Ugh. My mother's about to cut internet off, so I have to finish up this story ASAP. Hopefully I can finish it.

Chapter 10

The Flying Dutchman protruded from the water, pulling beside the Norwegian ship.

The Captain stepped foward, chuckling. "Bringe det dame!!" he called out to his crew, as two men came on deck, a struggling Elizabeth in their hands. She screamed through the hands covering her mouth. Soon, she was free-- but only for a second as the captain grabbed her arm, holding her up. Her eyes caught Will, who had the chest in his hands.

"Will!" she shouted. "Don't! Don't give it to him!".

Will looked at her, then away, to the captain.

"Well? What are you waiting for? Bring that heart here!" he said gruffly.

"Bring the lady first!" Will called back, hatred in his eyes.

"How can I trust you to give me that heart then?".

"You can't.".

The captain took out a knife and held it to Elizabeth's neck. She gasped, closing her eyes. Please don't do it Will, she thought.

Will smirked, not looking worried. "We shall pass them over at the same time then." he called.

The captain nodded, walking over to the plank. He shoved her on it.

"On the count of three. One..." Will looked up out of the corner or his eye, seeing Jack at the yard of the main mast. "Two..." he saw Jack grab the rope, rolling his eyes. "Three!".

Suddenly Elizabeth screamed, being thrown off the ship, landing in the water as she quickly fought against her aging body and gripped onto the side of the ship.

"NO!" the captain cried, as Jack came swinging down from the mainmast of the Dutchman, grabbing onto the chest and swinging back onto deck.

"FIRE!" Will called, as the cannons were rolled out and shot at the Norwegian ship. They didn't expect it. Quickly the captain shouted out orders in Norwegian to his crew, as their ship was being torn apart.

Meanwhile, back on the Dutchman, Will took Elizabeth in his arms. "Go into my cabin. Quickly!" she nodded, walking down into his cabin and shutting herself in, breathing heavily. She listened quietly to the explosions and the sounds of men yelling. It wouldn't be much longer until...

There was a loud BANG! Suddenly she closed her eyes, and opened them. She smiled, coming back on deck to see the wreckage. She walked over, embracing Will tightly as her body collapsed into his arms. "Thank God you're all right." he whispered into her hair.

Elizabeth smiled up at him, before she fell limp against his body.

"Elizabeth?" Will called, worry spreading across his face. He turned his head. "Take this ship back to Greenland!" he shouted, before picking the woman up in his arms, carrying her below decks, into his cabin, and down on the bed. She was still breathing, and when Will checked her wrist she had a pulse. He sighed with relief, tucking a strand of her wet hair behind her ear. He held onto her hand, waiting for her to wake.

Two hours later...

Elizabeth's eyes fluttered open. She moaned, turning her head to see Will, sitting beside her, his head leaning on her stomach as he held fast onto her hand. He slowly raised his head, looking at his love. "Oh, Elizabeth thank God." he took her into his arms, before laying her back down. "How are you feeling?".

"All right..." Elizabeth said softly, smiling at him."Just a bit tired...you should get back on deck, the rest of your crew needs you. I'll come up soon enough." she lifted her hand to stroke his cheek, as he grabbed her hand gently and kissed the palm. He nodded, rising and walking out the door.

-x-

Elizabeth sighed, chipping off pieces of ice on the ropes with her dagger. It was so cold out-- but it was not an excuse for not working. She looked back at approaching Greenland, waiting for Will's command.

"Lower the anchor!" he shouted, as Elizabeth pocketed her dagger and went to help.

Soon the ship came to a stop, and she watched one by one as the men set foot on land. Elizabeth walked up to her husband, smiling.

"Be careful." he told her, stroking her face with the back of his hand.

A grin came across her blue lips. "Oh, don't worry so much, William. I'm sure Jack won't let me get captured by evil Norwegian pirates again." she said, watching him tense. She laughed a bit. "Relax." she kissed his cheek. "We'll be back.".