I…don't feel very loved guys. I want more reviews! They inspire me! Please? I'll beg if I have to…..Anyway, I know the last chapter ended kind of suddenly, but this one is gonna pick up right there, well, a few seconds later, but that' inevitable since it's been a few days…considering-Oh…Sorry, lost you in my train of thought…ok, well, where were we? Oh yes…Jack's tight embrace…
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Suddenly, the door to below deck flung open and Will came bursting out, a big smile on his face. "Jack, where are you?" he called. His eyes then fell upon Elizabeth, still in Jack's arms, and his smile faded.
"What's going on here?" he asked, a look of immense hurt on his face.
"Nothing…nothing!" Jack quickly let go of Elizabeth and stood up. "Jus…getting reacquainted is all…"
"I see. Is this why you brought us here Jack? To steal my girl? Well, forget it. I'm getting off at the next port. You can rescue Ana yourself." He started back towards the stairs, saying nothing to Elizabeth.
"Will, wait, I can explain!" Elizabeth called, running after him.
"Well," Jack muttered, "that certainly isn't a good way to start a voyage."
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"Will," Elizabeth said softly as she reached his quarters. "Please, let me try to explain."
"What is there to say?" Will retorted. "I think the situation explained it pretty well."
"Will, oh, just please let me come in, if you still hate me after I'm done, then I'll get off at the next port and go back to Port Royale. Please, just give me a chance!"
"Fine," Will said, slowly unlocking the door and then sitting down on his bed. "Though I don't think there's anything to discuss."
Elizabeth slowly walked into the room and perched on the bed next to Will.
"I…I never meant for this to happen. Sure, I think of Jack, and I was happy to be back on his ship and all, but, I would never hurt you on purpose Will. I love you too much to do that. It just…happened. One minute we were talking about you, and the next, well, there we were. I'm so sorry," She finished, hanging her head.
"It's…it's okay," Will replied. "I guess these things are bound to happen when you're sailing with the famous Jack Sparrow, aren't they?" He smiled at the last part, causing Elizabeth to smile as well.
"It won't happen again, Will. I promise." As she said these last words, she kissed him gently on the cheek.
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As Will appeared back up on deck, he saw Jack standing at the wheel, staring up at the night sky.
"Jack," he started as he walked over, but he was interrupted by Jack's apologetic voice.
"No no Will, let me. I am truly sorry about what happened. I don't know what came over me! It was completely improper of me, and if you decide never to forgive me, I'll understand.
"It's okay Jack," Will replied. "I understand, and I forgive you, this time," he finished, with the hint of a joke in his voice.
"Well then," jack said happily. "Let's go down and rejoin the festivities, shall we?" And with that the two of them headed back down below deck, where Elizabeth was already waiting with three flagons of rum.
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The next day, Elizabeth woke tucked neatly in her bed, with the splitting headache that 6 rums will bring to you. "Ooh," she moaned as she tried to sit up. "I solemnly swear I will NEVER drink that much again."
"Ah, I see you're awake love," Jack commented as he burst into her cabin.
"Mr. Sparrow, what do you think you're doing, bursting into someone's cabin unannounced like that?" she asked in a very offended manner.
"Will sent me down to check on you. It's halfway through the morning and you're not up! We were starting to worry." he explained with a chuckle.
"Oh, well, tell Will I'll be up in a minute, as soon as this headache subsides…"
"Ah, drank a wee bit too much rum, did you lass? Well, I know the cure for that," he stated as he began to rifle through his pockets. "Ah, here it is!" He held out a flask of strong rum to her.
"I'm not drinking that! That's what made me this way!"
"Trust me love, a bit of the hair off the dog that bit ye will do yer head good."
"Well, alright," she said tentatively, taking a small sip.
"We'll expect you up on deck in about five minutes then," Jack said as he slipped out the door. Much to Elizabeth's surprise, her head had began to feel better, and a few minutes later she was up and on her way to the deck.
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"Cap'n!" called Gibbs. "We're fast approaching the Diamond Voyage! She must have sailed into our path in the night!"
"You must be kidding Gibbs! We're miles from-" He was interrupted by the sight of the Diamond Voyage docked at a port about 6 miles to their north.
"Gibbs, we don't have much time, she's headed straight for us! Roll up the sails! Make ready the crew for battle!" Jack called out orders left and right. The crew scurried about, taking in sail and sharpening their weapons. The Diamond Voyage didn't seem to have any intentions of steering away from them they were ready for battle as well.
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About 2 hours later, the voyage was just about at the Pearl. Gibbs , Jack, Will, and the other skilled swordsmen of the crew were up on deck, waiting, while the rest were below deck, poised and ready to fire the cannons. Just as the Voyage pulled up alongside the Pearl, jack called out the order. "FIRE!!!" Every canon on the Pearl's left side fired at the same time, tearing huge holes in the Voyage. Jack and the rest on board swung over to the Voyage's deck and began fighting with her crew. As the fight raged, jack managed to sneak down to the brig and look for AnaMaria. He found her in the vary last cell, and quickly shoved the nearby key into the hole. Tossing her a sword, his only words to here were 'Welcome back, love!" before he started back up to the deck, Ana close on his heels.
