Okay Chapter 10 Enjoy!
And for all the true friends out there, you are all rare nad appreciated. And JillValentine44 hope this cheers you up.
Chapter 10: So Learn to Play
The Pearl set sail for India immediately. They sailed as quickly as possible, wanting to arrive at the final destination before the six month limit was up. They all grew anxious about the so called scavenger hunt and were ready to meet Connor's son Tyler.
Jack stood at the helm, staring at the sea as they sailed through the blue sea. Connor was currently downstairs preparing dinner for them. She had grown as happy as could be expected since figuring out that there was a chance for them to rescue Tyler.
"Captain!" Gibbs hollered out as he approached the helm.
"Aye!"
"Where exactly are we going Jack?" Gibbs asked.
"India mate, where have ye been."
"I know India, I mean where at in India. I know we are heading for East India, but where at in East India?"
Jack remained silently. He confessed to himself that he had overlooked that particular bit of information. He and Connor had been so excited about discovering where they were heading that they had ignored all other barriers.
"Hadn't thought of that. Take the helm mate."
"Aye Captain."
Jack headed down to the galley and found Connor chopping up some vegetables and pouring them into a stew. He smiled to himself and approached her quietly, wrapping his arms around her waist when he was behind her. He felt her tense in his arms, but relax almost instantly. Even after all this time she still hadn't learned to let her guard down if only a little.
"Smells good lass." Jack whispered in her ear.
"Ye can't have any yet, so don't try to butter me up." She teased.
"Who said I was talking bout the stew." Jack said, placing a kiss on her neck.
"Who said I was." Connor replied. She turned in his arms to face him a kissed him softly. "What do ye want?" She asked wearily.
"To talk to me favorite woman." He caught Connor's stare, "I mean talk to me only woman." He rushed.
"I better be. About what?"
"About what we are going to do when we get to India. Do ye know where we are supposed to go luv?"
"No. I had completely forgotten about that." She said, turning back to the stew. "We'll have to work on that."
"How about ye go and start working o that and I'll take care of dinner." Jack suggested.
"No, ye have no idea how to cook Jack." She said.
"What's to it? Just tell me what has to be done. Come on luv, don't we trust me." He said, with his charming Captain Jack Sparrow grin.
She eyed him wearily. "Fine, all you have to do is keep an eye on it and stir every few minutes. It should be done it about twenty minutes." She said, kissing him and disappearing to their cabin.
Connor entered their room and sat down at the desk. She took out the note and read it again, looking for any clue as to where they should be heading. She lost track of time as she reviewed and painfully read every line, and every word.
Soon thirty minutes passed and Jack walked into the cabin with a bowl of the stew in his hands. He set it down in front of her on the desk and took the note from her hands. "Eat, I'll look over this." He told her as he walked over to the bed and began to read the note himself.
Connor and Jack were silent as Jack read the note and Connor ate. Both were thinking about every possible meaning behind every word. She finished her stew and joined Jack on the bed, reading the note over his shoulder.
"This isn't working Jack. Maybe there isn't anything here." She said.
"No. If he wants us to find this place then there has to be some clue in here."
Connor sighed deeply and cleared her mind before she read the note again. This time as she read one particular area stuck out at her. 'Connor grew up here for a year'. She realized then where they were meant to go.
She had lived in a small town in East India for a year, and she had told Thompson about said place. He knew where it was, and could easily be there. It was well worth checking out.
"Jack, I know where we have to go. Thompson knows the exact location where I lived for a year in India. That's where he is." She told him, convinced that she was right.
"Where exactly is this luv?" Jack asked after she had finished.
"Lucknow. And Thompson was right, we'll have to leave the ship and travel by land."
"I think I can handle that for a while." He assured her.
With a destination now set they prepared for what would have to be done. Jack and Connor had both decided it would be best if only they went, knowing that everybody going would make it easier to spot them. So it was decided, not to the liking of everyone, that they would travel through India alone while the Pearl would remain docked in port.
"Jack, we need a plan for what we are going to do when we get there. I don't think that Thompson will play fair, and I want to be prepared for anything." Connor told him one night as they lay in bed.
"Of course he won't play fair luv, he's a pirate. And so are we." He said as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"That's what worries me Jack. Something could go horribly wrong when we're fighting, somebody could end up hurt or dead."
"Somebody can always end up hurt or dead Connor. That's never not a risk."
"I know, it's just. . .I don't know. This is a game Jack, and it shouldn't be. Humans are not pawns to be moved around a game board. And this is exactly what is going on." She told him.
"There's nothing we can do about that Connor. We just have to play along."
"Yeah." She said, before falling asleep.
Connor awoke in the morning with a new attitude. She walked over to Jack at the helm and slipped between him and the wheel.
"What's going on Connor, ye look different?" Jack asked.
"I've come to a conclusion Jack. This is a game, so learn to play. And if Thompson wants to play, we'll play." She said sneakily.
"What are ye up to?"
"Fun. Jack just you wait, I'll give Thompson a game he'll never forget." She said, before kissing Jack passionately.
There you go, hope you enjoyed. Please R&R!
