Disclaimer: In my dreams.
Hello again! Sorry this chapter took a bit longer, I got the Back to the Future Trilogy for my brithday, and I've been watching it so much it was hard to slip back into pirate -mode. The compass, mentioned after ch.1 got left out of last chapter, but it makes a very important appearance in this one!
Jack squinted trying to confirm if he was seeing who he thought he was.
"Will?"
Before he could head towards the young blacksmith, his wife grabbed him by the arm.
"Your compass!"
Jack cocked his head at her."My what?"
"Your lucky compass! That old broken thing you carry everywhere with you. I can't believe you'd leave it on the night stand on your big day!"
"Oh, yes, of course...my compass."
"Well, you'll have to ride Bill to the fort if you go back and get it, or you'll be late."
Jack didn't know who Bill was, but he was far too intrigued by the broken compass to ask, and nodded quickly and rushed off to the house.
Jack flew up the stairs and cautiously peered into the bedroom. He circled the bed to find a small black compass sitting on the night stand next to where he had gotten up that morning. He gently picked up the only relic of his past life, and suddenly realized that was exactly what it was: a past life. The Pearl, Gibbs, Tortuga... Jack shook his head to rid his mind of the memories, and focused his attention back on the compass in his hands.
He carefully opened the compass, trying to keep from wondering if he'd ever see his Pearl again, when a small slip of parchment feel out of it. Jack carefully picked up the parchment gingerly unrolled it to discoverer there was writing on it. He carefully read the intricate writing.
"Find the way to remind Norrington he is Commodore,
And you will be Captain of the Pearl once more"
Jack read the parchment a few more times before carefully putting it back in the compass. What the bloody hell was that supposed to mean!? How was he even going to find Norrington? He hadn't even realized the man still existed. Jack would have liked to sit on the bed and ponder the issue a bit longer, but he suddenly remembered he was about to be promoted.
Jack flew down the stairs and dashed out the door towards the fort when he remembered his wife mentioning Bill. Where was he going to find this Bill? As if to answer his question, a loud whinny came from the side of the house.
Jack followed the sound to a small stable around the side of the house peered inside to find a large black horse staring back at him.
"Fan-bloody-tastic." Jack groaned. About the only thing Jack had less experience with then children was horses. Not that he ever really cared to have any experience in either field. He walked up to the horse very slowly and read the nameplate on the stable's door. Bootstrap Bill.
"Well this is just getting ridiculous." Jack sighed exasperatedly as he stared at the horse. "I suppose Gibbs the family dog will be around any moment."he said, voice think with sarcasm.
~*~ After spending what seemed like half the morning putting the horse's saddle and bridle on, Jack was finally ready to ride to the fort. If he could get on the horse, that is.
"Good horsie, niiiiiice horsie. Stay still for old Jack..." And amazingly, the horse did. Jack got on without any problems, and probably could have made it to the fort without any problems under normal conditions, but much like everything else that day his ride to the fort was going to be far from normal. A cat, (Jack probably would have named her Anamaria) hunting high in the rafters, spotted a mouse in the hay below. In it's haste to catch it's prey in leapt down quickly, taking a bucket along with it. Bill, spooked with the loud clattering of the bucket reared up and bolted out of the stable with poor Jack clinging on his back for dear life.
"I'm going to die." thought Jack as the horse rocketed through Port Royal."I've cheated death more time then I can keep track of, and this stupid horse is going to kill me. " Jack shut his eyes tight and waited for the inevitable, when he suddenly realized they had stopped. When Jack was certian he wasn't dead, he cracked open his eyes to find the horse stopped and calm, his reigns held by none other than Will Turner.
"Will!" Will looked up at Jack with a slightly surprised expression.
"Will, you have to help me find the Commodore!" Will stared at Jack a moment, trying to make sure he heard Jack correctly.
"Excuse me?"
"Do you know where the Commodore is?"
Will stared at Jack a moment, trying to figure out if he heard him correctly. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"Do you know where the Commodore is?"
Will's face screwed up in concentration, wondering if Jack was asking him some sort of trick question. He hesitantly pointed a finger up at Jack.
Jack rolled his eyes. "Norrington! where's Norrington!?
"I'm sorry Commodore, I don't know who you're talking about."
Jack buried his face in his hands and tried to keep from screaming. "You don't remember anything do you?"
"Anything about what?"
Jack was almost ready to give up on Will, when he was struck with sudden inspiration.
"Elizabeth!"
"Elizabeth?"
"Elizabeth!"
A look of sudden realization flashed in Will's eyes followed quickly by a dreamy, far away look. "Elllllizzzaaabbethhhh..."
"Yes! You rescued her! The whole thing was nauseatingly adorable."
"Yes..Elizabeth,"said Will, his face suddenly taking on a pained expression."But she doesn't even know me."
Jack watched as Will started to slip away, and quickly and desprately started rattling off words, hoping one of them would trigger Will's memory. "Medallion, Pirate, Barbossa,Tortuga, Bootstrap...Eunuch!"
Will's face screwed up in concentration, as if trying to remember the details of a dream after waking. Finally realization crept over the young blacksmith's face.
"J-Jack?"
"Yes!"
"You...you called me a eunuch."
"Yes!"
"Why did you call me a eunuch?"
Apparently his memory was still a little fuzzy. "Um...I can explain that later. We have to find Norrington"
Will's eyes narrowed in contempt."Norrington. Why do we need to find him?"
Well, he certainly remembered Norrington. "I'll explain on the way to the fort. Get on!"
Will hesitated a moment, but only had to think of Elizabeth, and quickly lept on the horse. A few circles as Jack got the hang of directing the animal ("These things should come with wheels for steering!") and they were off to the fort.
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Next Chapter: Elizabeth, Gov. Swann, and Jack's promotion!
