Chapter 8—Complications and Aggressive Negotiations
Will, Elizabeth and Ana reached the barn and heard the clanging of swords. Jack was the first thought in their minds.
"Will, we have to do something!" Elizabeth exclaimed.
"Stay here! I'll go in first and then if I need help you both come in."
"Aye, but Will, watch out Pintel and Ragetti are in there." Ana warned him. She and Elizabeth waited eagerly outside the door for they were planning on coming in directly behind Will, after all they didn't want him to have all the fun.
In the Barn
Will walked in, quickly taking in his surroundings, he saw Jack and another pirate fighting with swords, but there was no sign of Pintel and Ragetti anywhere. Where are they? Wondered Will.
"Will!" He heard Elizabeth shout. He turned and saw a very well dressed man behind him brandishing a sword. He drew his and blocked the blow.
Clang, clang, and clang, the sound of metal against metal rung thickly through the air.
Meanwhile Ana and Elizabeth had found Ragetti once again searching for his eye. Ana rolled her eyes and drew her pistol. She handed it to Elizabeth and "Keep an eye on both of 'em. I need to help Will and Jack." Elizabeth nodded and pointed the gun at Pintel and Ragetti who simply said, "Parlay?"
Jack had looked and saw Ana running to the door. She's safe. Wait, don't tell me I did all of this for nothing? Jack thought.
Norrington had just arrived, however, which was the reason Ana was running to the door. Would he fight or help? Whose side was he anyway? These questions were running through her mind as she faced the Commodore with his drawn sword.
Norrington had decided, since she was a pirate after all, to fight. He was surprised though to see Turner fighting what looked to be a gentleman.
"Ah, Commodore I knew you could resist a good fight. Come now, I do believe Mr. Edwards is the one who is against us." Ana stated.
"But you're a pirate and I'm bound by the law. I have my duty to fulfill."
"So, Mr. Edwards, I'm glad to see that you have found it in your busy schedule to come join us!" Jack said to the man who fighting with Will.
"Mr. Edwards?" Will said with surprise.
"Aye, 'tis the one and only. Clogsworth, hurry up and kill Sparrow. We're running out of time!"
"Mr. Edwards, I don't want no part of this anymore. I brought back your letters and you can keep yer money!" Clogsworth said.
"Then why are still fighting with the Cap'n if you gave it up?" Edwards asked between blows of Will's sword.
"Because I have something of me own to avenge and I don't want no part of 'elping ye promote ye-self!"
The letters? They could prove that Mr. Edwards is the bad guy. I'll get them. But what about the Commodore? Ana thought to herself a plan forming in her mind as she spotted the letters. "Oh, Commodore, I do believe that you should check on Elizabeth. She might be in danger."
"Yes, Elizabeth." Norrington said and dropped his sword, while running in the direction of where Elizabeth was.
"Good, she can handle him better then I can." Ana muttered.
Meanwhile Will had the upper hand in his fight and knocked Edward's sword out of his hands. Edwards ran to pick it up when he saw Ana go for the letters. Those were more important anyway for Turner was helping Jack with Clogsworth.
Clogsworth saw Ana running for the letters, he saw out of the corner of his eye that Jack saw her too and he knew how to get his revenge. Jack dropped his sword for a moment while Will was running behind Clogsworth. Clogsworth turned and kicked him, knocking him to the ground. Somewhere in the distance he heard a women yell, "Will! Commodore, we must help him!"
Clogsworth didn't let that distract him as he drew his pistol and aimed it directly at Anamaria. Jack drew his.
Ana saw him, she looked down the cold, hard barrel of his pistol and she saw his finger twitch. There was nothing she could do; nowhere she could run to in that second. She froze, which was odd for someone like her.
It all happened so fast, the trigger was pulled.
BANG! BANG!
The smoke cleared slowly.
Oh my God! A thousand thoughts ran through Ana's mind one of which was two shots? Was it possible that someone had shot Clogsworth as well? But he still fired his pistol.
A wave of relief fell over her as she realized that Jack had fired his pistol. Ana heard someone shout out in pain and wondered why she hadn't felt any. She realized that the person Clogsworth had shot was not the one he intended to. He didn't kill Edwards, he had only hit him in the hand. Apparently Edwards had gotten in front of Ana unaware that someone had a gun aimed at her. He was intent on the letters and in doing so paid no attention at all to Clogsworth; when he reached in front of Ana, he reached in front of the bullet.
But what about the other shot that was fired? Jack didn't miss for it had hit Clogsworth in the chest. He glanced at Jack's cold, hard face, once more before he fell, the last thoughts in his mind being you don't cross a Sparrow.
"Ana, love, are you all right?" Jack asked.
"Of course Jack, I'm always all right. I'm a pirate."
"Captain, luv, captain." He reminded her.
"Will! Are you all right? I was so worried."
"Elizabeth, I'm fine, I just had the wind knocked out of me is all. Commodore." Will said looking at them both.
"Well Mr. Turner, Elizabeth, I'm relieved to find both of unharmed and also relieved to find the last two prisoners of Barbossa's crew. They escaped me last time, but they won't this time."
Will and Elizabeth exchanged glances both wondering what the Commodore would do about Ana and Jack.
"Of course you are both probably wondering what I'm going to do with Sparrow. If you would both please come with me back to His Excellency's estate, we will discuss this matter further." Norrington ordered to Ana and Jack. Jack clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you Commodore. In fact we were both heading that way earlier."
"We were?" Ana asked in surprise.
"Yes luv. Lead the way Commodore." Jack stated.
"Yes of course. Come along." Norrington said with growing curiosity as to why Jack Sparrow would be going to see the governor.
All during this conversation no one was paying attention to Edwards who despite the injury to his hand had quietly left the barn.
"Will, Commodore, where has Mr. Edwards gone to?" Elizabeth inquired.
"Why, I don't know dear. Jack have you seen him?" Will asked Jack.
"No, why that bloody…"
"Jack", interrupted Ana, "We need to be going."
"Aye luv, you are right. Let's go."
