I am Captain Jack Sparrow, savvy?

by The Loner

Chapter 14: A nervous introduction

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In Discord's realm of chaos

Discord absorbs the chaos that runs throughout Canterlot after seeing Celestia abduct herself, chuckling darkly as he continues to attempt to break free from his prison saying, "This Captain Jack Sparrow is quite the interesting fellow, I look forward to meeting you once I break free of this wretched enchantment that those two pony princesses put me in."

Meanwhile, in Canterlot

Swift Quill is in her chambers at Canterlot with the captain of the royal guard as she does what she can to manage the frantic ponies in Canterlot and sighs saying, "With Celestia being taken by Captain Jack Sparrow, I need you and the guard to help me keep everypony in the city calm or Discord might break free."

Smooth Flight nods her head saying, "It would be a disaster if he broke free at this time... What are the ponies in the Royal Guard to do to maintain order?"

She looks at the captain and lets out a heavy sigh saying, "I am not sure, but there is one thing that I must tell you and you must only tell the royal guards this or Celestia will have our heads."

The guard mare nods quickly, not wanting to anger the princess saying, "Trust me, I don't want to make her unhappy so I will do as you say. What's really going on?"

Swift Quill sighs again thinking, 'Sorry Princess Celestia, I hope you can one day forgive me for doing this.' and then lowers her voice and gets close to the captain saying, "Celestia planned for that to happen at the Gala because she wants to take a vacation from the stuffy nobles that constantly try to get their way, she is safe with Captain Sparrow so there's no need to worry."

Smooth Flight's jaw drops open in shock as she closes it a moment later saying in a high-pitched whisper scream, "Seriously!!! Princess Celestia of all ponies, actually planned to be taken by some handsome scoundrel like Captain Jack Sparrow!?"

She nods her head, chuckling lightly at Princess Celestia's antics saying, "Do you remember the 'Royal Inquiry' that happened a while ago where the princess was away from Canterlot for a few weeks?"

The captain's eyes widen as she realizes what the assistant is implying and says, "Yeah, the nobles tucked themselves away making sure their records were in order. You mean she planned that as well, where did she go?"

Swift Quill smirks and says with a knowing grin, "Where else could she have gone...she only has eyes for a certain scoundrel."

Smooth Flight is at a loss for words at what she is hearing, finding herself only able to say, "Incredible."

She grins as she knows she has the captain in her grasp now and tightens her hold by walking up to her and looking the captain of the guard dead in the eyes, and suddenly drops her mirthful grin only to adopt a malicious, sinister smile as she eerily opens her eyes in a dead serious manner saying, "This next part I am about to tell you can never leave your lips or Celestia might seriously chop off your head along with mine... Celestia is with foal and Captain Sparrow is the father, so she intends to be away for a couple of years before returning with a poor foal that was turned away by him after its mother died."

The captain shrinks a little, feeling intimidated by the assistant's gaze thinking, 'Uh-oh...I'm trapped now...' then sighs in defeat and bows her head in submission saying, "Very well, I shall take this to my grave and never speak of it. How do we maintain control in Canterlot?"

Swift Quill drops the dark look on her face and beams a big smile as her eyes sparkle with happiness saying, "Well, we need a unicorn that can cast the spell Princess Celestia came up with to allow us to keep in contact with her by sending her reports rolled up into scrolls with her royal wax seal on it. After that, I need you to manage the search parties so that they don't go near the Black Pearl because that is where she is taking her vacation, or if they should encounter it...avoid getting too close or risk being killed and eaten by the pirates that are on the ship."

Smooth Flight's eyes go wide as her jaw drops once more, slowly recovering and closing her jaw saying, "You mean the heroes that won the war with the griffons have turned to piracy?!"

She grins and sighs dreamily saying, "Captain Smooth...they were already pirates when they came to our world, well...brought here to be exact. What do you know about the old tales of the sea?"

The captain then facepalms herself saying, "That explains how he was so good with his hands..." before blushing fiercely from saying what she was thinking.

Swift Quill chuckles and continues grinning saying, "So you've slept with him too, I won't think less of you because he is really skilled in the sack."

Smooth groans softly and asks, "I guess he has been with other mares too then?"

