Disclaimer: We do not own anything to do with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies or the Jack Sparrow books by Rob Kidd. (However, the ship they are searching for is our own idea.)
A/N: This chapter was written by Sky4888 and edited by Crazywriter26. Enjoy!
Chapter 9: The Island
Will and Elizabeth changed the direction of their ship, the Norrington. The ship was slightly smaller than most that they have sailed together and proved to be an easy task. Afterwards, Will studied the map that was given to him by his father.
It was very old and browned at the edges. From their location, Will's ship seemed to be a lot farther than expected. The map would take them into uncharted waters to what looked like an island. However, there were many more lines and markings between the Norrington and their destination. They were unclear and looked like ink stains from the cartographer.
"What do you suppose that is?" Elizabeth pointed to a spot on the map that looked like a circle with a line slashed through it.
"I have no idea." Will replied.
Will and Elizabeth sailed for two days with perfect weather and no obstacles in their path. On the third day, they had a more difficult time.
As they got closer to the island, the skies darkened and a mist rose all around them. It was much harder to navigate than fog because it always sprayed your face and made it almost impossible to see. Just as Will turned the ship, a huge rock appeared out of nowhere in the water.
"ELIZABETH! Grab hold of something, we might hit the rock!" Will tried to steer the ship around the rocks and suddenly more and more appeared.
"Will… how are we going to get out of this mess? The rocks have surrounded us and the sea is getting rough." Elizabeth yelled and tried desperately to grab onto a rope, but it just slipped through her fingers.
"Abandon ship! Get one of the rescue boats ready. We need to leave before we crash."
Elizabeth ran to the side of the ship and began to lower a row boat into the open water. This proved to be a hard task because the ship continuously rocked from side to side. As she did this, Will tried his hardest to steer the Norrington out of the nearly impossible mess.
"Will… its readyyyy." Elizabeth left off her sentence carrying on the word because she had just fallen over the side of the ship. Will quickly jumped in after her. The Norrington was now empty and left to crash.
Later
Elizabeth woke up with the sun in her eyes and her clothes soaking. 'Where am I?' She thought. She got up slowly and looked around. It was a perfectly sunny, warm day and the ocean was calm. 'Where's Will?' Elizabeth walked along the shoreline for about ten minutes searching for Will.
'Where on earth am I!' For the third time Elizabeth asked where she was. She was confused and barely remembered what had just happened. Just then… something rustled in the trees behind her. She crept over behind a rock and ducked down to see what was coming. Will emerged from the inland and shouted, "ELIZABETH!"
Relieved, Elizabeth ran up to William. "I'm here." She cried slightly and hugged him. "How long have we been here?"
"About an hour. After our ship crashed… its like the weather cleared up. The mist went away, and the ocean got smooth. It is really weird." Will replied.
The pair of them decided to check out the island. It was oddly shaped with several old, abandoned ports. In the bay, it looked like a ship graveyard. Hundreds of ships had sunken; their masts just above the surface of the water. The waters were shark infested and parts of the old ships littered the shore.
"What a peculiar island. I wonder… do you think this is the place where your father's old ship is hidden?" Elizabeth asked Will.
"Seems like it. Let me look at the map." Will Turner pulled out the tattered old map. The markings were similar to the landscape of the island.
"We're close."
