Stronger Than Glass

Sequel to Cold as Glass

End of the Glass Trilogy

A Captain's Adventure

Chapter 16

"Trim that sail!" My father sounded off, as he walked the length of the Pearl, with Jack trailing behind him, along with Sirius, myself, and Gibbs.

"Trim the sails!" Jack shouted, mimicking my father, making me roll my eyes, along with Sirius. Meanwhile Gibbs kept spinning around, looking lost, with the commands from two different captains.

"Slack windward brace and sheet." "Slack windward brace and sheet." I stepped around the mast, following along behind my father, while Sirius separated my side for a moment, following his father around the opposing side.

I couldn't help but smirk and smile at him, as we both stood behind our fathers. The two best pirates in the known world. And their children who were helplessly in love, followed in their tracks.

Sirius for a few moments mimicked his father's swagger perfectly, holding his hand out and pretending to mouth orders to people.

So in return, I mimicked my father's stern march, pushed my nose and mouth together, looking like my father when he got angry. I fixed my hat slightly, so I wore my hat like my father wore his, and stomped my feet as I mouth my own orders.

"Hail the pennant line." "Haul the pennant line."

As our fathers joined sides again, my father shouted to Jack," What are you doing?"

Jack's noise pinched slightly in agitation, before Jack bellowed, as he pushed himself up onto his toes, trying to seem taller than my father," What are you doing?"

"No, what are you doing?" My father shouted again, getting higher up on his feet, to prove to Jack he was the taller and stronger man.

Sirius walked back over to my side, muttering to me, under his breath," They're going to be like this all day, aren't they?"

I let out a small laugh in agreement, before Jack shouted again," What are you doing?"

"No, what are you doing?" "What are you doing?"

My father then snarled, obviously getting tired with this screaming match. But Jack spoke up first," Captain gives orders on the ship!"

"The captain of the ship is giving orders!" My father pushed his face closers to Jack's, obviously still trying to intimidate him.

"My ship, makes me captain!" Jack pouted like a child.

"They be my charts!" My father motioned back towards me to take my charts. So he could shake them in Jack's face.

I pushed myself up next to the two grown men, and snapped," They are MY charts!" Thus making Jack and Hector look at me in shock for a moment that I had entered their debate of who was captain.

"That makes you…" Jack flailed his arms around for a moment," makes you…'chart-woman'."

"You will address my wife with respect!" Sirius jumped in growling at his father, standing the tallest of the four of us. "And as far as I'm concerned Beaux is the only one fit enough to be captain of this ship!"

I smirked haughtily towards my husband, before glaring at my father and father-in-law.

Suddenly though Pintel's voice shouted the loudest I had ever heard before, making us all turn to face him," Stow it! The lot of you! That's an order! Understand!?"

Everybody on the whole ship froze and faced Pintel with astounded expressions. Even myself. Nobody would have ever have thought that laidback Pintel would interfere in such antics.

Then Pintel's face softened and his tone grew into an apologetic tone," Sorry. I just thought with the captain issue in doubt, I'd throw in my name for consideration." He breathed again," Sorry."

Soon as this moment had passed, my father and Jack fought one another up the stairs, like two children, who tried to go through a doorway at the same time. Pintel nervously skittered to my side and Ragetti's. Looking rather worried and regretful about everything he had just said.

"I'd vote for you." Ragetti smiled towards Pintel, making him breathe a small sigh of relief.

"Yeah?" Pintel questioned looking between Sirius, Ragetti, and me.

"Of course, Pintel," I giggled, gently fixing the raggedy scarf around his neck. Sirius nodded in agreement to my statement. But I think it was a common agreement that no one wanted Jack Sparrow to be captain of the Pearl.

Suddenly though, a racket from up by the wheel grabbed my attention. There stood my father, looking out of his telescope. And next to him stood Jack, whose telescope appeared to be jammed and wouldn't go out very far. In fact it was embarrassingly short, compared to my father's.

Out of typical fashion, whenever Sirius and I had time to poke fun at our fathers, I turned towards my husband and commented," I guess you didn't inherit your father's…shortcomings."

Sirius boyishly grinned in agreement, wrapping his arm around my waist, pulling me closer as we went back to watching our fathers again.

My father sent a mocking glance towards Jack, who seemed to be frustrated with his jammed telescope. "Having a problem, Jack?"

Jack sent my father a disgusted glance, before he trudged off in the opposite direction, obviously giving up with this one battle, but still was fighting the war.

I grinned towards Sirius, as the ship took on a content buzz of men preparing ship for sail.

Sirius in return glanced down at me and gently mused," You should go rest below desk. You haven't had a decent night's rest since before Singapore."

"You're right," I hummed, nuzzling my face against his dirty jacket. "Let's go below deck, after all the sun is setting."

So slowly, Sirius and I held one another, following a familiar pattern of steps towards the stairs, to go below deck. Finding a peaceful solace which he hadn't had in ages. Plus…it seemed to be the perfect ending to a very adventurous day.