Disclaimer: DOPOTC! I have a feeling karma hates me. I can't blame it though, I have thwarted karma a lot of times before. Anyway, this is the final chapter of this story! Then it is done forever! I am not sure if I'm making a third one, but you can always check my profile to see what's going on with me and such.
Chapter Nine: Home Again
I could feel a low dull pain in my head. I was in a bed with beeping instruments all around me. My eyes fluttered open to see a room with blinding white light. I was a little more than confused.
"Jack?" I asked weakly trying to lift my head. I heard footsteps come up to me and a weight on the side of the bed.
"Liss! Oh thank god! Liss you're okay!" I heard Josie's voice call out to me. My eyes focused on her tearful smile, "The doctors said they didn't know if you were ever going to wake up, it's been a week!" she said grabbing me in a big embrace.
"What? Where am I?" I questioned a little disoriented. I was able to turn my head to decipher I was in a hospital, and my forehead was pounding.
"San Diego Hospital. Liss, listen to me, you've been in a coma for seven days." Josie explained to me very slowly. I couldn't help but laugh.
"No, I've been in the past for three weeks!" I tried to explain to her, "You even called me!" I said laughing it off.
"Liss? Are you feeling okay? Maybe I should get a nurse." Josie said reaching for the call button.
"I was shot in the arm!" I said raising my hand to my left shoulder where the wound should still be. I felt a bandage and an IV sticking out of my skin.
"I was sliced with a sword!" I said reaching down to my stomach. There were stitches in said place.
"That was a surgery they had to do for internal bleeding! You took a really nasty fall!" Josie explained, "They found you at Mel Gibson's house." Josie continued. I looked at her dazed and confused.
IV's don't go in your upper arm, and there is nothing on this side of my body that could bleed internally. Mel's house, what is she talking about? I blinked a few times, that is when Josie's face transformed into Mel's. He was wearing a wig and cackling evilly.
"Hello again Alissa! Would you like to watch the Passion with me?" he said rubbing his hands together as red horns began to grow out of the wig.
"Alissa?! Alissa?!"
"Lass, wake up!" I could feel arms grab me and shake me out of my nightmare.
"NO MEL! NOT AGAIN, NEVER AGAIN!" I exclaimed clinging to the man in front of me. I opened my eyes to see Jack. We were definitely not in the cave anymore. We were aboard the Dauntless, well I assumed it was the Dauntless.
"Lass, yer definitely one rum short of a case." Jack said looking at me oddly.
"OH, thank god! Jack! Will!" I said hugging each in turn, giving sloppy kisses to both of their cheeks.
"Is everything alright in here?" Elizabeth asked walking into the cabin. I beamed at her as she rushed over to me, "Miss Alissa, you're awake!" she said excitedly, but a little down. I grabbed her in a huge bear embrace.
"Elizabeth! I'm so glad to see you!" I exclaimed happily. At this Jack and Will gave each other a very confused look.
"Lass, do ye remember anything that happened to ye?" Jack questioned me. I thought for a moment.
"Nope!" I said, really I didn't care, I wasn't with Mel so I was as happy as a pig in shit.
"Ye were shot…again…in yer head." Jack said touching my forehead which indeed hurt. A lot.
"Owwwiee! Jack, you're a meaniee! Stooopp!" I whined batting his hands away from my face.
"Alissa you are lucky you were wearing that heavy crown. It stopped the bullet." William explained to me. I looked at him puzzled.
"Crown?" I asked, William picked up said crown and indeed the bullet had hit what seemed to be a diamond and then embedded into the thick gold and silver filigree. I was one lucky S.O.B.
"Huh." I said like it wasn't as big of a deal as it should have been.
"Huh is right. Ye want to go giving me a bleeding heart attack? Yer more trouble than yer worth! Ye always got to go scaring the bejesus ou' o' me and…and…" Jack said rambling off trying to think of more scary and intimidating things to say to me.
"Will, Elizabeth, could you leave us two alone for a moment." I asked politely. Both nodded, apparently they wanted to leave but needed the excuse. Once the door was closed Jack looked at me.
"I'm sorry." I said looking down at my hands, "You know for 'scaring the bejesus ou' o' you'." Jack looked at me and heaved a huge sigh.
