Chapter One
Forshadowing Pasts

"Are you waiting, love ,for me?
On this shore, I've only dreamed.
Decades passed since I have last seen,
your face that still haunts me."

- The Sorceress and Rogue Tavern -
- 1712-

"King Neptune."

He lowered the hood of his purple cloak and entered the cavern that rested in the heart of Tortuga. He looked at the young man who had ushered him in a nodded as the man bowed. He took his sea blue eyes and looked around the seemingly empty tavern. As he entered, the only sound that could be heard was the rain falling outside, on to the empty streets of Tortuga. Upon walking farther inside, he saw the the tavern was not empty. The members of the Brethren Court were now visible in the light that radiated from the candles that lined the rooms. He saw his wife, playing with the small amethyst that hung loosely from her neck. She raised her piercing emerald eyes up at him when she saw him walk in.

Neptune lowered his own eyes, that mirrored the seas themselves, and walked over to sit beside his wife. Amphitrite, or sometimes known as Anne, was twirling the jewel around her finger. The golden chain that it was hanging from was wrapped around her finger mutlple times as she stared off at the candle that sat on the table in front of her, watching the flames dance. Neptune closed his eyes, and said quietly, "Bind her?"

Amphitrite made almost a sob sound when Neptune said that. He glanced down at her to see that she had dropped the necklace and put her hands
to her face. He sighed, closing his blue eyes momentarily, as he looked up at the man who was sitting in the corner. His hat was slightly tilted on his head as he leaned back on the back two legs of his chair. His boots were crossed on the table in front of him, as he leaned the chair back and forth, examining the many rings that were on his fingers. He clicked his tongue rather obnoxiously, causing the dark haired man to his right wince, as he raised his kohl-lined, chocolate eyes up to meet that of Neptune's as he said, "The Brethren 'as spoken, mate. We can't do a thing."

"Grant, of course we can." Amphitrite said to her brother, raising her emeralds to meet his two chocolate pools. Captain Teague stared over at his sister for a long moment, before walking past the man that was sitting on his right, who in truth, was actually John Triton. His wife Athena, who had since put her head in her hands, was honestly hoping that Amphitrite and Grant weren't going to get into one of their heated arguements as they tended to do. "Grant, that's like you saying you would bind me-"

"Darlin', I would never suggest such a thing." Grant said this as he pulled the chair from where it had been under the table, twirled it around so that it was backwards, and straddled it, resting his arms on the back of the chair, staring his sister in the eyes. Amphitrite allowed more tears to roll down her cheeks as Grant uncrossed his arms and stared at her for a minute. He took one of hers and said, "Darlin', why would you think that I'd-"

"-because you're doing it to her." She said to him, harshly, making Grant drop his own hands from hers. Amphitrite looked him in the eyes as she spat, "I was given my powers by the Goddess Calypso, why are you not binding me-"

"Anne, you're not suggesting that we bind you as well, are you?" Neptune glanced down at his wife. Amphitrite didn't meet his gaze, only glanced over at Bill Turner who was sitting over in the corner with his wife Alena. Alena closed her hazel eyes and took Bill's hand as he stared into the flames. Amphitrite shook her head and said, "To make the seas safer-"

"-Anne, she's a godddess-"

"-Well, what the bloody hell am I, Neptune?" She asked him harshly, causing Grant to look up at his brother-in-law. Neptune locked gazes with Grant for a moment. He turned to her, and was about to say something, when the sounds of boots coming down the stairs broke their silence. They all turned to see Davy Jones descending from the staircase, his curse slowly starting to set it. He looked at his sister-in-law for a moment, before placing his hand on the staircase and saying to her, "Calypso cannot be trusted." She lowered her gaze from Davy as Neptune put a hand on her shoulder, and looked up at his
brother. With a slight nod to Neptune, Davy took his piece of eight and tossed it into the pot. Grant unhook the coin that was hanging from his bandana and did the same, followed by Barbossa, and soon Bill, who
locked gazes with Amphitrite before he tossed his in as well, as if to say a silent apology.

"Darling." Amphitrite started crying as she unhooked the Jewel and threw it into the pot as well. She turned her face away when the doors to the tavern opened and two men walked in. Her breathtaking, goddess beauty was unmistakable when she walked into the room. Her white gown gently swepty the floor as she looked over in Amphitrite's direction. Amphitrite started crying harder and looked down. Calypso looked down at the pot, before saying in a commanding voice, "You will pay for this. All of you!" She locked gazes with Davy for a moment, and was about to say something, before Davy managed to say in a surprisingly loving voice, "Calypso! I bind you in your human bonds."

Amphitrite screamed as the light emitted into the room. She broke out of Neptune's grasp and ran out of the tavern, into the storm. As she did that, she didn't know what she had ran past the five year old princess who was sitting on the stairs. She was about to go follow her mother out, but someone's footsteps from behind her stopped her.

"Now, now, now, Lala. Where do you think you're going?" Lila froze in her tracks, holding her stuffed bear close to her. A chuckle came from behind her, as he stepped off of the bottom stair, and lifted her up on his hip. She smiled when she saw him. The teenager was tall and muscular and dressed head to toe in a uniform that of King Neptune's Navy. His curly black hair was pulled back, and his chocolate eyes were sparkling with amusement as he looked down at the young princess.

