Hi everyone. Sorry this took so long. I've been working on other stuff. I hope this makes up to it.
Sivour belongs to GeminiZKnight.
Nettie belongs to Sonic_Lyoko.
Mika belongs to Organization_Mika.
Chapter 51: Confrontation at Tortuga
Port Royal…
Nettie kicked a bucket below deck. "How could he do that? He tricked our friends into becoming slaves on some walking squid's ship!"
"I still can't believe that you consider him a friend, Sora!" Kairi said.
Sora stood up. "That doesn't mean I trust him. I learned to never trust a pirate."
"And you didn't think to warn us sooner?" Mika asked.
Axel looked at her. "It's kind of obvious to not trust a pirate. I've got that memorized." He failed to notice the glare she was giving him.
"Doesn't change the fact that we've lost three more of us." Aurora said. "Only one of them was expendable."
"Aurora." Everyone said. She just shrugged.
Mickey, Donald, and Goofy were pacing around. "There's gotta be a way to help our friends." Goofy said.
"Jack said we're heading to Tortuga." Donald remembered. Everyone looked at Sora for an explanation. He just shrugged.
Mika walked away from the group. Kairi and Nettie noticed and followed her. The two girls hid behind a corner and watched Mika as she sighed and leaned against the wall.
"How have things gotten so messed up?" Mika said. "I've been to so many places and I've never seen anyone like Jack Sparrow or Davey Jones. If only things could be the way they were before."
Nettie stepped out. "Mika?"
Mika looked at her. "Nettie? Kairi?"
The two girls approached her. "We were just thinking we can't rely on Jack to help us."
"He only cares about that stupid chest." Kairi said. Mika nodded in agreement. "Our friends are counting on us to help them."
"Maybe, once we reach this Tortuga, we could go off on our own and see what we could learn about Davey Jones and the Flying Dutchman. Surely someone should have more information on that creep from the deep." Nettie said.
Mika looked at her. "Judging from what I've seen of the pirates on this boat even mentioning either of them is a taboo. Still, it wouldn't hurt to look around. Maybe there is someone who can tell us something we need to know."
The World That Never Was…
Maleficent watched as Clair practiced with her magic. The Dusk Nobodies had her surrounded at odds that surely could've overwhelmed her, yet she was not intimidated. Holding up her hands Clair unleashed a devastating Thunder attack. The bolts of lightning surged through the Nobodies like they were nothing.
Some Creepers came next. Clair leapt up and unleashed a Blizzard spell unlike anything Maleficent had seen used. It was as if the girl was combining it with Aero, charging through the Nobodies and freezing them on contact. The girl snapped her fingers and the frozen Creepers shattered.
Clair looked up at her. "These Nobodies are a waste of time. They can't give me a real challenge."
"Patience, child." Maleficent said. "Your power continues to grow. You will soon find someone worthy of your skills."
Clair then leapt at her. "I want someone now!" Maleficent held up a hand as green flames surrounded her. Clair froze and grunted in pain as Maleficent's magic stopped her.
"Do not presume to be powerful enough to challenge me." Maleficent said. "Continue your training, and focus on defeated the Keyblade's Chosen." She dropped Clair to the ground. The girl gasped for air before she vanished into a corridor of darkness.
"Sounds like someone's progressing at a dangerous rate." Xemnas said.
Maleficent turned to look at the Nobody. "The girl has great adaptation for magic, but the Thorn increases her darkness. She is starting to desire strong foes to oppose her."
"Surely that is not something beyond your skills." Xemnas said.
"As long as the Thorn of Darkness remains in her heart she is in our power." Maleficent said. "We have nothing to fear."
Port Royal…
When they finally docked at Tortuga Mika, Kairi, and Nettie slipped away while Jack and Mr. Gibbs went to "recruit" the ninety-six souls for Davey Jones. Everything about this place sickened Nettie. Men were shooting and killing each other everywhere, women were taking flirting to a whole new level, and everyone was drinking that disgusting rum stuff. In other words, it was another world version of high school.
"Who should we ask about Davey Jones and/or the Flying Dutchman?" Nettie asked.
Kairi shrugged. "A wise old man?"
"And where do you suggest we find one?" Mika asked. "Everywhere I look I see hooligans making college kids seem perfectly sober."
"Aren't you old enough to be a college kid?" Nettie asked.
Mika shook her head. "Shut up." Nettie only smirked in response. The three of them kept looking around. There had to be someone who had to count as a wise old man. They did stick close together because none of them liked the looks the pirates were giving them.
"There's a fortune teller over there." Nettie pointed to a person at a table who was looking into a crystal ball. The three of them headed over to see if they could get some help.
"Excuse us. Can you… ?" Kairi started to ask.
