Chapter 8
                               Captain Jack And The Treasure Of Captian Crookedfinger
                                                   Back Aboard The Black Pearl

    You can imagine how miserable Bill and his men were on the trip back to the Black Pearl. They were locked in the brig, which had been repaired since it was last occupied. The members of the crew who had been on the island were telling Anamaria, Cotton, and the rest on the ship of their adventure.

    Jack stood looking at the island as they sailed away, and then walked below to the brig. Surprisingly to Bill, Jack was smiling. Jack stood in the middle between the cells and looked at them all.

"Gents," he began, "This is the day you will always remember as the day that you almost shot and squashed Captain Jack Sparrow!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is the final chapter of "Captain Jack And the Treasure Of Captain Crookedfinger". I'll probably start posting another story soon. Later! ~ Baby Girl

Chapter 7
                                 Captain Jack And The Treasure Of Captain Crookedfinger
                                                Discussion In The Treasure Room

    Jack was standing inside the treasure room, and couldn't believe what he saw. Treasure chests everywhere jewelry, gold cups, fancy silks, long strands of pearls, and gold. Everywhere was something valuable. He looked at his crew, and by the look on their faces, he knew they were as amazed as he was.

"Take your share, Gents, and then we try to make our leave before Bill finds us." Jack said.

"Aye!" said the crew in agreement.

    Jack walked over to the largest treasure chest in the room and found that it had a lock so rusty, that he could have hit it with his knife and it would fall off. He was about to do so when a pistol fired, and broke the lock, missing Jack by just inches. He turned to see Bill and his men standing there, swords and pistols in hand. Jack had noticed that when the pistol fired, dirt fell from the ceiling and walls of the cave.

"I don't think you'll want to be doing that again, mate." Jack said to Bill. "How did you find us anyway?"

"I'll fire another shot if I want. You left the door open and we walked right in." was Bill's reply with a grin.

    His sword was now right at Jack's throat, and the crew was being threatened as well. Jack remembered the key, which he had tucked behind his red bandanna and was hidden well by his hat. He carefully stood up, avoiding Bill's blade. Thinking quickly for a plan, he smiled. Pushing the blade away, and stepping back, he looked into the treasure chest and saw treasures that had to have come from all over the world. He turned to Bill.

"Tell ye what, I give you the key, let you have the treasure, and you let us go free. Savvy?" he said.

"Now Jack, if I were to do that, how could I trust you not to shoot me on the way out? You see, you're a hard man to predict, and I'm not gonna risk it."

"Bill, honestly, I wouldn't want to do that, and turn out like you. I've got more honesty in me, even though most look at me as a dishonest man." was Jack's reply.

    Bill, who had been angered by that, grabbed another pistol and shot at Jack, who yet again moved just in time. More dirt fell. By now, Gibbs, Marty, and the crew had noticed Jack's plan. Bill's men had moved their pistols and swords slightly, to where they were farther away, and the crew was watching Jack closely for a signal. Bill grabbed a pistol from another pirate standing nearby, looked at Jack and grinned.

"I've missed ye twice, I won't miss ye this time." he said and when the pistol fired, Jack and his crew ran for the exit.

    This time, the cave had started to fall in on itself and quickly too. Bill and his men weren't far behind Jack and his crew. They were all out side just as the rock wall was caving in too. When they reached the beach, Bill had his sword at Jack's throat again, and wasn't going to let him go. But just in time, another pirate pushed Bill to the ground and Jack's crew started fighting with bill's men. In the end, Bill and his men surrendered, had all their weapons taken, were tied up by Jack and his men, and were put into the longboats to be taken back to the Pearl, and were to be locked in the brig.

"Good job Gents." Jack said.
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Chapter 6
                               Captain Jack And The Treasure Of Captain Crookedfinger
                                                         Back With Bill

    Meanwhile, Bill and his "crew", had seen the whole thing. Bill had been hiding behind a bush as Jack came running up to the rock wall. He had witnessed the finding of they key, and was rethinking his plan. His first plan was to beat Jack to the treasure, (but that plan had failed), and he was going to get as much of the treasure as he could, then steal the longboats and the Black Pearl. The plan he now had was to wait until all of Jack's crew were inside the cave, follow behind at a safe distance fight for the treasure, and then take the longboats and the Pearl. The rest thought it was an even better plan than the first.

    So they waited and fortunately for them, Jack had left the door open so he would know how to get out of the cave. Bill stayed close enough to see the glow of the torch but far back enough so as not to be seen. They could hear Jack and the crew talking, and were thinking of how they were going to attack.One member of Bill's "crew" had the idea to wait until Jack was in the the treasure room, and then take the treasure. Everyone agreed.

