God, I'm really not updating enough. I'm really sorry. Exam week is
coming up and everything is sort of hectic. Then the fact that I'm writing
two stories at once (Deleted Scenes from POTC). Okay, I'll stop making
excuses. But I am really sorry. Oh yeah, and I think there's some people
who are reading this and have never reviewed. If you read this chapter,
please review just so I know how many people are reading this story. Just
this time, if you have read up to here.
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Disclaimer: I only own Nick, Tori and Reph and not the whole shebang.
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Gibbs stood on deck surveying the deck where the main mast had fallen the night of the storm. The crew had since fixed the weak places in the deck but there was nowhere near enough wood to replace the mast. Up until now they had made do with the two smaller mast and hadn't had much problem but the truth was that they couldn't go on forever without the main mast. Sooner or later they would have to dock to repair it.
He heard a yell and looked up. Reph was in the crow's nest; telescope in hand, yelling something down. Gibbs couldn't quite hear. "What?" he bellowed.
Reph's reply reached him faintly. "I think I see another ship in the distance."
Gibbs was up the mast as fast as his old legs could carry him and took the telescope from Reph. Peering out he saw nothing for a few moments and then the small outline of a ship far away. He couldn't see very well but it looked like they were raising a flag. Gibbs lowered the telescope, frozen with shock. "What is it?" Reph asked immediately.
"Maybe me eyes are deceivin' me," Gibbs faltered, "but is that a Royal Navy flag I see?"
Reph grabbed the telescope back and placed it on his eye, brow furrowed. He adjusted the telescope slightly and then peered into the ocean. He slowly lowered the telescope and looked at Gibbs. "What the bloody 'ell are they doin' out here?"
"I haven't a clue," Gibbs climbed down the rigging and motioned to Reph to follow, "but we better set sail immediately. Can't have them capturin' us when we 'ave an important job ta do."
He landed on the deck heavily and began bellowing out orders. "All hands on deck! Prepare ta set sail immediately. He crew was there in a few minutes, carrying out Gibbs orders as fast as possible. Reph followed Gibbs as he headed for the tiller. "But we can't possibly outrun them," he told Gibbs urgently, "We're in the open sea and we're missing a mast. They've got a fightin' ship, no doubt."
Gibbs set his jaw so that he looked remarkably like Jack. "They're about an hour from us. According ta Tori, who was lookin' at the maps yesterday, we're very close ta Tortuga. I trust 'er sense of directions. No sensible ship in the Royal Navy would ever follow us inta Tortuga and I reckon we can get there in two or three hours before the ship can catch up."
Reph frowned, "That's awful risky."
"And what other choice do we 'ave?" Gibbs questioned, taking the tiller.
Tori emerged a few minutes later looking very confused. "I thought ya said we were driftin' today, Gibbs," she accused, "Why are ya callin' the order ta set sail?"
"There's a Royal Navy ship behind us and we don't know how it got there," Gibbs told her, grimly, "We're makin' for Tortuga."
"What the bloody 'ell?" Tori stared.
"Wait a second," Reph bit his lip, "a ship of the Royal Navy.... Turner!"
Tori looked at him, aghast. "Nick wouldn't do anythin' like..."
She was interrupted by Reph yelling, "Turner, ya landlubber, get over here immediately."
Tori flinched. 'Oh god, this isn't happenin',' she thought.
Nick appeared in front of them, two seconds later, completely breathless. "Aye?"
He looked at Tori, blushed deeply, and looked away. She pretended as though she hadn't seen. "Turner!" barked Reph, "Did ya make a deal with the Royal Navy ta follow us?"
As he said this he moved so that they were out of Gibbs hearing.
"What?" Nick frowned.
"There is a Royal Navy ship after as at this moment," Reph nearly yelled, "What did ya tell them?"
"Reph," Tori interrupted, "How could he 'ave possibly done that? He's been on this ship the entire time?"
