Esmeralda, the Ear'Quessir.
Author's Note: Well, I just thought I would try something new with the last chapter, but it's going back to Esme's point of view. I just saw the movie Cloverfield and I just need to vent so here goes. includes spoilers, please do not read if you haven't seen movie yet They all died because of that one stupid girl who was such a lameo and had to storm away from the party in a fit of rage. If she had stayed at the party and had fun, they all would have lived! And what's up with that lame ending, I seriously sat in the theater until the end of the credits thinking something else was going to happen. I mean over all, it was a great movie, except for them ALL DYING! Okay, so one girl lived, actually, I don't even know if she lived, she probably died too. AND THEN! They killed off my favorite character in the whole movie, Hud. I swear, he made me laugh the entire movie, and then he got eaten. Gah...that ruined the whole movie for me. rant now complete Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
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Chapter 27: Holy Mackerel! Seriously.
"So that is the plan?" Elizabeth asked staring at me incredulously. If she doesn't be careful she might not make it much farther on this ship. She might become mighty acquainted with the little fishies of the sea. "For us to be ambushed by those pirates while you sail away free? You are a true pirate."
"Thank you." I turned to see Jack who had replied the same as me. Elizabeth scoffed at us before walking over to where Will was sitting staring at his arm. "OH yeah, sorry about that Will, I really didn't mean anything to you personally only Jack." Will gave me a smile before turning to Elizabeth who was whispering furiously about how they should have gone with Norrington.
"Well, we can always throw you over board and let you swim to them." Legolas said smiling sweetly at the death glare she had pointed in his direction. Just goes to show you how much the two of us have in common, same death wishes.
"I don't believe I was talking to you." She placed her hands on her hips and took the stance of a woman who was about to let out a huge lecture. One can always tell when a girl was about to fuss and release some mind nuke on your ass. She takes three steps, flicks her hair back, places her hands on her hips and begins to nod her head. I would know, I do it all the time.
"If you weren't so loud we wouldn't have had to hear you." He retorted leaning into her face. She snorted and he pulled his head away scrunching his nose like she had gotten a buger on him. Which is actually very disgusting to think about. Actually, I think I just gagged a little in my mouth. "Ew, that was foul play!" He pointed an accusing finger in her face, she almost looked like she wanted to bite it.
'If you weren't listening so hard you wouldn't have thought we were loud." She stomped her foot like she had made an amazing point, Legolas' hand was quivering like he wanted to chop it off.
"You guys, this is ridiculous, here's the compromise. Maybe you just shouldn't talk because no one wants to hear what you have to say anyway," I smirked at her indignant gasp, " and Legolas, I would rather not have to tell Aragorn that you had been murder by the royal navy for killing the governor's daughter, savvy?" She gasped again, I smiled sweetly at her before wrapping my arm around Legolas' waist and sticking my tongue out at her.
"Esme, you have the maturity level of a child, did you know that." Will glared at me before going to comfort miss Cry baby.
"At least I don't' live off of DADDY!!!!" I shouted pointedly at Elizabeth, who immediately stopped the fake tears and marched over the get in my face, I didn't remove me arm from Legolas' waist, I could feel him shaking with silent laughter.
"How dare you insult me like that." She looked very close to hitting me, and I wish she would have so I could have an honest reason for knocking the mess out of her, but Jack came running over to save her.
"Now now children lets allow this little feminine spat behind us so that we may leave the baddies behind us savvy?" He slowly pulled Elizabeth back towards Will before running back over to me. " We must really start moving, or I'm afraid we'll be ambushed here, we'll follow you?" I nodded and turned to Legolas.
"Ready?"
"Sim." He kissed me on the forehead before going to prepare the dinghy for the returning party.
'You did her a good favor Jack, not letting me hit her."I stopped in my steps to hear Elizabeth blowing wind, again.
"I wasn't doing any favor to her lass, only you." She looked so shock it was hard for me not to smirk I just continued to walk over to Edward, she'd learn one day.
"Man, I had money on you, why'd ol' Jack had to show his soft side then?" Edward was grumbling, glaring at said Pirate. I laughed and smacked him on the back.
"How much did you bet?"
