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It didn't take much time for the small crew to reach the pirate port of Tortuga. Jack had finally accepted that Ella would be tagging along after he saw that she knew her way around a ship. As they pulled the ship into the port Jack's enthusiasm grew. For the past week all Jack would talk about was the wonders and glory of Tortuga.

Upon their arrival Elle immediately dawned a almost black, blue cloak and pulled the hood over her head to hide her face.

"Why the cloak?" asked Jack with an eyebrow raised, "hiding from somebody?"

"Yes," replied Ella, "Every drunken pirate on this accursed island. I doubt you want attention drawn to ourselves because I have to fight a drunkard or two because they think I am some common whore."

"Whatever makes you happy love," replied Jack.

Legolas

Tortuga was just as Legolas remembered. And it was a memory he wished he could forget. Tortuga was the home to the lowest forms of life. Many of it's members hadn't had a bath…….well………ever. The streets was full of passed out drunks, pick-pockets, whores, fights, and an undistinguishable slime. The smell burned his sensitive nose and the sounds of "music", harsh speech, and yelling hurt his ears. This was the last place on earth he would ever want to be. And he had never seen Jack happier.

"It is indeed a sad life that has never breathed deep this sweet, proliferous bouquet that is Tortuga, Savvy? What do you think?" asked Jack motioning to the world of caous that surrounded them.

"It'll linger," was the only tactful reply Legolas could come up with.

"I tell you mate, if every town was like this one, no man would feel unwanted," said Jack as he swaggered his way down the street, but he was stopped by a heavily painted woman.

"Scartlett" he exclaimed arms wide. He was received with a very ferocious slap, causing his face and neck to jerk around.

"Not sure I deserved that," he said confused.

They there then greeted by yet another painted woman, who Jack greet with as much enthusiasm "Giselle!"and he was repaid in the exact same method.

"I might have deserved that one," was Jack's reply.

"I am most certain you deserve that and more, Captain Jack Sparrow," replied Ella from under her cloak.

"I'v got to see a man about a pig," said Jack ignoring Ella's comment.

When Jack said he need to see a man about a pig he was actually more literal than one would expect. When Jack stopped in front of a pig sty Legolas and Ella gave each other 

questioning looks. It took them both a moment to see a man was also there in the sty. He had been hidden by a layer of mud and was sleeping noisily on a bed of pigs. Jack being Jack could not have awakened him with a friendly nudge. Instead he grabs a bucket of water (probably ice cold water) and carelessly dumped it upon the sleeping man. Legolas thought this was extremely appropriate because it was the only form of a bath the man had seen in years.

"God curse you for breathing, you slack-jawed idiot!" yelled the man in shock, "Mother love Jack, you should know better than to wake a man when he's sleeping. It is bad luck."

"Great he's superstitious," said Ella rolling her eyes.

" Ah, fortunately, I know how to counter it." Replied Jack "The man who did the waking buys the man who was sleeping a drink. The man who was sleeping drinks while listening to a proposition made by the man who did the waking.

The man looked confused for a moment, but the words "buys a drink" had clearly gotten his attention, "Aye, I will about to it," and Jack helps him to his feet.

Unluckily for pig man Legolas and Ella had spotted the second bucket of water. As soon as Jack was clear the second bucket was dumped unceremoniously upon the man.

Blast it, I'm already awake!" he yelled.

"That was for the smell," said Legolas.

Since a drink had been involved a tavern would have to be the place for the proposition to be made. But it being Tartuga a tavern was the only place they could have met anyway. This thought did not make Legolas feel any better. How could one building survive so much violence was beyond him. Jack led Gibbs (for that was his name) to a table leaving Legolas and Ella to stand guard. Legolas didn't think a person in this place was sober enough to stand much less hold a sword, but he could hear everything Jack said at the table and he had a feeling that eavesdropping would be the only way he was going to get the whole truth from Jack.

"Now, what's the nature f this venture of yourn?" asked Gibbs sipping on his ale.

"I'm going after the Black Pearl," this response caused Gibbs to choke on his drink in surprise, "I know where it's going to be," continued Jack, "and I'm gonna take it."

" Jack, it's a fool's errand. Why, you know better than me the tales of the Black Pearl."

"That's why I know what Barbossa is up to. All I need is a crew," stated Jack.

"From what I hear tell of Captain Barbossa, he's not a man to suffer fools, nor strike a bargain with one," warned Gibbs.

"Well, then I'd say it's a very good thing I'm not a fool, tne, Eh?"



"Prove me wrong. What makes you think Barbossa will give up his ship to you?" asked Gibbs clearly thinking that Jack had finally lost his mind.

" Let's just say it's a matter of leverage, eh?"

This statement caused legolas to turn around. What leverage could Jack be talking about. He hadn't mentioned any leverage to him.

Gibbs gave Jack a questioning look. Jack motions his head toward Legolas, only confusing Gibbs more " The guy in the cloak?". Jack's head made even more exaggerated movements toward legolas.

"The kid?" asked Gibbs.

"That is the child of bootstrap Bill turner. His only child, savvy?" said Jack slyly.

"Is he, now?" said Gibbs in revelation, "leverage, says you. I think I feel a change in the wind," says I. I'll find us a crew. There's bound to be some sailors on this rock crazy as you.

"one can only hope," said Jack picking up his tankered, "Take what you can."

"Give nothing back," replied Gibbs following suit.

Legolas stood beside Ella in shock and confusion.

"Jack can't be trusted," said Ella in a low voice.

"I don't know what he wants with me. Why does he think I can give him the Black Peal?" asked Legolas.

" Do you think he has discovered your secret?"

"I doubt it," said Legolas, "From the beginning he believed that I was Boot Strap's son."

"Until we can know for sure we must be wary," you know better that anyone that Jack will sacrifice anything and anyone to get back his precious Pearl.

What do you think so far. Remember I want to keep Ella as far away as a Mary Sue as possible. If you notice any major plot holes let me know. If you like it let me know. REVIEW!!