Chapter Four

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Chapter Four

I ran for my life, determined to not let them capture me. I couldn't very well rescue Jack if they caught me and put me behind bars myself. I hopped over logs and ducked under awnings, trying to lose them in the dark, but they must have had cat's night eyes, for they did not once lose me on the trail. I finally lost the chase as I was dead-ended in a street with a wall twenty feet high. No doors were in sight.

They closed in on me, holding their pistols, pointed at my breast. I breathed heavily as I glared at them, daring them to try and capture me. One got near me, and I snarled at him. He motioned to the darkness, and a large, burly man came out of the shadows, holding irons. He forced my hands into them, nearly breaking my wrists. I glared at him as he forced me to start walking along.

We walked down the pitch streets, my eyes darting around quickly, looking for a way out. Will's blacksmiths shop was near; I could run for it. But then they had reason to shot me on the spot, for running. At least, if I did not run now, I could free Jack with my key. Wait! The key necklace! It unlocked any lock! I could use it to get out of the cell.

A tiny voice of reason spoke up in the back of her mind. What about the
guards? They are bound to be watching your cell.

I could use the knife in my boot if I needed too.

I let them force me to the jail easier now, knowing I had a plan. Once we arrived, they made me take off my belt of weapons, and one of them patted me down. (I did not much enjoy this event.) I spat at one of them, as they forced me into a cell with Jack. I was glad I was with Jack, but still. It was all for the appearance. The one holding my arm, still the large man, tugged me back to him.

He grabbed my chin, and forced it up to face him. I was small for my age, about5 foot 4, but I was not short. "You, my dear, are going to enjoy our hospitality now, whether you like it or not. I've heard about you from your stepmother, the beautiful Charlene." I could see Jack gagging out of the corner of my eye.

"You are a whore, correct? I thought so. That attitude of yours is going to get you into trouble some day. Now, this Sparrow chap will most likely be enjoying your company, as he does enjoy whores." He smiled a smile of blackened and yellowed teeth. "SO do I." He pulled my face to his and kissed me sharply. "I can get you out of this, if you come up with me to my room with me and give me a good time." I spit into his eye and laughed.

"I never will give my services to a man I detest. Only to the man I love,
if he's lucky." The man laughed.

"You haven't done too well with that in the past, have you?" He laughed. I
glared at him.

"Let's not bring up the past, ever." I walked into my cell, and watched the door be slammed shut by a disappointed man. I turned to face Jack, who was smirking at me. "What are you smirking at, bastard?" He just shrugged his
shoulders and laughed at me. I glared at him, and pulled him towards me. I whispered to him, "Act like we're getting to know each other, and then the soldiers will leave, and we can escape." He nodded.

"So, Miss Katherine-"

"Just Katherine, Captain."

"So, Katherine, how is it that you came across that bitch of a stepmother?"

I opened my eyes wide in mock shock. "How dare you call her a bitch?"

"Terribly sorry." He bowed his hands to me.

"She's a whore." I coughed, and started again. "My mother died, my father
remarried, then he died, so she was then in charge of me."

~Three Hours Later~

The soldiers, the one who wanted me to sleep with him, and another, were still standing there. And we were running out of things to talk about. I looked at him, pulled him to me again, and whispered, "Alright. I'm gonna ask about the Black Pearl thing again, then I'll get them over here. I know how to rid of them." I pulled the knife out of my boot an inch, and he smiled.

"So, Jack-"

"Captain, love. Don't forget the captain!"

"Of course, Captain. Tell me about the Black Pearl."

"Well, love, it is made like anyother ship out there. But it means something completely different from all the other ones. The Black Pearl is freedom. Whenever I imagine it sailing over the horizon, I think everyone sees it, and thinks 'Ah, those chaps on there are free and wild.'"

"Are there only chaps in your crew?"

Jack looked sad for a moment, and I could tell this time, that it was not for show. "Ah, no, we did have a lass on there. She looked a bit like ye, but, she was killed not yet six months ago-"

A voice came from the soldiers. "Ah, shut-up Sparrow. We know the whole bloody story. You've already told the bitch. Must you tell it again?" the pimp soldier said.

"Oh, monsieur soldiers. I would like to have a word with the both of you," I said in a seductive voice. As much as I detested whores, the only way I could free us was to become one.

One turned bright red as they walked over to us. "I've changed me mind, loves. I think I might want to take you up on your request." I pulled the one with the gun to me, and before he knew what was happening, I had stabbed him, and the other. They both fell dead, blood pooling out around them. I pulled my key necklace out of my shirt.

Jack smiled coyly as I reached between my bosooms for the key. I snarled at
him, and worked on the lock. The key would not move for several minutes. But, eventually, true to my brother's word, it unlocked the lock. He said the key would unlock every lock in the world.

The door swung open, and hit one of the soldiers. I slipped out of the door, and suddenly, one of them grabbed my ankle. I screamed, but Jack put his hand over my mouth. The soldier looked at me with fear deep in his eyes. But, he sputtered blood, and died.

We slipped out of the prison, and we grabbed our effects on our way. Then,
we made our way to Will and Elizabeth's house.

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