Hellooooooo!! Hello Hello!! I'm in a rather good mood today!! yay! lol. Well hello my lovelies. This chapter was incredibly fun writing. I'm also hoping to have another one out by today also.Yay for me!! throws cookies to empty audience Oh yea and once again if any of you are Harry Potter or Buffy/Angel fans, I suggest reading my story Valerya. It's pretty good, though i think this ones written better.
LadyJamie178- Thank you. Hope you love this one too!!
TheWhiteMasque- Lmao, I like your range of emotion. Gave me the giggles. lol. And wouldnt we all want to whack Elizabeth? lol
Ninavs2- Will angry is so...goes into daydream...lol I'm sorry my E-hater friend but you might hate me by the end of this chappie. Hope i catch you before you leave on your trip. Have fun by the way. Uggh college is drving me insane right now. lol. Wish i could go to Brazil...but alas..finals. Omg and btw i love Orli's moustache. It matches him so much. It's way better then how he looked when he first cut his hair. Now he looks young and sweet. Wish I could have Orlando. Oh and i heard the play is fantastic and that theres a crying scene...awww. You going to go watch it?
Cheergeek- She does bring drama with her dosent she? But you're so right. It makes the story that much more interesting.
Inwepirate-elf- Well i can tell you that you were half right. lol. Oh and seriously Ama is so insecure. But I think you'll like her more in the future. I have many plans for her. And Will is wonderful!!
Okay my darling readers...enjoy!!
Elizabeth and I made it onto the island and it seemed as if there was no one around. Apparently she thought she was in charge and proceeded to instruct me on a couple of things. "Come on. We must venture in further. Give me your sword; I'm much more capable of using it." I rolled my eyes and pushed her aside. "What are you doing? Will could be in grave danger." That was it. I turned around and glared at her.
"Elizabeth, be a dear and shut your mouth. Will is of no concern to you." I inched closer to her. "Do not forget that he is my fiancé." She returned my glare and as I turned around I think I heard her say, "Witchcraft," But I wasn't quite sure.
We began tottering through the dense forest of the island. I saw a dagger on the ground and looked at it curiously. It had some sort of inscription on it, but I couldn't understand what was written. I took off the cloth on my head and tied the dagger to my waist. We were very vigilant, as we could be attacked any minute. My sword was out and my ears were listening for anything. Any sign of human life. "What is this place?" I mumbled to myself.
"I don't know, but we're definitely not alone." I turned and looked at Elizabeth questioningly.
"How do you know that?" She looked pale and frightened as she answered. "Because, we've been followed since the moment we've arrived."
"And how do you know that?" I snapped at her. She was beginning to frighten me. "Because of the two men standing behind you." I turned around but before I saw anything, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck, and suddenly, everything around me blurred then disappeared.
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I groaned as I woke up and rubbed my painfully aching neck. I took in my surroundings and tried to focus on where I was, but everything was so unfamiliar. I knew I was lying on my back in some sort of bed, while someone was whispering things and touching me. I got frightened and pushed the person away from me.
"It's alright Miss Swann. I'm here to help you." I looked around wildly before focusing on the man in front of me. His blonde hair and blue eyes looked vaguely familiar.
"Fernand?" I whispered softly and unbelievingly. (A/N: Remember him from chapter 2? He's the one who took Ama home.) He looked so thin and different. He was still very handsome, but his clothes were dirty and ripped and he looked a little sickly.
He nodded and inched closer to me. We were in a beautiful room. It wasn't elegantly beautiful like my home in Port Royal. No, this room was wildly beautiful. There were vines growing inside, but that only added to its beauty. It was very colorful, full of different types of flowers. Some I had never seen before. "Where are we?" I whimpered. I was incredibly frightened. All I really wanted was Will.
Fernand looked at me with pity and sadness. He handed me a cold cloth which I proceeded to put on neck. "I'm not so sure myself. I don't even know how long I've been here." I put my head in my hands and took a deep breath. "And the others?" At his questioning look I clarified what I said. "The others. Elizabeth, Will, Jack, my crew?" He seemed to understand that.
"They're in a holding cell somewhere. I've never been there myself but…" He shuddered. Oh no. Will. "Except Elizabeth. She's in the other room.
