Well hello there everyone! Thank ye all very muchly for all my lovely
reviews! Lol 11 chapters and only 1 flame! *go me!!!* Well...nottin much to
say right about now but I do have a few things...
*****Ok...not to yell at you guys...but a few people have been getting confused. Ok... in THIS story POTC was an event that actually DID happen n Jack sparrow WAS real...but the MOVIE never existed, savvy? Just wanted to make that clear*****
AND
~~**QUESTION**~~ Should I have a chapter with Megan attempting to tell Meredith and PROVE to her that Jack exists and is with here then? Because I'm not sure if I should, If you guys want me too I have an idea for it but yeah...Just wanted to ask that. ^^ here we go!
Oooohh...And id you know that Johnyn is going to play Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory???!!!!
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Chapter 11~ Disaster
Anamaria shouted against the billowing wind, attempting to get the attention of her crew, "Come on! Ye mangy dogs! Dun' give up now! We can get through this storm, Mates! Jus' keep at it!"
Hardly any of the crew could actually MAKE out what she was saying, but they all got the gist of it. The storm had come out of nowhere catching the Black Pearl completely off guard. As a result, every single person was running around like chickens with their heads cut off, trying to obey their captain.
From what Anamaria could see, this was going to be slightly disastrous. Already the sails had been torn apart, the decks badly flooded, and they had almost lost two men overboard. Her orders were useless, as they were lost among the large wind and the many thunder claps. The waves rolled high, higher than Anamaria had seen in a long time. And she couldn't help the crew at all, she had to stay at the helm and hold on to the wheel.
The rain fell in heavy sheets, making visibility minute. The hard rain droplets stung Ana's face. She had lost her hat ages ago with a monstrous gust of wind, and now had no protection against the rain.
She was cold, and shivering like mad, she wanted to just curl up in a ball and get away from all this. But she couldn't. Ever since Jack disappeared, Anamaria had been forced to take charge in his place. Sometimes she feared that she would break down and cry, but if the guys saw her in a state like that, she would lose the reputation that she had worked so hard for. Jack was a very dear friend, although she never expressed it, she knew that he had known how much he meant to her. He was, and always would be, more than a friend in her heart. He would know what to do in a situation like this. Jack seemed to possess the power to be able to know exactly what every crewman was doing, and if they were doing it right. He would also know if any of them were in danger.
Anamaria felt comforted by that feeling of security. Now, it was her job to give that type of protection to her crew. Giving off that feeling was hard enough for the woman, and now she had to supply it during this storm.
A humongous *BOOM* and a sudden streak of light snapped Anamaria back to her senses. She inwardly scolded herself for starting to muse in a situation like this. Her eyes swept the decks for any sign of danger. She sighed with relief when she noticed that the crew was tending to the damage, and they were all unscathed, for the most part.
They weren't so lucky when the next streak of lightning appeared. It all happened so quickly, just like in the stories Anamaria's pap told her. The lightning came out of nowhere and stuck the mast, sending it up in flames. The faithful blast of thunder followed closely behind it. The suddenness of the impact sent Anamaria sprawling backward from the wheel with an "oomph" as she hit the ground.
Hearing distressed cries from her crew, Anamaria bolted back to her feet. The sight that she saw was horrifying. The mast and sails were up in flames, members of her crew were spread out on the deck, injured from the blast, and the others trying to put out the fire were getting burned for doing so. She called to one of the uninjured men, a man called Pint, for his love of rum, and got him to take over the wheel while she ran down to the scene.
She shouted for the men to be careful and scanned the area for any other dangers. Several of the crew had been affected by the lightning strike. They lay on the ground with burns and cuts. Cotton's parrot had taken quite a hit too. Its feathers stood on end, and its eyes were wide. It kept on saying random things that even she couldn't translate. If the situation had been any better she would have found this to be rather comical to see a parrot shocked by lightning.
Somehow, like the weather knew that something was terribly wrong, it began to rain harder than ever. That and the efforts of the crew managed to put most of the fire out. She and the uninjured ones dragged the hurt below deck to shelter them until the storm was over. Since it would take too much energy to drag all the crew to their sleeping quarters, they all laid them in the galley.
After she made sure that no one was in mortal danger, Anamaria started to walk back to the helm. She was stopped by one of the men lying on the dining table. It was Gibbs. He had a nasty burn up his arm, numerous splinters of wood embedded in his face, and it looked as though he had a few cracked ribs.
"Lass, you were really brave out there. I thank ye with all me soul," he said in a quiet, gentle voice.
All the grief and stress Ana' had been suffering from suddenly disappeared as she looked into the man's grateful, but pained, eyes. He had taken a more brutal beating than the others had.
She looked at him with empathy and replied with a small smile, "Jus' fulfillin' my duties Gibbs. Everythin' will go back to normal soon, dun' worry."