Even as she said this, she felt suspicious. Pirates were not born to trust. "How else would they 'ave found us so easily?" Reph was nearly insane with anger, "He's the only scum who would be low enough ta bribe. He's a no-good street scum bastard."
Nick had thrown him against the floor of the deck and had his sword to Reph's throat in a flash. This time Reph was helpless. He couldn't reach his weapon. He was entirely to Nick's mercy. "Take that back," growled Nick, moving forward so that Reph was forced to scoot away as best he could, "Take that back, before I slit your throat."
"Nick," Tori gave a warning call.
Had it been Reph in the place of aggression she would have yelled but she was playing it easy with Nick since the feelings between them were still sore. Nick ignored her completely. "He's deceivin' us," Reph yelled insanely, "We never should 'ave trusted him. Don't trust him, Tor. What ever ya do, don't trust him!"
He almost sounded as if he was about to die and these were his last words of warning to her. Nick's face went ridged with anger at them. He pressed his blade harder against Reph's neck. Blood spilled onto the deck: Reph's blood. It wasn't very much, only a small wound, but it jolted Tori back to her senses.
Grabbing a dagger from her sleeve, she threw it with deadly accuracy at a point on mast behind Nick. It buried itself deep into the wood about an inch above Nick's head. Nick stared at it. She took the opportunity to jump in front of Reph and grab the sword from Nick, who was holding it loosely in his shock.
When Nick turned he found his own sword pointing straight at his heart. Tori's voice was flat and deadly when she spoke. "I may not use the blade often, but I'm as accurate at it as I am with the daggers."
"You cheated!"
"And ya didn't?" Tori raised her eyebrows, "Ya pulled yer blade before Reph had a chance ta get one. If ya ever do that ta any friend of mine again, I will be forced ta hurt ya."
She brought up the blade and cut a small line on Nick's neck where he had cut Reph. He winced and put his fingers to his neck, turning his own fingers red. "Coward," she challenged, "At least Reph didn't flinch."
She threw his beautiful sword down on the deck and offered a hand to Reph who took it, grinning, and allowed her to pull him to his feet. They both walked away from Nick as though nothing had happened. "Ya showed him, Tor," Reph put an arm around her, "Maybe that'll teach him."
Looking back, Tori saw Nick frozen in place, staring down at his blade on the deck, not even bothering to pick it up. Blood ran down his neck. He looked like a lost child. Inside Tori felt a twinge of pain but she decided to ignore it. She had chosen child-hood ties over someone new who hadn't really been given a fair chance.
"It's a good thing ya did that now, 'cause his next target would 'ave been ya," Reph continued, oblivious to the fact that she was not entirely listening to him, "I saw him lookin' at ya a lot."
Tori was tempted to say, "Of course he does. He actually loves me unlike ya who just lust over me" but she didn't. She had chosen Reph and now it was too late to turn back. But on the other hand it was too late to take back the kiss Nick had given her. It meant a lot more than all of Reph's words. It was too late to take back any affection she might have possibly shown him. Reph was wrong. If Tori's heart was one of Nick's targets then it wasn't soon to come. It was already done even if it had just changed now.
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Nick stared at his bloodied hands. She'd cut him. He could hardly believe it. He hadn't thought she loved him but had never thought that she hated him as it seemed like now. She had stood up for Reph. He had just realized that before this she had always stood up for him not Reph. But Reph couldn't deal with that for very long. He had to make her suspicious. White-hot anger surged through Nick. He was normally very slow-tempered but Reph made him want to hurt something so bad it was frustrating. At what's more, Tori believed him. How could he make her see that all he wanted was for her to trust him? He wasn't doing anything to hurt her or her crew with the exception of Reph and yet she still believed that he wanted to kill them all because Reph had twisted her mind.
Reph wanted her, he was sure of it. It was the only explanation for blaming everything on Nick unless he just plain didn't trust Nick but Nick doubted that. He'd corrupted her mind. How long would it take him to get her clothes off? Up until now, Nick had thought it would be utterly impossible to lure Tori into a bed but after seeing Reph so easily convince her that she was trusting the wrong person, he wasn't so sure.