"Fifty."
"Good man! Anyway, on with business, ready the sails, as soon as this nasty lot is off my ship we're moving out, savvy?" He nodded before shouting orders out for the crew to get ready.
"I hear he out bet me then?" I jumped when Legolas snaked his hand into mine. Good thing I'm an elf right?
"By a lot it would seem." He shook his head before smiling at me. "Oh look, miss Governors on her way."
"Esme."
"Sim?"
"I just wanted to apologize for Elizabeth;s behavior, she's been through a lot the past few days give her some leniency." Will said taking my other hand. Elizabeth just glared in the other direction, good thing looks couldn't kill because I have a feeling half my crew might no longer have been with us.
'Eh... I'll think about it He glared and dropped me hand. I loved making people angry. I have such an art with it. 'fine, as long as she keeps her mouth shut, of I may have probable cause to make it stay that way." She turned her glare on to me, so I returned one. Jack began to shepard them onto the awaiting boat.
'Until we land. Salud." He tipped his hat before joining them and heading off. I waited until they were out of ear shoot to yell some choice words about what I thought of miss My Father Owns Everything. They would have made the burliest of pirates beards curl.
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"How much farther?" I swear if Bart asks me that one more time I'm going to throw him off the crow's nest myself.
'As far as it looks Master Bart, now, for the last time, LEAVE ME ALONE!" HE took a step back before nodding and running off, finally some peace and quite.
"Captain, we're almost there."
I lied.
"So it would seem, good thing you can find that out your self." Edward gave me a questioning look before shaking his head and walking away. So I scare some people, big deal. "Legolas!" The poor elf started turning in circles trying to find me.
"Valor? Is that you, it's me Legolas." Excuse me while I die of laughter, would you? "Oh, it's you Esme. Why couldn't you just have told me that?" He huffed and stuck his bottom lip out, I had to hold my hand out for a minute so I could catch my breathe.
"Because that made it so much more interesting."
"Glad to know you use me for your entertainment." He scowled before beginning to climb up to the ladder to the crow's nest.
"Oh don't worry, at least that counts for something." I gave him a huge grin, he just glared at me.
"What?"
"Cheer up Grumpy, just thought I would let you know we were almost there." He nodded before looking out over the ocean and the upcoming land.
'Esme. Are those our ships?" I squinted out where he was pointing to see black sails. Shit. This could not be good.
"Damn, well that makes things rather difficult, oh well, we can take them out here, and then they'll never make it on land. Come we've got to ready the troops. " I slid down the ladder and practically knocked Edward over.
"The Corsairs."
"We need to get ready to fight."
"Are coming."
"What?" Legolas interrupted our little confused sentences with his own confused one.
"Captain." Edward began, I smacked my hand on his face his eyes got huge. Legolas raised his eyebrow.
"So I learn from the best. Anyway, yes I know, the Corsairs are up ahead. I don't want them to see our ship, so here's what we're going to do. But first, I need someone to go tell Jack. We're starting the fun a little earlier." I didn't miss the look in Legolas eyes when he caught on to what I was planning. Males, there all alike.
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"Nadesiel a'dagora?" (Are you ready to fight) I stood in front of my whole crew, their answer was unanimous, I think I went deaf from it all actually.
"what, what did she say?" I rolled my eyes and turned Elizabeth who was glaring at me like I'd asked them to eat her for breakfast.
'I sai-"
"She said, you lose." Shouted Edward jumping in front of her, she screamed and jumped behind Will, Edward began to laugh before walking over to me. "Ready?" I nodded. "To the sea you dogs!" The crew dismantled and began to swarm to the sides of the ship, which was sitting a few hundred leagues from the first Corsairs' ship.
'Wait a minute, are you telling me, you expect us to swim that far, and then have to fight? Have you gone mad, or madder than you already were? Elizabeth shouted in my ear looking over board at the elves swimming towards the other ships.
"I didn't say you, I said us, so you can come and go if you please, I'm not really in charge of you am I?" I asked throwing my leg over the rail, beside my Legolas was p[preparing to dive. HE made a perfect looking arc before hitting the water. 'Always have to be the show off don't you, you poncy elf." He grinned and winked up at me. I wish I had something to hit him with, or I could kiss him.
