Hello mateys!!!! I'm very very very very very very very SORRY for the very very very very late update. There's so many things happened to me. I was very busy in my studies, my computer got a virus (luckily my files aren't deleted), and lastly I got sick. I'm VERY SORRY…. Here's the story….
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It was already past midnight and it was raining hard. From your room, you could hear heavy rain pouring on the rooftop and the deafening roar of thunder along with the strong gust of wind. You're still awake, looking outside the window of your room, far over the horizon, thinking only of him, of Jack.
"He's a liar …He promised me that he'll never leave me." You thought bitterly. Moments later, you heard knocking coming from the door and slowly it opened. As you turn to see who it was you saw a man's silhouette.
"Ms. Your Name. Why you're still awake?" said the man's voice surprised to see you still awake this time of hour.
"Oh…it's you Will…" you gradually greeted.
"Is there anything wrong?" Will asked concerned.
"I just couldn't sleep." You replied glumly. "How about you? Why you're still awake?" you asked in return.
"The same reason…." Will answered back, sitting at the chair beside your bed smiling at you. While you on the other hand sit up straight with Will's assistance. "Thanks." You manage to say. He just gave a slight grin and return to his seat.
"I hope Jack's is alright." You said in a worried tone, looking again outside.
"He'll be fine. He's a great pirate after all. "Said Will positively. After a few moments, you decided to ask Will something.
"By the way… How long you've known him?" you asked him curiously. Will pause and gave the question a thought.
"Hmm…Almost 3 years." He said also looking outside the window.
"He is a very strange individual but great pirate none the less. He walks like the sea swayed him. Dandy, if I do say myself, and a good man of course." Will added with enthusiasm, looking at you at the moment.
"Dandy?" you asked baffled by the term.
"Yes… You and Jack never seen each other for 20 years right?" stated Will.
"Yes…" you replied.
"May be that time Jack wasn't yet an alcoholic." Said Will as he stood up and imitate Jack's way of walking and gestures.
"He loves to drink especially rum, pirates loves that vile drink and may be that makes him dandy." Will continued not realizing what's he's doing.
"Really…"you replied, laughing at Will for what he's doing. Will suddenly stop from imitating Jack and he were dumbfounded to you.
"Will?" calling to him and taking notice of him standing. "Oh…" Will mumbled taking a seat again.
"I never thought that I could meet William Turner's son become such a good man like him." You commented. Will's eyes widened upon hearing those words.
"You knew my father?" he asked incredulously.
"Yes…I knew him more than anyone else, He was a good friend and a good father. A good man indeed." You replied looking at the far horizon as if you were trying to reminisce a long lost story. Turning again to Will,
" You looked exactly like him." You added giving Will a slight smile.
"Everybody says that. How come you knew him." Asked Will curiously.
"Well, he's one of my crewmembers at that time. And I'm sure that you've heard of the CURSE." You continued.
"That curse of the Aztec gold…" confirmed Will. "Yes…indeed. I believe that it's time for you to know everything about your father and who's behind all these." You said looking again at Will while he listened carefully.
"During my early years with my father, I lived a happy and contented life. When my 18th birthday came, my father gave me the Pearl of the Orient along with the Eye of Atlantis, a relic carefully kept by our family throughout the years. I met your father in one of my visits in Tortuga. Seeing and getting to know him as a good man, I decided to invite him to be part of my crew. Soon he becomes one of my trusted friends. I consider him as my second father for he was truly a father to me during those times of solitude. Furthermore, he taught me a lot of things, from being a good captain and a sailor. While under me he met your mother, Maria, also one of my crewmembers. It didn't take a long for them to get to know each other and soon afterwards got married. After their wedding, your father requested me to settle with them for a while as a wedding gift. I thought that we've been out to the sea for quite a long time so I decided to agree with him. It was during one of our tour along the Pacific that found Jack, who was floating along with a shipwreck, half dead. It never occurred to me that I'd see Jack again and I was very happy about it. After a few days of sailing, we decided to stay in Singapore. There, I gave Jack the Black Pearl because I knew in his heart, he dreams to have his own ship. That night, we celebrate for Jack who will be the new Captain of the Black Pearl. We drank and sang all night and a few even danced at the tune of the music. The next morning, Jack bid farewell went on his journey while on the other hand we continue with our voyage. Months later, your mother was pregnant with you. Surprisingly to everyone, especially to me, was the discovery of me being pregnant also. At that time, I can't seem to think of anybody who could be the father of the child I am carrying inside my womb. Until it struck me, I was with Jack all night long that evening of merrymaking I remembered." You said.
