Chapter 7: A visit from an old friend
The two ships finally arrived in Tortuga. By this time, the storm had let up and blown off. The Pearl and the Phantom were both damaged, but managed to sail into the harbor. Elizabeth and Anamaria had both recovered from their fall and were out helping Jack and Isabella sweep the decks of the two ships clean.
"Jack. I see a few of yer sails 'ave huge tears in them. Do ye want me t' tar an' patch 'em?" Isabella offered.
"That would be great Isabella, thanks." Jack replied.
"Hey Will? Could ye give Isabella a hand?"
"Alright." Will said, as he followed the pirate captain to the front mast, seeing as the main mast had been lost in the storm.
"Jack, I'm goin' into town t' see if I can buy or trade fer some new sails an' a mast." Anamaria informed Jack as she headed for a longboat.
"Ye sure ye feel well enough after yer fall?" Jack inquired of his second mate.
"Yes, Jack. Good lord, stop worryin' 'bout me! Yer startin' t' act less and less like a pirate all the time!" Anamaria reassured her captain.
"Jus' tryin' t' be nice. I'll stop if ye like." Jack replied.
"Jus' don't do it in public." Anamaria informed Jack.
"Fair enough." Jack replied, smiling. He turned to Will and Isabella who were about to start work on the sails.
"Hey guys! Forget 'bout the sails! Jus' get ready t' take 'em down! Anamaria's gone into town t' try and get some new ones."
"Alright! Hey Jack? I think I'm gonna go into town meself, jus' t' see it again. Do ye mind?" Isabella asked.
"Not at all!" In town, Isabella caught up with Anamaria and the two pirates strolled about Tortuga together.
"Wow, it looks jus' like I remember. Doesn't appear much has changed in 5 years." Isabella noticed.
"No, I would suspect not. Tortuga's been the same fer hundreds of years." Anamaria put in.
"True. Hey, wanna grab a drink? It's on me." Isabella offered.
"If it's on you, then hell yea." The two laughed and stepped into a nearby pub. Isabella ordered a pint of rum for herself and one for Anamaria and they headed into a back room. There they spotted a familiar-looking pirate.
"Gibbs?!" Anamaria and Isabella exclaimed together. The man looked over at the two women and realized who they were.
"Anamaria! Cap'n Isabella! Can that really be you?"
"It's us alright, Gibbs!" Isabella replied laughing. She and Anamaria walked over to Gibbs and gave him a one-arm hug. "How are ye man?"
"I'm doin' alright, Cap'n. And yerselves? How are ye two ladies doin'?" Gibbs asked.
"We're doin' jus' fine." Anamaria replied.
"Good t' hear." he replied, smiling. He turned to Isabella. "Now, Cap'n, I've 'eard stories that ye 'ave reunited with Jack Sparrow. Is that true? Ye found 'im?"
"Aye, I did find 'im and yes, we did reunite." Isabella informed the old pirate.
"Really? Is he here? No, I suspect not."
"Actually, the Pearl an' the Phantom are anchored jus' offshore. Jack's on board as well as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann." Isabella informed Gibbs. His eyes lit up at the mention of his captain being in harbor.
"Really? Well, with that said, let's go!" Gibbs got up and headed for the pub door when Anamaria stopped him.
"Wait, wait. We're here t' get new sails and a main mast. Ours tore in the storm on our way here an' the mast was lost too. Any idea where we can get some new ones?"
"Yea, as a matter o' fact, I 'ave a friend who sells sails and could make ye a mast." Gibbs replied.
"Excellent." Isabella said smiling. The three pirates headed out of the pub and down the main road of Tortuga. After a 5 minute stop at a nearby shop, the three of them were walking back to the harbor, arms loaded with canvas sails and a huge mast that called for Gibbs to get some of his friends to help carry it to the ship. They drop the canvas into the longboat, held the mast on their laps, and headed for the Pearl. From the longboat, Anamaria shouted up at Jack once they were beside the ship.
"Jack! Send someone down 'ere t' get these sails and mast!"
"Will! Go help Anamaria an' Isabella with the sails!" Jack's voice yelled somewhere above them.
"I'm on it!" Will's voice replied. Moments later, Will climbed down a rope ladder and waited for something to be handed to him when he noticed Gibbs.
"Gibbs? Is that you?"
"Aye, laddy. It's me." Gibbs replied.
"It's been a while." Will noted.
"It has. Now cut the chit-chat and get these sails and mast on deck! Me arms are 'bout ready t' break!" Gibbs exclaimed. Once all the sails and the mast were hoisted on board, Anamaria, Isabella, and finally Gibbs climbed on board the Pearl.
"Gibbs?! How are ye man?" Jack exclaimed, suddenly appearing at Gibbs's side.
"I'm doin' jus' fine, Jack. Apparently yer doin' well too." Gibbs replied.
"Aye, I am. I got me ship…" Jack rubbed a hand over a nearby railing, "I got me girl…" Jack pulled Isabella to his side, "life's treatin' me well." Jack replied with a smile. Elizabeth appeared at that point on deck and saw Gibbs talking with Jack.
