I was pulled to my feet and forced to climb onto the ship. I looked up at the masts. How was this the fastest ship ever when the sails were all ripped?
"Ripped my sails." I heard Jack grumble from behind me. They must have been whole then when he had it.
Jack and I were lead to the captain's cabin and finally released from having a pirate gripping my arm. Barbossa walked in, a monkey on his shoulder and the door was closed behind us.
I looked around, the room was just as black as the rest of the ship. Barbossa sat at the table, his feet on the table.
"So Jack, what could you desire in return for her friend?" he indicated to me. I rolled my eyes, wasn't it obvious.
"Easy. I want my ship back." Jack shrugged simply. "And then, as you did to me, I'll maroon all of you and give you the name you need." he said
"So you expect to leave me standing on some beach with nothing but a name and your word it's the one I need and watch you sail away in my ship?" Barbossa asked chuckling at the nonsense.
"No." Jack shook his head as though that was stupid. "I expect to leave you standing on some beach with absolutely no name at all, watching me sail away on my ship and then I'll shout the name back to you. Savvy?"
"And what do you get from this missy?" Barbossa asked. I narrowed my eyes as sat down at the table.
"Nothing. There's nothing you could have that I want. And because of that, there's no need for me to divulge any information." I said. Barbossa looked at me calculating but I could see the irritation. "And I never said I'd tell you anything in the first place, you just brought me along. Seeing as Jack's the one negotiating, he's your only source of income."
"But that still leaves us with the problem of me standing on some beach with naught but a name and your word it's the one I need." Barbossa disagreed
"I don't see a problem with that." I looked at Jack who nodded in agreement "Plus no one else is going to give you the word." I gave Jack a look that said he'd better not either. The pirate just turned from me and continued.
"Of the two of us, I am the only one who hasn't committed mutiny," Jack picked up three apples as if going to juggle them before putting them back "Therefore, my word is the one we'll be trusting." Jack picked up another apple and sat down, putting his own feet on the table "Although… I suppose I should be thanking you because, in fact, if you hadn't betrayed me and left me to die, I would have an equal share in that curse, same as you." Jack took a bite of the apple. "Funny ol' world, innit?" Barbossa nodded, a fake smile plastered on his face. See, again with the weird amount of luck Jack had.
Jack saw the look on Barbossa's face and offered him the apple.
Bosun walked into the room then and we turned to look at him.
"Captain, we're coming up on the Interceptor." Jack jumped as the monkey ran across in front of him with a screech and I just watched as it ran out of the cabin as if interested. Both men got up to leave and I grabbed Jack's shoulder as Barbossa and Bo'sun left.
"Please tell me, if he agrees which is unlikely, that you'll just leave him without a name at all. Oh and leave all his crew with him?" I said. Jack smirked at me
"Love I will not have any of those mutineers in my crew again." he assured me, but ignored the first part.
"Good, but your persuasion is terrible and you're not getting anywhere." I said simply before walking out and onto the deck of the ship. Jack followed me as I leaned over the railing, the Interceptor was in the distance. Jack did the same to see us fast approaching the navy ship. He walked up to the helm to Barbossa who had a telescope and was watching the ship. Jack stepped in front of Barbossa's telescope as he spied the Interceptor.
"I'm having a thought here, Barbossa." the captain lowered the telescope to look at Jack as I walked up the steps next to him. "What say we run up a flag of truce? I scurry over to the Interceptor, and I negotiate the return of your medallion, eh? What say you to that?" Jack offered. Barbossa smiled
"Now you see, Jack, that's exactly the attitude that lost you the Pearl. People are easy to search when they're dead."
"Not if they're at the bottom of the ocean." I muttered. Barbossa suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled a pistol from his belt, pointing it at my temple.
"Now, tell us the name." he said threatening. I rolled my eyes but saw a hint of panic in Jack's face.
"You'd have better luck threatening his life then mine if you want answers." I said annoyed, not really caring. Barbossa looked from me to Jack, as if expecting something else before I heard him grind his teeth in slight annoyance and he push me into Bo'sun. "Lock them in the brig." he took Jack's apple and looked at the bite mark before throwing it through one of the holes in the sails and into the sea.
Bosun lead Jack and I by the arm to the brig. Water covered the floor and drenched my boots quickly as he opened a cell and shoved us into it.
"Apparently there's a leak." Jack muttered as Bo'sun left, eyeing the water. I watched the pirate before turning to Jack.
