DISCLAIMER: I ONLY OWN MARIA!
A/N: OMG! I've been gone forever! (falls to knees) Soo sorry to all my faithful reviewers. Wow this year has been soo busy, I hope you can forgive me by reviewing and enjoying this next chapter. Well to be honest with you, I lost my dvd to the first movie. So I'm basically goin off this chapter with as much memory as I can. So I'm warning that this story will be AU. K? Hope you like this next chapter and don't forget to REVIEW!!!
P.S. As for all of the ship info like the proper naming and stuff, I checked all my research except for the whole port whole bit, I think that's what it was called.
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CHAPTER 5: The Interceptor
" Jack, are you sure this is a good idea?" Maria questioned, trying to keep afloat in the little air space the upside down boat provided.
" Maria, love, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. All of my ideas are good ones." He answered with a smirk, his dread lock floating behind him.
" I might go with Maria on this Jack." Will said wearily as his foot got stuck in a makeshift cage.
" Will you two shut it?" Jack moaned. " We're here."
" So how exactly are we going to steal this ship?" Maria asked sceptically.
Jack just looked back at her with a smirk as he motioned for them to hold their breath. Will and Maria took the cue as they gulped in a breath of air and swam under the water. Jack flipped the boat over as he joined the two underwater. Jack and Will held onto each of Maria's arm as the dress slowed her down, and slowly swam to the back of the ship. The three resurfaced as Jack pulled himself on the ledge of a port whole as he used his legs to push the cannon back a bit. Jack reached his arms down so Maria could grab a hold, while Will held her by the waist. Maria was hoisted into the small whole as she stumbled in, steadying herself on Jack's arm. The two then reached down for Will as he grabbed their arms and hoisted himself into the ship.
Once all three were safely in the ship Jack went over to a sleeping sailor and knocked him out with his own pistol. He then grabbed it from him and threw his sword to Will. The two started to climb the stairs before being pulled back down by a very unhappy woman.
" What exactly am I suppose to do?" Maria questioned with her hands on her hips.
" You stay here." Jack answered simply as he pointed his pistol at the ground.
" What if I don't want to?" Maria huffed, pushing the pistol away.
" Jack we don't have much time." Will hissed nervously.
" Love, we'll call when it's time to go." Jack explained.
" Mr. Sparrow, I'm not going to sit here and be some damsel in distress." Maria whispered harshly as she repeatedly poked him in the chest.
" Jack the Interceptor is approaching." Will said looking out one of cannon openings.
" Maria, just stay here for a few bloody seconds!" Jack said angrily as he and Will climbed the stairs before she could reply.
" Can you believe that man!?" Maria yelped angrily to the unconcious salior.
" Me either." She said miserably to herself as she sat on a cargo box.
Although as soon as she sat, she found it a laboring task just to breathe, as the blue dress sagged heavily with water. Anna fumbled with it for a moment or two before eyeing the unconcious sailor. A mishcievous glint ignited in her eye as she hurriedly made her way to the man. Meanwhile on deck laughter erupted at Jack and Will's order to abandoned ship, when the captain informed the two that the ship couldn't run only by the two, Jack instantly put on a smirk.
" I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." He replied, cocking the pistol and aiming it at the captain's forehead.
Once the crew were off the ship and on a hopeless rowboat, Jack ordered Will to go retrieve Anna. Will hurriedly dash down the stairs only to the unconcious sailor clothed only with his bloomers, he then spotted Maria's blue dress, but no Maria. Before he called out her name, a voice cleared itself from behind him as Will hurriedly swung his sword around, ready for attack. Although he lowered it to see Maria clothed in a British Navy salior's attire. With white pants that were a little lose, held up by a black belt, a white cotton shirt tucked in with a standard blue jacket; her messy hair covered by a tattered brown hat.
" Now I can actually breath." Maria smirked to a gawking Will.
" Its time to head up." Will said hurriedly, composing himself.
" Lead the way, savvy." Maria said with her best Jack Sparrow impersonation; wich wasn't very good.
Will chuckled as he allowed her to climb the stairs before him as the two joined Jack next to the steering wheel. Jack eyed Maria's attire with a teasing smile as she just sent him a wink. Although thier fun was soon cut short as Will questioned what to do about another ship by the name of The Interceptor, only a few feet away. Jack threw his head over his shoulder, his dreadlocks blowing in the wind, as he gave his signature concieted smirk.
' Does he ever tire of that?' Maria thought to herself with a roll of her eyes.
Just before the Inteceptor was close enough to board the ship, Jack grabbed ahold of Will and Maria as he rushed the two to the back of the ship. He the cut three ropes lose from the riggings as he gave one to Maria then Will. Then he motioned for them to crouch behind boxes of cargo, hidden from view.
