A Pirate's Life For Me: Captain Jack Sparrow

Chapter 11

Jack and (Y/n) were shoved onto the black and rotting wood of the Black Pearl. Jack looked around at the once beautiful ship, longing to restore it back to its glory days. The sails were now torn and full of holes, and the deck was barely being held together. Jack glared at Barbossa's back as he led them to the Captain's quarters.

(Y/n) made to follow, but was stopped by Bo'sun, Barbossa's first mate. "Let me go!" she struggled. Barbossa heard the commotion, looking back to see the large man's grip on the girl's wrist. He looked to Jack, who's face was once again murderous. Barbossa had never seen Jack so protective over something, and decided to use it.

"Put her in the brig!" Barbossa ordered. "We'll deal with her later."

"No!" (Y/n) shouted, trying desperately to free herself of the large man's firm grip over her arms. He was too strong, however, and dragged her down the ship into the brig. Sea water filled the boat, and (Y/n) wondered how it was still functioning correctly. Bo'sun opened one of the cell doors and shoved her in roughly, causing her to fall in the water, soaking part of her clothes. She was lucky she had a vest on over her white blouse, otherwise it would be very see-through right about now.

Jack watched as the girl got pulled away, and turned to Barbossa. "Let her go. She is not a part of any of this."

"You made her a part of this when ye brought her on this little 'venture of yours, Jack." Barbossa claimed snidely, and led Jack into the Captain's quarters to negotiate.

After Jack laid out his idea for Barbossa, the man said, "So you expect to leave me standin' on some beach with not but a name and your word its the one I need and watch you sail away on my ship?" Barbossa laughed a bit at the notion.

"No. I expect to leave you standing on some beach with absolutely no name at all, watching me sail away on my ship with (Y/n) preferably not in the brig... and then I'll shout the name back to you." Jack waltzed beside the table, finishing and leaning against it. "Savvy?"

"But that still leaves up with the problem of me standin' on some beach with naught but a name and your word it's the one I need." Barbossa said. "Then, there is still the matter of you takin' the girl."

Jack rooted through the apples on the table in front of him as he said, "Of the two of us, I am the only one who hasn't committed mutiny. Therefore, my word is the one we'll be trusting. Although, I suppose I should be thanking you, because, in fact, if you hadn't betrayed me and left me to die, I would have an equal share in that curse same as you." Jack sat down in a chair next to him, propped his feet up on the table, and took a bite out of the apple. "Funny, our world, innit?" Jack stopped for a moment, then back tracked their conversation a tad. "What would you want with (Y/n)?"

"I heard tell of someone lookin' for her. Payin' a pretty price for her to be returned to 'im." Barbossa claimed

Before the Jack could retaliate, Bo'sun came in and said, "Captain. We're coming up on the Interceptor."

The monkey hopped from his perch and ran out the door, startling Jack, who gave it a funny look. He followed Barbossa out the door, and leaned over the edge of the Pearl to look out at the Interceptor. Widening his eyes at the proximity, he ran up to the quarterdeck where Barbossa was looking through his large spyglass at the ship.

"I'm havin' a thought here, Barbossa." Jack said right in front of the spyglass, blocking Barbossa's view. "What say we run up a flag of truce, (Y/n) and I scurry over to the Interceptor, and we negotiate the return of your medallion, ay? What say you to that?"

"Now, ye see, Jack, that's exactly the attitude that lost you the Pearl." Jack's face dropped as the man in front of him spoke. "People are easier to search when they're dead." He snapped his spyglass shut and commanded, "Lock 'im in the bring!" He took the apple from Jack's hand, looked at it, then threw it as hard as he could off the edge of the ship.