Chapter 40: Your turn
Elizabeth, Kairi and Hikari with Max and Brian not far behind managed to get back to the port to see Jack Sparrow and his first mate board the Black Pearl and started to set sail with the other pirates they had managed to recruit before Brian had interrupted them. While Max and Brian were a little way away, the girls that were dressed as men were right behind Jack Sparrow. "Captain Sparrow!" Kairi called out
"Come to join my crew lads? Welcome aboard." Jack said without facing them as he headed towards the steering wheel.
"I'm here to find the man I love." Elizabeth said as she, Kairi and Hikari came on deck while Max and Brian started to walk up the boarding plank.
As soon as Elizabeth had said that, Jack had frozen with discomfort. "I'm deeply flattered, son, but my first and only love is the sea."
"She meant William Tu- it is William right?" Hikari quickly asked Elizabeth. When Elizabeth nodded, Hikari carried on, "William Turner, Sparrow."
"Captain!" Jack said with an annoyance tone in his voice as he began to turn around. "It's Captain Jack Sparrow." His eyes then widened when he saw them. "Elizabeth…" Jack breathed out. He quickly turned back towards his first mate. "Mr Gibbs!"
"Captain." the first mate called out
"Cast off the lines and steer to open sea. I need to have a talk with the new crew members." Jack instructed. Gibbs when off to his duties while Jack approached the three. "Guessing by the red hair and your weapons, I would have to say that your Zola's and Ricky's bonnie lasses." Jack said pointing to Kairi and Hikari.
"It's Sora and Riku." Kairi corrected
"And we are not their bonnie lasses." Hikari said angrily
"This is Kairi and Hikari." Elizabeth introduced them, "Kairi was the one that Sora was looking for."
Jack quickly introduced himself before he carried on, "You know, these clothes do not flatter you three at all. It should be a dress or nothing. I just so-" Jack was interrupted by Hikari pulling her eternal blade out and pointed it against it his neck. "On second though, you guys look so much better with men's clothing." Jack quickly said. Hikari then disposed of her blade.
"Jack. We know that Will, Sora and the others came to find you. Where are they?" Elizabeth asked him.
Jack sighed and took a deep breath, "I am truly unhappy to have to tell you this but through an unfortunate and entirely unforeseeable series of circumstances that have nothing whatsoever to do with me…Will, Sora, Riku, Donald and Goofy have been press-ganged into Davy Jones crew."
No…Kairi gasped in her mind
"Davy Jones?" Elizabeth questioned
"This is good."
The four looked in the direction that comment came from and saw Max and Brian behind them. Jack looked at Brian, "You look bloody awful. What are you doing here?"
"You agreed to help us." Max answered while Brian quickly shook his head to get rid of the dizziness.
"It's not our problem if your memory is lax." Brian spat coldly
"You smell funny." Jack shot back. Jack then stepped back a bit and looked at the two boys. "Ah, now I know where I've seen you." Jack turned to Max, "You're Goofy's son."
"Did my dad tell you about me?" Max hopefully asked
"Nope. You just look a lot like him. That's all." As Jack turned to Brian, he didn't notice Max hang his head low. "And you must be Sora's brother."
"What?!? HELL NO!" Brian yelled in the nastiest way possible.
"Oh your Kairi's brother then." Jack said
"We look nothing alike." Brian defended
"Jack!" Elizabeth shouted at him to gain his attention. While Elizabeth and Jack talked, Hikari and Kairi turn to Brian and Max.
"Why is Sora and the others getting captured by this Davy Jones a good thing!" Hikari demanded.
Brian quickly shook his head again before answering, "Because my dear friends, that makes them the knights in distress."
"That makes no sense." Max said to him
"Think about it." Brian started to explain as he walked up to Kairi, "Kairi has been the damsel in distress on the last two journeys and Sora and Riku has had to play knights with horrible fashion sense to save her." Brian then faced Kairi, "Sure, Riku went the wrong way to try and save you but it's the thought that counts right?" Brian then walked in front of the three again. "Also, Sora and Riku had been protective with Kairi every since we began our journey. All I'm saying that it's…" Brian points to Kairi, "….Kairi's chance to save them this time and to show them that you know how to fight, how to use magic and that you're not like the other Princesses of Hearts. Show them that you don't need protecting and that you are a reliable ally."
