Chapter 6: Two Worlds Collide
Captain Robbush stood on deck, facing the sea. He watched the waves rise and fall, and the clouds wheeled over head. He turned to his first mate, Jackknife Justin, a young lad of good build and a sharp mind.
"Jackknife, bring up the wench, so that I may have a speak with her," he said with a dorty-toothed smile. Justin hesitated. "Go you worm encrusted maggot!" the captain yelled to the young man. Justin ran down below deck, his small set of keys jingling on his hip.
Will stood by the window and watched a small black cloud rising and falling on the water. He turned his eyes down as Elizabeth got up from her chair and held his right arm. "What's the matter, Will?" she asked her husband.
William turned his tear-streamed face to his beautiful wife. His rugged, blacksmith hand raised to her cheek to brush away a golden lock of sunshine, "I have doomed her, Elizabeth. Sparrow's life was in my hands, and I have let her fall," he siad, turning back to the window.
Elizabeth gave a small sigh and followed her husband's gaze to small black cloud on the horizon, "You and I both know that Sparrow could never be tamed. She is a free spirit, Will. You can't tame that. Sparrow was never in our control," she said as a tear rolled down her right cheek, "I only pray that she is safe," she said in a mournful tone.
Will brushed the tear away and held her tight, as they conitued to watch the ever approaching cloud of black.
Tao-po, the little Asian man squinted into the distance to look for oncoming vessels. His eyes widened when from out of the blue, a ship came floating on the water.
"Ship ahead, Captain! Aye! There's a ship!" the little man said as he nearly bounced right out of the crow's nest.
Captain Jack Sparrow heard the call and turned his head upward, "Where of, mate?" he yelled as he held his course.
"Ten miles off the stern, Captain," he yelled as he continued to stare down the ship.
Jack looked over his crew, just as Molly and Sparrow came up from below deck.
"Ah, Jack! Just the man I was looking for!" he said as he strided over to the two ladies. Mr. Gibbs took the wheel and changed their course.
Jack Sparrow reached into his coat and pulled out a telescope, "Scurry on up that there mast, and give this to Tao-po," he said, handing her the small brass telescope.
Sparrow nodded and was nearly half way to the mast when a small voice piped up from Captain Jack Sparrow's kneecaps, "May I go too?" Molly asked in an innocent way.
Jack sighed, and knelt down to his young daughter, "I have got a better idea, Molly," Captain Jack Sparrow said with a smile.
Captain Jack Sparrow scooped up the child and took her to the side of the ship, "you can be on cannon duty. When you hear a big boom, duck then tell Cotton, Higgy, and Fredo to load the cannons! Say it really loud. Remember boom, duck, load the cannons!" Jack said placing the young child with the three pirates.
"Aye, aye Captain!" she said with a little salute.
Jack nodded his head and returned to the wheel where Mr. Gibbs stood proudly, "Gibbs, go on down to the cannons with Molly, Cotton, Fredo and Higgy," he said, retaking his wheel.
Once Sparrow gave the telescope to Tao-po, she took up a position on the top sail. With her own small telescope, (a gift from her father) Sparrow could see the enemy pirate crew rushing to the cannons, "They're getting ready to fire Captain!" Sparrow said from her post. Captain Jack Sparrow noticed this and turned his head to Mr. Gibbs.
"All right Gibbs, take the wheel." Jack said as he left his post. He jumped down on deck, "all right crew, man to your stations. Cotton, Higgy, Fredo, Molly ready at the cannons!" the captain yelled, "Gusto, Benny, Ken take hold o' your rifles and prepare you powder! Gibbs," Jack said, turning to face his first mate, "don't you even thinkabout leaving that wheel! Jack, Tao-po, keep your ears open for anything cannon fire,":he yelled to his mates.
Back aboard the Black Emerald, Jackknife Justin came to the room where the young Turners were being held captive.
Elizabeth was standing at the window, while Will was searching for a telescope. He found a very old, rusted one on the desk in the center of the room. Will regained his spot at the window and gazed through the glasses of the telescope toward the oncoming ship.
