Pirates Of tHe Caribbean 6: The Death Sword Quest
Part 8: Secrets and regrets
The tree on the card turned into a real darken one, bouncing with the chants of the night.
Jack watched the land through the window, while Simon was checking Giselle for a last time before send her away.
Simon: I'm almost done here capt! But I'd like to be left alone with her for a while.
Jack stepped away and before walked to the door, just turned after a thoughtful moment. – just tell me… Why did you choose to save her instead of just letting her die as it was suppose to?
Simon: Have I mentioned, I could make you the same and exact question? – Jack shut.
Jack: … Different circumstances!...
Simon: As you wish...
Jack: ... Any way, how is the "doll"? – Jack pointed with his nose to the sleepy fairy sparkling in a pink glow.
Simon: Treated and cared! Almost ready for deliver. – Jack agreed.
Jack: Just another question… - Simon looked up to the Human. – What do you've in mind to do whenever she wakes up? ...We've to hid her! …What will be annoyance... We can get in trouble and cost us the treasure… - He paused. – And so I wonder… - Simon rose an eyebrow while he swallowed in dry. – How needful, is she to us?- Simon had predicted that question, even for too long ago, and so he just took a moment to breathe deeply.
Simon: As much as I am to you or any other… capt. - He stated, and seemed to pondering something. He hesitated for a while, but then as Jack was getting ready to fill the emptiness of that answer, Simon filled his lungs and spoke out again. - I shouldn't tell you this, capt. I'm not suppose to. – His outburst tone, seemed to feed Jack's curiosity. – But as I owe you a favor now, I'll tell you something that has to be left only between the two of us… - He paused and examined Jack's stare, which seemed patiently waiting for him to speak. Not wanting to interrupt him. – Each one of us is able to open the big gate that soon enough, I will be leading you to. The gate goes for the underground caves that will take you to the sword… Now. The problem is that we're the only ones who can open the passage to the main cave. The one you sink for. Only WE can do it, and only the one that opens it can be the one to leave his human get in. None without one of us around will possibly get in there. – He paused to catch his breath and decided to explain. – So, as we knew we would be dealing with humans, and as creatures naturally attracted for treasures and thirsty for any kind of shine and taste of glory… We decided to fool you with tasks and stories, all in order to protect ourselves from the cruelty of your minds… With this, we're also able to gain time to find if you're worth laying or not, a hand on the sacred treasure. – He paused. – So what I'm trying to say is that, all of the men whom lost our partners in that last task, won't be given to the change to continue this journey. Not even the ones who killed their fairies to accomplish the mission my Master gave them. – He stated and looked through Jack, whose heart squeezed with such a revelation.
Jack: Yu-You mean… Everyone who killed his fairy or saw her getting killed, won't make it any further than here? – Simon agreed with his head, and Jack froze, looking away, thoughtful. All through not a word was spoken, Simon knew over whom his thoughts would fall upon, and pointed to Giselle.
Simon: But you see, capt… - He caught Jack's attention again. – There are some exceptions… - Jack seemed to stare him and wondering what the hell was Simon trying to tell him, why he was not saying everything for once and for all, if he had some information that could keep in secret with him, he could tell them right now! Why wait?! – As Giselle is still alive, the Human that she oversees, can still snick into the caverns and become the possessor of the Item. – Jack seemed to feel a squeeze again, but this time it was different. It was a sensation of relief, which made him sigh. – There are no rules without exceptions, but for that to happen, she needs to be our secret.– Jack agreed, with a warm smile on his face.
Jack: Aye… Thank's for telling me that, Simon. - Jack felt truly thankful for that information and prepared to walk out. "…But wait!" He seemed to freeze at the door away, before turning back to Simon . – …Why- How- hum… -Wh-What do you mean? "for that to happen"? What makes you think that I want….Angelica, to possess the Sword?
Simon: I assume that you worry about not taking the woman that we rescued, with you down there.–He paused and examined Jack's expression, while Jack himself was raising an eyebrow and questioning himself about how would Simon think that out… – So there might be something you don't want to tell me about. But I shall warn you that there's only a "if" that can make this plan sink and become a failure. –Jack didn't need to think twice.
Jack: If we lose your mate...
