed me into the ocean. When the night became dark, and the full moon showed itself, I opened my eyes and realized what had happened. I was ecstatic with happiness, and started climbing onto the dock, when the coin slipped out of my hand into the water below. It landed right on top of the pirate who had been killed. He instantly came to life, in skeleton form, and pulled me under water. I grabbed the coin as he tried to suffocate me under water, and stabbed him with my sword. He was dead once and for all.
"After climbing back onto the dock, I noticed a man up in Jackal's Inn that looked oddly familiar. A bright light helped me to recognize him. He had a black beard and a tall hat perched on top of his head. I knew at once it was none other than Jack Sparrow. But when I saw tears falling from his eyes, I knew something was wrong."
"I don't know what you are talking about," Jack said stubbornly. "Crying....puh!"
"Anyway," Will said, his eyes narrowing. "I noticed another man next to him at the window, who was also crying. I knew at once it had to be my father. Do you remember, Father, when we first met on the Reincarnation?"
"Of course," he said. "And I was so drunk that I didn't know who you were!"
Will chuckled. "I continued walking up the dock, and finally reached Jackal's Inn. I looked into a window on the first level, and noticed a woman sleeping in one of the rooms. It was Elizabeth Turner, my very own wife! I almost went insane! How did she find me? Why were Jack and my father crying? Nothing made sense to me. I broke into the room and walked to Elizabeth's bedside. I said her name and kissed her, only to realize that her skin was cold as stone. I felt her heartbeat, and after receiving none, I myself began to cry. I realized that my wife was dead, and there was nothing I could do about it. I laid on top of her, my hand on her heart. That's when my life changed forever."
He looked over to Elizabeth, who now had tears in her eyes. "Go on," she whispered.
Will nodded and continued. "I realized that the coin was in my hand as it touched her heart. The moonlight was shining right through her window, and she came back to life! She looked at me, grabbed me, and started making love to me. Forgive me Jack, but I will not go into much detail."
Jack groaned and spat into the water.
"We snuck back outside, and opened up the main door to the Inn, only to find you two yelling at Jackeus. I realized that this was my chance. I grabbed a pistol from my belt, and shot the bastard down."
Will and Elizabeth smiled at each other and sighed. "I guess that's the end of this adventure," Elizabeth said.
"Oh, I think not," Bootstrap said. "I think it's just beginning."
That's the end of Chapter 9! I hope you enjoyed it! Please give me constructive critcism! :)