(A/N – Now that finger painting wars are over, we're just lounging in the pool for a bit. We'll be up there and back out before you're done reading... Cya at the bottom!)
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x) Lauren - Yes, Jack now has to deal with four of us... do you smell threequel?? Shh! Don't say a word! And I have Halloween Oreos! -passes oreos- There! Now you have some! The title was perfect... Jane and Tarzan! Ha! I pick on Lindsay all the time about it. Ichabod and Mort! Yes!! lol... Gather up those fangirls! Tell 'em to revolt! haha... Thanks for reveiwng!
x) Raina & Nayana - GREEN PAINT!!! lol... I like the color green! Goes great with black! lol.. glad you liked the chapter! Cya soon! Thanks for reveiwing!!! I love ya, man! lol.
.:: I'm auctioning off Jack's finger painting...biding starts at $10! Do I here 20? ::.
-I own nothing, nothing, nothing... I own nothing, disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer!!! Like my song? lol...
-I own other junk! Other Junk! Other Junk! I own other junk and this is what I own: Lindsay, Jessica, Arielle Faye Turner, Rebecca Barbossa, Paige Castrella Madrine (Lillian Paige Barbossa), Thomas Pikes, and the Meridian!!! LOSERS!!! Sorry... I'm done singing now...
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CHAPTER TEN: "Hey! Is that a fish?"
"We're there GASP already?" Lindsay asked. "It's been WHEEZE an hour?"
"Maybe that breeze set in?" Jessica suggested.
"That's probably it," I said. "Let's get out of these clothes and get up there. And get out of thing before you die, Lindz!" I threw of Jack's coat and hat to put it back on the rack next to the dresser. Lindsay ran into the other room. We heard ripping and a sigh of relief from Lindsay. In a minute, she was back in her other dress. I threw my dress back on and so did Jessica. I was furiously trying to wipe the kohl off my cheek and get my hair back to normal while Paige finished Lindsay's hair quickly.
"Perfect!" Lindsay said, looking into the mirror. "Not only that, I can breathe again! Ahhh...."
"Well, we gotta go up!" I said.
"So? I'll leave it in!" Lindsay said. "Thanks, Paige!" I love it!"
"No trouble... I've known how to do it a long time," Paige said. "Never get to practice, though..."
"Oh, well..." Lindsay said, throwing her dress on after a minute. "It's still really good."
"Come on, let's go!" Jessica said. We ran up the hall after hurriedly fixing up everything we messed with. I closed the door behind me as the rest thundered up the stairs. I wiped my cheek more and more to make sure it was off, and Jessica reassured me it was. I took my hair out of the bandana and tied it around my neck loosely.
"I hope I get to sleep sometime tonight..." I said as we reached the deck.
"We're here! We're here!" Lindsay ran around saying.
"Where are they?" Paige asked. The ship's deck was dead silent. Well, it was midnight, but Jack and Will should be up here at least... But the night air was silent except for the light breeze. Moonlight washed the deck beautifully, but where was every-
THUD!!!
"AHHHHHH!!!!!!" the four of us screamed.
"Run for it!" Jessica screamed. We didn't move because a heavy hand fell on each of our shoulders. We screamed even more until the hand on each of our shoulders clapped over our mouths.
"Shut up!" Will said from over us. His hands were over mine and Jessica's, and Jack was over Lindsay and Paige. They released us and we were breathing rapidly.
"You girls scare too easy," Will said. We made faces at them when they turned away, and then we followed. They led us to the back of the ship where Elizabeth and Gibbs stood next to two rowboats ready for loading.
"Where's Anamaria?" Jack asked Gibbs.
"Getting some oars, sir," Gibbs said. "Oh, I see ye brought those with ye..." he said upon seeing me, Lindsay, Jessica, and Paige.
"And what's that supposed to mean, Toilet Paper Tot?" Lindsay said. The three of us burst out laughing. Elizabeth, Will, and Jack emitted a few giggles, but Gibbs was staring at Lindsay who hadn't stopped staring back at him.
"I see you still can't get the honey off your butt seeing as there's still toilet paper on it," Lindsay said. We laughed even harder. Gibbs was about to lunge onto her.
"That'll do Gibbs," Jack said with a hearty laugh, pushing Gibbs back by the shoulder.
"Aye," he replied, still staring at Lindsay. He went back to the rowboats, and Lindsay finally let out her laughter.
"The what?" I asked laughing harder.
"The Toilet Paper Tot!" Jessica howled.
"Oh my God..." Lindsay said. "That's a keepsake there..."
"Ok, enough," Jack said. "Into the boats..."
"We're going! We're going!" Paige said.
"Watch yerself, lassie," Jack said to Paige. "I can take ye out."
"Go for it," Paige said.
"Want me to?"
"Right here."
"Right now?"
"Uh, Jack?" Elizabeth said. "Let's get to the island, huh?"
"Fine," Jack said, hoping into the boat behind us.
