The two watched her with eager anticipation on their faces. Kat tried to
speak, but all that came out was a choked gasp. Both of the men expected
her to fall from Grapples arms and succumb to death. Within a minute, they
knew that something was dreadfully wrong.
"She doesn' bleed." Grapple commented, seeing that there was lack there
of. Kat was just as confused as they were. She could feel the sword inside of her, but there were no other feelings. She just looked Jacoby
dead in the eyes.
"When are you men going to learn that you can't kill a Sparrow?" She said through her teeth. Just after she said that final word, the clouds parted away from the moon. The moonlight streamed down upon them, illuminating the darkened path. What came next was the most hair curling scream that any mortal can imagine. In the stunning display, Kat was released by her
captor.
"What is t'is devils craf'?" Grapple bellowed. Kat did know whether to scream, or be fascinated by what had happened to the pirates. Both of them had been transformed into rotting, decaying skeletons right before her very
eyes. She could see their ribs, arms, and leg bones under their now
tattered clothing. What little skin they had was gray or brown and practically fell off of their bodies. The only whole pieces of them that remained were their eyes and hair. Each of them were looking each other
over before looking at Kat. Both of them looked stunned.
"The girl!" Jacoby hissed. Kat gazed down at her own hand and had to do a double take. She was the same way. Her beautiful cape and gown had been turned into tatters. Her bones shown white in the light of the moon. From her chest, the sword was still sticking out. Without putting much thought into what she was doing, she pulled the sword out and took a swipe at the
two. Both of them jumped back in surprise.
"Out of my way!" She hollered, sweeping up the jacket as she ran past.
The two took off after her, but it was far too late. She had already thrown herself into the saddle of the horse and gave it a sharp kick. It let out a loud whinny before stepping off at few speed. It was no match
for her enemies, as they were left behind in her dust. She had taken
everything from them. Their horse, their lantern and possibly the last shred of pride for getting beaten by a female. As the horse ran for its
life, she could hear gunshots go off from behind her.
"Ahhh!" She yelped as a few of the pellets hit her in the back. Yet, they couldn't do any damage now that she had no flesh to puncture. In a sudden
thought of what she considered genius, she wheeled the horse around and
forced it to stop.
"Come back 'ere!" Grapple yelled as they were running at her.
"Gentlemen, you will always remember this as the night you almost caught Katrina Sparrow!" She laughed at them. She gave the horse another kick and it went off once more at that fastest speed it could. Kat knew that the two skeleton pirates would never outrun a horse. She looked back to see their shadows fading from the light of the lantern and the fire. They
weren't going to follow her.
"Better them facing Barbossa than me." She thought as she turned back, clutching the reins tightly in her bony fingers. She refused to even look
at them, for she swore her eyes were lying to her.
She continued into the night, the horse not giving up its canter for fear
that the shots would start to rain upon him once more.
"Whoa boy!" Kat yelled, pulling the reins hard and shifting her weight
slightly. She could have gone all night long at this pace; by she knew that a living being wouldn't make it. The horse slowed to a trot, and soon came to a halt. It was breathing hard as Kat slid from its back, landing with a soft thump. The moonlight still shown bright, the she could see a pond nearby without the use of the lantern. She led the chestnut horse to the water, where he drank with vigor. This gave Kat time to really get a
good look at the situation.
"This is a dream. Just a horrible dream!" She said, looking at her hands in the pale light. She wanted to pinch herself, but there was no skin left to do so. "I'm going to wake up and I'll still be on the Pearl with Jack
at the helm and treasure in the distance." She closed her eyes and reopened them. Nothing had changed. It wasn't a dream. She gave a jump when the horse suddenly shook off behind her. She turned to it and gave it
a pat with her skeletal hand. She then looked down at the pond it was
enjoying. Its cool water was shining in the moonlight. Gradually, Kat stepped toward it and leaned forward. Even after seeing her hands, she was
still startled by what she saw. She still had all of her hair and her
eyes, but that's about all she had of her head. Her nose was gone, her teeth were no longer covered by lips, and her bones were hung with little
skin.
"What has happened to me?" She asked herself, tearing herself away from
the grotesque image. She lowered herself to the ground in a sitting
position, shaking her head in disbelief. Seeing this, the horse walked over and brushed against her with his head. Kat let out a loud sigh, which she had no idea how that was possible for there was nothing in her ribcage
to aided her doing so.
"Must be wonderful not to know what is going on in the world. What I wouldn't give for your ignorance right now. That would be worth more than
that idiotic treasure." She told the stallion. Just then, something
popped into her head. Something she hadn't thought about. She quickly
ripped one of her boots off, no minding her bony foot, and poured the content of it out into her hand. She had forgotten that she even had the coin. Now as she looked at it in the dull light, she felt as if it had a
power over her. An energy that she hadn't felt before.
