We've admittedly skipped over the entire winter. But really, what's there
to write? The crew gets drunk in various Irish ports, and Elizabeth gets
fat. Big stinking deal.
Okay, it's a bit short, but I wanted to get at least one chapter up before Halloween.
And for the Jack quote (thanks to szhismine for the suggestion): "Keep to the code."
Reviewers:
Morph: Wow, you sound so utterly heartbroken at the thought of Anamaria leaving. Yes, they really are going to Ireland- or rather, DID go to Ireland- for the winter. They did have fun. And don't worry, Captain Jack'll be back to his old self soon.
Dohgzmania: New reviewer! Yay! Don't worry, it's not the end. And don't kill yourself. You still have to review our other chapters!
LotRseer3350: Well his daughter married a pirate too, right? Don't worry, it's not going to end quite soon.
Harrypotter4ever: It's not the end, relax. Yum, sugar.
Talon: Not yet, anyway.
Lenore Raven: We do have quite a bit to work on. Isn't it good that we're not finished then?
Tipsy Pirate Lass: We're all shallow. It's your dream, you're allowed to be. Glad you liked the chapters.
JohnnyDeppBabe: Another new reviewer! And what was the Monty Python reference? I'm pretty sure it wasn't intentional. Happy birthday John Cleese!
Scarlett Red Rose: About time. Jack's being stupid.
Ginny-Star: Aww, don't worry. It's not permanent.
Bratprincess: You're sick? Feel better soon! Don't roast me. I'm not yummy.
LuvlyGRLofLIFE: YOU'RE GOING TO BE JACK?? OH MY GOSH, ME TOO!!!!!!! Well, Jade actually, but shush. That is SO cool. We, like, share a brain or something.
Szhismine: Just what DO you mean? O.o lol. Thanks for the quote again!
*
A gust of wind sent the Pearl forward with a spray of water and an exhalation of relief form the crew. From his vantage point at the helm, Jack Sparrow felt a wide grin cross his face as the waves crashed against the wooden planks that made up his ship. The months spent on the coast of Ireland had left an itch beneath his skin that nothing but the sadly infrequent trips from port to port had relieved. Here, in the open air, sandwiched between sky and sea, was heaven. Few people ever saw it this way: still alive.
Captain Jack Sparrow felt the man approaching from behind, and for a moment his smile remained. He wiped it off before turning to face his son-in-law.
"Good to be back on the ocean?" Jack Turner questioned, looking up into the crows nest where his wife was sitting.
"You're not wrong."
"So I'm right?"
"Didn't say that."
"Ignore him, Jack dear." Jade walked up, her decent form the crows nest unnoticed by the two men.
"Hello, darling," Jack Turner told her, wrapping his arms around her waist.
Jade grinned, lifting her mouth to be kissed.
"Alright, that's quite enough of that. If you're going to be mushy, do it out of my sight."
Jade shrugged, grabbing her husband's hand. "Come along Jack dear, you're wanted below deck."
"By who?"
She grinned wolfishly. "Me."
Before the Captain could say anything, the two disappeared, giggling like newlyweds the entire time.
"Hard to believe she's the little girl who swore she'd never love anything but the ocean, eh Anamaria?" Jack glanced over his shoulder, remembering with an odd pang that Anamaria was an ocean away. "Bloody hell. Gibbs! Take over; I need some rum."
*
"'E was talking to Anamaria again, missy. It's not like the cap'n to be like that. I think we oughta stop in Tortuga on the way by."
Jade sighed, leaning against the door of her cabin with her bed sheet wrapped around her. "I'll depend on the tie we make. We have to be there for the birth."
Gibbs nodded solemnly. "Aye miss. But if you ask me, that woman leaving brought more bad luck than her coming."
Jade rolled her eyes. "Well, if we can't make it on our way there, we will on our way back. In any case, I'll talk to him later."
Murmuring his agreement, Gibbs walked away, leaving Jade alone in the hall.
"Would you mind closing the door?" her husband asked.
She turned with a grin, kicking it shut with her foot. "Anything else you want?"
"Yeah."
