Chapter 11
A debacle of sorts
**A/N: Here it is Ch. 11. My story ends on chapter 17, with an epilogue possible. (If any one wants one.) So here my story's getting action-packed. With a nice little dash of hugs & Kisses of course. Read on Good People!**
Across the Ocean, The Crystal Buccaneer sailed without a care in the world. Having no knowledge of it's predicted fate.
Captain Will Turner finally relinquished his duties to Gibbs for the night. It was quite late, the moon had risen far overhead. He had had both an exhilarating and exhausting day. A worn smile appeared over his young and handsome face. He looked down to his meager portion of dinner. His mind raced with the thoughts of how one day can change the course of his life completely.
He picked up a rather bent fork and began tasting his dinner. Fish and bread, not fit for a king but he loved it all the same. He heard a soft rap at the door.
"Hello?" he said uneasily.
Elizabeth popped in. "Thought you'd enjoy some company while you eat." She smiled and walked to the table.
Will hadn't realized how much time he'd been away from her until this moment. "Elizabeth, I'm apologize we didn't spend a lot of the day together. It's just so new, being Captain and everything." he grinned. "But am I sure glad to see your face, I must say it's better than that grimy crew of scalawags I've got on deck."
She smiled, taking her hand and rubbing his face. He leaned into her hand relishing in its warmth.
She sat down at the place next to him, gathering up her skirts and smoothing them on her lap. "How was your first day at the helm of a ship?" She reached over for a bottle of rum and uncorked it, pouring it into Will's silver goblet.
"Trying, if that all I can say. Jack's a smarter man than I thought." He said in between mouthfuls. he reached for her hand and squeezed it.
The young lovers continued to talk for a while after Will finished his dinner.
Elizabeth reassured Will that he would find a balance between captaining the ship and fulfilling the role of her future husband.
He kissed her goodnight, holding her close for a moment. He walked her to her quarters and gave her a sweet peck on the lips.
The night rolled on, Will sat wide awake staring out the window of his rather large bedroom. His bed was four-poster and draped in heavy curtains. The window showed the night sky turn from starlit to a thick supernatural fog. To pass time he decided to sharpen his swords. He laid them on his bed and started with his most ornate one. He finished after a while, since he became quite the expert in years as a blacksmiths apprentice. He was about to check on Gibbs and the rest of the night crew, when he heard an awful noise. It was Elizabeth screaming.
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Elizabeth was asleep when two strange and dirty men entered her room. She opened her eyes a sliver and what she saw made her scream bloody-murder. Her first thought after that was to stay calm, but calm isn't easy when two disgusting men have weapons placed at the base of your neck.
The men jumped on the bed as she screamed again, this time even louder. The one tried to place a hand on her mouth but she bite him, drawling blood. He winced in pain and jumped back towards the door.
A few seconds later Will kicked the door open. Eyes flashing in anger as he stood, a sword at the ready in each hand. He glared at the men attacking his wife-to-be.
He growled. "If you think your going to attack Elizabeth, you'll have to go through me first."
The man closest to the door raised his sword to strike. Will held him easily at bay. The second intruder jumped off the bed to help his partner in crime.
The one Elizabeth bit, with greasy black hair grinned revealing that he had very few teeth. Those of which that were left were disgustingly rotted. Elizabeth gave an involuntary quiver at the sight.
"Who," She spat the words. " Do you think you are?"
His grin faded. "Go by the name Argus, sent to kill you Miss, and all peoples on this 'ere sh'p."
Before he reached Will, she slammed him with an oil lamp, scattering him with hot oil. Once he fell, she looked up to Will.
"William, watch this one." She ran out the door into the hall.
William watched her in-between hits of his sword against the would-be kidnapper. "Yes, let me do that, I have nothing to do." He called sarcastically after her.
She ran as fast as she could to Will's room, on his bed were all his weapons neatly laid out, she took the first sword she saw and dashed back to her quarters. Argus, regaining consciousness just as she stepped over him. He started to jump up, until she placed the tip of the blade at his throat, poking his Adam's apple.
"Not so fast, don't leave before we can have sometime to chat." She said through gritted teeth.
At that very moment, a loud clangor of a noise erupted into the night. A cannon fire. Elizabeth spun around to see Will. He turned, mid strike at his attacker and The two men bolted from their clutches. Elizabeth screamed in defeat. Will merely chased after them.
"They are not leaving here in one piece." He said confidently, swinging open the cabin door leading to the deck. Argus had jumped over board and began climbing aboard the decrepit schooner they had arrived on. The other one turned to face Will, who now cornered him. He thrust his hand into his grubby jacket and revealed a short scimitar. He plunged it at Will, who showed no fear.
Astonished by this, the man tilted his head. "I don't have to kill you."
Will raised his hands, one still holding a sword. "By all means then, don't."
The Pirate, (used in the worst sense of the word of course) nodded. "No, I won't kill you if you put your sword away." He began placing the scimitar in his coat again.
Will slowly started to put his sword in his sheath, when Elizabeth gave a small gasp. He tried to turn, but was held back by two large brutes who threw a rope around him. He got a glimpse to see they had tied and gagged Elizabeth as well. He struggled against the bonds, to no avail. Why do they want us? He questioned.
Then a very tall man stepped out from the shadows, he had been hidden by the darkness behind the boom. Will choked from the shock. He knew this man, from very long ago......
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Jack and The Pearl make a feverish attempt to rescue Will and Elizabeth. Will's past finds yet another straggler. But the question to wonder is What happened to Gibbs?? You shall see (read?) in the next conclusion of The Truth of a Pirates Past..................
