Chapter 11: Onwards to Barbados

At sunrise the next morning, Jack began to stir. Isabella and Roxanne had fallen asleep on the couch, one at each end, and were still asleep when Jack got up. He sat up, stretched, and looked around. He saw the sleeping figures of his girlfriend and of her sister Roxanne on the couch. God, I have an awful headache, Jack thought. Why do I always have t' drink so much? Jack slowly rose from his bed and crossed to the couch. He bent over Isabella and gently shook her.

"Isabella, hon. Wake up." Jack whispered to the sleeping woman. That's when he noticed that they were moving. Huh. Ana must've lifted anchor. Jack thought. Isabella began to stir and Jack was brought out of his thoughts. Isabella's gorgeous eyes opened and looked sleepily up at her boyfriend.

"Jack?" Isabella said quietly. "What time is it?"

"I have no idea. I just woke up meself." Jack replied. "All I know is, we're in me cabin on the Pearl an' we're movin'." Isabella slowly sat up and met Jack's lips with her own. She kissed him good-morning and he kissed her back. Isabella pulled away and gently shook her sister.
Roxanne opened one eye and stared up at her sister.

"What is it Izzy?" Roxanne asked, closing her eye again and making herself comfortable once again.

"Time fer you t' get up." Isabella replied to her sister. "Come on." Isabella took hold of her sister's arm and began to pull her into a sitting position. Roxanne had other ideas. She went limp and when her sister had pulled her upright, the second she let go of her sister's arm, Roxanne fell over again. This continued for about three minutes before Isabella yanked her sister up and onto her feet and the dragged her over to a basin and dunked her head into the freezing cold water.

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Roxanne screamed, her scream slightly muffled due to the fact that she was somewhat underwater. "COLD WATER!!!"

"Yea, no kidding." Isabella replied, tossing her sister a towel. "Now come on." After her sister dried off, she followed her sister and Jack out onto the deck. The sun by this time had risen and, upon looking at the sundial on the deck, Isabella realized it was 8:30 in the morning. It was a warm, cloudless day with a low breeze, perfect sailing weather. Jack had made his way up to the helm and had taken over from Anamaria. Roxanne swung over to the Phantom and Isabella went up the stairs to her boyfriend's side.

"Hey Jack?" "Mmh?"

"Where are we goin'?"

"Barbados." Jack replied, looking out to sea. "And from there, Brazil." Isabella couldn't wait until they reached the Galapagos. It was a place she had wanted to go see for years. Jack was eager to get there too, but for a different reason. Jack and Isabella had been together ever since Jack was 15 and Isabella was 14. He was now approaching his 24th birthday and had decided he was going to marry Isabella. Once they reached the Galapagos, Jack promised himself that he would propose to her with a gorgeous emerald ring that he had found on the Isla de Muerta, and if she accepted, he would have one the crew members perform the ceremony either that night or the next night on the beach. They would then spend their honeymoon sailing back to Tortuga by way of Indonesia, Madagascar, Africa, Brazil and Aruba. Jack had made up his mind. The thoughts of returning to Tortuga and starting a family had returned to his mind several times and he decided the last time they had that it was what he wanted to do. They didn't have to leave the sea and piracy behind, they would raise their children on the ships like they had been.

"Jack?" Jack snapped back into the real world.

"Aye?" Jack turned and looked down into Isabella's emerald-green eyes.

"What are ye thinkin' about?" Isabella inquired after her boyfriend.

"Oh, nothin'." Jack lied. "Jus' about how nice it'll be t' see the Galapagos." Isabella seemed to believe him because she didn't say another word on the subject. Instead, she put her arm around Jack's waist and rested her head on his shoulder. Jack slid his arm round his soon-to-be-fianc's waist and rested his head on top of hers. As they continued to sail for Barbados, Jack got lost in thought again, this time about an adventure he and Isabella had been on three years previous……

FLASHBACK……
Jack and Isabella are sailing in pursuit of a large Spanish vessel that has kidnapped young Prince Alfonso of Spain. 20-year-old Isabella is standing on the deck of the Phantom, the wind blowing her hair out behind her like a banner. 21-year-old Jack is standing at the helm of the Pearl, staying parallel with his girlfriend's ship. His first mate, Barbossa, is at his side.