Elizabeth was sitting below in her cabin with the door locked, as both Jack and Will had instructed her. However, she presently heard footsteps coming quickly towards her cabin, and the door was easily thrown in by a rather large and disgusting looking pirate. She tried to defend herself, but he simply knocked the small knife she was holding from her hand and put his own blade form her throat. She had no choice, so she went with him as he led her up on deck.
As they reached the deck, Elizabeth saw the horrendous battle raging between the two crews and whimpered inwardly. She noticed jack and Will fighting alongside Ana, Gibbs and the others on the ship floating next to them. She felt the cool blade growing ever closer to breaking the skin as the pirate holding her called for his captain. He sauntered over, and started making rude remarks about her as if she were a common tramp. She spat at him, causing the blade at her neck to slowly bite into her flesh. She winced as she felt the warm red liquid begin to run down her neck and onto the front of her dress. As a last resort she called out as loudly as she could, "WILL! JACK! HELP!" Will and Jack, having just about finished off the crew left on the ship, heard her cries and immediately came flying over to the Pearl on one rope. Jack ran up and pressed his blade hard into the neck of her captor, while Will pushed the sharp point of his sword hard into the captain's (who also now had his blade pointed at Elizabeth) neck, causing him to yelp in pain. Soon the two crossed blades, each matching the other's attempts with equal skill. Jack, in the meantime, had managed to convince the man holding Elizabeth to release her by cutting him from shoulder to elbow. The man made to cut off Jack's head, but jack quickly thrust his sword into the man's chest, ending his attempts. Elizabeth looked on as Will became weaker, for this captain was quite skilled with the sword. Suddenly, Will's blade nicked the captain's arm quite deeply, causing him to howl with rage and head for Will with his sword pointed at the center of his chest. Will, however, was quicker, and managed to push his sword into the man's stomach. But, it was too late. As the captain fell, his sword made contact with the flesh on the right side of Will's chest and sunk in. Will staggered backwards, gently pulling the sword form his chest and staring at the now dead captain. Suddenly, he fell over backwards. Elizabeth rushed over, gathering his head onto her lap and rocking back and forth, blood spilling over her skirts from his chest. "Oh no, not now Will, don't leave me, please!" she pleaded as her own neck wound seeped blood that mingled with his. "Elizabeth…" he stammered. "I…I love you…"
"I love you too Will Turner," she whispered as her tears fell freely onto his face. She gently leaned down, and they shared one last, bittersweet kiss. And then, with a last, "I love you," Will's eyes closed, and his body went still.
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Suddenly, the door to below deck flung open and Will came bursting out, a big smile on his face. "Jack, where are you?" he called. His eyes then fell upon Elizabeth, still in Jack's arms, and his smile faded.
"What's going on here?" he asked, a look of immense hurt on his face.
"Nothing…nothing!" Jack quickly let go of Elizabeth and stood up. "Jus…getting reacquainted is all…"
"I see. Is this why you brought us here Jack? To steal my girl? Well, forget it. I'm getting off at the next port. You can rescue Ana yourself." He started back towards the stairs, saying nothing to Elizabeth.
"Will, wait, I can explain!" Elizabeth called, running after him.
"Well," Jack muttered, "that certainly isn't a good way to start a voyage."
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"Will," Elizabeth said softly as she reached his quarters. "Please, let me try to explain."
"What is there to say?" Will retorted. "I think the situation explained it pretty well."
"Will, oh, just please let me come in, if you still hate me after I'm done, then I'll get off at the next port and go back to Port Royale. Please, just give me a chance!"
"Fine," Will said, slowly unlocking the door and then sitting down on his bed. "Though I don't think there's anything to discuss."
Elizabeth slowly walked into the room and perched on the bed next to Will.
"I…I never meant for this to happen. Sure, I think of Jack, and I was happy to be back on his ship and all, but, I would never hurt you on purpose Will. I love you too much to do that. It just…happened. One minute we were talking about you, and the next, well, there we were. I'm so sorry," She finished, hanging her head.
"It's…it's okay," Will replied. "I guess these things are bound to happen when you're sailing with the famous Jack Sparrow, aren't they?" He smiled at the last part, causing Elizabeth to smile as well.
"It won't happen again, Will. I promise." As she said these last words, she kissed him gently on the cheek.
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As Will appeared back up on deck, he saw Jack standing at the wheel, staring up at the night sky.
"Jack," he started as he walked over, but he was interrupted by Jack's apologetic voice.
"No no Will, let me. I am truly sorry about what happened. I don't know what came over me! It was completely improper of me, and if you decide never to forgive me, I'll understand.
"It's okay Jack," Will replied. "I understand, and I forgive you, this time," he finished, with the hint of a joke in his voice.
"Well then," jack said happily. "Let's go down and rejoin the festivities, shall we?" And with that the two of them headed back down below deck, where Elizabeth was already waiting with three flagons of rum.