She smirks and nods her head saying, "He was with every single mare that is here at the Castle, Princess Celestia absolutely hates the dopey doe-eyed, love-struck face that is called the 'Oh...Jack' face. Each time she saw it her mane started smoking."

The captain then becomes curious about the war and asks, "Okay, those rumors about the Black Pearl flying a black flag during naval engagements were true. How did they manage to make the griffons surrender?"

Swift Quill then stops smirking and sighs saying, "I heard a rumor that he snuck into Princess Lyrupa's chambers and when morning came, he cut off the Griffon King's head."

Smooth then sighs sadly saying, "If that is true, that was so disgraceful but also unfortunate...I just hope that the princess didn't see that." Eager to change the subject, she then answers the assistant's question saying, "As for the old tales about the sea, I have heard of a legend regarding a ship called the Flying Dutchman and a great beast called the Kraken. The legend says that if any unfortunate sailer ever lays eyes on either of them and strays too close, get dragged to the bottom of the sea to a watery grave. Why do you want to know that? It's just an old pony's tale."

She then smirks once more and says, "Is it really? That is how the Black Pearl came to be in our world...they were dragged to the bottom of the sea by the Kraken, the ship and all her crew went with her." She then chuckles and says, "There is a lot that we have to do to keep the citizens of Canterlot calm and prevent Discord from breaking from due to the chaos that is running through the city."

On the Black Pearl as it sails to the Dragon Lands

Jack lays beside Celestia, kissing his way up her nude body as she sneezes again, making him pause to ask, "Everything alright, love? You have been sneezing a lot the past couple of hours."

She grabs a handkerchief from the desk with her magic and groans saying, "I am just fine dear, ponies are gossiping about me is all it is."

He trails a finger up her lower legs teasingly and says, "Is that actually true here love? Back where we came from it was just something that people claimed to cause their sneezing."

Celestia trails her fingertips along his head and smiles saying, "It is just one of the odd mysteries of the world is it not? Please ignore my sneezing and continue showing me your affections."

Jack smirks and continues kissing up her body, using his nose to tickle her coat saying, "As you wish, my love, however, I intend to do just that regardless of what you say."

She giggles with delight as she feels him continue to kiss and tease her lightly and says, "Oh...Jack, I love you so very much. I look forward to where we will end up when the foal arrives, perhaps someday we will walk down the aisle?"

He turns his head nervously and coughs uncomfortably, covering his mouth with his hand as he then turns back towards her with a nervous smirk saying, "One day...perhaps we will, although I have no intentions on being a prince or ruler, or anything else that will take me away from the sea. The sea will always be where I feel at home, and this ship is my home, my pearl of which I paid a great price for, which is why I chose that figurehead at the bow."

Celestia smiles and says, "I know that you would never leave the sea or your ship dear, I would never force you to do something that would leave you miserable. Could you tell me your life story, darling? You have told me about several of your adventures but never about what happened when you were young or your life in between."

Jack looks up at her and smiles saying, "Very well then love, this will take awhile." while trailing his fingers up and down her sides, then in a circle around her abdomen as he starts the story from his earliest memories.

Several hours later, the sun begins to set as the story comes to an end with Jack saying, "And that is what happened when I found myself in your world, love."

She caresses his head lovingly as she sighs saying, "I find myself unable to believe that a goddess named Calypso from your world had you brought here by the Flying Dutchman, I would have to see proof to believe it."

Jack sits at the end of the bed with a playful smirk saying, "Careful what you wish for love, for you may get more than what you bargained for."

Meanwhile, on planet Earth, on a small island somewhere inside of a lighthouse...

Davy Jones looks up at the lighthouse from his ship as it rests a short ways off the short and looks at his love asking, "Forgive me for asking, but are you sure about this my dear?"

Calypso stands beside him and caresses a crab she holds in her hand affectionately before returning it to her sea, then looks up at him and smiles, nodding her head saying, "As sure as I can ever be. from falling to darkness as this world is struggling against, the Die have been cast and I shall do what I can to change the outcome that young one does not yet see..." She then walks towards the side of the ship and then steps off, returning to the sea and shifting into her disembodied form then making her way up towards the house.

