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Pirates of the Caribbean. Though I wish I had a monkey (.
Summary: As Will and Jack fight off Barbossa on the Interceptor, the ship wanders off into the Cursed Mist. The curse: Will, Jack and Barbossa end up switching bodies...Can Elizabeth cope up with Will being in the body of another?!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E. Email: gabe_gce@yahoo.com Site: http://www.galuade.com
PART 2 : Love me by Moonlight
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"This can't be happening." Muttered Will.
He looked at his reflection on Jack's sword and still saw Barbossa's image there. And then he looked at the man in front of him again.
"Jack? I...is that you?" He asked all shakingly.
"Oh come on, Barbossa. You know the answer to that. As you can see, you've lost our little duel. So I say I throw you off the ship and you just have to float down there and pray that your crewmen find you. That is, before the sharks find you of course." Jack sneered as he pushed Will harder against the edge of the ship.
"Jack it's really me!!! IT'S WILL!!! I don't know what's going on!!! I'm in Barbossa's body and you're in MY body!!!" Will shouted.
"I don't buy it. Off you go, dear friend." Jack dragged Will to the opening on the side of the deck that was created by one of the cannons that hit the Interceptor.
"Well, we don't have a plank, so you can just jump from this point. Got it?"
"But I'm REALLY WILL!!!! Elizabeth!!! I'M REALLY WILL TRAPPED IN ANOTHER BODY!!! Jack!!! Look at yourself!!! Please!!! Look at your reflection!!!" Will shouted as he held on the side of the boat, trying to stop Jack from pushing him offboard.
Jack leaned closer will. "Okay. I'll count that as your...last request. But...you GO first." Jack playfully kicked will off the boat as he looked at one of the windows on the ship.
Jack suddenly felt a weird feeling on his stomach as he saw Will's reflection staring at him. "Oh this is rather ...interesting..." He said as he swallowed.
And then he remembered 'Will', if he was truly 'Will'.
"WI---" Jack turned towards the edge of the boat where he just threw 'Will' off.
"Don't worry, I got him!" Said Elizabeth, who was hanging onto Will on the edge of the ship. "I don't know why, but...I just felt as if he was telling the truth."
"Well you could have told me sooner, luv. We don't wanna lose our good ol' friend William."
Jack went to Elizabeth's side and helped her pull Will back on the Interceptor. As soon as Will got back on the deck, he immediately confronted Jack face to face "YOU ALMOST KILLED ME!!! Who knows if sharks are in the water?!!!" Shouted Will.
"Well you can't blame me, lad! After all, LOOK AT YERSELF!!!" Said Jack as he gently pushed Will.
Will slowly turned his head towards of the ship's windows and reality hit him again. He wasn't in his body anymore. And worse, he's in the body of a man --- the pirate he wished DEAD. The pirate who had killed his father. The pirate who had hurt the woman he loved.
Will just stood there, staring at his 'reflection'.
Jack suddenly stepped in front of him. "Hey wait a minute! If I am in YOUR body, and you are in Barbossa's body? Then WHERE IS MY BODY?!!!"
"Barbossa..." whispered Elizabeth.
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"Jack!!!!" shouted Anamaria, as she saw Jack Sparrow climb up the stairs towards the wheel.
Mr. Gibb walked up towards Jack. "We were worried about you, Jack. For a while there, we thought you were hit! But enough of that. As you can see, we've successfully sailed through the mist and out into the open ---"
Anamaria saw Jack clutching his shoulder. "Jack? Jack are you okay?! Oh my god, he's bleeding!!!
"Captain Sparrow!!!" Shouted Mr. Gibbs.
The only thing they heard from Jack's lips were the words "I can feel.", and then he fell unconscious on the upper deck.
Jack, Will and Elizabeth ran to where Anamaria and Mr. Gibbs were.
"Is everyone okay?!!!" shouted Jack. And then he saw HIS body laying on the floor. "MY BODY!!!! That bastard hit me!!!!"
And then Anamaria and Mr. Gibb suddenly saw Will (who is now in the body of Barbossa).
"WILL!!! Behind you!!! It's Barbossa!!!!" Anamaria quickly grabbed Jack's sword and lunged at Will.
Will was taken by surprise as he felt Anamarie's heavy weight on him.
"Damn you, Barbossa!!! I'll kill you now once they give me the order to!!!" Shouted Anamaria as she pointed the sword at Will's chest.
Will rolled his eyes as he depressingly said "I am not Barbossa. I am Will Turner, okay?!!! THE Will Turner."
"This is starting to be fun!!! Anyway, get off him, Anamaria. He's telling the truth." Said Jack as he motioned Anamaria to get off Will.