"Fernand, who's keeping us? And who were the men in the forest."
"Pirates. My crew and I made it here awhile ago. We were shipwrecked. They took us to some sort of dungeon like place. Though the holding cell is on a different part of the island. I haven't seen anyone since I first came here. Well, anyone from the outside world. I'm the only one left alive. I figure it's because of who my father is. I've only seen two of them here." He once again looked pityingly at me. "I wouldn't hold my breath about your crew. From the whisperings I've heard, they won't make it through the night." As realization donned on me that Will would most likely die tonight, I began sobbing uncontrollably. Fernand put his arms around me and rubbed my back.
After a few minutes of my sobbing and Fernand's comforting, I looked up at him with red and puffy eyes. "We must do something. We must save them. I will not stand here while my friends suffer." Fernand looked at me. "There is nothing we can do. This island is not one people go looking for. We're stuck here with no weapons, and no artillery." I looked worriedly at the door in the room. I would not let Will die. He was the innocent one out of all of this. I rubbed my eyes a few times before realization donned on me. "I have a weapon!"
Fernand held a hand over my mouth and looked at the door, as though waiting for someone to burst in. "Are you trying to get us killed? And what's this nonsense about having a weapon? They've taken everything you had on you." I grinned at him.
"Not everything." I then proceeded to take out the dagger I had token earlier. Thank goodness I had hidden the scarf inside my shirt rather than outside. It would have been easier to spot the dagger. Fernand's eyes widened as he got to his feet. He was shocked and happy at the same time.
"What…how...?" He was speechless at first, and then went to put his ear next to the door. "The guards outside. I can only hear one. Good for us, bad for him." I looked at him questioningly. He grinned at me. "I have a plan."
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"Help! Someone help! She's shaking uncontrollably! Oh my God, the blood! It's everywhere!" Fernand screamed pounding on the door. We figured since they hadn't decided to kill us yet, we were probably needed for something. I just prayed we were right and that the guard would come in. "Close your eyes!" Fernand whispered furiously at me. I obeyed and from my position on the floor, I heard the door open and someone come in. "What blood? Why you little…" I could feel the guard coming toward me as I opened my eyes and felt him pull me up by my hair. "Now!" I screamed at Fernand. The man looked confused as he dropped me and turned around. The dagger in Fernand's hand connected with the guard as he went down. I held my hand to his mouth, afraid he might scream in pain. Fernand twisted the dagger and we waited until we were sure he was dead. He held out his hand to me and I took it. "Come on, there's bound to be more guards coming." Just as he said that, the guard from next door walked in. We didn't give him any time to realize what was going on. I pulled out the dagger from the first man as Fernand punched the second guard. He fell to the floor and I immediately slit his throat. Taking someone's life, good or bad, was still difficult for me. But I needed to find Will.
We exited the room after making sure there was no one around. Fernand moved to exit the chamber we were in. "Wait. We need to get Elizabeth." Fernand nodded and went to her door. He kicked it down and we went in. I saw her weeping in a corner to herself. "Lizzy?" I asked softly touching her shoulder. She looked so weak. So frail and scared. Not like she usually looked. She seemed to come alive from my voice. She jumped up and hugged me.
"Oh, Amalina! How good it is to see you! They took me down to some short of dungeon. Will's down there."
"So you know where it is then?" She nodded and I turned to Fernand. "How much trouble are we bound to face going down there?" He seemed to be in thought for a few seconds. "I say, without weapons, we have no chance." I shook down the feeling of retching all over the floor. I nodded and went to the next room. I searched the guards and found two small pistols, two swords, and one dagger. I handed one of each to Fernand, though the dagger I gave to Elizabeth. I held the sword in my hand and looked toward Elizabeth. "Lead the way,"
We exited the chamber and were again on the forest path we were in earlier. Elizabeth was leading, while Fernand was behind me every once in a while touching my waist protectively. I could almost feel eyes watching us. There was a heaviness from this place. Fernand touched my shoulder. "Is something wrong?" He asked gently.
"It's this place. I can almost smell the fear," He nodded and pulled me to him gently.
