Ok.. Quick on the update today.. FF refused to upload for 4 days.. so here's the chapter I tried to upload the 21st:
Chapter 17: Don't Shoot!
"Chloe!
Where are you!" Searching every chamber in Will's house
frantically, I try to find Chloe, Will and Norrington.
I hope Mary
didn't harm them in any way.
"Mmfmfmppfh!" A dull and muffled sound can be heard from behind the cellar door.
Jack stalks over to the cellar and pulls his gun out. With a movement of his hands he beckons me to stay back as he slowly turns the lock.. Barbossa draws his gun too, pointing it at the small crack.
The
door slams open, and two figures fall over each other on the
floor.
"Mmfmfmpphf!" The top figure says. Jack takes a
step back and points his gun at the two people, who are still
sprawled on the floor. With a finger he warns Barbossa not to shoot.
"Alright.. who are you and what did you do to the others?"
Jack demands.
"Jack! Don't shoot!" I quickly push
both of the guns down, before something very bloody happens.
The
person on top lifts its head. Two very angry looking eyes squint a
Jack.
"MFMMMFFFPPPFH!" It muffles.
"It's only
Chloe" Indeed.. it's Chloe.. and underneath her lies Will.. both
gagged with a piece of cloth and tied together with a few shawl..
don't ask why..
Gingerly I pull the gag out of her mouth.
"Well.. hello there..had fun in the cellar?" I ask,
grinning slightly."
Chloe continues glaring at Jack.
"He
tried to shoot us!"
Jack glances at his pistol and
quickly hides it behind his back, smiling his most charming
smile.
"Yes.. well.. I had to... what if you were another
evil person being? Hmm.. ever thought of tha'? Nice to see you again
too, by the way"
"Don't you weasel your way out of this
Sparrow.. untie me so I can give you a wallop!"
Jack puts his
finger on his lower lip and pretends to be thinking deeply. After a
few seconds he answers.
"Well.. though tempting it may seem..
I feel disinclined to free you.. especially with the idea of being
hit on the head in the near future"
Jasper simply rolls
his eyes and unties Chloe, grabbing her by the arm, thus preventing
her from trying to strangle Jack.
"Hi.. I'm Jasper.. you must
be Chloe. Lona told me a few things about you"
"Oh? What
did she say? Hey.. so you must be Jasper.. then who is that guy?"
"I
am Barbossa, glad to meet you miss"
"Mmmfppfffhhfmpf!"
Oh
right.. we're forgetting about Will. Quickly I untie him too, while
gently clipping Jack across the head.
"Thank you oh so very
much for your help Jack" Will says sarcastically, while rubbing
his wrists.
Jack grins and bows slightly
"You're ever so
welcome, young William."
And, as happens often in this
kind of situations in which people are together, everyone starts
talking to each other. Creating an awful lot of noise for only five
people talking. Five people? Six including myself? Who am I missing?
Let's see..
Me- one
Jasper- two
Chloe-Three
Will-Four
Jack-Five
Barbossa- Six
Norrington!
"Jamie is missing!
Where is Jamesy?"
Chloe raises an eyebrow
"That
little pantsy has betrayed us"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Why!"
"I don't know!"
Jack interrupts our little
conversation
"Probably money, luv. Now let's go and collect
our treasure! Or at least our treasure map!"
Chloe looks at Jack, confused
"Treasure
map? Treasure? What? Who? and mostly: where and why?.. not to
mention: WHAT IS BARBOSSA DOING HERE!"
I glance at Jasper
and sigh.
"Well.. that's a bit of a long story.. let me
explain.."
-a few moments later-
"...
and then we found you."
Chloe eyes Barbossa suspiciously
"
I don't trust him"
Barbossa stares at her, looking
shocked
"But ma'am.. I can assure you.."
"You
can assure and insure all you want.. I still won't trust you.. it's
in the name you see?" she snaps at him.
"Yes, yes..
all very fine.. can we go now?" Jack asks, glancing out of the
window nervously.
"Where to Jack?" Will asks, still a
bit chagrined about him being tied up and all.
"The
docks..and then... the TwenthyFirst Century!"
Everyone falls silent.. looking around them as if something dramatic should have happened. But it didn't..
"You're daft Sir!" Barbossa
says, taking a step backwards, shaking his head.
"Aye.. and
your point would be?" Jack asks, grinning and showing his golden
teeth.
Jasper stands in the doorway, his arms folded in front of
his chest, blocking the only means of escape for Barbossa.
"You're not going anywhere
Barbossa.. it's your sister.. so we decided you are somewhat
responsible"
"I thought she was dead!"
"Yes..and
she is not! Imagine how that makes you look!"
"Apart
from surprised, shocked and stunned you mean?" Barbossa retorts
"I don't know why she isn't dead.. and why she did this.. but it
has nothing to do with me!"
"Sure mate" Jack
scoffs "but guilty or not. you're coming with us".
Jack
thrusts his finger skywards and shouts excitedly "TO THE DOCKS!"
--
Love, Lona