"What?" Asked Anamaria with a curious look on her face.
"Please Anne, I know I look really different, but I'd appreciate it a lot if you get off of me." Said Will politely at the girl on top of him.
Anamaria got up and brushed herself off. "Just what is going on here, Will?". Anamaria looked at the body of Will (the body that is now inhibited by Jack). "Why is Barbossa claiming that he's WILL?!"
Jack sighed as he helped Will up "This is going to take a LOT of explanation."
"Explanation about what?!" Asked Anamaria confusingly.
Jack walked towards the wheel and placed a hand on it. "First of all, I am NOT Will! I am CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow TRAPPED in sissy boy's body."
"Hey!!!" Shouted Will.
"Shush I'm telling the story" Said Jack as he waived a hand towards Will, telling him to shut up.
"As for young Will Turner, he is in now in THAT ---" Jack pointed at Will "--- UGLY body. Sorry, boy. But you got the worst one out of the three. As for where Barbossa had wandered off to..." Jack waived his finger in the air and pointed to HIS unconscious body on the floor. "---- that lucky bastard took MY BODY!!!"
Anamaria can't help but feel confused "I...I don't understand.....So...who's Will again?"
Will stepped up towards Anamaria "I am!"
Jack motioned his hand "And I am Captain Jack Sparrow...trapped in her boyfriend's body." Jack pointed at Elizabeth. "Well, luv, looks like you'll just have to get used to Will looking like THAT before we figure out what exactly happened out there." Jack pointed towards Will "Looks like you won't get any kisses for a while, boy! Hehehehehehe."
Mr. Gibb walked towards Jack with a worried look on his face "Um...Will...er, I mean Jack, I think it was the CURSE..."
"Curse!!!! Why didn't you tell us about the curse?!!!" Jack shouted.
"Well we told you about the curse, but you still told us to go through the mist!" Shouted Anamaria.
Jack pressed a finger against his head, as if he was thinking about something. "Oh! THAT Mist Curse thing. Heheh...looks like it is TRUE after all." He then saw a pool of blood forming around his unconscious body's shoulder.
"MY BODY!!! MY BODY!!!! Treat it quick!!! Barbossa may be in it now, but it's still my goddamn BODY!!!! I'll ask one of the crew to pilot the ship towards Tortuga. But for now, let's treat my boy, tie it up, then let's talk about this --- curse."
About an hour later, Will, Jack, Elizabeth and the rest of the crew are sitting around the table in the main cabin, in hopes of discovering what curse they've gotten just themselves into.
Jack pushed his rum aside and then leaned towards Mr. Gibb "So...Mr. Gibb...tell us this Mist Curse...".
"Jack!!!" shouted Will "Take care of my body! You know I'm not much of a drinker!!!"
"Oh come on, lad! You know I LIVE for the RUM!!! Don't worry. You can stop drinking once you get your body back, okay?"
Will sighed and slumped back on his chair. "I can't believe this!!! Will took off his hat and threw it down on the table.". From the corner of his eye, he can see their entire crew staring at him.
"Anyway..." Jack turned towards Mr. Gibb "As I was saying. I heard you mention the curse of the Mist earlier today."
"That is right, Captain Sparrow. Well, I am not entirely sure if my story is accurate, but from what I've heard, the Curse of the Mist originated back when races of differently colored people were at war because of their physical differences. So the gods sent out a curse to switch their bodies with that of their enemies so they could see the world in the eyes of their foes. They then realized that their grudge against one another was a result of a shallow pride towards their physical appearance....They realized that deep down inside, they were all just the same men. When the two races realized that, the gods lifted the curse. After that, no one ever knew what became of them people. Some say the gods took them to heaven. Some say they've gone back to war and were killed by the gods. And some just dun know..."
Mr. Bigg focused his attention towards Jack. "Er...Jack?"
"ZzzZzzZzzzz..." Jack had his head down on the table with his rum by his hand.
"He slept through my entire story!" Complained Mr. Bigg.
Will took the mug of rum off Jack's hand and moved it away from him "Well, that's Jack. Always the rum-lover. What's new?" Will sighed and ran a hand through his hair, feeling all confused and frustrated.
"So...Mr. Bigg. Is there anyway for us to reverse the curse? I'll die if I stay in this body forever!!!" Shouted Will as he slammed a hand against the table.
"Whoa...calm down, lad. Don't worry. We'll find someone in Tortuga who may know how to reverse this curse. After all, that OTHER curse is reversible. This one should be reversible too."
