Chapter 9
"Ya've been expectin' us?" Asked Gibbs in disbelief as they followed Tia inside.
"Yea I been expectin' ya Ana shoulda told cha bout t'it by now." She replied giving Gibbs a look as if he was stupid.
"Well I haven't got around ta mention tha yet." Replied Ana sourly as Tia walked over to a table and motioned for them to sit down but because of the limited amount of space in her house from all of the jars and other mysterious items they weren't able to choose where they wanted to sit so Ana and Gibbs sat down on one side of the table while Jack and Tia sat down on the other side.
Tia turned towards Jack, acting suprised she replied "Ah Jack Sparrow wha ta suprise ta be seein' ya here afta ya been gone so long. Wha brings ya back here afta bein gone fa so long?" She asked playfully knowing the answer already but wanting to play with him.
Tia saw how Ana was acting and by sheer willpower and Gibb's arm gripping against hers she stayed put but if looks could kill Tia and Jack woulda been dead on the spot.
"I'm here with me wife ta know why she's been called out 'ere." He replied as Ana felt another hand his giving hers a reassuring squeeze. Ana instantly calmed down but was shocked nonetheless. This was the first time that he had ever admitted that she was his wife, now she could understand because they were pirates and all but nonetheless it was still shocking to hear from Jack Sparrow the supposed alcholic womanizer who wasn't supposed to give a damn about others.
"Ah?" Asked Tia faking suprise, she knew that they had gotten married but she still played the willing actress, "so someone was finally able ta make de famous Jack Sparrow settle down."
"Well...I wouldn't know about all tha..." Began Jack as he looked over and saw Ana glaring at him he instantly shut up.
"Well nonedeless wha's done is done now," she began clapping her hands together, "we get ya started on ya quest, but first dere's someone else dat needs ta hear dis."
Everyone stared at her in confusion as she put two fingers in her mouth and gave a shrill whistle which resonated through the house before the sound of the wooded bead curtain from the back sounded and in appeared a confused Alex her violet eyes wide in suprise at where she was.
"Alex?" Exclaimed Ana in suprise as she rushed over to her cousin and grabbed her shoulders to see if she was alright, "wha are ya doin here?"
"I don't know I remember this little boy with burnette hair and green eyes and Tia telling me to come here to Haiti and then three days ago I hopped on the next boat to Haiti and here I am."
"Vous voulez dire ce petit garçon ?" You mean this little boy? Asked the little girl as a little boy turned around to look at them.
Ana, Jack, Gibbs, and Alex stared at the boy who was now sitting on the floor beside the girl.
"Where did you...?" Began Alex.
"J'ai obtenu l'ami ennuyé ainsi je suis allé aller vous recherche ami." I got bored so I went to go look for you friend.
The girl turned towards the boy with a big smile showing her white teeth and hazel eyes shining in excitement, "Vous avez un ami aussi ?" You have a friend also! Her voice squeaked.
The boy nodded sending his brown hair to slightly bounce with his movement.
"C'est si frais !" This is so cool! She exclaimed as they went back to playing with the jar.
"O...kay, so Alex," Began Jack turning his attention back to the matter at hand, "wha about ya dear an' lovin' husband?" He asked sarcastically.
"He probably most likely knows that I'm missing and is probably sending out search parties right now." She stated ignoring Jack's sarcastic remark.
Jack and Gibbs hung their heads and groaned, "Great...jus bloody great!" Exclaimed Jack throwing up his hands, "first we go on this wild quest and now we're also ta learn tha wife of the Commodore of tha British Navy is out as well lookin' for her!"
Tia shrugged her shoulders, "well tha's somet'in tha cha're gonna have ta live wit. Ya should be used ta dis kinda t'ing now."
Jack just shook his head.
Ana cleared her throat, "so what about tha reason why we're here?"
Tia faked shock, "oh yea tha reason ya're here..."
Ana kinda glared at her, "yes tha reason we're here cuz it defintely ain't for ya ta be flirtin' wit Jack!"
