Chapter 16 1/2
"Can I see? Puh leeeze!?!?!?!?" Janice asked. Jack had his hand on her head, pushing her away as he looked through the spyglass. Davy stood to his full height back on the ship. He turned and seemed to be looking right at Jack. When Jack lowered the spyglass, Davy was right in front of him!
The crew backed away from the cursed sea captain. Then they backed right into the claws and hands of Davy's crew.
"Oh." Jack said
"Yeah, didn't see this coming." Janice said. "Who's the squid face?" She leaned towards the mast where Megan was hidden.
"Uh, That would be Davy Jones, as in Davy Jones' locker, which would be where you would be sent to if you called him a squid face again." Megan whispered
"Ah." Janice said
"You have a debt to pay." Davy said to Jack. "You've been captain of the Black Pearl for thirteen years. That was our agreement." He began walking towards Jack as Jack walked away from him.
"Technically, I've been captain for two years, then I was viciously mutinied upon."Jack said, trying to defend himself. Trying, and failing.
"Then you were a poor captain, but a captain nonetheless. Have you not introduced yourself, all these years, as Captain Jack Sparrow?" Davy asked, walking around Jack. His crew laughed at the end, knowing full well their captain was right.
"You and your title Captain Jack." Janice said
"Please be quiet luv." Jack said to her before turning back to Davy.
"You have my payment. One soul to serve on your ship, and a girl who can be considered a bonus. They're already over there." Jack said
"Wait your giving him Will and Emily? That is low Jack! That is low even for you!" Janice said
"One soul is not equal to another." Davy said
"Aha! So we've established my proposal is sound and principal, now we're just haggling over price." Jack said with a smirk
"Price?" Davy asked, making a popping sound with his lips.
"Just how many souls do you think my soul is worth?" Jack asked, leaning forward slightly. Davy looked at him, then around at the Pearl before looking at him again.
"This is getting boring." Megan mumbled
"One hundred souls. Three days." Davy said
"You're a diamond mate." Jack said starting to walk away. "Send me back the boy and girl, and I'll get started right off." He was stopped by the hammerhead man.
"I keep the boy and girl. A good faith payment. That leaves you ninety eight more to go." Davy said, laughing with his crew. Jack stood, unsure of what to do next, then turned and began walking back to Davy.
"You better not be letting him keep Emily and Will!" Janice said threateningly.
"Have you not met Will Turner and Emily Boyle?" Jack said to Davy. "They're noble, heroic, terrific sopranos. Worth at least four, maybe three and a half."
"Was that a crack about Emi's height?" Janice asked
"And did I happen to mention…" Jack continued, ignoring Janice, "Turner's in love." This seemed to catch Davy's attention. "With a girl." Jack began walking around Davy. "Due to be married. Betrothed. Dividing him from her and her from him wouldn't be half as cruel as letting them join in holy matrimony." Jack stopped and positioned his head almost on Davy's shoulder. "Eh?" Davy turned his head to Jack, before looking forward again.
"I keep the boy and girl, ninety eight souls." He said
"Dang." Janice pouted
"But I wonder Sparrow. Can ye live with this? Can ye condemn an innocent man and girl, two friends, to a lifetime of servitude in your name while you roam free?" Davy asked
"… Yep! I'm good with it. Shall we seal it in blood? I mean… uh… ink?" Jack said holding out his hands. Davy grabbed Jack's left hand with his slimy right and looked Jack in the eye.
"Three days." He said. He pulled his hand away and began stalking away from Jack, but was stopped in his tracks when he heard something that was most unexpected: singing.
Rain is pourin' down like the heavens are hurtin'.
Seems like it's been dark since the devil knows when.
How do you go on, never knowin' for certain,
Will the sun ever shine again?
Feels like it's been years since it started to thunder.
Clouds are campin' out in the valley and glen.
How do you go on, when you can't help but wonder,
Will the sun ever shine again?
What if the rain keeps fallin'?
What if the sky stays gray?
What if the wind keeps squallin',
And never go away?
