Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
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Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Are We There Yet?
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Chapter 2: Trust
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We were two hundred miles away from Singapore when we decided to swap ships again. That's what we had taken to calling it; swapping. It wasn't necessarily stealing, per say, I mean, we didn't leave a crew in the middle of the ocean with no vessel. We just, gave them our old one. Tia Dalma rose a mist and we came close to the other ship, silent swinging onto it's deck. I found it strangely reminiscent of when Jack, Will and I commandeered the Interceptor. Pintel and Ragetti cast ropes over the edge of the merchant vessel we had been on and weighed anchor. It made easier for the crew we pushed over the edge.
I went down to the brig to see if there were any prisoners aboard. To my delight, I found none. I poked around and surveyed their supplies. They had more than enough fresh water but their food was low and wouldn't feed three people for more than two days. It was times like these that I thanked Poppins. I settled down on a barrel and removed the bag from my shoulders.
"How've you been holding up?" He asked. I shrugged.
"Alright I suppose." I tucked my hair behind my ear. It had grown considerably since I had gotten here and I didn't have the heart to cut it. "You know, what exactly happened to you?"
"What do you mean?" The bag sounded a little more than suspicious. I coughed.
"Why did you want to just make anything you wanted?"
"Who doesn't?" I sighed with a mild frustration.
"How did you hear about Tia Dalma?"
"How does everyone else hear about Tia Dalma?"
"Stop being an ass!" I snapped. He chuckled.
"Sorry. I just wanted to get a rile out of you since you've seemed so down lately." I softened and hugged Poppins.
"You're suffocating me." I pulled away.
"But how did you hear about Tia Dalma?" The bag paused for a moment.
"It was a while back. I was in my twenties, under the service of the First Brethren Court,"
"What's the Fi-" The bag shushed me.
"Let me finish!" He demanded. I rolled my eyes. Ever the child. "Some stuff happened, I'm not really at liberty to talk about it. But I was introduced to Tia Dalma and helped her settle down in the Bayous. I came and went as I pleased, I sort of lived there, but not really."
"And you asked her to grant your wish?"
"Yep. But then I made an ass of myself and tried to cheat her, which never works mind you. No one can cheat Tia Dalma, so she popped me into a bag."
"And you've been like that ever since."
"She kept me around for a bit before trading me for that pretty gem you wear around your neck." My hand came to rest on my chest. The jewel was warm.
"If you say so," I muttered. We chatted a bit more before I hear someone coming down the stairs. I shushed the bag.
"Ashlyn?" It was Elizabeth. I stayed silent and waited for her to come into view. "Oh, there you are." Her voice was faint. I kept my mouth shut. "Um," She glanced away from me. "I just wanted to come talk to you."
"About?"
"What happened. I know… well, I suppose you saw me." My lips were pressed in a firm line. "You have to believe me, I don't love Jack." She finally blurted. I stared at her,
"How can I trust you?"
"The same way I trust you with Will." She replied. She got me there. I flinched internally. I decided to say nothing, only nodded and Elizabeth turned and disappeared to the upper deck.
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Damn. Poppins speaks!!!
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