Hey guys! pretty much figured out all events for DMC and im in my first few chapters now, been trying to work on my other fanfics as well, diving what little time I hav for all...3 or so fanfics im working on simultaneously so here ya go:
Chapter 4
Jessica followed Will and Elizabeth bellow deck. Will sat at a table, Elizabeth across from him, he wrapped her hand in a cloth.
"What sort of a man trades a man's life for a ship?" Elizabeth asked.
"Pirate," Will said.
"You said you gave Barbossa my name as yours. Why?" Will said.
"I don't know," Elizabeth said.
Something in Jessica switched and she decided to speak up.
"Yes, you do," Jessica said. "She gave Barbossa your name because she thought the pirates were after her because she was the governor's daughter."
Elizabeth gasped as Will tightened the cloth.
"I'm sorry, blacksmith's hands, I know, they're rough," Will said.
"No, I mean yes, they are but- but don't stop," Elizabeth said.
They leaned closer together, their lips almost touching.
"Elizabeth," Will whispered reaching out to touch her,
Elizabeth grabbed Will's hand and brought it down to her neck, over the medallion. She held it out so he could see it.
"It's yours," Elizabeth said yanking the chain off her neck and giving it to Will.
Jessica knew she had recognized that particular gold piece out of the others, and now she knew why.
"I thought I'd lost it the day they rescued me. It was a gift from my father, he sent it to me. Why did you take it?" Will asked his voice rising.
"Because I was afraid you were a pirate, that would have been awful," Elizabeth said.
Will looked down at the medallion.
"It wasn't your blood they needed, it was my father's blood, my blood. The blood of a pirate," Will said.
"Will, I'm so sorry, please forgive me," Elizabeth said.
Will slammed the medallion down on the table. Elizabeth got up from the table and left.
Jessica saw the frustration on Will's face and moved to sit by him.
"Will, you're not a pirate, not if don't want to be," Jessica said. "You father was and, sure, it's in your blood, but family doesn't make you a pirate. It's something you choose, nothing else."
Will looked up from the table at her, he seemed less frustrated.
"It's a good thing Elizabeth took the medallion. Will, they would have hung you if they suspected you of piracy. Even though you were a child, they would have done it without a second thought. You'll see," Jessica continued.
Will looked into Jessica's eyes, she returned his gaze. She had missed him so much, now he was here with her, right there. She wanted to make sure she never lost him again, but things were different now. He loved Elizabeth,and she loved him, Jessica didn't mind, but she just wished she could tell Will how much she cared for him -loved him- without feeling bad. Jessica wasn't the kind to get jealous, Will was her closest friend, almost like family to her, and she respected that.
"Will?" Jessica asked.
"Yes?" Will answered.
"Be honest, where's Jack?" Jessica said her voice stern.
"I don't know," he answered.
"William Turner, I know Jack was with you, what happened!" Jessica raised her voice, something she did not often do.
"Jack was trying to use me as leverage to gain back the Black Pearl. He told me to wait while I watched them about to kill Elizabeth, I knocked him unconscious and saved you and Elizabeth," Will said his eyes fixed on the table.
Jessica could hardly believe what she was hearing. Will didn't know what could happen to Jack, Jessica knew he was in danger.
"And you just left him there?" she asked.
Will nodded, his eyes still fixed on the table.
"Will! Do you know what they'll do to him? They'll kill him!" Jessica half-yelled.
Will still had his eyes fixed on the table, avoiding Jessica's eyes. Then, Jessica heard commotion above deck.
"Do you hear that?" she asked pointing to the deck above.
Will's eyes widened.
Jessica got up and dashed to the stairs leading up to the deck, she climbed half way up them and looked out. Everyone was running around the deck doing something to aid defense.
"Come on!" Jessica called back to Will climbing up the rest of the stairs.
Jessica saw Gibbs and Elizabeth standing with Anamaria -one of the crew members that took up the captain's position- at the helm.
"What's going on!" Jessica called over the crashing waves.
