Once, Forever and Always
Chapter 7 – Bound in Chains
I was bound in chains with the rest of the crew. I happened to be chained next to Elizabeth. I didn't like that one bit but what could I do? Throw her over board? Yeah, that would be smart, except for the fact that I, along with the rest of the crew could go with her, and I'd rather not. When Sao Feng came aboard, I didn't fight it. I wasn't going to fight this man and I wasn't going to lose my life fighting this man, it just wouldn't be worth it.
Sao Feng's crew held their weapons up to our necks as Will and Sao Feng said that they were taking over the ship. Will's eyes kept landing on me and giving me sympathetic looks throughout the 'taking over' the ship part. About five minutes later Barbossa and Jack graced the ship with their presences.
"Sao Feng. You showing up here, 'tis truly a remarkable coincidence." Barbossa tells Sao Feng as Jack hides behind Barbossa.
"Jack Sparrow." Sao Feng says and as he does Jack peeks out from Barbossa's back "You paid me great insult once."
"That doesn't sound like me." Sao Feng punched Jack in the face "Shall we just call it square then?" Jack asks holding his nose.
"Release her! She's not part of the bargain." Will said pointing to Elizabeth.
"And what bargain be that?" Barbossa asked.
"You heard Captain Turner. Release her!" Sao Feng shouted to his crew.
"Captain Turner?" Jack asked.
"Will!" I hissed desperately trying to get his attention to release me.
"Aye, the perfidious rotter led a mutiny against us!" Gibbs shouted.
"I need the Pearl to free my father, that's the only reason I came on this voyage." Will said.
"Why didn't you tell me you were planning this?" Elizabeth asked completely shocked.
"It was my burden to bear" Will told her "And mine" I smirked as Elizabeth glared at me.
Jack turned to Will completely shocked "He needs the Pearl. 'Captain' Turner needs the Pearl," Jack turned to Elizabeth next "and you felt guilty," He lastly turns to Barbossa "and you and your Brethren Court. Did no one come to save me just because they missed me?" Jack's eyes landed on me for a spilt second before landing on the people who raised their hands "I'm standing over there with them." Jack started walking towards them when Sao Feng pulled him back.
"I'm sorry Jack, but there is an old friend who wants to see you first."
"I'm not certain I can survive any more visits from old friends." Jack told him and as he did Sao Feng pushed him to the rails.
"Here is your chance to find out."
Jack is pushed into Lord Beckett's cabin
"Curious, your friends appear to be quite desperate, Jack. Perhaps they no longer believe that a gathering of squabbling pirates can defeat the Flying Dutchman, and so despair leads to betrayal. But you and I are no strangers to betrayal are we? It's not here Jack."
"What? What isn't?" Jack asked trying to play stupid.
"The heart of Davy Jones. It's safely aboard the Dutchman, and so unavailable for use as leverage to satisfy your debt to the good captain." Beckett smirked.
"By my reckoning, that account has been settled." Jack pointed out.
"By your death? And yet here you are." Beckett raised an eyebrow.
"Close your eyes and pretend it's all a bad dream, that's how I get by." Jack told him.
Beckett smirked "And if Davy Jones were to learn of your survival?"
"My men are crew enough." Sao Feng said.
"Company ship, company crew." One of the crewmen of Sao Feng said.
"You agreed, the Black Pearl was to be mine." Will shouted at Sao Feng.
"And so it was." Sao Feng nods and Will and Elizabeth are taken away.
"Perhaps you'll consider an alternative arrangement, one which requires absolutely nothing from you but information." Beckett offers Jack some whiskey which he gladly takes.
"Regarding the Brethren Court, no doubt." Jack takes Beckett's glass as well "In exchange for fair compensation." Jack throws back the first glass "Square my debt with Jones," Jack throws back the second glass "guarantee my freedom." He smirks
"Of course, it's just good business." Beckett tells him.
"Were I in a divilgatory mood, what then might I divulge?" Jack asks curious to know.
"Everything. Where are they meeting? Who are the pirate lords? What is the purpose of the nine pieces of eight?"
"Beckett agreed, the Black Pearl was to be mine." Sao Feng tells his crewmen.
"Lord Beckett's not going to give up he only ship that can outrun the Dutchman is he?" The crewmen asks and walks away.
"Shame you're not bound to honour the code of the Brethren isn't it? Because honour's a hard thing to come by nowadays" Barbossa tells him.
"There is no honour to remaining with the losing side, leaving it for the winning side, it's just good business." Sao Fen said looking out towards the ocean.
"The losing side, you say?" Barbossa asks.
"They have the Dutchman, now the Pearl! And what have the Brethren left?" Sao Feng asked his voice rising.
"We have Calypso." Barbossa smirks.
Sao Feng looks towards Abigail "Calypso! An old legend."
"No, the goddess herself bound in human form. Imagine, all the power of the seas brought to bear against our enemy. I intend to release her, but for that I need the Brethren Court, all the Court."
Jack stands there fanning himself "You can keep Barbossa, the belligerent homonculus and his friend with the wooden eye, both. And Turner, especially Turner. The rest go with me aboard the Pearl and I'll lead you to Shipwreck Cove, where I will hand you the pirates and you will not hand me to Jones. Bloody fair deal don't you think?"
"And what becomes of Miss Swann?"
"Which one?" Jack asks not quite liking as to where this was going.
"We both know which one Jack." Beckett smirks
"What interest is she to you?" Jack asks
"What are you proposing captain?" Sao Feng asks.
"What be you accepting, captain?" Barbossa counters.
"The girl." Sao Feng says looking towards the direction of Abigail and Elizabeth
"What?" They both shout.
"Jack, I've just recalled, I've got this wonderful compass which points to whatever I want, so for what do I need you?" Beckett asks.
"They are not part of any bargain!" Will shouts
"I only want one" Sao Feng tells him.
"Out of the question" Barbossa tells him.
"It was not a question."
"Which one of us do you want?" Abigail asks.
"You" Sao Feng says pointing to Abiagil.
"Done." Abigail says.
"What? Not done!" Will shouts.
"You got us into this mess, if this is what frees us then done!" Abigail says poking him in the chest.
"Abigail, they're pirates!" Will shouts to her as she's released from her chains.
"I have had more than enough experience dealing with pirates!"
Barbossa smirks "Then we have an accord"
A/N:
So i'm terribly sorry but this more just a filler in than anything else the next chapter is my favortive and i'm looking forward to it (:
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