Chapter 4- The Repeat of History
Jack Sparrow looked out the starboard side of the Black Pearl. The water was calm and clear except for a line of ripples near the shore. But the line stopped about twenty yards from the ship. Jack looked deeply at the shore, trying to see if there were any footprints leading away from the water, but there were not. Jack Sparrow hastily removed his vest, gun, and hat and dove into the clear blue water.
He swam to the bottom, reaching the drowning girl, and pulled her upward towards the surface. As he burst out of the water, he gasped, realizing that the drowned girl was Arielle. What would Will and Elizabeth say and do to Jack if they knew that he had not saved her.
He quickly swam to the side of his ship and hoisted her aboard. Having cut her dress off, he quickly slashed through her corset to allow Arielle to breath (doesn't this sound familiar). She coughed and opened her eyes slowly, as if it pained her to do so. Jack leaned down and kissed her pale forehead.
"Are you alright? What the devil were you doing swimming out this far with that piece of lead hanging of your, well your… you know?" Jack yelled angrily.
"I'm okay, I guess. I can't swim very well. I wanted to find you and I couldn't find your ship in the harbor so I asked Norrington, and he wanted to…"
Jack interrupted," You told Norrington that I was here? Damn you… don't you know that pirates found in Port Royal are hung?"
Suddenly realizing that he had just revealed to Arielle that he was a pirate, he quickly shut up.
Arielle, seeing the look on his face said," its okay. I saw the mark on your forearm, I know. And no I didn't know about the law. We must get you out of Port Royal at once!"
Arielle leaned in towards Jack, kissed him long and hard, and whispered in his ear," And I'm coming with you…"