Return of the Lost Ones- Chapter 8- Parrot Speak
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The next morning, Gabi awoke with an unidentifiable pirate in her face. He sported think graying sideburn and a balding head of hair.
"Miss Lampion?" the man asked as he tried to awaken her.
Gabi moaned as she rolled to her side.
"What do you want?" she muttered almost incomprehensibly, however it was quite darkly.
"Captain Sparrow wants to see you on deck" the man answered, somewhat calmly.
"Now?" she asked stubbornly not wishing to get out of bed.
"Aye, now, miss! It's past noon!" the pirate explained.
With this she shooed the pirate away and dressed herself back in the same clothes she wore while in the appalling prison.
Gabi winced as she stepped into the bright sunlight of the Caribbean. It shone right into her eyes.
She wore under her breath before raising her hand to shield her burning eyes from the sun. As she looked about the ship for Jack, she at first, did not notice anyone but her mother, AnaMaria. As she continued to glance around however, she noticed Jack Sparrow's hat just above Ana's head.
To this, she raised her eyebrow. How close was Ana to Jack? Was it really possible that he was her father?
She blinked her eyes as though to clear her thoughts.
"Jack?" she finally sputtered. The Captain of the Black Pearl turned his head to Gabi. She watched his smile turn into a wide, teeth baring grin.
"So, Gibbs was able to wake you up without an injury, eh?" he asked heartily.
Gabi nodded with confusion. AnaMaria slapped Jack lightly on the head.
"Don't insult my daughter, Jack" she muttered threateningly. Jack shook his head in disapproval.
"How many times do I have to remind you, Ana? It's Captain around the crew, love", Jack joked as he shifted from one foot to another.
A thought went through Gabbriella's mind. They must be close if she speaks to him elsewhere…
However she was interrupted by a distant cough from AnaMaria.
"Onwards to lunch then?" Ana suggested openly. She began to walk towards the stairway to the galley. Jack followed her without protest, though Gabi did so somewhat reluctantly.
"Cotton!" called Jack as he entered the galley behind a silent AnaMaria, "Fetch us some food, eh mate?"
With this an older man popped his head out from behind another door and nodded.
Ana walked over to the table and took a seat, being followed suit by Gabi. Jack, however, faltered and continued to stand. Gabi noticed Ana shoot him a dirty look and in response giggled lightly.
Jack looked at Gabi with confusion before staggering over to AnaMaria. He stood above her and casually placed his hands on her shoulders. Gabi was about to ask Jack a question when a colorful bird flew into the room.
It squawked the following, "Wind in the sails! Pretty Lady never fails! Green Water! Eek!"
Jack nodded and responded by saying, "Tell Cotton that would be fine".
Ana laughed as the bird flew away, but Gabi sat in a state of bewilderment.
"Bloody stupid bird", muttered Ana unaware of Gabi's mystification.
"It's so bloody annoying. Been around it too long, I swear" garbled Jack as he seated himself next to Ana.
There was an odd moment of complete silence, which was really bizarre on a pirate ship.
"What did it say?" Gabi asked quietly to break the silence.
Jack smiled at this, it was a worthy question. To an outsider like Gabi, decoding parrot speak would seem very foreign and eccentric, especially in this situation.
"It said, "Cotton says this might be bad. All that's left in the kitchen is apples. Would it be acceptable at noon?" clarified Jack with a smile on his face the whole way.
Gabi smiled. In a weird and wonderful way, it made sense. However, she had one more question to ask.
"Why doesn't Cotton ever speak?" she inquired.
And smiled at this, for she remembered the time Jack asked a very similar question to Gibbs.
"He's a mute. He had his tongue cut out by some power crazed captain years ago, as a punishment for talking", Ana answered blandly.
Gabi nodded happily.
"I see…" she noted.
Jack grinned at this. It had become a very weird conversation. He tried to come up with another topic to speak of, but as soon as something of particular interest came to mind, Mr. Cotton came into the room with a bowl of bright green apples, freshly stolen out of a shop in Port Royal.
Gabi stared blankly at the glistening apples as they were presented on the table before her. She felt so out of place. Though, against what her mind told her, she strangely also felt at home.
"So… Gabbriella" muttered Jack. He selected an apple that was perfect in his standards.
Gabi looked up at him. She could tell he was going to ask something important.
"Are you prepared to work on this ship?" Jack asked as he leaned back in his chair, balancing on the two back legs and propping his legs up on the table in a customary manner.
Gabi glanced to Ana with a look of shock in her eyes. AnaMaria opened her eyes in a pointedly encouraging manner.
"Yes, Captain. What am I to do?" Gabi responded with disgust; however her repulsion was hidden with an unenthusiastic smile.
Sorry for the delay for this chapter! I have updated both stories today and added a drabble! Check them out if you have a chance! Thanks for reading! And Thanks to my two reviewers, roseofthegate and piratesslass! You both rock and get extra helpings of lasagna!
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