"I worry about ye lass." Jack said, "I mean, ye know, not as much as me pearl." Jack said trying to clarify things. I nodded slowly.
"Well, no worries, once we get back to Port Royal I'm leaving to the future. I have to do damage control on my time for what we did here in your time." I said sadly. Jack looked at me upset.
"Ye know I'm off to the gallows when we get back." Jack said sternly. I nodded.
"Yea, but don't worry, you won't die." I blinked. Jack looked at me oddly before remembering I couldn't wink.
"Enchantress," Jack said in a muffled voice, "Well, just for good measure, before you leave, maybe we should, say our finally goodbyes." Jack said tracing his hand up my arm and wiggiling his eyebrows at me feverishly. I giggled.
"Sorry Jack." I said truly sorry, because by all means I wanted to do what he was suggesting, "The entire future is watching me. I really can't do that." I said. A sinking feeling was forming at the pit of my stomach, I was going to miss this gruffy pirate more than I had first thought. It was odd, I no longer saw the Johnny Depp in him, I saw Jack, and not the Jack you see on screen. My Jack.
"Tis alright lass." Jack said swiping some hair from my face mindful of my bruise on my forehead, "If this be our last moments together, then I don't mind just sitting with ye." Why did he have to be sweet at a time like this? He was such an inconsiderate man! Why couldn't he get mad at me and stomp off? Why did he have to make me miss him even before he was gone.
"Thanks Jack." I said, as if by some telepathic thought Jack reached out and grabbed me a tight embrace. I let my face be buried in his shoulder. I let slip a few silent tears into his dirty sea worn shirt.
I heard a sniffle above me. This peaked my interest. Was Jack Sparrow crying? I peeked up at him. He must have known what I thought because he tried to cover it up well.
"Lass, yer bloody hair keeps gettin' in me nose!" Jack said giving his nose a good scratch for good measure. I giggled as I pulled back facing him.
"Sorry about that." I said looking into his crooked smile. I smiled back at him sadly. He grabbed my chin in his hand and brought his lips to mine. It was the gentlest kiss he had ever given me, and I deepened it.
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Back on shore I was lead off in irons but Elizabeth and Governor Swann ran up to me. I looked at them confused, because I never thought I would ever see Governor Swann run.
"Remove her irons!" Demanded G-string Swann. I looked at him very confused. Sure I had a good escape plan in my head but this was very surprising. The guards did so without delay. I rubbed my wrist gratefully and looked at the two in confusion.
"My daughter has informed me that you should be granted clemency for helping her on your voyage." Governor Swann said unconvinced by what he was saying. I looked to Elizabeth who had a big smile on her face.
"Elizabeth?" I said in disbelief, her smile never faltered. I reached up and gave her another rib crushing hug. She returned it equally, and whispered in my ear.
"I remember you, just think of it as an apology gift." she said. I looked at her once more before giving her a huge hug again.
"Hopefully I can show you my gratitude one day." I said to her in return. I saw William behind her and he smiled at me.
"You already have." she replied. I knew exactly what she meant, "Good luck on your trip back home." I nodded to her and shook the Governors hand.
"Well, it's been a pleasure, really it has and I hope that things go well for you…well, actually never mind. Just enjoy this time as much as you can!" I said darkly which got him to look at me like I was insane. A very common look I get here in this time.
I walked up to William and threw my arms around him as well. He picked me up and swung me around playfully.
"Do you remember me also?" I said almost not needing him to answer for me. He laughed as he set me down.
"Yes, I do. Liss, please, be careful on your return trip home." he said. I nodded.
"I would give you a call if I could, but you guys won't discover the telephone for…" I thought for a moment, " well, for a long time." I said finally. William chuckled and gave me one more hug. This one a little bit more gentle than the other. Giving me a quick kiss on the cheek he whispered.
"I'll never forget you, you'll always have a piece of my heart." I blushed profusely at this and looked at him with a shy smile on my face.
"And you will always have a little of mine. Do me a favor and take care of Jack for me." I said giving him a knowing look. He nodded to me.
"Would you like me to escort you back?" William asked me concerned. I shook my head no.
"I want to, you know, walk around, take everything in one more time." I said waving my arm around carelessly. William nodded and I smiled at him pinching his cheek happily I began to walk off towards his shop to collect my things. Looking over my shoulder I saw the Commodore looking none too happy about my departure.
