The Trip of the Lotus Flower ... Part 1/3

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As Elizabeth got into the small boat and began rowing to where Will would be waiting for her, Ruby and Jack kept looking at her, but then they accepted that this would be the fate of Elizabeth and them, and that it was time to sail again.

Jack: (To Ruby) Apple Pie, I have a pending conversation with some ol' friends on Isla Tortuga. And I'm going to take advantage of drinking the best rum in the Caribbean. What do you say? Are you with me?
Ruby: The idea of ​​rum really catches my attention but I prefer to see what this beautiful flower is capable of. (Talking about her ship)
Jack: I get it. I didn't want to get off the Black Pearl either when I first took control of it. I still remember The Wicked Wench.
Ruby: Jack, how did you get the Black Pearl?
Jack: It is a long history that is already part of the past.
Ruby: If I'm going to be with you, I want to know about your past. Did you steal it? Whom? From where?
Jack: ...
Ruby: Did someone give it to you?
Jack: ...
Ruby: Who gave it to you?
Jack: (Babbling) Cutler Beckett.
Ruby: What did you say? I didn't understand. Sorry.
Jack: Cutler Beckett.
Ruby: (Shocked) Cutler Beckett gave you the Pearl?! The same Lord Cutler Beckett I just murdered some hours ago?
Jack: (Nods)
Ruby: Why would he have wanted to give you a ship?! And more over the Black Pearl? The best ship of the Caribbean.
Jack: The second best. The best is the Lotus Flower.
Ruby: You didn't answer my question. Why would such an enemy have wanted to give you such a precious jewel?
Jack: We were not always enemies. Well, we didn't get to be friends either, but we had respect for each other.
Ruby: So?
Jack: He offered me to work for the East India Trading Company and put me through The Wicked Wench so I could do my job.
Ruby: So you accepted it?
Jack: I wasn't having a good time. I had doubts about who I wanted to be. I wanted to be a sailor recognized by the seven seas. (•••) I left piracy and accepted the ship. But it didn't last much. I ended up leaving the place on the ship.
Ruby: So you did steal the ship?
Jack: (Nods) They were chasing me for a long time without being able to capture me until finally that ship that I loved so much sank. The Wicked Wench.
Ruby: And that's when you negotiated with Davy Jones to bring the ship back to the surface, right?
Jack: The whole company already knew about the ship and would have easily snatched it back from me if they had seen it float again, so I painted it all black and renamed it The Black Pearl.
Ruby: And now it's a famous ship, owned by a famous pirate known for his maritime crimes. The Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow's ship.
Jack: (Nods) I think it's something I should have told you before.
Ruby: Aye. You should have told me.

Jack, regretful, turned his back on Ruby and started to walk away from her but then the girl stopped him.

Ruby: Jack. Jackie!
Jack: (Turns around to see her) Hm?
Ruby: If you're worried, I'm not mad at you. I'm just shocked. Very surprised.

Jack didn't reply but stared at her as if expecting another response.

Ruby: I answered you in a bad way. Between the adrenaline of the battle we just won, and the unexpected surprise you gave me about your past, they made me respond in a bad way.
J

ack: (Ignoring Ruby) Master Gibbs! Anchors up! Hoist the sails! Set course to Tortuga!

Ruby: Jack, don't be like that with me.

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