Disclaimer: I do not own any characters you are familiar with in POTC . . .
only those you are not familiar with are mine!!!
AN: Sorry for the cliffie in chapter 7 . . . and sorry for the long wait. It was exams week so I had to concentrate more on my studies. Anyway, it's already summer so . . . I can update more often . . . if I'm not on any vacation or anything . . . ^_^
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Chapter 8: Tortuga
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"Cap'n!"
The moment was broken and Elisse pulled herself away from Jack and turned her back on him, a blush apparent on her cheeks.
Jack mumbled something inaudible and stomped away, upset of being interrupted.
"This better be important, Gibbs." He hissed at his first mate.
"Aye, sir. Tortuga is in sight." He answered, his gaze focused on their destination ahead.
"Alright! Prepare to dock, ye scallywags! Tortuga's in sight!" he yelled to his crew. "Steer 'er in, Gibbs. We've been away from this place far too long."
"Aye, Cap'n."
Jack walked back to where Elisse was standing.
"'ey, luv. Ye better get ready. We'll be dockin' in Tortuga in a li'l while." He said as he stood beside her.
"Tortuga?" she turned to him with a questioning look.
"Aye, luv. Tortuga." He answered, grinning.
"Why are we docking there?"
"We're almost out o' rum."
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"What is your plan, Commodore?" the General asked as he walked up the plank and boarded the Terminator. "Do you intend to engage in a wild goose chase? We have no idea as to where Sparrow is headed."
"I do not intend to engage in a wild goose chase, General. Sparrow and his men have reached Tortuga by now. We are a day behind and they will be long gone when we get there. There will be no use chasing after them."
"Then what do you have in mind, Commodore?" General Welsch was curious to know what the Commodore's plan was.
"Let's just say every man in the Royal Navy is on watch right now."
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"So . . . wha' do ye think of Tortuga, luv?" Jack asked as they walked down the streets later that afternoon.
"It's . . . it's fine." Elisse was not sure whether it was safe to be walking down a street full of pirates so she stayed close to Jack.
"Wait till the sun 'as set, luv, an' ye will see the true beauty o' Tortuga." Jack added as he swaggered through the door of his favorite bar.
It was mid-afternoon and Elisse saw many pirates slumped on the table, dead drunk. To her, Tortuga was a place of filth and scum. The women here, if not entertainers, were whores, or both. She knew from the very start that Tortuga was no place of class and finesse.
"Ahh!" She screamed as she felt a hand wrap around her waist. She turned to see a very dirty looking pirate.
"'ello, lass. Wanna 'ave sum fun?" The pirate slurred, pulling her down onto his lap.
"Let me go! I'm no whore!" she struggled to get free of the pirate's grip on her body, only to have him tighten it even more.
"Wha's the matter, lass? Don' ye wanna 'ave sum fun?" he inched his face closer to hers.
"Let me go you filthy-"She knew it was no use. Her strength could not match his. She did the only she could do.
"JACK!"
He heard her call his name and that was the time he noticed that she wasn't following him anymore. He turned and saw her in the hands of a dirty pirate, and that infuriated him.
He approached the man in long angry strides. This man should know better than to touch Captain Jack Sparrow's bonnie lass. His eyes had a dangerous fire within them, reflecting his anger.
"Yer brave enough to mess with me bonnie lass, mate. But are ye brave enough to mess with me cutlass?" Jack unsheathed his sword. (AN: A sword can either be a cutlass or a rapier)
The man looked up and loosened his grip on Elisse. She took this chance and hurriedly jumped out of his gruesome embrace. The filthy pirate stood up and took out his own weapon, pointing it towards Jack.
Jack, his anger rising, initiated the first attack, cutting the man's shoulder. The fight went on, and all the while, Elisse feared for Jack's life. A moment later, the man fell to the ground, his throat slit, and Jack, panting and bleeding. (AN: The dirty pirate was also good with a sword to have Jack panting and bleeding)
It took awhile for Elisse to take in the scene in front of her and only reacted when Jack fell to the ground. She ran towards him, and draped his arm on her shoulder, pulling him up.
