Sapphire's lips stood still as she felt her right shoulder, blood pored out of it. Her hand stained with the newly formed blood. Sparrow looked beyond her and saw James dropped again and he looked behind him as Will put down a pistol. Sapphire began to feel dizzy and lit headed. Her knees collapsed and Sparrow caught her.

"Watch it love." He whispered she began to shake with cold from losing blood, so quickly. Will quickly came over to access the damage. A pile of wet blood was already there.

"I need some cloth quick!" He shouted, and took her from Sparrow. Quickly they began their journey out of the cave. Sapphire nestled into his shirt, and looked up at him.

"Father," She whispered,

"Quiet Sapphire, you need your rest." He looked down at her his feet still moving.

"Will, I got some cloth." Jackie came over as Will stopped and they lay her down and fixed it a bit. "She's goin' to be fine." She stood aside.

"Father." Sapphire tried again, and she held out her hand.

"Its ok Sapphire everything will be fine." He nodded, but his face told a different story.

"I love you." She whispered, and slipped into unconsciousness.

"Sapphire!" He shook her a bit. Jack came over to them, and put a hand on Sapphire's neck.

"She's still alive mate." He nodded, Will picked her up again, and they left the cave.

Elizabeth smiled at her granddaughter, as she told another story from the time she was in St. John. It was the same one she had heard many times before. Maria sat there looking out the window, while Rachel was read a book. Elizabeth glanced at Maria, her face worried and unsettling.

"Where are they?" She whispered, her eyes still searching out the window.

"Mama, you inte'upted!" Sara sighed in frustration,

"I'm sorry sweetheart." Maria went over and kissed her daughter's forehead.

"Don't worry they'll be back." Elizabeth smiled at the younger woman. As Maria's eyes filled with unshed tears.

"I hope my brother's dead." Rachel whispered, not looking up from her book.

"That's a horrible thing to say, Rachel." Elizabeth scolded,

"He deserves it." She sighed, still not looking up, "Besides when I go back they wont send me to boarding school in England." Elizabeth opened her mouth to say something when the door opened and Tim walked in.

"Tim your safe." Maria threw her arms around him, and he winced as she bumped a wounded spot.

"Daddy!" Sara smiled and went over to them. Tim smiled at his mother, and she smiled back and nodded, and the happy little family left the cabin, and went to they're own. Elizabeth looked over at Rachel who was still reading a book. She felt pity for her.

"Elizabeth." She turned and saw Will. She got up seeing the blood that was piled on his shirt.

"Will what happened?" She asked touching it as if it might bite her. He sighed heavily, and pulled her in for a hug. She let him hug her and pulled away. "What happened?"

"Elizabeth," He started, "Sapphire has been hurt."

"Hurt?" Fear started to raise inside her, "How badly?"

"A shot to the shoulder." He looked down,

"That's not horribly bad." A little relief passed through her but only for a moment when she saw his face, "Will?'

"The bullet hit something making her loose a lot of blood." An unshed tear still in his eyes, "I don't know if she'll make it."

"No." Elizabeth shook her head, "no, where is she?"

"Elizabeth, please...." He started,

"Where is she?" She asked again, and Will took her to Sapphire's cabin. She lay on a bed, pale, almost white. Her eyes were shut and she looked dead, but her chest went up once in a while, Elizabeth wanted to scream and cry, but couldn't she opened her mouth, but nothing came out, she tried to cry but the tears didn't come. Quietly and steadily she went over to Sapphire, and sat down on the bed. She felt her hand it was ice. She traced the outline of her hairline, and touched her cheek. Tears finally were coming.

"Sapphire." She whispered, "Please wake up." A hand went on her shoulder, and Elizabeth touched it, "What can we do?"

"Wait." Will sighed.