Kairi blinked at Brian's words and though about them, "You really believe in me?" Kairi whispered
"Course I do as well as the rest of us, right guys?" Brian smiled at her.
"Right, I trust Kairi." Max gave her a thumbs up
"I wouldn't ask for anyone else." Hikari replied happily.
"We'll go together." Brian said to Kairi before walking towards Jack and Elizabeth.
While Kairi took in Brian's words, Hikari and Max looked at each other confusingly, "Max. I thought Brian was drunk." Hikari said to him.
"He was but I found out that Elixirs can make a person sober. It was our last one though." Max answered.
"Let's just make sure that he doesn't have any more." Hikari hoped as she, Max and Kairi then joined Brian, Elizabeth and Jack in their conversation.
"And you have a way of doing that?" Elizabeth asked Jack as the others joined in.
"Well, there is a chest... "Jack began to say.
"No surprise there." Hikari huffed as she crossed her arms, "That's all you pirates do. Search for treasure chests."
"If I'm guessing right, this chest doesn't contain silver or gold or any thing shiny." Brian straightened his right arm.
"You're right lad." Jack cheered, "A chest of unknown size and origin." Jack noticed everyone's curious faces so he carried on, "What contains the still-beating heart o' Davy Jones and whoever possesses that chest possesses the leverage to command Jones to do whatever it is he or she wants, including... saving brave William, Sora and the others from their grim fate."
"The heart of Davy Jones…" Brian muttered to himself before quickly checking his notepad in his brown backpack that he still carried.
"Wait! Doesn't that mean that Jones is a Nobody?" Max asked.
"No!" Jack said, "If Jones were a Nobody then his heart would have faded away to that big heart thing but that heart is in a chest so his heart is still at reach and Jones needs to exist to deliver the souls to the next world otherwise chaos would be caused on the world."
Everyone just stood there bewildered, "Okay. Now can you say that in English." Brian asked.
"You don't actually believe him, do you?" Hikari asked Kairi and Elizabeth.
After a minute of thought, Kairi looked up at Jack. "How do we find it?"
Jack smiled at her as he dug in his pocket. "With this." Jack pulled out his compass, "My Compass... is unique."
"That's the compass that my dad said was broken." Max pointed out.
Jack rolled his eyes as he continued to talk to Kairi and Elizabeth, "True enough. This Compass does not point north."
"Where does it point?" Elizabeth asked.
"It points to the thing you want most in this world." Jack replied
"Are you telling the truth, Captain?" Hikari asked
"Every word, love." Jack said truthfully, "And what you want most in this world is to find the chest of Davy Jones, is it not?"
"To save Sora" Kairi pressed
"And Will." Elizabeth added
"By finding the chest of Davy Jones" Jack said before handing Kairi the compass and went over to Gibbs.
While the three girls looked at the compass with awe, Max and Brian sat at the side of the boat. Brian looked at Max, "Hey Max!"
"Hmm?" Max replied
"You know what I said to Kairi, about that it was her turn to do the saving?" Brian asked
"Yeah…"
"I meant you too." Brian said. Max looked at Brian confusingly, "You can save your dad and prove that you aren't a little kid anymore." Brian explained
Max smiled gratefully at Brian, "Thanks Bri. I needed that." Brian got up and started to walk away, leaving Max to wonder about Brian's new behavior without being drunk……
Until he saw Brian go lower deck where all the rum was.
BOWBOWBOW
Riku, Goofy and Will were on the upper deck, watching some of the crewmen play some sort of dice game. Riku and Will looked behind them to see 'Bootstrap' Bill Turner behind them before looking back at the game. Donald stayed with Sora to see if he decided to wake up, the group though it was a bad idea but Riku wanted to think of an escape plan and Goofy wanted to know Bootstrap more. Bootstrap went towards Riku and Will, "Wondering how it's played?" he asked them.
"I understand." Will said
"It's a game of deception. Your bet includes all the dice, not just your own." Riku added
"Gawsh, what are they wagering?" Goofy asked after seeing the last game finish.
