Warning: This chapter might not be as good because I'm really bad at writing battle scenes. I apologize in advance. Please carry on.

Chapter 10: Battle of Four

I was keeping watch while Will slept. My back leaned against the ship while my arms hugged my knees. My eyes were starting to droop but I couldn't fall asleep even if I wanted to. The mere thought of Jones catching us kept me awake. Even if I didn't show it I was slightly scared of Jones, especially now that I had seen the kraken. Anyone with that kind of power had the right to be feared.

To keep myself awake I started humming a song. It didn't really help but it did ease my nerves a bit. "Yo ho yo ho a pirates' life for me/We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot/Drink up me hearties yo ho/We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot/Drink up me hearties yo yo/Yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me." I sung softly so as not to wake Will.

Jack had taught me the song while we were in Tortuga. The man was completely drunk and was stumbling around with a bottle of rum in his hand. Every time he got to the chorus he would take a big swig and then keep singing. I was laughing the whole time. He taught the song to anyone who would listen and made them sing along. Now it was engraved into my brain and every time it was quiet I would hum or sing quietly. That was one of my finer memories of Jack. The next morning was especially fun because he had a raging headache. Lil'Jack and I tormented him all day.

As I thought of Jack I also remembered why I hated him. My smile turned to a scowl. I swear the next time I see him…

"How long was I sleeping?" Will mumbled as he slowly sat up.

I turned around to look at him. "Not very long. Mayve an hour or two. How much longer until Isla Cruces?"

"How should I know? I don't know the Caribbean by heart." Will stretched and crouched near the edge. I sighed and closed my eyes. "Tired?"

"A bit." I mumbled. My stomach chose that to be the perfect moment to growl loudly.

"Hungry?"

"No, my stomach just makes those noises for fun." Will smiled. "And thirsty, now that you mention it." I continued. "The last thing I had to drink was a mouthful of water. That was a few hours ago."

"Well it seems we're both deprived of something at the moment. But not for much longer." he looked at me and jerked his head. I sighed and crept forward. My bones were stiff from being in one position for so long. "Look." Will pointed out at the horizon. It took awhile but I did manage to spot a black dot on the horizon.

"Great. How do we know it's Isla Cruces?"

"The Dutchman is heading in that direction. Give it one hour, maybe two, and we'll be able to swim to shore."

I raised an eyebrow at him. "Swim?"

"Yes, swim. Do you have a problem with swimming?"

"Yes I do, actually. Now that I know a gigantic squid lives below the waves I'm a little cautious about going in the water. How do we know Jones hasn't made that thing hunt us?"

"Because Jones thinks we're dead."

"Yeah but if the beast sees us it might recognize us and eat us!" my voice was progressively getting louder. At that last sentence Will clapped a hand over my mouth.

"Shhhh. Do you want them to hear us? Do you want them to know we're alive?" slowly, Will lifted his hand from my mouth.

"Sorry." I whispered.

"Maybe we should stop talking until we're off this ship. Okay?" the look on Will's face warned me not to protest. I was never very good at keeping quiet, even if there was no one to talk to. But I decided that then was a good time to shut up.

I nodded. Will nodded his thanks and looked back at the ocean. I stayed where I was for a few minutes then started fidgeting around. My legs were sore from crouching so I crept back over to my original position and stretched out. Soon my eyes were drooping again. Very slowly, I began falling asleep.

It seemed like only minutes had past before Will was shaking me awake. I recovered no energy from the little nap and yet I was wide awake at Will's side looking out at the island. "Isla Cruces?"

"Yes." Will had a determined look on his face. Who knows what he's thinking about.

The part of the island we were looking at was the beach. Past the sand I could see a jungle of trees and other foliage. "Great. Now remind me how we get there."

Will turned to me. "We swim." with a smile he began climbing down the ship.

I leaned over. "Why don't we just jump?"

"It makes too much noise. Hurry up!" I sighed and climbed down after Will. The water was fairly warm but also cold and refreshing. I tried not to imagine a slimy tentacle wrapping around my ankle.

"Come on!" Will encouraged and began swimming towards the island. I shook the image out of my head and followed him. Feeling unsafe, I turned around to look at the Dutchman and found it moving forwards. Forewords and down. The bow tipped towards the water and soon the entire ship was under and out of sight. I turned back to Will, who apparently had not seen the phenomenon. I gapped at the spot where the Dutchman used to be. "I may hate that bloody ship, but that was awesome." Grinning like a madman I began swimming after Will towards the island.

Minutes later I got to a point where I could stand. I waded after Will who was already standing on the beach. Three figures were crouched over something a bit farther inland. They were close enough that I could see they're features. One had on a tri-corn hat over long blond hair. The other had dark brown dreadlocks with a red bandana strapped around his head and finally one was wearing a dirty blue coat and had brown hair tied up behind him.

"You actually were telling the truth." the man with the dirty coat said in disbelief. His voice sounded familiar.

"I do that quite a lot, actually, and yet people are always surprised." the man with the dreadlocks retorted. I definitely recognized his voice.

