Cold As Glass

Sequel to Heart of Glass

A Pirate Lord's Adventure

Chapter 13

I panted loudly, as I ran across the beach, noticing that the Pearl was already off the beach and into the water.

I oddly starred at a figure I saw upon the beach, while everyone kept running towards the Pearl in worry.

That was when I heard a familiar voice shout," Haul loose the morning line!"

"Pintel," I smiled in relief, as I began jogging up to the Pearl.

"The mooring line!" Pintel shouted again in a rage, as a wave smacked against him again.

But it seemed as if he was getting no reaction out of whom I assumed to be Ragetti, since they never left each other's sides.

"Haul loose the mooring line!"

"Ragetti! Pintel!" I cheered, as I ran up to him, along with the others.

Suddenly Ragetti appeared from behind a ship railing, shouting down to Pintel," He's got my eye. He won't give it back!" Then he paused and waved at me. "Hello Beaux! Long time no see!" Suddenly he furrowed his eyebrows together questioning," Why are you wearing trousers?"

But Pintel cut me off, and shouted at Ragetti," How'd you get it back last time?"

Then Gibbs ran up next to Pintel and patted his pack," Excellent! Our work's half done!"

Pintel nervously answered back, as the rest of the crew, began crawling up the rope lines to the ship's deck," We done it for you, knowing you'd be coming back."

"Since when were you working with Jack again?" I teased him, as I elbowed his side.

He just looked at me and rolled his eyes. "We've been hoping that we could get the Pearl back and try to right some of our wrongs. And when we escaped out of prison, we decided to take care of our immortal souls."

I rolled my eyes back at him, while Gibbs shouted," Make ready to sail, boys!"

"What about Jack?" Will shouted from behind me, as I stood next to Pintel, who just stood there weakly smiling, hoping no one else would figure out about his and Ragetti's original plans of stealing the Pearl.

"I won't leave without him!" Will threatened.

Pintel then looked over at me and murmured," What's up wit' him?"

"He's a eunuch, didn't you know?" I teased lightly.

Pintel laughed along with me, while Will sent me a harsh glare.

Yet as if on cue, a loud "oi!" echoed to our ears, and there running from the forest line was Jack. With hundreds of cannibal natives following behind him.

"Time to go!" Both Will and I announced in unison, both obviously rethinking our plans of actually needing Jack Sparrow.

Gibbs then seconded," Cast off those lines!"

And in a manic rush, we all grabbed a hold of the rope and began climbing up the side of the Pearl.

"Make ready to cast off!" Marty shouted as one by one they all ran around the ship, trying to get it ready.

As I reached the top of the railing, both Pintel and Ragetti grabbed onto my wrists and pulled me up.

"You alright, Beaux?" "You hurt or anything?"

"I'm quite alright, boys," I smiled up at them, but then urgently announced," We need to prepare the ship for sail."

They both nodded in agreement and took off, as if I was their Captain.

But I helped Gibbs over the edge and Cotton, before I rushed over to the sails and helped Pintel and Ragetti with releasing the sails, instantly making the ship gain some speed.

"Oi!" I heard Jack's voice shout again, making me run over to the railings, with both Pintel and Ragetti following behind me, like two trust guard dogs.

And there, hanging off of the netting was Jack making one of classic speeches to the group of cannibals. "Alas, my children, this is the day you shall always remember as the day you almost-"

But then a giant wave washed over him, making it end as the exact time it usually does in his speeches, as if it was preordained or something.

Yet he still mumbled," Captain Jack Sparrow".

With that I happily watched, with both Pintel and Ragetti, as Jack sluggishly climbed up the nets and up onto the deck.

As soon as Jack was on board, though, Gibbs rushed over to him, pleading," Let's put some distance between us and this island , and head out to open sea."

Pintel then, as if possessed with magic, pulled Jack's coat out of no where and with Ragetti's help both draped the coat over Jack's wet body.

Meanwhile Jack answered Gibbs request," Yes to the first. Yes to the second, but only insofar as we keep to the shallows as much as possible."

Pintel saluted Jack, while Gibbs questioned again," That seems a bit contradictory, Captain."

