Jack stared at his ship, they slowly were advancing on it. He frowned,
seeing the black flag with bones making an 'X' a skull on top of it. It
was raised when they were close enough to the ship they wanted, so it
wouldn't get away. Before that, they'd follow the ship for a while, seeing
if it was worth stealing from. If it was, the flag went up. Jack guessed
the other ship was a merchant ship.
He took a deep breath and straightening his stand. He stared at the ship, trying to figure out what to do. If they kept sailing, they'd surely be seen quickly, giving time for his ship to get away. They'd have to act quickly... After all, the Black Pearl was unmatchable in speed.
His eyes looked to the island, measuring it. They could sail to the side, make their way across the island, and then... somehow get to the ship. Well, they could carry a rowboat with them... That could slow them down. Jack looked over his shoulder at the men who were leaning on the railing of the ship. "That's where she is..." They'd say to eachother, "Can't wait to see her get what she deserves."
Jack pushed his tounge to the roof of his mouth, thinking then gave the wheel a sudden drastic turn to the right. All of them were caught of guard,most caught themselves before they fell, but others were not so quick. "Eight of you will come with me... One needs to keep with Camille." He instructed. They all nodded
"I'll watch Camille..." Anthony said.
Jack nodded, "Get a rowboat... All eight of you will be carrying it."
One red-haired crew member gave a light laugh, "Eight of us?"
Jack turned to him, "Eight, that's what I said. But in case your too thick- headed to figure out why...It's because it will be much faster."
He looked down to his shoes, "I see..."
"Good. I will continue on if nobody has anymore things to comment about or question?"
They all looked at each-other, then shook their heads.
He smiled, "Great!" Jack looked over his shoulder and continued sailing on, glancing at his ship. He looked back to them, "We'll row past the Pearl, then get onto the merchant ship... There'd be too much going on to notice much else... The ships are close enough, that we could go onto the Black Pearl. Once I'm there, my crew will...fight against Maud's, as will you. They'll be strongly outnumbered. I'll get my ship back, hand over Maud to you. And we'll all be on our ways." Jack looked at the faces of them, "Savvy?"
They nodded. Jack looked to his ship again. Then turned the wheel again, they were very close to the island.
(Short time later...)
They walked through the trees, and Jack looked back at the men carrying the rowboat. "I've been thinking..." Jack began, "And two of you will climb up the side of the Pearl, while the rest of us climb the merchant ship.
"Why?" Someone asked.
Jack grinned to himself, but pretended he didn't didn't hear the question.
He stood and looked to his ship, he was so close to it, but far. He could hear shouting, fighting,and threats echoed through the air. He waved for the men to put the boat in the ocean. Slowly and carefully they did. Jack climbed in, the sun was setting in the west, he looked back to his ship.
Quietly, they rowed to the side and two men started to climb the type of ladder that was attached to it. "Wait for... two minutes then climb onto the deck."
"Why?" One of them asked in a whisper.
"Stop questioning my plan...It'll work." Jack said in reply.
They nodded then the small boat rowed behind the large stern of the Black Pearl. Jack looked up at it. He turned and looked at the stern of the other ship. While turning, the rowboat bumped against the ship, and Jack winced, hoping the 'clunk' wasn't too loud.
Slowly the boat stopped at the handles on the side of the ship. Jack started to climb up and nodded for the others to follow him. He climbed to the top, and stuck his head over the railing, the sailors from the merchant ship were all on their knees on the Black Pearl, they heads hung low. Maud was walking infront of them, back and forth. Every so often she'd stop at one, and whisper something to him. Though he couldn't hear, Jack could tell it wasn't something to great, because each of them would draw back slightly, a look of shock on their faces.
"This is the Navy!" He heard someone shout. Maud spun around, looking at them, surprised. Jack grinned, then jumped over the railing. He ran across the deck,taking a rope, swinging across the gap onto the Black Pearl. Jack bumped into someone, and they sharply turned to him. He opened his mouth to say something, but Jack stopped him, "Gibbs.... Are Elizabeth and Annmarie still in the brig?" He nodded, "Go get them..." Gibbs nodded, then climbed down, below deck.
Jack took out his sword and swiftly cut the sailors from the merchant ship out of the ropes their hands were tied in. He looked to Maud and slowly advanced to her. Maud turned and looked at Jack, her sword raised to him, "Ah... Jack." She said a smirk on her face.
"It's Captain, Maud, Captain Jack Sparrow." He smacked his sword against hers.
She pushed his sword away, swinging at his head. Jack ducked, then jumped as she swung at his legs. "Why must ye be so difficult, love?" He asked as he jumped forward, raising his sword to her neck.
Maud stared at him, as Nathan put irons on her wrists. He stepped out of the way of the two of them. His sleeve was covered in blood. Seeing Jack was looking at him he said, "Not my blood..." He nodded to one of Maud's crew that was laying motionless on the deck, a small puddle of blood around him.
She smirked, "Let me say a last word to you...Captain."
Jack looked at her suspiciously then nodded, "Alright..."
She leaned in closer slowly pulling his gun from him, without his notice and smirked, "Jack... You may have helped catch me... But... I've got the person that caught you..."
Someone pushed Camille forward, and before Jack could react, Maud had pulled the trigger of the gun. Camille gasped, but it was cut short by the shot. She fell back onto the deck.
"NO!" Jack shouted as he ran and dropped beside Camille. He looked at her, and softly held her small hand, "Camille... Camille, get up..." He said loudly, his heart and mind racing.
The seconds seemed to last ages. "Camille" He said again ,his face a few inches from hers.
She let out a groan then looked up at Jack for a moment, "Why you crying,Jack?" She asked in a quiet voice.
Jack smiled,and gentley pulled Camille up, hugging her.
