Disclaimer: I dont own PotC
Sarabeth pulled the car into the parking lot of the mall and killed the engine. She let the last notes of the song fade away before she turned off the CD player as well and swiveling to look at the backseat.
Elizabeth and Will were still sitting there arms clasped tightly around each other, similar looks of horror were spread across their faces. Jack seemed more intrigued than scared by this new marvel.
"How's it work?" he asked.
"Well I don't really know the technical aspect of it," Sarabeth answered as she popped the hood and gestured the rest out of the car. She swung in front of the car and pulled the hood the rest of the way up displaying the engine, "But this is why it runs."
"What is it?" Will queried loosening his grip on Elizabeth slightly.
"It's an engine," Carline said, "a 500 horse power, 6 cylinder, piece of machinery that moves cars and other things."
"What do 500 horsepower and 6 cylinder mean?" asked Elizabeth.
Carline looked up and frowned, "I don't know." She turned and looked at Sarabeth hoping for enlightenment.
Sarabeth shrugged, "Don't look at me I just drive the thing."
Elizabeth leaned closer to the engine and frowned, "How did you fit all the musicians in there."
"What?" Carline asked.
"The music we heard on our way here," Elizabeth insisted, "who was playing it?"
"You mean the CD?" asked Sarabeth as if it were obvious.
Carline smacked her friend on the arm, "They don't know what CD's are!"
"Oh yeah," Sarabeth said as she rubbed her arm. "A CD is a recording of music. A while back some one came up with a way of recording music so that any one could play it when they wanted to hear it rather than having to wait for a concert."
"So the music we heard was played at a different time and place and them packaged and sent here," Elizabeth asked trying to clarify.
"Pretty much," Carline answered.
"Extraordinary," Elizabeth whispered.
"Right," Sarabeth said as she shut the hood of the car and began to walk toward the building, "What's the plan?"
"Go in, get the stuff, leave," Carline answered.
"If we split up it'll be faster," Sarabeth pointed out.
"You're right," Carline sighed as she pushed open the doors to the mall, "I'll take Will and Elizabeth and you try and keep Jack under control."
"See you at the food court in an hour?" Sarabeth asked.
Carline laughed, "If we make it that far."
Sarabeth laughed too and grabbed Jack by the arm. "You're with me," she announced pulling him off in one direction.
"Is it a good idea to let those two go alone together," Will asked. "Jack can be trouble."
"So can Sarabeth," Carline responded, briefly she wondered what she may have unleashed on the world, then decided she didn't care. She then looked at Will and Elizabeth for a moment trying to decide where to take them to get clothes. "GAP," She announced more to herself than anything else.
Will looked around, "Where?"
Carline sighed, "It's a store. I'm going to get your clothes there. Come on." She gestured toward the escalator.
"What is that," Elizabeth asked when she saw the device.
"An escalator," Carline explained. "It's like stairs except that you don't have to walk." She stepped on and started to go down beckoning for the others to do the same.
Will stepped onto the escalator and Elizabeth leapt into his arms. When they reached the bottom, despite Carline's constant coaching to 'just step off', Will and Elizabeth both managed to almost fall when the steps went back under the floor.
Carline helped them to their feet and laughed. "I told you to step off," she pointed out.
"You didn't say when," shot Elizabeth.
"I kind of figured that you'd know that I meant when you got to the bottom," Carline answered.
Rather than witness a fight Will pointed toward a store. "Is that it?"
Carline turned and glanced at the store, "Yep that's it. Come one." She lead the way into the store and smiled at the people inside before turning back to Will and Elizabeth. "Right one pair of jeans and two tee-shirts a piece, I'll try not to max out the debit card."
"What's a debit card?" Elizabeth asked.
"It's something that allows me to pay for stuff without having to carry around cash," Carline answered as she began to sift through the shirts for something Elizabeth could wear.
Elizabeth picked up a pair of dark blue jeans, and looked at them. "Do you think these will work?"
"I don't know," Carline said as she pushed a light blue top away deciding it wasn't quite Elizabeth's style. "Go try them on; the dressing room is right through there. I'll bring you some shirts when I find them. Same with you Will, Grab some jeans and I'll get the shirts."
Will picked up a pair of faded jeans and followed Elizabeth toward the dressing rooms.
After a few minutes Carline picked out one honey colored shirt and one light purple one for Elizabeth. After another few moments she found a blue and green striped polo shirt and a dark brown tee-shirt for Will.
When they had finally gotten everything to fit and had bought all the clothes their hour was almost over. Carline looked at her watch and started to hurry the pirates toward the food court. Suddenly she stopped and looked at a small booth. "Are either of you hungry?"
