I am Captain Jack Sparrow, savvy?
Chapter 1: I must fight to run away
Load Full StoryNext ChapterCaptain Jack feels excruciating pain coming from his right hand and releases his grip on the wheel to clutch his hand in agony as he watches the Revenge keep pace on the starboard side when it fires another salvo at his ship yelling, "TAKE COVER!" and turns his head toward the Revenge briefly, shouting, "WILL YOU STOP BLOWIN' HOLES IN MY SHIP!" He then hears the incoming cannonballs and looks down at his hand for a moment, seeing that it is not injured at all thinking, 'Why is this happening to me?'
He then feels some of the balls strike the stern, seeing the opposite rail on the other side turn into splinters and fly towards him. Covering his face with his arms, he blocks most of the shrapnel, however, his body is peppered by the debris and a couple of pieces pierce his upper left thigh and his right forearm. He feels the ship rock from the salvo landing a heavy blow to the Pearl, sending him flying into the port side railing of the ship. He removes the pieces and almost shouts the order to fire when he starts to hear heavy cracking and looks around for what might be causing it when his eyes land on the center mast, watching as it slowly leans further and further towards the port side when he hears a crewmate he recognizes as Gibbs shout, "She's coming down!"
Jack gets back to his feet and shouts, "Prepare to defend the Pearl!" He draws his cutlass with his left arm and prepares for the inevitable fight he cannot seem to avoid and yells, "Fire!"
Angelica looks at the heavily damaged hull of the Black Pearl, impressed that it is still afloat after taking three broadsides from the revenge. Seeing the Black Pearl firing another salvo in return, she smiles sinisterly as she is about to finally avenge her father's murder saying, "I have finally cornered you, Jack. Will you leave behind your precious Pearl to save your own hide, or will you stay and fight to keep it though I have no interest in taking the Pearl from you."
Carina sighs looking at the battered Black Pearl's hull and looks to Angelica, feeling sad for what is happening to the beautiful ship saying, "Why are you so determined to avenge your father, Angelica? What did Jack do that makes you so angry?"
She looks to her and narrows her eyes saying, "Jack murdered my father when he tricked him into drinking from the wrong cup, just as he is responsible for your father's death as well! I will never forgive Jack for taking my father from me. Didn't you want to meet your father and have him be a part of your life?"
At the mention of her father, she rests her right hand on the hilt of her father's sword and says, "Yes I did, but I honestly think that Jack gave him the opportunity to save our lives as we clung onto the anchor chain as it was raised back up. Jack must have been concerned for you because he only tries to save those he cares for."
Angelica scoffs and looks away saying, "If he cared for me, he would not have lied to my father like that." She then looks to the crew and shouts, "Prepare to board, have your weapons ready!" She then watches the grappling hooks fly towards the Pearl and land on her deck, then drawn tight as they begin to pull her in closer.
Jack watches Queen Anne's Revenge draw his ship closer and yells, "For the Pearl!" He then sees the other ships' crew start swinging over on ropes when his eyes land on Angelica on one of the ropes, making her way to where he is, then says, "Fight 'til you can't fight anymore, I'd rather die than lose the Pearl again!"
Battle erupts as the sailors from the Revenge land on the Black Pearl's deck, looking forward to the thrill of getting into a sword fight that could very well be their death. The sound of swords clashing together and pistols being fired fill the air with the smell of gunpowder and the metallic scent of blood being shed, the atmosphere of intense fighting surrounds the Pearl as the sailors try to kill each other to claim victory.
Angelica exchanges sword strikes and kicks with her ex-lover for nearly twenty minutes, trying to avenge the death of her father at his hand. Annoyed with how evenly matched they are, she comes up with an idea to get the upper hand and changes tactics.
He parries her overhead strike as she quickly spins around and delivers a backward kick into his stomach, sending him back a few steps to land on his rear and coughs for a moment. He swiftly returns to his feet by using his legs to create the momentum to carry him upward, landing on his two feet once again then says, "Why have you been chasing me everywhere I go, Angelica? What could this poor sod of a man have done to wrong you?"
Without losing focus, she tosses her sword into the air and grabs the dagger hidden behind her vest with her left hand and the doll her father made of Jack in her right. She turns around to face him with the doll and dagger in either hand, holding them up for him to see saying, "Do you seriously not remember what you did to my father!? You tricked him with the wrong cup and forced me to take his years of life and watch the life be stripped from him and given to me! That is not all you did to me either, you then marooned me on an island with a sword and a pistol with only a single shot. You do nothing but ruin the lives of others that you come across Jack! You ruined Carina's life right when she had only just learned that Barbossa was her real father, you were selfish and thought of how to keep yourself safe and get rid of your enemy! You murdered her father, you bastard! Do you have any remorse for your actions, or do you just not care what happens to others?!"
