Pirates of the Caribbean: The Island of Life

Home Sweet Home

The longboat hit the shore quietly, grinding to a halt on the wet sand. Though they had never truly "lived" on the island, Madeline and Jack's dreams of a life there flooded back to the pirates as they stepped onto shore.

Though Madeline had instructed Jack to go ahead of her, she still walked fast enough to lead him by a couple feet. She unsheathed her sword and held it in front of her at the ready. She knew the danger she had put herself in. Pirates were not typically a welcoming bunch and she was not a particularly loved pirate in these waters. She only hoped they would be welcoming of their captain and would accept her as well.

"Even if Jack does return, why should we listen to him?" Gibbs' voice was strong in his question. The rest of the men grumbled and argued amongst themselves.

"Because he brought me with him," Madeline shouted as she walked into the room the men occupied. She stopped and stared at the men gaping at her. She recognized several of the men from her days on the Pearl, however, there were still faces she didn't know. It was slightly awkward for her to be standing there in front of a crew that was not her own, but she did everything in her power to hide it from the men.

"Blast it all, Jack, you scoundrel! How did you get back here?"

"Again, me." She stood there confidently.

Gibbs stared at the young woman standing near Jack. She looked several years younger than Jack, but just as hard and difficult. He knew whoever she was, she was with Jack and he and the men should heed her words.

"We're leaving. You are all coming with us on my ship and we will be traveling South towards el Isle de Vida. I am your captain now. My name be Connolly. That be all you need know for the time being."

"Captain?" Gibbs addressed Jack who stood quietly beside Madeline.

He didn't respond until she nudged him with her elbow. "Ah, yes, well. You men listen to the captain here and-and-"

"It'll be a profitable venture for each and every one of you."

"Yes, that." Jack looked nervously between his men and Madeline.

Gibbs looked to the faces of the other men before answering, "Aye!"