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Demons of the Caribbean- Chapter 2
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Disclaimer- Neither of us (Medlii or me) owns any part of POTC or IY.
Author's Note- As in Ch.1, this is a team effort. Both of us are responsible for this fic.
Also, to those of you who were wondering, this is a MirKag fic. The only thing Inu is in love with is his ship. So, the pairings are MirKag/InuBlackPearl...savvy?
This chapter by: M.W. Roach
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The prison's keep echoed with whistles and calls. "Here, doggy! Here, doggy, doggy!" One prisoner called. "Here's a nice, juicy bone!" Another bellowed.
In the corner of the keep, a small, ugly dog watched the prisoners, the keys in his mouth. Inuyasha sat in his own cell; his hat pulled over his eyes.
"You can keep calling forever. The dog is never going to move."
A skinny, bearded man hobbled over to the bars that separated the cells. "Well, excuse us if we haven't been assigned to the gallows just yet." The man teased.
Inuyasha stared at him for a moment, then smirked. He turned back around and leaned his head against the wall.
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A sudden jolt from the shard woke Kagome. She was in bed, Rin, one of her servants, tending to her. "There you go, Miss. It's been quite a day for you."
"Yes. I suspected the Commodore would propose, but I guess I wasn't ready."
"Oh, I meant that pirate! Falling on him from such a height. It must've been terrifying!"
"Oh. Yes, it was terrifying." Kagome lied. Truthfully, she'd been more afraid of Commodore Sesshomaru proposing to her.
"But the Commodore proposed? Fancy that. That's a smart match, Miss. If it's not too bold to say."
"It is a smart match. He's a fine man. He's what every woman should dream of marrying."
Rin remained silent for a moment, then spoke up. "But that Miroku Turner...he's a fine man, too."
Kagome shot the girl an angry glare. "That is too bold."
"Begging your pardon, Miss. It was not my place."
Rin left the room. Kagome touched the shard around her neck. It was glowing. A sudden wind brought her attention to the candle at her bedside. It flickered in the chilly breeze, then went out.
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Miroku pounded hard on a scalding piece of metal. The howling wind caught his attention. He peeked out his shop door. The alley was desolate. Even the rats had taken shelter.
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Governess Kaede and Commodore Sesshomaru walked around the perimeter of the fort.
"Has my Granddaughter given ye an answer yet?" Kaede asked.
Sesshomaru glanced at the old woman. "No, not yet."
"Well, give her time. She has had a trying day, after all."
Sesshomaru nodded almost imperceptibly. Assuming he was disappointed, Kaede tried to change the subject. "Ghastly weather, isn't it?"
Again, Sesshomaru nodded. Kaede lifted her head slightly when she heard a thud in the distance.
"What was that?" She asked.
Sesshomaru leapt upon the old woman, tackling her to the ground. "CANNON FIRE!"
A massive explosion nearly blew the old woman's head clean off. Sesshomaru got back up.
"Return fire!" He growled to the guards and military men on the wall with them, who shot back at the ominous dark ship in the bay. The eerie ship fired again.
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Inuyasha lifted his head at the sound of the cannons. "I know those guns!"
He jumped up and ran to his tiny barred window. His eyes went wide. "It's The Pearl!"
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Crewmen from the dark ship lowered little rowboats into the water and rowed to shore. Among the frightening sailors were two women. One was tall with her black hair in a bun. Her saggy clothes barely hung onto her skin. The other girl was smaller and had long silver hair. She wore a tattered, one-piece dress. She held a round wooden ball in her hand. After carving a little hole in the center of it, she popped it into her empty eye socket. Then, she and the other woman went straight to the governor's mansion.
Miroku left his shop upon hearing the wails and cries of the people in the street. Pirates scurried everywhere like cockroaches; destroying everything in their way. Explosions collapsed buildings and injured many villagers. Miroku had to help fight off these madmen. A pirate zoomed past the blacksmith. Miroku, who was holding a small axe, threw it into the pirate's back. The man howled in pain and fell to his knees. Meanwhile, the clouds in the sky cleared, revealing the full moon.
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Inuyasha watched the other pirates raid the village from his jail cell. He ducked out of the way when a large cannonball flew towards him. The explosion blew a hole in the prison wall. The massive hole extended a little passed Inuyasha's cell. The other prisoners leapt to their freedom. One man turned to Inuyasha and shook his head.
"My sympathies, friend. You have no manner of luck at all."
Inuyasha stuck his head into the hole and watched as the other men ran away. He sighed pathetically. He had only one more chance. He grabbed the bone and waved it outside the cell.
"Alright, doggy. It's just you and me now. Just you and ol Sparrow. Here, boy!"
The dog slowly made its way to Inuyasha. Very slowly.
"That's it! Come on! Good boy! Come on, you stupid, mangy, flea bitten, old cur!"
The dog turned and ran away.
"No, no wait! I didn't mean it!" Inuyasha begged.