Justin slowly walked up, silent as the grave. Will was refocusing the telescope until he saw a clear picture. Justin decided to wait and see what the man saw, for it could be useful newsto tell the captain when he brings Elizabeth up on deck.
Will finally got the focus right and looked around the deck for some familiar face. He found one, right in the center of the deck, belting out orders, his dirty dreads twirling with every motion, "It's Jack!" Will cried, handing the telescope to his anxious wife. Sure enough, the ruddy pirate was none other than Captain Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl. Elizabeth gazed around the ship and up the crow's nest. When her eyes sawa familiar face, she gasped, "and Sparrow! Will, Sparrow's with Jack!" she said handing the telscope back to her husband. Will gave a smile and hugged his wife.
"Thanks for the information mates," Jackknife Justin said from the doorway. "Captain Robbush will be so pleased when he finds out he can get two pairs of boots for the price of one. Get two "sparrows" with one stone," the young lad said as he advanced on Elizabeth adn Will, "oh, and the Captain Robbush wishes to see Mrs. Turner," he said taking her right wrist. Though he was only sixteen, he had an incredibly firm grip. Elizabeth coud barely wriggled her hand. Will, enraged at the intrusion of his wife's boundaries, threw a punch at the young man. Justin anticipated such a move, and dodged it easily. He reached to his hip with hsi left hand and unsheathed a shimmering dagger. In fact, he found two and they were neatly placed in his left palm. Justin turned and gave a flick of the wrist and the two daggers fleww toward Will Turner.
Elizabeth tried to break free of the evil pirate's grasp, but found she could not. She screamed her husband's name as the daggers imbedded themselves.
Will closed his eyes moments before imapct. When he opened them, he was pinned by his cuffs to the across from the window. His wife was gone, but at least he could still see the advancing Black Pearl, on which his daughter and friend sailed on.
Justin dragged Elizabeth up the stairs. Justin shut the door before she could she the outcome of the young lad's throw, "you killed him!" she said, hitting his arm with her free hand.
"Now what would be the point in killing him," Jackknife Justin said, turning to Elizabeth, "when we need him to lift the curse?" he said, pulling he up the second flight of stairs.
"But you can't be cursed. You weren't born when Captain Robbush found the treasure of Queen Vala," she said, as realized the truth to her story.
"You're right, wench. I joined Robbush after the curse, but that be none o' your business," he said, shoving himself through the door to the deck. Justin saw his captain standing ont he deck belting out orders. Justin walked up to him, with the lady still refusing behind him, "here she is Captain," he said, as Robbush took the delicate hand of Elizabeth in his sea worn hands.
"Thank-you, mate," he said, leading Elizabeth to the edge of the ship.
"There's more, Captain, " said in a slightly confident tone. Robbush gave a grunt for the boy to continue, "when I went below, I heard the two o' 'em speaking. They found your telescope and used it to look at the oncoming ship. It's the Black Pearl sir, manned by Captain Jack Sparrow himself," Justin gave another pause so his captain could take in a the news.
"Ha, so the ruddy old Captain is going to try an save you, is he?" he said turning his brown smile to Elizabeth.
"There also be another on the ship, sir. It's the girl, Sparrow. The one with the ring," he said backing away slightly.
"Ho, ho. This day just keeps getting better!" he siad, raising his hand in the air, "not only do I get to lift the curse after a catch that little brat, but I also get to kill Captain Jack Sparrow! Oh, this must be me lucky day!" he said, bringing his hands down, "All right now, Elizabeth, tell me. What does your daughter look like, hmm?" he said facing her to the oncoming pirate ship.
Elizabeth remained silent. Robbush could see she wasn't going to talk, so she sent he back down to the office with a pirate escort. Elizabeth released her husband, and they each kept a dagger. Had the lad left the daggers on purpose?