"Mr. Gibbs?" Upon hearing his name, Gibbs turned and faced Elizabeth.
"Miss Elizabeth! Beautiful as ever I see." Gibbs replied. She walked over to him and he took her right hand, bent over, and kissed her fingers. "I see Will's takin' good care of ye, lass."
"Yea, Jack as well, for his part. At least ever since I stood to his defense in Port Royal." Elizabeth informed Gibbs.
"Yea, well. . . ." Jack blushed, embarrassed by the memory. ". . .having a woman defend me who wasn't Isabella was the absolute last thing I expected."
"You're welcome, Jack." Elizabeth replied, smiling.
"So, where are the lot of ye off t'?" Gibbs asked, changing the subject so Jack could avoid further embarrassment.
"Port Royal." Will informed him.
"To see my father and almost fiancé." Elizabeth added.
"Care t' join us Gibbs?" Jack offered. Gibbs smiled.
"Enticin' offer, Jack, but I'm gonna decline. I've 'ad enough o' yer adventures t' last me a lifetime." he replied. Everyone laughed, especially Jack.
"Well alright then. It was great t' see ye again, Gibbs." Isabella said once everyone had stopped laughing.
"Likewise t' ye, Cap'n Isabella." He kissed her hand, then Elizabeth's, then Anamaria's. He shook Will's hand and gave Jack a brief hug, then took his leave.
"There departs a good pirate an' a great companion." Jack sighed as he watched Gibbs row back to Tortuga.
"Well, I'm sorry to break up this touching little daydreaming thing yer doin', Jack, but we really should be puttin' those new sails an' mast up an' pull out fer Port Royal." Isabella informed Jack.
Jack and Will snapped back to reality after remembering their past adventures with Barbossa.
"She's right. Let's get to work." Will said to Jack.
"Right." everyone aboard the Pearl and some of the Phantom's crew all pitched in to help get the old sails down, the new sails up, and the new mast up. A delicious dinner was prepared for everyone and they took it on the Phantom.
"Isabella, love, this is the best spaghetti ye've made in years." Jack complimented through a forkful of spaghetti.
"Amen to that!" Will agreed as hw swallowed a forkful of salad.
"Will, ye've never 'ad me spaghetti up till now." Isabella reminded Will.
"So? It's still really damn good!" Dinner continued, everyone laughed, talked, and had a marvelous time. The sun set outside the dining room window and the moon rose. The bell for the first dog watch of the evening rang and everyone departed for either bed or duty.
The two ships finally arrived in Tortuga. By this time, the storm had let up and blown off. The Pearl and the Phantom were both damaged, but managed to sail into the harbor. Elizabeth and Anamaria had both recovered from their fall and were out helping Jack and Isabella sweep the decks of the two ships clean.
"Jack. I see a few of yer sails 'ave huge tears in them. Do ye want me t' tar an' patch 'em?" Isabella offered.
"That would be great Isabella, thanks." Jack replied.
"Hey Will? Could ye give Isabella a hand?"
"Alright." Will said, as he followed the pirate captain to the front mast, seeing as the main mast had been lost in the storm.
"Jack, I'm goin' into town t' see if I can buy or trade fer some new sails an' a mast." Anamaria informed Jack as she headed for a longboat.
"Ye sure ye feel well enough after yer fall?" Jack inquired of his second mate.
"Yes, Jack. Good lord, stop worryin' 'bout me! Yer startin' t' act less and less like a pirate all the time!" Anamaria reassured her captain.
"Jus' tryin' t' be nice. I'll stop if ye like." Jack replied.
"Jus' don't do it in public." Anamaria informed Jack.
"Fair enough." Jack replied, smiling. He turned to Will and Isabella who were about to start work on the sails.
"Hey guys! Forget 'bout the sails! Jus' get ready t' take 'em down! Anamaria's gone into town t' try and get some new ones."
"Alright! Hey Jack? I think I'm gonna go into town meself, jus' t' see it again. Do ye mind?" Isabella asked.
"Not at all!" In town, Isabella caught up with Anamaria and the two pirates strolled about Tortuga together.
"Wow, it looks jus' like I remember. Doesn't appear much has changed in 5 years." Isabella noticed.
"No, I would suspect not. Tortuga's been the same fer hundreds of years." Anamaria put in.
"True. Hey, wanna grab a drink? It's on me." Isabella offered.
"If it's on you, then hell yea." The two laughed and stepped into a nearby pub. Isabella ordered a pint of rum for herself and one for Anamaria and they headed into a back room. There they spotted a familiar-looking pirate.
"Gibbs?!" Anamaria and Isabella exclaimed together. The man looked over at the two women and realized who they were.
"Anamaria! Cap'n Isabella! Can that really be you?"
"It's us alright, Gibbs!" Isabella replied laughing. She and Anamaria walked over to Gibbs and gave him a one-arm hug. "How are ye man?"
"I'm doin' alright, Cap'n. And yerselves? How are ye two ladies doin'?" Gibbs asked.
