Chapter 5

As Jess woke up, the first thing she noticed was that the ship had stopped moving. The second thing she noticed was that there was no sign of Jack anywhere in the cabin. She got out of bed, got dressed and headed to the galley.
When she got down there, she was surprised to see that Jack was sitting on a seat near the corner. "Mornin' luv!". Said Jack enthusiastically.
"Morning. Uh, why are you drinking rum this early?". Asked Jess.
"Just a little pick-me up I ave' in the morning." Said Jack smiling.
"Oh, ok. Well I suppose I should make a start on breakfast then". Said Jess. "Oh, Jack, why have we stopped, have we reached Port Royale already?". Asked Jess heading for the kitchen.
"Yep, and after ye've finished with breakfast, you and I shall go in town and find a couple o' friends of mine, savvy?". Said Jack.
"But Jack, isn't this the town where soldiers condem pirates?". Asked Jess worried.
"Yes. But I have me ways". Said Jack smirking.
Jess just nodded and went to fix breakfast.
After breakfast, Jess went to Jack's quarters to get ready to go into town. She heard a knock at the door. "Ye ready to go Jess?". Asked Jack.
"I'll be out in a minute". Replied Jess.
As they stepped off the Black Pearl, they seemed to be nowhere near the docks.
"Jack why aren't we near the docks, isn't that where ships go?". Asked Jess confused.
"Ah, yes but ye said yerself that there be red coats after pirates, so I've managed to find a way to remade that little problem". Said Jack smirking.
For what seemed like hours, they finally came to the end of a long bush track and into the town of Port Royale. "Finally". Said Jess.
"Told you I knew the way". Said Jack smiling, gold teeth showing. "C'mon". Said Jack, Jess following closely behind.
"Where are we going?". Asked Jess.
"To a couple of friends o' mine". Replied Jack.
They reached a big mansion on a hill and Jack stopped suddenly." Here we are". Said Jack.
"THIS is where your friends live, but isn't this the governor's place?". Asked Jess looking at the giant house.
"Yep, c'mon". Said Jack leading the way once more.
They walked around the back of the house to find a quaint little cottage neat the mansion. Jack knocked on the door of the cottage. About a minute went by until finally, a click was heard and the door opened. A man answered it. He had brown, medium length hair, a golden tan and warm chocolate eyes. "JACK!". The man was obviously surprised to see Jack and shook his hand vigorously. Jess could tell they knew each other well.
"Will, ye scabrous dog, how are ye?". Said Jack smiling.
"Good thanks Jack. Uh, what brings you here to Port Royale, you Hven't been spotted yet have you?". Asked Will looking worried.
"No faith Will". Said Jack.
"Oh I have faith in you, but you always manage to get caught somehow". Replied Will, now looking at Jess.
"Oh, sorry luv. Will this is Jess, she's my newest crew member.
"Really? Well it's nice to meet you Jess. You better watch out for this one". Said Will quietly
"Yes, well I've figured that out already". Replied Jess.
"Well we can't stand here all day, come in you two". Said Will.
They all went inside and saw that this cottage in fact was rather large.
"How come yer not livin' in Elizabeth's fathers' house? And speaking of Elizabeth, where is she?". Asked Jack looking around.
"Well Elizabeth's father gave this cottage to us when we got married for some privacy, and Elizabeth's just out at the shop.
"Well I have a proposition for you both. Because I have such luck, I managed to win a map in a game of cards in Tortuga. This particular map leads to a big stash of treasure". Said Jack smirking. Will's eyes lit up. "Thought you'd be interested".
"I'll have to ask Elizabeth, but I'm sure that you can count us in". Said Will excitedly.
"Good, then meet us at the Pearl at nine tonight, savvy?. You know where it is.". Said Jack quietly. "Well then luv, we must make tracks. Will, we'll wait until nine thirty at the most, but I doubt that Elizabeth will say no to a bit of an adventure". Said Jack.
"I hope so". Said Will.
They all said they're goodbyes and went their separate ways, getting ready for that night.