"Men," Bill said. "Hide 'til ye see me signal, then follow close behind."
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Chapter 5

                           Captain Jack And The Treasure Of Captain Crookedfinger
                                                The Finding Of The Key
    Hours later, they were still walking and had found nothing. Jack knew they'd passed the same tree at least twice. But the needle of his compass never moved. Frustrated and confused, Jack stopped and stared at his compass. He could hear the crew mumbling behind him. Gibbs was trying to keep them quiet, but every attempt was failing. Finally, Jack sat down. Then the needle moved. He looked to see it was pointing to the tree he was leaning on. He bent down, took out his knife, loosened up some dirt, and started digging with his hands. To his surprise, he found a small box. The lock was rusted, so he used his knife to open it. Inside was a key, on the end of a chain. He looked at it, and was about to put it on, when he looked up to find he was staring at a sword. 

"Sorry captain, but I only came along to find the key so I could look for the treasrue meself." Bill said, grinning. "I would've told ye, but then I coulnd't have gotten the key."

    He grabbed the key and went running, followed by a few pirates who had the same idea that Bill had. Jack was shocked at first, but then mumbled to himself, "Pirates!". Gibbs and Marty and what was left of Jack' "loyal" crew, went after them, but Jack wasn't far behind. He knew he had to reach the treasure before Bill did, but it was going to be hard. His compass started spinning, and finally stopped. Jack was running to find what he was looking for and stopped in front of a huge rock wall. Then he saw something strange in front of him. There was a hole in the rock, a keyhole from the look of it. When Jack stepped closer, he saw sunlight reflecting off something in a patch of grass. He picked it up. It was a key. This one looked to be older than the last. He put it into the keyhole just as Gibbs and the crew caught up with him. Suddenly, a door that had been made to blend in with the rock opened, revealing a dark cave. He stepped inside, grabbed the key, and then the crew walked inside too. "Maybe this key will be of more use, maybe the key I found earlier was a trick to distract anyone from finding the real one." Jack thought.

"Gents," Jack said with a smile that showed his gold teeth. "I believe we found where the treasure is."

    After walking inside, Jack found a torch, but the problem they now had was lighting it. Jack found a broken bottle, and cleaned a shard the best he could, and caused it to reflect sunlight. The torch was lit! Then they began their venture into the cave.
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Chapter 4                       

                       Captain Jack And The Treasure Of Captain Crookedfinger
                                    Jack Tells Of Captain Crookedfinger Nick

    "This is the tale of Captain Crookedfinger Nick, as I've always heard it. Some say he was born with a crooked finger on his left hand, some say it was caused by an injury when he was young. Most folks started to make fun of him when he got older. When they'd gone too far, he would be very mad, and would usually let them off with a warning. Occasionally, a fight would get started, but never lasted long since Nick's opponent would surrender before anyone was hurt. So when someone said the name 'Crookedfinger Nick', it was very rare that they meant it as a joke, Nick began to use this to his advantage. He became a pirate about the time he was twenty years old, and was one of the most feared captains to ever sail the seas. He had attacked so many ships (other pirates included), that he had become so rich, that his ship couldn't hold anymore. So he found this island and buried his treasure here. The thing is though, the island isn't that hard to find, its looking for the treasure itself that has cost so many brave men (and some women) their lives. Or if they didn't die, they went mad searching for it. Which neither will happen to anyone that comes with me to find this treasure."

"How do you know this for sure?" Marty asked.

"I wouldn't let that happen. But anyone here who wants to return to the ship, let them leave now." Jack said.

    A few pirates left, but most stayed loyal to their captain. Jack was proud. He told them all to make sure their swords could be grabbed in case they needed them. The crew looked at him, a little worried, but he assured them with a nod that it was just to make sure they were prepared. Jack took out his compass, smiled, and turned to face his crew.

"Ready men?" Jack asked. "Alright then, let's begin."
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Chapter 3

                            Captain Jack And The Treasure Of Captain Crookedfinger    
                                           "Exactly What We're Looking For"                                              

"Captain Sparrow!" Anamaria said. "Looks like land ahead, is that what we're lookin' for?"

"That's exactly what we're lookin' for!" Jack said smiling. "Yep, that's exactly what we're lookin' for."

    A little while later, Jack, Gibbs, and a few others were sitting in longboats on their way to shore. When they were all out of the boats, and everyone was waiting for Jack to  tell them what direction to go, a slghlty impatient pirate named Bill walked up to Jack.