"We'll be right behind you girls," Elizabeth said. "You can row a boat, right?"
"No problem!" I said. "It's all circles anyways!" Elizabeth and will got into the boat behind us with Gibbs, and Anamaria once she brought us oars. Gibbs told us how to lower the boat, and, well... you can imagine four teenagers trying to lower a crooked boat alone with Gibbs yelling at them... after that dumb mishap, there was the getting to the island part.
"Okay, together..." Paige said as we set the oars in place to row. Jessica went back with Paige and I rowed next to Lindsay. We took it slow until someone got curious (-glares at Jessica...-)...
"Hey! Is that a fish?" Jessica asked. She stopped rowing and leaned over the side of the boat.
"Cut it out, Mary!" I said. "You'll tip the boat!"
"So?" Jessica asked. "I can swim..."
"I'd rather not swim, Stewy," Lindsay said. "Just stop with the fish and row..."
"What ever..." We rowed and we were about 10 yards from shore when Jessica stood up and went to the front of the boat.
"What are you doing?!" Paige yelled. Jessica stuck her foot on the front of the boat, hands on hips, and yelled...
"Land ho!" she screamed.
"Mary! Be quiet!" we heard Elizabeth yell.
"And sit down!" Anamaria whispered loudly.
"Okay, just let me..."
"Watch it!" I said.
"Sorry..."
"Ow! You stepped on my leg! Get off!"
"Sorry, Lindsay..."
"Just get back there!" I said.
"And don't kill Paige if you can help it," Lindsay said.
SPLASH!
"Oops, dropped my oar..."
"Forget it, Mary!" Paige said.
"No, I'll get it..."
"Jessica!" I said.
"I got it..."
SUPER SPLASH!!!
"Jessica! Every time!" Lindsay yelled. "How do you mess it up every time?!" Jessica was still under the boat, then swam out from under it holding something.
"Got the oar!" she said, holding it up happily. I grabbed it from her about to hit her over the head with, but I threw it.
"Jack!" I yelled. "Get over here and shoot Mary before I do!"
"You don't have a gun..." Jessica said. I glared at her in silence a few moments. "Do you?" she asked nervously. "Did you bring yours? I didn't grab mine..."
"You really want me to answer that?" I asked her.
"Should you?" Jessica asked.
"Don't even get me started on Questions Only!" I said.
"Just swim to shore!" Will yelled from their rowboat a way down the beach.
"Can you get there alright?" he called to us.
"We're fine!" Paige yelled. "We'll meet you in the cave!"
"Aye!" Jack yelled. "In the cave! I'll shoot Mary then!" Jess's eyes got huge. Lindsay and I giggled. We left the boat behind and began to swim for shore. After five minuets, our feet touched the rocky bottom of the shore.
"I should've put on jeans and tennis shoes," Lindsay said. "I can't swim in this stupid dress!"
"It's still cool!" I said. "I've always wanted to do this! This is a dream come true for me! But since we're out of Tortuga, maybe I should've left on the mini Jack look, eh? With the pants and bandana and all?"
"Have a gold star," Jessica said, slapping an imaginary sticker on my forehead. I rubbed my forehead... it was her fault we had to swim to shore! Not mine!
"We'll meet them in the cave?" Lindsay asked as we sat on a giant rock together that was littered with gold coins.
"Well, that's what I said," Paige said. "We'll have to wade in."
"Wade in?" I asked. "Ugh, my feet... these stupid shoes are not wading shoes!"
"So let's go back to the ship and change into our clothes that we brought in the first place!" Stewy said.
"We could, Jess, but you know, WE HAVE NO BOAT!!!" I yelled.
"It's not my fault!" Jessica yelled.
"Oh, of course not...never!" Lindsay said sarcastically. "Let's just wait here for them... they'll find us!"
"They'll probably figured we've drowned or something," I said. "Let's just go in and dance around in the gold! We might get to take some before Jack gets in there..." With that and a few exchanged looks, we nodded and jumped back into the water that was waist deep.
"If anybody says this water's cold, I'll smack 'em," I said. Hey, this was nice water! Better than my swimming pool anyways... I THINK Lindsay and Jessica agreed since they were smart to say nothing.
"How far in do we go?" Lindsay asked.
"I don't know..." Paige said. "It's so dark... I could tell if we had a torch with us..."
"How about a flashlight?" Jessica asked from behind, clicking on a small red flashlight.
"Where did you have that?" I asked.
"My dress," Jessica said. "I tied a pouch to my side... I think my pumpkin seeds are shot now, though..."
"Give the flashlight to Paige so she can lead us in," Lindsay said. Jessica reached over me to Lindsay, and she gave the little red flashlight to Paige. She took it without question since we had shown it to her earlier that day.
"Ah! The skeletons!" Jessica said. We looked over at this rock with the skeletons on it from the movie. The skeleton with the sword in his back had a golden tooth... didn't catch that in the movie...
