Author's Note: Holy fucking shit (excuse my language), I'm extremely sorry for not updating any sooner. March break has refreshed me with the heat of Jamaica, and now an essay for school is dragging me down. For a writer, I SUCK ASS with essays. Here is chapter seven! Enjoy it! Thank you all for the reviews/additions to favorite stories/alerts/subcriptions, I really appreciated it!!!


"It's been a while, where's Jack and Will?" I paced in front of Gibbs. He looked at me and rolled his eyes. He muttered something about a lover's worry and continued watching over the ship.

"What code are you to keep to, if the worst should happen?"

Gibbs looked up and gravely explained, "Pirates code. Any man that falls behind, is left behind."

Oh great. What if something happens to Will or Jack?

Suddenly Elizabeth came aboard. I shot up and out of my seat, "Lizzie!"

She noticed me, "Gin!" and she ran over and embraced me. Will came up after her, but where's Jack?

"Will, where's Jack?" I asked him, half of me terrified of hearing the answer.

"Jack? Jack Sparrow?" Elizabeth questioned.

Will looked at me sadly and gravely said, "He fell behind."

I horrible feeling clenched at my stomach, and fear gripped at my heart. I felt numb; as if it wasn't really me inside my skin.

Will led Elizabeth past me, but she stopped and turned to me, "Gin… what happened? What's wrong?"

I shook my head, and moved away from her, "William will explain everything to you."

*

The Black Pearl is gaining on us and Anamaria is deperately trying to shake her off. Elizabeth has joined us and stated, "This is the fastest ship in the caribbean."

"You can tell them that, after they've caught us," Anamaria snapped.

"We're shallower on the draft, right?" Elizabeth asked.

"Aye," Anamaria confirmed.

I caught on to where Elizabeth was going with this, and suggested, "Then can't we lose them on those shoals?" I pointed in the distance.

Gibbs agreed, "We don't have to outrun them long; just long enough."

Anamaria then ordered, "Lighten the ship! Stem the stern!"

Gibbs added, "Anything we can afford to lose, be sure to see that it's lost!"

*

Our plan didn't work. The Black Pearl has gained up on us, and is at a much closer distance.

"It was a good plan, up till now." Anamaria said.

Will came over, "Gibbs! We have to make a stand; we must fight! Load the guns."

"With what?" Anamaria challenged.

"Anything; everything! Anything we have left."

Gibbs contemplated for a moment over what to do, and finally made a decision, "Load the guns! Case shot and langerage! Nails and crushed glass!"

Will went after Gibbs down the stairs along with Elizabeth to help load and prepare to fight. I looked back at the Black Pearl, which wasn't far away. I stayed with Anamaria at the wheel, and quickly tried to think of new strategies.

Gibbs and Will came back up to our level, "The Pearl is gonna luff up on our port quarter. She'll rake us without ever presenting a target."

I quickly piped up, "Lower the anchor on the ride side; on the starboard side!"

Elizabeth agreed, "It does have an element of surprise," and Will being the loyal man to Elizabeth that he is agreed as well.

"You're daft, lady! You both are!" Anamaria said exhasperated.

"Daft like Jack! Lower the starboard anchor!" Gibbs ordered.

When he mentioned Jack, a pang of longing clenched at my heart. I assumed that he was back on the Pearl with Barbossa.

The anchor was suddenly dropped and the boat turned and pulled to the right, while I clutched onto Elizabeth as she steadied us at the railing. I turned to Anamaria and told her to let go of the wheel to help turn the ship around.

The Pearl sailed up to drift at our side, and each us ordered the crew to fire cannons at each ship. All that sould be heard was the explosions radiating from the ship's guns. Gibbs, Will, I and Elizabeth were positioned at the railings ducking at moments to prevent from getting shot and reloading the rifles to shoot at the opposing pirates.

Gibbs cried, "We need more ideas, lass!"

Elizabeth retaliated, "It's your turn!"

Anarmaria positioned a pistol next to my temple and angrily said, "We'll give them her, she is Elizabeth's sister after all, maybe they want the set."

Will mentioned, "She's not what they're after," looking at me and then to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth reached to the front of her dress, and felt around, realizing the necklace was gone, "The medallion."

