Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Legend of Captain Redd's Lost Treasure
Chapter 13: Faces from the Past
By: Vipera berus
Disclaimer: Nope! I don't own a thing, everything's Disney's…hmm, well except Tony Evans, the Midnight Rose and the plot, plus other characters you don't recognise from the movie!
Author's Note: Yay! I'm soooo sorry 'bout the delay! I've been quite busy and I have been writing on my other fic as well, since I need to get somewhere with it too. Anyway. We have finally reached the chapter where the enemy is finally introduced in all his evilness! Mwahaahahhaaa…rubs hands together evilly with that evil laugh and that evil glint in eye
Well, thanks to all my faithful reviewers, you are the ones that keep me going with this story! I love you and your reviews! ;D
(lil-blonde-pirate: Thanks for the review, darling! Hehe, glad you reviewed again! You'll get to know a bit about the ship in this chapter and possibly more! Keep reading!)
(smartie-teri: Thank you for your lovely review! But you're slightly wrong in your guess about the Captain of the Midnight Rose. It's not the guy from Tortuga, but there are all the answers in this chapter! I hope I'm not going to confuse you, though… This enemy is pure eeevil. Haha! Hope you like!)
(bvixen: Thanks for the review! Hope you like this chapter!!! This chapter isn't that much about Tony's and Jack's relationship, more about her past really! But I promise that one silly little kiss isn't everything between them! More of them are on the way!)
(Rummy: I'm so happy you reviewed again! Thanks again and again and again!! :D hmm…yeah, I am a lucky duck, you're right. And besides, whenever it rains, I can write on my fic! Haha! Hope you like this one!)
(luckycharms411: Thank you so much for your review and I hope that you'll get to know some things of Tony in this chapter! Don't go insane yet! Wait until you've read this chapter!!! Hehe! :) After that you can go insane if you want! ;P Hope you likes it!)
Hugs and kisses to all of you scallywags! Mwahahhaaaa…
Chapter thirteen, mateys! Enjoy!
Happened in previous chapter:
The sun blinded her eyes as she emerged from below with her cutlass ready in hand. She lifted her hand to her eyes to obscure the sun and the sight in front of her made her freeze, her heart stop and her breath cease.
A red ship with dark sails fluttering in the wind was attacking them and the cannon fire continued. But the only thing she could see, when she stood paralysed in her spot, was the black fierce letter sprawled across the side of the ship, forming two words she dreaded to see; Midnight Rose…
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Thirteenth Chapter! Yay!
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The crew was fighting back with all the strength they could muster with cannonballs and pistols, both shooting at the other ship. Pirates were running around from cannon to cannon giving bullets and cannonballs to their comrades, either down below or on the deck where Jack was shouting orders to his men. Soon the clouds obscured the sun and the wind was growing stronger as the waves hit the sides of the ships, eventually bringing the reddish ship nearer to the Black Pearl.
"That is no Captain Porter, Jack." Jack spun around and saw Gibbs hurrying forward with his arms full of cannonballs. "Even if 'e is drunk all the time, he doesn't fire us whatever it is! Tha' is no man or ship we know, Captain!" Gibbs said loudly as he gave the cannonballs to Anamaria and Crimp.
"Oh, so you noticed?" Jack said sourly, watching as a cannonball was shot towards his ship but it missed, splashing into the water beside his Pearl. "Bloody bastards will pay for attacking my Pearl! Without a bloody reason nevertheless!" Jack yelled hoarsely.
"I swear that Evans has something to do with this!" Anamaria joined the conversation and glanced somewhere behind Jack. "Look at her! She looks like she's seen a ghost! Or sees one now!" she added, grabbing her pistol and shooting a few times towards the ship, finally hitting a pirate and they all watched as he screamed roughly and fell into the sea.
"Aye! Ye should ask her what this is about, Jack!" Gibbs said, frowning as he helped Anamaria load the cannon. Jack gave them a nod before he scurried towards Tony while he yelled orders to his crew. As he came nearer to the girl, he noticed that she really looked like she had seen a ghost. She was slightly paler and she seemed to be deep in thought as she stared at the reddish ship and whispered something to herself in a quiet voice.
