A/n: Hola…another chapter. I kind of got inspiration for this story by playing POTC: The Legend of Jack Sparrow. Muah…enjoy.
Chapter Five: Sick
Surprisingly, the ice was covered with a thick snow, making it easier to walk on. We walked around to the back of the Pearl. Jack sighed and I looked. There was no way we were getting this ship out of the ice.
"What are we going to do now…?" I breathed, it was getting colder. Jack didn't answer only turned to look at our possible search routes. I followed him into a dim cave. It was actually a little warmer when I entered. I looked around.
"Keep you're eyes open for anything that could move the ship…" He said from in front. I nodded my response and looked around the cave. I saw a few icicles hanging, some seemed loose. I tried my best to avoid them and keep up with Jack at the same time.
Finally, we reached a spot where there were stacks of boxes on a thick patch of ice and snow. I looked at them from behind as Jack clapped his hands in success.
"What is it?" I asked, shivering from the cold. He turned to look at me, a grin on his face.
"Gunpowder," he answered, looking back to the boxes.
"So what, are we going to blow the ice of the ship…?" I shouldn't have asked. I looked up, that icicle was getting seriously close to falling. I stepped back, in time as it came crashing down. However, it wasn't a very small icicle. It was actually very large. It made an impact on the ice and I backed up as it began caving in. It stopped and I sighed in relief, looking back to Jack. He hadn't noticed at all. I heard a cracking noise from beneath me and I looked down.
Screaming I plunged into the icy water below. The ice above me seemed to be reforming and I tried to climb back out before it did. My god was it that cold that it was reforming that quickly. I pounded my fists on the already thick layer of ice. I could see Jack's feet above me, he was panicking. He ran in the direction of the ship. Great help you are, Jack.
The water was starting to rise a little and my head was being forced up against the ice. I took one large breath and sank into the water. It had become aware to me now that if Jack or anybody didn't come help me I could die from the freezing water.
It was black underneath the water and the only thing I could see was the ice above me. I went back up for air, or what air I could get. I breathed. It was so cold.
"Hurry Jack…" I growled taking one more breath before the water closed in around me. I then became aware that I had lost my hat, I looked around the water. It was floating some distance away. I swam to retrieve it. Grabbing it, I quickly swam back to where there was two pair of feet above me. They set a box down. It looked like one of the boxes Jack said he was going to use to create a path for the ship.
I moved back, I was slowly running out of air, and some how I was surprised I hadn't died yet. The ice came shattering down and I swam up, avoiding the ice. I got my arm caught on one and cut my self, but that was the least of my problems. I emerged, gasping for air and my teeth chattering. Will and Jack pulled me out of the water and set me on the ice. I held my soaking Jack close to my body and tried to breath. I glared at Jack.
"You needed to go get help to move one box…" I glared, trying to get warm. Jack smiled and shrugged.
"For some one who was about to die, you sure still have your attitude back…" he said, helping me up off the ground and taking his own jacket and wrapping it around me.
"I never had an attitude…" I sneezed, great now I had a cold. They walked me back to the ship and Elizabeth and Ana quickly took me back to Jack's cabin. They stripped me down and shoved me into the bath quickly. I was relieved to find the water was extremely hot. They began to wash me, but even in the bath I was freezing.
"Ally, thank god Jack came and told us to warm water for you. Other wise, we would've had to warm it while you were still soaking wet," Elizabeth said, drying me off thoroughly and shoving me in a night gown. She placed me in bed and wrapped plenty of blankets around me. I was grateful for Jack yes, but wouldn't I have been better off being saved first?
Once my head hit the pillow I was out. I hated ice more than anything now. It was a dreamless sleep; I could hear the crew working above me. I shivered and woke with a start. I was freezing. I pulled the blankets up over my shoulders and wrapped my self in one. Nothing was helping. I could see Elizabeth standing in the corner, folding a few clothes.
I opened my mouth to call her name. It came out, but it was very quiet. She looked at me, concern on her face. Quickly she made her way to the bed and placed the back of her hand on my forehead.
"You're burning up…" She said, grabbing some hot tea from beside me. I took it and sipped it.
"Funny, I don't feel like I'm burning up…" I said quietly, pulling more blankets up over my shoulder.
"I'm not sure on what to do….I'll go get Jack…" She said, turning to leave. I coughed and placed the tea on the table beside me. I looked at the back of my hands. I was purple. I pulled the blankets tighter around me. I knew it was a bad idea for me to go with Jack.
Speak of the devil; Jack came into the room, followed by Elizabeth. I felt Jack's hand press against my forehead and I closed my eyes. His hands were really warm.
"Well, she's sick…" I heard him say. Well no duh.
"We know Jack. What do we do to make her feel better?" Elizabeth snapped. Jack's hand remained on my shoulder and I sniffed. I had to sneeze. I unburied my hands from the blankets and covered my mouth.
"Bless ye love…" Jack said, looking back down at me and grinning.
"This is your entire fault you know," I said after sneezing several times. He grinned some more and didn't answer. I sneezed once more and threw my self back on the bed. "Just kill me now," I groaned. My eye lids got heavy and I fell back to sleep. I felt some one bring the blankets back past my shoulders. Dreamless sleep hit me once again.
A/n: yay short chapters…..lol REVIEW!
