Child of the Sea

Chapter Nine~

A white hot sun burns in a cloudless blue sky. 

A white a abyss and a ship with black sails, the Black Pearl. As loose sails flap in the wind. 

The sail is pulled aside to reveal CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW. 

He is about to eat a peanut but before it reaches his tongue we hear a gun fire he falls to reveal surprise! -- JACK SPARROW, a second one, he walks over and eat the peanut "My peanut." he says. 

Jack waves and calls down: "Slacken braces, men!!!" he shouts, we see that there are many Jack's on the ship. 

"Men make all! How does she lie?" ask Jack. 

On deck, a sailor turns: JACK SPARROW again. "A fair wind and a following sea!" one answers, Captain Jack nods. In good spirits, he moves along the deck -- then stops and looks down. There is a problem. "Mister Sparrow, come here." says Jack, one Jack comes up to him "Aye, Captain!" he says, Jack drops down from the rigging. Captain Jack's demeanor is rigid, with a gaze that could wither Captain Bly. 

"What say ye about the condition of the knot on this bow line?" ask Jack.

"It be proper to my eyes, sir." As he speaks, Captain Jack tugs on the line and it unravels. "Proper? It is neither proper nor suitable, sir! It is not acceptable nor adequate. It is, in obvious fact, an abomination." says Jack. 

Another Jack steps forward, ernest, well-meaning. "Begging your pardon, sir. Perhaps if you gave the man another chance --" starts that Jack, before a we hear a gunshot. 

The Jack falls and we see Siren standing behind him with Jacks pistol, a deadly look in her eyes. 

"Well that sort of thinking that got us into this mess." she says, all the Jack's look to her. 

"It's the first mate." a couple whisper. 

"First mate wouldn't you agree they have caused us to lose speed and therefore time. Precious time, which cannot be recovered once lost. Do you understand? Aye, Captain. DO YOU NOW?" shouts Jack. 

We then turn to see that there is no one speaking to Jack or Siren, and they speak to no one. For Jack carries both sides of the argument. Madness in there eyes. "It will have to be redone. All of it. All of it! And let this serve as a lesson to the lot of you!" he shouts. 

We see the true state of the Black Pearl. Sails flat. No crew. No movement. No other Jack Sparrows and Siren's. The Black Pearl sits alone in a vast desert. With Jack and Siren, alone, raving on the deck. "It's the doldrums, sir, it has the entire crew on edge -- Stow it! I have no sympathy for any of you feculent maggots --" starts Jack he steps up onto rail "-- and no more patience to pretend otherwise!" he shouts He steps off the rail on the wrong side. Jack drops down into the sand next to the Black Pearl. Picks up a rope and pulls his feet dig into the sand; he goes nowhere. 

Siren leans on the railing watching him "Jack stop trying!" she shouts board out of her mind.

The rope angles up behind him to the ship. He's trying to pull it, to no avail. He slumps down. 

Siren was still in the ship looking at Jack holding her head in her hands.

Nearby are several smooth round stones. Jack picks one up and flings it, skipping it across the sand. Jack sits down. Looks over. Weirdly, the stone comes rolling back. The stone rocks back and forth, an egg hatching. Cracks appear. The stone transform into a crab.

The Crab turns toward Jack. Clicks, like it's laughing.

Jack grabs a handful of sand and flings it. The crab flinches back. Jack collapses. The crab scuttles forward, looks at Jack. Scuttles sideways, looks at the ship. The crab moves away to the pile of stones. Jack sits with his head lowered to his knees, alone in the dunes of the vast desert.