Three years had passed, and Will was happily steering the Pearl over the Caribbean waters.
Gibbs was tellin the tale of Jack and the sea turtles once again, every other minute guzzling down rum and hiccuping.
Pintel and Ragetti were dancing to the fiddle Cotton was playing.
Barbossa, standing next to Will, looked out to sea with his spy glass, and charted down a small island they were passing.
"See them yet, Barbossa?" Will asked him. Barbossa shook his head.
"Not yet, Captain. I wonder if Calypso told us right," Barbossa replied. A freak wave folded over the side of the Pearl and soaked Barbossa. Will laughed.
"I think that's a 'yes'," he said, still chuckling.
Will caught wind of a faint melody, and told the crew to be quiet.
As the melody of two lockets filled the sea breeze, Will smiled as he saw the Dutchman sailing slowly in the calm waves.
"Ahoy!" Will shouted at the top of his lungs. They anchored the Pearl as the Dutchman headed their way.
When the Dutchman anchored beside the Pearl, Will swung over. He was greeted with a giant hug from Elizabeth, and a bottle of rum from Jack.
"How have you two been?" Will asked, taking a sip of rum and setting the bottle down, as Barbossa swung over from the Pearl.
"Very well, William!" Jack said, smiling greatly.
"Yes, very well indeed," Elizabeth echoed him, rubbing her stomach.
"We have great news to tell you, Will!" Jack almost shouted. Will chuckled.
"What, Jack?" he asked.
"Misses Sparrow and I…" Jack started.
"Are going to be parents!" Elizabeth finished, rubbing her slightly bulging stomach once more.
'I got here just in time,' Will thought.
"That's wonderful!" Will exclaimed.
"Jack Sparrow? A father and husband? I thought I'd never see the day!" Barbossa commented, coming up to them.
Before anybody could say anything, Barbossa walked off to talk to Bill.
"Well, have you done anything to make this place any different? It looks a bit cleaner than the last time I saw it," Will said.
"Yes. Come on, and we'll show you!" Elizabeth grabbed both Jack's and Will's hand and pulled them into the cabin.
"Is that so?" Bill questioned Barbossa.
"It is. So, I think we shouldn't be bothered, hmm?" Barbossa suggested. Bill nodded.
"I'll make sure no one disturbs the four of you," Bill vowed. Barbossa walked off to the cabin and shut the door behind them.
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"Well, what do ya think?" Jack asked. The cabin looked very, very clean, with the exception of a few empty rum bottles on the floor.
"Wow," was all Will said. Elizabeth sat on the edge of the bed, and Jack sat down next to her. Barbossa leaned on the bed post.
"So, what have you been up to these last three years, aye?" Jack questioned.
"Just sailing around, every once and while going to Tortuga, or pillaging some EITC armada ships that sailed away from the group," Will answered with a grin.
"We've made a lot of money from passing armada ships. We've got a few chests full of treasure," Barbossa added.
Jack stared blankly. "A few chests full?"
Will chuckled and nodded.
There was a pause of silence, and two lockets with the same melody started floating around them. Jack yawed, and suddenly passed out onto the bed.
"Jack?" Elizabeth asked. Bill opened the cabin door and handed Barbossa the Chest and the Key, then left. "Hey! What are you- ?" Elizabeth questioned, but then she passed out onto the bed next to Jack.
Will took a deep breath and came over to them.
"Ready William?" Barbossa asked, holding a dagger. Will nodded, and unlocked the Chest.
"Ready."
He placed the hearts over their scars, and Barbossa plunged the dagger into Will's chest. As Will held back shouts by gritting his teeth and grunting, Barbossa carved out his heart, and placed it the Chest and locked it.
Barbossa pulled out a parchment from Calypso, and read the enchantment swiftly as instructed. The hearts slowly went into their chests, and Will's scar reappeared.
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Jack awoke to find himself lying next to Elizabeth in the cabin of the Pearl. He suddenly felt something move in his chest.
He looked at his chest, and saw no scar, and placed his hand on it and felt his heart beating.
"Ah!" he shouted. Elizabeth jolted up in bed.
"What? What is it?" she asked.
Jack quickly started to undo her armor and started tugging at her shirt. She started blushing.
"Well, Jack. If you want to, we can lock the-" Elizabeth started, but then Jack pressed his palm against her chest and felt her heart beating.
"Ah!" he shouted again. She felt her heart beating and then felt his.
"Jack? Are we-?" she started, looking around the cabin.
"We're human again. We on the Pearl…Will!" Jack shouted again. He saw a parchment on his desk. He read it aloud:
Dear Jack and Elizabeth,
You are probably wondering why you're on the Pearl and your hearts are once again in your bodies. With help from Calypso, I have taken back your duties so you can live your lives with happiness and your new child. Don't fret, for we will see each other soon enough. In seven years, we'll see each other in Tortuga, remember? Anyways, I send my regards and please notify me when the child is born. You gave me just one more chance, and I decided to return the favor. I will miss you both, and hope to see you on the seas. May the wind be at your back, and have a followin' sea.
Sincerely,
Will Turner
"Amazing man, Turner," Jack said with a grin.
"Do you realize what he just gave us? Gave you, Jack?" Elizabeth asked, wrapping her hands around his neck.
"What?"
"He gave you what you've been asking for, for quite a while," Elizabeth said, and she kissed him.
"And what might be that, luv?" Jack questioned, kissing her neck.
She stared into his kohl lined brown eyes, and hugged him tight.
"He gave you….just one more chance."
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