He'd never hated anyone as much as he hated Reph. He could deal with losing her but there was no way he could ever deal with losing her to Reph. He'd saved her life. Had she forgotten that so soon? He never should have kissed her, though. He knew it was a mistake almost as soon as he'd done it. They couldn't talk anymore. It would only bring back the memory that was still fresh and embarrassing. Had they been able to talk, Nick might have been able to counter Reph's accusations.
His own passion had been his undoing. That and the fact that Reph was a fast talker. Once he found out that Nick had made a move towards Tori that she hadn't tried to escape from (mostly because she couldn't), Nick was worse than dead. Unless Tori didn't tell him. Nick felt a tiny bit of hope inside him.
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Eep! Don't worry. Tori's not that much of an idiot (she is Jack's daughter after all). Sometime within the next couple chapters, she'll realize she's been trusting the wrong person. Doesn't this chapter just make you hate Reph? Sorry for making him so evil. To reviewers:
Yakkorat: You gave me the idea for this chapter (making something that will make Tori more suspicious of him.) Thanks. I wasn't really thinking ahead then but I am now. Parents are on temporary hold (again) until I have enough to make up at least a part of a chapter. If Barbossa does find out about Will, Jack has said that he won't fail his friend so I think he he'll protect Elizabeth even if it means just refusing to move out of the way if Barbossa tries to get to her.
Reese Sparrow: You Johnny Depp fans are EVIL! Hmpth! Orlando Bloom so deserved better than 76! He's way hotter than Johnny and he's THE HOTTEST GUY IN THE UNIVERSE!!! *Cuddles him*. Keep your Jack Sparrow but I get Will.
Anmras: I'm glad that Will's better, too. *Does a happy dance.*
TheSiriusSparrow: Well thanks for telling me my typos *grimaces* And I thought I checked it over well. Grrr... I'm just not very good at grammar. I love Will to death more than you! *Sticks out tongue. Squeezes Will so hard he turns purple* No, no, I didn't mean it literally! Will is a easy character to bash. That's why I'm so ashamed of my other story "Deleted Scenes from POTC". So much Will bashing. *Hangs head.* I'm sorwe. (That was spelled wrong on purpose, dammit.)
Lin: Okay. Thanks. People who read this later usually just review the first chapter and then go away. I was proved wrong.
VagrantCandy: Reph ruins even more in this chapter. I want to bash him!!!!! Yeah, Jack and Ana is so sweet. *sigh*
Baby Goo Goo 2: I don't mind if you miss one chapter. You're one of my most devoted readers.
Karin: You really think Tori is more like Jack? Hmmm.. I think she's more like Ana (really aggressive) because Jack just speaks his feelings and Ana and Tori hold everything in except anger.
Cap'n Keira Sparrow: Same. I wrote a J/E before this one. It's just that Elizabeth is already taken in this story so I had to use Ana. Amazing how it worked. I'm thinking about writing another J/E after this though. (Or possibly a J/A. That was sort of cute here.)
zigzag: *Groan* Not another Johnny Depp fan girl. I have too many to deal with. *Starts crying* There's not enough Orlando Bloom fan girls in this world! (All the more for me... MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!) Just kidding. I love new people reading my stuff. Be warned. I am extremely insulting towards Johnny Depp (not towards Jack, though) having been scarred by some pictures of him that are... well.... let's just say "strange". Sorry if I insult your sweetie but everyone insults my sweetie *pouts* so I have to get back at them.
Elizabeth: Muhaha. You sounded different both times and there's so many Elizabeth's... well sorry. No, I wouldn't sue you at all. WILL TURNER IS THE HOTTEST GUY EVER!!!!! Of course he's hotter than as Legolas, he's more masculine. (Not that Legolas is completely feminine but he's going in that direction.) I love Legolas to death too, though. Are you another Orli fan girl? I need more around in this sea of Johnny Depp fan girls.
