Chapter 3
Notes: I don't own any character, though I can take credit for a few Heartless ideas
They all stared blankly at the massive Heartless ship as it began to sail away. The green fire had died down now, and permitted them to come onto the dock to helplessly watch the ship sail away with Elizabeth still crying for help in the distance.
"Hurry," Will exclaimed, "we have but not time to loose."
"But Will," Goofy said, "We can't follow them in this here fog and we have no idea where they're a goin."
"That doesn't matter we have to try," he said distraught with the loss. "Elizabeth's life is at stake and we have no idea where the memory of hers even is."
"Well…" put in Donald, "we know that whoever has the memory has bad dreams about it, sometimes gets mad or sad cuz of it, and…"
"Hey!" Sora exclaimed. "We just need to find someone with all of that stuff and we can save Elizabeth!"
"WHAT!" exclaimed Donald with all his rage evident in his face. "You know that we can't let her get her hands on the memories."
Sora sunk his head at the remembrance of how dire their situation was. They all sunk their head, unable to think of a way out of this loophole. That is until Goofy piped in.
"Hey, we may not know where to go but I'm sure Jack could help us!"
They all raised their heads, the most obvious answer had avoided them. "Yeah," said Sora, "Jack would help us, I'm sure of it."
"But then the problem lies in finding Jack," added Will.
"Not a problem," said Sora in his laid back tone, "I am sure that we ask around someone will have heard or seen to Black Pearl."
"I hope your right," said Will, "because Elizabeth's life now hangs in finding Jack."
Back on board the Heartless ship Elizabeth was trying to make an escape. But before she was forced to strand herself in the middle of the ocean she would try to negotiate her way out of here first.
"I demand to be released!" she screamed. "My father is the governor of Port Royal and will have the whole Navy if you don't release me this instant!"
"Settle down t'ere yeah little pipsqueak." Pete had came over to the side of the ship and was looking at Elizabeth over the side.
"What's all ter commotion about?" he asked.
"The commotion has a great deal to do with the very fact that you have robbed me of my wedding day and are now sailing across the seas to who-knows-where on this monster ship!"
"Wow, those're fancy words," commented Pete. "Mind just telling me what you really want. And no big fancy words this time!"
"Let me out of here!"
"Silence! Both of you!" Maleficent was making her way down the deck to where her and Pete were arguing.
"What is the source of all this commotion?"
"Well," Pete stuttered, "This here little lady wants out of that there cage."
"Oh," she said with a bit of a chuckle. "The prisoner wants to be released. How charming."
"What do you hope to gain by keeping me on board of this monstrosity!" cried Elizabeth.
"Oh, a great many things," she mused, "the most important of which would be a fragment of Xehanort' shattered memory."
"And how does my captivity help you ensure your obtaining it?"
"Because, your dear Will loves you so dear that he will do anything for you, no matter what the cost."
"So I'm ransom then?"
"It would appear so, and until such time you shall remain here as a token of goodwill that dear William and his incompetent companions shall return."
"They are not incompetent! If I recall correctly they managed to foil your plans last time he visited Port Royal."
Maleficent turned around at the recollection of a failure, even if not completely on her behalf. "I failed did I?" Flames rose above her cloak in her rage. "I most certainly did not! Pete's incompetence and Barbossa's lack of skill was the reason for my demise last time my presence was here! I am here in person this time! To ensure that my goal shall be met, and now it appears that poor Jack Sparrow is out of the picture to help foil any plans."
"How do you know such things?" Elizabeth sneered.
Maleficent simply smiled as she stroked her ravens backside, now perched on her staff.
"A little bird told me that he now has a reason to fear the seas, isn't that right my pet?"