Simon: Not just that. – Jack cocked his head aside. – The link that connects both, her and the Woman, needs to be strengthened. They have to cooperate to keep linked the while you are going to finish our game. – He inspected Jack once again before looking back to Giselle. – Now, the woman can't be considered a player, any longer. So she and Giselle will need to be away from all the trouble that might show up in these next day… So they shall work together to improve our chances of succeed.–He paused again and imagined Jack's expression of concern, to which he decided to avoid by telling him before he cut out his words. – This is fully against our rules… But If we be smarter, we'll get through this without being caught. – Jack agreed, opening his mouth to speak but he limited to shut again and agree.
The lamp shaped the blue fairy's shadow as he jumped to the desk where Hector was drinking and reading.
Blue: Still working on your attempt capt? It didn't went well last time…
Hector: Aye! – He shut the fairy. - Me needs to think…So let me work out on it ya bug! – He pulled away the fairy from his desk, on attempt to be left alone, but still she flew back to be right under his nose.
Blue: hey! You're suppose to treat me with more kindness!
Hector: And I will, if you give me the pleasure and honor to know what your "Highness" is smashing this time...
Blue: Not a word, you'll hear before my Master's, Capt!–Hector straightened his back as he leaned closer to the fairy. -Wait for your fate! Hope for the mercy on my Master as so he hoped when asked you to finish up with the Renegade Clan! – Hector stroked his beard as he rolled his eyes.
Hector: …I most confess! …. When I knew about it I thought I'd finally get rid of you!
Blue: Why, You didn't!-
Hector: You speak with grace... Not sort like me, matey... That fellow flayn seemed more my type...
Blue: That's the second part of the agreement. The one I ask you to never look for answer..
Hector: A smart and pleasant agreement, I must say! – He thrown of a smile and a sharp laugh. -Seemed fair at the time… - The smile faded away. – But if you keep bugging me like this… I will have to reconsider my convictions! - Blue felt ashamed.
Blue: I'm only carrying my commander's last orders! Don't expect much from me.
Blue had made an horrible mistake. Awful! He admitted to himself. By the time his Human was revealing his blood thirsty side, he had to lose the only way to stop him. Giving to Hector all of the advantage that a fairy could give away to his examinee. "Now it would be worth dying for…" He thought. His death would be the only way he knew to put the Human aside of all the chances to be a candidate to the Treasure.
Blue: …I just want to know, what is on your mind when you think over killing and destroying for to have the Sword on your hands...
Hector: Regretting already? – He laughed and the fairy shook a slice of fear away from the soul. Knowing that she had no power against him. His life was on Hector's hands.
Blue: Maybe... I've been guarding this treasure for many and many years, looking for a man worth to entrust such a power... – He might had lost all of his power against the human, but dying in order to prevent a murderer from archiving an ultimate power, felt like something he would do, at least to redeem himself.
Hector: Óhooo… Is that so? Than perhaps I shall reconsider my worthiness and efforts!… -A sharp tip of joke was making the fairy start shaking. – But the question I most get through before that is… - The fairy took a deep breath as the tension seemed to grow, disproportionately to the shortening of distance between the two, when Hector leaned closer to fairy . – Is there a traitor of any kind, enough worthy , to point out the values and crimes of one clean and green on the eyes of the light? -The fairy shut. Muted, tamed and afraid. That speech have him the last prove he need! Now Blue knew he had no longer any power against that Human.
Hector laughed through that submissive reaction from the fairy. Took another sip from a bottle, and left the paper for a while and walked away to catch some fresh air before getting back to work 'til the next day.
Jack was at the outside, with the elbows over the edge of the ship, examining the other ships as he found only two rooms with the lights on in all of the 3 ships around his. He tried to decipher whose rooms they were.
Interrupting the moment Simon showed up and landed on his shoulder.
Simon: She's ready. Shall we…?
Jack: Aye!
Simon: But how will I make sure, she'll be in safe with that woman around?
Jack: Aye… Cat and mouse! – Jack murmured.- Could be worst...
Simon: What?
Jack: "…I can't ensure you that!" …But I will do my best to let you know, she'll be fine. – Simon raised an eyebrow as Jack slid on a rope, jumping out of his ship.
On the outside of the Queen Anne's Revenge, Hector examined the ships and the moonlight, but suddenly a shadow, moved in the edge of his vision. A figure jumped from the Pearl to Liz's ship. But that figure was not some ordinary sailor... for sure. The way he moved from one ship to another was quite familiar... although Hector didn't want to believe.
The room was lightened by a few candles… The door was unlocked. Strange, was it not? He thought, as slowly got in.
