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Hello everyone! Sorry for the long gap between chapters! I'm going on vacation next week, so be prepared for another long break. On the bright side, I made this chapter a bit longer, and it's finally getting exciting! Thank you all so much for reviewing, and please tell me how you liked this chapter!
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It took Jack several moments to revive Will, but finally a good hard slap in the face did the trick. Luckily, everyone was listening to Gillette's "riveting" version of Port Royal's anthem, and no one had witnessed Will fall off the horse.
"Jack?" Will said groggily as he came to. "Oh, Jack I had a terrible nightmare. You said that-"
"Wasn't a nightmare. They are." Jack answered bluntly.
Will shut his eyes tight again and groaned." I think I'm going to be ill."
"I know exactly what you mean." Jack said as he helped the young man to his feet. "Don't worry. We'll find Norrington. Even if we have to search the entire ocean!" Jack would have stayed and comforted Will longer, but Gillette finished the anthem with one last wavering, drawn-out note.
"Well, time to go officially become Commodore." Jack said. He turned and began sashaying to the platform, but stopped abruptly and walked as straight and tall as he could after a loud throat-clearing from Will.
~*~
Jack's head jerked up again after nodding off for about the fourth time after the ceremony had begun. Any doubts Jack had that it wasn't possible to fall asleep standing up had been completely eradicated. Governor Swann went on for what felt like hours, but Jack had lost track of time. He never really kept track of time anyway. He never really needed to. He supposed he would have to now though. He was sure commodores always had very tight schedules.
Though Jack had told Will they would find Norrington, he wasn't entirely confident himself, which was incredibly out of character for him. Even though he had the means to find him, he hadn't a clue where to start.
Jack sighed. "Well, at least your still a captain." he thought to himself. Thinking the word captain suddenly brought forth a deluge of memories, of toiling endlessly for his ship. His ship. Jack jolted awake from the daze he was in. Where was it? Did it even exist anymore? If it did, who was captaining it? Did he even want to captain a ship other than the Pearl?
Oh the Pearl. Jack donned the faraway look Will got whenever he thought of Elizabeth. He could almost hear her guns now...
Wait a minute...
~*~
Jack looked up just in time to see a cannonball streak through the sky and slam into the wall of the fort, showering everyone with debris.
Gillette, who was now on the ground next to Jack lifted his head up from under his arms and shouted the obvious. "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"
Jack watched another cannonball whiz through the air, and annihilate another chunk of wall. Jack flew to the governor just in time to get him out of the way of a massive rock. As he helped the panicking Governor up, a solider on the parapet confirmed his suspicions. "It's a pirate ship !"
Jack raced up to the main wall facing the bay, Will joining him. They both looked over the ledge onto a ship with cannons blazing and jet black sails.
"It's the Pearl."
~*~
Jack stared down at his beloved ship. He was immensely relived to see it existed, despite the fact that, at the moment, it was trying to destroy the fort he was standing on. Not only did the ship exist, it looked better than it had in years. The entire ship looked freshly painted, and there wasn't a rip or tear to be seen in the sails.
Officer groves and Lieuitenent Gillette rushed up to Jack and Will to look down on the ship.
"It appears to be a pirate ship sir." Groves said, squinting down at the Pearl. "They must have known about the ceremony and attackd while we were distracted. Shall we return fire?"
Jack stared at the young officer, eyes wide with disbelief. "Return fire!?"
Gillette took Jack's response of disbelief that he would fire on his ship for an order and screamed." RETURN FIRE!"
Soldiers immediately started loading cannons and returning fire on the Pearl.
Jack watched in speechless horror as cannonballs hurtled toward the Pearl, one hitting its mark and damaging the railing.
Finally, Jack got his voice back and sreamed," STOP BLOWING HOLES IN M-THAT SHIP!!"
The soldiers stopped, some in mid-cannon load, and stared at their leader. Will covered his face with his hands.
Jack, however, didn't skip a beat. "Someone get me a spyglass" It was time to figure out who they would be dealing with.
Someone quickly got him a spyglass, and he focused in on the ship. The irony meter in his head finally reached overload, as did Jack.
"OH BLOODY HELL! WHAT NEXT? AM I GOING TO FIND OUT BARBOSSA'S MY BLOODY BUTLER!?"
Will snatched the spyglass and looked down on the Pearl. There, captaining Jack's ship, was none other than James Norrington.
~*~
Norrington is finally found ! But how will Jack get his ship back, and why is Norrington firing on the fort? Find out next chapter!
Time for thank yous!
ZC the scribe- Get outta my head!!!! My jaw dropped when I read your post! ZC, if I could give you a prize, for guessing Norrington and Jack's little swich-a-roo I would. The rest of the story will probably be a little different though!
Rusalka -I tried to make this one a little longer, and thanks for all the reviews!
ping*pong5- I love reading your reviews ! Thanks!
Luinecu - Heh, I know Gillette was gross! Thanks for your great reviews too!
bitten by the kitten- thanks for your review!
innuendogirl -thanks for your reviews!
katelyn -sparrow- I 'm glad it exceeded your expectations ! Thanks!
Indigo Phoenix-thanks for the review!
I was almost going to cut off at "wait a second", but I thought that would to mean, even for a pirate.
