I'm back and I'm sorry to say this is the second last chapter to this
story, I've already written the last. I am so sad man! It's been a long
journey for me and I'll be finally over...one way or the other. Will Jack
live? You'll have to wait and see. For all of you who don't get MTV let me
give you a little recap of Johnny Depp.
Announcer (I can't remember who it was and it wasn't that important because
I'm doing this off the top of my memory): Johnny Depp couldn't be with us
tonight because he is cureently in France on location of his new film but
he wanted to thank us via sataliaght.
(Room goes dark, screen comes on. There is a nice yacht with a plush bed
type thing, nice ships in back. On pole beside Johnny is a pirates hat and
a sword. Johnny himself is sleeping, head back, snoring loudly holding a
cutlass in one hand and a pink martini in the other. Woman comes over to
him with gold wrapped package)
"Mr. Depp?" (Shakes him) "Mr Depp?" (He wakes with start and an 'oh') "This
package just arrived for you." (Hands him package. He thanks her and opens
top. (MTV Movie award is a box of golden popcorn.)
"Spray painted popcorn." (He says, ripping off top and showing popcorn.
Rips off rest of paper to show award for best male performance. Says 'oh'
again and his thank yous. Here's the part I like.
"I wish I could have been there but I am currently hard at work, as you can
see, filming Pirates of the Caribbean two, so..." (Raises glass and cheers)
PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN TWO, STRAIGHT FROM JOHNNY DEPP'S MOUTH. Okay, calming....calming...now to the story. YES! POTC 2!
Ch. 19 Underwater
"Jack!" Lily screamed, running forward, A large arm grabbed her around the chest, pulling her back into a warm and violent embrace as the first drops of rain splattered the deck from the sudden and violent looking black clouds in the sky. The wind picked up and her hair blew about her face.
Jack's choking gasps...the sight of his hands grasping his throat, trying vainly to pull away the rope...Rosa standing beside her doing nothing. They all built up in her head until she couldn't stand it. Fritz was gone and there was a shot...
She looked left and saw another ship coming along side theirs. This was her chance. Lily brought her head forward and back sharply, felt the man's face connect with her skull and a howl of pain as blood gushed down the back of her neck. She wiped around and watched as the man staggered clutching his severely broken nose. Not even thinking, just doing what was natural, Lily punched him hard, connecting again with his nose and sending him sprawling to the deck...uncontous.
A warm sense of power radiated from her suddenly as she turned and rushed towards Jack, grabbing his legs and lifting as hard as she could, trying to loosen his bind. "Jack, you have to help me!" She yelled. With her help, Jack hooked his fingers under the noose and lifted his head from the loop, falling to the deck and embraced her tightly, sinking to the deck and onto his knees, breathing hard.
"Thank...you...luv." Jack managed to say through gasps. He held her so tightly she thought her head would come off but she didn't want it to end. She took him in, his warmth; his scent...his body, the feeling of his heart pounding against her chest. He was alive! He was truly and wonderfully alive.
There was also a slight ripple of shame. She loved Jack so much...would her late husband ever forgive her? She loved Jack Johnson but was there any place in her heart for Jack Sparrow? Finally he pulled away from her and turned to look at the other ship that had docked beside theirs. Lily watched him...he looked so much the same but yet, so very different. The same boy was in there...in this strange and very handsome man.
"The Pearl." He said. Lily looked to, past fighting crew and Rosa, who was slashing and cutting with a new found sword, her talent and skill evident now. Lily knew she had to get fighting, fight for her life. A woman was running towards them, cutting down men as she came. Jack stood, pulling her to her feet.
"Jack!" She screamed, flinging herself into his arms as Lily watched. She held him tightly for a minute or so, both forgetting the battle around them. Finally she let go, looking around the deck. "The Seeker is behind us. All men aboard. Where is he."
"Don't know." Jack said. "But we'll find out."
Fritz searched his cabin, collecting all his guns and swords, stuffing them into his sash and belt. Dick stood in the corner, watching, occasionally looking out the cracked door to the deck where the crew of the Black Pearl had just been joined by the crew of the Seeker of Pain.
