Disclaimer: Don't own POTC…darn…
Sorry about the long silence. Exams are killer…and I'm trying to fix this story up still. It's working slowly. Gotta fix up the sequel as well. I don't think it was working out the way it went. So, if you have any ideas for the sequel, post em in reviews! Thanks!
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Jack, Will, and Elizabeth rowed the small boat all the way back to the Interceptor without incident. They left the oars to the pirates' boats floating on the ocean all the way back. They reached the side of the ship and Will helped boost Elizabeth up onto the railing. She paused, staring at the crew.
"Not more pirates…"
"Welcome aboard Miss Elizabeth," said Gibbs, stepping forward. A look of confused recollection crossed Elizabeth's features.
"Mister Gibbs?" she asked. Gibbs smiled and turned to Will, who had just climbed aboard behind Elizabeth, helping her down from the railing.
"Hey boy, where be Jack?" he asked sternly.
"I'm right 'ere Gibbs," said Jack, climbing over the railing rather distractedly. Gibbs smiled with relief and let out a grunt. Then he looked around behind Jack, a troubled glint sparking in his eyes.
"Where be Miss Robin?" he asked, eyes on the railing still, expecting her to follow.
"She fell behind," said Jack, not looking at anyone. There was a short silence, as everyone feared the worst. Gibbs bowed his head, nodding sadly before turning back to the crew.
"Keep to the Code!" he said, throwing one last glance back at the island. Anamaria sighed and looked at the members of the crew in turn, barking out orders to keep them busy.
As they set sail Jack stood at the back of the ship, his eyes wistfully staring back at the gradually shrinking island. Apparently that girl had meant more to him than he'd known…
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"Stupid Jack. Leave it to him to come up with a plan like that. Take the oars, throw them in the water. Not like Robin can't breathe under water like the cursed blokes," mocked Robin as she eased her midriff into the icy salty ocean water. When the pirates had discovered the oars were missing, they decided to walk to their ship. But what of the prisoner? She wasn't cursed. They came up with the brilliant plan of tying a rope around her middle and pulling her along as they walked and she swam. That's thickheaded pirates' ideas for you.
When they reached the ship, Robin was brought (sopping wet I might add) to Barbossa's cabin. She was pushed inside, guided around the table, and gently shoved into a hard wooden chair across from Barbossa.
"Now, missy. The girl's blood didn't work so do ye know 'oo's blood we need and where to find them?"
Robin remained silent, trying to come up with a story. Barbossa slammed his fist on the table.
"WELL?"
"Now, what'd be in it fer me if I'd be telling ye?" asked Robin slyly.
"I'll let ye live," said Barbossa simply. Robin held up a hand.
"Aha, but when are you going to come across another person that knows whose blood you need?" she pointed out. The pirate captain surveyed her.
"Name yer terms," he said. Robin paused.
"Lemme think of some first," she said. Barbossa grunted.
"Ye have five minutes," he said, pulling out a pocket watch and setting it on the wooden table face up.
Robin thought quickly. What did she really want above all else…
An image swam into her head. She didn't acknowledge it at first, but then she realized it' significance.
"Time's up," said Barbossa. Robin turned to him.
"Here are my terms…"
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A while later Robin was shoved into a small cell inch deep in water by a guard with muscles as big as his head.
"Oi, you might want to fix this leak problem!" she yelled after the Bo'sun's retreating back. He, of course, didn't listen.
Robin looked around the sodden cell, sloshing over to the wall that made up the side of the ship and surveying it. She found a small hole in the wood and stuck her eye to it, peering out at the world.
The sea passed by slowly, occasionally a fish leaping out and landing in another wave. Robin blinked a few times, her legs growing tired from crouching down so long. Suddenly she spotted a large object drifting along. She drew back from the hole, rubbed her eyes and blinked, and looked back.
It was still there, along with others. Loads of barrels were drifting along past the Black Pearl. Other objects soon joined them. Crates, pots, bottles…
Her attention was directed to the large form of the Interceptor suddenly curving around the Pearl. She watched some more. Wooden panels moved to show small windows. Robin struggled to see what was inside the windows. Her eyes widened and she flung herself away from the window just as a cannonball shot through the wall where she had just been standing.
"OI! WILL YOU STUPID PEOPLE STOP TRYIN TO SHOOT ME?" she yelled out at the Interceptor. Robin stood up, kicking the cannonball aside and pushing the door. Amazingly it opened, the lock having been blasted. She thanked every God she'd ever heard of for her luck and ran up the wooden stairs to the top deck.
Up on deck, the crew of the Black Pearl was swinging over to the Interceptor on ropes. Robin walked over to the mast of the Interceptor, which seemed to have collapsed onto the Pearl.
