Chapter 16: Home Again
After another week of sailing, the island of Tortuga loomed into view. Everyone was relieved to finally see home so they broke into song, singing "A Pirate's Life For Me" while Isabella played on her bamboo flute. After the third chorus of the song, Isabella decided to start packing. Leaving the helm to Kristen, Isabella went down to her cabin to begin packing things away in her trunk. There was a soft knock at her cabin door and Isabella called out.
"It's open!" She heard the door slide open and turned around to face her sister. "Somethin' wrong, Roxanne?" Isabella inquired of her sister.
"No, not at all." Roxanne replied with a smile. "Just came down t' see how ye were an' what ye were up to."
"Jus' packin' up my stuff." Isabella said. She turned back to her work and Roxanne moved to her sister's side to help out. The sisters worked to straighten up around the cabin and pack up Isabella's things and told stories as they did.
After a few hours, everything was packed and tidied up. The pirate captain and her sister made their way up to the main deck of the Phantom. Upon arriving on deck, the pirates realized that they were almost in the harbor. Isabella quickly returned to the helm and took it from Kristen, who went below deck to pack her own things. With her sister at her side, Isabella steered the ship into the harbor of Tortuga.
Apparently, word traveled fast in the Caribbean, for when the three pirate ships pulled into harbor, a large group of pirates stood awaiting Jack and Isabella on the docks. The three ships tied off to the docks and the crews disembarked. The captains of the three ships (Jack, Isabella and Kristen) disembarked carrying their trunks and met up on the docks. A cheer rose from the crowd as the pirates arrived on the docks. Isabella smiled as she met up with Jack, Kristen and her sister. Jack put his trunk down and swept Isabella off her feet into his arms.
"Isabella's got a ring!" someone in the crowd yelled. Isabella laughed and nodded.
"Aye, I do. An' I'm happy t' say, I'm now Isabella Sparrow!" Isabella replied. Another cheer rang out and the pirate captains all laughed. Their trunks were carried up to their houses by pirates from the crowd. As everyone walked through the center of town, pirates called out from windows and doorways to welcome the pirates home.
Once Jack and Isabella arrived at the foot of the plateau where Isabella's house sat, they took their trunks from the people who had brought them up from the docks and carried them up to the house. After storing their trunks in Isabella's bedroom, Isabella went to the kitchen to fix some lunch and Jack went to the hammock outside that was strung between two palm trees to catch a nap before eating. As Jack settled in for his nap, a smile spread across his face. He was home.
Author's Note: Hey guys! Sorry that was such a freakin' short chapter! Kinda disappointing since I haven't updated in forever, but I hope ye can forgive me! I've been incredibly busy lately, but I'm hopefully gonna be able to update more often now! As always, reviews are always welcome-Depp's Girl