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Chapter 7
Sam groaned as she paddled the boat. Jack smirked at her, watching her struggle with the oars that she had never used before. Will sat at the tip of the boat holding at light at the ocean. Sam frowned at Jack and kicked at him. Jack only smirked more, moving away and evading her kick easily.
Will glanced around. A skeleton lay on the shore with crabs crawling around it. Sam cringed. "What code is Gibbs to keep to if the worst is to happen?"
Jack turned around and looked at Will. "The pirates code. Any man who falls behind, is left behind."
"No heroes amongst thieves, ay?" Will glanced back at Jack and Sam
"You know, for such a bleak look on pirates, you're well on your way to becoming one." Jack said, staring back at Sam. "You sprung two men from jail-"
"You mean two people, Jack." Sam interjected. She stared back at Jack, making a face at him. Sam kicked him in the shin.
"OW! All right fine! Continuing, you sprung two 'people' from jail, you commandeered a ship from a fleet, sailed with a buccaneer crew from Tortuga and you are completely obsessed with treasure..." Sam and Jack looked down to see Will staring down at a large amount of gold coins in the water. Sam slowly pulled up along the shore. The three piled out of the boat and followed Jack.
"That's not true! I'm not obsessed with treasure!" Sam rolled her eyes at Will. They climbed slowly into a small cavern, where they could see the Black Pearl's crew gathered in the larger cavern.
"Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate…" Jack said quietly. The three looked out of the cavern and watched to see what was happening. A teenage girl stood by the large chest that held Cortez's treasure. Sam watched closely. The girl looked frightened, as if she had seen a ghost. Her blondish brown hair hung long behind her head. The Aztec gold medallion hung around her neck, looking as if it belonged there. Barbossa stood next to her. The Black Pearl's crew stood around, staring up at the girl, cheering at thing Barbossa said. Sam sighed. If only they knew how wrong they were.
"Gentlemen, the time has come! Salvation is nigh!" The crew cheered. Barbossa seemed to be enjoying this. "Our torment is near end!"
"Elizabeth…" Will whispered. Sam bit her lip, watching the way Will stared at her. She couldn't help but be jealous…Men never looked at her in that way. She had never been in love and had never found the right man to be in love with. She could only imagine what it might be like.
"For ten years, we've been tested and tried, and each man jack you here has proved his mettle a hundred times over and a hundred times again!" The crew cheered again.
"Suffered, I have!" The pirate Sam recognized as Ragetti yelled. Sam sighed.
"Punished, we were, the lot of us! Disproportionate to our crime!" Barbossa slapped his fist on his hand, empathizing his point. The crew nodded and agreed. "Here it is!"
Barbossa kicked the top of the gold chest. He ran his fingers through the gold, letting them touch every piece. "The cursed treasure of Cortez himself. Every last piece that went astray, we a have returned. Save for this!" Barbossa pointed at the coin around Elizabeth's neck.
"Jack!" Will hissed, looking like he was about to run forward and kill Barbossa. Sam and Jack grabbed his shirt collar, pulling his back. Coins that were piled by their hiding place fell and hit against the cave walls. No one seemed to notice though. Will fell back on top of Sam.
"Not yet. We wait for the opportune moment!" Jack whispered. Jack quickly got up and hurried down the little slope. Will climbed off of Sam. Sam gave a sigh of relief and got up, following them.
"When's that? When it's the greatest profit to you?" Jack groaned and turned around.
"May I ask you something?" Jack got up in Will's face. Will frowned. "Have I ever given you not to trust me or her?" Jack motioned to Sam. "Do us a favor. I know it's difficult for you to do but please stay here and try not to do anything stupid."
Jack turned to Sam. "I suppose you want me to stay here and baby sit?" Jack nodded. "Fine. I'll see you in a moment."
Sam slid down to the wall of the cave, watching Jack leave. Will sighed. "Why are you taking orders from him?"
"Because he's my captain, and I have to." Will sighed and shook his head.
"Then why did you stand up to him back on the boat?" Will slide down, sitting down next to her.
"It's a long story. Now hush, and wait until Jack comes back." Sam looked up at the ceiling of the cave. Will sighed again and got up. Sam watched Will walk over to the boat and picked up a paddle. "What are you doing?"
"I'm not going to be Jack's leverage. I'll save Elizabeth, myself." Sam sighed
"All right…Just don't hit him too hard. I'll ready us to get back to the Interceptor." Sam watched as Will ducked into another section of the cave. Sam quickly gathered the oars from the small long boats from the Black Pearl. She quickly got in the boat. Will soon came along, dragging Elizabeth behind him.