"It's jus harmless fun luv." Replied Jack.
Ana didn't say anything How can that be harmless fun!
"Nonedeless she's right. Now den, lets go sit down ta talk bout dis." She replied motioning them once again to go sit down.
Once they sat down at the table Tia once again became all business.
"Have any of ya heard of Maman Brigette?"
Nobody said anything except Ana, "yea I happen ta rememba somethin' bout here when I wuz sailin' ova in South America. I heard some tribes mention about her."
"Really now?" Asked Tia with true interest coating her voice, "wha cha know bout Maman Brigette?"
"Not much only tha she's tha goddess of somethin' like death."
"Ya're right in a way Ana. She's tha goddess of love an death along wit bein tha protector of tha graves in cemeteries marked wit de cross."
"But what does she have to do with why we're here?" Asked Alex still not understanding.
"Well ya see wha happened is Maman Brigette is missin an dat's not good in de spirit world. Because she's tha one along wit her husband Baron Samedi da undertaker ya go ta see when ya pass on in dis world ta go ta Papa Legba who allows ya inta Guinee."
"Wait...Papa Legba? Tha mediator between tha humans and tha spirits?"
"Tha very same one." Answered Tia happy that Ana knew about some of the spirits.
"What's the consequence of her disappearance?" Pondered a worried Alex.
"Well along wit her an Baron Samedi dey took in all de numerous souls tha came ta them, but now dat she's gone Baron Samedi took her workload along wit his as well but den it got ta be too much fa him so he got Papa Legba ta help him but de problem is dat Papa Legba can't handle de workload like Maman Brigette could so dey split de work once again an dey sent most of dem ta me as well."
"You?" Asked a suprised Jack.
Tia turned towards him with a glare, "an why not me!" She demanded, "I was de qualified one dey wuz lookin' for."
"But enough bout me...back ta me reasonin'." Tia cleared her throat before continuing on, "anways so dey split de work of souls ta be dealt wit, but wha they really need is ta find Maman Brigette 'cause if dey don't soon den it totally reverses life as we know it."
Ana's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "how so?"
"Well dere's gonna be a backup of souls because de three of us just can't handle in all de number of souls all ova de world dat come in each day. Once dis backup starts chaos will ensue because of said backup."
"So let me guess ya want us ta find Maman Brigette ta avoid tha world from becoming ovainfested wit tha world's souls."
Tia turned towards Jack, "wow Jack ya sure picked a smart one dis time."
Jack smirked at her, "of course I did luv, ya kno I make great decisions."
Ana and Tia rolled their eyes at the same time.
"Okay so now tha ya understand wha ya gotta do..." Began Tia but she was once again interrupted by Alex.
"But that still leaves one question why us?"
"Well it's all simple 'cause of who ya are."
"Who we are..." Began Ana, but then her eyes grew wide in understanding at what she meant, "tha voice..." she whispered.
"The oracle..." whispered Alex as well.
Hazel eyes met violet eyes in confusion as they looked up at the same time.
"Tha oracle?" Asked Ana with a questioning glance.
"The voice?" Returned Alex.
During the middle of their thoughts Tia spoke up, "yes ya're tha voice," she pointed at Ana, "an ya're tha oracle," pointing at Alex. She saw that they both were about to say something when she stopped them, "because of ya past wit cha's mums."
"Our mum's? Wha they gotta do wit us and findin this Maman Brigette?" Demanded Ana.
"Well 'cause ya mums were sirens."
Suddenly the room went quiet before Ana and Alex started laughing, Tia eyed them curiously as to why they were laughing.
"Good one Tia. Ya kno instead of bein a priestess ya should try comedy." Replied Ana as they wiped some tears that had started to fall from their eyes cause they were laughing so much.
Tia's eyes narrowed a bit, "I'm bein' serious. Rosa and Cora were sirens."