"With good reason!" Will called. The trio quickly stood up and turned around. Jack Sparrow looked at us with wide eyes and a panicked look. The blond was Elizabeth Swann whose eyes lit up when she saw Will.

"Will." she ran up to him. The lovers embraced and kissed passionately. I stood quietly and awkwardly to the side.

"Nice to see you too, Elizabeth." I commented. Will turned slightly to glare at me.

"How did you get here?" Jack asked. I gave the man a cold look. He caught my eye then quickly looked away.

"Sea turtles, mate. A pair of them strapped to our feet." Will answered.

"It's a lot harder than it sounds. Very difficult." I added.

"Although I do owe you thanks, Jack." Will continued. "After you tricked us onto the Flying Dutchman to settle your debt with Jones-"

"What?" Elizabeth asked, turning to Jack.

"What?" Jack mimicked in a high pitched voice. I almost laughed.

"I was reunited with my father." Will finished.

"Oh. Well, you're welcome, then." Jack said, uncertainly.

Elizabeth walked away from Will and stalked up to Jack. "Every thing you told me, every word, was a lie?"

"Pretty much. Time and tide, luv." Jack admitted with a smile. Elizabeth looked furious.

Now, wait a moment, Elizabeth." I said, beginning to walk up to Jack. "He did have his reasons."

Jack looked surprised yet pleased. "I did have my reasons. Thank you for recognizing them, Jason."

I held up a hand. "I'm not finished. You had to offer Jones something or else you would've forfeited your own life. We couldn't have that now, could we? It only makes sense that you would send the man that saved your life and the boy whose father you had killed to settle the debt for you. Oh, and not explaining anything. Especially the fact that Jones is a mutant crab-octopus…with anger issues…and the power to command a giant squid!"

Jack frowned. "Right. About that-" I didn't let him finish the thought. I clenched my fist and punched him in the jaw. His head flew to the side and he stumbled back. His hand was covering his jaw. I had hoped the blow would at least leave a bruise.

"Just as feisty as ever, aren't you, thief?" the man in the dirty blue coat asked. I turned to him, ready with a smart remark, and paused. I recognized him.

"Norrington?" he didn't move. "What have you been doing to yourself? All that dirt and untidiness. You look better than ever." Norrington glared at me. "What are you doing here, anyway? I assumed your ship went down in the hurricane."

"It did. I wound up in a bar on Tortuga. Sparrow hired me."

I turned to Jack. "Why would you hire a former Naval officer?"

Jack still clutched his jaw and pointed an accusing finger at me. "You punched me. Why did you punch me?"

"Well I wasn't going to hug you!"

Jack looked past me. "Hey, boy. What are you doing?" I turned around and saw Will crouched over a small black chest. Jones' key was in one hand while his father's knife was in the other.

"I'm going to kill Jones." Will replied.

Jack drew his sword and pointed it at Will. "I can't let you do that, William. You see if Jones is dead who's to call his terrible beastie off the hunt, eh?" Will stared at the chest then slowly got up. Jack held out his hand. "Now the key, if you will."

Will turned and grabbed Elizabeth's sword. He pointed it at Jack. I got out of the way and stood in between Jack and Norrington. My right sword was clasped in my hand, pointing at Jack. "I keep the promises I make, Jack. I intend to free my father." Will said.

"I can't let you do that either. So sorry." Norrington had drawn his own sword and held it up to Will. I drew my other sword and pointed it at Norrington.

"I knew you'd warm up to me." Jack said with a cocky smile.

"It's impossible to warm up to you, Sparrow. Everyone hates you." I said with a smirk.

"Gee, thanks, Jason."

"Cutler Becket requires the contents of that chest. If I get it to him I get my life back." Norrington continued.

"Ah, the dark side of ambition." Jack commented. For once, I agreed with him.

"Oh, I see it as the promise of redemption." Norrington swung his sword at me. I blocked and tried pushing him back. Will and Jack were fighting farther up the beach. Ducking a blow from Norrington, I ran to catch up. Jack had knocked Will to the ground and know had the key. I charged past Will with Norrington at my heels.

Jack looked back just as I caught up and turned around to block my attack. We fought for several seconds before he managed to kick the back of my knee. I crumpled to the ground and he ran off. Again, I sprinted after him. This time, instead of attacking with my sword, I dove to grab his legs. Jack fell like a tree. Will had managed to catch up by then and grabbed the key from Sparrow's hand.

"Bugger!" Jack cursed. He kicked his legs until I let go. I got up and ran. When Jack caught up to me I shoved him causing him to go off balance and fall to the ground, again. When I looked up, Norrington was catching up to Will.

Will was still holding the key. He slashed at Norrington. When Norrington blocked I sheathed one of my swords, ran under the Will's sword and grabbed the key from him. I gave him a quick nod then continued running. This would be awesome with some epic background music.

Somehow, Jack caught up to me first. I turned around in time to block. Sparrow kept attacking, making me block and parry like a maniac. At one point, Jack left a small opening in his attack. I raised my foot and kicked his gut. Jack stumbled back and I kept running. The end of the beach was coming up and I sprinted off into the jungle.

Well, that's that. Hope it wasn't too bad. Please leave a review and I'll probably have another chapter up by next week.