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Glad to see I've got some Weatherby/Emma fans. Another W/E in case you hadn't noticed. Another chapter for you guys. Enjoy.
Everyone was quietly waiting for someone to make the first move.
That came in the form of a cannonball hurtling above the heads of everyone onboard the Pearl. "Oh yeah, it's McGregor alright. Fire!" Jack said.
The Pearl fired back and so the Battle for Elizabeth's safety began.
Will was standing next to the Governor trying to protect him from harm. "I'm sorry sir (slashes man with sword) if it seems like I'm hanging on your very side but (shoots other man) I'm doing this for your safety," he said.
Weatherby nodded his thanks as he pushed Will out of the way and stabbed the man who was about to aim for the kill of Will. "It's quite alright son," he said back. "I've got your back while you've got mine."
Will nodded now and looked a bit surprised to see that the Governor was so good with a sword.
A man suddenly swung by on a rope and Weatherby knocked him off and took the rope in his own hands. "Care to join me in saving my daughter William."
Will nodded and climbed as high as he could as the Governor stayed near the bottom. He let go and the two men swung over to the other ship and continued with the fighting.
Jack and Bill were currently fighting back to back as well.
"Oi, smelly," Jack said.
One of the men turned and Jack just punched him in the face.
"Good one," Bill said before returning to his fight.
When the men were good and down, Emma suddenly ran over to them. "Have you seen Weatherby?" she asked worried.
Ana, who was nearby; her sword sticking out of one man's chest turned and answered. "He and Will went over to McGregor's ship."
Emma looked over once and went in the same direction.
Will could not believe that Weatherby was just so good with a sword. "Where did you learn all this?" Will asked after he took down another pirate.
Weatherby stabbed a man and punched another. "Hobby," he said before pushing Will out of the way and getting another man. "Go find your wife, son. I'll hold them off."
Will nodded and went in another direction fighting off men as they came closer to him.
Weatherby meanwhile was pushed from behind. He looked up to see the man's sword within inches of his face. "Lookie here; a man what likes pain. I love doling out lessons on the matter."
He began to laugh until he suddenly fell forward with a sword sticking out of him.
"You like pain so much, try wearing a corset."
Weatherby looked up to see that it was Emma who saved his life. She offered him a hand and he grasped it to stand upright. Together then the two of them fought off whoever came their way as a team.
Meanwhile, Will was on the prowl trying to find Elizabeth. He tried mentally to shut off all the sounds around him and focus on finding her. Suddenly, he could've sworn he heard knocking. A bit confused at first, he slowly made his way towards the noise.
"Elizabeth," he whispered. "Are you here?"
There was no vocal response but the knocking continued. It led all the way to what Will assumed to be the Captain's cabin.
"Elizabeth," he tried again.
This time the knocking stopped. He put his ear to the door and listened. "...Will?"
That was all he needed. For the next minute and a half Will knocked into the door trying to get in and not stopping until he succeeded. When the door finally opened, he saw that Elizabeth had been tied to a chair with a piece of cloth covering her eyes. He quickly undid both and she practically jumped into his arms so she could kiss him.
"I knew you'd come," she said.
"Don't I always. Now, let's get out of here."
Elizabeth didn't need to be told twice as they both left the room.
"Emma, on your left."
The woman turned and punched the man who was behind her.
"Weatherby, behind you."
He thrust his sword behind his back and the man was effectively beaten.
"Where did you learn all this?" she asked.
Weatherby punched a man who was creeping up behind her. "I'm a changed man, Emma."
And he was; Emma felt like she was looking at him for the first time.
"Well well, if it isn't the Governor of Port Royal."
Emma knew that voice and Weatherby seemingly did as well. "McGregor," he said.
"You know this man," Emma said.
"We've had dealings in the past," Weatherby said.
"That's right Deary. Now as I recall, you stole something from me correct?"
"I've stolen nothing. I got it by myself after hard work." As he spoke, both he and Emma were trying to move closer to two retreating forms.
"Yes but I knew secrets about you. Secrets that would've tossed you right out of England let alone the Caribbean." At his final word, he pointed his gun to his right, exactly where Will and Elizabeth were trying to escape from. "Say goodbye to your daughter and grandchild, Governor Swann. "
Everything seemed like it was moving in slow motion. Weatherby was in front of his daughter and as he fell, both she and his former wife were by his side before he blacked out.
Yes, Weatherby knows how to use a sword. I wanted him to have some similarities with Will and that's what I thought of; hope it was good enough. Anyway, what past could Weatherby possibly have with McGregor? Is Weatherby going to survive? Am I going to be bringing back some memories from his past - yes.
Next chapter: One year after Emma left. What's Weatherby doing and how is he raising Elizabeth as a single parent. All this and more in the next chapter of The Will to Survive.
