Jack stood at the wheel, in a very bad mood. He had almost been shot when his crew ambushed Norrington's men in the attempt to rescue him, and he now had another scar on his arm from where he had to wrestle Ruby to give up the sword. It had brushed against his forearm, and he had been forced to cut away the moulding flesh. Ruby was now sulking in her cabin.
Jack definitely didn't like that sword. It was evil, and was somehow corrupting Ruby's mind. He pulled out his old compass.
'I need to find the place to destroy that sword.' He thought desperately. The compass spun wildly for a few moments, before coming to rest, pointing east of the direction they were heading. Jack turned the wheel and grumpily snapped the compass shut and stowed it away in his belt.
Will came up behind him.
"Jack?" He said softly. Jack turned around slowly.
"What?" He asked gruffly.
"Thanks." Will said, avoiding Jack's eye. Jack smiled.
"Yeh welcome." He said. "Though it's a wonder how yeh didn't manage t' get out." He added.
"I was under high security." Will returned, a smile playing on his lips.
Jack raised an eyebrow but said nothing more.
"Anamaria says there's storm clouds comin' over." Will said, changing the subject abruptly.
Jack looked up. There were indeed thick, black clouds gathering in front of the sun.
"We'll see how bad it gets," Jack said. "I want t' get as far away from Port Royale as possible."
Will nodded.
"Where we headed?" He asked.
"I dunno." Jack replied, one hand slipping towards his compass. "I'm goin' t' get rid of that sword."
"How exactly?" Will said, walking to the edge of the boat and leaning on the rail.
Jack shrugged.
"I have no idea. I'll find out when I get there."
"Get where?"
"I don't know." Jack grinned. "We'll just have t' see what happens."
Will shook his head, a small smile on his face.
"Whatever you say, Cap'n." He said, bowed and walked away.
Jack's grin faded as he watched his friend disappear below deck. He pulled out his compass again and opened it. The needle was pointing, unmoving in the direction they were going. Jack frowned, and stowed it back in his belt.
"It was my sword!"
"Ruby, it's corrupting yeh!"
"I don't care, it's still my sword!"
"It's turning you evil!"
"How can it? I rescued Jack didn't I?"
"You nearly killed him with it!"
"He shouldn't've tried t' take it!"
"Oh for God's sake!" Johnny slammed out of Ruby's cabin and kicked the opposite wall. He stormed on deck, and began climbing the rigging, towards the crow's nest.
"Yeh alright?" Jack shouted up to him.
"Yeah, fine." Johnny replied, pulling himself onto the platform and breathing deeply.
"What's up?" Jack continued.
"Nothing." Johnny said, balling his hands into fists.
Jack just shrugged and turned away.
Johnny leaned against the rail and watched the seas. The waves were growing and frothing angrily.
He briefly wondered if Jack had noticed.
He watched the deck, as various crew members scurried across it, going about their daily tasks. Anamaria came into view, muttering to herself, and frowning. She strode over to Jack and whispered something into his ear. He frowned and shook his head. She walked away.
A lightening bolt suddenly lit up the black sky, followed barely a second later by a crash of thunder. The wind picked up and blew the ship onto an angle. Johnny grabbed hold of the side to stop himself from falling over.
The sky lit up again, and Johnny could feel the ship shake as the winds drove the now giant waves into her hull.
Will emerged on deck, and looked round. He said something to Jack, who pointed to where Johnny was standing. Will looked up and frowned.
"Johnny, get down!" He yelled.
"Why?" Johnny shouted back. He didn't feel like being particularly obedient.
"'Coz it's dangerous an' I don't want a member o' my crew t' get injured before a storm!" Jack shouted above another boom of thunder. "Now get down!"
Johnny sighed and did as he was told.
He walked over to Jack and his father.
"Get below deck." Will hissed to him.
"All hands on deck!" Jack bellowed as Johnny opened his mouth to argue. "That includes yeh son." He added to Will.
The crew gathered around Jack.