A debacle of sorts
**A/N: Here it is Ch. 11. My story ends on chapter 17, with an epilogue possible. (If any one wants one.) So here my story's getting action-packed. With a nice little dash of hugs & Kisses of course. Read on Good People!**
Across the Ocean, The Crystal Buccaneer sailed without a care in the world. Having no knowledge of it's predicted fate.
Captain Will Turner finally relinquished his duties to Gibbs for the night. It was quite late, the moon had risen far overhead. He had had both an exhilarating and exhausting day. A worn smile appeared over his young and handsome face. He looked down to his meager portion of dinner. His mind raced with the thoughts of how one day can change the course of his life completely.
He picked up a rather bent fork and began tasting his dinner. Fish and bread, not fit for a king but he loved it all the same. He heard a soft rap at the door.
"Hello?" he said uneasily.
Elizabeth popped in. "Thought you'd enjoy some company while you eat." She smiled and walked to the table.
Will hadn't realized how much time he'd been away from her until this moment. "Elizabeth, I'm apologize we didn't spend a lot of the day together. It's just so new, being Captain and everything." he grinned. "But am I sure glad to see your face, I must say it's better than that grimy crew of scalawags I've got on deck."
She smiled, taking her hand and rubbing his face. He leaned into her hand relishing in its warmth.
She sat down at the place next to him, gathering up her skirts and smoothing them on her lap. "How was your first day at the helm of a ship?" She reached over for a bottle of rum and uncorked it, pouring it into Will's silver goblet.
"Trying, if that all I can say. Jack's a smarter man than I thought." He said in between mouthfuls. he reached for her hand and squeezed it.
The young lovers continued to talk for a while after Will finished his dinner.
Elizabeth reassured Will that he would find a balance between captaining the ship and fulfilling the role of her future husband.
He kissed her goodnight, holding her close for a moment. He walked her to her quarters and gave her a sweet peck on the lips.
The night rolled on, Will sat wide awake staring out the window of his rather large bedroom. His bed was four-poster and draped in heavy curtains. The window showed the night sky turn from starlit to a thick supernatural fog. To pass time he decided to sharpen his swords. He laid them on his bed and started with his most ornate one. He finished after a while, since he became quite the expert in years as a blacksmiths apprentice. He was about to check on Gibbs and the rest of the night crew, when he heard an awful noise. It was Elizabeth screaming.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Elizabeth was asleep when two strange and dirty men entered her room. She opened her eyes a sliver and what she saw made her scream bloody-murder. Her first thought after that was to stay calm, but calm isn't easy when two disgusting men have weapons placed at the base of your neck.
The men jumped on the bed as she screamed again, this time even louder. The one tried to place a hand on her mouth but she bite him, drawling blood. He winced in pain and jumped back towards the door.
A few seconds later Will kicked the door open. Eyes flashing in anger as he stood, a sword at the ready in each hand. He glared at the men attacking his wife-to-be.
He growled. "If you think your going to attack Elizabeth, you'll have to go through me first."
The man closest to the door raised his sword to strike. Will held him easily at bay. The second intruder jumped off the bed to help his partner in crime.
The one Elizabeth bit, with greasy black hair grinned revealing that he had very few teeth. Those of which that were left were disgustingly rotted. Elizabeth gave an involuntary quiver at the sight.
"Who," She spat the words. " Do you think you are?"
His grin faded. "Go by the name Argus, sent to kill you Miss, and all peoples on this 'ere sh'p."
Before he reached Will, she slammed him with an oil lamp, scattering him with hot oil. Once he fell, she looked up to Will.
"William, watch this one." She ran out the door into the hall.
William watched her in-between hits of his sword against the would-be kidnapper. "Yes, let me do that, I have nothing to do." He called sarcastically after her.
She ran as fast as she could to Will's room, on his bed were all his weapons neatly laid out, she took the first sword she saw and dashed back to her quarters. Argus, regaining consciousness just as she stepped over him. He started to jump up, until she placed the tip of the blade at his throat, poking his Adam's apple.
"Not so fast, don't leave before we can have sometime to chat." She said through gritted teeth.
At that very moment, a loud clangor of a noise erupted into the night. A cannon fire. Elizabeth spun around to see Will. He turned, mid strike at his attacker and The two men bolted from their clutches. Elizabeth screamed in defeat. Will merely chased after them.
"They are not leaving here in one piece." He said confidently, swinging open the cabin door leading to the deck. Argus had jumped over board and began climbing aboard the decrepit schooner they had arrived on. The other one turned to face Will, who now cornered him. He thrust his hand into his grubby jacket and revealed a short scimitar. He plunged it at Will, who showed no fear.
Astonished by this, the man tilted his head. "I don't have to kill you."
Will raised his hands, one still holding a sword. "By all means then, don't."
The Pirate, (used in the worst sense of the word of course) nodded. "No, I won't kill you if you put your sword away." He began placing the scimitar in his coat again.
Will slowly started to put his sword in his sheath, when Elizabeth gave a small gasp. He tried to turn, but was held back by two large brutes who threw a rope around him. He got a glimpse to see they had tied and gagged Elizabeth as well. He struggled against the bonds, to no avail. Why do they want us? He questioned.
Then a very tall man stepped out from the shadows, he had been hidden by the darkness behind the boom. Will choked from the shock. He knew this man, from very long ago......
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Jack and The Pearl make a feverish attempt to rescue Will and Elizabeth. Will's past finds yet another straggler. But the question to wonder is What happened to Gibbs?? You shall see (read?) in the next conclusion of The Truth of a Pirates Past..................