"Well I am a little hungry," Elizabeth said.
"Me as well," Will answered.
Carline grinned, "Great! Follow me." She dashed over to the booth and smiled at the vendor. "Three medium chocolate Dippin' Dots please." She paid the man and handed the cups to Will and Elizabeth.
"What is it," Will asked looking down at the brown pellets in front of him.
"Dippin' dots," Carline explained handing out spoons. "The ice cream of the future, try it."
Elizabeth stared at the treat and sighed; slowly she lifted the spoon to her lips and took a bite. "This is really good," she announced.
Will took a bite of the Dippin' Dots. "Excellent," he agreed.
"Told you so," Carline laughed. "Come on we better head for the food court, Sarabeth and Jack should be there by now."
Sarabeth pulled Jack away from Carline, Will, and Elizabeth. And toward the only store that could possibly make Jack Sparrow look like Jack Sparrow. When they finally stopped they were in front of a store that looked like it opened into a black hole, the music playing over the loud system was a song Sarabeth instantly recognized as 'Love Said No' by the band HIM; Jack obviously didn't know what to think of the store.
"What's this luv?" Jack asked.
"It's Hot Topic," Sarabeth explained. "This is where we're going to buy your clothes."
Jack looked at the store, then at Sarabeth, then back to the store.
"It's the only place in the mall to buy pirate-y stuff," Sarabeth insisted.
Jack smiled, "Well why didn't you say so."
Sarabeth led Jack into the store and went to the far wall to look at pants for the pirate captain. She finally settled on a pair with red skulls on the sides and chains hanging down the back. She turned to Jack and tossed the pants to him.
"Will they fit?" Jack demanded.
"One size fits all," Sarabeth answered.
"Fair enough," Jack said.
Sarabeth went toward the wall of shirts she looked at them for a moment then turned to Jack. "You don't strike me as the most hygienic of people so I'm only going to buy you one shirt. Pick one."
It took Jack only a moment to find one he liked and he pulled it off the shelf. "This one."
Sarabeth looked at the black shirt that proclaimed 'Kiss me I'm a Pirate.' She fought back a laugh and looked Jack in the eye, "That shirt is for girls."
Jack looked at the shirt and said only one word, "Damn."
Sarabeth giggled into her hand and began to look for something else for Jack to wear. She scanned the wall and saw one that immediately made her think of Jack. It was black and the words 'don't slap me' were displayed across the front, she handed the shirt to Jack.
Jack looked at the shirt and smiled at Sarabeth, "It's as if you know me lass."
Sarabeth rolled her eyes, "I'm not sure that's a good thing."
Jack shrugged. Together they made their purchases and left the store. Sarabeth looked at her watch.
"We've got about fifteen minutes," Sarabeth announced. "You hungry?"
"A bit," admitted Jack.
"Come on," Sarabeth announced as she pulled him toward the food court. "We'll grab some Taco Bell and then wait for them in the food court."
"What's Taco Bell?" asked Jack.
Sarabeth tried to spin around mid-stride, lost control of her left arm, and fell to the ground. When she had recovered she began to drag Jack toward the food court mumbling something about bloody pirates.
When they reached their destination Sarabeth practically threw Jack into a chair. "Don't move," she said. "I'll be right back."
She rushed over to the Taco Bell and bought two quesadilla's and returned to the table. She smiled at Jack and handed him one of the packages, Jack took it and looked at the meal inside. Carefully he tore off a piece of the food and ate it, and then turned to Sarabeth, "How do you always know the best foods?"
Sarabeth smiled, "The perks of living in this exciting new dimension."
Carline walked over with Will and Elizabeth, who were finishing off their Dippin' Dots, in tow. "Wow," Carline exclaimed, "Not only are you on time Sarabeth, but you actually beat me."
"Quick someone record the time and date," Sarabeth replied sarcastically.
"So are we ready to go?" Carline asked.
"Yep," Sarabeth answered as she crumbled up the package her quesadilla had come in and shoot a three pointer into a near by trash can.
"So now what?" Carline questioned stepping to the side to avoid her friend's projectiles.
"Now it's time for culture," Sarabeth answered as she headed for the doors. "However we can't be expected to be able to teach them that much culture in one afternoon, so I have a better plan."
"Let u not forget that last time you had a 'better plan' I woke up covered in green paint and in a ditch outside of town," Carline pointed out as she pushed the doors open and followed Sarabeth toward her car.
Sarabeth smiled as she unlocked the car and gestured everyone in, "But this time it really is a better plan."
AN: I'm going on vacation and wont be back for a while. There will bemore chaps when I return.