Found At Sea

A/N: I'm glad all you reviewers out there like this so much. Thank you for all the positive reviews. Beckett's in the next chapter. I hope you all hate him as much as I do.

Chapter Ten: The Ocean

There was a loud splash as something hit the water. Everyone on deck, save Gibbs who remained at the helm, ran to the side.

"What was that?" Elizabeth asked.

"Look!"

Will was pointing to the swimming form of Océane.

"Gibbs, stop the ship—."

"Keep doing what you're doing Mr. Gibbs," Barbossa said.

Will turned on him. "Are you mad? She fell overboard, we have to get her. Jack would want us to and he's the captain, not you."

Barbossa rolled his eyes. "I know very well who is captain and who is not, Turner. She's in no danger. And besides she didn't fall over, she jumped over."

Everyone looked at him like he was crazy.

"She'll come back when she wants to. Now back to work."

Océane dove under the water, reveling in the feel of it pressing down on her. She swam deeper and deeper, listening to the words of the water borne on the currents from all over the world. All manner of sea creatures gathered around her; they also brought her tidings of the sea. She heard the melodious song of the whale, the laughing call of the dolphin and the quirt burble of the fishes. It was good to be home.

"She did what!" Jack said in alarm.

"Don't worry, sir, she'll be fine, you know as well as I," Barbossa replied calmly.

"Are you insane? Why didn't you turn the ship around?"

Barbossa sighed. "I already said."

They stood at the stern of the ship. Looking back out over the far expanse of water they had covered since Océane decided to jump ship. Jack pulled out his compass, intent on finding her. The compass however was spinning wildly again.

"Ahhhh!" he exclaimed in frustration. "You stupid thing, I know what I want, why aren't you working!"

"Calm down and think Jack. Think about what you want."

"I want to find that poor girl who's been left by the likes of...oh. Of course." Jack said, realizing his mistake. "How do you know all of this anyway?"

"I am not so driven by impulses Jack."

"What's going on?" Will asked, climbing the stairs to the quarterdeck. "What were you looking for?"

"He was looking for the ocean and it showed him the ocean. Back to work Turner."

Will glared at him and went back to work.

"What's with you mate?"

Barbossa didn't answer him. "Look," he pointed.

A pod of whales had surfaced next to the Star of the Sea. Océane was sitting on the back of one of the biggest and waving at him. She was soaking wet and covered in seaweed but she didn't look the least bit unhappy. Her whale swam right next to the ship and she stood up and stepped onto the rungs going up the side. She ran to Jack and wrapped her wet arms around him.

"Thank you for bringing me home Jack Sparrow," she said in an otherworldly voice.

"It was nothing luv," he said, wide eyed.

Calypso, for she was definitely Calypso now, took his hand and led him below deck.

"I am no helpless young girl Jack," Barbossa heard her say before they disappeared below.

Barbossa smirked. That man never knew when he had gotten in over his head. The rest of the crew had no idea what had just happened but they were going to find out soon.

The crew had picked Elizabeth as most likely to get an answer from Barbossa and so she stood before him now.

"Excuse me sir, I'd like to know what's going on with that girl. It concerns the morale of the crew so I think it's very important."

"Jack's got himself caught up in the ways of the sea," Barbossa said, unwilling to give out information without a fight.

"The ways of the sea? Does that mean that she's the sea?"

Well, Miss Swann certainly was clever wasn't she? And he had hoped to discourage everyone. "Aye that I do."

"What exactly does that mean? Is she a mermaid?"

Barbossa laughed. "No, she's not a mermaid. What a foolish idea. She is Calypso."

Elizabeth was speechless. "Do you...do you mean the one Jones fell in love with and cut his heart out over?" she asked quietly.

"The very same. I do not know what happened between her and Jack though. Either way he's going to have his hands full when she finds out what Beckett's doing with the heart. I would not want to be the one to face the wrath of the oceans."