Disclaimer: DOPOTC! This is chapter four. As of now, you probably don't believe me but I haven't even posted this story yet! It is all just sitting on my computer as of this moment. Of course by the time you read this it will be a lie, and I will be a liar. Enjoy!
Chapter Four: The Interceptor and Tortuga.
"We're going to steal a ship?" Will asked shakily, eyes wide and plastered on the Dauntless out to sea, "That ship?" he finished pointing at the un-daunt able.
"Commandeer. Nautical term. We're going to commandeer that ship." Jack reprimanded pointing to the Interceptor. Jack put on a thoughtful face and turned to William. "One thing boy or there's no use in us going. This girl, how far would you go to save her?" What William says next I always thought was a little over dramatic.
"I'd die for her!" Will said with gusto.
"Well, fortunately, you won't have to! Well… In this movie anyway!" I replied to William smiling broadly as I snuck around the wall to stand next to Jack.
"Why is she coming again?" William asked pointing at me.
"Because of the long lonely nights at sea, you never know when a strumpet will come in handy." Jack said as if it wasn't obvious.
"Hey now! I'm not a strumpet, and I will cast an evil spell on you if you call me that one more time!" I threatened.
Jack looked suspicious and pulled his head away from me before saying it: "Strumpet!" He tested. Two things happened, I went to slap him, and he ducked. Which in turn left me smacking the wall.
"Ow! Ow! Ouch! Why? Why?" I said hopping around on one foot and clutching my throbbing hand. Jack looked surprised that he actually dodged it. And William looked concerned for my hand.
"That's it! I am putting the slapping curse on you! In Tortuga you shall be slapped four times!" I hollered pointing accusingly at Jack who looked a tad bit amused. From the commotion I had made there were shouts and hollers coming from the other side of the wall that indicated that someone was indeed looking for us. Déjà vu for me.
"This would be an enjoyable experience if Jack didn't have such bad breath!" I accused while we walked underwater.
"You're a feisty little tart aren't you lass." Jack said glancing back at me.
"Umm, I just stepped in a lobster trap." William said calmly looking down at his feet.
"Keep it going lad, no time to dilly dally." Jack said pushing us on. Both Will and I sighed as we kept on walking.
"How exactly do you know where we are?" I questioned, "I haven't seen you take out your freaky deaky compass once!" I accused.
"I just know." Jack said, as he gave us the signal to go up top.
"If I get eaten by a shark it is totally your fault." I said angrily as we let the boat drop to the bottom and we began to swim up to the Dauntless.
Climbing up the Dauntless was not fun at all. My hands were wet and I kept slipping, and I had a feeling Jack was looking at my butt the whole time. Once up top we snuck around the helm and walked briskly down the stairs.
"Gentlemen, remain calm, we are taking over the ship!" Jack exclaimed. William on the other hand jumped the last few steps and drew his sword.
Once behind me and Jack he exclaimed rather excitedly "Aye, a vast!" I decided to go along with it.
"Arg! Ye land lubbers bewares we be taken over this here fine vessel fers our own!" I said squinting and making a hook with my finger. All the men busted out laughing. I looked at Jack and shrugged.
"This ship can not be manned by two men! You'll never make it out of the bay!" Gillette exclaimed.
"Aye! But they have me!" I exclaimed happily which got another round of laughter. Just then Jack drew his pistol and pointed it at Gillette.
"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow, Savvy?" That man has lots of tricks up his sleeve, he does.
Once we set way Jack then turned to us and squinted. "Ok, you two, make it look like yer doing something important!" Jack huffed. William immediately grabbed two ropes and began to shake them. In turn I grabbed Jack and jumped him, planting my lips right on his. I swore I could of heard a "Yuck" come from the Commodore so far away.
Gillette and his men below in their row boat were hollering and screaming like women that we had stolen their ship. Babies.
We then decided to sneak our way up to the mast. Each of us had a rope in hand and we were ready for the big plunge! Well, except me. I'm actually afraid of heights.
"Jack!" I exclaimed eagerly, "I'm afraid of heights!" I complained. Jack shushed me as the Interceptor came up to us and the men began to board the Dauntless. I started shaking looking down. What if my rope snapped? What if I let go? I was having a blown out panic attack.
"Now!" Jack whispered, motioning to us as the last of the Commodore's men boarded the Dauntless. I watched as Jack and William swung down gracefully onto the Interceptor. Jack pulled out an axe and began to cut the ropes as I still stood trembling.
