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"My dad D-DEAD!" yelled Jack. "And me… CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW, of the infamous Black Pearl! This must be a dream, the only problem is I can't tell whether or not it's a good dream, or a night mare!"
"I think you just need to sit down, take a deep breath, and approach the situation calmly." Bill urged, as Jack began excitedly rising out of his seat with a look in his eyes, which Bill figured was either great joy or horror.
"It's all mine, ALL of it. The ship the crew, all of it, with the open sea stretching out before us waiting to be sailed across." The look in Jack's eyes was definitely joy, Bill was certain.
"Jack, I know you are thrilled but you must calm down. There is a lot more to being captain then sailing it." Bill ensured.
Jack slumped down into a near by chair taking in the surroundings of Bill's cabin which he was now sitting in.
"Captain," Jack whispered to himself. "Captain Jack Sparrow…"
"Jack? Jack are you even listening to me?" Bill asked, as Jack began daydreaming and mumbling to himself under his breath.
"I'm going to go sail MY ship." Jack finally said jumping to his feet startling Bill. Jack made a face as he did so and clutched his stomach where his stab wound was. "Bootstraps, come with me." He added.
Bill hoisted himself off the bed careful not to touch any of his wounds and they both walked to the deck, which was now crowded with sailors going about their daily routine chores. Jack's eyes scanned the deck happily until they fell on Barbossa who was standing at the helm. Jack made a quick change of directions and walked straight towards Barbossa with his hand on his sword.
"Thanks Barbossa, I can sail MY OWN ship now, you may go about your duties." Jack said confidently, his hand still on his sword.
Barbossa looked horrified then outraged. His gaze drifted from Jack to Ragetti who was standing near by with his best friend Pintel. Jack followed his gaze and also drew his attention to Ragetti and was shocked by what he saw. Ragetti had cuts, sword wounds, and bruises all over his body. His face was scarred and he was missing one of his eyes while the other was black and blue. Jack's jaw dropped subconsciously as he looked at Ragetti Who was trying to hide himself behind his much shorter friend and was failing miserably. Jack looked at Bill who did not look back, and just looked at his feet not wanting to make eye contact with Jack. Jack quickly looked back at Barbossa who was mouthing something that looked like I am going to kill you. Then he also looked back at Jack.
"Very well CAPTAIN, here," Barbossa sneered at Jack and reluctantly gave the helm over to Jack. Archie squirmed on Barbossa shoulder and squawked noisily as Barbossa marched down the steps past Pintel and grabbed Ragetti by the ear and dragged him down below deck and out of sight.
Jack shrugged and situated himself in front of the helm. The crew, who had been watching Jack and Barbossa the whole time, scurried on the deck frantically, getting back to their chores.
Gradually the sun set slowly over the horizon. Barbossa had not come back up on deck ever since Jack took the helm, Ragetti, however, came up on deck looking no better then when he had left, though Jack could have sworn he had a few more bruises. Jack eventually went below and stopped suddenly when he got to the Captains Quarters. Why not? Jack asked himself. I am the captain; this room is mine now… yeah I think I will. I'll move my own things in tomorrow morning.
Jack pushed open the door quickly and shut it behind him just as fast. The room stood quiet and the bright moon shone through the large open window with the ocean waves hitting against the side of the ship. Jack walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. He sat for a while then fell back into one of the big feather pillows and fell asleep almost instantly.
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A few weeks had past. Jack would wake up early in the morning take the helm, sail all day, and then go to bed late. Jack had never been happier and Barbossa had never been so angry. Jack had gone to Tortuga and got information from a man in his favorite bar the Brides Maid. He told no one of what he knew, for Jack did not fully trust his crew any more after his Father's death. He did however tell Bootstraps, with whom he trusted with his life even though he did poke Ragetti's eye out of its socket, for reasons that Jack did not quite understand fully.
" Ja- Captain?" Barbossa asked.
"Yes?" Jack answered.
"Your father was a fair man, right?"
"Yes, I suppose."
"Well he always told the crew every thing, he never kept secrets from us, unlike yourself, and the crew is beginning to not trust you. If you told me your plans however, then they may feel a little more reassured. Calico trusted us with everything. That's why we all liked him so much."
"Yeah right, and that why you killed him." Jack muttered under his breath.
"What?" Barbossa snapped, just as Bootstraps walked up behind him.
"Is something wrong?" Bill asked looking at the both of them.
"Well…" Jack began.
"Our Captain appears not to trust us Bootstraps." Barbossa interrupted Jack.
"Not true!" Jack sounded insulted.
