I don't own any of the characters…but I do wish I owned Orlando Bloom…or Will Turner…or Johnny Depp…or Captain Jack Sparrow…(ha! That'd be a lovely match…me and Jack…ha ha Vanessa!!!)
A/N: Sorry but there are going to be some MAJOR plot spoilers in this story (at least of what happens till the spot I'm going to mention below) so if you haven't seen the movie, then it's probably not the best idea for you to read this story, but if you want to or you have seen the movie…by all means! Read on!!!
Summary: This is like an alternate ending to the movie…a very wonderful movie, I might add…Ok-so far, Jack has cut himself to bleed on the medallion, and he tossed it to Will. Will, being the sentimentalist he is, doesn't react right away, costing all three of them (Will, Jack, and Elizabeth) crucially. Then, Barbossa, being the evil slug he is, shoots Will…oh no!!! Read!!!!
A/N # 2: I was trying to show all of the characters' thoughts so I'm sorry if the timing is a little messed up in this chapter…sorry!!!
Previously on Defeat:
…And now all that had to happen was for Will to give his blood and medallion to the chest for the curse to be broken and the pirates to die at the hands of the Royal Navy… But for some reason, she saw him stalling! What was he doing?! "Please Will! Just do it! Fast!" Elizabeth thought frantically to herself. Then she heard the shot…
Meanwhile, Jack was thinking the same thought, just before Barbossa shot. "Come on mate, come on-you can do it lad…just a swipe of the knife…What in the HELL is takin' you?!" he thought even more frantically than Elizabeth.
Then…the shot rang out through the air-Jack didn't even see Barbossa pull out the pistol. But pull it out Barbossa did, and he shot Will.
Will was standing at the chest, which looked much like an altar as it stood at the center of the cavern; amidst and above all the treasure. He had paused to think of his father, just for a moment-a very stupid move on his part. He hardly noticed Barbossa looking at him when the bullet came racing at him. It hit his hand and he dropped the medallions (his and Jack's), not into the chest, but somewhere amidst the treasure behind him.
Elizabeth cried out as she saw Will's flesh and blood fly from him, but it didn't do either of them any good.
" 'Wait until the opportune moment…wait until the opportune moment…Well you BLOODY FUCKING WELL MISSED IT!" Jack's mind howled to itself.
Barbossa smiled to himself, and chuckled as Will doubled over, clutching his hand in immense pain.
Will's hand was a volcano of pain, erupting new, hot spurts of pain each time he moved it. The bullet had taken a large piece out of the left side of his right palm. It hadn't gone so far as to his the bone, but far enough for him to vaguely know that his hand would never be the same.
Barbossa decided to take advantage of this "opportune moment," so he took his pistol and pointed it at Elizabeth, then he took his sword to Jack's throat. "Will, lad, ye move an inch towards those medallions o'er thar, and yer friends'll be…let's just say…not among the living no more," Barbossa shouted to Will as a precaution. Will seemed to comply, but it was hard to tell, since he was tending to his hand as well as pacing around to take his mind off of the pain. Barbossa seemed content, and continued, "Now Elizabeth, darlin', ye'll be comin' o'er here now or yer pretty littl' brains'll be all o'er that gold thar." Elizabeth shot venomous looks at Barbossa that could have killed (had looks been able to kill…but she had no such luck). So she began hopping over mounds of treasure, trying not to slip and make a bloody fool of herself. "So, Jack-seems ye've put yerself into a bit o' a pit that ye can't get ou' of…Too bad…ye'd've been a great cap'n o' the Black Pearl…" Barbossa emphasized Black Pearl to Jack. "Now, I'll just have ter chose some other lucky soul…Ahhh! Thank ye Elizabeth for comin' in such a …timely manner. Now Jack, if ye'd be so kind-bind the lady with that rope o'er thar," Barbossa commanded Jack, rather condescendingly as he turned the pistol onto Jack and the sword on Elizabeth.
Will couldn't help but seethe with self-hatred. "Why did I not just do it right away?" he thought furiously to himself. "Now I've dragged Elizabeth into this again!" Then he started a steady stream of curses as another eruption of pain came from his hand. He started moving towards the fallen medallions, reaching out for them, but Barbossa noticed what he was doing.
"Young Turner! Ye'll not be wantin' ter do that! I'll kill yer friends here, as I already said, then I'll give you the same fate as yer father. An' I can tell ye, it won't be too much fun at the bottom of Davie Jones locker!" Barbossa shouted to Will, laughing at him.
Will stopped dead in his tracks and decided no to do any more stupid things.
Once Jack had bound Elizabeth to the approval of Barbossa, Barbossa bound Jack while still threatening Elizabeth-though with neither sword, nor gun, but boot. He had had Elizabeth lie down atop the heaps of treasure and he placed his boot on top of her neck. When Jack was bound quite roughly, Barbossa marched Jack and Elizabeth up to where Will was nursing his hand and watching the goings on below him with a wary eye. Then he had all three of them kneel before him. Each of the trio had a look of utter disgust mixed with painful defeat on their faces. Though Jack's eyes still had a certain fire within them, as did Elizabeth's; Will's held only guilt and shame.
