Ch.36 Sacrifice
Barbosa awoke early in the morning. "Ah," he sighed, "I can smell the sweetness of revenge in the air."
Barbosa walked out into the treasure cave. He looked longingly at the chest on the top off the mound. "Soon," he murmured. "Soon."
Josephine yawned and slowly opened her eyes. She sat, up quickly, startled, upon seeing Barbosa sitting quietly in her room.
He glanced up at her. "Come with me."
Josephine slid onto the edge of her bed. "Why?"
He looked over his shoulder at her. "The coin you borrowed, needs to be returned."
"I returned it last night." Josephine showed him her hand. "Look."
Barbosa turned around. Josephine kept her fear from showing. This had to work.
"How did you know?"
"I've heard the story, Barbosa. I know about the curse. I figured, since Jack had a coin, that before you could kill him, all the coins must be returned."
Barbosa looked at her. "Very well." He grabbed her arm.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Josephine asked, starting to get a bit panicky.
"It's time to start the ceremony. Your presence is required."
He pushed Josephine through the doorway. "Have a nice death," he murmured.
"GET UP!"
Jack woke and glanced up, and gave his best evil glare. The effect was more like a millionaire who just got a botox injection.
The door rattled and then opened. A pirate walked inside, and Jack slowly rolled over to his knees and pulled himself up.
A enormous "GET GOING", accompanied by a tremendous kick, succeeding in making Jack stand all the way up.
Roughly, the pirate shoved Jack out the door.
Cambury drudged along the caves to Will's cell. He unlocked the door and then roughly shook Will awake.
Will opened his eyes, only to be sharply pulled up to his feet by his shirt collar.
Ow, Will inwardly groaned.
Cambury pushed him out the door and then lead him to the treasure cave.
Josephine looked up from her position against the wall as Will entered the cave. Cambury led Will over to her and left him there.
"Will, does Jack know?" Josephine asked him out of the corner of her mouth.
"No. We were taken out of our cells by different people," he answered in like form.
"CURSE CORTEZ AND HIS EXPANDING MONARCHIAL GOVERNMENT!" Josephine quietly exploded.
(A/N: Sorry I just learned about the expansion in my AP European class- had to throw that in there, heh, heh.)
"What?"
"Nothing. Except that now my plan may fall through."
"Oh."
The muttering in the cave abruptly stopped as Jack, hands bound, was led into the room. The pirate leading him led him up to the chest where Barbosa was waiting for him.
"Hello, Jacky. Having a good day?"
"Actually I…"
"That was a rhetorical question actually. Cause I really don't care if you were or weren't. Cause my day's gonna get better from this point on," Barbosa said as he held up the knife, "starting with this point." He pointed the knife at Jack.
Jack looked nonchalant. "It won't work Barbosa."
Barbosa smiled more broadly. "Yes, it will Jack. Because, while cambury was on your ship, he stole your medallion, and it has been returned to the chest like all the others."
Jack paled.
Barbosa grabbed Jack's left hand and sliced open his palm. Then he placed Jack's palm into the gold. Then he wrenched Jack's hand out of the gold.
"Now let me ponder how to kill you. I could do it with a sword, but I think a pistol is more appropriate, don't you, Jack?"
Jack looked at Barbosa. "What happened to your friend, Jack?"
Barbosa smiled. "Sadly Jack the monkey died a few months ago. You'll be joining him soon." Barbosa slowly took out his pistol, and aimed it at Jack.
Jack spoke. "I have your word that Josephine will be free?"
"Always, Jack. But I get to say when and where…and how."
Before Jack could clarify, Barbosa pulled the trigger.
Josephine gasped, the gun exploded, and Josephine could not tell if her gasp or the explosion echoed more loudly throughout the cave.