Alex was holding her stomach for a bit, "okay," she said in-between breaths, "if they were sirens then how did they meet our fathers since sirens can't have relations with humans."
Tia sighed in annoyance before continuing on, "Cause dey gave up de t'ing dat sirens are known for dere voice ta become humans ta fall in luv wit cha father's cuz dey saw them one day an' fell in luv wit dem."
Ana still a bit hesitant about what she was saying prodded a bit deeper by asking, "how do ya know?"
Tia shook her head Forget what I said about her being smart she thought. "Did dey have any marks on dem or wear a necklace of any kind?"
Ana stood there in thought as she tried to remember her mother having any marks or necklaces on her, but then she remembered a golden heart shaped locket her mum wore every day as long as she could remember. One day when she was going back through her parent's house because it was going to be sold she found the locket wrapped in a burlap sack that her dad must have tied together before he died. She took the locket along with the portrait of her and her parents, the portrait now hung in a room in Will and Elizabeth's house since basically whenever they visited it was as if they lived there.
"Yea now tha I think bout it I do rememba mum havin' a necklace of some kind. I got it right 'ere." Replied Ana pulling out the golden necklace.
"When did ya get tha?" Asked Jack.
"Rememba when we stopped by me parents house ta pick up some things?" Recalled Ana.
Jack slowly nodded his head, "oh yea."
"See tha necklace is wha ya mother's voice as a siren used ta be in. Did she eva let ya try it on or anyt'ing of tha nature?"
Ana bit her lower lip in thought, "well she did let me try it once when I was like 3 or 4 but what does tha have ta do wit anything?" She asked confused.
"It's wha every siren woman has ta do when she has a child. Whateva their power or speciality is once their child is born dey need ta pass on dat trait ta their children before de child gets too old or their power becomes useless. Ya ana got de classic siren's voice dat's been used by sirens for hundreds of years ta bewitch men wit de beauty of ya voice. Alex ya got de power of sight so ya can see t'ings tha otha people can't see. But..." Tia's voice trailed off.
Ana and Alex's brows furrowed together in confusion and nervousness, "but what?" they both demanded.
"Wha cha mums didn't know wuz tha when dey agreed ta give up their powas ta become humans dey brought wit dem a curse dat was given ta dem by some of the other sirens because sirens can't stand humans dat's why dey developed tha habit of bewtiching de men ta crash der ships inta de rocks as a type of genocide I suppose ya could say. Nonetheless de otha sirens were upset wit de fact dat they were leavin' dem ta be wit some humans so dey placed a curse on ya unsuspectin mums so tha every child born ta dem and dere children an so forth would neva truly be happy."
"But we are happy we're both married, wha else could keep us from bein happy?" Asked Ana a bit confused even though the answer hit her before she spoke it.
Tia's eyes met Ana's in understanding, "Now ya kno wha cha're missin."
Ana looked away a bit knowing that she was right as much as she hated to admit it.
"Well look at it as an incentive, if ya do find her then maybe she can give ya wha ya really want."
Ana's head turned back towards her a bit, "how so I've known tha I can't have what I want."
"Wha happened ta ya wuz actually part of de curse before ya got injured it had already happened. But..."
"But what?" Demanded Ana frantic to know what it was.
"But...de curse is makin' ya sick tha both of ya." She turned acknowledging Alex as well.
"But I feel fine." Stated Alex.
"So ya t'ink, but ya body's fightin' dis curse an' if ya don't find Maman Brigette in three months time..." Her voice trailed off.
Sweat poured off Ana and Alex as they walked over to her and grabbed her shoulders, she had to tell them.
"Or what?" The fear was evident in Ana and Alex's voice.
"Or tha two of ya will be seein a good view of Guinee sooner than ya t'ink Savvy?"
Ana and Alex released her their faces turned pale and it felt like they couldn't breathe.
"So ya betta get started right away." She replied walking towards her bedroom.
"But wait we don't know what we have to do." Called out Alex.