A cannonball nearly missed her head but she didn't notice. Jack ran forward and grabbed her shoulders, steering her into shelter under the stairs up to the helm, where they could talk for a few minutes, just that he could get some bloody answers!
"What the hell is this, Evans?!?" Jack hissed, shaking her slightly so that she would get out of her daze. She shook her head slowly, her gaze fixed upon the ship.
"He found me…" she whispered hoarsely and turned her eyes to Jack and he could see pain and hurt in her blue eyes that had not been there before. "I can't believe he found me! Did ye tell him I was aboard your ship, Sparrow?! Did you tell him about the map as well, you brown piece of shit?!" Tony yelled angrily, whipping her cutlass quickly in front of Jack's face.
"Whoa!" Jack said, lifting his hands in front of him. "I don't even know who tha' is, love! I haven't told anyone about anythin'! But ye seem to know him, so why is he bloody attacking us?" Jack shouted at her face. Tony sank the weapon from his face and looked at him in confusion.
"So, ye don't know who that is?" she asked as the cutlass fell limply to her side.
"No, I don't! Bu' ye could enlighten me with that little fact, lass!" Jack spat. Tony glanced at the ship over his shoulder with a disgusted look.
"That's the Midnight Rose, Sparrow." She told him with a nod. "Aye. The Midnight Rose." She repeated when she noticed Jack's disbelieving gaze.
"The Midnight Rose? Are ye drunk, Evans?" Jack said.
"I wish I were (Have ye got some rum for me?). But unfortunately it's the truth! Look for yourself!"
Jack turned to look at the reddish ship and then he noticed it; black letters formed the two words he thought didn't exist. Midnight Rose.
"Bu' – bu'… that's impossible!" he said. "The Midnight Rose was lost along with Marcus Redd! Or are ye completely out of yer mind and sayin' that Marcus Redd came back from death with his ship?!" Jack asked. Tony gave a hollow laugh and shook her head.
"Not Marcus, darling." She whispered before she gripped her cutlass tighter and scurried to help the crew. Jack stared after her with his mouth agape.
"Not Marcus? What the bloody hell is goin' on? What is she talking 'bout?!" Jack wondered out loud. A cannonball hit the side of his ship and it rocked perilously back and forth. "Guess I'll find out in a while…" he muttered before hurrying to his crew once again.
"Whatever happens, Sparrow, do not let him come aboard the Pearl, you hear me!?" Tony yelled to Jack when she took an abandoned gun from the deck. "He wants the map and he'll get it if he gets aboard, savvy?" she continued.
"I never intended on letting the enemy aboard, love! And by the looks of it, these are enemies. But I'm still interested who it is, Evans. Are ye gonna tell me or do I 'ave to wait an' see?" Jack yelled back.
"Trust me, you don't want to know, Jack!" she yelled and jumped behind a cannon as bullets from the enemies' pistols flew over her head. She looked to her left and saw Anamaria and Gibbs glare at her.
"I knew you had something to do with this, Evans!" Anamaria said.
"I knew ye were bad luck, Evans." Gibbs told her. Tony laughed.
"Hey! None of this would've happened if Saint Sparrow hadn't kidnapped me and stolen my map in the first place!" she said back to them with anger in her voice. The two of them turned away from her and continued the defence.
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The Captain walked across the deck with his long sword in his hand and the other holding an old pistol. The first mate came hurrying to him with a smirk upon his face.
"The Black Pearl won't hold for long." he told the Captain.
"Excellent. But see to it that ye do not sink the ship. I want to make a visit on my lovely Evans. Bring some old things up, ye know. Make her live the longest night of her life again…" the Captain laughed evilly.
"Do you think she has told Sparrow about it?" the first mate asked curiously.
"No. Her pride won't let her do that." The Captain answered. "But I'm sure he'll find out… when I've made her tell it to everyone. Then they'll all know that she's just a dirty little whore." he laughed coldly.
"And what about the map?"
"If she doesn't want to give it to me willingly, I'm going to make her squirm in pain and beg for mercy before this day is over." The Captain said with a smirk.
