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A tall woman stood in a small shaft of moonlight. She was holding up a white crab and was examining it.
"Tia Dalma," Father repeated a little louder.
"Witty Jack," she turned to look at him and smiled, "Young Feline," she turned and walked over to me, "You were told you would two curses and gain a new one. You have gained one already. And I have taken two away. A torch of destiny in you," she smiled and turned into a large pile of white crabs.
"That's it then? There's nothing else we need to do?" I asked.
"It seems simple. Too simple." Gibbs muttered.
"Well what about the other curse? What is that?" I asked.
"The coins." Barbossa muttered, "Did you take anything?" He asked me.
"No," I lied. It was one coin. What would it hurt? I mean it obviously couldn't be the coins Barbossa was talking about. This one was way too pretty to hold an evil curse. I felt my pocket to make sure it was still there. I could feel it's round shape through the fabric. I looked around me. Jack was going through a pile of treasure. I walked over towards him.
"Father?" I asked as I started looking through the same pile, "What's next after this? Do we send Elizabeth back with Will? Will they stay with us? What will be our next adventure?"
"Love, just shut it," he turned to look at me. I paused with a crown above my head about to go on, "I say mother and son should do what mother and son want to do while father and daughter continue sailing as pirates and otherwise pillage, plunder, and pilfer their black guts out, savvy?"
I placed the crown on my head and Murtogg walked up, "You've said that before," he accused.
"Have I?" Father stood up. He was covered in rings and necklaces and he held a gold walking stick. I quickly stood up behind him and I had necklaces, bracelets, rings, and a crown on my head. How do you know I'm my father's daughter? Well, just look at us.
Murtogg just shook his head and walked away.
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We were back on the ship and I was sitting against the mast next to Elizabeth.
"So Elizabeth," I asked. I can't believe I'm talking to this woman. Will had this bright idea that we should switch parents for a day. I wonder how it was working out for him.
"What?" She looked at me.
"I don't know. I'm just trying to start a conversation."
We were silent for a little while and then she spoke.
"I didn't know Jack had a daughter. He never mentioned you." She said. I knew her intentions were good.
"I didn't know Will's mother was alive. He never mentioned you," I replied. My intentions weren't as good as hers. She looked a little hurt, and I felt a little bad. Only a little so don't think I'm turning soft! I sighed and stood up. Smoothing down my pants I walked into the captain's quarters. Jack and Gibbs were playing a game of chess and father was failing miserably.
"Mr. Gibbs? You're needed outside," I said and he hastily got up and left. I walked over to his seat and sat down.
"Your move," I said and let Jack move a pawn forward. I rolled my eyes and pushed my bishop towards the side of the board.
"Check mate," I leaned back in the chair and smiled happily at his pout.
"I'm sure I could beat you if you start from the beginning and not from Mr. Gibb's position," Father said as he started putting his pieces back to the starting positions.
"I could beat you in my sleep, old man!"
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The whole crew stared at me dumbfounded. I had beaten my seventh opponent that day. I was unstoppable! Okay, so it may seem a little impossible that a girl like me can beat pirates in chess, but, hey, I cheat. How do you cheat at chess? Just bribe your opponent under the table. I didn't do that with Jack, though. I honestly beat him. I'm tired.
I stood up and shooed everyone out without saying a word. After I took off my boots, I climbed onto my hammock in the captain's quarters. Jack put out the oil lamps and left. I stared out the window into the moonlight. The small shaft of eerie light was pointed directly at me. I sighed and stood up so I could close it. Something wasn't right.
I looked around me. No one was there. I didn't feel like I was being watched. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. I stopped. I looked at my hand.
It wasn't the fleshy hand of a thirteen-year-old, but it was the boney hand of a skeleton. What the? I stepped away from the window. Now I was fleshy again. I put my foot into the moonlight. Skeletal. I pulled it out. Fleshy. I put my hand in. Skeletal. Anyway, I understood. The damned lady was right! I got rid of my cat curse and now… GAAAAH! I can't stand this! I ran off of the ship being careful not to be seen. I didn't want Jack to know what was happening to me. I jumped onto the abnormally long dock of Tortuga and hid in the shadow of the boat.
Jumping from shadow to shadow, I made to a deserted beach. I looked around and saw Will near-by. I dodged behind a rock. I tried to steady my breathing, but was having trouble. Then it hit me! No, literally a bird flew out of a tree and a coconut landed on my lap. But, an idea also came to me. The coin! Barbossa was right! I needed to get rid of it. I pulled it off of my belt and chucked it into the sand. The sun started to rise. I stood up only to see Will pick up the coin. I started to walk towards him to warn him, but Jack put a hand on my shoulder.
"Best be getting' back to the Pearl. What say you?"
"Aye," I replied solemnly and we turned back towards the dock. I, hopefully, had gotten rid of the curse. Happy with my ending, I let myself race Jack back. We laughed the whole way there.
End.
So this the end (?)! Obviously it can't be because of the coin and the blood and stuff so stay tuned for the sequel, Of Course it Involves Blood. Temporary Title. I'd like to take this time to thank my dedicated readers and reviewers, without you I wouldn't have been motivated to finish this. I also want to mention the contest is still open. If you win, the character you create will be a main OC in the sequel. I thought I'd sweeten the deal a little bit! Once again, thanks for reading!