"You did this to me!" She screamed at it. The engraved skull looked
sinister in the moonlight. "You've turned me into a monster! You and you're similar have turned the men of The Black Pearl into demons. It's not as if living was hard enough, but now I can't even have the right of death? You've put this bloody curse on me!" She closed her hand around it and was prepared to throw it in the field, but just before she was to let go she froze. It was like a force was holding her back, telling her not to do it. A sense of importance for this golden object filled her from head to toe. She brought her arm down and looked at the coin once more. She didn't like how the skulls dark sockets appeared to be staring at her, but she couldn't let it go. Something was telling her that she would need it
in order to be turned back to normal.
"Maybe this isn't going to be as easy as I thought." She said to herself as she dropped the piece back into her boot and replaced it to her foot. As she pulled it up the moon fell behind another cloud, showering the world in black once more. The only light now was from the lantern that hung from the horse's saddle bag. As Kat reached for it, she saw that her hand was again covered in her skin. She gave herself a look over to make sure that everything was as it was before anything had happened. There was a hole in her dress where the sword had penetrated, but it looked to be an easy fix once she had time to take some thread and needles from the next town. As she inspected the hole, her mind returned to the dream she had that fateful
night in the crows nest.
"That's what Jack meant by the moonlight taking me. Those skeletons I saw
were the crew. That dream is turning out to be true." She whispered. Then, it dawned on her. "If those parts of the dream were true...that means that Jack is alive!" For the first time since she had gone on the run, she smiled. Jack had to be alive, she just knew it. She would have to find and rejoin him once she got official word of his return. After all, he was
a very infamous pirate so someone would have to pass on the story. Her
heart was full of glee as she mounted the horse once more.
"Well, if you are going to be accompanying me on my journey you might as well have a name." She said to the horse. She thought for a minute. "I know, I'll call you Commodore." She said, running her hand along its neck
to find the rein. The horse gave a neigh when she said that.
"You are going to help me find my brother." She whispered into its ear.
She then pulled the reins to make it turn toward the path. Then both
paused as she reached into her cape and pulled out the map. "But first things first, we have to make it to Port Royale. Now off with you!" She gave Commodore a sharp kick and they were off into the night. A new name
for one, and a new sense of hope for the other.
Well, another chapter has gone by in the life of Kat Sparrow. She'll
definitely be reaching Port Royale in the next chapter and meeting the Governor with his daughter. Everything will start to fall into place as we head toward the meeting of the younger William Turner later in the story.
Man, I'm wondering why my chapters keep getting shorter. I guess it's because I really haven't hit any key moments yet that set things off. I'm going to try and stay true to the movie, but it will be tough. On another note, I tried to update this week but I was too busy celebrating my 19th birthday. It would make me most happy if you gave me some nice reviews.
Alright, I'll go get started on the next chapter while you guys are
enjoying this one. BYE BYE!
"She doesn' bleed." Grapple commented, seeing that there was lack there
of. Kat was just as confused as they were. She could feel the sword inside of her, but there were no other feelings. She just looked Jacoby
dead in the eyes.
"When are you men going to learn that you can't kill a Sparrow?" She said through her teeth. Just after she said that final word, the clouds parted away from the moon. The moonlight streamed down upon them, illuminating the darkened path. What came next was the most hair curling scream that any mortal can imagine. In the stunning display, Kat was released by her
captor.
"What is t'is devils craf'?" Grapple bellowed. Kat did know whether to scream, or be fascinated by what had happened to the pirates. Both of them had been transformed into rotting, decaying skeletons right before her very
eyes. She could see their ribs, arms, and leg bones under their now
tattered clothing. What little skin they had was gray or brown and practically fell off of their bodies. The only whole pieces of them that remained were their eyes and hair. Each of them were looking each other
over before looking at Kat. Both of them looked stunned.
"The girl!" Jacoby hissed. Kat gazed down at her own hand and had to do a double take. She was the same way. Her beautiful cape and gown had been turned into tatters. Her bones shown white in the light of the moon. From her chest, the sword was still sticking out. Without putting much thought into what she was doing, she pulled the sword out and took a swipe at the
two. Both of them jumped back in surprise.
"Out of my way!" She hollered, sweeping up the jacket as she ran past.
The two took off after her, but it was far too late. She had already thrown herself into the saddle of the horse and gave it a sharp kick. It let out a loud whinny before stepping off at few speed. It was no match
for her enemies, as they were left behind in her dust. She had taken
everything from them. Their horse, their lantern and possibly the last shred of pride for getting beaten by a female. As the horse ran for its
life, she could hear gunshots go off from behind her.
"Ahhh!" She yelped as a few of the pellets hit her in the back. Yet, they couldn't do any damage now that she had no flesh to puncture. In a sudden
thought of what she considered genius, she wheeled the horse around and
forced it to stop.
"Come back 'ere!" Grapple yelled as they were running at her.
"Gentlemen, you will always remember this as the night you almost caught Katrina Sparrow!" She laughed at them. She gave the horse another kick and it went off once more at that fastest speed it could. Kat knew that the two skeleton pirates would never outrun a horse. She looked back to see their shadows fading from the light of the lantern and the fire. They
weren't going to follow her.