"So you're saying that you and Jack had a child." Will asked baffled.
"Yes…" you answered. "Does he know this?" Will asked furthermore. You just shook your head,
"I haven't the opportunity to tell him, and in addition to that, I still don't know where my son is." You replied sadly.
Will just gave you a confused look. "It doesn't make sense. You're saying that you have a child and then now you're saying that you don't know where your child is?" Asked Will pretty confused.
You just smiled and continued on your story.
"During those times I felt an intense mix of emotions, excitement, fear and joy. It was something new to me but one thing's for sure, I felt happy and contented about it. Until the day we've been all waiting for came. First time that ever happened in history of our ship, your mother gave birth to you and I was gave birth to my son. Your father was very proud of us and excited about the fact that he already has a son and a grandson. I can still remember clearly the ecstatic look on your father's face as he carried you both in his arms."
"What's the name of your son?" Will asked interested.
"Jack Christian." You answered back. "Jack Christian?!" Will surprised and a bit confused.
"The name seems familiar but I can't seem to remember things from the past.
"It should be." You said and Will just gave a questioning look at you, then you continued in your story.
" After a year, I suggested your mother and father to start their family life in England and other than that, I also entrusted my son to your mother while I am away, along with your father who remained in my crew to work for his family's welfare."
"So that's why! We grew up together! But why did you leave him? You're his mother. Didn't you know that he was looking for you! And how much he misses you!" exclaimed Will.
"I know what I did was wrong. I love my son far more than you think. It was very hard for me to leave my own son. I really want him to be with me but I had no choice… If I took him along with me, I am pretty sure that his life will be in danger." You replied with heavy heart. Will looked at you and he saw tears forming in your eyes.
" Have you ever thought of going back for him during those days?" asked Will.
"Yes" you replied. "I promised to myself that when everything's already alright and I am ready to settle down, I'll return for him." You continued.
"But what made you decide to leave him?" Will asked curiously. You looked at Will straight to his eyes.
"The Eye of Atlantis." You replied with a cold tone in your voice. "If I am not mistaken I believe I heard you mention that earlier as some sort of family heirloom. But what has it got to do with your decision?" Will asked bewildered about the flow of the conversation.
"The Eye of Atlantis, a mysterious relic that has strange powers and ever since I acquired it I started to see weird visions, premonitions of things yet to come. Of course, at first I didn't pay much attention to those images until one by one they come to pass. It scared me in one of my visions, I saw myself about to face an impeding danger. I didn't want my son to get involve with everything that I am about to go through so I made up my mind and left hi under the care of your mother, Maria. One day, I saw an image of my father being surrounded by huge flames. It bothered me so much that I decided to return to my homeland to see how he's doing. Upon arriving at the port of my home, I was dead shock to see everything covered in flames. The once beautiful and peaceful land is now wreath in an infernal havoc. As soon I set foot on dry land I encountered a mob of pirates. I was outnumbered and a few of my crew got slain while I on other hand got captured and was immediately brought to their leader, Barbossa. That was the first tie we met. As I was presented to the cruel leader of the pirates, they immediately asked about the Eye of Atlantis. Of course I did not mention anything about it and pretended that I didn't know its existence. That is where my nightmare begun, Barbossa mercilessly killed my parents and I was forced to marry him. For almost 8 years I lay locked upon in my own house and every minute I stay there with Barbossa was hell on earth!" You narrated with a hint of intense bitterness in your voice. You clutch your fist and fury rises every time you remember it.