All of a suddenly she saw the monkey scurrying across towards her, holding the piece of Aztec gold. She took it from him and looked up in time to see Jack two feet away from her on the mast. Barbossa appeared behind her, the monkey back on his shoulder.
"Give me the medallion luv," said Jack, holding out his hand. Robin stared at him balefully, but Barbossa's voice brought her out of her trance.
"Remember our little deal, Missy?" he pointed his gun at Jack. Robin lowered her eyes and handed the medallion to Barbossa, who chuckled evilly and walked back towards his crew.
"Robin?" asked Jack, brow furrowed in confusion. Robin merely looked away, walking off towards the Interceptor's crew, which was being held behind a length of rope. Jack climbed on board the Pearl and tried to follow, but he was dragged off by two cursed pirates of the Pearl's crew.
"Gents, our hope is restored!" yelled Barbossa. The crew let up a cheer. They tied Interceptor's crew up with rope and set them by the railing as they sailed away from the broken, destroyed boat.
Robin stood in a corner and looked over the saddened crew of the Interceptor. She noticed someone missing. Who was it? Her eyes counted the crew once more and she realized who was gone. Will!
"Any of you so much as thinks the word 'parley', I'll have your guts for garters!" said Pintel, brandishing his gun as he strode around the captured crew. Elizabeth, having realized Will's absence as well, ran out from under the rope just as the Interceptor was blown to smithereens.
Elizabeth ran screaming at Barbossa. He caught her.
"Welcome back, miss. You took advantage of our hospitality last time, it holds fair now you return the favor," he said before thrusting her into a group of pirates, who eagerly began grabbing at her, laughing madly.
"Barbossa!" a voice cried out. Everyone looked up to see Will on the edge of the ship. He stepped down and aimed his pistol at Barbossa. "She goes free."
"What's in yer head, boy?" asked Barbossa.
"She goes free."
"Ye've only got one shot and we can't die," said Barbossa. Will glanced at Jack.
"Don't do anything stupid," whispered Jack pleadingly, clasping his hands together.
Will leapt back up onto the side of the ship. "You can't, I can," he said, aiming the gun at his head.
"Like that," said Jack.
"Who are you?" asked Barbossa. Jack ran over in front of Barbossa quickly.
"No one! He's no one. A distant cousin of my aunt's nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice though. Eunuch." He pointed at Will, raising an eyebrow convincingly.
"My name is Will Turner, my father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins!" continued Will. Barbossa grinned.
"Aaaahh yes. Ye'll be the one Miss Turlo was telling me about," he said evilly, gesturing at Robin. All eyes turned to the uncomfortable girl at the end of the crowd who squirmed, eyes on the deck and mumbled a low 'yes'.
"Name yer terms boy."
"Elizabeth goes free!" said Will immediately.
"Yes, we know that one. Anything else?" Will looked around, seeing Jack pointing at himself urgently.
"And the crew! The crew are not to be harmed!"
Barbossa smirked, walking forward as Jack made a few feeble attempts to get Will's attention once more.
"Agreed," he said evilly.
A while later they found themselves approaching a small sandy deserted island. Elizabeth stood out on a plank being egged on to jump by the by the pirates. Robin was standing next to Ragetti and Pintel, who were jeering at Elizabeth. Jack was surrounded by a large group of pirates and was joining in. Robin watched sullenly as Elizabeth was forced to remove the purple dress Barbossa had made her wear and fall off of the plank in her small white under dress. Then the two pirates on either side of her pushed her forward.
"Hey! Why am I going?" she exclaimed, looking at Barbossa.
"Ye kept yer deal and we kept ours. 'So far as I can se there's no more use we have fer ye…unless of course ye wish to stay for…informal purposes," he said with a sneer. The other pirates chuckled evilly. Robin straightened up.
"Nevermind, I'm going," she said, turning to walk onto the plank.
"But now that ye mention it I'm not so sure I wan' ye ter leave. This plan sounds pretty damn good to us, don' it boys?" Barbossa called out. The men let out a cry and moved forward to grab Robin, but she broke into a run and jumped off of the end of the plank into the blue Caribbean waters.
Robin swam to shore where Elizabeth was standing. She rung out her clothes as best she could while still wearing them, blinking the saltwater out of her eyes.
"Well…that went well…" she muttered, looking back.
"I assume you're being sarcastic?" asked Elizabeth.
"Yeah…course…" said Robin. She squinted, seeing another person fall off of the plank. "Oh damn, here comes Jack." She turned to Elizabeth, "Er…goodbye," she said before running off into the trees.
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Well, there you are. The new and improved chapter of I, Pirate. Another one anyway. REVIEW!
