Oops. I said "searching the ships" in the last chapter. I meant ship. Sorry all
"Jack," Ana Maria walked up. "I don't think we should go after the navy just for the cats. I mean…they're just cats!"
"Who knows what Norrington might do to them!" Jack moaned.
Ana Maria raised an eyebrow.
"It'd be kind of…y'know…pointless," she said reluctantly.
"She's one of me best friends!" Jack sobbed.
"Eh…stick to the code?" Ana Maria shrugged.
Jack glared at her.
"Jack, we can't," Ana Maria pleaded. She sounded like a mother telling her son she couldn't get candy for him. "We'd be wasting time."
"We must! She's saved me millions of times and we must get her and the kittens!" Jack pouted.
"What a nice bunch we've got here," Norrington smiled at the kittens and scooped Charcoal up.
Juno's ears flattened.
Don't. Touch. My. Kittens!
Juno flew up in a fury and began clawing at Norrington. Soldiers stood confused and then began whacking at her.The kittens sensed the danger and began jumping on the soldiers and biting them.
Finally each cat was pulled off and thrown in a crate.
"Knowing how much Jack cares for them, he'll be coming for them, and then we can catch him!" Norrington told his men.
Juno gnawed at the wood angrily and clawed it as hard as she could. Her kittens watched in fright as she tried to free them.
"WE'RE THE GODDAMN FASTEST SHIP ON THE WATER! WE'VE GOT TO CATCH 'EM!" Jack was screaming.
Ana Maria watched worriedly. No one knew what to say. Finally, Ana Maria took a deep breath.
"We're losing time, then. Let's get those...um… cats!" she shouted.
By now the ship was a dot in the distance. Jack grunted in frustration, and urged his crew to make the Black Pearl go faster. They caught up, and realized the navy was pulling into Port Royale. Jack held his hand up.
"We'll be seen easily," he remembered last time. "Hide in some cove; I'll get them at night."
"Commodore?" Elizabeth was on the docks with Will. "What did you get this time?"
"Something Jack loves very much," the Commodore grinned.
"Treasure?" Will asked.
Norrington pulled out the crate with the kittens.
"SILKY PAW!" Elizabeth squealed.
Oh, hell no. HELL NO!
"They are my gift to you," Norrington smiled. Elizabeth was nearly bouncing, trying to remain like a proper lady, but finally just hugged the Commodore. He looked smugly at Will.
"SHE HAD KITTENS!" Elizabeth screamed.
She plucked them all up. "I'll call you Inky, you Apple, you Rose Petal, and you Peach!"
Damn it. They have names already, bitch! And good names at that!
"Thank you so much, Commodore!" Elizabeth called behind her.
They reached the Governor's household, and Elizabeth plopped the five cats onto the ground.
"I know you will all love it here! I think Fluffy will like you all, too!" Elizabeth smiled.
F-fluffy? Who the hell is Fluffy?
"Fluffy! I have new playmates for you!"
"Uh, Elizabeth," Will started, "I don't think that's such a good idea."
Immediately a mutt charged down the stairs, its tongue out in a moronic fashion.
"HISSSSSSSS!" Juno arched her back and paced in front of her kittens.
"Woof!" the mutt barked playfully.
Get the hell outta my face.
Juno swiped Fluffy between the eyes, who retreated with a yelp.
"Oh, play nice!" Elizabeth cooed.
I don't even wanna play!
Juno softened her hiss, and raised her paw, ready to strike. Fluffy wagged his tail and panted.
Ugh! Brainless fool!
Juno advanced, and clawed the dog's bum, then gave him a long scratch on his back. She padded back to her cats, a soft growl rumbling in her throat.
Finally Will snatched Fluffy up and threw him into a separate room and closed the door.
"Will?" Elizabeth pouted. "What did you do that for?"
"The dog was upsetting her," Will said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Anyway, I think they'd like to be in the kitchen. The cook can throw them tasty scraps and all, and it'd be nice and warm at night."
I like you, Will. At least you can save me from the torture of Elizabeth.
"I think they'd be equally happy in my bed chamber!" Elizabeth argued.
