Hey! This is my first Pirates of the Caribbean fic, so I don't know how good it will be. The story takes place after Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. This story is kind of like a fourth movie in story form. Everything in all the movies happened. The only change, is the clip at the end of the 3rd movie NEVER happened. This won't be the only Pirates of the Caribbean story. I'm making this a series, and I'm thinking of having 3 stories. I may have more or less. Enjoy!
I DON'T OWN ANYTHING!!!!
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Elizabeth Turner was rowing her small boat through the swamp that led to Tia Dalma's hut or Calypso as she is now referred to. Elizabeth arrived to the hut and tied her boat to the small deck before going inside, the chest with Will's heart in hand. She was by herself, which made her even more nervous and freaked out. All of Calypso's belongings were left behind and still in the hut, which was Elizabeth's reason for being here.
She began searching through all of Calypso's weird, unusual, and freaky things without knowing what she was looking for. She came across a jar of liquid which held a human head.
Elizabeth eyed it with disgust. "Oh my god, I don't want know," she shook her head, set it aside and continued to dig through piles of junk.
After about half and hour of searching, Elizabeth had torn apart the whole place without luck. She heavily and tiredly sat down on the ground and put her hand to her forehead, clearly frustrated.
"There has to be something here that will help save Will," she mumbled to herself.
It had been about 2 days since Will left and Elizabeth was depressed. But, not to long after Will left, Elizabeth decided to try to find a way to save her husband. The last couple days Elizabeth had done nothing except trying to find a way to do just that. She hadn't bathed, she had barely eaten, and she was living on only a couple hours of sleep. In fact she was still wearing her black under dress that she was wearing the last time she saw him.
She started crying, worried that she wouldn't accomplish her goal. She brought her fingers to a necklace she wore around her neck. She took it off and revealed the key that lay her shirt to keep it safe from the world. She opened the chest and carefully picked up the heart and held in her hands. "I'm so sorry, Will" She cried even harder. Something about holding his heart made her feel comforted, like he was there with her, but it made her cry her eyes out at the same time.
Just then, something caught her eye. It was a bookshelf that she had turn apart during her search. But there was a book on the shelf that, for some apparent reason, she hadn't seen. She put the heart back in the chest in the same careful manner that she had taken it out. She got up and walked over to the book, picked it up, and studied the cover.
"The Legend of Calypso" She whispered, reading the title. She sat down at a table in the middle of the room and began reading.
As she got closer to the part where Calypso gave Davy Jones the job of transferring souls from one world to the next, she got more and more excited that she might find a loophole in saving Will, besides stabbing the heart which would, of course, kill him. After another few minutes of reading, her eyes lit up with pure joy.
"Yes!" She exclaimed to herself before grabbing her things and leaving.
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Meanwhile, Jack Sparrow was hiding out on a ship that was making its way to London, England. It was passing by Tortuga in the middle of the night and everyone on The Leading Lady was sleeping, except the man in the crows nest. The perfect time for Jack to leave without being noticed. He quietly got out of the crate he was hiding in, in the hold. He got all of his effects and silently left. He got up on the deck, snuck up behind the man in the crows nest and stabbed him in the back with his sword. The man slumped to the floor dead. That done, Jack lowered the escape boat and rowed toward Tortuga without being noticed.
Jack was in the bar drinking rum as he looked around the room at all the ruckus going on. But then a small smirk spread across his face when he saw Elizabeth at a table in a dark corner, drinking rum herself.
"Ello, Luv. What brings you to good, old Tortuga?" He said as he walked over to her.
"You actually" Elizabeth looked up at him.
"Really? So, you finally left young William for me, aye? Knew you'd come around"
Elizabeth rolled her eyes and ignored his comment. "I really need your help, Jack" Elizabeth said sincerely.
"You need my help? Wow, never thought I'd hear that"
Elizabeth stared at him. "Please be serious, Jack. This is important"
"Very well. How can I be of service?"
"I found a way to save Will," Elizabeth showed Jack the book. "It says here, that if Calypso herself releases Will of his duties, rather then somebody stabbing the heart, he'll stay alive. But, we must be prepared to do something drastic and possibly life threatening for her in exchange"
Jack sighed. Then a question popped into his mind. "How'd you know I'd be here?"
"Please, Jack. I knew you wouldn't last very long in that dingy you call a boat. Of course you'd end up here eventually"
"For your information I lasted quite long in that dingy before it sank and I had to hitch a ride"
"Right…so, are you going to help me or not?"
"I'll help you get your beloved husband back, Luv"
"What do you want in return?"
"What makes you think I want something?" Jack questioned.
"Jack, I know you. You never do anything for the good of all man kind or for your friends; you always want something for yourself. I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to my Will back. Now, what is it you want?"
Jack sighed and thought for a moment. "Like I said, I'll help you save Will, but after doing so; you two will have to help me find the Fountain of Youth"
"That's it? All we have to do is help you find the fountain?"
"Aye, that's it. That's all you have to do. There is no way I can get all the way to the Fountain of Youth in a little boat, and I definitely can't sail a ship all by my lonesome, I'm gonna need help. So, do we have an accord?"
