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P.S.: Hope you enjoy chapter 5!!!
Melinda was now in her ship bandaging her wounds; she could hear someone come up, she assumed it was Elizabeth Swann for it was the sound of heels clicking against her ship's floors. She looked up when, it was indeed Elizabeth who came in and began to help her with her wounds, and looked at Melinda with worry.
"We were looking for you two." Elizabeth began as she looked up at Melinda expecting an answer, "What happened?" she asked Melinda as Melinda was not sure how to tell her,
"I ran into some bounty hunters and then on my way back I saw Jack." Melinda lied as Elizabeth seemed to believe her… for now. She decided to walk with Elizabeth to the Black Pearl where everyone wanted an explanation from either Jack or Melinda.
"What do you want?" Jack said as everyone looked at him as well as his crew among them, "What do you think you're doing? Go back work, all of you." He ordered as he mumbled under his breathe as Melinda went to the opposite direction to her own ship and tried everything to get Jack out of her mind… her agendas were the following,
Get her father back from the dreaded Davey Jones.
Get her locket back from Gillette
After she felt the hours go by from her tiredness; she placed her maps on a nearby table which was now covered with coordinates of where Melinda was as well as the past locations of Davey Jones. Frustrated, Melinda went to the deck and began to breathe in the salty sea air which she had always loved and calmed her the most. As Melinda noticed a figure on the Black Pearl, she half-heartedly wished it was Jack when her wish came true.
"Hello Tuner," Jack said from his ship as he held out his hand implying to Melinda's to take his hand. Melinda took his hand when the ships tilted from the waves causing Melinda to crash into Jack,
"Sorry" she mumbled as Jack smiled slightly and replied, "No problem…" he said as he lifted her hair out of her face and began to lean in, their lips were about to touch…when a door from a cabin open loudly with a slam. And walked in Elizabeth who was followed by Will; as Melinda pushed herself away from Jack as Elizabeth looked at the two who stood next to each other awkwardly,
"You better watch where you're going." Jack mumbled as he pushed her out of his way as Melinda cursed under her breathe as Elizabeth chased after Jack; Elizabeth looked around the ship to notice anything or to catch a glimpse of Jack, which all failed miserably.
Mean while Melinda was on the deck of her "enemy"; looking back at her proud accomplishment; her own ship, the ship which traveled with her across the seven seas almost all her life. Just as she began to go back, something had stopped her from going. Instead she was pulled back into strong arms, as she turned around noticing Jack in front of her.
"I'm sorry about before; I didn't know how to act with Will and her there." As she understood Jack was talking about Elizabeth.
"What's your problem with Elizabeth?" asked Melinda
"Because a woman…" Jack began as Melinda looked at him with a look of shock.
"Oh, forget it…" Jack said when Melinda attempted to fight back she heard the boom of cannons land and make waves of splashes around their two boats. Jack and Melinda ran to the side of the boat and noticed a familiar flag waving into the salty sea air,
"Damn that Gillette." Jack mumbled as Melinda smirked and grabbed her swords and ran aboard the British navy ship disregarding all the shouting by Jack and everyone else and knocked down every solider in her way and finally reached Lieutenant Gillette.
"I think you have something that belongs to me." Melinda said as she held him at sword point.
"You mean this?" Gillette said as he grabbed Melinda's necklace out of his pockets and held it over the ship and into the open sea air. Melinda was so tempted to cut off Gillette's arm in an attempt to give it back but held her patience and began a glaring contest with Gillette as he threw it in the air; Melinda saw her life treasure dropping into the dark black sea. Melinda dove for it; causing her to drop her sword but finally catching her long lost treasure. Seizing the opportunity to capture a top wanted pirate, Gillette ordered his men to hold her at gunpoint. Forced to go along, Melinda placed her hand over her head placing her necklace in her pocket.
"Now, Ms. Turner, please follow me, we will take you into questioning and then pending your answers your punishment will be determined." He said with an evil laugh as Gillette looked over to Jack and the now present Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.
"I recommend you not follow us, or else Ms. Turner's execution is to be certain." He said as he once again ordered his men; this time to start their ship and tie Melinda in the cell below.
Melinda now more determined than ever was going to keep her silence and not get executed. A few hours had passed and Melinda had comfortable with her cell and began to fall into sleep dreaming of her days with her father, mother, and Will to a near beach and playing in the waves and collecting sea shells, it was a nice moment to go back to memory lane when she was abruptly awaken by a kick in her side; she looked up and noticed Gillette smirking at her and began to interrogate her,
"So tell me how this works…" as he grabbed out Jack Sparrow's compass, "it seems broken but something tells me you know how this works." He said as Lieutenant Gillette stared at Melinda as if he was attempting to read her mind,
"Only the true believing may find the right way." Melinda said as she kept her mouth shut,
"Alright, if you are going to continue this; you are going to be a dead man- I mean dead woman walking, from now on until we reach the port of London, you are a captive waiting for your punishment…You know, such a pretty girl like you should not wait for such a fate." Lieutenant Gillette said as he began to stand up, as Melinda placed her tied hands behind his shoulder and leaned in,
"You know, I'm not just any woman." She whispered in his ear with a seducing tone, and as Gillette stood still in shock of Melinda's actions as she grabbed a small knife from his pocket, he looked at Jack's compass and knew it was too big for her to hide and carry back; Melinda pulled back and began her attempt to break free. Gillette left bitterly shrugging her off and left her cell and climbed back up toward the deck.
Waiting until it was dead silent; Melinda began to free herself with her new found weapon.