"You still haven't answered my question!:" Shouted Elizabeth recapturing my attention.
"I have, you can come if you like, if not you'll be here by yourself."
"I will not, Will is here with me." She crossed her arms and made to sit down.
"Sorry, I think you're wrong, he and Jack were some of the first ones off mate."
"You're joking!"
"No, but I'm done talking with you, good bye."
"Wait! How am I going to swim in this dress?" I preformed the ever common, hand to forehead technique before joining her back on the deck.
"You're much more trouble than you're worth, I hope you know that." I jerked her to my cabin, grumbling all the way. Who would come to fight wearing a dress, an ugly one at that? I yanked my draws open and grabbed some leggings and a tunic and threw them at her. My aim was perfect, they hit her right in the face. "Well, don't just stand there. Put them on!"
"They'll be too long." She said pouting. I was itching to reach over and strangle her with the article of clothing in her hand, but I would be ruining a pair of perfectly good leggings.
'Put. Them. On. NOW!" I shouted, I suppose I spouted fangs and claws or something because she was into the clothes I gave her in a second flat. "Good, is there anything else, your highness?" She shook her head, still looking scared. 'Very well, lets' go then."
'By the time we had gotten back up on deck, the others were already half way there.
"I suppose this is a stretch, but you do now how to swim don't you?" Damn ,I should have asked that in the first place.
"Of course, what kind of question is that?" She said glaring at me before clambering over the railing and into the water.
"Just making sure." I yelled before joining her in the water. She was already complaining and we had just gotten in, this was going to take a long time.
"I can't believe I'm doing this, it's insane. And it's all your fault!" She shouted, she was already breathing hard and we hadn't gotten out of the shadow of the ship yet. I'm afraid she won't make. Shouldn't get my hopes up.
"Focus all your energy on swimming, less talking from you the better." She huffed but ended up getting water down her nose, if there was anything hard near me, I might have starting bashing my head against it. Lucky for me there wasn't. "And don't do anything stupid like what you just did." She glared before continuing to swim forward.
"What are you, some specialist on swimming?"
"Well gee, let me check. I haven't lived on a ship most of my life and I definitely haven't had to swim my fair share of times." I said shaking my head. 'You're right, I don't knowing anything about it." She glared even harder.
"I hate you."
'Oh Eru." I clutched my heart and pretended to roll over dead. "How could you hurt me so! What have I done to make her hate me?" I pretended to bawl my eyes out before she started screaming it was enough. "Does that mean you like me again?" I put on a fake grin, she gave me a very vulgar hand gesture. I returned it with relish.
"ESME! WATCH OUT!!!" I looked ahead to see Legolas swimming towards us I, rolled my eyes and was about toe yell we were fine before I felt someone grab my hand.
"Now really Elizabeth, don't try to drown me with you." I tried to jerk my hand away but it had a very tight grip, and the dry calluses weren't helping. "Now I know what to tell will to get you for a wedding present, some lotion."
"Shut up Esme, I'm not the one holding you're hand." She shouted, I turned to see her in the grips of one of the ugliest men I've ever seen in my life.
'Gross, what is that thing?" I squinted at it before I realized she wasn't holding my hand, I turned around to see the brownest set of teeth I've ever seen, they smelled just as bad. My eyes just started watering.
"Hello poppet." The rotten thing said. I covered my nose with the other hand hoping to keep some of the stench out.
"Could you please back up, I can't breathe through your stench." I heard Elizabeth sigh, then I heard a rather familiar laugh.
'Seems, you are still alive, Captain Clack." I turned to see captain Smells Bad rowing swimming up to me.
"And you. You know, you don't look as intimidating swimming as when you're standing on a pile of treasure." I gave him a cheek grin before turning to glare at Elizabeth. 'This is all you're fault miss I'm going to wear a long gown so I can't swim and make us late!"
'It wasn't my fault you decided to make us all commit suicide! How was I to know you wanted us to swim that far!'
"Well if you listened to things other than your father or your breathing you might have known better!" I could feel my face turning red.
"Well if you were a better captain you wouldn't have let Jack convince you to come save me."
