Chapter 2 (Disclaimer- I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean or the character/Greek God of the Underworld Hades from Hercules. Disney owns them. Like I could come up with such great characters anyway XD) Jack swallowed as his lungs failed him. "Goodbye, Mr. Sparrow" the bartender said as he lowered his shotgun. Jack was going in and out of focus. His mind became blurry. "Anamaria..." Jack whispered his love's name as his pulse slowed. After about a minute, Jack was dead.

Or was he? Jack was pretty sure he was dead. But now he was spiraling down an open shoot, seeing tidbits of his life. He saw a sign marked "Heaven" with little stars around it. Jack tried to grab hold of the sign, but it went right through him. But Jack didn't have time to wonder what happened, because he was pelted onto something hard and rough. He stood up, and looked down. It was a huge sign marked "Hell" with little fire drawings all over it.

"Hmm, why would I be on a sign like this?" Suddenly, it hit him. He was going to Hell for plundering, pilfering, and pirating. "CRAP! I knew being a pirate was going to get me in trouble! I KNEW IT!"

Just then, something took hold of Jack's ankle without him realizing it. He was about to jump down from the sign to see what else was down there, when a sudden jerk pulled him away from the side. Jack looked down and saw a gray, scabbed hand holding on to his ankle. "Blimey, what 'ave we got 'ere?" He reached down and touched the hand, but pulled away quickly. "I suppose to we don' take many showers..." Jack remarked on the clammy, sweaty hand. Suddenly, he was pulled into the sign. Just as he was about to hit the ground face first, the hand grabbed his foot, and he was hoisted back into upright position. "Well, well, well. What have we got here?" a sneering voice shot through the silent air. "Jack Sparrow. I've been waiting a while for you down here".

"Captain Jack Sparrow, thank you. Err, who-or what-are you?" Jack looked the figure up and down. He could have easily fit into an animated Disney movie. He had a black, toga-type outfit, and his skin was the color of the sky on a late summer's afternoon. Instead of having hair, he had a blue flame on top of his head. His teeth were badly placed, and his sneer made it unbearable to look at him. "You need to ask who I am? I'd swear you'd seen me plenty of times before, in your many near-death experiences!" the person-err, thing- had a twinkle in his eye. Jack raised one eyebrow. Is this person/thing nuts? "Err, sorry. Dunno' who you are".

"Ahahahaha. I am rather surprised" the evil laugh made Jack think this guy was even crazier. "Why I am Hades, god of the underworld! Hahahaha" Jack looked at Hades in bewilderment. This guy really was nuts.

"Now, Jack", said Hades, looking somber now. "You do realize why you came here instead of Heaven right?" Hades had a puppy-dog look on his face. Jack stifled his laughter, then said, "I suppose for plunderin', raidin', and otherwise pilferin' my weasely black guts out?"

"Well, uh, no" Hades said, raising a blue eyebrow. "It's actually because you murdered someone"

Jack stared at him. "Me? Murdered someone?"

Hades looked at him like an old friend.

"Aha. Murdered someone. You don't happen to be talking about Barbossa, d'yah?"

Hades nodded. Not being the answer Jack wanted, he hesitated with his next statement. "With all due respec', Hades, I really don' belong here. An' I mean really. I... I 'ave a bonnie lass! I'm sure you've seen 'er in your...thing" Jack pointed to the crystal ball like object floating in mid- air nearest a chair. "Anamaria. I'm in love wit' 'er. PLEASE! Just give me anot'er chance!" Jack was now groveling. "Get up, Jack. You look like a baby grabbing onto the hem of my robes like that" Hades had a certain tone in his voice as though he were speaking to a child asking for candy. "Jack. Stop. Jack! JACK!!! STOP!!!!!!" Hades was now turning slightly red. And believe me, when a blue guy gets red, he's really angry. Jack stood up, and looked away. He was never going to see his beloved again. Why hadn't it hit him before?

"Hades! What in the world is going on?!" came a female voice.