"Right, as yeh can see, storm's coming-" It started raining suddenly, and the ship tilted violently. Jack cursed and swung the wheel to keep them steady. "Storm's here." He added. "Do what yeh usually do, just make sure we get away from Port Royale as fast as possible."
The crew darted away.
"Now get below deck." Will said to Johnny.
"You ain't the Cap'n, don't tell my crew what t' do." Jack snapped to Will.
"He's my son, and not part of your crew." Will retorted.
"While he's on this ship, he's part of my crew. Johnny, go find Ruby." Jack said. Johnny nodded and strode away, leaving his father and Jack to bicker.
He thumped on Ruby's cabin door.
"What?" She shouted.
"Jack wants yeh." Johnny informed her, and walked away. She opened her door with more force then necessary, pushed past him and clambered on deck. Johnny rolled his eyes and followed her.
Will and Jack had stopped yelling at each other and Will was securing a rope with a sour look on his face, while Jack struggled to keep the ship upright.
"What d'yeh want me t' do?" Johnny shouted to Jack, over the noise of thunder, waves and men shouting orders to each other.
"Go help yeh father and Anamaria." Jack replied, beckoning Ruby towards him. "Hopefully this storm'll blow itself out soon and we'll get back on track."
"Right." Johnny yelled, and went to help his father.
However, after half an hour, it was obvious that the storm was not going to blow itself out.
Jack had given up trying to keep the ship on course, and was just concentrating on keeping it upright.
The crew were battling to stay aboard, and were attempting to stow the sails out of harms way.
Will and Johnny were helping them, soaked through the bone and freezing. Will kept giving Johnny sideways glances, as though contemplating whether or not to send him away, but what Jack had told him kept his mouth shut.
Wave after wave rolled onto the ship, spilling onto the deck and causing all aboard to grab hold of the nearest solid object to keep themselves from being swept from the ship.
Ruby was working next to Johnny, furiously tugging on a rope to try and secure it.
She let go for barely a second. A wave swept over the ship, tearing her from the rope she had reached out for and flung her into the raging ocean.
Johnny felt his heart stop.
"Ruby!" He screaming, darting forwards. He grabbed hold of the edge of the boat and searched the swirling torrent for any sign of his friend.
"Johnny!" Will battled his way towards his son. "Get away from there!"
"Ruby!" Johnny bellowed pointing towards the waves. "She fell overboard!"
He saw her suddenly, spluttering, half drowned, hands flailing above the water.
Johnny grabbed a rope, and before he had time to think, jumped in.
His hands were numb and the rope slipped in his hand. He kicked for the surface and took a shaky breath, coughing as he swallowed a mouthful of salt water. He felt Ruby grab hold of him and put his arm around her waist, as his father pulled them desperately back aboard.
"That's it, get below deck- both of you!" Will yelled as he pulled them onto the deck.
Johnny coughed up a load of water in reply.
Will pushed him towards the hatch and down the stairs.
Jack appeared behind them.
"Ruby, yeh alright?" He asked, his face stricken.
Ruby shook her head, shivering and coughing.
"Get her warm." Jack told Johnny. "And Will, we need yeh up here." He added as Will made to go with them.
Johnny stumbled down the stairs and pulled Ruby into his cabin. She collapsed onto his bunk and lay shivering, her lips slowly turning blue.
He pulled a blanket over her and promptly fell over as the ship lurched sideways.
A small smile found its way onto Ruby's lips.
"Thank you." She whispered.
"Yeh welcome." Johnny said, picking himself up and holding onto the side of the bunk for support.
"I'm so cold." Ruby whispered, her lips trembling slightly. She closed her eyes.
Johnny leaned forwards and kissed her gently.
Her eyes snapped open and her body tensed. Johnny moved away apologetically. Ruby relaxed.
"Don't stop." She whispered.
Well, they don't have sex, they just kiss, ok? It was inevitable, and you can't say you didn't see it coming. Anyway, please, please, please, please review! I'll give you a cake, a cookie, and a bugie if you review. And a hug. Thank you!
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