After she freed herself she opened a nearby window and stared at the sky noticing the sun about to rise; it was already twilight and realized that there was a port in the distance forcing Melinda to realize London was near and was too late for her to escape from the window. Melinda now came up with a new plan. She had walked near the entrance to the decks and called over one of the soldiers who was alone.
Not knowing the source of the voice, the soldier followed the voice of Melinda not knowing she held the dagger handle and knocked the man unconscious, she took his clothes, guns, ect., and tied him up to her former cell and disappeared into the port dressed as a soldier and a man.
Melinda walked rapidly and tried to move out of the sight before Gillette realized her disappearance. Melinda ran into a swap meet area and noticed some clothes for sale, she went up to the seller and bought herself a much feminine clothes than her usual attire as captain to blend in with the crowd and draw minimal attention to herself. Her new attire was a flowing, red, floor length skirt with a white blouse.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Gillette was confident that this capture of Melinda Turner will act as damage control done by Jack Sparrow and even receive a promotion from the British Government.
"Ms. Turner, rise and shine…" Gillette began as he kneeled down and noticed that Ms. Turner had turned into a man, "Damn it! Find HER!!!" he yelled out as soldiers raced around the port to find Melinda.
Melinda hid out in a nearby café and waited until the group of soldiers ran by, feeling safe that her ex-captors had ran past her she began to wonder the streets of London when another yet irritating voice came from behind,
"You look beautiful Ms. Phantom, you make me feel as if you're too good to turn in for money, yet they raised your bounty and after, I can raise it by haggling with them as well." It said as his hands caressed Melinda's cheeks. Feeling that he had crossed the line, Melinda attacked her attacker with some well placed kicks and noticed it was none other than the previous bounty hunter nearly capturing before, John Angelo had winced at the pain and glared at Melinda.
"I underestimated you, I assumed you would be much calmer with such clothes but, I was wrong… I now know you're not going without a fight, and yet I noticed you are armed without a weapon." Angelo said as Melinda looked around and took a sword from the waist of John Angelo's men and circled around the men; when a nearby merchant reported this brawl to the authorities.
Hearing the advancement in the case of Melinda Turner, Lieutenant Gillette wanted to seize the opportunity to capture the fugitive.
"Hold them off until I get there." He ordered a messenger/ soldier and ran off to the area as well, yet Gillette's luck did not hold out long for one of the soldiers who had ran off to the scene worked with Angelo,
"Melinda Turner you are under arrest." The so-called Navy officer responded now holding Melinda at gunpoint and came closer to her and closer until he came toward her with a gun at her head, not wanting to give up so easily Melinda just stood her ground and held the sword firmer than before. And with a blink of an eye Melinda turned around and twisted the soldier's hand and in turn grabbed his gun from hands and pointed the gun at the bounty hunters that surrounded her.
"No, now you all listen to me. I will not be your bounty and I will not be placed under arrest. So excuse me gentlemen, I will leave." Melinda stated as she backed off and went into the forest finally running when she heard gun shots firing toward her direction, sensing the immanent danger Melinda climbed the tree next to her and watched the action below.
From the two opposite direction, Lieutenant Gillette and John Angelo ran into the forest in an attempt to find Melinda.
"Great I'm being chased my men in the most opposite way I desired." Melinda thought to herself of her own irony as she began to listen into the two men's conversation.
"Mr. Angelo. I have heard of your work. And I can just guess who you are after." Lieutenant Gillette began, "And I must attend an urgent meeting here in London, and I say we make a deal. If you capture Melinda Turner, I will gladly give you double her bounty money." He finished as a greedy evil grin was on John Angelo's face.
"You got yourself a deal there Lieutenant… hope you have the money with you now cuz' I know precisely where that pirate is…" he said and looked up; locking eyes with Melinda as she tried to jump which proved worthless since two of his men already was on opposite sides of her dragging her down the tree.
Lieutenant Gillette had a smile on his face and threw a small bag of coins at Angelo and dragged off Melinda.
"Ms. Turner this doesn't look good for you, escaping custody, assaulting a soldier… I would enjoy your execution." Gillette said proudly as Melinda replied,
"That's what you think." She whispered. Not hearing her words, Gillette walked with his head up high in glory.
Lieutenant Gillette dragged the now newly hand cuffed Melinda through the marble halls of the offices of the East India Trading Company to the room of Cutler Beckett.
"This may help us get to Jack Sparrow and even Davey Jones. I heard you needed them both." Gillette said as Beckett waved him off commanding Gillette to leave.
"Who'd you bribe? I never knew you have powers over Lieutenants?" Melinda questioned
"You won't understand the deepness of my influence. And I don't think you're in any position to question me." he replied as he avoided eye contact with Melinda, "And I hear that you obsess of finding Davey Jones just as me- and he has your father. So I can make a deal with you… tell me how to find him and I won't kill you." He finished as Melinda rolled her eyes,
"What a great way compromise." Melinda said sarcastically when the angry Beckett was about to speak the door burst open with a gun shot as Jack Sparrow walked in causing Beckett to be crushed under the newly nonexistent door. Melinda ran toward Jack; as Jack was ready for an embrace of a hug, but instead Melinda kicked Jack,
"What took you so long?!" she cried out as she then hugged Jack. Jack mumbled under his breathe as they two walked out back to their ships.
The two walked through the beach holding hands to get to the ship,
"You couldn't get out yourself, oh great Phantom?" Jack asked jokingly
"Yeah… but do you know how fast it just would have been to burst in with a gun?" Melinda said slightly sarcastically as Jack nodded in agreement.