Chapter 3: The trifectum: Observations, Discoveries, and Danger

June 1705, Somewhere on the Caribbean Ocean

Anamaria was down in the cells below deck where they kept other pirates when they attacked other ships. She was supposed to inspect the cells to make sure that they were still able to hold the prisoners in and make sure that they wouldn't be able to escape. Instead she was sitting on the floor of the cell starting to doze off. Upstairs on the deck, Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew were working with the blazing June sun beating down on their backs. At first she thought it was going to be stifling hot down here, but once she came down here, she realized how cool it was and how relieved she was to be down here and not dying of heat out there.

She leaned back against the wall letting the cool breeze blowing in from the porthole above her brush against the back of her neck.

"Ah this is heaven." Sighed a content Anamaria as she fell asleep.

A half-hour later she woke up and felt something lying against her back.

'That's strange, a half hour ago when I fell asleep there was nothin' next ta me.'

She reached around behind her back and felt an arm.

"Wha' tha bloody 'ell?" Whispered Anamaria.

She turned around to see 2 bodies lying next to each other sprawled out, and they were women. One was light skin, while the other was about 2 shades lighter than she was.

Instantly becoming cautious, she came closer to these mystery girls and noticed their clothing.

"Strangest clothes I've 'eva seen." She remarked as she lightly touched one of their shirts.

"Feels soft, not like our own." She touched her white shirt that was a bit rougher to the touch.

After observing their clothes, she then moved down to their feet which looked kind of like the sandals that she had seen the Romans wear in the old history books she had looked at before. But these types of sandals were much more colorful; one was green with blue dots while the other was yellow.

She then took a closer look at the two mysterious girls. The darker one had brown hair just like hers except straighter with some wisps of curls escaping from the back of her head. Her face was a little long, but her button-like nose and baby-like cheeks made it fit. Her ears were pierced with gold hearts, and she had a long neck, but not too long.

Then Anamaria examined the next girl, and was surprised to find out that she looked like Miss Elizabeth Swann. She had the same darkish blonde color and the same brown eyes as her. The only things that were different was her mouth which was a little fuller and her neck which was a little longer, but other than that the resemblance was uncanny.

She stood up and pointed a gun at the two sensing a trap. A few minutes later Gabrielle awoke to the sound of a gun cocking. She looked up and saw Anamaria with her gun aimed at them.

"Oh shit!" Exclaimed Gabrielle.

She turned towards Catalina and shook her violently, "Cat get up!"

Catalina still dreaming about her boyfriend Ari turned over ignoring the shake mummering, "not now Ari."

"I hate to interrupt you in whatever crazy sex dream you're having, but right now we're about to be shot to death so would you please WAKE UP!" Yelled Gabrielle into Catalina's ear.

Catalina shot right up at that and was about to yell at Gabrielle when she saw Anamaria holding the gun that was pointed at the both of them.

"I'm glad I caught ya attention. Who the bloody 'ell are ya? And what tha bloody 'ell are ya doin' wit' Elizabeth Swann?"

"What's she babbling about?" Whispered Gabrielle.

"I think she thinks you're Elizabeth Swann and she wants to know what we're doing here?" Answered Catalina.

Gabrielle looked around and gasped, "Oh my god!"

"What?" Asked Catalina.

"Do you know where we are?"

"No but I think we've got much bigger problems than that right now." Said Catalina motioning towards Anamaria.

Gabrielle eased her way slowly towards Anamaria, "Excuse me Anamaria?"

"yea?" Asked a very annoyed and confused Anamaria.

"Can you excuse us for a minute, I need to talk to my friend."

Anamaria eyed them both curiously for a moment before turning her back on them.

"So what are you so freaked out about?" Asked Catalina when Gabrielle came back next to her.

"We're on the actual black pearl somewhere in the Caribbean with the actual black pearl crew and captain jack sparrow!" Said Gabrielle trying to keep her voice at a whisper, but it only resulted in her sounding like a whiny 13-year-old.

Catalina raised her eyebrows, "so?"

Gabrielle looked at her stupefied, "so? So! Is that all you have to say, so!"

"I'm sorry, but right now I'm worried about trying to not get shot." Said Catalina motioning towards anamaria who still had her back turned-\-

Gabrielle walked over to where Anamaria was, "look are you really going to shoot us?"

"I won't shoot ya," she pointed her gun at Catalina," maybe I might shoot 'er."

Gabrielle got in-between the gun and her friend, "well if you shoot her, then you'll have to shoot me."