Of Golden Dreams and Vengeful Deeds. Part Eight

[Jack Sparrow]

::Jack laughed and then called up after the crew as well: "Yeah....frightfully hot it was....me and the eunuch felt it would be jolly good if we just had a dip and small nap....." Jack said, using a incredibly snoobish voice to answer. Then reverting to his brawdy crowing self he smirked:

"Can ye climb, Will?" He asked seriously. "Cause we might not be lucky the second time down you know....."

[Eric Jackson]

*Eric laughed and rolled his eyes as she nudged him, then teasingly ran his fingers through his hair in a most suave like fashion, still laughing.* I do have great hair. *He winked and laughed again at her comment about Will and Jack. He held her a little tighter but nodded.* Ill be sure to do that. *He grinned, listening to her rant about how much she hated the jungles. He sighed heavily and nodded, resting his chin atop her head.* I dont care what you say Evy, you need rest sooner or later. *He stated.

When she mentioned going back to Port Royal he frowned a little, suddenly remember Elinor again and he wondered what to do about that whole situation. He knew she was waiting for him there, expecting him to return for her. However as Evy spoke again his thoughts quickly faded and he laughed.* Im glad I can be of such service to you. *He grunted, staring down at her hands as they messed with his own. He smiled a little.

He liked the times when she was like this, when she would show her gentler side to him. He took a deep, thoughtful breath as she pulled his arms tighter about her. His eyes stretched back out to the cliffs edge and he waited for the crew that was below to return. Although he was glad for the downtime, Evy needed the rest whether she admited it or not and he wasn't letting her go until he knew she'd be okay to continue on.*

[Will Turner]

*Will laughed as Jack put a tone which greatly resembled Norrington in his voice and he shook his head. Even after a near fatal fall he still seemed like the same daft Captain. Maybe the man didn't know what death was.

At his question Will raised a brow and grunted.* I survived that little trip, I can do anything now! *He grinned, eyeing the cliff again. He felt strong enough to climb back up, and so he'd give it a try. And besides, he didn't want to give anyone the responsibility of having to drag his arse back up the cliff.* Yeah I can climb. Maybe not as good as I can fall, but I can do it. *He said with a half grin as he made to find the best way up.*

[Evelyn]

Evelyn smirked slightly as Eric mentioned having great hair and shook his head. "Ah, the poor lad, ye've only a good head of hair to be proud of." She chuckled slightly as she turned her head up and her honeyed eyes looked into his dark ones. When he mentioned her needing rest sooner or later, Evelyn grunted. Truth be told she had gone on with worse before. While Eric was off and away from her that whole year, Eve had managed to get herself into some pretty nasty scrapes and such. Needing to go on even with a deep cut to the belly.

She inhaled deeply and looked around at the other side of the cliff, examining the treeline. Nothing strange there, but she had a sort of inkling that something wasn't right. "Ye know Eric...'m not sure...but I 'ave a bad feelin'..." Her voice trailed off a bit as if she were speaking to herself. She heard a rustling in the leaves behind them and she turned her head around, not parting from Eric's grasp, but peering over his shoulder, while standing on her tiptoes mind you, and staring into the jungles.

"I can' help but feel like...we're bein' watched." Eve said softly to Eric as she furrowed her brows a bit in concern. Truth be told, if she knew Eric would allow her to, she'd have gone into the jungles again just to make sure. She had not forgotten about Barbossa and his crew of miscreants and the one Selina. Nor had she completely put out of her head that Luis was perhaps still alive..."An' ye know, I haven' exactly fergotten the Immortal Box incident..." Evelyn began slowly as she looked up again to Eric. "Remember Barbossa mate? When he threatened ta kill me but didn't? It was as if there were somethin' more he wanted out o' me...it was strange. I mean the man COULD 'ave jus' killed me but he didn'..." Evelyn told Eric. She decided if they were going to be this close she might as well let him in on her thoughts.

Evelyn was always quite the shelled person, never really told too much to anyone, not even the Captain. It had taken a lot indeed for her to find any merit in him at all to give HIM the copy of the map, THAT and she probably would have been tossed overboard if she hadn't. But Eric was different...he was one of the VERY few that Eve sensed she could tell him things and he wouldn't go rat her out...