"Well I hope so." Will turned to look at Elizabeth. And thought to himself "How can I even tell her I love her if I look like this?"
Elizabeth met Will's eyes, but as she as she did, Will looked away and stood up. "I...I'll be in the deck. I just need some air. Good night, Elizabeth."
"Will, wait!!!" Elizabeth shouted, but before she could grab him, he had already stood up and walked out of the room.
Elizabeth just stayed there sitting for a while, thinking of whether she should go after him. Then he saw his hat on the table. "Well, he might want this back." She picked it up and walked out of the room after Will.
"I really feel bad about them..." said Anamaria. She looked at Jack as he laid sprawled on the table. And I really feel bad about the boy's body too.
Will walked up the stairs as a myriad of thoughts entered his head "How can she love me now? What if the curse doesn't get broken?!!! Why did I have to be in this body?!!!"
He opened the door to the main deck, and as he did, the light of the moon hit him........And things just got worse for poor Will.
Elizabeth ran up the stairs. She just didn't know what to tell Will. She couldn't come up with the right words to comfort him. But she had to be there. Because, well, she loved him.
Elizabeth reached the door to the main deck. "Will!!!" And her eyes opened wide with shock.
Will was leaning against the side of the ship. Looking at the sea. And then he turned towards Elizabeth. "Hi, Elizabeth...Looks like things have just gotten worse for me, huh?"
"You...you've turned into..." Elizabeth said shakingly.
Will turned away from her again. "Yes...I even got THEIR curse!!! The curse of the aztec gold. Look at me, Elizabeth...Look at me!!!".
Will tried to hold back the tears that wanted to run down his cheeks. Then he realized he couldn't cry even if he wanted to. He didn't even have cheeks or tear glands. He was a zombie now. Just like Barbossa's crew. He was dead...Just like them. Thank god he could still 'feel' --- something that Barbossa's crew couldn't do.
Elizabeth slowly walked towards him "Will...."
Will felt the wind hit his face as the clouds covered the moonlight, returning him to his human form. Still, he wasn't himself. Still, the mirror will reveal the reflection of a man that wasn't him.
"It'll be alright, Will. You'll see...We will break the curse...At least you can still feel, right?" Elizabeth gently placed her hand on Will's shoulder.
And as soon as Will felt her, he quickly moved away. "You don't deserve me, Elizabeth!!! I'm not even me anymore!!!!"
"You are still YOU, WILL!!!!" Elizabeth motioned towards him. But as she did, Will took a step back.
"No please, Elizabeth...Don't...don't touch me...please...You don't deserve me now!!! Can't you see? Jack has MY body now. Maybe...maybe you'd want him instead."
"Stop this, Will!!!!" Elizabeth shouted. "Is that what you've thought all along?! That I've loved you all these years because of how you look? I've survived being in a cursed ship just to see you again! And now that I'm with you, you...you want to leave me?!!!"
Will slowly stepped into a shadow cast by the ship's sails in order to hide his form. "I'm just doing this because I.... love you. And I love you not just as a sister, Elizabeth. I really love you.... I love you so much that I..I....."
"Then I'll wait, Will. I'll wait until you decide to come back to me." She whispered...
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Elizabeth." He whispered under his breath. Will placed his hands on his face as he cried alone in the night, under the moonlit sky.
Elizabeth saw him crying in the shadows with his hands on his face. But even if she wanted to, she couldn't do anything now. Now that Will has distanced himself from her. And then thoughts entered her mind ....Could she really stand Will looking like this? What if the curse really can't be lifted?
But she blocked those thoughts away. She knew she loved him. And nothing will change that. Will is Will --- no matter what he looks like.
Elizabeth opened the door towards the lower decks. "I'll be in my quarters, Will. I'll see you tomorrow."
But Will said nothing. He just set there, under the shadows, as he saw his loved one going on without him. He closed his eyes, and he fell asleep.
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Barbossa woke up as the waves splashed against the ship. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in one of the Interceptor's brigs.
"What just 'appened?!!!" He shouted as he shook the bars. As he did, he felt a sharp pain on his shoulder.
"Dammit!!! What now?!!" He looked down to his shoulder and saw a patch of blood on the bandage. "Just how in the world did I get shot?!!! The last thing I remember was shooting Jack, entering the mist and..."
Something finally hit him. "PAIN!!! I can feel pain!!!! BUT HOW?!!! And blood!!! It's real blood!!! Has the curse been lifted?!!!"
And then he took a good look at himself again...His clothes and his body.
"Wait...this is Jack's clothes!!!" And then he touched his face and ran his fingers through his hair. "And this is also Jack's.............."
"JACK SPARROOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!"