"Captain," he began. You haven't said why we're here, where we are, or anything else helpful. So WHERE ARE WE AND WHY ARE WE HERE!?!"

    Jack turned around to face his crew. "Is that how the rest of you feel too?" he asked.

"Uhhh..." was the response from the majority. Gibbs stepped forward.

"Cap'n, not tryin' to be disrespectful, honestly, but I'd like to know the answer to both questions." he said.

"Well, I'll tell you where we are. We are standing on the shore of 'Crookedfinger's Island'. If anyone here does not now understand why we're here, then let him speak." was Jack's reply.

"Um, I've heard somethin' about Crookedfinger, but nothing about this island." Bill said.

"Alright then, I'll tell ye the tale." Jack said.

    He sat down on a nearby rock, closed his eyes as if he were trying to remember something, and sighed. Then he began his story.
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Chapter 2

                      Captain Jack and The Treasure of Captain Crookedfinger

                                              Caught In A Storm
                                           BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
    Jack awoke to the loud sound of thunder. So loud, it seemed like it was right at the window of his cabin. Sleepily, he grabbed his dark blue coat and his hat, and put them on quickly as he ran out onto the deck. The Pearl was swaying from side to side from the strong winds and forceful waves and Jack had to struggle to keep his balance as he walked up the steps to the wheel. Gibbs was standing at the wheel struggling to navigate through the storm.

"Mister Gibbs, how long has this storm been going on?" Jack had to yell because of the thunder and sound of heavy rain.

"A few hours at least, Cap'n. I don't know how you and a few of the others slept through it that long!" Gibbs yelled back.

"You should've told me earlier, I would've taken over." Jack replied. He already knew it would be a long day.

    After another hour or so, the wind died down and the rain lightened up, and Jack told Gibbs and the crew who had helped through most of the storm to go get some rest, and that he and the others would take over. Jack hadn't been awake that long and he was already exhausted. He eventually had Gibbs and Anamaria wake up the few sleeping crewmembers below deck.

    After giving out orders to the crew and making sure no damage was done, they set sail. Jack smiled. "We may arrive late tomorrow.", he thought. They were very close.
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This is the first chapter of the first story I wrote. Even though it was the first one I wrote, when the stories are in the order that they happen, its the fourth. Well, here it is.

Chapter 1

                        Captain Jack And The Treasure Of Captain Crookedfinger
                                   The Captain And The Wakeup Call

    It was a dark, cloudy night, and the Black Pearl couldn't be seen, unless you knew it was there. The Pearl 's captain, Jack Sparrow, was in his cabin studying his compass, and the crew members were all asleep. Jack looked at his compass and grinned. "Exactly what I needed to know.", he said to himself. As he closed his compass, he heard a loud THUMP ! He walked out on deck, but nothing was out of the ordinary. He walked quietly below, and found that someone had fallen into the floor, but had made so much noise, that he woke up the entire crew. They were definitely unhappy about the early wakeup call, but soon, most of them were asleep again. The rest that were still awake were up on deck and preparing to set sail for the day.

    It was still dark, but a little bit of sunlight was beginning to show and Jack glanced down at his compass once more. Most people thought his compass was no good, since it didn't point north, but Jack knew the reason why it didn't point north. It pointed to wahtever he wanted most, making it one of his most treasured possessions, the first was a tie between his hat and the Black Pearl. Jack turned around to find Gibbs, a crew member and friend, standing behind him.

"Cap'n," he began. "The crew is beginning to wonder if we're anywhere near what we're looking for, and I was hopin' you could answer that for us all."

"Mister Gibbs, you may tell the crew that we should arrive in about two days." Jack answered calmly. "Why?"

"We were beginnning to wonder if you even knew where we are, but thank you for clearing that up." Gibbs replied, slightly confused.

"You're welcome." Jack said, walking away. He knew exactly where they were going, and that was all he was going to let them know until they got there.He looked out to sea, and saw nothing but water and sky. He turned to look at his ship and remembered the trouble he'd gone through to reclaim it.

    He had to wait ten years to reclaim the Pearl, but he looked at it as worth all his trouble since it belonged to him again. The Black Pearl was indeed a very unique ship, it was black with black sails and was recognized for that, and at night, it was hidden to anyone who didn't know it was there. But even though the ship itself was unique, its captain was even more so. There are many tales of Jack Sparrow, but the most famous is the tale of how he escaped an island by making a raft of sea turtles that were tied together by rope made of human hair. Jack claimed the rope was made of his back hair. But many other tales are told of Jack Sparrow.
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