"I have faith in your reconciliatory navigational skills, Master Gibbs. Now where is that monkey? I want to shoot something!" Jack loudly and impatiently said all at once.

But once again, as if on coincidence, Ragetti's eyeball dropped from above and the monkey, Jack, screamed.

Ragetti scrambled to pick up his eye ball, and spit upon it, before he rubbed it clean with his coat sleeve.

Yet as Jack got his pistol to go and shoot the monkey, it went across the rigging.

Will approached Jack and me, while Gibbs seemed to have disappeared. "Jack, Elizabeth is in danger."

Ragetti then snapped up right, pushing his eye back into place, while Pintel just starred at him and shook his head.

"Have you considered keeping a more watchful eye on 'er? Or maybe having her locked up somewhere?"

With that Jack began moving away from us, and instantly Will and I both set off on foot after Jack.

"She is locked up, bound to hang for helping you," I justified Will's urgent feelings, hoping Jack would at least listen to me.

Jack glided up the stairs," There comes a time when one must take responsibility for one's mistakes."

I just rolled my eyes at his hypocritical remark to Will and I. He had made more mistakes then anyone upon this ship, even me.

But Will jumped up in front of me, and pulled a cutlass away from some poor man's belt, and held it to Jack's neck.

I stood there helpless to the situation and just watching.

"I need that Compass of yours, Jack. I must trade it for her freedom."

Jack just gave Will a hard look, before pushing the sword aside, and walking up to Gibbs, who was navigating the ship.

"Mister Gibbs?"

"Cap'n?"

Jack then walked up closer to Gibbs and murmured," We have a need to travel upriver."

Gibbs glanced over at Will and me, then whispered to Jack," By need, do you mean a…trifling need? A…fleeting? As in, say, a…passing fancy?"

"No," Jack abruptly answered, sounding indifferent," a resolute and unyielding need."

Will suddenly disagreed, as Jack began walking away from Gibbs, once again making Will and myself chase after him," What we need to do is make sail for Port Royal with all haste."

"William," Jack stopped at a railing in front of Gibbs," I shall trade you the compass."

Will eagerly listened, while I began formulating a way to get Jack out at sea where the Kraken could get at him.

"If-"Jack paused to pull out a faded piece of leather"- you will help me to find this."

He unfolded the leather and held it up in front of Will and me.

Jack looked over at me and smirked," Since you are part of my crew now, love, you are going to be searching for this, no matter you say or think."

I rolled my eyes at him, while Will starred at the sketching of the rather unique looking key.

"You want me to find this?"

"No," Jack sighed, before giving Will a devious smirk," You want you to find this, because the finding of this finds you incapacitorially finding and/or locating in your discovering a way to save your dolly belle, ol' what's-her-face. Savy?"

I glanced up at Will, who just wore a plan ol' confused face.

"He means if you help him find the key and the thing this key goes to; in order for you to get the compass and go back to Elizabeth." I groaned in explanation to Will, as I adjusted my pack once more.

Will nodded in understanding to me, before taking the leather from Jack's hands, and questioning, to Jack," This is going to save Elizabeth?"

Jack then sighed, obviously impatient with Will.

With that Jack looked over at me, then back at Will, and inquired," How much do you know about Davy Jones?"

"Not much," Will shrugged his shoulders, while Jack looked over at me.

"How much do you want me to remember?" I countered back at him, crossing my arms. He should have known better than to ask me, a Pirate Lord's daughter who was raised on Tortuga.

Jack smiled at me and nodded in understanding, obviously not wanting me to tell Will anything of the history and danger.

Jack then patted Will's shoulder, and I answered Will's original question," Yeah, it's going to save Elizabeth."

Jack then looked back at me, and murmured, in a surprisingly serious tone," I need to talk to you in my cabin."

I nodded in understanding, and began to follow him back to his cabin, along with Will, Pintel, and Ragetti.

"Alone!" Jack bellowed, as he opened the door. I stepped in first, with him following behind me.

But as soon as I heard that door lock, I knew that I was going to be here for a long time.