Chapter 7 - Possible Truth
The crew of the Black Pearl fell silent as they reached the wreckage of the Cloud. Lissandra stood at the bow of the ship; her face was solemn as they came across the broken body of the white ship. The tip of the great sails barely reached above the water.
'Lissandra?' Jack tried to comfort her. 'The Cloud's time came, and there was nothing you could have done. Don't grieve for the lost ship.'
'Lost? But it is not lost. If it were lost than I wouldn't be looking at it.' Her expression changed into madness. 'No, no! 'Twas not lost, it was misplaced. I misplaced my ship and now I have found it. Together at last: the ship and me. The End.'
Jack was quiet as Lissandra's face went grave once more.
'Why are we here?' He asked
'Where?'
'Here. Why did you need to see the Cloud again? Don't tell you missed it!'
Lissandra let her head drop. 'Evan was the heir of Essil. Therefore, it was Essil's ship. But he changed his name to...' Lissandra stuttered, 'Plavalaguna.'
'What's a Plavalaguna?'
'Me.'
Jack jumped backwards. His eyes were practically popping out of his head, not that they actually were, but they were wide and bulgy as ones eyes usually become when hearing surprising news; like 'Hunny, I'm pregnant.' Or possibly, 'I slept with your sister.' Or even, 'Yeah, about your baby...' So really, as it would seem, Jack's eyes were 'popping' out of their sockets. Where were we now? Oh. Yeah!
'Evan and I are, or were, siblings. And it makes sense. We had same dark hair, blue eyes and always had a strong connection with each other, more so then other crew members.'
Jack squinted his eyes (Don't worry, I won't try to explain how) in thought.
'But doesn't that mean we're done?' Jack pointed out. 'If you are an heir of Essil, and you have the pendant, then we can end this right now.'
'But don't you see! I have the pendant and my word without so much as an explanation on how I got it. Who's going to believe that? No one knows Essil got the pendant back. They think I am Arolas' hier!'
'So what are you planning to do?'
'Essil wasn't stupid; maybe he knew something like this would happen. We need more proof. Something that Essil created himself.'
'What's that? Unless it is a family tree, I'm not catching on here!'
'Essil built the ship!'
'That's very good for him. But how does that help us, mate."
Lissandra rolled her eyes. 'The ship! The ship is our clue!'
'How?'
'He told his life story with carvings on the ship's body. There has to be an answer.'
'And what if there isn't?'
'Then it'll be my word and the pendant.'
And so, our hero's embarked on a journey into the depths of the dark, blue, ravaging, violent, cruel etc. sea to look for a possible clue, that may not exist, that carries the fate of all pirates everywhere... Cool!
The day was already mid-afternoon when the crew started searching the ship. But, thankfully, it wasn't too long until Mr. Gibbs called out. 'Hey! Hey! I think found something!'
Lissandra quickly made her way over too him. He showed her the carvings. She studied them carefully; her fingers ran across the carvings. It then seemed a great weight was lifted from her shoulders; she even smiled.
And it was that smile that made Jack smile and when Jack smiles than it means he's happy and when he is happy the crew smiles. But then, he also smiles when he is unhappy and has gone temporarily mad. So really, I have no point except that Jack was smiling... and the crew.
Lissandra ordered the crew to strip the carving off the side of the ship. The arving contained a picture of Essil stabbing Arolas, who was holding a bottle of rum. Engraved beside it was a message which read 'A stab in the back, for a stab in the back. I damned Arolas' life, and took back mine, along with my Thunderbird of amity.'
After their business was completed, the currently content crew returned to their ship with new spirits.
The crew of the Black Pearl fell silent as they reached the wreckage of the Cloud. Lissandra stood at the bow of the ship; her face was solemn as they came across the broken body of the white ship. The tip of the great sails barely reached above the water.
'Lissandra?' Jack tried to comfort her. 'The Cloud's time came, and there was nothing you could have done. Don't grieve for the lost ship.'
'Lost? But it is not lost. If it were lost than I wouldn't be looking at it.' Her expression changed into madness. 'No, no! 'Twas not lost, it was misplaced. I misplaced my ship and now I have found it. Together at last: the ship and me. The End.'
Jack was quiet as Lissandra's face went grave once more.
'Why are we here?' He asked
'Where?'
'Here. Why did you need to see the Cloud again? Don't tell you missed it!'
Lissandra let her head drop. 'Evan was the heir of Essil. Therefore, it was Essil's ship. But he changed his name to...' Lissandra stuttered, 'Plavalaguna.'
'What's a Plavalaguna?'
'Me.'
Jack jumped backwards. His eyes were practically popping out of his head, not that they actually were, but they were wide and bulgy as ones eyes usually become when hearing surprising news; like 'Hunny, I'm pregnant.' Or possibly, 'I slept with your sister.' Or even, 'Yeah, about your baby...' So really, as it would seem, Jack's eyes were 'popping' out of their sockets. Where were we now? Oh. Yeah!
'Evan and I are, or were, siblings. And it makes sense. We had same dark hair, blue eyes and always had a strong connection with each other, more so then other crew members.'
Jack squinted his eyes (Don't worry, I won't try to explain how) in thought.
'But doesn't that mean we're done?' Jack pointed out. 'If you are an heir of Essil, and you have the pendant, then we can end this right now.'
'But don't you see! I have the pendant and my word without so much as an explanation on how I got it. Who's going to believe that? No one knows Essil got the pendant back. They think I am Arolas' hier!'
'So what are you planning to do?'
'Essil wasn't stupid; maybe he knew something like this would happen. We need more proof. Something that Essil created himself.'
'What's that? Unless it is a family tree, I'm not catching on here!'
'Essil built the ship!'
'That's very good for him. But how does that help us, mate."
Lissandra rolled her eyes. 'The ship! The ship is our clue!'
'How?'
'He told his life story with carvings on the ship's body. There has to be an answer.'
'And what if there isn't?'
'Then it'll be my word and the pendant.'
And so, our hero's embarked on a journey into the depths of the dark, blue, ravaging, violent, cruel etc. sea to look for a possible clue, that may not exist, that carries the fate of all pirates everywhere... Cool!
The day was already mid-afternoon when the crew started searching the ship. But, thankfully, it wasn't too long until Mr. Gibbs called out. 'Hey! Hey! I think found something!'
Lissandra quickly made her way over too him. He showed her the carvings. She studied them carefully; her fingers ran across the carvings. It then seemed a great weight was lifted from her shoulders; she even smiled.
And it was that smile that made Jack smile and when Jack smiles than it means he's happy and when he is happy the crew smiles. But then, he also smiles when he is unhappy and has gone temporarily mad. So really, I have no point except that Jack was smiling... and the crew.
Lissandra ordered the crew to strip the carving off the side of the ship. The arving contained a picture of Essil stabbing Arolas, who was holding a bottle of rum. Engraved beside it was a message which read 'A stab in the back, for a stab in the back. I damned Arolas' life, and took back mine, along with my Thunderbird of amity.'
After their business was completed, the currently content crew returned to their ship with new spirits.