Back on deck, Captain Robbush was belting out a new set of orders, "You ten stick with the cannons below. You eight find the girl. You ten are with me, and we're going after Jack!" al the pirates gave out a shout. Jackknife Justin was in charge of the party going after Sparrow, Robbush was in charge of the party going after Jack, and the rest stayed to man the cannons on deck.
Back aboard the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow was getting prepared for the battle. The cannons were loaded and ready to fire. Unfortunately, Robbush was already firing.
Molly heard the boom and ducked, with the rest of the cannon crew following her example, "Load the cannons!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, her red braid blowing in the wind. The cannon did as they were told and fired a round at the Black Emerald. The cannons fired and boomed and the two Captains belted out their orders as the two ships drew closer and closer to one another.
Soon the two ships beside one another, their cannons pointing directly at the ship in their way.
Robbush and Jack gave out the signal to fire, and the cannons roared, "Load the cannons!" Molly yelled over the oncoming shower of cannon balls. Moly was racing along behind the cannons in her charge.
Jack Sparrow stood at the edge of his ship, directly across from Robbush, "Stop blowing holes in my ship!" he yelled acroos the space bewtween them.
"You first," Robbush yelled back in reply. Robbush turned behind him and nodded, and ten cannons shot out their ammo. Jack's eyes widened and he gave out a silent, "eek!" as he ducked in cover. From beside him he coudl hear his daughter belting out the orders.
"Hooks at ready, prepare to board. Take all the men you can. You all get the girl. Jack is mine!" he said as his pirates swung over to the Black Pearl. The rest of the crew on the Pearl were ready for battle, sword and guns were already in their hands. The pirates boarded and fought. No blood spilled on the deck, for their enemies couldn't bleed. The pirates of the Black Pearl did throw most of the opposition into the ocean, since stabbing and shooting wasn't getting them anywhere.
Robbush turned to his cannon crew. Some of them inclined the canonns to shoot at the two pirates in the crow's nest. The pirates started to load their weapons, and Sparrow started thinking, quickly.
"We have to move, now!" Sparrow said, picking up Tao-Po and swinging to the deck from a loose rope. The cannons fired and the crow's nest plumeted to the deck. Jack saw it coming and also noticed where it was going to land.
Mollyy looked up, then screamed as she rolled into a little ball. The crow's nest ofrmed a wooden cage around the small child.
"Molly!" Jack yelled, and ran to aid his trapped daughter.
From the Black Emerald Captain Robbush saw the Captain Jack Sparrow rush the cannons. Robbush just caught a glimpse of the child, but he heard her name loud and clear. A new plan popped up in Captain Robbush's head. He would take all three, if the girl was still alive.
Sparrow rushed over to the Captain. They both grabbed the crow's nest and made an attempt to lift it, but the sturdy wood wouldn't budge.
Robbush smiled and grabbed a rope. A few of the men stayed behind to man the cannons but most followed their Captain's example and grabbed some rope. Simotaneously, the crew and Captain swung across to their opponents.
Sparrow gasped as she saw the Captain Robbush hurtling towards them, "Jack watch out!" she yelled, but was too late, for jsut as Jack turned to look, the Captain Robbush rammed into him. They rolled on the deck, then got up.
"Well done, Captain Jack Sparrow," Robbush sadi as he started to circle Jack and slowly draw his sword. "I didn't think you could find me," he said with a short laugh.
Captain Jack Sparrow drew his sword, "get off my ship!" he said as he lunged at the intruding Captain. The two fought an amazing sword fight, each matching the other's move witht the perfect parry or thrust.
Whenever Robbush could get a wrod in, he would order his men about, "Get the girl!" he yelled, refering to Sparrow.
Sparrow was still trying to get Molly out when three pirates jumped on her, Justin included. Sparrow moved quickly out of the way of the adluts, but wasn't quick enough to match the speed of an opponent more closer to her age. Justin drew his sword and started to fight with Sparrow.
"You must be Sparrow," he said between thrusts and jabs. Sparrow dodged all of them.
