Chapter 26

That morning everyone got up at the crack of dawn so they could get ready to leave the island. Nicole was the last to wake up. When she got up she realized that Will, her son, and Jack were already on the Black Pearl. She rushed to get her clothes on and headed out to the Black Pearl so they could cast off and make sail for Port Royal.

It's just so great to be going home,she thought. I can't wait to see my two little girls again. But at the moment Nicole could sense that something was wrong. The Black Pearl wasn't moving, even though the anchor was already up, the ship wasn't moving. She rushed over to Will and Jack.

"What's wrong?" she asked. "Why aren't we moving?"

"I don't know. I guess we must be stuck to something," said Will.

"I'm going to go check it out,"said Jack.

"What? No! Jack you can't!"yelled Nicole. "What if something happens to you?"

Jack then started giving Nicole his stuff (like his hat, compass,ect). He looked her in the eyes. "Don't lose this."

She threw the stuff down. "No! Let me go instead."

"What?"

"C'mon Jack. You just got your life back. Do you want to waste it all now?"

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"I'm your daughter aren't I?"

"If I lose then Will will kill me."

"And what if we lose you again Jack? You might not get another chance don't you get it?! Just let me go instead. I'll be fine."

Jack knew there was no sense in arguing with her. Her mind had been made up. "All right. But you had better come back alive."

She nodded. She started to head for the plank. Will knew what was going on. He run over to Jack with shock in his eyes. "What the hell is she doing?!" asked Will.

"You can't talk her out of this Will."

Will tried to run over to Nicole to try and stop her...but he was too late. Nicole had already dove into the waters below. Jack ran over to him. "I have to go in there. What if something happens to her? I can't lose another wife. I won't. Not this time."

"She'll be fine Will."

"Jack, I'm not just going to stand here. Elizabeth drowned! What if that happens to Nicole?"

"Will, do you not know what happened to me when I first had to save Elizabeth? She was in a corset and I dove to the bottom of the Atlantic to save her life. So, unless my daughter is wearing a corset, which she is not, I think she'll be fine."

"How can you just stand here and be calm?"

"I know my own daughter Will."

"No, apparently you don't," said Nicole as the crew helped her aboard the Pearl. "We can set all now."

"What was wrong?"asked Will.

"We were just stuck to a couple of reefs, that's all."

"Told you I could have done it myself,"said Jack.

"Yes, but you should be very thankful that I did it for you."

Jack looked at Will. "How can you live with her?"

"She's rough on the outside, but has a heart of gold on the inside I guess, "said Will.