Disclaimer: If it's from the movie, it's not mine. If it isn't, then it
probably is. This little notice is in effect for the entire story, savvy?
Rating: R Not for cursing. I'm not good with expressing thoughts through curse words. Mainly for violence and sexual situations.
Still waiting for reviews, but that's OK.
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Chapter Three: A Little Story
"Shelly? Ye need ter wake up, love."
Shelly reluctantly opened her eyes. Jack was leaning over her, waving his arms around dramatically. "What?" Shelly yawned, rubbing her eyes. Then, Shelly realized that Allie wasn't in the bed. "Where's Allie?"
Jack sighed and grabbed Shelly's wrist, dragging her out of bed. He led her out on the deck of the ship. The sun's reflection off of the water made the whole ship light up beautifully. Jack pointed to the ship's bow. Allie was standing at the furthest tip of the boat. Her eyes were closed and she was holding her head high.
"She's been like that fer two hours," Jack muttered.
Shelly relaxed. She knew what was going on. "It's OK, she's just-"Shelly stopped. She couldn't tell Jack what was really going on. "-meditating."
Jack grunted, but Shelly couldn't tell if he understood or was unsure. Shelly freed her wrist and went to stand next to her sister. Shelly softly placed her hand on Allie's shoulder. Allie opened her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Shelly. I just needed to talk to someone without having to wake you up," Allie muttered.
Shelly sighed. "Don't do that again. You're only attracting attention."
Allie nodded and followed her sister as they walked back to Jack. "Jack, we need to know why we're here," Shelly demanded.
Jack stroked his beard for awhile, then nodded. "Aye. I suppose yer right. Well, follow me ter me cabin."
Jack led them to the middle of the boat where two doors led to a room that was under the elevated part of the ship's deck. He unlocked the door and opened it for the twins to enter through. He followed them in and locked the door again.
Jack's room had several windows. The walls were white, but covered with many paintings. Treasure filled almost every corner of the room, and a desk was situated in the middle. It was covered with maps and measuring tools. A bed was to their right and the wall to the left was filled with all sorts of cabinets and dressers. A bookshelf was on the back wall, as well as a door that led to another room.
"First things first, we need ter make a few rules," Jack stated, sitting at his desk. "First, me, me crew, and me ship are ter be treated with respect."
"As long as you respect us," Shelly muttered.
Jack narrowed his eyes, but continued. "Call me whatever ye like when we're alone, but ye will address me as captain in front of me crew. Second, stay out of me crew's way when they are doin' their duties."
"What will we be doing during the trip?" Allie inquired.
Jack couldn't restrain the smirk that appeared on his face. Of course he had let his mind wonder several times the night before, and some of his main thoughts had been about the twins. He had never been with two women at one time, and with the twins aboard, he couldn't help but wonder what it felt like.
Allie, recognizing a smirk like that, put her hands on her hips. "Whatever you're thinking, it's not going to happen; neither with me nor my sister, so wipe that smile off of your face, Jack."
This only made Jack's smile bigger. He loved challenges. "Whatever ye say, love. Anyway, you two will have plenty to do on the trip."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Shelly barked.
"I'm not stupid. I don't go lookin' fer things unless I know what I'm doin'. I'm going ter be forward with ye. I know that the rubies ye wear around yer necks were a gift from yer father, who died right after he sent them two ye."
This sudden information caused the girls to go limp. They had to support each other as tears filled their eyes. Jack stood up and led them to his head, where the collapsed, tears pouring from their eyes.
"How do you know?" Shelly asked, brushing away her tears.
"Allow me ter tell ye a story. Hundreds of years ago, there was a large island named La Tierra Del Verde. It was inhabited by natives, who had discovered large gold deposits on their land. They turned the gold into different things, such as cups, coins, jewelry, and other things. They kept their treasures in one of the many island caves. Then, one day, they found something other than gold. It was a ruby. They thought that the ruby was a gift from the gods, so they had the island shaman magic it. The ruby was given a life of it's own so that it could guard their treasure.