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On the deck of the Interceptor....
"Hey boy, wake up!" Jack stood beside the sleeping Will and gently kicked him. "You know what, Will? With the way you look right now, I'd really LOOOVE to kick you harder, so you better wake up!!!"
Will grunted as he felt Jack kicking him "Okay okay I'm awake. You didn't have to kick me that hard." Will rubbed his eyes and stood up.
He then looked at Jack "So...have you found a way to break the curse, yet?"
"Curse? What curse?" Asked Jack dumbfoundedly.
"The curse of the MIST!!!!" Shouted Will as he gripped onto Jack's collar. "Whoa...That new body's made you rather irritable. Hahaha...of course I know THAT curse. I was just fooling around with you. And what's the hurry, boy? I might get some NEW girls with THIS body, eh?"
Jack suddenly felt a strong, hard slap on his cheek as Elizabeth walked up to him. "Don't ever dare do anything you would do, to Will's body, Sparrow. Remember that you're just borrowing it!"
Jack wrapped an arm around Elizabeth's shoulder "Ahhh..my luv has finally awaken, I see."
Elizabeth slowly moved away from him "You may have Will's body. But you can never be Will!"
She then shot a look at Will, her eyes meeting his, and his meeting hers. "Good morning, Will." She said.
"Good morning, Elizabeth." He answered back, with his head lowered down a bit.
Jack moved closer to the two "Mmm-hmmm...I see we have a little conflict going on here. Unfortunately, we'll have to settle this later, because me and young...er...YOUNG William here have to meet with our friend in the brig. Be seeing you, luv."
Jack pulled Will by the shoulder as he dragged him towards the lower decks.
Jack can feel Will's dead weight as they walked down the ship. "Oh come on, Will. It's not that bad."
Will mumbled under his breath "Oh it is very bad. How am I even going to propose to her looking like THIS?!!!"
Jack laughed and looked at Will "Okay so it is BAD!!!! VERY VERY BAD!!!"
Will sighed.
"Hey! You asked for the truth and I gave it to ya'" Laughed Jack.
"This is not funny!!!" Shouted Will.
"Well, tell to the man who originally owned that cursed body." Jack opened the door to the brigs and they entered it together. "Believe me, boy. I don't like my body being with Barbossa either."
Barbossa was leaning against the bars. His hands were gripping on it as he looked at Will and Jack. "So the curse of the mist was true after all. Hahahaha...Fortunately for me, I can now feel. I may still be cursed, but I LIKE this certain curse. Hahahahaha!!!! Look at me...I am now the GREAT Jack Sparrow!!!"
"Shut up, Barbossa!!!" Jack drew his sword and hit the bars with it.
"Careful there, Will. You don't want to damage your pirate friends' body." Cackled the evil pirate.
"He's not Will. I am!!!" Will stepped out of the shadows, revealing himself to Barbossa.
"Aaahh...I see you're the lucky one who got my body!!! Young Will has now turned into the dashing Captain Barbossa. Such a lucky young lad. So.....how's the moonlight?"
Will drew his sword and aimed it towards Barbossa "Dammit Jack I'll KILL HIM!!!"
Jack immediately pushed Will's sword down "Hey hey hey!!! That's my body you want to kill!!! Don't touch the goods, boy!!!"
Will held his sword tighter with frustration as he sheathed his sword.
Barbossa looked at the body of Will "So...I see you've occupied the boy's body. What now, Jack? Will you leave me here to rot and die?"
Jack leaned closer against the bars. "Unfortunately for you, my old friend, me and my crew will STILL break the aztec gold curse, I will still KILL you and I will take my Black Pearl back and SAIL AWAY in it! That is of course...AFTER we reverse THIS curse."
"Well then, I hope that THIS curse isn't irreversible. After all, I'm starting to like being in THIS body. Hahahahah."
Jack pulled out his gun and aimed it towards Barbossa. "Be careful with your words, Barbossa. I'd rather have my body DEAD then let you run around in it."
Jack moved his gun away and looked at Will. "Come on, Will. I think we've had enough of our old friend for now."
Before Jack and Will could move away from Barbossa's cell, Jack suddenly felt Barbossa's hand on his arm. "You might as well give me something to eat!!! I'm starving in here!!!"
Barbossa saw Jack look back at him with a smile on his face as he moved his arm away from his grip "You know what? For oldtime's sake...Why not?" Jack got an apple from his pocket and handed it over to Barbossa. "Bon appetit."
Jack waived away as him and Will exit the brigs.
Barbossa bit on the crunchy, juicy red apple...and he smiled.