We walked for what seemed like hours, before Elizabeth came to a stop. We were in the middle of the forest with no dungeon in sight. "I don't understand. It should be here." She looked around frantically. Fernand grabbed her by the shoulders. "Where did you lead us?!" he whispered furiously. She stuck her chin up and glared at him. Ok, that's the Elizabeth I recognized. While they were arguing I looked to the ground and saw something peculiar. "Fernand? Come here for a moment." He came beside me and looked to where I was pointing. There seemed to be something sticking out from the earth. Fernand started pulling it. "It's stuck." I grabbed it as well and we pulled together. Suddenly a little door opened through the ground. "Brilliant," I whispered. Fernand looked at Elizabeth and I before climbing the stairs down the little hole. "I'll go first to check for danger. You two stay guarded." And with that he disappeared below.
We could hear rustling and noises from below. Minutes passed of just the sound of our breathing before I heard a groan below. I looked at Elizabeth and feared the worst. They had found out. Soon we would be killed. I took out my sword and waited. Fernand's upper body appeared from the hole and looked at my sword. "Good. Now come down. I've managed to take down the first guard but I'm sure there are more of them." We walked down slowly and came upon a filthy room. There was a stench of dead bodies in the air. The walls were littered with what appeared to be blood and dirt. Elizabeth was holding onto me for dear life.
"They won't be keeping them here. Come on, we have to go further." We walked down a dark hallway and all around me all I saw was death and pain. There were bodies and bones literally everywhere. I was scared half to death.
We made it to another flight of stairs, again leading down. Fernand looked behind me with widened eyes, and I understood what he was silently telling me. I pushed Elizabeth into Fernand and stabbed the guard behind me. He went down quite loudly. "Escaped! The prisoners escaped!" I kicked him before he made anymore noise.
"Bloody…there'll be more coming. We have to hurry if you want to get your friends out alive." I nodded and we ran down the stairs.
"Ama!" I heard to my left. The room was dark but I knew Will's voice. "Will! I'm here. We're here to help you." We heard noises coming from above. Fernand threw me a chain of keys. I was shaking so badly I couldn't get the right one into the lock.
"Just relax. Don't rush it." Just when Will said that, we heard guards bounding down the stairs.
"Rush! Rush!" I heard Jack yell. Fernand was trying to keep the guards away as I tried to open the bloody door.
"Miss Swann a little help would be…nice!" He grunted as a particularly burly guard rushed at him. Elizabeth was helping him. I finally got the right lock into the door. Will and the others pushed open the bars as I stood away. Will grabbed me and quickly kissed me as Elizabeth threw him and the others their weapons. While all that was going on I went to stand beside Fernand and started paring with a few of the guards. "They keep coming!" He yelled. They had us cornered which was making it harder to fight. I quickly ducked as saw a dagger thrown at me. I punched a guard heading toward me. "Bloody hell!" I yelled. Elizabeth looked at me shocked, before ducking from a punch. I wasn't the cursing type.
Finally, as I plunged my sword into one of the guards, it seemed they stopped coming down the stairs. "Come on!" I screamed and ran up the stairs. We ran out of the dungeons and made it back to the stairs we first entered in. "Here," Fernand threw a shield at me, and good thing too. As I exited the hole we came in, dozens of arrows began flying at me. I beckoned the crew to follow after me as soon as the arrows stopped coming. "Hurry!" I yelled running toward the woods. I had no idea where I was leading everyone. Fernand decided to take charge as he came and grabbed my hand making a run for it. I could here the crew running behind me. As we were running I could see people headed our way in the distance. "We can't avoid them. We must fight!" Fernand yelled breathlessly. He let go of my hand and I held my sword tighter. This was it. Weeks of training were about to be used. Hopefully the training worked.
There were more of them than us. A rather thin but scary looking one ran into me and threw me to the ground. My sword flew away from hand as I kicked him. He grabbed my ankles and I tried struggling but he wouldn't let me go. He smirked at me and was about to bring his sword upon me when something ran into him and tackled him to the ground. I realized it was Will. He seemed to be handling him while I went to grab my sword. When I looked up I saw someone aiming an arrow at me. I ducked, but an anger was ignited. I ran towards the man caught him off guard. He went down easily enough. I turned around and felt someone grab me from behind. I tried struggling, but nothing helped. I began choking and wheezing. "Don't struggle love. Aint nobody goin to 'elp you. The air was leaving my lungs slowly and painfully. All I could see was chaos around me. Then it all started to blur. In that moment I remembered what Will had taught me.
