Chapter 6: At World's End Continued.
There was a sudden snow fall. That was very unusual that there was snow falling and a small breeze from the sky after they took off from Singapore. The cool air made the Pirates and Lara shiver up their spines. That was very weird indeed. The ship was sailing across the frozen waters and glaciers. At the helm of the ship, Gibbs, Elizabeth, Lara, Jack the monkey and Barbossa looked out onto the icy lands and waters. Tai Huang and Will Turner were trying to figure out the navigational charts and it was not that easy to decipher it. It was like they were all like riddles to them. Tai looked over Will's shoulder with confusion. "Nothing here is set." Turner said to Huang with puzzlement look on his face. The rest of the crew were dealing with the cool air at the moment, trying their best to keep their temperature warm.
Tai shook his head at him. "No," Huang said. "But they can lead to more places." He added before he walked away before Will could reply with a frown. It seemed that Tai Huang may know a bit more of the map charts than Will does in a way. Turner looked down at the map to see if he could figure out something on it more. But there were more questions about the navigational charts than meets the eye.
"Over the edge, over again, sunrise sets, flash of green." Will whispered to himself. He was wondering if any of the Pirates would know of the green flash. That thought came to him. Turner stood up from the chair and he walked over to the back helm of the ship where he saw Lara, who had a thick blanket wrapped around her with Jack in there with her to keep warm. The monkey needed some body heat from Lara along with Hector and Gibbs standing towards the back, watching for any collisions of the icy glaciers. Perhaps any Pirate could help Will. Lara looked at Turner in wondering. "Do you care to interpret, Captain Barbossa?" Turner asked him with a sneer. Lara looked at him with wide eyes at this. She could tell that Will never liked Hector for some reason, but she never bothered saying a word. Otherwise, there would be chaos, violence and even worse. She never wanted that. She just wanted some peace and no drama what so ever. Even though, Lara was still trapped into this time of the Pirates era and she had to go through the rough roads ahead of her.
Lara walked a few steps over to Hector and she stood by his side. Barbossa smiled down at her before he wrapped his 1 arm around her to keep her close and his other arm was steering the helm of the ship. Turner saw that, but he never bothered saying anything. Perhaps Hector was not all that evil towards Lara Teague. Elizabeth sat behind them as she looked up at Will through the falling snow. Jack felt content in madame Teague's arms in the blanket with Lara for the time being. Hector turned to gaze down at Lara and the monkey with a tender smile before turned to look and smiled at Will with no worries look on his face at all. "Ever a gazed upon the green flash, Master Gibbs?" Barbossa asked as he looked at Gibbs.
Gibbs nodded towards both Lara and Hector before he looked towards Will. "I reckon as I've seen my share of it." He said to Turner and then, Gibbs added, "It happens on rare occasion, at the last glimpse of sunset, a green flash shoots up into the sky." Gibbs pointed his finger up towards the sky. Lara looked at Gibbs when he was telling Will of the 'green flash' story with fascination as she stood in Hector's arm that was still wrapped around her. She found this very intriguing indeed. Lara would learn more of the along the way after they rescue Jack from the locker. Then Gibbs went on. "And some go their whole lives and never see it. Some claim to have seen it, who ain't. And some say-" Gibbs was interrupted.
Then Pintel jumped in. "Some say that it signals that when a soul comes back into this world from the dead!" Barbossa, Lara and Gibbs sighed deeply as they glared at Pintel for the interrupting. The Pirate realized this with his face was red from embarrassment. "Sorry." He said quietly before he walked away to go with Ragetti, who was right behind him by the rail of the ship. Lara felt bad for Pintel in some ways that he wanted to join in and tell part of the story of what was really on the map charts.