"Capt'n!" came a shout from behind their backs and the two of them turned around in a haste to see a young boy hurry towards them.
"What is it now, boy?" the Captain asked and looked at the boy from under his large red hat.
"We're ready to board the Black Pearl, sir!" said the young boy, who looked like he was not a day over sixteen.
"Excellent! Well, well. Let the party begin and hopefully my sweet little Evans gives me one last dance." The Captain said and returned his gaze to the Black Pearl where he could see a familiar face from the past, looking straight at him.
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"Who the hell is that, Tony?" Jack asked Tony to bring her back from her thoughts. She was glaring aboard the Midnight Rose with disgust but her eyes showed hurt and pain and something like anger.
"I already told you." She answered shortly.
"That it's not Marcus Redd?" Jack asked with raised eyebrows.
"I already told you that it's not Marcus, idiot." She said and seemed to confuse the poor Captain even more.
"I don't understand ye, Tony. I can't believe that the Midnight Rose is attacking us, it hasn't been seen in over a century." Jack mused as he picked up his pistol and aimed it aboard the reddish ship and shot a pirate down to the sea.
"Well, you should believe it, ye stupid blighter, because it's happening right now." she said annoyed and scurried to the other side of the ship, avoiding to be shot.
"Jack!" a feminine voice shouted across the deck and Jack spun around to watch as Elizabeth hurried over to him holding her dress up. She was accompanied by Will who followed her with a pistol in his hand. "What is going on? Who is attacking us?" she asked quickly.
"I've been trying to find out myself, bu' ye could always ask Evans, love. She seems to know everything these days but she's still a bit reluctant in telling her secrets." Jack said loudly. Tony's head snapped up from where she was crouched beside Tearlach, one of Jack's crew.
"Secrets that aren't meant for your ears, Sparrow!" Tony retorted before she loaded her pistol again.
"See? This is what I mean…" Jack muttered.
Suddenly they heard a loud pang and the ships crashed together, sending several pirates, including Tony and Elizabeth, on their bums on the deck. A shout was heard from the Midnight Rose; "THROW THE HOOKS OVER AND BOARD!!!" the voice was rough and familiar to only Tony. She jumped up quickly and turned to look at Jack, Will and Elizabeth in horror.
"No! This is not how this is s'posed to go! I don't want him here!" Tony said to herself. "Liz, you should get out of the way. This is something you don't want to experience!" Tony told Elizabeth hastily. Will looked at Elizabeth when she was about to argue. But this time, probably the only time, Will trusted Tony and knew that this was something she couldn't handle from the way Tony spoke of this enemy.
"I think Evans is right, I don't want you in trouble." Will agreed with Tony, giving her a nod.
"But I fought with you last time as well!" Elizabeth said hotly. Tony raised her eyebrows in confusion.
"Last time was against Barbossa, love." Jack interrupted. "And mind if I say that Barbossa isn't exactly the best pirate who sails – ah, sorry I meant sailed these waters." Tony rolled her eyes and walked to Elizabeth.
"Ye get your chance to prove what you're made of, but it's not this time, I'm 'fraid." Tony told her sternly as ropes were thrown from the Midnight Rose over to the Pearl and the boarding hooks entwined with the rigging as the pirates tightened their grips of their weapons, waiting for the enemy to jump aboard. "Will, take her below and make sure she's locked down there! He'll go for the women first…" she said to Will. Jack was about to ask what she meant with her last comment when roars of the other crew were heard and pirates begun swinging aboard and Will grabbed Elizabeth's arm and dragged her below.
"I'm still angry at you, you know!" Jack and Tony heard Elizabeth say to Will. "And this just made me angrier…" then they were below as the two famous pirates were snapped back from their thoughts and brought back above the deck where enemy pirates were boarding.
Jack turned to leave for the fight but Tony placed a hand on his shoulder and stopped him. "Jack." she said softly and he turned back to face her. "Can ye promise me one thing?" she asked.
"Depends…" he said with a smirk.
"Will you – will you protect me from him?" she asked quietly as a fierce battle between the crews of the Black Pearl and the Midnight Rose began just behind her back. Jack's smirk had faded and he studied her face for a while.
