I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean or any of it's charecters. Disney does. However, I do own Riley, Scott, and Snails. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next morning, Riley woke to a calm sea. The island was long gone. The only thing she could see was sky and sea. She walked up to the upper deck. There she saw Jack at the wheel. He was holding a compass. She walked up the stairs to see him. "How come yer compass doesn't point north?" she asked looking at his compass.
"Were not going north, are we?" he asked back.
She looked up at him. His eyes were fixed on the sea. She could clearly see that he was lost in his own thoughts. "Where are we going then?" she looked up at him. His eyes slowly met hers. "Where ever the sea takes us." he said turning back to face the sea.
Seeing that she would not get another word out of him, she walked back down to the main deck. She saw Gibs, and went over to see what he was doing. Gibs seeing her smiled. "Mornin' miss," he said.
"What ya doin'." she asked.
"Cleaning the deck." he answered. "You could be of some help. Why don't you get started on doing this deck while I get started on the lower deck." he told her, handing her a mop and bucket.
She took the mop, and set the bucket on the deck. Slowly, and with a little resistance, she mopped the deck. It took her about half and hour to do the hole thing. "Miss, come look up here." Snails called from up above. He was in the crows nest, with a spy glass. She climbed up a latter to see what he was looking at. He handed her the spy glass. "See that? It's Port Town. Will and Elizabeth live there. Jack must be aiming to visit them." Snails laughed. Riley looked through the spy glass with aw. She had never seen through one before, and was amazed by it.
As they neared Port Town, Jack started to get a look of pleasure on his face. He had meant to visit sooner, but got sidetracked. As the ship pulled into port, Gibs and Snails stayed with the crew. Only Jack and Riley left the ship. They walked the streets trying to blend in as much as possible, but with a girl that dressed like a boy, it was hard for people not to stare.
As they entered Will and Elizabeth's house, Jack straightened his clothes, and brushed then off. Riley stood behind Jack as he rang the doorbell. She was nerves about meeting these people. She knew they were Jack's friends, but right now, she was unsure of everyone. A man opened the door, and told them to wait in the livingroom. The man left, and could be heard talking to someone. She heard Jack's name mentioned, but that was all. A man came down the stairs, with a woman in his arm. The lady was truly beautiful. She had long brown hair, put in a ponytail. The man was cunning. His dark brown hair was put in a neat ponytail at the back of his head. He caught sight of Jack he smiled, and walked up to him. Jack smiled back at him, and shook the man's hand. He bowed and kissed the woman's hand.
"So good to see you again, Jack." the man said.
Jack smiled. "I meant to come sooner, but ran into a little..." he looked at Riley. "...delay." Will looked down at her.
"Who is this?" he asked bowing to her.
"My name is Riley." she said. "I lived on an island, but it was invaded by pirates, and the man who was taking care of me, Scott, was killed. Jack promised him he's look out for me." she explained.
Will laughed at the girls ability to speak. "She seems to be capable helping on the ship." he said.
"Yes, sir." she said. "Just this morning I cleaned the deck and gully."
Will laughed. "Elizabeth, why don't you go get this young lady something to eat." he said. She nodded, and got up. "I'll help you." Riley said getting up to help.
When they were out of sight, Will looked at Jack serous. "What are you going to do with her?" he asked.
Jack looked at him. "I'm not sure. I gave my word that I would take care of her, but how can I when I'm a pirate? I don't even know where I'm going, I have no money. I don't know how I'm going to afford to feed her as well as myself." Jack said running hid hand through his hair.
"Well," said Will. "I may be able to help. I know a man who is looking for a men with ship and crew who is willing to go on a hunt for some mysterious treasure."
"Treasure?" Jack's eyes brightened. "What kind of treasure?"
"I'm not sure. You'd have to ask the man. I can take you to him after you eat something." Will said.
"How much does it pay?" Jack asked.
"Half of the treasures' worth." Will answered.
Jack stood up to head to the kitchen. "Well, can't see the harm in trying." he said.
Will gave him a pat on the back as they went into the kitchen for some lunch.
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Riley walked back to the ship when Jack left with Will to talk to some man about a mysterious treasure. When she arrived at the ship, not a soul was on board. Everyone had left. They must be in the town. Riley thought.