He jumped suddenly when he heard the sound of someone falling down stairs. One of the pirates had burst into the prison and killed the guard. The boy looked around a moment, then grunted. "This isn't the armory!"
He turned to leave when he noticed Inuyasha staring. The dark-haired boy smiled and walked up to him. "Well, well, well. Captain Inuyasha Sparrow." The boy stopped and spat at Inuyasha's feet.
"Kohaku." Inuyasha said quietly, glaring at the rude young man.
"Last time I saw you, you were all alone, shrinking away on that tiny, forsaken island." Kohaku laughed. "How did you ever escape hell?"
"Luck, my boy. Besides, the deepest corner of hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers."
Kohaku snarled and reached his hand into the moonlit cell, grasping Inuyasha's throat. His eyes were locked on the skeleton hand on his neck.
"So, there is a curse. That's interesting."
"You know nothing of hell." Kohaku hissed before leaving.
Once he was alone, Inuyasha looked at his own arm in comparison with the one he'd just seen. "That's very interesting."
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Kagome watched out her window in horror as the pirates continued to plunder and pillage her town. She noticed a few making their way to her own home. She knew she had to hide.
The two women burst through Kagome's bedroom door. While the men stole everything downstairs, their job was to retrieve an important item. The women scanned the room. Kagura spoke first.
"We know you're here, poppet! Come on out. We promise we won't hurt you." She lied.
Kagome stayed silent. The only light coming into the closet was a tiny sliver where the doors parted.
"You have something of ours and it calls to us." Kagura warned. Kanna tapped her shoulder and pointed to a closet. The rug near it had been disturbed. Kagura smiled as she made her way to the doors. "The shard calls to us."
Kagome looked down at the jewel around her neck. Her heart leapt into her throat when the sliver of light disappeared. She looked up and found an eye watching her.
"'Ello, poppet." Kagura whispered maniacally.
The pirates flung the door open and prepared to plunge a knife through Kagome's heart.
"Parley!" Kagome shouted.
The pirates stopped dead in their tracks. "What?" Kagura asked.
"Parley." Kagome repeated. "I invoke the right of parley. According to the Code set down by the brethren Morgan and Bartholomew, you have to take me to your captain."
"I'm not stupid, wench." Kagura growled. "I know the Code."
"Then you know you cannot harm me until the parley is complete."
"Blazes with the Code!" Kanna shouted. "She wants to see the captain."
"And she'll go without a fuss." Kagura said gently. "We must honor the Code."
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Miroku continued to fight off the pirates. The man he had killed earlier faced him again. Miroku tilted his head in confusion. "You?"
The blacksmith took a step forward.
"Out of my way, scum!" A pirate shouted, hitting Miroku over the head with a pot. Miroku fell to the ground, unconscious.
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The two women brought
Kagome on the ship. They met up with a large man with long black
hair. "I didn't know we were taking captives." He said in
a deep voice.
"She wants to see the captain." Kanna informed.
Kagome spoke before thinking.
"I'm here to negotiate..."
The man slapped Kagome in the face.
"You will speak when spoken to!" He roared.
Another man grabbed the larger man's arm.
"And you shall not harm those under the protection of parley." The captain warned. "Understand, Onigumo?"
"Yes, sir." Onigumo agreed.
The captain smiled and approached the scared girl. "I'm Captain Barbossa Naraku. How may I help you, my sweet?"
"Captain Naraku, I've come to negotiate the ceasing of hostilities brought upon Port Royal."
"There are a lot of big words in there, Miss. We're not but humble pirates. What exactly do you want?"
"I want you to leave and never return."
The pirates laughed.
"I am disinclined to acquiest to your request." Naraku smiled. "Means 'no'."
Kagome growled. "Fine." She stomped over to the edge of the ship and held the jewel shard over the water. "I'll drop it."
The Captain tried to bluff his way out of her threats. "Why would a mere trinket such as that mean anything to us?"
Kagome smiled. "Well, if it's worthless." She let it drop slightly. The pirates lunged at her, then stopped. She smiled again.
Naraku chuckled and made his way over to her. "You have a name, Miss?"
"Kagome...Turner." She said quickly.
Naraku flashed a gleaming smile.
"Miss Turner!"
The crew exchanged mutters. Naraku held out his hand. "Very well. Hand it over and we shall turn our rudders to this town and ne'er return."
Slowly and cautiously, Kagome handed the shard to the Captain. He nodded to the rest of the crew. To Kagome's dismay, they were returning to the town. She ran to catch up to Naraku.
"Wait! What about our bargain? You're supposed to take me to shore! According to the Code..."
Naraku turned and faced Kagome. "First of all, your return to shore was not part of the deal, so I must do nothing. Second, you have to be a pirate for the pirate's Code to be effective, and you're not. Third, the Code is more what you call guidelines then actual rules. Welcome aboard The Black Pearl, Miss Turner!"
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The next day, Miroku awoke in the street amongst chickens. One in particular sat on his chest and tried to peck his eyes out. Miroku threw the pesky bird off of him and stood up painfully holding his head.
