I wasn't going to post another chapter until after Christmas but the
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The Return of the Three Musketeers. - Dedicated to Kattie/Katty
"He wants you to find my father Jack. "
Jack drew a breath and quickly expelled it. Adam watched his personality quickly change right before his eyes as Jack slid into a whole new persona. He became overly animated his normally active hands flipped and flicked even more than usual. His body made short jerky movements to emphasize his words.
"For those uninvited guests who feel the need to intrude in a private conversation," A sarcastic smile was plastered across his face. "I believe I just asked my brother what he wanted me to do." The smile disappeared and a slight snarl replaced it. " Savvy?"
He spun back to Adam and hissed . "You set me up again!" But the shock on his brother's face told him otherwise. He returned to confront Will face to face.
Will's eyes warmed. 'Surprised to see us Jack?" Will extended his hand. Elizabeth peeked out from behind him and waved.
Jack straightened up and sniffed. Arrogance flavored his words. "I knew it was just a matter of time. "ow'd ye find me?"
"My father came here to talk to your father, that's when I saw you in town." Elizabeth explained. "When you kept running away and hiding I sent a message to Will. I thought perhaps he would have better luck with you. There was no conspiracy Jack."
Jacks stomach sunk at the mention of his father. "My father?"
Elizabeth's smug look irritated him. "Yes Jonathan, (He cringed.) I met James, Charles and Adam Sparrow."
A short and sarcastic smile flashed across Jack's face. He decided to ignore the fact that Elizabeth existed. He sat on Adams desk. "Well William, your timing is impeccable. Adam an me was just discussin' yer dad."
"Will!! William!! I knew it! I knew it! You look just like your dad!! Just like 'im!!" Adam was bobbing up and down in excitement.
Jack frowned and looked down. " Calm yerself mate."
"Elizabeth laughed and introduced Will to Adam. Will held out his hand. "Its always nice to meet a friend of my father's."
Adam strained to grasp it. Elizabeth whispered to Will who adjusted his reach instantly.
Adam gushed. "Your dad is great. He's loyal, smart , witty, funny, honest, thoughtful,.."
"Askin' 'im ta marry ya soon are you?" Jack felt a twinge of jealousy at the excessive list of Turner attributes. He focused once again on Will.
"My father, you know where he is? He's alive? You've seen him?" Will urgently shot out the questions.
"No, I don't know, No." Jack grinned. "Anymore questions then?"
Will looked from Jack to Elizabeth. "I don't understand."
Jack's hand flipped toward Elizabeth. His head tilted, once again smug. "Ask yer little girlfriend there. Apparently she's the one with the plan not me. "
Will was used to feeling confused around Jack. He didn't like the sinking feeling he was experiencing with it. His attitude was mystifying. It was as if he was fighting the idea of locating his father, Bootstrap Bill Turner. He turned to Elizabeth. "Elizabeth?"
"I, I , I don't have a plan exactly. I thought we all could."
Will's exasperation surfaced. "But in your message you said..."
Elizabeth cut him off. "I said Jack saw your father and to come quick."
Will turned to the pirate. "You just said you didn't see him."
"He lied." Adam blurted out.
All eyes fell upon him. He wheeled himself out from behind the desk. Will knelt in front of him.
Adam prefaced his explanation. "Before you think me insane and call me a liar please remember, as I told Miss Swann, what people would say to you if you were to tell them about your adventure with Barbossa and the cursed pirates. Since I can remember I have been able to see things and talk to people in my dreams. I won't discuss it or explain it. It just is. When Jack told me Bill died I started to dream. I talk to your father in the dreams."
Elizabeth interrupted him. "He went to a Gypsy fortune teller to see if he was dead or alive and she said he was not dead!"
Will looked skeptical. "A Gypsy fortune teller? Is that supposed to build my confidence in this?"
Adam smiled trying to hold back laughing at the look at Jack's face. He clearly didn't want Sidi brought up.
"She's a friend of Jack's and quite good. When I told her of my dream she knew exactly what I was talking about." Adam continued on, explaining the details. When he finished he looked at Will. "With you or without you, I am going to find Bill."
Will looked to Jack. "You haven't offered much, uncharacteristically quiet on the topic actually."
"If Sidi says he's alive. He's alive. But that don't mean 'ees been 'eld captive by evil spirits underwater. Underwater is a big place and we don't know where."