" When I say, I want you too stand on the ledge and swing yourself over to the Interceptor as quietly as possible." Jack explained to each of them, his hands taking it's crooked position as he pointed to the other ship.
" Jack that's suicide!" Will protested.
" Just do it!" Jack answered in what seemed to be an annoyed voice.
" Your sure about this Jack?" Maria questioned seriously, looking into his brown eyes.
" Ah, I'm never sure about anything in my life love." Jack answered with a wink,.
" That makes me feel so much better." Maria whispered sarcastically as she watched sailors from the Interceptor boared the ship.
Just as it seemed every sailor was on the ship looking for them, Jack hissed the command as the three gripped their ropes and ran onto the ledge. Maria watched Will and Jack kick off and land with a heavy thump on the other side. She repositioned herself nervously as Jack motioned for her to hurry. Maria instinctively closed her eyes as she pushed off the ledge, biting her lip to keep from crying out. She soon opened her eyes so that she could land properly, only to see herself rushing across the ocean. As she came flying towards the Interceptor she hurriedly let go once she saw the ship's dock beneath her; landing with an ungraceful thump.
" You alright?" Will asked, helping her up by her arm.
" Leave her, she's fine." Jack mumbled pushing Will away, resulting in Maria falling back down to the dock.
" You need to help get this thing going!" Jack said pushing Will towards the anchor chain. " Get that thing out of the water!"
" What can I do?" Maria questioned, getting up as she brushed off her jacket.
" Can you secure the mainsheet?" Jack asked with a raised eyebrow.
" What's that?" Maria questioned as Jack sighed.
" Alright, come with me." He said grabbing her hand and taking her to the large wheel.
" Put your hands here." Jack continued, putting her hands in the proper position as she willed herself not to blush.
" Now we're bearing dead ahead! Got that savvy?" Jack quesitioned.
" Bearing what?" Maria questioned with a clueless look, while Jack rolled his eyes.
" Hey cut me some slack, I've never been on a ship before!" Maria huffed.
" Alright, bearings is witch direction we're goin' in. Dead ahead means we're goin' straight. Got it lass?" Jack explained hurriedly.
" Yes, I got it." Maria snapped as she watched Jack disapear into the rigging.
" BACK TO THE INTERCEPTOR!" A voice shouted into the air.
Maria looked to see Jack running back with a bounce in his step, his smirk more concieted than ever. Maria eyed him curiously as she watched the Interceptor's sails puff out in the wind as it sailed away from the other ship.
" Your relieved." Jack stated as he took the wheel.
Maria went to the side of of the boat as she climbed up on a series ropes in a net like pattern as she grabbed a hold of it with her left hand and foot. Once she was secure she leaned out over the boat to see various sailors swinging off into the ocean in a hopeless attempt to land onboard. She laughed openly as Jack thanked the Commodore for 'making way' for us. She looked out to see a lean man in a white wig glaring at Jack, then turning his narrow eyes on her.
" THANK YOU COMMODORE!" Maria shouted as she took of her hat and let her long hair tumble down.
Maria laughed in delight at his shocked expression as she mockingly blew him a kiss. She could see the Commodore's flushed cheeks all the way from her spot as she burst out into a new fit of giggles. She then turned her attention to Jack as he stood at the wheel, with an expression of pure joy on his face.
" Where to next Captain Jack?" Maria called, climbing higher onto the ropes.
" I'll tell you if you get yer butt out of the ratlines!" Jack called out.
" So that's what these ropes are called." Maria noted aloud landing on the deck careful not to fall.
" First, they're called lines not ropes. Second, ratlines are just part of the shroud, wich is what yer gonna need to be climbin' when we furl the sails." Jack explained, in a tone of voice that made it sound simple.
" Sounds fun." Maria groaned. " Mind if I have a look around?"
" Do what you want, just don't touch anything." Jack answered with a smirk.
" Haha, very funny." Maria answered dryly as she once again climbed the ratlines.
Maria climbed as high as she could until she could see a long wooden beam holding the sail as it bellowed in the breeze. She put her hands on the beam to steady herself as she looked out into the ocean, trying to think of the proper name for the wooden beam that was supporting her. She remembered taking a tour on one of these kind of boats but she hardly retained any of it.
" Wooden Yard!" Maria whispered excitedly, almost afraid that if her voice made to much noise it would shake the ship.
" That's what they called this; a yard." She repeated as she ran her hands against wood.
