Day 1

Mutiny, pure mutiny. The crew pelted insults at him like a bullet hitting home. The sea seemed to be joining in, roaring, hungry for a victim.

Standing on the gang plank of his own ship, Jack Sparrow waited nervously to jump, waiting for the new Captains orders. A crew member approached him and tied his hands up with a thick piece of rope, cutting into the flesh on Jacks wrists, burning painfully.

A voice broke the silence behind him, "Well Ja-ack, how does it feel to be a lesser being?" Barbosa tormented, taking pleasure in his new found authority.

" What are you waitin' for Ja-ack? jump! Don't you want to become a land lubber, we've provided you with a kingdom to govern."

Jack hesitated, as if going to reply but stayed silent. He felt cold steel at his back, but didn't dare turn around. There was no other choice, either let the crew send him to his watery grave or be marooned, and try his chances at staying alive. The pearl tossed on the angry sea, as if waiting, waiting for Jack.

Jack spoke up for the first time, "As you're not going to stick by the rules, I think I'll leave you to Captain this bunch of misfits, you might do a good job, but I very much doubt it! " He spoke cheerily trying to keep the fear out of his voice.

Barbosa gave him an icy glare. "You're not Captain any more Jack, so my rules are what we'll be followin' "

A sharp voice rang out from across the deck, " At least give him a pistol!"

Barbosa span round, looking even more menacing than usual. "Who dares to back answer me?" he snarled.

A muttering came from the crew and a man stumbled forwards, and fell to the ground at barbosa's feet. He was stoutly built, with dark hair that came to his shoulders. On closer viewing you could tell he was middle-aged from his weather worn hands, and face partly covered by a beard and moustache. He was handsome faced, making him look younger then he truly was. His dark eyes searched the crew for someone to back him up.

"Bootstrap! What d'you think you're doin'? Whose side d'you think you're on?" the mutinous captain barked.

Bootstrap answered him, facing the deck where he still cowered.

"I'm not doing anything, just sticking by the true captain of the black pearl, Jack." his voice tailed off into silence.

Fuming, Barbosa turned on him, "You'd better watch your tongue Mr Turner, or it could be a lot worse for Jack here than marooning."

The monkey screeched on Barbosa's shoulder, jumping up and down, watching the mutiny take place.

Eyes unchanging, Jack turned to his only loyal crew member, his friend.

"Don't worry mate, I think I'd rather die trying than defeated."

As Jack said this, an argument could be heard coming from Barbosa's direction. "Someone give 'im a pistol, I want to get this idiot out o' my sight."

Bootstrap spoke up, "Barbosa, Jack can take mine." He turned to Jack.

"Its only got one shot but it'll serve its purpose." The two of them stared hard at each other for a second, as if agreeing on something.

"I'll never forget this, you know that?" William Turner nodded his head in acknowledgement.

A shout from the crows nest, made everyone's head turn,

"Land ahoy!"

An island loomed into sight, unpopulated, wild, the new governor-Jack Sparrow.

"What did I tell you Ja-ack? You get to play governor of the island, if only for a few days before you die, but still, you can't always win." Barbosa teased, with a hint of menace in his cracked voice. Jack answered back seconds later. "This won't be the last you hear of me Barbosa, I'll be back and when I do, this pistol 'll be at yur head!"

The crews mutters raised to shouts, they knew the time had come.

Jack shouted above the din, backing down the plank as he did so.

"Gentlemen, thank you for being such great hosts, but next time you see me I won't be so co-operative." and with that, Jack stepped of the plank into the waters below, not looking back, not wanting to see those dark eyes staring at him as the tides carried him to the shore.

Jack scrambled ashore and watched, broken hearted as the pearl disappeared from sight. If he ever got off that island he was going to make Barbosa pay, big time.