Chapter Six: Bargain
The Captain's words echoed through Tommy's mind as he watched Adrianna leave the Pearl. "Keep an eye on her boy, and if she leaves this ship you find me right away!" Well she was leaving the ship so he supposed he should find the Captain. Tommy started to head toward the general direction that the Captain said he would be, but stopped. What good would it do to tell the Captain that Adrianna left, if he had no idea where she went to? Turning on his heals he left to follow Adrianna at a distance.
Tommy didn't want to approach her for fear that she was still mad. He was afraid that most of her anger would be directed at him and he didn't want to approach her if that was the case. He had witnessed the things she had done to the Captain and all he did was try to rescue her.
It was foolish for the women to be alone on these streets. Even though Tommy was only a little over a decade old he knew that. He warred within himself again about his decision to follow her. What could he do if she got into trouble? He needed to find the Captain and quick because Adrianna was headed into a part of town that Tommy was sure even the Captain needed good cause to visit.
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Jack was sitting at his favorite table in his favorite Tavern with what used to be his favorite women in his lap, and his favorite drink in his hand. Now however his favorite table seemed a little crowded, His favorite tavern a little loud, his favorite women a little⦠well not his favorite, and his favorite drink a little watered down.
"Bloody hell" Jack cursed under his breath trying to gently remove the women from his lap. When she didn't budge he forcefully removed her tossing a few coins on the table for her trouble. She left without a word and Jack glared at Gibbs.
"It seems to me Captain that you are vexed." Gibbs observed. When Jack only looked around the tavern, Gibbs continued, "Perhaps some honest pirating would do ye some good."
Jack looked at Gibbs then, "Aye, that it would mate, but have you considered into this glorious plan of yours that we have only one month left before I face a fate worse than the locker?"
"The way I see it captain is that if we happen along a vessel in our return trip, that perhaps we could do what we do best and ease the crew, myself included."
"That is a wonderful idea Gibbs and I shall take you up on that, should we happen upon a vessel and should the vessel be inadequately armed." Jack responded. After all what good would it do if Adrianna was harmed in a skirmish before she had the chance to fall in love with him.
Gibbs was nodding agreeably with Jack until the last of his statement. "Ehe?" Gibbs asked confused.
But before Jack could reply he watched as Tommy ran through the doors of the tavern red and breathless. "Captain!" The boy tried to yell upon seeing Jack.
Jack jumped up and looked at Gibbs "With me." he stated simply and looked at Tommy.
Between breaths Tommy managed to get out a few words, "Addy in trouble near Jolly Roger." was all Tommy managed to get out before collapsing in a chair.
"Mothers love Jack you don't even go to that side of town." Gibbs exclaimed.
Jack acknowledged that he heard him and then looked to Tommy, "Find the crew boy and send them that way." Jack said before heading out of the Tavern.
"Jack this is foolish we need a plan." Gibbs said following him.
"That we do. However we should perhaps see the trouble that lady has gotten herself into, therefore enabling us to come up with a plan that might actually work." Jack said while quickly stalking through the streets and alleyways of Tortuga.
Finally Jack spotted her and signaled Gibbs to stop. "Well this is not so bad." Gibbs commented seeing that she was only corned in a dark alley by three rather burly men.
Jack agreed until he spotted a rather familiar monkey perched on a fourth mans shoulder. "Not good" he said aloud. The smile that was on Gibbs face quickly turned to a frown.
"I think we be needing a plan Captain." Gibbs said once he accessed the situation.
Jack surveyed the situation carefully. Barbossa was probably not going to be as amenable as he had been in the past, considering what Jack had to do to get the Pearl back from him. So that left out his usual approach of just appearing and trying to talk his way out of the situation. Barbossa was liable to run him through the moment he caught site of him. Jack needed a plan and needed on fast. They were already trying to subdue her.
Jack had the aching suspicion that Barbossa knew that Adrianna was his. There was no way it could be a coincidence. Someone had told Barbossa something and here he was, no doubt to find the leverage to get the Pearl back. The thing that bothered him the most was that only a handful of people knew why Jack needed the women and the fact that she was the only thing in the world that he would give up the Pearl for. Jack's heart flipped in his chest with the last thought. He reassured himself however that it was because she would grant him immortality and nothing more.
