Chapter 13: Beggars and Blighters
Isla Infierna was a prison island. It was feared by all, and those who went in didn't come out alive. Ever.
The port there was a large spire of rock that led up to a bridge linking the rock and the island itself. In this port, the first term of sentence was carried out. For one month, the beggars, blighters, and all the others taken were kept here. They were tortured, whipped, beaten, and bloodied. Then, at the end of the month came the second part; the rest of their short lives in the Isla Infierna Prison. Men were dragged by their hands from the port to the prison, their ankles bloodied, their torsos lashed, their spirit gone. The final blow was that when they were brought in, the bodies were dumped into the sea. They could watch the caskets being dumped into the water as the crows flew in, ready for dinner. Along the way, some men—typically the first few in line—would be locked in cages above the bridge, and left for the crows to devour while the prisoners being dragged in watched the grisly scene.
It fit its name perfectly; the Island of Hell.
And here was where Jack Sparrow had first found out about Davy Jones and his concept of debt.
FLASHBACK
"Y'see, Davy Jones offers ye a choice. Ye can either die, or 'postpone judgment', as he puts it, by serving on his crew for a hundred years." Jack Sparrow nodded attentively. "'Course, he only typically appears at shipwrecks, so there's little chance ye will be running into 'im anytime soon."
Jack nodded impatiently. "Yes, yes, but what about ships? If ye offer yer soul, could he raise a ship from the bottom, and allow a few years to captain it?"
The rugged man thought. "I dunno; closest ye will ever get to findin' out is if ye ask 'im yerself."
END FLASHBACK
He'd decided to escape long before he died, by putting on an incredible show of being stone dead. He had done this the first time he was here. This would be the second time; though this time he had to learn if there were any way to bend Davy Jones to your will. To get out, he'd have to hope that his remarkable acting skills would prevail once more.
"Gibbs, the Pearl is to remain here until my return. It should be in, oh, a month or so."
"Aye, sir."
Jack Sparrow took a longboat and rowed his way to the far side of the spire, and began to climb. It was a long way up, and even more difficult to get across the bridge undetected.
Crossing a bridge via its underside is no mean feat, even for Captain Jack Sparrow.
"I may be the greatest man who ever lived, but I'm not a bloody spider. Oh, why oh why do I let myself do these things?" Was the basic gist of the almost constant muttering that came from Sparrow as he took his unconventional route across the ravine. It was then inside, and into the closest place to Hell living men ever came.
A/N: Will someone please inform me if the whole "God Jack" setting was after the prison island? Thanks!