They all were in the longboats heading to the destination. Jack stood looking out across the water and Marie sat next to him. Trying not to look at him. After a few minutes Jack asked softly,

"What's wrong love?"

Marie shook her head, not wanting to talk about it. Jack sat next to her and took her hand. He put an arm around her and said quietly, "We'll be alright." They said nothing the rest of the way. It wasn't until nightfall that they arrived at a small hut. Jack climbed up the ladder saying,

"No worries, mates. Tia Dalma and I go way back. Thick as thieves. Nigh inseparable we are...were...have been...before..." he finished looking worried.

"I'll watch your back." Gibbs assured him.

"It's me front I'm worried about." Jack commented.

"Mind the boat." Gibbs said to Marie,

"Mind the boat." She said to Will.

At this a long chain of 'mind the boats' sounded and Marie didn't stay to listen. She entered cautiously after Gibbs and Jack. They heard a soft,

"Jack Sparrow."

"Tia Dalma." He said cheerfully.

"I always knew the wind was going to blow you back to me one day." She looked at Will and said quietly, "You, you have a touch of destiny about you, William Turner."

"You know me?" will asked.

"You want to know me." She replied seductively.

"There'll be no knowing here." Jack interrupted quickly, "We came for help and we're not leaving without it. I thought I knew you." He said to Tia. Marie looked at him,

"Now who's jealous?"

Jack gave her a look as Tia Dalma replied to Jack,

"Not so well as I'd hoped. Come."

"Come." Jack said mimicking Tia. Will sat next to Tia while Jack stood looking around. Marie stood against a wall watching quietly.

"So what service may I do you?" Tia asked running her hand across Will's cheek, "You know I demand payment." She said suddenly looking up at Jack.

"I brought payment." He said quickly. He nodded for them to bring the cage with Jack the monkey inside. "Look!" He said shooting the monkey, "An undead monkey! Top that."

Tia approached the cage and let Jack out. Gibbs said sadly,

"You've no idea how long it took us to catch that."

" The payment is fair." Tia said.

"We're looking for this." Will said laying down the piece of clothe. Tia looked at it for a moment, "And what it goes to."

She looked up at Jack,

"The compass you bartered from me. It cannot lead you to this?"

"Maybe, why?" Jack asked.

"Ah…" She said with a knowing grin, "Jack Sparrow does not know what he wants! Or do you know, but are loathe to claim it as your own?" She said as she looked up at Marie. Marie looked away upon seeing Jack's eyes on her, "Your key go to a chest. And it's what lay inside the chest you seek. Don't it?"

"What is inside?" Gibbs asked.

"Gold? Jewels? Unclaimed properties of a valuable nature?" Pintel asked

"Nothing bad, I hope." Ragetti put in.

"You know of Davy Jones, yes?" Tia asked, "A man of the sea, a great sailor. Till he run afoul of that which vex all men."

"What vexes all men?" Will asked,

"What indeed?" She asked running her hand over his.

"Well, the sea." Gibbs said.

"Sums." Pintel guessed.

"The dichotomy of good and evil." Ragetti said, causing them all to look at him curiously. After a moment Jack rolled his eyes and said,

"A woman."

"A woman." Tia agreed putting her hands on Marie's shoulders, "He fell in love."

"No, no, no, no, I heard it was the sea he fell in love with." Gibbs said interrupting,

"Same story, different versions, and all are true." Tia cut in. She gestured to Marie as she said, "It was a woman as changing, harsh, and untamable as the sea. Him never stop loving her. But the pain it cause him was too much to live with, but not enough to cause him to die." Marie wrapped her arms around herself nervously as Tia went back to her seat.

"What exactly did he put into the chest?" Will asked bluntly.

"Him heart." Tia said gently.

"Literally, or figuratively?" Ragetti asked,

"He couldn't literally put his heart in a chest." Pintell said with a smirk, "Could he?"

"You, of all people, who were cursed, undead pirates are asking?" Marie asked them.

"It was not worth feeling what small, fleeting joy life brings, and so him carve out him heart, lock it away in a chest, and hide the chest from the world. The key, he keep with him at all times."

"You knew this." Will said accusingly to 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 your bonnie lass, eh?" Jack replied turning to walk away.

"Let me see your hand." Tai said. Marie looked at Jack nervously as he stuck out his right hand. Tia was not fooled and he reluctantly held out his left hand letting Tia see. She removed the clothe and revealed the black spot.

"The black spot!" Gibbs cried doing a silly superstitious dance.

Ragetti and Pintel proceeded in mimicking Gibbs while Tia gave them a look.

"My eyesight's good as ever, just so you know." Jack said testily.

Tia went into a back room mumbling and looking around. Marie went to stand next to Will and Jack and watched Jack steal one Tia's rings. Marie gave him a look but he didn't put the ring back. Finally Tia came back holding a jar of dirt.

"Davy Jones cannot make port, cannot step on land but once every ten years. Land is where you are safe, Jack Sparrow, so you will carry land with you." She said handing Jack the jar.

"Dirt. This is a jar of dirt." Jack said a little surprised.

"Yes." Tia said.

"Is the jar of dirt going to help?"

"Do you think she would give it to you if it wasn't going to help?" Marie asked.

"If you don't want it, give it back." She replied testily.

"No!" He said quickly.

"Then it helps." She said smirking,

"It seems we have a need to find the Flying Dutchman." Will said.

"A touch of destiny..." Tia said throwing crab claws across the map. Jack quickly traced the claws and Tia handed Will the map. "This will take you there." She said.

They proceeded to rise to leave. Tia gave Will a longing stroke on his cheek as he exited the hut. Marie went to follow but Tia held her back. When everyone had left she said, "You child, you are confused." Marie didn't respond at first. But Tia tipped her chin in a maternal fashion and said, "Tell ol' Tia Dalma."

Marie said quietly,

"I'm just not sure of myself," she said. Tia seemed to sense that this wasn't the whole truth and waited, "I'm not sure if I still trust Jack…"she said softly,

Tia looked at her gently and said,

"Child, did you not make a stand for Jack before?" Marie's eyes widened at this but she simply nodded. "Time's will be hard; you will be caused to doubt Jack further in the future. Just remember why you stood for Jack before..."

Marie nodded and exited. She climbed in the longboat and Jack looked at her curiously but Marie didn't share.