Chapter 65

The group was still underwater after everyone capsized the ship. Luckily, Juvia put a protective bubble around everyone's heads for breathing. As everyone was looking around at everyone, Sora looked down and saw a bright light beneath them. Suddenly, the light came closer to them and the entire ship was pulled towards it. A splash came to them and they were no longer in water. The ship was raised from the ocean as water drained from the ship. Everyone was released from Gajeel's magic and got up.

"This was your idea.", said one of the pirates that was tied to the pole.

"Blessed sweet waterlines!", said Gibbs. "We're back!"

Everyone then looked at the sun in the far off distance.

"It's the sunrise.", said Elizabeth.

"Again! Again!", said an excited Natsu.

"Sorry, buddy. Only get it once.", said Happy, making Natsu disappointed.

"Thanks, Jack.", said Sora sarcastically. "You could've warned us."

"Yeah, everything went topsy-turvy and upsy-downsy!", said Goofy.

"Well, at least we're back in the land of the living."

"Thank goodness!", sai Donald.

"Never fear. All according to plan.", said Jack.

"But that be no reason to rest easy.", said Hector.

He then pulled out a gun and pointed it at Jack. Everyone pulled out their guns and pointed their guns at Hector. Jack pulled out his gun and pointed it at Will. Will grabbed another gun and pointed it at Jack, and so did Elizabeth. Jack then grabbed another gun and pointed it at Elizabeth.

"Whoa, whoa! People! What the hell is this?", asked Gajeel.

"I thought you were all friends.", said Sora.

"What?!", said the crew with shock as they pointed their guns at Sora.

Sora began to panic. "Ah! No, no, no! Don't do that!"

They immediately pointed their guns back at each other. The all started laughing and lowered their guard. But they immediately stopped laughing and held each other at gunpoint again.

"All right, then!", said Hector. "The Brethren Court is a-gathering at Shipwreck Cove. And, Jack, you and I are a-going. There'll be no arguing that point."

"I is arguing the point.", said Jack. "If there's pirates a-gathering, I'm pointing my ship the other way."

Elizabeth pointed both her guns at Jack and said very impatiently, "The pirates are gathering to fight Beckett, and you're a pirate."

"There's a fight that's gonna happen, don't you wanna help?", asked Lily.

Jack then pointed both his guns at Elizabeth, but then pointed one of his guns at Will when he pointed both his guns at Jack.

"Fight or not, you're not running, Jack.", said Will.

"If we don't stand together, they'll hunt us down one by one, till there be none left but you.", said Hector.

"Quite like the sound of that.", said Jack. "Captain Jack Sparrow, the last pirate."

"I don't think that you will like it being constantly hunted.", said Gajeel.

"Aye. And you'll be fighting Jones alone. How does that figure into your plan?"

"I'm still working on that. But I will not be going back to the locker, mate. Count on that."

Jack pulled the trigger at Hector. But when he fired, there was no sound or Hector falling to the ground, there was only the clicking sound. Everyone did the same thing but nothing happened.

"Wet powder.", said Gibbs.

Everyone looked annoyed.

"Oh my god, you we're all gonna kill each other? What's wrong with you?", said Lucy.

"It's best not to ask.", said Sora.

Before they could do anything, Will noticed a ship coming towards them.

"A ship!", shouted Will.

"I've never seen one like that.", said Elizabeth.

"So it's not the Dutchman or Beckett's ship.", said Erza.

"Then what is it?", asked Juvia.

As the ship approaches, small creatures came flying off the ship are coming towards the Pearl. When they came close, the group recognized them as the Heartless.

"Heartless!", said Sora.

Tia saw Sora became cautious and smiled she then went over to Sora. Above the ship was a giant bird Heartless. It then fired two white beams at the Pearl.

"Look out!", shouted Gibbs.

But both of the beams landed in the ocean, causing the ship to rock. Everyone then lost balance as the ship rocked.

"Barbossa, have you allied with those fiends again?", asked Jack.

"Don't impugn me honor.", he answered. "Why would I conspire with them?"

"But you did conspire with them."

"Could you discuss it later?", shouted Elizabeth.

During the chaos, Tia whispered something into Sora's ear, surprising him. He faced her while Tia giggled and then walked away.

