Thank you guys so much for being patient! I love you all!
-Captain Autumn
-Distressin' Captain-
"Wait."
"No, you heard me right."
"Sorry, mate. I do believe that I 'ot water in me ears. Now, tell me this again. Slowly."
"I gave them Michelle."
"What?"
"I gave them Michelle."
"Repeat that."
"I gave them Michelle."
"That's what I thought you said." Jack clicked his tongue as we walked along the decks. Michelle was behind us either not listening or making it look like she wasn't listening. I glanced back over at Jack who was looking at me as if I had just told him that I was engaged to Hector Barbossa. Which, given the way my night was going, I wouldn't really have been surprised by that. "Are you insane?"
"Funny, that question coming out of Captain Jack Sparrow's mouth." Ellie said with a slight snort as she walked past us. "Will apparently has a good reason for handing me over into the loving arms of Captain Blackbeard, or better known as Satan. While I am completely unaware as to why he did this, I'm sure it was a good reason." How the bloody hell could she put up with me? Here I was, basically handing over my wife and daughter to the hands of the devil, and she was still on my side.
We were out. We were out of that other world that Blackbeard had held us in. And now, we were walking on the decks of the Dutchman as we sailed, once again, to the World's End so that Blackbeard could get the damned chest. Or rather, Jack and I kill Beckett once again get the chest and I will forever send Blackbeard and Barbossa into my locker which is a fate worse than hell itself.
But you know, what Jack and I plan never actually goes according to plan so I was pretty sure that this really wasn't going to work. But I was the level-headed one in this group. I had to think positive. Even though I knew inside me that something was going to go terribly wrong. And I didn't have to be a goddess to know that.
"Elle?" Grant ran up the stairs and hugged her tightly. He was followed by Ana and my own father. Grant looked like he didn't want to let her go, so I looked over at my father who seemed to be silently asking me what the bloody hell was going on. I sighed and said to him, "We're leading them to the chest. I think Beckett's behind this. Jack and I are sneaking in and...getting it." Everyone nodded because I didn't want to say what we were actually going to do. But everyone knew.
"...if everything goes in order, Barbossa and Blackbeard shall be in the locker before sunset."
"What's the price if we fail?" Ana said, putting an arm around Ellie's shoulders. I couldn't bare to look into Michelle's eyes, or anyone's for that matter, so I walked past them and said in a quiet tone, "In a way, my life."
Michelle took in a sharp breath when I said that. Thinking that it was for the obvious reason, her being the price, I didn't turn around. But when I saw her mother running down the stairs, I turned around. Fast.
"Darlin', you be almost ready."
"WHAT?" I asked, running back over to Ellie who was being supported by Jack. Elle's face was a hell of a lot calmer and relaxed than mine was. She only smiled faintly up at me. "Calypso, she can't have the baby now! I need her." Jack, my father and Grant all glanced over at me, taking in what I just said. When they realized what I meant, they looked back down at Ellie.
"Will'um, I cannot change de time. But I say she has a few days." I glanced down at Elle who took my hand. I pulled her up to me, and wrapped my arms around her. "Darling, stay here-"
"-Will, love. I need to go. You know I do." Michelle turned around and looked me in the eyes. "Love, I have to." I honestly felt sick. I really truly did. I hadn't been with Elizabeth when she had William. I had no idea what I was about to get into. All I knew is that Michelle was going thru this a million times better than I was. I honestly felt like I was about to faint. But I remained strong about it, or as strong as I could remain, and nodded. "Will, don't give out on me."
"No, darling...I'm fine..." I felt Jack's hand on my back as he gently pushed me back up. Apparently, I was not fine and had almost fell backwards. I nodded slightly at Jack, and then said to Ana, "Take...Ellie to my cabin, please." Ana smiled at me, before shooting a smile at Jack. Then, her and Calypso helped Michelle into my cabin. When the three of them were gone, I broke down.
"Bloody hell-"
"Mate, calm down." Jack said with a smile as he staggered over to me. I fell against the mast and looked up at Jack who was still smiling at me. "William, come now, mate. You looked a 'ell of a lot worse than Ellie does. And she's the one 'avin' the baby." The smile was wiped off of his face when he walked over to me and said in a different tone, "You can't give out on 'er, Will. I took your place with Elizabeth when she 'ad William, but you 'ave to be there for her."
