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Chapter 9: The Treasure of Cortes
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Day 3-Black Pearl, Isla de Muerta
Sam snores on the bed under the window of the Pearl as Elizabeth kneels in prayer, at the sound of the latch opening Sam jolts up awake.
"the monkey has the wrench i swear!" groggily she opens her eyes to see Koehler and Twig in the doorway, behind them is Pintel with a rope.
"you grab the wench and i'll grab Turner" Pintel said pulling Sam out of bed, Sam fell with a THUD on the floor.
"hey! that foot's attached you know! let go of me or i won't bleed!"
"oh i think we can help ye with that." Koehler snapped as Sam stood up on her feet and muttering something about 'smelly pirate alarms' she strode out on deck with Elizabeth and Pintel at her heals. Pintel tightens a gag roughly over Elizabeth's mouth, with her hands bound behind her back. Sam yawns as Barbossa goes to put the necklace on, but she quickly yanks it from his grasp.
"gimme this." she says and put the necklace on. Elizabeth sits in the prow of a longboat, one of several rowing away from the Black Pearl, all laden with booty. Behind them, the ship fades into the fog. She looks to one of the longboat to her left and sees Sam talking and laughing with Barbossa, her face scrunches up in discussed, here they were held against their will so that a bunch of bloodthirsty pirates can become whole again and ran-sack everything in sight, and there she was talking up a loverly conversation with their capture as if it were tea time in England. Elizabeth looked up at the sun, technically it WAS tea time in England but that wasn't the point!
The Interceptor, Isla de Muerta cove
"Dead men tell NO tales!" broke the silence that loomed over the Interceptor, Jack looked at Annamaria and nodded, she quickly shouted.
"Lower anchor, starboard side." Jack looks at Gibbs and heads into his cabin, where Hayley sat by the Window looking at their destination.
"Luv?" Hayley doesn't't respond, but sighs.
"Ye haven't left this cabin since last evening" still nothing, Jack sat beside her and placed an arm around her shoulders.
"I just lost my best friend to Davy Jones' locker, how would you feel?"
"So what do you plan to do, sit 'ere in a ball and never come out to see the light of day again."
"No," Hayley objected, trying to hide a smile. "i plan to sit 'ere in a ball, eat, drink, then never to see the night of dark." Jack's eyebrows knitted together to form a frown.
"Night of dark..."
"Yes, night of dark, you've got a problem with that?" Hayley said, Jack smirked flirtatiously,
"No, no of course not. But i do wonder, what you shall do..." Jack's hand sling down her body and rested on her hips his face now in the crook of her neck. a light groan escaped Hayley's lips, Jack's eyes snapped open then. "In that Night of Dark...i do happen to have a few ways to...entertain in these nights of-" Hayley quickly turned and pressed her lips to his, Jack immediately returned the kiss passionately this lips sliding together like silk. His hand ran through her hair, knocking of f her hat in the process, his other hand was pressed firmly on her back to keep her from moving, Jack slowly pushed her back onto the bed, but Hayley stopped him.
"now's not the time" With heavy lidded eyes Hayley looked up at Jack who gave a smirk, they shared a chaste kiss before Jack stood up, he kissed Haley's hand.
"Aye. shall we take our leave?"
"Aye." she replied then followed him out on deck. As the ship slips through the sound-deadening fog, the bird squawks, the crew become watchful and tense. A shape emerges from the fog, huge and reaching the wreckage of a ship dashed on the reefs. One of many as they see that they tread in the waters of a graveyard of ships that never returned from Isla de Muerta. Jack lets go of Hayley's hand.
"keep an eye on the whelp." Hayley nods and heads over to him, Jack goes to the wheel and flips open his compass and tries to direct them through the graveyard. Suddenly there's a low scaraaaape, Jack cringes, hit something. Hayley leans on the rail beside Gibbs. Dead ships continue to more past. Will leans on the rail, watching them go by.
"Puts in a chill in the bones, how many honest sailors have been claimed by this passage." Will nods in silent agreement. Turns and looks speculatively at Jack, at the wheel checks the compass, makes a slight correction. Will turns his head towards Hayley.
