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Searching For The Dutchman
Chapter Three:
Once Harry got out to sea with the crew he forgot all about helping Lina. A week passed and he did the normal job, cleaning the deck, tightening ropes, and keeping watch. This is what he loves, the sea, maybe his parents needed to listen to him if they did not want their son running to join a pirate ship.
Today was just like other days on sea, everyone was a bit drunk and the crew were out working, today Harry would go in the crow's nest and watch for any ships or something to delay their voyage to the Flying Dutchman's ship.Apparently Jack owes Capt. Jackson a whole lot of money and Jack thinks that with the help of William Turner, she will quit bugging and chasing after him.
The Captain, Captain Jack Sparrow, was steering the ship but for days he has been steering it all sorts of directions, like he doesn't know where to go. Harry didn't mind though, he was on the sea and very carefree, no rules and no restrictions. Unlike at home, at Port Royal, it was dreadful there.
Lina currently was sticking out her hand to grab a piece of fruit that was next to her burlap sacks surrounding her. It was a red apple and pretty tasty from the looks of it. There was not much to do, except for listen to the crew when they were playing cards, that was always funny. Lina actually manages to stuff her face full with food, it's amazing really, she never thought she could eat so much in her life!
Occasionally a crew member would come down and get some food for ingredients to make a meal. At those times Lina tried to curl up as small as she could.
She bit into the juicy apple, it has some squishy spots but oh well, in a couple minutes she finished her apple and started listening to the crew.
Beastie Tow was a towering giant, he was over seven feet tall and looked like he could brake a person like a twig, hint his nickname, Beastie. He was getting so hungry that he started complaining on someone to make some food, that only made him get the job. He had no clue how to cook and was going to put some oats into a large pot filled with water and cut up some apples, seemed good enough. A pirate is not really picky when eating.
He walked over to the burlap sacks of food, there were sacks filled with flour, sugar and what he wanted oats. The sacks were packed in a round lump, it went a bit high but Beastie was a bit drunk so he didn't find it weird. There was a noise, like someone was enjoying an apple. Beastie picked up the top oats sack and there was a kid just smiling with an apple core in it's hands. It looked like a boy, but he wasn't sure.
All Beastie did was drop the heavy sack and picked up the kid by the shoulders, suddenly the kid's leg was kicking his stomach, very, very hard in fact. You'd think a person like Beastie would not be hurt by a couple hard kicks in the stomach but it was his gnawing hunger, and now confusion and he was caught off guard, he didn't have time to tighten his stomach muscles.
"Sorry, I don't like to be held." The voice sounded girly but he looked up at the kid, who looked clearly like a boy, (also why would a girl come on a pirate ship?) who spoke. He extended a hand to help Beastie up, puzzled but Beastie took the hand.
"Whatcha doin' on this ship kid?" Beastie asked while getting up. He grabbed the oats sack and threw it over his shoulder. The kid was rubbing one hand against a dull golden thread around her neck, it had something heavy holing it because it just the thread just went down.
"Whatcha doin' grabbing a kid on the shoulders?" The kid answered smartly, Beastie huffed, he would not get an answer from the twirp. The only thing to do now was bring the kid to the captain and let him decide what to do with the kid.
"Walk in front o' me to the deck, there the captain will prolly throw you overboard." It didn't sound inviting but Lina had no choice. Beastie was about to grab hold of the kid's shoulders but then he thought about the kid caching him off guard, weird that he apologized but whatever.
"Ya better not dash away from me, or else." A good based threat, surely making the kid shake in his boots, actually Lina smirked to herself, about it. He started heading up the stairs with the kid in front of him.
When finally on deck, with a bunch of pirates all around, she spotted Harry sleeping in the Crow's Nest, he wouldn't help her, then there was a bunch of older guys and small guys that were cleaning up the deck and chatting with rum bottles in their hands.
Beastie dropped the heavy oats sack and everyone turned his way, confused to see a kid next to him. Lina was a bit afraid, I mean they could just throw her off the ship and not care, but she tried not to show it. She stood up straight and tried to look confident.
"What's goin' on?" The captain asked his crew, he couldn't see the kid standing next to Beastie. He walked down the steps and saw Lina, who was looking at the floor currently. The man, Gibbs was next to him.
"Do you know why there is a little kid on me ship?" Jack whispered to Gibbs who looked dumbfounded.
"No clue Cap'n." Gibbs answered Jack. Jack walked up to the kid and pulled off his or should we say her cap. Lina's rich brunette colored hair fell around her face and ended by the start of her shoulders, she looked up at everyone who was gaping at her, a girl, a girl child was there. How? Why?
"What are you doing on me ship girl? This is no place for little children, especially girls." Jack asked the little girl, she looked familiar, like he met her before, but she's probably some whore's child. Jack didn't even really like children, he didn't know what to do with them.
"Well what are you doing questioning an innocent child?"
"Well, Gibbs did ya know we had a stowaway?" Jack turned his attention to his first mate. Gibbs looked stunned, he was probably thinking why is he asking me?
"No, surprised as ye are Cap'n."Gibbs answered him quietly. Lina decided that her fate on this ship would be decided in a matter of minutes, she had to do something and be quick about it.
"Beastie, throw her overboard." You can guess who said that, Jack. Beastie put his hands on Lina's arms, so she didn't thrash. The situation left her no choice.
"Wait!" Lina yelled, hoping for them to actually not throw her overboard before she was able to speak. Beastie put her down, she wanted to get out of his grip as soon as possible, she never liked being held.
