"Carina." Henry whispered. She wiped away tears, revealing red, puffy eyes. "Yes?" she said, her voice cracking.

"Do you know of Tia Dalma?"

Carina's heart stopped.

If she hadn't seen dead men few months back, coming to get their revenge, she would have laughed in disbelief. However, as those things had happened, she was willing to go on a little faith. "B-but I-I thought.." she breathed "..she was released? Yes she was. But now they've bound her again." he said finishing her sentence. She looked at Henry in shock. "Why would they do that?" He shrugged. "I'm not quite sure, but what I do know is that she can raise people from the dead."

Now that, she wasn't going to believe. She expected to say something like, you can see your father in memory of mind one more time.

"Impossible." she snorted and rolled her eyes. She wished though it could be true. But she knew her tiny ray of hope would be crushed if she even believed in it. "Absolute rubbish." "no. It's not rubbish. Barbossa has been raised from the dead before. My father told me the story. And It was true. I could see it from the look in his eyes." then he added, "of course you will need payment." "yes, I'm very well aware of the stories." she snapped at her husband. "I still won't believe it. I never shall." "After all we've been through? You still don't believe in me? All the tales are true. you and I know that." he looked sad and ashamed. She felt sorrow in her heart. He was trying to help her. It's the most he could do in these hard circumstances. He was truly truly trying. She sighed.

"well allright."

He looked at her full of determination in his eyes. "She will bring him back. I promise."

Birds called, chirping their happy song, oblivious to the sadness in the human's hearts below them. Fishes swam with the current, searching for food and snakes hissed in the trees about to eat a snack.

The river rippled over the usual smooth surface of the water from the small boat going down the passage. Carina looked around curiously at the fireflies that hummed shining in the darkness.

Then they saw it.

The hut.

Tia Dalma's hut to be more specific.

When they bumped onto the little port, they tied the boat up so it wouldn't float away with the current. Henry gulped. "now that I remember, Father mentioned how strange she was. We better make this fast. She's a bit..odd." Carina cocked her eyebrow. "Is that important?" "No, of course not." he said firmly "your father is more important of course. I'm so selfish sometimes." she smiled at him. "not usually." He nodded and opened the creaky door.

Tia Dalma's hut was very odd. Body-parts hanging in jars all over the place, exotic birds, and all sorts of animals screeching and chirping in their cages. Dozens of rusty old rings, necklaces and bracelets. Carina cautiously entered the strange hut, her eyes on a very large poisonous snake. "This is the place? Are you certain?" "Yes." he said, but his face showed otherwise. He bit his lip. It was strange for sure, but was it hers?

That question was soon answered.

"Who enter?" asked a voice with a strong jamaican accent. Henry and Carina nearly jumped a foot in the air. Carina slowly turned around and a woman met her eyes. She almost knew immediately that it was her because the strong sense of magic coming off her. Tia Dalma was a dark-skinned woman with long dreadlocks and grayish teeth. She smiled widely at Henry. "Ah, Henry Turner." she said swaggering up to him. "How do you..?" he looked at her in shock. "I knew your fad'er. And I already know many things." she turned to Carina. Her smile widened even further. "The scientist! I knew your fad'er too, Carina Barbossa." she said her name no louder than a whisper. Carina and Henry exchanged glances. "So what is it you want?" she asked them sweetly. Then her face became stern. "You know I demand payment." Henry nodded. "I have these." He placed a cage full of small yellow birds on the table who were singing a beautiful song. He also placed a ring on the table that was ruby encrusted and had waves carved on the silver. She smiled. "The payment is fair. Now again, what is it you want?"

"I want my father back to life."

There was a silence. Tia Dalma looked up at her. She nodded. "There must be a reason."

"What?" Carina was very confused.

"a reason."

"I.. I love him." she said. "I love my father. I wish to see him again. Is that reason enough?"

"do you wish to see your mother?"

Carina looked taken aback. "Why.. Can I.. See..?"

"You don't know?"

"Know what?" Carina was starting to get confused, frustrated and anxious all at once.

"Your mother.." she looked at her with most seriousness "..is alive."