Elizabeth lies in bed, feeling so weak and drenched in her own sweat as her fever remains high, and looks at Will while he holds onto her hand. She tries to speak but is interrupted by a raspy cough that forces her to turn her head away from him, only turning her head back after coughing and saying, "This sickness is going to be the death of me. I want you to get away from here and keep living your life, get a boat and be the best merchant sailor you can be. Your father would like that, I believe. I only wish that our son had not been taken by this dreadful disease so you could teach him." She begins to feel tired and says, "I love you Will, I wish that we could have been together for several more years so that I could be a merchant sailor with you..." Her eyes slowly close as she lets out her last breath while her body relaxes.

Will's eyes well up with tears as he holds his wife's limp hand between both of his palms while her body relaxes. Hoping that she is just sleeping, he shakes her arm gently, attempting to bring her back around saying, "Elizabeth, wake up...wake up please!" Unable to accept that she is gone, he lets go of her hand and shakes her body as tears fall from his face shouting, "ELIZABETH, COME BACK...PLEASE COME BACK TO ME!" He feels a cool wind pass through the house, blowing the door open and making it hit the wall.

The sea goddess stands inside the home and calmly walks towards where she hears sobbing, seeing Will clutching Elizabeth's lifeless hand to his face as he mourns her passing. Feeling his grief, she sighs saying, "Hello, mister Turner. I understand your grief for her passing, and I am sorry she suffered."

He releases her hands and spins around reaching for his sword, stopping himself from drawing it once he sees who is standing before him and quickly gets down on one knee, bowing his head to her in reverence asking, "I beg your pardon, Goddess Calypso. I was not expecting any company and went to draw my sword to prepare for a fight, I did not mean to offend you."

Calypso smiles at him while holding her arms in front of her, just underneath her bust saying, "I appreciate the gesture, your reaction is fair to sudden surprise, please return to your feet. I have come to guide your wife to the other side. Listen to your wife's last words and live a life of peace, and free from the darkness that plagues the hearts of man. Let her be at peace and respect her wishes for you."

Will stands up, but keeps his gaze down at the floor and says, "May I go with her, Goddess Calypso?"

She walks forward and places the forefinger of her right hand underneath his chin, then lifts it up so he meets her gaze and shakes her head side to side slowly saying, "It is not yet your time to move on mister Turner, when your time comes we shall come to guide you on. If fate or fortune smile upon you, perhaps you may find her in the next life. I must go now, my time here is brief and there is much to do. Fare thee well, and fair winds to you." then removes her finger and then raises her left hand into the air with the palm up, using her power to call her spirit towards her by bringing her hand closer while curling her fingers gently.

He watches her start walking away as a faintly glowing blue mist follows her out the door and away from the house, causing him to fall to his knees and returns to crying over her death sobbing, "One day...I promise we will be together again."

Calypso returns to the ship and grants Elizabeth's soul a ghostly body and the ability to speak with a wave of her hand, waiting for the soul's eyes to open before speaking to her.

Elizabeth's misty, transparent form opens her eyes and looks around to see Goddess Calypso and Davy Jones standing before her and asks, "Excuse me for being rude Goddess Calypso, but what the bloody hell is going on, and how am I here when I should still be in bed?"

Davy Jones takes a couple steps closer and says, "That is quite simple to answer harridan, you are dead and my beloved Goddess Calypso wishes to talk to you before you are taken to your next life."

The goddess gives a side glance to her love as a warning, then turns back to Elizabeth saying, "I have brought you here to grant you some information, it would be wise for you to heed what I say. The world you are going to will be threatened by a great evil one day and must do your part to stop it, though you won't have a body of your own. You shall share a body with another, tell no one about yourself until you both reach the age you can think and act rationally. Are you ready to begin your new life?"

She then cocks her head in confusion and raises her arms into the air saying, "What do you mean, what or who will I have to fight? How will I be able to do anything without having my own body? There is more I need to know, please explain further Goddess Calypso."

Calypso smiles at her and chuckles lightly saying, "All will be made clear in time as you both grow up and learn. I must ask one thing from you though..."

Elizabeth huffs and crosses her arms in annoyance and taps her foot asking, "What might that be Goddess Calypso?"