"What?"
"Either give me back that sheet, or lose it altogether."
It fell to the floor.
Okay, it's a bit short, but I wanted to get at least one chapter up before Halloween.
And for the Jack quote (thanks to szhismine for the suggestion): "Keep to the code."
Reviewers:
Morph: Wow, you sound so utterly heartbroken at the thought of Anamaria leaving. Yes, they really are going to Ireland- or rather, DID go to Ireland- for the winter. They did have fun. And don't worry, Captain Jack'll be back to his old self soon.
Dohgzmania: New reviewer! Yay! Don't worry, it's not the end. And don't kill yourself. You still have to review our other chapters!
LotRseer3350: Well his daughter married a pirate too, right? Don't worry, it's not going to end quite soon.
Harrypotter4ever: It's not the end, relax. Yum, sugar.
Talon: Not yet, anyway.
Lenore Raven: We do have quite a bit to work on. Isn't it good that we're not finished then?
Tipsy Pirate Lass: We're all shallow. It's your dream, you're allowed to be. Glad you liked the chapters.
JohnnyDeppBabe: Another new reviewer! And what was the Monty Python reference? I'm pretty sure it wasn't intentional. Happy birthday John Cleese!
Scarlett Red Rose: About time. Jack's being stupid.
Ginny-Star: Aww, don't worry. It's not permanent.
Bratprincess: You're sick? Feel better soon! Don't roast me. I'm not yummy.
LuvlyGRLofLIFE: YOU'RE GOING TO BE JACK?? OH MY GOSH, ME TOO!!!!!!! Well, Jade actually, but shush. That is SO cool. We, like, share a brain or something.
Szhismine: Just what DO you mean? O.o lol. Thanks for the quote again!
*
A gust of wind sent the Pearl forward with a spray of water and an exhalation of relief form the crew. From his vantage point at the helm, Jack Sparrow felt a wide grin cross his face as the waves crashed against the wooden planks that made up his ship. The months spent on the coast of Ireland had left an itch beneath his skin that nothing but the sadly infrequent trips from port to port had relieved. Here, in the open air, sandwiched between sky and sea, was heaven. Few people ever saw it this way: still alive.
Captain Jack Sparrow felt the man approaching from behind, and for a moment his smile remained. He wiped it off before turning to face his son-in-law.
"Good to be back on the ocean?" Jack Turner questioned, looking up into the crows nest where his wife was sitting.
"You're not wrong."
"So I'm right?"
"Didn't say that."
"Ignore him, Jack dear." Jade walked up, her decent form the crows nest unnoticed by the two men.
"Hello, darling," Jack Turner told her, wrapping his arms around her waist.
Jade grinned, lifting her mouth to be kissed.
"Alright, that's quite enough of that. If you're going to be mushy, do it out of my sight."
Jade shrugged, grabbing her husband's hand. "Come along Jack dear, you're wanted below deck."
"By who?"
She grinned wolfishly. "Me."
Before the Captain could say anything, the two disappeared, giggling like newlyweds the entire time.
"Hard to believe she's the little girl who swore she'd never love anything but the ocean, eh Anamaria?" Jack glanced over his shoulder, remembering with an odd pang that Anamaria was an ocean away. "Bloody hell. Gibbs! Take over; I need some rum."
*
"'E was talking to Anamaria again, missy. It's not like the cap'n to be like that. I think we oughta stop in Tortuga on the way by."
Jade sighed, leaning against the door of her cabin with her bed sheet wrapped around her. "I'll depend on the tie we make. We have to be there for the birth."
Gibbs nodded solemnly. "Aye miss. But if you ask me, that woman leaving brought more bad luck than her coming."
Jade rolled her eyes. "Well, if we can't make it on our way there, we will on our way back. In any case, I'll talk to him later."
Murmuring his agreement, Gibbs walked away, leaving Jade alone in the hall.
"Would you mind closing the door?" her husband asked.
She turned with a grin, kicking it shut with her foot. "Anything else you want?"
"Yeah."
"What?"
"Either give me back that sheet, or lose it altogether."
It fell to the floor.