"There are two ships." Dick said, surprised and slightly scared. "The Black Pearl, Sparrow's ship...and the Seeker." There was definitely a note of panic now in his voice. Fritz smiled slightly.
"Not surprised, really." Fritz answered, loading all his guns and checking his extra shot. He was prepared to go down fighting. There was a scar on his stomach, below his rib cage. He owed Sparrow for the that. "The Seeker, under yer nephew's care, 'as been gainin' on us since yer absence."
"Surprised, really, that that child could captain a ship so well." Dick said. Fitz smiled and turned as the gunshots outside grew more intense and the sounds of clanging swords growing more numerous. It was an all out war.
"I'm not." Fritz said. "Tha' kid is more intelligent then ye give 'im credit for." He said. Dick snorted and drew his sword before his face blanched.
"Sparrow's making his way towards us." He said. "An' he's not alone."
The rain that had started as a light drizzle was falling hard now as the three crews battled, the Pearl, under first mate Joshamee Gibbs and the Seeker under captain Herald Dobb, battled against the crew of the Revenge. The crew of the Revenge was surprisingly large and very well trained. They attacked with speed and agility and, even though their enemies out numbered them two to one, they were still matched.
Jack Sparrow walked through the fray with ease, no one from the Red Revenge seemed to want to engage him in a fight as they had heard so much about him and seen what he could do. When they had brought him in earlier, he'd been kicking and screaming the whole time, taking down three men single-handed even dizzy and disoriented. Jack felt now as if his whole life had been leading up to, and would end with this final fight.
Fritz emerged from his cabin just as Jack reached it, Dick stumbling out after him. They stared at each other for a minute before Dana rushed forward, engaging Dick in a vicious battle, screaming and slashing while yelling curses and insults at him. Jack turned away from Dick and watched Fritz battling through the swarm of enemies apon his deck, trying to get to a rowboat. Jack followed.
"Abandoning are we?" Jack asked. Fritz turned and pulled out a gun, aiming it at Jack. Jack smiled. "Cheating are we, I don't blame you." He stepped forward and Fritz tensed. "You've tried to kill me...how many times now mate? Three...four...what makes you think it will possibly work this time?"
"Do you know what day it is Delore?" Fritz asked. Jack didn't answer. This was a trick. "It's your father's anniversary. The day he died was today." Jack smiled.
"Fitting, as today is also the day his killer dies." Fritz growled and Jack lunged, grabbing the man around the belly and pulling him down on to the deck with a loud smack. They rolled around, punching and kicking at each other, hitting other battling parties as they went. Suddenly, a hand grabbed him and lifted him from Fritz. It was Lester. He threw Jack backwards and he slammed into the deck as Lester and Fritz began exchanging cutlass blows. With a growl, Jack made to get up but another pirate from Fritz's crew was after him.
Katherine stood below, listing to the battling and shouts from above on the deck. Alice was huddled in her cell; the man named Cotton with his arm around her shoulder. She didn't know what was happening but it sounded nasty.
"It'll be okay Alice." She said soothingly to her little sister. "Father and our brothers will come and save us. And mother and Auntie Lily to." Alice didn't respond. "Someone help!" There was someone on the stairs, coming down. It turned out to be Lily. "Lily! Help!" Lily grabbed the keys off the wall and fit them into the locks, opening the cells. She grabbed Alice and Katherine then turned to Cotton.
"Jack's crew and another are battling above." She handed him a sword. "There, go." She turned as the man ran off up the stairs and held Katherine and Alice close to her. "I want you two to follow me. I'm going to take you to the Black Pearl. You'll be safe there." For almost twenty years she had loathed that name, Black Pearl. It was associated with death and destruction and, for a while, Jack Sparrow. Now things had changed, now it was Jack's...a different Jack then she had expected.
They made their way up the staircase to the deck and sprinted around the edge of the ship and fighting men to the gangplank connecting the Red- Revenge to the Black Pearl. The captain's cabin was untouched. She shoved the girls inside before her then shut the door.
Jack's stuff lye scattered across the floor and his bed was a messy mound of blankets. The table held maps and a compass and there were rum bottles everywhere. In the absence of maids he'd really let go.
