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Mr. Gibbs, Jack, and Jason were all crammed together, sitting in a longboat, and doing absolutely nothing.
Gibbs had rowed them out to ocean, with Tortuga a ways away in the distance. Jack was beginning to think Jason had lied to them, for all the teenager had done since they had halted was stare at the bottle, scratching his chin.
"Well?" Jack asked, becoming bored at staring at the moon's reflection.
"I'm trying to remember!" Jason said, "I was told how to when I was only eleven!"
"For the love of...!" Jack muttered, leaning back against the wooden side of the boat.
"Good things come with those who are patient, Jack." Gibbs advised, "At least, that's what me mama used to say." Jack didn't answer, only made a noise of annoyance.
It took another three entire minutes of no talking while Jason still scratched that chin of his until he popped up, shouting, "I do remember!"
His sudden movement made the longboat rock and almost made the two other fall over. "Alright! Alright!" Gibbs shouted, grabbing the boat to steady himself.
Jason blushed a little and sat still, apologizing. He then set the bottle on his lap and placed both hands gently on top of it, closing his eyes. "What are you-" Gibbs asked, raising an eyebrow. Jack quickly shushed him, watching the young man intently.
Then, whispering very softly, Jason began chanting in a language neither Jack nor Gibbs could decipher. Jack looked at the Pearl, hoping that it would be changing. Nothing was different, it was still the same size.
Then, with his eyes still shut and still chanting in gibberish, Jason slowly lifted his left hand and moved it towards the bottle's cork. Without looking, he gradually began to turn it, as if he was unscrewing it from the bottle. Jack and Gibbs were still watching, waiting for something to happen.
It may have taken a little while, but the cork finally popped off. Jason opened his eyes, staring into Jack's. "Is that it?" The captain asked, uncertain. Without answering, Jason chucked the bottle into the ocean, and it was quite a long throw.
"Wha-? No!" Jack cried, reaching out where his precious bottle had disappeared into the sea. He quickly went towards Jason, making the boat rock again, and grabbed the front of his shirt, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Jack yelled at his face.
Jason tried to pry Jack's fingers off his shirt, "Just wait!" He told him.
"Jack!" Gibbs yelled. Jack turned to face his friend, expecting a reason for him to let go. Instead, Gibbs was pointing out into the water, which he saw was beginning to stir.
Jack let go of Jason and leaned against the boat's edge, peering at the forming waves. They were becoming larger, and Gibbs grabbed the ores, thinking they should get away from it. Jason shook his head, going to Jack's side, whispering again, "Just wait."
They were all quiet, not taking their eyes off the waves. Suddenly, without any warning, something huge came out of the water, drenching the three men and knocking them backwards. Jack couldn't see what it was, for his hat had gone over his eyes.
"Sweet Mother of God!" Gibbs exclaimed. Jack jerked his soggy hat up and saw, right in front of him, a ship. And not just any ship, either.
"The Black Pearl!" He cried, "I can't believe it!" He cheered along with Gibbs and brought Jason into a one-arm hug, happiness filling his insides.
"Our agreement-?" Jason asked, but was cut off when someone had said to them from the top of the Pearl, "Cap'n? Is that really you?"
"Pintel!" Gibbs cried up to his balding friend. "Toss us a ladder, will you?"
Pintel nodded, still looking slightly confused. Jason cleared his throat and asked again to Jack, "Our agreement?"
"Ah, yes. Of course!" Jack said, brushing his off. When Pintel had thrown the end of a rope ladder down to them, Jack took hold of it and began to climb up to his beloved ship.
When his boots met the deck of the Pearl, he adjusted his hat, then asked Pintel, "Have you been stuck in the bottle as well?"
"Aye, Cap'n," He answered, helping Mr. Gibbs onto the ship, "Meself, Ragetti, Marty, and everyone else. Just ol' Cap'n Barbossa escaped."
When Jason was finally with them, Jack introduced him to Pintel, and soon the rest of the bewildered crew. "Our first heading will be towards his dearest mum." Jack explained.
Ragetti, who was standing next to Pintel, scratched his head, "Do we have any idea where she is?"
"Ah!" Jack pulled his compass out of his coat pocket. "Here!" He tossed it to Jason, who quickly caught it in both of his hands. "Think of your mother, and it will point us in her direction, savvy?"
Jason nodded as everyone had their eyes fixed on him. He opened the compassed and stared at it as the red arrow spun like crazy. It began to slow, then pointed in one direction: north-west of Tortuga.
"We have a heading!" Gibbs called out, looking over Jason's shoulder. Instantly, the crew bustled to their positions.
Jason held out the compass to Jack, but he refused to take it, "You can keep it until we find your mum."
Jason smiled and nodded, "Aye aye, Captain!" He then put the compass on his belt, and quickly rushed to help Marty with the ropes.
Gibbs followed Jack to the wheel, saying to him, "You sure we can still trust that lad?"
Jack turned to him and said, "Master Gibbs, he got me back me ship, and I kept him a promise if he did, we would rescue his mum."
"Yes, I know. But-" Gibbs leaned forward and whispered, "Doesn't he remind you of someone? Because I've had the strangest feeling I've seen him before."
Jack tilted his head up and saw Jason helping Marty, and stared at him until he realized that Jason did look a little...familiar. "Maybe I've threatened him before." Jack guessed. He shrugged and turned back to the wheel, taking hold of it.
Gibbs sighed and walked away, but he knew deep down it wasn't just Jason's appearance that made him wonder, but it was his mysterious mother that he had questions about. Sooner or later, he was going to get some answers.
A/N: Shazzam! What do you think? The Pearl'sback, but will it carry them to Jason's mom? And what exactly happened to her? Find out soon! And please review! Thanks!