Chapter 19. No Escape.
Elizabeth got up thank full it was Jack who had come down the stairs. Eponine had tears running down her face as she sunk onto the floor. She didn't want Jack to see her like this. Jack grabbed the keys off the wall and unlocked Eponine's cell and slowly walked to hear hoping not to startle her.
"Eponine," He whispered as he knelt by her, she looked up into his caring face. The pain she was feeling was reflected through him. "I...I shouldn't have left you."
"Jack..." she put her arms up around his neck and had held onto her. Her sobs softened his heart even more to her, and hardened it even more towards Percy and his crew. Jack kissed her on her forehead and picked her up. Made his way to Elizabeth's cell unlocked her. Eponine found her strength and made her way up the stairs with Jack, Elizabeth and the baby.
More of Jacks crew had arrived on deck, the Black Pearl was 20 yards away, Percy's crew was gathering on the shore aware now that there was no longer treasure on the island and leaving the ship was a bad idea.
"Elizabeth and Eponine go find a place to hide on the island. Away from the fighting but close enough to know what is going on." Jack took them to the side of the ship and pointed down to a small boat floating right by. "I will come look for you after this is over."
Eponine went to retaliate but as she did a cannon was fired. Not from there ship, or the Black Pearl, but from behind. Percy and his ship full of men must have been waiting for the perfect moment to attack. And that was now!
"Eponine go." Jack yelled to her. She nodded and headed down the side of the ship, Elizabeth and Neoma followed with difficulty. As they boarded their small escape route, cannons fired above.
"What do you think we can do?" Elizabeth said as she sat down in the sand right on the beach.
"Do as Jack said." Eponine looked at Elizabeth. "Elizabeth we should keep on going."
"No one is going to find us right here. They're all going to be paying attention to the fighting. Plus neither of us have the strength."
Eponine looked around twenty feet away was the trees. "Fine, I'm going to go look for a better spot in the trees. Keep a look out for anyone." "No one is going to come."
"Elizabeth, think about it," Eponine raised her voice in hope to get her point across. "Percy Belle and his crew are boarding that ship right now, the men on the shore will join them, shortly. Do you not think that they will notice, two women and baby have gone missing? Highly bloody unlikely. Once they do, they'll come looking, they'll send a group and hunt us down. If we don't try a little bit to get out of their way then in vain were going to die. I would rather die a horrible death, trying to save that baby, your's and my own lives then sitting here waiting for them."
"Then what do you suggest we do Miss. Eponine?"
Sweat dripped down Jack's face. His mind was not just on the battle in front of him but the battle of his heart towards Eponine. Men were falling all around him, some he had known most of his life and others he was trying to make fall. He couldn't think about who he was killing but what. He finished reloading his gun, turned, aimed and shot.
"Your doing what?" Elizabeth said in shock. "You have nothing to help do this."
"Elizabeth if your husband was still alive and he was on that ship. Wouldn't you try to save his life?" Eponine looked towards the battle.
"Yes I would, but the difference between you and I is...Will and I were married." Eponine looked back and Elizabeth who was playing with Neoma.
"Yes but the similarity in both of us is...We love our men." It was now Elizabeth's turn to look at Eponine.
"If there is no stopping you. Then I want you to know that, what I saw of you and Jack together, was really..."Elizabeth jumped at the sound of a cannon, looked at the ship's battling and then quickly back at Eponine, who hadn't spent anytime there but still had bruises from the dispute. "Just be careful."
Eponine made her way up the side of the ship un-noticed. But the second on the deck she was dodging bullets and being sprayed with the blood of dieing men.
"Eponine!" Jack said firing a gun at a man swinging over to the ship. "Get the hell out of here."
"Jack I've come to help." "Eponine the only way you can help if you get off this ship and help take care of Elizabeth for me."
"Jack, NO! I'M NOT LEAVING YOU!" A couple of men stirred and looked then went back to firing and reloading.
Jack sighed, and threw her a hand pistol. "If you want to stay, then shoot."
Hours passed, sweat and blood were mixed covering the deck of the ships. Jack's men were out of energy and Belle's remaining men were full of it. There was no Escape, Jack looked over and saw Will, still alive with only 12 other men holding guns to Belle's men as they pointed them at Jack, Eponine and the 5 other remaining men.
Percy Belle made his way over to the ship very slowly taking his time.