"Get ready!", shouted Will, snapping Sora out of his thoughts as the giant bird flew over them.

"Hmm… I sure do wish we could get a little closer.", said Goofy.

"What? Walk on air?", said Donald. "We can't do that!"

"We got this!", said Natsu as he, Gajeel, and Wendy flew into the air with their Exceed partners.

"We'll help on the ship!", said Lucy as she changed into her Sagittarius Form.

Sora then noticed that the little flying Heartlesses are releasing color smoke into the air.

He gasped. "We can!" He then ran over to the edge of the ship.

"Sora!", said Donald and Goofy.

Sore jumped off of the ship and road on the nearest cloud using Flowmotion.

"Guys, protect the ship! Me, Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy will handle the Heartless." He then jumped off of the cloud and landed on the Heartless' back. He then started to control its' movements using its' antennae.

"You heard him!", said Erza. "Protect the ship!"

"Hey, Sora. You made it!", said Natsu.

"Ready to kick some butt?", said Happy.

"You bet!"

"Me and Sora will handle the big guy.", said Gajeel. "Salamander, you and the kid defeat the little enemies and provide back up."

"What?! That's not fair, I wanna fight it!", shouted Natsu.

"Natsu-san, the Heartless are heading towards the ship!", said Wendy.

"Let's go, buddy!", said Happy.

"Alright, fine!", Natsu yelled as he and Wendy flew towards the ship.

"Enemies incoming!", shouted Elizabeth.

"I got this!", said Lucy as she aimed an arrow at one of them.

"Star Shot!"

Lucy fired some arrows at the Heartlesses, destroying them all. Gray fired some ice magic at them as well.

"My god…", said an astonished Gibbs.

"Can all these kids possess abilities?", question Will.

Natsu and Wendy flew around the air and destroyed some of the little flying Heartlesses.

"Hurry up and finish it off!", shouted Donald.

Iron Dragon's Roar!"

"Thundaga!"

Both Sora's and Gajeel's attacks combined to form a Unison Raid. The small pieces of iron were used as lightning rods, causing the lightning to become stronger and dealing more damage to the Heartless.

Sora jumped into the air and said, "Taaake…THIS!" He then hit the Heartless' head with his Keyblade. "Gajeel!"

Sora jumped into the air and landed on one of the clouds while Gajeel flew over the Heartless.

"Iron Dragon's Lance: Demon Logs!"

The attack hit the Heartless all over its body, causing it to crack and then explode in a bright light. They then saw a giant heart flying in the air.

"All right!", said Sora.

Just then, Sora saw all of the little flying Heartlesses disappearing very quickly. The clouds also disappeared as well.

"Wha- Wait!" But the cloud Sora was on just disappeared, causing him to fall. "Oh noooooo!" Sora then landed in the ocean.

"Sora?"

Sora opened his eyes and saw Donald and Goofy in front of them.

"Sora!", they both said with relief.

"Donald? Goofy?", he said.

Sora got up and saw they were near the water. He then saw Natsu, Happy, Wendy, Charle, Laxus, and Lucy sitting near them.

"That was some fall.", said Happy. "Sorry we couldn't catch you, we ran out of magic."

"It's fine. Where are the others?"

"After you fell, we came looking for ya. I guess they must've kept goin'. Gajeel, Lily, Erza, Juvia, and Gray went along to watch over them."

"Oh… And I was so happy that we got to see them again."

"That eager to sail under Captain Jack Sparrow?"

They turned and saw Jack standing behind them.

"Jack!", they all said. While Jack was standing, a crab fell off of him.

Just after Sora fell into the ocean, Donald, Goofy, Natsu, Happy, Wendy, Charle, Lucy, and Laxus went to search for him. The others stayed on the ship and left to go find some water.

Will opened up the map and said, "There's fresh water on this island. We can re-supply there and get back to shooting each other later."

Jack spoke. "You lead the shore party. I'll stay with my ship."

Hector then spoke. "I'll not be leaving my ship in your command."

Tired of listening to them, Will said, "Why don't you both go ashore and leave the ship in my command." The both looked at him. "Temporarily."