"Say, would you actually let him shoot me?" I wondered out of curiosity.
"Course not." he said but turned from me immediately as he found a small hole in the ship and peaked through it.
"What do you see?" I asked not expecting an answer.
"Barrels of cargo flouting past." he said. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.
"Why?" I questioned.
"They're trying to outrun the pearl." Jack muttered
"Great." I threw my arms in the arm. If we'd caught them this quickly already it was doubtful they'd outrun the pearl now. No matter how light they made the ship.
"Better hope they don't throw the cannons away." I muttered
"Haul on the main brace! Make ready the guns!" Barbossa's voice shouted from above. I glanced up before Jack let out a slight sigh.
"What now?" I asked
"They've run out the sweeps." he muttered
"Oars?" I asked. Great, the Interceptor was doomed. "What chance to they have against cursed pirates?" I asked rhetorically
"Against pirates that can't die?" Jack asked. My eyes widened
"They can't die!?" I demanded, great they were really doomed! Jack continued to watch through the hole as I began to pace.
"Uh oh." Jack muttered
"Do I want to know?" I asked, not bothering to glance in his direction.
"They've dropped the anchor."
"What?"
"We're going to T-bone them." Jack said turning to look at me. I let out a groan, now it seemed they were trying to kill themselves.
"They're clubhaulin'! Hard to port! Rack the starboard oars." Barbossa shouted
"Hard to port!" Bo'sun shouted. The Black Pearl turned and Jack grabbed the cell bars to stop him from falling over. I fell backwards, my feet about to slip on the watery floorboards when Jack grabbed my hand, stopping me from hitting the water.
"Thanks." I smiled
"Any time, Love." he answered. He released me as I straightened up, the ship having gained some sort of straightness. Jack went back to his hole, and even I could just see as the Interceptor came into his line of sight.
I heard shouting from both ships before a few sounded above the rest.
"Now!" Will shouted
"Fire!" Barbossa shouted
"Fire all!" Elizabeth shouted. The sky was filled with the sound of cannon fire, it drowned out the sounds of the crews shouting. Jack jumped at me and ducked, the two of us hitting the wet floor as a shot was fired to the cell. I raised my head sputtering from the water as Jack got off me and turned to the now bigger hole.
"Stop blowin' holes in my ship!" he shouted.
"Oh cause they're gonna hear you." I said sitting up.
Jack noticed Gibbs' canteen had flown into his cell and he grabbed it, opened it but unfortunately, nothing came out when he tipped it upside down. I rolled my eyes at his disappointment before I noticed the cell door. I stood up and walked to it, pushing it open.
"Uh…" I began and turned to Jack. He looked at me and stood up out of the water. The explosion had destroyed the lock, there were a few knives, forks and spoons in the wood-panelling opposite. I grinned and Jack smiled back, his gold teeth exposed.
He took my hand and began to lead me to the deck.
"Wait." I removed my hand as I noticed our weapons on the wall. I grabbed Jack's and threw them to him before strapping my own to me.
"After you." Jack allowed. I rolled my eyes
"Oh so I get shot first?" I wondered but went anyway, Jack behind me.
"No." he answered. I glanced at him to see him smirking.
"Oh cause this is totally the time." I snapped
"Raise yer colours ya bloomin' cockroaches!" Barbossa shouted over the cannon fire "Hands, grapnels, at the ready. Prepare to board!" I listened as another sot was fired but was followed by the breaking of wood. The entire boat shook as something big hit it. Jack grabbed me as I wobbled slightly and I gave him a smile before we continued.
I had to draw my sword, Jack doing the same as we passed a few crew members gathering equipment. Luckily we didn't pass many, but enough to slow us down.
"Blast all to carcasses, men! Forward clear to the powder magazine. And the rest of you, bring me the medallion!" Barbossa shouted.
Gun shots filled the air, swords clashing could be heard as well as shouting. The Cannons fire had slowed a little. Splashes were heard as people fell to the water.
Jack and I finally made it to the deck. People were swinging across from the Pearl to the Interceptor. Gun fire filled the air as Jack took my hand and lead me through the chaos. He pulled me up to a railing but I noticed a rope coming towards the Black Pearl and ran from his side. I pulled the pistol out and shot the pirate swinging away. He fell to the blood filled water below and I jumped from the railing to the rope as it came back to me.