She climbed to the crows nest, and onto the main beam that held the main sail. She hung on to the ropes that secured the sail for balance. She closed her dark brown eyes. Gibbs had said they looked like Jack's, but she doubted it. Her black hair hung down to her ankles, even thought it was in a ponytail. The wind blew through it with ease. She stood there with her eyes closed for a while, just talking in the cool air. When she finally opened her eyes, she realized she must get back to the Turner's house before Jack and Will. She grabbed a rope, and swung down to the main deck. She ran off the ship, and through the town. People stopped and stared at the girl. She hated it, but she knew it was because of the way she dressed. She wore boys pants and shirts. Not like the girls her age should ware. She didn't care though. She would rather be herself, than try to impress some snoody towns people, as she saw them. She hurried back to the house. She made it just in time before Jack and Will returned. Elizabeth arrived a few minuted later from shopping. "Well, I think it's great that your going to do it" Will said to Jack. Riley thought that it was probably about the treasure. She waited for Jack to come into the living room before speaking. "How was the meeting?" she asked.
Jack looked over at her. She was sitting in a chair with her elbows on her knees. "We leave tomorrow morning." Jack answered.
Riley sat up in the chair. "Where we headin' to?" she walked over to Jack.
Jack pulled out an old piece of paper, that resembled an old map. Sure enough, when Jack opened it up, Riley set eyes on the treasure map. She stared in aw at the old markings. "Where are we goin'?" she asked.
"Some island off in the Pacific," Will answered for him.
Jack looked up from the map as Elizabeth walked in. "Will has volunteered to go with me." Jack said.
"Don't you mean us?" Riley asked.
Jack looked at the girl. Her dark eyes looking straight into his. "Your staying with Elizabeth." he said.
Her eyes turned angry. "What?! I'm not staying in this prissy town! I'm going to sea with you! You promised Scott you'd look after me! Not leave me in some dumb town!" She yelled.
Jack started to get impatient. "I'm sorry, but your staying." He said turning back to the map.
"Over my dead body!" she said stamping out of the house. She ran into the town, and to the Black Pearl.
Jack stood with his head stuck in the map. He studied it carefully.
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The sea was calm, only the wind could be heard blowing through the sails. Captain Jack Sparrow stood a top his ship, The Black Pearl. As his ship broke through the waves, he looked out over the sea scanning for any ship.
Just off in the distance he could see the faint image of a shore line. He yelled down at his crew to stay well away from the town. He was already wanted by the army and to be sentenced to death if caught. He didn't want to be hung, so he told his men to turn the ship in the opposite direction. Grabbing a hold of the rope for one of the sails, he slid down to the wheel. He took out his compass, that didn't point north, and grabbed the wheel, turning it whatever direction the arrow pointed. The sea was a part of Jack, as it was to many pirates. He turned the ship to the west, and sailed to the town most pirates went to to get away from anyone looking for them, or just to stop and drink. Jack was there for a drink, and to see how some of his old friends were doing that lived there. As he pulled into port, he saw a familiar face. It was the face of Gibs. One of the people who helped him get his ship back from Captain Barbossa. Gibs invited him to the saloon with him to get a drink. Once inside, Jack listened to his friend talk about his horrible life on the dreary island, as he called it.
"Come back to the sea with me then." Jack said to him.
Gibs looked at him. "Jack, I can't leave here. I have..." Jack cut him off.
"You have nothing here. You said so yourself. There's nothing here for you. Come to the sea with me. I need you."
Gibs looked at him. He was reluctant to except Jack's offer, but in the end he knew Jack was right. There was nothing here for him. "Alright, I guess your right. It's best I head back out to sea." he admitted. Jack smiled, knowing he had won.
"Get out, and don't ever come back!" the gruff voice of a shop owner could be heard.
"Yeah, well same tah you'se, ya fat pig! I feel sorry for you'se mudder fer havin' such an' ugly child!" a voice yelled back. This one was more soft, yet what the person had said had made Jack laugh. He went over to see what all the noise was about. As he turned the corner, he could see a girl picking herself up off the ground.