Hello again! Sorry this chapter took a bit longer, I got the Back to the Future Trilogy for my brithday, and I've been watching it so much it was hard to slip back into pirate -mode. The compass, mentioned after ch.1 got left out of last chapter, but it makes a very important appearance in this one!
Jack squinted trying to confirm if he was seeing who he thought he was.
"Will?"
Before he could head towards the young blacksmith, his wife grabbed him by the arm.
"Your compass!"
Jack cocked his head at her."My what?"
"Your lucky compass! That old broken thing you carry everywhere with you. I can't believe you'd leave it on the night stand on your big day!"
"Oh, yes, of course...my compass."
"Well, you'll have to ride Bill to the fort if you go back and get it, or you'll be late."
Jack didn't know who Bill was, but he was far too intrigued by the broken compass to ask, and nodded quickly and rushed off to the house.
Jack flew up the stairs and cautiously peered into the bedroom. He circled the bed to find a small black compass sitting on the night stand next to where he had gotten up that morning. He gently picked up the only relic of his past life, and suddenly realized that was exactly what it was: a past life. The Pearl, Gibbs, Tortuga... Jack shook his head to rid his mind of the memories, and focused his attention back on the compass in his hands.
He carefully opened the compass, trying to keep from wondering if he'd ever see his Pearl again, when a small slip of parchment feel out of it. Jack carefully picked up the parchment gingerly unrolled it to discoverer there was writing on it. He carefully read the intricate writing.
"Find the way to remind Norrington he is Commodore,
And you will be Captain of the Pearl once more"
Jack read the parchment a few more times before carefully putting it back in the compass. What the bloody hell was that supposed to mean!? How was he even going to find Norrington? He hadn't even realized the man still existed. Jack would have liked to sit on the bed and ponder the issue a bit longer, but he suddenly remembered he was about to be promoted.
Jack flew down the stairs and dashed out the door towards the fort when he remembered his wife mentioning Bill. Where was he going to find this Bill? As if to answer his question, a loud whinny came from the side of the house.
Jack followed the sound to a small stable around the side of the house peered inside to find a large black horse staring back at him.
"Fan-bloody-tastic." Jack groaned. About the only thing Jack had less experience with then children was horses. Not that he ever really cared to have any experience in either field. He walked up to the horse very slowly and read the nameplate on the stable's door. Bootstrap Bill.
"Well this is just getting ridiculous." Jack sighed exasperatedly as he stared at the horse. "I suppose Gibbs the family dog will be around any moment."he said, voice think with sarcasm.
~*~ After spending what seemed like half the morning putting the horse's saddle and bridle on, Jack was finally ready to ride to the fort. If he could get on the horse, that is.
"Good horsie, niiiiiice horsie. Stay still for old Jack..." And amazingly, the horse did. Jack got on without any problems, and probably could have made it to the fort without any problems under normal conditions, but much like everything else that day his ride to the fort was going to be far from normal. A cat, (Jack probably would have named her Anamaria) hunting high in the rafters, spotted a mouse in the hay below. In it's haste to catch it's prey in leapt down quickly, taking a bucket along with it. Bill, spooked with the loud clattering of the bucket reared up and bolted out of the stable with poor Jack clinging on his back for dear life.
"I'm going to die." thought Jack as the horse rocketed through Port Royal."I've cheated death more time then I can keep track of, and this stupid horse is going to kill me. " Jack shut his eyes tight and waited for the inevitable, when he suddenly realized they had stopped. When Jack was certian he wasn't dead, he cracked open his eyes to find the horse stopped and calm, his reigns held by none other than Will Turner.
"Will!" Will looked up at Jack with a slightly surprised expression.
"Will, you have to help me find the Commodore!" Will stared at Jack a moment, trying to make sure he heard Jack correctly.
"Excuse me?"
"Do you know where the Commodore is?"
Will stared at Jack a moment, trying to figure out if he heard him correctly. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"Do you know where the Commodore is?"
Will's face screwed up in concentration, wondering if Jack was asking him some sort of trick question. He hesitantly pointed a finger up at Jack.
Jack rolled his eyes. "Norrington! where's Norrington!?
"I'm sorry Commodore, I don't know who you're talking about."
Jack buried his face in his hands and tried to keep from screaming. "You don't remember anything do you?"
"Anything about what?"
Jack was almost ready to give up on Will, when he was struck with sudden inspiration.
"Elizabeth!"
"Elizabeth?"
"Elizabeth!"
A look of sudden realization flashed in Will's eyes followed quickly by a dreamy, far away look. "Elllllizzzaaabbethhhh..."
"Yes! You rescued her! The whole thing was nauseatingly adorable."
"Yes..Elizabeth,"said Will, his face suddenly taking on a pained expression."But she doesn't even know me."
Jack watched as Will started to slip away, and quickly and desprately started rattling off words, hoping one of them would trigger Will's memory. "Medallion, Pirate, Barbossa,Tortuga, Bootstrap...Eunuch!"
Will's face screwed up in concentration, as if trying to remember the details of a dream after waking. Finally realization crept over the young blacksmith's face.
"J-Jack?"
"Yes!"
"You...you called me a eunuch."
"Yes!"
"Why did you call me a eunuch?"
Apparently his memory was still a little fuzzy. "Um...I can explain that later. We have to find Norrington"
Will's eyes narrowed in contempt."Norrington. Why do we need to find him?"
Well, he certainly remembered Norrington. "I'll explain on the way to the fort. Get on!"
Will hesitated a moment, but only had to think of Elizabeth, and quickly lept on the horse. A few circles as Jack got the hang of directing the animal ("These things should come with wheels for steering!") and they were off to the fort.
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Next Chapter: Elizabeth, Gov. Swann, and Jack's promotion!