I made sure to kick several of Barbossa's men while I was on my way over the railing before releasing the rope and landing on the deck.
I turned to see Jack take a rope from someone who had also swung back towards him. He saluted to the guy before swinging towards us. Unfortunately for Jack, he swung too far and didn't let go at the right time. On his way back he hit someone standing over Gibbs, readying to run him threw. Gibbs opponent went over board and Jack swung back to the pearl between the gun fire.
I raised my sword to block one of Barbossa's men. The ringing and clashing of the metal sounding in my ears as I skipped at him and blocked his blade. I swung my sword hard and it knocked his to the side, giving me and opening to smash my hilt into his nose causing him to fall unconscious.
I turned around and saw Elizabeth, she still had the maroon dress on and was using a shot gun, both to hit people with and to fire. I had never seen Lizzie fight before. It was strange.
I moved to her opponent as he grabbed her gun and stabbed him through the gut. I moved him to the side and kicked him off the blade away from Lizzie.
"Christine!" Elizabeth grabbed me in a hug and I gladly hugged her back.
"I'm so glad to see you're okay." I said
"And you as well." she nodded "But, where have you been?" she wondered
"Can you believe that Will left me on that island with Jack Sparrow and Barbossa?" I asked slightly angry.
"Will did?" she asked, not believing it. I nodded annoyed. I gasped as a pirate appeared behind her and placed my hand on her head, forcing her down as I swiped my sword at him, cutting his across the chest. Elizabeth looked from the fallen pirate to me surprised.
"Immortal my ass." I said as I watched him lie there.
"Christine!" Elizabeth gasped. I turned around as a pirate raised his sword. I raised my own but he grabbed my wrist. I went to pull the pistol out as Jack appeared and grabbed his wrist, holding back the sword.
"That's not very nice." he pointed out. Elizabeth stood up and raised the end of her gun, hitting the pirate in the face, knocking him overboard. I smirked at her as another gun fire sounded. Jack grabbed my arm as well as Elizabeth to move us out of the way.
"Where's the medallion?" he questioned. Elizabeth shrugged Jack's hands off her
"Wretch!" she snapped, raising her hand to slap him. Jack caught her wrist and looked at the bandage over her palm where Barbossa had cut her on Isla de Muerta.
"Ah, where is dear William?" he wondered. Elizabeth turned around to look at a grate
"Will." she ran through the pirates towards the grates and collapsed on top of it. "Will!" she called.
Great, he got himself stuck. On top of the grate was a large piece of wood.
I then noticed a little fur-ball crawl out from around were Elizabeth was. My eyes narrowed, it was Barbossa's monkey.
"Jack," I tapped him and pointed. He watched as the monkey ran over the mast, something glittering in his paws.
He had the medallion!
"Monkey!" he said before scrambling to his feet and running to retrieve it. I shot my pistol at the pirate that ran at me before I approached Elizabeth. She was trying to lift the wood.
"I can't move it!" Elizabeth cried as she leaned down to Will.
"Let me help!" I said, I sheathed my sword and pocketed the pistol before we both grabbed the wood. We tried to lift it and then roll it but to no avail.
"It's not working!" I said as Elizabeth leaned back against the grate to Will. I felt arms grab me and I removed my sword, elbowing who was behind me and bashing another with the hilt of my sword. I crossed blades with another as I noticed Jack running to Barbossa who had the monkey on his shoulder, the medallion in his hands.
Elizabeth was pulled away from the grate then by the Black Pearl's pirates.
"Will!" she shouted
"Elizabeth!" Will worried. I turned to her, but the distraction was a bad mistake as three people grabbed me also. One on either arm and the other raising a sword to my throat.
"A fighter huh?" he smirked. I spat in his face angrily.
"You whore!" he raised the sword and pressed it harder to my throat as I managed to just grab my pistol. I pointed it at the man and fired it, the instability of my tied arms causing it to hit his eye.
I immediately squinted my eyes shut as the blood splattered on my face. The pistol was hit from my hand and the sword from the other as the man cried out.
I didn't care, all I wanted was for the blood to be removed as soon as possible. It was disgusting.
"Gents, our hope is restored!" Barbossa shouted. I opened my eyes to see him holding the medallion in the air. Barbossa shouted over the two ships, his crew cheering. Jack looked around before grinning with an annoyed sigh.
I was forced then towards the Pearl, a plank was placed between the two ships as we were all ferried over.