I finally jumped just in the knick of time. I swung down and landed on the stern of the ship, another man swung back to the Interceptor but landed in the water. I fell hard onto the deck still clutching the rope which began to drag me back to the railing as we made progress away from the Dauntless. Jack ran up next to me and removed his hat addressing the Commodore.
"Thank you, Commodore for helping us make way! We would 'ave had an awful lot of trouble by ourselves!" Jack laughed as I let the rope go and it zipped back to the Dauntless. I looked up angrily at Jack. He shrugged his shoulders at me and walked back to the helm. I stood up flustered and walked to the bow of the boat. Jack and William began hustling to get us underway.
We were out in open water now. It had been the first time for me since I had been in Port Royal, I had almost forgotten my life back home in 2007. It wasn't like I was homesick, okay, I was. It hit me the most once Jack forgot me. I was alone here now. He didn't know who I was and if he had to leave me behind, or trade me, he probably would. Jerk.
I looked back up at the two who were now fighting about who William's father was. I sighed as Jack turned the helm and let the sail smack William over open water. I rolled my eyes and turned back to my thoughts. I heard a small thump in the background which signaled William was indeed back amongst us. I smiled a little. At least I knew what was going to happen next. That was much better than the last couple of weeks.
I began to hum a tune, but it soon got the best of me and I began to sing.
"Hey Jude, don't make it bad! Take a sad song and make it better! Remember to let her into your heart, then you can start to make it better! Hey Jude don't be afraid you were made to go out and get her, the minute you let her under your skin then you begin to make it better! Any time you feel the pain, hey Jude refrain don't carry the world up on your shoulders, well you know that it's a fool that plays it cool…"
I stopped when I heard heavy boot fall behind me. I turned to see Jack. He looked a little confused.
"Lass, what is that you be singing, I swear I've heard it before." He said seriously. I looked shocked. Could it be Jack was remembering me?
"If you know it you are about 300 years ahead of your time." I laughed. He looked at me confused.
"How far into the future can you see?" Jack asked. I giggled at his expression.
"I can see until 2007!" I explained enjoying this. He nodded and turned around to go back to the helm.
A bit confused at that odd and short conversation we exchanged I began to busy myself with exploring the ship until we set port in Tortuga.
I had taken to try to break dance on deck as the sun set. William was sitting near by laughing at me every time I fell over and tried to play it off like I meant to do it. Jack was watching wearily at the helm.
"How old are you?" William asked laughing at my attempt to spin like a top on my head. The fact I couldn't do a head stand made it difficult.
"Twenty." I replied nursing a splinter. I decided that break dancing on a rocking ship was not a good idea.
"You're rather young to be traveling without your parents." William pointed out. I scoffed.
"I've been moving around since I graduated…erm came of age." I replied.
"I understand that feeling." he put in as we both stood there staring off into the distance at the lights of Tortuga.
Tortuga wasn't as great as it looks in the movies. Totally over rated. But Jack had to ask us none the less what we thought.
"It'll linger." William said making a disgusted face. I trounced in front of both of them and held my hands out wide.
"I'm in my element gentlemen! Stupid dirty drunkards! It's the south-the north-the west-and the east of the U.S.A rolled into one city…okay well mostly the south! It's even better than New Orleans! Smells worse, but I can work with it!" I finished wandering off into the crowd.
"Oi! Lass! Where do ye think yer going?" Jack said catching up to me and yanking on my shoulder. I turned around at him and grinned.
"Oh Jackie-poo! I'm going to go have a great and fantastic night, and forget that I know who you are, or who William is or, who I am!! I'm going to have the time of my life. And when you go after Gibbs, you might want to bring two buckets of water!" I said with finality and wandered off once more.
As I wandered away I wonder if my presence would alter the adventure at all. I had noticed things were different already, the lines they said. But I guess I would get over it, I had bigger fish to fry. I had to find some rum, maybe if I got lucky I would find a Mojito…
My search for the mojito failed miserably. But I found a hat, I really wasn't sure how it came about my head, I just remembered leaving a pub and it was there. I named the hat Jenkins.
"I don't know about you Jenkins, but I believe you are drunk!" I mumbled to myself. Everywhere I went people looked at me funny. It was either that I was drunk and mumbling to myself, or that I was wearing a red coat uniform. Either way I was getting more attention than Paris Hilton in Jail.
"Tis a dangerous thing that ye be wandern' around here without yer escort little lady." I heard a husky voice behind me breathe. I grinned and swung around facing the voice behind me.
