Chapter 14:
*Ida's POV*
My eyes soon open as consciousness appear back to me. A smell of smoke fully awakes me.
Miss Elizabeth is throwing all of our supplies into the fire.
"Miss Elizabeth!" I called out in fear.
"No! Not good!" Uncle Jack notices this too.
"Stop! Not good!" we both said, running towards her.
"What are you doing?" I asked first.
"You burned all the food, the shade! The rum!" Uncle Jack joins in.
"Yes, the rum is gone," Miss Elizabeth noted.
"Why is the rum gone?" I asked. "A rum is the important drink for pirates!"
"One, because it is a vile drink that turns even the most respectable people into complete scoundrels. Two that signal is over a thousand feet high. The entire Royal Navy is out looking for Ida and me, do you two really think that there is even the slightest chance that they won't see it?"
"But why is the rum gone?" Uncle Jack asked.
She sits down to watch the horizon. "Just wait, Captain Sparrow and Sea Goddess. You give it one hour, maybe two, keep a weather eye out and then you will see while sails on that horizon."
Uncle Jack takes out his pistol before placing it back.
"Must've been terrible for you to be trapped here, Jack," he imitates Miss Elizabeth to me.
"Must've been terribly for you," I join into the imitation.
"Well it bloody is now!" we both said.
No matter how I love Miss Elizabeth as my sister, but she doesn't get me at all.
"There'll be no living with her after this," Uncle Jack smirks, noticing something out into the ocean.
Turning around, my eyes grew when I see the Dauntless. James's ship!
*James's POV*
Soon the Dauntless land at the shores of an island. Looking over, my eyes immediately notices the familiar sight of my beloved, walking onto the ship with Sparrow and Miss Swann.
"Miss Ida!" I exclaim with a huge smile.
"James!" she exclaims with her huge smile.
The most beautiful Goddess of the Sea runs into my arms as I spin her around a little, hugging her tightly.
"Thank the spirits you are back to me," I speak to her.
"I'm so glad to be with you again and this time forever," she smiles more, letting tears of happiness run down her angelic features.
My fingers gently wipe away the tears. Eyes of my crew, Governor Swann, Miss Swann, and Sparrow lay their eyes on us.
'No one has seen the ring on my finger,' I hear her speak in my head, 'you can propose to me here while they see you giving me the ring.'
'Thank you my love.'
"Commodore," Governor speaks to me with a smile, "is there something you would like to tell my daughter?"
Sparrow then looks shocked.
"Ida, I have loved you ever since we were younger and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." I got down on one knee holding her pale hands, knowing they are seeing me getting the ring out, even though it's not true. "Ida Dalma-Swann, will you have the honor of becoming my wife?"
She acts surprised as she smiles down to me, "yes, yes I would love to be your wife James."
"A wedding!" her uncle screams with a huge smile as I get back up on my feet. "I love weddings! Of my seas! My niece is getting married! Ida, if your Daddy won't be able to walk you down the aisle, may I walk you down the aisle?" He circles her around with some joking pleases.
"Okay Uncle Jack," Ida laughs, "I'll have you and Father walk me down the aisle if Daddy is unable to walk me down the aisle."
I have my arms around my bride to be's shoulders from behind as her precious little hands hold onto them. We watch the crew have a meeting in the Captain's cabin.
"But we've got to save Will!" Miss Swann argues with her father.
"No," Governor Swann firmly speaks, "you're safe now. We will return to Port Royal immediately, not go gallivanting after pirates."
"Then we condemn him to death," Miss Swann says.
"The boy's fate is regrettable, but then so was his decision to engage in piracy."
"If I may father," Ida speaks, "Mr. Will did such things to rescue Miss ELizabeth and yes I join in the journey to make sure that Mr. Will and Uncle Jack are safe."
"If I may be so bold as to inject my professional opinion," Sparrow speaks, "the Pearl was listing near to scuppers after the battle. It's very unlikely she'll be able to make good time."
"The Black Pearl," Ida says, "the last real pirate threat in the Caribbean. How can you pass such an amazing thing up?"
"I agree with my niece on that one."
"By remembering that I serve others, Mr. Sparrow," I speak up, not only myself. Mr. Sparrow, you will accompany these fine men to the helm and provide us with the bearing to Isla de Muerta. You will then spend the rest of the voyage contemplating all possible meanings of the phase 'silent as the grave'. Do I make myself clear?"
"Inescapably clear."
Then they left the cabin leaving me with the love of my life. A smile cracks on my face as I spin her around into a dance. She smiles back joining in the dance.
"Thank you for letting Uncle Jack to help us," Ida thanks, placing herself in my arms.
"I knew that you will be happy," I answered, taking her around the cabin dancing, "your happiness means the world to me."
"You know James," she blushes, "we haven't been able to share our first kiss."
"Oh yes we haven't," I blushed as well.