No one was around, but still it would be better to lock the door for no unwanted eyes to spy if they would be around… And so, silently and quietly, he did it and turned around searching for her.
As the room was so quiet, he predicted that would find her sleeping, although he remembered regarding her asleep almost the whole night… So he looked forward to the bed, right aside the window, and as he came closer, her hair became visible and reported her location.
Hector got inside his cabin, with a loud and strong hit in the door.
Blue: Hey! – He scared up.
Hector: Shut! I got you some work to do! – The fairy furrowed.
Blue: Why,I bet you have… !
Hector: Listen! All you've to do, is to sneack into that ship anchored on our left board and see who jumped from the other ship into that one.
Blue: Just get in there and try to find someone up at this late? Easy work capt!
Hector: Aye… And if you find no one… Well, he has to jump back, hasn't he?
He took a deep breath when saw her so deeply dreaming, with a hand occupying the pillow next her, and other almost falling off the bed. The sheets that covered her figure, were spreaded and fell away from her body. Her face was delightned by window behind her. She breathed so silently that it could only mean Angelica was too burried in dreams.
Jack kneeled in front of her and inspected her facial features, her eyes softly closed, her hair, falling weightless over her face… Even the wind was merciful with her, it carefully brushed her hair off her face, to enjoy and gaze her beauty. The hand extended over the pillow was right in front of Jack's eyes and so he inspected her carefully as she was genteelly shaking over the bolster. She seemed so warm...
Blue was already on his way to the ship and ready to get down stairs when noticed a shaded corner near the entrance to the second deck.
"If he gets out, I'll be able to see him."
He took a moment, quietly breathing, to gently brush her hair away from the upper cheek. A sigh and he slid his head to fall slowly upon the edge of the bed. His eyes nailed to her frames.
Suddenly his mind recalled her asleep on his lap. His coat covering her with more protection that those sheets she was wearing now.
He narrowed his eyes when recalled the moments they spent together on that night. A sudden pain came when the moment that she was giving up of everything they fought for. Brushing an eyebrow of hers, with the back of a finger, he pushed that pain away.
...Thinking that the only one to blame for that unfortunate, was just in his pocket, needing to be left alone with her again… And somehow it seemed like it was needed so to acomplish his goals... He travelled back to the question he made up to Simon, before he had any reason to keep her alive.
"Jack: just tell me… Why did you choose to save her instead of just letting her die as it was suppose to?
Simon: Have I mentioned, I could make you the same and exact question?"
Suddenly he caugh himself with his eyes falling over her again. "What is wrong with you Jackie...? Don't even recognize yourself? Got tamed by a woman so sudden?" He started to feel the pressure of being on that room, with the possibility that she could wake up and catch him staring at her, inside her own cabin… But at least he could try to make some good excuses, and he really had a good purpose to be there… He had to be there.
Jack looked down to his pocket. When he noticed, his fabrics were rushing the tip of the upper sheet. He swallowed in dry, as that was the first step to make his heart break through the chains he made for himself.
"Not!" He got up in a jump and walked back, crushing with the table and the chair behind him. The chair's foot stroke the ground loudly as it spun and found balance again to stand up.
"o-oh!" He hurried up to hid somewhere on the ground, looking for a lower plan, as he heard the response coming from the bed.
Blue: Come on… come on…- He brushed the cold out of him with his arms and walked around. Spying the corners lightened and even the shadows.
A minute seemed to pass. Two minutes seemed to pass… He was still fearing to get up and find her waiting for him to show his hiding.
But a few moments later, he heard only a moan. The sound seemed to drown into the outside.
He rose his head, 'til his eyes found the level of the bed.
She had turned around. Now he could only see her back.
"Better so…!" He got up and threw a hand into the pocket. Carefully another sleepy beauty was taken to the bed, and laid asleep aside Angelica. He watched the small creature move in search for higher commodity, still with the eyes closed by Sandy . After a moment, Giselle yawned and brushed her arms against her body. The denied sheet seemed to have a purpose now, and so Jack took it and placed it over them.
Blue was getting tired of being there, on the outside. So cold. …Not even hearing a single sound coming from downwards. Not finding anything! So he flew closer to the entrance prepared to get in and try to finish this up as fast as he could.
Looking around, trying to find something to warn Angelica to don't kill the creature , he found a paper and a plume with ink inside, over the table that made his heart escape a few beats, some minutes ago.
So he wrote:
I'll have to explain you later
how and why the creature needs to be with you.