"Well, I never! Da little....." she trailed off muttering words that made Jack laugh, yet he was stunned to hear it come out of her mouth.
"Well, what have we here?" Jack asked looking at the girl.
The girl looked over at him, then turned to walk away. This made Jack laugh even more. He had never see a girl get that angry before. "Where ya heading?" Jack called after her.
"Home, if dat's any yer business." she yelled over her shoulder. Jack followed her. He walked up behind her, then eventually was walking beside her. Gibs followed at Jack's heels. The girl tried to quicken her pace, but it was no use, Jack could walk much faster than her.
"What is da madder wid you?" she said turning to him angerly.
Jack could not help but laugh at her. He thought it funny that this girl could get so upset so easily. "Well, dis is me home." she said. "Yer welcome to come in, if you want. Ya already followed me here anyways."
Jack bowed to here. She rolled her eyes and walked through the door. " Scott, I's is back!" she called. A man walked into the room, and greeted her, then noticed Jack and Gibs. "Oh, who are your friends?" he asked.
"This is..." she looked at Jack for a name.
"Captain Jack Sparrow and me pal Gibs," Jack finished for her.
Scott face went as white as the snow. He looked as if he had been sliced through the gut with a sword. "Did you say Jack Sparrow?" he asked.
Jack's face looked agitated. "Captain Jack Sparrow." he corrected.
Riley looked at him. She was confused by the look on his face. "What's wrong?" she asked.
Scott shook his head. "Nothing. Now, where are you from?" He asked trying to change to a new subject.
"The sea. I don't stay anywhere but my ship." Jack answered. "I just stopped into port for a while."
Riley's face went bright. "You have a ship? What's it's name?" she asked eagerly.
"Her name's The Black Pearl ." He answered. Scott's face went pale again. This time Riley was too interested in Jack to see it. "Dat's a good name fer a ship. Where do ya travel?"
"All over. Wherever the sea takes me." was his answer.
Scott got a hold of himself. "Would you like to stay for dinner? It's almost ready." he asked the two men.
"Well, I never turn down a meal." Jack said with a smirk. Scott nodded to them, and left to finish getting the dinner ready. Riley stared at Jack with admiration. Jack didn't notice her staring at him at first, but after a while, he saw her staring. He ignored her at first, but then it started to bother him. "Can I help you?" he asked not being able to stand it any longer.
"Are you a pirate?" she asked bluntly.
Jack looked at her surprised. "What makes you think that?" he asked trying to hide his surprise.
"You'se look a lot like one, and you'se got a ship." she answered.
"Lots of people have ships." he said.
"Yeah, but not The Black Pearl. I know about that ship. I's is heard so many stories that if I's told ya 'em all, we'd be up all night!" she told him.
"Well, that's interesting." he said.
She had a cocky look on her face that told him she knew that he was a pirate, but not a look that said she would call the authorities. Luckily Scott came in and told them that it was time for dinner, and that they should all sit to eat.
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As they sat down, it was not al large dinner, yet one that seemed to be large enough. Scott was just setting down the last bit of food. He sat at the head of the table, while Jack and Gibs sat across from each other, with Riley next to him. It seemed to him that he would never be able to get away from the girl. He rolled his eyes and smiled at the thought.
"Alright, dig in." Scott said. As they ate, Jack told about his adventures at sea. How he had reclaimed his ship, and defeated Captain Barbossa.
As they ate, Jack told other stories such as the time when he was shot twice in the right shoulder, and still was able to kill the man who had shot him. He told stories that would scare a small child, but not Riley.
It was starting to get late. Jack was now listening to stories told by Riley. She told about as much of her childhood that she could remember. Although it wasn't much. She couldn't remember anything younger than seven. She had come down with a bad sickness, and woke up to the kind face of a nurse. That was all she knew. She told Jack and Gibs of the time when she had scared a heard of cattle so bad that they almost trampled through the hole town. As she told him, she laughed at the remembrance of the whole scene.
"It's getting late. Riley, it's best you get to bed now." Scott said walking into the room.
"But can't I stay up a little longer?" she asked. He looked down at her.
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to deal with your crabby self in the morning. You must go to bed now." he repeated.