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Summary: As Will and Jack fight off Barbossa on the Interceptor, the ship wanders off into the Cursed Mist. The curse: Will, Jack and Barbossa end up switching bodies...Can Elizabeth cope up with Will being in the body of another?!
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The Cursed Mist : Marooned in Another's Body
By Cmdr. Gabe E. Email: gabe_gce@yahoo.com Site: http://www.galuade.com
PART 2 : Love me by Moonlight
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"This can't be happening." Muttered Will.
He looked at his reflection on Jack's sword and still saw Barbossa's image there. And then he looked at the man in front of him again.
"Jack? I...is that you?" He asked all shakingly.
"Oh come on, Barbossa. You know the answer to that. As you can see, you've lost our little duel. So I say I throw you off the ship and you just have to float down there and pray that your crewmen find you. That is, before the sharks find you of course." Jack sneered as he pushed Will harder against the edge of the ship.
"Jack it's really me!!! IT'S WILL!!! I don't know what's going on!!! I'm in Barbossa's body and you're in MY body!!!" Will shouted.
"I don't buy it. Off you go, dear friend." Jack dragged Will to the opening on the side of the deck that was created by one of the cannons that hit the Interceptor.
"Well, we don't have a plank, so you can just jump from this point. Got it?"
"But I'm REALLY WILL!!!! Elizabeth!!! I'M REALLY WILL TRAPPED IN ANOTHER BODY!!! Jack!!! Look at yourself!!! Please!!! Look at your reflection!!!" Will shouted as he held on the side of the boat, trying to stop Jack from pushing him offboard.
Jack leaned closer will. "Okay. I'll count that as your...last request. But...you GO first." Jack playfully kicked will off the boat as he looked at one of the windows on the ship.
Jack suddenly felt a weird feeling on his stomach as he saw Will's reflection staring at him. "Oh this is rather ...interesting..." He said as he swallowed.
And then he remembered 'Will', if he was truly 'Will'.
"WI---" Jack turned towards the edge of the boat where he just threw 'Will' off.
"Don't worry, I got him!" Said Elizabeth, who was hanging onto Will on the edge of the ship. "I don't know why, but...I just felt as if he was telling the truth."
"Well you could have told me sooner, luv. We don't wanna lose our good ol' friend William."
Jack went to Elizabeth's side and helped her pull Will back on the Interceptor. As soon as Will got back on the deck, he immediately confronted Jack face to face "YOU ALMOST KILLED ME!!! Who knows if sharks are in the water?!!!" Shouted Will.
"Well you can't blame me, lad! After all, LOOK AT YERSELF!!!" Said Jack as he gently pushed Will.
Will slowly turned his head towards of the ship's windows and reality hit him again. He wasn't in his body anymore. And worse, he's in the body of a man --- the pirate he wished DEAD. The pirate who had killed his father. The pirate who had hurt the woman he loved.
Will just stood there, staring at his 'reflection'.
Jack suddenly stepped in front of him. "Hey wait a minute! If I am in YOUR body, and you are in Barbossa's body? Then WHERE IS MY BODY?!!!"
"Barbossa..." whispered Elizabeth.
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"Jack!!!!" shouted Anamaria, as she saw Jack Sparrow climb up the stairs towards the wheel.
Mr. Gibb walked up towards Jack. "We were worried about you, Jack. For a while there, we thought you were hit! But enough of that. As you can see, we've successfully sailed through the mist and out into the open ---"
Anamaria saw Jack clutching his shoulder. "Jack? Jack are you okay?! Oh my god, he's bleeding!!!
"Captain Sparrow!!!" Shouted Mr. Gibbs.
The only thing they heard from Jack's lips were the words "I can feel.", and then he fell unconscious on the upper deck.
Jack, Will and Elizabeth ran to where Anamaria and Mr. Gibbs were.
"Is everyone okay?!!!" shouted Jack. And then he saw HIS body laying on the floor. "MY BODY!!!! That bastard hit me!!!!"
And then Anamaria and Mr. Gibb suddenly saw Will (who is now in the body of Barbossa).
"WILL!!! Behind you!!! It's Barbossa!!!!" Anamaria quickly grabbed Jack's sword and lunged at Will.
Will was taken by surprise as he felt Anamarie's heavy weight on him.
"Damn you, Barbossa!!! I'll kill you now once they give me the order to!!!" Shouted Anamaria as she pointed the sword at Will's chest.
Will rolled his eyes as he depressingly said "I am not Barbossa. I am Will Turner, okay?!!! THE Will Turner."
"This is starting to be fun!!! Anyway, get off him, Anamaria. He's telling the truth." Said Jack as he motioned Anamaria to get off Will.