Elizabeth got up thank full it was Jack who had come down the stairs. Eponine had tears running down her face as she sunk onto the floor. She didn't want Jack to see her like this. Jack grabbed the keys off the wall and unlocked Eponine's cell and slowly walked to hear hoping not to startle her.
"Eponine," He whispered as he knelt by her, she looked up into his caring face. The pain she was feeling was reflected through him. "I...I shouldn't have left you."
"Jack..." she put her arms up around his neck and had held onto her. Her sobs softened his heart even more to her, and hardened it even more towards Percy and his crew. Jack kissed her on her forehead and picked her up. Made his way to Elizabeth's cell unlocked her. Eponine found her strength and made her way up the stairs with Jack, Elizabeth and the baby.
More of Jacks crew had arrived on deck, the Black Pearl was 20 yards away, Percy's crew was gathering on the shore aware now that there was no longer treasure on the island and leaving the ship was a bad idea.
"Elizabeth and Eponine go find a place to hide on the island. Away from the fighting but close enough to know what is going on." Jack took them to the side of the ship and pointed down to a small boat floating right by. "I will come look for you after this is over."
Eponine went to retaliate but as she did a cannon was fired. Not from there ship, or the Black Pearl, but from behind. Percy and his ship full of men must have been waiting for the perfect moment to attack. And that was now!
"Eponine go." Jack yelled to her. She nodded and headed down the side of the ship, Elizabeth and Neoma followed with difficulty. As they boarded their small escape route, cannons fired above.
"What do you think we can do?" Elizabeth said as she sat down in the sand right on the beach.
"Do as Jack said." Eponine looked at Elizabeth. "Elizabeth we should keep on going."
"No one is going to find us right here. They're all going to be paying attention to the fighting. Plus neither of us have the strength."
Eponine looked around twenty feet away was the trees. "Fine, I'm going to go look for a better spot in the trees. Keep a look out for anyone." "No one is going to come."
"Elizabeth, think about it," Eponine raised her voice in hope to get her point across. "Percy Belle and his crew are boarding that ship right now, the men on the shore will join them, shortly. Do you not think that they will notice, two women and baby have gone missing? Highly bloody unlikely. Once they do, they'll come looking, they'll send a group and hunt us down. If we don't try a little bit to get out of their way then in vain were going to die. I would rather die a horrible death, trying to save that baby, your's and my own lives then sitting here waiting for them."
"Then what do you suggest we do Miss. Eponine?"
Sweat dripped down Jack's face. His mind was not just on the battle in front of him but the battle of his heart towards Eponine. Men were falling all around him, some he had known most of his life and others he was trying to make fall. He couldn't think about who he was killing but what. He finished reloading his gun, turned, aimed and shot.
"Your doing what?" Elizabeth said in shock. "You have nothing to help do this."
"Elizabeth if your husband was still alive and he was on that ship. Wouldn't you try to save his life?" Eponine looked towards the battle.
"Yes I would, but the difference between you and I is...Will and I were married." Eponine looked back and Elizabeth who was playing with Neoma.
"Yes but the similarity in both of us is...We love our men." It was now Elizabeth's turn to look at Eponine.
"If there is no stopping you. Then I want you to know that, what I saw of you and Jack together, was really..."Elizabeth jumped at the sound of a cannon, looked at the ship's battling and then quickly back at Eponine, who hadn't spent anytime there but still had bruises from the dispute. "Just be careful."
Eponine made her way up the side of the ship un-noticed. But the second on the deck she was dodging bullets and being sprayed with the blood of dieing men.
"Eponine!" Jack said firing a gun at a man swinging over to the ship. "Get the hell out of here."
"Jack I've come to help." "Eponine the only way you can help if you get off this ship and help take care of Elizabeth for me."
"Jack, NO! I'M NOT LEAVING YOU!" A couple of men stirred and looked then went back to firing and reloading.
Jack sighed, and threw her a hand pistol. "If you want to stay, then shoot."
Hours passed, sweat and blood were mixed covering the deck of the ships. Jack's men were out of energy and Belle's remaining men were full of it. There was no Escape, Jack looked over and saw Will, still alive with only 12 other men holding guns to Belle's men as they pointed them at Jack, Eponine and the 5 other remaining men.
Percy Belle made his way over to the ship very slowly taking his time.