Slowly, our faces lean into each other as we close our eyes slowly as well. Just before we knew it, our lips finally meet. Ida wraps her arms around my neck. My arms wrap themselves around her waist and back. Sparks are flying. I can feel us being in the ocean enjoying each other.
Soon the kiss ends. Blue meets green. Smiles meet.
"I love you so much my sweet little Ida," I said it first.
"I love you so much more my dearest James," she says it back.
"Forever and always my goddess of the sea."
"Forever and always my brave sailor."
*No one's POV*
Commodore Norrington is on a boat with the rest of the soldiers, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Ida. Originally Norrington wanted his beloved to stay at the Dauntless, but her uncle wants her to be at his side for his reasoning.
"I don't care for the situation," Norrington speaks, "any attempt to storm the caves could turn to an ambush."
"Not if you're the one doing the ambushing," Jack says, "Ida and I will go in, we convince Barbossa to send his men out with their little boats. You and your mates return to the Dauntless and blast the bejesus outta them with your little cannons, eh?" He places an arm on his shoulder. "What do you have to lose?"
He peels off the arm from his shoulder. "There's a possibility that I would lose Ida," he answers, looking at his beloved.
She has her back facing him while sitting criss cross and arms raise up to where her head is. Eyes closed as her small, full lips moves in a soft chant.
"Now," Jack speaks to James, "to be quite honest with you, there's a slight risk for those aboard the Dauntless. The future Mrs. Commodore is preparing herself with the spirits who protects for the strength she needs for this mission."
*No One's POV*
"No reason to fret," Pintel says to Will, along the way towards the gold. "It's just a prick of the finger, a few drops of blood."
"No mistakes this time," Twigg adds. "He's only half-Turner. We spill it all!"
"Guess there is reason to fret."
Jack pushes through the crowd, "beg your pardon."
"Begun by blood," Barbossa is ready to open Will's throat.
"Excuse me," Jack says.
"But blood un-"
"Jack!" Will exclaims, seeing the pirate.
"S'not possible!"
"Not probable."
"Where's Elizabeth and Miss Ida?" Will asked.
"Elizabeth's safe just like I promised. Ida is going to marry Norrington, just like she wanted. And you get to die for Elizabeth, just like you promised. So we're all men of our word really except for Elizabeth and Ida who are, in fact, women."
"Shut up! You're next!" Barbossa begins to lean to split Will's throat again.
"You don't want to be doing that, mate," Jack notes.
"No, I really think I do."
"Your funeral."
"Why don't I want to be doing it?"
"Well, because," he pushes a pirate's arm off his shoulder," because the HMS Dauntless, pride of the Royal Navy, is floating just offshore. Waiting for you."
*Back at the boats*
"What are we doing here?" Murtogg asked, annoyed.
"The pirates come out, unprepared and unawares," Mullroy answers, "we catch 'em in the crossfire, send them down to see Old Hob."
"I know why we're here. I mean why aren't we doing what is was - what Mr. Sparrow said we should do. With the cannons and all?"
"Because it was Mr. Sparrow who said it," Ida's finance answers.
"You think he wasn't telling the truth?"
'Ida, please be careful,' James thought to himself, getting worried.
*Back in the cave*
"Just hear me out, mate," Jack tries to reason. "You order your men to row out to the Dauntless. They do what they do best. Robert's your uncle, Fannie's your aunt, there you are with two ships. The makings of your very own fleet. 'Course you'll take the grandest as your flagship, and who's to argue? But what of the Pearl? Name me Captain, I'll sail under your colors, I'll give you ten percent of me plunder and you get to introduce yourself as… Commodore Barbossa. Savvy?"
"I s'pose in exchange, you want me not to kill the whelp."
"No, no, not at all by all means, kill the whelp. Just not yet. Wait to life the curse until the opportune moment. For instance…" Jack picks up a few medallions, "after you've killed Norrington's men…" throws them back continues, "every….last….one and also his fine lady came be your fine lady."
Ida's watching from a distance, preparing for her cue.
Will see Jack take the last piece of gold and notice Ida at the corner of his eye. "You've been planning this from the beginning," he speaks, "ever since you learned my name."
"Yea."
"I want fifty percent of your plunder," Barbossa speaks, making a deal with Jack.
"Fifteen," Jack says.
"Forty."
"Twenty-five. And I'll buy the hat and pay for the whole wedding. Both be really big….Commodore."
"We have accord," they shake hands, making an official deal.
A smirk appears on Ida's face, hiding more into her hiding spot.
"All hands to the boats!" Jack orders to the crew, but realizes it looking back to Barbossa. "Apologies. You give the orders."
"Gents...take a walk."
"Not to the boats?
The cursed pirates walk towards on the floor of the sea to the Dauntless. The moonlight reveal their true forms.
*James's POV*
Out through the ocean, I notice a boat with women. "Strange," I mumbled to myself. "Hold fire," I ordered my crew.