“The Curse
of Sparrow” by Hector Mata
Pirates of
the Caribbean Fan Fiction
The world
has been a witness to everything that happens on it. One of the most
entertaining things it has ever witnessed is the great adventures of Captain
Jack Sparrow. Who is Jack Sparrow? Well he is the greatest pirate to sail the
seven seas. I have never met him though. But, his legend has been passed down
through generations and is alive and fresh still today. I couldn´t tell you how
long it has been since Jack Sparrow disappeared along with his crew and the
Black Pearl.
There are
many rumors about what happened to him. Some say he drank from the fountain of
eternal youth and others that Barbosa finally killed him. One thing is for sure
though, this world hasn´t changed much, and there are still pirates, magical
beings and even the same lousy government.
Excuse me for not introducing myself first, my name is Panfilo but I am
known as Pan.
Ever since
I can remember I have wished to roam the open ocean in search of adventure,
treasures, woman and everything a pirate can wish for. That´s right, I am a
pirate. I am the proud captain of my ship, which I baptized “Katrina.” I have
my right hand man Jaco and Felix which his job is searching for approaching
land. I know what you might think, there is not enough people in my crew to
handle a ship, and you are right. There is someone else helping us move around,
her people help out a lot.
Her name is
Mayanela, or Maya, and my lady to her minions. She is a princess who convinced
her father to allow her to adventure on the open sea. Unfortunately, she
happened to see my great ship and I was forced to take her along with me. I am
the captain of this great boat but she acts like she is the one wearing the hat
here.
The wind is
strong today and we are sailing north, in search of the great compass that Jack
Sparrow use to have. According to the legend, Sparrow left his magic compass on
an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Now, I know it seems crazy to
search for an island in a place as big as the Atlantic, but if I get my hands
on that compass, I could become the greatest pirate in the history of this
world. We have been sailing for 3 months now, the more days pass by, I get more
excited.
Felix
begins to yell his lungs out, whooping and cheering for the appearing island
far in the horizon. I allow myself for a giant grin as the crew begins to do
their job and I prepare myself to face my destiny. Of course, Maya interrupts
saying she will go on the expedition to the new Island. I do not enjoy her annoying company, or anyone
else´s besides Jaco and Felix. But, since she fed us the last three months, I
really don´t have a choice. We reach the small island. Me, Maya, Jaco and Felix
set out on the small life boat towards the hidden treasure.
As we set
foot upon the warm sand, we notice a dead silence all around us. I look back to
Katrina and promise to return to her. I lead the small party into the small
jungle before us; pushing away giant leafs and branches. I could feel the
compass waiting for me; I just know it belongs in my hands. We keep walking a
few minutes until we reach a small opening.
Jaco uses
the lord´s name in vain as we see an unbelievable display before us. There is a
skeleton, laying there against a rock, with my beautiful compass on its hand.
Without hesitation I launch myself towards it while Maya begins to nag about
how I am reckless. I take a hold of the compass and pull it away, but fail.
Before I can try again, the skeleton gets up on its own.
The
skeleton pulls out a sword from the ground nearby and begins to swing it
violently. It was dumb of me to think the great Jack Sparrow did not leave a
trap. I quickly draw my sword and begin to fight back. Although it is just a
skeleton, he has amazing sword skills. He attacks with strange moves, like if I
was fighting a drunk. I keep on attacking him, although he seems to have no
guard, none of my quick attacks get through. Finally Jaco and Felix join the
quarrel. We attack him as fast as we can but his sword abilities are beyond my
imagination. Maya draws her bow and arrow and aims at the attacking enemy. The
skeleton stops his attacks and stares at the princess.
The
skeleton defending the compass begins to walk awkwardly towards the princess
Maya. His movements are that of a drunk, but at the same time he seems to be on
his guard. Maya shoots the walking bones right in its skull. He pulls out the
arrow and says that Maya is a bit rude. His voice is also that of a drunk. The
skeleton walks back to the rock he was laying against and pulls out a bottle of
rom from behind it. He offers to give us the compass if we can give him all the
rom on our ship. Also, he adds that only one should be present at the moment of
the trade.
We quickly
return to Katrina. Me and Maya wait for Jaco and Felix on the shore as they
went to get all the rom the life boat could carry. When they arrived I decided
to take the rom to the cursed skeleton who had my compass. I arrived and the
skeleton seemed to be talking to himself, until he saw me. I showed him the rom
and the skeleton stretched out his hand with my compass on it. I reached for it
and as soon as I placed my hand on it, my body froze. I was unable to move, but
that is not all.
My skin
began to fall from my body and slide on to the skeletons. Quickly, my body begun
to turn into only bones and the skeleton before me begin to take my appearance.
He gave out a devilish smile and let go of the compass, which stuck to my hand.
He told me that we had made an even trade and wished me luck. He also mentioned
that I was a lucky person to have met Jack Sparrow in person. I stood their
motionless as I watched Jack Sparrow walk away with my body. The compass begun
to spin and it pointed towards Katrina. I look over to the stone were Sparrow
had been laying and read the words written on it: BEWARE OF JACK SPARROW´S
CURSE.