"Elizabeth?" Sam couldn't believe it. She knew this Elizabeth.
"Sam?" Elizabeth also looked just as confused.
"You two know each other?" Will sighed and shook his head. "Not now. The pirates will see that we've taken you. Come on." Sam nodded and helped them into the boat. Sam quickly paddled as Will used the lantern and led the way. The second the cave came to and end, Sam passed Will oar and his lined them up the best he could.
Sam balanced easily on the oars as she went across. Will and Liz were not far behind. Sam reached her hand up to the deck. Sam felt someone take her hand. Gibbs pulled her up on to the deck. Sam sighed and helped Will bring Elizabeth aboard. "No more pirates…" Elizabeth looked scared as she boarded.
"Welcome aboard, Miss Elizabeth." Gibbs smiled.
"Mr. Gibbs?" Sam sighed. All friends amongst strangers, she mussed in her mind.
"Where be Jack, Sammie?" Gibbs asked, looking around for Jack. Sam sighed.
"Jack? Jack Sparrow?" Sam nodded at Elizabeth's face of disgust.
"He fell behind." Sam said as she followed Will and led him below the deck. "Weigh anchor! Hoist sails! Follow Anamaria's orders or I'll flog ya!"
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Sam came back up from below. Will was tending to Elizabeth, so she could help with the work. She turned to Anamaria who was at the wheel. Anamaria looked panicked. Sam hurried up to Anamaria.
"What happened? What's wrong?" Sam looked at her friend, who seemed really scared.
"She's gaining on us. The Black Pearl is on our tail." Sam pulled her eye glass from her pocket and slowly slide it open. She glanced around and turned, looking out.
"Damn. Anamaria, we'll give them a chase. They won't catch us." Anamaria nodded and shouted out to the crew. The crew snapped up and starting moving quicker. The sea crashed against the hull as they were starting to speed up. Sam held on to the mast, trying to keep from falling over. Sam glanced at her side. Elizabeth stood beside her.
"What's going on, Sam?" Sam pulled Elizabeth over to the side.
"The Pearl is gaining on us, luv. Be prepared." Sam took her spare pistol from her belt and held for Elizabeth to take.
"But this is the fastest ship in the Caribbean!" Elizabeth looked upset and stared out at the Black Pearl who was gaining on them.
"Tell that when they caught us, Princess!" Anamaria yelled as she turned the wheel, trying to make the ship move faster. Sam groaned and rushed around trying to figure out what to do next. Sam scurried up and down the deck, doing what she could. Then Anamaria suddenly yelled from the wheel "Lighten the ship! Stem to stern!"
"Anything we can afford to be lose, let it be lost!" Gibbs yelled. Sam hurried below and relayed the message. The men nodded and began to work. Barrels of gun powder, silverware, anything that could be dropped, was dropped. Sam came back above and rushed over to the wheel. Sam looked out Black Pearl.
"Oh bugger. Gibbs! Anamaria! We have a problem!" The three glanced out to see the sweeps had been brought out, and they were starting to get even closer. "Make ready the guns! Load the guns!"
"Aye!" The crew yelled, hurrying around preparing for battle. Anything left was put into the cannons. Even Gibbs' small keg of rum had to go into the cannons. Still the Black Pearl gained on them. Anamaria dropped the anchor and let the Interceptor turn around.
"We will stand and fight! Show no mercy!" Sam yelled from the helm. Anamaria passed up what weaponry they had. "Gentle men and ladies, I wish you all luck! Prepare for battle!"
The Pearl and the Interceptor were now side by side. The Black Pearl's crew roared with cheering and jeering. Sam bit her lip and held onto the mast, staring out at Barbossa. Barbossa gave her and evil stare. Sam and Barbossa had never really liked each other. Sam smirked. "FIRE!"
"FIRE!" The cannons blew, leaving holes in each of the ships. Men fell for the side of the Black Pearl. Sam groaned. They weren't going to win. Wood splinters went everywhere. Smoke erupted from all over. Bullets whizzed all over the place. Sam ducked down. She aimed at one of Barbossa's men and fired. The man fell into the water.
With a loud crash, the mast fell, connecting the two ships. Sam crawled along deck. She fired at the men that swung across and kicked down all the crossing boards that she could access. Sam crawled over to Elizabeth who seemed to need some help. "Liz! Get down!" Sam fired at the man who was about to attack Elizabeth. Sam patted Elizabeth on her back and got down as she fired at more of the crew men. Sam turned and to hit in the shoulder by the back of a gun. The man that had hit her was trying to hit Elizabeth. Sam smacked him in the shoulder, but the man didn't seem to mind. He raised the large gun about to hit both women but someone grabbed his wrist. Jack!