"Aye, Lass. As normal as things can get around here. I know this is rough on ye, its tough wi'out Jack here." He laid a comforting hand on her arm.
"'Tis rough on us all, mate. I jus' wish...I wish ..." She felt tears come to her eyes. She whipped around so Gibbs couldn't see her cry.
"Anamaria..." He tried to sit up to comfort the young woman, but flinched in pain and lay back down.
Ana' heaved a shuddering sigh and wiped the tears away.
"I need to get back on deck, Gibbs. Try to get some rest," she said quietly, still with her back turned, and marched off.
Gibbs sighed and watched the woman walk away. This was really hard on such a young soul. He knew she missed Jack, he knew how hard it was to hold so much responsibility. Everything was different since Jack had left. Raids were less fun now, and somehow they didn't feel so secure. He sighed once more, and shut his eyes, trying to go to sleep.
When Anamaria reached the deck, she was dry eyed again. The storm had subsided and a blood red sunrise greeted her.
"Red skies at morn, sailors take warn," she muttered under her breath. It was a little late to take warn, the damage had already been done. Anna sighed and wandered over to the stern of the ship and leaned against the railing, looking out at the pink sea. The fire hadn't caused as much damage as she would have thought. They needed new sails, that was for certain, and they needed to repair the mast. They were close enough to Tortuga that the Pearl could berth there and make the necessary repairs.
Annamaria sighed and shut her eyes. She was alone on deck and for the first time in the last 7 hours, it was quiet. The gentle rolling of the waves soothed her aching body.
A man's voice interrupted her reverie.
"Cap'n. We can't find one of the men."
Ana' opened her eyes and turned around slowly. She looked down on the dwarf-like man, with a confused look about her face. "Who...?" she asked slowly, dreading what she was going to hear next.
"Pint is missin' Cap'n. We can't find him anywhere."
Thoughts filled with confusion swam through her mind. Hadn't she just seen the man a few minutes ago?
"Pint? Are ye sure? I saw him a bit ago! Did ye check all the cabins?" she asked with a tremor of panic in her voice.
"Aye, Cap'n. He's not to be found anywhere. We feels that he was lost to Davy Jone's Locker, Cap'n. I'm sorry."
Anamaria nodded absent-mindedly, and bid the man to return to his duties. Pint had been a man of much appreciation among the crew. How could it be that he was gone? She had sworn she had seen his smiling face not two hours ago. Ana' hadn't even known his real name.
"Oh, Pint, why didja leave us at a time of such need?" she questioned her surroundings, not quite aware of the growing lump in her throat. So much destruction had occurred in the last 24 hours. It was so much to take in, almost too much.
A gentle breeze flowed through the air. It was warm and comforting. Anamaria's hair was swept back in the tame wind. She shuddered and hugged herself. Despite her rough appearance, Ana' was really a simple, caring girl. Her heart went out towards the men lying in pain in the hall. She knew she had to discard her own problems and look out for her crew. It was these little alone times like this that she could really think. No happy thoughts were in her mind now, only the sad and confusing ones.
Anamaria took a deep breath and stared out at the horizon.
"Oh, Jack, where are you?"
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Yeah...so that was a bit depressing, but in order for the rest of the story to make SOME sense I had to do a flashback on Ana's part. Lol REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HEAR ME???? REVIEW!!!!!!!
Kendra Luehr~Lol...well? DID you expect any less from me? Huh? huh? huh? Didja? Didja? Didja? Lol! Its still comin! Lol don't worry!
Jack Sparrow Lover~ Lol why thank you! Ummm....who WOULDN'T give anything to meet EITHER of them? Lol...unless they're some psycho freak! Lol
Free Sparrow~*GASP* Do you ACTUALLY think that I would stoop THAT low to take bribes???? I AM SHOCKED! ...NOW...gimme that candy! Lol. Yeah...hopefully that little blurb in the first A/N will help you and your questions! Lol hope you keep reading!
Heather~ lol yeah...Johnny is cute when he's sweet! Lol hope you like this chap!
Salienne de Lioncourt~lol...ummm...Splendiferuos...interesting choice of wording there my dear! Lol. Hehe A lot of people liked the way he was in it yah know? Lol thnx again for betaing for me lol!
Leggylover4ever~LOL! Man you REALLY want them to kiss don't you! Lol. As I said...they WILL! I'm just not telling you when! :P:P...yeh a lot of people would get confused...but I think the hair pretty much tells the difference :P!
Trinity144~Why can Johnny see Jack?...Wouldn't YOU like to know! Lol IT will all come together in the end!