It took a lot of her strength to get him out of the bar and onto the streets of Tortuga.
"I'm sorry, Jack. You're hurt because of me." Elisse said in a hushed tone, avoiding Jack's gaze. Jack said nothing in return, and silence reigned between the two all the way to the Pearl.
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Jack sat on the bed in his cabin, a hand on his wounded side as Elisse took out a bottle of rum from his stash. She looked for a clean cloth, and having found one, walked over to the bed.
"You need to take your shirt off, Jack." Elisse stated, still avoiding his gaze.
Jack took off his shirt without saying anything. Elisse, seeing the wound on his side and on his arm, felt guilty about what happened earlier that afternoon.
As she cleaned his wounds, she noticed the bullet marks on his chest. It was frighteningly close to the heart. Aside from these he also had long scars, no doubt caused by a sword.
As she continued to clean his wounds, he tried to contain the searing pain caused by the rum on his wounded flesh. Noticing the look of pain on his face, Elisse cleaned his wounds more gently and bandaged them carefully. Upon finishing her task, she gathered courage to look into his eyes and see if he was indeed mad at her, for he hasn't said a word since the incident this afternoon.
"Jack?" she said his name quietly. He turned to face her and their eyes met, soft emerald eyes on brown mysterious ones.
Elisse was surprised to see no trace of anger in those mysterious orbs, only gentleness. She realized then that although Jack was a pirate, he had respect for women; he had a kind and loving heart.
"Thank you, Jack, for everything." Her voice was soft, almost a whisper. No words came out of his mouth then, but his eyes said all. Maybe Jack didn't want to ruin the moment then by speaking, he only let the lass do the talking.
Inside, Jack was smiling. It was well worth getting hurt this day, to have the lass tend to his wounds with such gentleness. He would've stayed in his cabin all afternoon till morning, staring into those deep green orbs, only he had a crew to yell orders to.
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AN: I wrote this chapter as soon as I could. Reviews would be appreciated, but don't tell me I left you with a cliffie again . . . LOL! Hope you enjoyed! Ury ^_^
AN: Sorry for the cliffie in chapter 7 . . . and sorry for the long wait. It was exams week so I had to concentrate more on my studies. Anyway, it's already summer so . . . I can update more often . . . if I'm not on any vacation or anything . . . ^_^
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Chapter 8: Tortuga
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"Cap'n!"
The moment was broken and Elisse pulled herself away from Jack and turned her back on him, a blush apparent on her cheeks.
Jack mumbled something inaudible and stomped away, upset of being interrupted.
"This better be important, Gibbs." He hissed at his first mate.
"Aye, sir. Tortuga is in sight." He answered, his gaze focused on their destination ahead.
"Alright! Prepare to dock, ye scallywags! Tortuga's in sight!" he yelled to his crew. "Steer 'er in, Gibbs. We've been away from this place far too long."
"Aye, Cap'n."
Jack walked back to where Elisse was standing.
"'ey, luv. Ye better get ready. We'll be dockin' in Tortuga in a li'l while." He said as he stood beside her.
"Tortuga?" she turned to him with a questioning look.
"Aye, luv. Tortuga." He answered, grinning.
"Why are we docking there?"
"We're almost out o' rum."
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"What is your plan, Commodore?" the General asked as he walked up the plank and boarded the Terminator. "Do you intend to engage in a wild goose chase? We have no idea as to where Sparrow is headed."
"I do not intend to engage in a wild goose chase, General. Sparrow and his men have reached Tortuga by now. We are a day behind and they will be long gone when we get there. There will be no use chasing after them."
"Then what do you have in mind, Commodore?" General Welsch was curious to know what the Commodore's plan was.
"Let's just say every man in the Royal Navy is on watch right now."
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"So . . . wha' do ye think of Tortuga, luv?" Jack asked as they walked down the streets later that afternoon.
"It's . . . it's fine." Elisse was not sure whether it was safe to be walking down a street full of pirates so she stayed close to Jack.