"Well, time and malady eventually killed the natives off. Then, ten years ago, Captain Joshua Adams, yer father, found this island. He searched the caves until he found the one that housed the treasures. He found the ruby, mainly because it had a strange glow around it. He decided to send it ter his twins. He gave the ruby ter two men and sent them off in a small raft while everyone else gathered the other treasure ter put on the ship. The two men managed to make it ter land, but everyone on the ship died due ter a storm that sunk the ship.
"They had only managed ter load half of the treasure because there was so much. Some say that the ruby killed the men, and that it was what caused the storm so that it could save as much of the treasure as it could."
Shelly and Allie were speechless. They could remember when their father left for that trip. He was a pirate, but also a historian. He knew that legend well and often told it to them at night. They had never imagined that it was true, and that the very ruby that was around their necks was the one from the legend. "How do you know all of this?" Shelly finally asked.
"I found one of the men that brought ye the ruby. I promised that if he helped me get back ter that island, I would give him part of the treasure. The only problem is, he doesn't exactly remember where it is. That's where ye, or actually the ruby, comes in. It only glows when it's close to that island."
"So what's the plan?" Shelly asked, always trying to stay ahead of the game.
Jack smiled. He liked a woman who wanted to know what was going on. "We're going to stop at Port Royal fer supplies. Then, we follow the approximate coordinates that I was given. Then, we wait fer the ruby ter start glowing."
Allie and Shelly nodded. "Jack, thanks for letting us keep our necklaces. It means a lot to us to have it since it was the last treasure our father gave us," Shelly whispered.
Jack smiled, but inside, what Shelly had said killed him. He hadn't told them one important thing. To get the rest of the treasure, the ruby would have to be destroyed. Even though Jack didn't want to believe that the ruby had a mind of it's own, he knew he couldn't take that chance.
"Well, thank you for enlightening us, Jack. Where is that man from my father's ship?" Shelly asked.
"In the brig. He's tried ter escape one too many times," Jack muttered.
"I'd like to pay him a visit," Shelly said, standing up. She started to head towards the door, when Jack spoke up.
"There's one more legend about the ruby. It's said that it gives it's wielder magical abilities. Is that true?"
Shelly froze, and looked at her sister. She had hoped that Jack had missed this part of the legend. "Allie, we have to tell him. Follow us, Jack."
Allie and Shelly led the captain out on the deck. "I'll go first," Allie muttered. She closed her eyes.
Come to me, my friends... Allie said without speak out loud.
Sea gulls landed on the deck. Dolphins and whales started jumping out of the water. Sea rats scampered out of the ship's cracks. Soon, nothing could be heard but the calls of the animals.
Thank you. Everyone can leave... Allie said, speaking to the animals.
Slowly, everything went back to normal. Jack's mouth was hanging open. He was truly shocked.
Allie sighed. "We discovered our powers eight years ago, when we were twelve. I found that I could talk to animals."
Shelly nodded. "My turn," Shelly muttered. She closed her eyes. Suddenly, the sky started to turn gray. Cloud covered the bright sun. Lightning flickered in the distance, followed by thunder. Waves started to form in the water, causing the ship to start bucking.
"Stop!" Jack shouted as rain started to fall.
Shelly couldn't hear him. She was battling herself. She could usually clear everything up in a snap, but this time she couldn't. Suddenly, everything turned cold. Shelly opened her eyes. She was in the water. While she was trying to sort things out, she had been tossed off.
She couldn't tell how deep she was, nor which way was the top of the ocean. She started swimming, but she was running out of air. Her vision started to go black, and Shelly decided to just give up.
Then, she felt someone grab her. A few seconds later, she was lifted to the surface. She took a deep breath, but her vision was still black. She felt herself lifted out of the water and tossed onto a wood floor.
She heard Jack's voice. "Shelly! Can you hear me, love?"
Shelly tried to respond, but she lost consciousness.
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Cliff hanger! Well, like I promised, I explained everything. Don't worry, things will heat up, I promise!