The goddess grins and says, "No matter how much you hate him, please try not to kill your father."

She cocks her head again and asks curiously, "Okay...why would I do such a thing like that to my new father?"

Calypso begins waving her hand to return her to her misty, disembodied state saying, "You shall find out when you are born into the world, now rest...for we must locate your new mother." then looks to her love saying, "Okay my sweet, lets go find witty Jack and him precious Pearl."

During sunset somewhere in the Celestial Sea

Equis senses a presence she felt only a few times before and rushes forth in her disembodied state to confront the one that is meddling with her world, stopping when she spots a green flash in the west as she hears something rise out of the water. Turning to see that it is the Flying Dutchman and the higher being that brought her here long ago, she shifts into a translucent form and then floats towards the being with a scowl on her face saying, "What brings you here this time, Calypso? Why must you always meddle with the beings in my world!"

Calypso narrows her eyes and approaches the translucent pony spirit saying, "I do what I must to battle the darkness threatening this world, don't forget that it was I who sent you here all those years ago to guide them towards peace. It would serve you well to remember that I am Goddess of the seas and you are but a guardian spirit of this world, it would be simple to find another to take your place..." She then turns away and scans the horizon while heading towards her love at the helm saying, "The Pearl is south of us, heading east, catch her so we can do what we came here for.

The spirit sighs at being scolded in such a way for talking back to the one that gave her this noble duty in the first place, then turns around and heads back to the cave to resume watching over the beings all over the planet.

Moments ago, on the Black Pearl

Celestia looks out the back windows of the cabin when she sees a green flash race through the sky, gasping as she spots a ship rising out of the water covered in seaweed. As her heart races with shock and worry, she turns to look at Jack and shouts, "JACK, I SAW A GREEN FLASH AND THERE'S A SHIP ON THE WATER BEHIND US!"

Jack rises out of bed hurriedly and grabs his spyglass off his desk as he rushes to the window, extending the glass and raising it up to his eye to check out the ship when a smirk comes to his face after recognizing the ship saying, "It's her, love. Your wish has been granted, look upon her so you know the legends about the Flying Dutchman and the Kraken are true..." He then watches the Dutchman as she turns towards him and hastily returns his spyglass to his desk and rushes towards the door saying, "I will not let him take me away from you!"

Davy Jones looks through his spyglass and watches the Pearl puts on more sail, attempting to escape him that causes him to chuckle saying, "He thinks that he can outrun fate my love, I shall remind him that there is no escape from it...or me." He then looks at his crew and calls to them, "Call forth the Kraken, I must have words with the Pearl's captain."

Calypso watches as the Kraken races towards the Pearl, using her powers to wordlessly command it to grab the Black Pearl and hold her still. She then looks at the floating mist and removes the faint glow to it, then alters its color so that Elizabeth's soul looks like a small cloud of light fog and moves it closer to her lips as she whispers, "Now...go find the woman with young on that ship." and then blows it away, watching as it heads away at a swift pace.

Celestia grabs the ledge of the window frame to steady herself as the ship comes to a swift halt, making her body try to follow the direction it was traveling. She stares at the Flying Dutchman, seeing its pale, light green sails seeming to be made of seaweed and the green tint of the wood forming the hull when she hears a few shouts of fear come from the deck. Wanting to know what is going on, she steadies herself on the gently rocking ship and heads towards the door. As she reaches the door and pulls it open, not caring that she is just wearing a nightgown, she looks outside to see massive tentacles wrapping around the ship as the crew looks at them and ask the captain what they should do.

Jack looks at the tentacles as they don't attack his men and shouts, "Nobody panic! It is not attacking us, so let's see what it intends to do."

She is about to go outside when she takes a deep breath to calm herself, only to start coughing when something in the air tickles her throat. Looking down at how scantily dressed she is, Celestia shuts the door and returns to the bed in hopes that Jack will keep her safe from the Flying Dutchman and the Kraken.

The Flying Dutchman sails up beside the Black Pearl as the crew prepares to lay a plank across her deck when Davy Jones looks over the Pearl with a smile and calls to Jack, "I see you saved her Jack...it is good to see her back to her former glory." and starts to make his way over as the plank lands on the other ship's deck.

