After Tortuga, they had stopped at three different islands with no sign of Will. Every time they stopped somewhere Elizabeth's hopes would raise only to fall. Jack and Jess while they both hated to admit it were starting to lose hope. Last night they had sailed through a horrible storm, Jess had experienced a bad case of sea sickness and it had taken most of the day to recover. Elizabeth had taken care of Jess through the night which had been sadly enough a distraction from the nightmares. Jack was exhausted from fighting the storm at the helm of the Pearl. It was almost dusk when they spotted an island. Was this the island where Will might be? After three islands with no luck, Jack considered waiting until morning to explore the island. Barbossa had come aboard the Pearl to discuss exploring the island. "Jack, let's just send a small party and see what we can find out before dark."

Jack looked over at Elizabeth. He knew what she wouldn't ask him to go but her eyes were pleading with his heart. "Well, maybe just a quick look around and then we can check it out better in the morning. Mr. Gibbs prepare the boat; we're going ashore for a short time." Elizabeth thought it took forever to get to the island but she tried not to get her hopes up only to have them destroyed again.

Jack led the party with Elizabeth and Jess close behind Barbossa brought up the rear, one man stayed behind at the boat. Usually they brought more men, but this was just a quick look they would have more in the morning. They walked through some trails they found. It led them to a village. Jack slowed down -something told him to stop and just watch for a little while. Since it was getting dark, the people seemed to be winding down for the day - eating, sitting around and talking to one another. Jack had asked Elizabeth, Jess and Barbossa to sit and watch to see what they could find out soon after they had settled in a beautiful woman exited the large center hut. They noticed that she ordered the others around she asked one man to follow her to an empty place near her hut. The man was carrying a sword. Jack looked at Barbossa, "why would a tribesman need a sword when no one else is carrying one?" Barbossa shrugged his shoulders. It was all too soon that Jack's question was answered. The woman went to the hut through back the flap, a man exited the hut carrying a sword. Elizabeth gasped and Jess quickly covered her mouth – it was Will!

The sword fight began and it only took at few minutes for Will to dominate the fight. He showed no mercy for the man and just as he was about to kill the man, the woman called Will off. Will looked at her, then walked over to her. She smiled at her and she took her hand and brushed it against his face. She then ordered him to the hut again. She looked over to the man who she had saved from certain death and gave him a few herbs to help with his wounds. She then returned to the hut ordered two guards to stand outside and closed the flap.

Jack motioned for them all to leave. Elizabeth had to be almost dragged from the spot. "Lizzie dear, we need to go back to the Pearl, we need a plan and more men. We know where he is and we'll be back."

Elizabeth's eyes welled up with tears of what had happened to her love. It seemed as if all her nightmares were coming true. Her heart felt as if it were breaking in two. Had he truly become lost to her? The trip back to the Pearl was long but Elizabeth never took her eyes off the island. Gibbs helped her aboard the Pearl, "any luck this time?" Elizabeth just walked past him to go below deck to Jack's cabin.

"Aye, Mr. Gibbs. We found him now comes the getting him part – that's where the problem comes in," Jack said walking past him as well. Jess followed Jack with Barbossa bring up the rear.

"Tis not my Pearl, but if twere I'd be posting me some extra guards tonight Mr. Gibbs," Barbossa commented as he went below. Gibbs didn't have to think twice, if Barbossa suggested extra guards there's trouble not far away.

"Did you see him? What did she do to him? He would have killed that man if that woman – that whatever she is hadn't called him off…"

"Elizabeth, please calm yourself. We need to think of how to help and come up with a plan. Right Jack," Jess questioned Jack as she stood by Elizabeth.

Jack stood quietly thinking rubbing his beard. He started pacing when Barbossa spoke up, "Tia was afraid something like this might happen. Mami Utai wanted Will so that she could control 'im – she wants 'is des-tiny. Whatever that means. Tia gave me this," as he said it he pulled a vile from inside his shirt. "She said it may not work but tis da best she could do for ye."

"What is it," asked Jess.

"It hopefully will break da spell over 'im." Barbossa then handed the vile to Elizabeth. She held it in her hands staring at it.

"This is Will's only hope?"

"It won't help him if we can't get to him. We don't know if the guards are there for her or to keep people from him but we need to get into the middle of the village and deal with the guards. I think we need to see if an opportune moment presents itself tomorrow." Jack continued and explained his plan to them. Barbossa, while he disagreed with some of the finer points, was surprisingly agreeable to the plan for the most part. Barbossa returned to the Black Magic for the night, he would hand pick some of the ones that Abrafro had not chosen to go with them tomorrow. Jack at the same time talked to Gibbs and hand picked some men to go tomorrow as well.

Jess went with Elizabeth to the cabin. She doubted that Elizabeth would get any sleep tonight but she knew that they had to try. They needed to rest tomorrow was going to be a long day. She at least knew where Will was – now the trick was getting him back to her.