"You're really scared of this – man is it? – aren't ye?" he asked and their eyes locked. Tony took a deep breath.
"You have no idea." she whispered and swallowed. Jack saw the fear and panic in her eyes now more clear than before. He placed a warm hand on her shoulder and gave her a smile.
"I will, for I'm not scared of someone who I've never seen, aye…I'll protect ye love, bu' only if ye promise me sumthin'…" he said and a mischievous grin spread across his features. Tony nodded quickly.
"Ye let me finish that little thing we began before this little mess, eh?" he said seductively as Tony narrowed her eyes. Of course…I wondered when he would bring that dumb kiss up… Tony thought. She smirked and stepped back a step so his hand left her shoulder.
"We shall see about that, Captain. We shall see…" Tony said smiling before a pirate attacked her from behind and she swung her cutlass to meet the enemy's. "We shall see about that only after you've helped your crew here, Sparrow! Or you want my cutlass stuck up your arse?" Tony yelled to him over her shoulder as she slashed the pirate's stomach open. He sunk to the deck clutching his abdomen.
"Feisty." Jack mused before he too joined the fight.
Will emerged from below, once he had taken Elizabeth safely into their cabin and locked the door from the outside. He had a sword in his hand and he was ready to fight. But someone jumped from the helm and onto him so his knees collapsed under him, bringing a knife to his throat.
"Jack!" Will yelled but to no avail and tried to get the knife away from his throat.
"Captain!" the man behind him yelled as well and a thump was heard as a pair of heavy boots landed on deck of the Black Pearl and many grew silent and stopped in their doings, Tony was one of them. She stared at the Captain of the Midnight Rose in utter horror as he stood a few feet in front of her. Jack stood behind her and stared at the man. Many from Jack's crew were wounded and asked for parley or mercy. Will stood still wrestling with the man, who held a knife to his throat, but suddenly he was pushed to Jack and Tony as the enemy pirates circled around them and Jack's faithful crew, snatching away their weapons and binding their hands, only Jack and Tony remained free with weapons ready (perhaps the Captain didn't think them as a threat?). Everyone was staring at the Captain of the red ship who had a few of his mates beside him, protecting him from sudden attacks. Everyone was gathered on the deck, but Elizabeth was no where in sight.
He was very tall and handsome, older than Jack (something around forty). His face was smooth, meaning that he had no moustache or beard as many of the other pirates. He had a crimson red hat on his head from under his shoulder-length dirty blonde hair was tied into a ponytail. He was wearing a black coat and under it a red shirt which matched with his hat. He had a necklace around his neck, the letter 'R' hanging from it. His pants were black as well, his heavy boots dark muddy green and he had a well-built body (but not as good as Jack's). The green eyes stared unblinkingly at Tony.
"I saw you die yet we meet again, my little Tonya." he said slowly once it was completely quiet and the battle was over, never taking his eyes off of Tony as they travelled up and down her body. "You have cut you hair, though. I must say that I liked better when it was longer." he continued studying her. Jack and the others wondered what he meant with his first words; 'I saw you die'.
"Don't you dare call me Tonya." she said, her voice strong and loud. But that was the exact opposite to what she felt. Jack, who stood slightly behind her, saw her body trembling.
"But that is your name, my sweet." he said seductively with one of his eyebrows raised.
Jack stepped forward and cleared his throat. "G'day, Captain whatever-your-name-is, but I'm wondering what the hell you're doing; first attacking my ship without a reason and then boarding it without permission, savvy?" Jack asked rudely. He felt Tony stiffening beside him. The blonde man raised his eyebrows even further up but didn't take his eyes off of Tony.
"I had my reasons to attack ye." he said and shook his head slightly, looking at Tony. Then he said; "Tsk, tsk, tsk. I'm insulted, Tonya. Why haven't you told Captain Jack Sparrow my name, although he should know it already?" the Captain of the Midnight Rose asked menacingly.
"Because ye don't exist to me anymore. Why should I speak the name of a man who doesn't exist?" Tony spat. His eyes glazed with anger.