"That would be correct," she siad, backflipping away from the young lad. Justin was confused at the move but noticed she always returned to the fallen crow's nest. Justin leapt at her, sword pointed right at her, but she could see the move coming and punched the young pirate, knocking him right out of the air. Justin landed with a thud on the deck, and she rushed back over to Molly.
"Molly?" she yelled in.
The young girl squirmed under the small pieces of wood, "Ow! Sparrow! Get me out of here!" she said reaching her hand up to her friend.
"I can't move it!" Sparrow said, unaware of the pirates behind her.
Captain Jack Sparrow saw them and gave Robbush a punch then turned to face Sparrow, "Jacqueline, behind you, love," he said, before getting knocked out by Robbush with his sword hilt.
Sparrow reacted too late, and was grabbed by three of Robbush's strongest pirates. She squirmed and screeched, "Molly!" she said before she was gagged and taken across to the Black Emerald.
Robbush walked over to Justin, who lay groaning on the deck, "You failed me, Jackknife. You couldn't even take on a little girl," he said before turning to his crew. "You five get that mass of wood off Miss Sparrow," he said. The pirates smiled as they lifted the crow's nest off the small child.
Once the wood was off her, she rushed over to her fallen father, "Daddy! Daddy, wake up!" she said shaking the knocked out pirate captain. All he could give out was a silent, incoherent mumble.
"Daddy! Daddy, wake up! The pirates are here!" Robbush mocked, "Daddy ain't waking up, darling," he said with a small chuckle.
Enraged, Molly reached for her father's sword and tried to pick it up. She succeeded but could only hold it for a split second, "you come near and I'll stick you! I'll stick you good!" she said, trying to swing the heavy weapon.
"Aw, how cute," Robbush said as he gave a nod to the pirate behind Molly. He picked her up by her ankles and took her to the Black Emerald, screaming and kicking all the way.
Robbush had already taken most of the Pearl's mates prisoner, all except Cotton, being an old pirate didn't last the battle. His parrot was under some rigging, shivering in fear. Robbush took no notice of mangy creature and turned to his crew, "Take Molly, Jack and Justin to the brig. Take Sparrow to her parents. Make sure the one's in the brig are all in separate cells," he ordered, then followed the man that had taken Molly to his ship. "Grinder, you and about twenty man stay with the Pearl. She's your's to sail, but you are still under my orders, understand?" Robbush said before swinging over to his ship. Grinder nodded and took his place at the wheel.
Robbush followed the men down into the brig. They tossed in Jack and landed with a thud, but he still didn't wake up. Justin was thrown in the cell across from Jack, and Molly was beside Justin, the furthest away from Jack. Molly was the only on conscious and desperately tried to wake Justin.
"Mr. pirate? Please wake up," she said, shaking Justin through the bars. Justin stirred and woke to the gentle face of Molly.
"Where in the Spanish Main am I?" he said, rubbing his face as if to wake himself from a bad dream.
"The brig of the Black Emerald," Molly said sitting back down in her cell.
"What am I doing here?" Justin asked, still confused on why he was in the brig of the ship onwhich he was the first mate.
"After Sparrow knocked your lights out, Captain Rubbish said something about you losing to a girl, so he fired you," she said, turning to face her father.
Justin leaned against the wall a stayed quiet.
"Can you reach him from your cell?" Molly asked. Justin shrugged. Molly handed him a stick through the bars, "could you try and wake him up?" she asked innocently.
"Later," he said taking the stick and throwing it on the floor of his cell. Molly bit her lip at this response and turned away from Jackknife Justin. Justin did feel bad for the thing he did to the child, but being a pirate, he let it slide.
Sparrow was literally thrown into the office where her parents sat waiting. Sparrow got up and rushed into the open arms of her parents.
"Sparrow you're all right!" Elizabeth said, kissing the face of her daughter.
Will picked her up in the air and twirled her around, "you're alive," he said, holding her tight.
Sparrow, not meaning to discourage her parents on this happy occasion brought up the subject, "but now Robbush has us all together," she said, tears streaming down her eyes.
"We'll be fine," Will said, hugging the women in his life. But in his heart he knew that they wouldn't be.