Pirates of the Caribbean: Treasures of the Lost Abyss
Chapter 4:
The five all got up early and went downstairs for breakfast. When Jack had rounded up the crew members he had found last night and his niece, he sat down and informed them all of his plans. Plans on how they were going to commandeer themselves a ship.
The group of twenty walked toward the Tortuga wharf in separate little groups so as not to draw attention to themselves, and to stay in their teams.
The sun was just climbing into the sky and the water was calm. Seagulls flew and called to each other, but otherwise it was a quiet morning. The inhabitants of the town were still sleeping off their hangovers, passed out or lazily dreaming of what the day ahead would bring.
A few dock workers were pacing the pier waiting for a big shipment that was supposed to arrive on a merchant ship named the "Mary Sue".
Jack had heard about the monthly shipment from one of the barmaids and thought it rather coincidental but slyly formulated his plans around it.
He had divided his crew into five groups of four and had given each group separate instructions explaining what part they would play in the commandeering of the "Mary Sue".
Once the groups reached the docks they stealthily and silently got into their hiding places careful to avoid the gaze of the guard standing at the entrance to the docks.
Jack lead his group (Tuck, Barett, and O'Grady) behind the rocks on the beach. Jack popped his head out slightly to make sure everyone else was in position. He saw the first group (Old Joe and Parrot, Freddy, Peg Leg and Crossbones) leaning against a pole watching the guard, who was there to stop trouble on the pier, and the dock hands working away on the dock. He looked towards the wharf and saw the second group (Meghan, Thomas, Jill and Elizabeth) hiding in the brush just next to it, they were ready. Next his gaze shifted underneath the wharf, where groups three and four floated in the water awaiting their signal. Groups three and four consisted of Will, Long John, Vic, Barnacle Bob, Kenny, Swabby, Pint, and Patch. A large, sly smile came over Jack's face, everything was in order.
The sun bared down over Tortuga and sweat dripped from the hidden crew member's faces. An eerie silence fell over the place as each person waited anxiously for their signal and the appearance of the "Mary Sue".
A cry from one of the dock workers indicated that the "Mary Sue" was fast approaching. The workers quickly started preparing to tie up the large ship and start unloading the shipment. The dock was a mess with planks, ropes, boxes and deckhands running into position ready to receive ropes to tie up the boat. Once the "Mary Sue" was in place and tied up to the dock, the merchants were climbing onto the piers in order to aid the dock workers by receiving the boxes and taking them up to the town. The first group started up the hill with as much as they could carry, leaving the dock empty. The only people Jack could see were those merchants still on the ship and the guard at the entrance to the dock. Everything was in order, the plan would start NOW. Jack watched on.
Old Joe and the first group walked up to the guard who was still watching the dock and turned him around.
"'ello there!" they said to him, " We are new in town and we was wondering if you could …inform us…of the inns available to us at this time."
The guard was now listing off all the places that he thought were nice. Old Joe kept the man talking. Pint stepped back a step and winked. He then rejoined the conversation.
Jill was watching Pint and saw the wink.
"NOW!" she whispered to the others. She lead them out of the brush and onto the wharf.
"KNIVES," she commanded. Thomas, Meghan and Elizabeth following her lead.
All four of them whipped out their knives and hacked their way through the ropes tying the ship to the dock.
Thomas watched Jill as she hacked her way through two ropes and was now working on the last one. She had a huge smile on her face and seemed to enjoy the adrenaline rush she was experiencing.
Jill finished the last rope and they slid down between the dock and the port side of the ship into the water underneath the dock, where the last two groups were waiting.
Will and Kenny, the leaders of these two groups got their team into action and climbed up the wooded poles supporting the dock. Once they reached the top they climbed up and each man pulled out a pistol. They all got into formation and waited for the returning merchants and deckhands.
Meanwhile, while all of this was happening, Jack lead his team (Tuck, Barett, and O'Grady) into the water where they swam to the starboard side of the ship. Jack led the way as they climbed up the side of the ship and got ready for action.
By this time, the merchants and dock workers returned and were horrified by what they saw. Pirates on the ship, pirates on the dock and pirates distracting the guard. Unfortunately, their cries tore the guard away from his conversation and for the first time he saw what was going on behind his back.
Old Joe took out his pistol and shot the guard in the back of the head. Old Joe, Freddy, Peg Leg and Crossbones joined Will and Kenny's groups on the pier.
Jack and his gang shot a bullet towards the sky to draw attention to themselves. The merchants on the ship turned around and faced four pirates all with pistols pointing in their direction. They were tied to the mainmast while Jack, Tuck, Barett and O'Grady readied the ship for sailing.
The merchants and dock workers seeing no other way, unsheathed their swords and pistols and charged into the 12 pirates waiting on the dock. A bloody battle ensued. Swords clanged and pistols banged. Bodies flew off the dock and into the water.
Jill, who was still waiting under the wharf with the rest of the team, hearing the commotion, moaned, "Oh, I wish I was up there!"
Meghan gave her a nasty look and Thomas looked at her with admiration. A whistle told them that it was safe to climb up the port side of the ship.
"We've done it," yelled Jill.
A nasty scene greeted their eyes as they climbed further up the ship. The dock was stained red and was decorated with the dead bodies of merchants and deckhands.
Injured pirates were now walking across a plank and onto their new ship for the first time. Meghan, Thomas, Elizabeth and Jill followed. The plank was kicked off and a huge resounding cheer burst out among the pirates as the ship drew away from the dock and headed for the horizon!