"What?" Asked Anamaria with a curious look on her face.
"Please Anne, I know I look really different, but I'd appreciate it a lot if you get off of me." Said Will politely at the girl on top of him.
Anamaria got up and brushed herself off. "Just what is going on here, Will?". Anamaria looked at the body of Will (the body that is now inhibited by Jack). "Why is Barbossa claiming that he's WILL?!"
Jack sighed as he helped Will up "This is going to take a LOT of explanation."
"Explanation about what?!" Asked Anamaria confusingly.
Jack walked towards the wheel and placed a hand on it. "First of all, I am NOT Will! I am CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow TRAPPED in sissy boy's body."
"Hey!!!" Shouted Will.
"Shush I'm telling the story" Said Jack as he waived a hand towards Will, telling him to shut up.
"As for young Will Turner, he is in now in THAT ---" Jack pointed at Will "--- UGLY body. Sorry, boy. But you got the worst one out of the three. As for where Barbossa had wandered off to..." Jack waived his finger in the air and pointed to HIS unconscious body on the floor. "---- that lucky bastard took MY BODY!!!"
Anamaria can't help but feel confused "I...I don't understand.....So...who's Will again?"
Will stepped up towards Anamaria "I am!"
Jack motioned his hand "And I am Captain Jack Sparrow...trapped in her boyfriend's body." Jack pointed at Elizabeth. "Well, luv, looks like you'll just have to get used to Will looking like THAT before we figure out what exactly happened out there." Jack pointed towards Will "Looks like you won't get any kisses for a while, boy! Hehehehehehe."
Mr. Gibb walked towards Jack with a worried look on his face "Um...Will...er, I mean Jack, I think it was the CURSE..."
"Curse!!!! Why didn't you tell us about the curse?!!!" Jack shouted.
"Well we told you about the curse, but you still told us to go through the mist!" Shouted Anamaria.
Jack pressed a finger against his head, as if he was thinking about something. "Oh! THAT Mist Curse thing. Heheh...looks like it is TRUE after all." He then saw a pool of blood forming around his unconscious body's shoulder.
"MY BODY!!! MY BODY!!!! Treat it quick!!! Barbossa may be in it now, but it's still my goddamn BODY!!!! I'll ask one of the crew to pilot the ship towards Tortuga. But for now, let's treat my boy, tie it up, then let's talk about this --- curse."
About an hour later, Will, Jack, Elizabeth and the rest of the crew are sitting around the table in the main cabin, in hopes of discovering what curse they've gotten just themselves into.
Jack pushed his rum aside and then leaned towards Mr. Gibb "So...Mr. Gibb...tell us this Mist Curse...".
"Jack!!!" shouted Will "Take care of my body! You know I'm not much of a drinker!!!"
"Oh come on, lad! You know I LIVE for the RUM!!! Don't worry. You can stop drinking once you get your body back, okay?"
Will sighed and slumped back on his chair. "I can't believe this!!! Will took off his hat and threw it down on the table.". From the corner of his eye, he can see their entire crew staring at him.
"Anyway..." Jack turned towards Mr. Gibb "As I was saying. I heard you mention the curse of the Mist earlier today."
"That is right, Captain Sparrow. Well, I am not entirely sure if my story is accurate, but from what I've heard, the Curse of the Mist originated back when races of differently colored people were at war because of their physical differences. So the gods sent out a curse to switch their bodies with that of their enemies so they could see the world in the eyes of their foes. They then realized that their grudge against one another was a result of a shallow pride towards their physical appearance....They realized that deep down inside, they were all just the same men. When the two races realized that, the gods lifted the curse. After that, no one ever knew what became of them people. Some say the gods took them to heaven. Some say they've gone back to war and were killed by the gods. And some just dun know..."
Mr. Bigg focused his attention towards Jack. "Er...Jack?"
"ZzzZzzZzzzz..." Jack had his head down on the table with his rum by his hand.
"He slept through my entire story!" Complained Mr. Bigg.
Will took the mug of rum off Jack's hand and moved it away from him "Well, that's Jack. Always the rum-lover. What's new?" Will sighed and ran a hand through his hair, feeling all confused and frustrated.
"So...Mr. Bigg. Is there anyway for us to reverse the curse? I'll die if I stay in this body forever!!!" Shouted Will as he slammed a hand against the table.
"Whoa...calm down, lad. Don't worry. We'll find someone in Tortuga who may know how to reverse this curse. After all, that OTHER curse is reversible. This one should be reversible too."
"Well I hope so." Will turned to look at Elizabeth. And thought to himself "How can I even tell her I love her if I look like this?"