Jack raises his pistol and aims it at her, then cocks it as he feels nervous about what she might do then replies, "I tricked him because he didn't truly care for you, but you could not see that because you were blinded by your love for him. Couldn't you tell that he did not care for how others looked at him, or that he actually enjoyed the misery he brought unto others? I knew you hated me for what I did, but thought that you would come around and see the fact that I did what I do best because I care deeply for you. As for Barbossa's death, it was unavoidable because he was the only one close and skilled enough to pull off such a move."
Angelica places the skinny dagger's tip against the doll's head and grinds it into it a little bit saying, "You do not get to ignore what you did! You must answer for all of the lives that you have ruined throughout every one of your schemes, and today is the day you will finally pay." She then drags the dagger's tip to the doll's midsection and drives it into it until the tip emerges from the back. Ignoring his screams, she turns the dagger around in her hand so the point is down, then raises it high above her head with the doll stuck onto the dagger. Using her strength, she brings her fist forward and drives the dagger into the aft mast as Jack shouts out in agony. She releases her grip on the dagger and lets it stay stuck into the mast and catches her sword by the hilt with her right hand, then spins to her left in a flourish and starts to drive the sword towards Jack's chest.
He cringes in pain and watches the sword tip coming towards him, shifting the pistol a bit further down and to the left to miss her heart and says, "I cannot bring myself to kill someone I care for, but I will give you something to remember me by." He then pulls the trigger as the tip of the sword pierces his skin, just missing his heart by an inch.
She hears the pistol go off and feels the round punch right through her chest and screams out in pain, taking a few moments to look at him saying, "Do you have any last requests before you die, Jack?"
Jack coughs as the hilt of the sword rests against his chest and says, "Just one Angie...don't take my ship from me, I wish to be her last captain."
Angelica clutches her wound and smiles weakly then replies, "Very well Jack, I had no intention of taking her from you. I just wanted to avenge my father, this is goodbye, Jack, may you find happiness in your next life." She then kisses his cheek and pulls her sword out of his chest and sheathes it while making her way back to the rope she swung over on, then returns to the Revenge to leave the Pearl to its fate.
Gibbs clutches his side and watches Angelica return to the Revenge with a few surviving members of the boarding party that came over. Hearing her give the order for the ship to sail away so they can escape the coming storm, he makes his way towards the helm where Jack was fighting Angelica and sees him holding his chest with his right hand and keeping himself upright with his left and calls out, "JACK! Are you going to survive long enough for us to try to get aid?"
He coughs and then shakes his head saying, "No mate, I'm determined to be the Pearl's last captain. I will stay with her until she goes down and takes me with her."
His eyes tear up at hearing that and says, "Then I am going to stay alongside you Cap'n. I prefer a life sailing the sea rather than a life on land."
Jack is about to protest when he starts to hear a few of the other crew elect to stay with the ship until the end and smiles at his crew and grabs a bottle of rum sitting beside the helm and raises it in a toast saying, "Here's to a great crew right to the end, may us be better pirates in the next." He then takes a swig from the bottle and then says to the crew, "Let us pray our luck is better in the next life. All of you return to your quarters to get some rest, I will stay here and man the helm."
Gibbs watches the crew head below decks for some rest and spots something stuck into the mast, then walks over to it and pries it free saying, "What in the blazes did Angelica do to you with this doll Jack?"
He sighs in relief from the excruciating pain and says, "She used that doll to get the upper hand in our fight, she really did learn from the best. I gave her a wound in return to remember me by, so the fight was not a complete defeat. Go get some shuteye, you look like hell mate."
He then nods to the captain and makes his way below deck to his bunk, then stops for a moment to say, "I wonder what awaits us in the next life Cap'n?"
Jack looks to his first mate and says, "I don't know what awaits mate, but we will be better prepared for it. Be it living dragons, gryphons, or any other such mythical creatures, we will be prepared for anything mate."
Gibbs continues on his way below and looks up at the sky, seeing it start to cloud over and says, "I hope the storm's not too rough Cap'n, the ship can't take much more if she's gonna ease back to the depths from whence she came."
