Siren Song: Curse of the Black Pearl

Chapter 20

 "And there's the code to consider..."

"The code? You're pirates! Hang the code! And hang the rules! They're more like guidelines, anyway!" Elizabeth snapped, and Gibbs looked away, he knew that, but still....

~- Night, Rowboat, the Lagoon -~

Elizabeth and Roxanne were alone in a rowboat, the Black Pearl, behind them, under sail and moving away.

"Bloody pirates..." Elizabeth grumbled under her breath, as she rowed towards the cave, while Roxanne gripped the sides, letting Elizabeth get out her frustration by rowing furiously. Roxanne was angry to, but she at least understood why the other weren't helping.

It was a stupid ass reason, but she understood it. So, instead of focusing on her angry friend, Roxanne watched as the skeleton pirates climbed aboard the Dauntless, when a somewhat crazy idea struck her.

"Lizzie... Keep going, find Victoria, and get her free." Roxanne said, already having made up her mind.

"Roxanne?" Elizabeth asked worriedly. "What are you-"

"I'm going to try a distract them... Just, be careful." Roxanne explained, giving Elizabeth one last look, and she dove into the water, the cool water bringing her home.

-- Night, Main deck, HMS Dauntless --

The fight aboard the Dauntless continues. Pintel and Ragetti make their way on deck, killing as they go. Ragetti notices; eyes fixed on the ship as it sails past.

"Is it supposed to be doing that?" Ragetti said to pintel, Pintel looked to where Ragetti is looking, registers what's happening:

"They're stealing our ship!" Pintel cried out, looking slightly hurt. Ragetti gripped the rails with rage.

"Bloody pirates!" He spat out, before turning his attention to Norrington's boats, which have just arrived.

"Boarders away!" Norrington shouted, and his men began to climb up the side to join the others in the raging battle above.

As Norrington climbed up, he listened to the fighting above, the sound of gunfire and clashing swords. When suddenly, something hit his shoulder. Norrington cried out as pain erupted from his shoulder, causing him to lose his grip, and fall back into the icy waters as his men continued to climb. His head hit something hard as he his the water, a piece of wood maybe? His vision started to blur as he sunk deeper down in the cold waters.

He struggled to swim towards the surface, but it was getting harder to see and his arm was killing him. Red started fogging up his vision, and he couldn't think clearly. He just hopes his remaining men made it to the ships... He hopes Roxanne is alright, he hopes she's safe...

-- Night, Main deck, HMS Dauntless --

"Come on!" Pintel shouted, and several of the pirates charged the new arrivals.

Officer Gillette stood up on a railing and swung a large block and tackle across the deck at the Bo'sun. Bo'sun saw it and ducked before taking off after Gillette. The block and tackle swung back and hit Ragetti in the head. Ragetti's eye popped out, and he began to chase after it.

Murtogg and Mullroy finally make it up to the railing of the ship, react to the fighting. They shook hands, then climb on deck, letting out a battle scream.

-- Night, Underwater --

Roxanne, while ripping apart the skeletal pirates underwater, turned at the sound of something hitting the water, and saw some of Norrington's men sinking in the water, she frowned, about to go back to her task, when she noticed James struggling to swim back to the surface. She let out a heavy sigh, and swam over.