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Pig Stall, Unknown Tavern - Tortuga
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The three temporary allies reached a tavern at the heart of Tortuga.
However, instead of heading inside, they headed towards the back where the pigs were being held and raised in the mud. Amongst them, a man covered in rum and dirt was sleeping. Artemis, confused, looked at Will and then at Jack who was filling two buckets with water. He passed one to Will and held the other. Understanding, she took a step back and watched as the Captain threw the water on the sleeping person.
"Curse you for breathing, you slack-jawed idiot!" the man shouted as he held on to an old and rusty knife and the redhead frowned her eyebrows at the familiarity of the voice.
"Mr Gibbs?" she asked as she walked closer to the man, recognising his face now under the pale light of the candle-powered street lanterns.
"Artemis?" the older man exclaimed, hearing that familiar voice before his eyes landed on her face as he took a good look at her. "God bless the sea, it is you" he continued, a smile forming on his lips behind his white small beard.
"It has been so long," the woman said with a small smile, more than happy to see him as she let her one knee touch the ground and to be closer to the man from her past.
He nodded his head. "You bet it is. Look at you, a fully grown-up woman. You look just like your father" Gibbs said in a better mood, seeing the similarities the deceased man and the woman shared.
At the mention of her father, a sad smile appeared on her lips as she looked a little down. Gibbs did not understand or was possibly unaware of the incident that had taken place 5 years ago.
Suddenly, Jack interfered for reasons unknown but she was thankful for it.
"Mother's love. Jack!" the man said as said Pirate knelt next to Artemis, as the read head chose to stand up and join Will. "You should know better than to wake a man when he is sleeping. It's back luck"
"Thankfully, I know how to counter it. The man who did the waking buys the man who was sleeping, a drink. The man who was sleeping drinks it while listening to the proposition from the man who did the waking"
Both Will and Gibbs seemed confused for a moment but the latter quickly understood. "Aye, that will do"
Artemis glanced at Will amused and chose to help him. Somehow, she seemed to understand this way of talking far easier than others. "He means that Jack will buy Mr Gibbs a drink in return for waking him up all while telling him about the plan"
"Ah!" Will exclaimed as Jack helped the newest member of the company stand. Then, the pirate captain moved to the side as Will threw the second water bucket at Gibbs.
"Blast you, I am already awake!" Gibbs shouted, glaring at him.
"That was for the small" Turner said and Artemis laughed slightly before the 4 of them made their way to the pub.
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Inside the Unknown Pub, Tortuga
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Inside the pub, there was only one way to describe what was going on...chaos.
Women kissed men for money at almost every table, and men who didn't occupy themselves with them were either drinking and singing or fighting with someone else. There was a huge mess everywhere, broken wooden jugs and rum on the floor. Music played where half of the musicians were asleep or 'occupied'.
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The Redhead of the Sea (Jack Sparrow x OC)
FanfictionArtemis Hazelstone Swann, daughter of a merchant and adopted by the governor of Port Royal; Weatherby Swann. Her life had been simply the best as she travelled the seas with her father and enjoyed the best thing in the world, freedom. However, a ter...