Maybe the soon the storm will be tired of blowin'.
Maybe soon it all will be over, amen.
How do you go on, if there's no way of knowin',
Will the sun ever shine?
Wish I could say.
Send me a sign-
One little ray.
Lord, if you're list'nin',
how long until then?
Will the sun ever shine again?
"Who be that who sang that song?" Davy asked turning to Jack.
"Ah crud!" Megan whispered, realizing what she did out of habit.
"Uh..." Jack said. "Me...?" He pointed to himself as Davy gave him an incredulous look.
"You." he said, disbelieving. Jack's finger then slowly moved till it was pointing at the mast, at Megan.
"Traitor!" Megan yelled, poking her head out from within the mast.
"Pirate." Jack corrected. In one swift motion Davy appeared next to Megan and glared down at her.
"He's right next to me isn't he?" Megan asked, still looking ahead. Jack slowly nodded his head, as Davy's crab claw pulled the rest of Megan out of the mast, sending her sprawling on the deck. She turned over on her back looking up at the towering form of Davy Jones.
"Who be you, lass?" he asked
"You... You can see me?" she said, stunned by this new fact.
"Aye." Davy said. Panicking, Megan did the only thing she could think of: She snapped her fingers and vanished.
"That be interesting." Davy said. He directed his thought towards Jack. "Remember, Sparrow. Three days." And with that, Davy and his crew vanished. Jack looked at his hand, watching the black spot slowly fade away.
"Uh, Mr. Gibbs." he said, Gibbs coming to his side.
"Captain." he said
"I feel sullied and unusual." Jack explained.
"And how do you propose we collect these 98 souls?" Gibbs asked.
"Heh, make it 99 again." Said Janice. "I doubt Davy will last one week with Emily. She'll tease him mercilessly."
"Fortunately," Jack went on, pretending he hadn't heard Janice, "it was mums the condition in which these souls need be."
"Ah, Tortuga?" Gibbs volunteered.
"Tortuga!" Jack confirmed, subtly wiping his gooey hands on Gibbs' shirt. Janice glared at the back of Jack's head, and let me tell you, if looks could kill, poor old Jack would be six feet under right about now, so to speak.
"Janice, luv, I sense by your look that you are… angry, no, furious, at someone."
"Uh, duh!" Janice glared, rolling her eyes. "Maybe it's because a certain good for nothing, slimy, rum-soaked, pirate Captain, ummm… lets call him 'Mack', traded my best friend to DAVY FRIKKIN JONES because he's too scared to pay debts!"
"Y'know, this Mack fellow sounds a lot like… oh." Jack trailed off when Janice glared at him with an expression that said 'uh, duh'.
"Well, it doesn't matter anyways." Said Janice, grinning. "I've already got a plan to rescue them."
"And that would be…" Jack said, all ears.
"Marty!" Janice yelled. The midget pirate came right in front of Janice.
"Yeah Janice?" he asked
"Get some steal underwear. We'll be in need of a cannon, a tub of butter, two flamingos, five fish hooks, and a really big spoon! COME ON SPARKY!" She said.
"NO!" Marty said, not wanting anything to do with Janice, knowing after listening to the listed materials that Marty would end up a cannon ball and if their target is not acuratelly met that poor ole' Marty would be annailated.
"I'll get you a helmet!" Janice said. "It'll be made out of solid wood from a random bucket. Like this one!"
Meanwhile... on The Dutchman...
Will and Emily were sitting down somewhere on deck, facing each other.
"You know what?" Emily said, "I'm betting Janice is probably coming up with a crazy idea to rescue us, and that the idea involves a really big spoon."
Thunder: Janice, you're insane. The song is from the movie "Home on the Range". I like it., that's why I sang it. Please review!
Furfaidz: You bet I'm insane! Remember the Jack Sparrow quote?
"you're mad!"
"if i wasn't this'd probably never work."
What lovely, beautiful, elegant lady taught him that line?... Hmm.. It starts with a "furfaidz"..
Thunder: Get a pin Ekari, we need to deflate an ego. Please review!