Chapter 1

Elizabeth and Will were tied up against a rock. Their assailants had been an angry group of people that had been known to kill anyone in their way. Stories say that they had been in jail for murder, but escaped not a week later, leaving no way to detect how. They called themselves The Feared. Clever, smart, and daft people they were. Elizabeth and Will had, unfortunately, happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Feared knocked them out, tied them up, and dragged them to a cave. The cave was undoubtedly their hideout. Once someone was caught by The Feared, they were never seen again.

Will came to first. As he stirred and opened his eyes, he became aware of the leader of The Feared standing in front of them, waiting for them to wake up. Will turned his attention to Elizabeth, who had just begun to stir. She opened her eyes, scanning the room, and then exchanged a terrified glance with Will.

Swords were suddenly drawn as everyone got closer. A fun clicked and the man holding it advanced even nearer. He extended his gun and aimed. The sound of a gunshot reverberated throughout the cave.

Elizabeth and Will looked at each other and relaxed, realizing that neither was hurt. Confused, they looked back at the man with the pistol that now had a horrified expression, his face twisting with pain. They watched as the man crumpled to the ground, lifeless. All heads turned to the place where the shot had evidently come from, the entrance of the cave. There stood Captain Jack Sparrow, fun in hand.

The room erupted into chaos and Will and Elizabeth could no longer see Jack through the throng of people that had rushed up to fight him. They struggled vainly with their bonds, trying to get free. They did not notice the guard next to them until it was too late. They cringed as the man was surely about to knock them out, or worse. They caught one last glimpse at the scene before them, and then everything went black.

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Elizabeth first became aware of someone shaking her urgently. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Will, looking at her with deep concern.

"Are you okay?" Will asked, running his fingers through her hair lovingly.

"Yes." She replied, smiling weakly. Then her smile faltered. "What happened? Where did everybody go?" she asked. She looked around the room anxiously. Suddenly she remembered the reason for all the chaos. "Jack!" she cried. "Where's Jack?!"

Will looked like he had been smacked in the face. Apparently, in his worry over Elizabeth, he had completely forgotten about Jack.

"JACK!!!" they yelled together. No answer. Frantically, they began calling for Jack. They started their search near the cave entrance, where he had first appeared. They moved inward from there, looking in every place a person could possibly be. They had gotten through half the cave when Elizabeth suddenly sighed. This is all my fault! Elizabeth chided herself. If I hadn't wanted to go for a walk today because "it's just so beautiful outside today," they wouldn't have gotten into this mess, she thought. Stupid me! She finally let her thoughts wander and continued her search. When she got to the end of her half of the cave, she almost burst into tears. The one time Jack decided to do something good… she thought grimly. She was brought out of her reverie by Will's voice.

"Elizabeth!" Will shouted. "I've found him!"