Misty Addams~ Lol suspense...so evil...yet so much fun!. I'm honored that you said that...I like to think my ideas are original :D Lol thanks for congratulations! Johnny being able to see Jack...yup that will be a fun one! :O I AM SHOCKED! You didn't tell me I'm portraying Jack well!!! :'(! Lol j/k
*****Ok...not to yell at you guys...but a few people have been getting confused. Ok... in THIS story POTC was an event that actually DID happen n Jack sparrow WAS real...but the MOVIE never existed, savvy? Just wanted to make that clear*****
AND
~~**QUESTION**~~ Should I have a chapter with Megan attempting to tell Meredith and PROVE to her that Jack exists and is with here then? Because I'm not sure if I should, If you guys want me too I have an idea for it but yeah...Just wanted to ask that. ^^ here we go!
Oooohh...And id you know that Johnyn is going to play Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory???!!!!
~***~***~
Chapter 11~ Disaster
Anamaria shouted against the billowing wind, attempting to get the attention of her crew, "Come on! Ye mangy dogs! Dun' give up now! We can get through this storm, Mates! Jus' keep at it!"
Hardly any of the crew could actually MAKE out what she was saying, but they all got the gist of it. The storm had come out of nowhere catching the Black Pearl completely off guard. As a result, every single person was running around like chickens with their heads cut off, trying to obey their captain.
From what Anamaria could see, this was going to be slightly disastrous. Already the sails had been torn apart, the decks badly flooded, and they had almost lost two men overboard. Her orders were useless, as they were lost among the large wind and the many thunder claps. The waves rolled high, higher than Anamaria had seen in a long time. And she couldn't help the crew at all, she had to stay at the helm and hold on to the wheel.
The rain fell in heavy sheets, making visibility minute. The hard rain droplets stung Ana's face. She had lost her hat ages ago with a monstrous gust of wind, and now had no protection against the rain.
She was cold, and shivering like mad, she wanted to just curl up in a ball and get away from all this. But she couldn't. Ever since Jack disappeared, Anamaria had been forced to take charge in his place. Sometimes she feared that she would break down and cry, but if the guys saw her in a state like that, she would lose the reputation that she had worked so hard for. Jack was a very dear friend, although she never expressed it, she knew that he had known how much he meant to her. He was, and always would be, more than a friend in her heart. He would know what to do in a situation like this. Jack seemed to possess the power to be able to know exactly what every crewman was doing, and if they were doing it right. He would also know if any of them were in danger.
Anamaria felt comforted by that feeling of security. Now, it was her job to give that type of protection to her crew. Giving off that feeling was hard enough for the woman, and now she had to supply it during this storm.
A humongous *BOOM* and a sudden streak of light snapped Anamaria back to her senses. She inwardly scolded herself for starting to muse in a situation like this. Her eyes swept the decks for any sign of danger. She sighed with relief when she noticed that the crew was tending to the damage, and they were all unscathed, for the most part.
They weren't so lucky when the next streak of lightning appeared. It all happened so quickly, just like in the stories Anamaria's pap told her. The lightning came out of nowhere and stuck the mast, sending it up in flames. The faithful blast of thunder followed closely behind it. The suddenness of the impact sent Anamaria sprawling backward from the wheel with an "oomph" as she hit the ground.
Hearing distressed cries from her crew, Anamaria bolted back to her feet. The sight that she saw was horrifying. The mast and sails were up in flames, members of her crew were spread out on the deck, injured from the blast, and the others trying to put out the fire were getting burned for doing so. She called to one of the uninjured men, a man called Pint, for his love of rum, and got him to take over the wheel while she ran down to the scene.
She shouted for the men to be careful and scanned the area for any other dangers. Several of the crew had been affected by the lightning strike. They lay on the ground with burns and cuts. Cotton's parrot had taken quite a hit too. Its feathers stood on end, and its eyes were wide. It kept on saying random things that even she couldn't translate. If the situation had been any better she would have found this to be rather comical to see a parrot shocked by lightning.
Somehow, like the weather knew that something was terribly wrong, it began to rain harder than ever. That and the efforts of the crew managed to put most of the fire out. She and the uninjured ones dragged the hurt below deck to shelter them until the storm was over. Since it would take too much energy to drag all the crew to their sleeping quarters, they all laid them in the galley.
After she made sure that no one was in mortal danger, Anamaria started to walk back to the helm. She was stopped by one of the men lying on the dining table. It was Gibbs. He had a nasty burn up his arm, numerous splinters of wood embedded in his face, and it looked as though he had a few cracked ribs.
"Lass, you were really brave out there. I thank ye with all me soul," he said in a quiet, gentle voice.
All the grief and stress Ana' had been suffering from suddenly disappeared as she looked into the man's grateful, but pained, eyes. He had taken a more brutal beating than the others had.
She looked at him with empathy and replied with a small smile, "Jus' fulfillin' my duties Gibbs. Everythin' will go back to normal soon, dun' worry."
