OK – all the usual stuff – I don't own POTC or any of the characters – but I sure wish I did….
Author's note: this story takes place at the end of Dead Man's Chest. Please imagine that there were two longboats not just one.
An island can be more than just a piece of land surrounded by water. An island can be so much more – a place of refuge or a place of no escape. It can be a place where hearts become one or a place to tear people apart. It can be a place of restoration and repair or death and destruction. This island holds the key – the key to understanding and love. The question becomes can the key unlock the hearts and souls of its inhabitants.
Will couldn't believe his eyes; it couldn't possibly be happening but it was - his fiancée, his Elizabeth, was passionately kissing Jack Sparrow, someone who he considered somewhat a friend. His heart was breaking; betrayal was not even close to describing what just happened. His thoughts were interrupted by Gibbs yelling at him to hurry up.
"Go on without us. I'll wait for Elizabeth and Jack," he answered the man.
"But Will," Gibbs started to reply.
"There's no use in endangering any more than we have to. Now Go!"
"Aye. Be seeing ye all soon enough I suppose," then Gibbs cast off and they started to row away leaving Will alone in the remaining longboat waiting for Jack and Elizabeth.
Will tried to gather his thoughts of how to confront the lovers when they boarded the same boat. His thoughts were interrupted by Elizabeth climbing into the boat. Will looked up waiting for Jack to appear. "Where's Jack?"
"He elected to stay behind to give us a chance," she replied unable to look into Will's eyes.
Will couldn't believe his ears – Jack willing stayed behind? Again his thoughts were interrupted by Elizabeth yelling, "GO!" Will untied the boat and pushed them away from the Pearl. Elizabeth couldn't even look at Will; she sat with her back to him. She cried silently hoping against hope that Will would not ask her any questions.
Gibbs and the rest of the crew had a good head start on the other boat. Even from the distance he had placed between the Pearl and himself, Will saw the water churning around the Pearl and started rowing with even more fury. The sun disappeared and he wondered where this storm had come from, it seemed to appear out of no where. It was as if the weather was reflecting the darkness that was befalling Jack. When Will was a safe distance from the Pearl, he stopped rowing and looked back. His heart sank along with the Pearl. He wanted the Pearl so badly so that he could rescue his father, now he couldn't rescue his father and on top of it all - his soon to be wife had betrayed him. The Kraken left no sign of debris taking the Pearl whole down to the depths of Davy Jones Locker.
"Will," Elizabeth yelled pointing at what looked like the start of a waterspout.
Will began to row trying to outrun it in fools errand but it almost appeared to be following them. It grabbed their small boat up as Gibbs and the rest watched in horror. "We've lost good friends today boys," Gibbs said bowing his head. "We best find shelter and quick."
Please read and review….this is a different kind of story for me….hope you enjoy it.