Aaaah! Freaky Fish People!
By: SilverstartheWaterbender
Silverstar: Here's Chapter 5! You all remember Toby, right? Well, he's back! Oh, I forget who asked, but POV stands for Point of View.
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Chapter Five: Creepy Cannibals (Part 2)
(Toby's POV)
"Will you two shut up!?" I snapped. "You're starting to make me angry." I'd lost track of how long it had been since our escape from prison, but I did know that if we didn't find a port or something soon, blood would certainly be spilt.
Seeing as the full moon had been a few days ago, Pintel and Ragetti's fear of me had lessened. "Well I say it was Divine Providence what escaped us from jail," Ragetti said.
"And I say, it was me being clever," Pintel argued. "Ain't that right poochie?" The dog that had previously held the keys sat up and barked.
"You're both wrong," I sighed. "It was because it was a full moon at that time, and since dogs and wolves are related, I was able to gain his trust and allow him closer so we could get the keys."
Ragetti shook his head. "Well how'd you know it weren't Divine Providence what inspired you to be clever…" He looked at me. "…and caused you to become a werewolf? Anyways, I ain't stealing no ship!"
I sighed. "Ragetti, you're a pirate. Pirates steal things. It's what we do."
"Besides," Pintel added, "it ain't stealing, it's salvaging. And since when did you care?"
"Since we're not immortal no more," Ragetti explained. "We gotta take care of our immortal souls!" He tapped the book he was reading.
I stared at it. "I didn't know you could read."
"It's the Bible; you get credit for trying!"
Pintel's eyes widened. "Pretending to read the Bible is a lie! That's a mark against…!" He pointed upwards frantically.
"Since when did you care about that?" I asked cynically, while casting a glance upwards myself.
Suddenly, I heard a slight roaring and smelled a lot of moving salt. That's a big wave. Without thinking, I jumped out of the boat, the dog following me.
We made it to shore a few seconds later, just in time to see the boat capsize. I laughed. "I love the fact that being a werewolf enhances my senses!" The dog barked in agreement.
Pintel and Ragetti scrambled ashore. "You could've warned us!" Ragetti whined.
"I know, but this was much more fun."
Pintel ignored me and looked up at the Pearl and laughed. "It's ours for the taking!" I smiled; it felt good to see the boat where I spent ten years of my life.
"Tide's coming in. That should help!" Ragetti agreed. We stared at him. "Weren't you against this plan ten seconds ago?" I asked.
"Salvaging is saving, in a manner of speaking!" Ragetti answered.
"You can say that again!" I laughed.
"There's the truth of it!" Pintel agreed.
Suddenly, I heard a steady drumming. I looked over to a large mountain, perhaps a volcano. We apparently weren't alone.
Ragetti heard the drums, too. "Suppose we better save it as soon as we can, what with our souls in such a vulnerable state and all."
Pintel made an attempt at the sign of the Cross. "Amen to that!"
I turned to him. "You did it wrong."
"What?"
"Never mind."
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(Mary's POV)
"Well, I'll say one thing, the Pelegostos are pretty good at creating perilous situations," I noted. We were trapped in the two cages above the canyon.
"Why would he do this to us?" Will fumed. "If Jack is the chief…"
"He doesn't have a choice, Will," I sighed. "He's the chief only as long as he acts like the chief. If he stops acting like a chief, then…" I decided to let Will figure out the rest.
"So he's a captive then, as much as the rest of us," Will murmured.
"Worse, as it turns out," Gibbs broke in. "See, the Pelegostos believe that Jack is a god in human form, and they intend him to do him the honor of releasing him from his fleshy prison."
I rolled my eyes. "The only reason you know this is because I told you about it." Gibbs smiled apologetically, and then yelped as Cotton bit his hand.
"Cotton says, 'They're going to eat him,'" I told Will.
"Where's the rest of the crew?" Will asked slowly.
Gibbs grimaced. "These cages we're in…weren't made till after we got here."
Will pulled his hands back from the cage, and I solemnly removed my hat. "Yet another group of almost-innocent-bystanders falling victim to a bunch of cannibals."
"The feast is about to begin. Jack's life will end…when the drums stop."
We were silent for a minute before I said, "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting out of here."
"How do we do that?" Marty asked.
"Simple. We swing over to the wall, grab the vines, climb up, and cut the rope."
"How long have you been thinking of that?" Gibbs asked in amazement.
"About a year. Why?"
Gibbs shook his head. "Just wondering."
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"I DON"T CARE WHAT THE COMMENTARY SAYS!" I shouted once we were swinging. "THIS AIN'T A WALTZ; IT"S BLOODY CIRCUS MUSIC!"
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?" Will shouted back.
"I HAVE NO IDEA!"