"Come on." Lily whispered, leading the girls to the corner of the room near a cabinet and making them crouch on the ground beside it as rain began to pound on the roof. She turned to the window and saw it streaming down the glass. "I want you two to stay here." She handed Katherine a gun. "If any bad men come in, use this. Make sure it's not Jack. I'm going to lock the door but...you never know, okay. If they come at you in a threatening way." She indicated the gun, kissed their foreheads and left, grabbing a sword on the way out.
Her eyes searched the fighting men and they fell on Jack, battling with a man twice his size. Her gaze remained on him for a full minute before a pirate from the Red-Revenge lunged at her, slashing, aiming for her stomach. She avoided and came around behind him, cutting deep into his back. When he was down she moved on, dimly aware of the blood soaking her dress.
Jack ducked another blow and hit the man with the blunt end of his sword on the knee. The man fell to his height and with a quick jab he was dead. Lily was emerging from his cabin. He was about to go to her when a large, fat man blocked him.
"'Ello Sparrow, not so tough, are we." Jack smiled and jumped over the man's sword as he swung at his legs. The man growled and lumbered forward, running Jack hard into the mast. He swung at Jack's head and Jack ducked, hearing the thud of metal in wood. Standing to his full height, he came up beside the man and smiled at him as he tried to pull his sword from the mast.
"Oh, Good job." He said. The man screamed and let go of his sword, swinging at Jack with all his might. Dana was coming up behind them; he could see her between leaps and ducks. With a sickening crack, the man was down, a bleeding gash on the back of his head. Jack felt his own head wound and winced. Bastards! "I had it alright on me own, luv." He said. Dana rolled her eyes.
"Oh yes, I'm sure you did." She glared at him. "I hear tell he wants the map to Isla de Muerta. He already has a piece..." Jack suddenly got an idea.
"Draw him to me." He said. Dana's brow furrowed and she leaned in closer to hear him over the battling pirates and the rain pounding the deck. "Never mind, find me sister..."
"Who would that be?" Dana asked. Jack looked around.
"The one with blond hair...red dress." Dana looked over his shoulder and nodded, running off on her own while Jack made his own way to his cabin. Inside he ran to the dresser and began ripping out his drawers, searching. A voice in the corner, however, made his start. It was his nieces. The oldest one had her gun on him.
"That's a pretty big gun for such a young lass." He said. The girl didn't look pleased to see him.
"I'm not a lass." She said, lowering the gun. "I'm a young woman." Jack laughed lightly and began tearing through the drawers again.
"Whatever you are." He said, "You're like your mother." There was no answer in the corner for a moment, then the young one...the yappy one, who reminded him of Elizabeth, spoke up.
"Your mother's brother?" She asked. Jack glanced up at her for a second then fell to his knees and reached under the dresser, hands moving back and fourth, feeling for it. It wasn't there either. "Sir?"
"What?" Jack snapped, standing up and walking to the table, tossing papers in his vein attempt to find the map. It wasn't there either.
"What are you looking for?" Katherine asked. Jack stopped, looking around. The bed was different then how he'd last seen it when Fritz had been tossing the place. He crossed the room and pulled up the mattress, finding the map underneath. He pulled it out and stared at it. It was his mother's piece.
"This." Jack said, turning away from them and going to the door. "Bye...wait." He stopped and turned, getting an even better idea. There was a cabinet in the corner, where he kept his rum. He opened it and pulled out a half empty bottle. Pouring the liquid over the map, Jack looked around. The girls had a dying candle beside them, he scooped it up and made to walk out before Alice stopped him.
"Good luck." She said. Standing on a chair, she kissed him on the cheek and smiled, waving him on.
The rain threatened to kill the last of the flame so he held the map above it, shielding it from the water as his eyes surveyed the ships. Fritz was on the Pearl, fighting with Anamaria and John. Setting the candle on the deck, Jack raised his gun and fired, screaming over the battling. "FRITZ! OH, FRITZY BOY!" Fritz seemed to hear him because he looked over. Most of Fritz's crew was down, here or there a few men who fought. "ANA, JOHN! STOP!" Anamaria did as ordered but John didn't, he still fought and, with out Anamaria, John was easily cut down by a slice to the leg. Fritz turned to Jack and began to wend his way through the pirates, most still battling, to stand close enough to see what the other was doing. Jack lowered the pistol and picked up the candle in his left hand, holding the map in his right.
