"Cap'n! Cap'n! Wake up!" a voice shouted, awakening Marietta.
Marietta got up to stop the person who was shaking her awake. Turning on her side, she came face-to-face with Becky 'Rose' Nouvelle, one of her more proper members. Becky was known as Rose for her exquisite beauty, but extreme danger when lured into privacy. Rose was able to seduce a man with one look and kill them faster than they could scream, "Help!"
"What is it that you be yelling about, lass?" Marietta asked tiredly, her eyes half opened.
"Please forgive my intrusion, but Captain Jack Sparrow is waiting on deck, saying that you and he have an accord." Rose panted.
Marietta's eyes shot open when she remembered the deal she had agreed to with Jack last night. Groaning, she motioned Rose to leave. Once she made sure that the door was closed, she threw her blankets off of her to show that she was only wearing a black long-sleeved off-the-shoulder blouse and underwear. She pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her head for a moment, sorting out all of her thoughts.
Then, she forced herself out of bed and quickly got changed into her Captain's wardrobe. After sheathing her sword and picking up her pistol, she breathed in heavily remembering that she was not allowed to kill Jack for Marietta was one of honor and had never broken a promise.
Slowly, she ascended to the deck where she saw her crew of forty-two women and six men keeping Jack hostage near the boarding bridge. Marietta sighed heavily. The sun was bright and no clouds lingered that day. The most beautiful day happened to be the most depressing day for Marietta as she began to make her way to Jack.
"Lower yer weapons, mates!" Marietta commanded of her crew, pushing through them to Jack.
They all hesitated to do so, but forced themselves to, only because they did not want to anger their captain. Her entire crew eyed her and Jack suspiciously, realizing that they had made some type of deal during their night away from the Barracuda. Marietta stood beside Jack, who seemed to have relaxed when she did so, acting smug as he pointed between himself and Marietta.
"I have bad news." Marietta began sadly, readying herself for what she was about to say. "Under Luna's light, Jack planned on commandeering the Barracuda from under me nose. If I had not been lingering on board last night, I believe he may have succeeded, but in an odd turn of events, Jack and I did make a deal. He be giving us forty-five percent of his plunder and we spare his life." Marietta planned on holding back on the last part, but left out the part of Kristoff.
"Now, if you mates don't mind, I'll be taking yer Captain on over to me ship." Jack slurred happily, snaking his arm around Marietta's waist.
Marietta looked at him in disgust, but he only looked back in mischief. She didn't like the fact that he was trying to take advantage of the situation, so she slapped him hard across the face. Marietta's crew burst out laughing as she regained her stance while cracking her knuckles.
"I don't know if I deserved that." Marietta heard Jack say to himself before he stood back up.
"There be no good reason for me to go over to ye ship." She told him.
"Oh, but there is." He slyly responded. "Or did you forget, love? The reason why you even considered my wager is because of…" Jack started evilly.
"Alright!" Marietta shouted out, interrupting Jack before he could say one more word. "I'll go." She replied in defeat.
Marietta's crew was struck in awe.
"Cap'n. Are you really going with Jack?" Poison whispered in Marietta's ear.
"Ay, but trust me. It is of no free will that I be going." Marietta whispered back before shouting to her crew, "I leave my command in the hands of me first mate, Poison Ivy. If there be any problems during my time away from the Barracuda, she will inform me and the one that be causing the problem will be shot, understood?"
"Ay!" the entire crew shouted.
Poison and Marietta looked at each other for a few seconds before looking away. They had not once been separated once for three years and now they were being pulled apart by a simple deal. Marietta had another reason to hate Jack more than ever once she realized that she loved Poison and he was pulling her away from her.