After three more swings, we grabbed the vines on the wall. "Put your legs through!" Gibbs ordered. "Start to climb!"
"Come on, men!" Will shouted. "It'll take all of us to crew the Black Pearl!"
"Actually, you wouldn't need everyone!" Leech corrected. "'Bout six will do!"
We all stopped climbing to look at him. Leech's eyes widened. "Ohhhhh, dear."
"HURRY!" Will shouted, and we started again.
"Of course, it'd kill you guys to work together for once," I muttered, but climbed anyway.
Suddenly, Will spotted a cannibal. "Wait! Stop!"
The two cages stopped moving, and their occupants stared up at the bridge. "Don't let my cage break, don't let my cage break!" I thought over and over. The weight of one more person could cause it to give.
Leech looked at the others in his cage. "Shhhh!" he whispered, and pointed upwards. Smirking, they started to climb.
"What are they doing?" Marty asked.
"Stop!" Will hissed, waving one arm.
"You idiots are gonna kill yourselves and make life difficult for us, so please stop moving!" I snarled. They paid no attention.
Suddenly, Leech accidentally picked up a snake. "SNAKE! AAAAAAH!" The pirates started screaming. In the panic, they let go of the vines and swung backwards. The force snapped the rope in two. Screaming, Leech and his group fell into the canyon.
We exchanged shocked glances. I removed my hat again. "I would normally say 'I told you so,' but that seems to be disrespecting the dead."
Suddenly, we spotted the cannibal staring at us. "MOVE!" Will screamed. We climbed again. "Keep going!" I shouted. "My grandmother can climb faster than you guys! MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!"
After what seemed like forever, we reached the top. "Cut it loose! Find a rock!" Will ordered. I grabbed the nearest sharp rock and began cutting the rope. It took five minutes. The Pelegostos sure know their rope.
As though thinking about them made them appear, the Pelegostos came racing through the forest.
"Roll the cage!" Will ordered.
"Are you crazy?" I asked. "All that will accomplish is us getting incredibly si – AAAAAAAAAH!" The pirates and Will launched themselves at the cage wall, forcing it to start rolling – fast. Undaunted, the Pelegostos chased after us. Suddenly, the ground fell out from under us as we dropped off the ledge and started rolling out of control.
"I THINK I'M GONNA BE SICK!" Someone shouted.
"NOT WITH US IN HERE, YOU'RE NOT!" I replied.
We kept rolling until we rolled up a tree. Thankfully, gravity was still in effect. THUD!
There were collective groans as we tried to settle our stomachs. The Pelegostos screeched. They were catching up.
"How'd they get here so fast?" I moaned. "We just fell down two ledges and rolled across the forest at like ninety miles an hour!"
"Lift the cage!" Will shouted. "Hurry!"
"Come on, lads!" Gibbs added. "Lift it like a lady's skirt!"
I stared at him. "Excuse me?"
Gibbs smiled apologetically. "Um…well…you don't wear skirts, do ye lass?"
"Sometimes."
"Oh. Well…" The Pelegostos screeched again. I looked at Gibbs. "Let's continue this later."
"Aye."
I put my feet through a hole and lifted up the boney frame. Yelling, we took off once more.
I hope Jack's enjoying himself more than me.
I was starting to get tired when we fell off yet another ledge (who designed this set?!?!). I took a deep breath a second before we plunged into the ice-cold water. The force pushed nearly all the air out of my lungs. Thankfully, the force broke the cage in two. I resurfaced and helped my group pull the cage off ourselves. Looks like we had to swim until we lost the cannibals.
"This way lads!" Gibbs shouted.
"How many more offending comments about women are you going to make?!"
"Sorry, lass."
I submerged once I head something zoom over my head. The Pelegostos were throwing spears and shooting arrows. We swam over to a damp, half-submerged cave. We pressed our backs against the rocks and listened.
Right on cue, the Pelegostos rushed to the edge of the ledge, screeching. They were about to fire when I faintly heard the voice of the little boy who had seen Jack escape. Surprised but happy, we relaxed as the Pelegostos took off in search of their runaway chief.
"Thank you, Jack," I whispered.
We pulled ourselves on to the bank and ran the last half-mile to the beach. The Black Pearl was waiting for us, along with a few guests…
"HAUL LOOSE THE MOORING LINE!" I heard Pintel shout.
"HE'S GOT ME EYE!" Ragetti answered. "HE WON'T GIVE IT BACK!"
"JACK, GIVE RAGETTI BACK HIS EYE RIGHT NOW!"
Wait. Was that…Toby?
"Excellent!" Gibbs shouted. "Our work's half done!"
"We done it for you, knowing you'd be coming back for it!" Pintel cut in.
I rolled my eyes and rushed to the ship…straight into Toby.