"Ha, Jack I knew you'd…erm… you're not Jack, you are actually, a very large dirty, no toothed rum guzzler. Jenkins, I think we are in trouble." I confided to my hat. The man gave me a toothless grin and grabbed my arms.
"Whoa! First Norrington, now you? Buddy I didn't think you were that kinda guy!" I said as he slung me over his shoulder.
"Yer a noisy one aint ye?" he said gripping me tighter as I laid there not even fighting.
"Jenkins, do you think we will get out of this? Yea, me neither." I rambled as I was carried away to some seedy part of Tortuga.
Busting through a bar door I actually felt the atmosphere smack me in the ass. The noise was amazing. It was like I was at a Slipknot, Greenday, Metallica, Blink 182 concerts all at once. Or maybe it was because I was upside down drunk with all my alcohol tainted blood rushing to my head. I looked about and noticed some familiar faces.
"Hey, you're that fat strumpet that accosts William in the movie!" I said pointing to said fat strumpet. She looked at me disapprovingly before going back to her fisherman.
The man who was carrying me walked down a hall and to a man. They exchanged a few words and the other man gave Gigantor carrying me a key. This is when I knew things were getting serious. With the possibility of sexual harassment in the near future I began to panic.
"You know, if you're not careful my boyfriend will kick your ass!" I said propping my elbow up to hold my head.
"Who that be? Yer hat ye've been babblin' to all night?" he growled half amused.
"No, Captain Jack Sparrow, and well there is William Turner, and I'm sure the Commodore wouldn't appreciate it much either… Gibbs would probably jump in the fight just for the hell of it. The fact of the matter is that I'm important to a lot of people here." I explained trying to keep track of what I was saying.
"Well, I don't see any of 'em 'ere!" he retaliated.
"Why, I would have to agree with you there! But what I'm getting at is that if they were here you would be in a lot of trouble!" I said forgetting my position as he began to walk back across the bar area to the stairs that led to the rooms.
"Well, they aint here are they!" he smirked. I nodded my head in agreement. I felt the man being pushed back, and a sharp pain on my leg. The next thing I felt was arms pulling me back off the man and into the chest of one rum soaked pirate.
"I believe we are here, savvy?" Jack proclaimed holding me protectively. The sharp pain was a chair that had been flung at the man that now lay shattered all around. He was easily twice Jack's size. Luckily for Jack, William was there ever on guard with his cutlass.
"Oo are you? And what are ye doin' with me wench?" the man seethed upset that his free night of sex was interrupted.
"On the contrary, she is our wench, and we don't like to share." Jack said.
"Our wench?" William and I said in unison looking at Jack quizzically. He only gave us a toothy gold grin and shrugged his shoulders.
The Giant man's face twisted in rage and he gave a great Tarzan yell before running head on towards us. Jack pulled me out of the way and dodged around the man, giving him a good kick in the arse sending him into a table of men playing cards.
Well the affect was instantaneous. Those men began beating up the Giant, and the entire bar fell into a brawl. I looked around happily wanting to join in. I jumped in the direction of a circle of seven men but Jack promptly pulled me back. I was crestfallen as we exited the pub and headed towards the docks. It was then when I noticed Gibbs.
"GIBBSY! I am so happy to see you!" I said giving him a huge hug.
"Really Miss. Alissa, the pleasure is all mine. Jack has told me plenty about you! Couldn't shut him up!" Gibbs confided. I looked thrilled.
"Oh, does that mean he remembers that night in the bath house?" I questioned out loud to the three men. William turned a shade darker, and Gibbs elbowed Jack.
"Unfortunately I have not, but I wouldn't mind if you refreshed me memory." Jack said getting sly with me.
"Now now, you may have saved my nether regions tonight, but it doesn't mean you get to ravish them! Jenkins will kick your booty!" I threatened pointing to my hat.
"Jenkins eh? So this be me competition. What do ye say lads, think I can take 'im?" Jack joked as he flicked my hat. I covered it protectively.
"You're just jealous!" I said sticking out my tongue at him. Jack nodded sadly.
"Seems you have had a bit too much to drink Miss. Alissa." William noted.
"Well, this is the Caribbean luv!" I cooed in my best Jack voice grabbing William's arm and letting him lead me to the docks. "I think they make the rum with marijuana instead of baileys here. No wait, that's beer…" I said confused. I began feeling a floating sensation take me over. I sighed as I let who ever it was pick me up and carry me the rest of the way as I slept off my stupor.
