A Sister's Journey

Chapter 7

Once they were aboard the ship Violet and Jack were taken to the Captain's cabin while the crew prepared the ship for voyage. Barbossa and Jack were soon into negotiations about what to do while Violet mulled around the Cabin. "So you expect to leave me standing on some beach with nothing but a name and your words of the one I need and watch you sail away in my ship" Barbossa said laughing slightly. "No, I expect to leave you standing on some beach with absolutely no name at all watching me sail away on my ship and then I'll shout the name back to you, savvy?" Jack said as Violet lent over Jack and took an apple from the bowl on the table. "But that still leaves us with a problem of me standing on some beach with nought but a name and your word it's the one I need." Barbossa 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." Jack said taking an apple and sitting down. "Although 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. Funny old world, ain't it?". Barbossa nodded in agreement. Violet walked over to the monkey sitting on its perch and began stroking it lightly. "I like your monkey Captain Barbossa." Violet said.

At that moment a large shirtless pirate walking in. "Captain we're coming up on the interceptor." he said, and Barbossa, the monkey, Jack and Violet all followed him outside. Up on deck Barbossa pulled out his telescope and looked through it to see the interceptor. Jack stood in front of the telescope and spoke. "I'm having a thought, what's say we rung up a flag of truce, I scurry over to the interceptor and I negotiate the return of your medallion, eh, what say you to that?" Jack said. "Now you see Jack that's exactly the attitude that lost you the Pearl, people are easy to search when they're dead." Barbossa said. Violet cut off a bit off her apple and gave it to the monkey. "This is getting interesting." she said to it. Barbossa closed his telescope and looked at the shirtless pirate from before. "Lock him in the brig." he ordered.

"And her, Barbossa?" the shirtless man asked.

"You, your brother was a Commodore what do you know about that ship?" Barbossa asked Violet. "HMS Interceptor is a brig so was built for speed, it's the fastest ship in the Caribbean, according to the navy, as they don't think the Pearl is real, it only has 16 cannons and 2 swivel guns. That's all I know." Violet surprised she was helping the enemy.

"She's staying up here, lock Jack in the brig." Barbossa ordered and Jack was taken away. Barbossa then returned to looking at the interceptor.

"You'll need to catch them up before they reach them shoals or you'll have lost them." Violet "The Interceptor can sail there, I don't think the Pearl can."

"Haul on the main brace! Make ready the guns!" he shouted ordering the men to prepare for an attack "and run out the sweeps.". He turned to Violet. "We'll catch them up, you'll see." he said. "That's different." Violet said as the interceptor suddenly clubhauled and a battle was in full swing.

"Can you shoot miss?" he asked. Violet drew her pistol and shot straight through the middle of the Union Jack on the Interceptor's flag. "I'll take that as a yes." Barbossa said as Violet placed her pistol back in her belt. "How old are you miss?" Barbossa asked her. "Twenty Captain." Violet replied just as the main mast of the interceptor narrowly missed her and Barbossa. Violet placed a hand on Barbossa's shoulder and lent on him slightly as they watched the battle unfold. Out of the corner of her eye however, she spotted the monkey running back with the medallion. "Captain the monkey." she said pointing to it.

Barbossa took the medallion off the monkey at it climbed on his other shoulder. "Why thank you Jack." he said looking down at Jack Sparrow who had followed the monkey. "You're welcome." Jack Sparrow said. "Not you, we named the monkey Jack." Barbosa said "Gents our hope is restored.". The crew shouted loudly with happiness. The crew then tied Jack Sparrow's crew up and Violet, Barbossa and his crew looked at the Interceptor and waited. Suddenly Elizabeth broke free and ran forward just as the interceptor exploded. "You monstrous savage." Elizabeth said pushing Violet away and attacking Barbossa. "Welcome back miss, you took advantage of our hospitality last time it holds fair now you return the favour." Barbossa said holding Elizabeth by the wrists and throwing her into the crew. Violet gasped but it was hidden by Elizabeth's screams.

It was at that point that Will climbed onto the railing of the ship. "Barbossa!" he shouted causing everyone to look at him. Will jumped down and grabbed a pistol. "She goes free!" she demanded. "What's in your head boy?" Barbossa asked not knowing who he was. Violet slowly walked over to Elizabeth. "She goes free." Will repeated. Barbossa walked over so he was stood in front of the barrel of the pistol. "You've only got one shot, and we can't die." he said to Will. On the sidelines, Will saw Jack. "Don't do anything stupid." Jack begged him. Will ran back over to the railings and stood on them. "You can't," he said pointing the gun at Barbossa then pointing it to his chin. "I can."

"Who are you?" Barbossa asked.

"No one, he's no one." Jack said walking over and standing between Barbossa and Will "A distant cousin of my aunt's nephew, twice removed. Lovely singing voice though, eunuch." .

"My name is Will Turner. My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins." Will shouted and Jack returned to his original position next to Barbossa's crew. "He's the splitting image of old Bootstrap Bill, come back to haunt us." cried one pirate with a fake eye.

"On my word do as I say or I'll pull this trigger and be lost to Davy Jones Locker." Will shouted, pistol still pointed at his chin. "Name your terms Mr Turner." Barbossa said.

"Elizabeth goes free." Will cried.

"Yes we know that one, anything else?" Barbossa asked.

"And the crew, the crew are not be harmed." he said momentarily lifting the pistol from his chin. Barbossa walked forward. "Agreed." he said simply.

The crew then relinquished their hold on Elizabeth and Violet pulled her to the side. "Elizabeth are you alright? Did they hurt you?" she asked.

"Violet?" Elizabeth asked.

"Yes, are you alright." Violet said again.

"I'm fine, how did you get her?" Elizabeth asked her.

"Jack and Will sort of kidnapped me, come on you look like you need a drink." Violet said taking her below the deck.