"We're doin' jus' fine." Anamaria replied.
"Good t' hear." he replied, smiling. He turned to Isabella. "Now, Cap'n, I've 'eard stories that ye 'ave reunited with Jack Sparrow. Is that true? Ye found 'im?"
"Aye, I did find 'im and yes, we did reunite." Isabella informed the old pirate.
"Really? Is he here? No, I suspect not."
"Actually, the Pearl an' the Phantom are anchored jus' offshore. Jack's on board as well as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann." Isabella informed Gibbs. His eyes lit up at the mention of his captain being in harbor.
"Really? Well, with that said, let's go!" Gibbs got up and headed for the pub door when Anamaria stopped him.
"Wait, wait. We're here t' get new sails and a main mast. Ours tore in the storm on our way here an' the mast was lost too. Any idea where we can get some new ones?"
"Yea, as a matter o' fact, I 'ave a friend who sells sails and could make ye a mast." Gibbs replied.
"Excellent." Isabella said smiling. The three pirates headed out of the pub and down the main road of Tortuga. After a 5 minute stop at a nearby shop, the three of them were walking back to the harbor, arms loaded with canvas sails and a huge mast that called for Gibbs to get some of his friends to help carry it to the ship. They drop the canvas into the longboat, held the mast on their laps, and headed for the Pearl. From the longboat, Anamaria shouted up at Jack once they were beside the ship.
"Jack! Send someone down 'ere t' get these sails and mast!"
"Will! Go help Anamaria an' Isabella with the sails!" Jack's voice yelled somewhere above them.
"I'm on it!" Will's voice replied. Moments later, Will climbed down a rope ladder and waited for something to be handed to him when he noticed Gibbs.
"Gibbs? Is that you?"
"Aye, laddy. It's me." Gibbs replied.
"It's been a while." Will noted.
"It has. Now cut the chit-chat and get these sails and mast on deck! Me arms are 'bout ready t' break!" Gibbs exclaimed. Once all the sails and the mast were hoisted on board, Anamaria, Isabella, and finally Gibbs climbed on board the Pearl.
"Gibbs?! How are ye man?" Jack exclaimed, suddenly appearing at Gibbs's side.
"I'm doin' jus' fine, Jack. Apparently yer doin' well too." Gibbs replied.
"Aye, I am. I got me ship…" Jack rubbed a hand over a nearby railing, "I got me girl…" Jack pulled Isabella to his side, "life's treatin' me well." Jack replied with a smile. Elizabeth appeared at that point on deck and saw Gibbs talking with Jack.
"Mr. Gibbs?" Upon hearing his name, Gibbs turned and faced Elizabeth.
"Miss Elizabeth! Beautiful as ever I see." Gibbs replied. She walked over to him and he took her right hand, bent over, and kissed her fingers. "I see Will's takin' good care of ye, lass."
"Yea, Jack as well, for his part. At least ever since I stood to his defense in Port Royal." Elizabeth informed Gibbs.
"Yea, well. . . ." Jack blushed, embarrassed by the memory. ". . .having a woman defend me who wasn't Isabella was the absolute last thing I expected."
"You're welcome, Jack." Elizabeth replied, smiling.
"So, where are the lot of ye off t'?" Gibbs asked, changing the subject so Jack could avoid further embarrassment.
"Port Royal." Will informed him.
"To see my father and almost fiancé." Elizabeth added.
"Care t' join us Gibbs?" Jack offered. Gibbs smiled.
"Enticin' offer, Jack, but I'm gonna decline. I've 'ad enough o' yer adventures t' last me a lifetime." he replied. Everyone laughed, especially Jack.
"Well alright then. It was great t' see ye again, Gibbs." Isabella said once everyone had stopped laughing.
"Likewise t' ye, Cap'n Isabella." He kissed her hand, then Elizabeth's, then Anamaria's. He shook Will's hand and gave Jack a brief hug, then took his leave.
"There departs a good pirate an' a great companion." Jack sighed as he watched Gibbs row back to Tortuga.
"Well, I'm sorry to break up this touching little daydreaming thing yer doin', Jack, but we really should be puttin' those new sails an' mast up an' pull out fer Port Royal." Isabella informed Jack.
Jack and Will snapped back to reality after remembering their past adventures with Barbossa.
"She's right. Let's get to work." Will said to Jack.
"Right." everyone aboard the Pearl and some of the Phantom's crew all pitched in to help get the old sails down, the new sails up, and the new mast up. A delicious dinner was prepared for everyone and they took it on the Phantom.
"Isabella, love, this is the best spaghetti ye've made in years." Jack complimented through a forkful of spaghetti.
"Amen to that!" Will agreed as hw swallowed a forkful of salad.
"Will, ye've never 'ad me spaghetti up till now." Isabella reminded Will.
"So? It's still really damn good!" Dinner continued, everyone laughed, talked, and had a marvelous time. The sun set outside the dining room window and the moon rose. The bell for the first dog watch of the evening rang and everyone departed for either bed or duty.