"Every night, I have to endure and fend off his approaches and every time I refuse I was beaten up severely and eventually I lost my body to him. How I despise him so much after that event! I felt a deep hatred towards him and at the same time helpless because I couldn't find a way to escape. I don't even have any idea about my crew's whereabouts and my ship's condition. Then one day, your father was able to rescued with the help of a few crew surviving crew from that hellish state and we hid somewhere in a continent called Africa. There we stayed for quite sometime to plan my revenge against Barbossa, for what he did to my home, my parents, and especially the hell I experienced from him! I wanted him to suffer the same hellish fate for his entire life! It took quite a while to come up with a perfect revenge plan. I thought of the infamous curse of Aztec gold; 882 identical pieces in a stone chest deeply hidden in Isla de Muerte. According to sailor's tales, the Heathen gods placed upon the gold a terrible curse upon each gold coin. Any mortal that removes but a piece from that stone chest shall be punished for eternity. Though I don't have any idea of the curse's true nature I plotted to use Barbossa's greediness against him and have him deliberately seek the treasure. Approving to my plan, your father volunteered for the job. I didn't want him to get involve to it but your father insisted on doing the task so I agreed. He spied on Barbossa by becoming became one his crew and in the process, execute the plan by informing Barbossa of the treasure. Until one day your father sent me a report informing that our plan didn't go well. I learned that Jack was also with them, looking for the treasure. I got worried upon hearing the news. I couldn't have Jack cursed just to have my vengeance against that wicked pirate. After that latest report, I never received any reports from him. The only thing I know about the matter is that Barbossa killed your father, which of course made me more mad about him to the point that I almost went for his throat personally if not only for the fact that he's too powerful for me to handle." You narrated with a sad tone.
Then you noticed Will seem to be in deep thought, moments later he looked at you with a gloomy face.
" The only thing I know about my father was that he protested against Barbossa's wicked schemes and because of that, the bloody pirate strapped a cannon to my father's boots and thrown into the bottom of the sea to drawn. But before he died, he sent me one piece of the Aztec gold instructed to keep it safe and mentioned that those damn pirates deserved to be cursed." Will narrated.
"So that's what happened to him. I'm very sorry. I should've not allowed him to go through that mission. It's my fault…" You said apologetically.
"No… You don't need to be sorry about it. I guess it was an honorable thing for him to do, fighting for a good cause. It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself about it." Will responded positively.
"So, What happened next?" he asked interested to know more about the matter.
"Well, Barbossa eventually found out that I was the one who planned everything so he hunted me down and in the long run got discovered and recaptured. I was shocked when I saw Barbossa's ship. It was the Black Pearl and no doubt that he stole it from Jack. While being held captive, Barbossa asked me about the curse and how to get rid of it. He also asked me about the Eye of Atlantis where I hide it. Obviously, I didn't submit to his demands so he decided to keelhaul me instead. While my body slowly was being torn into pieces, I thought of Jack Christian, my son that I left under the care of your mother, myself. I didn't want to die but the repeated dragging of my body destroyed me completely." You continued.
"I know that no one survives when they were keelhauled. What happened to you after that." Asked Will.
"I died of course." You said frankly.
"WHAT!!! For heaven's sake… Are saying that you're already dead? That you died? That's impossible! You must be jesting me!" Will exclaimed in disbelief.
"Calm down will you!!!" you yell out trying to calm Will.
"How could be that possible!? You're stating that you DIED and yet you're here in front of me. Are you some kind of a ghost?" Will asked further confused than ever.
"Relax! I'll explain." You said trying to get hold of Will.
"When I woke up, I thought I'm already in heaven but instead I found myself aboard my ship, the Pearl of the Orient. Believe me, I was more than confused compared to what you feel right now. It's as if I woke up from a nightmare. Furthermore, I learned from my crew that they found me floating in the sea unconscious, without any trace of wounds from my keelhaul experience. They also added that I've been sleep for almost a week. That was the time I begun to realize the Eye's extraordinary powers."
"Wait a minute, if you had the Eye of the Atlantis all along with you then why didn't Barbossa find it?" asked Will still confused about the story's turn of events.
"I have it here, inside me." You answered pointing your index finger in your chest.
"I didn't want Barbossa to have it and finding no place for it to hide. I decided to swallow it instead. " You explained.
"Moreover, I found my father's diary in a chest, hidden somewhere bellow my ship. There I read about the Eye of Atlantis, 3 pieces of crystallized form of manna who can grant the one. Its name was derived from the place it was found. It was said that the relic according to my ancestors it came from a city called Atlantis, Research states that the Eye is the city's one and only source of power. And during those times, the artifact was still a one whole crystal. Until an accident occurred causing it to spilt into three. Further reports also say that after being stolen, the city sank beneath the waters ending the great civilization. Though it wasn't stated how my family managed to take a hold of it. The Eye gave me a new life. After a few preparations I decided to set my journey to find my son and I always make appoint to stop at Tortuga every year, hoping that I'll see Jack there, So, that's the whole story." You finished.
It took quite a while for Will to understand everything.