He looks up at the sky and replies, "So do I mate, so do I. It would be best to batten down the hatches to be sure mate, I'll keep an eye out for bad weather." He then watches him go down and pass along the order to the men, hearing them close and secure all hatches and doors. When it all falls silent, he looks out to see that the Revenge has put quite some distance between them and looks to his starboard side saying, "If you're out there Dutchman, why don't you come on up and show yourself!" He watches for a few minutes when the Dutchman quickly rises out of the ocean a short distance behind the Black Pearl, sending water arcing forward past the prow.
Davy Jones chuckles and lets go of the wheel as the Dutchman comes alongside the Pearl, shaking his head at the state of the ship and makes his way towards the center of the ship saying, "Tie her off and lay a plank across the deck, I must have words with the Captain."
Jack places a hand over his injury, breathing heavily as he watches the Dutchman's crew bring the Pearl closer and lays a plank across her deck. He sees a very different person making his way towards the plank and asks, "Who's the captain of the Dutchman if Davy Jones is dead?"
He looks at Jack and says, "You bested me just off the coast of a sand bar after Calypso was set free, do you remember that battle?"
He sets his bottle of rum down and twiddles his beard saying, "You mean to tell me you saw that fight, tell me your name."
Davy Jones sighs and steps onto the Pearl's deck saying, "I won't tell you something you already know Jack, this ship might be in even worse shape now than when I raised it from the depths."
Jack figures out what he is saying and draws his sword then replies, "How are you alive after Will stabbed your heart, Jones?"
He continues to walk forward, with his tentacle-free beard swaying with each step. His peg leg raps out a slow rhythm on the planks as he makes his way towards Jack Sparrow and says, "It was you who killed me, you just made that boy's hand grip the sword hilt while you controlled his arm when it pierced my heart. I am thankful for you defeating me, it allowed me the chance to reunite with my beloved. After the Trident of Poseidon broke and released every curse it held, my beloved asked me to ferry souls to the other side. Now that I am free of the curse, I don't have to wait ten years to see her again. I do have one thing to ask you though, Jack. Do you fear death?"
The cunning pirate chuckles and takes another swig from the bottle then says, "Not anymore mate, and my crew elected to stay here with me til the Pearl goes down and takes us all with her. So we will not be joining your crew today, how is your beloved goddess by the way?"
Davy Jones smiles saying, "She's always been by my side wherever I go, only she can tell you how she is." He then looks out to the sea below the Dutchman and says, "Perhaps you may choose to come and greet Jack before he and his crew move onto the next life."
Calypso rises out of the sea in a swarm of thousands of tiny crabs, crawling up onto the Dutchman's deck to create the human form she desires, eventually saying, "I do indeed wish to greet the one who reunited us after a misunderstanding." As the last crab crawls into place, she makes her way over to the Black Pearl, surveying the damage she suffered as the Dutchman's crew all kneel or bow before her presence. Ignoring them all, she crosses over onto the Black Pearl and shakes her head saying, "The damage to this ship is severe, but it shall survive to sail the sea once more."
They both look at the approaching goddess as Davy Jones raises an eyebrow saying, "I thought I was to ferry them to the beyond, what is the meaning of this my love?"
She jerks her eyes to her lover and narrows them in warning saying, "Do not question my choices, you should be grateful that I gave you a second chance after you betrayed me." She turns her head back to Jack and says, "Your purpose is finished on this world, but your destiny lies in another."
Jack smirks and scoffs, sheathing his sword while saying, "Commitment is overrated, though love can be useful in getting what you want."
Calypso narrows her eyes at Jack and points a finger towards him and shouts, "Do not forsake commitment, for it is just as precious as love. You should not abuse love Jack for it makes you stronger, you have a lot to learn about being a noble man, as well as truly understanding what chivalry means when you love another. I hope you find its meaning before something bad happens to you, enjoy your journey to the next world Jack. Should you find something dangerous on your travels, keep it away from those that would use it for evil. Fare thee well Jack Sparrow, may the winds favor you." She then turns back into thousands of tiny crabs and returns to the sea to await her love to take Jack to the world she intends him to go.
He looks at Davy Jones and sighs saying, "Do all divine beings enjoy leaving mortals with more clues and questions than clear answers?"
Davy Jones chuckles lightly and nods his head saying, "Her father is even worse than she is, he hides his clues in riddles and rhymes. Are you ready to be on your way Jack, it is rude to keep a goddess waiting you know?"
Jack looks around at the horizon as it starts to rain and says, "I am ready for what lies ahead. I must say that you look much less terrifying this way, can you tell me where we're heading at least?"
