Seven Sins of a Dying Sparrow
By Too lazy
Well I know, I miss more than hit
With a face that was launched to sink
An' I seldom feel, the bright relief
It's been the Worst Day Since Yesterday
"The Worst Day Since Yesterday"-flogging Molly
"Bow down you land grubbing guppies!" The blue skinned creature yelled and the other creatures of the same species (only different armor and color) forced the crew members to their knees.
Once the crew was taken hostage a giant burst of water shot up over the Pearl and remained for a moment before bending down to the deck. The flowing water then turned into a throne where seated a woman of odd beauty. A long limbed woman with pale blue skin and silky green hair and clear azure eyes slipped from the throne and landed with a soft thud to the deck. The throne of water dropped leaving a puddle on deck, the woman was completely dry and her dress of black silk gave greater definition on her curvy form, the entire male species of the Pearl stared in awe.
She circles around Jack, then Alex in a languishing pace a small smile on her lips. "Fancy us do you love?" Jack said jokingly and the blue skinned creature from earlier pressed his talon blade across Jack's neck a little harder.
The woman in question places a delicate nimble fingered hand to the blade and pushes it away from Jack's neck, she looks into his eyes and Jack thinks they are very lovely in color and so comments on it. "You have eyes just like the sky darlin', they are very fetching with your hair."
The woman tilted her head to the side a confused pout on her lips them she smiled. She wrapped her arms around Jack's neck and leaned close to his ear and her voice so very soft and soothing whispered, "You're in love...with, not only the sea but, with a woman after your own heart." She pulled away and looked over the three women on board before calling upon the surrounding water to make a new throne for her; she sat with all the grace of a queen.
"Is you father in much pain?" The woman asked with fake concern lilting her tone. It was Ikitomo who answered.
"Of course he is, at your urging you pathetic harpy!" She drew her katana but a wave of water washes over Ikitomo before wrapping around her like a giant anaconda. Isabelle rushed to her sister but was held back by the scaled multicolored creatures.
"My name when I was with your father was Hanna and you may call me that." She turns to the still kneeling crew, "The curse I placed upon Marcus Sparrow will last for as many tears women have shed over him, for every heart he has broken, and to be honest he is going to out live even Davy Jones at this rate." The woman said in a matter a fact voice before looking at Jack and Alex who gave her a weak smile, their father was a real salty dog. "When he broke my heart I thought it was time to repay the favor, but I am not above negotiations. I knew he would send his family to save him, but I have an offer for you."
"And what might this offer be?" Alex asked Hanna and she laughed a soothing laugh.
"Well your brother is blessed with the fastest ship in the Caribbean Alex, and with that being said I have a little quest for you." Hanna snaps her fingers and a pale pink scaled creature appears next to her, knelling on one knee with his head looking to the Pearls dark deck, in his scaly long talon hands he holds a perfect giant pearl about the size of a watermelon.
"Have any of you ever heard of The Seven Deadly Sins." Hanna asked taking the pearl from the scaly creature and called before her an elegant stand made of ocean water and placed the giant pearl on it.
"Yes, they are known as greed, lust, anger, vanity, gluttony, pride, sloth." Elizabeth repeated from memory. Jack smirked.
"I happen to love all seven personally." Jack said playfully and received a death glare from Alex and Jack had the sense to shut up but Hanna was mildly amused.
"Correct Miss Swann however although those are the names of the sins humankind had decided were so pleasurable that they were evil, what you will be looking for are seven rare jewels all held by my brethren, if and only if, you manage to collect all of them within a month I will relieve your father from my curse and he will be free, fail to do so and the curse will stay in place and you will lose something precious to you." Hanna said oddly sweet.
"Hell will freeze over before we help you. You are killing our father and you deserve to die!" Ikitomo yelled and she was dropped cruelly to the deck with a loud thud, three of the scaled creatures held her down.
"Would someone shut her up please?" Jack shouted over to Isabelle and she nodded. There was always one hot head in a family who could ruin something for the rest.
"I have a mind to keep you as my new pet piranha Ikitomo, but I think you just might have what it takes to outwit the holder of the pride jewel." Hanna answers dully and waves her hand dismissively and her servants let Ikitomo up, but it is now Isabelle and Alex that hold her back.
"Can I ask what these jewels do? It seems odd that you can't just go and get them yourself." Elizabeth questioned and the guard pushed Elizabeth to stand closer to Hanna.
"You can ask but I rather not tell Miss Swann. So Jack, Isabelle, Alex, and Ikitomo do we have a deal." Hanna asked her hands close but not touching the giant pearl in front of her. Then instantly, water swirled with in the giant pearl and images of their father coughing up blood and trying desperately to breathe were shown. To anyone who had known the pirate in his former glory days it was heartbreaking and even Hanna seemed suddenly hurt by the images she was showing.
Isabelle was the one to answer for them, "Alright we will complete your request only please I beg you," She dropped to her knees, "lessen his pain."
"Don't bow to that sea witch Isabelle!" Ikitomo yelled and Alex gives her a rough shake.
Elizabeth kneels by Isabelle placing a comforting hand on her back as she sits up and Isabelle finally breaks down crying and hugs Elizabeth and Elizabeth hugs her back. She looks to Jack with pleading eyes and Jack turns to Hanna with a small smirk.
"All right darlin' we have an accord. Should we seal in blood, I mean water?" Jack asked holding out his hand and Hanna floats to him in her throne of water and they shake on their bargain. She then places an aged map in his sea roughened hands.
"Remember Captain Sparrow you have one month." Hanna recites and then floats into the water below and disappears, the sea creatures on deck all dive into the water, and the mermaids let the ship go. All seems relatively normal except Ikitomo seething and Alex with a worried look.
Ikitomo then does something quite shocking to Elizabeth and Alex that it would set the mood for the next day or so. She grabs Isabelle by her long dark hair pulling her to her feet and slaps her. "Anata ni usui!" Ikitomo shouts and just before she goes to slap Isabelle again Jack grabs her arm and slaps her.
"She is not weak and the next time you hit her I will kill you." Jack said his voice dangerously low and his eyes dark and empty of their usual mirth and playful mischievous sparkle. Ikitomo pulls her wrist from Jack's tight bruising grip.
"I believe you Jack, but I warn you, I will not be an easy kill." She pushes Jack away from her hard, making him stagger a step before going below deck.
Jack can feel the crew staring at him. "Well snap to you know how this works!" Jack bellows and then there is a scrambling of bodies that are trying to get to their post.
"Jack," Elizabeth tries to put a hand on his shoulder in comfort but Jack shrugs it off and heads to his cabin. She knows he is hurting and he will no doubt tell her about it later.
"Jack I'm sorry." Isabelle whispers before hugging her unsuspecting brother Alex, who unlike Jack did not handle her tears as well and pulled her off him before handing her a handkerchief and leaving her to talk with Jack.