The Siren Song - Jack Sparrow 02 by Rob Kidd

Author:Rob Kidd [Kidd, Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

As Jack's crew decided to give up the pirate chase, the song continued."Blast it all! Stop this ear-bending noise!" Jack shouted. He clapped his ears, shook his head, and went back to pacing the deck, taking care to step over Fitzwilliam's outstretched legs.

"Who are you yelling at?" Jean asked.

"Them. The singing ones! The song people! Oh, never mind," Jack said, giving up.

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"I hear nothing, monsieur, but your ranting," Jean said.

"I also hear nothing," Tumen said.

Jack turned to Arabella. "What about you? What do you hear?"

"Wind. Waves," Arabella replied. "It's beautiful." She looked moved to tears.

"Well, folks, then clean out your blasted ears," Jack cried.

"I think the insanity of this mission is getting to you," Jean said.

Jack gaped at Jean.

"I agree," Tumen said.

Jack pointed at the boys. His mouth opened and shut a few times as if he were going to say something but was too appalled to find the words. Finally he said, "Well, of all this crew, it figures the young ones would lose courage and loyalty soonest!"

"Well, not exactly 'soonest,'" Tumen

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pointed out, "Fitz lost it first."

"Point taken," Jack agreed.

"There are more important things in this world than this dumb Sword," Jean said.

"Jean is correct," Tumen said.

"I'll tell you the merit in all this," Jack said, leaning against the mainmast to steady himself, yet still swaying with the rolling deck. "One!" He held up a finger. "The sword we are looking for grants great power. Two." He held up another finger. "With that power, we could rule towns, cities, populations, counties, countries. Three." Another finger in the air. "That sort of power inevitably yields great wealth--the greatest of which is freedom, the ability to have to answer to no one." Jack stressed, "Well, no one, except for me--and I will go easy on you, I promise." He held up all five fingers.

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"Oh, and did I mention the power part? Besides," he added, adjusting his head scarf. "The Sword is probably very becoming and will look lovely hanging in the captain's cabin. I can't think of a worthier cause."

"A much worthier cause," Jean grumbled, "would be to restore my sister to her human form."

"Oh, that drivel again. Will you cut that out?" Jack said. He watched Constance wriggle out of Jean's overzealous embrace. She skidded a bit when she landed but quickly regained her footing. She scampered across the deck to the plate of fish heads Jean had put out for her and sniffed them.

"Right now," Jack said, "that nasty cat is the only crew member behaving at all normally."

"There is nothing normal about my sister being a cat!" Jean exclaimed. "And now, monsieur Sparrow, we will turn this ship

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around and head for the bayou shack of Tia Dalma. She put this curse on my sister, she can have it removed."

"Sorry, lad, I'm not into the whole mystic idea. This Tia Dora . . ."

"Tia Dalma."

"Yes, 'Tia Dalma' does not sound like someone I'd want to cross, being that she creates beasts as wretched as this cat-thing here."

Constance's ears flattened.

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