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Chapter 3: A Horrible Decision

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Rapunzel: something brought you here, call it what you will...fate, destiny.

Flynn: a horse?

Rapunzel: I have made a decision to trust you."

Flynn: a horrible decision really…

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On the infamous Black Pearl, there sat an also infamous pirate captain listening to his now ex-stowaways finally explain how exactly they ended up on his ship in the first place.

By the end of their story Jack knew three things.

One) he was going to have to watch his rum around the both of them, even though they both held different motives for causing him to lose his rum.

Two) was that the girls were very unlikely company to have around (no one who drink's rum like that should be travailing with a missionary by choice).

And finally three) which was the most important, was the girl's seemed to find more trouble than himself (which was saying something considering how much he has come to know about them, the story didn't start before they got on the other ship).

So Jack did the best thing he could do for the two pretty girls in front of him.

Play everything in his favor.

"For many reason's I been trying to figure out how you two loves come aboard, and hearing your tales, a larger part of me brain is screaming at me to throw ye both overboard. (He said while clutching his rum a little tighter) But you know what...I'm not going to listen to that voice. So its looks like you two owe me now for saving your lives." Captain Jack Sparrow said, making both Sierra and Meredith wonder how they got themselves swindled into free labor, until they reach shore.

"I do have another question though how on earth are you two come to know each other"

"That' better left said another day" Sierra said in a low voice, only loud enough for Meredith to overhear.

"Well Jack how did you come to be a Pirate Captain?"

"I… No time for that will be reaching land soon." Jack said while spinning on his heels, and ran off like the dutiful caption he wasn't usually.

"Didn't he say we wouldn't reach land for three days." Sierra asked looking to Meredith in slight confusion.

"Yes" she replied with a smile. Sierra huffed with annoyance but Meredith knew it was closer to relief.

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"awe the open air...i hate it." Sierra huffed, looking hard into the growing fog, a slight trickle of rain drizzling down onto their heads as they stared off at the sea.

"see anything?" Jack said, looking to stand at her shoulder.

Peering out at the thickness around them.

"nothing, not a thing…" Sierra thought aloud, a little on edge at the stillness around them.

"Any sight of land Mr. gibbs?" Captain jack sparrow called to his second in command who stood at the helm.

"can't see a blasted thing in this fog." He called back, making both Sierra and Jack share a look.

"do you want to tell Meredith or should I?" Sierra questioned.

"I Don't call it!" Jack said quickly, making Sierra cuss quietly under her breath.

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Meredith had somewhat taken to life on a pirate ship in a much stranger way than most anyone ever did, instead of being fearful of the experience or acting like a pirate.

Meredith had started treating the experience like a missionary she was slowly becoming, spreading the word of God to all the unsaved souls around her and being on a pirate ship left her with a lot of unsaved souls to work with.

Infact Meredith was starting a makeshift Sunday School of sort's before Sierra was able to escape main deck of the ship.

"have i not commanded you? be of good courage: do not be afraid" "Meredith!" She was pulled out of her reading of Joshua 1:9 when her faithful friend Sierra, a sinner in many of the religious term.

Sierra stormed into her quarters, looking none the least embarrassed at the interruption.

"what do i owe the pleasure of you interrupting me?" Meredith asked dryly, silently closing her Bible as she turned to give sierra her full on attention.

"land hasn't been spotted, and Mr. Gibbs seems to think we won't reach land for a few more days…" Sierra trailed off as the blank look Meredith wore, backing up just a step as Meredith began to pace.

"so land won't be reached for another couple of days, meaning we're stuck on a pirate ship? I don't know how we will make it to Tortuga at this pace."

"and you wish to go there, why again?" Sierra asked in disbelief.

Meredith slowly came out of her thoughts as she seemed to realize Sierra was still in the room with her. "yes, that was our destination all along?" Meredith stated in confusion, looking at Sierra as if she was a simpleton.

"well I've asked the Caption about it and he said Tortuga was a bit of a rough place for ladies like us." Sierra said with a wide cheeky grin.

"Which is exactly why we're going there" Meredith said before continuing with a thought "by the way what did you say to Mr. Sparrow when he called you a lady?"

"Let's just say, it wasn't very lady like." Sierra said with a mischievous grin.

"Does Mr. Sparrow know where we're going now?" Meredith asked, taking up her Bible once again, but not opening it.

"No" Sierra said "why do you ask?"

"Oh I just don't want to leave him any reason for us to be thrown overboard...Again." Meredith said, giving Sierra a pointed look.

Meredith had a feeling that Mr. Sparrow wouldn't take to kindly to her inhabiting what was properly his favorite port.

"well in whatever case maybe, I still think you're wrong on all this reforming you rant on and on about...also no land has been spotted." Sierra said, turning on the balls of her feet and left her cabin.

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-2 weeks later? (maybe?)-

"you know I'm getting sick of seeing your faces." Jack commented, looking pointedly at both Meredith and Sierra.

"you don't make for a pretty picture yourself." Sierra said in a huff."

"if we don't reach land soon, I'm going to go mad!" Meredith ranted a bit, throwing her head back with a groan.

"Las I think you already are" Jack said under his breath. "any respectable woman would not set foot a mile from home, what makes it so a las such as yourself come all the way out here...for yourself to spread the word of God?" Jack asked, using hand quotes.

Meredith looked at Mr. Sparrow as if he was mad (and she wasn't sure he wasn't) then she come to terms and said "It may not be the common thing for most woman to do, sadly, but it doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do Mr. Sparrow."

After a long pause she then added "think about it this way, you wouldn't let someone stop you from sailing the Sea Mr. Sparrow?" after no reply she added "then do you think I wouldn't stop serving my God if someone ridiculed me, just because it not common in society?"

Meredith went to the helm of the ship leaving Jack to his thought's.

"You know for someone so out of place, if she dropped the missionary thing, she might actually make a good pirate." Jack said after a moment

"I said the same for years, but that woman is as headstrong as a bull, when it comes to her mission. I look up to her in a way, don't tell her I said that." Sierra said sternly giving Jack a pointed glare, as he returned a cheeky grin.

"I won't las, pirates honor…"

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AND THERE YOU HAVE IT! ..and what's to come next? I KNOW I KNOW...but i refuse to tell you… Well till next time, review and love both me and mere 888!