"Of all the bloody times for her to have a baby."
"Actually, she's not 'avin' it now, William." When I shot him a glare, he instantly stopped smiling, and said, "Fine, fine-"
"Captain Turner?" Jack and I turned to see my first mate running towards us. "We're here."
-Distressin' Damsel-
"Will, stop looking at me like that." I whispered to him as we waited in the cave. I wrapped my coat around me as the snow fell around us. Will kept looking at me every five seconds as if he was making sure I wasn't going into labor or something. My mother said I had about two days. I was fine. I was fine... my stomach was just hurting for no reason...
..there was a reason. I knew there was a bloody reason. But when Blackbeard and Barbossa were walking from one direction, and Beckett and Sara from the other, there wasn't really anything I could do except pray that this baby waited for a least an hour. An hour would give Jack and Will enough time to kill whoever they needed to, get the chest and get the bloody hell out of here.
Wait. Did I say...
"Elle." Sara spat at me as she walked over to us. I narrowed my eyes at her. Oo, that little Tortuga Wench. Goodness, if I didn't have a huge lump in my stomach limiting my movements I would have killed her right then. She bloody led that damn Beckett to us! See, there's one thing that people on the Empress, Dutchman and Pearl have all learned. You don't want to make me mad. Especially now.
"Sara." I replied cooly as if it didn't phase me at all. Which of course it did. I mean, I honestly wanted to kill her at this moment. Will took my hand as Beckett, Barbossa and Blackbeard stood before us. What? Were we suppossed to make some sort of deal or something? A trade? Oh, yes. I was at stake here. That's just wonderful and peachy, isn't it?
"Master Turner." Blackbeard said as smoke circled his old, wrinkly face. He made Mercer actually seem handsome. That's how wrinkly this pirate was. "I do believe that we had an agreement. Where's the diamond?" Beckett and Sara watched as Will went to my neck and unhooked the diamond. He smiled as he raised it up in the air, it reflecting in the sunlight that was trying to shine thru all of the clouds and snow.
"As I promised." Will said, giving Beckett a slight nod and a smile. I looked over at Beckett to see a look of murder enter his eyes. I'm not even kidding. He looked as if he wanted to kill Will as much as I wanted to kill Sara at that moment.
"Excuse me, but Sara promised me that diamond, hand it over, Turner." Beckett said, extending his hand. Will just stared at it as if he was trying to figure out if he was actually serious or not. Of course dear Cutler Beckett was serious. Serious as he ever was. I looked over at Will who replied calmly, "Well, mate. I guess she was a liar then, isn't she?"
It happened so fast I didn't even see it coming. Literally. One minute Beckett was glaring at Will, and then when I looked back, Beckett had Will pressed against the wall, dagger at his throat and Jack and I had our swords at Beckett. While Blackbeard had his sword pointed at me and Barbossa's at Jack (considering those two just flat out have issues with each other) and Sara...being a damsel in distress over in the corner, watching. Scared that she would rip her brand new gown imported from Spain, but you know. Who cares. I sure as hell don't.
I was resisting the urge to walk over to her and shred it to pieces, but you know. I couldn't considering that Blackbeard's smoke was distracting me and his sword was pressed against my neck. That could prevent a lot of things. "Mrs. Turner." Beckett spat over at me, as he turned to look at me, "Back away."
"I'll back away when you remove your bloody sword from my husband's neck. You back away."
"I'm not backing away until you back away." Beckett said.
"Well, I guess we won't be backing away anytime soon then, will we, darling?" I hissed as I dug my sword deeper into his neck. Blackbeard pulled me back and placed the sword under my neck causing Jack and Will to momentarily lower their swords. I closed my eyes and waited as he spat at them, "This is my price if I don't get that chest."
"The chest that rightfully belongs to me?" Jack shot back at him, pulling out his gun and raising it to Blackbeard. "Let 'er go. Now." Blackbeard didn't. He only dug his sword deeper so that I could feel blood. All the color seemed to drain from Will's face as he did that. I dropped my sword as Blackbeard continued to pull me backwards to his ship. Oh my gosh. What has Will done?
After that, all hell broke loose. I'm not even kidding. Will pushed Beckett to the ground, Jack was fighting off Barbossa and Sara was being Sara, I'm too good to move. And of course, Captain Smokey was pulling me back to his ship. What for? I have no bloody idea.