-Starle Moonlight
Rating: R Not for cursing. I'm not good with expressing thoughts through curse words. Mainly for violence and sexual situations.
Still waiting for reviews, but that's OK.
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Chapter Three: A Little Story
"Shelly? Ye need ter wake up, love."
Shelly reluctantly opened her eyes. Jack was leaning over her, waving his arms around dramatically. "What?" Shelly yawned, rubbing her eyes. Then, Shelly realized that Allie wasn't in the bed. "Where's Allie?"
Jack sighed and grabbed Shelly's wrist, dragging her out of bed. He led her out on the deck of the ship. The sun's reflection off of the water made the whole ship light up beautifully. Jack pointed to the ship's bow. Allie was standing at the furthest tip of the boat. Her eyes were closed and she was holding her head high.
"She's been like that fer two hours," Jack muttered.
Shelly relaxed. She knew what was going on. "It's OK, she's just-"Shelly stopped. She couldn't tell Jack what was really going on. "-meditating."
Jack grunted, but Shelly couldn't tell if he understood or was unsure. Shelly freed her wrist and went to stand next to her sister. Shelly softly placed her hand on Allie's shoulder. Allie opened her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Shelly. I just needed to talk to someone without having to wake you up," Allie muttered.
Shelly sighed. "Don't do that again. You're only attracting attention."
Allie nodded and followed her sister as they walked back to Jack. "Jack, we need to know why we're here," Shelly demanded.
Jack stroked his beard for awhile, then nodded. "Aye. I suppose yer right. Well, follow me ter me cabin."
Jack led them to the middle of the boat where two doors led to a room that was under the elevated part of the ship's deck. He unlocked the door and opened it for the twins to enter through. He followed them in and locked the door again.
Jack's room had several windows. The walls were white, but covered with many paintings. Treasure filled almost every corner of the room, and a desk was situated in the middle. It was covered with maps and measuring tools. A bed was to their right and the wall to the left was filled with all sorts of cabinets and dressers. A bookshelf was on the back wall, as well as a door that led to another room.
"First things first, we need ter make a few rules," Jack stated, sitting at his desk. "First, me, me crew, and me ship are ter be treated with respect."
"As long as you respect us," Shelly muttered.
Jack narrowed his eyes, but continued. "Call me whatever ye like when we're alone, but ye will address me as captain in front of me crew. Second, stay out of me crew's way when they are doin' their duties."
"What will we be doing during the trip?" Allie inquired.
Jack couldn't restrain the smirk that appeared on his face. Of course he had let his mind wonder several times the night before, and some of his main thoughts had been about the twins. He had never been with two women at one time, and with the twins aboard, he couldn't help but wonder what it felt like.
Allie, recognizing a smirk like that, put her hands on her hips. "Whatever you're thinking, it's not going to happen; neither with me nor my sister, so wipe that smile off of your face, Jack."
This only made Jack's smile bigger. He loved challenges. "Whatever ye say, love. Anyway, you two will have plenty to do on the trip."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Shelly barked.
"I'm not stupid. I don't go lookin' fer things unless I know what I'm doin'. I'm going ter be forward with ye. I know that the rubies ye wear around yer necks were a gift from yer father, who died right after he sent them two ye."
This sudden information caused the girls to go limp. They had to support each other as tears filled their eyes. Jack stood up and led them to his head, where the collapsed, tears pouring from their eyes.
"How do you know?" Shelly asked, brushing away her tears.
"Allow me ter tell ye a story. Hundreds of years ago, there was a large island named La Tierra Del Verde. It was inhabited by natives, who had discovered large gold deposits on their land. They turned the gold into different things, such as cups, coins, jewelry, and other things. They kept their treasures in one of the many island caves. Then, one day, they found something other than gold. It was a ruby. They thought that the ruby was a gift from the gods, so they had the island shaman magic it. The ruby was given a life of it's own so that it could guard their treasure.
