Chapter 2
Shreya stood staring wide eyed as the ship came closer. It was black in colour and resembled a Sailfish. It had five huge stay sails making it easier to beat the wind. It didn't look at all like a normal ship. It appeared to be crafted out of Marine life and plant matter rather than the usual Timber and sail. It was heavily armed with port and starboard guns and canons on both sides.
The ship was almost upon them when Shreya came out of her senses and realised that they were going to be attacked soon.
'Oh no! Wh - what do we do now?' she asked fearfully.
'We wait and see what they have got to say' said Jack Coolly.
'Are you insane? You will get both of us killed!' exclaimed Shreya.
'You got any better idea?' asked Jack.
'Yeah... We - we should run!' said Shreya and began running as fast as her legs could carry in the opposite direction.
A moment later however she realised that Jack wasn't following her.
'What are you waiting for?' she yelled.
'Do you know sword fighting?' asked Jack.
'No! Oh come on! Don't waste time' said Shreya pulling him after her.
'Don't worry love. You are safe with me. Now take this and hit as many as you can' said Jack handing her a large wooden plank.
Shreya was about to say something but a booming voice echoed from the depths of the ship and she stopped talking.
'Bring them to me! Charge!'
A horde of sinister looking crew charged forward heading straight for them.
'They are not like us! What are they?' Shreya asked trembling.
The crew had little or almost no flesh remaining on them and were completely encrusted with sea life and moss. It looked as if they had been rotting under the sea for a long time.
'It's the curse that gradually mutates the crew into anthropomorphic amalgamations of sea creatures. The crew then actually become less and less human until they are literally absorbed into the Flying Dutchman' said Jack with a smirk.
'What?' Shreya asked shocked.
As the ghostly crew closed in on them, Jack withdrew his Cutlass and a sword from nowhere and began fighting.
'Thwack!' Shreya hit a mouldy looking sailor hard on the head and to her disgust, his head toppled off and rolled down to the floor revealing his severed neck.
'Urgh! Gross!' she muttered and continued fighting.
She could see Jack Sparrow disarming and blocking the sailors with his sword.
The fight continued for a mere ten minutes after which Shreya was disarmed and Jack Sparrow was surrounded by four of the crew members.
'Does she have a heart?' asked the booming voice once again.
Shreya gulped.
A sailor moved closer to her, smiling and flashing his rotting teeth.
'No! Don't touch me!' said Shreya in a warning tone.
Knowing what she was about to do, Jack said through gritted teeth, 'Don't do anything stupid!'
Ignoring Jack completely she withdrew the heart which she had wrapped in a dirty cloth and held it up high.
Looking at the ship, she yelled, 'Where are you Davy Jones? What you seek so desperately is with me! Reveal yourself!'
The crew looked shocked. They wondered who this strange woman was, who would dare to call Davy Jones by his name.
There was a cluttering sound and Shreya's eyes widened in shock.
Davy Jones was the most gruesome and disgusting looking creature Shreya had ever set her eyes upon.
His physique appeared like a sea monster and his face! He had a cephalopod - like head. The octopus like light grey tentacles gave an impression that he had a very thick beard. His face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body and he had prodigious claws on hind and fore feet.
'Who has dared to summon Davy Jones? Who are you?' he rasped.
Shreya was at loss of words. But then she gathered courage and spoke 'Leave us! I will give you whatever you seek. Tell your men to back off!'
'Oh no! I will not until I find out the reason why did you take my precious treasure from the Chest. And why are you with Jack Sparrow' said Davy Jones.
Shreya opened her mouth to say something but Jack Sparrow spoke in a loud voice.
'She is the... uh... reincarnation of sea - goddess Calypso!'
There was a shocked murmur of voices amongst the crew.
'Silence!' rasped Davy Jones.
'Sea Goddess who?' asked Shreya with a confused look at Jack.
'Bring them aboard!' Davy Jones ordered.
Many pairs of hands grabbed them. Shreya began screaming and kicking them wildly but to no avail.
'What did you tell them?' Shreya yelled at Jack.
'I told them you are the Sea - Goddess Calypso. She was Davy Jones love interest!' said Jack.
'No! Who gave you the right to tell lies about me? Oh I am so going to kill you Jack Sparrow!' she screamed.
'Hey! My hat! Get me my hat!' Jack yelled as his hat fell off his head.
The crew ignored his pleas and carried them to the ship.
'At last I am reunited with my love!' Davy Jones muttered fanning Shreya with his rotting breath.
Shreya wrinkled his nose in disgust and slammed a fist into Davy Jones face.
She felt bile rise in her throat as she saw her fist covered with a sticky gooey substance.
'Get away from me you obnoxious creature! I am not your lover! Jack Sparrow is lying! I am not the sea goddess Calypso!' she yelled.
A moment of silence and the Davy Jones spoke, 'I know!'
The crew rejoiced and cheered.
'Then why have you captured me?' she asked shocked.
'You are a part of crew now. You will die on this ship and serve me for one hundred years!' said Davy Jones grabbing the heart from her hands.
The crew laughed heartily.
'Lock them! And make sure they do not escape the ship ever!' said Davy Jones and disappeared down the staircase, guffawing.
When Shreya looked out onto the sea, she they were very far from the shore.
'Jack Sparrow you are doomed! I am going to murder you at the first opportunity I get!' she said angrily.
'There will be no need. We will be off this ship soon!' said Jack.
'Who will rescue us from these creatures? You?' she asked flaring up.
Jack Sparrow did not answer her question. He was busy fumbling into his pocket.
'What are you doing?' asked Shreya.
Jack took out his Compass and threw it into the sea.
'I am making arrangements for our rescue operation!' said Jack.
'By throwing a Compass in the sea?' asked Shreya.
'Yes. I think you should try some Rum with me' said Jack as the crew carried them to the depths of the ship.
O-o-o-o
Half an hour later, ACP Pradyuman and Purvi were peering into the empty Chest on Isla Cruces.
There was no sign of Shreya at all.
'I am afraid someone has kidnapped Shreya!' said ACP Pradyuman.
'Sir what do we do now? How do we find her?' asked Purvi in a concerned voice.
They saw Daya and Pankaj approaching them, hair plastered to their faces and water dripping from their body.
'We searched the entire area but she is nowhere to be seen. Shreya has disappeared! Poof! Vanished into thin air!' said Pankaj.
'Are you sure Purvi this is the place Shreya was talking about? There is absolutely no trace of her' said Daya.
'Yes sir! This is the place. She told me about the chest and it's right here!' said Purvi.
'Didn't you find any evidences?' asked ACP Pradyuman.
'We found these items floating in the water.' said Pankaj pointing at the items in his hand.
'What's that?' asked ACP Pradyuman.
'A strange shabby looking hat and a Compass which doesn't point north' said Daya with a sulky expression on his face.