And for all the true friends out there, you are all rare nad appreciated. And JillValentine44 hope this cheers you up.
Chapter 10: So Learn to Play
The Pearl set sail for India immediately. They sailed as quickly as possible, wanting to arrive at the final destination before the six month limit was up. They all grew anxious about the so called scavenger hunt and were ready to meet Connor's son Tyler.
Jack stood at the helm, staring at the sea as they sailed through the blue sea. Connor was currently downstairs preparing dinner for them. She had grown as happy as could be expected since figuring out that there was a chance for them to rescue Tyler.
"Captain!" Gibbs hollered out as he approached the helm.
"Aye!"
"Where exactly are we going Jack?" Gibbs asked.
"India mate, where have ye been."
"I know India, I mean where at in India. I know we are heading for East India, but where at in East India?"
Jack remained silently. He confessed to himself that he had overlooked that particular bit of information. He and Connor had been so excited about discovering where they were heading that they had ignored all other barriers.
"Hadn't thought of that. Take the helm mate."
"Aye Captain."
Jack headed down to the galley and found Connor chopping up some vegetables and pouring them into a stew. He smiled to himself and approached her quietly, wrapping his arms around her waist when he was behind her. He felt her tense in his arms, but relax almost instantly. Even after all this time she still hadn't learned to let her guard down if only a little.
"Smells good lass." Jack whispered in her ear.
"Ye can't have any yet, so don't try to butter me up." She teased.
"Who said I was talking bout the stew." Jack said, placing a kiss on her neck.
"Who said I was." Connor replied. She turned in his arms to face him a kissed him softly. "What do ye want?" She asked wearily.
"To talk to me favorite woman." He caught Connor's stare, "I mean talk to me only woman." He rushed.
"I better be. About what?"
"About what we are going to do when we get to India. Do ye know where we are supposed to go luv?"
"No. I had completely forgotten about that." She said, turning back to the stew. "We'll have to work on that."
"How about ye go and start working o that and I'll take care of dinner." Jack suggested.
"No, ye have no idea how to cook Jack." She said.
"What's to it? Just tell me what has to be done. Come on luv, don't we trust me." He said, with his charming Captain Jack Sparrow grin.
She eyed him wearily. "Fine, all you have to do is keep an eye on it and stir every few minutes. It should be done it about twenty minutes." She said, kissing him and disappearing to their cabin.
Connor entered their room and sat down at the desk. She took out the note and read it again, looking for any clue as to where they should be heading. She lost track of time as she reviewed and painfully read every line, and every word.
Soon thirty minutes passed and Jack walked into the cabin with a bowl of the stew in his hands. He set it down in front of her on the desk and took the note from her hands. "Eat, I'll look over this." He told her as he walked over to the bed and began to read the note himself.
Connor and Jack were silent as Jack read the note and Connor ate. Both were thinking about every possible meaning behind every word. She finished her stew and joined Jack on the bed, reading the note over his shoulder.
"This isn't working Jack. Maybe there isn't anything here." She said.
"No. If he wants us to find this place then there has to be some clue in here."
Connor sighed deeply and cleared her mind before she read the note again. This time as she read one particular area stuck out at her. 'Connor grew up here for a year'. She realized then where they were meant to go.
She had lived in a small town in East India for a year, and she had told Thompson about said place. He knew where it was, and could easily be there. It was well worth checking out.
"Jack, I know where we have to go. Thompson knows the exact location where I lived for a year in India. That's where he is." She told him, convinced that she was right.
"Where exactly is this luv?" Jack asked after she had finished.
"Lucknow. And Thompson was right, we'll have to leave the ship and travel by land."
"I think I can handle that for a while." He assured her.
With a destination now set they prepared for what would have to be done. Jack and Connor had both decided it would be best if only they went, knowing that everybody going would make it easier to spot them. So it was decided, not to the liking of everyone, that they would travel through India alone while the Pearl would remain docked in port.
"Jack, we need a plan for what we are going to do when we get there. I don't think that Thompson will play fair, and I want to be prepared for anything." Connor told him one night as they lay in bed.
"Of course he won't play fair luv, he's a pirate. And so are we." He said as he ran his fingers through her hair.
"That's what worries me Jack. Something could go horribly wrong when we're fighting, somebody could end up hurt or dead."
"Somebody can always end up hurt or dead Connor. That's never not a risk."
"I know, it's just. . .I don't know. This is a game Jack, and it shouldn't be. Humans are not pawns to be moved around a game board. And this is exactly what is going on." She told him.
"There's nothing we can do about that Connor. We just have to play along."
"Yeah." She said, before falling asleep.
Connor awoke in the morning with a new attitude. She walked over to Jack at the helm and slipped between him and the wheel.
"What's going on Connor, ye look different?" Jack asked.
"I've come to a conclusion Jack. This is a game, so learn to play. And if Thompson wants to play, we'll play." She said sneakily.
"What are ye up to?"
"Fun. Jack just you wait, I'll give Thompson a game he'll never forget." She said, before kissing Jack passionately.
There you go, hope you enjoyed. Please R&R!