Listening to Will, Jack and Hector went to the nearby island with some pirates and the Fairy Tail mages. They walked around the jungle to find water. They manage to find a small pond, but it had a dead body in it. But when Hector took a sip, he immediately spat out the water.

"Poisoned. Fouled by the body.", said Hector.

"No shit, there's a dead body.", said Gray.

One of the pirates came over and examined the body by looking at his face.

"Eh, I know him.", he said. "He was in Singapore!"

"Captain!"

Jack turned and saw the other pirate waving at him.

"Hoy!", he shouted. "We got company!" He then pointed at the ocean, where another ship was approaching the Pearl.

After seeing the ship, Tai Huang and his men immediately pulled their guns out and pointed them at Jack, Hector, and the mages.

"What the hell?", said an angry Gray.

"Relax.", said Erza as she put her hands up. "Let's see how this plays out."

Seeing the guns, Jack pointed at Hector and said, "He's the captain."

Everyone sighed.

Back on the Pearl, the entire ship was full of enemy pirates, holding everyone hostage. The people that were on the island arrived on the ship and saw what was happening. When Jack came on, he was hiding behind Hector.

"So what now?", asked Lily.

"Stay low.", said Erza. "We don't know about this world."

Hector saw a familiar man and said, "Sao Feng...you showing up here, it is truly a remarkable coincidence."

Sao Feng saw Jack behind Hector and said, "Jack Sparrow." Jack came out smiling. "You paid me great insult once."

"That doesn't sound like me.", said Jack.

Sao immediately punched Jack in the face. After the blow, Jack fixed his nose.

"Shall we just call it square, then?"

Will then came towards Sao and said, "Release her. She's not part of the bargain. Along with Erza, Gray, Juvia, Gajeel, and Lily."

"And what bargain be that?", asked Hector.

"Could someone explain what is going on.", said Gajeel.

"You heard Captain Turner.", said Sao. Jack became shock while everyone laughed. "Release them!"

"'Captain Turner'?", said a confused Jack.

"Aye, the perfidious rotter led a mutiny against us!", said an angry Gibbs.

"I need the Pearl to free my father.", said Will. "That's the only reason I came on this voyage."

After being released, Elizabeth went up to Will, very confused and angry, and asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were planning this?"

"It was my burden to bear."

"He needs the Pearl.", said Jack. "Captain Turner needs the Pearl. And you felt guilty." He then face Hector. "And you and your Brethren Court Did no one come to save me just because they missed me?" Some pirates near Jack raised their hands, making Jack smiled. "I'm standing with them." He was going to walk towards them until Sao pulled him back.

"I'm sorry, Jack, but there is an old friend who wants to see you first.", said Sao.

"I'm not certain I can survive any more visits from old friends."

Sao pulled Jack at the left side of the ship and showed him a nice looking ship heading towards the Pearl. "Here is your chance to find out."

"That's Cutler Beckett's ship!", said Gibbs.

"This is ridiculous!", said Gajeel. "You guys have the same enemy. Quit backstabbing each other! Or is this another plan?"

Everyone laughed. But the mages looked disgusted by this.

"Screw this, I'm going with Jack to meet this guy."

"Why would you want to do that?", asked Hector,

"I wanna learn more about this guy."

On Beckett's ship, Jack and Gajeel were pushed into a room by two armed men. The two men left when they shut the doors.

They looked around and saw a man standing in the right corner of the room. He was wearing a long dark grey coat with gold edges, a dark green shirt underneath, and black boots. This man was Cutler Beckett, the chairman of the East India Trading Company.

"Curious.", he said. "Your friends appear to be quite desperate, Jack. Perhaps they no longer believe that a gathering of squabbling pirates can defeat the Flying Dutchman. And so despair leads to betrayal." While he was talking, Jack was fiddling around with some objects in the room. "But you and I are no strangers to betrayal, are we?" He then turned to face Jack. "It's not here, Jack."

"What?", asked Jack. "What isn't?"

"They heart of Davy Jones. It's safely aboard the Dutchman, and so unavailable for use as leverage to satisfy your debt to the good captain."

"Let me guess, you gave the heart to him for a certain payment.", said Gajeel.

"Who are you?"

"Gajeel. A friend of Jack."

