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Chapter 30
"Will, Will, Will." Emily kept repeating, leaning over the unconscious man.
"That's getting annoying." Megan said
"Your hair is annoying." Emily retorted. Elizabeth groaned and kept her attention on Will. His eyes snapped open.
"What happened to the chest?" he asked
"Norrington took it to draw them off." Elizabeth responded
"And Heather went with him!" Janice sobbed, clinging to Cheyenne, who looked uncomfortable.
"There there." she said, patting Janice's head.
"I can't believe she went with him." Megan said. "I'm hoping she leaves him."
"What?" Emily asked. Megan wandered away from them and went over to where Pintel and Ragetti were pulling the longboat up.
"You're pulling too hard!" Pintel yelled
"You're not pulling hard enough!" Ragetti yelled back
"Do you guys ever not fight?" she asked. Jack walked by, Gibbs following him.
What happened to the Commodore?" he asked
"He fell behind." Jack said without missing a beat. He stood by the helm, where the girls all converged, including Elizabeth.
"May prayers be with him." Gibbs said sorrowfully, before cheering back up. "Best not wallow in our grief! The bright side is that you're back and made it off free and clear." Suddenly, the water next to the Pearl burst. The Dutchman surfaced alongside the ship, causing everyone to gasp in shock and fear.
"Spoke to soon, Joshamee." Megan said
"I did not see that coming." Janice said, letting go of Cheyenne.
"Lord on High, deliver us!" Gibbs said, crossing himself. All men aboard the Dutchman were yelling, waving their weapons threateningly. Davy Jones stood at the railing, staring at Megan. She closed her eyes and turned away.
"I'll handle this, mate." Jack said, before turning towards Davy, holding the jar of dirt above his head. "Hey, fish face! Lose something? Eh? Scungili!" He suddenly lost his footing and fell all the way down the stairs. Everyone winced and wen"ooh" when they saw the fall
"That had to hurt." Cheyenne said
"I'll say." Emily said
"Got it!" Jack held the jar up before getting to his feet once more. "Come to negotiate, eh, you slimy git? Look what I got. I got a jar of dirt! I got a jar of dirt! And guess what's inside it?" He said that in a sing-song voice, much to the small group of girls amusement.
"Enough!" Davy growled. The mouths on the side of the Dutchman opened up and out came the ends of cannons. Everybody's smile fell.
"Now I really didn't see that coming." Janice said
"Hard to starboard?" Jack said silently
"Hard to starboard." Megan agreed
"Hard to starboard!" Elizabeth yelled
"Brace the foreyard!" Will yelled. Everyone on deck scrambled to help. Even the girls were useful. They didn't notice Megan snapping her fingers and disappearing though.
MMMMM
Megan stayed at the back of the quarterdeck, trying not to be seen as she watched Davy command the crew.
"Hard to starboard!" he yelled. "Send his beloved Pearl back to the depths!"
"Fire all!" Maccus yelled. Megan felt the explosions of the cannonblasts rattle the floor beneath her.
JJJJJEEEEECCCCC
Explosions were all around and on the Pearl. The Dutchman was fighting harder than anyone expected. There was a blast that tore a gaping hole in the captains cabin and took out the door to it as well. Pintel, Ragetti, and Janice were witnesses to the feat.
"She's on us! She's on us!" Pintel yelled out, seeing how close the Dutchman was.
"We're all gonna die!" Janice screamed. Emily took Janice by the shoulders to stop her.
"Calm down, okay?" Emily said. "Now I'm gonna make this plain and simple: Where in all this F-ing world did Megan go?!?!"
MMMMM
"I've got a bad feeling about this." Megan said to herself.
"Let them taste the triple guns." Davy said
"Aye, captain." a crewmember said. At the bow of the ship, three cannonss emerged. One gun fired before it spun so the next and fire.
"Why the heck am I over here?!" Megan asked herself. She snapped her fingers once more.