Celestia hears someone call out to Jack and finds herself curious as to what they look like, rising from the bed to find something decent to wear before opening the door once again.

Jack looks over to Davy Jones as he makes his way to the Pearl's deck saying, "I have you to thank for that, we would never have made it to a port for repairs in the state she was in when you came along with your beastie and brought us here. I hope you aren't here to drag us to another place, because my crew and I rather like it here and will fight you and your beastie to stay."

She cracks the door open once she ties the sash around her waist to hold her robe closed, attempting to see who Jack is talking to but finds the crack too small. Opening it wide enough to poke her head out, hearing a rhythmic tapping come from whoever is making their way onto the ship.

Davy Jones laughs as he hears that and steps onto the Pearl's deck saying, "Interesting, I take it you found something here that you love? I am not here to take you anywhere Jack, only here on an errand with my beloved and was curious on how you were faring."

He smiles and says, "I have indeed found something...rather someone that I care deeply for. Might I be able to come aboard your ship, I have a favor of a rather secretive nature to ask you."

Intrigued by what he said, he stands to the side of the plank and thinks about it for a moment, popping his lips saying, "A favor you say...very well then, come aboard Captain Sparrow."

Jack quickly makes his way down the stairs from the aft deck saying, "Furl the sails lads and watch for any other ships heading our way while I talk to the Dutchman's captain!"

Davy Jones follows Jack to his ship and then to his cabin, closing the door behind him asking, "Alright Sparrow, what favor do you wish to ask of me?"

He grins and then holds up his right hand with a forefinger extended saying, "Forgive me mate, but this favor involves you and your beloved. Would you mind asking her to join us?"

Calypso walks out of a dark corner of the room with a grin on her face saying, "No need to call for me, I am already here." earning a yelp of surprise from Jack as he spins around to look at her.

Jack takes a few breaths to calm himself down saying with a quick, but sincere bow, "Goddess Calypso, it is a pleasure to meet you again. What pray tell brings you to this world, if not to take me back?"

She smiles and stops a few feet away from Jack saying, "That is my own business, so I won't tell you. Perhaps...if I find your favor agreeable, I may provide you a hint. What be your favor, witty Jack?"

He looks at both of them while saying, "My favor is something of a somewhat unusual nature to request for a person such as I. What I wish to request is that you marry Princess Celestia and I together when I do propose to her, what say you to that?"

Calypso's smile gets even wider as she is thrilled at what she is hearing, taking a few moments to enjoy the moment before answering, "Your favor is fair... Why ask me instead of another, and when do you intend to ask her?"

Jack looks at her and smiles nervous saying, "I ask you for two reasons. Firstly, I do not want to become a king and secondly, I do not want to leave my ship and the sea that gives me freedom. I have not yet decided on that, how might I tell you when I have?"

She thinks for a moment before getting an idea and runs her hands behind her neck, underneath her hair then pulls a small, solid white conch shell from her hair and holds it out towards him in her palm saying, "With this."

He takes it from her hand and turns it over between his fingers and looks at her curiously, saying, "A shell...it's a white shell."

Calypso nods her head and answers him as her smile leaves her face saying, "Yes..."

Jack looks at it again and asks, "What am I to do with a shell?"

She then moves her hand toward him and says, "If you don't want it, give it back."

He then quickly closes his hand around the shell and holds it closer to his chest saying, "No, it's mine now."

Calypso's smile returns to her face as her mood brightens again saying, "Whisper into it and I will hear, then answer if I feel like it."

Jack then looks to both of them and bows to Calypso once more saying, "Thank you for granting my favor, Goddess Calypso, I should head back to the ship now." and then turns around to exit the cabin.

Eager to mess with Jack a little, she grins and says, "The reason I am here is about your future, however, before you go...I wish to meet the one who lives inside your heart."

He freezes in place and spins around nervously and cocks his head asking, "Eh?"

She continues to grin and stifles a light giggle with her determination and nods her head saying, "You heard correctly Jack, will you allow me to see the one who has captured your heart?"

Davy Jones grins as he watches Jack squirm from Calypso's request thinking, 'She is in a really good mood today, I wonder if he will dare to ruin it...'