"You may be wantin' to unhand her, mate." Jacks voice called out from behind us. I looked down at the snow to see little red dots that I seriously hoped wasn't coming from my neck. Blackbeard jerked me, which made the sword dig deeper. I winced, causing the murderous look in Jack's eyes to get even darker. "I really think you'll b e wantin' to." He cocked his gun.
"Give me one reason to." Blackbeard hissed at him, taking out his sword. In another instant, Blackbeard threw me to the ground and lunged (yes, you read that right) lunged at Jack. The gun shot rang out thru the cave, making an eerie silence pass thru it. I closed my eyes, and when I finally got the courage to open them, I saw scarlet snow just before me. Jack lowered his gun, and just stared down at Blackbeard. He finally looked over to me and picked me up. "Are you alright, love?"
I nodded against his chest as he hed me for a moment. When I looked up, I saw Will walking over to us. He narrowed his eyes down at the dying Blackbeard as he asked, "Do you fear death?" When Blackbeard nodded, Will just said, "Sorry, mate." I turned my head as Blackbeard died. I felt Will's hand go on my shoulder.
"Where's Beckett and Barbossa?" I asked. When I looked up at the two of them, they smiled before Jack said, "Let's just say, love...they'll be 'avin' a right good time down in that locker. Shootin' themselves all they want to..." Will smiled over at Jack, before taking my hand and pulling me towards him. I glanced back at Sara who was pretty much in complete and utter shock. Had I not wanted to murder her, I would have felt sorry for her. "Well, that was completely stupid." I said as we walked back over to the chest.
Jack smirked as he picked it up, and said, "Welcome to the Caribbeans, love." That made both me and Will look up at him.
"Um, Jack?"
"Yes, darlin'?"
I smiled at him and said, "We're not in the Caribbeans." Will smiled as he helped Jack pick the heavy chest up. I would have picked the diamond up, but you know. I can't exactly bend down. I was trying my hardest to follow Jack and Will. Yeah, we left Sara back there in the cave. She could find her own way out. OK, we're not that mean. Beckett's crew would come get her. I just didn't want to look at her anymore. "So," Will asked, "I guess this is over right?"
"No." Jack and Will must have heard something in the tone of my voice, because they both spun around and stared at me. I put my hand on my stomach and just stared at Will, who said, "Bloody hell."
-Distressin' Captain-
"CALYPSO!!!" I screamed as I carried Ellie thru the decks of the Dutchman. Jack was running behind me with the chest, and was doing a pretty good job of keeping up. "CALYPSO-"
"Will! STOP BOUNCING ME!" Michelle screamed as we finally made it into my cabin. I gently laid Elle down on my bed before running back out the door. I opened the door so fast that I hit myself in the head with it. Ignorning Michelle who was laughing behind me, I yelled, "CALYP-"
"Will'um, darlin'. I be 'ere. Honestly." Calypso said to me as she pushed past me into the cabin. I looked down at Michelle to see a look of pain on her pretty face. Then it hit me. I ran back over to her and took her hand. I winced when she squeezed it really hard, but realized that her squeezing my hand hard was the only thing that was keeping me from fainting. Michelle made a noise, so I opened my eyes to see her glaring at the people standing in the door. "WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING! GET OUT!"
"Except Ana." I said, knowing that Elle wanted our baby's godmother in the room. Ana smiled at Jack, then shut the door before taking Ellie's other hand. Ana put a wet rag on Elle's forhead. I was honestly starting to think that I was the one that needed the wet rag.
"BREATH!"
"BREATH!"
"BREATH!"
"Ellie, breath!" I screamed. The whole room went silent for a minute, and all three of them turned to look up at me. Ellie smiled up at me and said, "Darling, we were talking to you." I didn't say anything, only exhaling the breath that I had been holding, and took Elle's hand again. She smiled up at me one more time, before once again, I resisted the urge to faint...
"She looks just like you." I whispered to Elle that night as she lay in the bed holding Graciella. Yes, she changed the name once again. But I thought it suited her. Elle smiled up at me, and I kissed the top of her head. I wrapped my arm around her and the baby and laid beside them.
Maybe me being immortal wasn't such a bad thing. I did have to watch my son and wife die, but now I had Ellie and Graciella.
And I didn't regret that at all.
Epilouge coming soon.