"What you're looking for, I'm sure." Jack yelled out, hiding the candle from the rain with the map. He'd have to do it soon or the rain would run away all the rum. "Come get it." And, with that, Jack Sparrow lit the map to Isla de Muerta on fire. With out this piece, Fritz would never find it. Fritz screamed with rage and ran toward Jack who through the charred map and candle behind him, drawing his sword. Just before he reached Jack who absolutely was not prepared, his body jerked.
Rosa watched in horror as Fritz ran towards Jack who wasn't prepared. From her side, she drew a gun and, just before Fritz grabbed Jack she let it pulled the trigger, watching it cut through the air and embed itself in the man's back, between the shoulder blades. "For my mother." She whispered.
Dana spun around as her latest enemy dropped, and turned just in time to see Fritz moving towards Jack, the map burning in the captain's hands. He wasn't ready, Fritz was going to cur him down! She slashed at another of the Revenge's crewmen and ripped open his belly, watching him fall to the ground, dead. Grabbing his gun, she raised it, aimed and fired. It hit Fritz in the head just as another shot hit his back. Looking around, she saw Rosa standing nearby with a raised gun to. It had been her. Under her breath, Dana whispered, "For my son."
"No!" Lily screamed as she saw Fritz going at Jack. She didn't have to think about it. Grabbing her dagger from her side, Lily focused her mind on what she had to do and, when the two shots to his back and head didn't stop him, she let fly the dagger and watched it spin...closing her eyes briefly, she opened them to see the dagger in Fritz's neck. "For Jack."
How was he possibly still moving? Jack had seen his body jerk, the dagger in his neck. Fritz grabbed Jack's shirt as he reached him and held on, leaning on him, putrid breath caressing Jack's face. Blood poured from Fritz's mouth and he said, "It's the end, mate."
Jack grabbed the other's shirt as well and felt Fritz's hand move to his wrist as they moved backwards across the deck. Fritz was pushing Jack back. "I'll see you in hell." Fritz smiled and there was a weird chinking sound. Looking down, Jack saw a lock on his writs, much as what the navy used. It connected Fritz's wrist to his. Jack looked back at the man, horrified. How had he got it on so...fast? So secretly?
"See you there?" He asked, spitting blood in Jack's face. "You're coming with me." Suddenly Fritz shoved him and together they were off the ship and into the cool waves below, locked together in a struggle of life and certain death...underwater.
How was it? Was it believable? I hope so. Please review!
ALTENG: Wow, a lot of reviews in such a short space! I'll start with your one from chapter fifteen and work up. The order of the phoenix is awesome, it's my second fav. Of the series. I like number three the best. I can't wait until she comes out with the 6th one! You liked Bonettie? I never really let anyone get to know him. If I think about it, he's kinda like my brother. Slab of meat on the table? That made me laugh, I swear! Sorry about you reviews. I don't get a lot of time to read because I have an hour during comp classes to get all my work done and put up stories. I think I reviewed your pintel and ragettie one, right? I have to read the rest. I remember something about Jack hitting on that girl...I'm glad you didn't think 16 was boring. I was afraid ppl would. You know? I wanted to put in Jack and Will's first meeting but, like you said, action is hard to write and I had to speed through this one. Pintel dated a eunich...don't want to know. Lily, gotta love her. I think she's one of my favorite made up characters...I liked josh to though. What story is this, with Alice Whitter? I'm curious. I was reading a book named Titanic, the long night, and one of the main characters was named Max Whitaker and I liked that last name. Then, my neice was watching Alice and Wonderland and it came to me. Yeah, in chapter 18 I know that I'd be wondering about Jack Johnson giving info away to but, why would he give so much, you know? I want Fritz greedy and, like you said before, part of the gold's curse is greed. I'm already done the story, I just have to keep posting till the end . I have others now to occupy me but...it's still sad. Hang in there, it's almost over.