"Actually, I really wasn't expecting to meet Jack and William Turner's son here but I am glad that I did." You added joyfully.
" You said that you hold one piece of the artifact. If so, does it work the same as you said? I mean, what powers does it grant you?" Will asked interested.
" Well, if you have the tree pieces of the Eye then you'd probably have true immortality and unlimited power as my father stated in his diary. But in my case, I only have one and I believe that its power is limited at the same point, depending on how I use it. " You explained further.
"Limitations? Do you have any idea about it.?" asked Will.
"Hmmm…the only thing I know is that I need to get the other two parts which Barbossa keeps of I want to last long. I feel that my life is slowly being gnawed away by some force. I occasionally fall into lapses and sometimes I experience excruciating pain rushing through my body." You answered.
"So, that's what caused you this." Will said, realizing what's happening.
" So, that means you really need to retrieve the other two pieces if you expect to live long, right?" asked Will.
"Yes…and I'm prepared for that. I wish that before it happens I'll still be able to see my son." You replied.
"Right now, even as we speak, Barbossa desperately plots on retrieving the last two pieces of the Eye. And I am sure that he's also aware of the threat of dying again if he doesn't get the remaining two." You added.
" So, he's still alive…" said Will baffled.
"Precisely. The part that he holds also made him live again. That's why I am here without my ship. It was unexpected encounter, he marooned me in the middle of the sea and stole my ship, holding my crew in captive." You narrated.
"So, that's what happened…" replied Will finally understanding everything.
"One last question, Why Barbossa stole your ship if he had one already?" asked Will.
"I don't know for sure…" You replied.
"You've suffered so much…" commented will.
"How about you? How have you been? Why is my son not with you? What happened to him?" you asked Will.
"Well, we lived a n ordinary life back there in England. Christian and I treated each other as brothers. When we reached our 12th year my mother died. Before she died she mentioned you to Christian. She asked the both of us to look for you. But unfortunately, she failed to tell who he's father was. We left England afterwards and journeyed far and wide to search for you, and also to look for my father until one unfortunate encounter with the Black Pearl assaulted our ship and got us separated. After that fateful day, I heard nothing of him. If we weren't separated, I am sure that he'll be very happy to see you, his true mother." Narrated Will.
"Yes, I hope." You stated sadly. "But one thing keeps me wondering. Why did the Black Pearl attacked your ship?" You asked curiously.
"You remember the Aztec curse? It started like this. Barbossa was originally the first mate of Captain Jack Sparrow but a mutiny occurred and got him marooned to far off island. After stealing the Black Pearl for his own, Barbossa set course to search for the legendary treasure, along with my father. And when the curse befell them my father sent me a piece of Aztec gold. From then on they've never rested till they got that piece and me, for me the only way to uplift the curse was to retrieve all its lost pieces and spill my father's blood, my blood, to its surface." Explained Will.
"Oh…I get it. Barbossa has the habit of stealing ships….But what happened to Jack after he got marooned? How did he got off the island?" you asked wondering. Will just shrugged.
"No one knows. I suggest you to ask him that as soon as he arrives." Will replied.
Moments later, the rain stopped. "I guess you should take a rest. It's been a long chat. The sun will rise up anytime now and before you know it, Jack's already home." Said Will positively standing up and helping you to lie down properly to your bed.
"You too." You answered back. Will covered you with your blanket and you thanked him for that. He was about to leave suddenly he turned again.
"By the way, has Jack made a move towards you?" Will asked curiously.
"Why, yes. He does it in his own way and I am very happy that he also loves me. He just knew how to turn words into actions." You answered happily. Will just smiled at you as he looked at your face filled with happiness. He seemed to remember the same look of happiness in Elizabeth's face when he proposed to her.
" He always has his own way of doing things besides, actions speak louder than words." Will replied.
"Oh, and one more thing, I am sure that your son Christian, is doing well wherever he may be." Will added with a smile.
"He's a tough man like his father.' Will continued.
"Anyways, have a good night's sleep. I'll see you tomorrow." Will said about to leave the room when suddenly called him again.
"Why?" he asked.
"Promise me that you won't tell anyone what I've told you. Keep it a secret for a while." You requested Will.
" I promise in the pain of death that I won't tell anyone." Replied Will with sincerity in his voice.
"Thank you." you managed to say as Will finally left the room.
***It's quite long right? I really made this long for you mateys…. Well, I hope you enjoy reading my fanfic. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW…. ^_^
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