He looks to the sea in front of the Black Pearl and shakes his head saying, "Thank you for the compliment, Jack. Unfortunately, I do not know which world she intends to send you. I have been to many worlds, and each of them is different. I was joking when I asked if you feared death, I have forgiven all debts that were owed to me before I fell, that includes yours as well. Let's be on our way then, I shall call the Kraken and have it follow me with your ship in tow. Enjoy this rare privilege of getting to go to another world still breathing, no other soul has ever had it before."
His eyes open wide as he says, "The beastie's still alive, I thought it was lying dead on the beach in the locker mate."
Davy Jones looks to Jack and says, "It is still lying there, the goddess has blessed me with another." He then turns around and makes his way back to his ship.
Jack watches as the captain returns to his ship's helm and shouts orders to get underway, the crew works swiftly to return the plank and untie the ropes. He continues to watch the Dutchman as it reaches a fair distance ahead of the Pearl when he hears a single, heavy thump and says, "And here we go again with being dragged into the sea. At least this time, we will be going to a new world rather than the locker for punishment." He watches an odd wave pass beside his ship as several large tentacles emerge, making their way along the length of the ship and wrap around the crippled mast lying portside in the water. He watches as the bow begins to drop down into the water and shouts, "All hands take a breath, we're going down!" He corks his rum bottle and holds onto the wheel as the ship continues to sink further into the ocean, closing his eyes to protect them from the seawater.
He looks behind him to see the Kraken still following him into the ocean, turning his head the other way to see his love standing beside him looking ahead. He looks ahead to see a swirling, shimmering wall of light and makes his way towards it.
Meanwhile, in Equestria
Celestia prepares to raise the moon as she watches her sun sink past the horizon when a flash of green shoots up into the sky and briefly illuminates it before quickly fading away, drawing her full attention as she did not cause that in any way and looks to her steward and says, "Find the subject that is responsible for tainting my sky with that green flash of light and bring them to me at once!" She then stomps a hoof and scowls in aggravation at how her beautiful sunset was ruined and quickly raises the moon, crossing her arms and huffing through her nose as she taps a hoof in annoyance.
Somewhere in the Celestial Sea, east of Horseshoe Bay
Lucky Catch and his ten crewmembers pull up the net to find it full of fish saying, "It's another great haul today stallions, so bring it up, and let's start prepping them for the journey to the Griffish Isles!"
The crew responds to their captain saying, "Aye aye sir!" as a couple of sailors start fetching empty barrels from below for the fish as the others begin removing the guts and tossing them inside another barrel to earn extra bits.
Honest bit looks up from the fish he is cleaning and notices a shimmering coming from somewhere beneath the water several hundred yards starboard of the ship, squinting his eyes to get a better look saying, "Something is shining beneath the water's surface Captain, I can't quite tell what it is." He then finishes cleaning the fish and puts it in a barrel and grabs another one to start cleaning.
The captain raises a brow in curiosity, seeing the same thing saying, "How curious, I do not think there are any magifish this far north. They usually stay pretty far south and are very rare to find around here, let's see what I can make out with my glass..." He then pulls out his spyglass and looks at the glowing area in the water saying, "I'm glad that tonight is a full moon, otherwise we would not be able to see much at all."
The pegasi notices something rise out of the water and create a large splash and says, "Sir, I saw a splash out there on the water! I...I think I see a ship, but it is hard to clearly make out from this distance."
Lucky Catch shifts his focus to the surface and scans for what his crewman saw and spots a large and unfamiliar ship, seeing that it has sails seeming to be made entirely from seaweed saying, "I-Impossible, it's just an old pony's tale..." He looks again and sees the intricate golden carvings along the side of the ship when he hears another large splash and looks around to see a massive creature with many long tentacles wrapped around something looking like a ship and lowers his spyglass as sweat drips down his face and puts his spyglass away saying, "Mother of Celestia, its the Dutchman and the Kraken! Make all the sail we can, we must get away from here or we're all doomed!" He then watches the crew scamper around the deck and raise the four sails of their small crayer, then heads to the helm and cranks the wheel hard to port to return to the port town of Baltimare.
Jack watches as the Kraken releases its hold on the ship and heads back to the depths as the Dutchman also returns to where he came from and uncorks his bottle of rum saying, "Now where might I find a safe place to repair my ship and find aid..." He takes a swig from it and returns the cork, then pulls out his compass and opens it saying, "A pirates life for me...we extort and pilfer, we filch and sack. So drink up me hearties, yo ho."
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