DRAGONHUNTER200: How's freedom from school? Your out now right? I have these next three or so days then the week of exams then it's over. That whole thing with Jack kicking the bucket or fritz kicking the bucket or both...you made my head spin. Lets' just say, fritz kicked the bucket, jack had the rope around his neck. Is that okay? Your head still spinning? Just thinking about it is making mine! I wonder what Jack would smell like.... Advanced Algebra? Ouch man...the only one I'm worried about is math because I suck at math! Well...history is worrying me to. Dream about Jack! Are you nuts, of course you'd pick Jack! We have two screens. I went to see Harry potter 3 in the city though and it was great. I gave you a semi-over view in my the other truth story so... With the cows...yeah, that's what I said to. I didn't believe it either but...in my town, anything can happen.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN TWO, STRAIGHT FROM JOHNNY DEPP'S MOUTH. Okay, calming....calming...now to the story. YES! POTC 2!
Ch. 19 Underwater
"Jack!" Lily screamed, running forward, A large arm grabbed her around the chest, pulling her back into a warm and violent embrace as the first drops of rain splattered the deck from the sudden and violent looking black clouds in the sky. The wind picked up and her hair blew about her face.
Jack's choking gasps...the sight of his hands grasping his throat, trying vainly to pull away the rope...Rosa standing beside her doing nothing. They all built up in her head until she couldn't stand it. Fritz was gone and there was a shot...
She looked left and saw another ship coming along side theirs. This was her chance. Lily brought her head forward and back sharply, felt the man's face connect with her skull and a howl of pain as blood gushed down the back of her neck. She wiped around and watched as the man staggered clutching his severely broken nose. Not even thinking, just doing what was natural, Lily punched him hard, connecting again with his nose and sending him sprawling to the deck...uncontous.
A warm sense of power radiated from her suddenly as she turned and rushed towards Jack, grabbing his legs and lifting as hard as she could, trying to loosen his bind. "Jack, you have to help me!" She yelled. With her help, Jack hooked his fingers under the noose and lifted his head from the loop, falling to the deck and embraced her tightly, sinking to the deck and onto his knees, breathing hard.
"Thank...you...luv." Jack managed to say through gasps. He held her so tightly she thought her head would come off but she didn't want it to end. She took him in, his warmth; his scent...his body, the feeling of his heart pounding against her chest. He was alive! He was truly and wonderfully alive.
There was also a slight ripple of shame. She loved Jack so much...would her late husband ever forgive her? She loved Jack Johnson but was there any place in her heart for Jack Sparrow? Finally he pulled away from her and turned to look at the other ship that had docked beside theirs. Lily watched him...he looked so much the same but yet, so very different. The same boy was in there...in this strange and very handsome man.
"The Pearl." He said. Lily looked to, past fighting crew and Rosa, who was slashing and cutting with a new found sword, her talent and skill evident now. Lily knew she had to get fighting, fight for her life. A woman was running towards them, cutting down men as she came. Jack stood, pulling her to her feet.
"Jack!" She screamed, flinging herself into his arms as Lily watched. She held him tightly for a minute or so, both forgetting the battle around them. Finally she let go, looking around the deck. "The Seeker is behind us. All men aboard. Where is he."
"Don't know." Jack said. "But we'll find out."
Fritz searched his cabin, collecting all his guns and swords, stuffing them into his sash and belt. Dick stood in the corner, watching, occasionally looking out the cracked door to the deck where the crew of the Black Pearl had just been joined by the crew of the Seeker of Pain.
"There are two ships." Dick said, surprised and slightly scared. "The Black Pearl, Sparrow's ship...and the Seeker." There was definitely a note of panic now in his voice. Fritz smiled slightly.
"Not surprised, really." Fritz answered, loading all his guns and checking his extra shot. He was prepared to go down fighting. There was a scar on his stomach, below his rib cage. He owed Sparrow for the that. "The Seeker, under yer nephew's care, 'as been gainin' on us since yer absence."
"Surprised, really, that that child could captain a ship so well." Dick said. Fitz smiled and turned as the gunshots outside grew more intense and the sounds of clanging swords growing more numerous. It was an all out war.
"I'm not." Fritz said. "Tha' kid is more intelligent then ye give 'im credit for." He said. Dick snorted and drew his sword before his face blanched.