Hello everyone! Sorry for the long gap between chapters! I'm going on vacation next week, so be prepared for another long break. On the bright side, I made this chapter a bit longer, and it's finally getting exciting! Thank you all so much for reviewing, and please tell me how you liked this chapter!
~*~
It took Jack several moments to revive Will, but finally a good hard slap in the face did the trick. Luckily, everyone was listening to Gillette's "riveting" version of Port Royal's anthem, and no one had witnessed Will fall off the horse.
"Jack?" Will said groggily as he came to. "Oh, Jack I had a terrible nightmare. You said that-"
"Wasn't a nightmare. They are." Jack answered bluntly.
Will shut his eyes tight again and groaned." I think I'm going to be ill."
"I know exactly what you mean." Jack said as he helped the young man to his feet. "Don't worry. We'll find Norrington. Even if we have to search the entire ocean!" Jack would have stayed and comforted Will longer, but Gillette finished the anthem with one last wavering, drawn-out note.
"Well, time to go officially become Commodore." Jack said. He turned and began sashaying to the platform, but stopped abruptly and walked as straight and tall as he could after a loud throat-clearing from Will.
~*~
Jack's head jerked up again after nodding off for about the fourth time after the ceremony had begun. Any doubts Jack had that it wasn't possible to fall asleep standing up had been completely eradicated. Governor Swann went on for what felt like hours, but Jack had lost track of time. He never really kept track of time anyway. He never really needed to. He supposed he would have to now though. He was sure commodores always had very tight schedules.
Though Jack had told Will they would find Norrington, he wasn't entirely confident himself, which was incredibly out of character for him. Even though he had the means to find him, he hadn't a clue where to start.
Jack sighed. "Well, at least your still a captain." he thought to himself. Thinking the word captain suddenly brought forth a deluge of memories, of toiling endlessly for his ship. His ship. Jack jolted awake from the daze he was in. Where was it? Did it even exist anymore? If it did, who was captaining it? Did he even want to captain a ship other than the Pearl?
Oh the Pearl. Jack donned the faraway look Will got whenever he thought of Elizabeth. He could almost hear her guns now...
Wait a minute...
~*~
Jack looked up just in time to see a cannonball streak through the sky and slam into the wall of the fort, showering everyone with debris.
Gillette, who was now on the ground next to Jack lifted his head up from under his arms and shouted the obvious. "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"
Jack watched another cannonball whiz through the air, and annihilate another chunk of wall. Jack flew to the governor just in time to get him out of the way of a massive rock. As he helped the panicking Governor up, a solider on the parapet confirmed his suspicions. "It's a pirate ship !"
Jack raced up to the main wall facing the bay, Will joining him. They both looked over the ledge onto a ship with cannons blazing and jet black sails.
"It's the Pearl."
~*~
Jack stared down at his beloved ship. He was immensely relived to see it existed, despite the fact that, at the moment, it was trying to destroy the fort he was standing on. Not only did the ship exist, it looked better than it had in years. The entire ship looked freshly painted, and there wasn't a rip or tear to be seen in the sails.
Officer groves and Lieuitenent Gillette rushed up to Jack and Will to look down on the ship.
"It appears to be a pirate ship sir." Groves said, squinting down at the Pearl. "They must have known about the ceremony and attackd while we were distracted. Shall we return fire?"
Jack stared at the young officer, eyes wide with disbelief. "Return fire!?"
Gillette took Jack's response of disbelief that he would fire on his ship for an order and screamed." RETURN FIRE!"
Soldiers immediately started loading cannons and returning fire on the Pearl.
Jack watched in speechless horror as cannonballs hurtled toward the Pearl, one hitting its mark and damaging the railing.
Finally, Jack got his voice back and sreamed," STOP BLOWING HOLES IN M-THAT SHIP!!"
The soldiers stopped, some in mid-cannon load, and stared at their leader. Will covered his face with his hands.
Jack, however, didn't skip a beat. "Someone get me a spyglass" It was time to figure out who they would be dealing with.
Someone quickly got him a spyglass, and he focused in on the ship. The irony meter in his head finally reached overload, as did Jack.
"OH BLOODY HELL! WHAT NEXT? AM I GOING TO FIND OUT BARBOSSA'S MY BLOODY BUTLER!?"
Will snatched the spyglass and looked down on the Pearl. There, captaining Jack's ship, was none other than James Norrington.
~*~
Norrington is finally found ! But how will Jack get his ship back, and why is Norrington firing on the fort? Find out next chapter!
Time for thank yous!
ZC the scribe- Get outta my head!!!! My jaw dropped when I read your post! ZC, if I could give you a prize, for guessing Norrington and Jack's little swich-a-roo I would. The rest of the story will probably be a little different though!
Rusalka -I tried to make this one a little longer, and thanks for all the reviews!
ping*pong5- I love reading your reviews ! Thanks!
Luinecu - Heh, I know Gillette was gross! Thanks for your great reviews too!
bitten by the kitten- thanks for your review!
innuendogirl -thanks for your reviews!
katelyn -sparrow- I 'm glad it exceeded your expectations ! Thanks!
Indigo Phoenix-thanks for the review!
I was almost going to cut off at "wait a second", but I thought that would to mean, even for a pirate.