Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

As Moraine was going through the upheaval in her thoughts, Murtogg had already rushed to the post he had been commanding to a day before.

The sun was showering with pure heat, and at the beach, its might was even greater.

Everything was glistening under the scalding, rising temperature; sweat and seawater seemed alike.

"Why are you here?!" Mullroy asked, his expression full of shock. "They told me you had gone to some voodoo healer."

"Well," Murtogg said, smacking his lips, "I got healed."

"Ah!" Mullroy drew a knowing breath, but then he immediately frowned. "They did something to you, didn't they? There's no such thing as Voodoo Healers. I think they fooled you, mate."

Murtogg frowned. "Voodoo Healers are real!" he retaliated with a shout.

"Are they?!" Mullroy asked, throwing the rifle from one shoulder to another. "I've never seen them."

Murtogg snorted, flicking the sweat drops off his forehead.

"Dogshit!" he cursed, poking Mullroy's rifle. "You haven't seen London, have you? It doesn't mean it's not real."

"London is real," Mullroy snapped. "There are maps of London."

"Well," Murtogg said, leaning forward, "there are drawings of Voodoo Healers, too."

"…" Mullroy opened his mouth to retort, but couldn't find a word to say.

Then, he mulled over it more, which gave him a headache, especially when his temper had already gone bad because of it.

"Why are you standing over the dock?" Murtogg asked, astonished. "We can stand under it as well."

This truly stumped the foolish character, especially when it had come from Murtogg, who was no less a fool than Mullroy himself.

Both Characters stomped their way to the underside of the dock and leaned against the wooden pillars for shade.

It was then Jack Sparrow arrived.

It was then the theme music buzzed in the Contestants' minds once again inadvertently.

Jack Sparrow saw the two marines, ignored them, and kept walking as if the entire world belonged to him.

Mullroy and Murtogg spotted the stranger, picked up their rifles, and rushed to catch up to him.

"This dock is off-limits to civilians," Murtogg shouted, as he put a pause on his momentum, coming to a stop by Mullroy's side.

According to the main storyline, and as expected by Moraine and other Contestants who were monitoring the situation, Jack Sparrow was supposed to reply with, "I'm terribly sorry, I didn't know. If I see one, I shall inform you immediately."

Something unexpected happened, however.

Murtogg had already turned around to face Jack Sparrow, but then his left leg slipped suddenly.

The momentum, that had all but gone, gained vitality, and pulled the marine along with it.

Murtogg, astonished and bewildered, stumbled to catch his footing, but then fell into the sea behind him with a splash.

Unknown to everyone, this was Acting.

The sudden slippage of footing had shocked Kai the most, but it didn't mean he could use his capabilities to keep standing, either.

He was Murtogg, and Murtogg must fall humorously upon losing his balance.

Mullroy hopped to his fellow marine and pushed Murtogg up to his feet.

The seawater had drenched his red uniform entirely, and mud had covered his hands and nose.

Jack Sparrow sniggered at them.

"It is a terrible thing to be drunk on duty, mate," he jested in a hushed tone. "But I can understand the temptation."

Murtogg adjusted his hat and came to stand in front of Jack Sparrow, with Mullroy to his right.

"You are… drunk!" Murtogg said, stammering.

"Well, of course," Jack Sparrow laughed, raising his hands. "As guilty as a maiden wench, meself."

Then the captain turned around and began staggering toward the Interceptor.

Mullroy and Murtogg rushed like rabbits to intercept him.

Jack Sparrow paused and eyed them as if he was looking at two idiots.

"Apparently, there's some sort of high-toned and fancy to do up the fort, eh?" he commented. "How could it be that two upstanding gentlemen, such as yourselves, did not merit an invitation?"

As the Contestants heard these words, their expressions relaxed.

Even Moraine's frown lightened at the end of Jack Sparrow's words, for these words were according to the storyline progression.

It wasn't like they feared divergences, but for them to have an idea about the timeline, and to gain as many benefits as possible, it was better to let things progress normally.

The entire world sighed at these thoughts, however.

Things had just started to deviate, and just as everyone took solace in Jack's comment, another unexpected thing happened.

"Someone has to…" Murtogg had just begun uttering the dialogue as per the storyline when Mullroy cut him off.

"It's because of him," he said, pointing at Murtogg. "He ate too much and then went to a Voodoo Healer. Heh! Like they really exist."

Jack Sparrow raised an eyebrow. "They apparently do, my round friend," he said sluggishly.

Murtogg got stumped as if for a moment he didn't know what was going on. But the Act must go on.

"See!" he shouted, grinning. "I told you they are real enough. Next, you would say that Black Pearl is not real as well."

Mullroy frowned. "No, it isn't."

"Yes, it is," Murtogg retaliated. "I've seen it."

"You've seen it?" Mullroy mocked. "You've seen a black ship…"

As the two marines entered a bout of a scuffle, Jack Sparrow slipped away and boarded the Interceptor.

When Mullroy and Murtogg paused for a moment to get Jack's reaction to their argument, they noticed he had already gone.

As they looked all over, they found him playing with the boat's wheel.

The Marines burst out into a run, with Murtogg leading the way. "Hey! Hey!" they shouted.

And as they climbed down the stairs to the ship's deck, Murtogg fell again.

…

Kai, Acting as Murtogg the marine, rolled several times before banging his head into barrels.

Mullroy again pulled him up, finding nothing wrong with the situation.

They neared Jack Sparrow and aimed their rifles at him.

However, it was the captain who spoke first.

"You don't seem to have any luck, mate," he said, pointing at Murtogg. "If I were you, I would revisit that Voodoo Healer, savvy?"

"You…" Murtogg stammered, catching his breath, his hat hanging on his head at one side. "You don't have permission to be aboard there…"

"I'm sorry. It's just —," Jack Sparrow explained hurriedly, "It's such a pretty boat. Ship."

"What's your name?" Murtogg asked.

And then the plot progressed with no more deviation.

But the Contestants were already feeling a bit out of place by now. It was more so the case with Moraine, who couldn't help but keep taking glances at Murtogg.

She even believed that this Voodoo Healer was none other than Contestant Red.

…

At the same time, newly promoted Commodore Norrington had brought Elizabeth Swann to the ramparts.

Because of the tight corset, the young lady had already been getting suffocated, the hot sun poking at her agitation.

So, just as Commodore proposed to her unexpectedly, it squeezed the last breath out of Elizabeth Swann.

And she fell off the cliff.

A loud splash echoed off in the surroundings as she fell into the sea, making Jack and the two marines look over at that side.

When Norrington noticed her gone and then saw foaming waves in the sea, he shouted, "Elizabeth!"

He was about to jump, but the other officer held him back.

Over to Jack's side, he nudged his chin at Mullroy, and then asked, "Will you be saving her then?"

"I can't swim," said Mullroy.

Shocked, Jack Sparrow looked at Murtogg, who shook his head as well.

"Pride of the King's Navy, you are," Jack Sparrow spat, taking off his hat and giving it to Mullroy. "Do not lose these."

Then he slammed his sword into Murtogg's chest hurriedly.

After that, he took off his coat and handed it over to Mullroy.

Murtogg's eyes had a dull gray in them.

Behind the Character's face, Kai was seeing a Notification, his heart racing in expectation.

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