She got up reluctantly, and walked over to the doorway. "Goodnight Captain Sparrow," she said as she walked out of the room.
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It was midnight. Everyone in the town was asleep. Jack was fast asleep on a bed made up for him on the floor of the house. He slept with an uneasy feeling. Gibs was on the couch next to him. Surly if Jack was not used to his snoring, he would have been woken up to the loud sound.
The next room over was where Riley slept. She, as Jack, was sleeping with a feeling of uneasiness. As she turned about in her sleep, the moonlight shown on her face.
Scott slept in a room on the other side of the house. He was thankful for that, for when he had checked on Riley an hour earlier, he had heard the loud snoring of Gibs. As everyone in the town slept, and ship was just pulling into port. A large ship. Though it was not faster than the Black Pearl, it would surely go faster than any of the other ships in the port.
It had it's pirate flag stung on its highest beam. Small ships filled with pirates made their way to shore. The captain of the ship stood on the large ship, waiting for his pirates to do their jobs. Not that they had any particular one, just that he liked terrorize small towns and destroy them, stealing any gold they could find.
As the first of the ships made it to shore, the ones left on board started to load the cannons. Ready to blow the town to bits. They fired upon the largest building first. It took a few cannonballs to knock it down, but it when it fell, it made a big noise.
The other pirates on shore started to brake into houses, killing people as they searched for gold. Cries of terror rang out all through the town. People who the pirates had not reached tried to get out of their homes and to safety before they reached them. Many never made it. They were killed anyways. No one was spared. Every person was killed, weather they be man, woman, or child.
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Scott was hearing something from outside. He got up to look, and what he saw stuck terror into his soul. As he looked out the window, all he could see were people being killed by pirates, and cannonballs striking buildings.
He ran to wake everyone up. He knew that if they stayed, they would all be killed. He knew that if they could get to Jack's ship, they could sail out of there. "Get up! Get up!" she said shaking Jack awake.
"What in the bloody matter with you?" Jack asked.
"Pirates are destroying the town. We must get out of here!" Scott about screamed at him. He raced to get Riley. Jack looked out the window himself, and sure enough Scott was right. Jack had recognized the ship. He knew that these pirates would kill even another pirate just for money. He rushed to wake up Gibs. Scott and Riley ran straight into him.
"Hurry. We must leave for the ship." Jack said pointing them to the back door. "Wait. What's that sound?" Scott asked. Jack stopped to listen. "Get down!" he yelled pulling Riley to the floor. A large blast came, and the house was destroyed to rubble. A cannonball had hit the house and demolished it. Jack and Riley cleared the rubble off themselves and found Gibs. "Where's Scott?" Riley asked digging through the rubble.
"Under there." Jack said pointing to him. Scott was half berried. Riley went over to him. Jack and Gibs followed. They dug him out. His legs were badly bleeding. He came to, and looked at Jack. He tried to say something, but no one could understand him. Riley turned around twards the town. "Umm, Gibs, look at this." she called. Gibs got up and walked over to look at what she saw.
"Jack..." Scott said weakly. Jack looked down at him. "Jack..." he repeated. "Promise me you'll take care of Riley." he said weakly. "I will." Jack said. Scott looked at him thankful, then died. Jack looked at him for a minute. He was woken up by Gibs voice. "Jack we have to go. Their coming this way. Jack went to them. "What about Scott?" Riley asked.
Jack looked at her with sad eyes. "He's dead."
"Dead?" she repeated.
"Yes. We must go. They will be here soon." Jack said impatiently. They hurried down to the shore. Jack's ship was just a little off the coast. They swam to it, and quickly got on board. Jack's crew quickly took up anchor, and left the island as soon as possible. As they were just out of sight from the pirates, Riley looked back. All she could see were large fires burning, and smoke. She could still faintly hear the cries of the people in the town that the pirated were still killing.
Jack walked over to Riley, and put an arm on her shoulder. "What will happen to me now?" she asked him.
"You will come with me, and learn to be a pirate." he answered looking back at the island. He ,too, could hear the cries of the people being killed, and could see the smoke of the fires that still burned. He had no idea how he would take care of this child. All he knew is that he gave his word that he would.