"What tis it you want?"Jack asked impatiently, Lina grabbed her thread of a necklace and brought it over her head and through her hair. She held in her hand the key, the key to William Turner's heart or chest or like it. The key just sat peacefully on Lina's hands, for all to see. She turned to Jack and Gibbs since they would know best what the key is.
Jack looked at the key then looked at Lina, the key Lina, then there, her eyes, they looked like the whelp's or more like Mr. Turner's, guessing that this kid is their spawn.
"How did you get that?" Jack asked slowly, trying to make sure his guess is correct.
"My mum, Captain Elizabeth Turner who I have heard you were quite acquainted with, she even did the double whammy, killing you then bringing you back to life. Then also you made my father, I think, into The Flying Dutchman's captain to save his life. Am I right?"Lina just stood there while the crew looked dumfounded, Jack must've picked up another crew entirely. They had no clue what that key is, or how much danger the key brings with itself. Keys often do that.
"You do know that the whole British fleet is looking for this key. So if they get a hold of this key it will be like last time except Mr. Turner won't be on our side. You know of Grant Beckett's lastest treasure don't you?" Lina asked, who knows if he knew if the pirate world was at stake again. Jack looked confused, what is this child ranting about? She's definitely a woman, all women do that. That Grant Beckett guy, he heard whispers about him, saying that he's trying to take down all pirates, and also is just like his uncle, the deceased Lord Cutler Beckett.
Lina was getting the message he had no clue what she was talking about and that of her as a ranting moron, or more like a ranting woman, even worse.
"Look Captain Sparrow, Grant Beckett took over Elizabeth's ship six months ago, he got a hold of Mr. Turner's chest but my mom pushed me overboard before him seeing me and sent te key with me. If Beckett finds out that-" It looked like Jack was getting the picture but then again he could just think her crazy. He actually didn't think her crazy, more like raving mad, this could not happen again. The first time around was difficult as it was, he didn't want to do it again with a whiny little child, expecially one that's a girl, they're so clingy as children.
"How do I know you are telling the truth?" Telling the truth? Telling the truth! Is he kidding? Isn't the key not enough? Lina was really wondering if he got dropped on the head as a baby or drank to much rum.
"You kidding, why would I lie to you? Also I bet you are thinking that I'm just some clingy kid that is going to be an annoying pest but see, I'm different, I'm not clingy, I actually hate it when people touch me. So you can throw me overboard if you still want to and see then when Beckett finds me that your world is crumbling, and will fall. Do what you like Sparrow, just like you have always done." When Lina finished her speech just sat prztel legged on the floor of the deck, waiting for Jack's answer.
Jack didn't know what to think, the girl sneaks aboard, she has the key and this might totally affect the destination, getting help from Will. He definitely didn't want to see or spark the destruction of pirates but right now a certain woman captian named Captain Angie Jackson is after him and won't rest until he has his head on a platter, anyways it doesn't sound serious. The question now was, should he take that risk?
"What's your name kid?"
"Lina Turner, it's short for Catalina, at your service." Lina got up and bowed gracefully, she grinned too which made her face glow radiantly.
"Ye really are a Turner aren't ye" Jack asked with a hint of fear, Lina hinted.
"Well I think so, that what my mom told me." Lina responded truthfully she looked up to him then sat back down. The deck was made of wood but it was still pretty comfortable.
A few minutes of silence past, Lina just sat there staring off into space, hoping Jack was thinking about what he was to do with her.
Jack couldn't believe his eyes, he never thought that a, Will and Elizabeth's brat would show up on his ship and b, that the pirate life would be endangered, again. Beastie moved to throw the girl overboard.
"Don't." Jack mumbles out, Lina praises him in the look in her eyes. Beastie set the girl down gently.
"What sha'di do Cap'n?" Beastie asked in a slow almost slurred voice. Lina just sat there, beaming her deep chocolate brown eyes into his forehead, hoping to make him feel guilty or something to make her stay aboard and not change his decision. All Jack did was flinch, but Lina knew that she was just making him uncomfortable.
""The brig, Cap'n?" Beastie suggested, Jack just nodded. Lina could handle that, at least she's still on the ship. Beastie reached forward to get her up but Lina just slapped his hand.
"I can get up by myself you know." Lina just mumbled under her breath then trudged off to the brig.
The stairs squeaked a little as she walked down, it remanded her from her home, on The Serpent. There was a carpenter there, there was never anything broken or squeaky, Lina missed that a little.
The stairs ended and Lina went down one more flight, Beastie was hauling several steps behind. Lina decided that Beastie was overweight and not in shape instead of just muscular. When she got to the end of the stairs, this was the level where the brig would be. Lina just stood there impatiently waiting for Beastie to come.
All around you could see wood, wood sidings then wood flooring then wood benches and selves and the only thing that wasn't wood was the brig's wall, which if fact had a twinge of rotting color, very attractive.
"I'm comin'" Beastie said, panting. Lina just waited at the brig's wall patiently.
Beastie finally made it down the steps but seemed so winded that he could barely speak. He opened the the door shoved Lina inside then locked it again, without saying a word. As he was leaving Lina could hear the boards squeaking from Beastie's weight.
Lina just did what she has always done when in the brig, she would pull back her hat and sleep her troubles away. When she woke hopefully food would be waiting for her (fat chance) or Jack would let her out (probably not). The only thing that Lina could hope for was that Jack would come to his senses.