Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Chapter 2: Escaping the Palace

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Jack and (Y/n) were dragged into a very fancy looking room that had a long table filled with food. They were both sat in chairs and had their hands chained down to the armrests of their chairs. The soldiers who brought them in exited the room, leaving them alone.

"So, now what?" (Y/n) asked.

Jack hummed and began looking around the room. His eyes drifted from a balcony high above them on the left, to the large window on the right and finally to the two pastries that sat on a plate in front of them.

Jack's eyes widened at the sight of the pastries and he began to scoot his chair closer to the table. (Y/n) raised a brow in confusion as she just watched him try and reach for the food.

Suddenly, they heard footsteps approaching. Jack quickly kicked the underside of the table, making two pastries roll off, and he swiftly kicked them into the air and they got stuck on the chandelier above them just as the doors opened.

Several soldiers came into the room along with servers who placed more plates of food onto the long table.

Eventually, a tall chubby man in a long white powdered wig entered the room and sat in the elegant chair across from them.

Jack and (Y/n) glanced at each other in confusion as they wondered what was going on when someone finally spoke.

"You are Jack Sparrow?" A man asked.

"There should be a Captain somewhere in there." Jack corrected.

"I've heard of you." The chubby man told him. "You and your lady friend. And you both know who I am." He said arrogantly.

Jack squinted his eyes. "Face is familiar. Have I threatened you before?"

"You are in the presence of George Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Arch treasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and of you." A man told him.

Jack shook his head. "Doesn't ring a bell."

"I am informed you have come to London to procure a crew for your ship." King George announced.

"Vicious rumor. Not true." Jack corrected.

"Then you lied to me when you told me you were Jack Sparrow."

"I am Jack Sparrow, but I'm not here to procure a crew. That is...someone else." Jack explained, waving his arms around causing the chains to rattle.

"Ah. Someone else named Jack Sparrow." King George looked up to one of his men. "You've brought me the wrong wastrel. Find the proper one and dispose of this imposter and his tramp."

(Y/n) glared at the man and started waving her arms around too. "Excuse me? Who the hell do you think you are?"

Jack shook his hands at her, gesturing for her to calm down.

"Don't worry love, I'll take care of this." He turned back to King George. "Who the hell do you think you are? That's not how you talk to a beautiful lady. And I am Jack Sparrow, the one and only. And I am in London."