Jack was down in his cabin when he heard the crew shouting. As he made his way up he heard Johnny yell out, "Prepare to battle!"
Jack got up there as fast as he could. There were already navy men boarding the ship. Navy men Jack thought. We're fighting a ship of the fleet. This should end well.
By the time Jack spotted Johnny the navy was already on the Pearl. Johnny looked scared out of his boots. He had no idea what to do. Figures Jack thought.
When Johnny found his ground he saw the captain of the other ship come up to him. A blade came to Johnny's throat.
"Surrender the ship."
Johnny was hesitating, trying to this of something to do.
"Surrender pirate."
"Alright…alright. The Pearl's crew, stop fighting!" He yelled out.
Everyone stopped fighting, even Jack, who was a few feet away from the captain and the temporary captain. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Surrender…Never. He came up behind the captain and jumped on his back. Both crews saw this and started fighting.
"Jack what are you doin? We're gonna lose!" Johnny yelled
"We'll only lose with ya in charge. Get to the cannons and load them. I want cannons in there main mast!" Jack yelled out to the crew
The crew didn't hesitate to listen to Jack. It was a good idea and in the end it worked. They sunk the navy ship and left the navy men to fend for themselves. The Black Pearl's crew had other things to worry about.
"What were you doin surrenderin the ship like that!" a crew member yelled
"Yeah Captain Turner would never have done that. He would have sunk her. She deserves more than being with the bloody navy!" Another yelled.
"Your not captain anymore Johnny. We'll sail back and pick up Bootstraps and he'll do somethin with you. Until then you're just another crewmember. "Someone added in.
"Just another crewmember? Who's gonna be your captain. None of you are capable of running a ship." Johnny yelled, trying to hold his ground.
"Sparrow will be." One yelled out
"Aye" came from the crew
"He's the one who got us out of the mess you got us into."
When all this was happening Jack was up at the helm steerin the ship for the first time. He loved the way it felt. He felt like he could do anything up there. He was lost in though until he heard "Sparrow will be." That's when he decided to listen to what they were saying.
"Sparrow!" Johnny yelled, "Sparrows barely 14, he cant run a ship."
"He can and will if he agrees with it. What do you say kid, you want to be captain for a few weeks."
Jack just stood there shocked. Captain for a few weeks, this should be fun he thought to himself.
"Aye, I'll be your captain until we get the real captain back."
"Aye" the crew yelled in unison.
Jack found Johnny's eyes and saw the look of pure hate. Jack just gave a wily smile and turned back to the crew.
"We have awhile till we have to meet up with Captain Turner again what do you say we stop in at a port, fix this lovely ship, spend a few days on land, and then pillage another ship. What say you?"
"Aye!"
"Good now lets get to work fixing this ship up. Johnny, you swap the deck."
"I don't think so…"
He didn't get to finish because a crewmember shoved a bucket of water and mop in his hands.
Jack smiled and went back to the helm. When he wasn't busy he would find Bill's maps and study them. Bill helped out sometimes when he could, so Jack new how to tell directions and find his way to the nearest port.