"Well, the only thing we have: years of service." Bootstrap replied
"So any crewman can be challenged?" Will asked
"Aye. Anyone" Bootstrap replied.
Riku looked at the corner of his eye and saw that Will was about to say something. He quickly caught his idea and pulled him back. Will gave him a confusing look before he understood what Riku was doing. Riku finally stepped forward, "I challenge Davy Jones."
The organ music that had been playing from the captain quarter stopped and thumping from a peg leg is heard. With each thump of the peg leg, gooseneck barnacles retract. One of the crewmen looked at Riku and just laughed at his brave attempt when Jones appeared. "I accept." Jones agreed.
The crew instantly got up and brought the gambling table forward as well as a couple of seats. Riku took his place while Jones stood near his seat. Jones looked at the silver-headed teen, "The stakes?" he asked
"You can turn me into a Heartless and make me serve on your ship for all eternity." Riku offered to the game. Goofy and Will eyes went wide at this while Bootstrap started to get worried about Riku.
"Against?" Jones asked
Riku looked in Will's direction as Will went though his pockets. After finding what he was looking for, he threw the cloth to Riku. "I want this." Riku said, plopping the cloth onto the table. Davy Jones looked at it with interest, unfolding it with his lobster claw and picking it up to see a drawing of the key.
Jones quickly gasped to himself and looked at Riku again. "How do you know of the key?" Jones whispered.
"That's not part of the game, Jones." Will said to him
"You can still walk away." Riku offered him. Jones glared at Riku as he began to seat down. One of Jones' tentacles goes into his vest and pulls out a key that looked exactly like the one on the cloth. He showed it for a couple of seconds before placing it back in his vest. Riku and Jones grabbed their dice and cups while giving each other deathly glares. When the two slammed their cups down, another cup slammed down. Jones and Riku looked to their side and were surprised to see that Goofy had decided to join the game.
"I'm in." Goofy said while taking a seat, "I want information on Maleficent or the Endless Order."
"What are you doing?" Riku whispered to him.
"I can't stand and watch you fall into darkness again, that would crush Sora, Kairi and the others." Goofy replied.
"Don't do this." Riku begged him
"It's too late." Bootstrap announced, "The dice is cast."
Goofy looks at Jones, "I bid three twos. It's your turn, Captain." Goofy said
Davy Jones smirked at the table. "Four fours." Jones said turning his head towards Riku, who was next.
"Four fives." Riku said.
The three of them looked at their own dice before looking up at each other again. Goofy made his bid, "Six threes." Neither Jones nor Riku noticed Goofy scratch one of his dog ears.
Davy Jones looked up, satisfied "Seven fives." He said with a smirk.
Riku closed his eyes shut for a second before opening them and looking at Jones confidently, "Eight fives." He said. Jones chuckled evilly as he looked at Riku.
"Welcome to the crew, lair." He sneered. Riku looked up at Jones, waiting for him to turn him into a heartless when he heard Goofy's voice.
"Twelve fives." Everyone looked at Goofy in disbelieve as he said these words. "Twelve fives." he repeated, looking deliberately at Davy Jones as he said it. "It was my go, wasn't it?"
"It was and I will be called a liar myself for my trouble!" Jones retorted, grabbing Goofy's cup and revealing his dice.
BOWBOWBOW
Donald couldn't believe what he heard when Riku and Will returned to the cell rooms where Sora was kept. Donald didn't know what to say because he honestly didn't think this would happen. He wished that he was there with his own eyes, not looking after Sora. Although Sora was still in his deep sleep and looked like he was fighting himself, Donald couldn't just leave Sora's side. When Donald was first told the news, he laughed thinking that it was a joke. After seeing Riku and Will's face unchanged, Donald froze in shock.
Goofy had beaten Jones in the game of Liar's dice.
Goofy was now in the Captain's quarters, talking to Davy Jones about Maleficent or the Endless Order since that's want Goofy barraged for, not the key. Will and Riku had made up a plan to try and get the key from Jones but they would have to wait until nightfall to process. As Riku checked on his best friend's health, Goofy came back in the cell.
"Hiya fellas." Goofy greeted happily as he entered the room. Donald immediately went over to Goofy and glared at him.