The next morning, Riley woke to a calm sea. The island was long gone. The only thing she could see was sky and sea. She walked up to the upper deck. There she saw Jack at the wheel. He was holding a compass. She walked up the stairs to see him. "How come yer compass doesn't point north?" she asked looking at his compass.
"Were not going north, are we?" he asked back.
She looked up at him. His eyes were fixed on the sea. She could clearly see that he was lost in his own thoughts. "Where are we going then?" she looked up at him. His eyes slowly met hers. "Where ever the sea takes us." he said turning back to face the sea.
Seeing that she would not get another word out of him, she walked back down to the main deck. She saw Gibs, and went over to see what he was doing. Gibs seeing her smiled. "Mornin' miss," he said.
"What ya doin'." she asked.
"Cleaning the deck." he answered. "You could be of some help. Why don't you get started on doing this deck while I get started on the lower deck." he told her, handing her a mop and bucket.
She took the mop, and set the bucket on the deck. Slowly, and with a little resistance, she mopped the deck. It took her about half and hour to do the hole thing. "Miss, come look up here." Snails called from up above. He was in the crows nest, with a spy glass. She climbed up a latter to see what he was looking at. He handed her the spy glass. "See that? It's Port Town. Will and Elizabeth live there. Jack must be aiming to visit them." Snails laughed. Riley looked through the spy glass with aw. She had never seen through one before, and was amazed by it.
As they neared Port Town, Jack started to get a look of pleasure on his face. He had meant to visit sooner, but got sidetracked. As the ship pulled into port, Gibs and Snails stayed with the crew. Only Jack and Riley left the ship. They walked the streets trying to blend in as much as possible, but with a girl that dressed like a boy, it was hard for people not to stare.
As they entered Will and Elizabeth's house, Jack straightened his clothes, and brushed then off. Riley stood behind Jack as he rang the doorbell. She was nerves about meeting these people. She knew they were Jack's friends, but right now, she was unsure of everyone. A man opened the door, and told them to wait in the livingroom. The man left, and could be heard talking to someone. She heard Jack's name mentioned, but that was all. A man came down the stairs, with a woman in his arm. The lady was truly beautiful. She had long brown hair, put in a ponytail. The man was cunning. His dark brown hair was put in a neat ponytail at the back of his head. He caught sight of Jack he smiled, and walked up to him. Jack smiled back at him, and shook the man's hand. He bowed and kissed the woman's hand.
"So good to see you again, Jack." the man said.
Jack smiled. "I meant to come sooner, but ran into a little..." he looked at Riley. "...delay." Will looked down at her.
"Who is this?" he asked bowing to her.
"My name is Riley." she said. "I lived on an island, but it was invaded by pirates, and the man who was taking care of me, Scott, was killed. Jack promised him he's look out for me." she explained.
Will laughed at the girls ability to speak. "She seems to be capable helping on the ship." he said.
"Yes, sir." she said. "Just this morning I cleaned the deck and gully."
Will laughed. "Elizabeth, why don't you go get this young lady something to eat." he said. She nodded, and got up. "I'll help you." Riley said getting up to help.
When they were out of sight, Will looked at Jack serous. "What are you going to do with her?" he asked.
Jack looked at him. "I'm not sure. I gave my word that I would take care of her, but how can I when I'm a pirate? I don't even know where I'm going, I have no money. I don't know how I'm going to afford to feed her as well as myself." Jack said running hid hand through his hair.
"Well," said Will. "I may be able to help. I know a man who is looking for a men with ship and crew who is willing to go on a hunt for some mysterious treasure."
"Treasure?" Jack's eyes brightened. "What kind of treasure?"
"I'm not sure. You'd have to ask the man. I can take you to him after you eat something." Will said.
"How much does it pay?" Jack asked.
"Half of the treasures' worth." Will answered.
Jack stood up to head to the kitchen. "Well, can't see the harm in trying." he said.
Will gave him a pat on the back as they went into the kitchen for some lunch.
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Riley walked back to the ship when Jack left with Will to talk to some man about a mysterious treasure. When she arrived at the ship, not a soul was on board. Everyone had left. They must be in the town. Riley thought.
