Chapter 12
The Past's Encore Return
17 days till Pirates comes out on Video/DVD!!! Woo Hoo! (as of 11/14/03)
*A/N Hey, back in school, stress constantly. Add to that a cast from my toes to my knee. Oh well this makes me happy (Pirates that is) Read on Good People!*
The Black Pearl coasted towards Port Royal. Commodore Jack Sparrow grumbled at his first mate. "Why tha' Bill is gon'a get me head chopped off if it's the last thing he does, tha's fer sure."
Ana Maria laughed. "Think he means well." She was leaning over the rail looking down into the glittering sea.
Jack brightened. "You know ya never answered moi." He twiddled his lean fingers against her shoulders.
She shrugged him off. Reveling in her ability to play games with him. "About wha'?"
"Why here I am thinking you'd be overjoyed when I promise to commit a pirate's sin on your behalf by pledging matrimony and you claim to have forgotten. Tha's theres a dagger to my heart." He pounded his chest.
She smiled. "How can I marry a man like you?" She saw him look crestfallen. "When I've nye been kissed by you?" She spoke with a flirtatious charm she rarely used on anyone.
Jack was quiet for a full minute while the evil wheels in his head churned out a reply.
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Gibbs, still on the Crystal Buccaneer, had heard the previous night's event in the midst of a rum induced stupor. He awoke a little later and realized it wasn't a dream. He sailed the ship off towards it's direction and saw that it was nowhere in sight.
"Damn!" He cursed aloud. Why would they take Will and Elizabeth?
He rigged the sails to head towards Tortuga. "Jack'll know the answer."
Or at least He hoped he would.
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Will was thrown into a cell with a rough jerk. He spat blood after his too-tight-gag was removed. He threw a hateful glance as the two large brutes who threw him there. "Where's the girl?" He shouted.
The Man sweeping the hull floor answered his scratchy voice came out strained with a unplaceable accent. "With the Master I suppose, he's been waiting for her for a long while now." He frowned.
Confused and outraged Will stood. "Why do they want her?"
Again the man answered. "She is in possession of a quality the Master needs for a business venture."
"Elizabeth? What abilities does she possess, that he would need? That dirty rotten thief. How'd he get a ship?
The sweeper looked up and move toward Will's cell. "Boy, did you say Elizabeth was her name?"
Will rolled his eyes. "Aye."
"Not Marella?" He said touching the broom to his chin.
"Marella? No, Elizabeth Turner My wife!" Will knew it wasn't true, at least at the present time. It would be, soon he enough he told himself. He wondered why this man wanted Marella, that strange woman on the Crystal. Will knew she was trouble from the beginning.
The man paused, a glint of terror in his eyes. "Then the Master of this ship has made a great mistake.
Will stuck his hands out threw the bars, and caught the man's collar. "For god's sake release me and I'll help fix it."
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Elizabeth sat on the floor and a cramped room the men threw her in. She was fine except for the darkness and noise, of which she knew was caused by rats. Rocking back and forth she wondered to herself what they had done with Will. She prayed for his safety.
The door open, and Elizabeth realized she was in a closet of some sort. The man standing in front of her was lavishly dress, though still gave the air of a scoundrel. He offered her his hand. She refused and stood up.
They entered a room she presumed to be the dining area. He sat at the head of the table.
Elizabeth stayed as far as the small room would allow. "Who are you?" Her tone showed the exasperation she felt.
"Don't worry Miss, I won't hurt you. Just a few things to ask you about." His tone reflected sophistication and flattery.
Elizabeth brushed it off. "Ask and I might answer."
He placed a leg on the table and gave her a smile. "First, may I inquire why you are with Mr. Turner?"
Shocked at the question, she sat at the far end of the table. "How do you know him?"
He smiled at her curiosity. "William and I met when his father used to be my swords supplier."
Elizabeth relaxed, but only slightly. "He is my husband." She hoped Will would back up her story.
"Ahh, I see. Know let's get on the subject of you. Where did you stash the fortune?"
Elizabeth wondered if he meant Will's inheritance. "Which fortune?"
"The gold of Black Sam Bellany. I know you found it."
"I did no such thing, Sir you are mistaken."
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Bootstrap Bill went below deck to talk to Marella. She was at the window watching the horizon. Her face white with anguish. He put his arms around her shoulders. She looked only mildly startled.
"Marella, you all right?" He turned her face towards him.
She smiled meekly. "No, I know the reason those men want to hurt Elizabeth."
Bill's eyebrows shot up. "You do, another dream thing?"
She sighed. "No, they wanted me. It's my fault if they hurt her."
"You, why would they want you?" He watched as she walked over to her bed and knelt beside it. He thought she was going to pray. But she slid a hand under the bed and pulled out a small trunk.
"Because of I found this." She unlatched it, showing a treasure of Emeralds, Rubies and gold medallions.
"How did you get that?" Bill said in a whisper.