"What were you thinking Goofy!?!" Donald yelled at him, "You could have been turned into a heartless!"
"It doesn't matter." Riku said to the duck before facing the dog like creature. "Goofy, what did Jones tell you?"
Goofy started to tell them what Jones had told him, how Maleficent took control of the Castle That Never Was, how she had lots of Heartless and Nobodies at her control, the Order's visits and deals they have had with her, how Gantu had now left Maleficent's side as Captain of the Heartless armada to make sure he doesn't run into any of the Devon brothers and how Maleficent is re-thinking her plan to gather the seven Princesses of Heart.
"Wait! Maleficent always goes after the Princesses of Heart." Riku pointed out, "What was able to make her 're-think' her plans to get to the door of darkness?"
"Uhh, Jones said that he heard one of the Order members in Maleficent's room." Goofy replied
For hearing 'Order members' Will decided to come involved in the conversation, "In this 'Order', is there a man by the man of Skullo?"
"Why do you ask?" Riku raised an eyebrow at Will.
"He was the one who ruined mine and Elizabeth wedding when he captured Elizabeth." Will then looked away from the group. "He was the one that wanted Jack's compass."
"Will!" Donald gasped in shock. Goofy remained silent, not sure what to say. Goofy went up to Wiil and rested his left hand on his right shoulder while giving Will an assuring smile.
Riku thought about what Will had done to try and save Elizabeth, it reminded him of when he tried to save Kairi. Working for the Order wasn't the smartest thing Will had done but neither was working for Maleficent wasn't a smart thing either. After a minute of thought, Riku finally spoke, "You just wanted to help the one you love." Riku said quietly as he looked at his black boots before looking up at his friends, "We won't hold you back for that."
A/N: Wow, Brian said something nice and Goofy knows how to play lair's dice. Wonder what Goofy was like when he was younger. Important questions people.
The idea of Goofy winning was Shadow Sylph……if it's wrong…..sorry.
Sora: Now for---
Mad: WHAT ARE YOU DOING AWAKE!!!!! (Knocks Sora out) Riku, that's your job.
Riku: Okay. Okay, Now for messages:
Sailor Winx: I'm glad you are enjoying my story (::)
Taeniaea: Don't worry, Sora will wake up……eventually. (::)
Kisdota-The Gamer Freak: Kairi isn't going to randomly kill Jack....no that's Hikari's job. She might kick some ulimate as you say soon though. (::)
Future Keybearer: I wish this was the new game, I would be rich then.
Brian: and I would have fan girls who would love my personatiliy
Mad: Yeah right.
Kairi: This is Kingdommad's 40th chapter and throughout the entire story so far that she started in August. The number total of hits are....
DRUM ROLL
Shadow S: C'mon, me, Mad and Gokuzooom want to know how many hits this story has.
Gokuzooom: Yeah, all three of us have be working together to make new characters.
Shadow S: And being beta and giving new ideas
Mad: Hey! What about the story line and plot and battles and how to write the story. Isn't that important too.
Gokuzooom: We just want to see the cool FF characters that you put in and see what crazy changes you will do to them.
Shadow S: I would have to agree with Goku, Mad
Mad: But you are suppose to agree with-Goku! are you giving Shadow chocolate cookies shaped as cloud while I'm not looking?
Gokuzooom: Maybe.... ^^
Shadow S: CHOCOLATE CLOUD XD
Mad: Man, what am I going to do with you guys.
Riku: Okay, the total amount of hits are--
Sora: 8,366 HITS!!!!!
Mad: Wow! For a first time writer, I done pretty good.
Shadow S & Gokuzooom: Ahem!
Mad: I mean that I could have never done this without the suppose and help from my loving friends from the UK and the USA. I'm making the world united. I would also like to thank all of the people who has managed to review and like my story even though some of you guys are shadow readers but i thank you anyway. Wait..........SORA! GET BACK TO DREAM LAND!
Sora: No! I want to do something at Port Royal (Runs away)
Mad: (Runs after Sora)
Shadow S: Kingdommad doesn't known kingdom hearts.
Gokuzooom: Yeah, She owns most of the Ocs and new created worlds, Shadow owns two and I own one
Shadow S: See ya next time.
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