Cold As Glass

Sequel to Heart of Glass

A Pirate Lord's Adventure

Chapter 18

Nervously we all gripped the railing of the Pearl, watching as the grotesque creatures that called themselves the crew of Davy Jones.

Jack stood next to me, looking through his spy glass, as he kept silent, just watching and waiting.

Suddenly I heard Jack stop and hold his breath, and right before my eyes appeared Davy Jones, morphing out of the wet wood of the Pearl.

Jack instantly lowered his spy glass and stumbled back, while I pressed myself against Pintel and Ragetti, trying to keep my distance between me and Davy Jones.

Then before I knew it, I felt Pintel and Ragetti disappear from behind me, and I was grabbed by a wet crab claw, which pulled me back against its wet and slimy form.

I couldn't help but loudly gasp, and desperately watched Jack, hoping he would talk his way out of this one.

"Oh…" Jack fumbled, as he just starred at Davy Jones.

Davy Jones's tentacles squirmed in anger, as he sneered," You have a debt to pay." He then began against this time shouting," You've been captain of the Black Pearl for thirteen years." He then kept walking towards Jack, who kept stepping backwards with every step he took. "That was our agreement!"

"Technically I was only captain for two years, and then I was viciously mutinied upon." Jack then pointed at me," By her father. Hector Barbossa, you remember him? So technically if anyone deserves the punishment he does. And since she is his only child, so she deserves to pay his debts."

"You worthless son-of-a-" I began to shout at Jack, when my captor silence me, by shoving a fish like fin in front of my mouth, making me squeal in disgust.

But Davy Jones began once again, growling at Jack," Then you were a poor captain, but a captain nonetheless. Have you not introduced yourself all these years as Captain Jack Sparrow?"

Davy Jones and his crew laughed at Jack, who still stood in his spot, petrified in fear.

Davy Jones then sighed, and walked around Jack to the other side of the deck, looking out at the cruel waters.

"You have my payment." Jack began, as both he and Davy Jones turned to face one another. "One soul to serve on your ship. He's already over there."

"One soul is not equal to another!"

"Aha!" Jack began, and I watched him masterfully put Davy Jones into yet another deal," We've established my proposal is sound in principle. Now we're haggling over price."

Davy Jones cocked his head in shock, and questioned," Price?"

"Just how many souls do you think my soul is worth?" Jack bargained again.

Davy Jones then looked around for second, as if he was trying to calculate, then he snapped," One hundred souls. Three days."

Jack smiled," You're a diamond, mate!" Jack then began walking over to the spot he had been watching Will's adventure before, as he continued," Send me back the boy. I'll get started right off."

But one of Davy Jones's crew members, appeared in front of Jack, while Davy Jones countered," I keep the boy. A good-faith payment. That leaves you only ninety-nine more to go." His crew laughed again, along with him.

Jack then turned and countered," Have you not met Will Turner?"

Jack began walking back up to Davy Jones, and continued," He's noble, heroic, a terrific soprano. Worth at least four. Maybe three and a half." Jack then paused, and I knew that look in his eye. "And did I happen to mention he's in love? With a girl."

Davy Jones's eyes widened, and he began to walk around Jack.

"Due to be married. Betrothed. Dividing him from her and her from him would only be half as cruel as actually allowing them to be joined in holy matrimony. Eh?"

Davy Jones then snapped, as if he had finally realized Jack's plan," I keep the boy. Ninety-nine more souls."

Jack let out a silent groan, while Davy Jones turned to look at him again," But I wonder, Sparrow, can you live with this? Can you condemn an innocent man, a friend, to a lifetime of servitude in your name while you roam free?"

Jack paused to think for a second, before he answered, with a large grin," Yep! I'm good with it!"

I couldn't help but roll my eyes at Jack and his cocky attitude.

"Shall we seal it in blood-I mean ink! Ink!"

Davy Jones's tentacles grabbed at Jack's hand, which was covered in ink, and reaffirmed," Three days."

With that he walked away from Jack, and began walking towards the place he had come from.

But then he stopped, when he came across me.

The crew man let go of me, and sent me flying forward, and into Davy Jones.

I felt my bandaged hand, being taken by Davy Jones's tentacles, as I tried to pull myself back up and off of his slimy body.

With his claw he grabbed my other hand, and hissed in my face, as I tried to wear a calm face.

He then looked over at Jack, and decreed," I will not accept her soul, if you do try to sell her off to me. I do not take women for my crew."

I furrowed my eyebrows together at his sexism, while he looked back at me.

"I also don't take pirate lord's in my possession either."

I starred at him curiously, before I heard Jack question," Pirate Lord? That's what I am!"

"I mean one that does not owe a debt to me."

He let go of my hand, leaving it covered in slim and no longer in the covered in the bandage or the black spot.

Awkwardly I wiggled my fingers under to goo, while Davy Jones bowed his head to me," I suggest you find a new boat to travel upon, soon, Madam Beaux Hélène Béatrix Barbossa-Sparrow, Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea."

I starred at him in shock that he actually knew my full, plus the way he had stated my name. No one had ever out right called me that, nor had any pirate, up till now, called me a Pirate Lord.

"Three days, Jack Sparrow." He announced again, before he turned around and kept walking, until he morphed back off of the ship. Along with his crew, leaving me and the Pearl's crew and Captain alone.

"Er, Mr. Gibbs!" Jack called over, but his dazed crew all lazily moved, still starring at Davy Jones's slimy remains in shock.

"Aye."

"I-I feel sullied and unusual." Jack struggled to put together his sarcastic comment, while I just shook off the slime upon my hand. Like a real MAN would have done.

I glanced over at Jack, and inquired, as I kept shaking off my hand, while the slim few everywhere. "And how do you intend to harvest these ninety-nine souls in three days, Captain Jack Sparrow?"

Jack then got out of his numb state, and began," Fortunately, he was mum as to the condition in which these souls need be."

"Ah!" Gibbs smirked, making me roll my eyes at Jack's thoughts. He was going to go to Tortuga and get every drunkard he could onto his ship. "Tortuga!"

Jack then reached over and wiped his slimy hand off on Gibb's vest, before seconding, as he looked over at me," Tortuga".

And suddenly inside of me, I let out a hug sigh of relief that I was finally off of the hook and just needed to make sure Jack got his one hundred souls. The only thing I needed to really worry about now was helping Will or getting my husband back.

Hmmm…tough decision. Not!

If you are anywhere out there, Sirius, I'm coming for you. You here that? I'm going for you!