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The next day, Elizabeth woke tucked neatly in her bed, with the splitting headache that 6 rums will bring to you. "Ooh," she moaned as she tried to sit up. "I solemnly swear I will NEVER drink that much again."
"Ah, I see you're awake love," Jack commented as he burst into her cabin.
"Mr. Sparrow, what do you think you're doing, bursting into someone's cabin unannounced like that?" she asked in a very offended manner.
"Will sent me down to check on you. It's halfway through the morning and you're not up! We were starting to worry." he explained with a chuckle.
"Oh, well, tell Will I'll be up in a minute, as soon as this headache subsides…"
"Ah, drank a wee bit too much rum, did you lass? Well, I know the cure for that," he stated as he began to rifle through his pockets. "Ah, here it is!" He held out a flask of strong rum to her.
"I'm not drinking that! That's what made me this way!"
"Trust me love, a bit of the hair off the dog that bit ye will do yer head good."
"Well, alright," she said tentatively, taking a small sip.
"We'll expect you up on deck in about five minutes then," Jack said as he slipped out the door. Much to Elizabeth's surprise, her head had began to feel better, and a few minutes later she was up and on her way to the deck.
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"Cap'n!" called Gibbs. "We're fast approaching the Diamond Voyage! She must have sailed into our path in the night!"
"You must be kidding Gibbs! We're miles from-" He was interrupted by the sight of the Diamond Voyage docked at a port about 6 miles to their north.
"Gibbs, we don't have much time, she's headed straight for us! Roll up the sails! Make ready the crew for battle!" Jack called out orders left and right. The crew scurried about, taking in sail and sharpening their weapons. The Diamond Voyage didn't seem to have any intentions of steering away from them they were ready for battle as well.
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About 2 hours later, the voyage was just about at the Pearl. Gibbs , Jack, Will, and the other skilled swordsmen of the crew were up on deck, waiting, while the rest were below deck, poised and ready to fire the cannons. Just as the Voyage pulled up alongside the Pearl, jack called out the order. "FIRE!!!" Every canon on the Pearl's left side fired at the same time, tearing huge holes in the Voyage. Jack and the rest on board swung over to the Voyage's deck and began fighting with her crew. As the fight raged, jack managed to sneak down to the brig and look for AnaMaria. He found her in the vary last cell, and quickly shoved the nearby key into the hole. Tossing her a sword, his only words to here were 'Welcome back, love!" before he started back up to the deck, Ana close on his heels.
Elizabeth was sitting below in her cabin with the door locked, as both Jack and Will had instructed her. However, she presently heard footsteps coming quickly towards her cabin, and the door was easily thrown in by a rather large and disgusting looking pirate. She tried to defend herself, but he simply knocked the small knife she was holding from her hand and put his own blade form her throat. She had no choice, so she went with him as he led her up on deck.
As they reached the deck, Elizabeth saw the horrendous battle raging between the two crews and whimpered inwardly. She noticed jack and Will fighting alongside Ana, Gibbs and the others on the ship floating next to them. She felt the cool blade growing ever closer to breaking the skin as the pirate holding her called for his captain. He sauntered over, and started making rude remarks about her as if she were a common tramp. She spat at him, causing the blade at her neck to slowly bite into her flesh. She winced as she felt the warm red liquid begin to run down her neck and onto the front of her dress. As a last resort she called out as loudly as she could, "WILL! JACK! HELP!" Will and Jack, having just about finished off the crew left on the ship, heard her cries and immediately came flying over to the Pearl on one rope. Jack ran up and pressed his blade hard into the neck of her captor, while Will pushed the sharp point of his sword hard into the captain's (who also now had his blade pointed at Elizabeth) neck, causing him to yelp in pain. Soon the two crossed blades, each matching the other's attempts with equal skill. Jack, in the meantime, had managed to convince the man holding Elizabeth to release her by cutting him from shoulder to elbow. The man made to cut off Jack's head, but jack quickly thrust his sword into the man's chest, ending his attempts. Elizabeth looked on as Will became weaker, for this captain was quite skilled with the sword. Suddenly, Will's blade nicked the captain's arm quite deeply, causing him to howl with rage and head for Will with his sword pointed at the center of his chest. Will, however, was quicker, and managed to push his sword into the man's stomach. But, it was too late. As the captain fell, his sword made contact with the flesh on the right side of Will's chest and sunk in. Will staggered backwards, gently pulling the sword form his chest and staring at the now dead captain. Suddenly, he fell over backwards. Elizabeth rushed over, gathering his head onto her lap and rocking back and forth, blood spilling over her skirts from his chest. "Oh no, not now Will, don't leave me, please!" she pleaded as her own neck wound seeped blood that mingled with his. "Elizabeth…" he stammered. "I…I love you…"
"I love you too Will Turner," she whispered as her tears fell freely onto his face. She gently leaned down, and they shared one last, bittersweet kiss. And then, with a last, "I love you," Will's eyes closed, and his body went still.