"The Black Pearl," Elizabeth started.
Jessica's eyes widened, she ran across the deck, grabbed the ratlines and leaned out of the ship, looking behind them. True to Elizabeth's word the black-sailed Black Pearl was close behind them in pursuit, an eerie, gray fog seeming to follow behind it.
"That's not good," Jessica muttered to herself.
"No," Gibbs said hearing her.
Elizabeth got back on deck after leaning out like Jessica.
"This is the fastest ship in the Caribbean!" Elizabeth said walking up to the helm.
"You can tell them that after they've caught us!" Anamaria said.
Anamaria was a good sailor, and captain, Jessica wished she could sail a ship with that much precision. She figured after they were out of this mess and if Jack was still alive, seeing he forgave her, she'd ask. If there was captain that was the craziest, but best, in the Caribbean, it was Jack. Suddenly, an idea hit her, a crazy idea, something Jack would think of.
"We're shallower on the draft, right?" she asked.
"Aye," Anamaria said confused.
Before Jessica could finish her thought, Elizabeth cut in.
"Then can't we lose them amongst those shoals?" Elizabeth said pointing to the shoals not far off.
Everyone seemed confused for a while, and then understood.
"Lighten the ship! Stem to stern!" Anamaria commanded.
"Anything we can afford to lose, see that it's lost!" Gibbs commanded to the crew.
Jessica jumped down the stairs and ran to Will. The crew was throwing unimportant items overboard. Barrels, crates, anything that wouldn't help them went overboard. Jessica dared a look back at the Pearl, it was close, and gaining fast. She knew the talk among its crew, it was the fastest ship, ever, no question about it. She had seen it in action and knew the crew hadn't been bluffing, it was truly a fast ship when the wind favored it. She knew they wouldn't make it to those shoals that were now less than half a mile away, it had been a good idea, not her particular plan of action, but it would have worked though it didn't matter now. Will was looking at her, his eyes seemed to ask if what he saw was true. Jessica nodded, knowing there was no way out of this. Will looked down to one of the crew members -Marty- who was unhooking a cannon, Will put his foot on it.
"We're gonna need that," he said.
Jessica followed Will back up to the helm.
"Gibbs! We have to make a stand, we must fight!" Will said.
They all looked at him.
"Load the guns!" Will said.
"With what?" Anamaria asked.
"Anything!"
"Everything!" Jessica said.
"Anything we have left," Will said.
Gibbs nodded, turning back to the crew.
"Load the guns! Case shot and langrage! Nails and crushed glass!" Gibbs said.
The crew started to load the cannons with every possible projectile that could cause harm.
"The Pearl's gonna luff up on our port quarter!" Gibbs called walking up to the helm. "She'll rake us without even presenting a target."
"Lower the anchor on the right side," Elizabeth said.
Everyone looked at her with surprised faces.
"On the starboard side!" Elizabeth repeated urgently.
"This ship has the element of surprise," Will said.
"You're daft!" Anamaria exclaimed to Elizabeth and Gibbs. "You both are!"
"Daft like Jack," Gibbs said turning to face the crew.
"Lower the starboard anchor!" Gibbs ordered.
The crew looked back, confused at his words.
"Do it you dogs or it's you we'll load into the cannons!"
The crew hastened in dropping the anchor into the crashing waves below.
Jessica and Gibbs quickly grabbed the mast as the ship jerked, starting to turn around.
"Let go!" Elizabeth told Anamaria.
Anamaria stopped trying to right the wheel and let go of it, letting it turn chaotically. Soon, they were next to the Pearl, arms ready, Jessica cocked her pistol and readied her sword.
"Keep us steady, man," Will told Gibbs.
"Fire!" someone on the Pearl yelled.
"Fire!" Jessica yelled.
"Fire!" Will yelled.
"Fire, all!" Elizabeth yelled.
Jessica looked at her, shaking her head. Gunshots rang out from both sides, as did cannon-fire.