"Better them facing Barbossa than me." She thought as she turned back, clutching the reins tightly in her bony fingers. She refused to even look
at them, for she swore her eyes were lying to her.
She continued into the night, the horse not giving up its canter for fear
that the shots would start to rain upon him once more.
"Whoa boy!" Kat yelled, pulling the reins hard and shifting her weight
slightly. She could have gone all night long at this pace; by she knew that a living being wouldn't make it. The horse slowed to a trot, and soon came to a halt. It was breathing hard as Kat slid from its back, landing with a soft thump. The moonlight still shown bright, the she could see a pond nearby without the use of the lantern. She led the chestnut horse to the water, where he drank with vigor. This gave Kat time to really get a
good look at the situation.
"This is a dream. Just a horrible dream!" She said, looking at her hands in the pale light. She wanted to pinch herself, but there was no skin left to do so. "I'm going to wake up and I'll still be on the Pearl with Jack
at the helm and treasure in the distance." She closed her eyes and reopened them. Nothing had changed. It wasn't a dream. She gave a jump when the horse suddenly shook off behind her. She turned to it and gave it
a pat with her skeletal hand. She then looked down at the pond it was
enjoying. Its cool water was shining in the moonlight. Gradually, Kat stepped toward it and leaned forward. Even after seeing her hands, she was
still startled by what she saw. She still had all of her hair and her
eyes, but that's about all she had of her head. Her nose was gone, her teeth were no longer covered by lips, and her bones were hung with little
skin.
"What has happened to me?" She asked herself, tearing herself away from
the grotesque image. She lowered herself to the ground in a sitting
position, shaking her head in disbelief. Seeing this, the horse walked over and brushed against her with his head. Kat let out a loud sigh, which she had no idea how that was possible for there was nothing in her ribcage
to aided her doing so.
"Must be wonderful not to know what is going on in the world. What I wouldn't give for your ignorance right now. That would be worth more than
that idiotic treasure." She told the stallion. Just then, something
popped into her head. Something she hadn't thought about. She quickly
ripped one of her boots off, no minding her bony foot, and poured the content of it out into her hand. She had forgotten that she even had the coin. Now as she looked at it in the dull light, she felt as if it had a
power over her. An energy that she hadn't felt before.
"You did this to me!" She screamed at it. The engraved skull looked
sinister in the moonlight. "You've turned me into a monster! You and you're similar have turned the men of The Black Pearl into demons. It's not as if living was hard enough, but now I can't even have the right of death? You've put this bloody curse on me!" She closed her hand around it and was prepared to throw it in the field, but just before she was to let go she froze. It was like a force was holding her back, telling her not to do it. A sense of importance for this golden object filled her from head to toe. She brought her arm down and looked at the coin once more. She didn't like how the skulls dark sockets appeared to be staring at her, but she couldn't let it go. Something was telling her that she would need it
in order to be turned back to normal.
"Maybe this isn't going to be as easy as I thought." She said to herself as she dropped the piece back into her boot and replaced it to her foot. As she pulled it up the moon fell behind another cloud, showering the world in black once more. The only light now was from the lantern that hung from the horse's saddle bag. As Kat reached for it, she saw that her hand was again covered in her skin. She gave herself a look over to make sure that everything was as it was before anything had happened. There was a hole in her dress where the sword had penetrated, but it looked to be an easy fix once she had time to take some thread and needles from the next town. As she inspected the hole, her mind returned to the dream she had that fateful
night in the crows nest.
"That's what Jack meant by the moonlight taking me. Those skeletons I saw
were the crew. That dream is turning out to be true." She whispered. Then, it dawned on her. "If those parts of the dream were true...that means that Jack is alive!" For the first time since she had gone on the run, she smiled. Jack had to be alive, she just knew it. She would have to find and rejoin him once she got official word of his return. After all, he was
a very infamous pirate so someone would have to pass on the story. Her
heart was full of glee as she mounted the horse once more.
"Well, if you are going to be accompanying me on my journey you might as well have a name." She said to the horse. She thought for a minute. "I know, I'll call you Commodore." She said, running her hand along its neck
to find the rein. The horse gave a neigh when she said that.
"You are going to help me find my brother." She whispered into its ear.
She then pulled the reins to make it turn toward the path. Then both
paused as she reached into her cape and pulled out the map. "But first things first, we have to make it to Port Royale. Now off with you!" She gave Commodore a sharp kick and they were off into the night. A new name
for one, and a new sense of hope for the other.
Well, another chapter has gone by in the life of Kat Sparrow. She'll
definitely be reaching Port Royale in the next chapter and meeting the Governor with his daughter. Everything will start to fall into place as we head toward the meeting of the younger William Turner later in the story.
Man, I'm wondering why my chapters keep getting shorter. I guess it's because I really haven't hit any key moments yet that set things off. I'm going to try and stay true to the movie, but it will be tough. On another note, I tried to update this week but I was too busy celebrating my 19th birthday. It would make me most happy if you gave me some nice reviews.
Alright, I'll go get started on the next chapter while you guys are
enjoying this one. BYE BYE!