Chapter 1
"It's not right,"Bill murmured "No' right at
all" . It had been two weeks since the mutiner and all that
haunted Bootstraps dreams were images of Jack walking the plank,that
look Jack had given him,IT had felt like a steel rod going right
through his stomach.He had just woken from one of those dreams.Jack
had been his best friedn since childhood,and he had let Barbossa
convince him that Jack was a bad Captian leading to betrayal,even if
Jack was still alive and got off the island,he'd never forgive
Bill."I'll tell the Captian,"he said to himself"In the
mornin',he'd keel-haul me if I woke um up now"
Bootstrap woke
to the sound of cannons,do they have to do this this early? he
thought as he rolled out of bed and slipped a shirt on.He walked up
on deck and saw everyone running around,he went to see what was
goiung on,but was stopped by Ragetti "Bou' time you woke up
Bootstrap,Barbossa wants you in his cabin,"he said "What
does he want now?"Bill asked "Search me"RAgetti said
and walked off.
Bootstrap made his way to the captians cabin and
opened the door,it had already changed,the shelf had been taken down
wher eJack had kept his supply of rum,and replaced with a crimson
drape and table,thwals were covered with the drapes,and sitting in
Jakcs chair was Barbossa,the godfersaken monkey perched on his
shoulder."WEll I see someone finally woke up!"Barbosa said
with a laugh.Bootstrap just stood there,emotionless,staring at the
room "What the devil has he done to the cabin ":Bill
thought "I see ye admirin' the decor Bill ,what ya think "
"Wonderful"He said,but not really knowing what the man had
said,thne he remebered what he was going to tell him "Barbossa,what
you did to Jackw as wrong,I' wasn' right with the code,not righ' with
it wha'soever"he said,pulling himself to his full height .He
watched as Barbossa got up and went over to the shelfves,full of
maps,and pulled out the code ,the monkey jumping off his shoulder as
he went,Bill watched him lay the battered parchment on the table
"Show me Bill,where does it say anytihn' like that in the
code?"HE said raising his eyebrows at Bill "I couldn' show
ye right now bu' it must 'avew sometihn' about it" Bootstrap
argued making a gesture at the paper.Barbossa shok his head,Bill knew
instantly he'd pushed too many buttons on the mans patience
"Bill,Bill,Bill"he said laughing slightly "Your too
muhc like Sparrow himself"then came the arm around the
shoulder,Botostrap got even more nearvous than he was before "And
god know we don' need another one of him aboard,"The grin turned
to a frown and Bootstrap Bill soon found himself in the brig.
