"Gem." I whispered out.

"Yes?" She replied as she began to tie my hair back with a long white ribbon.

"Have you noticed that we haven't changed in a long time?" I couldn't seem to peel my eyes off of the mirror.

"What do you mean, Captain?" She now looked up at me with some concern.

"We haven't aged one single bit. We don't even feel any older than our last ordeal in Port Royal. Am I right?" I now was able to see Gem's reflection in the mirror and it showed her to be somewhat shocked and sad.

"Now that you mention it, you're right!" she scratched her head and looked over at me with some confusion. "How could this be?"

"I dunno." I whispered and touched my lips in thought.

Captain William Turner sailed through the seas of the locker heading for the land of the living. It had seemed like eons ago since his last time on shore. He had taken care of the dead who were lost at sea. Now he was able to spend one day ashore with the woman he loved so dearly. He was now quickly approaching the world of the living; which would be at sunrise.

"Since you shoved me in this horrid thing, you can go get me a boat ready for shore." I ordered Gem and watched her leave my cabins with a sad expression. I was then overcome by an invisible force and fell unconscious on the floor.

/ My child; there is something you must know before you go ashore to meet him./

"What is it, Mother?"

/ There is a truth that will be discovered before you. You must beware. He will come; but not on how he was planning./

"Mother, please tell me what is going to go wrong. Please tell me what." I begged.

/I am sorry my child. You will find out soon. But I will tell you this; I may be the spirit of the sea, but you are the heart. Whatever happens, you and your crew will not be harmed. But the heart of the sea will be tested once the truth is out. The heart will be broken before it can heal./

"Mother! No! Please!" I called, but there was no longer a reply. She had left me.

I slowly came around once more and blinked to keep my vision from staying blurry. I sat up and touched my head and took a deep breath as I looked at the floor. "Captain? You're boat is ready and awaiting you!" Gem called through the door.

"I'll be out in a minute." I called back so that she walked away from the door. I then allowed my thoughts to race through what I had learned. I then realized what she was saying and quickly got to my feet. I opened the door and looked about the deck to see everyone working.

"This way Riley!" Gem wrapped her arm around mine and walked me toward the life boat. As we got closer, I swallowed hard. I lightly touched under my skirt where I had secretly strapped a pistol to my leg with a vial of powder. With my adrenaline rushing through my veins, I quickly pulled my arm away from Gem and looked at her confused expression to my reaction. I took a deep breath and charged to the side of the ship and jumped overboard. I crashed into the water and sank down a ways before I kicked back up to the surface of the water. I broke the water's surface and gasped in air. I looked up at Gem who was hanging over the banister of the ship staring at me in bewilderment. I then looked at the island and began to swim over to the shore. I staggered out of the water and looked back at the ship before walking quietly inland into the forest before me. It didn't take long until I found Tia's old house. I opened the door and stepped inside. I was surprised to see that the fireplace was lit along with the many candles and lanterns throughout the small house.

"I am surprised you could make it, my daughter." I spun around quickly to see Calypso standing behind me. I stood straight and looked at her with some interest. She held out her arms as if ushering me to her for a hug. I refused to walk to her, which made her happy features grown grim. "I knew you would come here to look for an answer to your problem; so I took it upon myself to come to you to help you."

"Really. Look; I didn't come here for your help."

"Oh?"

"Yeah. I came here for a permanent way of justice." I shifted my weight and looked about the room. "How is it that you know that Will is going to find out about Elizabeth?" I looked her in the eye.

"The same way that I brought back Barbossa and your father from the locker."

"Is that so. Well tell me this; how is it that she is in the locker? I murdered her on land. She isn't supposed to be there! HOW DID SHE FIND HER WAY THERE?" I screamed and threw a glass bottle across the room. Calypso looked at me with remorse and walked up to me. I was now looking down at the floor in anger and frustration. I was on the brig of tears when I felt her arms wrap themselves around me. I closed my eyes and sighed allowing the tears and cries to surface.