EEEEEJJJJJCCCCCMMMMM
Jack walked up to the helm and took it from Gibbs, spinning it clockwise before stopping it.
"Make fast!" Will yelled out. Cheyenne ran the the railing and looked back at the Dutchman.
"Oooohhh my goood." she said. "I can't believe we're actually fighting that thing.
"We're not." Megan said. "We're trying to get away!" Pintel and Ragetti came up next to the girls and began patting the railing.
"Don't let me down, show us what you've got! Come on Girl!" Pintel yelled. Everyone soon assembled at the rail.
"Is it just me, or is the Dutchman getting smaller?" Janice asked
"It's getting farther away, Janice." Emily said
"She's falling behind!" Elizabeth said
"Aye, we've got her!" Gibbs announced
"We're the faster?" Will asked
"Yeah, I'm wondering that, too." Emily added
"Against the wind, the Dutchman beats us. That's how she takes her prey. But with the wind..." Gibbs started, waiting for the answer.
"...we rob her advantage." Will answered
"Aye." Gibbs said, excitedly.
"Sooo, we're winning?" Janice asked
"Like Michael Phelps in swimming!" Cheyenne said. When they left the rail to reconvene by Jack, Will stayed behind to stare back at the Dutchman.
"Will?" Emily asked
"This isn't right." he said. "I need to save my father."
"But..." Emily said. Will walked past her to meet with Jack. She slumped her shoulders in defeat.
"They're giving up!" Marty announced. The crew all cheered and danced.
"Party! Party! Party! Party!" Janice and Cheyenne yelled, jumping up and down.
"Not it off, guys." Megan said, playfully pushing them. "It's not over yet."
"My father is on that ship." Will said, almost sounding like he was growling. "If we can outrun her, we can take her. We should stand and fight."
"Why fight when you can negotiate?" Jack said, smoothly. He placed the dirt on a rail in front of him. "All one needs is the proper leverage." There was a crash that shook the ship. Many people almost fell. Some people did fall. The jar of dirt Jack had fell and crashed below them on the lower deck, spilling sand and glass everywhere.
"Oh boy, that's not good." Janice said. Jack ran down the stairs and brushed his hand through the sand. The girls all joined and stared down at him.
"Where is it?" Jack mummbled, horrified. "Where is the thump-thump?"
"What do you mean by where is the thump-thump?" Emily almost yelled
"Uh oh." Megan said, backing away.
"Emily please calm down." Cheyenne said
"Calming thoughts, calming thoughts." Janice said
"ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT WE WERE CHASED BY MUTATED FISHMEN, SPUN AROUND IN A GIANT WHEEL, AND ALMOST DIED IN A PIRATE STANDOFF TO GET THE HEART, THAT YOU NOW FOUND OUT YOU LOST?!?!?! ARE YOU F-ING KIDDING ME YOU F-ING PIRATE??!!!!?!?!?!?!?" Emily yelled loud enough, her scream was heard on the Dutchman.
"Hurricane Emily just hit the Pearl." Megan said, covering her ears. on the ground, Jack was cowering. A crewman looked down at the water, hanging from a ratline.
"We musta hit a reef!" he called out. Everyone, including Elizabeth, but excluding Emily, Megan, and Jack, went to the railing to see for themselves. Or at least, try to see things in the water.
"No," Will realized, "it's not a reef! Get away from the rail!" He pulled Elizabeth from the railing.
"What is it?" Elizabeth asked, nervous.
"The Kraken!" Will said somberly. Jack looked up from the deck, fearfully.
"Aw, great." Emily yelled, smacking her forehead. "Just a perfect way to end a perfect day like today."
Furfaidz: Next time on Journey to the Chest, will the crew survive the kraken?
TBP: Will Will save his father?
Ekari: Will Emily keep her sanity and not kill Jack?
Furfaidz: Nobody knows... ooooooooh*spirit fingers*
TBP: Review or we won't do next chapter. At all!
Furfaidz: please!