She shook her head and instead returned to closing her eyes and resting her head back on Eric's chest and bit her lip a bit. " But...what do I know..." she said with a small yawn.

[Jack Sparrow]

::Jack merely smirked, passed off a vine that Kalin was holding to Will,and took one of his own. He tied this to his waist then simply began climbing.::

"My point, being, Will, we could wait a few minutes until you fee better to get climbing....." He grinned wildly, and kept right on climbing as if falling off a cliff was a every day occurance......then again he jumped off or fell off of them often enough......so it wasn't too bad...::

"Why....Mr. Turner...does it seem whenever I have you along we somehow manage to near kill ourselves every few minutes?" He was smiling still and paused to look down at Will, who was a bit behind him.

[Sarah Fleming]

Sarah looked towards Evelyn and Eric, they looked so in love, Sarah felt horrible for trying to get in between that. Sarah saw Evelyn turn towards a rustle in the bush. Sarah started worrying. What would they do if Barbossa found them while Jack and Will were still down the cliff. The crew was in bad shape, how would they fight? Sarah turned back to Rhys, she looked peaceful lying there. Don't worry Rhys, you'll be fine. Sarah smiled and turned back to Evelyn and Eric. She heard Eric telling Eve to take a rest. Sarah would have to afree with him, Evy looked tired, and she would need her rest if something happened. Sarah decided not to say anything, it wasn't her place. She and Evelyn weren't that good of friends, yet.

[Rhys Tolen]

The silence bore into her like a knife. Nothing could scare her more than silence. It made her feel small and alone. Alone in a sea of black. She couldn't move, she couldn't make a noise. She screamed silently in fear and frustration.

She hated not being able to do anything. She hated being helpless. She always had to get into the thick of things, always had to try and help. Even if she couldn't do anything she would just try her hardest to make a person smile. But now, now she lay in a sea of darkness with no sound. Nothing.

Nothing.

Then there was a light.

A light at the end of a tunnel.

The light grew steadily bright, as it came closer to her. She had always heard not to go towards the light at the end of the tunnel, she had never heard of the light coming towards her. However, she was calm, she did not care if she died. This was what she deserved. But the light stopped. It stopped leaving half of the plane she was in white, the other half was still completely black. There was only a small gray area where she lay. Neither white nor black touched her.

Her eyes roamed around wildly, the only part of her she could move. She could discern three forms in the area. Two were moving closer within the white area, one advanced from the black. As they moved forward she could make out the forms of her brothers closing in from the white side. They stood tall and proud, the elete of the 'boss's' theives. From the black a man, she could not recognize in the shadows, approached her. She eyed him wearily.

Slowly, everything faded black again. She blinked and opened her eyes with a moan. "What happened?" she mumbled looking around in shock. She wasn't where she last remembered being.

[Sarah Fleming]

Sarah turned her head quickly as she heard Rhys ask what happened. Rhys! You're alive! Sarah felt Rhys head. Her head felt a little cooler, but still felt hot. Evelyn and I found you in the jungle, with Mark. You were both hurt... Sarah slightly trailed off. ...the point is that you're alive. How are you feeling? Do you need anything? Food? Water? Sarah slowed down a bit. I'm sorry I'm talking so fast...just tell me how you're feeling.

[Eric Jackson]

*Eric smirked at her comment about his hair and shrugged a little.* Eh, Ive got a couple other things to be proud of too. *He said, smiling down at her and giving her a wink. And in fact he was proud of Evelyn and he admired her greatly. Most of the women in his life that he had grown up around were far to dependent, she however was as independent as a woman could get.

As she said she had a bad feeling he raised a curious brow, turning his head to follow her gave into the treeline of the jungles. He'd had a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach as well. He nodded as she spoke, feeling like eyes were upon them as well. His brow furrowed as she brought up Barbossa again and he shuttered a bit.* Well I'll be damned if I ever let him do anything to you. *He stated in a most serious tone.