"Aye, Lass. As normal as things can get around here. I know this is rough on ye, its tough wi'out Jack here." He laid a comforting hand on her arm.
"'Tis rough on us all, mate. I jus' wish...I wish ..." She felt tears come to her eyes. She whipped around so Gibbs couldn't see her cry.
"Anamaria..." He tried to sit up to comfort the young woman, but flinched in pain and lay back down.
Ana' heaved a shuddering sigh and wiped the tears away.
"I need to get back on deck, Gibbs. Try to get some rest," she said quietly, still with her back turned, and marched off.
Gibbs sighed and watched the woman walk away. This was really hard on such a young soul. He knew she missed Jack, he knew how hard it was to hold so much responsibility. Everything was different since Jack had left. Raids were less fun now, and somehow they didn't feel so secure. He sighed once more, and shut his eyes, trying to go to sleep.
When Anamaria reached the deck, she was dry eyed again. The storm had subsided and a blood red sunrise greeted her.
"Red skies at morn, sailors take warn," she muttered under her breath. It was a little late to take warn, the damage had already been done. Anna sighed and wandered over to the stern of the ship and leaned against the railing, looking out at the pink sea. The fire hadn't caused as much damage as she would have thought. They needed new sails, that was for certain, and they needed to repair the mast. They were close enough to Tortuga that the Pearl could berth there and make the necessary repairs.
Annamaria sighed and shut her eyes. She was alone on deck and for the first time in the last 7 hours, it was quiet. The gentle rolling of the waves soothed her aching body.
A man's voice interrupted her reverie.
"Cap'n. We can't find one of the men."
Ana' opened her eyes and turned around slowly. She looked down on the dwarf-like man, with a confused look about her face. "Who...?" she asked slowly, dreading what she was going to hear next.
"Pint is missin' Cap'n. We can't find him anywhere."
Thoughts filled with confusion swam through her mind. Hadn't she just seen the man a few minutes ago?
"Pint? Are ye sure? I saw him a bit ago! Did ye check all the cabins?" she asked with a tremor of panic in her voice.
"Aye, Cap'n. He's not to be found anywhere. We feels that he was lost to Davy Jone's Locker, Cap'n. I'm sorry."
Anamaria nodded absent-mindedly, and bid the man to return to his duties. Pint had been a man of much appreciation among the crew. How could it be that he was gone? She had sworn she had seen his smiling face not two hours ago. Ana' hadn't even known his real name.
"Oh, Pint, why didja leave us at a time of such need?" she questioned her surroundings, not quite aware of the growing lump in her throat. So much destruction had occurred in the last 24 hours. It was so much to take in, almost too much.
A gentle breeze flowed through the air. It was warm and comforting. Anamaria's hair was swept back in the tame wind. She shuddered and hugged herself. Despite her rough appearance, Ana' was really a simple, caring girl. Her heart went out towards the men lying in pain in the hall. She knew she had to discard her own problems and look out for her crew. It was these little alone times like this that she could really think. No happy thoughts were in her mind now, only the sad and confusing ones.
Anamaria took a deep breath and stared out at the horizon.
"Oh, Jack, where are you?"
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Yeah...so that was a bit depressing, but in order for the rest of the story to make SOME sense I had to do a flashback on Ana's part. Lol REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HEAR ME???? REVIEW!!!!!!!
Kendra Luehr~Lol...well? DID you expect any less from me? Huh? huh? huh? Didja? Didja? Didja? Lol! Its still comin! Lol don't worry!
Jack Sparrow Lover~ Lol why thank you! Ummm....who WOULDN'T give anything to meet EITHER of them? Lol...unless they're some psycho freak! Lol
Free Sparrow~*GASP* Do you ACTUALLY think that I would stoop THAT low to take bribes???? I AM SHOCKED! ...NOW...gimme that candy! Lol. Yeah...hopefully that little blurb in the first A/N will help you and your questions! Lol hope you keep reading!
Heather~ lol yeah...Johnny is cute when he's sweet! Lol hope you like this chap!
Salienne de Lioncourt~lol...ummm...Splendiferuos...interesting choice of wording there my dear! Lol. Hehe A lot of people liked the way he was in it yah know? Lol thnx again for betaing for me lol!
Leggylover4ever~LOL! Man you REALLY want them to kiss don't you! Lol. As I said...they WILL! I'm just not telling you when! :P:P...yeh a lot of people would get confused...but I think the hair pretty much tells the difference :P!
Trinity144~Why can Johnny see Jack?...Wouldn't YOU like to know! Lol IT will all come together in the end!
Misty Addams~ Lol suspense...so evil...yet so much fun!. I'm honored that you said that...I like to think my ideas are original :D Lol thanks for congratulations! Johnny being able to see Jack...yup that will be a fun one! :O I AM SHOCKED! You didn't tell me I'm portraying Jack well!!! :'(! Lol j/k