Chapter 5
Jack Sparrow was a pirate, one of the best. He enjoyed freedom as much as any man the drink probably more so. He hated being on the Dauntless, it was nothing like the Black Pearl, it didn't have the homely feeling his ship offered to its occupants. The Dauntless was cold, emotionless and stiff, rather like her Commodore.
Jack not only wanted to get off the bloody Dauntless, he wanted to find the Red Diamond. After its sighting on the horizon the Red Diamond has disappeared, the crew talked suspiciously of magic and curses, reminding Jack of the way Gibbs always insisted on everything being bad luck. Of course Jack Sparrow knew the events of the cursed Aztec gold and the battle between the royal navy and the un-dead pirates, but of course Lieutenant Crane did not.
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The Captain of the ship wandered past Jack as he stood in silent reverie. Captain Raebeth had served in his Majesties Royal Navy for almost fifteen years. He too remembered the events of the Black Pearl and her daft captain, Jack Sparrow. He glanced at the replacement Commodore and shivered. He felt as if he had met the man before but he couldn't ever remember meeting this stuck up, aloof character that was now his commanding officer in the Caribbean.
The Commodore turned rather quickly causing Captain Raebeth to flinch.
"Captain what is this curse the crew speak of?" the Commodore asked in his soft spoken but proud voice.
"Well Commodore, a few years back a pirate came to Port Royal called himself Jack Sparrow" replied the captain
"Captain," the Commodore replied softly.
"What Sir?"
"Captain," Jack replied "We must give the man his proper title,"
"Yes Sir," Raebeth replied nervously "Well he fooled the Commodore right and proper and then we chased him until a crew of cursed pirates attacked and daft Captain Jack,"
Jack snorted and the Captain gave him a look.
"Well the Captain defeated the captain of the undead pirates and then was transported back to Port Royal for death by hanging."
"And," asked the Commodore impatiently
"Well Sparrow mad a right fool of Commodore Norrington for the second time and escaped the noose,"
"Cursed undead pirates?" asked the Commodore
"Yes sir,"
"That," replied the Commodore replied "Is superstitious nonsense for fools and drunken men,"
"If you say so Commodore," replied the Captain scowling darkly "It's not my place to say"
Jack inwardly smiled at the Captains expression and thought happily of the great story he had created.