I awoke. Well, that's it, I awoke, I didn't know what time it was because there was no light. And I didn't know where I was because there was no light. I did know I was in a soft bed, and I was comfortable and happy. Well, until my eyes adjusted. I was in the Captains Quarters of the Interceptor. And there sitting up staring right at me was Jack.
"Ah! Ack! EEEK! Oh my god! JACK WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? You are going to give me a heart attack! IcantbelievethatyouwoulddothatdontyouknowthatIamafraidofthedarkandseeingyourmugintheshadowsisthelastthingIwanttowakeupto???" I questioned frantically as Jack blinked at me not catching anything I was throwing at him.
"Lass, I just be makin' sure yer all right." Jack said in his own defense. Which was a pretty good defense.
"Oh, well then, in that case thank you!" I said happily, I clutched my side and groaned, "Oh, my liver! My kidneys! I drank too much rum! I really have to pee!" I announced to Jack who laughed at my antics.
"Well, ye know where the loo is." Jack said motioning to the door. I nodded and padded off to the loo. Upon returning I found the Captain Quarters a bit more lighted, and cozy. Jack was leaning on the bed against the wall waiting for me.
"How long was I out." I asked taking a seat next to him.
"About ten minutes." he replied, I looked dumbfounded.
"I've always been one for power naps I suppose." I remarked before getting comfy and covering my legs with the fluffy burgundy comforter.
"Lass, there be something I want to discuss with ye." Jack said solemnly. The last time I heard that tone of voice was when he proposed to me to be his 'First Lass'. I gulped and nodded for him to continue.
"Ye keep going on and on about how I'm supposed to remember who ye be, but I can't fer the life of me figure it out. So why don't you just explain it to me." Jack offered up. I sighed in relief and nodded in agreement.
"It all started when I was on my way home from shopping in 2007..."
"…Then once you were back on the Interceptor everyone here in this time seemed to forget who I was." I finished. Jack nodded.
"So that is why ye be knowing the future, not because you are an enchantress, because yer some sort o' future girl. And I'm supposed to be in love with ye?" Jack questioned doubtfully. I nodded.
"Well, at least I think you were. You gave me this." I replied showing him the ring on my finger. Jack looked confused for a moment and let his fingers roam to his belt where there was a special clip. He flipped it open and let his fingers explore the inside. The little pocket was indeed empty.
"Did ye steal that from me?" Jack said accusingly. I got a look of complete shock on my face.
"No! Anyway, when would I have even had time! Or know where to look? Why don't you just believe me?" I said eagerly to Jack.
"Because that ring is me enchanted ring o' luck given to me by Tia Dalma 'erself. I wouldn't give it away easily." Jack explained. I looked down at the ring skeptically.
"This seems to only work for you, because ever since I got this ring I've had the worse luck." I replied letting the soft candle light flicker off of the ring.
"Aye, then tis been me luck to have you here." he said slyly coiling his arm around me. I quirked an eyebrow and smiled.
"Riiight." I drawled out rolling my eyes at his sad attempt to swoon me.
"Say lass, have we ever, you know…" Jack wiggled his eyebrows and did the humping motion with his hips which caused his beads to bounce about, and me the bed to creak. I laughed out loud and pushed him away with my palm against his chest. He quickly grabbed my hand and looked into my eyes seriously.
"No Jack, we haven't." I said looking into his eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief and used his grip on my arm to pull me in closer.
"Aye." Jack said thoughtfully examining my face, "I'm glad for it." he said finally. I got a questioning look on my face, to tell the truth I felt a little hurt that he didn't want to have sex with me. I was sort of looking forward to it.
"Well, I…You!" I rambled pulling away from him obviously hurt. Jack was dumbfounded and a wee bit confused. I crossed my arms and sat sulking. The realization dawned on Jack's face.
"Lass, is it you feel like I don't WANT to? Ye know I'm more than willing with anything that has bosoms and a pulse!" Jack said trying to defend himself. I knew he was right and it eased me a little. I still was insulted and kept my angry face on.
"Yea, except me." I complained merely toying with him now.
"Especially you luv." Jack said pulling my arm so I collapsed closer to him, my chin held in his other hand. "I'm only glad we haven't because I didn't want to forget it." Jack said. I got a deep blush and my eyes got a softness to them. Jack took this opportunity to lean in and kiss me gingerly on the forehead before finding my lips.
End Chapter Four. How do you kiddies like it so far? Good bad? I don't care what you think! I'm going home…erm…I'm going to my home page! !!! Grr! Angry computer face! Take that! Ah ha!
