Hello! Here I am again.. updating is slow..sorry! But work suddenly turned out to be time eater.. -shocked- and not to mention the Blue Angels and Red Arrows demo today..and the Soccer World Cup that I've got to watch thanks to dear Jasper.. BA/RA rock! Thank you all for telling me that "landing" really is a word.. I hope you'll enjoy the next chapter.. I think it's a bit boring.

Behind me I hear a pistol being cocked.
"Because dear brother.. she is the betrothed of the one you hold prisoner" a female voice sounds.
Barbossa's eyes grow wide as he stands up from his chair.
"Mary!" he whispers hoarsely.
Mary Sue grins and fires her gun at Barbossa.

Chapter 16- Sisterly love

The bullet hits his shoulder. Remarkably he doesn't shout of cry out. Yupz.. he is a real Sue's brother alright. The instant hero.. ah well. I turn around to face Mary.

"Great job.. you only had one bullet. So what are you going to do with me? Hm?"
Mary puts her pistol back in its holster, and draws her sword.
"I'm going to lock you and my brother up. You're no danger to me, you don't even know how to handle a sword!"

Mary hauls her brother out of his chair and forces us to walk on. In the corridor we see the lifeless body of Measle, stabbed with a sword. Poor guy, never had a chance. Barbossa clutches his shoulder, looking back at his sister.
"You're supposed to be dead!" he mutters in disbelief.
Rolling my eyes, I just wait for Mary to say the line from the movie.
She smirks, pushes Barbossa forward and replies.
"Am I not?"

Mary opens a door and motions with her sword that we should go in, when we are inside she bows a little and grins even more.
"Thank you dear brother for sharing the location of the map with me, perhaps we'll meet again.. tahtah" with this she slams the door. A faint sound is heard, like the locking of a door.
"How very uncreative..and that for a Sue.. tsk" I mutter under my breath.

The room is dark.. very dark. Spiders tend to hide in dark places.. I dislike spiders. I dislike spiders very much. I can hear Barbossa gasping in pain. What is it with men getting shot in the shoulder when I'm around? First Jack, now this bloke. It's getting really old, really fast.

"So.. apparently Norrington didn't kill her.. and I doubt that Jack did deserve getting shot at either.."
Somewhere behind me in the dark I can something stir.
"You know those two?"
"Well.. yeah.. Jack came for my help after you shot him.. so you could say I know him.. and I helped Norrington escape after you locked him up..so you could kinda think I know him too.. come to think of it.. you are the main reason for me being here.. so I really should kick you in the shin!"
"Who ARE you?" Barbossa groans.

"That mate.. is your worst nightmare" Jack's voice sounds from somewhere back.
"I am not! And you just shut up.. you're going to be shouted at next!"
A lantern is lighted by Jasper, who blinks a couple of times in the harsh light after the sudden darkness. He puts the lantern down, walks to me and starts hugging me.
"I thought I'd never see you again" he whispers in my ear "how did you know we weren't dead?"
I hug him back just as fiercely, and I can feel tears running over my cheeks again, but this time they are tears of joy. I pull back and give him a quick kiss, smiling and wiping my tears away.
"Will told me about the trapdoors and the hangman being a friend.. and after that I simply added the rest.. Barbossa being the new Commodore and all..and the treasure.. I just never thought Mary would be his sister.. evil girl!"

Jack walks over to the heavily transpiring Barbossa, who is clutching his shoulder. Jack looks him up and down, and finally gazes at the shoulder wound.
"Aye mate.. now you also know how that feels" he says.
"Jack! That's not nice!"
"No.. you're right.. it's not nice to shoot Captain Jack Sparrow!" Jack growles at Barbossa. Who is looking more pale every minute.
I glance up at Jasper, who frowns at Barbossa's shoulder.
"Do you think you can clean him up?" I ask him.

Jasper nods
"Yeah..sure.. it isn't as bad as Jack's shoulder was.. and this guy is clean"
"I 'eard that!"
"That's because you were supposed to hear that!"
"And I still 'eard tha'!"
Jack cleans Barbossa's shoulder with a cloth we ripped from Jack's shirt. Which we practically had to force him to give it to us.
Now he is sulking in the corner
"That bloody guy wanted to shoot us lad! Not to mention hang us! And now you're saving his bloody arse!"

Jasper simply shrugs and looks up at me.
"He is right you know.. if you didn't come up here and demanded to see him he'd probably killed us"
"That's not true! I swear!" Barbossa protests "I just wanted to show that I intend no harm! I wanted to empty my pistol in front of you" Well.. isn't he a good guy?

Jack keeps grumbling and muttering and turns his back on us. Jasper finishes with Barbossa's shoulder, who is looking a whole lot better now. Barbossa looks deep in my eyes "You believe me.. do you?" he pleads.

Jasper narrows his eyes and stares at Barbossa suspiciously. Really..men!
"Yes, I believe you.. now.. since Mary has the treasure, we can forget this nonsense and go back home.. yes?"
"No" Jack immediately speaks up.
"What do you mean no?"
"Like I said.. no"
"What..do..you mean?" I hiss, while grabbing the pands of his blouse.
"Well..the map is in my other pants.. at your lads house.. so I told her that.. and I also told her she had to sleep in a wardrobe to get there..what she doesn't know, is that that ain't the way to get there.. she needs you lass.. she can't travel to a time where you are not at the moment.. "

"Come again?"
"You are the key to travelin' through time and space luv'"
"Excuse me? "
"You.."
"Yes yes.. I heard you the first time.. so.. she'll be searching for me tomorrow morning.. extremely pissed off?"
"Basically..yes..unless we beat her to it"
"But she'll be able to follow us..because I'll be there..do I get that right?"
"Yup"
"I hate you"
"Yeah.. I love you too luv"

Jasper shakes his head in confusion.
"I don't get it.."
"We should get out of this room" Jack mutters.. and for once.. I agree with him.
"I think I have the key with me" Barbossa offers.

-blink-

Men..truly.. are.. stupid..
"And why didn't you tell us this sooner?" I ask him.
"Well.. I thought it would be for the best if we'd wait until my sister had left the building"
Yes..well.. ok.. perhaps not so stupid.
"Ok..right.. good job.. now.. set us free!" Jack waves his hands at Barbossa.

Barbossa opens the door and Jack very carefully looks around the corner.
"Ok..nobody 'ere.. come on!"
And now we're off to see what Mary did to the others...

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Love, Lona