Will was the only one who didn't join us, as he was stuck and the pirates didn't care or didn't know about him. Probably both.
Jack was being held by a few pirates as my hands were tied, but the crew refused to tie me up with the rest of Jack's crew, who were bound to the main mast, Elizabeth with them.
I stood next to Jack as Pintel walked around the crew, pointing his pistol at them. Barbossa stood at the railing as the pearl was moved away from the Interceptor. He fiddling with the medallion between his fingers as he watched the wreckage as if in amusement.
"If any of you as much as thinks the word "parley," I'll have your guts for garters." he threatened. Elizabeth suddenly ducked under the rope around her and ran to the edge of the ship before what was left of the Interceptor exploded.
My eyes widened and a gasp left my mouth in horror. Elizabeth did the same, stopping in her tracks as Jack flinched backwards, the water raising several feet into the air.
The crew of the Black Pearl all chuckled.
"Will…" Elizabeth breathed worried. No way he'd survive that if he was in it.
Elizabeth turned to Barbossa who was smiling before she ran to attack him
"You've got to stop it! Stop it!" she cried. Barbossa turned and grabbed her.
"Welcome back, Miss." he said "You took advantage of our hospitality last time. It holds fair now that you return the favour." Barbossa pushed Elizabeth into his crews hands were they grabbed and pulled on her while she shrieked.
"Elizabeth!" I called. One of the pirates around me grabbed my jaw
"Would you like to join her?" he sneered greedily. I glared as Elizabeth's shrieks filled the air before movement caught my eye. Will pulled himself up onto the deck of the Pearl, drenched in water.
He survived.
"Barbossa!" he cried. Everyone stopped and Elizabeth turned
"Will." she whispered delightedly. Will jumped down onto the deck and grabbed Jack's nearby pistol.
"She goes free." Will pointed a gun at Barbossa, talking about Elizabeth.
"What's in your head, boy?" Barbossa demanded, not at all shunned as he walked towards Will and away from the smoking shipwreck. I struggled against my captors, if Will pulled the trigger, it would do nothing but probably end in Will dead. Then these pirates would be more then annoyed for killing their last hope.
"She goes free!" Will repeated as Barbossa stood not inches from the gun barrel.
"You've only got one shot, and we can't die." Barbossa reminded him. Will glanced at Jack who had his hands pressed together
"Don't do anything stupid." he whispered. Will turned and stood on the railing of the Black Pearl holding the ratline for balance, pointing the pistol at Barbossa still.
"You can't. I can." he pointed to the pistol to his chin. Elizabeth struggled against the pirates around her in protest.
"No!" escaped from my mouth and Barbossa glanced from Elizabeth to me and then back to Will.
"Like that…" Jack muttered lowering his hands in defeat. I shot him a look.
"Who are you?" Barbossa questioned
"No one." Jack moved to stand in front of Barbossa and block his view of Will. "He's no one. A distant cousin of my aunt's nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice, though — eunuch." he rambled pointing over his shoulder to Will.
Again with the eunuch. That didn't matter though, I saw the look in Will's eyes and I immediately knew what he was going to do next.
"Don't—" I began but the blacksmith continued anyway.
"My name is Will Turner." Will confessed. Jack sighed and I ground my teeth. Jack moved out of Barbossa's way, his head bowed in failure. "My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins." he declared
"He's the spitting image of ol' Bootstrap Bill come back to haunt us." Ragetti pointed at Will.
"On my word do as I say, or I'll pull this trigger and be lost to Davy Jones' Locker." Will threatened looking to the waters behind him. Jack glared at him.
"Name your terms, Mr. Turner." Barbossa allowed.
"Elizabeth goes free!" he shouted
"Yes we know that one, anything else?" Barbossa wondered. Will looked at Jack who pointed at himself.
"Christine also!" I looked surprised, but somewhat grateful "And the crew —" Will pointed the pistol to them to indicate before quickly moving it back to his chin "the crew are not to be harmed." Jack waited for him to say something else requiring him.
"Agreed." Barbossa nodded.
Where are we going? Will didn't specify and I had a worry that that would end in nothing good for Elizabeth and I.
Elizabeth and been recaptured by the pirates and her hands were bound together. The entire crew other then Will, Jack and I had been moved to the bridge below and the four of us stood waiting for something. Elizabeth and I waiting to be released to where ever Barbossa had decided our probable death bed.