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Tell me what you think? Ch 13 tommorow! (and 14 on Sunday)
The Past's Encore Return
17 days till Pirates comes out on Video/DVD!!! Woo Hoo! (as of 11/14/03)
*A/N Hey, back in school, stress constantly. Add to that a cast from my toes to my knee. Oh well this makes me happy (Pirates that is) Read on Good People!*
The Black Pearl coasted towards Port Royal. Commodore Jack Sparrow grumbled at his first mate. "Why tha' Bill is gon'a get me head chopped off if it's the last thing he does, tha's fer sure."
Ana Maria laughed. "Think he means well." She was leaning over the rail looking down into the glittering sea.
Jack brightened. "You know ya never answered moi." He twiddled his lean fingers against her shoulders.
She shrugged him off. Reveling in her ability to play games with him. "About wha'?"
"Why here I am thinking you'd be overjoyed when I promise to commit a pirate's sin on your behalf by pledging matrimony and you claim to have forgotten. Tha's theres a dagger to my heart." He pounded his chest.
She smiled. "How can I marry a man like you?" She saw him look crestfallen. "When I've nye been kissed by you?" She spoke with a flirtatious charm she rarely used on anyone.
Jack was quiet for a full minute while the evil wheels in his head churned out a reply.
~~~~
Gibbs, still on the Crystal Buccaneer, had heard the previous night's event in the midst of a rum induced stupor. He awoke a little later and realized it wasn't a dream. He sailed the ship off towards it's direction and saw that it was nowhere in sight.
"Damn!" He cursed aloud. Why would they take Will and Elizabeth?
He rigged the sails to head towards Tortuga. "Jack'll know the answer."
Or at least He hoped he would.
~~~~
Will was thrown into a cell with a rough jerk. He spat blood after his too-tight-gag was removed. He threw a hateful glance as the two large brutes who threw him there. "Where's the girl?" He shouted.
The Man sweeping the hull floor answered his scratchy voice came out strained with a unplaceable accent. "With the Master I suppose, he's been waiting for her for a long while now." He frowned.
Confused and outraged Will stood. "Why do they want her?"
Again the man answered. "She is in possession of a quality the Master needs for a business venture."
"Elizabeth? What abilities does she possess, that he would need? That dirty rotten thief. How'd he get a ship?
The sweeper looked up and move toward Will's cell. "Boy, did you say Elizabeth was her name?"
Will rolled his eyes. "Aye."
"Not Marella?" He said touching the broom to his chin.
"Marella? No, Elizabeth Turner My wife!" Will knew it wasn't true, at least at the present time. It would be, soon he enough he told himself. He wondered why this man wanted Marella, that strange woman on the Crystal. Will knew she was trouble from the beginning.
The man paused, a glint of terror in his eyes. "Then the Master of this ship has made a great mistake.
Will stuck his hands out threw the bars, and caught the man's collar. "For god's sake release me and I'll help fix it."
~~~~
Elizabeth sat on the floor and a cramped room the men threw her in. She was fine except for the darkness and noise, of which she knew was caused by rats. Rocking back and forth she wondered to herself what they had done with Will. She prayed for his safety.
The door open, and Elizabeth realized she was in a closet of some sort. The man standing in front of her was lavishly dress, though still gave the air of a scoundrel. He offered her his hand. She refused and stood up.
They entered a room she presumed to be the dining area. He sat at the head of the table.
Elizabeth stayed as far as the small room would allow. "Who are you?" Her tone showed the exasperation she felt.
"Don't worry Miss, I won't hurt you. Just a few things to ask you about." His tone reflected sophistication and flattery.
Elizabeth brushed it off. "Ask and I might answer."
He placed a leg on the table and gave her a smile. "First, may I inquire why you are with Mr. Turner?"
Shocked at the question, she sat at the far end of the table. "How do you know him?"
He smiled at her curiosity. "William and I met when his father used to be my swords supplier."
Elizabeth relaxed, but only slightly. "He is my husband." She hoped Will would back up her story.
"Ahh, I see. Know let's get on the subject of you. Where did you stash the fortune?"
Elizabeth wondered if he meant Will's inheritance. "Which fortune?"
"The gold of Black Sam Bellany. I know you found it."
"I did no such thing, Sir you are mistaken."
~~~~
Bootstrap Bill went below deck to talk to Marella. She was at the window watching the horizon. Her face white with anguish. He put his arms around her shoulders. She looked only mildly startled.
"Marella, you all right?" He turned her face towards him.
She smiled meekly. "No, I know the reason those men want to hurt Elizabeth."
Bill's eyebrows shot up. "You do, another dream thing?"
She sighed. "No, they wanted me. It's my fault if they hurt her."
"You, why would they want you?" He watched as she walked over to her bed and knelt beside it. He thought she was going to pray. But she slid a hand under the bed and pulled out a small trunk.
"Because of I found this." She unlatched it, showing a treasure of Emeralds, Rubies and gold medallions.
"How did you get that?" Bill said in a whisper.
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Tell me what you think? Ch 13 tommorow! (and 14 on Sunday)