Elizabeth met Will's eyes, but as she as she did, Will looked away and stood up. "I...I'll be in the deck. I just need some air. Good night, Elizabeth."
"Will, wait!!!" Elizabeth shouted, but before she could grab him, he had already stood up and walked out of the room.
Elizabeth just stayed there sitting for a while, thinking of whether she should go after him. Then he saw his hat on the table. "Well, he might want this back." She picked it up and walked out of the room after Will.
"I really feel bad about them..." said Anamaria. She looked at Jack as he laid sprawled on the table. And I really feel bad about the boy's body too.
Will walked up the stairs as a myriad of thoughts entered his head "How can she love me now? What if the curse doesn't get broken?!!! Why did I have to be in this body?!!!"
He opened the door to the main deck, and as he did, the light of the moon hit him........And things just got worse for poor Will.
Elizabeth ran up the stairs. She just didn't know what to tell Will. She couldn't come up with the right words to comfort him. But she had to be there. Because, well, she loved him.
Elizabeth reached the door to the main deck. "Will!!!" And her eyes opened wide with shock.
Will was leaning against the side of the ship. Looking at the sea. And then he turned towards Elizabeth. "Hi, Elizabeth...Looks like things have just gotten worse for me, huh?"
"You...you've turned into..." Elizabeth said shakingly.
Will turned away from her again. "Yes...I even got THEIR curse!!! The curse of the aztec gold. Look at me, Elizabeth...Look at me!!!".
Will tried to hold back the tears that wanted to run down his cheeks. Then he realized he couldn't cry even if he wanted to. He didn't even have cheeks or tear glands. He was a zombie now. Just like Barbossa's crew. He was dead...Just like them. Thank god he could still 'feel' --- something that Barbossa's crew couldn't do.
Elizabeth slowly walked towards him "Will...."
Will felt the wind hit his face as the clouds covered the moonlight, returning him to his human form. Still, he wasn't himself. Still, the mirror will reveal the reflection of a man that wasn't him.
"It'll be alright, Will. You'll see...We will break the curse...At least you can still feel, right?" Elizabeth gently placed her hand on Will's shoulder.
And as soon as Will felt her, he quickly moved away. "You don't deserve me, Elizabeth!!! I'm not even me anymore!!!!"
"You are still YOU, WILL!!!!" Elizabeth motioned towards him. But as she did, Will took a step back.
"No please, Elizabeth...Don't...don't touch me...please...You don't deserve me now!!! Can't you see? Jack has MY body now. Maybe...maybe you'd want him instead."
"Stop this, Will!!!!" Elizabeth shouted. "Is that what you've thought all along?! That I've loved you all these years because of how you look? I've survived being in a cursed ship just to see you again! And now that I'm with you, you...you want to leave me?!!!"
Will slowly stepped into a shadow cast by the ship's sails in order to hide his form. "I'm just doing this because I.... love you. And I love you not just as a sister, Elizabeth. I really love you.... I love you so much that I..I....."
"Then I'll wait, Will. I'll wait until you decide to come back to me." She whispered...
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Elizabeth." He whispered under his breath. Will placed his hands on his face as he cried alone in the night, under the moonlit sky.
Elizabeth saw him crying in the shadows with his hands on his face. But even if she wanted to, she couldn't do anything now. Now that Will has distanced himself from her. And then thoughts entered her mind ....Could she really stand Will looking like this? What if the curse really can't be lifted?
But she blocked those thoughts away. She knew she loved him. And nothing will change that. Will is Will --- no matter what he looks like.
Elizabeth opened the door towards the lower decks. "I'll be in my quarters, Will. I'll see you tomorrow."
But Will said nothing. He just set there, under the shadows, as he saw his loved one going on without him. He closed his eyes, and he fell asleep.
**** Early next day ****
Barbossa woke up as the waves splashed against the ship. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in one of the Interceptor's brigs.
"What just 'appened?!!!" He shouted as he shook the bars. As he did, he felt a sharp pain on his shoulder.
"Dammit!!! What now?!!" He looked down to his shoulder and saw a patch of blood on the bandage. "Just how in the world did I get shot?!!! The last thing I remember was shooting Jack, entering the mist and..."
Something finally hit him. "PAIN!!! I can feel pain!!!! BUT HOW?!!! And blood!!! It's real blood!!! Has the curse been lifted?!!!"
And then he took a good look at himself again...His clothes and his body.
"Wait...this is Jack's clothes!!!" And then he touched his face and ran his fingers through his hair. "And this is also Jack's.............."