"You cannot see your enemies at all times. Therefore you must learn how to fight with the help of your surroundings. When an enemy grabs you, do not struggle. It will only make his hold tighter. Instead, see what is around you. Hear what is around. Create the illusion that you have given up. Go limp."
I was still conscious but I stopped struggling. I loosed my whole body. I went limp.
"Now he will loosen his hold, you must be quick and grab your sword. Turn around and drive it into him. Fast."
His grip loosened as he snickered. I opened my eyes and turned around as fast as I could, driving my sword into him. He looked shocked and I smiled cruelly at him. "Don't struggle love." And with that I twisted the sword and he fell quickly. I didn't have much time to celebrate as another one came at me. I kicked him and he fell before he reached me. I looked around and saw Elizabeth struggling with one. He was hovering over her with her dagger in his hands. I ran and jumped onto his back. He began choking as I wrapped my arms around his throat. "Elizabeth, get the dagger!" I screamed. She drove the dagger into him and I jumped off. I turned around and the only thing I saw were bodies. Dozens of them. We could hear rustling in the trees coming our way. "Hurry! Follow me!" I grabbed Elizabeth's hand and began to run after Fernand Whoever these people were, they were strong. They were not mere pirates. Though I suspected their guards were.
We were running for what seemed like ages. Elizabeth fell next to me. "Come on Lizzy. Don't give up." I threw her arm over my shoulder and was practically dragging her. "Ama, I'm not well." I continued dragging her, but looked down to see her holding her side painfully. I could see blood seeping through, no doubt from a stab wound. "You'll be alright. I promise you'll be alright." I assured her. We were falling behind from everyone else, when suddenly I felt Elizabeth being taken from my arms. I grabbed my sword ready to fight, when I saw Will standing next to me. I sighed in relief and smiled at him. He smiled back, but in a strange way he almost seemed…angry. But not at the situation. At me.
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After running for a very long while, we arrived at what looked to be old caves. Fernand led us in, after he and Will checked to see if there was any danger. The caves were obviously dark as it was night time. There were about a dozen of us, if not more. "We'll stay here for the night. It's not much, but at least it's protection." We all consented and I turned to Elizabeth. She was starting to shake badly from the blood loss. Will grabbed her and took her deeper into the cave, no doubt to bind her wound. I got angry at the sight of my helpless sister. I turned to Jack and held my sword to his throat. He rolled his eyes. "Always threatening me…" he mumbled.
"Where have you led us?! I know you know who or what those things are Jack! I saw one come back to life!" It was true. While Elizabeth and I were running, I saw the one who had attacked me from behind rise again.
"Now listen darling, it's not right to place the blame," At my unchanging position he looked around. "It was Gibbs' fault!" I rolled my eyes. "Didn't work?" I shook my head. "Worth a try."
"You haven't answered me Jack." He sighed.
"I'm just as confused as you are love." I didn't believe it for a minute. I was about to question him more when someone came into the caves. He was an ugly man; he had a very large stomach and a long moustache. He was dressed in raggedy clothing, and smelled of rum. We all held our swords threateningly at him. He didn't even flinch as he came closer to Jack. Our curiosity beat our temptation to kill this man.
"Sparrow! Just what in the hell do you think you're doing?! We had a deal!"
"It aint me fault mate. I had no idea the girl was going to get us out." The man looked at me and spat at my feet. I lunged at him, but Fernand pulled me back.
"Disgusting. Associating with women! A deal's a deal." He went threateningly close to Jack. "You just remember what our bargain was. I'll be back in the morrow. Make your decision." And with that, the burly man disappeared. Now I was incredibly confused. I went up to Jack.
"Whatever you're up to Jack, just stop it right now!" And with those very threatening words(can you hear my sarcasm) I turned and went deeper into the cave, looking for Will and Elizabeth. I was going to be glad to be in Will's arms again. I just wanted to kiss him and tell him how much I loved him, and how scared I was for his life.
However as I looked upon the scene in front of me, the smile on my face disappeared, and I started shaking violently. I felt as if my heart was being ripped out repeatedly. Standing in front of me were Will and Elizabeth. Kissing.