☸ 15th Plunder ☸ Putting it all together. [Video/ In Person]

[9th-pirate-lord.livejournal.com]

[Now that Jack has his body back, the first thing he did was grab a bottle of rum and head over to the attic to lounge on the roof to gaze at the stars. He missed the battle between Zarbon and Piccolo. He really wanted to see it but he was busy taking care of his personal needs to really care too much. He'll catch it some other time.

With his hands behind his head and his rum on his chest, he's taking full advantage of this time to recollect his thoughts.]

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[In Person]

[an-adoring-wife.livejournal.com]

I can't say I have, but it sounds like a wonderful story.

[she sits down with him, linking her arm into his]

[In Person]

[9th-pirate-lord.livejournal.com]

[Keeping true to Jack's storytelling, he begins his tale.]

This tale begins with the Black Pearl sailing along to find the Fountain of Youth. The waters were pristine and clear as they usually are in the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean. My crew went without me during the first leg of the journey considering that my mutinous first mate had taken off with my ship another time from Tortuga.

As you know, Tortuga was a free port in Haiti which is pretty well know for pirates and the piratical ways. Being that I know my ship better than any other, I knew exactly where to find it. And I did. Upon reaching my destination, I discovered a tiny island just off shore of the Florida Keys where it was said that mermaids dwell.

Of course these mermaids were the kind that would drag a man to his death as they devour his soul, rendering his body helpless. Now I wasn't about to fall for such things. My heart belonged to my ship and there was no dragging that away.

[In Person]

[an-adoring-wife.livejournal.com]

[Lucy listens to the tale, eyes wide with wonder, hanging on his every word.]

That sounds oddly romantic.

Mermaids? Real mermaids? How exciting!

[In Person]

[9th-pirate-lord.livejournal.com]

[Looking to Lucy, Jack grins as he continues to spin the nautical yarn.]

Yes, in normal circumstances they would be exciting though I would be weary of such creatures that show one face but have another. Considering beauty and their voice as the alluring quality, they are akin to the Venus flytrap...and rather sticky as well. I care not to become a fly.

Many a sailor has fallen victim to their whims though I have not. Ah, but the treasures they hold are vast. Not one has survived long enough to take it but we knew it was there.

Ah, but there was another ship present that wanted the same thing, you see. Not many had the means to seek out the treasure of eternal youth even if the legends were true. Only those with a ship and a keen mind for adventure knew what was really out there. Pirates. And one such dastardly one was Black Beard himself.

[In Person]

[an-adoring-wife.livejournal.com]

Ah, so not like in the fairytales then?

Oh Black Beard! Amazing!

[she sighs]

I'd give anything for all that... adventure. All of that 'wind in your hair', 'braving great perils', it's so... exciting!

Freedom and adventure.

[In Person]

[9th-pirate-lord.livejournal.com]

Honestly, the man scares spirits from corpses.

[Not to mention the only other person he is afraid of other than his father.]

Time and tides tell stories all on their own. Freedom...the very essence of what makes a spirit endure costs more than blood in the veins of villains and victors. Still, it helps to know the world than to watch from the cliffs with uncertainty and complete adoration without knowing what a thing is that is being adored.

[In Person]

[an-adoring-wife.livejournal.com]

[Lucy gazes into his eyes with complete awe and adoration, leaning in closer]

You're a remarkable man Captain...

[In Person]

[9th-pirate-lord.livejournal.com]

I'm more than just as I appear, love.

[Leaning in closer, he brushes the backs of his fingers to Lucy's cheek and closes the distance to place a gentle kiss on Lucy's lips.]