He rested his chin atop her head as she leaned her own against his chest and he gave a small sigh.* You know a lot, Evelyn. Sometimes more than I wish you had to. *He said, closing his eyes, referring to what she had been through on the Devils Wrath. He'd do anything in the world to protect her from such things now, even lay down his life.*

[Evelyn]

Evelyn smiled a bit as Eric stated that he wouldn't let them do anything to you. She knew Eric would do what he could, but deep down Eve hadn't COMPLETE trust in him. I mean, he HAD said somethings to her only to go back on them. It had hurt her deeply and though she forgave him, she hadn't forgotten. And besides that, Eric wasn't used to being around pirates so much and he wasn't exactly excellent with a blade. Eve did appreciate his words though, at least he had the right intentions.

"Nice ta know Eric..." She sighed heavily as she bit her lip and rubbed his hands a bit. As his head rested upon hers and he spoked she furrowed her brows a bit, trying to decipher what he meant. Then in almost a whisper she said it, "The Devil's Wrath..." Her eyes looked up at him and she pulled away from him slightly. "I wish I didn' know ALL that I do sometimes either..." Evelyn shrugged as she pulled away from him all the way then and then took a few steps towards the edge of the cliff.

It brought back memories and she shook them away, hoping Jack, Will, and the rest would be up soon. She didn't like waiting around, and although she loved talking to Eric intimately, even now, she couldn't bring herself to speak often of the events upon that ship with him. It was a miracle she had told him anything at all really. She crossed her arms and kicked at some dirt a bit while still looking about the crew. The sooner they moved on, the better...

[Victoria Brighton]

*To describe all the thoughts flashing through Tobbs's head would take, oh....a page or two most likely. All she could do at first, was stare down the cliff edge as Jack and Will fell. Then, as the crew began rock climbing down to save them. Then, as she heard voices down at the bottom preparing to reclimb up where they had come down. So basically, she was stricken with the most horriefied, shocked feeling, and all she could do was stare. Pretty understanding from all that they had been from, eh?*

*Reality snapped back and she blinked hard a few times. The first emotion that hit her was anger. She had usually felt anger everytime something happened since she'd trained herself to do it so she wouldnt be suprised; and whiel dangers of ehr past weren't so present day, it had become a habit. So Tobbs was angry. VERY angry.*

"BLOODY 'ELL JACK!!! FIRST YER A MAIN COURSE, AND NOW YER FALLIN DOWN LONG ARSE CLIFFS! WHEN YOU GET UP 'ERE-"

*And then, the terrified and anxious feelings hit her hard, and she began racing to dive off the cliff. She didn't care about the few thousand feet. She had to get to Jack. Fortunately for her, and unfortunately for those around her, she was held back from bounding off the edge by, well, a FEW crew members who judged she'd be in worse shape then they would be if they held her back.*

*She began shouting desperately between growls and snarls at those who held her*

"ARE THEY ALRIGH'? -let go 'o me ya filthy bilge rats!- WHERE'S THE CAP'N?-I'll shove every 'un of ye into the ground when this is through!- WILL! WHERE'S TURNER? ANY INJURIES?! AHOY DOWN THERE!"

*And it went on like that for a bit, Tobbs still squirming and mutterng between each call, preparing to dodge into the jungle and find some medical supplies as bandages and herbs. Glancing over at Evy and Eric in the midst of her near pulling down those who still didn't trust that she'd be sane and not gallop of the steep drop, she gave a flash of a smile and then went immediately back to worrying and calling down to those below.*

[Elizabeth Swann/Turner]

*Elizabeth couldn't believe what had happened. She had just been squeezing Will's hand, and now he was gone. She gasped with bewilderment and ran to the cliff side, crying out ehr husband's name.*

"WILL!"

*Now, if she had been just a pompous princess like upper class ladies usually seemed to lean to, she would have fainted right there with a dramatic swoon effect. But being Elizabeth Swann Turner, she wasn't about to give up hope on her husband and the captain who had saved ehr life and Will's before. So she clutched the sides of her sleeves and watched with fear, following the crew where they ran and watching every move they made.*

*When the people went down to see if all was well, she had a hopefulness roaming in her thoughts and heart. She wouldn't give up, she couldn't give up. And how she held on, she didn't know; she couldn't live without Will, and she could sense she was on the verge of falling to pieces just by one single sentence.*

