Chapter 4
I heard loud noises coming from inside the Blacksmith's shop, when I arrived. It sounded like swords clanging together, as if two expert sword fighters were parrying. I opened the door and let myself in, to see Will parrying with none other then, Jack Sparrow.
"Will!" I shouted to him.
"Annie! Don't move!" He yelled back to me.
I wanted to run over and help him, but I knew I couldn't.
"Oh, so you have found a girl, a pretty one too" Jack said to Will.
They parried on a cart that swayed like a see-saw. Will hooked a knife in the iron, that was hanging from Jack's left wrist, and threw it up so it became embedded in the beam above them. In return, Jack stomped on a board under Will, the board flew up and knocked Will off the cart. In the meantime, Jack swung himself up into the rafters and out of my view. Will got up and climbed back onto the cart, seconds later, Jack fell from the ceiling and Will was catapulted up into the rafters. Oblivious to what had just happened, Jack stood up and looked around for Will, a heavy sack, Will must have cut down, fell from
the ceiling and Jack, too, was catapulted up into the rafters. Now they were both out of my view, I couldn't see what was going on, so I ran over to where the cart was, just in time to see Jack and Will swing down from the rafters. Unfortunately, Jack was quicker and blinded Will with sand. While Will was shielding his eyes, Jack swung his hand around my waist, pulling me to him, pointing his pistol at my head, again.
Will wiped his eyes and glared at Jack.
"You Cheated!" He said.
"Pirate" Jack simply replied. I heard Norrington's men outside, trying to break down the door, and failing miserably. Noticing Jack looking at the door, Will stepped in front of the exit.
"Move away" Jack said, pointing his pistol to Will.
"No"
"Please Move"
"No! I cannot just step aside and let you escape"
"This shot is not meant for you" Jack replied and thrust me to Will, who pushed me behind him, as if to protect me. I heard a smash of glass and Jack fell to the floor unconscious, revealing a drunken Mr Brown with a broken bottle in his hand. Behind him, Norrington's men finally broke into the shop.
"Excellent work, Mr Brown. You've assisted in the capture of a dangerous fugitive" Said Norrington, coming in.
"Just doing my civic duty, sir" Replied Mr Brown. I sighed.
"Well, I trust you'll always remember this as the day, Captain Jack Sparrow almost escaped. Take him away" Norrington said and left, his soldiers following, taking Jack with them.
I looked at Will, his face and hair were covered in red sand.
"Oh, Will" I laughed and took my handkerchief out of my pocket and started to wipe the sand of his face.
"Are you alright, Annabelle?" He asked, my heart fluttered whenever he used my full name. "He didn't hurt you did he?"
"No, no, I'm fine, he didn't hurt me" I replied, smiling up at him and he smiled back.
Will and I talked for about an hour, then I had to leave or my father would send out a search party.