"I hear those pirates kidnapped the governess' granddaughter." A woman said. Miroku looked at her. "They took Kagome?"
Miroku ran to the military station where Kaede and Sesshomaru were. He joined them. "We must do something! We have to go after them."
Sesshomaru glared at the young man. "Mr. Turner. You are not a military man. You are a blacksmith. This matter does not concern you."
"Sparrow may know where they are. He mentioned the Black Pearl." Hakaku informed. Ginta nodded in agreement.
"Those men were not his allies. If they were, they would have released him." Sesshomaru pointed out.
The Commodore was unaware that he had given Miroku an idea.
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Inuyasha tried anxiously to pick the lock with a stick he had found. The sound of the door opening made his drop the stick and lay down.
"Sparrow." Miroku called.
Inuyasha lifted his head. "Aye?"
"Are you familiar with The Black Pearl?"
Inuyasha lay his head back down. "I've heard of it. Why ask me?"
"Because you're a pirate."
"What do you want with the Pearl?"
Miroku sighed. "They took Kagome."
"Oh, so you have found a girl!" Inuyasha said excitedly.
"I need your help."
Inuyasha shook his head. "I see no profit in it for me."
"I can get you out of here."
"How? The keys run off."
"I helped make these cells. With the proper weight and leverage, the door will lift free."
Inuyasha tilted his head. "What's your name?"
"Miroku Turner."
Inuyasha nodded. "Good strong name. No doubt, a name for your father?"
"Yes."
"Hmm. Well, Mr. Turner. I changed me mind. You spring me from here and I swear on pain of death that I will take you to The Black Pearl and your bonny lass. Do we have an accord?"
Miroku nodded. "Agreed."
That said, he lifted the door with a table and it fell off. Inuyasha grabbed his sword and the two were off.
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The two hide under a bridge, watching the ships. Miroku pointed to The Interceptor.
"We're going to steal that ship?"
"Commandeer. We're going to commandeer that ship." Inuyasha pointed to the smaller ship, The Dauntless. Inuyasha turned to Miroku. "Before we do this, I need to know how far you'd go to save this girl."
"I'd die for her." Miroku answered nobly.
"Oh, good." Inuyasha turned back around. "No worries, then."
They snuck under a rowboat and went underwater. This created a small air pocket so the two could breathe. They snuck aboard. Inuyasha held out his hands.
"Everyone, stay calm! We are taking over this ship!"
"Aye! Avast!" Miroku shouted, sounding like a complete idiot.
The sailors all laughed at the silly attempt.
"You'll never make it out of the bay!" One man said.
Inuyasha drew his massive sword and pointed it in the sailor's face.
"Son, I'm Captain Inuyasha Sparrow. Savvy?"
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Sesshomaru gazed over the water. He heard shouting. He turned his attention to some of his men in rowboats. Jaken, Commodore Sesshomaru's second in command shouted, "They've taken the Dauntless!"
Sesshomaru watched as Miroku and Inuyasha sailed away in his ship.
"Rash, Turner. Too rash." He glared at Inuyasha. "That is without doubt the worst pirate I have ever seen."
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"Here they come." Miroku warned.
Inuyasha turned to see the Interceptor. He grinned.
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The large ship caught up with the stolen one in no time. The men swung aboard and began searching every cabin. They were unaware that the two ship thieves snuck aboard the mighty Interceptor. Inuyasha set to work cutting the lines that held the ships together. The Interceptor sped away, leaving Commodore Sesshomaru in the dust. The sailors tried to sop them, but Inuyasha had cut the rudder chains, disabling the Dauntless to turn. Sesshomaru sighed and hung his head. Standing beside his superior, Jaken smiled.
"That's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen."
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Inuyasha steered the Interceptor. Miroku went on and on talking about his life. Inuyasha really couldn't care less until the boy brought something interesting up.
"You knew my father, didn't you?"
Inuyasha nodded.
"I knew him. Good man. Good pirate."
Miroku growled. "He wasn't a pirate! He was a merchant sailor! A respectable man who obeyed the law."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "He was a bloody pirate! A scallywag!"
Miroku unsheathed his sword. "My father was not a pirate!"
"Put it away, son. It's not worth you getting beat again."
"You didn't beat me! You ignored the rules of engagement. In a fair fight, I'd kill you."
"Well, that's not much incentive for me to fight fair, now is it?" Inuyasha asked. He quickly whipped the wheel around. This made the mast turn and knock Miroku in the gut, causing him to drop his sword. Miroku now dangled helplessly above the water.
"Now, as long as you're just hanging there, pay attention. The only two things to remember in battle is this; what a man can do, and what a man can't do. For example, I can let you drown. But, I can't pull this ship into Tortuga all by myself, savvy? So..." Inuyasha whipped the boat around again, bringing the mast back in as well as Miroku. "Can you sail under the command of a pirate, or can you not?"
Miroku sighed. "Tortuga?"
Inuyasha nodded. "Tortuga."