"you've known Jack longer than i have-" Hayley blinks. i have? "How is it that Jack came by that compass?"
"Not a lot's known about Jack Sparrow 'fore he showed up in Tortuga with a mind to go after the treasure of Isla de Muerta."
"That was before he'd met him, back when he was captain of the Black Pearl." Hayley finishes, Will's head whirls in her direction.
"What?" Will throws a suspicious glance at Jack "He neglected to mention that."
"he doesn't't have to tell you everything." Hayley said taking Gibbs's canteen and taking a swig of Gin. "He plays things close to the vest now. Hard learned lesson it was. See, three days out on the venture, his first mate comes to him and says, everything's an equal share, that should mean the location of the treasure, too. So Jack gives up the bearings." Gibbs shakes his head.
"That night, there was mutiny. They marooned Jack on an island, and left him to die. But not before he'd gone mad from the heat."
"Ahh. And that's the reason for all the ..." Will sways on the spot and makes intricate hand movements, trying to imitate Jack.
"that was a half ass imitation!" Hayley said, "besides, reason's got nothing to do with it. Now, Will, when a pirate's marooned, he's given a pistol with a single shot. One shot, that won't do you any good hunting, or to be rescued. But after three weeks of a starving belly and thirst that pistol start to look real friendly" Gibbs mimes helpfully: Gun to the head, pull the trigger.
"But Jack he escaped the island. And he still has that single shot. He won't use it, though, save on one man. His mutinous first mate "
"Barbossa." Gibbs nods,
"Aye."
"How did Jack get off the island?" Will asked turning back to Hayley, she smirked.
"Sea turtles, mate"
"I'll tell ya. He waded out past the shallows and waited there, three days and three nights, 'til all manner of sea creatures 'came acclimated to his presence. And then he roped himself a couple of sea turtles and lashed 'em together and made a raft." Will shifted gazes between Gibbs and Hayley, he can't believe he heard that.
"He roped a couple of sea turtles."
"Aye. Sea turtles." Will's not quite buying it, Gibbs doesn't't finch. Jack has ambled over during the story slipping his arm around Hayley's waist. Will Looks at him. Jack nods, confirming the account. there are so many problems with the story, Will has trouble settling on which to start with, finally settling on the simplest question:
"What did you use for rope?" Gibbs starts to answer then realizes he doesn't't know. But Jack now stands near them, and supplies the answer:
"Human hair...from my back." Jack holds his gaze with a poker face – then: "Weigh anchor and lower the boat! Will and I are to go ashore." Gibbs steps close to Jack, unaware Will is listening.
"young Mr. Turner and I are to go ashore."
"and the lass?" Gibbs asks looking at Hayley who glares.
"this lass has a name."
"aye." Jack replies quickly, nonchalantly.
"what if the worst should happen?"
"Keep to the Code."
"aye, The Code."
They row into the cave, but before they actually head in Hayley takes out Jack's spyglass, the Black Pearl lies at anchor. Mostly empty, movement of a few pirates on board. Will sit close to Hayley, who edges away.
"is she there?" Hayley lowers the spyglass.
"no" Hayley continues to gaze at the ship. Will looks from her to the Pearl, back he's putting the pieces together and doesn't't like the picture he sees. he turns to Jack.
"Where is she?" Jack grabs the oars and begins to row.
"It's begun."
With Sam
Barbossa steps smoothly from his boat onto shore as Elizabeth is yanked roughly from hers. Barbossa continues directly into the main cavern, but before he can actually get to the mouth, Sam pulls on his jacket. he looks at her suspiciously.
"i have to go to the bathroom."
"you can hold it." he says a little uncomfortable. Sam shook her head.
"no, i can't. now show me where the god damned bathroom is!" Barbossa looks around slightly flustered and sees a little cave near the entrance. he turned to Koehler.
"take 'er o the bathroom and meet us in there." he nods but Sam doesn't't budge.