"It seems that I have to introduce myself since Tonya hasn't told you about me, Sparrow." he said, now staring at Jack with those silky green eyes. "My name is Blake Redd, grandson to the passed legend, Marcus Redd." he said proudly. Gibbs, Anamaria, Quartetto and many others of Jack's crew gasped when they heard him but Jack just gave a chuckle.
"Aye, of course ye are. Other than Marcus Redd's son died, therefore ye can't exist just like Evans said." Jack said with a mocking smirk as he swayed slightly on his spot. A few of Jack's crew sniggered.
"Take a good look at my ship, Sparrow, and tell me if you can see something that has to do with Marcus Redd?" he turned to his red ship as Jack stared at the ship and the words Midnight Rose reflected in his eyes as well as the red colour of the wood. It couldn't be true…could it?
"Then tell me, how were ye conceived by a dead father then? Grandpa Redd killed his son and his wench." Jack said.
"Aye…but he killed only one son. My grandmother got twins. My father was the one who survived when his brother was killed by my grandfather." he explained smirking as evil grins formed on his crews faces as Jack and the others understood. Tony knew this all already of course. Here stood the grandson of the legendary Redd in a pretty solid form. Were they dreaming or was he simply lying through his teeth?
"Alright, let's just pretend for a while tha' ye're talking the truth, mate. I still 'ave a question." Jack said, glancing sideways at Tony.
"Let's hear it then." Blake said roughly. Tony gulped and hoped that his questions had nothing to do with her…
"Aye, I'd like to know how ye conjured the Midnight Rose from oblivion? It's s'posed to be lost." Jack asked as many pirates nodded their heads, meaning that they wanted to know this fact as well. Blake took a step forward and started to walk around the captives, studying them one by one.
"Ye know the legend well, Sparrow, I give you that. But many facts are false though." Blake said slowly. "The ship was lost for a while but no one knows how it many years later appeared in Nassau port, all shiny and new. Of course my father, who had been told about it, took it as it was his own and sailed to the North where no one knew Captain Marcus Redd. I got the ship after him of course." Blake finished with a proud smirk towards the Midnight Rose.
Jack nodded and knew it was the truth. It sounded as a truth anyway… "Aye…" he muttered as Blake started walking around them and he noticed Anamaria amidst the crew. His eyes followed her figure up and down for a while.
"What's your name, puppet?" he asked her in a seductive whisper. Anamaria glared at him and didn't answer.
"Take your eyes off her, Redd. She's not a piece of meat." Tony spoke suddenly, anger evident in her voice. She had her back towards him but knew what he was doing since he asked for her name. Now his attention was back on her. She heard his boots click against the deck as he walked towards her and soon he was back in front of her, but this time much closer for her liking.
"No. Maybe she's not, but ye are." Blake said, placing a cold hand on her cheek. Tony leaned away with closed eyes. So many memories swam through her mind when he touched her like that. Suddenly his hand was snapped away and Tony looked back up with opened eyes. Jack had his sword out and it had snapped on his arm so he had to take his away. Blake glared at Jack with ice cold eyes.
"Don't go touching me wench." Jack threatened in a low voice. Tony would've punched him hard if it hadn't been as serious as it was. Wench? Tony thought angrily glaring at them both. Why do men have to be so – so bloody rude towards women?!?!
"Ah. I knew it. Your wench, you say?" Blake asked with a laugh as he removed Jack's sword from his arm with his pistol. "Couldn't wait to get your hands on other men after me, could ye now, Tonya?" he asked smirking. Jack knew that Tony was fuming inside. When he insulted her about 'not being a woman', she would have attacked him by now. And when someone was calling her a whore right in front of her face, he guessed that she could bite his head off any minute. Blake had said that she had been with him once as well.
"I never had anything with ye, Redd!" Tony spat angrily with emotion. "How can you even say that, ye slimy git!" she continued through gritted teeth and when Jack glanced at her he saw a small tear in the corner of her eye. At least he wasn't the only one who she called silly names…
"My sweet little Tonya, don't deny our relationship." Blake cooed annoyingly as his whole crew, except one, laughed heartily. Jack raised his eyebrows in confusion. Relationship? Huh?
