Chapter 10: Singapore.
Jack and his crew had been at sea for almost a month and tempers were getting hot.
It was nighttime and the sea was like glass and the sky was like a dream. The men were on deck celebrating, drinking rum, singing songs and dancing around. That day they had seen the shores of Singapore and the next day they would be on them being showered with women and alcohol.
The women in Singapore were always begging traveling men to take them away. Even though they had a rich economy, the women were being beaten for even leaving the house without another woman or man.
Jack was sitting in his room looking over maps and calculating their next place they were to sail.
"C'ptin, come join us fer sum' rum. You shouldn' be in here tonigh'. Fer tomorro' we go to shore, get ourselves some company, treasure and drink."
"Gibbs, ye are always looking forward to the drink, but when it comes to it we know that it's just fer the women." Both men laughed. "Aye, I come with ye to the deck. It's time for me to get some'um to drink."
Jack got up and the put their arms on each other's shoulders. Mr. Gibbs gave Jack the other bottle of rum he was holding. They opened the door, it was a glorious site. Each crewmember had their own bottle of rum and was singing. When both men heard the song they joined in.
We pillage, plunder, we rifle and loot,
drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
Maraud and embezzle and even highjack,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me.
We kindle and char and inflame and ignite,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We burn up the city we're really a fright,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villains and knaves,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well cads,
Drink up me 'arites, Yo HO,
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies 'n dads,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo HO,
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirates Life For Me.
The men drank till the early morning, and went to bed. It only seamed like Jack closed his eyes when he heard the splash of the first boat of crewmembers ready to go ashore. Jack quickly put his shirt and boots on, so he could join them.
The men were all smiling but all seamed to be talking very quietly so their heads wouldn't pound anymore than they had too.
The men were climbing down the sides of the ship to get down, Jack followed. And soon found himself on the nose of the boat with his knee up. Looking onto the shores where fishing boats were lined up. Out of the corner of his eye he saw something that he knew would never happen to him. A man was pulling up his little boat filled with fish, a woman came running, and behind her a young boy no older than 5, running as fast as he could to get to his dad. The woman reached the man and showered him with kisses and when the boy caught up, the man knelt down and picked up the boy.
Don't be daft Jack you know you're a pirate, and a pirate ship always out at sea was no place for a kid.
Jack looked away, and tried to focus on the city. Hundreds of people were already gathered at the shoreline market. Hurrying to buy their goods and go home so they would be out of the hustle and bustle of the town. While he and his crew were going there so they could be in the action and life of the town.
They reached the shores and paid a man a chilling for each boat to be pulled onto the shore. When the whole crew was there Jack addressed them. "The pearl will be leaving in 7 days exactl'. If you are not on it ye will be left behind. Is that clear?"
The crew all echoed. "Aye!" and then left in rather a hurry to do what they came to do.
But Jack stayed just a little longer to look at his boat. And as he turned to go he looked over and saw a beautiful young woman cleaning a small boat. She had her eyes fixed on him, and when she saw him look she looked away. Jack smiled, turned around and left.
Jack walked around the town, winding around arguing woman and bartering men. The market was filled with stores for clothing, food, jewelry and weapons. Every once in awhile he saw a store that was for medicine, and stores that were filled with small contraptions, he had no idea what they were. He was thinking of asking what they were, but when he walked into the store, the woman who seamed like she owned it. Pushed him out immediately. Jack's Cantonese was very little but as she pushed him out he understood, "no male allowed."
After that he wondered the streets for 4 more hours when he felt a rumble in his stomach.
Man I'm hungry, He soon found a small café. He sat down at a small table at the back. The waitress, a small Cantonese girl no older than 16, brought him a small cup of tea.
"Excuse me love but do you have anything stronger than this?" His Cantonese was so bad that he didn't want to try it. She nodded and soon came back with a bottle of rum. He smiled and paid her 6 chillings. She soon came back, with a tray of sandwiches and desserts. He ate until he couldn't eat another bite, without puking.
He walked through the thinning crowd of townspeople as they did their last bit of shopping for the night, before they packed up and went home to their families.
By now Jack would have had 10 women into bed with him. But something was holding him back from shagging any hot women or any woman in sight. He kept thinking of Will, Elizabeth, and the child that would never know his father.
But all of a sudden, his thoughts were interrupted. By a girl accidently running into him, running away from someone. The fear in her eyes flashed from Jack to a large muscular man running towards them, wondering which one she would get more in trouble with. Jack decided for her, he pulled her in back of him and stood in the way of her and the looks of it her father.
The man who was about 6 foot 9, towered over Jack, not just vertically, but horizontally.