"woah! i'm not going if he's watching me!" Barbossa rolls his eyes and continues to walk, Sam looks up at her 'guardian to the lavatory'
"damn pirates."
Pirates use double oars to carry chests and other booty. Pintel and Ragetti haul a large hope chest between them.
"Ten years of hoarding swag "
"and now we finally get to spend it" They dump the chest, pick through it. Ragetti finds a parasol.
"Aye, once we're quit of the curse - we'll be rich men, 'n you can buy yourself an eye what actually fits - and's made of glass." Ragetti is genuinely moved. He reaches up to wipe a tear.
"This one does splinter something terrible ..."
"I know " he says sympathetically, then slaps Ragetti's hand away. "Stop rubbin' it!" Ragetti slaps back with a parasol. Pintel parries with his own parasol. Ragetti opens his with a FOOMP! To use as a shield. They look over the Bo'sun stares at them darkly. Sam gets shoved into the main cavern a few seconds later and can't believe her eyes; revealed is the spectacular treasure: piles of coins, gold and silver ingots, jewelry, objects d' art, jade and ivory, brightly colored silks, furniture, jewels and pearls, mirrors and swords ...At the center, a hole in the ceiling lets in a column of sunlight, which illumines: an Aztec stone chest. Filled with coins similar to the gold center of the medallion; across them lies an Aztec stone knife.
With Hayley
The tunnel is illumined by a lantern on a pole. Jack rows, back to Will. To one side, Will spots a skeleton, face down and half buried in the sand; its rib cage partially stove in, a sword stuck in its back. A crab clicks its claws in the light as they drift past.
"What code is Gibbs to keep to, if the worst should happen?"
"Pirates' code. Any man who falls behind is left behind." Hayley says, will isn't impressed.
"No heroes amongst thieves,eh?"
"You know, for having such a bleak outlook on pirates, you're well on your way to becoming one." As Jack rows he lists all of Will's...accomplishments. "Sprung a man from jail, commandeered a ship of the fleet, sailed with a buccaneer crew out of Tortuga ..." Suddenly, several small bright circles appear on the cave walls and roof and then dozens more. They're everywhere. Will glances down beneath the water, thousands of coins reflect light onto the cave walls.
"... and you're obsessed with treasure." Hayley gives two fake coughs and slips Elizabeth's name into it, Will gives her a look, but she doesn't't acknowledge it. They pass through, approach the landing area where the pirates' boats are moored Will pulls the boat ashore; Jack hops out, then turns to Hayley.
"stay 'ere luv, keep the boat safe."
"keep the boat safe," Hayley mocked, but she knew that if she were to get in the way of this scene the entire movie could change, and Jack could end up dead. she she quietly sat in the boat and watched as Jack and Will disappeared into the darkness.
"That's not true. I am not obsessed with treasure." Will says once they find a place to spy, Jack looks at him sternly.
"Not all treasure is silver and gold, Mate."
"Samantha"
Sam and Elizabeth are being shoved to the top of the central treasure pile by Twigg and Koehler, where Barbossa waits beside the stone chest at the top. Pirates surround the scene.
"why are you up here?" Sam asked honestly curious, Elizabeth shrugged.
"i have no idea."
"that helps us alot in this situation," Sam says to herself. then over to her right, Barbossa begins his speech:
"For ten years, we've been tested and tried and every man jack here has proved his mettle a hundred times over, and a hundred times again!" and the pirates cheer their approval.
"Punished we were, the lot of us, disproportionate to our crime!" Barbossa raises his foot to the chest.
"Here 'tis" The stone chest is opened. Inside are hundreds of gold coins, identical to the medallion. "the cursed treasure of Cortes himself! Every last piece that went astray has found its way home save for this!" he points to the medallion around Sam's neck.
Hayley can't take any more of this and tied the boat to the landing an makes off in the direction that Will and Will scrambles for the cave opening
"Jack!" Jack retrains him.
"Not yet!" Gold coins clatter down the embankment. The monkey twists around, suspicious ... then his head swivels back to the ceremony.As Jack moves away from the cave opening, he looks back at Will that has a look of confusion plastered on his face.