"So now, me friends…we wait," Barbossa told them with an evil glint in his yellow eyes.
And so they waited…they all waited atop the highest mound of treasure for almost three hours, nearly completely silent, except for Will's occasional shudder of pain.
Then, just as they were all growing restless (not that they hadn't been before…) a noise broke out from the mouth of the tunnel that led into the cavern. At first, it sounded like a huge wave of thunder in a storm, but in fact, it was a hurricane of loud voices and chanting coming into the cavern.
Will slowly looked over at the oncoming noise, as did Jack and Elizabeth. Horror was filling in Elizabeth (and not to mention Will and Jack….) as she saw all the undead pirates marching in, all of them happy as larks.
"We killed 'em all, Cap'n!" a couple shouted among the building throngs of pirates.
"None got away?" Barbossa shouted over all the men. All of them quieted down at the sound of their captain's voice, and they were silent for a moment.
"NONE!" They all shouted in unison back to Barbossa, then they all cheered.
"None?" Elizabeth asked softly so that only the three around her could hear.
Jack turned to her and said in a low voice, "Really sorry, Elizabeth."
She looked back at him with wide and doleful eyes that were full of grief.
There was silence among the four for a moment, but finally, Will spoke. "Elizabeth, I'm so sorry…" his voice cracked on every word.
Elizabeth didn't turn around or acknowledge that Will was there; after all, it was he who could have stopped this!
When Will realized that she was ignoring him, he looked at her back with his deep chocolate eyes. Emotion was filling him, and he hated himself even more.
"Oh-Elizabeth, I'm truly grieved about yer father, but let's face the truth, it couldnae've been 'elped. The better ones won out in the end," said Barbossa, knowing he'd strike a nerve.
Only the nerve he struck the most was in Will.
"You bastard!" Will said as he stood up angrily. But is stand didn't have much of an effect since he wobbled around at first. "She's just lost her father and all you can say to her was that he deserved to die?! You are the most contemptable thing that has ever walked on this earth!" Will was beginning to lose it now. All his pent up emotions from the minutes and hours before were only beginning to leak out.
"Ye'd best shut yer mouth young Turner, or ye'll be findin' that yer situation won't be improving,'" Barbossa warned him.
Will looked at him defiantly and stood tall; he'd decided to continue…
A/N: Ooooo! Major cliff….not as bad as before when you all were thinking Will was going to die……But I would NEVER kill him off….oops……tee hee hee… Ok- so I'm soooo glad that you all liked my story! I've been obsessed with writing it ever since the movie came out….actually I'd wanted to write a fanfic for POTC for this website for a LOOOOONNNNNGGGG time…. But yeah-thanks to everyone who reviewed! I love you all!!!! And everyone else….please review, but for those of you who have already reviewed…review again!!!! Thanks! Oh-and I'm sorry about any spelling mess-ups in the "pirate speeches" I'm still getting the hang of it….
Cheers!
Elf Girl
PS: Any suggestions???? Wanna talk??? Email me at: TatiBloom@att.net
PPS: I LOVE ORLANDO BLOOM!!!!
A special and beloved (lol!!) thanks to:
*goblz-NO!!! I would never kill Will…and goodness forbid that anyone else would……… ::cries too::
*Kaycee Turner-Thanks for loving it!!! I'm loving it too…..And yes…as you've probably read…Will is ok, just a little bit in pain-oh btw, I've never been shot, so I wasn't sure how to convey his um…pain. I hope it's all right. ::smiles nervously:: And… OF COURSE ORLANDO ROCKS!!!!!! Hahaha!
*Jehan's Muse-Yes- I AM ORLANDO'S BIGGEST FAN….but no-as you can see-I didn't kill him, and as far as I see I won't! So keep reading…I'm not one of those twisted writers that kills off their favorite character just so no one else (character-wise) can have them!
*Asahi-Thanks for the complement!!! ::huge smile:: More is coming soon…promise! And no! as I've said a thousand times (though I probably shouldn't have…) ….I'd never kill off Orli! I love him!!!
*Drowchild-Thanks!!! Ok-the first time I saw it, I didn't get why Jack had to give his blood either…but now I've seen it 6 times and well…now I get it. Lol! Here's the thing: if you happen to take a coin (medallion) from the chest and have it in your possession, then you are cursed. The only way you break the curse is to give your blood on it and put it in and when all the coins are in the chest with all the blood that is to be "repaid" then the curse is broken. See? And the reason Will's father died (and didn't like just stay at the bottom of the ocean for 10 years is because he sent the medallion to Will and since Will didn't physically take the medallion, then he's not cursed. Yeah-that was a lot to explain…lol! And yes-I did hurt Will….sad really…Will angst…oh well…..j/k!
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