You Forget One Very Important Thing mate - (23)
"Speak now!" Metheros said, glaring at Jack.
"We were just passing! Leaving right now in fact! We'll see ourselves out!" Jack said, he attempted to stand up but one of the wild men pushed him back down.
"Or not," He mumbled.
"We came here by accident, we don't want to be any trouble. If you'd just let us go back to our ship..." Ashley lied.
"OUR ship? Since when has it been ours?" Jack looked at her, clearly not realizing the danger that they were in.
"Silence! I know what you are here for, the treasure of the island...MY island..you shall not get it…throw them in the pit!" Metheros said to her guards.
Ashley and Jack were dragged out of the stone building they were in, and then taken towards the jungle again. This time the wild men neglected to put blindfolds on them, which appeared to be fortunate.
"GIBBS!" Ashley yelled, She swore that she saw him and the other crew members.
"What?" One of the wild men asked.
"Well done love, you've truly outdone your stupidity this time," Jack said, as some of the wild men of the group began running over to where Gibbs and the crew were hidden.
Nothing more could be said however, as Jack and Ashley were pushed right into the jungle once more, until they came to another clearing, there were huge holes in the ground, holes with large wooden jail-like bars over the.
"Your not going to do what I think your going to do are you?" Ashley asked.
"You will not get our Queens treasure," One of the men said, he began untying the bounds on Jack and Ashley's hands. Then, Ashley first, both pirates were knocked into the hole, and the bars were put over the top. So there was no escape.
"You are the second most stupid person I have ever met Ashley Sparrow!" Jack moaned standing up and looking around for a way to escape.
"No I am NOT! Who is the first?" Ashley said, adjusting her bandanna on her head.
"The whelp…who else would it be?"
"Aye, I know where your coming from, but what the hell are we gonna do now?" Ashley said, slumping down on the ground. She really didn't think discussing who Jack thought was stupid or not was helping anything.
"Love, now we play the waiting game.." Jack replied, mimicking what she had just done and sighing loudly.
(GIBBS POV)
We had been caught. Damn Ashley and her bloody big mouth. Though, it didn't bother me that much, if she hadn't said it, Jack probably would have. I suppose that's the downfall of having two Sparrows in my crew. I mean...Jacks crew…
We had been taken to a large building, hands tied and blindfolded. When the blindfolds were removed, I saw a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and green eyes. She smiled at me for a second, however it wasn't a nice smile. It was one of those 'Why the bloody hell are you here?' smiles. I received them from Jack all too often.
"What are you doing here and who are you?" The woman spoke.
"I be Captain Joshamee Gibbs of The Black Pearl, and this is me crew, my ship was accidentally washed up on the shore o' this here island after a terrible storm," I lied, hoping she didn't know that I wasn't the Captain.
"Captain…and what would a fine Captain as yourself be doing on my small little island...hmm?" The woman replied, speaking in more friendly terms.
"As I said, we were washed up after a storm, we will leave of course, we just came looking for provisions," I lied once more.
"I can help you with this..I also would like to show you something Captain Joshamee," The woman exclaimed, she smiled at me and grimaced at the crew "Put the Captains crew with the others, they'll be just fine there, maybe they'll even find out what that Jack and Ashley are here for too,"
'This woman's a bit stupid ain't she? Does she not have the slightest suspicion that Jack and Ashley are with us?' I thought as the crew where taken away, and the binds on my hands were untied.
"I am Metheros, Queen of this island, I'm sure as a Captain you have seen many fine treasures, but none as fine as this," The woman opened a large wooden door that stood to the right of where she was earlier sitting. I stood up and walked over to the doorway, inside was the most treasure I'd ever seen. Even more than in the Isle De Muerta.
"Merry Mother O' God!" I said loudly.
'I think this be what Jack was wanting!'
Metheros smile
Ashley had just drifted off to sleep, after all there was nothing better to do, when something fell on her, something heavy.
"Christ!" She yelled, jumping up, at her feet she saw Marty, and as she looked around she saw the other members of the crew. Except Gibbs. Jack seemed to have noticed this also.
"Oi! Cotton, where be Gibbs?" Jack asked.
"Metheros..whoever she is…she is with him, said something about wanting to show him something," A crew member named Smith said.
"Hmmm…this is a spot o' trouble an' no mistake," Ashley said, scratching her head and helping Marty back onto his feet.
"Aye, but Gibbs will get us out of it, he always does," Jack said, he put his hands behind his head and appeared to be trying to sleep.
"If yer sure," Ashley replied.
(GIBBS POV)
"Captain, do you really have to leave my island?" Metheros asked.
"O' course, I wouldn't want ta intrude," I replied.
"Oh but you wouldn't be," Metheros said, moving closer to me. However she stopped suddenly, an expression of shock came over her face.
"Metheros?" I asked, there was no reply, she looked down at her leg, which was bleeding, and then she fainted, falling on the treasure-covered floor. I looked for the source of her injury and soon found it. A snake slithered across the stone floor, luckily for me, it stayed away. I looked back down at the unconscious Queen. Not really knowing what to do, or whether or not she was dead. However, if it were me, I figured she wouldn't care. So I ignored her, as bad as it may have seemed and walked back into the room where I had first laid eyes on her.
The wild men weren't there, I hoped to avoid them, I knew roughly where Jack and the crew were, and it seemed I was their only hope.
'A bit to heroic for a pirate ain't ye, Gibbs?'
'Aye, but theres nothing else to be done! An' maybe we'll all get a share o' that treasure if we play our cards right!' I thought, as I ran out of the door and headed towards the jungle.
(JACKS POV)
"Pssst!…pssst!…pssst!" There came a voice.
"Will ye stop pssssting!" I shouted.
"Its me Captain, Gibbs!"
"Eh? Well get us out of 'ere man! You took yer time!" I said, standing up.
Ashley and the rest of the crew did the same. Gibbs lifted the wooden bars off of the hole and then proceeded to help everyone out of the bloody pit.
When all were out, I looked at Gibbs.
"Is that me hat?" I asked, motioning to his head.
"Ah ye se-" Gibbs began.
"No need for explanations, but, it doesn't really suit ye, only Captain JACK Sparrow can pull this hat off!" I said grinning, taking it off of his head and placing it on my own.
"Captain, there be a great treasure in Metheros' building! There be no sign of the wild men! We could take it sir!" Gibbs exclaimed.
"Lets get to it then!" I said excitedly, beginning to walk back towards the village.
After all, I was never one to turn down treasure…except if it was cursed of course…