"we must wait for the opportune moment." Will hesitates a moment, then follows back towards near the boats, Will catches up to Jack.
"When's that? When it's of greatest profit to you?"
" May i ask you something? Have I ever given you any reason not to trust me? now I know it's difficult for you, but, please, stay here, and try not to do anything...stupid." Jack then takes another path into the cave. Hayley walked up to Will.
"Alright, you get Sam, and i'll grab the wench." they nodded then quickly split in opposite directions. Hayley turned right, then left, and then another right, but ended up in a dead end, so went back to the beginning. She started all over again, left, strait, right, right, down-dead end.
"for fuck's sakes!" she yelled, then started back from the beginning. left, strait, left, down, right, right, left, strait- when she saw the back of a couple pirates from the other side of the Cavern she nearly jumped for joy, and nearly hit one of the pirates in the back of the head. She side stepped a couple pirates and got right beside the mountain of gold that both Sam and Elizabeth were standing on.
Barbossa picks up the stone knife and raises it high.
"Who among us has paid the blood sacrifice owed the heathen gods?" The pirates yell back in response:
"AYE!"
"And whose blood must yet be paid?" the pirates jab their dirty fingers at Sam.
"HERS!" Jack comes around a cave wall, hearing footsteps from behind him he turns and his eyes go wide he turns, rolls to defend himself but it wasn't near quick enough. Will brings an oar down across Jack's head
"Sorry Jack but I'm not going to be your leverage." Jack slumps down onto the floor unconscious and Will slips away.
Barbossa steps toward Sam, and despite knowing what happens, shrinks back, but is held by Twigg and Koehler. Barbossa leans close to her.
"You know the first thing I'm going to do after the curse is lifted? " Sam grins.
"Eat a whole bushel of apples?" Barbossa blinks, but then grins as well.
"Aye, a whole bushel of apples." . Barbossa raises the knife and Sam willingly opens her hand to face up wards and he grabs her wrist and slices her palm. He claps the medallion into her hand and closes her fist around it.
"ah, Captain?" asks a voice from the side, Hayley's. he looks at her wondering where they picked up a pirate, but before he can ask she quickly asks:
"it seems to me that Miss. Swan would fetch a fair penny to the Governor, and keepin' her in a place like this seems a bit to violent for her to stay, keepin' her ship shape for bribery once this curse is lifted-"
"what is the point yer tryin' to make?" Barbossa asks impatient. Sam and Hayley lock eyes for a moment, but that doesn't't stop Hayley from keeping in character.
"keep yer eyes to yerself you bloomin' wench." she turned back to Barbossa. "i see it fit for Miss. Swan 'ere to get taken back to the Pearl, for...safe keepin' as it were." Barbossa looks thoughtful for a moment then nods his head in agreement as he waves off Elizabeth and Hayley.
"come 'ere." Hayley painfully grabs Elizabeth's arms and wrenches her back into the tunnels ,where she quickly drops the act and let's go of Elizabeth.
"everyone's waiting on the interceptor," she said simply getting into the boat.
"what about Will." Elizabeth asks still standing on the landing, Hayley looked at her briefly.
"He's getting the Medallion."
"but Sam has the Medallion." Elizabeth said slowly, Hayley smiled, but said nothing. Elizabeth turned around and ran up the little ledge to view the rest of the ceremony.
"Begun by blood, by blood undone!" Barbossa wrestles to free the coin from Sam's hand, which he does in less then a minute. the coin drops and clanks with the other coins. The pirates, wait, tense and expectant. after a long pause of silence they look at each other. Nothing happens.
"Did it work?"
"I don't feel no different."
"How do we tell?" Barbossa frowns, draws his pistol, and shoots Pintel square in the chest. Pintel grabs his chest ... but doesn't't die.
"You're not dead."
"No." he gave a great full laugh, then realized. "He shot me!"
"It didn't work! The curse is still upon us!" Twigg said holding up his fist. Barbossa searches for an answer, looks at the blade that was tinted with Sam's blood, and turn to her.