*Pushing the thought out of her mind, she waited. She waited what seemed like the world. Elizabeth was frozen to the spot, waiting to see Will come up over the ledge, as she had been standing a bit away from the cliff side and was watching for any sign of movement that came up over the side. Not thinking at all, anD completely oblivious to anyone around her or to what they were saying, she waited for the features of Will to come up into view...a desperately fearful and saddened expression overcoming her.*

[Rymonlinéa]

:Linea, after having been separated from the rest of the crew, walk aimlessly around the jungle. The sun peaked out from behind their clouds, but not a person was in sight. After humming to herself after what seemed like hours, she stumbled and found herself face first in the dirt. Muttering about her incapabilites to walk, she got up, brushed herself off and continued talking to herself.:

You would think they would try and find me, but nooooo. I have to search all through this dratted jungle to find them. I don't know my way from Port Royale to Tortuga without a bloody map and someone actually sailing and reading it for me. What makes them think I can actually find my way through this? Bloody pirates!

:Looking down at what she had stumbled over she grinned and picked up three items, each a little different in size and giggled.:

Coconuts! Who knew you'd find actual food in a dreary place like this. But, I guess beggar's cannot be choser's.

:Grinning to herself as she continued to walk along through the vines and trees, Linea started to skip with the coconuts in her arms and half singing, half giggling the whole way.:

I've got a loverly bunch of coconuts. Deedlee Dee. There they are a standin' in a row. Bom Bom Bom. Big ones. Small ones. One as bigs as your head! Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist, that's what the drunkard said......OH!...I've got a loverly bunch of coco-

:Stopping mid coconut, Linea came out of the dense thicket of vines and trees to find herself among her crew and just stared at them. Grinning at her folly and lifting up the bigger of the coconuts she smiled at the crew.:

Coconuts anyone?

[Koralyn Marcano]

:Kora had seen the two men fall into the river and just laughed to herself. She was wearing some tattered breeches and a white shirt. Her vest was open at the front and she went barefoot. Kora's dark crow's wing hair flew into her eyes as the wind battered against her as she walked. Making her way to the cliff where the two men were starting to climb, she picked up a long branch. Holding it in her left hand, she silently made her way behind the tall, kind of odd looking man and poked him with her stick, hard. Turning her bright emerald eyes on him, she smiled at him icily.:

Well, well, well. What have we here? Mr. Sparrow and his little Eunuch. I'm not surprised to see the two of you in such a predicament I must say.

:Tossing the stick aside she placed her hand on her hips, her fingers just scant inches away from her blade at her waist.:

So, what's brought you down this way, or is it something you can't tell your old crew? It's really been a long while since I've seen you last, your name is still cursed upon my heart.

: Pulling out her blade, she pointed it at his own heart and continued.:

I bet you never even told my cousin the real reason I wasn't on the ship when she returned after she went with that man, Roux I think his name was. You probably lied to her so you didn't hurt her. You are always like that, so nice when you shouldn't be to protect those that don't really need it. You should have bloody well told her that you shoved me off on that little place for dead when I stole your map. I would have gone undiscovered if it weren't for that damn Eunuch of yours catching me in the act. I should have known something like that would have happened because it usually always works out in your bloody favour, despite what ensues before.

:Taking a deep breath, she put her sword back in it's sheath and looked back at Jack.:

Alright, I've seen what happens when pirates underhandedly try to steal what's not theirs from their captain, and frankly, I'm sick of it. I'll do whatever you want to get back on your crew and get all that is deserving of me. I know that I've disgraced my name with you and my cousin, even though she doesn't rightly know, but I will make it up to you any way I can. If you deem it in my favour, I'd like to rejoin your crew.

:Sighing, she lowers her head, awaiting the answer that could either seal her fate or save her life.:

[Jack Sparrow]

::Jack recognized the screams coming down the cliff at him. Poor Tobbs. He called up to her: "Aye we're fine! Now behave an' stay there!" He yelled. A then of all people to appear was Kora!::

"Kora?" He blinked then stared. Finally, deciding he'd had enough encoutners with odd happenings today he just shrugged: "aye. come with us."

:;Jack kept climbing and finally reached the top of the cliff, and smirked. Then he helped Will over...then Emma, and Kalin and Jason..then Kora...he made sure everyone was coming up safely::

::Finally he just sat on the ground on the edge of the cliff looking amused: "well..right then..let's try another way around....."