"What? Captain Barbossa had taken you, a woman, prisoner?" Will had to say.
"Yes, he did. I know that's difficult to believe dear Mr. Turner but 'tis true. Barbossa and his crew brought me to Isla de Muerta after they invaded my town. He killed everyone else in town but me. For some reason, he could tell that pirate was in my blood and he gave me nothing but praise for being a pirate and that I was a woman. Some members of the crew were a bit upset with what was happening, having me on board but it happened anyway. Barbossa even showed me a trove of jewels that they had retrieved on their raids," Sonja explained as she leaned against the wall.
Will watched her as she looked at her hand, as if studying it. Sonja sighed as she put it back down onto her leg.
"Now all we have to do is wait for them to reach the island," she sighed before anything else could be said.
Will gave a slightly surprised look as he continued to stare at her, realizing what she had said not too long ago.
"What trove of jewels?" he had to ask.
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Jack looked out over the calm waters as Anamaria and Elizabeth walked up to him. Behind them, was Gibbs. They watched as Jack gave a small sigh and slowly shook his head.
"Something's not right here. I can feel it," he muttered to himself.
"Captain Sparrow," Anamaria said.
The captain was startled out of his trance. He gave an exasperated sigh as he turned around to look at them.
"What is it now Anamaria?" he asked.
"We want to know why you know as much about Tranko as you do. The rest of us, we've only heard of him and of what he's done. We know he was after something but only you knew he was after someone and that he was heading towards Isla de Muerta for the treasure," Anamaria demanded to know. "What else do you know?"
Gibbs and Elizabeth were nodding in agreement. Everyone wanted to know how he knew.
"Yes. To me, it's almost as if you met him at one point. Tell us, please," Elizabeth told him.
Jack looked carefully at the three of them before giving a small nod of the head.
"You really want to know how I know so much about Captain Tranko? I'll tell you how I know. I've met the man before. It was a few months before he supposedly died," replied Jack before turning back to the wheel.
The three looked at each other in disbelief, not knowing what to think about what they just heard from the pirate captain.
"You've met the man before? I don't believe it," Elizabeth replied.
"Believe what you will but what I say is true. I've met the man and he can be dangerous if he gets a hold of that treasure," Jack muttered to himself as the three began to walk away.
Giibs stopped a few feet away, unsure on what he heard. He went to join the two women and hopefully come up with an idea to stop Tranko and to get Will and Sonja out of his grasp.
"I wish it could be different and I have to know about you Sonja," he muttered to himself.
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A young girl ran across the ground, towards the docks. She stopped in front of a man, a huge smile on her face.
"Daddy!" she cried, causing him to smile at her.
"I have to go for a while darling. I will be back to see you again," the man told her as he picked her up.
She nodded her head as she was let back down and watched him climb on board the ship. She waved her hand once he turned and waved his.
"I will be back. Hold me on that," the man called to her.
She giggled as she watched the ship sail away.
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The images disappeared and Sonja sighed. She could never forget that memory. He never did come back and she never really knew his name.
"Will you ever come back? I miss you so much" she quietly asked as she looked out the window.
Will couldn't see the tears in her eyes.
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Tranko gazed around the room as he sat in his chair, taking in the feeling of the motion of the ship beneath him. He was eager, very eager, to get to the island as quickly as possible.
He smiled before started to stand up and head towards the door. He walked out of it and up to the room that Will and Sonja were in, with Alige and Parto still standing outside keeping watch. The two moved out of the way, allowing the captain to walk into the room.
As he was walking inside, he was hearing the two talk to each other. He heard something about Barbossa and his crew along with the treasure that was buried within the island. He found the two of them stopped talking once they saw him walk up to them.
"What do you want now Tranko?" demanded Sonja, still sounding upset with the predicament.
"I want you to come up on deck and tell us how close we are to the island, that's what I want. Besides the treasure, of course," came the reply.
Will looked at Sonja as she quietly growled. Tranko could tell she was very angry.
"If you don't lead us to the treasure, you don't want to know what we'll do with your friend here," Tranko told her before he pulled out a pistol.
He aimed it right at Will, who became slightly surprised with what was being pointed right at him. Sonja appeared upset but soon nodded.
"Alright, I will come on deck and tell you what you want to know," Sonja replied before standing up and following the captain outside.
Will stood up himself and hurried after them but the door was closed before he reached it.
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Once outside, Tranko stared at Parto, who quivered a bit in fear.
"Come with us and make sure this young lady does not try to escape but I really doubt she will," he quietly told the man.
Alige nodded and soon followed, leaving Parto behind to continue guarding Will. Sonja looked out over the ocean as she was being pulled towards the wheel of the ship. She felt herself being stopped and she looked out at the surroundings even better. She sighed.
"Keep going in the direction you're going in. I'll be able to tell later on how much closer we are," she sighed as she turned to look at him.
Tranko smiled as he led her back towards her prison. He opened the door and shoved Sonja back inside to a worried Will. He headed to her side as the doors were closed. He looked at them as they were fully closed.
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"What does he want so badly that he needs you to lead him to it?" Will had to know.
"He wants to know where the trove of jewels is. I know its location. Barbossa had a small trove of jewels hidden from the others. None of the crew knew it was there and he showed it to me," Sonja explained to him as she stood up.
"And how would he know about it?" wondered Will as they sat down on the floor by the window.
"This is how," she replied as she showed him her hand.
He looked at what was on her hand. Or rather, what was on her finger. She was wearing a ring that looked like it could have come from the cave the cursed treasure was located in.
TBC...