"You. Maid. Your father. What was his name?!" when she doesn't't respond he grabs her by the shoulders. "Was your father William Turner?!"
Sam gives a wicked smirk. "No." Barbossa tries to keep his anger down but an ill attempt.
"Where's his child? The child that sailed from England eight years ago, the child in whose veins flows the blood of William Turner?! Where?" Sam holds her head up high.
"screw you." Barbossa slaps her hard, sending her sprawling off the treasure hill the medallion quickly following her form, laying right beside her head. Sam 's eyes snap open. and she rubs the back of her head.
"jerk" she then sees a dark shape moving towards her in the water that lay beside the mountain of treasure.
"You two. You brought us the wrong person!" Bo'sun says angrily to Pintel and Ragetti who look around themselves at their 'mates' in fear.
"No, she had the medallion! She's the proper age!"
"She said her name was Turner! You heard her!" Pintel defends Ragetti, the pirates turn to each other all equally angry.Twigg whirls on Barbossa.
"You brought us here for nothing!!!"
"I won't take questioning or second guesses, not from the likes of you, Mister Twigg."
"Who's to blame him? Every decision you've made's led us from bad to worse!" Bo'sun claimed, Twigg added in agreement.
"It's you who sent Bootstrap to the depths "
"It's you what brought us here in the first place " Koehler snapped. The pirate argument grows. Suddenly Will's face pops out of the water, Sam smiles at him.
"knew you would come!" she mouthed (haha pun), Will smiled and gave her a light kiss on the lips, then nodded in the direction he came, Sam quickly grabbed the medallion and quietly sunk into the water and followed. The monkey unfortunately spots them and screeches, but the pirates are too busy arguing to realize what is going on.
"If any coward here dare challenge me, let him speak!" none of the pirates move. "hmmm?" Barbossa prompts, still no movement, the pirates know they cannot win against Barbossa. The monkey's screeching echoes, but they still don't notice.
"I say we cut her throat and spill all her blood, just in case!" Koehler suggests, the pirates all agree, but when Barbossa turns towards the bottom of the mountain he sees she's gone, along with the medallion
"The medallion! She's taken it! Get after them! Fetch it back!" The pirates scramble to launch their boats, reach for the oars and then realize:
"The oars've gone missing, too! Find 'em!" The pirates search the cave, overturning chests and upsetting piles of treasure.Jack wanders out into the middle of this, dazed, holding the oar Will hit him with. He looks around without comprehension. Ragetti notices him, and blanches.
"You." Jack looks behind him, then back at Ragetti.
"Me." Jack says, they look at him as if they're seeing things.
"You're supposed to be dead!" Pintel says in slight amazement. Jack feels his chest and looks back at them obviously confused.
" am I not?" he turns around and starts to go in the opposite direction, but alas there are pirates there too with their pistols drawn, Jack snaps his fingers and turns back around to be faced with Pintel, Ragetti and the
Pintel draws his pistol, so do the other pirates. Jack's eyes go wide. He thinks, tries to remember something - got it
"parlerlay..." Jack Looks thoughtful for a moment, and a bit upset. "parlerlloeloolu." drat, still nothing. Jack tries again, going through everything with a 'P' in it. "Parleeni, Parsley, Parsnip, Partner...partner, partner-" Ragetti's eyes light up, he knows what word he's looking for!
"Parlay?"
Jack snaps his fingers at him. "that's the one! Parlay! Parlay!" The pirates lower their weapons -- except Pintel, who really wants to shoot him. He turns glaring at Ragetti.
"parlay?" He hurls his pistol to the ground. "'Parlay'! Damn to the depths whatever mutton-head thought up 'parlay'!" Jack, still swaggering plugged up the hole to the pistol.
"That would be the French"
"...Latin based of course...Inventors of Mayonnaise"
"i like mayonnaise"
I must apologize for any spelling errors, on this computer program i don't exactly have spell check, so yeah...
anyway i hope you all enjoyed this chapter. until next time.
Ciao, Ciao
Pirate With Sea Blue Eyes