Will thought about it. "Perhaps we could talk to those remaining of Barbossa's crew. Find out where they threw him into the ocean?"
"The bastards were all hanged. It don't matter anyway. Bill ain't attatched a cannon no more. They moved 'im. 'Ee's in the Grip. 'Ee ain't in no danger I don't think." Jack felt confident even though he really didn't know when the hundred year wait would be over.
"Oh my God. I didn't think of it." Adam suddenly was seized with a memory. "In my dream. I was here in Montego Bay. I was running on the beach and jumped into the water. I swam as far as I could then dived under to a little crevice I used to pretend was a cave when I was a child. Do you think it could be here? So close to home?"
"I don't think so Squif. You were frolicking and swimmin' in the dream. That means it ain't literal. We need someone who can read dreams."
Adam started to laugh. Jack threw his hands up. "Oh no! I ain't askin'. Ain't no way she's gonna 'elp me! She didn't know Bill that well neither so there's not real inspiration for her to act like anything but a witch about it."
"I'll go with you!" Adam offered. "She'll say yes to me! She loves me!"
Elizabeth pursed her lips and gave Jack a once over. "Your Gypsy friend hates you?
Will shook his head. "What a surprise. Has she slapped you yet?"
Adam laughed so hard his eyes watered. "You can only imagine and trust me he deserves it every time."
Jack grabbed Adam's chair and gave him a hearty push right into a wall. Elizabeth and Will looked mortified. Adam continued to laugh and moved to rejoin the group.
"All right, Jack started. We need to ask the Gypsy wench about Adam's dream."
Elizabeth looked offended. "Oh that's the attitude isn't it?"
"You don't know 'er luv. We don't know what the dream will tell us if anything."
"It's got to tell us something." Adam emoted. "Why else would I have it?"
Jack shrugged. "Just be prepared mate. But if it does give us information, we're going to have to be prepared to move on it. Me gut says we're gonna 'ave a long trip ahead of us."
"All right then!" Will clasped his hands in excitement. "Elizabeth and I will go back to the hotel and await word from you." Will was hopeful. Emotion overwhelmed him. His father was alive and he would see him again soon!
The Return of the Three Musketeers. - Dedicated to Kattie/Katty
"He wants you to find my father Jack. "
Jack drew a breath and quickly expelled it. Adam watched his personality quickly change right before his eyes as Jack slid into a whole new persona. He became overly animated his normally active hands flipped and flicked even more than usual. His body made short jerky movements to emphasize his words.
"For those uninvited guests who feel the need to intrude in a private conversation," A sarcastic smile was plastered across his face. "I believe I just asked my brother what he wanted me to do." The smile disappeared and a slight snarl replaced it. " Savvy?"
He spun back to Adam and hissed . "You set me up again!" But the shock on his brother's face told him otherwise. He returned to confront Will face to face.
Will's eyes warmed. 'Surprised to see us Jack?" Will extended his hand. Elizabeth peeked out from behind him and waved.
Jack straightened up and sniffed. Arrogance flavored his words. "I knew it was just a matter of time. "ow'd ye find me?"
"My father came here to talk to your father, that's when I saw you in town." Elizabeth explained. "When you kept running away and hiding I sent a message to Will. I thought perhaps he would have better luck with you. There was no conspiracy Jack."
Jacks stomach sunk at the mention of his father. "My father?"
Elizabeth's smug look irritated him. "Yes Jonathan, (He cringed.) I met James, Charles and Adam Sparrow."
A short and sarcastic smile flashed across Jack's face. He decided to ignore the fact that Elizabeth existed. He sat on Adams desk. "Well William, your timing is impeccable. Adam an me was just discussin' yer dad."
"Will!! William!! I knew it! I knew it! You look just like your dad!! Just like 'im!!" Adam was bobbing up and down in excitement.
Jack frowned and looked down. " Calm yerself mate."
"Elizabeth laughed and introduced Will to Adam. Will held out his hand. "Its always nice to meet a friend of my father's."
Adam strained to grasp it. Elizabeth whispered to Will who adjusted his reach instantly.
Adam gushed. "Your dad is great. He's loyal, smart , witty, funny, honest, thoughtful,.."
"Askin' 'im ta marry ya soon are you?" Jack felt a twinge of jealousy at the excessive list of Turner attributes. He focused once again on Will.