"Sparrow's making his way towards us." He said. "An' he's not alone."
The rain that had started as a light drizzle was falling hard now as the three crews battled, the Pearl, under first mate Joshamee Gibbs and the Seeker under captain Herald Dobb, battled against the crew of the Revenge. The crew of the Revenge was surprisingly large and very well trained. They attacked with speed and agility and, even though their enemies out numbered them two to one, they were still matched.
Jack Sparrow walked through the fray with ease, no one from the Red Revenge seemed to want to engage him in a fight as they had heard so much about him and seen what he could do. When they had brought him in earlier, he'd been kicking and screaming the whole time, taking down three men single-handed even dizzy and disoriented. Jack felt now as if his whole life had been leading up to, and would end with this final fight.
Fritz emerged from his cabin just as Jack reached it, Dick stumbling out after him. They stared at each other for a minute before Dana rushed forward, engaging Dick in a vicious battle, screaming and slashing while yelling curses and insults at him. Jack turned away from Dick and watched Fritz battling through the swarm of enemies apon his deck, trying to get to a rowboat. Jack followed.
"Abandoning are we?" Jack asked. Fritz turned and pulled out a gun, aiming it at Jack. Jack smiled. "Cheating are we, I don't blame you." He stepped forward and Fritz tensed. "You've tried to kill me...how many times now mate? Three...four...what makes you think it will possibly work this time?"
"Do you know what day it is Delore?" Fritz asked. Jack didn't answer. This was a trick. "It's your father's anniversary. The day he died was today." Jack smiled.
"Fitting, as today is also the day his killer dies." Fritz growled and Jack lunged, grabbing the man around the belly and pulling him down on to the deck with a loud smack. They rolled around, punching and kicking at each other, hitting other battling parties as they went. Suddenly, a hand grabbed him and lifted him from Fritz. It was Lester. He threw Jack backwards and he slammed into the deck as Lester and Fritz began exchanging cutlass blows. With a growl, Jack made to get up but another pirate from Fritz's crew was after him.
Katherine stood below, listing to the battling and shouts from above on the deck. Alice was huddled in her cell; the man named Cotton with his arm around her shoulder. She didn't know what was happening but it sounded nasty.
"It'll be okay Alice." She said soothingly to her little sister. "Father and our brothers will come and save us. And mother and Auntie Lily to." Alice didn't respond. "Someone help!" There was someone on the stairs, coming down. It turned out to be Lily. "Lily! Help!" Lily grabbed the keys off the wall and fit them into the locks, opening the cells. She grabbed Alice and Katherine then turned to Cotton.
"Jack's crew and another are battling above." She handed him a sword. "There, go." She turned as the man ran off up the stairs and held Katherine and Alice close to her. "I want you two to follow me. I'm going to take you to the Black Pearl. You'll be safe there." For almost twenty years she had loathed that name, Black Pearl. It was associated with death and destruction and, for a while, Jack Sparrow. Now things had changed, now it was Jack's...a different Jack then she had expected.
They made their way up the staircase to the deck and sprinted around the edge of the ship and fighting men to the gangplank connecting the Red- Revenge to the Black Pearl. The captain's cabin was untouched. She shoved the girls inside before her then shut the door.
Jack's stuff lye scattered across the floor and his bed was a messy mound of blankets. The table held maps and a compass and there were rum bottles everywhere. In the absence of maids he'd really let go.
"Come on." Lily whispered, leading the girls to the corner of the room near a cabinet and making them crouch on the ground beside it as rain began to pound on the roof. She turned to the window and saw it streaming down the glass. "I want you two to stay here." She handed Katherine a gun. "If any bad men come in, use this. Make sure it's not Jack. I'm going to lock the door but...you never know, okay. If they come at you in a threatening way." She indicated the gun, kissed their foreheads and left, grabbing a sword on the way out.
Her eyes searched the fighting men and they fell on Jack, battling with a man twice his size. Her gaze remained on him for a full minute before a pirate from the Red-Revenge lunged at her, slashing, aiming for her stomach. She avoided and came around behind him, cutting deep into his back. When he was down she moved on, dimly aware of the blood soaking her dress.