Jack's expression of confusion was noticed by Blake quite quickly as his eyes turned to him now. "What's this? Is Sparrow a bit out of it? Haven't Tonya told you about us?" Blake asked calmly.
"I don't think she'd tell me anythin' o' ye, mate, when she didn't even tell yer name, savvy?" Jack said and his gold teeth glittered in the sun that was shining through a thin cloud veil. He heard Tony give a quiet snort. Maybe he'd learn to understand her better after this?
"Very well then, should I tell them about our passionate and fiery relationship, or should you, my sweet lass? Oh, and especially about our last night together before you left, do you remember?" Blake asked Tony who glared at him coldly, silently hoping that if she would stare long enough, he would freeze to death. "I can't hear you, Tonya." he said mockingly. Tony blushed into a fierce red colour.
"There's nothing to tell them, bastard." Tony said, her voice shaking slightly from anger. "I warn you, Redd, if you utter one more word, I'll be the one watching as a bullet is shot through that perverse heard of yours!" she said dangerously, forgetting her fear for a while. Blake's smirk faded as she had said those words. He took a huge step forward and suddenly he slapped her hard.
Tony staggered backwards slightly, but Jack caught her, circling his hands around her waist. Everyone besides Blake and his crew were in shock. Tony brought her face in Jack's direction as she leaned on him for support, her cheek going redder by the second. She looked into his eyes a single tear sliding down from the corner of her eye.
"He's not goin' to get away with tha', love." Jack whispered to her sympathetically as he looked down at her.
"He's done that before…but it's not the main reason why I hate him." she whispered to him quietly.
"You're truly disgusting, Evans!" Blake roared and dragged her by her hair away from him.
"Let go of me, you disgrace of a man!" Tony yelled, punching his face so he let go. "Never ever touch me again or I do what I did then, do you remember, you arse?" she yelled in rage as she backed back to level beside Jack.
"Oh, I remember, Evans. You stole my Treasure map, and that's the exact reason why I'm here." Blake said menacingly, bringing his sword to her throat. "Where is it?" he growled angrily.
"I'm not giving it to ye, 'cause I still haven't got my revenge, Redd!" Tony spat. Blake laughed mockingly.
"Oh, revenge on what exactly? Tell us all, will ye?" he asked loudly.
"My revenge on you and your mistakes."
"It wasn't a mistake, my sweet Tonya." Blake said slowly. "Not on my part at least…" he trailed off. Tony swallowed.
"It was the biggest mistake of your life, Redd, and it will take your life someday." Tony told him icily. A deathly silence followed her words. None of the pirates said a thing. They didn't even move.
"But you still haven't told them what happened that night, the thing you call a mistake?" Blake whispered cruelly. Tony had had enough.
"Your biggest mistake that will certainly cost you your life was when you took my innocence away when I was only sixteen years old." Tony told him, staring deep into his eyes, her eyes flashing. She was so deep in her murderous thoughts that she didn't feel when Jack placed a soothing hand on her shoulder…
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To Be Continued…
Author's Note: Aww…dramatic ending! Uh! pretty long chapter… Did you guess what happened to her? It's not all though, but you'll find out in the next chapter, mates! I'll update it when I've got the time, alright!? Redd is different when he's around Tony than when he's alone with his first mate (of whom you'll meet in the next chapter), so that's the reason for 'my sweet Tonya' when he's facing her and only 'Evans' when he's alone with his crew, savvy? Please tell me what you thought about this chapter! Thank you! :D
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PS: Tony's real name is not Tonya. Redd just calls her that to annoy her, ok! And this story is not going to be this dramatic and murderous all the time. I'll be making it more humorous at times when it suits me. But you can tell me what you think about this chapter, it was different from the others, definitely.
Ok, since I'm in a writing mood today, I'll give you some cookies of the next few chapters and what will happen in them;
-More about Tony's awful past…sniff…
-Two new characters enter the story (You have met them before)
-The Black Pearl is saved from the claws of the Midnight Rose by an unlikely person.
-And if I tell you more, you'll guess the plot so this is where I'm just saying; muahhaahhaaaa I know something you don't! ;P
Stay tuned for the next chapter!
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