Thunder: And Thus, control is now miiine!!!
Furfiadz: Alright, I taped Ekari to the chair then nailed the chair to the floor, then locked all the doors and windows of the room she's in, can I puleez help you write this chapter??
Thunder: Er... Oh! Do you hear that? It's the ice cream truck!
Furfiadz: Oh goodie!
Furfaidz runs outside
Thunder locks the door
Thunder: Where was I? Oh yeah- the control is mine! Muhahahaha!!
Chapter 16
A storm was kicked up and kept up its kicking as the Pearl stopped. Will, Emily, Janice, Megan, Jack, and Gibbs went to the edge to see where they arrived. Sadly, it wasn't what they expected to find: A large ship that looked like it was crushed in two, but the pieces still held together.
"That's the Flying Dutchman?" Will, Emily, and Janice all asked in unison.
"That was kinda cool." Megan said smiling, only to receive glares from those who spoke. Jack looked forward, his marked hand rubbing his beard. Then he looked at the mark and put his hand down.
"It doesn't look like much." Will said, looking at the ship again.
"What happened to it?" Janice asked Emily
"Megan?" Emily asked. Jack ignored the girls and spoke directly to Will.
"Neither does Megan." Jack said
"Hey!" Megan said
"It was a compliment. Do not underestimate her." he continued
"Wait, don't underestimate Megan or the ship?" Janice asked
"The ship." Jack said
"But what about me?" Megan asked
"You're not to be underestimated too, but now the ship is more important than you right now." Jack said.
"Oh, that hurts." Megan said, pulling off the sad face.
"I'm sorry luv, but it is true." Jack said
"He has a point." Janice said
"Shut up Janice." Megan said. There was a moment where all they heard was the falling of the rain on the wood deck. Jack then elbowed Gibbs.
"Must've run afoul of the reef." the old pirate said
"So what's your plan?" Jack asked Will and Emily.
"We row over, and search the ship, until we find your bloody key." Will said
"And if there are crewmen?" Jack asked
"We cut down anyone in our paths." Emily added
"I like it. Simple and easy to remember." Jack said as Will walked by. Emily, Janice, and Megan kept to the rail looking out at the ship.
"I'm not sure if I should be going. Hey Janice?" Emily started
"Yeah?" Janice asked
"I don't want to go. You go!" Emily said, pushing Janice forward to the boat Will was going to go on with her good hand.
"No way am I going! You go!" Janice said
"I'm not going, you go!" Emily said
"You go!"
"You go!"
"Knock it off you two!" Megan said
"Meg's right. There's a better way to figure out who's going with Will." Emily said
"I know!" Janice said. The two faced each other, hands in fists.
"Rock... Paper... Scissors... Shoot!" The said at the same time.
"Oh yeah!" Janice said, pumping her fist in the air. "I rule!"
"No fair." Emily grumbled
"Good luck Emi!" Megan said with a smile.
"Why are your teeth glowing?" Emily asked. Janice looked at Megan's smiling mouth and saw that her braces were in fact glowing.
"I got glow in the dark bands for my braces! Pretty cool huh?" Megan said, showing off.
"Right." Janice said. "Like glowey mouth said, good luck!"
"Thanks." Emily said, before walking away.
"Oh, and Emily, don't go for the crewmen's guts. Trust me. Not fun." Megan said. Then she spun around and walked into the mast behind her.
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"Your chariot awaits you lady and sire!" Ragetti cackled, handing Will a lantern in the boat. Will helped Emily in and was ready to row away.
"Oi!" Jack called, suddenly appearing at the railing. "If you do happen to get captured, just say 'Jack Sparrow sent you to settle his debt'." Jack said. "Might save your life."
"Bon voyage!" Said a still cackling Ragetti as Will started rowing away.
"Stop laughing! It's weird when you laugh!" Janice yelled at Ragetti. From her position, Megan was smiling that somebody yelled at him about the laughing.
"Douse the lamps." Jack said to Gibbs. The whole crew joined in quickly, running around the ship blowing out candles in all lanterns on board.
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"Will…" Emily said, looking back at the ship.
"What's wrong?" Will asked, still rowing to he ship.
"The Pearl… kinda, sorta, vanished." Emily said. Will paused to glance back to see only darkness where he last saw the Pearl.
"The Pearl is as black as night, and when darkened, can hide in it." Will said, rowing.
"Oh!" Emily said. They reached the ship, and warily stepped on board, lantern in hand. There were bodies in grotesque positions strewn across the deck, or at least what was left of it.
"…bring up the…" came a voice. Emily and Will walked to a man who was pulling on ropes, as if his life depended on it, his hands covered in blood.
"Sailor." Will said, trying to get his attention.
"The stench… ship capsized." The man continued
"Hey weirdo! Emily said, trying to get his attention like Will.
"Bring us around…" he said
"There's no use sailor, you've run aground." Will said, more calm.
"No." the sailor said, turning to the two, a terrified look in his eyes. "Beneath us! Foul breath!"
"What?" Emily asked. There was a splash behind them. They spun around to see a man face first in the water climbing on board.
