Jack had been telling them about the last month on the 'Pearl, while also snooping around the store and picking up random objects. At one time, a metal crash echoed throughout the store, making Will and Elizabeth look back at had evidentially make a pile of swords fly to the ground when he had touched one. Or so he had said.
As Will had been ready to open his mouth to speak, the front door of the shop rattled wildly, dust flying everywhere. The blacksmith glanced at Elizabeth before the door rattled again, this time more violent.
"Open the door, Turner, we know you have him!" Came a familiar and commanding voice. Will scowled-He didn't need Norrington banging on his door now, even if he was hiding Jack. But how had the Commodore figured out that the pirate was even there?
The blacksmith turned his head to Jack, who had stopped roaming around the store, and wielded his sword. The pirate stared for a second, then took out his own, the sound of sliding metal echoing through the store. The door rattled again, and once again did the Commodore yell.
Will glanced at Elizabeth, who had gotten to her feet. "We have to go out the back door." The blacksmith announced, making Jack turn and open the back door with no hesitation-He knew he could escape the Commodore easily- He had done it too many times before.
Will and Elizabeth ran to the front door that Jack was holding open for them. The front door gave a final rattle before it burst open, revealing about ten redcoats lead by Norrington, bayonets hung on the redcoats and a shining sword in the Commodore's hand.
As Will and Elizabeth exited the door and into the outside, Jack looked up, smirked, and shut the door with a slam, running after Will and Elizabeth who were already outside and on the street.
"What did you do to let them know you were here, Jack?" Will said, glaring at him. Now, once again, the Commodore and his men were after them because of the 'Pearl's captain, who had now tilted his dirty hat to have a shadow around his eyes.
"Let's just say I got into some trouble with someone certain. Savvy?" Jack said, smirking ever-so-slightly. Will scowled-He didn't have time for Jack and his silly mind games.
"Well, where's your ship? We have no where else to go," Will said, glancing at Elizabeth in the meantime. The pirate shrugged and looked over at the rolling sea, motioning his head to it.
"It's out there." Jack said coolly, walking on. The blacksmith shook his head, knowing the so-called "adventure" with Jack wouldn't be so easy. But of course, the last one was totally unexpected. Skeleton pirates, a curse on gold… Will huffed. Nothing with Jack could ever be called "easy."
As they neared the edge of the docks, a voice rang out to their ears. Jack did not spin his head around to see who it was, like Will and Elizabeth were doing, but rather walked faster and gripped his sword tighter. The captain knew who it was by the moment his voice reached him-Daniel, the bounty hunter.
"Just walk faster, we're almost there," Jack said, turning his head to Will. "That's Daniel-One twisted bounty hunter. Never misses one bounty, really." The blacksmith stared at him. So this was why Norrington knew he was here.
"Sparrow, you said that I shouldn't take you on, but when you yourself won't fight me," The bounty hunter said, very near to them. Jack spun around, forcing a smile.
"You're probably just saying that because you'll know you'll lose, mate." Jack said, no evidence of anything in his voice but sarcasm.
The next thing that happened was totally unexpected. Daniel had leaped forward, sword and all, with one great movement of his body, and swung hard at Jack's head. The pirate blocked it with a quickened pace, knowing that he almost lost his life. He swung his own sword at Daniel's arm, who had barely blocked it, and had received a long gash in his arm.
"Not so swift anymore, are we, mate?" Jack commented, an obvious smirk on his face. Footsteps down the street made his head snap up, only to see redcoats marching forward, straight toward him.
"Jack!" Will yelled, stepping in the battle for the first time as he lashed his sword toward the bounty hunter, who blocked it with a simple twist of his sword. "We're going to be outnumbered. Anymore bright ideas?" Jack glanced at him angrily, then at the street now filled with the ten redcoats.
"Get in the boat," Jack ordered, motioning to the jolly boat he had used to get from the 'Pearl to here. Will gave him an awkward stare. "Just do it!" The pirate yelled, making Will do so.
Jack and Daniel were in a series of blocks and swings at each other as the captain began to back up slowly toward the shore where the boat and its occupants were. The redcoats were almost upon them, and he had no time to fight all of them. Swinging his sword at Daniel one last time, Jack leapt into the boat and quickly pushed it away from the shore, making the bounty hunter and the redcoats four yards away from them.
"Paddle, mate, paddle!" Jack yelled to Will, who had hurriedly started to do so. The redcoats had begun to load and aim their guns, and some even tried to run after them into the water, but found it too deep for their liking. Bullets sounded through the air toward the jolly boat, making the three occupants on it duck, waiting for their guns to be reloaded again.
But soon, the bullets could not reach the three. They were safely away from the redcoats and the bounty hunter, and Will could hear the faint call of Norrington's angry voice from the distance.