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"Alicia?" said a familiar voice.

Alicia groaned. She had hoped that by the time Jack was sober he would have forgotten all the things that she had said to him. Opening her eyes, she saw not Jack, but Will.

"What are you doing here?" cried Alicia happily. "You can't step foot on land but once every ten years!" she continued.

"Calypso's curse is weakening thanks to what you and Jack did yesterday. I can stay on land for a few hours." Will explained, his face beaming.

"Thank you so much!" he smiled.

There was silence soon afterwards. He gave her a funny look.

"You've been crying, haven't you?" he asked her with a kind look on his face.

"No, it's nothing really," assured Alicia.

"You've got streaks down your face from where the tears fell. Alicia, please tell me what's wrong." said Will. He was genuinely concerned.

"Sparrow is helping me. He saved my life yesterday. I still love him Will, but there's no way that he loves me anymore. I screamed in his face last night and told him how I felt. I can't bear facing him again." cried Alicia. The tears had ceased but she still felt rotten.

"Then Jack is the most idiotic man I've ever met." said Will.

"Give him time, Al. Jack's frightened of the idea of love and commitment. All he thinks about is-"

"Yes I know what you mean," interrupted Alicia.

"Jack will come to his senses…he always does. Eventually." said Will gently.

His words made Alicia feel slightly better.

"You'd better go and see Will Junior while you still can." she smiled.

"Goodbye," he said softly and disappeared. Being Captain of the Flying Dutchman did have its perks…

Alicia took out the book and read through it.

Each task is a test of strength:

The first task is about physical strength,

The second task is about emotional strength,

The third task is about mental strength.

"Great," thought Alicia, sarcastically.

"I can't be more emotional than now."

Begrudgingly Alicia picked up the book and headed back to Jack.

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"Sparrow! Wake up!" said Alicia nervously.

Jack was lying on his back, a bottle of rum in his hand. He awoke suddenly.

"What's wrong? Tell me the rum isn't gone?" he asked. When Alicia did not answer immediately Jack shot up and said frantically "Is it?"

"No Captain Sparrow." she snapped back. "How much do you remember of last night?" she asked.

Jack paused for a moment as he considered his answer.

"We lit a bonfire and drank rum. Why? Did something happen that I ought to remember?" his mouth twitched playfully.

Alicia was relieved and she quickly changed the subject.

"Come on, the next task is on Isla Cruces."

"Been there before, getting dizzy even thinking about it." remarked Jack. Alicia could not resist but ask him why.

"Mill-wheel fight, long story," and he dismissed the subject quickly. There was an awkward silence. Alicia quickly wiped the remainder of tears from her face,

"Are you alright love?" asked Jack, smiling.

Alicia put a false smile on her face.

"Yeah course I'm fine," she answered but inside she was screaming with sadness.

Isla Cruces was a beautiful island. The lush jungle covered most of it. The remains of an old church stood in the middle. As Jack and Alicia walked to the church, they past a huge wooden millwheel that was being gradually washed away by the sea lying on the beach. Jack smiled as if it brought back memories.

Alicia kept her eyes to the ground. She felt shocked with herself when she remembered how she had admitted being in love with Jack. She sincerely hoped that Will was right. Jack noticed that Alicia seemed very nervous.

"No need to fret lass. What's this task about?" he inquired, hoping that he could cheer her up.

"Emotional strength Captain," she answered lamely. Jack gulped. Maybe this wasn't going to be so easy…

He grabbed her arm so that Alicia was facing him and she could not keep staring at the ground.

"For God's sake Alicia, why the bejesus do you never call me Jack? It's not as if I'm a stranger , is it?" said Jack, annoyed.

Before he could day another word Alicia cut in.

"Ugh! You're impossible! You're so annoying Sparrow! I already told you why last night and it's not my fault if you were so drunk that you can't remember!" she exclaimed.

Jack held up his hands in a "well-what-do-you-expect" gesture.

"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow!" he said as the only way of explaining himself. Alicia sighed and wrenched her arm out of his grasp.

"Come on," she said walking faster.

Jack's face fell. He was almost certain that he had seen her eye's light up, something that reminded him of the Alicia he once knew.

"Bugger! We were so close!" thought Jack to himself.