"Do you know where you'd be if we hadn't miss Ungrateful? You'd be dead! I wish we had left you there you stinking no good prissy!"
"Now now lasses, we wouldn't want ye to be fighting over such trifling matters when you're floating in the middle of the ocean now would we? Come let's resolve this aboard my ship." captain Needs a Bath something fierce simpered swimming closer to us, we both turned to face him.
"NOT NOW SMELLY! WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING!"
"Oh well, please continue." he said shaking, his hair on the back of his head was standing up straight.
'I wish you had left me there, then I never would have had to meet you!" She shouted, her face turning a nasty purple.
'Well, you can thank you're stupid Will that we did save you, he was the one who loved you, I sure as hell didn't. You ungrateful cow!"
"You, you, you pirate!" I turned to look at the other pirates, then we all busted out laughing.
"You call that an insult?" I asked through trying to catch my breath.
'Yes, it should be for any decent woman." She said trying desperately to defend herself in front of us all.
"Well, shame I can't say I was one of them."
"You're despicable."
"Thank you," I gave her a cheeky grin before turning to their captain. "Now,what did you want?" He gave me the creepiest grin before turning to Elizabeth.
"Only the girl, for now anyway." He winked at me before swimming over to Elizabeth whose eyes were flashing in between me and Captain Smellypants.
"She's all yours." I said waving my hands at him and preparing to swim away.
"You're gonna leave me?" she sounded like she was about to cry.
"Hey, you won't have to deal with me any more and I won't have to deal with you anymore. It's a win win situation, savvy? Tata!" I began to swim away until some one grabbed my foot. "Oh come on, what now?"
"Where do you think you're off to in such a hurry?" Captain Knock you Out With BO.
"Well, actually, I was going to find my boyfriend, so we could enjoy a victory dance but obviously you're not gonna let me do that are you?" He smiled through those brown teeth of his.
"Precisely."
'Oh poo."
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"Well, back aboard the Black Pearl. Not really where I want to be at the moment. Especially in the barracks, with you." I glared in Elizabeth's direction, the girl was crying and blubbering like a whale. I wanted to end her life my self, but she was actually the only reason I was alive to tell you the truth.
"Shut up, this isn't my fault. You're the one who decided to swim in the ocean."
"You're the one who had to wear a dress and take you precious time."
"You-'
"SHUT UP! BOTH OF YOU!" We both turned to glare at the fat pirate and his friend they had stationed to keep us in the broken barrack. Why they didn't out us in one that locked I could never tell you.
"Sheesh, calm down, we get you're point." I said rolling my eyes at him.
"You two have been going at it for the past hour, and I don't think I can handle it anymore." shouted the skinny one.
"Then leave, we're not keeping you here." I replied starting to chip the floor with my sword, what Jack would if he saw me doing this to his ship now.
"You stink you're smart don't ye elf? Well, we're here under Captain's orders, and we're not leaving until he tells us too."
"Funny, I haven't heard any noise form above for a few hours now, I wonder if they're still there or not? Why doesn't one of you go check hm??"I asked looking pointedly at Elizabeth hoping she would get where I was going. The blond one came through finally.
"She's right you now, maybe you should got check Pintel." said the skinny one pointing at the fat one.
'No, don't be stupid, they're still there. You go Ragetti if you're so worried." Pintel said scoffing at Ragetti. Sounds like Ravioli to me. He nodded and began to climb the stairs. 'No, if anyone goes it's me, so you stay here and guard them." Pintel ran up the stairs, I waited until I couldn't hear him anymore before running and kick the door open.
"What are you doing! Get back in there!" Shouted Ravioli trying to push me back in, Elizabeth swung the bench she had been previously occupying in hit him right in the stomach, knocking him in to cell in front of us. I slammed the door, and stuck my tongue out at him.
"Now's not the time for that! Let's go!" Elizabeth grabbed my hand and ran towards the stairs, but we could hear Pintel stomping back down them.
"Ragettit, they've all left! We shou-AH!!!"We tripped him and pushed him into another cell slamming it as well. "How did you get out! Ragetti you let them out?"