Jack blinks a couple of times, still frozen in place as he tries to think of what to do and smiles nervously saying, "Since you have been so kind to grant my favor, it would be rude to not grant your request. Let's go to the Pearl so I can introduce you eh?"

Celestia watches for Jack to return nervously as she sees the tentacles slide off of the ship, making the ship rock gently as whatever held the ship lets go. She holds onto the door frame for balance when she sees a woman following him with black hair, brown skin and wearing a strange brown dress with a beaded necklace hanging around her neck as she hears the tapping rhythm from earlier draw closer. As she watches from the doorway, she sees the crew kneel or bow before her when she sees someone following her with tan skin, a full beard hanging around his shoulders and down to his chest, wearing a large captain's hat, a deep reddish brown coat that is to his knees and is tattered at the bottom, a thick belt with a square, silver buckle with a pearl in the center and a red sash around his waist hanging down along his wooden right leg, and having a medium brown shirt over a pair of leather pants the same color as the coat with a black left boot.

Jack stops in front of his door, seeing Celestia looking out of it curiously and chuckles while looking at the door saying, "Come on out love, don't be shy. These two wish to meet the one that I love."

She nervously straightens herself and tries to look her best in her robe, then pulls the door open and walks through it with a nervous smile on her face saying, "Hello, my name is Celestia and I am a Princess of Equestria."

Calypso steps forward beside Jack as her love moves to stand beside her and introduces herself first saying with a gentle nod of her head, "I am Calypso, goddess of the seas. It is a pleasure to meet the one who has Jack's affections, there is a touch of destiny about you...Princess Celestia. Worry not, for everything will work out."

Davy Jones looks at Princess Celestia curiously with a smile on his face, then takes off his hat and bows gracefully to her, then returns it to his head saying, "I am Davy Jones, captain of the Flying Dutchman and ferryman of the seas. I am pleasantly surprised that a pirate such as Jack managed to fall in love and with a princess no less, that is no easy feat for any man to do."

Celestia then bows to Calypso as a nervous blush crosses her face and turns her cheeks a light red saying, "It is a pleasure to meet you both as well, Jack told me all about his adventures and that you two brought him here with the Kraken."

The goddess then grins saying, "I fear we may not stay to get to know each other, for there is much for us to do." She then tilts her head ever so slightly as her smile gets bigger when she looks at her abdomen for a brief moment saying, "Fare thee well on thy experiences in life, Princess, for each moment is precious, as is each gift granted to us." and turns around and heads back to the Flying Dutchman.

The Dutchman's captain smiles and nods his head saying, "Good fortune to you both in life." then turns and follows his beloved back to his ship so they can return to their duties.

Calypso steps onto the plank and turns her head to look at Celestia's abdomen again as a smile comes to her face, deciding to intimidate her a little out of her own jealousy by asking her child to show how large and powerful he is by jumping into the air.

The Kraken listens to his mother and travels a short distance from the Black Pearl, then swims up from the bottom of the sea. He builds up his speed as he shifts his angle so he travels the same direction that the ship is, letting out a roar as he nears the surface to announce his arrival.

Celestia and everyone onboard the Pearl hear the roar of a big beast and turn to the starboard side when a large beast rises out of the water, soars two hundred feet through the air and then returns to the sea with a spray of water hitting the Pearl's deck.

She blinks in disbelief at how massive the Kraken is and looks at Jack who is not nearly as shocked as she is and says to him, "Is that behemoth the Kraken?!"

Jack looks at her with a smirk on his face saying, "Pretty big creature isn't it?"

Celestia's eyes are still wide with shock when she looks at where the Kraken was, then back to Jack saying, "Big doesn't even do it justice. Your ship is big, but that beast has to be about a thousand feet long. It is certainly child's play for it to throw boulders at Canterlot from shore."

He chuckles and then scoffs saying, "That beastie wouldn't do a thing like that unless you attack it or make it mad." He then turns his head to find Gibbs and says, "Gibbs, get us back on course to the Dragon Lands!" and heads to his cabin as Celestia enters first.

Gibbs looks at Jack from beside the wheel saying, "Aye, Cap'n." then looks to the crew saying, "C'mon lads, let's return to sailing to the Dragon Lands!"

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