She climbed to the crows nest, and onto the main beam that held the main sail. She hung on to the ropes that secured the sail for balance. She closed her dark brown eyes. Gibbs had said they looked like Jack's, but she doubted it. Her black hair hung down to her ankles, even thought it was in a ponytail. The wind blew through it with ease. She stood there with her eyes closed for a while, just talking in the cool air. When she finally opened her eyes, she realized she must get back to the Turner's house before Jack and Will. She grabbed a rope, and swung down to the main deck. She ran off the ship, and through the town. People stopped and stared at the girl. She hated it, but she knew it was because of the way she dressed. She wore boys pants and shirts. Not like the girls her age should ware. She didn't care though. She would rather be herself, than try to impress some snoody towns people, as she saw them. She hurried back to the house. She made it just in time before Jack and Will returned. Elizabeth arrived a few minuted later from shopping. "Well, I think it's great that your going to do it" Will said to Jack. Riley thought that it was probably about the treasure. She waited for Jack to come into the living room before speaking. "How was the meeting?" she asked.
Jack looked over at her. She was sitting in a chair with her elbows on her knees. "We leave tomorrow morning." Jack answered.
Riley sat up in the chair. "Where we headin' to?" she walked over to Jack.
Jack pulled out an old piece of paper, that resembled an old map. Sure enough, when Jack opened it up, Riley set eyes on the treasure map. She stared in aw at the old markings. "Where are we goin'?" she asked.
"Some island off in the Pacific," Will answered for him.
Jack looked up from the map as Elizabeth walked in. "Will has volunteered to go with me." Jack said.
"Don't you mean us?" Riley asked.
Jack looked at the girl. Her dark eyes looking straight into his. "Your staying with Elizabeth." he said.
Her eyes turned angry. "What?! I'm not staying in this prissy town! I'm going to sea with you! You promised Scott you'd look after me! Not leave me in some dumb town!" She yelled.
Jack started to get impatient. "I'm sorry, but your staying." He said turning back to the map.
"Over my dead body!" she said stamping out of the house. She ran into the town, and to the Black Pearl.
Jack stood with his head stuck in the map. He studied it carefully.
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The sea was calm, only the wind could be heard blowing through the sails. Captain Jack Sparrow stood a top his ship, The Black Pearl. As his ship broke through the waves, he looked out over the sea scanning for any ship.
Just off in the distance he could see the faint image of a shore line. He yelled down at his crew to stay well away from the town. He was already wanted by the army and to be sentenced to death if caught. He didn't want to be hung, so he told his men to turn the ship in the opposite direction. Grabbing a hold of the rope for one of the sails, he slid down to the wheel. He took out his compass, that didn't point north, and grabbed the wheel, turning it whatever direction the arrow pointed. The sea was a part of Jack, as it was to many pirates. He turned the ship to the west, and sailed to the town most pirates went to to get away from anyone looking for them, or just to stop and drink. Jack was there for a drink, and to see how some of his old friends were doing that lived there. As he pulled into port, he saw a familiar face. It was the face of Gibs. One of the people who helped him get his ship back from Captain Barbossa. Gibs invited him to the saloon with him to get a drink. Once inside, Jack listened to his friend talk about his horrible life on the dreary island, as he called it.
"Come back to the sea with me then." Jack said to him.
Gibs looked at him. "Jack, I can't leave here. I have..." Jack cut him off.
"You have nothing here. You said so yourself. There's nothing here for you. Come to the sea with me. I need you."
Gibs looked at him. He was reluctant to except Jack's offer, but in the end he knew Jack was right. There was nothing here for him. "Alright, I guess your right. It's best I head back out to sea." he admitted. Jack smiled, knowing he had won.
"Get out, and don't ever come back!" the gruff voice of a shop owner could be heard.
"Yeah, well same tah you'se, ya fat pig! I feel sorry for you'se mudder fer havin' such an' ugly child!" a voice yelled back. This one was more soft, yet what the person had said had made Jack laugh. He went over to see what all the noise was about. As he turned the corner, he could see a girl picking herself up off the ground.