Jack ducked another blow and hit the man with the blunt end of his sword on the knee. The man fell to his height and with a quick jab he was dead. Lily was emerging from his cabin. He was about to go to her when a large, fat man blocked him.
"'Ello Sparrow, not so tough, are we." Jack smiled and jumped over the man's sword as he swung at his legs. The man growled and lumbered forward, running Jack hard into the mast. He swung at Jack's head and Jack ducked, hearing the thud of metal in wood. Standing to his full height, he came up beside the man and smiled at him as he tried to pull his sword from the mast.
"Oh, Good job." He said. The man screamed and let go of his sword, swinging at Jack with all his might. Dana was coming up behind them; he could see her between leaps and ducks. With a sickening crack, the man was down, a bleeding gash on the back of his head. Jack felt his own head wound and winced. Bastards! "I had it alright on me own, luv." He said. Dana rolled her eyes.
"Oh yes, I'm sure you did." She glared at him. "I hear tell he wants the map to Isla de Muerta. He already has a piece..." Jack suddenly got an idea.
"Draw him to me." He said. Dana's brow furrowed and she leaned in closer to hear him over the battling pirates and the rain pounding the deck. "Never mind, find me sister..."
"Who would that be?" Dana asked. Jack looked around.
"The one with blond hair...red dress." Dana looked over his shoulder and nodded, running off on her own while Jack made his own way to his cabin. Inside he ran to the dresser and began ripping out his drawers, searching. A voice in the corner, however, made his start. It was his nieces. The oldest one had her gun on him.
"That's a pretty big gun for such a young lass." He said. The girl didn't look pleased to see him.
"I'm not a lass." She said, lowering the gun. "I'm a young woman." Jack laughed lightly and began tearing through the drawers again.
"Whatever you are." He said, "You're like your mother." There was no answer in the corner for a moment, then the young one...the yappy one, who reminded him of Elizabeth, spoke up.
"Your mother's brother?" She asked. Jack glanced up at her for a second then fell to his knees and reached under the dresser, hands moving back and fourth, feeling for it. It wasn't there either. "Sir?"
"What?" Jack snapped, standing up and walking to the table, tossing papers in his vein attempt to find the map. It wasn't there either.
"What are you looking for?" Katherine asked. Jack stopped, looking around. The bed was different then how he'd last seen it when Fritz had been tossing the place. He crossed the room and pulled up the mattress, finding the map underneath. He pulled it out and stared at it. It was his mother's piece.
"This." Jack said, turning away from them and going to the door. "Bye...wait." He stopped and turned, getting an even better idea. There was a cabinet in the corner, where he kept his rum. He opened it and pulled out a half empty bottle. Pouring the liquid over the map, Jack looked around. The girls had a dying candle beside them, he scooped it up and made to walk out before Alice stopped him.
"Good luck." She said. Standing on a chair, she kissed him on the cheek and smiled, waving him on.
The rain threatened to kill the last of the flame so he held the map above it, shielding it from the water as his eyes surveyed the ships. Fritz was on the Pearl, fighting with Anamaria and John. Setting the candle on the deck, Jack raised his gun and fired, screaming over the battling. "FRITZ! OH, FRITZY BOY!" Fritz seemed to hear him because he looked over. Most of Fritz's crew was down, here or there a few men who fought. "ANA, JOHN! STOP!" Anamaria did as ordered but John didn't, he still fought and, with out Anamaria, John was easily cut down by a slice to the leg. Fritz turned to Jack and began to wend his way through the pirates, most still battling, to stand close enough to see what the other was doing. Jack lowered the pistol and picked up the candle in his left hand, holding the map in his right.
"What you're looking for, I'm sure." Jack yelled out, hiding the candle from the rain with the map. He'd have to do it soon or the rain would run away all the rum. "Come get it." And, with that, Jack Sparrow lit the map to Isla de Muerta on fire. With out this piece, Fritz would never find it. Fritz screamed with rage and ran toward Jack who through the charred map and candle behind him, drawing his sword. Just before he reached Jack who absolutely was not prepared, his body jerked.