"Well then, Gajeel, I'll tell you this. Jones has the heart and there's nothing we can do to stop him. He will kill anyone who goes against him or fail to keep their promise. Just like he did with Jack, or so he thought."

"By my reckoning, that account has been settled.", said Jack as he walked around the room.

"By your death?" Jack stopped. "And yet here you are."

"Close your eyes and pretend it's all a bad dream. That's how I get by.", he said while holding a walking stick and examining a picture.

"And if Davy Jones were to learn of your survival?"

"We beat the crap out of him.", said Gajeel.

"Somehow I find that hard to believe."

Back on the Pearl, Beckett's men aboard the ship while everyone is held prisoners by Sao's men.

"Be on your guard, men.", one of them said.

Sao went up to the leader of Beckett's men and said, "My men are crew enough."

"Company ship, company crew.", he said.

Will came up to Sao, along with Elizabeth, and said, "You agreed. The Black Pearl was to be mine."

"And so it was.", he said.

Sao nodded and one of his men punched Will in the gut.

Underneath the Pearl, Gray, Juvia, Erza, and Lily were sitting together, away from everyone. Juvia cast a protective water bubble on everyone's heads so that they can breathe.

"Erza, we have to get rid of them.", said Gray.

"This backstabbing is getting out of control.", said Lily.

"I know. I have a plan to get rid of them.", said Erza. "Gray, use your ice to freeze the bottom of the Pearl so it stays still in the water. Once that's done, Juvia, you will use your magic to control the waves in the ocean. Making them really choppy and hard so that the ships may capsize and we can escape once Gray gets rid of the ice. Do you understand?"

"Yes!", said both Gray and Juvia.

Back on Beckett's ship, Cutler said while holding a filled wine glass, "Perhaps you'll consider an alternative arrangement. One which requires absolutely nothing from you but information." He then gave the wine glass to Jack. He then gave a wine glass to Gajeel.

Jack looked down and saw a map with Beckett's men on it.

Taking the glass, Jack said, "Regarding the Brethren Court, no doubt." He then took another wine glass from Beckett's hand as he was about to drink that one. "In exchange for fair compensation?" He then drank from the glass. "Square my debt with Jones…" He then drank from the other glass. "Guarantee my freedom…"

"What?", said Gajeel. "What about the others?"

"They'll be fine."

"Of course. It's just good business.", said Cutler. "And what would you like?"

"Freedom for my friends and pirates who just want to sail around the world."

"Of course."

"How will I know you'll keep your word? Because I'm having doubts about you."

"I'm a businessman. And they always keep their word on an agreement."

Jack picked up one of the soldier dolls and said, "Were I in a divulgatory mood, what then might I divulge?"

"Everything.", he answered. "Where are they meeting? Who are the pirate lords? What is the purpose of the nine pieces of eight?"

Far away from the ships, on an unknown island, the group was still hanging around the shores along with Jack.

"Shall we?", said Jack as he started to walk away.

"Shall we what?", asked Sora.

"Some pirate! Won't get anywhere without a ship. So, let's go get one."

Sora smiled and jumped with excitement. "Yes!", he said as he ran after him.

"Sora and Jack sure are cut from the same cloth.", said Goofy as he and the rest of the group went after Sora.

"They even talk alike!", said Donald.

"But Jack seems a bit more selfish than Sora.", said Charle.

"I can't tell what that guys thinking.", said Lucy. "How are we supposed to find a ship on a deserted island?"

The group then stopped when Sora stopped. It seems like he was lost in his thoughts.

Sora then remembered what Tia whispered to him while he was on the Pearl. Use that key to free me, Sora, and you have my most certain promise-all the power on the sea you ever wish for be yours.

"Free her how?", he wondered.

"Sora?", said Donald.

"What's wrong?", asked Goofy.

"Was it the fall?", asked Happy.

Snapping out of his thoughts, Sora turned and said, "Oh, nothing, really. I'm good. Let's go find a ship."

"But how?", asked Lucy. "The only place we can go is underwater and we can't breathe for that long."

"Actually, before they left, Juvia gave us some breathe lacrima in case we go underwater, since we're on the ocean.", said Donald as he held a bunch of light blue lacrima spheres. "She brought some in case we get separated."

"Alright, now we have what we need to get a ship!", said Sora. "Let's go!"