Whoa! That's a lot of reviewers. Thank you kindly.
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Disclaimer: I only own Nick, Tori and Reph and not the whole shebang.
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Gibbs stood on deck surveying the deck where the main mast had fallen the night of the storm. The crew had since fixed the weak places in the deck but there was nowhere near enough wood to replace the mast. Up until now they had made do with the two smaller mast and hadn't had much problem but the truth was that they couldn't go on forever without the main mast. Sooner or later they would have to dock to repair it.
He heard a yell and looked up. Reph was in the crow's nest; telescope in hand, yelling something down. Gibbs couldn't quite hear. "What?" he bellowed.
Reph's reply reached him faintly. "I think I see another ship in the distance."
Gibbs was up the mast as fast as his old legs could carry him and took the telescope from Reph. Peering out he saw nothing for a few moments and then the small outline of a ship far away. He couldn't see very well but it looked like they were raising a flag. Gibbs lowered the telescope, frozen with shock. "What is it?" Reph asked immediately.
"Maybe me eyes are deceivin' me," Gibbs faltered, "but is that a Royal Navy flag I see?"
Reph grabbed the telescope back and placed it on his eye, brow furrowed. He adjusted the telescope slightly and then peered into the ocean. He slowly lowered the telescope and looked at Gibbs. "What the bloody 'ell are they doin' out here?"
"I haven't a clue," Gibbs climbed down the rigging and motioned to Reph to follow, "but we better set sail immediately. Can't have them capturin' us when we 'ave an important job ta do."
He landed on the deck heavily and began bellowing out orders. "All hands on deck! Prepare ta set sail immediately. He crew was there in a few minutes, carrying out Gibbs orders as fast as possible. Reph followed Gibbs as he headed for the tiller. "But we can't possibly outrun them," he told Gibbs urgently, "We're in the open sea and we're missing a mast. They've got a fightin' ship, no doubt."
Gibbs set his jaw so that he looked remarkably like Jack. "They're about an hour from us. According ta Tori, who was lookin' at the maps yesterday, we're very close ta Tortuga. I trust 'er sense of directions. No sensible ship in the Royal Navy would ever follow us inta Tortuga and I reckon we can get there in two or three hours before the ship can catch up."
Reph frowned, "That's awful risky."
"And what other choice do we 'ave?" Gibbs questioned, taking the tiller.
Tori emerged a few minutes later looking very confused. "I thought ya said we were driftin' today, Gibbs," she accused, "Why are ya callin' the order ta set sail?"
"There's a Royal Navy ship behind us and we don't know how it got there," Gibbs told her, grimly, "We're makin' for Tortuga."
"What the bloody 'ell?" Tori stared.
"Wait a second," Reph bit his lip, "a ship of the Royal Navy.... Turner!"
Tori looked at him, aghast. "Nick wouldn't do anythin' like..."
She was interrupted by Reph yelling, "Turner, ya landlubber, get over here immediately."
Tori flinched. 'Oh god, this isn't happenin',' she thought.
Nick appeared in front of them, two seconds later, completely breathless. "Aye?"
He looked at Tori, blushed deeply, and looked away. She pretended as though she hadn't seen. "Turner!" barked Reph, "Did ya make a deal with the Royal Navy ta follow us?"
As he said this he moved so that they were out of Gibbs hearing.
"What?" Nick frowned.
"There is a Royal Navy ship after as at this moment," Reph nearly yelled, "What did ya tell them?"
"Reph," Tori interrupted, "How could he 'ave possibly done that? He's been on this ship the entire time?"
Even as she said this, she felt suspicious. Pirates were not born to trust. "How else would they 'ave found us so easily?" Reph was nearly insane with anger, "He's the only scum who would be low enough ta bribe. He's a no-good street scum bastard."
