The Redhead of the Sea (Jack Sparrow x OC)

Chapter 21: Pearl vs Dutchman

"Lord, I did that" Gibbs admitted and crossed himself before being pushed away by Jack.

Artemis would have commented on that but she had too many things on her mind. Her hand went to her sword, not sure what would happen next but she wanted to be ready for anything.

"I'll handle this, mate," Jack said with unusual confidence as he walked towards the wooden railings of the helm. "Oi, fish face!" he called out Davy Jones, holding up his jar of dirt high in the air. "Lose something, aye-" he never managed to finish his words, for he lost his footing by the stairs and ended up falling. The whole Crew left different sounds 'oohs's' and cringes in sympathy at his fall. Thankfully he was okay and he simply raised both of his hands to prove that he still had the jar with him and that nothing had been broken. "Got it! Come to negotiate, eh, have you, you slimy git. Look what I got. I've got a jar of di-irt, I've got a jar of di-irt, and guess what's inside it?" he continued, almost singing along the last few sentences; clearly and openly mocking the cursed captain.

However, Jones did not seem to truly care of anything at that moment; other than claiming Jack's soul for his locker. He gave an order to his first mate, a cursed pirate with the head of a hammerhead shark. A few seconds later the canons were pushed out, ready to sink the Black Pearl without hesitation.

While Jack just stared with shock and fear, the rest of his crew sprung into action.

"Hard to starboard!" Elizabeth shouted out loud, realizing what was going on.

At the same time, Artemis rushed towards the wheel; hoping somehow to help save the ship from extensive cannonball damage. "Raise the foreyard!" she shouted, gripping the round wooden structure tightly.

Usually, they had good wind when she was behind the wheel and she deeply prayed they had it again, for they would need it. Surprisingly, they did and the Pearl was quick to move and start leaving the haunted and cursed ship behind them.

"Raise the foreyard" Will repeated loudly to make sure each ship member heard the order.

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On the Flying Dutchman

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Davy Jones was not surprised by their futile attempt to escape him. Many had tried and all of them had failed. Jack Sparrow was not going to be the exception, he would make sure of that.

He turned to his crew. "Rack the starboard! Send his beloved Pearl back to the depths" he ordered and watched as canon balls started to fly from his ship; aiming to destroy and sink the Black Pearl. 

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On the Black Pearl

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Canon balls came at them by the dozens, with some managing to actually hit and damage the Pearl. Artemis did her best to keep a steady course and take advantage of the currents and the wind that seemed to favour them. Of course, from time to time, she had to make sudden manoeuvres and try to predict where the attacks would land; a rather successful attempt to dodge some of the enemy fire/

Raggetti bent and managed to spot the haunted ship through the hole that a cannonball made on the side of the ship. He paled a few tones as he noticed that the Dutchman was on hot pursuit.

"She's on us! She's on us!" he shouted.

"Shit" Artemis commented and took a deep breath. Her knuckles relaxed and then she held the helm tightly.