Rosa watched in horror as Fritz ran towards Jack who wasn't prepared. From her side, she drew a gun and, just before Fritz grabbed Jack she let it pulled the trigger, watching it cut through the air and embed itself in the man's back, between the shoulder blades. "For my mother." She whispered.
Dana spun around as her latest enemy dropped, and turned just in time to see Fritz moving towards Jack, the map burning in the captain's hands. He wasn't ready, Fritz was going to cur him down! She slashed at another of the Revenge's crewmen and ripped open his belly, watching him fall to the ground, dead. Grabbing his gun, she raised it, aimed and fired. It hit Fritz in the head just as another shot hit his back. Looking around, she saw Rosa standing nearby with a raised gun to. It had been her. Under her breath, Dana whispered, "For my son."
"No!" Lily screamed as she saw Fritz going at Jack. She didn't have to think about it. Grabbing her dagger from her side, Lily focused her mind on what she had to do and, when the two shots to his back and head didn't stop him, she let fly the dagger and watched it spin...closing her eyes briefly, she opened them to see the dagger in Fritz's neck. "For Jack."
How was he possibly still moving? Jack had seen his body jerk, the dagger in his neck. Fritz grabbed Jack's shirt as he reached him and held on, leaning on him, putrid breath caressing Jack's face. Blood poured from Fritz's mouth and he said, "It's the end, mate."
Jack grabbed the other's shirt as well and felt Fritz's hand move to his wrist as they moved backwards across the deck. Fritz was pushing Jack back. "I'll see you in hell." Fritz smiled and there was a weird chinking sound. Looking down, Jack saw a lock on his writs, much as what the navy used. It connected Fritz's wrist to his. Jack looked back at the man, horrified. How had he got it on so...fast? So secretly?
"See you there?" He asked, spitting blood in Jack's face. "You're coming with me." Suddenly Fritz shoved him and together they were off the ship and into the cool waves below, locked together in a struggle of life and certain death...underwater.
How was it? Was it believable? I hope so. Please review!
ALTENG: Wow, a lot of reviews in such a short space! I'll start with your one from chapter fifteen and work up. The order of the phoenix is awesome, it's my second fav. Of the series. I like number three the best. I can't wait until she comes out with the 6th one! You liked Bonettie? I never really let anyone get to know him. If I think about it, he's kinda like my brother. Slab of meat on the table? That made me laugh, I swear! Sorry about you reviews. I don't get a lot of time to read because I have an hour during comp classes to get all my work done and put up stories. I think I reviewed your pintel and ragettie one, right? I have to read the rest. I remember something about Jack hitting on that girl...I'm glad you didn't think 16 was boring. I was afraid ppl would. You know? I wanted to put in Jack and Will's first meeting but, like you said, action is hard to write and I had to speed through this one. Pintel dated a eunich...don't want to know. Lily, gotta love her. I think she's one of my favorite made up characters...I liked josh to though. What story is this, with Alice Whitter? I'm curious. I was reading a book named Titanic, the long night, and one of the main characters was named Max Whitaker and I liked that last name. Then, my neice was watching Alice and Wonderland and it came to me. Yeah, in chapter 18 I know that I'd be wondering about Jack Johnson giving info away to but, why would he give so much, you know? I want Fritz greedy and, like you said before, part of the gold's curse is greed. I'm already done the story, I just have to keep posting till the end . I have others now to occupy me but...it's still sad. Hang in there, it's almost over.
DRAGONHUNTER200: How's freedom from school? Your out now right? I have these next three or so days then the week of exams then it's over. That whole thing with Jack kicking the bucket or fritz kicking the bucket or both...you made my head spin. Lets' just say, fritz kicked the bucket, jack had the rope around his neck. Is that okay? Your head still spinning? Just thinking about it is making mine! I wonder what Jack would smell like.... Advanced Algebra? Ouch man...the only one I'm worried about is math because I suck at math! Well...history is worrying me to. Dream about Jack! Are you nuts, of course you'd pick Jack! We have two screens. I went to see Harry potter 3 in the city though and it was great. I gave you a semi-over view in my the other truth story so... With the cows...yeah, that's what I said to. I didn't believe it either but...in my town, anything can happen.