"No I swear I didn't! The elf, she caught me off guard." I smiled and waved at Pintel when he turned to glare at me.
"Remember this day as the day, you almost caught, Captain Esmeralda. Good day!" I darted up the stairs after Elizabeth only to come face to face with a very familiar chest. "ACK! I"M SUFFOCATING! CAN'T BREATH!"
"Amin dele ten'lle" (I was so worried about you.) Legolas mumbled into my head. It would have been sweet if I could breath.
"Legolas, um..if you don't let go, you just might kill her." He pulled away and smiled down at me.
'How did you get out?"
'What can I saw, I'm an escape artist."
"So it would seem." I whirled around to see Jack, Edward, and Will walking towards us, Elizabeth ran to Will who twirled her in his arms. How unflatteringly gay of him.
'Did you decide to bring the whole army with you? Which reminds me, we need to go now, have the other boarded the ship yet." All I got in reply was a nervous smile." Well?"
"Um no, they'reallactuallyheretooincaseweneededtofighttogetyouout." Legolas mumbled as fast as he could.
'You did what?" I shouted before running over to the railing where most of my crew were treading water. "You've got to be kidding me."
'Well, I suppose we should go now ' Edward said breaking the tense silence, I looked at him before shaking my head and jumping over board.
'Does anyone know where they went?" I shouted back up to Jack, who was the last one on board.
'We're not quite sure,but...I believe it has something to do with the Royal navy at the moment." HE replied before diving in to the water. "If we hurry, we may be able to put enough distance in between us to not have to worry about them catching us for a while."
'Fine, let's go. Elizabeth, you don't need to change or anything do you?' I snapped at the girl who had caused this all. I saw her bristle but, Will whispered something in her ear and she stopped before swimming by me, Legolas shook his head before following after them.
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"Ok, here's what we're going to do, when I give the signal, we're going to climb aboard, silently as possible, and ambush them. They won't know what hit them. Spread the word to the others, and tell them to split up and give the same number to each of the ships." The Corsair's had a fleet of about five ships, just enough for us to take care of. Edward nodded and swam over to Corolla who was waiting to give the orders. I spent the twenty minutes it took to finally get the ok, playing I Spy with Legolas, and destroying him at it. I was amazing.
"Captain, we're ready."
"Good, let's go." I grabbed the anchor rope and started to climb up it, hearing Legolas, Jack, and others follow me.
"It's empty , save for one lone creature standing on the far side of the ship." I whispered to Legolas, peering over the railing. "Easier to take out that way, come on." I jumped aboard and silently sprinted along the walls of the ship. (Think Mission Impossible music if you will) I hit a corner and crouched low to the ground and looked around it, the thing still hadn't moved. I flipped around the corner and sat hunched on the ground waiting for Legolas, who merely walked around the corner without even stopping. I continued to roll down the starboard side of the ship, Legolas walking beside me the whole way down. What a party pooper.
'Esme, are you sure that is all really necessary?' Legolas mumbled grabbing my hand to pull me up. Told you he had no fun.
"Come on, let's make this interesting, we run and ambush him at the same time so that we can scare him into submission?" He shook his head before yanking me behind him and tiptoeing to hide behind the mast.
"No, I'm going to shoot him with an arrow, while you sit here and stay still, savvy?" You have no idea how funny he sounded pronouncing that word, it took all my will power and more not to bust out laughing and give us away. I nodded with my fist in my mouth, he rolled his eyes and prepared to fire. Until Edward came tumbling into us.
"What the hell man?" I shouted, he made me hit my head on the mast, there was already a bump growing there, I can feel it. "Oh hell, Legolas, there's no point hiding now." I pulled my sword out and ran to the thing that still hadn't moved. I could see it's shoulders shaking with laughter. "Ungaurd you filthy beast!" I brandished my sword, I could see Legolas with his bow taunt and ready to my right, the thing merely started laughing harder. It actually sounded very familiar to me. "Um excuse me, this is the time you start cowering and begging for your life if I'm not mistaken." I said poking the thing on the back.
"So it would seem." Said beasty turned around and I nearly had a heart attack.
"HOLY SHIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, YOU NINCOMPOOP!!"
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