Nick had thrown him against the floor of the deck and had his sword to Reph's throat in a flash. This time Reph was helpless. He couldn't reach his weapon. He was entirely to Nick's mercy. "Take that back," growled Nick, moving forward so that Reph was forced to scoot away as best he could, "Take that back, before I slit your throat."
"Nick," Tori gave a warning call.
Had it been Reph in the place of aggression she would have yelled but she was playing it easy with Nick since the feelings between them were still sore. Nick ignored her completely. "He's deceivin' us," Reph yelled insanely, "We never should 'ave trusted him. Don't trust him, Tor. What ever ya do, don't trust him!"
He almost sounded as if he was about to die and these were his last words of warning to her. Nick's face went ridged with anger at them. He pressed his blade harder against Reph's neck. Blood spilled onto the deck: Reph's blood. It wasn't very much, only a small wound, but it jolted Tori back to her senses.
Grabbing a dagger from her sleeve, she threw it with deadly accuracy at a point on mast behind Nick. It buried itself deep into the wood about an inch above Nick's head. Nick stared at it. She took the opportunity to jump in front of Reph and grab the sword from Nick, who was holding it loosely in his shock.
When Nick turned he found his own sword pointing straight at his heart. Tori's voice was flat and deadly when she spoke. "I may not use the blade often, but I'm as accurate at it as I am with the daggers."
"You cheated!"
"And ya didn't?" Tori raised her eyebrows, "Ya pulled yer blade before Reph had a chance ta get one. If ya ever do that ta any friend of mine again, I will be forced ta hurt ya."
She brought up the blade and cut a small line on Nick's neck where he had cut Reph. He winced and put his fingers to his neck, turning his own fingers red. "Coward," she challenged, "At least Reph didn't flinch."
She threw his beautiful sword down on the deck and offered a hand to Reph who took it, grinning, and allowed her to pull him to his feet. They both walked away from Nick as though nothing had happened. "Ya showed him, Tor," Reph put an arm around her, "Maybe that'll teach him."
Looking back, Tori saw Nick frozen in place, staring down at his blade on the deck, not even bothering to pick it up. Blood ran down his neck. He looked like a lost child. Inside Tori felt a twinge of pain but she decided to ignore it. She had chosen child-hood ties over someone new who hadn't really been given a fair chance.
"It's a good thing ya did that now, 'cause his next target would 'ave been ya," Reph continued, oblivious to the fact that she was not entirely listening to him, "I saw him lookin' at ya a lot."
Tori was tempted to say, "Of course he does. He actually loves me unlike ya who just lust over me" but she didn't. She had chosen Reph and now it was too late to turn back. But on the other hand it was too late to take back the kiss Nick had given her. It meant a lot more than all of Reph's words. It was too late to take back any affection she might have possibly shown him. Reph was wrong. If Tori's heart was one of Nick's targets then it wasn't soon to come. It was already done even if it had just changed now.
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Nick stared at his bloodied hands. She'd cut him. He could hardly believe it. He hadn't thought she loved him but had never thought that she hated him as it seemed like now. She had stood up for Reph. He had just realized that before this she had always stood up for him not Reph. But Reph couldn't deal with that for very long. He had to make her suspicious. White-hot anger surged through Nick. He was normally very slow-tempered but Reph made him want to hurt something so bad it was frustrating. At what's more, Tori believed him. How could he make her see that all he wanted was for her to trust him? He wasn't doing anything to hurt her or her crew with the exception of Reph and yet she still believed that he wanted to kill them all because Reph had twisted her mind.
Reph wanted her, he was sure of it. It was the only explanation for blaming everything on Nick unless he just plain didn't trust Nick but Nick doubted that. He'd corrupted her mind. How long would it take him to get her clothes off? Up until now, Nick had thought it would be utterly impossible to lure Tori into a bed but after seeing Reph so easily convince her that she was trusting the wrong person, he wasn't so sure.