"You want to know how to help your friends." The person said in a bad accent. "I see they are in serious trouble. Tricked into becoming part of Davey Jones crew. Now they cannot escape from the Flying Dutchman."
"That's right." Nettie said. "How do you know?"
"I know all." The fortuneteller said. "I can see what will happen to your friends."
"How are they?" Kairi asked.
The fortuneteller gazed into the ball. "I see them. They are in peril. The longer they remain on that ship, the more likely they will become part of the ship."
"How do we help them?" Mika asked. The fortuneteller looked up, and they could see under the hood. Mika gasped and took a step back.
"You don't." The fortuneteller threw the table aside and pulled back the hood. It was a guy close to Kairi and Nettie's age. He had a cold look in his eye and a crazy expression.
"Sivour." Mika said.
Sivour smiled. "Hello, Kamix."
Kairi and Nettie looked at their friend. "Kamix?"
Mika frowned. "Don't call me that. My name is Mika."
Sivour frowned. "You dare to use your whole name? You're a disgrace to Organization XIII, and to our cause."
"I left Organization XIII for a good reason." Mika said. "They're evil, and what they're doing is evil. They're hurting countless lives just to further their own agenda!"
"Simple, poor, Kamix." Sivour said. "You have no idea what it means to hurt someone. Oh, wait. You do."
Mika glared at the boy as she called forth her keyblades. "I do not hurt people. I protect them!"
"You do hurt people, just as you have hurt me. Come forth, Soul Reaper!" Sivour held up his hand and dark energy swirled into it. When he gripped it the darkness manifested into a huge sword that dwarfed even Sivour. It was bigger than most of the buildings in Tortuga. Several pirates fled the scene when they saw the sword.
"Sol and Lune can take you." Mika said as she charged forward. Her keyblades clashed with the Soul Reaper. Mika then gathered dark energy around her. She then blasted Sivour back with it.
"You use the powers of darkness?" Nettie asked Mika.
Mika looked at her. "So what?"
"I thought darkness was evil." Nettie said.
Mika had to block an attack from Sivour. "Can we discuss this when we're not being threatened by a psychopath?" Kairi and Nettie nodded and called forth their keyblades.
Sivour laughed. "You think I can be intimidated by you? There's a reason why the Organization calls me the Heavenly Demon."
"Isn't that an oxymoron?" Nettie asked. Sivour slashed at her, but to his surprise she leapt over him and slashed him in the back. Sivour grunted in pain. "You'll find that we're not as weak as we once were."
Kairi conjured up several orbs of light around her. "Check this out." She fired them at Sivour. They did a lot of damage to him, because the orbs of light caused the warrior to cry out in pain.
"Sivour is mine!" Mika said as she swung her keyblades Sol and Luna at Sivour. He blocked Luna, but Sol hid him in the face. Sivour growled at her.
"You may have won this round, but the light will be eclipsed!" Sivour disappeared into a dark corridor. Mika collapsed, but Kairi and Nettie helped her up. They carried their friend back to the Black Pearl.
"Now, why do you use the powers of darkness?" Nettie asked. "I've only seen it used for evil."
Mika looked at her. "Is that so surprising? Many believe that the keyblade is a tool that was used to bring great destruction years ago. Also there are wizards and sorceresses that use magic for evil purposes."
"Well, yeah, but… " Nettie began.
Mika shook her head. "But nothing. Darkness, like so many things in this universe, is neither good or bad. It's what you use it for. Besides, I've met people who've used the light for their own selfish gain. Just don't be so prejudiced."
As they approached the ship their friends ran out to them. "What happened?" Sora asked.
"Mika!" Axel checked over her.
Mika looked at him. "Sivour was here."
"Sivour?" Roxas asked.
Axel looked at him, then snapped his fingers. "Right. You never met him. Sivour is with Organization XIII. Think of him as like a secret weapon of Xemnas's. Got it memorized?"
"I didn't know Xemnas had a secret weapon." Donald said.
"He does. Quite a few." Mika said.
"Oh, look, Jack's back." Goofy said. Everyone looked to see Jack and Mr. Gibbs approaching them, and someone was behind them.
"Captain Sparrow?" The figure asked. Goofy looked as if that voice sounded familiar.
Jack looked back. "Come to join me crew lad? Welcome aboard."
"I'm here to find the man I love." The figure said.
That caused Jack and Mr. Gibbs to stop in their tracks. "I'm deeply flattered, son, but my first and only love is the sea." Jack gestured to Mr. Gibbs while another man came up behind the one who was speaking and spewed something over some cargo.
"Meaning William Turner, Captain Sparrow." The person speaking said. Sora, Donald, and Goofy looked at each other before it finally hit them.
"Elizabeth?" Donald asked.
Kairi looked at them. "You know her?"