"Well, I never! Da little....." she trailed off muttering words that made Jack laugh, yet he was stunned to hear it come out of her mouth.
"Well, what have we here?" Jack asked looking at the girl.
The girl looked over at him, then turned to walk away. This made Jack laugh even more. He had never see a girl get that angry before. "Where ya heading?" Jack called after her.
"Home, if dat's any yer business." she yelled over her shoulder. Jack followed her. He walked up behind her, then eventually was walking beside her. Gibs followed at Jack's heels. The girl tried to quicken her pace, but it was no use, Jack could walk much faster than her.
"What is da madder wid you?" she said turning to him angerly.
Jack could not help but laugh at her. He thought it funny that this girl could get so upset so easily. "Well, dis is me home." she said. "Yer welcome to come in, if you want. Ya already followed me here anyways."
Jack bowed to here. She rolled her eyes and walked through the door. " Scott, I's is back!" she called. A man walked into the room, and greeted her, then noticed Jack and Gibs. "Oh, who are your friends?" he asked.
"This is..." she looked at Jack for a name.
"Captain Jack Sparrow and me pal Gibs," Jack finished for her.
Scott face went as white as the snow. He looked as if he had been sliced through the gut with a sword. "Did you say Jack Sparrow?" he asked.
Jack's face looked agitated. "Captain Jack Sparrow." he corrected.
Riley looked at him. She was confused by the look on his face. "What's wrong?" she asked.
Scott shook his head. "Nothing. Now, where are you from?" He asked trying to change to a new subject.
"The sea. I don't stay anywhere but my ship." Jack answered. "I just stopped into port for a while."
Riley's face went bright. "You have a ship? What's it's name?" she asked eagerly.
"Her name's The Black Pearl ." He answered. Scott's face went pale again. This time Riley was too interested in Jack to see it. "Dat's a good name fer a ship. Where do ya travel?"
"All over. Wherever the sea takes me." was his answer.
Scott got a hold of himself. "Would you like to stay for dinner? It's almost ready." he asked the two men.
"Well, I never turn down a meal." Jack said with a smirk. Scott nodded to them, and left to finish getting the dinner ready. Riley stared at Jack with admiration. Jack didn't notice her staring at him at first, but after a while, he saw her staring. He ignored her at first, but then it started to bother him. "Can I help you?" he asked not being able to stand it any longer.
"Are you a pirate?" she asked bluntly.
Jack looked at her surprised. "What makes you think that?" he asked trying to hide his surprise.
"You'se look a lot like one, and you'se got a ship." she answered.
"Lots of people have ships." he said.
"Yeah, but not The Black Pearl. I know about that ship. I's is heard so many stories that if I's told ya 'em all, we'd be up all night!" she told him.
"Well, that's interesting." he said.
She had a cocky look on her face that told him she knew that he was a pirate, but not a look that said she would call the authorities. Luckily Scott came in and told them that it was time for dinner, and that they should all sit to eat.
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As they sat down, it was not al large dinner, yet one that seemed to be large enough. Scott was just setting down the last bit of food. He sat at the head of the table, while Jack and Gibs sat across from each other, with Riley next to him. It seemed to him that he would never be able to get away from the girl. He rolled his eyes and smiled at the thought.
"Alright, dig in." Scott said. As they ate, Jack told about his adventures at sea. How he had reclaimed his ship, and defeated Captain Barbossa.
As they ate, Jack told other stories such as the time when he was shot twice in the right shoulder, and still was able to kill the man who had shot him. He told stories that would scare a small child, but not Riley.
It was starting to get late. Jack was now listening to stories told by Riley. She told about as much of her childhood that she could remember. Although it wasn't much. She couldn't remember anything younger than seven. She had come down with a bad sickness, and woke up to the kind face of a nurse. That was all she knew. She told Jack and Gibs of the time when she had scared a heard of cattle so bad that they almost trampled through the hole town. As she told him, she laughed at the remembrance of the whole scene.
"It's getting late. Riley, it's best you get to bed now." Scott said walking into the room.
"But can't I stay up a little longer?" she asked. He looked down at her.
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to deal with your crabby self in the morning. You must go to bed now." he repeated.