Jack wished the guy would say something but when he did Jack soon wished he hadn't. The man only spoke Cantonese, and Jack only speaking some caught only a few words. "My daughter, give back, or her forever."
Jack looked confused from the man to the girl, She rolled her eyes. "He say if you don't hand me over. Then I'm not welcome in his home, and you have me."
"Oh thank god ye speak English." Jack sighed. "Well tell him, that he can have ye back."
"Please sir, if you have a heart please just take me away from him and then you'll never see me again."
"I don' do deals with Cantonese." Jack started to walk away. Jack what the hell, you have the opportunity to help a sexy young girl. Maybe you can get some. What am I thinking she doesn't look older than 18. "Fine, but the second he's out of sight so am I."
"Thank you." She turned to her father. "He will take me, you can go now."
"Eponine, you whore. Go with him, but don't ever come back" her father left. Jack had caught the name and when her father was out of sight he turned to her and noticed her as the girl cleaning the boat when he first arrived.
"Well Eponine," she looked at him in shock. "I wish ye well."
He turned to leave. "Don't I get to know the name of the guy that helped me?"
"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow, of the Black Pearl."
"I know this would be asking a lot, but could you just drop me off some where?" He started to walk away, but she followed. "Just the next port we come to. I don't need any special treatment or anything."
"Listen I've tried women on me ship, but it never works love, I promise." He started to walk again and she followed again. "Stop following me love."
"Please, just..."
"Listen even if I wanted to I know I couldn't, a pretty young thing like you, with a 2 dozen of my men, who are filthy, horny, scoudrals. I just couldn't put you in that situation." Jack thought in how to get rid of her. "Do ye parents know you speak English?"
She smiled. "No, us women aren't supposed to study anything just the trade of our father."
"Well Eponine, if your smart enough to learn to speak it and probably write it. Then I think your smart enough in knowing how to keep yourself alive. And if you want to get yourself away from this place then you can do it. So, I wish you the best," he shook her hand and started to walk off.
"That's it?"
"I told ye that I can't take ye on my ship. Women on it with me doesn't turn out well." He smiled. "Again I wish ye the best."
Author's Note
I'm. so, so sorry that this chapter was so stupid, I don't like it either but I didn't know how else to introduce Eponine.
Don't worry the story will get better again. ((((((((((((((((( I PROMISE!.
Jack and his crew had been at sea for almost a month and tempers were getting hot.
It was nighttime and the sea was like glass and the sky was like a dream. The men were on deck celebrating, drinking rum, singing songs and dancing around. That day they had seen the shores of Singapore and the next day they would be on them being showered with women and alcohol.
The women in Singapore were always begging traveling men to take them away. Even though they had a rich economy, the women were being beaten for even leaving the house without another woman or man.
Jack was sitting in his room looking over maps and calculating their next place they were to sail.
"C'ptin, come join us fer sum' rum. You shouldn' be in here tonigh'. Fer tomorro' we go to shore, get ourselves some company, treasure and drink."
"Gibbs, ye are always looking forward to the drink, but when it comes to it we know that it's just fer the women." Both men laughed. "Aye, I come with ye to the deck. It's time for me to get some'um to drink."
Jack got up and the put their arms on each other's shoulders. Mr. Gibbs gave Jack the other bottle of rum he was holding. They opened the door, it was a glorious site. Each crewmember had their own bottle of rum and was singing. When both men heard the song they joined in.
We pillage, plunder, we rifle and loot,
drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
Maraud and embezzle and even highjack,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me.
We kindle and char and inflame and ignite,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We burn up the city we're really a fright,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We're rascals and scoundrels, we're villains and knaves,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We're devils and black sheep, we're really bad eggs,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo Ho,
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well cads,
Drink up me 'arites, Yo HO,
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies 'n dads,
Drink up me 'arties, Yo HO,
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirates Life For Me.
The men drank till the early morning, and went to bed. It only seamed like Jack closed his eyes when he heard the splash of the first boat of crewmembers ready to go ashore. Jack quickly put his shirt and boots on, so he could join them.
The men were all smiling but all seamed to be talking very quietly so their heads wouldn't pound anymore than they had too.
The men were climbing down the sides of the ship to get down, Jack followed. And soon found himself on the nose of the boat with his knee up. Looking onto the shores where fishing boats were lined up. Out of the corner of his eye he saw something that he knew would never happen to him. A man was pulling up his little boat filled with fish, a woman came running, and behind her a young boy no older than 5, running as fast as he could to get to his dad. The woman reached the man and showered him with kisses and when the boy caught up, the man knelt down and picked up the boy.
Don't be daft Jack you know you're a pirate, and a pirate ship always out at sea was no place for a kid.
