Jim couldn't tear his eyes away from John kissing Sinbad. He was in shock and numb. He kept waiting for for John to pull away, but he didn't. It wasn't until Meg rushed onto the ship and grabbed him that everything started to sink in. John chose Sinbad. John was kissing Sinbad- in front of him.

"Jim, let's go!" Meg demanded.

Jim pushed Meg away from him, but followed her off the ship. Clearly there was nothing left for him on this ship. Now that Sinbad had what he wanted, he called off his crew and the fight was over. Some of The Damned crew had some minor injuries, but no one was dead. Meg made a point of shoving the nearest member of Sinbad's crew away from her as she got off the ship. Jim took one more glance back at John. He was no longer kissing Sinbad. Sinbad was giving Jim a triumphant smirk, but John had his head down with his usual blank expression.

Jim had only taken a couple of steps off this ship when the pain of his fight with Sinbad came rushing back. He let out a small moan and collapsed to his knees.

Meg turned around. "Jim, are you all right?" She knelt down next to him.

Jim glared up at her. "Go ahead, tell me I deserve this," he snapped. "Tell me this is karma for Kida. Tell me I don't have the right to feel upset right now."

"I'm not going to say any of those things," Meg told him. "Are you all right? Can you stand?"

Before Jim could respond, a low growl made everyone freeze. A large leopard was slowly walking towards everyone. The rest of Sinbad's crew hurried back onto the ship. Hercules was the first one to go towards the leopard.

From somewhere nearby Jim heard Pocahontas whisper, "Sabor."

Meg arched an eyebrow at her. "It's just an animal. Hercules has killed close to a hundred men; this will be an easy kill."

Sabor let out a louder growl as Hercules swung his sword at her. In an instant Sabor was charging at him. Hercules dodged her at the last minute and stabbed her in the side. She fell to the ground and Hercules stabbed her again to make sure she was dead. Pocahontas slowly walked towards them and looked down at Sabor.

"Tarzan fought Sabor many times and was never able to kill her."

Hercules ran his hand through his hair and sheathed his sword. "Tarzan has never killed a man in a battle. This was nothing."

Kocoum came up to Pocahontas and put a hand on her shoulder. Pocahontas put her hand on his. "This is our home, Kocoum."

"I know."

Pocahontas turned to look up at him. "I don't want to leave again."

Hercules walked away, leaving them alone.

"Tarzan's remains are somewhere on this island," Pocahontas choked out. "He's dead because of these pirates. Why are we still with them? We should stay here."

"Pocahontas, Kida killed Tarzan. Hercules and the rest of them are our friends. We have nothing left here."

"No. We have nothing."

Kocoum put his hand Pocahontas' cheek. "We have each other and our new friends. I know this place is making you emotional, but you have to get passed it. We have a new home now."

Pocahontas slowly nodded, knowing that as long as Kocoum refuses to stay she can't either. She didn't want to be alone.

X X X

Jim leaned against the door frame of John's bedroom. Just beyond John's window he could Sinbad's ship was still docked on the island. It was dark outside now, but its shadow still lingered, haunting Jim. Just beyond that window, inside that dark shadow the man he loved was with another man. Jim had managed to stay strong around the rest of the crew, but now that he was alone he let himself feel the pain that was gripping his heart. As Jim watched John kiss Sinbad it felt as if John had been standing in front of him with his hand wrapped tightly around Jim's heart, slowly pulling it out of his chest. That same pain still lingered and Jim wished his heart would just be ripped out of him so he could no longer hurt.

But it didn't go away. The pain and the memory loomed in him the same way Sinbad's shipped loomed in front of him. Jim wanted to be angry at John, but Meg had been right. Even if Jim hadn't wanted Kida, it still happened. And if this was how Jim was feeling after only seeing John kiss another man, he couldn't imagine how John must have felt seeing Jim sleeping with Kida.

A soft hand fell on Jim's shoulder, followed by an even softer voice. "Jim?"

Jim turned around, surprised to see Jasmine standing behind him. She gently touched her fingertips against his cheek and it was only then that Jim realized he was crying.

"I know it hurts," Jasmine said. "And I know nothing anyone can say or do will make you feel better."

"I'm fine." Jim didn't really know Jasmine at all and the last thing he wanted was to let her in. He never wanted to let anyone in again. With any luck he'd become as numb and unfeeling as Kida.

"No you're not. You feel like with him gone, your heart should be gone, too, right? But, instead it feels like your heart is being pulled towards him but it can't be with him- you can't be with him- and the pain is too much."

"How do you know that?"

Jasmine gave him a sad, half smile. "I felt the exact same way when I thought Aladdin was dead. I know it's not the even close to being the same situation, but it's the same hurt."

"I deserve this after what I put him through. John is better off without me."

"No one is better off without their soulmate."

A/N: I want to thank each of you for following me through this story so far and through The Damned before that. All of your support and reviews mean so much to me. I would like to take this moment to recommend another Disney pirate story for you to read. It's called Going Under by my friend, Street Mouse. Thanks again, everyone. I hope to have my next chapter up within the next couple days.