"Now, that's not very nice!" Jack hit the man in the face and he fell over. Sam smirked. Jack pulled both of them down. "Where's the medallion?"
"Wretch!" Elizabeth went to hit Jack, but Jack grabbed her wrist and looked at her newly bandaged hand.
"Ahh…Where is dear William?" Elizabeth looked up and couldn't see him on deck. She hurriedly got up and ran away from that side of the ship. Sam looked up at Jack and then glanced across. Jack the monkey was running across the fallen mast.
"Jack! Look!" Sam pointed to the monkey carrying the medallion. Jack hurried after the monkey and crawled across the mast. Sam sighed, again, she was alone. She suddenly was grabbed. Sam kicked and tried to break free, but she had no luck. The crew cheered on the Black Pearl. Jack's crew had lost.
Sam screamed and tried to break free, but still she had no luck. The two pirates held her, staring at her in a wanting way. Sam groaned. She just had to be a woman, today of all days. The dragged her across to the other side, and held her in front Barbossa. Sam scowled as Barbossa smiled and caressed her cheek. "Hello Bryne…You're looking well."
"I'd be better if I wasn't being restrained." She spat. Sam clenched her fists.
Barbossa tsk-tsked. "Now, now, don't be like that. Though you probably would be better in the sack if you were this angry all the time."
"I'm am not whore, Barbossa. I may have grown up in Tortuga, but that doesn't mean I'm one of their damned strumpets." Barbossa smirked.
"You could have fooled me, Bryne. Especially how loyal and all, that you are to Jack Sparrow." Sam brought her foot down on Barbossa's boot. Hard. Barbossa didn't seem to notice.
"CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow. And leave him out of this!" Barbossa frowned and nodded to his men. The men took her to the side, and waited for the ships to be disconnected. Sam looked around. Jack was beside her, giving her the raised eyebrow look. Sam knew he didn't have a plan. The crew and Elizabeth were tied to the mast. Will was nowhere in sight. None of them could help her either. But where was Will?
Barbossa was petting Jack the monkey looking out at the Interceptor that was already floating away. Pintel and Ragetti stood in front of Jack's crew with pistols trying to look important. Sam sighed. This was a hopeless cause. Suddenly the Interceptor blew up. Barbossa smirked. Sam turned to see Elizabeth being touched by the available crew members. Sam wasn't really taking in what was being said. She was more concerned out getting out of this mess.
Suddenly, Will was on the side of the ship. "Barbossa!" Everyone stopped what they were doing to look at Will. Will held Jack's pistol at Barbossa. "She goes free!"
Barbossa frowned. "What is in your head, boy?"
"She goes free." Will still demanded. Sam smirked. Will wasn't going to back down. They were threatening Elizabeth, and if it was anything like back in the black smith's shop, this was going to be amazing.
"You've only got one shot, and we can't die." Barbossa smirked and snickered.
"Don't do anything stupid." Jack hissed at him, holding his hands in a praying, begging way.
Will looked at them for a second and the turned, running over to the side of the ship. He grabbed the ladder and held the pistol at his chin. "You can't. I can."
Jack sighed. "Like that…"
Barbossa eyed him for a moment. "Who are you?"
Jack smirked. Now, Jack had a plan. "No one. He's no one. Distant cousin of my aunt's nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice though." Jack motion to Will with his thumb. "Eunuch."
"My name is Will Turner!" Will yelled. "My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins." Jack sighed and went back over to where he was standing.
"He's a splitting image of old Bootstrap Bill! Come back to haunt us!" Ragetti yelled, pointing at Will. Will continued.
"On my word, do as I say, or I'll pull the trigger and be lost to Davy Jones' Locker." Barbossa sighed and looked up at Will.
"Name your terms, Mr. Turner." Sam smirked. She hoped her would do something smart and save the crew, Jack, and herself along with Elizabeth.
"Elizabeth goes free." Sam sighed. Okay, maybe not.
"Yes, we know that one. Anything else?" Jack motioned to himself, trying to get Will's attention. Sam sighed again and received a whack on the head from the crewmen holding her. Sam scowled.
Will pointed at the crew with his pistol and quickly moved it back under his chin. "And the crew. The crew are not to be harmed."
Sam groaned. Barbossa smirked showing his rotten teeth. "Agreed."