"Shouldn't be more than a day now," Jack said turning to Will and Jess.

Jess smiled, "then you'll be reunited with Aphrodite."

"Yes if only it were that simple, but first I see a fight ahead of us. Ares went to all of this trouble to capture her; I can't see him just handing her over to us," Will said with a slight look of worry.

"Then he'll fall to ye sword Will. After all, ye can't be killed."

"I've been wondering about that Jack – I came very close to dying after that last encounter and I didn't heal fast like before."

"Maybe because it wasn't in our world," Jack offered as an explanation.

"Maybe or maybe I am no longer immortal as you put it."

"Well then Will, you'll just have to be more careful," Jess simply suggested.

"Yes, I suppose so," Will said then quickly changed the subject. "The children know where to go and hide in order to stay safe now. William is having a hard time with the hiding part – he wants to fight along side of me. I told him he must stay with Jasmine to protect her."

"I'm not sure hiding her is a good thing. We should turn her over to them," Jack stated as Jess slapped his back and then gave him a dirty look. "No love really – she's our secret weapon – a day or so with her, without ye loving supervision of course; they be surrendering and begging for mercy."

Jack, Jess and Will all started laughing, "she is your daughter after all Jack Sparrow," Jess reminded him.

Will suddenly stopped laughing, "we've got company." In the distance two ships were coming up fast.

"Marty," Jack yelled to Marty in the crow's nest and pointed at the direction the ships were coming.

"Aye. They ain't flying any colors Captain," Marty yelled down.

"No doubt Ares friends. To arms men, prepare for battle," Will yelled and turned to Jack. "We don't have the advantage of the wind Jack."

"Aye and there's still a couple more hours until dark. If we had the wind and could get ahead of them, but looks like we be fighting soon enough. Jess tell William and Jasmine to go to their hiding place."

Jess quickly took the children from the deck and led them below. "Stay here and William protect her."

"I don't need no protection, mommy."

"You don't need any protection," Jess corrected Jasmine, "and yes you do. Jasmine shhh and listen to William – promised me." Jess gave her a very stern look.

"Ok – I promise," she said lowering her head, "but I don't have to like it." William rolled his eyes and pulled Jasmine into their hiding place.

"I'll do my best Aunt Jess."

"I know you will William. I love you both." Jess closed the door and put a chest in front of the hidden door so William could push it open if he needed to do so but it hid the door itself.

"They're gaining on us and fast," Marty yelled to Jack. Jack looked at Will and Will simply nodded.

"Prepare the cannons, stand at the ready," Will yelled to the crew as the crew scurried around the deck.

"I wish we had the wind," Jack said as Jess came to stand beside the two men.

"Aye, isn't there anything we can do to go faster Jack? There's two ships not a fair fight," Jess asked trying to find any hope.

"Sorry love. Nothing can beat the Pearl with the wind but it's not in our favor right now."

"Come on wind," Will started talking out loud to the air, "how can I rescue Aphrodite if even the wind is against us."

Suddenly the wind shifted and the Pearl's sails grasped the unseen force of nature and began to pull away from the ships and quickly.

"Someone up there must like ye boy," Jack said raising an eyebrow to Will after the change of fortune.

"Just hope it keeps up until night," Will replied.

The Pearl kept up the pace and it appeared that while the Pearl was going faster and faster the other ships seemed to have lost the wind. Only after the ships were well out of sight, the Pearl was under the cover of darkness and it was halfway through the night did Jack allow any lights to be lit.

Will had not left deck during the entire time and everyone had kept a sharp lookout for any signs of the ships.

"They will be back," Jack said to Will.

"I know Jack but we'll be ready for them."

"Aye. Send half the crew below to get some rest and ye too."

"Jack, I'll be fine. I'll - "

"That's an order Mr. Turner. You'll need ye strength when hopefully ye see your lovely lass tomorrow."

Will smiled and turned away, he knew that there was no use in arguing with Jack. He got William from Jess and went back to his quarters. William went right to sleep in his own bed. Will was restless; he missed the warmth of Aphrodite next to him. He rolled to his side and gently stroked the pillow where her head would have been. "Soon my love, we'll be together." He could picture her high cheekbones, her long blond hair and her smile. The very thought of her smile brought a smile to his face. He snuggled down to the pillow catching a small whiff of her smell. He closed his eyes and drifted off into sleep.

Sorry it was so long in updating….I had a migraine every day for 3 days…yuck….