"Cats are nocturnal, Elizabeth. They'd keep you up," Will stated.
"Oh, all right," she sighed in defeat.
Night fell silently, and a figure slid past the docks and into town. Will was working late in the shop tonight; he had many orders to fill. A loud knock was on the door. Puzzled at who should visit at this time, Will opened the door slowly.
"Jack?" he cried.
"Shush, Will! Don't you know the navy's after me?" Jack hissed.
Will let Jack inside. "Then what are you here for?"
"Y'know that fat Commodore? He took my cats. I'm here to rescue them."
"You mean…that black one?"
"Yep. He stole her and her kitties from me," Jack replied.
"Oh yes! Elizabeth squealed about how a cat had kittens. I wasn't really listening, but I did notice that the cat Norrington gave her looked like that one," Will thought aloud.
"The Commodore gave Juno to Elizabeth!" Jack nearly screamed.
"That's her name? Well, quite a funny one. And yes, Norrington gave them to her just in spite of me," Will muttered.
"Take me to her, then!" Jack ordered.
"I can't. It's late. How about tomorrow? The Governor will be busy at the fort, and Elizabeth's just sitting at home. She wanted me to call on her, anyway. Just stay in here for the night. If Mr. Brown comes in before I do, just sneak out the back and wait for me there," Will instructed.
"Whatever," Jack sat down.
Luckily, in the morning, Will came before Mr. Brown, and they took the allies to the Governor's home. Elizabeth saw Jack and quietly opened the door to let them in.
"What are you doing here, Jack?" she asked excitedly.
"To claim something that was taken away from me," Jack grunted.
"The cats?" Elizabeth queried. "Oh yes! James said he took something from you that you really liked. It's the cats, isn't it?"
"Where are they?" Jack demanded.
"In the kitchen," Will said.
"Oh, no," Elizabeth smiled. "I loved them too much, so I moved them after you left. They're in my room."
Without asking permission, Jack raced up the stairs and found her room and screamed.
Juno sat with a silky blue ribbon around her neck, and white lace ones around the kittens.
"What have you done to them!" Jack hollered. "They've been ickified!"
"Well, sorry, Jack," Elizabeth said sarcastically.
Juno saw Jack and padded over.
Please take it off! I can't bare it any longer! Why didn't you come sooner! Oh, the torture I've been through!
Jack gently untied Juno's ribbon and then the kittens'.
"I'll be takin' them now, if you don't mind," he picked them up.
"You look so stupid, Jack," Elizabeth said angrily.
Jack didn't care that he had a kitten on his head, one on his shoulder, one dangling from his arm, one in his pocket, or Juno in his arms.
"They're cats, Beth, and they never look stupid," Jack retorted, then marched away. He turned to Will on his way out.
"Thanks, Will. I can find my way back without being seen."
The Pearl pulled slowly away from Port Royale, and Jack hugged Juno.
"I'm glad I met, you, Juno, me girl," Jack said. He kissed the fuzzy black cat on her head.
I'm flattered, Jack. I'm glad I met you, too. Now, I'm hungry. Do you know that Elizabeth didn't feed us last nigh? All she gave us was milk. I hate milk! Gimme water any day, I'm serious!
Jack somehow read the message in her eyes, and pulled out a piece of chicken for her.
"For the best puss in the world," he smiled.
Yes, it's really the end! I'm sorry all, but I may make a sequel!
By the way, I have nothing against dogs! I'm just going by what a cat would think. Dogs are so cute! I love dogs with pointy ears and noses, (Huskies, German Shepherds, Jindos) but my favorite dogs are Shibas! Yes, I have a Shiba called Suzie! She's so cute!
Anyway, I'd like to thank Monica, who resembles Juno somewhat. She is my black cat who always has that evil look in her eye. (I think she's plotting her escape from me) I love her sooooooooo much, as she was my first cat, and the one who inspired me to write this story.
In the story, the
kitten Charcoal is named after my other cat, who's just so fat and
loveable. Sometimes he acts like a dog. I love the tubby guy!
Thank you for all your
reviews…another animalish story will come out, I swear!
moonstonecat