He'd never hated anyone as much as he hated Reph. He could deal with losing her but there was no way he could ever deal with losing her to Reph. He'd saved her life. Had she forgotten that so soon? He never should have kissed her, though. He knew it was a mistake almost as soon as he'd done it. They couldn't talk anymore. It would only bring back the memory that was still fresh and embarrassing. Had they been able to talk, Nick might have been able to counter Reph's accusations.
His own passion had been his undoing. That and the fact that Reph was a fast talker. Once he found out that Nick had made a move towards Tori that she hadn't tried to escape from (mostly because she couldn't), Nick was worse than dead. Unless Tori didn't tell him. Nick felt a tiny bit of hope inside him.
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Eep! Don't worry. Tori's not that much of an idiot (she is Jack's daughter after all). Sometime within the next couple chapters, she'll realize she's been trusting the wrong person. Doesn't this chapter just make you hate Reph? Sorry for making him so evil. To reviewers:
Yakkorat: You gave me the idea for this chapter (making something that will make Tori more suspicious of him.) Thanks. I wasn't really thinking ahead then but I am now. Parents are on temporary hold (again) until I have enough to make up at least a part of a chapter. If Barbossa does find out about Will, Jack has said that he won't fail his friend so I think he he'll protect Elizabeth even if it means just refusing to move out of the way if Barbossa tries to get to her.
Reese Sparrow: You Johnny Depp fans are EVIL! Hmpth! Orlando Bloom so deserved better than 76! He's way hotter than Johnny and he's THE HOTTEST GUY IN THE UNIVERSE!!! *Cuddles him*. Keep your Jack Sparrow but I get Will.
Anmras: I'm glad that Will's better, too. *Does a happy dance.*
TheSiriusSparrow: Well thanks for telling me my typos *grimaces* And I thought I checked it over well. Grrr... I'm just not very good at grammar. I love Will to death more than you! *Sticks out tongue. Squeezes Will so hard he turns purple* No, no, I didn't mean it literally! Will is a easy character to bash. That's why I'm so ashamed of my other story "Deleted Scenes from POTC". So much Will bashing. *Hangs head.* I'm sorwe. (That was spelled wrong on purpose, dammit.)
Lin: Okay. Thanks. People who read this later usually just review the first chapter and then go away. I was proved wrong.
VagrantCandy: Reph ruins even more in this chapter. I want to bash him!!!!! Yeah, Jack and Ana is so sweet. *sigh*
Baby Goo Goo 2: I don't mind if you miss one chapter. You're one of my most devoted readers.
Karin: You really think Tori is more like Jack? Hmmm.. I think she's more like Ana (really aggressive) because Jack just speaks his feelings and Ana and Tori hold everything in except anger.
Cap'n Keira Sparrow: Same. I wrote a J/E before this one. It's just that Elizabeth is already taken in this story so I had to use Ana. Amazing how it worked. I'm thinking about writing another J/E after this though. (Or possibly a J/A. That was sort of cute here.)
zigzag: *Groan* Not another Johnny Depp fan girl. I have too many to deal with. *Starts crying* There's not enough Orlando Bloom fan girls in this world! (All the more for me... MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!) Just kidding. I love new people reading my stuff. Be warned. I am extremely insulting towards Johnny Depp (not towards Jack, though) having been scarred by some pictures of him that are... well.... let's just say "strange". Sorry if I insult your sweetie but everyone insults my sweetie *pouts* so I have to get back at them.
Elizabeth: Muhaha. You sounded different both times and there's so many Elizabeth's... well sorry. No, I wouldn't sue you at all. WILL TURNER IS THE HOTTEST GUY EVER!!!!! Of course he's hotter than as Legolas, he's more masculine. (Not that Legolas is completely feminine but he's going in that direction.) I love Legolas to death too, though. Are you another Orli fan girl? I need more around in this sea of Johnny Depp fan girls.
Whoa! That's a lot of reviewers. Thank you kindly.