But if you will to have the item in your possession,
Only her life can garantee it.
After placing the small paper on the pillow aside Angelica, he took a deep breath to finally got out.
Hector took a sip from another bottle while he stared the deck of Liz's ship.
Jack walked softly and quietly out, and turned to close the door before getting into the dark. He could hear Liz's crew, sleeping all around him very loudly… laud enough to wake up any of them on the crucial moment of his escape. The stairway was shining in front of his eyes. If he was careful everything should go easily right? Although the men were always turning around, throwing their hands and legs off the improvised beds…
Blue bounced his body forward and backward to escape from the static punishment, but still he was getting too impatient.
Jack finally made it to the stairway and started to climb.
With the noisy footsteps on the wood, Blue hurried to hid and prepare to picture the person's face on his mind.
Jack was climbing the stairway as quiet as he could, always looking behind to the crew. He took a moment to look to the entrance, now almost at his reach, when a shadow containing a blue glow on the entrance caught his eyes.
"Glow?! No!… Fairy!"
He jumped between the ropes aside the stair and hid in the shadows. This time, making noise, intentionally.
"Áh!" A shadow seemed to jump and hid in a blink as Blue could hear the sound of a fall… Suddenly a strange noise proceeded after another one. "What happened? …The steps are gone!"
Jack looked up to the last step on the stairs and saw the glow move away. "Fairy…" he concluded. "What are you doing here? And why you gone now? Why you no come down here…? Have I scared you? …Did you saw me?" He narrowed his eyebrows. "Well… If you're there, I'm sure you may get down here soon… I shall be patience… Not moving away!"
"Since that noise, I haven't heard anything… What's wrong?"
Jack was still patiently not moving, not disturbing, carefully breathing.
"Something is not right…! If I go and don't bring the information the capt asked I'm sure he won't be too happy…If I snick in I may have an unwanted met… or maybe I can hide..." He slowly leaned back at the corner to peep the stairs.
Jack saw the glow returning and smiled evilly. "Here you are again… "
"Come in! Come in…"
"Nothing! Besides the noise of those guys out there, I can't see anything…" He turned to the entrance. "I better get in there to solve this for once and for all…"
He flew to the first step.
"That's it!... Keep on ..."
The fairy looked around and jumped to the next step, and to the next, and to the next. Then looked around again.
"Good…" Jack smiled, starting to recognize that figure from somewhere...
Blue jumped to the floor and looked around in the middle of the dark. "I won't see anything here… Maybe I should look for the direction I heard the noise go…" He turned around and started to fly towards the left corridor aside the stairs.
"Oh… Not good!" Jack moved to the back of the stairs, and intentionally, made a little noise.
"What?! …What was that?!"
Jack saw the blue glow following him and immediately turned around to the right corridor next to the stairway, to where he found a sail, gathered. Without losing too much time. He took the tips of it and threw it over the glow that was starting to show up through the shadows.
Now that his pursuer was trapped, Jack jumped and rolled to get on the higher stair, and walked to the outside.
Hector saw a figure corrupting the shadows and stepping the deck of the ship in front of him.
Not wanting to wait another second, he took off a monocular and tried to get the closest view possible.
Jack ran to the edge of the ship, trying to be as quiet as possible to avoid more attention. When he felt the rough rope stuck on his hands, he dared to look back to make sure he was not being followed. "Still no sign of blue sparkles."
Blue had just found a way leading to the outside. So, in open air, he could fly as fast as his limits could reach to catch his swag.
Hector got the visage of a shaded man, with long hair, looking back. When a blue glow seemed to immerge from the shadows too, the man flew on a rope and disappeared in between the shadows.
Somehow, a sharpen smile was drawn on Hector's lips.
Blue arrived to the deck at the time the shaded figure left the ship behind.
Blue flew back to Hector as soon as he saw him standing on the stern.
The fairy landed on the rail next to Hector, and with a defeated movement, Blue let himself fall on it to sit as he was ready to listen to his Human burst out on him.
Blue: Me really sorry ,capt, I-
Hector: Say no more words… - The fairy took a deep breath, and the sound of the footsteps drowning over the wood sounded getting further. – I know those features quiet well… - Blue looked up to meet Hector's face blazed by a small oil lamp, planted on a stick over the edge of the Revenge. His eyes shouted flames straight to the ship anchored on the right. - …Just as I thought! – He burst whispering. "I couldn't believe it but… Jack, you really did surprise me!"
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