Pirates of the Caribbean: Sailing On Strange Tides

Finding The Fountain!

The next morning, Maggie and Captain Jack had their newly acquired silver chalices in hand and were ready to rejoin Blackbeard and his merry band of zombie jerks! The two hid behind some trees as they heard Blackbeard's landing party drawing near.

As Angelica ducked under a branch, she stopped just as Jack's sword blade flew out, stopping inches in front of her face.

Diego ran towards his mother to make sure she was alright, but as soon as he came into the clearing, Maggie's hand flew around the corner and slapped him in forehead.

"Ow!" Diego whined, holding his forehead. He jumped when he saw it was Maggie who hit him. "Oh, Hi, Maggie..." He smiled nervously.

"If we see another cliff, you're going over it!" Maggie hissed.

"How is it we can never meet without you pointing something at me?" Angelica smiled at Jack.

"Aw, Mamá! Gross!" Diego told her.

Maggie gagged "Wipe that smirk off your face, Dad! You're a pirate not a pervert!"

Blackbeard finally caught up to them.
"You brought the chalices, Sparrow?" He asked.

"Aye" Jack said. He stepped aside to reveal Mr. Gibbs standing a good twenty feet away with a wild boar, struggling to escape. But more importantly, what was tied to the boar's back: The Silver Chalices!

"You've found a friend" Angelica stated.

"We did" Maggie nodded.

"And the one legged man" Blackbeard questioned. "He is near, aye?"

"Aye" Captain Jack answered "Now before I go just handing them over, I've one or two conditions."

"Name them" Blackbeard said.

"Firstly I'll be having me compass back!" Jack stated "No, that's secondly... Firstly, upon your word, you will no harm to Angelica!"

"But you can harm Diego all you wants!" Maggie told Blackbeard "It's no skin off my back!"

"Maggie!" Jack scolded. Then whispered under his breath "If anyone's gonna take that little turd down, it'll be me!"

"I make no vows to the likes of you, Sparrow!" Blackbeard said. "But it costs me nothing to admit they were never in any harm's way"

"Secondly then, prior to firstly!" Captian Jack continued "I will be having me compass back! ...Please? I do deserve it!"

"It's true" Maggie chimed "Do you have any idea how difficult it was to catch that filthy swine?"

"Not the big one, the four-legged one!" Jack added.

Blackbeard nodded and Angelica tossed him his compass back.

"Thank you!" Jack nodded "And thirdly! Mr. Beard, there are times, not very, often when do reflect upon my heinous misdeeds. Chief among them, I have noticed how poorly I have treated Mr. Gibbs, my loyal first mate..."

"Aye! Now that you bring it up--" Gibbs began.

"Left him to rot in jail, I did!" Jack carried on. "Didn't care, still don't! But the point being, you must let him go free!"

Blackbeard raised a brow "Is that it?"

"I think so!" Jack nodded.

"Quickly!" Maggie exclaimed. "Before the pig runs and good luck getting your mitts on those chalices then!"

"Jack, If it's all the same to you" Mr. Gibbs began "I'd be just as much--"

"Done!" Blackbeard said.