Jack looked away, and tried to focus on the city. Hundreds of people were already gathered at the shoreline market. Hurrying to buy their goods and go home so they would be out of the hustle and bustle of the town. While he and his crew were going there so they could be in the action and life of the town.
They reached the shores and paid a man a chilling for each boat to be pulled onto the shore. When the whole crew was there Jack addressed them. "The pearl will be leaving in 7 days exactl'. If you are not on it ye will be left behind. Is that clear?"
The crew all echoed. "Aye!" and then left in rather a hurry to do what they came to do.
But Jack stayed just a little longer to look at his boat. And as he turned to go he looked over and saw a beautiful young woman cleaning a small boat. She had her eyes fixed on him, and when she saw him look she looked away. Jack smiled, turned around and left.
Jack walked around the town, winding around arguing woman and bartering men. The market was filled with stores for clothing, food, jewelry and weapons. Every once in awhile he saw a store that was for medicine, and stores that were filled with small contraptions, he had no idea what they were. He was thinking of asking what they were, but when he walked into the store, the woman who seamed like she owned it. Pushed him out immediately. Jack's Cantonese was very little but as she pushed him out he understood, "no male allowed."
After that he wondered the streets for 4 more hours when he felt a rumble in his stomach.
Man I'm hungry, He soon found a small café. He sat down at a small table at the back. The waitress, a small Cantonese girl no older than 16, brought him a small cup of tea.
"Excuse me love but do you have anything stronger than this?" His Cantonese was so bad that he didn't want to try it. She nodded and soon came back with a bottle of rum. He smiled and paid her 6 chillings. She soon came back, with a tray of sandwiches and desserts. He ate until he couldn't eat another bite, without puking.
He walked through the thinning crowd of townspeople as they did their last bit of shopping for the night, before they packed up and went home to their families.
By now Jack would have had 10 women into bed with him. But something was holding him back from shagging any hot women or any woman in sight. He kept thinking of Will, Elizabeth, and the child that would never know his father.
But all of a sudden, his thoughts were interrupted. By a girl accidently running into him, running away from someone. The fear in her eyes flashed from Jack to a large muscular man running towards them, wondering which one she would get more in trouble with. Jack decided for her, he pulled her in back of him and stood in the way of her and the looks of it her father.
The man who was about 6 foot 9, towered over Jack, not just vertically, but horizontally.
Jack wished the guy would say something but when he did Jack soon wished he hadn't. The man only spoke Cantonese, and Jack only speaking some caught only a few words. "My daughter, give back, or her forever."
Jack looked confused from the man to the girl, She rolled her eyes. "He say if you don't hand me over. Then I'm not welcome in his home, and you have me."
"Oh thank god ye speak English." Jack sighed. "Well tell him, that he can have ye back."
"Please sir, if you have a heart please just take me away from him and then you'll never see me again."
"I don' do deals with Cantonese." Jack started to walk away. Jack what the hell, you have the opportunity to help a sexy young girl. Maybe you can get some. What am I thinking she doesn't look older than 18. "Fine, but the second he's out of sight so am I."
"Thank you." She turned to her father. "He will take me, you can go now."
"Eponine, you whore. Go with him, but don't ever come back" her father left. Jack had caught the name and when her father was out of sight he turned to her and noticed her as the girl cleaning the boat when he first arrived.
"Well Eponine," she looked at him in shock. "I wish ye well."
He turned to leave. "Don't I get to know the name of the guy that helped me?"
"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow, of the Black Pearl."
"I know this would be asking a lot, but could you just drop me off some where?" He started to walk away, but she followed. "Just the next port we come to. I don't need any special treatment or anything."
"Listen I've tried women on me ship, but it never works love, I promise." He started to walk again and she followed again. "Stop following me love."
"Please, just..."
"Listen even if I wanted to I know I couldn't, a pretty young thing like you, with a 2 dozen of my men, who are filthy, horny, scoudrals. I just couldn't put you in that situation." Jack thought in how to get rid of her. "Do ye parents know you speak English?"
She smiled. "No, us women aren't supposed to study anything just the trade of our father."
"Well Eponine, if your smart enough to learn to speak it and probably write it. Then I think your smart enough in knowing how to keep yourself alive. And if you want to get yourself away from this place then you can do it. So, I wish you the best," he shook her hand and started to walk off.
"That's it?"
"I told ye that I can't take ye on my ship. Women on it with me doesn't turn out well." He smiled. "Again I wish ye the best."
Author's Note
I'm. so, so sorry that this chapter was so stupid, I don't like it either but I didn't know how else to introduce Eponine.
Don't worry the story will get better again. ((((((((((((((((( I PROMISE!.