Pintel's voice yelled out loud when Hector, Lara, Gibbs, Elizabeth and Will looked at them and they overheard him talking with Ragetti about the map and the 'green flash.' Will turned to look back at Elizabeth, Lara and the Pirates at the helm with the look of concern on his face. Turner hated the feeling of what Pintel was talking about dying a horrible death was not part of Will's plan what so ever. Barbossa and Lara saw the expression on Will's face. Hector chuckled. "Don't fret, Master Turner. We'll find the way. It's not getting the Land of the Dead is the problem... it's getting back!" He said before he gave Turner the map to him when Lara then wrapped her arms around Hector with the blanket and the monkey made some soft chuckling noises, like he was a bit scared at what the Pirate told Will. Turner was not feeling any more better at what Barbossa told him
Elizabeth sat on the back of the ship while she never said anything. She just kept quiet and she was still feeling guilty of putting Jack Sparrow to death towards the Kraken and to Davy Jones' Locker. She hoped that Lara would understand of what had happened before she came to them. Her and Lara just immediately became friends before they all sailed to Singapore. Miss Swan and Will were still not saying anything to each other ever since he caught her kissing Jack before he went down with the Black Pearl from the Davy Jones and the Kraken. The both of them would have to talk to each other sooner or later. She still loved Will with all of her heart and soul, but she would tell him when he would know of what she did to Jack. Lara, the monkey, Hector and the other Pirates looked up towards the icy glacier cave when the ship sailed further more into the darkened cave and disappeared into the darkness.
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Further into this unusual cave, Will stood by the rail on the edge of the ship. Turner listened to the water and it was now sounded like the water was roaring towards something... big was about to happen. Will looked confused at first and then, Turner turned around and he rushed over towards the helm where Lara and Hector, who was steering the ship. Gibbs looked up at Turner before he scrambled to his feet and he quickly followed Will in tow. "Barbossa! Ahead!" He yelled when he locked his eyes with the Pirate. "Do you hear that loud sound?" He asked him. "What's that up ahead?" He added in curiosity. Gibbs looked over the rail and he noticed that the water was flowing quicker than usual. Gibbs told them that the ship was gaining speed. Something was getting closer by the second or minute.
Barbossa was still steering the ship and Lara were standing beside Hector. Barbossa lifted his hand to his ear as he heard the water flowing around. He knew what was going to happen next. "Aye, these be the waters That I know so well." He sighed softly. Elizabeth walked over towards the helm to know what was going on. Lara looked up at him with furrowed eyebrows. "We're good and lost fer now." Barbossa said with a grin. Both Will and Elizabeth raised their eyebrows and they were alarmed at the Captain's words.
Lara placed the blanket down on the floor of the ship and Jack climbed up onto her shoulder. The monkey started to screech softly as he knew what was going on. Madame Teague's eyes widened in alarm when she stared at Hector. "Say what? How the hell are we lost all the way out here, Captain?" She asked him before the monkey hopped over to Barbossa's shoulder and he stayed there for the time being. Lara didn't want to call him by his first name in front of the other Pirates. She liked him a lot when he was around her. Well, only 1 way to find out of how to get the fuck out of this dark place and save Jack.' She thought to herself. Though she was never mad at Hector.
"Fer certain, you have ta be lost, to find a place as can't be found." Barbossa turned to wink at Lara. Teague knew that this doesn't make any sense, but she went along with what he was saying to them. "Other than that, everyone would know where it was, aye?" Hector softly laughed. Lara saw that he was amused by this other than concerned. At least he knew where they were going on this ship, heading towards Davy Jones' Locker to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow. Barbossa and Lara felt the ship going faster. Madame Teague wrapped her arms around him tightly. Jack wrapped his little arms around his master for dear life. Lara rested her head on Barbossa's chest as she felt his arms wrapped tightly around her as well while he was still steering the ship.
Gibbs and Will noticed that ship was flowing a bit more quicker as it was being pulled towards something terribly huge. The water was getting louder by every second. "To stations! All hands to stations!" Will shouted at the pirates, waking half of them up to his yelling. Everyone on the ship were scrambling to their feet to get onto the deck as Will, Elizabeth and Gibbs ran up to the bow of the ship and they saw something unimaginable. It was a huge water fall. Their eyes widened as saucers in horror. The water was louder when getting closer.