"My father, you know where he is? He's alive? You've seen him?" Will urgently shot out the questions.
"No, I don't know, No." Jack grinned. "Anymore questions then?"
Will looked from Jack to Elizabeth. "I don't understand."
Jack's hand flipped toward Elizabeth. His head tilted, once again smug. "Ask yer little girlfriend there. Apparently she's the one with the plan not me. "
Will was used to feeling confused around Jack. He didn't like the sinking feeling he was experiencing with it. His attitude was mystifying. It was as if he was fighting the idea of locating his father, Bootstrap Bill Turner. He turned to Elizabeth. "Elizabeth?"
"I, I , I don't have a plan exactly. I thought we all could."
Will's exasperation surfaced. "But in your message you said..."
Elizabeth cut him off. "I said Jack saw your father and to come quick."
Will turned to the pirate. "You just said you didn't see him."
"He lied." Adam blurted out.
All eyes fell upon him. He wheeled himself out from behind the desk. Will knelt in front of him.
Adam prefaced his explanation. "Before you think me insane and call me a liar please remember, as I told Miss Swann, what people would say to you if you were to tell them about your adventure with Barbossa and the cursed pirates. Since I can remember I have been able to see things and talk to people in my dreams. I won't discuss it or explain it. It just is. When Jack told me Bill died I started to dream. I talk to your father in the dreams."
Elizabeth interrupted him. "He went to a Gypsy fortune teller to see if he was dead or alive and she said he was not dead!"
Will looked skeptical. "A Gypsy fortune teller? Is that supposed to build my confidence in this?"
Adam smiled trying to hold back laughing at the look at Jack's face. He clearly didn't want Sidi brought up.
"She's a friend of Jack's and quite good. When I told her of my dream she knew exactly what I was talking about." Adam continued on, explaining the details. When he finished he looked at Will. "With you or without you, I am going to find Bill."
Will looked to Jack. "You haven't offered much, uncharacteristically quiet on the topic actually."
"If Sidi says he's alive. He's alive. But that don't mean 'ees been 'eld captive by evil spirits underwater. Underwater is a big place and we don't know where."
Will thought about it. "Perhaps we could talk to those remaining of Barbossa's crew. Find out where they threw him into the ocean?"
"The bastards were all hanged. It don't matter anyway. Bill ain't attatched a cannon no more. They moved 'im. 'Ee's in the Grip. 'Ee ain't in no danger I don't think." Jack felt confident even though he really didn't know when the hundred year wait would be over.
"Oh my God. I didn't think of it." Adam suddenly was seized with a memory. "In my dream. I was here in Montego Bay. I was running on the beach and jumped into the water. I swam as far as I could then dived under to a little crevice I used to pretend was a cave when I was a child. Do you think it could be here? So close to home?"
"I don't think so Squif. You were frolicking and swimmin' in the dream. That means it ain't literal. We need someone who can read dreams."
Adam started to laugh. Jack threw his hands up. "Oh no! I ain't askin'. Ain't no way she's gonna 'elp me! She didn't know Bill that well neither so there's not real inspiration for her to act like anything but a witch about it."
"I'll go with you!" Adam offered. "She'll say yes to me! She loves me!"
Elizabeth pursed her lips and gave Jack a once over. "Your Gypsy friend hates you?
Will shook his head. "What a surprise. Has she slapped you yet?"
Adam laughed so hard his eyes watered. "You can only imagine and trust me he deserves it every time."
Jack grabbed Adam's chair and gave him a hearty push right into a wall. Elizabeth and Will looked mortified. Adam continued to laugh and moved to rejoin the group.
"All right, Jack started. We need to ask the Gypsy wench about Adam's dream."
Elizabeth looked offended. "Oh that's the attitude isn't it?"
"You don't know 'er luv. We don't know what the dream will tell us if anything."
"It's got to tell us something." Adam emoted. "Why else would I have it?"
Jack shrugged. "Just be prepared mate. But if it does give us information, we're going to have to be prepared to move on it. Me gut says we're gonna 'ave a long trip ahead of us."
"All right then!" Will clasped his hands in excitement. "Elizabeth and I will go back to the hotel and await word from you." Will was hopeful. Emotion overwhelmed him. His father was alive and he would see him again soon!