Jessica fired her pistol at those on the Pearl. She saw Barbossa standing at the helm.
"You coward," she mouthed to herself.
She cocked her pistol and aimed it at him, but before she could fire Gibbs pulled her to the deck. It was hard for Jessica to tell what was going on. In the commotion of cannon fire and the yelling of the crews she had managed to grab her pistol. Will and Gibbs shot at the Pearl next to Jessica, Elizabeth was cowered under the railing of the ship.
"We could use a few more ideas, lass!" Gibbs said to Elizabeth.
"Your turn!" Elizabeth growled back, reloading her musket.
"We need us a devil's dowry," Gibbs said between shots.
"We'll give 'em her," Annamaria said grabbing Elizabeth and aiming her pistol at her.
Jessica stopped firing, running out of bullets, she had more on her, but she wasn't going to search her layers of clothing for more. She drew her sword and looked at Anamaria .
"She's not what they're after," Will said.
Elizabeth looked down and fingered her neck, "The medallion!"
Will and Elizabeth exchanged looks then Will went to run, but Jessica ran after him.
"Will!" she called grabbing his arm.
Will looked into her brown eyes.
"You come back, Will, I'm not losing you again," Jessica said firmly letting him go.
"Jess, I will, I promise," Will said continuing his running.
He ran across the deck, dodging gunfire and jumped down into the cargo hold. Jessica went back to firing at the Pearl.
Only for a second did it look like an even fight. Jessica barely saw it, but a familiar sound of a cannon drew her attention to the spinning chain shot that quickly met the Interceptor's mast. Jessica threw herself to the deck as the mast came down, creating a sort-of bridge between the two ships. Then everything resumed to the hundred mile an hour speed that everything had been going at. The two ships continued to exchange gunfire. Then, the crew from the Pearl threw grappling hooks over to the Interceptor. Jessica knew this wasn't going well, it would be extremely hard for them to win this fight. The Pearl's crew swung onto the Interceptor, complicating things even further.
All of a sudden a familiar face swung over from the Pearl, distracting Jessica. Elizabeth punched a crew member down, turning to face one with a sword raised at her.
"That's not very nice," Jack said, grabbing the man's arm.
Elizabeth knocked the man overboard with her musket.
"Jack!" Jessica exclaimed.
Jack turned to look at her for a second, then made one of his odd faces and pulled Elizabeth down to the deck. Jessica stood there angered and bewildered as Jack looked at Elizabeth.
"Where is the medallion?" Jack asked.
"Wretch!" Elizabeth exclaimed pulling her arm away from Jack.
Jack caught her arm and saw the bandage around her hand.
"Ah, where is dear William?" Jack asked.
Will! Jessica thought, immediately turning to where Will had disappeared below the ship's deck. She ran across the deck throwing herself down to the grate covering the cargo hold. Beside her, Elizabeth also saw Will under the ship.
"Will!" they both yelled.
"Jessica! Elizabeth!" Will yelled.
Jessica could see the cargo hold was quickly flooding, she looked over to see part of the mast had fallen over the grate. She and Elizabeth tried hard to lift the mast, but Jessica knew it wouldn't work.
"We can't move it!" Elizabeth yelled down to Will.
"Will!" Elizabeth screamed as two pirates from the Pearl grabbed her and pulled her away.
"Elizabeth!" Will yelled.
A pirate had come up behind Jessica but she had seen him coming.
"Oh, no you don't," Jessica said holding her sword at the ready.
To Jessica's great surprise he smiled and then suddenly Jessica felt sharp pain to the side of her head. It didn't knock her out, but stunned her enough so the two pirates caught and drug her away toward the Pearl.
"Jessica!" she heard Will yell after her.
"Will..." Jessica breathed faintly.
So what did Jack (or possibly Jessica) do to make him avoid speaking to or having direct contact with Jessica? You'll hav to wait for an answer to that one...knowing Jack it was probably something quite humorous...anyway Chapter 5 comin soon