For The Sake of Rum

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A/N: This is my first ever fan fiction. Its not set in any particular time frame so be forewarned! Please read and review! All reviews are appreciated, And I'll post more chapters later, after I finish writing them! Thanks!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of The Caribbean, or any of the characters, ships, and/or places. Disney does. So don't get your knickers in a twist over it !

Chapter One: Jack's Arrival

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There was once a time when Jack Sparrow- No sorry, Captain Jack Sparrow- went to visit Port Royal and his old friends, the newlywed, Will and Elizabeth Turner.

Jack however had more than one reason for pulling into Port Royal, The main reason being that his crew had run out of rum and were desperately in need of some more.

So after saying his goodbyes to Elizabeth, Jack, and Will who offered to help him, headed for the nearest tavern to pick up some of the Captain's precious drink.

"Ah," sighed the pirate Captain as they sauntered (in Jack's case that is, Will just walked like a normal person.) down the hill towards the center of town, "There be nothin' better than a clear blue sky and the smell of the sea in the morning'," He said to no one in particular. Suddenly he stopped for a moment to consider what he'd just said, and when he spoke again it was with a lopsided grin on his face and a bounce in his step, "Cept' maybe the promise of a good bottle of rum in the near future!"

And with that happy thought flitting through his mind, Captain Jack Sparrow entered The Shifty Seagull in search of such a promise.

Will just shook his head and stood outside to wait for him because, well, Bars had always made him a bit nervous.

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The Inside of The Shifty Seagull was just like most of the other taverns he had been in. Rank, Dirty, and Dark. Although it could almost be considered sanitary compared to the bars in Tortuga.

Jack squinted around the large and cluttered room, his eyes fell across round wooden tables and upturned chairs. Broken glass mugs and the odd stray poker chip or hat. The wooden floors were scuffed and dented from years of drunken feet shuffling across them in search of another pint of rum.

Now, however, being morning, the place was devoid of conscious human activity. Even Joey himself, bartender and owner of The Shifty Seagull, did not appear to be around.

'Now, how am I supposed to buy my rum if there's nobody here to buy it from?'
He thought irritably. He had been looking forward to it all morning! Jack took one more longing look at the empty counter and was about to leave and come back again later, When he saw it.

Rum!

Behind the counter, by the open storage room door, there were two small carts loaded with numerous barrels of the liquor! Jack grinned in delight and took one more glance around the tavern for Joey. Other than a few unconscious drunks, lying slumped under the tables, the room was empty of witnesses.

Taking this as his 'Opportune moment', Jack tiptoed over to the carts and grabbed the first one by the handles. He paused for a moment as if waiting for someone to try and stop him, and when nobody did he turned around and started wheeling the cart to the door as quickly and quietly as he could.

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Will had been sitting on a bench outside of The Shifty Seagull, waiting for Jack for what seemed like forever. "What could be taking Jack so long?" Will mumbled, No sooner had he said this, when Jack himself burst out of the door pushing a cart filled with a several heavy looking barrels in front of him.

"Speak of the devil!" Will said as he stood up. Jack saw him, looked around suspiciously, and then hurried over and shoved the handles of the cart into Will's hands.

"Here!" He said in a hushed voice while waving his arms about dramatically, "Take this cart and start heading up the road with it. Ye'd best hurry mate, we 'aven't much time!"

Will just stood there staring at him, "But I thought you weren't leaving until tomorrow morning?" he said in confusion.

Now it was Jack's turn to be confused. "What the 'ell has that got to do with me rum?" he frowned. Will opened his mouth to speak again but was cut off by a very impatient Jack. "Just get a move on Turner!" he said, giving him a push to get him started, "I'll be along in a moment!" Then he turned and slunk back into The Shifty Seagull, leaving Will outside with the first half of the rum, while he nabbed the second half.

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