Ch 2

Back in the blacksmiths shop, a drunken Mr. Brown had came, and got Will free with the swing of an ax. Thankful he didn't lose his hand, he gathered his things, and ran to his house. Everywhere there were injured and dead bodies. Everything looked as it had 2 years earlier when the Black Pearl had attacked. When he got there, the front entrance hall was naked. All of the paintings, and statues were gone. Even the curtains were missing. The dead doorman was still lying where he had been shot, and there was a young maid near the steps lying motionless.

"Elizabeth?" he called out, taking the steps 2 at a time, "Elizabeth, darling, where are you?"

His heart was encased in worry. What if they had found her??? What if they had taken her? Or worse...killed her?

He threw the door to the bedroom open, and stopped dead when it was empty. He ran up and down the hallway looking for her in nearly every room.. When he didn't find her, he went back to the bedroom, and dropped to his knees. Tears rolled down his cheek.

He sat there for a good ten minutes, then straighten himself up and looked around the room. He needed a clue, any hint of where the pirates might've taken her and his unborn child. He only found a small dagger with rubies stuck into the handle in an intricate design.

He slid it into his belt, and hurried down the steps, and down the dirt road to his father-in-law's house.

"They've taken Elizabeth...again."

"No....not again. What has that girl got herself into this time?" Governor Swan asked.

Will shrugged, "We have to find her."

"Well obviously," Norrington said as he strode into the room.

Will glared at him. Norrington had been harsh to Will ever since the day Captain Sparrow escaped, and Elizabeth announced that she didn't love Norrington, and that it was Will she had her heart set on.

"Governor, we've established a crew of saliors, and uniformed men to take the new ship out to search after her. Gillette won't be getting his ceremony quite yet, but he does indeed need the Crossback right now."

"Yes, yes...." the Governor said wiping his brow with an embroidered silk handkerchief.

Then Norrington turned to Will, "If YOU had been there, this might not have happened. She might not have been taken, and you might have been de..." he stopped, "....a hero."

'Yeah right, a blacksmith, hero....right. He should be dead if he really cared about her,' Norrington was thinking.

Will gave Norrington an icy glare, "I intended to be there. If it wouldn't have been for Gillette's swo.." he was cut off.

"That's not good enough. You were supposed to take care of her! It's in your wedding vows. If it wouldn't have been for that ignorant pirate, Sparrow, I might've been Elizabeth's husband, and she DEFINITELY wouldn't be missing AGAIN" he brought up his hand to take a swing at Will, but then someone's dirty hand stopped him.

"Now that's not very nice," the pirate with long black hair behind him said.

Norrington ripped his hand away, and wiped it on his jacket.

"Ahh.... Mr. Sparrow. I wondered when we'd be seeing you," Norrington said.

"'Aye. Hello, Will."

"Jack."

"So I heard rumor that the Ruby was here. Did they take on captives?"

"They took my daughter," the Governor said.

"'Ah. I see. Well, she gets herself into quite a few sticky situations doesn't she?"

All three of the men glared at him.

"Jack. There's another Barbossa. He said that you need to.."

"Aye, Will, I already know. I just thought that I'd better come here first, to take you, and whoever else doesn't want to see Elizabeth dead, with me."

The men all froze.

"We have arranged for the Crossback to go after her already. Your services are not needed, Mr. Sparrow."

"Ahh...but they are. You see...without me, none of ye will ever see Elizabeth again. Besides I expect ye won't be gettin' far with that ship out in the bay...much to large to get near The Ruby."

A/N: Ok, so I know it's not all that great so far, but no flames. This is my first FanFic. Trust me. It will get better. And if your not satisfied with my FanFic, check out my fictionpress stuff (name is fRoZeN tIgEr TeArS) You'll like that. I'm much better with characters that I OWN....lol!