Jack Sparrow smiled at his cousin, pushing back her light curls, and kissing her forhead. The sixteen year old naval officer put his hand back on the rail, and walked up the tavern's creaking stairs. The latern that hung beside the window swun gently when the window was blown open, due to the storm. Jack took his free hand, and closed the window, before walking into Lila's room. He laid her down on the bed, and pulled the covers up. Just as he walked over to blow the candle out, Lila stopped him and said, "What happened?"

"What, love?" Jack said, blowing that candle out, but taking hold of the one that was still lit so he could find his way over to her bed. Sititng on the edge beside her, he said, "What?"

"Calypso. What happened?" She turned her green eyes up at him. He sighed, not really wanting to go into the whole goddess conspiracies that can arise in the Court. He smiled down at her and said, "Nothing you need to ever worry about, darling." She nodded as he picked up her bear and placed it beside her, "Now, get some sleep. I'll take you on the ship in the morning, alright?" She smiled up at Jack as he leaned down and kissed her forhead.

"Night, Jackie." She whispered, before yawning and rolling over. He got up from the bed, and picked up the candle that he had laid on the night stand. When he made it to the door, he placed a hand on the doorway and turned back as he said, "Night, Lila." He winked at her, before pulling the door behind him. He could still hear the Court talking behind him when he made it to the tavern's final steps. Not wanting to go in there again, he took his cloak and put it around him, before opening the door and walking out into the storm.

Jack walked down the stormy shores of Tortuga, wondering where his aunt
had ran off to. He closed his eyes momentarily, before a voice came
from behind him, "Jack Sparrow."

He whirled around to look back as he saw a young woman, just a few years older than him, walk towards him. She resembled Calypso, but her face was now marked and human. It didn't look like the same breathtaking goddess that she had been moments ago. Jack looked down, feeling a sort of dread wash over him as she said, "What be da ding you desire most?" Her voice was now heavily accented, as it hadn't been only minutes prior.

"Calypso, I don't-"

"Answer."

Jack turned to look out at the ocean, as the storms, no doubt a mixture of both his aunt and Calypso's anger, raged on. He smiled to himself, imagining that he was sailing. Sailing freely, not under his uncle's nor anyone elses commands. His commands. Him being captain of his own ship, possibly own fleet. Freedom. That's what Jack Sparrow desired most in this world.

Calypso snapped a compass, that had been hanging at her waist, off of her own cloak and said, "Jack Sparrow, dis be da key to your freedom. To wha' you want most in dis world." She handed him the compass, and he stared down at it for a moment, before looking at her. She smiled to him as he opened it, watching it spin around, before it landed on the seas. He turned to look at her as a smile spread across her face, "Let us made a deal, Jack Sparrow."

Lila, who had gotten out of bed the minute Jack left her room, was watching through the frosted window. She couldn't see exactly what was going on, but she could tell by the look on Jack's face that he wasn't exactly thrilled with what he was hearing. "Lila?" She hopped off of the window, hoping that it wasn't her father or anyone else behind her.

The young boy rubbed his eyes in a tired way, as his messy brown curls were tangled, letting her know that he had just been asleep. "Li Li, what are you doing?" William asked her as she hoped off of the window seat and walked back over to the door. She shook her head and said, "I couldn't sleep."

"That's not the point!" Came a loud booming voice from downstairs. Lila looked over at Will who looked wide awake now. Before the nine year old could stop her, she walked past him and down to the stairwell. As they walked, the only sound that could be heard was the gentle creaking of the stairs and the sound of the lantern blowing in the breeze since the window had blown open again. The two children stopped at the door, ;eading to the meeting room.

"Davy, she loved you."

"She said she'd come back. When she left, she said it was for my own good. She said that she would come back for me. That she'd wait for me. She never came back. I waited." Her uncle fell silent. Lila pressed herself against the door, ignoring Will who was behind her giving her a list of reason on why they shouldn't be down there. She walked across the hallway, and leaned against the door. After he looked around to make sure no one was coming, Will sprinted across the hallway, and stood behind Lila. "Li, I really don't think-"

"-Shh." She warned him, before pressing her ear back to the door. Inside the room, Neptune walked over to stand behind his brother. He closed his eyes as Davy said, "She's a liar."

"Davy, she's a goddess. You can't expect them to stay in one place for long." Neptune countered, knowing how his own wife was. Davy looked up into his brother's eyes momentarily, before saying, "I promised my heart to her."

He got up, and walked over to where his beating heart laid on the table. His one day would be over soon, and tomorrow morning, he'd be back on the Dutchman for his decade at sea. Placing a hand over the top of the chest, Davy whispered to Neptune, "Isn't that how Calypso's Curse goes?" Neptune stared at his brother for a moment, watching him as he stared down at the chest.

"I don't understand."

"You promise your heart to someone, to whom it really doesn't belong." Davy's eyes glazed over. He closed them as he said in a different tone, "I promised my heart to one, while in all truth, I could have given it to someone else. And for that purpose alone-" Davy turned to look at his brother, "-I can never give my heart away to another. I'll forever be cursed." Neptune fell silent. He didn't know what else to say to that. Lila, who was still pressed against the door, backed away slightly, looking up at Will.

Of course being only five years old, Lila couldn't imagine as she followed her best friend up the stairs that her uncles previous statement would forshadow what would happen to her later in life. She had no way of knowing that the boy she was following up the stairs, would one day fall into the same trap as Davy Jones himself had fallen into.

"As I sail away from you,
Pain sets in, and sees me through.
Lies, and death will come soon for me.
But I shall never die."

"Beating heart locked inside the chest.
Haunted pasts, and no love to last.
You are gone, but still with me.
And love shall never die."