"Wait till the sun 'as set, luv, an' ye will see the true beauty o' Tortuga." Jack added as he swaggered through the door of his favorite bar.
It was mid-afternoon and Elisse saw many pirates slumped on the table, dead drunk. To her, Tortuga was a place of filth and scum. The women here, if not entertainers, were whores, or both. She knew from the very start that Tortuga was no place of class and finesse.
"Ahh!" She screamed as she felt a hand wrap around her waist. She turned to see a very dirty looking pirate.
"'ello, lass. Wanna 'ave sum fun?" The pirate slurred, pulling her down onto his lap.
"Let me go! I'm no whore!" she struggled to get free of the pirate's grip on her body, only to have him tighten it even more.
"Wha's the matter, lass? Don' ye wanna 'ave sum fun?" he inched his face closer to hers.
"Let me go you filthy-"She knew it was no use. Her strength could not match his. She did the only she could do.
"JACK!"
He heard her call his name and that was the time he noticed that she wasn't following him anymore. He turned and saw her in the hands of a dirty pirate, and that infuriated him.
He approached the man in long angry strides. This man should know better than to touch Captain Jack Sparrow's bonnie lass. His eyes had a dangerous fire within them, reflecting his anger.
"Yer brave enough to mess with me bonnie lass, mate. But are ye brave enough to mess with me cutlass?" Jack unsheathed his sword. (AN: A sword can either be a cutlass or a rapier)
The man looked up and loosened his grip on Elisse. She took this chance and hurriedly jumped out of his gruesome embrace. The filthy pirate stood up and took out his own weapon, pointing it towards Jack.
Jack, his anger rising, initiated the first attack, cutting the man's shoulder. The fight went on, and all the while, Elisse feared for Jack's life. A moment later, the man fell to the ground, his throat slit, and Jack, panting and bleeding. (AN: The dirty pirate was also good with a sword to have Jack panting and bleeding)
It took awhile for Elisse to take in the scene in front of her and only reacted when Jack fell to the ground. She ran towards him, and draped his arm on her shoulder, pulling him up.
It took a lot of her strength to get him out of the bar and onto the streets of Tortuga.
"I'm sorry, Jack. You're hurt because of me." Elisse said in a hushed tone, avoiding Jack's gaze. Jack said nothing in return, and silence reigned between the two all the way to the Pearl.
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Jack sat on the bed in his cabin, a hand on his wounded side as Elisse took out a bottle of rum from his stash. She looked for a clean cloth, and having found one, walked over to the bed.
"You need to take your shirt off, Jack." Elisse stated, still avoiding his gaze.
Jack took off his shirt without saying anything. Elisse, seeing the wound on his side and on his arm, felt guilty about what happened earlier that afternoon.
As she cleaned his wounds, she noticed the bullet marks on his chest. It was frighteningly close to the heart. Aside from these he also had long scars, no doubt caused by a sword.
As she continued to clean his wounds, he tried to contain the searing pain caused by the rum on his wounded flesh. Noticing the look of pain on his face, Elisse cleaned his wounds more gently and bandaged them carefully. Upon finishing her task, she gathered courage to look into his eyes and see if he was indeed mad at her, for he hasn't said a word since the incident this afternoon.
"Jack?" she said his name quietly. He turned to face her and their eyes met, soft emerald eyes on brown mysterious ones.
Elisse was surprised to see no trace of anger in those mysterious orbs, only gentleness. She realized then that although Jack was a pirate, he had respect for women; he had a kind and loving heart.
"Thank you, Jack, for everything." Her voice was soft, almost a whisper. No words came out of his mouth then, but his eyes said all. Maybe Jack didn't want to ruin the moment then by speaking, he only let the lass do the talking.
Inside, Jack was smiling. It was well worth getting hurt this day, to have the lass tend to his wounds with such gentleness. He would've stayed in his cabin all afternoon till morning, staring into those deep green orbs, only he had a crew to yell orders to.
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AN: I wrote this chapter as soon as I could. Reviews would be appreciated, but don't tell me I left you with a cliffie again . . . LOL! Hope you enjoyed! Ury ^_^