"Looks like your finally finished with your pirating days." He heard Nathan say to Maud.
Jack looked at them and a smirk spread across Maud's face, "It would appear that way, wouldn't it?"
He took a deep breath and straightening his stand. He stared at the ship, trying to figure out what to do. If they kept sailing, they'd surely be seen quickly, giving time for his ship to get away. They'd have to act quickly... After all, the Black Pearl was unmatchable in speed.
His eyes looked to the island, measuring it. They could sail to the side, make their way across the island, and then... somehow get to the ship. Well, they could carry a rowboat with them... That could slow them down. Jack looked over his shoulder at the men who were leaning on the railing of the ship. "That's where she is..." They'd say to eachother, "Can't wait to see her get what she deserves."
Jack pushed his tounge to the roof of his mouth, thinking then gave the wheel a sudden drastic turn to the right. All of them were caught of guard,most caught themselves before they fell, but others were not so quick. "Eight of you will come with me... One needs to keep with Camille." He instructed. They all nodded
"I'll watch Camille..." Anthony said.
Jack nodded, "Get a rowboat... All eight of you will be carrying it."
One red-haired crew member gave a light laugh, "Eight of us?"
Jack turned to him, "Eight, that's what I said. But in case your too thick- headed to figure out why...It's because it will be much faster."
He looked down to his shoes, "I see..."
"Good. I will continue on if nobody has anymore things to comment about or question?"
They all looked at each-other, then shook their heads.
He smiled, "Great!" Jack looked over his shoulder and continued sailing on, glancing at his ship. He looked back to them, "We'll row past the Pearl, then get onto the merchant ship... There'd be too much going on to notice much else... The ships are close enough, that we could go onto the Black Pearl. Once I'm there, my crew will...fight against Maud's, as will you. They'll be strongly outnumbered. I'll get my ship back, hand over Maud to you. And we'll all be on our ways." Jack looked at the faces of them, "Savvy?"
They nodded. Jack looked to his ship again. Then turned the wheel again, they were very close to the island.
(Short time later...)
They walked through the trees, and Jack looked back at the men carrying the rowboat. "I've been thinking..." Jack began, "And two of you will climb up the side of the Pearl, while the rest of us climb the merchant ship.
"Why?" Someone asked.
Jack grinned to himself, but pretended he didn't didn't hear the question.
He stood and looked to his ship, he was so close to it, but far. He could hear shouting, fighting,and threats echoed through the air. He waved for the men to put the boat in the ocean. Slowly and carefully they did. Jack climbed in, the sun was setting in the west, he looked back to his ship.
Quietly, they rowed to the side and two men started to climb the type of ladder that was attached to it. "Wait for... two minutes then climb onto the deck."
"Why?" One of them asked in a whisper.
"Stop questioning my plan...It'll work." Jack said in reply.
They nodded then the small boat rowed behind the large stern of the Black Pearl. Jack looked up at it. He turned and looked at the stern of the other ship. While turning, the rowboat bumped against the ship, and Jack winced, hoping the 'clunk' wasn't too loud.
Slowly the boat stopped at the handles on the side of the ship. Jack started to climb up and nodded for the others to follow him. He climbed to the top, and stuck his head over the railing, the sailors from the merchant ship were all on their knees on the Black Pearl, they heads hung low. Maud was walking infront of them, back and forth. Every so often she'd stop at one, and whisper something to him. Though he couldn't hear, Jack could tell it wasn't something to great, because each of them would draw back slightly, a look of shock on their faces.
"This is the Navy!" He heard someone shout. Maud spun around, looking at them, surprised. Jack grinned, then jumped over the railing. He ran across the deck,taking a rope, swinging across the gap onto the Black Pearl. Jack bumped into someone, and they sharply turned to him. He opened his mouth to say something, but Jack stopped him, "Gibbs.... Are Elizabeth and Annmarie still in the brig?" He nodded, "Go get them..." Gibbs nodded, then climbed down, below deck.
Jack took out his sword and swiftly cut the sailors from the merchant ship out of the ropes their hands were tied in. He looked to Maud and slowly advanced to her. Maud turned and looked at Jack, her sword raised to him, "Ah... Jack." She said a smirk on her face.
"It's Captain, Maud, Captain Jack Sparrow." He smacked his sword against hers.
She pushed his sword away, swinging at his head. Jack ducked, then jumped as she swung at his legs. "Why must ye be so difficult, love?" He asked as he jumped forward, raising his sword to her neck.
Maud stared at him, as Nathan put irons on her wrists. He stepped out of the way of the two of them. His sleeve was covered in blood. Seeing Jack was looking at him he said, "Not my blood..." He nodded to one of Maud's crew that was laying motionless on the deck, a small puddle of blood around him.
She smirked, "Let me say a last word to you...Captain."
Jack looked at her suspiciously then nodded, "Alright..."
She leaned in closer slowly pulling his gun from him, without his notice and smirked, "Jack... You may have helped catch me... But... I've got the person that caught you..."
Someone pushed Camille forward, and before Jack could react, Maud had pulled the trigger of the gun. Camille gasped, but it was cut short by the shot. She fell back onto the deck.
"NO!" Jack shouted as he ran and dropped beside Camille. He looked at her, and softly held her small hand, "Camille... Camille, get up..." He said loudly, his heart and mind racing.
The seconds seemed to last ages. "Camille" He said again ,his face a few inches from hers.
She let out a groan then looked up at Jack for a moment, "Why you crying,Jack?" She asked in a quiet voice.
Jack smiled,and gentley pulled Camille up, hugging her.
"Looks like your finally finished with your pirating days." He heard Nathan say to Maud.
Jack looked at them and a smirk spread across Maud's face, "It would appear that way, wouldn't it?"