"JACK SPARROOOOOOOWWWW!!!!!!"
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On the deck of the Interceptor....
"Hey boy, wake up!" Jack stood beside the sleeping Will and gently kicked him. "You know what, Will? With the way you look right now, I'd really LOOOVE to kick you harder, so you better wake up!!!"
Will grunted as he felt Jack kicking him "Okay okay I'm awake. You didn't have to kick me that hard." Will rubbed his eyes and stood up.
He then looked at Jack "So...have you found a way to break the curse, yet?"
"Curse? What curse?" Asked Jack dumbfoundedly.
"The curse of the MIST!!!!" Shouted Will as he gripped onto Jack's collar. "Whoa...That new body's made you rather irritable. Hahaha...of course I know THAT curse. I was just fooling around with you. And what's the hurry, boy? I might get some NEW girls with THIS body, eh?"
Jack suddenly felt a strong, hard slap on his cheek as Elizabeth walked up to him. "Don't ever dare do anything you would do, to Will's body, Sparrow. Remember that you're just borrowing it!"
Jack wrapped an arm around Elizabeth's shoulder "Ahhh..my luv has finally awaken, I see."
Elizabeth slowly moved away from him "You may have Will's body. But you can never be Will!"
She then shot a look at Will, her eyes meeting his, and his meeting hers. "Good morning, Will." She said.
"Good morning, Elizabeth." He answered back, with his head lowered down a bit.
Jack moved closer to the two "Mmm-hmmm...I see we have a little conflict going on here. Unfortunately, we'll have to settle this later, because me and young...er...YOUNG William here have to meet with our friend in the brig. Be seeing you, luv."
Jack pulled Will by the shoulder as he dragged him towards the lower decks.
Jack can feel Will's dead weight as they walked down the ship. "Oh come on, Will. It's not that bad."
Will mumbled under his breath "Oh it is very bad. How am I even going to propose to her looking like THIS?!!!"
Jack laughed and looked at Will "Okay so it is BAD!!!! VERY VERY BAD!!!"
Will sighed.
"Hey! You asked for the truth and I gave it to ya'" Laughed Jack.
"This is not funny!!!" Shouted Will.
"Well, tell to the man who originally owned that cursed body." Jack opened the door to the brigs and they entered it together. "Believe me, boy. I don't like my body being with Barbossa either."
Barbossa was leaning against the bars. His hands were gripping on it as he looked at Will and Jack. "So the curse of the mist was true after all. Hahahaha...Fortunately for me, I can now feel. I may still be cursed, but I LIKE this certain curse. Hahahahaha!!!! Look at me...I am now the GREAT Jack Sparrow!!!"
"Shut up, Barbossa!!!" Jack drew his sword and hit the bars with it.
"Careful there, Will. You don't want to damage your pirate friends' body." Cackled the evil pirate.
"He's not Will. I am!!!" Will stepped out of the shadows, revealing himself to Barbossa.
"Aaahh...I see you're the lucky one who got my body!!! Young Will has now turned into the dashing Captain Barbossa. Such a lucky young lad. So.....how's the moonlight?"
Will drew his sword and aimed it towards Barbossa "Dammit Jack I'll KILL HIM!!!"
Jack immediately pushed Will's sword down "Hey hey hey!!! That's my body you want to kill!!! Don't touch the goods, boy!!!"
Will held his sword tighter with frustration as he sheathed his sword.
Barbossa looked at the body of Will "So...I see you've occupied the boy's body. What now, Jack? Will you leave me here to rot and die?"
Jack leaned closer against the bars. "Unfortunately for you, my old friend, me and my crew will STILL break the aztec gold curse, I will still KILL you and I will take my Black Pearl back and SAIL AWAY in it! That is of course...AFTER we reverse THIS curse."
"Well then, I hope that THIS curse isn't irreversible. After all, I'm starting to like being in THIS body. Hahahahah."
Jack pulled out his gun and aimed it towards Barbossa. "Be careful with your words, Barbossa. I'd rather have my body DEAD then let you run around in it."
Jack moved his gun away and looked at Will. "Come on, Will. I think we've had enough of our old friend for now."
Before Jack and Will could move away from Barbossa's cell, Jack suddenly felt Barbossa's hand on his arm. "You might as well give me something to eat!!! I'm starving in here!!!"
Barbossa saw Jack look back at him with a smile on his face as he moved his arm away from his grip "You know what? For oldtime's sake...Why not?" Jack got an apple from his pocket and handed it over to Barbossa. "Bon appetit."
Jack waived away as him and Will exit the brigs.
Barbossa bit on the crunchy, juicy red apple...and he smiled.
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