She got up reluctantly, and walked over to the doorway. "Goodnight Captain Sparrow," she said as she walked out of the room.
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It was midnight. Everyone in the town was asleep. Jack was fast asleep on a bed made up for him on the floor of the house. He slept with an uneasy feeling. Gibs was on the couch next to him. Surly if Jack was not used to his snoring, he would have been woken up to the loud sound.
The next room over was where Riley slept. She, as Jack, was sleeping with a feeling of uneasiness. As she turned about in her sleep, the moonlight shown on her face.
Scott slept in a room on the other side of the house. He was thankful for that, for when he had checked on Riley an hour earlier, he had heard the loud snoring of Gibs. As everyone in the town slept, and ship was just pulling into port. A large ship. Though it was not faster than the Black Pearl, it would surely go faster than any of the other ships in the port.
It had it's pirate flag stung on its highest beam. Small ships filled with pirates made their way to shore. The captain of the ship stood on the large ship, waiting for his pirates to do their jobs. Not that they had any particular one, just that he liked terrorize small towns and destroy them, stealing any gold they could find.
As the first of the ships made it to shore, the ones left on board started to load the cannons. Ready to blow the town to bits. They fired upon the largest building first. It took a few cannonballs to knock it down, but it when it fell, it made a big noise.
The other pirates on shore started to brake into houses, killing people as they searched for gold. Cries of terror rang out all through the town. People who the pirates had not reached tried to get out of their homes and to safety before they reached them. Many never made it. They were killed anyways. No one was spared. Every person was killed, weather they be man, woman, or child.
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Scott was hearing something from outside. He got up to look, and what he saw stuck terror into his soul. As he looked out the window, all he could see were people being killed by pirates, and cannonballs striking buildings.
He ran to wake everyone up. He knew that if they stayed, they would all be killed. He knew that if they could get to Jack's ship, they could sail out of there. "Get up! Get up!" she said shaking Jack awake.
"What in the bloody matter with you?" Jack asked.
"Pirates are destroying the town. We must get out of here!" Scott about screamed at him. He raced to get Riley. Jack looked out the window himself, and sure enough Scott was right. Jack had recognized the ship. He knew that these pirates would kill even another pirate just for money. He rushed to wake up Gibs. Scott and Riley ran straight into him.
"Hurry. We must leave for the ship." Jack said pointing them to the back door. "Wait. What's that sound?" Scott asked. Jack stopped to listen. "Get down!" he yelled pulling Riley to the floor. A large blast came, and the house was destroyed to rubble. A cannonball had hit the house and demolished it. Jack and Riley cleared the rubble off themselves and found Gibs. "Where's Scott?" Riley asked digging through the rubble.
"Under there." Jack said pointing to him. Scott was half berried. Riley went over to him. Jack and Gibs followed. They dug him out. His legs were badly bleeding. He came to, and looked at Jack. He tried to say something, but no one could understand him. Riley turned around twards the town. "Umm, Gibs, look at this." she called. Gibs got up and walked over to look at what she saw.
"Jack..." Scott said weakly. Jack looked down at him. "Jack..." he repeated. "Promise me you'll take care of Riley." he said weakly. "I will." Jack said. Scott looked at him thankful, then died. Jack looked at him for a minute. He was woken up by Gibs voice. "Jack we have to go. Their coming this way. Jack went to them. "What about Scott?" Riley asked.
Jack looked at her with sad eyes. "He's dead."
"Dead?" she repeated.
"Yes. We must go. They will be here soon." Jack said impatiently. They hurried down to the shore. Jack's ship was just a little off the coast. They swam to it, and quickly got on board. Jack's crew quickly took up anchor, and left the island as soon as possible. As they were just out of sight from the pirates, Riley looked back. All she could see were large fires burning, and smoke. She could still faintly hear the cries of the people in the town that the pirated were still killing.
Jack walked over to Riley, and put an arm on her shoulder. "What will happen to me now?" she asked him.
"You will come with me, and learn to be a pirate." he answered looking back at the island. He ,too, could hear the cries of the people being killed, and could see the smoke of the fires that still burned. He had no idea how he would take care of this child. All he knew is that he gave his word that he would.