The Flying Duthcman
After Qwin left the Dutchman it could freely carry out its duty surfacing and reemerging below the water. Will almost had Qwin completely off his mind, until one day he came upon someone he worked with.
"You've done a good job carrying out yeh duty to the sea," the sea-goddess Calypso said to Will. Will still couldn't believe the strange woman he met those many years ago happened to be a goddess.
"Except ye went back on one aspect."
Will stared at her in shock, "I haven't seen Elizabeth in five years, and I'm intending to wait the five more," he told her.
"No loved ones of yer family must be aboard the Dutchman at no circumstance, yeh've also had someone who wasn't a crewmember," Calypso listed. Miss Landes was the first thought that came to his mind. That can't be her Will thought.
"I have no relation to Miss Landes," Will stated.
"Is your daughter still with you Captain Turner," Calypso asked. Will stared in pure astonishment at the goddess.
"My daughter," Will stammered. He thought of how in the world his daughter ended up on his ship, the odds of that.
"I had no idea," he admit.
"Don't break what yer bound to do, it makes everything harder," Calypso warned before she left.
"We've got to find the Black Pearl," Will shouted to his crew.
"She's listing off Cape Horn," a crewman answered.
"Could we catch her before she heads into the Pacific," the captain asked.
"If we move now," the first mate replied.
"Pull in all sails, first glance of a ship, we surface," Will yelled.
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The Black Pearl
The sum rose over the horizon as it always did. The captain and first mate of the Black Pearl sat watching the sunrise.
"Yeh think Miss Landes is learning to swim," Jack asked.
"Learning to hate it," Gibbs stated.
"Still learning though," Jack pointed out. He then got up and made his way below deck. The captain came across Qwin's door to her room, which she had adorned with small metal letters (that she crafted herself) set into a carved impression which spelled 'Qwin'. Jack opened the door and found her asleep. He picked her up and carried her on deck. Qwin awoke to a rush of warm water. Opening her eyes she found the sandy bottom coming closer. She learned not to scream because it never helped when it couldn't be heard underwater. Her water met the bottom and she pushed herself to the surface. She looked down at something moving in the water. It wasn't a fish or creature like she thought but a ship moving closer to the Pearl. She stared at it with her brown eyes wide. Qwin surfaced, flipped her dark hair out of her face and focused on treading water. Maybe it's my imagination she thought. After surfacing (and pushing her hair out of her eyes) her mouth dropped. The ship she had seen underwater surfaced and began to follow the Pearl as if it was on the water the whole time. Qwin stared at the ship for about a minute and attempted to read the name of this new ship. As she swam closer she could make out the Flying Dutchman in yellow lettering, but by now the Pearl was a little under a league away from her. One arm in front of the other she made her way (slowly) back to this ship.
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On the Deck of the Black Pearl
"That still scares me even when you're captain," Jack shouted to Will, who didn't look very happy.
"That's the reason we be needing a strong Captain aboard my ship," Barbossa stated.
"Still arguing over that," Will questioned.
"No it was settled long ago, I'm Captain and Hector here is a deckhand," Jack announced. Barbossa's face turned red with fury.
"I'm Captain of my ship," he shouted to Jack drawing his pistol.
"Now now Hector, remember what happened last time—," Jack said. Will rolled his eyes.
"Jack, this is very important," he told him.
"What is this important business you speak of William," Jack asked. Before Will could answer Jack remembered a question he had.
"Do ye and your bonny lass happen to have any children?"
Will looked shocked, "That's exactly why I'm here," he answered. Barbossa put his weapon away and listened along with Jack.
"Miss Landes, do you happen to know her name," Will inquired.
"Qwin," Jack replied, "She spells it different though, with a 'w' and one 'n'." This confirmed Will's assumption, and he put his head down.
"Is she ye daughter," the captain of the Pearl asked. The captain of the Flying Dutchman nodded.
"She's got ye eyes and hair," Jack added. Will thought back to what Elizabeth had said to him last time they were together. Between her sobs he was able to comprehend, "She looked exactly like you."
"Is she here," Will questioned.
"She was, uh, she's out, swimming," Jack said.
"Please give this to her, Mr. Gibbs, tell her to give it to Elizabeth," Will ordered tossing a letter to the first mate of the Pearl, "Tell her same conditions apply."
"Should we tell her, about you," Gibbs asked.
"No, let Elizabeth tell her, it'll be less of a shock coming from a woman with another child," Will told them. Jack nodded, waved and within a moment the Dutchman disappeared into the depths.
"Had a feeling she was related to him," Jack stated.
"Aye," Gibbs replied.
"Guess I can't call him a eunuch anymore," Jack said unhappily. Barbossa rolled his eyes, knowing very well Jack hand known of the existence of Will's daughter for these very fifteen years.