From the bow of the ship, Will, Gibbs and Elizabeth could see where the end of where the water fall was at in the distance ahead of them. It stretched for miles in every direction perhaps. There was no way in hell to get around them and they would try to go back some how. But it was definitely too late for that now. The ship was barreling straight ahead and picking up more speed while flowing more closer towards the water falls.
"Hard a port! Gather way and keep her trim!" Turner shouted at the top of his lungs at the crew, giving the orders as if he were acting Captain. Barbossa, who held Lara's hand as they went towards the bow and Jack the monkey was holding onto Hector when they walked toward Will. "Nay belay that!" He barked loudly and Lara flinched a bit at his yelling. Madame Teague held onto Hector's hand tighter. "Let her run straight and true!" Barbossa let Will take the helm and all he could focus on now was Lara and Jack the monkey. Hector was now holing onto some and the mast. He looked down at her. "Hold on ta me tight, Lara. This maybe a very rough ride fer us all when we get to Davy Jones' Locker." He told her before the monkey was screeching and going bat shit. "Ye trust me. Don't ye, Lara?" He asked softly. Only for her ears only for him to ask her this.
Lara stared up at Barbossa with her raised eyebrows. She nodded. "Yeah, Hector, I trust you. At least you know where we're going to and going into." She said. And just then, She lifted her head and she kissed his cheek. Barbossa had never let anyone kiss him like that in a very long time, but now he let Lara pressed her lips on his face. Hector felt her soft lips touch his skin. He felt a jolt of electricity streaming through him. Barbossa gave her a tender smile only for her and he wrapped his arms tighter around her and he held her closer to him and he kissed the top of her head in the process. He buried his face into her hair as he grinned. His only concern was Lara ever since he first met her when Shansa told them that she was from the future. Captain Hector Barbossa began to like her even more every single day. Hector was glad that Lara was here with him.
After he took the helm, Will tried to turn it with all of his might as hard and fast as he could, but the ship was steered and turned side ways. But it was too impossible to fight the strong water currant that wide in every direction with the ship when the water was pulling the crew in the ship towards the water fall.
On the side rail, Elizabeth now realized in horror of the water fall just ahead of them. A water fall that would tip any small boat and ship over the edge and fall into the darkness. Tia Dalma quickly came up from below deck and she sensed and she knew what was going on ahead of them. The pirates were starting to panic like mad men running around like they had ants in their pants. Tia sat down right in front of a barrel and she shook the shells in her hands and she spread her crab shells onto it and she started chanting away and repeating the spells over and over again. The water was now sounding deafening, but Dalma didn't stop her chanting and she kept on going with her spells. She knew that the ship was about to tip over the edge soon.
Will Turner was still battling with the helm while Barbossa stood as he held onto the rope and Lara tightly. Jack the monkey was holding onto both of them for dear life. Elizabeth glared at Hector with cold eyes. But when she saw Lara holding onto Barbossa, she didn't say a word. Hector looked up over Lara's shoulder and he saw the look on Swan's face. "Ye might not survive this trip again and these be the last friendly words ye hear." He cocked his head to 1 side, trying to prove to her. Lara just rested her head on Barbossa's chest and she held onto him tightly. Tia Dalma was still chanting away on her spells before she held onto something, so she would not fall over board from the ship.
Will leaned into the helm with all of his might as he turned the ship and the bow turned away from the water fall. Lara lifted her head from his chest and she looked over towards Gibbs and Elizabeth. "Hang onto something tight you 2!" She yelled over the loud sound of streaming water.
Both Elizabeth and Gibbs stared at Madame Teague and they agreed and they held onto something, so they would not fall over board. Just then, the stern of the ship tipped forwards and the ship stayed for a moment as it was right on the edge. Everyone saw the long way down from the water fall. This was indeed a long way down into the darkness.
Then, with some loud creeks from the bottom of the vessel, the ship tilted backwards even more. All of the Pirates along with Elizabeth and Lara, who screamed with horror except Hector, who laughed his way as the ship tipped over, falling down in the darkness. God knows what would be down there and where they would land. See you in the next chapter.