"You?" he gasped.
"You!" I snarled.
We glared at each other for a moment before Gibbs shouted, "You can continue this later! Get on the ship!"
Toby made a break for it, but I stood my ground. "What about Jack?"
"I won't leave without him!" Will added.
"OI!"
I turned to see Jack rounding the corner and racing for the Pearl. Will grinned. "Wait for it," I said slowly.
The cannibals came into view. "Time to go," Will said brightly, and raced to the ropes.
"Traitor!" I shouted, and ran down the beach.
"MARY, WHERE ARE YE GOING?" Gibbs shouted after me.
"I'M GOING TO RESCUE JACK!"
"ARE YOU MAD?"
"YOU SHOULD KNOW THE ANSWER BY NOW!"
I came to a sudden halt as Jack ran up to me. "Jack!"
"Mary!" He put his hands on my shoulders, grinning in relief. The Pelegostos howled, only feet from us. We looked at each other, and then took off, screaming.
"Good doggy!" Jack shouted as we passed the dog.
I made it to the ship first. Frantically, I climbed to the railing. I looked back to see Jack halfway up and the Pelegostos stopping on the beach, wailing in dismay.
Jack looked back at them. "Alas, my children, this is the day you will always remember as the day you almost –" An enormous wave cut him off. I laughed, almost falling off the ship. "…Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack climbed the rest of the way up.
I helped him aboard. "Jack…" I whispered, and through my arms around him. That was too close for comfort. Jack returned the hug and kissed me. Once we broke apart, I smiled. "Just another ordinary day in the lives of Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew, huh?"
Jack laughed and kissed my forehead. Gibbs rushed over as Pintel and Ragetti put Jack's coat around his shoulders. "Let's put some distance between us and this island and head out to open sea."
Jack thought for a second. "Yes to the first and yes to the second, but only insofar as to keep in the shallows as much as possible."
"That seems a bit contradictory, Cap'n," Gibbs said, confused.
"I have every faith in your reconciliatory navigational skills, Master Gibbs. Now where is that monkey? I want to shoot something!"
"Me next," I growled, looking around for a gun. The monkey screeched and dropped Ragetti's eye.
Will made his way over. "Jack. Elizabeth's in danger." "Again," I thought. Jack started walking away. Will and I followed, though not for the same purpose.
"Have you considered, keeping a more watchful eye on her, maybe just lock her up somewhere?"
"She is locked up – in a prison, bound to hang for helping you!"
"There comes a time when one must take responsibility for one's mistakes." Thankfully, Jack still seemed to be mad about the why-is-the-rum-gone incident.
Will took a random guy's cutlass and pointed it at Jack. "I need that compass of yours, Jack. I must trade it for her freedom."
Jack looked at me. I mouthed, "Tia Dalma." Jack smiled and moved the point of the cutlass to his other shoulder. "Mr. Gibbs!"
"Cap'n?"
"We have a need to travel upriver."
Gibbs smiled nervously. "By need, do you mean a…trifling need? Fleeting? As in, say, a passing fancy?"
"No, a resolute and unyielding need," Jack said, an edge of impatience entering his voice.
"Chill out, Gibbs. She's not all that scary."
Will looked confused, but continued the argument. "What we need to do is make sail for Port Royal with all haste!"
"William," Jack said. "I shall trade to you the compass, if you will help me to find…this." Jack pulled out the cloth with the key on it.
Will stared at it. "You want me to find this?"
"No," Jack answered. "You want you to find this. Because the finding of this find you incapacitorially finding and/or locating in your discovering the detecting of a way to save your dolly belle, ol'…what's-her-face, savvy?"
Will blinked. "Yeah, he wants you to find this," I clarified.
"Ah," Will said, nodding. "This is going to save Elizabeth?"
Jack looked around. "How much do you know about Davy Jones?"
"Not much."
"Yeah, it's going to save Elizabeth." Will stared at him for a moment before walking off. Jack smiled at me. "Now…where were we, luv?"
"Actually, Jack," I said slowly, "give me thirty seconds and I'll be back. I have some business to take care of."
Jack pouted. "Fine, but I'll be waiting!"
I chuckled and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. I walked down the stairs, scanning the deck. I finally spotted Toby looking out to sea. I tapped his shoulder. "Hey."
He looked at me curiously. "What?"
I took a deep breath. "Look, I know we've had…differences in the past…" Toby snorted. "…but I'm battling some personal demons, and your life has completely turned upside-down. (1) We have no energy or time to be fighting each other, plus we're on the same side now. So…truce?" I stuck out my hand.
Toby stared at it for a long moment. He smiled and shook it. "Truce."
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(1) Remember, Toby had been with Barbossa's crew since he was three years old, and been cursed for ten years.
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