Maria sighed as she looked out into the vast ocean, not even able to see the boat that they had just left in the dust; well, technically the sea. As she looked around all she saw was blue with clouds lazily floating in the water. It was rather surreal to her, she had grown up on land all her life and had never been out far enough unable to see land. It was like a whole different world, calm and peaceful as she rocked back and forth. After what seemed to be an hour of gazing out at the new world, Maria's body seem to have enough of the swaying. So she decided to climb down, hoping that once she would be on deck, the wooziness would leave her.
Although as she neared the deck she looked in shock to see Will hanging over the ship, holding onto a beam as Jack spoke to him.
" Jack what are you doing!?" Maria yelped as she tried to race down the ratline.
As soon as she reached the two men, she looked relieved to see Will safely on the boat. She hurriedly helped him up, all the while glaring at a brown eyed pirate.
" Jack Sparrow! What on earth were you thinking!?" She yelped.
" That's Captian to you missy!" Jack said carelessly as he turned his attention back to the wheel.
" Will, what on earth is going on?" Maria asked exasperated, trying to steady a dizzy sensation spinning in her head.
" Tortuga." Will said simply as he looked out into the ocean, his expression one of deep thought.
" What?" Maria questioned, removing her blue jacket; hoping to rid herself of the extra heat.
" We're going to Tortuga." He answered finally meeting her eyes, before walking off to another part of the ship.
" Where the hell is Tortuga?" Maria questioned a humming Jack.
" Paradise, mate." Was all Jack said, not even glancing at her.
Maria was about to question him again, when all of the sudden she felt very dizzy as the contents of her stomach seem to swirl around in her body. Maria hurriedly ran to the side of the ship as she ' tossed her cookies' out into the ocean. Although the swirling waves only made it worse as she stumbeled around the deck, finally finding the Captain's quarters. She hurriedly fell onto the soft bed as she took of the restricting belt around her stomach, and unbottoned the top three buttons of her collared shirt.
" Maria, yer alright in there love?" Jack's voice questioned outside the door.
" Go away Jack!" Maria cried weekly, as sweat started to roll down her face.
" Afraid I can't do that." He said opening the door, as light poured into the room.
" You look bloody awful, Maria." Jack said in a soft voice as he made his way towards her.
" Don't you have a boat to steer?" Maria spat.
" Will's takin' care of that, so it looks like I'm havin' to take care of you." Jack answered with that concieted smirk.
" What do you care?" She whispered tiredly.
" I couldn't let a pretty thing like you go to waste, now could I?" Jack said putting a hand to her burning forehead.
" Jack, now is not the time for pick up lines." Maria mumbled.
" I don't know about these 'pick up lines', but I do know that yer gettin' yer sea legs." Jack answered going over to a basin and dipping a cloth into the water.
" Sea legs?" Maria questioned with a raise eyebrow, as she lifted her head slightly.
" Yes, sea legs, give it a few days and you'll be runnin' around this place like it was land." Jack replied bringing the cold cloth to her forehead.
Yet again, Captain Jack Sparrow was right. Maria spent four days confined to the Captain's quarters as Jack and Will came in day to day to check on her. By the fifth day, she was up and refreashed as she scurried around the deck, swabbing it or helping Will with the riggings as he taught her most of it's name and functions. Soon it was their eigth day at sea, as Maria was lounging up in the ratlines again, peering over the yard as she focused her eyes into the black night to see hundreds of twinkling lights, hearing the crash of the waves against a shore. So she did something that she had always wanted to do on a ship.
" LAND HO!" She called down, even though it was only to Will and Jack.
" Yes, we know that now get your lovely bum down here!" Jack hollared.
" Jack will you please stop referring to my bum all the time?" Maria questioned tiredly as Will chuckled.
" What? I said it was lovely." Jack defended as he advanced towards her.
" I'm sure that's what you tell are your girlfriends." Maria pointed out to his dangerously close lips.
" That's not true love, you know I only have eyes for your bum." Jack whispered, his lips coming closer to her's.
" Captain Jack that is the hundredth time you have tried kiss me." Maria smirked pushing him away. " You've got to do alot better than that."
" What was that Jack, I remember you saying something about having her before we got Tortuga, wasn't that right?" Will laughed, remembering his earlier statement. While they watched Maria climb back up the ratlines.
" Atleast I'm not a eunuch." Jack mumbled knocking Will from the wheel.
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Hehe, there's chapter 5 that I know alot of you have been waiting for! I hoped you liked it! Oh and a special thanks to An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin for telling me the correct spelling for eunuch! lol. Please encourage more chapters by leaving more and more reviews! Thanks!!
P.S. Sorry for all the Spell/Grammer mistakes! Now go hit that pretty purple button!