"Hey!" Will said, rushing over to him, stopping momentarily to put the lantern on a hook.
"Hey!" he repeated. They reached the man and turned him over.
"AAHH!!! Oh my god, that is way to freaky!! EEEW!!" Emily yelled, jumping up and shaking all over. Will, who jumped up as well, couldn't take his eyes off the man's face, or what was on it. It was as though something suctioned it clean off! There was a large sploosh and Will and Emily went over to the rail so see what was like a sea beast coming up from the water. Upon closer inspection, they realize it was a ship with a bowsprit looking like a monster.
"Will, I think that's the Dutchman." Emily said, fear clearly in her voice. She looked behind to see figures coming out of the ship around them. They looked like men covered in bunches of sea junk.
"That has to be the grossest." Emily said. Will turned to see one of the fishy men with chain balls coming up to them.
"Down on your marrow bones and pray." He said
"No thanks!" Emily said, running past him as he swung the chain at them. She grabbed her sword with her left hand, knowing full well she was a righty, and began fighting the other fish men around her. Surprisingly, she was doing quite well. Will started fighting back to back with her.
"You taught me to fight like this?" she asked
"Being a black smith does have its advantages." Will said before dipping his sword in a barrel and slamming it into the lantern, setting his sword on fire.
"The force is strong with him!" Emily said. "So look out now!"
"Get back!" Will said, waving his sword menacingly. All the creatures kept there distance, then one ran forward and Will sliced him in the gut, causing fish to spill out on deck. And with that, Emily realized why Megan told her not to go for their guts.
"I take that back. That smell is the grossest." Emily said, gagging. "I think I'm gonna be sick." She was smacked upside the head and fell to the deck. Then, for her, there was only darkness.
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"Emily." Will whispered, trying to wake her up.
"No soup please." he heard her mumble
"Emily!" he whispered more harshly. Her head shot up, but then lowered.
"I feel like I got hit with a bat." she said. "No wait, it was a spooky fish man I think." She looked to her right and left to see she was in a line of some sorts. All who were hiding on the ship were all on their knees in the line.
"What's going on?" she asked. Will didn't answer.
Clunk
"What was that?" she whispered, craning to see where the noise came from.
Clunk Clunk Clunk
The sound grew louder.
The two craned their necks to see what was causing the clunkings, and were surprised at what they saw.
"Five men still alive. The rest has moved on." said a hammer headed shark man the clunker went up to. The clunker began walking down the line. looking over the men, stopping in front of the jittery one. He slowly closed the crab claw he had for a left hand and knelt down in front of the man. He started shaking more than ever, for he knew he was looking into the tentacled face of Davy Jones himself. Davy Jones pulled out a pipe and lit a fuse, taking a small drag before speaking with a Scottish accent.
"Do you fear death?" he asked, blowing out his light. "Do you fear that dark abyss? All your deeds laid bare. All your sins punished. I can offer you an escape."
"Don't listen to him!" said somebody down the line. Davy locked eyes with the man, before the man looked down at his necklace with a crucifix on it. Davy snorted before coming up to the man and grabbing him around the neck with his crab claw, making their faces meet.
"Do you not fear death?" Davy asked with an innocent face.
"I'll take my chances sir." he said. Davy put the man down and looked at his crew.
"To the depths." he said. One of his men came up behind and cut the man's throat. Will and Emily looked away as that happened and slowly looked forward when the man's body was thrown into the sea.
"Cruel blighter!" a man said. Davy stopped in front of that man.
"Life is cruel." Davy said. "Why should the afterlife be any different? I offer you a choice. Join my crew and postpone the judgment. One hundred years before the mast. Will ye serve?"
"I... I will serve." the shaky man said
"There then." Davy said with a wicked smile. his crew laughed, knowing what the man just got himself into. Davy then stopped in front of Emily and Will.
"Squidward?" Emily said, sitting firm under Davy's icy blue glare.
"You two are neither dead nor dying. Especially you lass. What is your purpose here?" Davy said, kneeling down in front of Emily.
"Okay, first: personal space. Learn it, know it, love it, because right now, with me, you're invading it. Second, breath mint, or get a tic tac or something cause with your tentacles there is some stinky stank!" Emily said. Davy gripped her around the throat with his crab claw.
"You may not be dead, but that can be easily corrected." Davy said, squeezing.
"Jack Sparrow sent us to settle his debt." Will quickly said. Davy looked at Will then Emily.
"Yeah you heard him so you better put me down or-" Emily was cut off when Davy squeezed tighter, causing her to squeak one time before Davy looked at Will.
"What is your purpose here?" he asked
"Jack Sparrow," Will said, "sent us to settle his debt." Davy looked incredulous before letting Emily go and breaking into a smile.
"That hurt." Emily mumbled, holding her throat.
"Did he now?" Davy asked Will. "I'm sorely attempted to accept that offer."
Thunder: I feel ashamed of myself!!! This should be longer, but I didn't want to make it too long! So consider next chapter to be Chapter 16 1/2.