Tia turned around, "ya got ya orichas or spirit guides wit cha."
Ana and Alex followed Tia's gaze towards the two kids who were staring back at them with wide eyes.
"Ya mean these two are dead?" Asked Ana turning towards Tia in shock.
"Well not really, ya see dese two are orichas they're not really dead but dey're not really livin' so I guess ya could say dey're in limbo right now for de time bein'."
"So will these two will tell us where we can find Maman Brigette?"
"Not exactly, they're not that far developed yet ta tell ya. But Papa Legba might be able to."
"Where is he?" Asked Ana.
Suddenly a dog entered the room. This dog had black fur with hazel eyes he went over to where Ana and Tia were at and sat down eyeing the both of them.
"Regardez un chien !" Look a Dog! Exclaimed the girl as they ran over to the dog and began petting him.
"He's right here." Replied Tia acknowledging the black lab.
"But tha's a dog." Said Gibbs.
Tia rolled her eyes, "aye it's a dog but sometimes Legba likes ta disguise himself as a dog."
Once again all eyes were on the dog, but now in place of the dog was a tall old man with a walking stick in his right hand. His hazel eyes regarded the looks of shock that passed through all of the people's faces except for Tia's.
"Took ya long enough Legba."
His hazel eyes flashed over to Tia with a bit or mirth in them, "sorry," a french accent clear in his voice, "I got a bit distracted."
"Distracted?" Tia's eyes went up in confusion before she shook her head slightly, "nevamind. I need ya ta go wit dese two ta find Maman Brigette."
All laughter was gone from his face as his hazel eyes seemed to deepen to a darker hue as he looked over Tia and Ana.
"So you two must be ze voice an ze oracle dat I've heard so much about."
When they didn't say anything he turned towards Tia, "ya sure deze are de two ya were tha ones."
"Aye they wouldn't be here if I wasn't sure."
"Ya're right." he replied once again facing them, "so when do we leave out?"
"Woah! Woah! Woah!" Exclaimed Jack who had been silent most of the time, "wha do ya mean we leave out?"
"Well in order ta find Maman we need ta go wit ya."
"It's bad enough I'm takin..." he looked over at Alex, "her along wha wit her husband bein who he is an all, but wha good is a bunch of kids an old man gonna be on me ship?"
Legba smirked, "ya'd be suprised wha we can do."
"How are we gonna explain this ta tha crew?" Asked Gibbs.
Jack covered his hand over his mouth thinking for a bit before he answered, "well we'll just find somethin' ta tell them, but if wha Tia is sayin' is true than we betta get movin."
"But Cap'in..." Began Gibbs.
"Gibbs wha otha choice do we have mate, whetha we want ta or not we'll have ta find this Maman Brigette woman or else they die."
"Oh an ya might wanna take dis with ya." Replied Tia as she brought back many bottles of rum with her.
At first they eyed her in confusion, before she finished by saying, "since after all ya promised ya crew ya'll be bringin' rum an all."
Jack and Ana nodded in understanding since they did promise their crew that.
"Alright off ya go, I got othas tha need me counsel." Decided Tia as she led them all towards the front door.
Once they said their goodbyes they loaded everyone and the rum onto the rowboat to row back out to The Pearl.
"So where ta next?" Asked Ana looking between the kids and Legba.
"Haragon Island off the English Isles in England." Legba replied.
"Wha's there?" Asked Jack.
"Ze Lady of the Lake."
"Who?"
"Ze Lady of ze lake if anyone knows where maman is she would."
"Why her?" Asked Alex.
"Becuase ze lady of the lake and maman brigette both fought over the same love Baron Samedi, and before that they had been friends until Baron Samedi came along. So she'll know." Was all Papa Legba said before he transformed into a dog.
The rest of the ride up to the Pearl was quiet as everyone thought of what they had learned.
A/N: Hey I know it's been 2 long since I've last written but I've been busy with school work so hope u like this chapter. See ya in chapter 10! Peace!