"Yeah. She's a friend we made when we came here." Sora explained.
Jack turned to Mr. Gibbs. "Hide the rum." He said before whispering something into Mr. Gibb's ear. Mr. Gibbs approached the group and gestured for them to listen.
"Captain says not a word about what happened." Mr. Gibbs said. Nettie folded her arms, but didn't get a chance to say anything because Jack started talking again.
"You know, these clothes do not flatter you at all. It should be a dress and I happen to have no dresses in my cabin." Jack said.
"Jack." Elizabeth said. "I know Will came to find you. Where is he?"
Jack sighed. "Darling, I am truly unhappy to have to tell you this, but due to an unfortunate and unforeseeable circumstances that have nothing whatsoever to do with me poor Will has been pressganged into Davey Jones's crew." The group gritted their teeth at that lie.
"Davey Jones?" Elizabeth asked.
The man behind her threw up. "Oh, please. The captain of the Flying Dutchman?"
"You don't believe in it?" Sora asked as they approached.
"It's just an old sailor's tale." The man said. "Something to explain misfortune at sea."
"It's very real. We've seen it." Kairi said. "Davey Jones has our friends." She shot Jack a glare out of the corner of her eye, but he gave no indication of noticing.
Roxas looked at the man. "Who are you?"
The man looked at them. "You've never heard of James Norrington? Not even his disgrace because of this pirate?" He pointed at Jack.
"You look awful. What are you doing here?" Jack asked the man.
"You hired me." The man said. "And I can't help it if your standards are lax."
"You smell funny." Jack said. Pluto sniffed the man, and as if to confirm what Jack said, collapsed in a faint. King Mickey and Kairi checked on the dog.
"Jack." Elizabeth said. "All I want is to find Will."
Jack looked at her. "Are you certain? Is that what you really want most?"
"Of course." Elizabeth answered.
Mika looked at Jack. "What are you up to?"
"Nothing." Jack said. "No tricks up my sleeves." Mika did not look convinced. Jack turned back to Elizabeth. "Because I would think you would want to find a way to save Will the most."
Elizabeth looked at him. "And you'd have a way of doing that?"
"Well, there is a chest…" Jack began.
"Oh, dear." Norrington said.
Jack continued, "A chest of unknown size and origin."
"Contains the still beating heart of Davey Jones." Pintel said as he and Ragetti passed by carrying some cargo onto the ship.
"And whoever possesses that chest possesses the leverage to command Jones to do whatever he or she wants," Jack explained, "including saving brave William from his grim fate."
"So that's why you're after the chest." Nettie thought, but kept her mouth shut.
Norrington looked at Elizabeth. "You don't actually believe him, do you?"
"How do we find it?" Elizabeth asked Jack.
"She's not actually going through with this, is she?" Kairi asked Sora in a whisper.
"She loves Will, and will go to the ends of the Earth for him." Sora whispered back.
"Oi!" Jack said. "Shouldn't you be on deck?"
"We'll stay with our friend." Nettie said.
Before Jack could say anything Elizabeth spoke up. "How do we find it?"
Jack held up his compass. "With this. My compass. It is unique."
"Unique here having the meaning of broken?" Norrington asked.
Xion looked at him. "It's not broken. It's magic."
"Truly love, this compass does not point north." Jack explained.
"Where does it point?" Elizabeth asked.
Jack smiled. "It points to the thing you want most in this world."
Elizabeth smiled. "Jack. Are you telling the truth?"
"Every word, love." Jack handed the compass to her. "Now what you want most in this world is to find the chest of Davey Jones, is it not?"
"To save Will." Elizabeth corrected him.
"By finding the chest of Davey Jones." Jack insisted. He opened the compass while it was in Elizabeth's hand and stepped away. The group stepped forward to see the compass was spinning around, until it finally stopped, pointing in a certain direction.
"It does work." Sora said impressed. Donald and Goofy stood in awe. Nettie had to admit she was impressed. She wondered if this compass could help them find the Organization's stronghold.
Jack came back and looked at the compass. "Mr. Gibbs!"
"Captain?"
"We have our heading."
"Finally!" Turning to the ship, Mr. Gibbs began parking orders. "Cast off those lines! Weigh anchor, and trow that canvas!"
Jack made an "after you" gesture to Elizabeth. "Miss Swan." Elizabeth and the group followed Jack aboard the Black Pearl while the crew got ready to cast off and finally go after the chest.
I hope you enjoyed that. Special thanks to GeminiZKnight for his idea with the fight between Mika, Kairi, and Nettie and Sivour. I did remember something I used to do to let people know which world people are in. I may have to go back and edit the other chapters. However right now I have a lot I need to do before the end of next week, so I may not be able to update again until it's taken care of. Hopefully this fan fiction will be finished by the end of the year.
