Note: The part in the last chapter where Elizabeth and Julia were singing Frere Jacques was a dream of mine. I was dreaming I had a daughter about six years old and we were singing that song. Anyways, just sharing… Or maybe I just told you this so the chapter would be longer, you scallywag reviewers?!?
"Oh! Hey, watch it! That's me foot you just stepped on!"
Jack was dipping and dodging every which way to get through the streets of the town where people were running around, franticly trying to find out what was going on. Some of them screamed at the sight of Jack saying, "He's back! He's back! Pirate!"
Jack ignored them mostly for he was concentrating on his cowardly act of going and asking the Commodore to assist them. Whoever told him about the attack failed to mention the extremely large crew Barbossa's nephew had. He ran up to the fort and started shouting for someone to open the doors.
A soldier looked over the edge of the fort from where he was standing on the wall and said, "Hey! What be your purpose of all that yellin'?"
Jack panted, pointing to the screaming people down in town and then at the series of ships that were now sending out little rowboats with pirates in them. The soldier took a while to figure out why the people were freaking out. When he finally got it, he shouted to someone below saying, "Get the Commodore! Port Royal is being attacked by pirates!" He looked back down at Jack, studying his face more. He turned back and said to the person, "Jack Sparrow has returned, too! Tell him that!"
Jack frowned. "Well that's not very good…" he said before running like hell when the doors began to open and soldiers started chasing him.
So much was going on! Julia was locked in a closet, Will and Elizabeth were preparing to fight the pirates with Jack's crew and Jack was running for dear life from the soldiers that were chasing him all across town armed with guns and whatnot.
Back on the Pearl, Elizabeth and Will had climbed aboard and were helping with the cannons.
"We'll never be able to take all of them! There's a dozen ships!" said Elizabeth while loading a gun.
"Jack went to get the Royal Navy," said Gibbs. "Where be he? Blast that Jack!"
The twelve ships were firing cannons at the Black Pearl as well as the town itself. They were now replacing their friendly merchant flags with Jolly Rogers. Two of the ships were heading towards the Pearl and the crew was panicking.
"What do we do, Gibbs?!" Anamaria shouted.
"Dead…. Man…Tell…No…Tales! BRAAAWK! Gimme the red one! Savvy?" said Cotton's parrot.
"We'll do what we can 'till Jack gets back!" shouted Mr. Gibbs. "Cotton's parrot is right! We need to try anyways!"
A battle broke out between the two ships and the Black Pearl. The Pearl managed to blow a hole in one of them before it got too close and it started to take on water. Jack's crewmembers swung over to the second ship and fought while Elizabeth shot her gun from the Black Pearl.
Meanwhile, Julia had found a hatchet in the closet and was working on chopping the door handle off. It took a while before it broke but when it did, a whole side of the door broke off and fell over, making clouds of dust. Julia, pleased with herself took two of her father's swords by the cackling fire that seemed to be newly sharpened.
Bang.
Julia looked towards the door where the sound had come from. Captain Jack Sparrow had managed to break through one of the two doors and was standing in the dust, coughing and glancing around.
"Jack! What's going on? Where's my mum? Is she safe?" Julia asked all at once, walking over to Jack.
Jack's eyes widened at the voice and turned to look at her. He grunted and said, "They're back on the Pearl, puttin' up one o' the most bravest fights in the world! I think…"
"What does that mean?!"
"Erm… We're easily out numbered, luv, but don' worry! I personally went to get help!"
Julia glared at him before spitting on the ground between them. Jack frowned as he watched her push past him and head for the door.
"Hey you! You can' just go out there! They're probably already on shore!" Jack said, grabbing her arm.
"Unlike you, I won't be a coward and hide away in a blacksmith's store. I'm going to fight!" Julia protested, slapping Jack's hand which quickly made him withdraw and give her a look.
"A young lass like yerself can' just go out there!" said Jack.
"I'm not a child, Jack! I'm a woman!" Julia shouted, pushing Jack's shoulder with her fingers as is challenging him. Jack shot her a look of confusion.
"I promised Will that I wouldn't let you go off if I ran into ye while getting' help!" Jack said, getting angered and stepping up to Julia, looking down at her with a surprisingly serious face. "He's comin' after you, you're not going anywhere."
Julia looked him square in the eye and said, "If he's after me, then what is he after that you hold dear?"
Jack hesitated, as if he were afraid to tell the truth. After a moment, he said sadly, "He's comin' after me ship."
Julia snorted and said, "Well, good luck with that, Captain Sparrow!" She turned and started walking out, ignoring what he'd said about her not to leave.
Jack stared after her a moment before running out in front of the door and saying, "Sorry, luv. I owe it to Will."
He bent down, grabbed Julia around the waist and hoisted her up onto his shoulder. Julia shouted curse words and beat on Jack's back.
"What are you doing, you bastard?!" Julia shouted as Jack carried her through the streets, unfazed by the confusion and screams and whatnot.
"Taking ye to the fort. Safest place at the moment, luv."
Many curses, punches in the back of the head and kicks in the groin later, they reached the fort. Most of the soldiers were down on the shore fighting pirates while the rest of them only guarded the fort. Jack looked up at the soldier he saw earlier.
"Hello mate! It's me again!" Jack shouted. Julia took Jack's hat and threw it somewhere but he didn't notice.
"Son of a… Ow! Lemme go you rat!" Julia shouted as Commodore Norrington held onto her arm tight and pulled her towards his office.
"Terribly sorry, Miss Turner but according to Jack Sparrow, you've gone mad and want to join the pirates in the fight against my men." Commodore said, opening the door to his office.
"He's a lying scoundrel! Do you really believe him?!" Julia shouted while trying to pry her arm free. Norrington pushed her into the small office where she nagged against the opposing wall.
"I have to help my mum and dad!" Julia said, wincing as the pain in the back of her head.
Commodore Norrington grabbed the handle to the door, about to close it until he said, "You're parents have chosen a path that could cause them death. I won't let you stop them."
