The ship continues to sail, where? Milah had no idea as she relaxed below deck on a hammock, with her hat over her eyes. She was tired, who would have thought being chased by cannibals would wear a person out so much. She didn't look up when she heard footsteps but gave out a cry in alarm as she was lifted out of the hammock.

'William turner! Put me down' She yelled and he laughed 'aright' and he put her down only to jump into the hammock she was previously in. She pouted and he simply opened his arms. She moved and laid down on the hammock and in his arms, relaxing her head against his chest.

They laid there in silence before Milah looked up at him 'will?' 'Mm?' He said keeping his eyes closed but letting her know he was listening. 'Why do you think Jack wants that key so badly?' 'No idea but if I know Jack, he's always got a plan in mind. Now just go to sleep' he says and she sighs resting back down and was lulled to sleep but the steady beats of wills heart.

Milah ha snow joined will and the rest of the crew in 2 long boats as they made their way up a river. 'Why is Jack afraid of the open ocean' will asks Gibbs 'Well, if you believe such things, there's a beast does the bidding of Davy Jones. A fearsome creature with giant tentacles that suction your face clean off. And drag an entire ship past the crushing darkness. The Kraken!' Marty turned around at the name, while lintel and ragetti looked at each other, in fear.

'They say the stench of its breath is like - ooh! Imagine: The last thing you know on God's green earth is the roar of the Kraken, and the reeking odor of a thousand rotting corpses. If you believe such things. ' 'and the key will spare him that's?' Milah questions in disbelief 'Now that's the very question Jack wants answered. Bad enough even to go visit... Her' 'her?' They both question, eyebrows raised. 'Aye'.

There's no more talking as night falls as they continue to move with the river, people watch them from the trees, will instinctively brings Milah closer. 'Are you you sure about this Jack?' Milah asks as they make their way off the boats towards a shack.

'No worries, mates. Tia Dalma and I go way back. Thick as thieves. Nigh inseparable we are. Were. Have been. Before. ' 'I'll watch your back' lIt's me front I'm worried about. Mind the boat.' 'Mind the boat' Gibbs passes onto will 'mind the boat' will passes it onto ragetti and Pinter as he grabs Milah's hand and the two of them walk after Gibbs and Jack. Jack cautiously opens the door, slowly. Mear the inside of the shack door hangs a live snake, moving slowly and Milah grasps hold of wills arm, she's never been a big fan of snakes.

A woman looks up from a pair of crab claws and smiles slowly 'jack sparrow' 'Tia dalma' 'I always know de wind was goin' blow you back to me one day.' She stops when she spots William 'You. You have a touch of... destiny about *you*, William Turner.' 'You know me?' Will questions 'you want to know me' 'I don't think so lady' Milah says standing between the two of them. 'But of course, Milah the girl with pirate in her blood. It's interesting that your all here together' 'We've come for help and we're not leaving without it.' Jack says intervening, leading Tia away before Milah did anything, knowing exactly what the look in her meant.

'Come' Jack said and Milah and will moved forward, Tia forcing will to sit down lWhat... service... may I do you? Hmmm?' Milah gritted her teeth at the woman's obvious and moved forward only to have Jack stop her. 'You know I demand payment.' Tia said and Jack smiled 'I brought payment' with a whistle the caged undead monkey was brought forth and put on the table.

Jack cocks his pistol, shoots the monkey, the bullet has no effect, but the monkey chatters in fright. 'An undead monkey! Top that!' Tia lifts the cage door and the monkey scampers off, 'no!' You've no idea how long it took us to catch that.' Gibbs says in annoyance. Lethe payment is fair' 'where looking for this and what it goes to' will says pulling out the parchment with the key on it. Tia stops and her face goes serious as she looks down at the drawing before turning to jack

'The Compass you bartered from me. It cannot lead you to dis?' 'Maybe. Why?' Jack asks uncertainty laced in his voice, 'Ayeee... Jack Sparrow does not know what he wants! Or... do know, but are loathe to claim it as your own. Your key go to a chest, and it is what lay
inside the chest you seek, don't it?' 'What is inside?' Milah asks the woman.

'Gold? Jewels? Unclaimed properties of a valuable nature?' 'Nothing... bad, I hope.' Pinter and ragetti speaks 'You know of... Davy Jones, yes? A man of de sea. A great sailor, until he ran afoul of dat which vex all men.'

'What vexes all men?' Will asks 'what, indeed' 'the sea?' Gibbs suugested 'sums!' 'Dictomey of good and evil' 'a woman' both Jack and Milah speak. 'A wo-man. He fell in love.' 'No-no-no-no, I heard it was the sea he fell in love with.' Gibbs argued.

'Same story, different versions, and all are true. See, it was a *woman*, as changing, and harsh, and untamable as the sea. Him never stopped loving her. But the pain it cause 'im was too much to live wid. But not enough to cause him to die.' 'What exactly did he put in the chest?' Will asks 'him heart' 'literally or figuratively?' Ragetti asks. 'He couldn't li'erally put his heart in a chest! Could he?' Lintel asks unsure of himself.

'It was not wort' feeling what... small fleeting joy life brings, and so... he carved out him heart, lock in a chest, and hide de chest from de world. De keys, he keep wid him at all times.' 'You knew this' will States standing and turning on Jack.

'I did not. I didn't know where the key was. But now we do. So all that's left is to climb aboard the Flying Dutchman, grab the key, you go back to Port Royal and save yours and your loves here's life hey!' He says snapping his fingers 'Let me see your hand.' Tia suddenly says standing. Jack shows his right right hand in untouched but Tia unwraps the bandage on his left, revealing a black spot.

'Uhhh! The black spot!' Gibbs quickly wipes his hands on his chest, spins around once to the left, and spits 'black spot! Black spots!' Pinter and ragetti copy Gibbs moves in sync.
My eyesight's as good as ever, just so you know.' Tia dissappears behind a cloth door beads into a back room, muttering to herself.

Tia comes back carrying something 'Davy Jones cannot make port. Cannot step on land but once every ten years. Land is where you are safe, Jack Sparrow. And so you will carry land wid you...' She hands him the jar and everyone looks around confused, 'dirt? This is a jar of dirt' 'yes' Tia says seeing nothing wrong with what she just did. 'Is the jar of dirt going to help?' Jack asks 'If you don' want it, give it back.' 'No' Jack immediately says cradling the jar to his chest 'den it helps' .

'It seems we have a need to find the Flying Dutchman.' Will statesman and rim moved so she's sitting. She holds several crab shells between her cupped hands and closes her eyes. 'A touch ... Of destiny' she then throws the crab claws on the table, seeing how they fall.