"The Return"

AUTHOR: Melissa (otherwise know as, JohnnyDee)

RATING: PG-13 for later chapters.

EMAIL: melismelli_101_@hotmail.com

DISCLAIMER: I do not own POTC, blah, blah, blah.

TIMELINE: 13 years after POTC.

DISTRIBUTION: johnnydeppzone.com, fanfiction.net, and other sites.

CHAPTER: 13.Like Mother, Like Daughter

Elizabeth, after finally getting out of bed, went up on deck to find it

completely deserted. She had hoped that someone would have stayed behind; she would

have even welcomed a conversation with Jack! She walked over to the side of the ship

and looked out toward the island. All that she could see was the 15 or 20 rowboats that

were ashore. Elizabeth eye caught something on the other side of the shore. She watched

while about 10 rowboats pushed off the shore and began rowing towards the Dauntless.

Hoping that maybe someone had found Charlotte, she sat down waited patiently for them

to come aboard.

* * *

Charlotte struggled as two pirates bound her hands and placed a gag in her

mouth. She watched as they did the same to Bill. For some reason, she suspected that this

was the man Bill was talking about, Barbossa. She also believed the girl to be Bill's

daughter he had mentioned. Her suspicions were confirmed when the man Bill spoke up.

"Well Bill.long time, no see. Last we saw you; you were sinking to the bottom of Davy

Jones's locker!"

With this, the crew burst out in uproariously laughter. "I won't make a

mistake like that again. This time, I'll make sure we kill you properly." Bill stared at

the man with disgust as the continued on through the woods. The man that was leading

Charlotte forward kept running her into the brambles and each time she could feel their

sharp thorns digging into her skin. Charlotte's mind was spinning as she tried to think of

what to do, the man that was holding her had too tight of a grip on her. Even if she did,

they would probably catch her.

They finally reached the end of the forest and came out into the direct

sunlight on the beach. They walked across the sand to a group of 10 or so rowboats that

lay ashore. As her captor pushed her in one of the boats, she watched as tow of the men

carefully placed the chest full of the gold pieces inside another boat.

She looked out and saw the Dauntless and the Pearl just offshore. Barbossa

interrupted her thoughts as he said, "If you be wondering how we're gonna be leaving

unawares to the British Navy, let's just say were going to commandeer their ship."

Charlotte's eyes widened as they began rowing for the Dauntless.

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Will trudged through the deep forest, walking in stride with Jack. "Why do

we have to go back?" asked Will, impatiently. "She's my daughter; I should be the one

leading this." Jack sighed loudly as he replied, "The reason we are going back to the

Dauntless is because Commodore doesn't trust any of his army to guard it but us, savvy?"

Will glared at Jack as he continued to keep up with the man.

They both walked on in silence from then on, keeping their thoughts to

themselves. What they were both thinking was soon interrupted by a shrill scream that

silenced all in the forest. The two stopped, straining their ears to hear for any

repercussions. Will's pulse raced as he began to run, running for the ship. Jack was close

behind them when they soon came out of the forest, in view of the Dauntless. They

stopped as they watched 50 men storm on to the Dauntless. "Elizabeth!" Will whispered,

watching them weigh the anchor.

* * *

Elizabeth waited silently, when she suddenly heard a clamor outside of the

deck. She listened, while raying they had found Elizabeth. Finally, she heard a thud on

the other side of the ship and heard the clunk-clunk-clunk of footsteps coming her way.

Standing up, she walked towards the footsteps, wondering why they came in on the other

side. She rounded the corner of the mast and stopped dead in her tracks.

Barbossa stood before her, with Charlotte in front of him. He held a gun to

her left temple and his hand was firmly around her waist. Elizabeth gasped as Charlotte's

eye's filled with pure terror. She began to back away, wishing it were just a cruel, cruel

nightmare. Barbossa followed her until Elizabeth was cornered up against the side of the

ship. Barbossa leaned forward as he whispered. "Well, well ,well. We meet again, Miss

Turner. If you like seeing your daughter alive, I'd best not scream."

His request came too late, though. Elizabeth screamed as loud as she

could, only hoping it reached the ears in the island. Barbossa grabbed Elizabeth's hair

and pulled her forward, while managing to hold Charlotte at the same time. "Not the right

thing to do, Miss Turner!" he whispered in her ear. Ten of his men met him as he threw

Elizabeth to them. They then began their ritual as the bound Elizabeth and gagged her as

well. When this was done, Barbossa called to the group. "Keep the chest here and throw

'em all in the brig!"

NOTE: Sorry this is so short. I am up at the lake and the only computer within a 50-mile

radius in the library, which costs like $1 every minute.I promise tomorrow will be

longer!