The Dark Lady
Chapter 1: Spared
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Previously:
The merchants where confused, 'why where the pirates just standing there? It was like they where waiting for something but what?' They didn't have to wait long to find out……….
"Where we 'eaded Cap'n?" Gibbs asked; they, that is the Black Pearl and her crew, had just finished spending the loot they had gotten from a raid on a Spanish ship.
"We, mate, have a ship ta' find" Jack, sorry, Captain Jack Sparrow said.
"Aye, a ship," Gibbs nodded, "What ship?"
"The Dark Lady," Jack said looking down at his compass and frowning, he then turned and swaggered off to some other part off the ship humming what suspiciously sounded like 'Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me'.
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The sound of footsteps echoed through the air, making the merchants hold their breath. A few of the surrounding Pirates moved to the side as the sound came closer. 'Could this be the captain?' the merchants hoped not because it was said that any who saw the captain of 'The Dark Lady' would die. It was said that not even 'The Dark Lady's' crew had seen the face of their captain.
Two figures moved into the space where the pirates had previously been. One was a tall fierce looking man who walked slightly behind the other. The other was quite short by all standards and wore a black coat with the hood pulled up. The fact that they couldn't see what they assumed to be the captains face made even the non-suppositious merchants feel relived, perhaps they may just come out of this with their lives.
The Captain stood there for a minute looking over the merchants who were tied up in a line on their knees before him. He made a motion with his hands before turning and leaving. The man who had followed the captain sneered at the merchants before speaking,
"Ye' lot 're lucky de capt'n has spared ye' lives. Cut 'em free boys de capt'n 'as ordered the rum out!"
The pirate crew cheered, cutting the very relived though still terrified merchants free before quickly swinging back to their own ship.
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They had been searching for 'The Dark Lady' for weeks now often running into terrified merchant vessels that had been raided by that very ship, though it seemed like they where never getting any closer and it frustrated Jack to no end. Wasn't his 'Black Pearl' meant to be the fastest ship in the entire ocean? But never mind that, it seemed like they had finally caught up.
Captain Jack Sparrow steered his ship into the harbour of Tortuga his eyes often drifting across to his reason for being here. 'The Dark Lady' sat in the harbour and Jack had to admit, it was an intimidating sight; he couldn't help but admire her though his heart would always belong to his Pearl, this new ship was defiantly in her league; perhaps the only one.
"Capt'n orders?" Gibbs asked
"Drink, be merry and keep an' ear out savvy?" Jack said smiling his infamous side smile.
"Aye!" Gibbs said grinning.
A/N: yeah these chapters are going to be short and I don't know when i will update as there isn't much interest in the story and it was really a spur-of-the-moment thing.