All Evidence
A/N: This is a work in-progress but I will continue it. I, by the way, do not own anything that is related to Pirates of the Caribbean. No names, places, etc. This also takes place in between the 1st and 2nd movie.
II: A Touch of Myrtle
Will rubbed his eyes drearily and climbed out of bed. He walked above deck and saw Jack maintaining the wheel. Will climbed the steps and sat next to Jack.
"Today is the worst day of the year," Jack said, "a red sky."
Will looked at the sky and realized Jack was right — it was red. Will sighed. He looked at the empty ship.
"How long have you been awake?" Will asked.
"A few hours," Jack said, "I couldn't sleep. And as soon as I woke, I found the ship." He motioned ahead of him.
Will went to the edge of the Black Pearl and saw a ship not far ahead of them. Jack smirked when Will looked back at him. "I knew I could find it," Jack said.
Will nodded. "I guess you did. Have you gotten a good look on who's on it?"
Jack shook his head. "Not yet," he said, "but I have a hunch."
Meanwhile, below deck, Elizabeth woke up and saw that Will was awake already. She pulled on her robe and glided above deck. She didn't notice Will and Jack, so walked around the deck aimlessly. Jack and Will were talking, so they didn't notice her. Elizabeth leaned against the side of the Pearl and saw the boat. She turned around in anxiety and saw Will and Jack. She went up to talk to them.
The two men turned and saw her coming up the steps. Will smiled. Elizabeth was beautifully graceful, her white nightgown billowing behind her as she walked. Jack smirked. He wanted Elizabeth to love him or being willing to love him but knew it would never be possible while she and Will were together. After all, there hadn't been any trouble in paradise. Yet, Jack thought smugly.
Elizabeth raced up the steps and told them about the oncoming boat.
"Oncoming?" Jack said, "No, I'm following it."
Elizabeth shook her head. "Now you're going head-on toward it."
Just as Elizabeth had said, the ship that Jack had been following since dawn had pulled up beside the Pearl. The ship looked old and deteriorated, just as Jack had seen it. Many crewmen stood on the edge of the ship, staring at Jack, Will, and Elizabeth. A little girl, no older than 10 years of age, was positioned at the wheel.
"Pull in the sweeps!" the little girl shouted.
The crewmen flew to the edges of the ship and pulled in the long oars that came out of the sides of the ship. Jack stared at the little girl, who was now staring straight at him.
"Jack Sparrow, I can hardly believe it," she said.
"Who are you?" Jack asked, trying to keep his voice steady. Somehow, he thought he knew who the girl was. She had the same smirk as his least favorite person.
"You honestly don't know me, Captain Jack?" the girl said. She threw a rope and climbed onto the Pearl. Jack didn't protest.
"I'm Myrtle Barbossa."