Will stood up and turned and ran to another part of the ship to retrieve the medallion.

All of a sudden our highest sail and mast cracked and fell grandly atop the railing of the Pearl as if to make a bridge between the two ships. I looked at the Pearl and noticed they were preparing themselves to go overboard and onto our ship. This is not good.

I fired another shot and another never really firing at true aim. A pirate ran towards me and I smacked him smartly across the head the gun in my hands. Another grabbed my arms and rasied his sword preparing to strike me but then there stood Jack in all his glory, stopped the pirate and commented, "That's not very nice."

I smacked the pirate overboard and Jack lowered us so that we wouldn't be shot. He crouched in front of me and grinned, "Miss me?"

I couldn not help the smile that formed on my face against my will. I was relieved to see him again, and taunted, "No, not at all, did you miss me?"

He leaned in closer and smirked, "Did you want me to?"

I leaned in as well, so that our faces were just inches apart, "Did you want me to want you to miss me?"

"Did you?"

I sighed, and gave up, and looked into his eyes. Sometimes I just could not understand him, which is partly the reason why I'm so taken with him.

"Just kiss me already," I demanded, annoyed by the riddles.

He quickly obliged, and closed the distance between us. I heard a gun shot, and remembered where we were. I pulled away and he called out to Elizabeth, "Where is the medallion?"

Elizabeth joined us and proudly told him, "And why should I tell you?"

Jack then reminded her, "And where then is dear William?"

Her eyes grew wide, and she shot up and darted to where the enterance to the lower deck level was. I ran after her knowing she would need my help.

I peered through the grate and noticed that he was trapped. Elizabeth tried to move it and I helped her by trying to move the rubble, but to no avail.

I joined her and informed him, panicking, "I can't move it!"

Suddenly two pirates grabbed me and Elizabeth from behind and forced us upon the threshold of the Black Pearl.

Me and Elizabeth were being ropped to a pillar while one pirate rambled on, pointing his gun at us, "Any of you so much as think the word 'parley', I'll have your guts for garters."

I ignored him, and ducked underneathe the rope along with Elizabeth, but we were stopped cold when our ship was suddenly blown up!

Elizabeth suddenly shot herself onto Barbossa, "You godless pirate!"

I was right behind her, and Barbossa took a hold of her, and said, "Welcome back, miss! It seems as though you brought your dear sister along with you! You took advantage of our hospitality last time, it only seems fair now that you return the favor, along with your Gin," and threw us into the crowd of pirates and they held us back. Jack cried out, "Gin!"

A voice suddenly shouted out, "Barbossa!"

We all turned the commanding presence and turns out it was Will standing on the railing. He dropped down, grabbed a gun and weilded the dangerous metal in Barbossa's face.

I heard Elizabeth, whisper full of reliefe, "Will."

Will demanded, "They go free!"

"What's in your head, boy?" as Barbossa walked up to him and fully faced him.

"They go free," Will repeated.

"You've only got one shot and we can't die," Barbossa reminded him.

Jack pressed his palms together and urgently asked him, "Please don't do anything stupid."

Will turned around and stood upon the railing and positioned the gun underneathe his own chin, "You can't, but I can."

Barbossa looked unimpressed and questioned, "Who are you?"

Jack stepped forward and stood in front of Barbossa, "No one; he's no one. A distant cousin of my aunt's nephew, twice removed. Lovely singing voice, though. Eunuch."

"My name is Will Turner. My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner, his blood runs in my viens!"

Jack wore a look of defeat and Barbossa glared at him as he heard this information, and Jack walked back to where he stood previously.

Will continued to demand, "On my word, do as I say, or I'll pull this trigger and be lost to Davy Jone's locker."

Barbossa had no choice but to listen, "Name your terms, Mr. Turner."

"Elizabeth and Gin go free!"

"Yes, we know that one, anything else?"

I looked over to Jack, and saw him try to convince Will to demand Jack free as well by pointing feverishly at himself. I smirked to myself at the humour of it all.

I gripped Elizabeth's hand and listened to Will's requests, "And the crew! The crew are not to be harmed!"

Barbossa stepped forward and slyly said, "Agreed."