"Bye bye James! Have a good life!" I exclaimed waving, I saw Governor Swann and Elizabeth waving to me, and also William who stood there and smiled. He seemed to wipe something from the corner of his eye. I could feel the hot tears prickle my eyes, but I turned before they could be noticed.
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I had packed my things and was now wandering around town one last time to take in all the sights I had missed. I was near the fort and I could hear the commotion being made of Jack's escape. I had an urge to go see him one more time before leaving but I knew it would just make it more difficult for the both of us.
I got to my car, and realized I didn't have the keys. I began to become frantic. I set my bag down and began to search everywhere for them around my car. I looked along the path for a good thirty minutes. The tears were still freely flowing. I ran back to the blacksmith shop remembering I had left them on the work bench. But when I arrived they weren't to be found. I began to get desperate. But not wanting to have to say any goodbyes again I decided I would just break into my car and hot wire it to get out.
I returned to my car and was about to use a rock to break my window when I saw the keys behind my front wheel. I laughed at myself for being in such a frazzled state I couldn't even find my keys. I opened my door threw my bag into the back seat and started my car. He began to purr as I put him in reverse and backed my way out of the spot, and going towards my century. I kept looking in my rearview mirror through teary eyes at the place I was about to leave. I had the hugest urge to stop the car and go back.
The second I thought about that I felt a bump and the path turned to gravel, and shortly after to pavement. Then I finally could see my city lay across the horizon. There was no turning back now as I got to the stop light and took a right onto Santa Fe to go towards my house once more. I looked one last time in my rearview mirror to see the light disappear into the heat waves. I let a sob escape me as I continued further away from Jack.
I could see the person in front of me had a bumper sticker that said 'I 3 Captain Jack Sparrow'. I couldn't help smile at this. Then I suddenly remembered what Josie had told me about me being in the pirate movies. I knew I had a whole new mess of problems facing me.
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The end! I know you loved it huh! Well the ending was bad, but don't worry, I have a 'deleted scene' for you just below this! Review!
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"Jack! Shouldn't you go off to the Pearl?" William asked Jack as he chased him through the roads of Port Royal. He couldn't help but feel like this was déjà vu.
"We've got to catch up to the lass!" Jack said, "Gibbs can take care of the Pearl for a while." Jack said. William couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Jack took a detour into the blacksmith shop, following his compass he saw what he was looking for, Liss' keys. He snatched them up and began a drunken run towards her car.
"Jack what do you plan to do?" William said confused but none the less following Jack.
"I am going with her to the future!" Jack said happily. William grabbed Jack and spun him around.
"You really think she would take you?" William said skeptically. Jack looked pensive for a moment. Then his features got dark.
"I'm not going to ask her." at this Jack looked at his compass, and noticed the needle move, "Quick, hide! She's coming!" Jack said pushing William into some bushes. They watched as she walked past and towards the black smith shop tears in her eyes.
"You really are taken with her aren't you Jack." William asked giving Jack a sly look. Jack sputtered a little pulling William out of the bushes.
"No, I just want to know me future! I'm a pirate lad." Jack pointed out running towards her car.
Finally reaching the car Jack took the keys and pointed it at the car. Nothing happened. He shook them mercilessly.
"Bloody hell! What's wrong with these damn things!" Jack said ready to throw them at the infernal machine. William grabbed them and opened the back compartment.
"I'm going with you." William proclaimed. Jack scoffed.
"Nay lad, this is none of yer business." Jack said getting into the trunk one leg at a time.
"Alissa, is, my business." William said obviously getting annoyed with Jack. Jack stared at him then nodded his head. William closed the trunk top and opened the back door. Throwing the keys under the front wheel William crawled in the back and hid underneath a discarded blanket.
They only had to wait for a moment. Soon Alissa was back and in the car, starting it up and putting it into motion.
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There is the actual ending! Okay, it is so obvious you guys are getting a three-quel. I mean, if you want one. If not, that's okay too. Saves my fingers, and my wrists. No one likes carpal tunnel syndrome. Trust me I have enough 'syndromes' coupled with an addictive personality. A little off track here. Some shout outs coming up!
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