"Then tell us where we're going!" Barbossa yelled.
"The Isle de Muerta" Jack yelled back before he realized what he was doing. "There see, here are the coordinates." Barbossa examined them greedily.
"Thank you Jack, I feel a change in the wind already." Barbossa sneered. Then he turned quickly down the stairs and vanished beneath the deck.
"That's Captain Sparrow," Jack yelled as he watched Barbossa go. Bill stared at Jack showing great disappointment.
"What?" Jack asked noticing the look on Bills face.
"I thought you wanted no one to know about where we are going!"
"Well… I don't."
"Well everyone knows now!" Bill sounded very annoyed.
"Well it's my plan! I can tell anyone I want to." Jack retorted.
"Fine, I don't care do what you want Captain Sparrow" Bill hissed, then left Jack to stand alone at the helm with the most beautiful sunset Jack had ever seen with no one to talk to.
Bill didn't come back to relieve Jack as he usually did. Jack stood at the helm for hours and hours, and Bill never came. The seas became rougher but Jack was on deck alone with no one to help him. Jack wondered where the crew was but the thought left his mind as soon as it came.
Suddenly loud roars of laughter and cheering erupted from below the deck then the entire crew came marching up from below and everyone crowded around Jack and the helm with several of them holding torches and all of them had there swords drawn.
"Well its about time, I… was…" A look of confusion spread over Jack's face as he realized everyone was glaring at him and they were all threatening him with their swords. That's when Barbossa stepped through the crowed and he had a very large mean grin on his face.
"Barbossa? What is the meaning of this?" Jack demanded.
"Well Jack, it's a long story."
"Well we've got the time." Jack said frustrated.
"Well to make a long story short Jack…"
"I told you before Barbossa, It's Captain."
"No actually, not any more. You see Jack you have NEVER been captain material. Ever since your dead father had the nerve to bring you aboard this beautiful ship, no one liked you, in fact they still don't and now that we know the destination of our next treasure… well… we don't need you any more." The crew snickered a bit as Barbossa spoke.
"So, this is a m-mutiny!" Jack said trying to make himself look taller than he really was.
"Ah, yeah!" Barbossa said his grin growing bigger as he did. "Lay down the plank!" Barbossa ordered Pintel and Ragetti who jumped at the harshness in his voice than ran to fetch the plank. As they did two other men grabbed Jack roughly by the arms and pulled him away from the helm as another ran and grabbed the helm.
The sun had set hours ago and the moon was high in the sky setting an eerie glow across the water and on a small island far off in the distance.
The two men pushed Jack on the plank causing him to trip and fall on his back onto the hard wooden plank that Pintel and Ragetti were so kind to lay out on the edge of the ship. The crew roared with laughter all except one.
"Barbossa! I said I was annoyed with Jack but I never said I wanted to abandon him on that God forsaken island. Please Barbossa reconsider; I'm sure he will get better. Please don't do this." Bill's voice rang out above the heads of the crew. Jack searched for his familiar face but could not find it amongst the hate filled crew.
"Shut your mouth Bootstraps or you will be joining him." Barbossa snapped. "Here," Barbossa Shoved Jack a pistol along with his sword coat and hat.
Jack was suddenly filled with an odd sensation he was feeling great hatred as well as disappointment. He had not stood up to his father's greatness or his expectations. He stood there looking at the hat his father had given him at his last birthday the hat he had gotten from his father and said "Jack, someday this will all be yours when I'm gone. I want you to have my Black Pearl and I know she will serve you well. Soon all will know the name of Sparrow and everyone will know Captain Jack Sparrow the most infamous pirate in the entire world, something I was never able to accomplish I L- L- Love you." This was the last thing Calico ever said to Jack before Barbossa murdered him. Obviously Barbossa had over heard their conversation and did not like what he heard.
"Get a move on you slug." Yelled a man from the crew. Jack looked up slowly.
" Gents' you will always remember this is the day that you all made the biggest mistake of your lives by making enemies with Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack said anger flashing through his eyes. Jack turned around slowly on the narrow wooden plank took a deep breath and jumped into water and swam to the sandy shores off the island and watched Barbossa sail away on his ship saying to himself You will regret this Barbossa. The Black Pearl will be mine.
The End
I should hope you all know the rest of the story.
A/N: I DID IT! I finished my Pirates Fic. Crowd Cheers I would like to thank my mom and sister for being my betas, All my loyal readers and reviewers and Disney for the use of their characters. I don't have any ideas yet for another fic, if I write one, but if I do write any more stories I will inform you.
Toodles for now,
B.J.22
