Chapter 8
She couldn't believe it.
The crew couldn't either.
Nobody really expected the news, but hearing it straight from the horses mouth, all were surprised at the fact that Elizabeth was the one who chained Jack to the Pearl. Elizabeth Swann, the daughter of the Governor of Port Royal, killed Captain Jack Sparrow.
Jewel leaned on the railing, her face resting on her arms, looking out at the sea. She trusted Elizabeth. She could call her friend, even. She sighed, thinking of everything, and suddenly realizing, she hadn't looked for her mother. She groaned and banged her head against the railing a couple times for her stupidity.
"Bugger!" She said. She took in a calming breath and let it out. Unfortunately, she instantly began feeling stressed once she heard Barbossa and her father. The two were walking along the ship, shouting out orders.
"Trim that sail!" Barbossa ordered
"Trim that sail!" Jack quickly said
"Slack windward brace and sheets!" Barbossa yelled
"Slack windward brace and sheets!" Jack repeated
"Haul that pennant line!" Barbossa shouted
"Haul that pennant line!" Jack echoed. The stopped by the mainmast, facing each other.
"What are you doing?" he asked Jack
"What are you doing?" Jack asked
"No, what ARE you doing?" Barbossa asked
"What are YOU doing?" Jack asked
"No, what ARE you doing?" Barbossa demanded
"What are YOU doing?" Jack asked
"Will you both SHUT UP!" Jewel yelled, "The two of you are acting like spoiled children!" Her complaint fell on deaf ears.
"Captain gives orders on the ship!" Jack said. Jewel looked to Barbossa.
"The captain of this ship is giving orders!" Barbossa retorted. She raised an eyebrow, looking at her father.
"... My ship, makes me captain." Jack said. Jewel nodded and looked at Barbossa.
"They be my charts." Barbossa said, holding up the charts for emphasis.
"That makes you... Chart man!" Jack replied. Jewel let out a snort of laughter and covered her mouth to muffle it. Pintel then walked up to the arguing men.
"Stow it! The both of you! That's an order! Understand?" He yelled. Everybody stopped what they were doing and stared. Not only Jewel, Jack, and Barbossa, but the entire crew. Pintel was beginning to feel quite sheepish. He waved lightly and smiled.
"Sorry. I just thought with the captain issue being in doubt, I'd throw my name in for consideration, sorry." he said, bowing his head and walking over to Ragetti's side. Even after the awkward moment, Jack and Barbossa continued their feud, heading for a set of stairs which led to the helm. They shoved each other as they walked side by side up the stairs.
"I'd vote for ya." Ragetti said to Pintel. Jewel shook her head walking up the steps. The men stood at the railing in front of the helm. Jewel positioned herself in between them and pulled out her spyglass. Barbossa looked down at her and then pulled out a spyglass of his own. It was a bit larger than hers. She looked up at him and rolled her eyes.
"Honestly." she whispered with an annoyed tone. Jack looked at the two spyglasses and smiled. He then pulled out his own spyglass. It was substantially smaller than both of the spyglasses to his left. Barbossa looked over at Jack, a gleam in his eye. Jack turned away from them to go stand by the helm. Jewel closed her spyglass and looked from Barbossa to her father.
"Considering the both of you aren't killing each other, I'll leave you both be and go about my own business." Jewel said. There was a slight edge to her voice, as if she'd rather be anywhere but with them.
"Very well." Barbossa said, still looking through his spyglass.
"What business?" Jack asked
"My own business." Jewel said seriously, walking down the stairs.
"Don't kill anyone!" Jack called to her. Jewel sighed.
But then that ruins my own business. she thought, leaning against the mast. She saw Elizabeth come up from the lower deck and glared at her. She noticed and was uncomfortable under the glare. Elizabeth walked to Jewel.
"Please, I'm sorry for what I did." she said. Jewel slapped her across the face.
"No you're not." she said shaking her head
"If I didn't do it, we'd all be trapped here." Elizabeth said
"At least then I wouldn't hate you like I do now!" Jewel said loudly. She pulled out her sword. Elizabeth quickly drew her own. The two women clashed against each other. While Jewel was fighting for blood, Elizabeth was trying to disarm her. Barbossa and Jack hurried to the deck. Barbossa held out an arm, noticing Jack and a few other men, advancing closer to them.
"Let the ladies finish this themselves." he said. Jewel ducked down and swept her legs, kicking at Elizabeths. She fell to the ground and dropped her sword in surprise. Jewel quickly kicked it away, her own sword hovering over Elizabeth's chest.
"The only way I would ever forgive you is if you felt the pain I felt." Jewel growled. She sheathed her sword and disappeared from sight, reappearing in the crow's nest. She sighed and ran her hands through her short hair. She looked up at the sky.
"I'm not sure how much more of this I can handle." she said. Jack the monkey crawled into the nest with her, chattering at her.
"Leave me ALONE!" she yelled at the monkey, standing over it with a hand raised to hit it. He scurried away from her for a moment. When he returned, she was sitting down, her eyes closed, facing the sky. He crawled to her and tugged on her arm. She looked down at him and raised her hand. He flinched briefly, but she lowered it gently to rub at his head and scratch under his chin. He liked it and let her pet him. She smiled and continued doing so, finally relaxing.