Elizabeth smiled. "We have an accord"
"Good. Though, may I inquire as to how we're going to get a ship? I know you didn't sail one here"
"One word; Barbossa"
"What's old Hector gonna do? Kill me? Cause, I don't see how that's gonna help and I'm not quite too fond of being sent back to the locker"
"I know you stole part of the map to the fountain, and odds are so does he. If he's smart, and I know he is, he'll come here to find you. We'll persuade him into coming with us, using the Black Pearl. Simple as that"
"Okay, so in your plan, who is going to be the captain?" Jack asked.
"Jack, don't pull me into yours and Barbossa's little…thing you have. Who's going to be the captain is up to you"
"Fine" Jack sighed. "When do you guess Barbossa is gonna be here?"
"Anytime. A couple days at the most. All we have to do now is wait"
They sat there together drinking rum, silently. All the while, Jack was focusing on the slits in Elizabeth's dress.
"That's a very high slit" He thought out loud. He could see all the way up Elizabeth's thigh.
"Jack!" Elizabeth cried out, covering her leg and thigh. She slapped Jack across the face.
"Ouch! It is. I was simply stating a fact!" Jack whined.
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Meanwhile, William Turner was standing at the edge of the Flying Dutchman looking down at the water. They were making their way to World's End to take some fresh corpses that were to be taken to the other world. Bootstrap walked up next to his son, but didn't say anything.
After a couple minutes, Will spoke. "I wonder what Elizabeth is doing right now" He wondered out loud.
"Ye miss her a lot, don't ya?"
"Of course I do. She's my wife"
"I'm sorry, son. But, life can be hard"
"And apparently very, very, cruel"
"That too" Bootstrap said with a slight chuckle.
Will sighed heavily before pulling a golden pocket watch out of his pocket.
"That be a beauty right there" Bootstrap commented, referring to Will's trinket.
"Elizabeth's father gave it to me when she and I first got engaged. It was her great-grandfather's, then her grandfather's, then her father's, now it's mine. He said it was to be given to my son when he gets engaged. Apparently, who ever processes it, will live a life full of luck. Now, even if she does get pregnant and has a son, I won't be able to give it to him. I won't even know he gets married…or engaged for that matter. At least not until long after the fact, probably"
"Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?"
"Thank you, father. But nothing can help me at this point"
"Well, grieving is a part of life. A part of loss"
"I think I'm just gonna go to my quarters. I need some time to myself" Will dismissed himself, leaving his dad behind.
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Aboard the Black Pearl, the crew was getting ready to make port in Tortuga. Pintel and Ragetti walked up to Barbossa who was staring through his spy glass at the pirate filled island.
"Um…Cap'n?" Ragetti said addressing Barbossa.
"Aye?" He replied, never taking his eyes off the island
"Well, we were sort of wondering, how exactly do you know Sparrow will be here?" Pintel questioned.
"That be none of your concern, is it? The fact that I said Mr. Sparrow will be here should be enough for ya. Now go drop the anchor. We're close enough"
About ten minutes later Barbossa, Pintel, Ragetti, Marty, Cotton, and of courses Cotton's parrot were tying the small boat to the dock. They headed into the bar, where, as expected, they found Jack. But what they didn't expect was to find Elizabeth with him.
"What's puppet doing here?" Pintel whispered in Ragetti's ear. Ragetti just shrugged in response.
"Jack Sparrow" Barbossa spat out as if his name were poison.
"Ah…my beloved Hector. Pleasure encountering you again"
"It's my pleasure. It's nice to see you again Miss Swann"
"Mrs. Turner" Elizabeth corrected, rather harshly.
"My mistake" Barbossa said sarcastically. "Anyway, ya know why we're here Jack. Hand over the map"
"What map?" Jack shot back, rather childishly.
Barbossa pulled out his pistol and held it right under Jack's chin. "I'm not here to play games. I'm here to take what's mine and leave" As this was said, Jack took his sword and held it against Barbossa's stomach.
"Barbossa! Jack! Knock it off! I have something very important to say, and I'll not be interrupted. Especially not by foolish adults who think violence is the only way to solve anything! Now listen!"
Barbossa rolled his eyes and took his pistol away from Jack and Jack did the same with his weapon.
"Barbossa, Jack and I need your ship, your crew, and you. We are going to save Will. I have a solution on how to do that right here" She said holding up the book. Then she turned to face Jack. "Once we save Will, he and I will accompany you to the Fountain of Youth. And so will Barbossa and his crew" She looked back at Barbossa. "We will all sail there together, solemnly and friendly! But, first we will save my husband! And if anybody objects, please don't speak now, and please forever hold your peace!" By this time, Elizabeth had gotten the whole bar's attention and for possibly the first time in history; everyone in the Faithful Bride was quiet and calm. Elizabeth pushed her way through Jack and Barbossa who had been standing next to each other. "Come on. We are going to get the supplies we need and leave as soon as we can. Now get your bloody assess out here and help me get ready to set sail!"
Jack and Barbossa looked at each other for a moment both shocked at Elizabeth's attitude before running after her with the crew following close behind.
"Fine! But, I get to be the captain!" Barbossa yelled to Elizabeth.
"No, I do!" Jack said next, without skipping a beat.
"I do!"
"I do!"
"Oh my God!" Elizabeth screamed running away from the two annoying pirates. "Will you two just stow it?"
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Hoped you like it! And I know that Will wasn't in this chapter a lot, but he will be in the other chapters more.