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// Chapter 15 
// Story: PBB: A Pirate's Life 
// by AntiBronyBenSwolo 
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When you engage in a sword duel: Don't get stabbed! It's no fun. Trust me on that. I was stabbed once, and I almost died. Well, technically I DID die and I ended up in Davy Jones' Locker, but I knew what I was doing heading here. I woke up on the deck of an ancient ship that made theCursed Shelllook more like a rowboat in comparison. The deck was completely submerged in water, giving it a cold feel of death. As I woke up, I was with around 6 or 7 other men there, and descending from the poop deck was a man covered in the smell of the seas and shadows. I couldn't get a good view of him, due to me just waking up, but I heard the other men talking to him about "joining his crew" or something.

Once he got to me however, I finally got a good look at his face. He had the face of an elf, yet the long flowing hair of a man. "My name is William Turner. Do you wish to return to the land of the living?" he said to me, stroking my face to get my attention. I asked him how I got here, and Will explained to me that when I was stabbed, I was mortally wounded and that there was a 50% chance of me dying, so he was offering a way to lower those chances in order to survive. I was no fool, so I said to him "What is it you want in return? I know my way around deals, and by offering me survival, you're asking me to do something for you in return".

Will, disgusted by my wits, tells his men to send me to the depths of the seas for eternity. I try to fight back, but find that my hands are tied. I decided that my tied fists are enough as a weapon, so I swing them back and forth between the crew, backing them up. One of the crew members swings a sword at me, and I position the blade to cut the rope and untie me. I then pull out my own sword and duel the rest of Will's crew. "Mr. Turner! What made you think I said 'No'?" I yelled to the Captain, as he just stood there and watched me fight. This was immediately followed by Captain Turner asking me how I got here in the Locker in the first place.

The crew backs down as Captain Turner and I head inside his cabin to discuss our bargain. We had some tea in there and Turner asked me about my entrance to the Locker. I then told him about Adagio, Aria, Sonata, and their "old friend" Flash Sentry, and how Flash injured me in order to get revenge on Adagio for putting Flash and the school under their spell and all of that jazz. Will wouldn't get his mind off of Flash stabbing my heart to sever the love Adagio has for me, because he then told me that he too was stabbed by the devilfish himself, Davy Jones. Will then told me about his wife, Elizabeth, and how she's back on land and he's captaining Jones' old ship. I think I just got him to sympathize with me, so there's a good chance this bargain will go very well.

As we continues on our agreement, Will said that he usually let's people live if they joined his crew. If they don't agree, then their souls continue to get ferried over to the afterlife. I figured that's how it went anyways, so I explained that Flash has my ship and crew taken prisoner, and that I could use some help getting it back. Will asked me if Adagio was Sentry's prisoner or not, and I said no. Mentioning her actually started to depress me because I told her to run, and now I don't know where she ran. Will Turner then said that I'll get the chance to see her and complete my missions for the PBB. It didn't cheer me up because I'm not sure if I'm gonna see her again, because maybe Flash got to her, or worse.

Will cheered me up by finalizing my agreement: If I don't get my sword wound healed before I complete the mission the Businessmen assigned me, I will not die and be a part of Will Turner's crew. It's a simple deal, and I just hope I could find a way to fix up the wound in time. Then I thought about Adagio and how far she's come in her pirating. Could she have defeated Sonata Dusk without me? I doubt it, knowing that there is an evil pirate classmate bent on revenge on the Dazzlings. Every thought spun me more and more into fear, as we were wasting time for the moment with this discussion. We had to move quickly, or else everyone will complete the mission for me, and I'll be stuck in Davy Jones' locker, or worse, Flash Sentry or Sonata win.

I exited the captain's cabin and Turner told me to release the mainsails. I climbed up the seaweed like masts and undid the knots. My experience as a Captain never really prepared me for this task though, so I examined the rope and saw the underwater detailing confusing. It was then I realized, I never really was a crew member before until now. I knew this task of being an actual crew member was gonna be harder than being a captain, but it was what I had to do if I wanted to see if the Cursed Shell was OK, or if I were to see Adagio ever again. I never really thought about mow much she was just "a part of the mission" when I first met Adagio, but I now learned how much she's worth fighting for. I'd rather die myself than let her die!