"This is so cool," I muttered again and again. I loved this! I wish I could come here anytime I wanted... anytime I was bored... I guess I could with that ruby... I smiled to myself. Life is good... very-
"OWWW!!!" I bellowed. I sliced my leg on a rock and the seawater stung it like crazy! Everyone looked at me.
"What is it? What?" Lindsay asked.
"I cut my leg real bad," I said. "Just keep going... I'll be fine. The sooner we get to the cave, the better. Go!" I limped through the water for fifteen minutes until we reached the cave. We waded out of the water slowly, and Paige shown the light around the dark cave. It gave me the chills.
"Spooky..." Jessica said with a smile.
"Yeah..." Paige said. "But when the other boat gets here, we'll have more light. They had torches with them..."
"And we didn't?!" Lindsay asked. "What a rip..." I sat on the rock nearest me and clutched my leg that was bleeding fast. Jessica, Lindsay, and Paige sat down by me.
"You ok?" Lindsay asked. "Let me see..." I lifted up my brown skirt to my knee to reveal a gash from my ankle up to the bottom of my knee almost. "Ouch..." Lindsay said.
"There's a first aid kit I brought back on the ship," I said.
"We'll have someone row you back to fix it up," Paige said. "They shouldn't be much longer." Paige jumped up suddenly and ran over behind a part of the cave we couldn't see. She came rushing back out holding a long piece of cloth.
"Where did you get that?" Jessica asked.
"They threw all the clothes back there," Paige said. "That's where it was for the three years I was on the ship after Jack and Bootstrap were left to die." Just as we were about to wrap up my leg, we saw light come from the other opening in the cave.
"Jack? Will?" Jessica asked. "You there?" The boat rowed into the cave fully before Jack answered while jumping out of the boat.
"Aye, it's us..." he said. "What's happened?" He and Gibbs came over at first, then Will, Elizabeth, and Anamaria. Geez I hate drawing a crowd...
"I just cut my leg on a rock, I'll be fine..." I said.
"Fine my arse," Gibbs said. "We need to fix that and fast."
"I have a first aid kit back on the ship," I said. "It's in the top drawer nearest mine and Jane's bunk."
"Will!" Jack yelled.
"I'm already going, Jack," he said. "I'll be back in twenty minutes."
"Step on it, lad," Jack said. "Make it ten!"
"Okay," Will said.
"Gibbs!"
"Aye, sir?"
"Go with him!"
"Aye, Captain..."
Will and Gibbs were back in the boat faster than I could blink. Elizabeth and Anamaria were sitting now to help wrap my leg temporarily with me and my friends. Anamaria wrapped it good, and it held tight or a while.
"You'll hold until they get back," Anamaria said.
"So I'm good?" I asked.
"Fine," Anamaria said. "She's good for the time being, Jack," Anamaria called. Jack was standing over the treasure chest of the Aztec gold. I bit my lip. What's he doing?
"Good," Jack said shortly. "Girls! Come here!" he yelled.
"Who?" Lindsay asked.
"The four of you... Littles... come on!" Jack said. Jessica, Lindsay, Paige, and I got up and went over. I limped, but managed... it's just a cut people! We climbed and stumbled up the mountain of treasure the gold was on, and finally stood around the chest with Jack. Elizabeth and Anamaria came too, but they stayed at the base of the treasure mountain.
"Ye know what this is I trust?" Jack asked us.
"Yep! Of course!" Jessica said.
"I know it too well..." Paige said.
"The Cursed Treasure of Cortez..." Lindsay whispered in amazement.
"Aye," Jack said. "Now, I want ye to count the coins in it."
"Count the coins?!" I asked. "We'll be cursed if any is missing!"
"Cool..." Jessica said.
"There isn't, so calm yerself," Jack said. "Paige, you have me old dagger on ye by chance?"
"Yes," Paige said.
"Good," Jack said. "To pay back the blood after counting, ye'll need to cut yer hands... exception of Grace, of course... just get some blood from yer leg! Simple enough, right?"
"Just so long as no gold is missing..." Lindsay said.
"Which there is!" Jessica said. "The monkey!"
"Yeah, what about the monkey?!" I asked. At least I knew Jessica was thinking the same thing as I was.
"Just count 'em..." Jack said. "If ye're immortal, we send ye back and ye can't die, that's all..." Jack staggered down the mound of gold leaving us to count the cursed treasure. I guess it wouldn't be that bad to be immortal.
"What if it mixes with other gold and we lose some?" Jessica asked.
"When the boat gets back, we'll put the gold in it while we count," Paige said. "I think the row boat will hold 882 pieces of gold..."
"881..." I muttered.
-- 15 minutes later --
Will and Gibbs returned and my leg was properly bandaged at last. So, we told them that Jack wanted us to count the cursed gold. They rowed the boat ashore, and we pulled it up on land even more to use while we counted. Jessica jumped in the boat with Paige and Lindsay and I sat on the rocks next to them as we began to count.
"One..."
"Two..."
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-Well, we're soaking wet and it just started raining! Yeah...
BOOM!!!
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