"Well, time and malady eventually killed the natives off. Then, ten years ago, Captain Joshua Adams, yer father, found this island. He searched the caves until he found the one that housed the treasures. He found the ruby, mainly because it had a strange glow around it. He decided to send it ter his twins. He gave the ruby ter two men and sent them off in a small raft while everyone else gathered the other treasure ter put on the ship. The two men managed to make it ter land, but everyone on the ship died due ter a storm that sunk the ship.
"They had only managed ter load half of the treasure because there was so much. Some say that the ruby killed the men, and that it was what caused the storm so that it could save as much of the treasure as it could."
Shelly and Allie were speechless. They could remember when their father left for that trip. He was a pirate, but also a historian. He knew that legend well and often told it to them at night. They had never imagined that it was true, and that the very ruby that was around their necks was the one from the legend. "How do you know all of this?" Shelly finally asked.
"I found one of the men that brought ye the ruby. I promised that if he helped me get back ter that island, I would give him part of the treasure. The only problem is, he doesn't exactly remember where it is. That's where ye, or actually the ruby, comes in. It only glows when it's close to that island."
"So what's the plan?" Shelly asked, always trying to stay ahead of the game.
Jack smiled. He liked a woman who wanted to know what was going on. "We're going to stop at Port Royal fer supplies. Then, we follow the approximate coordinates that I was given. Then, we wait fer the ruby ter start glowing."
Allie and Shelly nodded. "Jack, thanks for letting us keep our necklaces. It means a lot to us to have it since it was the last treasure our father gave us," Shelly whispered.
Jack smiled, but inside, what Shelly had said killed him. He hadn't told them one important thing. To get the rest of the treasure, the ruby would have to be destroyed. Even though Jack didn't want to believe that the ruby had a mind of it's own, he knew he couldn't take that chance.
"Well, thank you for enlightening us, Jack. Where is that man from my father's ship?" Shelly asked.
"In the brig. He's tried ter escape one too many times," Jack muttered.
"I'd like to pay him a visit," Shelly said, standing up. She started to head towards the door, when Jack spoke up.
"There's one more legend about the ruby. It's said that it gives it's wielder magical abilities. Is that true?"
Shelly froze, and looked at her sister. She had hoped that Jack had missed this part of the legend. "Allie, we have to tell him. Follow us, Jack."
Allie and Shelly led the captain out on the deck. "I'll go first," Allie muttered. She closed her eyes.
Come to me, my friends... Allie said without speak out loud.
Sea gulls landed on the deck. Dolphins and whales started jumping out of the water. Sea rats scampered out of the ship's cracks. Soon, nothing could be heard but the calls of the animals.
Thank you. Everyone can leave... Allie said, speaking to the animals.
Slowly, everything went back to normal. Jack's mouth was hanging open. He was truly shocked.
Allie sighed. "We discovered our powers eight years ago, when we were twelve. I found that I could talk to animals."
Shelly nodded. "My turn," Shelly muttered. She closed her eyes. Suddenly, the sky started to turn gray. Cloud covered the bright sun. Lightning flickered in the distance, followed by thunder. Waves started to form in the water, causing the ship to start bucking.
"Stop!" Jack shouted as rain started to fall.
Shelly couldn't hear him. She was battling herself. She could usually clear everything up in a snap, but this time she couldn't. Suddenly, everything turned cold. Shelly opened her eyes. She was in the water. While she was trying to sort things out, she had been tossed off.
She couldn't tell how deep she was, nor which way was the top of the ocean. She started swimming, but she was running out of air. Her vision started to go black, and Shelly decided to just give up.
Then, she felt someone grab her. A few seconds later, she was lifted to the surface. She took a deep breath, but her vision was still black. She felt herself lifted out of the water and tossed onto a wood floor.
She heard Jack's voice. "Shelly! Can you hear me, love?"
Shelly tried to respond, but she lost consciousness.
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Cliff hanger! Well, like I promised, I explained everything. Don't worry, things will heat up, I promise!
-Starle Moonlight