"Do ye think we'll catch 'em soon, Cap'n?" Barbossa asks.

"Without a doubt." Jack replies. "An' when we do, those Spanish scum'll wish they 'ad never been born." Jack and Barbossa laugh. The two pirate vessels close in on the Spanish ship that has dropped anchor in a harbor. The Jolly Roger is raised up onto the mast and catches the wind instantly. The Pearl and the Phantom glide into the harbor, one on each side of the Spanish ship. The young prince can been seen tied up to the main mast, a terrified look in his dark eyes. Isabella swings on board the Spanish vessel from the Phantom along with her first mate Kristen. Jack swings on board accompanied by his first mate Barbossa. The four pirates stand warily on the deserted deck of the Spanish ship.

"It's to quiet," Isabella whispers to Jack. Jack nods in agreement as Isabella tiptoes over to the young prince. She draws a knife from its sheath on her belt and the boy screams. Isabella quickly throws her hand over the boy's mouth to muffle his cry. Jack, Kristen and Barbossa look around wildly to see if anyone heard. Silence.

"It's alright." Isabella whispers to the boy. "I'm here t' save ye." The prince nods and Isabella removes her hand from his mouth. She begins sawing at the ropes that are binding the prince when suddenly, there's a sword at her neck.

"¿Apenas qué usted le piensa está haciendo a von Tassel?" (translation: Just what do you think you are doing von Tassel?) a man's voice asks in Spanish. It's the man who's sword is at Isabella's neck. Luckily, Isabella is fluent in Spanish and so can understand the man and respond.

"Estoy tomando a príncipe de nuevo a España y no hay nada usted o su equipo puede hacer para pararme." (translation: I am taking the prince back to Spain and there is nothing you or your crew can do to stop me.) Jack and Barbossa are very confused seeing as they don't know Spanish, but Kristen does and translates.

"Realmente. ¿Y supongo que usted y los otros tres van a tomar en mí y mi equipo entero y a derrotarnos?" (translation: Really. And I suppose that you and the other three are going to take on me and my entire crew and defeat us?) the man, who happens to be the first mate asks.

"No absolutamente. Más tienen gusto de los cuatro de nosotros más el equipo del fantasma de la medianoche y el equipo de la perla negra." (translation: Not quite. More like the four of us plus the crew of the Midnight Phantom and the crew of the Black Pearl.) Isabella replies.

"We'll see about that." the Spanish pirate replies, in perfect English. Isabella is shocked.

"You speak English?"

"Indeed I do." the pirate replies. "And now, you must die." Just as the captain is about to slit Isabella's throat, Jack runs his sword through the man's back and out his stomach. He draws the blade back toward himself and the pirate falls to the deck, dead. By this point, Isabella has freed Alfonso.

"Kristen! Get him back to the Phantom!" Isabella yells to her first mate. Kristen rushes forward and picks the young prince up in her arms and carries him back to the Phantom……

PRESENT……
Jack snapped back to reality and noticed the sun setting. Isabella was still standing next to him, her head on his shoulder. Jack lifted his head and looked down at Isabella to discover that she had dozed off.

"Anamaria!" Jack called quietly down to his first mate. Ana looked up at her captain and then climbed the stairs to his side.

"Aye?" she whispered upon arrival.

"Can ye take the helm fer the night?" Jack asked. "I'm gonna take Isabella down t' me cabin an' I'm gonna get some sleep meself."

"Of course Jack, ye deserve all the sleep ye can get." Ana replied. Jack scooped Isabella up into his strong arms and carried her down the stairs to the main deck and then down to his cabin. He removed her boots, sword, pistol, and took her hair from its braids, then put her down carefully on his bed. He then changed into different pants and slid into bed shirtless and barefooted. He leaned over and kissed Isabella's lips gently and then, pulling the covers over the both of them, dozed off.

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Author's Note: Weeee!! Writing in Spanish was fun! In reality, I actually do not speak Spanish, but I do speak German as a second language. My native language is English, seeing as I live here in Saint Louis, Missouri, but I take German through my school. Anyway, hope ye enjoyed the chapter and I'm sorry it took me so long to update!! I had a terrible case of writer's block! Please R&R!! Thanx! - Depp's Girl